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Point Of Departure: The Autobiography Of Jean Devanny

Point Of Departure: The Autobiography Of Jean Devanny

$40.00 AUD
Author: Jean DevannyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tanned edges, previous owner "ex-libris" sticker in FEP.This compelling autobiography, Point Of...
My Life in a Pea Soup

My Life in a Pea Soup

$29.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Finch Publishing is proud to support Australian writers through an annual prize for an unpublished memoir manuscript. MY LIFE IN A PEA SOUP follows one mother's journey to reach her...
Our Don Bradman: Sixty Years Of Writings About Sir Donald Bradman

Our Don Bradman: Sixty Years Of Writings About Sir Donald Bradman

$15.00 AUD
Author: Philip DerrimanBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins Willow, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection chronicles the enduring legacy of Sir Donald Bradman, widely regarded as cricket's greatest batsman....
Dictionary Of British Sculptors: 1660-1851 New Revised Edition

Dictionary Of British Sculptors: 1660-1851 New Revised Edition

$25.00 AUD
Author: Rupert GunnisBinding: HardbackPublished: The Abbey Library, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis authoritative reference work chronicles the lives and careers of British sculptors...
Source: Nature's Healing Role in Art and Writing

Source: Nature's Healing Role in Art and Writing

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Creativity is a place. Memory is an image. The artistic process itself is a journey, a specific one, the return to a lost and cherished childhood realm, the original source...
Every Second Counts

Every Second Counts

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Every Second Counts is a 2003 autobiography by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins, acting as a sequel to It's Not About the Bike. It details his life, focusing on his...
Lucky Man

Lucky Man

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To his initial shock, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. However, he considers himself a 'lucky man' as he reflects on his life and career beforew and sfter his diagnosis....
Water Mirror Echo: The Making and Meaning of Bruce Lee

Water Mirror Echo: The Making and Meaning of Bruce Lee

$37.99 AUD$32.29 AUD
" Water Mirror Echo is a remarkable story of a man, the traditions and communities that created him, and the new worlds he made possible. Like Bruce Lee himself, Jeff...
Inside: Winning. Losing. Starting again.

Inside: Winning. Losing. Starting again.

$36.99 AUD$31.44 AUD
'One of the most incredible and moving books that we've read, ever.' The High Performance Podcast Sitting in the prison classroom each morning, reading the pages in my book, listening...
A Pocketful Of Holes And Dreams

A Pocketful Of Holes And Dreams

$12.00 AUD
Author: Jeff PearceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 2011Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Bradman: The Illustrated Biography

Bradman: The Illustrated Biography

$25.00 AUD
Author: Michael PageBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Bradman: The Illustrated Biography, chronicles the extraordinary life of cricket's most iconic figure, Sir Donald...
Haldane Of Cloan: His Life And Times 1856-1928

Haldane Of Cloan: His Life And Times 1856-1928

$15.00 AUD
Author: Dudley SommerBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1960Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsA compelling historical biography,...
The Gay Provider: The Myer Story

The Gay Provider: The Myer Story

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Gay Provider presents a heartwarming narrative set against...
The Last Attachment: The Story Of Byron And Teresa Guiccioli As Told In Their Unpublished Letters And Other Family Papers

The Last Attachment: The Story Of Byron And Teresa Guiccioli As Told In Their Unpublished Letters And Other Family Papers

$30.00 AUD
Author: Iris OrigoBinding: HardbackPublished: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Stained book block. The acclaimed historical work The Last Attachment:...
Daniel Mannix: The Quality Of Leadership

Daniel Mannix: The Quality Of Leadership

$30.00 AUD
Author: B. A. SantamariaBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Review copy. Daniel Mannix: A Biography chronicles the remarkable life of...
Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages

Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages

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Author: Phyllis RoseBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus / The Hogarth Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsParallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages presents a compelling examination of marital dynamics...
Gogol: The Biography Of A Divided Soul

Gogol: The Biography Of A Divided Soul

$50.00 AUD
Author: Henri TroyatBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerGogol: The Biography Of A Divided Soul presents a compelling portrait of the enigmatic...
An Unlettered Girl: Her Life On The Goldfields

An Unlettered Girl: Her Life On The Goldfields

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Author: Patricia Stavely BairdBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAn evocative historical narrative, An Unlettered Girl: Her Life On The...
Freefall

Freefall

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Author: William Hoffer And Marilyn Mona HofferBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Martin's Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gripping non-fiction narrative, Freefall, chronicles the harrowing true story...
Remember Smith's Weekly?: A Biography Of An Uninhibited National Australian Newspaper

Remember Smith's Weekly?: A Biography Of An Uninhibited National Australian Newspaper

$15.00 AUD
Author: George BlaikieBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY LIMITED, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGeorge Blaikie chronicles the vibrant history of a groundbreaking Australian publication in Remember Smith's Weekly?:...
Nothing Venture, Nothing Win

Nothing Venture, Nothing Win

$60.00 AUD
Author: Edmund HillaryBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir chronicles the extraordinary life and expeditions of a legendary adventurer, presenting a philosophy...
This Happened to Me: A Reckoning

This Happened to Me: A Reckoning

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"Price not only rises above the hurt and hate, she uses her hard-won insights to shine a light for others." - Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author For...
Fridays with Blanche

Fridays with Blanche

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'What a treat! Brutal truths and bombshells galore. Profound reflections on life, longing and the legacy of Bob. It's like a long Friday lunch that you never want to end....
Ankami: Stolen children, shattered families, silenced histories

Ankami: Stolen children, shattered families, silenced histories

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'Be careful what you wish for,' wrote Aesop, 'lest it come true.' Debra Dank had long been desperate to visit the National Archives, to paint a fuller picture of her...
Dean Jones: One-Day Magic

Dean Jones: One-Day Magic

$12.00 AUD
Author: Dean JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Swan Publishing, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDean Jones: One-Day Magic chronicles the illustrious career of one of cricket's most dynamic figures in the fast-paced world...
The Outback Wrangler: True Tales Of Crocs, Choppers And Shockers

The Outback Wrangler: True Tales Of Crocs, Choppers And Shockers

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Author: Matt WrightBinding: PaperbackPublished: Michael Joseph Australia, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping memoir, The Outback Wrangler: True Tales Of Crocs,...
My Life

My Life

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Author: David JasonBinding: PaperbackPublished: REAL LIFE READING, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis captivating autobiography, My Life, chronicles the remarkable journey of...
Before I Forget: A Bendigo Girl 1928-1951

Before I Forget: A Bendigo Girl 1928-1951

$10.00 AUD
Author: Marjorie WilliamsBinding: PaperbackPublished: BWG Press, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore I Forget: A Bendigo Girl 1928-1951 chronicles the formative years...
Mcgilvray: The Game Is Not The Same...

Mcgilvray: The Game Is Not The Same...

$10.00 AUD
Author: Norman TaskerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Broadcating Corporation, Sydney, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling sports biography, Mcgilvray: The Game Is Not...
The Great Marlborough & His Duchess

The Great Marlborough & His Duchess

$20.00 AUD
Author: Virginia CowlesBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges and some slight sun fading to spine.This...
Shaw The Villager And Human Being: A Biographical Symposium

Shaw The Villager And Human Being: A Biographical Symposium

$15.00 AUD
Author: Allan ChappelowBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Skilton Ltd., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis essential guide, Law And The Manager,...
The Gay Provider: The Myer Story

The Gay Provider: The Myer Story

$15.00 AUD
Author: Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Gay Provider presents a heartwarming narrative...
Bookseller Publisher Friend

Bookseller Publisher Friend

$15.00 AUD
Author: Frank CheshireBinding: HardbackPublished: National Press, Melbourne, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsFrank Cheshire's Bookseller Publisher Friend chronicles the vibrant life and enduring legacy of a...
John Llewelyn Jones: Australia's Forgotten Painter

John Llewelyn Jones: Australia's Forgotten Painter

$50.00 AUD
Author: Giles Auty And Patrick Corbally StourtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Corbally Stourton Contemporary Art, Edgecliff, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling art history volume, John Llewelyn Jones: Australia's Forgotten...
Milton

Milton

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Author: David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDavid Daiches's Milton presents a comprehensive biographical and critical examination of the renowned English poet, John...
G. A. Studdert Kennedy: By His Friends

G. A. Studdert Kennedy: By His Friends

$15.00 AUD
Author: His FriendsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerG.A. Studdert Kennedy By His Friends presents...
A Lonely Business: A Self-Portrait Of James Pope-Hennessy

A Lonely Business: A Self-Portrait Of James Pope-Hennessy

$120.00 AUD
Author: Peter QuennellBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling literary biography, A Lonely Business: A Self-Portrait Of James Pope-Hennessy, uncovers the intricate life...
Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

$25.00 AUD
Author: James Pope HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the fascinating life and literary contributions of the celebrated Scottish...
Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope

$25.00 AUD
Author: James Pope HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJames Pope Hennessy's acclaimed biography, Anthony Trollope, chronicles the intricate life and literary...
One Passion, Two Loves: The Schliemanns Of Troy

One Passion, Two Loves: The Schliemanns Of Troy

$25.00 AUD
Author: Lynn And Gray PooleBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography chronicles the intertwined lives of Heinrich...
Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book

Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book

$25.00 AUD
Author: Sir Leslie StephenBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work presents a poignant collection of personal reflections and biographical sketches from a distinguished...
The Memoirs Of James Stephen: Written By Himself For The Use Of His Children

The Memoirs Of James Stephen: Written By Himself For The Use Of His Children

$20.00 AUD
Author: James StephenBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, 1954Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Reading copy with minimal markings in...
Men And Places

Men And Places

$20.00 AUD
Author: J. H. PlumbBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1963Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJ.H. Plumb's Men And Places presents a compelling collection of...
Recollections Of Three Reigns

Recollections Of Three Reigns

$50.00 AUD
Author: Sir Frederick PonsonbyBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - chipped, torn with missing pieces. This historical memoir, Vr...
Tutankhamen: Life And Death Of A Pharaoh

Tutankhamen: Life And Death Of A Pharaoh

$15.00 AUD
Author: Christiane Desroches-NoblecourtBinding: HardbackPublished: The Connoisseur and Michael Joseph, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsChristiane Desroches-Noblecourt's Tutankhamen: Life And Death Of A Pharaoh chronicles the brief yet impactful...