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Margaret Mead And Samoa: The Making And Unmaking Of An Anthropological Myth

Margaret Mead And Samoa: The Making And Unmaking Of An Anthropological Myth

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis academic work critically examines Margaret Mead's influential study of Samoan culture, Coming of Age in Samoa. It meticulously uncovers...
Not From The Apes

Not From The Apes

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling scientific work, Not From The Apes: Man's Origins And Evolution, presents a rigorous examination of humanity's evolutionary journey....
A Fine & Private Place

A Fine & Private Place

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the extraordinary career of a renowned foreign correspondent, offering a unique vantage point on pivotal global...
The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCambridge Introduction To The History Of Art: The Twentieth Century presents a comprehensive overview...
A Grave For A Dolphin

A Grave For A Dolphin

$750.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards remain in good condition with a tight binding, the dust jacket...
Lunatics And Lawyers

Lunatics And Lawyers

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis sharp work of legal nonfiction presents a spirited account of courtroom personalities and the unpredictable behavior that...
By Hook And By Crook

By Hook And By Crook

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Edition: 2nd impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsFred Archer's By Hook & By Crook chronicles a captivating journey through rural life, presenting a vivid tapestry...
Exiles And Emigrants: Epic Journeys To Australia In The Victorian Era

Exiles And Emigrants: Epic Journeys To Australia In The Victorian Era

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Exiles And Emigrants: Epic Journeys To Australia In The Victorian...
Young Australians: The Best Of Young Australia, Exhibited By Budget Rent A Car.

Young Australians: The Best Of Young Australia, Exhibited By Budget Rent A Car.

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis contemporary art catalogue chronicles the 1987 “Young Australians” exhibition, presenting a sharp snapshot...
Next Wave Festival: Visual Arts Program

Next Wave Festival: Visual Arts Program

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling volume, Untitled: 1994 Next Wave Festival, presents a comprehensive look at the...
Violence

Violence

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Zizek argues that the physical violence we see is often generated by the systemic violence that sustains our political and economic systems. With the help of eminent philosophers like Marx,...
Power To The People: The Art Of Mike Brown

Power To The People: The Art Of Mike Brown

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePower To The People: The Art Of Mike Brown presents a comprehensive overview of...
Monash University: Four Decades Of Collecting Collection

Monash University: Four Decades Of Collecting Collection

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMonash University: Four Decades Of Collecting Collection chronicles the rich history and significant acquisitions...
The Face Of Australia: The Land & The People • The Past & The Present

The Face Of Australia: The Land & The People • The Past & The Present

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis richly illustrated cultural history volume presents Australia’s landscapes and communities as intertwined subjects,...
The Cult Of Desire

The Cult Of Desire

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis scholarly work, The Cult Of Desire: An Interpretation Of Erotic Sculpture Of India, presents a comprehensive analysis...
Autumn Memories: A Mccubbin Family Album

Autumn Memories: A Mccubbin Family Album

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis poignant family saga, Autumn Memories: A Mccubbin Family Album, chronicles the rich tapestry of the Mccubbin lineage through generations....
Who Walk Alone: The Life Of A Leper

Who Walk Alone: The Life Of A Leper

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsWho Walk Alone: The Life Of A Leper chronicles the extraordinary personal journey...
There's No Home

There's No Home

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fade spine. Alexander Baron's There's No Home is a poignant work of post-war fiction that chronicles the struggles of a...
The Spendthrifts

The Spendthrifts

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine. A compelling work of Spanish realism, The Spendthrifts chronicles the intertwined fates of a family grappling...
Diagnosis Of Man

Diagnosis Of Man

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine.This profound examination of the human condition dissects...
Jack and Eve: Two Suffragettes in Love and at War

Jack and Eve: Two Suffragettes in Love and at War

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Vera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a jobbing actress to become Emmeline Pankhurst's chauffeur and mechanic. Evelina Haverfield was a classic beauty, the daughter of a baron...
The Art of Not Eating: A Doubtful History of Appetite and Desire

The Art of Not Eating: A Doubtful History of Appetite and Desire

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A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian'A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject' The Herald'Fascinating' Katherine May'These books...
A Thousand And One Australians

A Thousand And One Australians

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA captivating work, A Thousand And One Australians presents a vivid mosaic of life across the vast continent,...
Patriarchy Inc.: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality and Why Men

Patriarchy Inc.: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality and Why Men

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'You should read this book' Philippa Gregory - The most lucrative industries are male-dominated - yet half of men think they're the ones being discriminated against. - Post #MeToo, we're...
Dare To Be Free

Dare To Be Free

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsDare To Be Free presents a compelling argument for personal empowerment...
Madison Avenue U. S. A.: The Inside Story Of American Advertising

Madison Avenue U. S. A.: The Inside Story Of American Advertising

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis seminal work chronicles the vibrant and often cutthroat world of American...
Life-Lines: The Story Of The Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship: A Jubilee History

Life-Lines: The Story Of The Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship: A Jubilee History

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased spine. Life-Lines presents a compelling argument for the transformative power...
Thoroughly Decent People: An Australian Folktale

Thoroughly Decent People: An Australian Folktale

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThoroughly Decent People: An Australian Folktale chronicles the lives of ordinary individuals within the...
Golden Earth: Travels In Burma

Golden Earth: Travels In Burma

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markings'Golden Earth' transports readers to 1950s Burma, a nation then navigating its post-colonial identity. Norman Lewis chronicles his extensive travels,...
Son Of London

Son Of London

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling narrative chronicles the vibrant and often harsh realities of London's working-class districts. It presents a vivid portrait of...
Please Don'T Eat The Daisies

Please Don'T Eat The Daisies

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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage. This witty collection of essays, Please...
Children Of The Ghetto

Children Of The Ghetto

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markings'Children Of The Ghetto' chronicles the lives of young individuals navigating the harsh realities of a confined community. This poignant...
The Unspeakable Adams & More Unspeakable Adams (Two-Volume Set)

The Unspeakable Adams & More Unspeakable Adams (Two-Volume Set)

$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and slightly creased spines. Clean text. This two volume collection of political...
The Diary Of Samuel Pepys (Three-Volume Set)

The Diary Of Samuel Pepys (Three-Volume Set)

$90.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Eight volumes in Three. Boards in good condition. Glue stains on endpapers. Clean text. This classic edition of...
Language City: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

Language City: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

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Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and - because many have never been recorded - when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin,...
How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy

How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy

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How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world - from the...
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of

The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of

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We cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people - especially those most often unheard.Leah Thomas coined the term 'intersectional environmentalism' to describe the inextricable link between...
Vietdamned: How the World's Greatest Minds Put America on Trial

Vietdamned: How the World's Greatest Minds Put America on Trial

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Guilty: the conclusion of many trials. But this verdict was unusual, delivered by a jury comprising of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir,...
Vietdamned: How the World's Greatest Minds Put America on Trial

Vietdamned: How the World's Greatest Minds Put America on Trial

$45.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
Guilty: the conclusion of many trials. But this verdict was unusual, delivered by a jury comprising of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir,...
Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies

Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies

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'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely...
The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy, And Why It Failed

The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy, And Why It Failed

$36.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
THE INSTANT NYT BESTSELLER 'Fascinating' - The Guardian A gripping account of the little-known plot that could have put end end to JFK's historic presidency - before it even began....
War of the World Records

War of the World Records

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Who will win the title of World's Most Record-Breaking Family? The Whipples? Or the Goldwins? Arthur Whipple hasn't broken a single world record. But he may be his record-breaking family's...
Why We Die: The New Science of Longevity - 'Changed my perspective on

Why We Die: The New Science of Longevity - 'Changed my perspective on

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'Changed my perspective on the whole living world but most of all myself.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'E nthralling and packed with insights.' - BILL BRYSON 'A must-read.' - STEPHEN...
Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation

Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation

$27.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
From New York to New Delhi, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our urban world - how can we adjust to this new reality and what lessons can we...
Planet Drag: Uncover the Global Herstory

Planet Drag: Uncover the Global Herstory

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Travel to Planet Drag and explore the styles, influences, artists and events that have made the art of drag so outrageously popular in 15 countries around the world. Exquisitely styled...
Fathers An Anthology

Fathers An Anthology

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Ideal fathers, cruel fathers, imagined fathers, puffed-up with pride fathers, noble fathers, and humanly flawed fathers, loving fathers, exasperated fathers. Literature is full of these but nobody, until Louise Guiness,...
Outcast: A History of Leprosy, Humanity and the Modern World

Outcast: A History of Leprosy, Humanity and the Modern World

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'Remarkable . . . grippingly and humanely recounted.' PHILIPPE SANDS, author of The Last Colony WINNER OF THE 2023 RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD The story of leprosy is the...