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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison
The Women's House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women's imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City's Greenwich Village,...
Why Christian Women Convert to Islam
Why are increasing numbers of Western women converting to Islam? The author tells the true-life stories of women who have become Muslims, exploring the reasons for their decisions and illustrating...
The Dictionary Of Terrible Ideas: The very funny new book from one of
A compendium of crapulous concepts from absinthe to zorbing From the tiniest nanoparticle to the vast span of the Large Hadron Collider, humans have invented many remarkable things. But not...
Warrior Cults: A History of Magical, Mystical and Murderous
Increasing violence of radical fundamentalist groups makes this history of magical, mystical, and murderous organizations a timely and intriguing source of reference. Discover ancient and medieval warrior cults and secret...
The Divorce Culture
$15.00 AUD
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead's Atlantic Monthly article "Dan Quayle Was Right" ignited a media debate on the effects of divorce that rages still. In The Divorce Culture she expands her argument....
Adultery: An Analysis of Love and Betrayal
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The book titled Adultery: An Analysis of Love and Betrayal by the author Annette Lawson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
House Of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilisation Across the American
The greatest 'unsolved mystery' of the American Southwest relates to the Anasazi, the native peoples who in the 11th century converged on Chaco Canyon (now New Mexico) and built a...
The Marriage Problem
In his first major polemical work since THE MORAL SENSE, distinguished criminologist and noted essayist James Q. Wilson tackles the root cause of civilization's decline - the collapse of traditional...
A Year in Tibet
'A Year in Tibet' follows the author as she lives for eighteen months in a remote village in Tibet. Sun Shuyun, a Chinese writer and historian, takes the reader to...
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: Madeleine Pelling Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to look An aristocrat carves...
The Pocket Enquire Within: A guide to the niceties and necessities of Victorian domestic life
Author: George Armstrong Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 What is the correct way of carving a partridge? ow should leeches be applied? hat is Dr Babington s mixture for...
The Last Disco: The story of the Stardust tragedy
Author: Sean Murray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A riveting and important read, forensically documenting the state's failings while also relating the traumatic human fallout for a whole community...
Spit and Polish: Old-Fashioned Ways to Banish Dirt, Dust and Decay
Author: Lucy Lethbridge Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of...
Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
Author: Kliph Nesteroff Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 356 There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to...
Live, Laugh, Lesbian: Navigating Life as a Lesbian in the 21st Century
Author: Helen Scott Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 "Sometimes, it's easy to feel like the only lesbian in the world - let alone in the village. But wherever you...
Homelands: The History of a Friendship
Author: Chitra Ramaswamy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 THE SALTIRE'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN'S BEST MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY OF 2022 'Remarkable' - The Times 'Achingly beautiful'...
Equal Power: Gender Equality and How to Achieve It
Author: Jo Swinson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Why is gender inequality so stubbornly persistent? Power. Even today, power remains concentrated in the hands of men right across the...
The Japan We Never Knew: A Journey Of Discovery
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Author: David Suzuki Keibo OiwaBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: signed on inside cover with...
Great Australian Book Of Nostalgia
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Author: John Larkins And Bruce HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGreat Australian Book Of Nostalgia chronicles a vibrant tapestry of Australian life, presenting a rich...
What Are The Seven Wonders Of The World?: And 60 Other Great Cultural Questions
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Author: Peter D'Epiro And Mary Desmond PinkowishBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis engaging non-fiction work presents a fascinating collection of cultural inquiries, inviting readers...
The English Gentleman Series
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Author: Douglas SutherlandBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club E, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: goodThe English Gentleman Series by Douglas Sutherland offers a compelling social history, meticulously...
In Patagonia; The Viceroy Of Ouidah; The Songlines
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Author: Bruce ChatwinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine has minor sun-fading and minor peels to corners.Bruce Chatwin's collected works, In...
The Tenants
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Author: Bernard MalamudBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBernard Malamud's The Tenants presents a stark, often unsettling, narrative that dissects the...
Aboriginal Bark Canoes Of The Murray Valley
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Author: Robert EdwardsBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chipping to laminate of DJ, foxed and tanned...
The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide To The Perished City
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Author: Barbara Engelking & Jacek LeociakBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis profound historical account, The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide To The Perished...
Mr Felton's Bequests (SIGNED)
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Author: John PoynterBinding: HardbackPublished: THE MIEGUNYAH PRESS, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: No 399 of 800 copiesThis commanding work of cultural history chronicles Alfred Felton’s extraordinary bequest to...
A Month Of Lunches: Twenty-Eight Lives Celebrate Melbourne
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Author: Kevin ChildsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the vibrant lives of twenty-eight...
Crisis In Abundance
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Author: Peter SheehanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover, internally sound. This incisive work of economic analysis...
The Outline Of History: Being A Plain History Of Life And Mankind. Vol I
$25.00 AUD
Author: H.G. WellsBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE NEWNES LIMITED, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe monumental The Outline Of History: Vol. 1 presents...
Australia Two Centuries Of War & Peace
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Author: M Mckernan & M BrowneBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial in association with Allen & Unwin Australia, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles Australia's journey...
The Australian Legend
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Author: Russel WardBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work of cultural history presents a compelling argument for the origins and evolution of...
A Contemporary Guide To Economics Peace And Laughter
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Author: John Kenneth Galbraith; Essays edited by Williams, Andrea D.Binding: HardbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work in economic thought, A Contemporary...
Family Fresco
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Author: Nancy AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor marks and specks on boards. Family Fresco by Nancy Adams chronicles the intricate...
The Rainbow
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Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: mildew marks on top of spineA seminal work of...
Don Camillo And The Prodigal Son
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Author: Giovanni GuareschiBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerDon Camillo And The Prodigal Son presents another charming installment in the beloved series chronicling the...
His Monkey Wife; Or, Married To A Chimp
$120.00 AUD
Author: John CollierBinding: HardbackPublished: RUPERT HART-DAVIS, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis satirical novel, His Monkey Wife, presents a whimsical yet incisive look at...
Sons And Lovers
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Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: spine cracked; some marks on coverA seminal work of...
Women In Love
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Author: D.H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some chipping at back of coverSet against the backdrop of...
Women In Love
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Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWomen In Love is a seminal modernist novel that chronicles the intertwined fates of the Brangwen sisters, Ursula...
Short Novels: Volume 1
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Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Edito-Service S.A., Geneva by arrangement with William Heinemann Ltd., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsShort Novels: Volume 1...
The Vagabond Papers
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Author: John Stanley JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerIn The Vagabond Papers, John Stanley James, renowned as...
Heritage Of Victoria
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Author: The Australian Heritage CommissionBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company of Australia in association with the Australian Heritage Commission, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages:...
The Nature Of War
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Author: John Keegan & Joseph DarracottBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis incisive work of military history presents war as a human, cultural...
The Australians
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Author: Peter LuckBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: rubbing of edges of cloth cover; minor scuffing; pages in...
Out Of The Bakelite Box: The Heyday Of Australian Radio
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Author: Jacqueline KentBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis lively social history chronicles the golden era of Australian radio, presenting the programs, personalities...
East Melbourne 1837-1977: People, Places, Problems (SIGNED)
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Author: Winston BurchettBinding: HardbackPublished: Craftsman Press, Melbourne, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed with inscription on endpaper & flat signed on copyright page. This compelling...
Out Of The Fiery Furnace: The Impact Of Metals On The History Of Mankind
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Author: Robert RaymondBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Out Of The Fiery Furnace: The Impact Of Metals On The History Of...
Political Ideals
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Author: Bertrand RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerPolitical Ideals presents a foundational examination of the principles that should guide...