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Cajun Country
$30.00 AUD
Author: Ben Earl LooneyBinding: HardbackPublished: USL Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating volume presents a visual journey through the heart of Louisiana, capturing the unique spirit...
A Trilogy of Greek Voices in Australia: Constantinos N. Tsoulias (The Euzonos) (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Author: Anastasios Myrodis TamisBinding: HardbackPublished: Ellikon Publishing Melbourne, 2012Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis academic work presents a comprehensive analysis of the Greek diaspora in Australia,...
Paterfamilias
$15.00 AUD
Author: W. B. TritesBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPater-Familias chronicles the intricate life within a traditional...
A Way Of Thinking
$30.00 AUD
Author: Steensen VarmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Steensen Varming, 2013Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis commemorative volume, A Way Of Thinking: Celebrating 80 Years, chronicles the enduring philosophy and innovative contributions of a...
Exiles At Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1946
$30.00 AUD
Author: Drusilla ModjeskaBinding: HardbackPublished: Sirius Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: discoloured blockingExiles At Home presents a compelling examination of identity and belonging, chronicling the intricate lives...
A Shtetl In Ek Velt & Fun Himlen Blayene Tsu Bloye Teg (Two-Volume Set)
$80.00 AUD
Author: Julie MeadowsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Monash University, 2011Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Shtetl In Ek Velt...
Britain's Ghosts: A spine-chilling tour of our most haunted places
Discover the stories of Britain's greatest ghosts and ghouls with this spooky supernatural page turner, the perfect gift this Halloween. Supported by the National Trust, who look after many of...
Vigor Mortis
Vigor Mortis lobs a grenade at the idea that death is taboo. It reveals a new approach to death with a lively and provocative analysis of how and why death...
The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London
A fascinating historical investigation that brilliantly illuminates a macabre episode in 1830s London and brings the capital's underclass roaring back to life. Towards the end of 1831, the authorities unearthed...
Death: Current Perspectives
These classic and contemporary essays explore the broad range of structural and social contexts of death. They cover issues including the psychology, sociology and ethics of death and dying.
The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the
In The Third Reconstruction , distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked...
Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies
'With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites...
Nationalism in the Vernacular: State, Tribes, and Politics of Peace in
Nationalism in the Vernacular illuminates our understanding of the relationship between orality and nationalist politics. In doing so, it provides a new angle to the understanding of nationalism by looking...
A View to a Death in the Morning: Nature of Hunting Through History
$15.00 AUD
What brought the ape out of the trees, and so the man out of the ape, was a taste for blood. This is how the story went, when a few...
Popular Theater and Society in Tsarist Russia
This is the most comprehensive study available of the popular theater that developed during the last decades of tsarist Russia. Swift examines the origins and significance of the new "people's...
A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America
$15.00 AUD
On a hot summer night in 1930, three black teenagers accused of murdering a young white man and raping his girlfriend waited for justice in an Indiana jail. A mob...
The Passport in America: The History of a Document
In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as...
Women's Sports: What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
Although girls and women account for approximately 40 percent of all athletes in the United States, they receive only 4 percent of the total sport media coverage. SportsCenter, ESPN's flagship...
Notes to John
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES 'A profound, rich document' NEW STATESMAN 'An act of intimate storytelling' VOGUE A recently discovered journal from one of America's...
Seeking Rapture: A Memoir
Now a mother herself, Harrison has written a memoir about the ties that bind mothers to their children - and the forces that can drive them apart. She reveals the...
Sons of the Moon
On a vast plateau high in the Bolivian Andes live the "Sons of the Moon", the Aymara. This great pre-Columbian empire, the first in South America, was a peaceful nation...
Destination America
$15.00 AUD
Author: Maldwyn A. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsDestination America by Maldwyn A. Jones presents a comprehensive historical account of immigration to the United States....
Tony Irving's Melbourne
$20.00 AUD
Author: Tony IrvingBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling narrative chronicles the vibrant life and hidden corners of a dynamic metropolis, as seen through...
Chinese Women Speak
$35.00 AUD
Author: Dymphna CusackBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsChinese Women Speak presents a compelling collection of narratives, illustrating...
The Powerless Poor: A Comprehensive Guide To Poverty In Australia
$30.00 AUD
Author: P.J. HollingworthBinding: HardbackPublished: Stockland Press Pty Ltd, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe book The Powerless Poor: A Comprehensive Guide To Poverty In Australia presents...
By What Authority?
$45.00 AUD
Author: Theodore (Ted) NofsBinding: HardbackPublished: METHUEN OF AUSTRALIA, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn By What Authority?, Theodore Noffs presents a compelling examination of the ethical and societal...
The Ruins Of Time: Four And A Half Centuries Of Conquest And Discovery Among The Maya
$15.00 AUD
Author: David AdamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the intricate saga of the Maya civilization, tracing four and a half centuries of...
The Tribe That Lost Its Head
$20.00 AUD
Author: Nicholas MonsarratBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsNicholas Monsarrat presents a gripping political novel that examines the collapse of colonial authority and the...
Walkabout's Australia: An Anthology Of Articles And Photographs From Walkabout Magazine
$25.00 AUD
Author: A. T. BoltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ure Smith, Sydney in association with The Australian National Travel Association, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis novel chronicles the harrowing journey of...
Colonial Ladies
$15.00 AUD
Author: Maggie WeidenhoferBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling social history illuminates the often-overlooked lives of women during the colonial era. It uncovers the daily...
White Man Got No Dreaming: Essays 1938-1973
$300.00 AUD
Author: W. E. H. StannerBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian National University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection, White Man Got No Dreaming: Essays 1938-1973, presents a...
The Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books
$20.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey DuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers, North Ryde, Australia, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a curated selection of pivotal works that define the...
Selected Stories Of Lu Hsun
$30.00 AUD
Author: Lu HsunBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover with faded spine. This collection, Selected...
Teach Them No More
$30.00 AUD
Author: Brian K. BurtonBinding: HardbackPublished: AUSTRALASIAN BOOK SOCIETY, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerTeach Them No More presents a compelling argument against conventional educational methodologies, advocating for a...
With Malice Toward Women: A Handbook For Women-Haters Drawn From The Best Minds Of All Time—With The "War Between Men And Women" Drawings By James Thurber
$20.00 AUD
Author: Justin Kaplan (Selected And Edited By)Binding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning and...
Ravensthorpe - Then And Now: Second Edition
$30.00 AUD
Author: Archer A. WBinding: PaperbackPublished: The author, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, staining on block, tear on page 37 cornerJourney through...
God And Three Shillings: The Story Of The Brotherhood Of St Laurence
$15.00 AUD
Author: I. R. CarterBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'God And Three Shillings' chronicles the foundational narrative of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, an...
Return To Paradise
$20.00 AUD
Author: James A. MichenerBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn & faded binding, yellowed blockThis compelling collection of narratives and observations transports readers to...
The Territory
$15.00 AUD
Author: Ernestine HillBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded binding with small stains, yellowed blockErnestine Hill's The Territory chronicles a captivating journey through the...
Form In Indigenous Art: Schematisation In The Art Of Aboriginal Australia And Prehistoric Europe
$75.00 AUD
Author: Peter J. UckoBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd, Humanities Press Inc., 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild...
American Dreams: Lost And Found
$15.00 AUD
Author: Studs TerkelBinding: HardbackPublished: PANTHEON BOOKS, NEW YORK, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on top right of blockThis compelling work...
Footprints on Malekula: a memoir of Bernard Deacon
$250.00 AUD
Author: Margaret GardinerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Salamander Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsFootprints on Malekula presents a compelling biographical memoir that honors the life and work...
Bring on United: Ferguson's Golden Generation in their Own Words
How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything ______________________________________________________________ With a foreword by Ruud van Nistelrooy An Irish Times Bestseller The Champions League, the Club World Cup,...
An Australian In America: First Impressions And Second Thoughts On The World's Strangest Nation
$15.00 AUD
Author: David DaleBinding: PaperbackPublished: COLLINS AUSTRALIA, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAn Australian In America: First Impressions And Second Thoughts On The...
Rough As Guts
$20.00 AUD
Author: Douglass Baglin & Barbara MullinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Eclipse Books, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings'Rough As Guts presents a vivid portrait of Australia's pioneering spirit and the resilient...
Not By Bread Alone
$35.00 AUD
Author: Vladimir DudintsevBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Hutchinson, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsNot By Bread Alone is a seminal work of Soviet literature that chronicles...
No Mean Destiny: The Story Of The War Widows' Guild Of Australia 1945-85
$20.00 AUD
Author: Mavis Thorpe ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House Publishing Pty. Ltd., South Yarra, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsNo Mean Destiny: The Story Of The War Widows' Guild Of...
Health Business
$15.00 AUD
Author: Pam Nathan; Dick Leichleitner JapanangkaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heinemann Educational Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful non-fiction work presents a critical...