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Aristocrats
$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRobert Lacey's "Aristocrats" is a compelling work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives and legacies of Britain's most...
The Cross Of Lassitude: Portraits Of Five Delinquents
$20.00 AUD
Author: Joan ColebrookBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsJoan Colebrook’s The Cross of Lassitude: Portraits of Five Delinquents is a sobering and...
The Wrong Side Of The Tracks
$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles M. Haar And Daniel Wm. FesslerBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this incisive work of legal scholarship, "The Wrong Side Of...
Melbourne Chronicle: Independent Cultural-Social Periodical
$15.00 AUD
Author: Fein, Yvonne and Sable, Arnold, editor.Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Jewish National Library and Cultural Centre 'Kadimah', 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image....
The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And Love
$12.00 AUD
Author: Dora RussellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Virago, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this compelling autobiography, "The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And...
Between Memory And Hope: Tears For The Future
$12.00 AUD
Author: Marshall, Nikki [Introduction]Binding: PaperbackPublished: Prowling Tiger Press, 2004Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English and Arabic text. Faded and slightly worn cover. A...
By Courage And Faith: The First Fifty Years At Carey Baptist Grammar School
$20.00 AUD
Author: Stuart SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis institutional history, "By Courage And Faith: The First...
Servant Of The House
$40.00 AUD
Author: Frank C. GreenBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight tear...
History's Greatest Scandals And Worst Decisions
$45.00 AUD
Author: Ed Wright And Stephen WeirBinding: HardbackPublished: Pier 9, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction work by Ed Wright and Stephen Weir presents a captivating collection of...
Dominant Mammal: The Biology Of Human Destiny
$15.00 AUD
Author: Macfarlane BurnetBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann Melbourne, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight dents in dust jacket.In this compelling work of non-fiction, "Dominant Mammal: The...
Mum & Dad Made History
$20.00 AUD
Author: Chris McconvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by Chris McConville chronicles the lives of ordinary...
St Bernard's OCFC: Forever Strong; Celebrating 50 Years
$35.00 AUD
Author: Matthew R Mulkearns; Sophie ArnoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: Trojan Press, 2013Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis commemorative history details the first fifty years of the St Bernard's Old...
North Ringwood Uniting Church: Fifty Years, 1960-2010
$15.00 AUD
Author: Pam Grant, Ian Hickingbotham (eds.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: North Ringwood Uniting Church, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Mixed-Media: CD-ROM Included. This commemorative...
Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917
$20.00 AUD
Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cut on FEP. This non-fiction work offers a fascinating historical account of undergraduate life at...
The White Chrysanthemum: Changing Images Of Australian Motherhood
$20.00 AUD
Author: Nancy KeesingBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus And Robertson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNancy Keesing's "The White Chrysanthemum: Changing Images Of Australian Motherhood" is a compelling work of...
The Jews In Victoria In The Nineteenth Century
$120.00 AUD
Author: Lazarus Morris GoldmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Published by the Author, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Frayed and foxed blue cloth....
After The Victorians: The World Our Parents Knew
Follow-up to the bestselling The Victorians in which A. N. Wilson tells the story of the 'Decline and Fall' of Britain. When this book begins, in the reign of Edward...
Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallorys Life and
An extraordinary treasure trove Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains....
Ritual
Italian-born, Canadian-based documentary photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo has made it his life's mission to photograph the immigrant experience, working class culture and social justice issues. Considered "one of Canada's pre-eminent documentary...
Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women
'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' - VOGUE 'Harpy...
A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects
The story of ocean liners brought to life by objects and ephemera, revealing life on board, luxury and magnificence, and peril and disaster. Explore the history of the great ocean...
Grandparents and Grandchildren: Shared Memories
One thing we all have in common -- we're all grandchildren. Through photographs and accompanying stories, this book illuminates the special grandparent-grandchild bond.
The Bush
Why do we have such a profound attachment to the bush? Perhaps it is because the harsh, mysterious and utterly foreign outback provided the unforgiving crucible that created distinctly Australian...
What Happened to Belen: The Unjust Imprisonment That Sparked a Women's
"There are many women like Belen whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman's fight for justice."- Kirkus Reviews (starred...
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded Bill and Hillary Clinton during the president's impeachment to the historic tenure of Barack and Michelle Obama, each...
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...
The Times Churchill
A must-read for anyone with an interest in history, politics, or the fascinating story and enduring legacy of an extraordinary figure: Winston Churchill. Widely regarded as one of the most...
Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it
One of the government's former behavioural scientists reveals how you can do what you want, whilst everybody tries to influence you into doing what they want. Influence makes you think...
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
Native Americans make up less than one per cent of the total US population but represent half the nation's languages and cultures. Here, in one grand sweep, is the full...
London: Immigrant City
TRANSLATED BY ALISON McCULLOUGH 'One of the best books on the many diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the extent to which the diversity of immigrant origins has...
War: What is it good for?: The role of conflict in civilisation, from
War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation. And the...
City of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester
Confronted with a declining jobs base, deepening social problems and apparent indifference on the part of central government, many British cities made an "entrepreneurial turn" during the 1980s and 1990s....
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas
Mindstorms has two central themes: that children can learn to use computers in a masterful way and that learning to use computers can change the way they learn everything else....
Thoroughly Modern: The pioneering life of Barbara Ker-Seymer,
The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer 'Thoroughly entertaining... Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period' The Times 'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it...
We All Go into the Dark
A captivating, eloquent and nuanced book, We All Go into the Dark is an absolute must-read for true-crime fans across the board. Three women were brutally murdered between early 1968...
Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him
A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark...
The Lonely Hunter: how our search for love is broken
$12.00 AUD
A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022 The Lonely Hunter explores the rise of singledom, the realities of loneliness, and whether it is possible to live contentedly alone. 'So what's...
Rethinking Our World: an invitation to rescue our future
$12.00 AUD
A radical vision for a better future: an economy that works for us, rather than the other way around. As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a...
On the Road
On The Road: The NRMA'S First 75 Years tells the story of how an idea became a great Australian institution. A little over three quarters of a century ago, a...
Introducing Levi-Strauss: A Graphic Guide
Introducing Levi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Levi- Strauss (1908-2009). The book brilliantly traces the development and influence of Levis-Strauss' thought, from his...
The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High
'The queen of food historians' LUCY WORSLEY'Annie Gray leads the pack' JAY RAYNER A colourful history of one of our most loved and ever-changing public spacesThe modern-day cry is that...
The Bicycle: A Miscellany on Two Wheels
As the world speeds up, as technology takes over, it is worth remembering how we used to live. This three-book series is a nostalgic hymn to an era when life...
Perils of the Studio: Inside the Artistic Affairs of Bohemian
$70.00 AUD
In the early twentieth century, there was much speculation about what was going on behind the curtains of bohemia. Perils of the Studio reveals how the romance and mythology of...
A Place for Lost Souls: A psychiatric nurse's stories of hope and
'Ultimately, my experiences as a mental health nurse have taught me that we should judge less and open our hearts more.' Belinda Black was just seventeen years old when she...
Settle Down Country; Pmere Arlaltyewele
$35.00 AUD
Author: Pam Nathan And Dick Leichtleitner JapanangkaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Kibble Books, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis non-fiction work, "Settle Down Country;...