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Risk compensation postulates that everyone has a "risk thermostat" and that safety measures that do not affect the setting of the thermostat will be circumvented by behaviour that re-establishes the...
Generating Socialism: Recollections of Life in the Labour Party
A study of the Labour Party from its founding up to the present day based on information gathered from Labour activists around Britain as part of the Labour Oral History...
Toulouse-Lautrec and the Fin-de-siecle
Toulouse-Lautrec and the fin-de-siecle offers a fascinating and refreshing look at the artist s life and art in close unison to reveal the true Lautrec, one suprisingly linked to the...
How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music
Drawn from NPR Music's acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables , the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music-from Beyonce to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez,...
Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life
AS SEEN ON ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD AND IN T HE WALL STREET JOURNAL , NEW YORK TIMES AND THE TIMES **A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NEW NON-FICTION BOOK TO ADD...
Poor Support: Poverty In The American Family
The subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story of December 8, 1996, David Ellwood is one of the country's leading experts on poverty. In this book he describes...
Star Dust Falling
A.V.M. Bennett, much decorated in the war for his exploits flying Lancaster bombers, was appointed to run British South American Airways (BSAA) straight after the war, using converted Lancasters as...
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...
Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
Instant New York Times Bestseller "A masterwork. ... O'Connor answers every question, deftly and deeply, that we've had about the most controversial person in America's biggest game." -Peter King Four-time...
Lochs and Legends: A Scotsman's Guide to the Heart of Scotland
**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** A Scotsman's guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland. From the majestic beauty of the wild Scottish landscape...
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...
For the Love of the Royal Family: A Companion
Did you know William IV was wont to speak his mind and could sometimes lack tact, which is said to have inspired the nickname Silly Billy ? Edward III banned...
The Slow Train: A Railway Miscellany
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...
Russia without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War
It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside...
Australia's Agricultural Identity - an Aboriginal yarn
Putting culture back in Agriculture. A young, entrepreneurial Worimi man leaps into the discussion of agriculture on this land on which we live, its past, but more importantly, its future....
Tales from the Heart: True Stories from my Childhood
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'I walked in a daze of illusions toward my future.' Deeply felt and told with an intrepid spirit, Tales from the...
A Lady in Kyoto
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books All moonlight is moving, wherever it may be... Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in...
Paris France
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books \"All Frenchmen know you have to become civilised between eighteen and twenty-three and that civilisation comes upon you by contact with...
King Charles III: 100 moments from his journey to the throne
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stunning, photographic King Charles III memorabilia gift for royal fans As the nation celebrates the coronation of a new monarch, The Sun looks back on 100...
Losing Young: How to Grieve When Your Life is Just Beginning
'An incredibly useful take on facing grief as a young person' CARIAD LLOYD'Brilliantly, brilliantly written ... Packed with clarity, curiosity and courage' FELIX WHITE'It turned on so many lights for...
The Antisocial Network
*Now a major movie starring Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan and Nick Offerman* The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders that...
Shelf Life: A Journey Through the Past, Present & Future of
Embark on a captivating journey through the ages with Shelf Life, a meticulously crafted exploration of bookselling and publishing spanning two millennia. This engaging narrative, designed for book lovers of...
A Nice Night's Entertainment
$20.00 AUD
Author: Barry HumphriesBinding: HardbackPublished: Currency Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a vibrant and often satirical look at Australian...
The Collected Verse Of A.B. Paterson
$12.00 AUD
Author: A.B. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown...
Bundoora Homestead: The Smith Family Era 1899-1920
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jacqueline HealyBinding: HardbackPublished: Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight tears in DJ.This scholarly work chronicles the Smith family's era at...
World History In The Light Of Anthroposophy; And As A Foundation For Knowledge Of The Human Spirit
$150.00 AUD
Author: Rudolf SteinerBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthroposophical Publishing Company, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Yellow cloth with minor marks and specks. A few ex-library markings on FEP. Otherwise...
The Age Of Uncertainty
$20.00 AUD
Author: John Kenneth GalbraithBinding: HardbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation, Andre Deutsch., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markings"The Age of Uncertainty" is a book by John Kenneth Galbraith, based...
The History Of Malvern: From Its First Settlement To A City
$120.00 AUD
Author: John Butler CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: The Specialty Press Pty. Ltd,, 1935Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Black board with marks and specks. Bumping on corners. Faded and...
Passage To America: A history of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland to America in the mid-nineteenth century
$20.00 AUD
Author: Terry ColemanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, London, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsTerry Coleman's "Passage to America" is a compelling work of historical non-fiction that meticulously chronicles the arduous...
Australian Children Through 200 Years
$20.00 AUD
Author: Suzane Fabian & Morag LohBinding: PaperbackPublished: Kangaroo Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on cover. This...
Nuclear War: The Aftermath
$30.00 AUD
Author: Don Hinrichsen (ed), Bill Dampier (ed)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Pergamon Press, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, previous bookseller sticker on rear...
A Silver-Plated Spoon
$15.00 AUD
Author: John, Duke Of BedfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis engaging memoir offers a candid and often...
Unemployed Struggles 1919-1936
$15.00 AUD
Author: Wal HarringtonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Lawrence and Wishart Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine and cornersThis compelling work of historical non-fiction chronicles the tumultuous period...
Saints In Society
$45.00 AUD
Author: Margaret Baillie-SaundersBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913Condition:Book: Poor, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover lifted from board along spine, cover has significant wear and staining, pages...
Children Of Che: Childcare And Education In Cuba
$40.00 AUD
Author: Karen WaldBinding: HardbackPublished: Ramparts Press, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded blue cloth with bumping on corners and spine. Clipped, chipped,...
Workingclass Giant: The Life Of William Z. Foster
$20.00 AUD
Author: Arthur ZipserBinding: PaperbackPublished: International Publishers New York, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine. Small ink mark on back cover.This compelling biography chronicles the life of William...
Never Had It So Good
$25.00 AUD
Author: Edward PagramBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket clipped, two tears along top of dust jacket (one front, one back)Never Had It...
Royal Romance: An Illustrated History Of The Royal Love Affairs
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lynn PicknettBinding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Cavendish Limited., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor chipping to...
The Power Game: How Washington Works
$100.00 AUD
Author: Hedrick SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, New York, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Name on FEP. Signed by the author on half-title page. In this insightful work...
Inquisition And Society In Spain: In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries
$12.00 AUD
Author: Henry KamenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Indiana University Press., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly historical analysis by Henry Kamen offers...
Ampelmann: From Traffic Signal To Cultural Icon
$30.00 AUD
Author: Markus HeckhausenBinding: HardbackPublished: Ampelmann, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has light wear from general use, back cover has watermark stain along bottom (doesn't interfere with book...
Much Less A Slave
$20.00 AUD
Author: Jean E. TurnleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, Melbourne, Australia, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir chronicles Jean E. Turnley's harrowing journey from a childhood marred by dysfunction...
The Japanese And The Jews
$30.00 AUD
Author: Isaiah Ben-DasanBinding: HardbackPublished: Weatherhill, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket inside fold clipped (not price corner), previous owner name inside dust jacket otherwise has light general...
Grandma Magic: True Stories By And About Grandmothers
$12.00 AUD
Author: Janet HutchinsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Allen & Unwin., 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis...
The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
In The Future is History Masha Gessen follows the lives of four Russians, born as the Soviet Union crumbled, at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each came...
The Royals in Australia
$95.00 AUD
The relationship between Australia and the royal family is complex and fascinating. We are drawn to the pure magic of palaces, celebrity romance and high-fashion, but it goes deeper. This...