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The Pub and the People
$300.00 AUD
Author: Mass ObservationBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, London , 1943Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed and foxed spine. Worn boards....
Blitz Spirit: 'Fascinating' -Tom Hanks
Author: Becky Brown Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Fascinating ' Elizabeth Day 'Finally, a book that is proving very therapeutic in these difficult times... Full of doubt, fear, anger...
Our History of the 20th Century: As Told in Diaries, Journals and Letters
Author: Travis Elborough Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 What better way to understand Britain during the twentieth century than through the eyes of those who experienced it at first...
The People's Victory: VE Day Through the Eyes of Those Who Were There
IN 1937, Charles Madge and Tom Harrisson created the social survey organisation Mass Observation to capture the thoughts, feelings and minutiae of individuals across the British Isles. At its height...
Gustave Le Bon: The Man And His Works
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: NewJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: in shrink wrap. Few thinkers have shaped our understanding of mass psychology and social behaviour as profoundly as Gustave Le Bon, the nineteenth-century...
The Observations
$10.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
________________ WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION ________________ 'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely...
Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation
Louis Pasteur's passion for laboratory experiments led to major, life-saving changes in medicine. His research targeted unusual problems from the spoiling of wine to disease in French silkworms. His wide-ranging...
Animal Farm
'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.' Drunken Mr Jones of Manor Farm has neglected his livestock for too long. In a burst of insurgent...
The Uses of Literacy: Aspects of Working-Class Life
'A vivid inside view of working-class culture and one of the most influential books of the postwar era' Observer When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values?...
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly...
The Guillotine At Work: Vol 1: The Leninist Counter-Revolution
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with illustrated cover in good condition, minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. The...
Nationalism & Communism In East Asia
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Fair-Good. Dust jacket: Worn and faded with edge wear, minor chipping, and soiling. Pages: Yellowed/tanned with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact, some tanning...
The Uses Of Literacy: Aspects Of Working-Class Life With Special Reference To Publications And Entertainments
$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: price clipped dj. First published in 1957, The Uses of Literacy stands as one of the...
The Lying Ape: An Honest Guide to a World of Deception
We tell an average of six lies a day, psychologists believe. So the next time you speak to someone, the chances are that you will be lied to. Or that...
An Eye To India: The Unmasking Of A Tyranny
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of one of the most turbulent chapters in modern democratic history stands Indira Gandhi's Emergency...
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly...
Light On The Eternal City: Observations And Discoveries In The Art And Architecture Of Rome
$75.00 AUD
Author: Helmut Hager And Susan Scott MunshowerBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Pennsylvania State University, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, light wear on cover/back'Light...
Stalin
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few figures in modern history cast a shadow as long and as...
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing...
The Unaccompanied
'The most popular English poet since Larkin.' Sunday Times After more than a decade and following his celebrated adventures in drama, translation, travel writing and prose poetry, Simon Armitage's eleventh...
Australia's Heritage Watch: An Overview Of Australian Conservation
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of national identity and environmental responsibility, Australia's Heritage Watch: An Overview of Australian Conservation presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of...
Henry Lawson: Twenty Stories And Seven Poems with Observations by His Friends and Critics
$40.00 AUD
Author: Henry Lawson; compiled by Colin RoderickBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1947Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection features twenty stories and seven poems by...
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, inspired by three journeys undertaken by...
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
'Funny about death, real about anxiety, witty about the things that worry us the most' - Emma Gannon, author of Olive 'So fundamentally kind that you can feel the warmth...
Barcelona: The Passenger
Brimming with intricate research and enduring wonder, The Passenger is a love-letter to global travel "These books are so rich and engrossing that it is rewarding to read them even...
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 720 The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and...
Quotable Woman: Witty, Poignant, and Insightful Observations from
More than 300 celebrated women share their insights on a wide range of timeless topics, from love and friendship to ambition and the gender gap.
On The Origin Of Species: By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life
$120.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodCondition remarks: Faint glue residue on front pastedown. Few books have so completely and irrevocably altered humanity's understanding...
Australia's Heritage Watch: An Overview Of Australian Conservation
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA nation's identity is inseparable from its land, its wildlife, and the cultural treasures it leaves behind — and Australia's Heritage Watch: An Overview...
The Origin Of Species: By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingFew books in the history of human thought have so irrevocably altered our understanding of the natural world as Charles Darwin's The Origin of...