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Like-new gold-coloured glossy softcover, cover and pages are unmarked. Includes numerous colour photographs. 160 pages, 27.5 x 21 cms, George K. Special Projects, first and only edition 1997. The attached photographs of the actual item form part of the description. ISBN-10: 0646345761 A horse racing Annual like no other - Donnie's inimitable style of interviews, top writers with stories about the industry participants which give racing it's universal appeal, the offbeat, the well known, the cha

How to Kick the Sugar Habit and Lose Weight. Like-new softcover, cover and pages are unmarked. Fully indexed, with Notes, Recipes, and Meal Planners. 266 pages, 23 x 15 cms, Viking (Penguin Books), 2010. The attached photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780670074440 The original guide to giving up sugar, in five steps, by the author of Sweet Poison. The Sweet Poison Quit Plan is the 'how to' supplement to the best-selling Sweet Poison. It features - an overview

NEW softcover, tiny mark on compressed page edge, cover and pages are otherwise unmarked. Translated out of the Ancient French into Modern English from the original unpublished manuscript in the National Archives of France by Jean Francois Alden. Includes translator's preface, A Peculiarity of Joan of Arc's History, and the Sieur de Conte. Contains Books 1-3 (abridged). 293 pages, 20.5 x 13.5 cms, Ignatius Press, reprinted 2014, special abridged Lighthouse Catholic Media edition. The attached p

Glossy softcover, small mark on rear cover, cover and lightly toned pages are otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by Gary Rees, and revised by Mary Mills. 94 pages, 20 x 13 cms, Scripture Union, first edition reprint 2001. The attached photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. ISBN-10: 185999511X Three exciting stories set in North Africa where author Patricia St John spent 27 years as a dedicated missionary to North Africa - and was also a prolific children's writer. Her books a

Softcover, creases to spine edge, cover has extended fold overs (French flaps) to mark your place in the book, and pages are otherwise unmarked. Translated by Polly Barton. 399 pages, 21.5 x 13.5 cms, Bloomsbury Publishing, first edition 2020. The attached photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781526622242 A strange, compelling, darkly funny tale of one woman's search for meaning in the modern workplace. While recovering from a nervous breakdown caused by her pr

Vintage white hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, tiny mark on ffep, cover and pages are otherwise unmarked. Unclipped glossy dustjacket has a tiny tear at the top of the spine and is otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by the author. Please see scan for description. 128 pages, 20.5 x 13 cms, Century Hutchinson Ltd., third impression1986. The attached photographs of the actual item form part of the description. ISBN-10: 0091459702 Over 100 spiritually uplifting poems focusing on love from a be

Glossy softcover, small crease to corner of rear cover, small marks on first page, SIGNED by William McInnes, pages are otherwise unmarked. 281 pages, 20 x 13 cms, Hodder Australia, 2009. The attached photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780733620782 William McInnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. A tail-end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when

Like-new large softcover, small crease to corner of cover, cover and pages are otherwise unmarked. 433 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 cms, first Picador edition 2021. The attached photographs of the actual item form part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781760984113 From one of our greatest living writers comes a sweeping novel of unrequited love and exile, war and family. The Magician tells the story of Thomas Mann, whose life was filled with great acclaim and contradiction. He would find himself on the wron

Large vintage orange hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, shelf wear to lower edge of cover, previous owner's name, pages are unmarked. Unclipped glossy dustjacket has small chips to the bottom of the front panel and the ends of the fold-overs (see scan). Includes a frontispiece, numerous black and white photographs by celebrated photographer Douglass Baglin, an introduction, Henry Lawson in his own words, a comprehensive list of contents (see scan) and a photographic index. 255 pages, 28.5

New softcover, illustrated by Tomislav Tomic. 108 pages, 19.5 x 13 cms, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009. ISBN-13: 9781408803028. This photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library, Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history, the rules - and the breaking of the rules - of the noble sport of Quidditch. Packed with fascinating facts, th

Travel Stories From a Big, Small World. Like-new large glossy softcover, cover and pages are unmarked, Includes a bibliography, an index, and a 132 page novella Bird. 439 pages, 23.5 x 15 cms, St George Books, first edition 2016. ISBN-13: 9780994170675. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. Stephen Scourfield presents a combination of travel writing, performance work and fiction. The travel stories range from Australia and the Americas through Europe and the Middle Ea

Vintage 90 year old sage cloth hardcover with imprinting to cover, age-related wear, most of spine covering is missing (see scan), previous owner's name dated 1933, one loose page, scattered light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. 320 pages, 19 x 12.5 cms, Longmans, Green and Co., new impression 1933. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. Georgette Heyer’s first contemporary novel, Instead of the Thorn was published in 1923, when she was just twenty-one years of a

As-new softcover, cover and pages are unmarked. Includes an Introduction, and Notes on Contributors. Please see scans for detailed list of contents. 320 pages, 19.5 x 12.5 cms, The Five Mile Press, first edition 2008. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781741788907 25 memorable short stories by Cate Kennedy, Tim Winton, David Malouf and many more of Australia's best contemporary writers. Some of Australia's finest writers - and some who should be better k

Glossy softcover, light crease to rear cover, pages are unmarked. Includes 12 stories. 166 pages, 17.5 x 12.5 cms, Back Bay Books, 2010. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780316078917 David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favourites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (Us and Them); the

Blue hardcover with white imprinting to spine, light shelf wear to ends, creases to the edges of several pages, pages are otherwise unmarked. Includes 16 pages of black and white photographs. Unclipped glossy dustjacket has minimal shelf wear. 296 pages, 24 x 16 cms, Viking (Penguin Books Australia), first edition 1992. The photographs form part of the description. ISBN-10: 0670846791 This first volume of Ruth Park’s autobiography is an account of her isolated childhood in the rainforests of Ne

Like new, 6 DVDs in box, no scratches to case or DVDs. Region 4, running time 931 minutes. The photographs form part of the description. This collection contains all 23 episodes from Season Five (*****2010); substories this season include Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) getting stalked by The Reaper, writer David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) being threatened in his hometown, Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) being called to Alaska to trap a maniac, and much more. The team members assigned to the Behav

Glossy softcover, foxing to top edge of pages, cover is unmarked. Includes a comprehensive index. 278 pages, 19.5 x 13 cms, first Penguin Books edition, 1997. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: 0140265988 The true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, a story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic drama is played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong. Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north

2011 Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year / 2011 Independent Booksellers Book of the Year / 2011 Best Newcomer / 2011 Biography Book of the Year, joint winner / 2017 People's Choice Award. Black hardcover with gold imprinting to spine edge, cover, pages and unclipped dustjacket are unmarked. Includes 32 pages of glossy photographs. 289 pages, 21.5 x 14.5 cms, Allen & Unwin, 2011. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781742379302 The extraordinary true story of a boy'

Softcover, tiny crease to bottom corner of rear cover, cover and pages are otherwise unmarked. 179 pages, 19.5 x 13 cms, Picador, 2016. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781447299370 A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future. In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbour, Loui

Softcover, creases to spine edge, pages are unmarked. Includes extra information about the author and how she became a writer. 217 pages, 19.5 x 13 cms, Harper Perennial, 2008. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780007163106 Famed literary writer Allende uses a structure that mimics the workings of memory itself to speak compellingly to immigrants and anyone trying to retain a coherent life in a world of contradictions. The life story of Isabel Allende - one of the world's

Njunjul the Sun / My Girragundji / The Binna Binna Man / Flytrap Four like-new glossy softcovers now protected with clear plastic covers, all 19.5 x 13 cms, published by Allen & Unwin, all with SIGNED gift inscriptions by Boori Monty Pryor and photographs by Meme McDonald, pages are unmarked. Please see individual descriptions below for any variations. The photograph forms part of the description. Njunjul the Sun (Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Awards in Kraft Foods Prize for Young Adul

VINTAGE glossy softcover, age-related shelf wear, brown mark to bottom corner of pages and rear cover (see scan), pages are otherwise unmarked. Includes illustrations by the author. 260 pages, 19.5 x 13 cms, Penguin Books, 1990. The photographs form part of the description. ISBN-10: 0140137793 World-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono explains that in schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what he calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are a

Miles Franklin Award 2018. New softcover, cover and pages are unmarked. 375 pages, 23 x 15 cms, Allen & Unwin, first edition, uncorrected proof, 2017. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781760296568 Set in Sydney, Paris and Sri Lanka, a mesmerising novel about the stories we tell and don't tell ourselves as individuals, as societies and as nations. Pippa is a writer who longs for success. Celeste tries to convince herself that her feelings for her married lover are reciproc

Like-new glossy softcover, crease to bottom of rear cover, lightly toned endpapers and pages are unmarked. Includes illustrations by Aija Janums, a bibliography and index. 96 pages, 19 x 13 cms, Scholastic Inc., first edition September 2004. The photographs form part of the description. ISBN-10: 043969762X Do you want to be a better writer? This book can help you achieve your goal. This essential guide was written with the help of teachers and students who have learned the simple, but effective