147 Results: New & Used in Books in Loganholme 4129, QLD

'The Ultimate Guide to Horse Breeds' - An illustrated encyclopedia with over 600 photographs by Andrea Fitzpatrick in excellent condition. The blurb:- ...describes the origins and nature of the horse, and provides valuable guidance on all aspects of horse ownership and care - including choosing the right breed, stable management, grooming, feeding and keeping your animal healthy. It explains training, tack and riding skills, and gives advice on showing and transportation. Together with the com

'The Encyclopedia of the Horse' - The Definitive Visual Guide by Elwyn Hartley Edwards in very good condition. The blurb:- In this superb expanded volume, equestrian expert Elwyn Hartley Edwards traces the evolution of the horse, covering every major breed of horse and pony as well as the contribution the horse has made to civilization - in the wild, at work, at war, and in sport and recreation. Chronicling the history of the horse, 'The Encyclopedia of the Horse' encompasses the early domesti

'The Balanced Horse' - The Aids by Feel, Not Force by Sylvia Loch with Foreword by Carl Hester MBE in excellent condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Inspired by the time-honoured traditions of the Classical World, Sylvia's desire to protect the horse is reflected in her training methods, which concentrate on a balanced seat and quiet aidng. She abhors the use of force and gadgetry in the schooling of horses and believes that classical riding is the best way forw

'Rider & Horse Back to Back' - Establishing a Mobile, Stable Core in the Saddle by Susanne von Dietze with Isabelle von Neumann-Cosel in very good condition. It's a First English Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Don't let your back come between you and your horse. Susanne von Dietze, author of the bestselling book and DVD Balance and Movement, explains how to dynamically stabilize your back so you can ride with "feel" and in tune with riding's demands on your body, a

'Lateral Work' - Training for a supple horse by Johannes Beck-Broichsitter in excellent condition. The blurb:- Covering all facets of lateral work as a foundation for a classical training programme. Lateral work is an essential part of any training programme. This book offers a step-by-step guide through all of the lateral movements, introducing exercises to prepare horse and rider for the first lateral movements, through to training exercises, as well as stretching and loosening exercises. T

'Preparing for Dressage the Right Way' - The correct training methods for success by Katja von Ronne in excellent condition. The blurb:- Succeed in your riding through structured training. This book cleverly conveys why apparently harmless corners should never be underestimated and why flying changes and half passes can only be successfully performed when the horse has been trained correctly from the start of its working life. The fact that success in the dressage arena does not happen by chan

'Rolling with The Stones' by Bill Wyman [with Richard Havers] in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 2. The blurb:- ...Courting adversity, taking risks and generating more media hysteria than any other group...the Rolling Stones are rock 'n' roll. It has been said that if you can remember the Sixties you weren't really there. Well you can if you kept a diary - something Bill Wyman has done since childhood. Drawing on the author's enormous personal archive, this is

'Gus & Me' - The Story of My Grandad & My First Guitar by Keith Richards with art by Theodora Richards [Keef's daughter] including CD featuring Keith Richards in excellent condition. The blurb - Keith Richards is a musical legend. But long before there was a band, there was a boy and his grandad Gus. Gus could play the piano and pluck the violin. But most important, he could strum the guitar. 'Gus & Me' celebrates the magical moment when Gus gives Keith his very first guitar, beginning a life

'Life' by Keith Richards in very good condition. [Please excuse the odd photos in this one. It's a thick paperback and difficult to hold open with just the pegs] The blurb - With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world. Over four decades he lived the original rock-and-roll life; taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells us

'Ronnie' - Ronnie Wood's autobiography in excellent condition. Obviously there's a lot about The Stones, his mates, the tensions, excesses, etc, but it's his whole autobiography so starts with being born into a family of water gypsies and moves on to include his stints with The Birds, Creation, The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, and references a huge number of the major players in the music business of the time. It's a great read [more enjoyable than Keef's imho] written in an easy style with man

'The Rolling Stones in Comics' from nbm Graphic Novels/nbm Comics Biographies in very good condition. Appears to be a First Edition First Imprint of the English translation hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- When the Rolling Stones hit the scene in the 60's, it was to play Rhythm & Blues, nothing more. They are far from imagining that they are not just going to change music but also become the mouthpiece of a changing world. Sticking their tongue out at the establishment with their brilliant

'Sticky Fingers' - The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine by Joe Hagan in very good condition. The blurb:- An unforgettable biography of one of the most significant cultural forces of our time. ....is the story of how one man's ego and ambition captured the 1960's youth culture of rock and roll and turned it into a hothouse of fame, power, politics, and riches that would last for fifty years. Drawn from dozens of hours of interviews with Wenner, who granted Joe Hagan ex

'Who I Am' by Pete Townshend in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Songwriter, composer, lead guitarist and creative powerhouse behind the legendary Who - at their peak the most exciting live rock band in the world - Pete Townshend is a pre-eminent influence on rock. Spearheading sixties rock, smashing guitars in auto-destructive performances and writing songs that challenged the function of popular music, Tonwshend created the power chord and broke

'Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering' with photography by Kevin Cummins in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 10. The blurb:- Taken by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins, the images in this book chronicle Morrissey's world as he emerged from The Smiths and established himself as a solo artist. Hundreds of previousy unseen photographs cover chaotic live performances and intimate portrait sessions, as well as snatched moments backstage and on tour o

'From the Ground Up: U2360º Tour Official Photobook' with words by Dylan Jones and featuring pictures by Ralph Larmann in good condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 3. Please see condition report further down... The blurb:- For a number of years, U2 had been thinking about how to design a set that would create an 'in the round, 360-degree experience for outdoor shows' which would be spectacular but which would also be transportable enough to tour. In the summer o

'Porcelain' - A Memoir by Moby in good condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 3. The blurb:- From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time, a piercingly tender, funny and harrowing acount of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor and unlikely success out of the New York City club scene of the late 1980s and '90s. There were many reasons Moby was never going to make it as a DJ and musician... But it was perhaps the last good time fo

'The American Night' - The Writings of Jim Morrison in good condition. The blurb:- Exploring the genius of the prolific songwriter and lead singer of the sixties band the Doors, 'The American Night' is the second volume of Jim Morrison's poetry and writings. Here, culled from the journals, notebooks and typescripts left in the care of his wife Pamela at the time of his death in Paris in 1971, are writings that reflect the kaleidoscopic hopes and dreams, excitement and fears that captured the

'Small House Living Australia' - Smart design in homes of 90m² or less by Catherine Foster in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint as per photo 10 [can be enlarged to make easier to read]. The blurb:- ...features twenty-one small, inspiring Australian homes. Some are clever additions onto tight urban sites: others tranquil weekenders in deep countryside - what all have in common is a shared belief that good architectural design principles make even the smallest of architectu

'Frank Lloyd Wright' - A Retrospective View by Trewin Copplestone in very good condition. The blurb:- ...Architects rarely achieve world fame - although their significance in our cultural development is of the highest importance - but Wright is the great exception. During his long working life, great success, devastating tragedy and remarkable changes of fortune accompanied a creative odyssey which has no parallel in this century. He has been lauded and dismissed by critics and even now there

'Inigo Jones' - Architect of Kings by Vaughan Hart in good condition. The blurb:- Inigo Jones [1573 - 1652] is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As the court designer to the Stuart kings, James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. Jones designed such seminal works as the Banqueting House at Whitehall, the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Queen's Chapel at St James's Palace. He famously trave

'Artists in Action' - from the collection of the Australian War Memorial edited by Lola Wilkins in very good condition. The blurb:- The distinctive Australian War Memorial building combines John Crust's classic design with Emil Sodersteen's art deco artifices and is well-known and immediately recognisable to many Australians. What is less well-known is that the building is home to one of Australia's major art collections. It holds over 30,000 works by many of Australia's leading artists, such

'Aboriginal Art' [New Edition] by Wally Caruana in excellent condition. It's from the Thames & Hudson World of Art series. Wally Caruana was Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, from 1984 to 2001, during which time he oversaw the development of one of the most important collections of Indigenous Australian art in a public museum. The blurb:- This lively and comprehensive survey has established itself as a superlative introd

'Papunya' - A Place Made After the Story - The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement by Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon in very good condition. The blurb:- In 1971, a hopeful young art teacher drove the long, lonely road from Alice Springs to the Aboriginal outpost settlement at Papunya. His name was Geoffrey Bardon. Eighteen months later, he left Papunya, defeated by a white authority. But his legacy was the beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement. What started as an

'The Art of Charles Blackman' with text by Thomas Shapcott and images selected and documented by Robin Burridge in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 2. The blurb:- Charles Blackman is one of only a handful of Australian painters whose work has attracted international acclaim. His first London showings, in 1960, called attention to work that was 'big, tough and tender'. His images of the hidden strengths and resources in those who are vulnerable - children, women,