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In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.AUSTRALIAN PUBS is the result of a "25,000-mile pub crawl" embarked upon by Melbourne columnist John Larkins and photographer Bruce Howard. Their journey began one warm Sunday afternoon at Silverton, near Broken Hill, and ended twelve months and many hangovers later at the new Wrest Point Casino in Hobart under the shadow of snow-capped Mount Wellington.They drank in all kinds of pubs, from the little tin shanty in the outback, where the tumbleweed bounces past the ever-open door, to the dim cocktail bar in the city where lovers whisper. They found one pub built from bricks made by ants; another so violent that the licensee lives behind a barbed wire fence and hardly dares enter the bar without his German Shepherd dog; and yet another which is so lavish that it has Sidney Nolan originals in the foyer, a mirror from Mussolini's palace, enough caviar on hand to feed a Cossack regiment,… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Alas, confesses Peter Luck, he's broken that rule many times. One of the country's top producers and presenters, Luck also writes the wise and witty '5th Column', which has graced the pages of the Sydney Morning Herald for more than five years.The Best of Luck comprises Luck's most entertaining television articles from the '5th Column'. Luck gives a colourful and humorous view of the people and programmes that make up the Aussie brand of TV.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.What do young Aboriginal women talk about when they get together? You'll be surprised...Black Chicks Talking sets out to overturn the old sterotypes and showcase ten spirited young black women making their mark in contemporary Australia.Meet the new generation of Aboriginal women, as Leah Purcell speaks with nine black chicks froma diverse range of backgrounds. All of them share a passionate often humourous approach to the highs and lows of life and a strong determination to succeed.From Barbie and netball to demos and addressing the UN, from reading the seasons to nights on the town, from mothers and fathers to lovers and loves, the chicks open up about their lives in conversations which are moving, entertaining and enlightening.When the chicks get together over dinner at the end, you can be certain there will be some passionate debate, a few soul-searching moments and a lot of laughs.… Read More

In good condition - has tape on front cover - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Uproarious tales of Australia's favourite fictional family, brilliantly illustrated in colour and black and white by Louis Silvestro. Dad, Dave, Sarah, Joe, Mother and all the rest of the irrepressible Rudd family stumble hilariously from one escapade to another as they struggle to make a living from the land against all opposition - including kangaroo, droughts, recalcitrant farm animals, and each other! A superb addition to the family library.

In very good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.We'd lost the war, of course, like all other recent wars, which was regrettable, since we never really lost our battles; we just picked the wrong allies.Prepare to discover a fascinating country; a land buffeted for centuries by power-struggles and revolts, lorded over by Turks, carved up by its neighbours, and submitted into the Soviet Union. Yet also a land of proud and resilient people, of crawfish hunters and bagpipe makers, shepherds and gypsies, in which daily life goes on. So meet the teenager who swims by night across a border river to steal a kiss from his girlfriend, the ageing man who finds a cache of love letters his wife has kept for sixty years, and the post-Communist girl, avowed thief with a heart of gold.Here are Miroslav Penkov's beguiling, surprising and moving visions of his home country, Bulgaria: stories of people who mourn the way things were and… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Scribe from the ScrubKeith Garvey was born at Frog Hollow, Moree, the youngest son of an Irish-born grazier. His mother was a bullock-driver's daughter of convict stock. When he was seven the family moved to the small village of Pallamallawa, where he has lived ever since. He has been a shearer, drover, bush-worker, horse-trainer, bookmaker, cattle-dealer and horse breaker. Always a keen reader, his heroes were "Banjo" Paterson and Henry Lawson, the latter who he describes as "the Messiah of the working classes, whose pen spoke for the underdog always". Dick Welsh, a young talent scout for the A.B.C. Radio advised him to write about the outback he knows so well. His tall stories are well known on the country A.B.C. programme, Australia All Over, and are soon to be published in a book titled "My Uncle Harry", followed by "Shout For The Adder", in which characters contained in "The Funny… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights for books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.England Expects; The Great White Whale;Youth; HMS Ulysses;Surface At The Pole

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Captain Cook; The Seamen's Seamen; An Iceland Fisherman;Sailing Alone Around The World; A Night To Remember; The RA Expeditions

Classic CL168 Paperback - in good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe altered at checkout.For more than a century the stories so lovingly collected by the Brothers Grimm have been the delight of children, and of others who, whatever their age, will always be children at heart.Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, his brother Wilhelm a year later. Their father died while they were still lads, and they learned only too well that "the wolf at the door" may be more than a fable. All through their lives they were the best of friends, living together, and sharing the same studies and hobbies. On leaving school, they became greatly interested in German and Danish folk-lore, and spent much of their time wandering about the country, gleaning from peasants and the simpler townspeople a rich harvest of legends, which they would write down as nearly as possible in the words in which they were told. The first collection was published in 1812; other stories were gradually… Read More

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.A.D. Hope has described Hal Porter as "the most distinctive and perhaps the most distinguished writer of short stories" in Australia. He is also a major novelist and this important volume makes available a revised edition of Hal Porter's first novel A Handful of Pennies as well as eleven of his brilliant stories.Included too are all the various versions of Porter's screenplay outline "The Jetty" (one of the segments of the Tim Burstall film Libido) along with the author's afterthoughts on the film and his subsequently written short story version.Hal Porter's autobiographical writings are represented by an extract from The Watcher on the Cast-Iron Balcony - regarded by many as his masterpiece - and there are poems and drawings which show his characteristic eye for detail.The section On Writers and Writing gives Porter's view on his own work and that of other Australian authors.

In very good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The honeymoon - no other holiday inspires so much anticipation, or has such potential for blissful happiness, or for disappointment.Using extracts from fiction and from real-life diaries and letters, Honeymoons takes you on a rollercoaster of an emotional journey into the heart of human longing, to examine what it is we are seeking, and what we expect, when we embark on marriage. There are real journeys to Pisa and Rome, through Switzerland and India and to the dales and moors of Yorkshire. We hear about the consummations of royal weddings; and about the dire consequences of marriages of convenience and those entered into with calculation. We journey in time from the very public wedding night of a seventeenth century couple, to the honeymoon of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic in Sri Lanka.The road is littered with pleasures great and small, not to mention surprises,… Read More

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The aim of this anthology is to entertain and give pleasure to an audience as wide as the field from which the stories have been chosen. The earliest was published in 1894, the latest in 1986. The stories are presented chronologically so that the reader may appreciate the development of the story-teller's art as the preoccupations and attitudes of Australians have changed with their history.From the haunting bush tragedy of Barbara Baynton's 'The Chosen Vessel' to Helen Garner's ironic comment on feminism in 'The Life of Art'; from Henry Lawson's comic story of desperate goldseekers thwarted by a formidable woman in 'The Golden Graveyard' to Angelo Loukakis's sad story of a young Greek bound by duty to an implacably self-centred father in 'Being Here Now': The variety of mood and theme in this collection is as fascinating as the variety of talent and technique.There is an emotional… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - has slight yellowing to cover - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.This collection of fifty-six of Henry Lawson's stories includes much of his finest work, and most of his longer pieces. Joe Wilson in 'Water Them Geraniums' became something of a self-portrait for this much-loved writer, who is seen here at his best.

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.A boy watches his mother hooked and reeled ashore by a fisherman.A couple give up their seats on a bus for lovers soon to be parted.A woman searches through bushes for a piece of fabric torn from her husband's shirt.The Man in the Shed is a haunting collection of stories about family and longing, Lloyd Jones takes conventional family life and tilts it sideways - what follows is a sublime blend of the suburban and the surreal, achingly beautiful and unforgettable.

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.In The Meaning of Luck, former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh explores the concept of luck, based on his experience in the worlds of sport, business and philanthropy. Steve begins by recalling the potentially devastating event that rocked his life in 2006, when his wife Lynette suffered a life-threatening brain bleed. Today, Lynette describes her illness as a 'stroke of luck', which she can do only because she fought so hard to regain her health and strength. She is lucky because she chose to be. Lynette is the first of a number of characters in the book who have triumphed over adversity.Also featured are cricketers, coaches, business and community leaders, and some of the brave children and families Steve has come into contact with through his charity work in India and Australia. There are tales from Ashes Tests, World Cups and the Olympic Games. The stories in The Meaning of… Read More

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In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.In the preface of my previous book, "The Birth of Central Queensland," I hinted of my desire that at a later date I would continue with the task of recording events of note from where the first book finished, up till the time this book, "Pathway to Progress," went to press.After a great deal of reading through musty papers and seeking the advice of many only too willing to oblige, and without whose help this chronicle of events would never have been published, I present this history of events to readers for what it is worth, believing, as I do, that it is in the main, factual, at least as far as my research revealed.I acknowledge that there have been many happenings which I have not touched upon. To cover the events of the last 100 years would be a task out of the ordinary and the cost of publishing same would be astronomical.I make no apologies for giving this book's readers the… Read More

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.A short story collection written in a tough, dry style follows the fortunes of a diverse group of characters on singularly American pilgrimages, including an East Coast girl who dares a cowboy to whisk her away to the Rocky Mountains. A first collection.

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In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Over the centuries, heads have decorated our churches, festooned our city walls and filled our museums; they have been props for artists and specimens for laboratory scientists, trophies for soldiers and items of barter. Today, videos of decapitations circulate online and cryonicists promise us our heads may one day live on without our bodies. In this extraordinary book Frances Larson explores our centuries - old fascination with the severed head and finds a history that is as contentious, confounding and compelling as ever.