Search Results: Authors starting with J from Great Southern Books

Chatto & Windus, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 494 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket is in very good condition save a small closed tear at the top of the spine. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. William Makepeace Thackeray 1811-1863. In this acclaimed biography of the 19th-century author of "Vanity Fair," the first major study in twenty years, D.J. Taylor paints a compelling portrait of the endearing, exasperating, paradoxical figure. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 19th century; ISBN: 0701162317. ISBN/EAN: 9780701162313. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Chatto & Windus, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 494 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. William Makepeace Thackeray 1811-1863. In this acclaimed biography of the 19th-century author of "Vanity Fair," the first major study in twenty years, D.J. Taylor paints a compelling portrait of the endearing, exasperating, paradoxical figure. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 19th century; ISBN: 0701162317. ISBN/EAN: 9780701162313. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2008. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition (ex-library). First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 248 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This insightful record takes readers into the campaign war room and shows how Kevin Rudd and a rookie team won an election from one of the most successful and experienced political leaders in Australian history. The dedicated band of political and creative strategists who engineered the Labor Party's reversal of fortune are introduced, including Rudd and the Party's National Secretary Tim Gartrell, who cooperated with the writing of this book. An insider's perspective examines the development of a modern… Read More

New Burlington Books, London. UK, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 80 pages. This book is in FINE condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: An examination of a range of ghostly phenomena from across the world, concentrating on well-documented cases. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Unexplained Phenomena, Supernatural; ISBN: 1853483931. ISBN/EAN: 9781853483936. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001237. . 9781853483936

Fantail, USA, 1999. Reprint. Soft cover with Flaps. Fine. 204 pages. An excellent copy and is in fine condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in great condition and the cover is unmarked. It has no signs of previous use. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Come and discover the rich and sultry blend of meats, tropical fruits, vegetables, grains, spices and oils that served as the foundation of West African life for centuries. The history of these lands is as rich as the spicy food. Learn about ancient empires and the origins of modern nations as you choose from a selection of 120 tempting dishes. A great book for your collection. Quantity Available: 1. Category: African; ISBN: 096552096x. ISBN/EAN: 9780965520966. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002352. . 9780965520966

Cassell, London, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: Duodecimo12mo. 206 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. This is the story of the dark days of 1940, when defeat overtook the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders and the ghost of a great army came home from France. It is the story of a lost campaign, as untried young men armed with little more than rifles took on the might of Hitler's panzer divisions while the Allied armies crumbled on all sides. It is the story of French soldiers too, whose heroism and sacrifice made the deliverance of Dunkirk possible. An epic story of escape against the odds. All points of view are covered, from the chaos of strategy… Read More

Sterling Publishing Co, New York, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 160 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. From time immemorial, crystals have been used for healing-and legend even has it that long ago, people knew how to store information inside these precious stones. How does their incredible magic work? Through this exquisitely illustrated, all-color guide, discover the many ways crystals can cure physical, emotional, and spiritual problems; divine the future; and enhance psychic powers. See which ones work best as aids to meditation and visualization, to clear a room of negative energy, to promote creativity, and… Read More

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book is in very good or better condition and is a fine copy. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Story of the big bands across different styles, starting with Wilbur Sweatman in 1912, to Paul Whiteman, Rudy Vallee, Lew Stone, Ray Noble, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Ted Heath, Bert Kaempfert and more. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Jazz, Brass, History & Criticism; ISBN: 0725403136. ISBN/EAN: 9780725403133. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000942. . 9780725403133

Judy Piatkus Publishers) Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1994. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 201 pages. This book is in near fine condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: This guide is designed to help solve virtually every career dilemma readers may face - leading to a perfect job. The book features a special index which provides instant references to over 100 different job search situations, ranging from how to sell yourself to addressing a covering letter or rescuing a poor interview. This book would be an invaluable tool for every jobseeker. Quantity Available: 1. Category: General, Job Hunting, Resumes; ISBN: 0749913126. ISBN/EAN: 9780749913120. Pictures of this item not… Read More

Webb & Bower, London, 1979. Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Quarto. 208 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. The book has been read and carries some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Music; Stage Musicals; Britain/UK; Theatre & Plays. ISBN: 0855331917. ISBN/EAN: 9780855331917. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8034. . 9780855331917

McGraw-Hill, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 204 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. Written by internationally recognized experts in the field, Beating Depression arms sufferers and their families with the knowledge and tools they need to recognize depression and make informed choices about its treatment and management. The authors explore the latest findings on the causes of depression and the treatments currently available, including medications and psychotherapeutic approaches. Readers get checklists, quizzes, and other powerful self-assessment tools to help determine if they are actually suffering from… Read More

Conran Octopus Ltd, London. UK, 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 144 pages. This book is in very good condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Interestingly, there is some minor fire damage. The result of an over-enthusiastic cook I would say. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Susie Jacobs had lived on the Greek Island of Hydra for fifteen years prior to writing this book. The recipes have been collected from locals and using genuine ingredients are faithfully re-produced in this book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Greek; ISBN: 1850295085. ISBN/EAN: 9781850295082. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001468. . 9781850295082

Orion, London, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 523 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The cover has some crease marks but is in excellent condition overall. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. It is the most famous military installation in the world. And no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside of it. Until now. This is the first book based on interviews with scientists, pilots, and engineers - 58 in total - who provide an unprecedented look into the mysterious activities of a top-secret base, from the Cold War to today. With a jaw-dropping ending, it proves that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when… Read More

Penguin Group, London, United Kingdom, 1993. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. 512 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. There is a gift annotation on the inside of the cover. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Wherever there is a Jew there is a journey; for a Jew to go travelling in search of his Jewishness is therefore doubly Jewish. But as Howard Jacobson's journey takes him via the Catskill Mountains, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Eilat, Jerusalem, Tiberias, Haifa and Sefat, to say nothing of Stamford Hill and Llandudno, he finds there is more to being Jewish than schmalz and self-ridicule. Quantity Available: 1. Category: General, Essays &… Read More

Bloomsbury Publishing, New York, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 307 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. Julian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular former BBC radio producer, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer, and television personality, are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they've never lost touch with each other, or with their former teacher, Libor Sevcik. The Finkler Question is a funny, furious, unflinching novel of friendship and loss, exclusion and belonging, and the wisdom and humanity of maturity. Winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize. Quantity… Read More

Jonathan Cape, London, 2014. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 327 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and carries some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Man Booker Prize-winner Howard Jacobson's brilliant and profound new novel, J, "invites comparison with George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World" (Sunday Times, London). Set in a world where collective memory has vanished and the past is a dangerous country, not to be talked about or visited, J is a boldly inventive love story, both tender and terrifying. Kevern Cohen doesn't know why his father always drew two fingers across his lips when he said a word starting with a J. It wasn't then, and… Read More

Constable & Robinson, London, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: 12mo (small). 499 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Edges browned slightly. No crease marks on spine. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. An enduring symbol of transition, adventure and self-discovery, the lure of the open road is freedom, and travel more exciting than arrival. This collection features journeys along trails carved through dense jungle, or six-lane superhighways, with cops and criminals barrelling down midnight boulevards, summer vacation trips gone wildly wrong, sentimental journeys bringing hope or despair, wandering wise men and post-apocalyptic road warriors.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams.… Read More

Arrow Books, London, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 448 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. General Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of them all -- the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound . . .the World War II flying ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang . . .the hero who defined a certain quality that all hotshot fly-boys of the postwar era aimed to achieve: the right stuff. Now Chuck Yeager tells his whole incredible life story with the same "wide-open, full throttle" approach that has… Read More

Longman Cheshire & Co, Melbourne, 1992. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 322 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The cover has some bumps and marks but is intact.. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. This Offers A Clear And Detailed Guide To The Operation Of The Australian Political System. It Also Describes And Analyses Parliament And Cabinet, Elections, Federalism And The Role And Structure Of Political Parties, Pressure Groups And The Public Service. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Politics & Government; Australia; ISBN: 0582874742. ISBN/EAN: 9780582874749. Pictures of this item not… Read More

Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 255 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's gift annotation in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped from our Australian address within two business days. Garth traces Graham McKenzie's brilliant career, from his idyllic childhood in a beachside suburb to the very pinnacle of international sporting stardom. The boy from Cottesloe inspired a generation of young cricketers, and played a part in transforming his home State from a perennial 'also-ran' into a major force in Australian cricket. Scarce copy in great condition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Cricket; Australia; Biography & Autobiography.… Read More