Search Results: Authors starting with S from Great Southern Books

Harper Collins, London. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Condition. Illustrator: Pauline Baynes. First Movie Tie-in edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 767 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 ready to be shipped.. The chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty years and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory for adults and children alike. All seven Chronicles are bound together in this new paperback edition. Illustrator: Pauline Baynes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Teens & Young Adult; Britain/UK; 20th century; ISBN: 0007215029. ISBN/EAN: 9780007215027. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8798. .… Read More

Picador, London, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Fifth Impression or later. Size: 12mo Small. 254 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 browned slightly. The book has been read and carries some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This is the true story of Zachery Swan, cocaine smuggler extraordinaire whose genius flowered and peaked in a few short, mad years in the 1970s. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: True Crime; United States; 1970s; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0330256742. ISBN/EAN: 9780330256742. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6982. . 9780330256742

Harper Collins, Sydney, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Film or Television tie-in edition. Size: Small Octavo. 302 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. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Part haunting crime thriller, part love story - and now a major motion picture, starring Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman. Benjamin Chaparro is a man haunted by his past - a retired detective, he remains obsessed with the decades-old case of the rape and murder of a young woman. As he revisits the details of the investigation, he is reacquainted with his similarly long, unrequited love for Irene Hornos, then just an intern, now a respected judge. Absorbing and masterfully… Read More

Robson Books, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 191 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. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and shows only minor shelf-wear.. 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. Sachs here presents a collection of 11 essays written since the appearance of his biography Toscanini in 1978. Included are commentaries on what others have said about the renowned conductor, critiques of newly released or re-released Toscanini recordings, analyses of the maestro's technique, discussions of his place in the history of conducting, and articles on newly discovered documents that shed light on aspects of his life and career.… Read More

Picador, London, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Fifth or later impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 381 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 is a little sunned particularly on the spine.. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. An illuminating book about the power of music, from the bestselling author of "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat".Oliver Sacks has been hailed by the "New York Times" as 'one of the great clinical writers of the twentieth century'. In this eagerly awaited new book, the subject of his uniquely literate scrutiny is music: our relationship with it, our facility for it, and what this most universal of passions says about us.In chapters examining savants and synaesthetics,… Read More

Picador, London, 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Second impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 337 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 signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Oliver Sacks weaves together the wonders of chemistry with his boyhood experiences in a series of tales at once captivating and charming. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; 20th century; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0330396358. ISBN/EAN: 9780330396356. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8656. . 9780330396356

Picador, London, 1995. New Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 338 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 it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. This revised edition of Oliver Sacks's book is considerably expanded with additional case histories, new findings and practical information on treatment. In a new chapter, illustrated with startling colour paintings by migraine patients, Dr Sacks discusses similiarities among the visual hallucinations, or auras, that often precede a migraine and those that are induced by hallucinogenic drugs or deliria. Drawing on recent advances in chaos theory and neural stimulation,… Read More

Macmillan Education, Melbourne, 1995. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition (ex-library). Illustrator: Carol Pelham-Thorman. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 278 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 been protected by plastic and a school library sticker lies underneath, spine unmarked, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. 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. Illustrator: Carol Pelham-Thorman. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; Australia; ISBN: 0732917875. ISBN/EAN: 9780732917876. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4513. . 9780732917876

MacMillan, Sydney, 2005. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition (ex-library). Size: Octavo (standard book size). 358 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Over 100,000 Australians Have Laid Down Their Lives In The Service Of Their Country During The Past 100 Years. The stories here are snapshots of the major conflicts fought by Australians. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1940s; ISBN: 1405036494. ISBN/EAN: 9781405036498. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8011. . 9781405036498

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2007. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 213 pages. This book has signs of previous use but overall is in excellent 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 front cover is generally unmarked. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges are clean, neat and free of foxing. Amy Gillett was a virtual unknown of Australian sport. She was a part of Australia's road cycling team, training in Germany, when an out-of-control car ploughed into her. She was killed and five of her team-mates were seriously injured. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports, Cycling; ISBN: 1741148847. ISBN/EAN: 9781741148848. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000602. . 9781741148848

Eyre Methuen Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 258 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 in strong condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. 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: Since his death in 1930 at the age of 44, D.H. Lawrence has become a legend as both a writer and a man. In this book, Keith Sagar has written an authentic, vivid biography, drawing on the 5500 Lawrence letters now available, and the many accounts of him by his relatives, friends and contemporaries. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary, "Artists, Architects, Photographers"; ISBN: 0413399508. ISBN/EAN: 9780413399502. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Read More

Taschen, Cologne, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Size: Quarto. 220 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 fine condition as protected by plastic cover. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. It appears un-read and is in fine condition.. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Claude Monet (1840-?1926) was both the most typical and the most individual painter associated with the Impressionist movement. His long life and extraordinary work were dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and in particular landscape, offer the human eye. Monet''s poplars, grain stacks, Rouen Cathedral, and waterlily paintings were among the most beloved works of the Impressionist period and were created long before… Read More

Papermac, London, 1992. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Very Good Condition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 453 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. A reassessment of the career of the man whose Caribbean landing in 1492 changed for ever, both the Old World and the New. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. The author presents Columbus as a rootless, lonely man who never understood the nature of the world he had discovered, nor how to live with his fellow Europeans or the Indians he conquered. He refutes many enduring myths - of Queen Isabella pawning her jewels to finance the voyages, of mutinous sailors who believed the world was flat and of Columbus' death in obscure poverty. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Exploration. ISBN: 0333574796. ISBN/EAN:… Read More

Pegasus, New York, USA, 1968. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 544 pages. An excellent copy.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. Some foxing on the edge of the text block. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: A critical anthology of British drama with an introduction, notes and bibliography. It includes plays from Henry Arthur Jones, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, James M Barrie, John Galsworthy, W. Somerset Maugham and others. Quantity Available: 1. Category: "English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh", History & Criticism; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002401. .

Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. Size: Octavo 8vo (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. There is a small remainder mark. 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. In a remote American military base at Guantanamo Bay, 385 enemy combatants sit waiting for their day in court. Among them is David Hicks, who was detained for five years until the March 2007 hearing where he pleaded guilty to the charge of providing material support for terrorism. Detainee 002 reveals in unprecedented detail how an Australian citizen wound up in the War on Terror. Based on more than five years of reporting and dozens of interviews with insiders, Leigh Sales explains the… Read More

Harper Collins, London, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Second impression . Size: Small Octavo. 544 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 may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The establishment of the People’s Republic on October 1, 1949 brought a new dynasty to the forefront of Chinese political life but one with a Communist vocabulary while still relying on the Mandate of Heaven. The New Emperors: China in the Era of Mao and Deng by Harrison E. Salisbury follows the history of the first 40 years of the PRC through the lives of its first two leaders through to 1991 and the official end of the Cold War. The New Emperors reveals that even as some regimes say they are a break from the past, they heavily rely upon it. Harrison E.… Read More

Viking Australia, 2002. Trade paperback. Fine. As new condition. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0670911674. ISBN/EAN: 9780670911677. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000249. . 9780670911677

Hardie Grant Books, Prahran, VIC, 2006. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 294 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 ready to be shipped.. The social and demographic questions facing Australia. Articulate, chatty and witty,The book interprets the factors that have a bearing on where we live, when we marry, and how we will work in the 21st century. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; Australia; Politics & Government, Current Affairs. ISBN: 174066387x. ISBN/EAN: 9781740663878. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9346. . 9781740663878

Harvill Press, London, 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 365 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 name ink-stamped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Front endpaper missing. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The true chronicler of my life, a tall, soft-looking man with watery eyes, came up to me at the gathering and said, as if he had been waiting a long time to tell me, that he knew everything. I had never seen him before.? This is the brilliant memoir of a man who starts out in Manhattan and comes of age in the skies over Korea, before emerging as one of America?s finest authors in the New York of the 1960s. Burning the Days showcases Salter?s uniquely beautiful style with some of the… Read More

Jonathan Cape, London, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Near Fine. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 191 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. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Pictures shown are of the item listed.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. "As nearly perfect as any American fiction I know," is how Reynolds Price (The New York Times) described this classic that has been a favorite of readers, both here and in Europe, for almost forty years. Set in provincial France in the 1960s, it is the intensely carnal story—part shocking reality, part feverish dream —of a love affair between a footloose Yale dropout and a young French girl. There is the seen and the unseen—and pages… Read More