Search Results: Titles starting with J from Bookhome Sydney

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP), 1979. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), reverse side jacket foxed (spine faintly fased, minor edgewear), top edge lightly foxed. 297 pp. This biography by Daniel Cohen - the first to be published - tells the story of psychologist J. B. Watson, the founder of behaviorism. He covers his research on behaviourism in both psychology and advertising, and argues that his influence was profound and pervasive, but unfortunately sidelined the role of cognition.

Kendal, England: World Ship Society, 1984. 1st ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white photos, few colour photos (flags), spine little faded as common (edges rubbed), minor edgewear corners. 239 pp. The story of the Danish shipping company that is one of Europe's largest ferry and logistics operators. The firm J. Lauritzen was founded in 1884 by Ditlev Lauritzen as a small trading firm selling building materials and later agricultural articles and coal. From 1888 the main focus was on shipowning, but the original connection with the commercial field was partly maintained, and new industrial fields were gradually added to the activities of the business. (Colour house flag and funnel marks on last two pages, and colour house flag on flyleaf.).

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003. Updated ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, owner's sticker, cover photo differs from stock photo. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . 324 pp. J. M. Barrie, novelist, playwright, and author of Peter Pan, led a life as magical as his famous creation. Childless in his marriage, Barrie grew obsessively close to the five young boys of the Davies family, becoming their guardian when they were orphaned. Draws extensively on a vast range of notebooks, memoirs, and recorded interviews with the Davies family. Originally published in 1979, this illustrated reissue has a new preface to mark the release of "Neverland", the film of Barrie's life, and the upcoming centenary of "Peter Pan".

Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing Company, 1988. Paperback quarto, very good condition, lay-flat binding, minor edgewear corners, crease top corner front cover. 143 pp. Text and sheet music. This book consists of the six harpsichord suites known as the "French Suites" composed by J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) between 1722 and 1725 in the German city of Cothen (Kothen, Saxony), where he spent six productive and happy years as Capellmeister in the court of Prince Leopold, producing some of his best known works. The only copies of the French suites in Bach's own hand surviving today were found in a music notebook, possibly a gift to his wife Anna Magdalena on her birthday in 1722, shortly after their marriage. The present edition has been newly researched. The autograph and all the manuscripts were carefully studied by the editor.

Auckland: Allen & Unwin, 2020. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, few tiny scratches rear cover, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). 287 pp. Michelle Duff tracks the political career of Jacinda Ardern from being dismissed as a show pony, to her compassion during one of New Zealand's biggest tragedies, the Christchurch mosque terror attack of 2019. In its aftermath, Arden has become a global icon for her strength and decisiveness while uniting a country in shock and mourning. This is an engrossing and powerful look at one of the most fascinating political stories of our time which tells us as much about one young woman's ascendancy as it does about the country that elected her.

Sydney, Strawberry Hills: Currency Press, 2002. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, base spine rubbed, bottom corner front cover & few pages little creased, minor edgewear. 152 pp. Three plays by David Williamson about community conferencing - a process bringing together the victims and perpetrators of a crime in an attempt at reconciliation and rehabilitation.

Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 2014. 1st p//b ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. 466 pp. Matthew Condon exposes corruption in the Queensland police and government. "The message was powerfully clear. If you threatened the harmony of the Joke, you didn't last long." This book continues on from the bestselling 'Three Crooked Kings', this sequel opening in 1976. Terry Lewis, exiled in western Queensland, is soon to be controversially appointed Police Commissioner. As for the other two original crooked kings, Tony Murphy is set to ruthlessly take control of the workings of 'The Joke', while Glen Hallahan, retired from the force, shows a keen interest in the illicit drug trade. Meanwhile, ex-cop and bagman Jack Herbert collects the payments and efficiently takes police graft to a whole new level. The Joke heralds an era of hard drugs, illegal gambling and prostitution, and leave in its wake a… Read More

Sydney: HarperCollins, 1999. Reprint ed.. Paperback, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, spine little creased, bottom corner tip front cover little scuffed, edges lightly toned, minor edgewear corners. 235 pp. About the unsolved murder of a child near Moe, Victoria, in 1997. Chronicles the evidence against Greg (Jaidyn's babysitter): it puts the case against him, and helps explain both why he was charged, and why he was acquitted. It does not explain, nor can it hope to, explain who was responsible for killing Jaidyn.

Sydney: Random House Australia, 2014. 1st ed.. Hardback oblong quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial cover, colour drawings, small crease top edge rear cover, minor edgewear. Unnum 28 pp. A children's picture story about a girl sharing jam and pancakes with her grandmother. The colourful lifelike drawings and easy-to-read text will interest children of any age.

Melbourne: Viking / Penguin Books, 1991. 1st ed.. Hardback small square quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear jacket (rear cover creased, closed tear top corner rear cover). 32 pp. (James, by Ruth Park, illustrated by Deborah Niland, hardback dustjacket, Viking Penguin 1991.) This children's picture story by Ruth Park is about a boy named James who travels to school by ferry. One day, the ferry breaks down, and he decides to walk across the water to school. He is rescued by Pip the Golden Labrador dog. This charming story celebrates his childhood innocent belief that he can do anything - if he thinks he can. Illustrated by Deborah Niland.

Sydney, Homebush: St. Paul Publications, 1982. 1st English ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white photos at rear, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear corners. 113 pp. Biography of the Italian founder of the Pauline Family, Father James Alberione. This biography reviews the highlights of Father Alberione's life - the man, the priest, the founder, the apostle, and as prophet.

Adelaide: Auslib Press, 1988. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled card covers, black & white text-photos, minor creasing top corner cover & few adjacent pages. 60 pp. The story, substantially in the own words of James Bennett, of the life and career of James Ingram Bennett, founder in 1958 of James Bennett Library Services (in Sydney), the largest library supplier in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Compile and edited by Alan Bundy.

New York: Random House, 1977. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos & reproductions, frontispiece, edges & pages lightly toned, light foxing & texta mark top edge, minor edgewear jacket (light toning reverse side), light stain spine ends & bottom edge, minor insect damage. 146 pp. In April 1912 in Padua, James Joyce wrote two essays as part of an examination to qualify for a teaching position in the Italian public school system. These essays were only recently recovered from the archives of the University of Padua by Louis Perrone of Fairfield University. Prof. Berrone translated and edited the essays, and provides a detailed introduction showing the particular circumstances of Joyce's life during the time he wrote these essays, and reveals how many of the ideas in these two Paduan essays were an essential part of Joyce's critical apparatus, influencing his work in both fiction and nonfiction.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1986. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, top corner front cover little creased, edges lightly foxed, top edge foxed, minor edgewear. 144 pp. Chester Anderson has visited all the places where James Joyce lived and worked, and shows here how closely all these biographical details are related to the substance of his novels.

Auckland: Golden Press, 1976. 1st ed.. Hardback square octavo, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, faint foxing pastedowns & title page, few tiny dents front cover, minor edgewear. 34 pp. A charming children's picture story by Brian Birchall about a non-domesticated pig (a descendent of Captain Cook's pig) who gets lost from his family, and with a little help from some humans he finds his family and his home again in a new place away from the disruptive humans. Illustrated by Hadley Hodgkinson. A New Zealand Golden book.

Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white photos, frontispiece, minimal edgewear. 216 pp. In this collection of interviews Jane Campion speaks of her films, of her early life in Wellington, New Zealand, and of her training as a filmmaker in the 1980s at the Australian School of Film and Television. Jane Campion is best known for her award-winning film "The Piano".

Melbourne: Lothian Books, 1995. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), colour text-photos (some full-page), few black & white drawings, small sticker scuff front flyleaf, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear, owner's written name title page. 153 pp. Covers the whole gamut of the garden - from flowers, shrubs and trees to fruit, vegetables, herbs, lawns and soils. Jane also offers inspiration, new ideas and helpful hints along the way. Jane is well-known as a presenter on ABC Television's Gardening Australia. A wonderful book for the garden lover.

Auckland: Jampot productions, 2008. Reprint ed.. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, stapled, glossy color illustrations (full-page left side), half-page with text right side), bottom corner front cover little creased, minor edgewear. 22 pp. Children's picture story by Janet Martin about the adventures of Janet, an Australasian Gannet bird (Maori name: Takapu), and a boy named Jack. Janet wanted to fly to a place she had never been before. Jack just wanted to fly. Then one night something magical happened to Janet and Jack. The large colourful drawings by Ivor Treskon will delight all ages.

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1991. Revised, reprint ed.. Paperback small thick trade, very good condition, fold-out map inside rear cover, black & white photos & drawings, maps, minor edgewear. 548 pp. Revised edition. G. B. Sansom provides students of Oriental art and letters a brief description of the cultural background of Japanese history. It pays attention to the growth of economic, social, and religious institutions in Japan. (Originally published, 1931, and in this revision, 1973.).

Tasmania: Self Published: Kenneth J. Evans / Printed by PrintIT Jamala Press, 2001. 1st ed.. Paperback large wide quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, colour photos, top corner tips covers & few pages little creased, top spine slightly bumped, bottom corner one page creased, minor edgewear, errata page loosely inserted inside rear cover, non-author written & dated dedication title page, autograph (author's written name title page). 152 pp. The beginning of this book covers some of the earlier history of both the A.I.F. and the R.A.A.F., and also the historical facts about the final few days. The author Kenneth Evans was a signaller with the 2/7th Battalion, 6th Australian Division which took part in the last engagements against the Japanese at Aitape/Wewak ending WW2. From the title page (paraphrased): Written and compiled from my original war diary with assistance from many others who served in Papua New Guinea (PNG) during the final days. This story is dedicated to the… Read More