Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Great Southern Books

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 2003. Forty-First. Softcover (with flaps). Fine Condition. Second impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 466 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.. Australia?s bestselling and most trusted gardening guide completely revised and updated, the 41st edition is a must-have for keen beginners and green thumbs alike, covering everything today?s gardener wants to know, whether your garden is on a tiny balcony or in a big backyard. Fully illustrated and detailing more than 1000 plant species, this book contains everything you need to know about growing trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruit. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Gardening; Australia; Modern; ISBN: 0207198209. ISBN/EAN:… 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

Viking Australia, Melbourne, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 264 pages. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. In 2011, history was made and the future broken...One of our most incisive and eloquent observers, Bob Ellis has reviewed the occurrences of 2011 and found it to be a year as important as 1848. He and his collaborators, Damian Spruce and Stephen Ramsey, refresh and repopulate our memories with enormous events already half-forgotten, revealing their coherence and resonance. From the Arab Spring to the London riots and Occupy Wall Street; from the Christchurch earthquake and the Fukushima meltdown to the possible discovery of the Higgs-Boson 'God' particle; from the shooting of US Senator Gabby Giffords to her vote on the bill that saved America's economy; from Assange fighting extradition to the Murdoch empire on… Read More

Virago Press, London, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 518 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 browned slightly. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners--a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life--has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God's Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible.… Read More

William Heinemann Australia, 1997. Trade paperback. Fine. Signed by author. An excellent copy. Trade paperback (UK). 175 p. Audience: General/trade; Children/juvenile. One of our best test batsman and always a delight to watch. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0091836379. ISBN/EAN: 9780091836375. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000174. . 9780091836375

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 469 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 shows minor wear at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. Deckled edges (rough cut). This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1938 is a classic of American literature. Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this story. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read More

St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 592 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 currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. The marvels of tomorrows past and tomorrows yet to come abound in this delightful volume. With two dozen imaginative and moving tales, this collection included the work of the finest writers in the field, among them: Poul Anderson, Terry Bisson, Pat Cadigan, Greg Egan, Michael F. Flynn, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ian R. MacLeod, David Marusek, Paul J. McAuley, Maureen F. McHugh, Robert Reed, Mary Rosenblum, Geoff Ryman, William Sanders, Dan Simmons, Brian Stableford, Allen Steele, Michael Swanwick. A… Read More

St Martin's Griffin, New York, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 535 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 renowned series, recipient of three World Fantasy Awards, continues to captivate and fascinate readers. Stories by such notables as: Scott Bradfield, A.S. Byatt, Pat Cadigan, Peter Crowther, Charles De Lint, Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, Patricia A. McKillip, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Douglas E. Winter, and thirty-three other acclaimed writers show off the very best of contemporary fantasy and horror, while comprehensive and exhaustive summations add critical depth to this unique… Read More

St George, Perth, 1985. Revised Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Very Good Condition. Size: Lge Octavo. 206 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. History of the world, Australia, Western Australia and Perth are brought to life in this great publication that presents news articles printed in the two newspapers at the time. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australian History; Australia; ISBN: 0867780169. ISBN/EAN: 9780867780161. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5867. . 9780867780161

Dobson Books Ltd, London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Size: Duodecimo12mo. 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. Dust Jacket is in very good condition. Dust Jacket price-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Front endpapers and title pages marked with Library stamps, but very discreetly, 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0234775912. ISBN/EAN: 9780234775912. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3887. . 9780234775912

Self published, Perth, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 259 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.. Yellowdine: Treasures in the Bush, is centered , in the Yilgarn of Western Australia. It is an historical and social account of the events, which took place not only in Yellowdine itself, but also the surrounding towns of Reen's Soak, Bronti, Kellandi and Mt Palmer between the years 1890 and 2006. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Local History; Australia; 20th century; Biography & Autobiography.… Read More

Harcourt Brace, New York, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 282 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, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Sinister rumors link clandestine Arab arms dealing with the man who led the old anti-Nazi Guernica network. It's time to re-open the master file on yesterday's spy... Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Thriller; Britain/UK; 1970s; ISBN: 0151997535. ISBN/EAN: 9780151997534. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Read More

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Second impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 282 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing detected in this copy. Dust Jacket is not price clipped and in excellent condition. 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.. The master file on Steve Champion has been reopened. He is enigmatic, charming, urbane, cunning - the flamboyant hero and leader of the old Villefranche anti-Nazi intelligence group, the Guernica Network. Now rumours of his sinister Arab connections alarm British and American intelligence. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; 1970s; ISBN: 0151997535. ISBN/EAN: 9780151997534. Pictures of this… Read More

Hamish Hamilton, Sydney, 2019. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 344 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.. Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award. The yield in English is the reaping, the things that man can take from the land. In the language of the Wiradjuri yield is the things you give to, the movement, the space between things- baayanha. Knowing that he will soon die, Albert 'Poppy' Gondiwindi takes pen to paper. His life has been spent on the banks of the Murrumby River at Prosperous House, on Massacre Plains. Albert is… Read More

Vintage Books, London, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 272 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. Book is in Fine condition, by which we mean almost in its original new condition, but containing very slight marks of age and/or wear from light handling. 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. You're Joseph Heller's daughter? How terrific!' But was there a catch? Like his most famous work, Joseph Heller was a study in contradictions: eccentric, brilliant and voracious, but also mercurial, competitive, and stubborn, with a love of mischief that sometimes cut too close to the bone. Yossarian Slept Here is a daughter's darkly funny, poignant… Read More

Penguin Books Australia, 2002. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 240 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 from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. We are all salespeople, and the success we achieve in life depends on how well we sell our ideas to others. Paul Hanna, Australia's leading motivational speaker, shares techniques used by successful sales professionals who not only reach their sales targets every month, but blow them apart. In You Can Sell It! you will discover how to: close every deal, every time; use referrals to double your sales; overcome the fear of rejection; sell to Australians, who like sales… Read More

Penguin Books Australia, Melbourne, 2002. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 240 pages. 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.. We are all salespeople, and the success we achieve in life depends on how well we sell our ideas to others. Paul Hanna, Australia's leading motivational speaker, shares techniques used by successful sales professionals who not only reach their sales targets every month, but blow them apart. In You Can Sell It! you will discover how to: close every deal, every time; use referrals to double your sales; overcome the fear of rejection; sell to Australians, who like sales leadership but hate being pushed into making a decision; use questions to find out why your customer is not buying ? and then to get them to buy. Whether you're selling a product, a service or an… Read More

Contemporary Books, Lincolnwood, Illinois, U.S.A, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 253 pages. FIRST EDITION. An excellent copy and is in AS NEW 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 price clipped dust jacket 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: Author, Mort Herold is the leading memory training consultant in the USA. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Memory Improvement; ISBN: 0809259435. ISBN/EAN: 9780809259434. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002122. . 9780809259434

Ebury Press, Sydney, 2017. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 246 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.. 'I have the best words, beautiful words, as everybody has been talking and talking about for a long time. Also? The best sentences and, what do you call them, paragraphs. My previous books were great and sold extremely, unbelievably well--even the ones by dishonest, disgusting so-called journalists. But those writers didn't understand Trump, because quite frankly they were major losers. People say if you want it done right you have to do it yourself, even when oito is a omemoiro. So every word of this book was written by me, using a special advanced word processing system during the many, many… Read More

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2020. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 426 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The warm, fascinating memoir of one of Australia's most popular and prominent public figures General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd) is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force. Soon after his retirement from the Army, he was invited to take charge of the huge relief and rebuilding operation in Queensland after the devastation of Cyclone Larry. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Modern; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781761066054. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9270. . 9781761066054