Editore: Millers Point; Murdoch Books Australia/Pier 9; 2011., 2011
Da: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
First Edition; Post 4to; pp. 368; text illustrated with numerous half tone and coloured photographic illustrations, index, bound in original papered boards, title lettered in black on spine and front board, dustjacket, very good copy.
Editore: Australian War Memorial/Murdoch Books (Pier 9), Millers Point, NSW, Australia; London, 2012
Da: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, Regno Unito
Brown Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. (xii), 611pp, illustrated with both colour and black & white illustrations, many full-page illustrated black endpapers, brown cloth with white spine and upper board lettering, brown silk marker, board edges slightly rubbed, generally in very good condition, no dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: THIS HEAVY BOOK MAY COST EXTRA TO SHIP OUTSIDE OF THE UK. Size: Large Quarto. Military; Collecting.
Editore: Pier 9. Murdoch Books, Millers Point, 2010
ISBN 10: 1741968984 ISBN 13: 9781741968989
Da: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Prima edizione
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 230 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Ethan Collects A Life As He Goes, Creating His Own Kind Of Community When Being Alone Just Won't Do Anymore.
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Editore: Pier 9 Murdoch Books, Millers Point, 2007
ISBN 10: 1921259892 ISBN 13: 9781921259890
Da: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Prima edizione
Pictorial Soft Cover. Condizione: As New. First Edition. 248 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. Life In The British Countryside.
Editore: Pier 9,Murdoch Books, Millers Point, 2008
ISBN 10: 1741961386 ISBN 13: 9781741961386
Da: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Prima edizione
Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. 335 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. 24 Epic Tales Of Shipwrecks, Mutiny And Marooning Through History Around The Globe.
Editore: Pier 9/Murdoch Books Pty. Ltd., Millers Point NSW,, 2010
Da: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
First edition: octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine titles; 278pp. Minor wear; text block edges lightly toned. Dustwrapper. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2009
ISBN 10: 1741964075 ISBN 13: 9781741964073
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Reprint ed. Paperback trade (with flaps), very good condition, minor edgewear. 376 pp. Winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. This is the author's funny, captivating story of falling in love with an Italian girl named Daniela and leaving his Australian life for her sun-drenched Italian home. The book features a policeman who rearranges crimes to match the necessary forms, the doctor who uses his home-made lemon liqueur to treat his patients. His biggest challenge is Daniela's Mamma, who tries to convert him to the Catholic religion, and build a second story on her stucco home for the pair to live in! A great way to learn about the people and customs of this fascinating country.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2009
ISBN 10: 1741962358 ISBN 13: 9781741962352
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paperback trade, thick card covers, dustjacket (flaps all sides), very good plus condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. 231 pp. Janelle McCulloch elates her travels from LA to San Francisco, Maine, Nantucket, New York, Miami and finally Key West. A mix of travel, soul-searching and signposts, philosophical and real. She was trying to do something different, something that we all should try at least once in our life to find ourselves.
Editore: Pier 9 an Imprint of Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2008
ISBN 10: 1741962307 ISBN 13: 9781741962307
Da: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
Soft cover. Condizione: As New. 239 pages, indexed. "We have long lorded over the ocean. But only recently have we become aware of the myriad life-forms beneath its waves. We now know that this delicate ecosystem is our life-support system; it regulates the earth's temperatures and climate and comprises 99 percent of living space on earth. So when we change the chemistry of the whole ocean system, as we are now, life as we know it is threatened. In Seasick, veteran science journalist Alanna Mitchell dives beneath the surface of the world's oceans to give readers a sense of how this watery realm can be managed and preserved, and with it life on earth. Each chapter features a different group of researchers who introduce readers to the importance of ocean currents, the building of coral structures, or the effects of acidification. With Mitchell at the helm, readers submerge 3,000 feet to gather sea sponges that may contribute to cancer care, see firsthand the lava lamp-like dead zone covering 17,000 square kilometers in the Gulf of Mexico, and witness the simultaneous spawning of corals under a full moon in Panama. The first book to look at the planetary environmental crisis through the lens of the global ocean, Seasick takes the reader on an emotional journey through a hidden realm of the planet and urges conservation and reverence for the fount from which all life on earth sprang." (publisher).
Editore: Millers Point, NSW; Pier 9/Murdoch Books pty. Limited; 2010., 2010
Da: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
First Edition; Med. 4to; pp. 352; text with numerous illustrations many in colour, bibliography, index, bound in original slick illustrated boards, fine copy.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books Australia, Millers Point NSW, 2006
ISBN 10: 1740458818 ISBN 13: 9781740458818
Da: Wormhole Books, Kunyung, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. Antonia Pesenti (illustratore). First. 191 pp. Extremely light edgewear to illustrated covers. Faint smudge to upper edge of text block near spine. All else as new. Gatefold flaps. Quirky black-and-white illustrations. Size: 12mo.
Editore: Pier 9 an Imprint of Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2010
ISBN 10: 1741966647 ISBN 13: 9781741966640
Da: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. x 229 pages.The covers' edges are lightly bumbed, else as new. "Helen Thomas has long had a passion for racehorses. When she finally becomes the proud owner of Poetic Waters, the broodmare repays her leap of faith with a little foal called Rosie, a foal Helen hopes will one day make the grade as a racehorse. Life with Rosie charts the blossoming of the young thoroughbred - and Helen's rite of passage as one of thousands of owners across Australia hoping that all the hard work, and just a little bit of luck, will lead her horse to racetrack success.".
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2011
ISBN 10: 1742663591 ISBN 13: 9781742663593
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australian ed. Paperback small square octavo, very good condition, colour text-photos, minor edgewear. 142 pp. Robyn Paterson writes a fascinating household bible to keep close at hand, based on Grandma's wisdom. There are simple instructions and pointers which have been written in a practical, step-by-step guide covering a wide range of lifestyle basics. There are ideas from old fashioned lemonade to homemade body scrub, the book does not call for special equipment or ingredients. (Australian edition. Originally published by Longacre Press, New Zealand in 2009.).
Editore: Pier 9 an Imprint of Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2006
ISBN 10: 1740458095 ISBN 13: 9781740458092
Da: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 255 pages, illustrated. Overseas customers please note the bookis heavy and may attract additional postage. "Tells of adultery, perversion, shameless greed, theft, and deception that have brought down presidents, prime ministers, clergy and famous people of practically every stripe. Each tale shocks us, sometimes for its audacity, sometimes its complexity and sometimes its pure idiocy.' CONTENTS: A question of paternity: Thomas Jefferson and Sally hemmings Temperance in all things: Jabez Spencer Balfour The worst president in American history: Warren G. Harding A peculiar kind of love: Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson 'I am not a crook': Richard Nixon and Watergate An affair to remember: John profuma and the fall of a government The prime minister that got the sack: Gough Whitlam All the president's women: Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos The Liberal and the unstable stable boy: Jeremy Thorpe 'I did not have sexual relations with that woman!': Bill Clinton The enlightened despot: Catherine the Great 'The interview': Aaaran Burr Jr and the death of a founding father The star-spangled killer: how Daniel Sickles got away with murder The maestro's melancholia: Pyotr Tchaikovsky's stormy life The fat man in the bathroom: Fatty Arbuckle The preacher and the prostitute: Jimmy Swaggert 'Man raped by Banana': the Reverednd Canaan Banana Praise the lord and pass the loot: Jim Bakker's fall from grace The fugitive: Caravaggio's life on the run 'He wouldn't take no for an answer': Roman Polanski The case of the vanishing aristocrat: Lord Lucan The scam artiste extraordinaire: Therese Humbert Portrait of a shadow: the secrets of Anthony Blunt Good versus evil: the Petrov affair The pseudocidal politician: John Stonehouse Pleasure through pain: the Marquis de Sade A whip and a country garden: Percy Grainger The obsessive-compulsuve billionaire: Howard Hughes.
Editore: Pier 9 an imprint of Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741960487 ISBN 13: 9781741960488
Da: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 282 pages, indexed. The pages are lightly tanned, else the book is as new. "Combining the heroic, the tragic, the bizarre and the humorous, Australia's Pioneers, Heroes & Fools takes you along the intriguing highways and byways of Australian exploration, focusing on the tricks and tools of the explorer's trade and the trials and tribulations experienced on the journeys. Along with the famous explorers whose names are a part of Australian folklore, the intriguing stories of many of the other explorers who traversed the country are captured in this narrative. Indigenous Australians, female explorers, non-British pioneers and convicts all conducted significant explorations in this country, although their stories are not commonly featured in our history education. Impeccably researched and featuring many extracts from explorers' diaries and letters, Australia's Pioneers, Heroes & Fools is packed with ripping yarns and fascinating details, revealing the identities, experiences, motivations and in particular the modus operandi of Australia's colonial explorers" (back cover).
Editore: Murdoch Books Australia Pier 9, Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia, 2009
ISBN 10: 1741964520 ISBN 13: 9781741964523
Da: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paper Back. Condizione: Very Good. 319 pages with a few b&w photographs. The book has slight wear and the remains of a price sticker. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2005
ISBN 10: 174045670X ISBN 13: 9781740456708
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, card covers (with flaps), black & white & colour photos, minor edgewear. 272 pp. A near-fatal cycling accident in 1988 left John Maclean, an Australian athlete, a paraplegic. His story as a paraplegic athlete is as moving, inspiring and joyful as the man himself. He was the first wheelchair athlete to complete the Hawaiian ironman triathalon. The gruelling English Channel swim was his next success.
Editore: Millers Point NSW, Australia: Pier 9 an Imprint of Murdoch Books Pty Limited, 2009
ISBN 10: 1741964180 ISBN 13: 9781741964189
Da: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. "First published in 2007 under the title 'Locke 1928" stated. Near fine, if not near fine plus or fine wraps/paperback. A slight, if not very slight or trivial 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch bump to upper fore-edge corner of front cover. Only trivial, if any additional signs of age/wear/previous use. Appears to be inscribed by author on title page: "For XXXXXXX--with fond memories of [ lijiang? ] Shawna feb 28, 2016". Inscribed by Author(s).
Editore: Pier 9 (Murdoch Books Australia), Miller's Point, NSW, 2009
ISBN 10: 1741963842 ISBN 13: 9781741963847
Da: A Small Bookshop, ELMHURST, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. Maps and B&W photographs. 304 pp. Size: 230 mm x 155 mm.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books Millers Point 2009 ISBN 9781741963847., 2009
Da: Alexander Fax Booksellers, Mawson, ACT, Australia
Card covers with flaps, trade paperback size, 303pp, b&w photos. A fine copy. Commando to Colditz is an unusual war story. It is centred around a most unusual war hero: Michael 'Micky' Burn, soldier, poet and novelist, whose journey from fascist follower, to commander of Six Troop, 2 Commando, to prisoner (and communist lecturer) in the notorious prison of Colditz forms the focal point of this powerful narrative. In 1942 Micky led his commando troop of 28 men on one of the most daring raids of the Second World War, the assault on the French port of St Nazaire. As a result of this 'night of fire and death', fourteen of Micky's men were killed; seven, including Burn, were captured. Micky's bond with his soldiers is at the story's heart. Before the raid, he had asked his parents to write to his men's families if the worst should happen; the result was the creation of a rich and moving archive of letters between these grieving or anxious families, letters that illuminate the lives and deaths of a small but close-knit group of British soldiers and those who loved them.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2007
ISBN 10: 1740458109 ISBN 13: 9781740458108
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Prima edizione
1st ed. Paperback small quarto (with flaps), very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) full-page photos, bottom corner rear cover & some page corners faintly creased, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 256 pp. Ed Wright, an Australian social commentator, reports on case studies of notable people from ancient to modern times to discuss the consequences of being left-handed (about 10% of the population). Why do many left-handed people feature in influential moments throughout history? This book is a blend of psychology and history, and explores the defining character traits of successful and influential left-handed people.
Editore: Pier 9/Murdoch Books, Millers Point, Nsw, 2008
ISBN 10: 1921208236 ISBN 13: 9781921208232
Da: M. & A. Simper Bookbinders & Booksellers, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
Paperback. First Edition. The authors experiences in South Africa between 1988 and 2003, as new unread copy. ; 230 x 155mm; 518 pages.
Editore: Pier 9, Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2007., 2007
Da: Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, Australia
418 pp, 3cm split to base of rear wrapper fold, else very good copy in pictorial, limp wrappers.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2008
ISBN 10: 174196279X ISBN 13: 9781741962796
Da: Wormhole Books, Kunyung, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
Paperback. Condizione: As New. First. 319 pp. Gatefold flaps, b/w illustrations.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2008
ISBN 10: 1921208600 ISBN 13: 9781921208607
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), minor edgewear. 205 pp. Ross Honeywill relates the story of Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck who created the first theory of evolution in terms of the inheritance of acquired characters (although replaced by the evolution theory of Charles Darwin 50 years later). It is the story of Lamarck's own travels in treacherous times, and misuse by Lysenko and Soviet science. But this book is mainly the recent story of the controversial Australian immunologist Ted Steele, who decoded evidence that helps to put Lamarck back on the world stage, at least partly, despite fierce academic opposition. (The new field of epigenetics is now taking its place as an adjunct to the standard theory of Darwinian evolution. An associated bookmark is included.).
Editore: Pier 9/Murdoch Books Millers Point 2010. ISBN 9781741964806., 2010
Da: Alexander Fax Booksellers, Mawson, ACT, Australia
Card covers trade paperback size, 287pp, b&w photos and illustrations. Light wear to card edges/corners; a very good copy. Australia's long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend. Bad Characters will tell the story of the Australian soldiers in the Great War who were not heroes. The term 'bad characters' was used by the army to refer to those who caused unrest or were disobedient: their crimes ranged from avoiding battle, absenteeism, desertion, disobedience and self-inflicting wounds and contracting venereal disease, to the more extreme charges of murder and mutiny. Bad Characters travels from the outbreak of the war through the agonising course of the conflict to its end and beyond, to the memory of the larrikin Digger that has survived in folklore and anecdote to this day. The AIF's first and greatest historian, Charles Bean, thought that the finest tribute we could pay to the men that he knew was to tell their story straight. Based on extensive research, Peter Stanley's honest, unflinching, humane and respectful book recounts dramatic, and often tragic, stories of the AIF's dark side, many for the first time, and in doing blends 'true crime' with 'war history'. More importantly, it fosters a truer understanding of who these men were, what they did in the war, and what this terrible war did to them.
Editore: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, Sydney, Millers Point, 2008
ISBN 10: 1741962226 ISBN 13: 9781741962222
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paperback octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), colour photos, pictorial inside covers, minor edgewear. 247 pp. Ben Hills visits the people of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia who are two or three times more likely than any other human beings on earth to reach 100. The author and the photographer Mayu Kanamori journey around this island and meet up with a cast of colourful centenarians, each with an attitude to life as diverse as their lifestyle.
Editore: Pier 9, Murdoch Books, Miller's Point, NSW, 2010
ISBN 10: 1741965055 ISBN 13: 9781741965056
Da: A Small Bookshop, ELMHURST, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
Pictorial Card Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. B&W and colour illustrations throughout. 24 x 15 cm. 400 pp.
Editore: Millers Point; Pier 9/ Murdoch Books; 2008., 2008
Da: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
First Edition; med. 8vo; pp. 205, [3]; notes; original stiff illustrated wrappers, name and inscription on title page otherwise a fine copy. Lamarck's story starts at the end of a scientific dark age and concludes at the dawn of a new enlightenment. The evolutionary journey of his grand idea over these two hundred years is a tale of mavericks, knaves and heroes, of brilliant men and the triumph of truth.