‎Biography‎

‎Robert H. Davies‎

‎Perfection She Dances : A True Story of Love Drugs and Prison in Modern China‎

‎Harper Collins Australia 2001. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 325 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins Australia 2001. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Robert Davies first went to China in 1988 as an overland backpacker. After a hair-raising two months touring Pakistan he found himself in Kashgar the fabled Silk Road city. It was here that his life would be irrevocably changed. He fell in love with Sharapet an Uighur/Uzbek lady who was already married with a daughter. Love made them blind to the bureaucracy they had to deal with and the thousands of miles they had to travel to obtain permission to marry. Sharapet's ex-husband returned from jail and sought revenge. Yet their love endured and cushioned the fall that came after Robert got involved in the trafficking of hashish. Arrested and taken 2500 miles across China to Shanghai he was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years behind bars in an Asian prison. He had suffered a legal system where law is merely a word and justice is as elusive as the holy grail. Fate however gave him a unique opportunity to observe a little-known world - one that he and only three other Britons had seen since China's Liberation in 1949. He eventually served seven-and-a-half years in Shanghai Tilan Qiao Prison and Shanghai Qing Pu Prison where along with the other western inmates he fought against a corrupt system in grim and draconian conditions with death a constant threat. These memoirs serve as an indictment against the Chinese legal system which he feels blatantly used him and other foreigners as propaganda tools. But they are also about the deference he concedes to a prison system that fed him well allowed him the chance to learn three languages and hone his skills in oil painting and playing the guitar. The book is a story of fatalism and inevitability; of international drug smuggling and the horrors of prison and of a love that endured years of separation and hardship. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0732270863. ISBN/EAN: 9780732270865. Inventory No: 20120611. 9780732270865 Harper Collins paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20120611 ISBN : 0732270863 9780732270865

‎Nadia & Maffei, Walter Maffei‎

‎Nadia's Story : Fighting Breast Cancer‎

‎Wilkinson Books Melbourne VIC Australia 1995. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade Paperback. 206 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Wilkinson Books Melbourne VIC Australia 1995. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for previous owner's name in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1863502076. ISBN/EAN: 9781863502078. Inventory No: 21010001. 9781863502078 Wilkinson Books paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21010001 ISBN : 1863502076 9781863502078

‎Prue McGoldrick‎

‎My Paddock : An Early Twentieth Century Childhood‎

‎Gippsland Printers Morwell Victoria 1994. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 164 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Gippsland Printers Morwell Victoria 1994. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases and slight fading. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: My Paddock tells the story of a child growing up in Sunshine an industrial suburb of Melbourne in the three decades 1920-1940 Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0959099425. ISBN/EAN: 9780959099423. Inventory No: 21010049. 9780959099423 Gippsland Printers paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21010049 ISBN : 0959099425 9780959099423

‎Jim Stynes‎

‎My Journey‎

‎Michael Joseph Australia 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 342 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Michael Joseph Australia 2012. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. . Pages are lightly tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Unflinching in its honesty My Journey is the extraordinary memoir of Jim Stynes: Irishman footballer Brownlow Medallist Reach co-founder and former president of Melbourne Football Club whose very public battle with cancer touched the lives of everyone who knew him. When Jim was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 43 he was given nine months to live. The diagnosis caught him by surprise - and he didn't have time for illness. He was a busy father husband brother mentor and businessman. Jim Stynes never took the easy road on or off the field. He loved a challenge. He pushed himself and worked hard to help others realise their potential. The same could be said about his cancer journey. Knowing his odds weren't good Jim gave his all to trying to beat the disease. He embraced life and made his journey public. His ability to use mind over matter to never give in to overcome pain to believe in himself and his will to succeed gave him two extra years on the prognosis. He worked hard to keep hope alive for himself and his family and for other cancer sufferers too defying expectations time and time again. Jim died on 27 March 2012 a month shy of his forty-sixth birthday. A state funeral was held at St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne with thousands of mourners watching from Federation Square. A memorial service was also held at his local Ballyroan parish church in Dublin. Jim kept diary notes throughout his battle with cancer and spent many months talking about his life with his long-time friend journalist Warwick Green. My Journey celebrates the legacy of Jim Stynes offering an intimate portrait of a man learning to face his fears and get the most out of every single day. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9781921901140. Inventory No: 21010171. 9781921901140 Michael Joseph hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 21010171 ISBN : 1921901144 9781921901140

‎Phil Murray‎

‎'Gelignite' Jack Murray : An Aussie Larrikin Legend‎

‎New Holland Australia 2017. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 358 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: New Holland Australia 2017. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: At the mere mention of the name lsquo;Gelignitersquo; Jack Murray any Australian from the Baby Boomer era or older canrsquo;t help but to crack a smile. Murray was best known as the rally driver who in 1954 won the REDEX Round Australia Reliability Trial without the loss of a single point; but Jackrsquo;s sporting interests and achievements were eclectic and far-ranging. In his own words at different times throughout his life he was lsquo;engaged in various sports with various successesrsquo;: cycling; VFL schoolboy football; stock car racing; hill climbing motor races; circuit car racing; car endurance events; Australian and NSW Grand Prix racing; international and Australian rally driving; wrestling; boxing; crocodile kangaroo and buffalo hunting; ocean boat racing and waterskiingmdash;to name most but not all. Oh yesmdash;Jack even raced a bathtub once plug in. Jack Murray died in 1983. Encounters with those who met him knew him and loved him now grow fewer and fewer as the years pass and the Reliability Trials of the 1950s drift into Australian history and folklore. Jackrsquo;s personal and nonpublic life showing the man behind the derring-do has never been fully explored or written about. Here for the first time is Murrayrsquo;s full story as told by his son Phil Murray. Son of the legendary lsquo;Gelignitersquo; Jack Murray Phil has inherited his fatherrsquo;s genes when it comes to adventure seeking personal challenges and embracing all life has to offer. Just as his father did Phil believes life is best lived following some pretty simple instructions: lsquo;Donrsquo;t take yourself too seriouslyrsquo;. Thus Phil is the perfect person to display to the world a man whom many thought they knew but who was much more complicated and talented than his racing exploits would lead us to believe. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9781742579788. Inventory No: 21010336. 9781742579788 New Holland paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21010336 ISBN : 1742579787 9781742579788

‎Ian Molly Meldrum‎

‎The Never Um Ever Ending­ Story : Life Countdown and Everything in Between‎

‎Allen & Unwin Australia 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 457 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Allen & Unwin Australia 2014. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Dust jacket has light creasing and superficial rubbing. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: More than thirty-five years in the making this is the story of Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and the television show that stopped the nation. In 1974 Molly was working as a record producer and music journalist when he was offered the chance to be the talent co-ordinator of a new music show called Countdown. It would run for the next thirteen years and become one of the most-loved and most-watched programs on Australian television. It also turned Molly into a national institution or 'mental institution' as one of his friends put it. During that period he not only became the most influential voice in Australian music he endeared himself to millions of viewers with a uniquely unpolished interviewing style and a tangible on-screen passion. For better or for worse whether interviewing Prince Charles or Sid Vicious Molly was always Molly. Along the way he talked partied argued exchanged blows and became firm friends with a roll-call of the world's greatest musical names. Sir Elton John famously described him as 'the best thing that ever happened to Australian music.' Filled with outrageous anecdotes and a kaleidoscopic cast of musos colourful characters and international superstars The Never Um Ever Ending Story is Molly's hilarious vivid warm and always compelling memoir of his chaotic incredible life and the show that made him famous. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9781760112059. Inventory No: 21010317. 9781760112059 Allen & Unwin hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 21010317 ISBN : 1760112054 9781760112059

‎Souad‎

‎Burned Alive‎

‎Bantam Australia 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 210 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bantam Australia 2004. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her village as in so many others sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and was punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of arranging her punishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes he crept up on her poured petrol over her and set her alight. In the eyes of their community he was a hero. An execution for a 'crime of honour' was a respectable duty unlikely to bring about condemnation from others. It certainly would not have provoked calls for his prosecution. More than five thousand cases of such honour killings are reported around the world each year and many more take place that we hear nothing about. Miraculously Souad survived rescued by the women of her village who put out the flames and took her to a local hospital. Horrifically burned and abandoned by her family and community it was only the intervention of a European ald worker that enabled Souad to receive the care and sanctuary she so desperately needed and to start her life again. She has now decided to tell her story and uncover the barbarity of honour killings a practice which continues to this day. Burned Alive is a shocking testimony a true story of almost unbellevable cruelty. It speaks of amazing courage and fortitude and of one woman's determination to survive. It is also a call to break the taboo of silence that surrounds this most brutal of practices and which ignores the plight of so many other women who are also victims of traditional violence. Quantity Available: 1. Category: True Crime; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0593052978. ISBN/EAN: 9780593052976. Inventory No: 21010429. 9780593052976 Bantam paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21010429 ISBN : 0593052978 9780593052976

‎Darina Stone‎

‎The Memoirs of Beniamino Gigli‎

‎Cassell London 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 277 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Cassell London 1957. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Pages are reasonably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 20110476. Cassell hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20110476

‎Boori (Monty) & McDonald, Meme Pryor‎

‎Maybe Tomorrow‎

‎Penguin Victoria 1998. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illustrator: Lillian Fourmile. Medium Trade Paperback. 204 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin Victoria 1998. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Covers are protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. . Previous owner's name on sticker. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Poignant warm funny and always overwhelmingly life-affirming Boori Pryor writes about living in two worlds - white and black. Illustrator: Lillian Fourmile. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0140273972. ISBN/EAN: 9780140273977. Inventory No: 20110452. 9780140273977 Penguin paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20110452 ISBN : 0140273972 9780140273977

‎R. M. & Ruhen, Olaf Willams‎

‎Beneath Whose Hand : the Autobiography of R. M. Williams‎

‎Sun Books Australia 1990. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 202 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Sun Books Australia 1990. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for handwritten note on front end page stating date that rm williams passed away. ABOUT THIS BOOK: He left home in his teens and went bush. For months he trekked through the deserts and ranges of Central Australia as the camel-man of a two-man expedition. He then worked as a drover. The sale of a handmade pack-saddle to Sir Sidney Kidman for five pounds was the beginning of a business which grew rapidly. Soon bushmen from all over Australia were sending 'cash with order' for R.M's classic elastic-sided boots and other products. The mail-order business made him wealthy and positioned him as a household name throughout the bush.Always restless and enterprising R.M has never been content to just be a businessman. The bush is his greatest love and throughout his life he has remained as close to it as possible droving running cattle stations and breeding and training horses. From gold mining in the Northern Territory to tea planting in the New Guinea Highlands publishing poetry and establishing the Stockman's Hall of Fame R.M Williams has earned his place as a hero of the Australian bush. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0725105119. ISBN/EAN: 9780725105112. Inventory No: 20120068. 9780725105112 Sun Books paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20120068 ISBN : 0725105119 9780725105112

‎Sally & McPhee, Jack Morgan‎

‎Wanamurraganya : The Story of Jack McPhee‎

‎Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1989. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 196 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1989. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 094920658X. ISBN/EAN: 9780949206589. Inventory No: 20120321. 9780949206589 Fremantle Arts Centre Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20120321 ISBN : 094920658X 9780949206589

‎Edith Wood‎

‎Snippets of My Life : Stories from a Life Well-Lived‎

‎Self published Australia 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Softcover. 227 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Self published Australia 2013. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 20090185. Self published paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20090185

‎Albert Schweitzer‎

‎More From The Primeval Forest‎

‎Adam and Charles Black London 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 128 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Adam and Charles Black London 1956. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have slight soiling. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned and lightly creased. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 20090115. Adam and Charles Black hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20090115

‎Kathy Watson‎

‎The Crossing : The Curious Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel‎

‎Headline UK 2001. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 243 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Headline UK 2001. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Swimming the English Channel was once thought to be a feat as impossible as reaching the summit of Everest flying through the air in a plane or walking on the moon. But in August 1875 an obscure ship captain named Matthew Webb became a world hero. He was the first to accomplish what fewer than six hundred people have done since-swim the twenty-one miles of ice-cold jellyfish-infested water from Dover to Calais. The Crossing is the richly detailed story of Webb's swim. Fueled by infusions of cod-liver oil beer coffee and brandy Webb competed for the honor of being first with a swimmer who sported the latest Victorian invention: a thirty-five-pound rubber "survival suit" containing ten days' worth of food and water a headlamp for night paddling an axe for killing swordfish and books to ward off boredom. Even more intriguing is what happened to Webb after he made history. Addicted to fame he hired himself out for ever more desperate swimming feats in pursuit of the money and applause he craved-and died tragically in a crazed attempt to traverse the boiling rapids and quarter-mile whirlpool of the Niagara River. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0747262136. ISBN/EAN: 9780747262138. Inventory No: 20090114. 9780747262138 Headline paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20090114 ISBN : 0747262136 9780747262138

‎Buss K. Ben‎

‎Ski Nordic‎

‎Canada: La Survivance Printing 1972. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Clean tight copy. La Survivance Printing Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 44094

‎Nadejda Muir‎

‎Dimitri Stancioff : Patriot and Cosmopolitan 1864-1940‎

‎John Murray London 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 287 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: John Murray London 1957. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have moderate rubbing/wear. Corners of boards are moderately bumped. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. . Foxing on end pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 20100046. John Murray hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20100046

‎Ion L. Idriess‎

‎Ion Idriess's Greatest Stories : Of Miners and Soldiers Heroes of the Outback‎

‎Angus & Robertson Australia 1986. Omnibus Edition. Hardcover/s in Slipcase. Near Fine. Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski. Hardcover/s in Slipcase. 581 pages. 2-volume set complete. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson Australia 1986. Omnibus Edition. CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of slipcase have superficial wear. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Contents: OF MINERS AND SOLDIERS - The Silver City Lightning Ridge The Desert Column ; HEROES OF THE OUTBACK - The Cattle King Flynn of the Inland Lasseter's Last Ride Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; ISBN: 0207154341. ISBN/EAN: 9780207154348. Inventory No: 20110094. 9780207154348 Angus & Robertson hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20110094 ISBN : 0207154341 9780207154348

‎Therese De Caraman-Chimay‎

‎Violets for the Emperor : The Life of Louisa de Mery-Argentean 1837-1890‎

‎Harvill Press UK 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 189 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harvill Press UK 1972. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0002728710. ISBN/EAN: 9780002728713. Inventory No: 20080146. 9780002728713 Harvill Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20080146 ISBN : 0002728710 9780002728713

‎John Jobling‎

‎U2: The Definitive Biography‎

‎St Martin's Press USA 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 372 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: St Martin's Press USA 2014. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. . Pages are lightly creased. This book is an unread copy. ABOUT THIS BOOK: John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts studio presidents politicians music critics and childhood friends Jobling investigates the U2's most personal relationships and controversial business practices delivering a vivid portrait that traces the rock phenomenon from its conception to post-punk champions to political crusaders. Filled with captivating revelations reader will learn: - How Bono the Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. worshiped with a Charismatic Christian church that practiced speaking in tongues during the band's early days - Insider stories of the genesis and recording of classic albums such as The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby - Creative tensions within the band and power struggles among management - How the disappointments of the Rattle and Hum film and PopMart Tour spurred the band to greater creative heights - Both the successes and controversies of Bono's wide-sweeping philanthropic and political ventures - The disconnect between the band's personal lives and public personas Sure to inspire debate with every music lover U2: The Definitive Biography humanizes the band and paints an honest picture of a band's rise to the top plunging into the heart and underlying soul of this iconic rock and roll band. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9781250027894. Inventory No: 20080036. 9781250027894 St Martin's Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20080036 ISBN : 1250027896 9781250027894

‎Duke of Bedford John‎

‎A Silver-Plated Spoon‎

‎Cassell London 1961. 5th Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. 246 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Cassell London 1961. 5th Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has minor lean. Dust jacket has light creasing and slight foxing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping moderate wear and moderate chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. Inventory No: 20090017. Cassell hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20090017

‎Gerald Durrell‎

‎The Whispering Land‎

‎Penguin UK 1975. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 217 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin UK 1975. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned and moderately creased. Top of spine has a surface tear to spine edge. ABOUT THIS BOOK: When you have a large collection of animals to transport from one end of the world to the other you cannot as a lot of people seem to think just hoist them aboard the nearest ship and set off with a gay wave of your hand.' Gerald Durrell and his wife are the proud owners of a small zoo on the island of Jersey. But there's one thing that's a small zoo - a bigger one! So Durrell heads off to South America to collect more animals. Along windswept Patagonian shores and in Argentine tropical forests he encounters a range of animals from penguins to elephant seals. But as always he is drawn to those rare and interesting creatures which he hopes will thrive and breed in captivity. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Animals & Birds. ISBN: 0140020837. ISBN/EAN: 9780140020830. Inventory No: 20090056. 9780140020830 Penguin paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20090056 ISBN : 0140020837 9780140020830

‎J. B. Priestley‎

‎Rain Upon Godshill : A Further Chapter Of Autobiography‎

‎William Heinemann London 1947. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. Hardcover. 331 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: William Heinemann London 1947. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in fair condition and comes in poor dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has moderate creasing moderate rubbing and mild foxing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping moderate wear and major chips and/or tears. . Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. Previous owner's name in ink. This book has at some stage touched alot of water. However while pages are rippled no mould just very tanned pages and the evidence on the boards that it has touched water. Dust jacket is torn has had insects eat holes in cover has pieces missing from cover and has been touched by water. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 20090014. William Heinemann hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20090014

‎Michael Freedland‎

‎Bob Hope A Biography‎

‎Thorndike Press USA 1999. Large Print. Trade Paperback. Good ex-library. Large Print Large Print. 196 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Thorndike Press USA 1999. Large Print. Item Type: Large Print. CONDITION: This book is in good ex-library condition. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks stamps stickers. Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Cover is protected in clear self-adhesive laminate. Pages are lightly tanned and lightly creased. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Profiles the comedian from his rise through Vaudeville to Hollywood his influential role as confidante to presidents and his relationship both on and off the stage with Bing Crosby Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0786216654. ISBN/EAN: 9780786216659. Inventory No: 20090008. 9780786216659 Thorndike Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20090008 ISBN : 0786216654 9780786216659

‎Najaf & Hillman, Robert Mazari‎

‎The Rugmaker Of Mazar-E-Sharif‎

‎Wild Dingo Press 2012. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 262 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Wild Dingo Press 2012. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Page edges are reasonably browned and slightly soiled. Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name blacked-out. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Beautifully captured and penned by award-winning biographer Robert Hillman this is a compelling story of an exceptional yet 'ordinary' man whose generous spirit natural leadership and desire for peace transcends enormous danger and heartbreak. The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif follows the extraordinary journey of Najaf Mazari from the despair of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime to the flowering of a new life in Australia. Unaware of the fragility of innocence in a country torn by civil war Najaf describes his childhood working as a shepherd an apprentice welder and finally finding his calling as an apprentice rugmaker. Family joy soon turns to tragedy as the war between the Russian forces and the Mujahedin violently thrusts its way into Najaf's life - first his elder brother is killed by a sniper then his family home is destroyed by a stray rocket killing both his younger brother and brother-in-law. Najaf too is badly wounded and is reduced to selling crotcheted socks on a street corner while his injuries slowly heal. Eventually returning to rugmaking Najaf trains himself not to think too far into the future. In 2001 the adult Najaf is captured and tortured by the Taliban. He is forced to flee Afghanistan leaving his wife and child behind to place his life in the hands of people-smugglers bound for an unknown destination. Half way across the world in south-east Asia Najaf and almost a hundred other refugees learn for the first time that they are bound for a country at the bottom of the world called 'Australia'. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780980757057. Inventory No: 20070026. 9780980757057 Wild Dingo Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20070026 ISBN : 0980757053 9780980757057

‎Tad Szulc‎

‎Fidel: A Critical Portrait‎

‎Morrow USA 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 703 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Morrow USA 1986. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Based on personal interviews with Castro and his closest associates this biography covers Castro's life from birth to the present and features information from access to thirty years of hidden records Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0688046452. ISBN/EAN: 9780688046453. Inventory No: 20070276. 9780688046453 Morrow hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20070276 ISBN : 0688046452 9780688046453