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1. Akbarzadeh, Shahram (editor); Yasmeen, Samina (editor) (2005). Islam and the West: Reflections from Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. 186 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned, top corner tip front cover little creased,, minor edgewear, faint texta line fore-edge, old price marks. These essays by experts, edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh and Samina Yasmeen, provide a multi-layered look at the relationship between Muslims and Western nations. Against the background of Australian responses to terrorism since 11 September 2001, the essays offer suggestions on how 'host' non-Muslim societies can deal with the diversity in Islam and forge bridges of trust. ISBN/ASIN: 0868406791. Our Book No: 41509. $25 AUD.

2. Anderson, Lieut. Gen. Hastings (1931). Outline of the Development of the British Army, Up to the Commencement of the Great War 1914. Notes for Four Lectures Delivered at the Staff College, Camberley. (3rd ed). London: Hugh Rees, Ltd. 56 pp. Paperback large trade, fair condition only (complete reading copy), ex-library (rubber stamps), red flexible covers (corners creased, red patch base title page), spine repaired (archival tape), edgewear. A valuable short history of the British Army up until 1914, presented as four lectures delivered to the Staff College, Camberley, by a senior Army officer, Sir Hastings Anderson. (This copy is the 3rd edition, 1931. Rubber stamp of a military library.). Our Book No: 18380. $20 AUD.

3. Astor, Liz; Wing, Lorna (foreword) (2006). Loving Olivia: Bringing Up My Autistic Daughter. London: Rodale Press. 242 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos centre spread, top edge lightly foxed (fore-edge minimally), minor edgewear jacket (tiny tear top corner). A moving story by Liz Astor of the joys and heartaches of bringing up an autistic child, Olivia, in Britain. The author is Lady Astor of Hever, and she has travelled worldwide in support of autism-related charities. ISBN/ASIN: 140508815X. Our Book No: 24789. $15 AUD.

4. Augoustinos, Martha (editor); Reynolds, Katherine J. (editor) (2001). Understanding Prejudice, Racism, and Social Conflict. London: Sage Publications. 362 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Recent international events have focused attention on prejudice, racism and social conflict. This comprehensive textbook is a timely update to the literature. Diverse theoretical and conceptual approaches are needed to fully understand the themes of prejudice and racism. This book of essays by world-leading researcher successfully presents these themes that manifest at different levels - individual, interpersonal, intergroup and institutional. It aims to integrate the different approaches to understanding racism and prejudice, and to suggest new ways to study these complex issues. This integrated, international focus should make it key reading for students in many countries. This book is an invaluable teaching resource, and is very accessible for students in social psychology. Both editors are Australian social psychology academics. ISBN/ASIN: 0761962085. Our Book No: 13758. $25 AUD.

5. Bachmann, G. (Georges) (1915). Les Sylphes: Impromptu-valse pour Piano [Plate: 3279]. London: Schott & Co. 8 pp. Paperback folio, very good condition, pamphlet (stitched spine, small archival tape repairs), covers lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, corner tips few pages creased. Sheet music, piano seul (piano solo, underlined), walzes for piano. Cost 2/-. Edition Facilitee. "A Mon Eleve [to my student] Louis Hielard." (No date, but about 1915, WorldCat, Trove, internal evidence songs in rear adverts. No copyright date.) Our Book No: 13837. $12 AUD.

6. Balazs, Arpad (1973). Tizennegy Konnyu Zongoradarab / Fourteen Easy Pieces for Piano [Plate: Z7013]. Budapest: Editio Musica. 24 pp. Paperback large oblong quarto, very good condition, stapled card cover, minor edgewear. Sheet music for piano by Hungarian composer Arpad Balazs. Title of each piece in both Hungarian and English languages. SCARCE. Our Book No: 13840. $20 AUD.

7. Becker, Marty; Spadafori, Gina (2006). Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet? Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications. 221 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, base spine little bumped, tiny mark top edge, minor edgewear. American Vet Marty Becker answers many of the questions asked by cat lovers. Subtitle: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered about Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries & Befuddling Behaviors. The author is the resident vet on ABC-TV's 'Good Morning America'. . ISBN/ASIN: 0757305733. Our Book No: 24787. $10 AUD.

8. Beckett, Jeremy (1989). Torres Strait Islanders: Custom and Colonialism (1st p/b ed). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 251 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, frontispiece, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Jeremy Beckett uses many years of study and work among the Torres Strait Islanders to give a new account of their changing world in the islands and their changing role in Australia. This book links the personal experience of the author, the professional insights of the anthropologist, and the perceptions of the past and present held by the Islanders themselves. ISBN/ASIN: 0521378621. Our Book No: 41474. $30 AUD.

9. Bergantz, Alexis (2021). French Connection: Australia's Cosmopolitan Ambitions. Sydney, Kensington: NewSouth Publishing / University of New South Wales. 194 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos, minor edgewear. Alexis Bergantz provides a fascinating look at how the culture of Frenchness influenced the new Australian nation anxious to prove itself to the world. The author uncovers the little known and often surprising history of the French in 19-century Australia and their role in creating a more connected and cosmopolitan nation. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742237091. Our Book No: 41457. $35 AUD.

10. Bigay, John (editor); Rajotte, Dr. Freda (editor); Green, Mason; Ravuva, Amelia; Tubanavau, Mika; Vitusagavulu, Jesoni (1981). Beqa: Island of Fire Walkers (1st ed). Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies. 161 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), tables, figures, maps, pages lightly toned, spine edges covers little rubbed, light foxing edges, few tiny toned spots title page, small rubbed area (slight black colour loss) rear cover, top corner tips few pages creased, minor edgewear. This publication is the first comprehensive study of the island of Beqa and its people. The book looks at the interaction between man and the land on this South pacific island (Fiji). The first few chapters describe the physical environment - the ancient geologic origins, present processes shaping its topography and coastline, the climate, soils and vegetation. The other chapters discuss the traditional-to-modern transition in the social, political, and economic organization of the island’s inhabitants, including the unique, important role of firewalking. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 41479. $50 AUD.

11. Blanch, Allan M. (2017). A Pioneering Pastor: Thomas Sharpe of Norfolk Island and Bathurst (1st ed). Bathurst, NSW: Strathalbyn Books. 83 pp. Paperback trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, colour photos, colour frontispiece, minor edgewear. This is the story of Pastor Thomas Sharpe who was born in Yorkshire. Allan M. Branch attempts to rescue from obscurity Thomas Sharpe who experienced the simplicities and hardships of life as a pioneer in New South Wales. This fascinating story also covers his time with his family at Norfolk Island. (Includes photos of his journal pages. First edition stated.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780646963846. Our Book No: 41465. $50 AUD.

12. Brennan, Frank (2015). Amplifying that Still, Small Voice: A Collection of Essays (1st ed). Adelaide: ATF Theology. 367 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, few tables, minor edgewear. A book of essays by Frank Brennan, an Australian Jesuit priest and professor of law at the Australian Catholic University. These passionate essays bring together some of his major addresses and writings on justice in the Catholic Church (sexual abuse by priests, same-sex marriage), human rights, and particularly, Aboriginal reconciliation. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925232097. Our Book No: 41489. $35 AUD.

13. Brown, Professor Gavin; North, Richard (introduction) (2008). Obiter Dicta: A Collection of Editorials Written by Professor Gavin Brown. Sydney: University of Sydney. 71 pp. Paperback square octavo, very good condition, black card cover, colour photos, glossy paper, minor edgewear. A collection of editorials about education and universities written by Professor Gavin Brown, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney, 1996 - 2008. ('Obiter Dicta' means incidental statements in passing.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781742100586. Our Book No: 24808. $20 AUD.

14. Buchanan, Jo (2004). Wings of Madness: A Mother's Journey. Sydney: New Holland. 176 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, covers little scratched (bottom corner tips little creased), minor edgewear. Logie winner Miles Buchanan at age 23 was at the peak of his career in TV and theatre, but he actually was in the grip of severe depression and addiction. His mother Jo Buchanan describes her quest to find answers and ultimate triumph. Jo’s sister suffered from schizophrenia. Jo searched family records and found that ancestors had been confined under terrible conditions to the Kew and Sunbury Lunatic Asylums in Melbourne. The true story of a brave family coming to terms with hereditary mental illness. ISBN/ASIN: 1741101786. Our Book No: 16617. $30 AUD.

15. Caesar, Max (1984). How the Sailor Rode the Brumby. Sydney: William Collins. 28 pp. Hardback small quarto, not jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear. A traditional Australian ballad, here retold and illustrated by Max Caesar as a delightful children's picture story. A sailor decides to become a stockman. His first ride on a brumby horse is hilarious - which he compares to a ride on a boat. Published by William Collins, Sydney. ISBN/ASIN: 000184315X. Our Book No: 13777. $20 AUD.

16. Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen (translator) (2004). Voice of the Violin: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery (Reprint ed) [Inspector Montalbano Mysteries]. London: Penguin Books. 247 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, small marks & little rubbing spine, front cover corner tips slightly scuffed, minor edgewear front cover corner tips. Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigata's most respected detective, uses his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, and compassion to solve the murder of a lovely naked young woman suffocated in her bed. This sets him on a dangerous search for her killer. Some of the suspects are her agring husband, a famous doctor, a shy admirer who has now disappeared, an antiques-dealing lover from Bologna, and the victim's friend Anna. But a reclusive violinist provides a key to the mystery. (Book 4 in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, now a TV aeries.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780142004456. Our Book No: 31223. $15 AUD.

17. Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen (translator) (2005). Excursion to Tindari: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery (Reprint ed) [Inspector Montalbano Mysteries]. London: Penguin Books. 295 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Sicilian detective Montalbano is lead him down a path more evil and more far-reaching than any he has been down before. A young Don Juan is found murdered in front of his apartment building, and an elderly couple is reported missing after an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari. Are the unrelated cases connected? Montalbano discovers that the couple and the murdered young man lived in the same building, and he stumbles onto Sicily's brutal 'New Mafia'. (Book 5 in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, now a TV series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143034605. Our Book No: 31219. $15 AUD.

18. Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen (translator) (2005). The Shape of Water: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery (Reprint ed) [Inspector Montalbano Mysteries]. London: Penguin Books. 224 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, tiny marks top edge, minor edgewear. Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigata is found dead in his car. Investigations by Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigata’s most respected detective, uses his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism and compassion to battle against the powerful and corrupt who are determined to block his path to the real killer. (Book 1 in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, now a TV aeries.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780142004715. Our Book No: 31220. $15 AUD.

19. Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen (translator) (2005). The Terra-Cotta Dog: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery (Terracotta Dog) (Reprint ed) [Inspector Montalbano Mysteries]. London: Penguin Books. 340 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, few small marks spine & nearby cover, light toning inside covers, minor edgewear. Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigata's most respected detective, uses his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, and compassion to solve an old crime that takes him on a journey throgh Sicily's past and into a family's dark heart amid the horrors of World War 2 bombardment. (Book 2 in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, now a TV aeries.). ISBN/ASIN: 0142004723. Our Book No: 31221. $15 AUD.

20. Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen (translator) (2005). The Snack Thief: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery (Reprint ed) [Inspector Montalbano Mysteries]. London: Penguin Books. 298 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, small mark fore-edge, minor edgewear. Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigata's most respected detective, uses his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, and compassion to solve the murder of an elderly man and the crewman on an Italian fishing trawler who is machine-gunned. He has to find the link between both crimes. His investigations lead him to Karima, an impoverished housecleaner and sometime prostitute, whose young son steals other schoolchildren's snacks. Karima disappears, and the young snack thief's life - as well as Montalbano’s - is endangered. The inspector finds a vipers nest of government corruption and international intrigue. (Book 3 in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, now a TV aeries.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780142004739. Our Book No: 31222. $15 AUD.

21. Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen (translator) (2005). The Smell of the Night: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery (Reprint ed) [Inspector Montalbano Mysteries]. London: Penguin Books. 229 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, few small marks rear cover, corner tip front cover little creased, minor edgewear Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigata's most respected detective, uses his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, and compassion to investigate a labyrinthine financial scam. There is plenty of atmosphere and wit in this ingenious new novel. (Book 6 in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, now a TV aeries.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143036203. Our Book No: 31224. $15 AUD.

22. Carroll, Brian (1981). The Builders: Great Australian Construction Projects (1st ed). Sydney, North Ryde: Cassell Australia. 148 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos & few drawings, maps, plan, light foxing inside covers and last page, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, spine little faded, small scuff top corner front flyleaf (sticker removal), minor edgewear. This book examines the people behind some of Australia’s better known building projects from 1788 to the present. It looks at how early pioneers adapted such unfamiliar materials as eucalypt timber, cabbage tree palm and wattle to the building methods they knew, and how they developed new methods, like brick veneer, that were uniquely Australian. Brian Carroll describes large building projects such as the building of the Overland Telegraph, the Eastern Goldfields Water scheme, the Trans Australian Railway, Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The book also pays tribute to Albert Jennings, the builder of 80,000 Australian houses. There is also a description of the plans for Australia’s new Parliament House in Canberra. ISBN/ASIN: 0726914150. Our Book No: 41527. $30 AUD.

23. Carter, Jennifer M. T.; Cross, Roger (2013). Ginger for Pluck: The Life and Times of Miss Georgina King. Adelaide, Kent Town: Wakefield Press. 271 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, faint remainder stripe. Jennifer Carter and Roger Cross provide an overdue biography of Miss Georgina King who was born in 1845 at Fremantle, Western Australia, and died in 1932 in Sydney. She was a talented amateur geologist and anthropologist who fought hard against prejudice, and for fair play and scientific recognition for professional women. An account of a courageous and principled woman who felt persecution where possibly it did not always exist. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743051719. Our Book No: 27426. $22 AUD.

24. Chapman, Terry [et.al.]; Rex, Leslie (translator) (1982). Niue: A History of the Island. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific / Government of Niue. 152 pp. Paperback wide trade, good condition, map, black & white photos, colour photos, small crease fore-edge last two pages, light foxing edges some pages, rear cover little marked, top edge & inside covers lightly foxed, minor edgewear, minor annotation (last page, biro ticks some pages & front flyleaf). This is the story of Niue up to 1982, the world's smallest self-governing island nation, written by leading citizens of this South Pacific nation itself. The book outlines the origins and early history of a vigorous Polynesian people, and the changes which have come about as the result of contact with Christianity, commerce and colonial government (in association with New Zealand). The authors then describe the move towards independence, the situation in Niue today, and the prospects for the future. The first part of this book is written in the Niuean language, and the second part has been translated into English. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 41490. $35 AUD.

25. Clift, Charmian; Wheatley, Nadia (editor) (2024). The End of the Morning. Sydney: NewSouth Publishing. 229 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. This book is the final and unfinished autobiographical novel by Charmian Clift. Published here for the first time, it is the book that Clift herself regarded as her most significant work. The author did not live to complete it, and the typescript was left among her papers. Nadia Wheatley has fully revised it as a stand-alone novella. It is published here alongside a new selection of Clift's essays, and an afterword from her biographer Nadia Wheatley. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742238166. Our Book No: 41526. $27 AUD.

26. Clyne, Michael (2005). Australia's Language Potential. Sydney: UNSW Press. 208 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, corner tips front cover little scuffed, minor edgewear,. Michael Clyne explores the paradox of a nation rich in language resources yet characterised by monolingual thinking. The book uses insight and passion, to illustrate the ways in which Australia's language resources can be consolidated and further developed for universal benefit. The author is emeritus professor in linguistics, Monash University. ISBN/ASIN: 0868407275. Our Book No: 41500. $35 AUD.

27. Collin, L. F. (1955). Collin's Reverie Album No. 1 (New ed) [Plate: B5113]. Melbourne: L. F. Collin / Allan & Co. 33 pp. Paperback small folio, good condition only, stapled, card cover, pages little toned, some edgewear (spine repaired archival tape, some pages little loose), edge tears base rear cover, rubber shop stamp Sheet music. New edition containing Trinity Chimes. The other 8 piano pieces are: Garden of Dreams; Silent Confession; Sunrise Echoes; Sunset Echoes; Silent Thoughts; Gloaming; Silent Persuasion; Christmas Chimes. (No date but 1950s, original copyright date, 1909 to 1918. Price 3/6. SCARCE.). Our Book No: 13832. $15 AUD.

28. Collins, Jeff; Mayblin, Bill (illustrator) (2000). Introducing Derrida (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin / Icon Books. 171 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white cartoons, minor edgewear. Jeff Collins describes with wit and clarity the key strategies of Derrida's writings ('deconstruction'), explains their controversial effects in philosophy, and shows how this French philosopher has put them to work in literary texts, art, architecture and politics. The cartoons of Bill Hayblin enrich a starting point for an intellectual adventure that threatens to disturb the comfortable habits of contemporary thought. (Australian edition. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 1840461187. Our Book No: 24843. $12 AUD.

29. Corris, Peter (2000). Sweet and Sour: A Diabetic Life. Lismore, NSW: Southern Cross University Press. 163 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition only, edges little foxed, pages lightly toned, some edgewear. Peter Corris, the noted Australian crime fiction writer, describes his life as a diabetic. In this candid and engaging account, he acknowledges the potentially fatal consequences of his denial and ignorance, and describes how he came to terms with a chronic condition. He dedicates the book to Professor Fred Hollows for lifesaving advice. ISBN/ASIN: 1875855467. Our Book No: 19125. $16 AUD.

30. Dale, Judith (1958). Shirley Flight - Air Hostess in Hollywood (1st ed) [Shirley Flight Air Hostess, Book 4]. Manchester: World Distributors. 185 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), foxing edges, jacket little chipped (slight loss spine ends, reverse side lightly toned), pages toned, light foxing some pages, light foxing endpapers, presentation bookplate front free flyleaf, small bookshop label inside front cover. This is the fourth book in this exciting adventure series for young adults: Shirley Flight Air Hostess. It was a thrilling moment for Shirley Flight when she was transferred to an American Air Line, on an exchange basis, to gain experience. On the New York - Hollywood route, she meets Hollywood's newest and most popular star, Margo Tremayne, as a passenger, and is surprised she is an old friend. Shirley found herself involved in a maelstrom of mystery and intrigue, set against the background of Hollywood. (First edition. No date, but 1958. The pages are tight and stitched in firmly, and the front cover of the dustjacket has a wonderful clear picture of Shirley looking towards the Hollywood actress dancing with as man. Presented to 'Rhonda Mellor' [no school mentioned]. Small bookshop label from the Book Depot, Castlereagh St, Sydney,). ISBN/ASIN: B0000CK2E2. Our Book No: 41522. $20 AUD.

31. Davis, Lindsey (2006). See Delphi and Die. London: Arrow Books. 354 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, rubber stamp. Historical crime fiction novel by Lindsey Davis set in Ancient Rome and the Roman province of Achaea (modern Greece). Two Roman women visitors to Olympia are murdered, and somehow a Seven Sights tour guide is involved. Falco and Helena struggle with a case that may contain worse features than any they have dealt with yet. ISBN/ASIN: 009944528X. Our Book No: 24779. $10 AUD.

32. Davis, Stephen (2019). Truthteller: An Investigative Reporter's Journey Through the World of Truth Prevention, Fake News and Conspiracy Theories. Sydney, Chatswood: Exisle Publishing. 253 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white text-photos (including document copies), minor edgewear cover corner tips. A British-born journalist shows step-by-step how governments and corporations cover up mass murder, corruption and catastrophe. Stephen Davis has used exclusive documents, photos and sources drawn from his career as an award-winning reporter, editor, foreign correspondent, television producer, documentary filmmaker and journalism educator. He discusses how truth suppression is used, citing many case studies, from the United States to Russia and Europe, from Australia to Brazil, from Arctic to the Antarctic. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925335897. Our Book No: 31215. $25 AUD.

33. Davis, Scott C. (2002). The Road from Damascus: A Journey Through Syria (Reprint ed). Seattle: Cune Press / Allied Arts Foundation. 367 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, maps, black & white drawings & text-photos, minor edgewear. Scott Davis travels alone through Syria (in 1987 and then again in 2001). He documents in depth his travels and the many fascinating people he met along the way: smugglers, mystics, revolutionaries, Bedouins, wise men, secret police, and many ordinary Syrians. The American author wished to see if Syria was the terrorist nation as portrayed in the West, but he found a whole world of experiences among ordinary people as Syria was opening up after the death President Assad in a window when his son Bashir Assad was just starting his reign. (Reveals Syria before the devastating Syrian War.). ISBN/ASIN: 1885942532. Our Book No: 24715. $18 AUD.

34. Day, David (2001). Menzies and Churchill at War: A Revealing Account of the 1941 Struggle for Power (New ed). Sydney, East Roseville: Simon & Schuster. 271 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, light foxing edges, laminate minimally lifting bottom corner front cover, minor edgewear. This book is set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Two charismatic leaders, Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill, competed in a bitter struggle for power that would change the history of the world. David Day has written a provocative and challenging account of the political conflict between the two wartime leaders. The private papers and diaries of Menzies, and the British political elite of the time, have given the author valuable research material to uncover the story of this important struggle for power. Both leaders later sought to conceal the story. This book puts the record straight. ISBN/ASIN: 0731810589. Our Book No: 31213. $20 AUD.

35. Devine, Frank (2009). Older and Wiser: Essays 2002 - 2009. Sydney, Balmain: Quadrant Books. 314 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Frank Devine, the erudite Sydney journalist and editor, presents a collection of his best essays from 'Quadrant' magazine. An important focus is about growing old - an aspect of human experience only thinly covered in literature. When he reached 70, the author decided to write about it: being home alone when his wife is hospitalised, on being a grandparent, long-term marriage, his cancer treatment, and the proper attitude and attire for a man of his age. He also reflects on his long career in newspapers and 'Quadrant' magazine as a conservative commentator and investigator, and discusses good writers and famous men. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980677805. Our Book No: 15971. $25 AUD.

36. Donald, Stephen L.; Willis, Alfred (1994). In Some Sense the Work of an Individual: Alfred Willis and the Tongan Anglican Mission 1902 - 1920. Hibiscus Coast, NZ: ColCom Press. 128 pp. Paperback small wide trade, good condition, black & white photos, sticker scuff mark top corner front cover, spine ends little rubbed, minor edgewear, minor annotation inside rear cover. This study discusses Alfred Willis and his Anglican mission work, set against the broader canvas of the dominant religio-political force in Tonga, that is, those churches that had their origins in the Christian gospel brought by Wesleyan missionaries in the early 19th century. It is not a biography of Alfred Willis, rather an effort to assess the impact of Willis on Tonga, and Tonga on Willis. Stephen Donald largely researched and wrote this book whilst resident at Sia-a-toutai Theological College, Tonga, in 1988-89. He is now an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Waiapu, New Zealand and works in the Gisborne area. ISBN/ASIN: 0908815484. Our Book No: 31234. $30 AUD.

37. Donaldson, Mike (Michael) (1996). Taking Our Time: Remaking the Temporal Order. Perth: University of Western Australia Press (UWAP). 206 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Mike Donaldson, a sociologist at University of Wollongong, examines how in modern society people are being robbed of their time, eg, by technological change, and longer hours of paid work, including evenings and weekends. The author challenges us to remake the temporal order. He cites numerous Australian examples. ISBN/ASIN: 1875560645. Our Book No: 13816. $25 AUD.

38. Durrell, Lawrence (2021). White Eagles Over Serbia (New ed). London: Faber & Faber. 200 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, corner tips covers little scuffed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This classic Cold War espionage thriller by Lawrence Durrell was inspired by his experiences in the British Foreign Office. Colonel Methuen is a seasoned British secret agent, he is weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break, but he cannot resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealings in the Balkans. He arrives to find himself in a life-and-death struggle, followed by royalists and communists alike. ISBN/ASIN: 9780571362431. Our Book No: 41480. $18 AUD.

39. Eaton, Christopher; Eason, Vanessa (illustrator) (1984). Bib the Koala: A Day at the Duck Pond. Adelaide: National Parks Foundation of South Australia, Inc. 21 pp. Hardback oblong octavo, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, thick board covers, pictorial cover, no title page as issued, colour drawings, white background lightly toned, some foxing covers, top edge covers little marked, minor edgewear cover corner tips. Christopher Eaton tells the story of a koala named Bib who went out for a big adventure. He fell into a pond when he wanted to say 'hello' to a duck, and his worried mother waited while the other animals helped to pull Bib out. He decided to be more careful on future adventures. This beautiful story honours the bond of a lifelong friendship of Bib the koala and her keeper Mr Bob Robins BEM at the Cleland National Park, Adelaide Hills. The story and bright colourful drawings by Vanessa Eason will appeal to any age. There is a black & white photo of Bib with one of her babies inside the rear cover. ISBN/ASIN: 0959021604. Our Book No: 41475. $35 AUD.

40. Farben (1926). Pocket Manual for the Dyeing of Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres (5th ed). Hoechst am Main: I. G. Farbenindustrie. 400 pp. Paperback small, good condition, flexible khaki green leatherette cover (lightly soiled), tables, black endpapers, red-tinted edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This little handbook lists procedures and formulas for industrial dyeing, provided by the German dye manufacturer Farben. Fifth edition, dated 1926. English language edition. ISBN/ASIN: B004XZJ1QC. Our Book No: 13824. $25 AUD.

41. Fauda-Role, Sabrina (2022 ). One-Pot Vegan: Easy Vegan Meals In Just One Pot! (New ed). London: Hardie Grant Books. 191 pp. Paperback small square quarto (with flaps), very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. Sabrina Fauda-Role writes a book provides quick, easy, plant-based (vegan) recipes using only one dish. There are over 75 recipes for pasta, stews, soups, pan-fried dishes and desserts. The book will inspire vegans, vegetarians and those who want to have more vegetables in their daily diet. ISBN/ASIN: 9781784884833. Our Book No: 41486. $25 AUD.

42. Fidlon, Paul G. (editor); Ryan, R. J. (editor); Cowell, Joyce (with) (1981). The First Fleeters: A Comprehensive Listing of Convicts, Marines, Seamen, Officers, Wives, Children and Ships. Sydney: Australian Documents Library. 84 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. A first listing of the about 1350 men, women and children - convicts and seamen - who sailed to Sydney Cove on the eleven ships of the First Fleet, to found a colony there. Many Australian like to trace their origins to the First Fleet. Edited by Paul D. Fidlon and R. J. Ryan, from the files of the Australian Documents Library, with additional material from Joyce Cowell, Fellowship of First Fleeters. ISBN/ASIN: 0908219032. Our Book No: 2992. $30 AUD.

43. Finkel, Michael (2023). The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession (1st ed). London: Simon & Schuster. 221 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, two black & white photos (includes frontispiece), colour plates, minor edgewear cover corner tips. This is the true story of Stephane Breitwieser who with his girlfriend as lookout, carried out more than 200 heists over nearly ten years - in museums and cathedrals all over Europe, he stole more than 300 objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. This is a story of art, crime and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. Michael Finkel takes us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. ISBN/ASIN: 9781471186240. Our Book No: 31226. $26 AUD.

44. Flierl, Senior Johann; Flierl, Erich (translator); Flierl, Erich (editor) (1999). My Life and God's Mission: An Autobiography by Senior Johann Flierl Pioneer Missionary and Field Inspector in New Guinea. Adelaide: Lutheran Church of Australia / Openbook Publishers (Printer). 256 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, thick card covers with flaps, few black & white text-photos, maps, minor edgewear corner tips. Senior Johann Flierl wrote this autobiography as an 83-year old man during the years of the Second World War. He wrote it in 1941, in retirement in Germany, for his children and their families. This translation and editing from Flierl's manuscript was undertaken by his grandson, Erich Flierl. This current publication shows Flierl, in the twilight of his life, reflecting on a long rich life as a Lutheran missionary in Australia and New Guinea. Some parts of the original, such as detailed references to people and places, and comments on social and political situations of the day, have largely been omitted. He was a missionary of courage, faith and persistence. (No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 09577333. Our Book No: 41506. $35 AUD.

45. Folbre, Nancy (editor); Bittman, Michael (editor) (2004). Family Time: The Social Organization of Care [IAFFE Advances in Feminist Economics]. London: Routledge. 242 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, minor bump top spine, minor edgewear. Time use and family policy are explored in this well-researched and well-written book of exceptional essays about time management in families. Edited by Nancy Folbre (American professor of economics) and Michael Bittman (research fellow, University of New South Wales). Bittman reports on surveys of family time use in Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0415310105. Our Book No: 20217. $25 AUD.

46. Fonteijn, Guus (2020). Surviving the Burma (Death) Railway: The War Diary of Guus Fonteijn. Sydney: Sydney Jewish Museum. 180 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) & colour photos, maps, bottom corner last few pages & rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. The diary of Guus Fonteijn records his time as a forced labourer on the Thai-Burma railway. The detail he provides gives the reader a real sense of the horror faced by the men who worked on the deadly railway. He became a POW during 1941, and this diary was written in notebooks and on loose paper, to record his experiences of resilience, suffering and survival. The many photos make this a very warm story of survival. ISBN/ASIN: 9780648568292. Our Book No: 41482. $40 AUD.

47. Gannon, Bill (2013). Looking into Leichhardt: New Works Following Scientist and Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, Focusing on His 1844 - 1845 Expedition and the Landscapes of North-eastern Australia. City Not Stated: Bill and Vicki Gannon. 32 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good plus condition, card covers (stapled), colour text-photos (including paintings), maps, glossy paper, minimal edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). This booklet by Bill Gannon celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of German-Australian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. Gannon retraced the pioneering footsteps of Leichhardt during his expedition of 1844 - 1845 from southeast Queensland to Port Essington (near modern Darwin). He, and three colleagues who accompanied him part of the way, produced a series of paintings to illustrate the landscape traversed. (Loosely inserted: Two brochures about the exhibition 'Looking for Leichhardt', including talks and workshops, at Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney Inner West, 16 - 27 October, 2013.). Our Book No: 18390. $25 AUD.

48. Gilbert, Prof. Sarah; Green, Dr Catherine (2021). Vaxxers: The Inside Story of The Oxford Astrazeneca Vaccine and the Race Against the Virus (1st p/b ed). London: Hodder & Stoughton. 336 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, edges lightly foxed, corner tips front cover slightly scuffed, minor edgewear. Prof. Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green reveal the inside story of the making of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the cutting-edge science and hard work behind it. They separate fact from fiction, explain how they made a highly effective vaccine in record time. This book shows us how science saved many deaths in this Covid-19 pandemic, and how we can prepare for the next pandemic. Sarah Gilbert is Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University, . ISBN/ASIN: 9781529369878. Our Book No: 41502. $20 AUD.

49. Gleeson, Janet (1999). The Moneymaker (1st ed) [John Law]. London: Bantam Press. 272 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, minor edgewear. Janet Gleeson provides a biography of John Law, the forgotten Scottish gambler and financial genius who became the father of modern finance. He first proposed paper money backed by gold and other tangible assets. As an advisor to the French royal family, he revived the French economy by setting up the first bank that issued paper money, which could be traded as credit - but regrettably, he later became involved in financial scandals. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0593044983. Our Book No: 11250. $22 AUD.

50. Glover, Dennis (2023). Thaw: Some Secrets Won’t Stay Buried. Melbourne, Collingwood: Black Inc. 307 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. In this historical novel, Dennis Glover relates the story of five members of Robert Falcon Scot’s British Antarctic Expedition who in the Summer of 1911-12, attempted to become the first humans to reach the South Pole, but were beaten by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, and perished of exposure and hunger midway across the Ross Ice Shelf (then known as the Great Ice Barrier). The events and characters in the present-day sections are entirely fictitious, but those portrayed in the historical sections are based on actual happenings and real people, reimagined for the purposes of a dramatic historical novel. There is a list of historical characters and the author's note at the rear. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760644451. Our Book No: 41476. $20 AUD.

51. Gomes, Michael (1987). The Dawning of the Theosophical Movement. Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House. 248 pp. Paperback small octavo, good plus condition, black & white text-photos, top edge lightly foxed, small mark base spine, minor edgewear. Michael Gomes charts the origins of theosophy, a new religious movement of the 1870s, still existing worldwide today. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Russian noblewoman and psychic) and Henry Steel Olcott (American lawyer), and a small group of like-minded occultists, convened the first meeting in Vermont in 1875. The author has uncovered the critical original historical documents. These include Blavatsky's occult encyclopedia 'Isis Unveiled', concluding with the pilgrimage to India by the 'theosophical twins'. ISBN/ASIN: 0835606236. Our Book No: 24688. $12 AUD.

52. Grant, Stan (2016). Talking to My Country (1st ed). Sydney: HarperCollinsPublishers. 230 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings & text-photos, few toned spots top edge, minor edgewear, owner's written name opposite title page. Stan Grant, the Australian Aboriginal television presenter, writes a very personal meditation on race, identity and history. He talks to every Australian about their country - what it is, and what it could be. A Heritage Awards Winner 2016, National Trust of Australia NSW. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781460751978. Our Book No: 18071. $20 AUD.

53. Greenland, Hall (1998). Red Hot: The Life and Times of Nick Origlass 1908 - 1996 (2nd ed). Sydney, Neutral Bay: Wellington Lane Press. 324 pp. Paperback octavo (card covers with flaps), very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. This is the story of Nick Origlass, who for more than 50 years, from the 1940s to the 1990s, was the elected champion of Balmain's workers and citizens, including on the local council. Hall Greenland recreates the world of radical and Trotskyist Balmain, in Sydney's inner west, and uncovers the secrets and contradictions in the life of Balmain's enduring revolutionary local politician. Second edition (same ISBN as first edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 090802214X. Our Book No: 26195. $50 AUD.

54. Greenwood, Kerry (2003). The Castlemaine Murders: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 272 pp. Paperback small trade, good plus condition, minor foxing edges, inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear corner tip front cover, autograph (author's written dedication title page), bookplate. Australian crime fiction novel by Kerry Greenwood, set in the Victorian country town of Castlemaine. Phryne Fisher, her sister Beth and her maid Dot visit Luna Park with Phryne's two daughters, Ruth and Jane. A mummified bullet-studded corpse falls at their feet. Phryne goes to Castlemaine to find some answers to the mystery, but someone is trying to stop her investigations. She is in more trouble than usual. Meanwhile, Phryne's lover Lin Chung has his own mystery to solve. Feuding families and lost gold fill his mind until he learns that Phryne has become a missing treasure. (Universal bookplate, stating 'From the library of', with three small owls, and printed name of M. E. Blunt.). ISBN/ASIN: 1741140749. Our Book No: 31214. $20 AUD.

55. Grenville, Kate (2021). The Secret River (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 336 pp. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, minor rubbing top edge. In 1806, William Thornhill is transported from the slums of London for the term of his natural life. This Australian historical novel is his story of adapting to his new life in New South Wales - a land he cannot understand. Kate Grenville vividly creates the reality of settler life on the Hawkesbury River, its longings, dangers and dilemmas. This well-written novel is a groundbreaking story about identity, belonging and ownership. Inspired by the author's own family history research. (Originally published 2005. This copy is the 2013 paperback edition, as reprinted in 2021.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781922147424. Our Book No: 18385. $20 AUD.

56. Grenville, Kate (2023). A Room Made of Leaves (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 321 pp. Paperback small wide trade, very good condition, minor edgewear front cover corner tips. This historical Australian novel is based on Elizabeth Macarthur, who was the wife of notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney Town. But it’s just as much about the present, where lies have the dangerous power to shape reality. This award winning novel by Kate Grenville is historical fiction turned inside out, a stunning sleight of hand by one of most original Australian writers. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922790262. Our Book No: 31231. $20 AUD.

57. Harris, Stewart (1979). It's Coming Yet - An Aboriginal Treaty within Australia between Australians. Canberra: Aboriginal Treaty Committee. 87 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, two covers (thin brown cover over a black cover), black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Stuart Harris of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee describes how they want to set up a treaty with the Australian Government to look after Aboriginal interests. [There are two states of this booklet: two covers (thin brown cover over a black cover), and the later single black cover. This copy is the first state.]. ISBN/ASIN: 0959521704. Our Book No: 18374. $15 AUD.

58. Hartcher, Peter (2021). Red Zone: China's Challenge and Australia's Future (Revised ed). Melbourne, Carlton: Black Inc. 360 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, small mark top edge, minor edgewear. Peter Hartcher , an Australian journalist, reveals how decades of economic dependence left Australia open to the strategic ambitions of the most successful authoritarian regime in modern history. He shows how Xi Jinping's personal story has reshaped China, and puts new light on Beijing's overt and covert campaign for influence - over trade and defence, media and politics. The author draws on interviews with Scott Morrison, Malcolm Turnbull and other key policymakers, and a rare interview with Australia's spy chief. This book lucidly examines China's power and Australia's future. Revised edition, 2021. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760642167. Our Book No: 41530. $20 AUD.

59. Hartnett, Sonya (2015). Golden Boys (1st p/b ed). Melbourne, Camberwell: Penguin Group (Australia). 238 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, small mark bottom edge, minor edgewear. This novel by by Australian author Sonya Hartnett is the story of a boy named Colt Jenson and his younger brother Bastian. They have moved to a new working- class suburb. Their father Rex gives them gifts - toys, bikes, all that is shiny - and they are the envy of the neighbourhood. The other kids think Rex is wonderful, but Colt sees him in a different way. Her third novel for adults. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143572831. Our Book No: 41472. $18 AUD.

60. Hau'ofa, Epeli (1981). Mekeo: Inequality and Ambivalence in a Village Society (1st ed). Canberra: Australian National University Press. 339 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, figures, tables, few foxed spots top edge, spine little faded, minor edgewear. A study of the organisation of a Melanesian village society. Dr Hau'ofa lived for a time with the Mekeo, a people from the Port Moresby area, studying their society and learning their language, and this book is about the results of this important study. The book has valuable insights on their attitudes to such matters as sorcery, marriage and notions of good and evil. The main theme is the ascribed inequality in Mekeo society. The Mekeo place emphasis on the principle of inequality in their most important political and social relationships. He gives detailed examples of dealings between groups such as elder and younger brothers, junior and senior chiefs and the givers and takers of wives. ISBN/ASIN: 0708113605. Our Book No: 41491. $90 AUD.

61. Hawke, Rosanne (2013). Soraya the Storyteller (Reprint ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia / A Lothian Children's Book. 175 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This is a story for young adults by Rosanne Hawke. Soraya is a storyteller. The stories from Afghanistan keep her memories alive in Australia, as she starts a new life under the shadow of a Temporary Protection Visa. The ebony horse which flies through her dreams that helps her to find a strange land between remembering and forgetting, a land where she can be safe. A magical and uplifting story for primary school aged students, originally published in 2004. The author lived as aid worker in the North-west Frontier Province of Pakistan for many years. (This copy: 2013 reprint.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780734407092. Our Book No: 41458. $15 AUD.

62. Hezel, Francis X. (2001). The New Shape of Old Island Cultures: A Half Century of Social Change in Micronesia (1st ed). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 198 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Francis X. Hezel draws on more than four decades of experience living and working in Micronesia. He looks at the most striking changes to have swept over the islands in the past fifty years. The broad range of topics covered includes family structure, land, gender roles, cultural treatment of life events, sexuality, political authority, and demography and migration. The book has many references to real-life situations and actual occurrences. Each chapter is introduced by a vignette taken from the author's own experience. This very special book will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn about Micronesia. ISBN/ASIN: 0824823931. Our Book No: 31227. $30 AUD.

63. Hill, Michael (2002). The How and Why of Love: An Introduction to Evangelical Ethics. Sydney, Kingsford: Matthias Media. 278 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, figures, table, minor edgewear. In this revealing book, Michael Hill introduces his evangelical approach to ethics. Is abortion ever right? Can divorced Christians remarry? Christians search for a Biblical answer. But ethics is about far more than controversial issues and hard cases. The author starts at creation, and goes through the whole of Biblical theology, with the aim to describe how we can generally find out what is morally good, and how to love one another. The author is Vice-Principal and lecturer in ethics, Moore Theological College, Sydney. ISBN/ASIN: 187632645X. Our Book No: 41493. $28 AUD.

64. Hiro, Dilip (2002). Iraq in the Eye of the Storm. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press / Nation Books. 271 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear, remainder stripe. The author explores Iraq in all its complexity from the daily life of its people to its turbulent history and complex regional relations. A focus is on Iraq and Iran since the two Gulf Wars. ISBN/ASIN: 1560254777. Our Book No: 24659. $12 AUD.

65. Hirsi Ali, Ayaan (2015). Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now (1st ed). Sydney: HarperCollinsPublishers. 307 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the author of the bestselling autobiography 'Infidel' about her estrangement from Islam. In this later confronting book, she argues that the muted criticism of political Islam from the West and from Muslims themselves is a betrayal of liberal principals. She calls for nothing less than a reformation which would rescue Islam from its current state and bring it into the modern world. She states that the way forward must start with an honest conversation about one of the most urgent threats to humanity today. ISBN/ASIN: 9780732299057. Our Book No: 41511. $25 AUD.

66. Hitchman, Janet (1988). Such a Strange Lady: An Introduction to Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) (Reprint ed) [A Biography of Dorothy L. Sayers: The Creator of Lord Peter Wimsey]. Sevenoaks, Kent: New English Library / Hodder & Stoughton. 203 pp. Paperback small,, good condition only (reading copy), top edge foxed, spine creased (little worn), pages toned as usual, some edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. The first-ever biography of Dorothy Sayers, creator of the aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Janet Hitchman employs Wimseyan methods to discover the unknown facts of her private but extraordinary life. She was a rebel and eccentric, unhappily married to a work-shy compulsive fantasist. After the success of Wimsey, she devoted herself to dramatising the life of Christ and translating Dante. ISBN/ASIN: 0450044777. Our Book No: 18381. $12 AUD.

67. Hodges, Kim (2021). Girl on the Edge: An Arresting Memoir (Reprint ed). Coffs Harbour, NSW: Self Published: Printed by Mid Coast Printing. 261 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner front cover little creased, base of spine little rubbed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page) Kim Hodges relates her upbringing in the small New South Wales country town of Coolah. Kim's story touches on class, gender, power, identity, belonging and alienation. Her story is written through a sensitive adolescent lens with reflections that she could only surmise and truly understand as an adult. A fulfilling career and life while she has been kept busy raising three children has given her the courage to confront the past and tell her story. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925183450. Our Book No: 41513. $30 AUD.

68. Howe, Ellic (1972). Astrology and Psychological Warfare during World War II (New ed). London: Rider & Company. 208 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition only, black & white photos, spine little faded, pages lightly toned, spine ends little worn, bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear, old price marks, owner's & bookshop rubber stamps. A new edition of a book on astrology originally published in 1967, here condensed by the author Eric Howe to focus mainly on astrology and psychological warfare during World War 2. Astrology was influential in Hitler's Third Reich after 1933. There is considerable detail about Swiss astrologer Karl Krafft (1900 - 1945) who was the main influence on the Nazis, and who became involved in the psychological warfare of Goebbels. Howe also provides the first factual account of how astrology and the prophecies of Nostradamus were used by both the German and British propaganda machines. The British astrologer Louis de Wohl was asked to predict the predictions that Krafft made for Hitler! The author spent WW2 in the secretive Political Warfare Executive where he dealt with both British and German use of astrology, and he has also documented occult themes more broadly. SCARCE. (Rubber stamp of the School of Astrology, Auckland, and also that of an Auckland bookshop.). ISBN/ASIN: 0091115612. Our Book No: 18376. $50 AUD.

69. Hunt, Nan; Niland, Deborah (illustrator) (1990). Families are Funny (1st ed). Sydney: Collins Publishers Australia / Anne Ingram Books. 32 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings (mostly full-page), spine little faded, minor edgewear. Australian children's picture story ny Nan Hunt about the importance of families. The boy in his family is ignored when he wants to speak with a family member, but that changes when he becomes sick. Illustrated by Deborah Niland. First edition (Collins Publishers Australia with Anne Ingram Books). ISBN/ASIN: 0732249430. Our Book No: 31217. $25 AUD.

70. Idriess, Ion (2016). Nemarluk (2nd ETT ed) [Imprint Lives]. Sydney, Exile Bay: ETT Imprint. 171 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white drawings, corner tip rear cover lightly creased, minor edgewear. Nemarluk, one of the most feared Aboriginal renegades in northern Australia, vowed to rid his land of all intruders, both white and Japanese. Ion Idriess tells the story of the last years of Nemarluk's life, and his extraordinary battle with the Aboriginal tracker Bul-Bul, who was employed by the Northern Territory police to put an end to Nemarluk's reign of terror. Idriess knew Namarluk personally, and wanted to immortalise the man he called 'King of the Wilds'. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925416565. Our Book No: 16794. $35 AUD.

71. Jensen, Peter (2002). At The Heart of the Universe: What Christians Believe (U. K., reprint ed). Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press. 176 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Peter Jensen reveals how Christian truth answers questions such as: Where is the world going? Why did God create the world - and us? Is there any purpose or meaning at the heart of the universe?. This refreshing look at a different way into Christian belief is for anyone wanting to understand Christian belief and the important relevance to our daily lives in the 21st Century. The author is Archbishop of the Diocese of Sydney. (Originally published, 1991. This copy is the Inter-Varsity Press edition, reprinted in 2002.). ISBN/ASIN: 0851112935. Our Book No: 41496. $25 AUD.

72. Johnstone, Matthew; Parker, Professor Gordon (foreword) (2005). I Had a Black Dog: His Name was Depression (1st ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 40 pp. Paperback small oblong octavo, very good condition, colour drawings (cartoons), glossy paper, minor edgewear. Matthew Johnstone’s bestselling and moving cartoon book provides an illuminating and uplifting insight into what it is like to personally live with depression, and the strength and support that can be found within and around us to tame it. The delightful colour cartoons reinforce the message. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0330421832. Our Book No: 24138. $20 AUD.

73. Jolley, Elizabeth (1983). Mr Scobie's Riddle (1st ed) [An Australian Original]. Melbourne: Penguin Books. 226 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. This unusual award-winning Australian novel by Elizabeth Jolley is a satire about nursing homes. Mr Scobie's arrival at the dysfunctional nursing home of St Christopher and St Jude, run erratically by Matron Price, changes lives. A very simple riddle, plus nephew Hartley and a group of nocturnal poker players, ultimately lead to change in the establishment. The author was a former nurse. ISBN/ASIN: 014006656X. Our Book No: 24728. $10 AUD.

74. Jones, Jennie (2024). The Girls from Fitzroy. Sydney: HQ Fiction. 376 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, cover corners slightly creased, bottom corner tip front cover missing, minor edgewear. Historic Australian novel by Jennie Jones about a chance meeting that becomes an unlikely friendship; their lives will be changed forever. A girl named Maggie from a well-to-do family wants freedom from her parents strict conservative beliefs. A girl named Lil, who lives in the slums, works very hard to care for her mother and sister. She looks for contentment wherever she can find it, not daring to dream of more. Their paths cross at the Victory in the Pacific Day parade, Melbourne 1945, and they form a secret friendship. ISBN/ASIN: 9781489270764. Our Book No: 41514. $18 AUD.

75. Jones, Jilpia; Buzzacott, Trevor; Briscoe, Gordon; Murray, Reg; Murray, Rose; Hollows, Gabi (foreword) (2008). Beyond Sandy Blight: Five Aboriginal Experiences as Staff on the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program. Darwin, Causarina: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 87 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, colour text-photos (few black & white), map, minor edgewear corner tips covers, tiny staple holes top front cover & title page. This book reports the personal perspectives of Jilpia Jones and four other Aboriginal persons who worked tirelessly with Fred Hollows and the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program on providing eye health care services to remote and rural indigenous communities throughout Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. All of the team experienced racism, saw the extreme deprivation of quality health and housing services of their people, and for some, the emotion of finding family and being in their Country for the first time. ISBN/ASIN: 9780855756659. Our Book No: 41501. $35 AUD.

76. Junger, Sebastian (2024). In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-to-face with the Idea of an Afterlife (1st ed). New York: Simon & Schuster. 162 pp. Hardback small wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket, top corner three pages creased (bookmarks). This book is part medical drama, part autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery. Sebastian Junger is an award-winning American war reporter, and has traveled to many frontlines and put his life at risk. He came very close to death in the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. He became crippled with abdominal pain, he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. He began slipping away, and was visited by his dead father. He awoke the next day and was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm and was fortunate to be alive. (First edition stated, but reprint.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781668050835. Our Book No: 31235. $20 AUD.

77. Kalantzis, Mary (editor); Cope, Bill (editor) (2001). Reconciliation, Multiculturalism, identities: Difficult Dialogues, Sensible Solutions. Place Not Stated: Common Ground. 155 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. The Diversity Conference - hosted jointly by the University of Technology, Sydney and RMT University, Melbourne, in December 2000 - brought the focus of a number of Australian politicians, community leaders and prominent academics to bear around three central themes: Australia in the world, Imagining Ourselves, and Everyday Diversity. This collection of essays is an attempt to create neutral ground for considered reflection of the issues that arise from our Indigenous diversity, our immigrant diversity, and our location in the Asian and Indo-Pacific region where diversity is an increasingly important issue. ISBN/ASIN: 1863350799. Our Book No: 31216. $25 AUD.

78. Kamali, Mohammad Hashim (2010). Shari'ah Law: An Introduction [Shariah Law] (Reprint ed) [Foundations of Islam Series]. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. 336 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. Mohammad Hashim Kamali provides a comprehensive and accessible examination of Shariah Law. He examines the sources, characteristics and schools of thought of a system often stereotyped for its severity in the West. In a progressive and graduated fashion, he discusses topics ranging from juristic disagreement to independent reasoning, and he controversially questions whether Islam is as much of a law-based religion as it has often been made out to be. Professor Kamali is chairman of the Hadhari Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Kuala Lumpur,. ISBN/ASIN: 9781851685653. Our Book No: 18387. $35 AUD.

79. Kidd, Michael John (2006). The Sacred Wound of Australia: A Legal and Spiritual Study of the Tasmanian Aborigines with Implications for Australia Today. Nimbin, NSW: M. J. Kidd / Ohlah Publishing. 134 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, few black & white & colour plates (at rear), corner tips covers & few pages faintly creased, minor edgewear, light scuff mark top corner title page (sticker removal). This book looks at the reality of the situation of the Tasmanian Aborigines using the theme of the 19th century genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines and the sacred wound in the context of the law and spirituality. Written by lawyer and Quaker Michael Kidd on his journey with the Tasmanian Aborigines in the mid 1990s, based on his PhD thesis. His methodology is the lived experience, which draws upon both a legal and spiritual analysis of cases lived by the author, which reflects the intersection of Aboriginal lore and the legal system, which is currently not being acknowledge legally. (134 pages + 20 page bibliography.). ISBN/ASIN: 0646461176. Our Book No: 41510. $85 AUD.

80. Kieza, Grantlee; Miles, Wendy (foreword) (2023). Hudson Fysh (Reprint ed). Sydney: ABC Books / HarperCollinsPublishers. 403 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) & colour photos, minor edgewear. A biography of Hudson Fysh, the ex-serviceman (Light Horse in Palestine and at Gallipoli) who after the war founded Australia's national airline, Qantas. This is also the story of the early days of Qantas up to 1934. More than anyone, Fysh changed the way Australians saw the world. Grantlee Kieza tells the extraordinary life of the man who gave Australia its wings. Hudson Fysh's daughter Wendy Miles writes the foreword. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733341540. Our Book No: 41515. $30 AUD.

81. Knox, Jeanette (2010). Exploring Leichhardt Heritage: Selected walks in the Municipality. Sydney: Heritage Group of Leichhardt District. 64 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, spiral bound, card front cover, card & plastic rear covers, single-colour maps, few black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. This booklet by Jeanette Knox presents a series of walking tours of heritage buildings and local knowledge in the Leichhardt Municipality. There are six walks for Balmain / Birchgrove, three for Leichhardt, one for Annandale, and one for Lilyfield / Rozelle. Each walk is accompanied by a map, and the maps are duplicated at the rear of the booklet. Sponsored by Heritage Group of Leichhardt District, Balmain Association and Leichhardt Council. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646531083. Our Book No: 18389. $15 AUD.

82. Kohn, Sherab Chodzin (1994). The Awakened One: A Life of the Buddha (1st ed) [Shambhala Dragon]. Boston: Shambhala. 153 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, edges& top edge prelim page lightly foxed, some edgewear. Sherab Chodzin Kohn provides a remarkably lucid account of the Buddha's life and teachings, a blend of legend and history, based on various early Buddhist sources, and interpreted according to Mahayanan tradition. ISBN/ASIN: 1570625514. Our Book No: 4456. $12 AUD.

83. Lassetters; Hutton, Peter (introduction) (1977). Australia in the Good Old Days: Facsimile Pages from Lassetters Commercial Review, no 26, 1911 (An Edwardian Catalogue: Everything Solid Value) (1st ed). Sydney: Ure Smith / National Trust of Australia. 264 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good jacket), decorative cloth cover, many black & white drawings, front flap jacket creased (spine not faded as rarely found, small edge tears spine ends), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Reproduction of part of a catalogue produced by Lassetters in 1911, the largest Sydney department store at the time (F. Lassetter & Co.), showing a fascinating selection of Edwardian goods for sale, classified by categories (clocks, crockery, glassware, furnishings, etc.). Lassetters was famous for its 1000-page catalogues distributed widely throughout Australia, which today provides a valuable guide to Edwardian Australia. This copy, first edition, first printing. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0725403365. Our Book No: 8233A. $38 AUD.

84. Law, Nathan; Fowler, Evan (with) (2021). Freedom: How We Lose It and How We Fight Back (1st ed). London: Bantam Press. 220 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, minor glue residue sticker removal rear cover. Nathan Law argues that we must defend our freedoms now or risk losing it forever. He has experienced first-hand the shocking speed with which our freedom can be taken away from us, as an elected politician arrested for speaking his mind. Nathan Law, a Nobel Prize nominee, became Hong Kong's youngest ever lawmaker in 2016 but was later deposed by the Chinese Communist rulers. ISBN/ASIN: 9781787635432. Our Book No: 41497. $18 AUD.

85. Leek, Alan; Moroney, Ken (foreword) (2021). Rat In The Ranks: Bookies, Police, Pimps, Perjury and Thugs - and the Man Who Stood Above It All. Sydney, Newport: Big Sky Publishing. 279 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear. Alan Leek reveals the story of Constable Mendelssohn Miller who refused to enter into a conspiracy to convict an innocent man for betting. He became a 'rat' to his officers, peers and union. His destruction was sought by those threatened by his stand. He fought for five years at great personal cost, aided only by the Truth newspaper and its proprietor, Ezra Norton. He told the truth and shone a light on corruption, illuminating its workings to three Royal Commissions. He refused to fall, and stood tall as his nemeses fell. The story is based in the grim era of the Great Depression. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922488145. Our Book No: 31228. $30 AUD.

86. Leske, Everard (editor); Lohe, M (contributing author); Albrecht, F. W. (contributing author); Leske, L. H. (contributing author) (1977). Hermannsburg: A Vision and a Mission. Adelaide: Lutheran Publishing House. 119 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, spine little faded, cover tips & few pages little creased, minor edgewear, owner's written name title page. A history of the Hermannsburg Mission, Northern Territory, established in 1877. The editor, Everard Leske, states in his preface that this book is a warm recounting of the struggles and the victories, the shame and the glory, of the 100 years of German Lutheran mission work at Hermannsburg. ISBN/ASIN: 0859100448. Our Book No: 41495. $30 AUD.

87. Lester, Natasha (2020). The Paris Secret (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 452 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, top corner tip front cover slightly creased, minor edgewear. Bestselling Australian author Natasha Lester reveals the story of talented pilot Skye Penrose who joins the war effort where she meets her estranged sister, Liberty, and childhood soulmate, Nicholas Crawford (England, 1939). Paris, 1947: Fashion designer Christian Dior shows his extravagant first collection to a world tired of war and grief. Present day: Australian fashion conservator Kat Jourdan discovers secret wardrobes filled with priceless Dior gowns in her grandmothers vacant cottage. As she looks into the mystery, Kat begins to doubt everything she thought she knew about her beloved grandmother. From the front cover: A wartime legacy. A lost love. A friendship to last a lifetime. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733641886. Our Book No: 41499. $22 AUD.

88. Lindsay, Norman; Stewart, Meg (introduction) (2001). Norman Lindsay: Artful Cats. Bungendore, NSW: Odana Publications. 144 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, black & white & colour drawings (some full-page). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A delightful collection of Norman Lindsay's sketches of his much loved cats. The text is by a friend of the Australian artist, Meg Stewart. Includes letters from Lindsay, some written by the cats! Note: Norman Lindsay is Irish-Australian as his father was born in Ireland. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0908154496. Our Book No: 2633. $40 AUD.

89. Lindsay, Norman (text, illustrations) (1980). Bohemians at The Bulletin (Reprint ed). Sydney: Arkon / Angus & Robertson. 160 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, full-page black & white drawings, pages faintly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Norman Lindsay provides a lively, humorous look at Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, Miles Franklin, Steele Rudd and other notable writers from those wild bohemian days at 'The Bulletin' magazine. Superbly illustrated by by iconic Norman Lindsay drawings (graphic art). Originally published, 1965. (This copy is the 1980 reprint of the Arkon edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0207135673. Our Book No: 20762. $20 AUD.

90. Lunn, Hugh; Mackintosh, David (illustrator) (1993). Fred and Olive's Blessed Lino: More Over the Top with Jim Stories (Reprint ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 173 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, minimal biro annotation last page. Journalist Hugh Lunn tells more hilarious, over-the-top stories about his famous family at Annerley Junction, Brisbane. These very funny 1950s adventures from the age of linoleum were inspired by the popularity of his 'Over the Top with Jim' radio serials. ISBN/ASIN: 070222863X. Our Book No: 41528. $30 AUD.

91. Lyons, Esther (2002). Peacock and the Gum Tree: A Story of Love, Struggle and Survival. City Not Stated: Esther Mary Lyons / Spectrum Publications (design). 284 pp. Paperback large wide trade, good condition, fore-edge foxed (top edge slightly), minor edgewear, rubber stamps. A connected series of fictional short stories set in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Esther Lyons was born in India during the last decade of the British Raj as a Catholic Anglo-Indian. After completing her education as a teacher in India, she migrated to Sydney to set up a new life. These stories give an interesting insight into the three cultures featured: Indian, Anglo-Indian and Australian. Stated as fiction, but written in the first person, and probably autobiographical. Esther describes many difficulties, including getting her qualifications accepted in Australia, her disabled son, divorce from a dominating Indian husband, and racist comments from students in some of her classes. (Sydney inner west focus: Sydney University, Camperdown, Lewisham, Earlwood, Trinity School mentioned.). ISBN/ASIN: 0867863234. Our Book No: 24890. $20 AUD.

92. MacCulloch, Diarmaid (2013). Silence: A Christian History (Reprint ed). London: Penguin Group. 337 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover & spine lightly creased, minor edgewear. Diarmaid MacCulloch shows the history of Christianity in a fresh and fascinating new way. In this daring and moving history, the author draws us into a polyphony of silences from the whole span of Christianity and beyond, from ancient Jewish and Greek beginnings to the Jesus ministry, from the monastic movement to the eruption of the Reformation, and on to more troubling recent silences. . ISBN/ASIN: 9780241952320. Our Book No: 31233. $20 AUD.

93. Macintyre, Ben (2024). The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama (1st p/b ed). Sydney: Penguin Random House. 376 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, front hinge slightly split (pages firm), minor edgewear. This is the inside story of the televised storming of the Iranian Embassy in London by the SAS - told in full for the first time. On 30 April 1980, six heavily armed gunmen (Arab Iranian separatists) burst into the Iranian Embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park. They took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors and several British citizens. A tense six-day siege followed. The author has drawn on unpublished source material, exclusive interviews with the SAS and testimony from witnesses - including hostages, negotiators, intelligence officers and the on-site psychiatrist. He moves from the years and weeks of build-up on both sides to the minute-by-minute account of the siege and its dramatic ending. Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had bankrolled the attack to destabilise the new Iranian Islamic government. ISBN/ASIN: 9780241675687. Our Book No: 41512. $30 AUD.

94. Mallet, Victor (2000). The Trouble with Tigers: The Rise and Fall of South-East Asia (1st p/b ed). London: HarperCollinsBusiness. 346 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages toned as usual, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear. Victor Mallett provides a wide-ranging and perceptive study that sheds much needed light on the sociopolitical complexities of southeast Asia. The sudden turmoil and collapse of Far Eastern markets in 1997 caught people by surprise. Commentators made the mistake of celebrating 'Asian values', but ignoring poor management of the fastest industrial revolution the world has yet seen. The author is a foreign correspondent for the 'Financial Times'. ISBN/ASIN: 0006388884. Our Book No: 24725. $12 AUD.

95. Manning, Peter (2006). Us and Them: A Journalist's Investigation of Media, Muslims and the Middle East (1st ed). Sydney, Milson’s point: Random House Australia. 312 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, maps, creases in covers, pages lightly toned, tiny dent front cover & first few page, minor edgewear. Australian journalist Peter Manning wanted to understand why the bad news stories in the Australian media have centered on Arabs and Muslims since 9/11. He researched Arab and Muslim culture and history. He also travelled to Indonesia, Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Palestine to experience Arab and Muslim culture first-hand. This book tells the story of one man's quest to see justice done. ISBN/ASIN: 009183693X. Our Book No: 41520. $20 AUD.

96. Marable, Manning (2012). Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Reprint ed). London: Penguin Books. 592 pp. Paperback large thick trade, very good condition, black & white photos, spine faintly creased, minor edgewear, owner's written name first page. Manning Marable provides the first complete biography of the controversial African-American political activist Malcolm X, who later converted to Islam. This book chronicles the many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. He was a country bumpkin who became a flamboyant entertainer, then a petty criminal, then a self-taught intellectual and political activist, then converted to Islam and founded the 'Nation of Islam' political movement. Despite his high profile, he was full of self-contradictions and self-doubts. The author was Professor of History and Political Science at Columbia University and director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, but who died as this book was being first published in 2011. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141024301. Our Book No: 18386. $30 AUD.

97. Martin, S. I.; Phillips, Trevor (introduction) (2000). Britain's Slave Trade (Reprint ed). London: Channel 4 Books / Macmillan. 167 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, rear cover creased, page toned as usual, minor edgewear & rubbing. S. I. Martin draws on extensive research and personal testimonies both past and present, to uncover the enormous legacy of the slave trade on British society, culture and politics. This book accompanied the Channel 4 TV series. ISBN/ASIN: 0752272519. Our Book No: 11740. $15 AUD.

98. Mawter, Jeni; Martin, Christy (illustrator) (2001). There's a Sun Fairy in Our Garden. Adelaide, Stepney: Axiom. 22 pp. Paperback small square octavo, good condition, stapled, stapled, three lift-the-flap pictures, colour drawings, light foxing edges, top corner rear cover creased, spine little creased, covers little scratched, some edgewear. A delightful Australian children’s picture story by Jeni Mawter about a girl who believes that there are fairies in her garden. The charming drawings by Christy Martin will delight children and adults alike. Novelty item: three lift-the-flap pictures. (This book has the same ISBN as 'Infinite Way' by the same publisher.). ISBN/ASIN: 1864760508. Our Book No: 31229. $12 AUD.

99. McCormick, Elizabeth Wilde (2002). Living on the Edge: Breaking Up to Breakdown to Breakthrough (2nd ed). London: Continuum. 203 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Elizabeth Wilde McCormick is a British transpersonal psychotherapist with over 20 years clinical practice. Drawing on sources as diverse as medical and psychological theory, anthropology, religious and spiritual tradition, art and poetry, she explores the different elements of the edge of nervous breakdown - the images, dangers, safe places, and offers a unique handbook which charts that often lonely and alien territory. Part 1: Mapping the edge. Part 2: Aspects of the edge, eg, chaos, exhaustion, loss, fear, depression, anger, vulnerability, aloneness, meeting the trickster. Part 3: dangers of the edge: False Gods. Part 4: Stepping stones and safe places for the edge. Second edition (this copy published by Continuum). ISBN/ASIN: 0826467806. Our Book No: 13801. $20 AUD.

100. McCorry, Sheryl (2009). Diamonds and Dust: The Story of a Million-acre Cattle Queen (Reprint ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 293 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour & black & white photos, few sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minor edgewear An inspiring classic story of a woman, Sheryl McCorry, finding her destiny in the furthest reaches of the Australian outback. The author is the first woman in the Kimberley (far north, Western Australia) to run a two million-acre cattle station. ISBN/ASIN: 9780330424691. Our Book No: 41504. $14 AUD.

101. McLachlan, Mat (2022). The Cowra Breakout: The Compelling Untold Story of the Only World War II Battle Fought on Australian Soil. Sydney: Hachette Australia. 322 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, corner tips front cover slightly scuffed, small mark top edge, rear hinge slightly split (all pages firm), minor edgewear. Mat McLachlan describes the escape of Japanese prisoners-of-war (POWs) from the Cowra detention camp, in central New South Wales during World War 2. By August 1944, over a thousand were interned, and on the icy night of August 5th they staged one of the largest prison breakouts in history, launching the only land battle of World War 2 to be fought on Australian soil. Five Australian soldiers and more than 230 Japanese POWs would die during what became known as The Cowra Breakout. The author who is one of Australia's leading battlefield historians, has traced the full untold story of the breakout. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733647628. Our Book No: 41471. $20 AUD.

102. Megarrity, Lyndon (2018). Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia (1st ed). Melbourne, North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 230 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, map, minimal edgewear. Lyndon Megarrity provides passionate arguments regarding Northern Australia's national significance, and analysis of the political debates that have periodically drawn public attention northwards. The author has also highlighted the roles taken by Gough Whitlam, Ben Chifley, Robert Menzies and Bob Hawke in shaping northern development policies to suit their times. Northern Australia (north of the Tropic of Capricorn) is rediscovered by each new generation of Australian politicians. The region has a long history back to 1901 of nation building initiatives and proposals. This history must be looked at to avoid the mistakes of the past. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925801187. Our Book No: 41481. $35 AUD.

103. Meher-Homji, Kersi; Walters, Doug (foreword) (1996). Six Appeal: On Soaring Sixes and Lusty Six-hitters. Sydney, Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. 160 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, covers lightly scratched, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. This is the fourth book of entertaining cricket anecdotes by Kersi Meher-Homji, an Indian scientist and cricketer. He celebrates the scoring of a six in cricket (hitting the ball over the boundary without bouncing). Firstly, he celebrates cricketers who have scored lots of sixes. Secondly, he celebrates individual sixes that had a critical importance to the game, including one involving Doug Walters, who writes a foreword. ISBN/ASIN: 0864177992. Our Book No: 24934. $12 AUD.

104. Meher-Homji, Kersi; Walters, Doug (foreword) (2001). Dramatic Debuts and Swan Songs. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). 168 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor creasing covers, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear, barcode sticker inside rear cover. Kersi Meher-Homji has made a personal selection of some of the most famous and/or dramatic debuts and farewells in test, first-class and international cricket history. Illustrated with sometimes rare photos, meticulously researched and written with clarity and a twinkle in the eye, this book is a rich and fascinating source of cricketing lore. Foreword by Doug Walters. The author is a well-known Australian writer on cricket, including the Sydney Morning Herald sports pages. ISBN/ASIN: 0733310214. Our Book No: 24935. $15 AUD.

105. Menz, Christopher; Art Gallery Board of, South Australia (1992). Colonial Biedermeier and German Art In South Australia During the 19th Century. Adelaide: Art Gallery of South Australia. 30 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, stapled pamphlet, pictorial card covers, few colour paintings, black & white drawings, some creasing covers & along spine, staples slightly rusted, light foxing top edge inside covers & top edge some pages, minor edgewear. This book documents and displays together for the first time early South Australian German paintings, furniture, silver, ceramics and other objects. The Art Gallery of South Australia has taken the opportunity offered by the 150th anniversary and celebrations of German settlement in the Barossa Valley of South Australia, Australia's largest German settlement, to stage this exhibition and publish this catalogue. The exhibition was on the Friday 25 September 1992 - Sunday 25 January 1993. ISBN/ASIN: 0730807835. Our Book No: 41516. $30 AUD.

106. Mitchell, Elyne (2005). A Brumby Story: Dancing Brumby (Bluegum, reprint ed) [Bluegum; Quality Paperbacks for Children]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins. 157 pp. Paperback mass market, very good condition, spine lettering lightly faded as usual, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear, bookshop sticker rear cover. (A Brumby Story: Dancing Brumby, by Elyne Mitchell, Bluegum / Angus & Robertson, 1995.) A novel for young adults by Elyne Mitchell about Australia's wild horses. The story of a little blue roan foal with the strange misshapen legs, but who dances like an angel. Dandaloo fears for her little foal's safety, and with others, leads him up into the highest mountains. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 020718917X. Our Book No: 10381A. $20 AUD.

107. Mitchell, Euan (2014). Your Book Publishing Options: How to Make and Market Ebooks and Print Books (1st ed). Melbourne, St Kilda South: Overdog Press. 324 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, technical diagrams, few photos & cartoons, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. Euan Mitchell provides Australia’s guide for new and experienced writers to take charge of their creative and business choices (as of 2014). The book publishing process is explained step by step, with the aim of minimising costs and maximising profits. This is a very helpful book for someone wanting to write and publish their first book, or who wants to take advantage of the new developments in making and marketing ebooks and print books. ISBN/ASIN: 9780975797969. Our Book No: 41456. $30 AUD.

108. Moore, Bruce (2008). Speaking our Language: The Story of Australian English. Melbourne: Oxford University Press (OUP). 225 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, two peep-holes front cover (little creased), few black & white drawings, spine lettering little faded as common, minor edgewear. Bruce Moore relates for the first time the full story of Australian English - where it came from, the forces that molded it, why it takes its present form, and where it is going. The story begins with Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook in 1770, and it continues to the present day, when Australian English is firmly established as the natural and national language of Australia. It explains how and when the Australian accent developed, and how and when a distinctive vocabulary was created. The author is director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University, Canberra. ISBN/ASIN: 9780195565782. Our Book No: 24070. $30 AUD.

109. Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, George; Lofts, Pamela (illustrator) (1992). How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails: An Aboriginal Story (Reprint ed). Sydney: Scholastic Press. 32 pp. Paperback oblong, very good condition, full-page colour drawings, base spine little rubbed, corner tips some pages slightly creased, minor edgewear. Australian children's picture book based on an ancient story, and told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal children living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of the story. (Originally published, 1987.). ISBN/ASIN: 0868963232. Our Book No: 41467. $15 AUD.

110. Newell, Patrice (2019). Who’s Minding the Farm? In this Climate Emergency. Melbourne, Camberwell: Penguin Random House Group Australia. 287 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Patrice Newell reports on the effect of the changing climate on the land. She suggests ways that we can all be involved to improve our future. Patrice has dedicated her life to land management at Elmswood in the Hunter Valley. The book gives a window into the pains, pleasures and politics of life on the land, and suggests new ways of thinking, no matter where you live. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143789390. Our Book No: 41462. $20 AUD.

111. Novick, Peter (2000). The Holocaust and Collective Memory: The American Experience (1st ed). London: Bloomsbury Books. 373 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), jacket (archival tape repair top spine reverse side jacket, top edge little foxed, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. Peter Novick debates the history of the American post-WW2 response to the Holocaust. The recent high-profile promotion of the Holocaust (in contrast to the decade after the War) has much to do with the current insecurity of the Israeli state and consequently increased hostility towards Jewishness. The author of this brash and provocative book is professor of history, University of Chicago. ISBN/ASIN: 0747547734. Our Book No: 13796. $26 AUD.

112. O'Grady, John; Culotta, Nino (pseudonym); Pidgeon, W. E. (WEP) (illustrator) (1972). Aussie English: An Explanation of the Australian Idiom. Sydney: Ure Smith. 104 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), pages toned as usual, rear cover jacket rubbed (flap unclipped, reverse side little foxed, some edgewear). A humorous classic about the Australian language by John O'Grady, the author of the iconic bestselling ’They're a Weird Mob'. Illustrated by WEP (W. E. Pidgeon). Combined sales of all his books on Aussies and their language exceed 2 million copies. ISBN/ASIN: 072540082X. Our Book No: 11685. $16 AUD.

113. O'Toole, Fintan (2022). We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 (Reprint ed). London: Head of Zeus Ltd. 614 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. Fintan O'Toole eloquently records the changes that have happened since 1958 in Ireland. His book is both an interweaving of memories and an engrossing social and historical narrative. An excellent book for everyone wanting to understand the culture and identity of the modern Ireland. Fintan is Ireland's leading public intellectual and author. ISBN/ASIN: 9781784978341. Our Book No: 41477. $28 AUD.

114. Parham Reeve, Phyllis (1989). On Fiji Soil: Memories of an Agriculturalist: Based on the Journals of W. L. Parham, 1918 - 1942. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 253 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece), maps, pages lightly toned, tiny tear fore-edge front flyleaf, minor edgewear & spinewear. This fascinating book has been put together by the daughter of W. L. Parham. Phyllis Parham Reeve was born in Suva, Fiji, and grew up near Montreal, Canada. Her father's journals provide the theme for this book and give insights into the Fiji of the period between 1914 and 1942. ISBN/ASIN: 9820200423. Our Book No: 41483. $30 AUD.

115. Park, Ruth (1993). Fishing in the Styx (The Second Volume of Autobiography) (1st ed). Melbourne: Viking / Penguin Books Australia. 302 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, top edge minimally foxed, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Second volume of the autobiography of Ruth Park, the famous Australian novelist who wrote 'Poor Man's Orange'. Mainly about her marriage with husband D'Arcy Niland. This partnership was between two talented but volatile people, who shared their dreams and disappointments, and rejoiced in each other's triumphs. It was cruelly cut short by D'Arcy's death. Ruth writes movingly about this dark time, which lead her to study Zen Buddhism and live for a time on tranquil Norfolk Island. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0670846805. Our Book No: 6709. $20 AUD.

116. Park, Ruth (2011). A Fence Around the Cuckoo (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Penguin Group (Australia). 294 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, top edge spine scuffed, minor edgewear. The first volume of autobiography of Ruth Park, the famous Australian novelist who wrote 'Poor Man's Orange'. She records her boisterous Scottish-Irish-Scandinavian family in New Zealand during the Depression, and her correspondence with D'Arcy Niland (her later husband). Her convent education encouraged her love of words and writing, and the bitter years of the Depression exposed her to poverty and injustice. ISBN/ASIN: 9780140173338. Our Book No: 41461. $20 AUD.

117. Partridge, Emma (2022). The Widow of Walcha: A True Story of Love, Lies and Murder in a Small Country Town. Sydney, Cammeray: Simon & Schuster. 369 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, top corner tip front cover creased, minor edgewear. A biography of the Australian woman Natasha Beth Darcy who killed farmer Mathew Dunbar. Emma Partridge travelled to the cool and misty town of Walcha in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales shortly after Mathew Dunbar's death. She was drawn by the town's collective worry that Natasha was going to get away with murder. This is one of the most disturbing stories in Australian history and reveals Natasha's sickening crimes against those she claimed to love. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760859428. Our Book No: 41517. $20 AUD.

118. Pearl, Cyril (1979). The Three Lives of Gavan Duffy (1st ed). Sydney, Kensington: New South Wales University Press. 237 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very goof condition (in very good dustjacket), brown endpapers, few black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Cyril Pearl has written a a biography of an Irish rebel, Gavan Duffy, who became an Australian patriot. Between 1842, when he established and edited 'The Nation', and 1855, he played a leading part in Irish politics. He migrated to Australia after resigning his seat in the British House of Commons. In Melbourne and Sydney a conquering hero's welcome awaited him, and in 1856 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Duffy tried to bring about federation of the Australian colonies, and rose to become premier in 1871. His third life began when he resigned his Victorian seat and moved to Nice, France. In 1903 he died after seeing his dream of Australian federation realised. One son helped to draft the Australian Constitution, and another became Chief Justice of the High Court. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0868400165. Our Book No: 26626. $30 AUD.

119. Peterson, Jordan B. (1999). Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief (1st p//b ed). London: Routledge. 541 pp. Paperback thick large octavo, very good condition, figures, bottom corner front cover little scuffed, bottom corners cover & few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Jordan Peterson, the controversial Canadian clinical psychologist, offers a critical guide to the riches of archaic and modern thought and invaluable insights into human motivation and emotion. He draws insights from the worlds of religion, cognitive science and Freudian and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative. ISBN/ASIN: 9780415922227. Our Book No: 41468. $45 AUD.

120. Piper, Watty; Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator) (1981). The Little Engine that Could (Reprint ed). New York: Platt & Munk / Grosset & Dunlap. 39 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, worn spine ends, few small dents bottom edge, edges little foxed, some edgewear corners. A beautiful classic bestselling children's picture story retold by Watty Piper. When other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine agrees to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain for the boys and girls waiting over there. This well-loved book that encourages persistence will delight young and old. Initially published by Platt & Munk in 1930, and since in numerous editions. This copy is the large-format Platt & Munk edition (a Grosset & Dunlap company) issued in 1981. Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson. (Adapted from 'The Pony Engine', by Mabel C. Bragg, published in 1917.). ISBN/ASIN: 0448473739. Our Book No: 24547. $20 AUD.

121. Plowman, John (1997). The Encyclopedia of Sculpting Techniques: A Unique Visual Directory, with Step-by-step Instructions and a Gallery of Finished Works (Reprint ed). Sydney, East Roseville: Simon & Schuster Australia. 176 pp. Paperback small wide quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos, light foxing edges, spine little creased & faded. This book 'The Encyclopedia of Sculpting Techniques', by John Plowman, is fully illustrated with step-by-step demonstrations of more than 30 sculpting techniques, from assemblage to riveting, and mouldmaking to welding. An inspirational gallery of finished works shows how professional artists apply sculpting techniques. ISBN/ASIN: 0731805011. Our Book No: 31218. $30 AUD.

122. Podmore, Frank (1894). Apparitions and Thought-transference: An Examination of the Evidence for Telepathy (1st ed) [The Contemporary Science Series]. London: Walter Scott, Ltd. 401 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, dark red boards (gilt lettering front cover & spine, embossed vignette), black & white drawings, endpapers moderately foxed, pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, corners covers & spine ends rubbed, few small marks covers, spine faintly faded, top corner rear cover bumped, previous owner's pencilled name front free flyleaf, some edgewear. From the preface author Frank Podmore: 'The following pages aim at presenting in brief compass a selection of the evidence upon which the hypothesis of thought-transference, or telepathy, is based. The evidence of which samples are presented in the following pages is as yet hardly adequate for the establishment of telepathy as a fact in nature, and leaves much to be desired for the elucidation of the laws under which it operates'. In this book, he suggests ghosts are telepathic hallucinations. First edition, Walter Scott Ltd, 1894. Frank Podmore was a skeptical British psychical researcher and member of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR). (Plus 22 pages, publisher catalogue.). ISBN/ASIN: B002CP0PYW. Our Book No: 41534. $200 AUD.

123. Rees, Leslie; Senior, Margaret (illustrator) (1950). The Story of Kurri Kurri the Kookaburra (1st ed). Sydney: John Sands Pty Ltd. 44 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good plus condition (in good dustjacket), paper-covered boards, full-page colour drawings, colour endpaper map, few edge tears jacket (small loss fold ends, few toned spots reverse side), tape scuff mark front endpaper (pastedown little bubbled), pages lightly toned, some edgewear, bookshop sticker, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. A children's story by Leslie Rees about baby Kurri Kurri the kookaburra who lived in the bush with his family in eastern Australia. One day after he had learnt to laugh, but before he could fly, Kurri Kurri and his friend Karloo were kidnapped by men. They were taken all the way across the country as pets to Blackswanland [Western Australia], which had no kookaburras at the time. This story tells how Karloo and Kurri Kurri eventually escaped into the bush and started a family of their own. And so, that is how kookaburras came to flourish in Western Australia! The beautiful illustrations by Margaret Senior will delight. First edition. (No date, but 1950, Trove. Muir 6297. Sticker of Farmer's Bookshop.). Our Book No: 18388. $25 AUD.

124. Reynolds, Peter L.; Flottmann, Paul V. (1976). Half a Thousand Acres: Balmain, a History of the Land Grant. Sydney, Balmain: Balmain Association, Inc. 148 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good condition only (in good only dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos (including frontispiece), maps, few toned spots fore-edge, edgewear jacket (rear cover rubbed, top spine torn & repaired), pages little toned. Peter Reynolds and Paul Flottmann relate an exciting story of colonial double-dealing, political intrigue and illicit trading that has has surrounded the origins of the Balmain Land Grant in Sydney Inner West. The times and lives of Dr. William Balmain (surgeon) and Professor John Borthwick Gilchrist also emerge from obscurity. Published by the Balmain Association. ISBN/ASIN: 0959950222. Our Book No: 28108. $20 AUD.

125. Ridyard, David; Gristwood, Doreen (illustrator) (2014). Koalas, Kites and Kangaroos: An Australian Alphabet Book (New ed). Sydney: Childerset / Scholastic Australia. 32 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled, colour drawings, few minor creases covers & pages, minor edgewear. An Australian children's picture story by David Ridyard. This bright colourful alphabet book will appeal to all ages. Australian animals and birds use illustrated by Doreen Gristwood to show words that start with the same letter of the alphabet. The Mother Koala is reading the book and helping her baby Koala to find words. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743627341. Our Book No: 41492. $12 AUD.

126. Rimmer, John (editor) (1987 - 2001). Magonia: Interpreting Contemporary Vision and Belief (43 issues). London: Self-Published: Peter Rimmer. 20 - 24 pp. Each issue: Paperback large quarto, good to very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white drawings, some foxing & edgewear (some issues). A set of the magazine Magonia, edited by John Rimmer. The focus is on news, commentary, case reports and book reviews about folklore, visions and beliefs about mysterious phenomena broadly described as paranormal (psychic, ufos, mystery animals, etc.) Consists of 43 issues, incomplete, from no 206 (1987) to no 74 (2001). Please request a detailed report on this scarce item. See also another listing for five earlier issues in the small trade format. Our Book No: 18367. $220 AUD.

127. Ritchie, James (1992). Becoming Bicultural. Wellington, NZ: Huia Publishers / Daphne Brasell Associates Press. 214 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, pages lightly toned, small mark bottom edge, edges lightly foxed, few fox spots top edge, endpapers lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written & dated dedication title page). James Ritchie relates his experience over 40 years working within the Maori world in New Zealand. This is a book by a Pakeha for a Pakeha. It is based on practical experience as the author reports on what he learned as he moved from his youth in Wellington, to teach on the East Coast, to become a university innovator, teacher and researcher and then, finally a tribal consultant. ISBN/ASIN: 0908896131. Our Book No: 41459. $30 AUD.

128. Robbins, Harvey; Finley, Michael (1999 ). Why Change Doesn't Work: Why Initiatives Go Wrong and How To Try Again - and Succeed (Reprint ed). London: Orion Business Books. 245 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, diagrams, pages lightly toned, bottom edge slightly marked, minor edgewear. Harvey Robbins and Michael Finley, leading business consultants, examine the barriers to change and provides practical and proven methods to help managers overcome them. Despite numerous business change paradigms, change often does not work. They reveal the mis-steps, miscalculations and lessons learnt by companies on the road to change, focusing on the most neglected aspect of the whole change process: the neglected human factor. ISBN/ASIN: 0752812068. Our Book No: 41470. $20 AUD.

129. Robbins, Stephen P. (2002). The Truth about Managing People and Nothing but the Truth (Reprint ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. 211 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. Stephen P. Robbins draws on the world’s best research on business management, specifically over 60 proven 'truths' you can use right now. He provides no-holds-barred advice and specific tactics for hiring, motivation, leadership, communication, team-building, coping with change, job-design, performance evaluation and handling conflicts. His books have sold over 2 million copies. ISBN/ASIN: 013066927X. Our Book No: 41464. $25 AUD.

130. Roggeveen, Sam (2023). The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace. Melbourne, Collingwood: La Trobe University Press / Black Inc. 232 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. Sam Roggeveen sheds new light on the contest for leadership in Asia and the strategy Australia needs to grow. This includes a radically different approach to defence in the light of the rise of China. There has to be a bolder Australian foreign policy, with three goals: leadership in the Pacific; a much stronger relationship with Indonesia; and a regional order centered on a gathering of its great powers. The author is director of the Lowy Institute International Security Program and a former senior Australian intelligence analyst. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760643683. Our Book No: 41503. $32 AUD.

131. Rutherford, Noel; Fusitu'a, Eseta (introduction) (1996). Shirley Baker and the King of Tonga (Reprint ed). Auckland: Pasifika Press. 282 pp. Paperback trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), thick card covers (with flaps), few black & white photos, maps, minor edgewear. This book by Neil Rutherfod is about Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker, who arrived from London's East End after Tupou I, the first king of Tonga, asked for his help. The book relates the life and times of this gruff, bewiskered Methodist minister who was a curious character often at odds with his peers. Baker's achievements, whether motivated by altruism or self-preservation, contributed significantly to the Tonga we know today. ISBN/ASIN: 0908597258. Our Book No: 41519. $25 AUD.

132. Saheeh, International (2010). The Qur'an: English Meanings Revised and Edited by Saheeh International [Koran]. Riyadh / Jeddah: Al-Muntada Al-Islami Trust / Saheeh International. 695 pp. Paperback small thick (17.5 x 12 cm), very good condition, front cover little scratched, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. The Al-Muntada Al-Islami Trust has chosen the Saheeh International translation of the Qur'an (Koran) as the most suitable for distribution. It is widely acknowledged as an improvement over previous translations. The language closely adheres to the original Arabic text, while remaining lucid and intelligible. Footnotes and added words [in square brackets] are kept to a minimum to clarify the meaning, or to report an alternative acceptable translation. Reprinted many times with this ISBN, 9960792633, in different formats, apparently with or without parallel Arabic script. (This secondhand small-format copy is dated 2010, and has English text only, with no parallel Arabic text.). ISBN/ASIN: 9960792633. Our Book No: 18393. $25 AUD.

133. Scanlon, Lesley (2023). An Oasis in the Wilderness: The Foundation Years of the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (1833 - 1851). Sydney, Ultimo: Halstead Press. 143 pp. Hardback small square quarto, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover & endpapers, black & white text-photos (including documents), minor edgewear. Hailed in the mid-19th century as 'an oasis in the wilderness', the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts was founded in 1833 to 'diffuse scientific and other useful knowledge' to the skilled workingmen of the fledgling European settlement of Sydney. Established to emulate the burgeoning mechanics movement in Britain, the founders viewed knowledge as a kind of alchemy that had the potential to change the individual and society. This history reveals the activities of the School during its formative years within the social and intellectual contexts of early 19th century New South Wales. It is more than just a foundation history, but also a window that reveals glimpses of the social and educational milieu of early settler society in Sydney. The author, Dr Lesley Scanlon, is a former senior lecturer in adult education at the University of Sydney. ISBN/ASIN: 9781875684175. Our Book No: 18391. $38 AUD.

134. Sibley, Brian (1998). Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman (New ed). London: Hodder & Stoughton. 174 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, few black & white photos, few tiny tears spine ends & rear cover, minor edgewear. Brian Sibley reveals the unique story of the tragic love of C. S. Lewis. He found love with Joy Davidman, who brought the famous novelist out of his shell, but their love was brief because Joy died months after they married. The author looks at the childhood of Lewis, his literary legacy - and shows us how, in the end, despite grief and painful doubts, the Christian faith of Lewis shone through. New edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0340709774. Our Book No: 31225. $12 AUD.

135. Sloniec, Elizabeth (1987). Women in a Multicultural Society: 15 Stories of Ordinary Women from Many Ethnic Backgrounds Living in Australia Today [Multi Cultural Society]. Adelaide: Multicultural Education Co-ordinating Committee of South Australia / Kitchener Press. 112 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, full-page black & white drawings, rear cover lightly scuffed & scratched, corner last few pages little creased, sticker mark front cover, some spinewear, owner's written name. Elizabeth Sloniec records the stories of 15 women from many ethnic backgrounds in Australia, speaking of their lives, values and hopes. The author is a Polish migrant who has worked in the Education Department of South Australia for many years. She has also been an adult migrant English teacher. ISBN/ASIN: 0724341986. Our Book No: 24759. $25 AUD.

136. Smith, Paul (editor) (2009). Bagehot: The English Constitution (New, reprint ed) [Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 253 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Walter Bagehot's 'The English Constitution' is a classic of English political writing. In this new Cambridge Texts edition, it appears for the first time in its original (1867) book version, with Bagehot's original conclusion, and the substantial introduction by Paul Smith for the second edition of 1872. His introduction places Bagehot's views in the context of contemporary events and prevalent views of the working of the constitution, indicating their relation to his developing ideas on the anthropological and sociological springs of authority. He assesses the accuracy of Bagehot's account of parliamentary government in operation, and the way in which Bagehot exemplifies the difficulties faced by British liberalism in coming to terms with its approach of democracy. Note: The British Constitution is not codified as a written document, but consists of a collection of statutes, conventions, judicial decisions and treaties that have evolved over time. (Originally published, 1867. This edition, 2001. This copy: digital printing, 2009.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780521469425. Our Book No: 41494. $32 AUD.

137. Solomon Islands, College of Higher Education; Bennett, William; Zaku, Steven Vinale; Miki, Leslie; Sao, James; Vasula, Fr. Henry; Maelalo, George; Ngwadili, Arnon; Gafu, Isaac; Fifi'i, Jonathan (1988). The Big Death: Solomon Islanders Remember World War II. Honiara, Solomon Islands / Suva, Fiji: Solomon Islands College of Higher Education / University of the South Pacific. 242 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos centre spread, maps at front, corner tips front cover scuffed, some toning rear endpapers, pages lightly toned, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear (cover corner tips & spine ends), minor pencil annotation (tiny ticks some pages). This book from the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education is a unique record of Solomon islander experiences during the Pacific War (World War 2 in the Pacific against the Japanese). Their voices, speak not only about the critical roles they played coastwatching, fighting and working, but also about the meaning of wartime events for their culture and history. This book is also a contribution to Solomon Pijin literature. The stories are given in both English and Solomons Pijin, so that the book will have value not only as a record of this unique period in Solomon Islands history, but also as a tool for language learning and literacy. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 41487. $60 AUD.

138. Stanton, Doug (2009). Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan (1st ed). New York: Scribner. 393 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine, black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. Doug Stanton provides a dramatic account of a small band of American Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban. Well researched and nicely written. The author, a bestselling American journalist, has interviewed more than 100 participants and walked every inch of the battleground. ISBN/ASIN: 9781416580515. Our Book No: 28341. $25 AUD.

139. Stewart, Angus; Bargwanna, Melinda (photographer) (2016). Australian Plants for Year-round Colour (1st ed). Sydney: HarperCollins. 120 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos (some full-page), glossy pages, minor scratching rear cover, minor edgewear corners, minor annotation (one word) inside front cover, cover design differs from stock photo. Angus Stewart, an ABC TV's Gardening Australia presenter, passes on the knowledge from his extensive experience as a plant breeder. Shows how to create an Australian plant garden that will flower all year round. There are helpful hints on promoting better and more effective flowering, using mulch, pruning techniques and fertilisers. There is an alphabetical listing of native plants, by species, giving common names, flowering times, varieties, problems, and advice about when and how to plant. (Originally published, 2002 and frequently reprinted, but now scarce. This copy is the first edition, 2002.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780733309854. Our Book No: 29121. $30 AUD.

140. Storr, Anthony (1990). Churchill's Black Dog and Other Phenomena of the Human Mind. New York: Ballantine Books. 310 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, pages & inside covers little toned as usual, minor edgewear. A dazzling collection of 14 essays by Anthony Storr, one of England's best-known psychiatrists. The theme is the sanity of true genius: highly gifted and creative people are far more likely to suffer from mental illness than the general population. As illustrations, he probes the psyches of Winston Churchill, Franz Kafka, Isaac Newton, Carl Jung and C. P. Snow. ISBN/ASIN: 034536547X. Our Book No: 13791. $15 AUD.

141. Tantri, K'Tut (1989). Revolt in Paradise: One Woman's Fight for Freedom in Indonesia (Reprint ed) [Griffin Paperback series]. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Publishers. 308 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, corner tips covers creased, few tiny dents, spine ends little bumped, minor edgewear. This is the story of K'tut Tantri's account of her life in Bali, first as a young artist and later as a resistance fighter for Indonesian independence during World War 2. Enchanted by the paradise seen on a movie screen, this young Scotswoman decides that she must live in Bali. Once there, she attracts the attention of Prince Anak Agung Nuru, who introduces her to his language and culture, and begins what will be become a lifelong friendship. When war shatters her paradise, Tantri joins the Prince in the resistance movement, only to be captured, tortured, imprisoned and finally, near death, released. This is a story of devotion and love for a people, as well as a tale of sheer guts, determination, and romance. ISBN/ASIN: 0517573733. Our Book No: 31232. $30 AUD.

142. Teissier-Landgraf, Marie Claude (1995). The Russian from Belfort: 37 Years Journey by Painter Nicolai Michoutouchine in Oceania. Vanuatu: Michoutouchkine-Pilioko Foundation, USP Complex / South Pacific Creative Arts Society. 105 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Marie Claude Teissier-Landgraf tells the story of 23-year-old French student who left for Calcutta without any money. He hitch-hiked in the Near and Far East. After compulsory military service in 1957 he travelled through the South Pacific. He became fascinated by Pacific Islander works of art. This very talented painter has spent 37 years sharing his wonderful personal collection in countries all over the world. His paintings have simple line and sharp colour, with an absence of spatial enclosure, which gives his subject a spellbinding serenity. He has made a distinctive career and won world-wide recognition, from his small piece of land alongside the lagoon in Port-Villa, Vanuatu. ISBN/ASIN: 9820201004. Our Book No: 41469. $40 AUD.

143. Torres, Pat; Edgar, Jack (Yawuru text); Edgar, Elsie (Yawuru text); Saddler, Thelma (Yawuru text) (1991). Jalygurr: Aussie Animal Rhymes: Poems for Kids (Reprint ed). Broome, WA: Magabala Books. 33 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, stapled, black & white drawings (colour backgrounds), minor edgewear cover corner tips, owner's written name title page. A collection of children's poems adapted by Pat Torres from Kimberley Aboriginal folk stories, and illustrated by him. Text is in English on one side and Yawuru language on the other side each illustration. The rear pages list the meaning of Yawuru words. The Yawuru people mostly live in Broome, Western Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0731616227. Our Book No: 41466. $15 AUD.

144. Tovey, Noel (2005). Little Black Bastard (New ed). Sydney: Hodder Headline Australia. 266 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, black & white photos, spine & covers little creased, pages & inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear. This book is a memoir of Noel Tovey's life. He was abandoned on the streets of Melbourne at the age of six, he put up with years of poverty, neglect and abuse before ending up in Pentridge gaol at the age of 17, contemplating suicide. Noel never lost his conviction that he would succeed as a dancer and actor, and that there would be a better life somewhere. He did find it and this autobiography reveals that journey. ISBN/ASIN: 0733619479. Our Book No: 41529. $18 AUD.

145. Turner, Gwenda (2002). The Builder's Cat (New, 1st printing ed). Auckland: Puffin Books / Penguin Books. 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear, security sticker inside rear cover. A delightful children's story written and illustrated by Gwenda Turner about a builder's cat named Abraham who loves his days at work. Abraham likes the bang of the hammer, the buzz of the drill, and the click of the nail gun. And he loves a lick of the ice cream at the end of a hard day watching at the building site. This story is based on a real builder in New Zealand and his cat Abraham. Mr Couper and his jet black cat are well known around Christchurch, and the author wrote this story about them. (Originally published, 1999, this is the first printing of the new 2002 edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0143519751. Our Book No: 24991. $30 AUD.

146. Turney, Chris (2017). Shackled: How a Scientific Expedition to Antarctica became a Fight for Survival. Melbourne: Penguin Random House Australia. 305 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) & colour photos, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. In 2013, Australian earth scientist Chris Turney led an ambitious expedition to Antarctica to gather essential data on the changing polar environment. Turney's ship, the Shokalskiy, with 71 people on board, became trapped in pack ice on Christmas Eve. The hull of the ship was pierced by a tower of ice. This is a classic adventure story with a 21st century twist. Unlike Edwardian Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the author had his wife and children with him, and they all had a very long and dangerous wait to be rescued. This memoir of their own ill-fated Antarctic voyage, also recounts the history of humankind's dangerous but irresistible fascination with the world's least known continent. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 9780670079117. Our Book No: 41473. $20 AUD.

147. Turri, Nilla (2005). Ricettario di Sardegna [Recipes of Sardinia]. Cagliari: Edizione Della Torre. 96 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, full-page colour photos, glossy paper minor edgewear. A lavishly illustrated cooking book in the Italian language by Nilla Turri. It contains over 250 traditional recipes from Sardinia. Title in English: "Recipes of Sardinia”. ISBN/ASIN: 9788873433996. Our Book No: 13672. $30 AUD.

148. Uriam, Kambati K. (1995). In Their Own Words: History and Society In Gilbertese Oral Tradition. Canberra: Journal of Pacific History / Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. 205 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings, diagrams, genealogy charts, rear cover little creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Kambati K. Turianhas written a comprehensive book on Gilbertese Oral Tradition. There are chapters on the composition of texts, the unique methods adopted to ensure their transmission through succeeding generations without change in wording. Anyone interested in learning about the culture and ethos of the Gilbertese people living in Republic of Kiribati, which is made up of the 33 low coral atolls of the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands of the Central Pacific will find this important book a valuable addition to their own collection. ISBN/ASIN: 0959547770. Our Book No: 41488. $60 AUD.

149. Van Heerden, Ivor (2005). CNN Reports: Katrina - State of Emergency. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. 176 pp. Paperback small folio, very good condition, glossy colour text-photos, minor edgewear. This CNN news report, introduced by Ivor Van Heerden, collects the facts about Hurricane Katrina, the science of the event, and the extreme physical devastation in its wake. The book details events in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast in the days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall and the subsequent weeks of those communities recovering from its destructive wake. Includes first-hand accounts from many of the 200 CNN anchors, correspondents, and production members dispatched to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee to cover the aftermath. ISBN/ASIN: 0740758446. Our Book No: 23649. $25 AUD.

150. Viccars, Jack S. (1987). The 8th Australian Field Survey Section, A.I.F., New Guinea 1941 - 1943 (History of New Guinea Survey Section, Later 8 Australian Field Survey Section). [Canberra]: Self-published: Jack S. Viccars. 43 pp. Paperback wide octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet (covers LOOSE & little torn repaired at single staple), tyoewritten text, few black & white text-photos at rear, maps (including two fold-outs at rear), few edge tears overs (slight loss bottom corner tip rear cover), some edgewear. This small booklet by Jack Viccars is the history of the New Guinea Survey Section, December 1941 - July 1942, and later known as 8th Aust Field Survey Section A.I.F., January - March 1943. The Annexes contain: Nominal Roll; Outline of the Members; Photos; and Maps. A good way to learn about the importance of surveys in a dangerous part of Australian military history. Another revised copy [our 41394A] states that this history was conceived during the Victoria Survey Association Reunion of November 1984, and was printed by the Survey Corps and launched at the November 1987 reunion with Brig L. Fitzgerald and Brig D. Macdonald. (ISBN not in booklet, assigned later. No date, but 1987 stated in another copy [our item 41394A]. 43 pages + 18 unnumbered pages as four annexes.). . ISBN/ASIN: 0731640217. Our Book No: 41394. $25 AUD.

151. Villoldo, Alberto; Krippner, Stanley; Andrews, Lynn V. (foreword) (1987). Healing States (A Journey into the World of Spiritual Healing and Shamanism) (1st U.S. ed). New York: Fireside / Simon & Schuster. 208 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos spreads, top edge little foxed, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear. Based on field observations in South America, noted American psychologists Dr Alberto Villoldo and Dr Stanley Krippner provide compelling evidence for healing in traditional societies, specifically psychic healers and shaman, which they contrast to Western medicine. Villoldo and his research group also became apprentices to a Peruvian shaman. A companion to the 12-part TV documentary of the same name. ISBN/ASIN: 0671632027. Our Book No: 18377. $20 AUD.

152. Wall, Mick (2017). Prince: Purple Reign (1st p/b ed). London: Trapeze. 200 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour photos, few black & white photos, minor edgewear. This book is the story of Prince who was an American musical innovator on a par with David Bowie. Prince achieved more in his four-decade career, across many music styles than other artists achieve in a lifetime. This biography is written by music biographer Mick Wall. He digs deep into the enigmas of Prince's incredible life - and his tragic death. ISBN/ASIN: 9781409169222. Our Book No: 41498. $25 AUD.

153. Wallis, Mary; Routledge, David (editor); Wallis, Mary Davis (1994). The Fiji and New Caledonia Journals of Mary Wallis 1851-1853 (1st ed). Suva, Fiji / Salem, MA: Institute of Pacific Studies / Peabody Essex Museum. 225 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, maps, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, autograph (editor’s owner's written name). Mary Wallis was the pious and eccentric wife of Captain Benjamin Wallis, the American skipper of ships that conducted extensive trading with the high Fijian chiefs during 1844 to 1849. This is the journal of the third voyage now appearing for the first time. This journal has a vivid account of 'beche de mer' fishing on the northeastern coasts of New Caledonia in 1853. The journals have been edited by David Routledge to make them easily accessible to the modern reader, and supported with an introduction and endnotes. Our Book No: 41484. $35 AUD.

154. Wang, Gabrielle (2009). A Ghost in my Suitcase. Melbourne: Puffin / Penguin Books. 176 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. A novel for young adults written and illustrated by Australian author Gabrielle Wang. This is the story of Celeste who travels to China to visit her grandmother. She uncovers an incredible family secret, which puts her in danger, and she becomes involved in an exciting adventure. If Celeste is to help her family and friends, she must learn to harness her rare and powerful gift. By the author of 'The Garden of Empress Cassia'. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143303794. Our Book No: 41525. $18 AUD.

155. Weston, James (editor); Brown, Michelle (editor) (2000). Sydney 2000: The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: The Official Souvenir Book (2nd ed). Melbourne, Southbank: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd / News Custom Publishing / Hardie Grant (distributor). 314 pp. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), many colour text-photos (some full-page), few black & white photos, glossy paper, minimal edgewear. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This lavish official illustrated souvenir book, edited by James Weston and Michelle Brown, is a lasting tribute to the athletes who have dedicated a life's work, just to be part of this one moment in time: The Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 (the XXVII Olympiad). There are separate chapters for each of the major sports. Contains a list of all medal winners at the game, plus an honour roll of all Australian medal winners since the Olympics Game began. Second edition. ISBN/ASIN: 1876719443. Our Book No: 24815. $30 AUD.

156. Wilson, Ian (1989). The After Death Experience (1st p//b ed). London: Corgi Books. 282 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition only, black & white photos centre spread, corner front cover creased, minimal minimal foxed spots flyleaves, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear. Ian Wilson investigates hypnosis-produced past-life memories (such as Shirley Maclaine), mediums (such as Doris Stokes), and near-death experiences (such as reports by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross), and finds much to be skeptical about. However, However, he concludes that there is compelling evidence that 'something of us' may survive physical death. the author is a history graduate who has written numerous popular books on Christian and paranormal themes (eg, Jesus, Turin Shroud, Nostradamus). ISBN/ASIN: 0552134295. Our Book No: 18375. $12 AUD.

157. Winch, Madeleine (2009). Come by Chance (New ed). Sydney, Newtown: Walker Books. 38 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear. This is a delightful children's picture story by Madeleine Winch is about a lady named Bertha who provides a happy and warm shelter for animals. The town 'Come By Chance' exists in the Australian bush. The house is loved and lived in by two caring people and their ever-increasing 'family' of stray and needy animals. The author is also a painter and printmaker. The true story which Madeleine has used is printed at the back of the book along with a self-portrait. New edition, 2009 (Walker Books). ISBN/ASIN: 9781921150846. Our Book No: 41518. $30 AUD.

158. Winton, Tourist Promotion Association (1990). The Bronze Swagman Book of Bush Verse: "Lester's Tale" 1990 Winning Verse (19th ed). Winton, QLD: Winton Tourist Promotion Association. 120 pp. Paperback trade, card covers, very good condition, small black & white drawings, pages toned as usual, spine little faded, minor edgewear. These wonderful bush ballads (bush poems) cover almost every facet of Australian country life. They are humorous, beautiful, and sometimes tragic in describing the many incidents that occur in country living. One of a series of yearly booklets containing poems submitted to the Winton Tourist Promotion Association (Queensland) to celebrate Waltzing Matilda country. Each year the 'best poem' is awarded. Our Book No: 24623. $12 AUD.

159. Wiseman, Richard (2015). 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot (Reprint ed). London: Pan Books. 357 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, chart, pages lightly toned, crease front cover near spine, minor edgewear. British psychologist Richard Wiseman discusses modern-day mind myths and outlines quick and quirky techniques that help people to achieve their aims in minutes, not months. Gurus and life coaches have urged people to improve their lives, but scientific research has revealed that many of their techniques, from group brainstorming to visualization, are largely ineffective. The author provides simple quick scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems, from job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem. Personal and professional success may be less than a minute away. ISBN/ASIN: 9781447273370. Our Book No: 41533. $20 AUD.

160. Wood, Charlotte (2021). The Luminous Solution: Creativity, Resilience and the Inner Life (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 238 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corners last few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Bestselling Australian novelist Charlotte Wood shares the insights she has found over a career by paying close attention to her own mind, to the world around her, and to the way she and others work. Drawing on research and many years of observant conversation and immersive reading, Charlotte shares what artists can teach everyone about inspiration and hard work, how to follow truth in art and life, and finding the courage during difficult times by looking at what we fear and keeping going when things seem hopeless. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760879235. Our Book No: 41508. $27 AUD.

161. Zborowski, Paul; Storey, Ross (2005). A Field Guide to Insects in Australia (Reprint ed). Sydney, Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland. 208 pp. Paperback tall trade, very good condition, colour text-photos, black & white drawings, key to insect orders, sticker mark rear cover, light foxing flyleaf, minor edgewear. This revised second edition by Paul Zborowski and Ross Storey will help you to identify Australian insects from all the major insect groups. More than 250 photos show the insects in their natural habitat. The line drawings clearly illustrate subtle differences where identification is a challenge. This new edition has increased the use of common names, there are 16 new colour photos, and information and scientific names have been updated. New, up-to-date references have been added to the chapters where possible. There is a multimedia bibliography, including books, CD-roms and web sites, at the end of the guide. ISBN/ASIN: 1876334967. Our Book No: 41507. $30 AUD.

162. Zollner, Siegfried; Godschalk, Jan A. (translator, synopsis) (1988). The Religion of the Yali in the Highlands of Irian Jaya (1st English ed) [POINT Series No. 13]. Melanesia: Melanesian Institute for Pastoral and Socio-Economic Service. 207 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, maps, black & white photos centre spread, typewritten text, pages lightly toned, slight ridge spine (printing error), minor edgewear. This study by Siegfried Zollner of the religion of the Yali people in the Eastern Highlands of Irian Jaya, Indonesia [West Papua], is a colourful insight into their world-view. Following a short introduction to Yali culture and conceptions, he describes the six large rituals: usa (sacred), the Muruwal initiation, the Salem healing ritual, the ritual to treat sweet potato gardens, the pig-raising ritual, and the hairdo ritual and the house post treatment. Also described are some peripheral rituals: the initiation of the boys, mortuary rites, and sorcery and love magic. One chapter, written specifically for POINT Series, discusses briefly the effect of the proclamation of the Gospel against the background of Yali traditional religion and world-view. The original dissertation was written in German. This synoptic (summary) translation from German makes it available to a wider audience. ISBN/ASIN: B0007BLVFK. Our Book No: 41485. $85 AUD.