Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2012
ISBN 10 : 1921922311 ISBN 13 : 9781921922312
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. "I do not hesitate to declare that the natives of New South Wales possess a considerable portion of that acumen, or sharpness of intellect, which bespeaks genius." In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Sydney Cove with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was a natural storyteller. His account of the infant colony is the first classic of Australian literature. An extraordinary first-hand account of the early years of Australian settlement, 1788 is highly readable and hugely entertaining. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 17,87
Offres d'occasion à partir de EUR 21,67
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2006
ISBN 10 : 192114534X ISBN 13 : 9781921145346
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Tim Flannery dedicated the first edition of The Weather Makers to children: 'to all of their generation who will have to live with the consequences of our decisions.' Seventy percent of the people who are alive now will be alive in 2050. This is the date, many scientists agree, by which we have to cut our carbon emissions by 70%. Since its publication in September 2005, The Weather Makers has had a huge impact on our consciousness of climate change. It has changed minds and hearts. This book now demands a younger audience: the school children who will inherit the new climate which their parents and grandparents have helped to create.These new readers will have a chance to act on Tim Flannery's advice about the dangers of profligate use of fossil fuels and to find the solutions to save our planet.Today's teenagers are the vital audience for a book about the most urgent issue of our time and of their future. This revised and updated Young Adult edition is written in a style that is accessible and engaging. Most of us suspect that climate change is happening, but is it a terrible threat to our world or an exaggerated beat up? Or is it something in between, an issue that humanity must eventually face, but not yet? Ages 12+ Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 18,74
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2011
ISBN 10 : 1921758848 ISBN 13 : 9781921758843
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Go the F**k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach's verses perfectly capture the familiar-and unspoken-tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, they open up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations, and laugh at their absurdity. With illustrations by Ricardo Cortes, Go the F**k to Sleep is beautiful, subversive and pants-wettingly funny-a book for parents new, old and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 20,05
Trouvez également Couverture rigide
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2013
ISBN 10 : 1922147427 ISBN 13 : 9781922147424
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But among the convicts there is a whisper that freedom can be bought, an opportunity to start afresh. As Thornhill stakes his claim on a patch of ground by the Hawkesbury River, the battle lines between the old and new inhabitants are drawn. The critics agree, The Secret River is a masterpiece; a spellbinding Australian classic about ownership, belonging and identity with universal themes Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 21,34
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2013
ISBN 10 : 1922079456 ISBN 13 : 9781922079459
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Human Remains is a powerful and chilling thriller that preys on our darkest fears, showing how vulnerable we are when we live alone, and how easily ordinary lives can fall apart when no one is watching. How well do you know your neighbour? How well do they know you? Would they notice if you lived or died? Police analyst Annabel wouldn't describe herself as lonely. Her work keeps her busy and the needs of her ageing mother and her cat are more than enough to fill her time. But when Annabel discovers her neighbour's decomposing body in the house next door, she is appalled to think that no one, including herself, noticed her absence. Back at work, she is compelled to investigate, despite her colleagues' lack of interest, and finds data showing that such cases are frighteningly common in her home town. People, of all ages, all dying of natural causes. Seemingly. All forgotten. But for Annabel. As Annabel is drawn deeper into the mystery, she comes face to face with her own demons and her own mortality. Would anyone notice if she just disappeared? Human Remains , the latest novel from crime-writing sensation Elizabeth Haynes, is a powerful and chilling thriller that preys on our darkest fears, showing how vulnerable we are when we live alone, and how easily ordinary lives can fall apart when no one is watching. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 21,95
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2017
ISBN 10 : 1925498395 ISBN 13 : 9781925498394
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Amid the furious ocean there was no human sound on deck: some people standing, watching the wave, but no one capable of words. On the Java Ridge, skipper Isi Natoli and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored beside an idyllic reef off the Indonesian island of Dana. In the Canberra office of Cassius Calvert, Minister for Border Integrity, a Federal election looms and (not coincidentally) a hardline new policy is being announced regarding maritime assistance to asylum-seeker vessels in distress. A few kilometres away from Dana, the Takalar is having engine trouble. Among the passengers fleeing from persecution are Roya and her mother, and Roya's unborn sister. The storm now closing in on the Takalar and the Java Ridge will mean catastrophe for them all. With ON THE JAVA RIDGE Jock Serong, bestselling author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket, brings us a literary novel with the pace and tension of a political thriller-and some of the most compelling, heartstopping writing about the sea since Patrick O'Brian. Jock Serong's debut novel Quota won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. On the Java Ridge is his third novel. Jock teaches law and writes feature articles in the surfing media and for publications such as The Guardian and Slow Living. He lives with his wife and four children in Port Fairy, Victoria. 'Jock Serong creates a sense of foreboding from the very start of his third novel, and then constantly ratchets up the tension with a keen sense of pacing.' Books+Publishing A literary novel about politics and seeking asylum, with the pace and tension of a political thriller. Plus some of the most compelling writing about the sea since Patrick O'Brian. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 23,38
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2016
ISBN 10 : 1925355373 ISBN 13 : 9781925355376
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 500gms weight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376 pages.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2010
ISBN 10 : 1921656077 ISBN 13 : 9781921656071
Vendeur : Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, Nouvelle-Zélande
Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Larger format paperback: maps, photographs, corners slightly bumped, short tear on lower back edge, internally fine. 8vo, 231pp.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co Melbourne 1995, 1996
ISBN 10 : 1875847324 ISBN 13 : 9781875847327
Vendeur : THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australie
23.0 x 15.0cms, 268pp, b/w & 16 Colour Illusts, very good paperback & cover (sunned spine) This book outlines Australia's transition from a miniscule, inert art scene of the late '40s to a progressive, visual art establishment in the '60s. It identifies the intricate tribal groupings that battled for cultural power in (Melbourne's) pubs, cafes and studios; the figurativists versus abstractionists debates; the fights for curatorial power etc.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres d'occasion à partir de EUR 28,57
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2006
ISBN 10 : 1920885846 ISBN 13 : 9781920885847
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. 332 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres d'occasion à partir de EUR 30,04
Trouvez également Couverture souple Edition originale
Edité par Melbourne; The Text Publishing Co; 2002., 2002
Vendeur : Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australie
Reprint; Post 8vo; pp. xii, 329, (3); numerous b/w illustrations, 1 map; bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2011
ISBN 10 : 1921758953 ISBN 13 : 9781921758959
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. 346 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Jaffy Brown Is Only Eight And Lives In The Slums Of Victorian London. A Chance Meeting With The Magnetic Mr. Jamrach Changes His Life On Boarding A Ship With His Friend Tim.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2008
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Paperback. Etat : Fine. Reprint. 181 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Rebecca Is Trying To Grow Up Fast But The Whole World's Against Her.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1922079316 ISBN 13 : 9781922079312
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Edition originale
Paperback. Etat : Good. First Edition. 455 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2008
ISBN 10 : 1921351780 ISBN 13 : 9781921351785
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Edition originale
Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 307 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. A Story About Friendship And Self Discovery.
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1922182540 ISBN 13 : 9781922182548
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The Eureka Stockade. The story is one of Australia's foundation legends, but until now it has been told as though only half the participants were there. What if the hot-tempered, free-wheeling gold miners we learnt about in school were actually husbands and fathers, brothers and sons? And what if there were women and children inside the Eureka Stockade, defending their rights while defending themselves against a barrage of bullets? As Clare Wright reveals, there were thousands of women on the goldfields and many of them were active in pivotal roles. The stories of how they arrived there, why they came and how they sustained themselves make for fascinating reading in their own right. But it is in the rebellion itself that the unbiddable women of Ballarat come into their own. Groundbreaking, absorbing, crucially important, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is the uncut story of the day the Australian people found their voice. A groundbreaking and highly entertaining account of the role women played at the birth of Australia's democracy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 32,76
Offres d'occasion à partir de EUR 57,31
Trouvez également Couverture souple
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1922182400 ISBN 13 : 9781922182401
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. 452 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The Most Controversial And Feared Book On Dating In Recent Memory.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 1994
ISBN 10 : 1875847065 ISBN 13 : 9781875847068
Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Edition originale
Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 135 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co Melbourne 1995, 1995
ISBN 10 : 1875847103 ISBN 13 : 9781875847105
Vendeur : THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australie
24.0 x 16.0cms, 268pp, b/w & colour illust, hardcover in dustjacket, sunned spine, very good. This book outlines Australia's transition from a miniscule, inert art scene of the late '40s to a progressive, visual art establishment in the '60s. It identifies the intricate tribal groupings that battled for cultural power in (Melbourne's) pubs, cafes and studios; the figurativists versus abstractionists debates; the fights for curatorial power etc.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres d'occasion à partir de EUR 35,47
Trouvez également Couverture rigide
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne, 2017
ISBN 10 : 1925498875 ISBN 13 : 9781925498875
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show.She writes about dreaming, about turning fifty, and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award.Garner looks at the world with a shrewd and sympathetic eye. Her non-fiction is always passionate and compelling. A collection of more than thirty years of Garner's short non-fiction, in celebration of her seventy-fifth birthday. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Plus de choix d'achat de la part d'autres vendeurs sur AbeBooks
Offres neuf à partir de EUR 38,40
Trouvez également Couverture rigide
Edité par The Text Publishing Co., Melbourne, 1992
ISBN 10 : 1863721010 ISBN 13 : 9781863721011
Vendeur : Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Reprint. 232 pages. Illustrated. A firm, straight book. Dust jacket has slight wear to gold letters on title. Scans available.
Edité par Text Publishing Co., East Melbourne, 1992
ISBN 10 : 1863721002 ISBN 13 : 9781863721004
Vendeur : Book Orphanage, McCrae, VIC, Australie
Hardcover with protected dust jacket 162 pages This book follows a year in the lives of five young dancers at the Australian Ballet School. It records in words and photographs the ballet students practising at the barre, learning to dance in partnership, making friends, living away from home, watching their diet, learning to apply make-up, nursing injuries, and having fun together on weekends. This is a beautifully produced volume with superb colour and b&w photography. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket.
Edité par Text Publishing Co, Melbourne VIC, 2011
ISBN 10 : 1921758260 ISBN 13 : 9781921758263
Vendeur : Book Merchant Bookstore, Bunbury, WA, Australie
Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Kinglake-350 is a non-fiction account of the happenings in and around Kinglake during the Black Saturday bushfire disaster of 2009.
Edité par The Text Publishing Co., East Melbourne, 1991., 1991
Vendeur : Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, Australie
120 pp, b&w and coloured cartoons throughout, top edge of upper wrapper damp stained, else very good copy in illustrated, limp wrappers. Reprint, first published 1991.