Search Results: Authors starting with J from Bong Bong Books

Univ. of Qld Press, Queensland, 1989. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Australian Aborigines encountered people from other lands from the early 17th. century. This book looks at where these meetings occurred & relates historical incidents & themes to these vitally important sites, from the time of the first Dutch contacts along Cape York in 1606 to the transfer of Uluru (Ayers Rock) to Aboriginal ownership in 1985..." Size: 180mm - 250mm. 263 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Anthropology; Australia; Sociology & Culture. ISBN/EAN: 9780702221538. Inventory No: 51009. . 9780702221538

Campbelltown City Council, Australia, 1982. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. ...Let us pause to not the trees of our City, & what better place to start than Mawson Park where locals & strangers enjoy, but I fear, take for granted the beauty of the trees. I shall be rewarded if these few notes create interest in the trees of this beautiful park..." Stapled Card Covers. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 20 pages. Remnants of old price label on the rear cover.. Covers have some shelf-wear, a few marks, as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Gardening; Australia; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 50025. .

Lincoln Electric, United States, 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition. A handbook for Building, Repairing and Servicing Farm Equipment Size: 180mm - 250mm. 456 pages. Old book shop stamp on the first endpaper. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned slightly. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Engineering, Industrial, Trade; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No: 51536. .

Collins, London, 1973. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. On a cattle station at the edge of the Australian desert, three hundred miles from the nearest town, each day brings its own drama of violence, achievement or surprise..." There are dust marks around the rear inside edge of the DJ.. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 191 pages. Remnants of old price label on the front DJ flap. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0002214881. ISBN/EAN: 9780002214889. Inventory No: 50855. . 9780002214889

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2021. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Continually told he was born with footballing blood, Brandon Jack has spent his life uncertain of the relationship he holds with the games he's played.Now a writer and musician, he sits in his apartment and reflects upon the years spent pursuing what felt like an inevitability - the footballing life.This is a unique and darkly poetic fly-on-the-wall account of a world that is usually shown in bright lights. Filled with relentlessly driven diary entries, vivid details of life at the fringe, and memories of binge-drinking into oblivion as an escape during his playing days at the Sydney Swans, 28 is a portrayal of the sporting psyche in a way that has never been done before.But the true beauty of this book lies in the space outside football. Laid bare on these pages is a searingly honest deep dive into sport, addiction, art, sexuality, masculinity, love, family and identity. Trade… Read More

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2008. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. He is 29 years old and commits his horrendous crime alone. He is an underachiever, unskilled, doesn't have a regular job and he is now a mass murderer. What made Martin Bryant go on a brutal killing spree at Port Arthur taking the lives of 35 people?Working with a leading Australian forensic psychologist, investigative journalist Rochelle Jackson takes us deep into the minds of eight of the country's most notorious criminals:* serial killer, Ivan Milat * female sex offender, Karen Ellis * serial arsonist, Peter Burgess * armed robber and escapee, Brenden Abbott * child killer, Kathleen Folbigg * murderer, Matthew Wales * and gangland warlord, Carl Williams.She probes their motivations, delves deep into their pasts and unlocks the dark side of their humanity.Inside Their Minds is a penetrating, forensic and revealing investigation of the criminal mind. Trade Paperback.… Read More

John Garratt, United States, 2005. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Donald Jackson. ...Now, Donald Jackson & Saint John's Abbey & University introduce the first volume, Gospels and Acts, a beautiful book with 136 pages of sacred text & 25 exquisite illuminations that form a visual reflection on scripture.... Size: 250mm - 350mm. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear, a few marks as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Edges have a couple of marks. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Book is unpaginated . Illustrator: Donald Jackson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Religion & Theology; Art & Design. ISBN: 1920721134. ISBN/EAN: 9781920721138. Inventory No: 51385. . 9781920721138

Race Point, New York, 2013. Later Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Arthur Rackham. Originally titled Children's and Household Tales, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were German linguists and cultural researchers who gathered legendary folklore and aimed to collect the stories exactly as they heard them. 2012 marked the 200th anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and what better way to celebrate than to include all 211 stories into the Knickerbocker Classic Series? Featuring all your favorite classics, including "Hansel and Gretel," "Cinderella," "The Frog Prince," "Rapunzel," "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," and dozens more, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is also accompanied by 40 color plates and 60 black and white illustrations from award-winning English illustrator… Read More

Thames & Hudson, London, 1966. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. This book provides an extensive critical analysis of the resurgence of modern architecture in the 1940's & 1950's and the emergence in this decade of a dramatic new style... There is some foxing to the front and rear endpapers. There are some "rust" stains caused by adhesive tape on the pastedowns. Covered in plastic Size: 180mm - 250mm. 215 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; History. Inventory No: 50916. .

Macdonald, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. The first novel in the Barforth trilogy, set in Yorkshire in the mid-19th century. At 16, Verity Barforth becomes sole heiress to a fortune founded on the wool mills of Yorkshire and realizes for the first time that she is no more than a pawn in the games of ambitious men. All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale Size: 180mm - 250mm. 593 pages. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear, as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Covers have some shelf-wear, as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Britain/UK; ISBN: 0354045229. ISBN/EAN: 9780354045223. Inventory No: 20694. . 9780354045223

MacMillan, Sydney, 2020. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. WINNER OF THE ABIA BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2021 Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'. Published as Eddie turns 100, this is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 195 pages. Dust Jacket has some… Read More

Frederick Muller, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Mary Gardiner. Nibs & The New World" is a sequel to "Nibs". In the first story, Nibs who is "not clever", but none the less very resourceful, sets about to achieve the fallen fortunes of her family. The new book tells of difficulties & adventures when the Blakes find themselves reinstated in their old home..." Dust jacket, pastedowns & endpapers have rust marks from old adhesive tape. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 192 pages. Dust jacket has numerous chips and tears as well as some marking. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Illustrator: Mary Gardiner. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Inventory No: 19543. .

2001. Softcover. Good Condition. When journalist Julietta Jameson, a true city slicker, ventured to the country NSW town of Tibooburra to experience living in an isolated country town, her perceptions and expectations were quickly shattered. This book gets to the heart of what it means to survive in the middle of nowhere.Personal account of the Australian outback town Tibooburra. Told from the perspective of a city journalist who spent a few months there after falling in love with the place while on assignment for a newspaper. Recounts the local history of the town as well as the life stories of several local inhabitants. Author has written for many Australian magazines and newspapers and has worked as a television reporter. This is her first book. Trade Paperback. Remnants of old price label on the rear cover.. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Australia; ISBN:… Read More

Sent Books, United States, 2017. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Delve into the guidance offered by two of history's greatest spiritual teachers, Andrew Jackson Davis and Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, both master healers who obtained and taught the path to enlightenment. Wisdom empowered them to heal all manner of disease and to claim unsurpassed understanding of philosophy, science, and God.These hand-selected quotes, gleaned by Jamie L. Saloff from volumes of their nineteenth-century writings, reveal their instruction and cryptic clues. Savor each passage as you embark on a meditative journey designed to open your heart and mind to Wisdom."History seems to have all but forgotten Andrew Jackson Davis and Phineas Quimby, two giants of nineteenth-century spiritual philosophy and holistic healing. Their work was foundational to late-twentieth-century "New Age" teachings, and yet few have ever read or heard of them. In this beautiful volume, Jamie Saloff… Read More

Odyssey, Australia, 2017. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Inscribed by Author. In 1841, on the eve of her departure from London, Bridie's mother demands she forget her dead father and prepare for a sensible, adult life in Port Phillip. Desperate to save her childhood, fifteen-year-old Bridie is determined to smuggle a notebook filled with her father's fairy tales to the far side of the world.When Rhys Bevan, a soft-voiced young storyteller and fellow traveller realises Bridie is hiding something, a magical friendship is born. But Rhys has his own secrets and the words written in Bridie's notebook carry a dark double meaning.As they inch towards their destination, Rhys's past returns to haunt him. Bridie grapples with the implications of her dad's final message. The pair take refuge in fairy tales, little expecting the trouble it will cause. Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 297 pages. Remnants of old price label on the spine. Edges have a… Read More

Calvert Publishing, Sydney, 1966. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. ...Maria Kerma, nicknamed H.M.S. Unexpected, was to have sailed into Malta's Grand Harbour at Valetta under the flimsy deck of plywood that disguised her as an aircraft carrier; but the storm defeated the plan - the Mediterranean storm that came from nowhere & destroyed the overweighted & ill-balanced ship..." Circa 1966 Age spotting throughout covers creased with shelf wear Not a POD printing Mass Market Paperback. Size: 140mm-180mm. 127 pages. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Covers have some shelf-wear, some marking, as well as some bumping to corners & extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 12055. .

Jo Sonja, United States, 1984. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Magazine These studies are presented from the viewpoint of a folk artist & as such are tempered by a different way of thinking. The folk artist is one who prefers impressionism over realism, therefore, All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale Stapled Card Covers. Size: 240mm - 330mm. 95 pages. Item Type: Magazine. Previous owners signatures in ink. Covers have some shelf-wear and a few creases. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; Inventory No: 20349. .

Uitgave:Ipso Facto, Netherlands, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Jan Banning. Raping women seems to be a normal byproduct of wars. During World War II, the Japanese military even set up a system for sex slavery: Tens of thousands of "comfort women" in Asia were forced into prostitution at military brothels...Jan Banning & Hilde Janssen visited Indonesian women who during the war were victims of forced sexual labor. In this book, 18 of them break the persistent taboo against speaking out on the issue..." Card Covers With Flaps. Size: 250mm - 350mm. 104 pages. Text is in English/Dutch. Covers have some shelf-wear and bumping to corners & extremities. Illustrator: Jan Banning. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Indonesia; English/Dutch Language; Sexuality & Gender. ISBN/EAN: 9789077386071. Inventory No: 18975. . 9789077386071

Pegasus, New York, 2016. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. An art-oriented biography of the mighty Catherine the Great, who rose from seemingly innocuous beginnings to become one of the most powerful people in the world. A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian prince, Catherine mobilized support amongst the Russian nobles, playing off of her husband's increasing corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the palace, and she being crowned the Empress of Russia.Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was a self-proclaimed "glutton for art" and she would be responsible for… Read More

Lake Press, Melbourne, 2019. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Jarrod Lyle was a professional golfer, but this is not only a golf book. It is the tale of a fighter. A husband and father of two children who survived two bouts of a life-threatening illness before finally succumbing to it in his third battle with the disease. From his upbringing in the Victorian provincial city of Shepparton through to the highs of his professional golfing career and on to his final days, My Story is his tribute to the people and organisations who supported him. It's a story of courage and inspiration. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 232 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; ISBN: 065520332X. ISBN/EAN: 9780655203322. Inventory No: 50565. . 9780655203322