Search Results: Titles starting with U from Great Southern Books

Brockhampton Press, London, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Size: Quarto 4to. 144 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Previous owner's gift annotation. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. A UFO sighting is reported on our planet every three minutes. This book, written by a UFO investigator, offers a guide to recognizing a UFO. Illustrated with 80 of the most intriguing photographs of sightings, many of which have never been published before. Starting with a brief history of the UFO phenomenon, this book contains a wealth of information including how to photograph UFOs. It also lists international organizations to… Read More

Sutton Publishing, United Kingdom, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. New Book/New. Size: Quarto 4to. 279 pages. Multiple copies available this title. All books are currently IN STOCK and shipped directly from our Australian address.. Employing a wide range of archive black and white photographs, George Forty examines the US Marine Corps' organization, strategy, tactics and doctrine during the Second World War. As well as providing brief biographies of its most important and influential figures, he surveys insignia, uniforms and personal equipment to provide a complete portrait of the US Marine Corps at war. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; History. ISBN: 0750941960. ISBN/EAN: 9780750941969. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3369. . 9780750941969 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..

Macdonald, London, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 160 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and shows only minor shelf-wear.. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The front endpaper has been clipped.. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. The civilisation of the late 20th century had collapsed, leaving behind a grotesque parody of itself. Humanity staggered on. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0356026531. ISBN/EAN: 9780356026534. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3880. . 9780356026534

Public Affairs, New York, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 239 pages. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The twenty-first century has seen millions unemployed. It has seen livelihoods undermined by environmental degradation. Middle-class cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa have become cauldrons of violence and resentment. Tribalism, ethnic nationalism, and religious fundamentalism have flared dangerously, from Russia to Spain. The use of force is unlikely to help. What works when counter-insurgency has run its course: in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond? In this book, two authors brought together from distant points on the political spectrum by their concerns about the repercussions of violent political conflict on human lives, explain and explore a new idea for stabilizing the dangerous neighborhoods of the world. They challenge head-on… Read More

Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Size: Quarto. 256 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is not price-clipped and in excellent condition. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped from our Australian address within two business days. A guide to paint effects and how to achieve them. It draws on the experience of an array of expert authors and provides paint transformation ideas. The introductory section explores the myriad of paint products available and explains paint jargon and uses. All major paint effects are covered in detail, including sponging, colourwashing, liming, verdigris and more. Decorative paint effects, such as stencilling, gilding, barge painting and stamping are also addressed. There are over 50… Read More

Dorling Kindersley Limited, London, 2009. New Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Fine Condition. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 160 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. Another great DK book. This book contains handy hints and tips for cooking which will give you the skills you need to perfect every dish. Learn how to make perfect dishes, no matter what the occasion with these useful hints and tips. You can now cook more efficiently with top tips on suggested shortcuts, solutions for keeping the kitchen organised and ideas on how to save time and money. Dip in and out for quick reference and inspirational tips! Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Hermes House, London, 2009. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Fine Condition. This is the first UK edition. Size: Quarto. 256 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. A marque-by-marque encyclopedia of Harley Davidson models and manufacturers, both existing and defunct. Every major marque is illustrated with photographs and the accompanying text details the technical specifications of the machines, the key elements of their design, performance features and engineering standards, and comments on their special qualities and attributes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Automobiles & Vehicles; United States; Modern; ISBN: 1843091690. ISBN/EAN: 9781843091691. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6903. . 9781843091691 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..

Jarpen Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia, 1998. Reprint. Soft cover. Very Good. 420 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Jokes & Riddles, General; ISBN: 0646331795. ISBN/EAN: 9780646331799. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002107. . 9780646331799

ABC Books, Sydney, NSW, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Illustrator: Peter Player. 555 pages. This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the front cover is largely unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: This book is a bottler! Test your friends - but read it first. A huge and amazing collection of stories, lists and quizzes. From incredible coincidences to grizzly murders. Fact - I think that is the first time I've ever written two different words containing double Z's in consecutive sentences. Illustrator: Peter Player. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Quizzes, Trivia, Sports, Religion, Relationships, Political, Family, General; ISBN: 0733311040. ISBN/EAN: 9780733311048. Pictures of this item not… Read More

Dorling Kindersley Limited, London, 2009. New Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Fine Condition. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 160 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. Another great DK book. This book contains handy hints and tips for cooking which will give you the skills you need to perfect every dish. Learn how to make perfect dishes, no matter what the occasion with these useful hints and tips. You can now cook more efficiently with top tips on suggested shortcuts, solutions for keeping the kitchen organised and ideas on how to save time and money. Dip in and out for quick reference and inspirational tips! Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Woodslane Press, Sydney, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. Size: Quarto 4to. 498 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. What's it about? Following on from 2006's bestselling "Goddess" this second book in the series contains 149 further NEW Ideas to help women get more out of their increasingly over-stretched lives. Within "Goddess II" the reader will discover even more quizzes to help pinpoint those bits of her life she's been neglecting - the other goddesses clamouring to get out! For a simpler, more fulfilling, more successful, more exciting life, this book is the ultimate empowering tool. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category:… Read More

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Quarto 4to. 168 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. This ultimate guide to the locomotive from Stephenson's Rocket to the Magalev describes the history of railways celebrating the great diversity of design and engineering over 200 years of train travel. It features urban, industrial, freight and military trains and shows examples of electric, steam and diesel locomotives with driver's eye-views, performance statistics and a profile of the key… Read More

Murdoch Books, Sydney, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Size: Quarto. 256 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. A clear plastic wrapper is present. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The recipes in this book bring the flavours of the world into your back garden. Follow simple recipes for marinades and sauces and transform meat into spicy treats such as Tandori-style lamb, Moroccan Beef Koftas and oriental lamb fillets, add well chosen accpaniments like Refeshing salsas, crisp salads, home made bread, tempting desserts. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Australia; 1990s; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781741967104. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8815. . 9781741967104 This book weighs over one… Read More

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 293 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without significant tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth About Exercise and Health is Gina Kolata's compelling journey into the world of American physical fitness over the past thirty years. It is a funny, eye-opening, brow-sweating investigation into the fads, fictions, and science of fitness training. From the early days of jogging, championed by Jim Fixx-- who later died of a heart attack--to weight lifting, cycling, aerobics, and Spinning, Kolata questions such popular notions as the "fat-burning… Read More

Dorling Kindersley, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Quarto. 192 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Updated for a new generation of bike lovers, this visually stunning and comprehensive history of Harley-Davidson charts the company and its bikes decade by decade. From the moment the first model rolled out of a backyard shed in Milwaukee, through Harley's postwar golden age, to the sought-after bikes that distinguish the company today, Ultimate Harley-Davidson presents seventy of the most beautiful and coveted Harleys of all time. Whether it's the 1911 V-Twin or the 1999 X1 Lightning, the seventy Harley-Davidson bikes examined are presented in minute detail, with close-ups of the engines and… Read More

Covent Garden Books, London. UK, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 128 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: The complete guide to life-history, anatomy and character. Brought to you in conjunction with Dorling Kindersley, this is the only comprehensive catalogue of teddy bears of all ages from around the world.. This the most beautiful and practical book on teddies ever produced. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Stuffed Animals, Catalogues, Teddy Bears; ISBN: 1871854288. ISBN/EAN: 9781871854282. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001623. . 9781871854282

Parragon Book, United Kingdom, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 320 pages. This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Illustrated in full colour, each entry includes details of top speeds, acceleration figures and a comprehensive specification table. A must for every car enthusiast, the line-up of drop-dead gorgeous roadsters and sensationally styled coupes includes: Chevrolet's stunning Stingray; The fabulous Aston Martin DB4 Zagato; Ferrari's legendary Daytona; Lamborghini's Countach supercar; The costly and sophisticated Porsche 959; McLaren's fantastic F1; Bugatti's voluptuous Veyron. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Jack Pollard Pty Ltd, North Sydney, NSW, 1973. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 215 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Lou Rowan was the cricket umpire who officiated in some of the game's most controversial moments. He was involved in the no-balling of Ian Meckiff that led to Meckiff's banning from cricket. He was also at the centre of Ray Illingworth's English wal-off and with John Snow. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Cricket; ISBN: 0909950261. ISBN/EAN: 9780909950262. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001428. . 9780909950262

Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2010. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Near Fine Condition. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 308 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing detected in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. Unbearable Lightness is the story of living with an eating disorder. It's also Portia's story of accepting her sexuality, coming out in Hollywood, marrying Ellen DeGeneres and what life is really like inside the Hollywood machine. Shockingly candid, outrageously funny, self deprecating and no holds barred, Unbearable Lightness is an extraordinary account of a Hollywood life not even the tabloids could make up. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography… Read More

Hardie Grant Books, Prahran, VIC, 2012. 1st Edition. Trade paperback. Near Fine. 307 pages. This book is in near fine condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: "Anorexia was my first love," de Rossi declares in her memoir of her early Hollywood career and the eating disorders that went along with it. Her unflinching self-portrait depicts a cripplingly self-conscious young Australian in LA overwhelmed by the pressure to be thin. Never comfortable in her own skin, a by-product of her status as a closeted lesbian, de Rossi was sure if she ever gained weight (or came out as being gay), the shooting star she'd been cultivating would turn to lead. Weight loss was the… Read More