Shooting Balibo; Blood and Memory in East Timor
by Maniaty, Tony
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 067007358X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670073580
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Viking, Camberwell, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Photographic Card. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. (8), 3-310, (4) pages, and acknowledgements. Colour photographic cover with black, white and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor creasing to the book corners. In 1975 Tony Maniaty flew to the then Portuguese colony of East Timor. He and other journalists were there when Indonesia invaded East Timor. He and his news crew escaped East Timor, five other journalists were not so lucky and were killed by Indonesian troops. He reported what he saw and faced death threats and fled before the Indonesian army. After East Timor gained independence from Indonesia he flew with the film crew making 'Balibo' he then ".. retraces his days of danger, and dance with José Ramos-Horta as the independence fighter-turned-president red covers from an assassination attempt. But Maniaty's real purpose is to visit Balibo for the first time since 1975. When he steps into the burnt-out house where his colleagues were slaughtered thirty-three years ago, past and present collide before his eyes." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism; Military History -- Modern; ISBN: 067007358X. ISBN/EAN: 9780670073580. Inventory No: 0248133. . 9780670073580
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0248133
- Title
- Shooting Balibo; Blood and Memory in East Timor
- Author
- Maniaty, Tony
- Format/Binding
- Photographic Card
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 067007358X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670073580
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Camberwell, Victoria
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Journalists -- East Timor, Balibo -- Death, East Timor Annexation to Indonesia, Politics and Governmen t Biography & Autobiography; Journalism; Military History -- Modern; Unbranded ISBN: 067007358X EAN: 9780670073580 Maniaty, Tony Shooting Ba
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- Journalism; Military History -- Modern;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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