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Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2007. xxvi, + 230pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper has soft crease to front panel, small bump to rear corner. Author, editor-in-chief, and veteran journalist Michael Gawenda was posted to the United States as a Washington correspondent in 2005. This, his absorbing account of his American posting, is "one journalist's view of the Bush years and of America at this crucial time in its history . . . " Book weight approx. 400g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (P/B).. Softcover. Very Good +.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: The Department of Tutorial Classes, University of Sydney, 1957. 73pp. Illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates, line-drawings, maps and tables. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Staples tight and slightly rusted. Illustrated paper wrapper minimally edgeworn and soiled. A date stamp on title page, else minor bump on texblock foredge. "In this volume, Part 2 of 'Australia's Resources and Their Utilisation', Dr. John Andrews examines the country's secondary and tertiary industries, with preliminary sections on Australia's manpower and population trends, and discusses his conclusions for our likely development in the future." (post 1957).This revised edition also includes a chapter , 'Economist's Postscript', by James Wilson, lecturer in Economics at the University of Sydney . . . Contents include: Prelims. Chapters (8 to 15). Bibliography. Publisher's Promo. Booklet weight approx. 95g. *Postage charge will be reduced as… Read More

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Black Inc, 2005. 113pp. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slightly edge-tanned. Printed card wrapper very good. " . . . pre-eminent scientist and environmentalist Ian Lowe tackles the problem head on and offers far-reaching solutions to our environmental and social crisis. He advocates a fundamental change to our values and social institutions and offers a vision of a healthier society - one that is humane, takes an ecocentric approach, adopts long-term thinking, uses our natural resources responsibly and is informed about the fragility of our natural systems." Book weight approx. 160g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2010. 279pp. Book clean, slightly canted. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very mildly creased and indented. " . . . puts key issues which face us today under the microscope. Covering suburban sprawl, sustainable transportation, food shortages, biodiversity, technology, public policy, and more, 'The Big Picture' not only identifies the problems we face but proposes solid, science-based solutions. These engaging essays tell the story of a species struggling to come to grips with its own biological nature, a nature we must ultimately embrace to live in balance with the systems that sustain us." Book weight approx. 360g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Australian Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Viking/Penguin, 2005. 309pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, black title there-on. Black line-drawn art-illustration (Mike Constable) on front panel of undamaged grey boards. Author signature to title page (with pen stroke through printed name below), else leaves clean and unmarked. Like-illustrated (in colour) dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. Contents include 27 chapters over 5 'parts', Notes, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

New York: Human Rights Watch, 2005. 159pp., b/white maps and photographic illustrations. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft corner crease to several. Illustrated card wrapper softly corner creased and mildly edge-rubbed. From the rear cover: "The northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to one of Africa's richest goldfields. This report documents widespread human rights abuses linked to ruthless efforts by foreign armies and armed groups to control two key gold mining areas: Mongbwalu and Durba. In their battles for gold, armed groups carried out widespread ethnic slaughter, torture and rape leaving more than 60,000 civilians dead in this remote corner of Congo . . . " Book weight approx. 320g. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing, 1999. xv, + 602pp. Book clean. Bright gilt title over square spine, but book concaved. Backstrip lightly bumped, plain black boards bumped, with a noticeable indented (blunt object) contusion on front panel. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has the corresponding damage to front board, else mild edgewear. " What is the nature of the trade and investment relationship between Australia and India? Do Australian and Indian business enterprises face similar challenges? " These and other questions were addressed at a workshop held as part of the Australian Federal Government's 'New Horizon Program' held in New Delhi, October 1996. This book is an outcome of the workshop. Contents include: Prelims., 41 chapters over six 'parts', more. Book weight approx. 1.26 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

North Shore, New Zealand: Howling at The Moon Publishing, 2007. 320pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edge-rubbed only. From the rear cover: "In the most politically-incorrect book ever published in this country, journalist Ian Wishart rounds up a herd of sacred cows - demolishing Richard Dawkins, sideswiping the anti-smacking lobbyists, skewering the social engineers and exposing the elites who want your taxes and your children while they laugh all the way to the bank like perverse Pied Pipers . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 502g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Bloomsbury, 2004. xxi, + 323pp., intext area maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm, vivid silver title there-on. Black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. In this final collection of essays written between December 2000 and July 2003, Edward Said writes about the second intifada and the peace process . . . All chapters have been previously published in essay form in a variety of publications. Contents include: Prelims., Part 1/ The Second Intifada Begins-Clinton's Failure. 2/ September 11. The War on Terror, the West Bank & Gaza Reinvaded. 3/ Israel, Iraq and the United States. Afterword, Index. Born in 1935, Edward Said died in September, 2003. Book weight approx. 740g.. First Thus, 1st Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Griffith University, in conjunction with Text Publishing, 2009. 268pp., b/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, tiny nick to the margin of one page only. Illustrated card wrapper has several minor indentations. Contributors include: Gideon Haigh, Erica Sontheimer, Christopher Joye, Jonathan West, Barbara Gunnell, Margot Saville, Mark Welker, Geoffrey Barker, Colin Mills, Tom Morton, Ryan Heath, Brett Caldwell, Chris Womersley, Paul D. Williams, Tony Barrell, Hilary McPhee, Christine Paice, Robert Hillman, Catherine Harris, Michael Wesley, Frances Guo, Jorge Sotirios, Xavier Hennekinne, and Lloyd Jones. Book weight approx. 375g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Bloomsbury, 2008. 309pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, one page formerly corner-creased. Illustrated card wrapper has negligible bump to head. " . . . sets out the problems and the solutions in a straightforward way - no hidden aganda, no breast-beating, no hair shirts . . . Includes: Science, Adaptation, Technological Solutions, Political Solutions, Personal and Local Solutions, Glossary, Useful Websites, Index, more. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Matchbooks, 1989. xiv, + 138pp., several b/white maps intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. Foreword by Dr A. Barrie Pittock, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research. Contents include: Foreword, Introduction, 8 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 210g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin), 2000. xii, + 274pp. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section, plus an intext, double-page, line-drawn locality map. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped on upper foredge corner only. Textblock mildly age-toned, else unmarked. Indonesia in the late 1990's was a country in turmoil, with a collapsed economy, a string of environmental disasters, ethnic tensions and other issues. Michael Maher, at that time, was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Jakarta correspondent . . . This is Indonesia as he saw it in the 1990's. Contents include: Prelims., Map. Author's Note. Introduction. 11 chapters. Epilogue. Acks. Index. Book weight approx. 401g. . First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15cm).

Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2003. 278pp., b/white map. Book clean, square. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. Tanya Reinhart, an Israeli soldier known for her work in linguistics, and author of a biweekly column in the daily newspaper 'Yediot Aharonot', demonstrates the hoax suffered by the Palestinian people, sometimes with the complicity of their own Authority . . . " Contents include: Intro., 10 chapters, Appedix: The Oslo Aparthied, Notes, Index, About the Author. Book weight approx. 280g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Pocket Books, 2008. 225pp., plus 8 page, colour and b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper as new. "Funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Who is the woman Barack Obama calls 'the boss'? . . . Journalist Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most dynamic couple in politics today . . . " Book weight approx. 240g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd Impression.. Softcover. Near Fine.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002. ix, + 284pp., one b/white map. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bronze title there-on. Plain black boards very good+. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket trivially edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "Mary Anne Weaver elucidates a country in turmoil through two decades of eyewitness reporting and unparalleled access to Pakistan's presidents, prime ministers, generals, and politicians . . . Weaver provides an essential background for those seeking to understand Pakistan and the problems confronting the international community, and poses some deeply disturbing questions about the future of conflict in South Asia." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 545g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Pan Macmillan, 2009. 278pp., plus 8 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a small bump to head. "Born during the Russian invasion and spending her youth in refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan, Malalai Joya returned to Afghanistan in her teenage years. There she worked as a women's rights activist, running underground classes for girls in defiance of the ruling Taliban, risking torture and execution if she'd been caught. After the fall of the Taliban, Malalai was elected as one of the few women to represent her province at the constitutional Grand Assembly. Here she made world headlines in 2003 when she dared to speak out against the crimes of the warlords who now form part of the Afghan government . . . "This is her courageous story. Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 14 chapters, Conclusion, Index. Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

United Kingdom: Ebury Press, 2005. 342pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. "Amaranta Wright was hired by Levi's to journey through Latin America, befriending teenagers and helping Levi's market their products more effectively to a continent in crisis . . . a compelling portrait of a continent riddled with paradox, complexity, beauty and brutality . . . An exciting and thoughtful book about a continent's struggle to combat exploitation." 13 chapters, Epilogue, Acks. Book weight approx. 385g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

New York, U.S.A.: Human Rights Watch, 1997. xiv, + 204pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper has a soft corner crease to rear panel. From the rear cover: "Landmines are inherently indiscriminate weapons recognizing no cease-fire, and, long after the fighting has stopped, continue to maim or kill the children and grandchildren of the soldiers who laid them. No other people in the world are more likely to have had their lives devastated by landmines than those living in South Africa . . . " Book weight approx. 320g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.: Brazos Press, 2002. 334pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's name to half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated ( Francis G. Mayer) card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, in-production surface laminate striation to lower half of spine. " . . . the editors have gathered an astonishing collection of essays that calls the church to respond to terror. Focusing on political, religious, spiritual and other forms of terror, the essays provide a range of perspectives, from the historical and auto-biographical to the theological and political. The contributors to this striking and important book have all been inspired by the life and work of Korean 'minjung' theologian David Kwang-sun Suh . . . " Contents include: Introduction, 21 chapters over 5 'parts', Contributors, Notes. Book weight approx. 450g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.