Search Results: Authors starting with G from E. Manning Books

Dover Publications, 1956. This new Dover edition, first published in 1956, is an unabridged and corrected edition of the book originally published [in 1939] under the title 'Elementary Cryptanalysis'. Softcover (14 x 21 cm), vi, 237 pages. ISBN: 0486200973. Very Good condition. Wraps are bumped, scuffed/scratched and soiled. Creased at corners. "Gaines's 'Cryptanalysis' is a standard elementary and intermediate text for persons seriously interested in modern scientific methods for enciphering and deciphering cryptograms. It does not simply repeat older material, but contains much about modern cryptanalysis that is not generally known except to experts. It is especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution. This clear and thorough text also provides you with 166 specimen codes to solve. This edition for the first time also includes solutions. A special appendix includes final letters, sequence charts, digram, trigram tables, most common words in English and frequencies in English,… Read More

Sceptre, London, 2003. Hardcover (14 x 21 cm), 389 pages. ISBN: 03407944X. Very Good condition. Weight (before packaging): 525g

University of Queensland Press, 2000. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), 271 pages, b&w photographs, appendix & index. ISBN: 070223186X. Very Good condition. Covers bumped, scuffed/scratched, soiled. Lightly creased at edges, corners. Pages tanning.

Zenith Press, 2006. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), 304 pages, b&w photographs, with notes, bibliography and index. ISBN: 9780760323496. The book and dust jacket are in Good condition. Full bound black boards with silver lettering along spine. Slanted spine. Bumped, lightly rubbed. Front bottom corner is creased. Pages tanning, foxing (heavy along edges). The dj is scuffed, scratched, rolled/creased along edges. Foxing evident on reverse side of dj. The dj is now protected in an archival book cover (removable).

Pocket Books, 2002. Softcover (13 x 22 cm), 320 pages. ISBN: 0743416031. Very Good condition. Bumped. Some creases, most notable on rear, bottom corner. Closed tear on front, top corner. "The only book you'll ever need to find out what makes your brain tick - and how to keep it ticking. 'Building Mental Muscle' reveals the secrets of the six zones of practical intelligence - social, memory, language, emotional response, computation and creative spatial visualisation - and teaches you how to improve those skills. Here, you can learn how to trick your brain into storing information permanently, how to change your mood with drugs or therapy and how you can defy the effects that ageing has on your brain. It also grants a fascinating insight into the machinations of the mind, explaining how men and women's brains function differently, why laughter is so beneficial and why depression destroys memory faster than age. With twelve self-tests and seventy-six conditioning… Read More

Verso, London. 2003. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), 330 pages. ISBN: 1859846696. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound, blue boards. Bumped. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Some light soiling. The dj is creased, most notably at edges, particularly the spine head. Some small closed tears, the largest being approximately 1cm at bottom corner of rear flap fold. The dj is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. "Tuberculosis, a disease destined as recently as thirty years ago for complete eradication, is now back on the increase. A total of one third of the world's population is infected with the TB bacilus, and the disease is current killing around to million people each year. Contrary to popular belief, the epidemic is not confined to sub-Sahara Africa and parts of Asia: reflecting the increasing divide between rich and poor everywhere, outbreaks of the disease have occurred in London and New York, and prevalence is alarmingly… Read More

Harvard Business School Press, 2006. Softcover (14 x 21 cm), xv, 244 pages. ISBN: 9781422103296. Very Good condition.

Penguin Books Australia Ltd.. Reprint 1994. Softcover (13 x 20 cm), ix, 162 pages (with b&w illustrations). ISBN: 0140231633. Good condition. Bumped, scuffed/scratched. Pages & inside wraps tanning, foxing.

A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd., 1975. Softcover (19 x 26 cm), 112 pages. ISBN: 0589071599. Stiff card covers. Good condition. Bumped, scuffed, rubbed, lightly creased.

Harper Collins. Reprint, 1998. Softcover (22 x 19 cm), 136 pages. ISBN: 073258286. Good condition. Bumped, rubbed, lightly creased, with some soiling. Name inscribed on, and publisher's/contact sticker affixed to half title page.

Heritage Gallery Printing, 1995. Hardcover (25 x 27 cm), 77 pages with 2 pages of advertising. ISBN: 0646223704. Ex-Library copy. Good condition. Bumped, scuffed. The dust jacket is covered in an archival book cover that has been neatly taped to the inside boards (pastedowns). The only external library mark is a library stamp across the front page edge. There are library sticker/stamps on the front endpaper, title page and first page of ads. Pages yellowing, primarily along edges. "This is the fourth book of Dorothy Gauvin's oil painting on a theme of Australia's Heritage. Fascinated by the unique character of her fellow Australians, the artist has explored our past to discover what made us the way we are and uncover some hints about our future. Seven years in the making, this book celebrates the 100th birthday of what so many Australians think of as our 'real' national song: 'Waltzing Matilda'. Written by A.B. 'Banjo' Patterson in January 1895 near Winton… Read More

M&L Publications, 2003. Softcover (11 x 15 cm), 248 pages. ISBN: 0952446464. Very Good condition. Bumped. Rolled, creased at corners.

Published by author's daughter, Dorothy J. Mitchell, Palmerston North, NZ. Reprint 1999. Copyright page reads "1st Edition March 1983 - 500 Copies. Reprinted February 1999." Softcover (15 x 21 cm), 118 pages. Very Good condition. "The text of this book is as it was originally written by the author's father during the period 1930 to 1943. The words and phrases used are in keeping with this historical period."

Hay House, 1st Printing, July 2005. Softcover (14 x 21 cm), 320 pages. ISBN: 1401906109. Very Good condition. Bumped, rubbed, scuffed, with some creasing - predominately at edges & corners. Crease along spine and at corners. Skewed. Some light soiling noted along page edges. Pages tanning. "'Faeriecraft' is the creative melding of the Faerie faith and natural witchcraft. The Faerie world has traditionally remained a mysterious and elusive secret, but authors Alicen and Neil Geddes-Ward have worked with this realm for many years and passionately believe that the faeries will make themselves available to anyone who truly seek them. This beautifully illustrated, practical guidebook includes: Meditations and journeying techniques that will bring you closer to the Faerie realm. Instructions on how to create a garden or wild alter. Methods for contacting the Faerie Kings and Queens. Simple celebrations for creating a Faerie wedding, a baby-naming, or a rite-of-passage ceremony. The first… Read More

Melbourne University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (14 x 22 cm), x, 294 pages, b&w photographs, with notes and index. ISBN: 0522843360. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound brown boards with gold lettering along spine. The boards are bumped, lightly rubbed. Rolled, creased at corners and head & foot of spine. Pages tanning, foxing. Lightly soiled top edge. The dj is scuffed/scratched. Rolled, creased at edges. Some light chipping noted along top edge. Foxing evident on reverse side of dj. "The author is critical of CEW Bean and many others, writers of both fiction and non-fiction from World War I to Vietnam, for their building up of the Australian soldier into a mythical figure." Weight (before packaging): 475g

Melbourne University Press, 2004. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), xii, 350 pages. ISBN: 0522850871. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed/scratched. Rolled, creased at edges. "This important anthology reveals the many ways in which going to war has formed a cultural bridge between Australia and the world. From the Sudan in 1885 to Afghanistan in 2001, the connection of war to travel is illustrated in the observations of writers. Selecting writings from combatants abroad as well as the reflections of sightseers who travel to foreign battlefields and war sites, Robin Gerster and Peter Pierce reveal how the experience of war has both broadened and refined (and sometimes distorted) Australian views of the world." Weight: (before packaging): 550g

Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, 1991. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), 216 pages. ISBN: 0947062750. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Purple boards with white lettering on spine. Bumped and rubbed. Most notable wear is at head and foot of spine, along bottom edges and at corners. Slanted spine. Pastedowns/endpapers foxing. A few internal markings (small ink lines along some parts of text). The dj is bumped/scuffed. Creases along edges with some small closed tears. In this entertaining and provocative book, the authors use newspapers, fiction, drama and film in order to define the Australian sixties. They discover a time when Australia both confidently asserted its place in the world and withdrew even more into insularity and dependence, a time of contradiction and paradox, the confusions of which are presented in striking photographs. Weight: 620g.

Times Books, 2013. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), x, 357 pages, w/bibliography and index. ISBN: 9780805098686. Very Good condition. Covers scuffed/scratched. Some page corners/edges lightly creased. "With the perspective of one who is both an insider and an outsider, Ghattas draws on extensive interviews with Clinton, administration officials, and players in Washington as well as overseas, to paint an intimate and candid portrait of one of the most powerful global politicians. Filled with fresh insights, The Secretary provides a captivating analysis of Clinton's brand of diplomacy and the Obama administration's efforts to redefine American power in the twenty-first century. Populated with a cast of real-life characters, The Secretary tells the story of Clinton's transformation from popular but polarizing politician to America's envoy to the world in compelling detail and with all the tension of high stakes diplomacy. From her evolving relationship with President Obama to the… Read More

Currey O'Neil, South Yarra, VIC. 1982 Edition. Hardcover (17 x 25 cm), 137 pages, b&w photographs. ISBN: 0859023605. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound green boards with gold lettering along spine. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine. Soiled top edge. The dj is bumped, chipped, rolled/creased along edges. The dj is now protected in an archival book cover (removable). Weight: (before packaging): 725g

David Bateman, 1990. Softcover (19 x 25 cm), 232 pages. ISBN: 1869530357. Good condition. Stiff cardcovers boards. Bumped, scuffed/scratched, soiled. Rolled, creased at corners. Creased along entire length of rear cover. Clean text. Black & white illustrations. Weight (before packaging): 800g