Search Results: Titles starting with M from Petes Loved Books

Not Listed: Not listed, Not recorded. Used. M is a book by Australian author Peter Robb about the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. First published in 1998 in Australia by Duffy & Snellgrove, the book provoked controversy on its being published in Britain in 2000.

London: Pan Books, 1997. Used. The thirteenth novel in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, now with a stunning new look. M is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California. M is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune - four men with very different temperaments and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them - angry, troubled and in trouble - went missing. M is for Millhone, now hired to trace that missing black sheep brother. And, in brutal consequence, M is for murder...

A comprehensive study guide covers all the topics required to successfully pass the Visual Basic 6 exam, contains debugging exercises and practical tips and techniques, and features an interactive test simulator with two complete practice exams. Original..

London: National Film Theatre, 1980. Rare/Collectable. Used. Published by National Film Theatre London. MGM Musicals 1980

London: Crown Publ., 1976. SOFT COVER. Used. The MGM Story: the complete history of fifty roaring years. This revised edition includes all the films produced and distributed by MGM from the early days of silent films, through the golden age of the 1930s and 1940s right up to the blockbusters of the 80s and 90s.

THE MOVIE MAGAZINE Illustrated History Of The CinemaTHE MOVIE MAGAZINE Illustrated History Of The Cinema.
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#1,# 2, #3, #4, #5, #6,#10,#12,#13, #15,#16,#17,#18,#20,#23,#24,#28,#29,OR SELECT THE ONE OF EITHER EDITION OF THE FILM REVIEW

London: National Film Theatre, 1975. Rare/Collectable. Used. Aldwych Theatre 1975 production

Crows Nest, NSW: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004. Used. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius--as their numbers dwindle and time begins to run out. The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine-dominated worlds. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history-a way to "fold" space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy. And on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps to making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of history: the Fremen.

Melbourne: Scribe Publications, 2018. Used. This is a passionate and heart-wrenching debut novel which brings to life Ireland's bitter, strife-torn history. "You wouldn't get involved, Johnny, would you? What about those terrible bombs? You wouldn't do a bad thing, would you?" In this passionate and heart-wrenching debut novel by Irish writer Mark Mulholland, we meet Johnny Donnelly--an intense young man who is in love with books, with his country, and with the beautiful Cora Flannery. But in his dark and secret other life he shoots British soldiers: he is an IRA sniper. How can this be? As his two worlds inevitably move towards a dramatic collision, Johnny takes us on a journey through the history, legends, and landscapes of his beloved Ireland. In the end, Johnny has to make sense of his inheritance and his life, and he does so in a riveting, redemptive, and unforgettable climax. Told in Johnny's unique voice, and peopled by a cast of extraordinary characters, A Mad and Wonderful Thing tells its… Read More

New York, USA: Bantam Books, 1981. Hardcover. Used. This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary. "Madame Bovary has a perfection that not only stamps it, but that makes it stand almost alone; it holds itself with such a supreme unapproachable assurance as both excites and defies judgement." - Henry James Unhappily married to a devoted, clumsy provincial doctor, Emma revolts against the ordinariness of her life by pursuing voluptuous dreams of ecstasy and love. But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Who is Madame Bovary? Flaubert's answer to this question was superb: "Madame Bovary, c'est moi." Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, the work catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. This volume, with its fine translation by Lowell… Read More

london..SMALLER SIZE SOFT COVER EDITION: Lorrimer, 1967. VINTAGE/SOFT COVER. Used. 1967 PUBLICATION IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONJean-Luc Godard's homage to American film noir has a mysterious woman (Anna Karina) trying to figure out who killed her former lover. The woman travels throughout France questioning various men trying to figure out who was behind the murder while the viewer tries to figure out why they're bothering watching the film.

Zaffre, 2016. Used. Judith Rashleigh works as an assistant in a prestigious London auction house, but her dreams of breaking into the art world have been gradually dulled by the blunt forces of snobbery and corruption. To make ends meet she moonlights as a hostess in one of the West End's less salubrious bars - although her work there pales against her activities on nights off. When Judith stumbles across a conspiracy at her auction house, she is fired before she can expose the fraud. In desperation, she accepts an offer from one of the bar's clients to accompany him to the French Riviera. But when an ill-advised attempt to slip him sedatives has momentous consequences, Judith finds herself fleeing for her life. Now alone and in danger, all Judith has to rely on is her consummate ability to fake it amongst the rich and famous - and the inside track on the hugely lucrative art fraud that triggered her dismissal.

Pymble, N.S.W: Angus & Robertson, 1995. Used.SMALL CREASES TO SPINE AND FRONT COVERMaestro is a 1989 novel written by Australian author Peter Goldsworthy. It is a bildungsroman which deals with the themes of art and life. The novel was shortlisted for the 1990 Miles Franklin Award. It has been translated into German, and is a set text on year-twelve syllabuses in several Australian states. It was chosen for the inaugural Australian "One Book?One Town" project. In 2003, it appeared as number 22 on the Australian Society of Authors' list of the top-forty Australian books ever published.

London: Pan Books, 1986. Used. WELL READ PAPERBACK EDITION.CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER A novel about a group of men travelling in England, who meet a promiscuous woman in an inn.In the spring of 1736 four men and one woman, all traveling under assumed names, are crossing the Devonshire countryside en route to a mysterious rendezvous. Before their journey ends, one of them will be hanged, one will vanish, and the others will face a murder trial. Out of the truths and lies that envelop these events, John Fowles has created a novel that is at once a tale of erotic obsession, an exploration of the conflict between reason and superstition, an astonishing act of literary legerdemain, and the story of the birth of a new faith.

London.: mandarin, 1995. Used. The war, they said, would be over by Christmas. That was in 1939, and it is now January 1944. An exhausted Britain faces another year of conflict.Meanwhile, small coastal villages in Devon are facing an invasion from an army just as foreign as that of the Germans. The Americans are smart, well-fed and well-equipped, and they have swept the bewildered citizens of South Devon from their homes in deadly earnest rehearsal for D-Day.As the beaches echo to the sound of bullets and the local church to the strains of Glenn Miller, Americans and English are thrown together with sometimes hilarious, sometimes painful and puzzling results.

London: Hardie Grant, 2016. Used. Three cakes in one, this is every cake-lovers dream! Composed of just eggs, sugar, flour, butter, and milk, and with a super simple preparation method, at first glance these recipes look just like any other cake recipe. But the magic in these cakes is in the separation of the egg whites and the cooking. Baked at a low temperature, the cake mixture divides itself into three layers, each with a distinct texture and taste: a dense, moist cake base; a delicate cream filling; and a light and fluffy sponge to top it off. The result is a cake like you've never seen or tasted before - an explosion of textures and flavors in a moreish cake you just can't have one bite of! With chapters covering the Basics; Tutti-Frutti; Special and Occasion Cakes; and Savoury, there are a host of flavors at your fingertips, from the simple vanilla cake or chocolate hazelnut, to more exotic flavor combinations of raspberry and Matcha green tea. Take the magic cake to a whole new level with… Read More

Portland, Or: Metamorphous Press, 1990. Used. This the best selling introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), written in an informal and entertaining style. This book will intorduce the reader to a remarkable new approach to the study of human communications and therapeutic change. Managers, sales people, consultants, therapists, parents, educators -- anyone interested in or involved with influential communications and personal change will benefit from reading this unusual book.

Corgi, 1984. Used. WELL READ PAPERBACK. SOME CREASES TO COVER & SPINE. NO INSCRIPTIONS OR MARKSThe Belgariad is an epic fantasy of immense scope, telling the tale of struggles between ancient Gods and mighty Kings, and of men in strange lands facing fated events, all bound by a prophecy that must be fulfilled. Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, had joined a dangerous mission to recover the stolen Orb that supposedly protected the West from the evil God Torak. And somehow, she found herself feeling quite tender for Garion, the innocent farm boy, who would be forced into the strange tower in the centre of all evil to retrieve the Orb by himself.

WELL READ PAPERBACK EDITION. CREASES TO SPINE AND COVERLondon: HarperCollins, 1993. Used. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first publication of his classic fantasy novel Magician, Raymond E. Feist has prepared a new, revised edition, to incorporate over 15,000 words of text omitted from previous editions so that, in his own words, it is essentially the book I would have written had I the skills I possess today.' At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician - and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm through the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him anhd his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilisation. Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the… Read More

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