Search Results: Titles starting with T from Bookhome Sydney

Santa Fe, NM: Aurora Press, 1991. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings & photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 173 pp. This book is a comphensive guide by Greg Goddard about TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorders. Several unrelated conditions may indicate a jaw dysfunction. The author combines his extensive personal clinical experience with adjunctive therapies to help readers to understand and get the correct treatment which suits their circumstances. The role of muscles, joints, stress, tension, accidents, nutrition, dentistry and posture are among the topics discussed.

Hobart: Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre (TUFOIC), 1985. Each issue: Paperback large quarto, very good condition, stapled, stencilled text, black & white drawings, minor edgewear, minimal annotation. Each issue: 4 to 15 pp. Eight issues of this UFO research newsletter (2 being duplicates), 1985 to 1988: nos 45, 46 (x2), 47 (UFO Tasmania 1986 special issue, x2), 48, 49, 56. Issue 47 is "UFO Tasmania 1986", a compilation of UFO sightings in Tasmania in 1986. Each issue consists of typewritten text, drawings, and photocopies of newspaper clippings.

Sydney: Danny Khoury, 2004. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 62 pp. A powerful personal account of the hardships that surround growing up as Lebanese in White Australia. In his second book, Danny Khoury wittily discloses his thoughts and experiences in an attempt to bridge ethnic and white.

Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2010. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, front cover top corner creased, minor edgewear. 170 pp. This book explains the key issues that arise and offers proven strategies. It covers sensitive issues of disclosure and privacy, and shows how organisations can support workers to seek professional help and then stay well.

Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications, 2008. Reprint ed.. Paperback small thick trade, very good condition, edges lightly marked, minor edgewear. 526 pp. This novel is an historical saga about the life of a boy growing up in prewar British-ruled Malaya.

Melbourne: Lothian Books, 2004. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 289 pp. Yossi Segelman interviews courageous and motivated Australians who have taken action and made their lives successful.

Sydney: New Holland, 2006. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition. 286 pp. By American medical journalist who survived a heart attack at age 35. He later wrote a bestseller on reducing cholesterol (he was responsible for popularizing oats as a cholesterol reducer). This book has a broader context; a comprehensive guide to controlling high blood pressure (nutrition, lifestyle) without or minimising the use of drugs.

London: HarperCollins, 2002. Modern reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition. 352 pp. A classic Hercule Poirot crime fiction novel by Agatha Christie. Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz and his widow funds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Gordon is still alive. What mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching hiim. Originally published, 1948. Modern black cover Signature edition.

Melbourne: Black Inc., 2015. Paperback octavo, very good condition. 247 pp. Did the Chiko Roll change Australian history? Yes - efforts by an American company to take over the company making the Roll in the early 1970s marked a turning point in Australian foreign investment policy. This is just one of the strange twists and turns in the buying and selling of Australia. An authoritative, engaging account of the history of foreign investment in Australia. It explores the strange coalitions of left and right protectionists that have sought to insulate us from the world economy. But Australia, alone among nations advanced or emerging, has been able to run deficits with the world throughout our history precisely because foreigners are so keen to invest here.

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1998. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minimal edgewear. 182 pp. By an Australian medical journalist. Aims to help people who suffer from arthritis to take control of their bodies, rather than feel at the mercy of their illness.

London: Routledge, 1994. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, covers & spine little scratched, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear corners. 203 pp. Examines the role humour and comedy play in many different types of society, including written expression. Literary criticism, biology, anthropology, Freud are all discussed. The author argues that we must take humour seriously (as well as humorously) or fail to understand a fundamental part of culture.

Perth: University of Western Australia Press (UWAP), 1996. Paperback trade, very good condition. 206 pp. Mike Donaldson, a sociologist at University of Wollongong, examines how in modern society people are being robbed of their time, eg, by technological change, and longer hours of paid work, including evenings and weekends. He challenges us to remake the temporal order. Cites Australian examples.

Adelaide: Geological Survey of South Australia, 1951. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, grey covers, black & white plates (photos), tables, maps (many full-page, one foldout), two large colour folded maps in rear pocket), minor edgewear. 135 pp. A survey of South Australian talc deposits by S. B. Dickinson and colleagues. Includes separate parts on the three main districts: Gumeracha, Mount Fitton, and Tumby Bay. (Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin 26.).

Sydney: Artstaff, 1972. 1st ed.. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued, good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, spine ends scuffed, minor foxing covers & endpapers & few pages, spine little loose (pages firm), few tiny dents covers, minor edgewear & edge tears Unnum 26 pp. First edition. An enchanting children's picture story about a platypus named Little Mooka who was swept away from his family, and the many adventures he had before he made it back home safely. The scarce first edition of the first book in the series, issued prior to the SRA Series. Based on Australian folklore of natural life. (No ISBN in book.).

City Not Stated: Watkins & Murphy Pty Ltd (Printer), 1966. Paperback large oblong trade, good condition, card covers, small single-colour drawings (vignettes), staples rusted, minor foxing, edges lightly foxed, corner tip front cover creased, pages faintly toned, minor insect damage covers & few internal pages, minor edgewear. 46 pp. A self-published children's picture story by Australian author, about a small lizard named Terrigal Bill and his wife who live with a family at Terrigal, central coast New South Wales. Later they move to Roseville, a northern suburb of Sydney. The story would interest older children. Mainly text, but the small charming drawings (vignettes) would delight any age. Terrigal-Bill's family story is explained inside the back cover. Bill belongs to a large tribe of lizards called 'Skinks'. (No date but 1966 Auslit. Muir 1600: suggests 1960s. Trove suggest 1970s.).

Canberra: Mulini Press, 1995. New ed.. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, frontispiece, minor edgewear. 152 pp. These 11 short stories by Mary Vidal were first published in 1845, and the current 1995 version is based on the fifth edition (perhaps 5th printing). Several of the stories are in two parts. The characters are drawn from people that Mary met in her life in Australia as the wife of a clergyman. The stories promote Christian duty among the lower classes. They depict a picture of life in Sydney not found in other stories simply because they are based on working class people, their lifestyles and their character. These tales are an important contribution to the literature of early Australia. (No 13 in the Australian Books on Demand series, from Mulini Press.).

Gosford, NSW: Scholastic, 2017. Reprint ed.. Paperback small wide quarto, very good condition, stapled, colour drawings, slight bump base spine. Unnum 24 pp. Celebrates 100 years of Gumnut Babies. The stories are written by Jane Massam and the illustrations are created by Caroline Keys. The illustrations were inspired by May Gibbs' original illustrations. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie go into the Australian bush for adventures. They have butterfly rides, boating escapades and a surprise moonlight pageant.

Sydney: ACP Magazines, 2008. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, drawings, minimal edgewear. 151 pp. This collection of stories by Quentin Chester explores the ragged, liberating charms of bushwalking and the outdoor life in Australia.

Gosford, NSW: Scholastic, 2018. Reprint ed.. Paperback small wide quarto, stapled, colour drawings, slight bump base spine. Unnum 24 pp. This children's picture story celebrates 100 years of Gumnut Babies. The stories were written by Jane Massam and the illustrations were created by Caroline Keys. The illustrations were inspired by the original illustrations of May Gibbs. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie go deep into the heart of the Australian bush

Gosford, NSW: Scholastic, 2018. Reprint ed.. Paperback small wide quarto, very good condition, stapled, colour drawings, slight bump base spine. Unnum 24 pp. This book celebrates 100 years of Gumnut Babies. The stories are written by Jane Massam and the illustrations are created by Caroline Keys. The illustrations were inspired by May Gibbs' original illustrations. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie go into the Australian bush and discover a human, go to a picture show, and discover a cave!