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paperback. Zustand: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Zustand: New. 'Here in Africa, two wives is nothing. You white people just have affairs. You lie and cheat. At least we're honest.' Lenuta 'Hellen' Nadolu has led a tumultuous life. A strong-willed free spirit, she was born and raised in communist Romania, where women were supposed to know their place. At the age of nineteen, her life changed when she started seeing a handsome African doctor named Victor and fell pregnant. To avoid the wrath of Hellen's domineering father and an unforgiving community, the couple married and then, against everyone's advice, moved to Ghana. But Africa was nothing like Hellen had imagined: Victor considered her merely a possession with few rights and expected her to turn a blind eye to his affairs. Pushed to the brink, she made a desperate decision - she would get a divorce and smuggle her three children out of the country. But no Western woman had ever divorced a Ghanaian man - let alone been granted custody of the children - and Victor's powerful family would not give her up without a fight . Give Me Courage is an inspiring true story of survival and escape.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book.

Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None Issued. First Edition. 376 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None Issued. First Edition. 376 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Trade Paperback. 1st Edition. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 373 pages. An inspiring true story of survival and escape. "Here in Africa, two wives is nothing. You white people just have affairs. You lie and cheat. At least we're honest." The author has led a tumultuous life. A stong-willed free vspirit, she was born and raised in communist Romania, where women were supposed to know their place. At the age of nineteen, her life changed when she started seeing a handsome African doctor named Victor and fell pregnant. To avoid the wrath of her father and the unforgiving community, the couple married and moved to Ghana.…

soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 23 cm. 262 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, remainder mark on lower page edges.

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. WELL READ USED PAPERBACK-MID SIZE  EDITION. CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER=WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE Publishing, 2012 Used Lion & Kangaroo is one of Australia???s great works of history, a rich chronicle of the nation???s coming-of-ageWith intelligence, wisdom and wit, acclaimed historian Gavin Souter captures all the milestones of Australia???s first decades, from the constitutional conventions of the nineteenth century to the turbulent years that followed World War I Painting unforgettable portraits of scores of the most fascinating participants, he traces a national character in evolutionFirst published in 1976 and rereleased digitally by Xoum for the first time, Lion & Kangaroo??is both profound and insightful It is impossible to comprehend contemporary Australia without first reading itReviews of Lion & Kangaroo???Souter is a writer of great distinction ?? This book is the work of a man who can impose on the chaos of the past an order that lifts the work into the realms of art without doing violence to the events or sacrificing the standards of scholarship as defined by the academics It is a great achievement??? Manning Clark???A superb evocation of Australian life in the years between federation and the First World War, showing how imperial sentiment dominated our lives and left a vacuum in Australia???s national identity ?? Souter???s book is beautifully written, lucid, witty and compelling??? Gough Whitlam???Souter has written a masterpiece ?? The book, assiduously researched for its making, is materially explosive ?? Souter lets the material do its own erupting, then shapes it to his magnificent control A mighty work of history??? The Courier-Mail.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. London: Xoum Publishing, WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE WHERE POSSIBLE. LARGE SIZE SOFT COVER PAPERBACK =NO TEARS OR MARKS .2014 Used Five days before Christmas, Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper sits at his desk at the Johannesburg major crimes squad, ready for his holiday in Mozambique A call comes in: a respectable, white couple has been assaulted and left for dead in their bedroom The couple's teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalala-the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel Shabalala-Cooper's best friend and a man to whom he owes his life The Detective Branch isn't interested in evidence that might contradict their star witness's story, especially so close to the holidays Determined to ensure justice for Aaron, Cooper, Shabalala, and their trusted friend Dr Daniel Zweigman hunt down the truth Their investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs, thieves, and corrupt government officials who will do anything to keep their dark world intact.…

Pictorial Wraps. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Front cover blurb: "Our gumshoe P.I. returns with a bang in book two of the sensational detective super-fiction heptalogy!". The Rainbow Series: Orange. Printed in Australia. A very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 215pp. SB-47.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing otherwise clean and undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, security sticker in the back. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. Ex-librart copy with reference number on the bottom the spine. Soft cover. 1st edition. No dust jacket. Text body clean. Spine intact. Library slip papar on title page in the middle. During the Second World War, Lamidsey was secretary to the Aliens Classification and Advisory Committee. In 1946 he was sent to London by the Chifley Government where he worked as Chief Migration Officer. four years later he made a remarkable announcement. of behalf of the Australian Government : Australia would accept two Million Migrants. He went on to work closely with MI5 and MI6 to ensure that migrants from Axis Countries, who had carried out Heinous crimes against Humanity, did not have a chance of reaching our shore. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Immigrants and Spies is the story of Noel W. Lamidey, who in 1946 was sent to London by the Chifley Government to establish Australia's Migration Scheme. It describes the trials and tribulations he had in establishing such a gigantic organisation for Australia in another country. In 1950, Lamidey spoke on behalf of the Australian Government at the International Refugee Organisation (IRO) Conference held at the Palace de Nations, Geneva, to say that Australia would take two million migrants. Whilst in London he worked closely with MI5 and MI6 to ensure that migrants from Axis countries, who had carried out heinous crimes against humanity, did not have a chance of getting to Australia. Written by his daughter Barbara, Immigrants and Spies is the absorbing inside story of Australia's extraordinary Migration Scheme. (back cover). Janet Fenton (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 205 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Softcover/Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A little warped on the cover and a tiny bit dog eared. There is dampspotting on the top edge of the text block and a little on the side. Otherwise perfect within.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Inscribed by Author. Susi Prescott had it all. A large, busy family, a school teaching job she loved, a home on Sydney?s leafy North Shore. But with the sudden demise of her thirty-year marriage, her world crumbles. To the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Susi makes a momentous decision. She packs up her former life and moves to the city of Arequipa in Peru, where she starts working at Colegio Elohim, a struggling school at the foot of the Andes. She plans to reinvent herself, to do some good, to heal. Arequipa teases with contrasts: colonial elegance ringed by sprawling slums; worldly affluence alongside grinding poverty; intellectuals decrying corruption and sexism; while the joy of song and dance transcends all barriers. Susi learns valuable lessons about hardship and injustice; about turning disaster into opportunity; about the nature of conflict and forgiveness. She may even learn how to fall in love again ? 319 pages. Light foxing to outer page edges. Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography; Australia; Biography & Autobiography; Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 278803.…

292 pp, fine copy in decorated, limp wrappers.

Col.Ill.wrapps. 420pp. Good copy. 1st ed.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing otherwise undamaged, only minor wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid, book is slightly curved due to careless storage at some point; this is being rectified. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, very clean throughout. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. …

Col.Ill.wrapps. 262pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. Noel W. Lamidey was an English immigrant who arrived in Australi in the 1920s & went on to establish one of the most extraordinary migration schemes the world has ever seen.