sume the book has something
worthwhile to say. I'm hoping some of her many fans
will want to acquire it. This copy is in very good
clean condition, no previous-owner's name, etc. ISBN
9780733323980. Keywords: biography autobiography
Cat nr 20887 - $A18
THROUGH THE JUNGLE VERY SOFTLY. A Quest for Wild
Animals in the Far East. Koch-Isenburg, Ludwig, trans.
by Richard & Clara Winston. London, Hodder &
Stoughton, octavo hardcover, 1963, 214 pages,
illustrated. Ludwig Koch-Isenburg was an animal lover,
not a hunter. This book describes his adventures
seeking out animals and birds in Asia. He is noted
especially for his recordings of bird sounds (see
lengthy article about him on website of Wildlife Sound
Recording Society.) A fascinating book which included
an excellent selection B&W photo plates. The book
looks slightly aged but is fairly good and solid.
Green cloth very slightly sun-faded on edges and there
is a very small bump. Spine gilt lettering excellent.
No dust-jacket. Keywords: animals jungle wild
environment ecology adventure travel Cat nr
18259 - $A32
THROWIM WAY LEG. Tree-Kangaroos, Possums and Penis
Gourds. Flannery, Tim. New York, Atlantic Monthly
Press, 1st American edition, 1998, octavo hardcover,
326 pages, illustrated. 'On the track of unknown
mammals in wildest New Guinea.' Near-fine with
excellent yellow cloth and spine lettering, good
dust-jacket. ISBN 0871137313. Keywords: animals
biography autobiography adventure wildlife Cat
nr 7340 - $A27
TIME AND CHANCE. Townsend, Peter. Fontana paperback
(stiff pictorial card), 1979, 317 pages, illustrated.
Bit of wear on edges and cover card bit grubby, but
book fairly good and solid. Illustrated with B&W
photo plates. Keywords: biography autobiography
england britain royalty relationships Cat nr
7215 - $A15
TIME BANDIT. Two Brothers, the Bering Sea and one of
the World's Deadliest Jobs. Hillstrand, Andy &
Jonathan. Hachette Australia, large paperback (stiff
pictorial card), 2008, 226 pages, illustrated. The
story of the people featured in the TV series
'Deadliest Catch'. With two sections of (mainly)
colour plates. Some minor edge wear but generally
fairly good. ISBN 9780733623325. Keywords: fishing
fish adventure biography autobiography danger
Cat nr 18806 - $A19
TOO MANY MOTHERS: An East End Childhood. Taylor,
Roberta. Atlantic Books, paperback (stiff card), 2005,
245 pagesAutobiography of noted British actor,
especially tales of her cockney childhood. She will be
well known to viewers of The Bill and Eastenders. Good
clean solid copy. ISBN 185354301X. Keywords: biography
autobiography actors actresses tv television children
youth teenagers families society Cat nr 19702
- $A15
TRACING IT HOME. Journeys Around a Chinese Family.
Pan, Lynn. Mandarin Paperback, 1993, 242p. Very good
clean copy. ISBN 0749315911. Keywords: women females
biography autobiography china chinese turkestan family
communism reds mao Cat nr 6338 - $A17
TRAIN GO SORRY. Inside a Deaf World. Cohen, Leah
Hager. Bookman Press (Australia) paperback (stiff
pictorial card), 1994, 297 pages. The author grew up
in the grounds of the Lexington School for the Deaf in
New York where her father as Superintendent. Minor
wear, crossed out name in front, otherwise good solid
copy. ISBN 1863950621. Keywords: deaf deafness hearing
impaired Cat nr 5708 - $A17
TRAPPED IN HITLER'S HELL. A Young Jewish Girl
Discovers the Messiah's Faithfulness in Midst of the
Holocaust. Dittman, Anita, with Jan Markell.
Lighthouse Trails Publishing, paperback, 3rd Edition,
2005, 185 pages, illustrated. Covers tending to bend a
bit, otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 9780972151283.
Keywords: hitler germany war warfare jews hebrews
persecution biography autobiography females women
girls Cat nr 5920 - $A22
TRAVAILS OF JIMMY PORTER: A Memoir 1802-1842 (The).
Porter, James. The Round Earth Company (Strachan,
Tasmania), paperback (stiff card), 2003, 117 pages,
illustrated. Attractive production of this early
Australian memoir. Has had some turned-down page
corners and minor marks, otherwise is a good solid
copy. ISBN 0975005111. Keywords: australia tasmania
history biography autobiography memoirs Cat nr
19385 - $A32
TRAVELLER BROWN. The Story of Ram Chandra and the
Taipan. Beattie, Tasman, and Nan Rogers. Boolarong
Press (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card),
1993 reprint, 199 pages, Title Page has a greeting 'to
Nita' - signed by Ram Chandra. The book is a little
worn on edges and corners and a bit bent but is
generally fairly good. ISBN 0864390351. Keywords:
biography snakes reptiles Cat nr 18891 -
$A22
TRIAL BY CONSPIRACY. The Lies, Cover-Ups and
Injustices Behind the Neil Hamilton Affair. Hunt,
Jonathan Boyd. GreenZone Publishing (NZ), large octavo
hardcover, 1998, 336 pages, illsts. Neil Hamilton,
Tory MP and one-time minister in the Major government,
was tried and found guilty by the British press as
'Mister Sleaze'. But a freelance TV reporter, Jonathan
Hunt, spent 12 months studying the case and this book
is his exposé of what he found. Near-fine with
good dust-jacket. ISBN 0473051230. Keywords: trials
justice jurisprudence politics politicians sleaze
government britain england westminster parliament Cat
nr 3699 - $A25
TROPICAL ODYSSEY of a Pioneer Social Worker in North
Queensland. Reid, Joan Innes, with Ros Thorpe. James
Cook University, paperback (stiff pictorial card),
1996, 244 pages, illustrated. Very good clean solid
copy of this scarce book. ISBN 1876055189. Keywords:
biography autobiography tropics women females society
people australia queensland Cat nr 18869 -
$A47
TRUE HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN (The). Joseph Carey
Merrick. Howell, Michael, and Ford, Peter. Penguin
paperback, 1981, 223p, illsts. The true story of a man
who spent most of his life exhibited as a freak in
fairgrounds. Freak of evolutionary forces or creation
of a deity? Worn and browned but fairly good.
ISBN 016005622X. Keywords: sociology body
people biography freaks injustice human rights bizarre
Cat nr 8114 - $A11
TRUE NORTH. A Memoir. Conway, Jill Ker. London,
Hutchinson, octavo hardcover, 1994, 250p, author note.
Autobiography. Takes up the story begun in The
Road from Coorain. The author is an Australian now
working in academia in the USA. Near-fine copy with a
slightly worn dust-jacket. ISBN 0091784751. Keywords:
australia canada usa autobiography women females
families mothers marriage Cat nr 8085 - $A19
TRULY THANKFUL. A Sequel to an Autobiography. Toye,
Francis. London, Arthur Barker, octavo hardcover,
1957, 192 pages, illustrated, frontispiece portrait.
Sequel to the author's 'For What We Are About To
Receive'. Includes a vivid picture of Italy and
Brazil. Fairly good with good cloth. Dust-jacket well
worn and grubby but useful. Keywords: biography
autobiography Cat nr 7474 - $A31
TRUMPED! The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump -
his Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall. O'Donnell, John
R. Simon & Schuster, octavo hardcover, 1991, 348
pages, illustrated. The author is a former President
of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. Back endpaper has
been roughly torn out, otherwise the book is o.k. but
the dust-jacket has a piece missing from the front.
ISBN 067173735X. Keywords: business trade hotels
property tycoons biography casinos gambling
expose Cat nr 19540 - $A27
TWO QUIET LIVES. Dorothy Osborne and Thomas Gray.
Cecil, David. Readers Union, small octavo hardcover,
182 pages. Book edges browned and cloth a little less
than great. Previous-owner's name stamp inside front.
No dust-jacket. Fair only but solid. Keywords:
biography Cat nr 7269 - $A13
TYPICALLY PETE. The story of a proud old hamburger
guy. Elder, Bruce. McDonalds Australia, quarto
paperback (stiff card), 1995, 56p, illsts, decorated
endpapers. Story of Peter Ritchie, who works in the
McDonald's Australian food enterprise. With
numerous photos, some in colour. Slight wear but
fairly good copy. Keywords: biography trade business
food foodstuffs takeaway Cat nr 2332 -
$A15
UNKNOWN GREAT AUSTRALIAN (The) and other psychological
portraits. Harris, Max. Sun Books Australia, Paperback
(stiff card), 1983, 125p, illsts. Commentary on twenty
'odd' people. Greeting inside front, slight wear,
otherwise good copy. Keywords: biography people
anecdotes Cat nr 8032 - $A12
UNOFFICIAL KYLIE FEVER. Baker, Trevor. Carlton Books,
A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 160 pages,
illustrated. A beautiful tribute to Kylie Minogue.
Many full-colour photos of the diva in numerous poses,
shows and film clips. With text tracing her rise from
teenage soapie star to the heights of showbiz - tv
actor, movie actor, singer and so much more. Some edge
wear but only minimal, basically good solid copy. ISBN
1842228897. Keywords: music musicians singers
performers artists artistes actors tv television
movies stars Cat nr 6230 - $A37
UNRELENTING STRUGGLE, The. Churchill, Winston. Cassell
& Co, 4th Edition, 1946, 349 pages, illustrated,
frontispiece portrait, Compiled by Charles Eade. Well
used copy with badly insect-eaten spine cloth,
otherwise solid and fairly good. No dust-jacket.
Keywords: war warfare second world speeches leaders
prime ministers Cat nr 6675 - $A22
UP ABOVE DOWN UNDER. Stories of Australian Women in
Aviation. (Signed) Rush, Elva. Self Published, quarto
paperback (stiff card), 2000, 121 pages, illustrated.
An unusual but welcome book, with a wide coverage,
written by someone who is a pilot herself. With an
excellent selection of B&W and colour plates. A
well-printed book. Scarce! Greeting signed by author
in front. ISBN 0958717761. Keywords: biography women
females australia aviation pilots fliers flight
aircraft Cat nr 20122 - $A39
UTULEI: MY TONGAN HOME. Ledyard, Patricia. Vava'u
Press (Tonga), paperback (stiff card), 1987, 192
pages, illustrated. A little marked on edges but
generally fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0908717075.
Keywords: biography autobiography pacific islands
tonga Cat nr 20130 - $A15
VEILED KINGDOM (The). A unique insight into Saudi
society and the Bin Ladin family. Bin Ladin, Carmen.
Virago paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 209
pages, illustrated. The author, of Swiss-Persian
(Iranian) origins, married into the Bin Ladin clan.
After the Twin Towers episode she moved back to
Switzerland with her daughters. Here she tells us
about the inner workings of the Bin Ladin family and
of the Saudi kingdom - one of the most repressive
societies in the world. Black remainder line top edge,
otherwise very good. ISBN 1844081028. Keywords:
biography autobiography islam muslims saudi arabia
oppression women females girls terrorism religion
morals Cat nr 7397 - $A13
WALK A CROOKED MILE. A Father's Journey in the
Footsteps of his Son. Jones, Greg. New Holland
(Australia, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000,
286 pages, illustrated. The story of Gold Medalist
Lachlan Jones, a champion athlete with cerebral palsy.
Has two sections of excellent well-printed photo
plates, most of them in colour. A couple of creased
pages but otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 1864366400.
Keywords: athletics olympics biography cerebral
palsy Cat nr 18172 - $A15
WAVE WITHIN, The. Carroll, Tom, with Kim Willcox.
Ironbark (Australia), large format paperback (stiff
pictorial card), 1995 reprint, 1995, 187 pages,
illustrated. Profile of two-time world surfing
champion. With three sections photo plates, some in
colour. Very little wear, no previous-owner's name,
good solid copy. ISBN 0330356062. Keywords: sport
sports swimmers surf surfers biography
autobiography Cat nr 18526 - $A22
WAY MY FATHER TELLS IT (The). Story of an Australian
Life. Bowden, Tim. ABC Books (Australia), large-format
paperback (stiff card), 1990, 276 pages, illustrated.
The well-known Australian broadcaster asked his father
to talk about his life and this revealing book
resulted, more than a biography, also a social history
of Australia. Thin line top edge otherwise good solid
clean copy. ISBN 0733300103. Keywords: biography
families fathers autobiography australia history
society culture Cat nr 19593 - $A17
WEARY. The LIFE OF SIR EDWARD DUNLOP. Ebury,
Sue. Penguin paperback, 1995 reprint, 709p, with 6
sections bw photo plates. An extensive and interesting
biography of one of Australia’s great men. He
was a surgeon who volunteered on the outbreak of WW2.
After serving throughout the Middle East He was taken
captive by the Japanese and spent three years as a
POW, working on the notorious Burma-Thailand railway.
Has an unattractive greeting scrawled on title page,
some egde wear, but is otherwise fairly good. ISBN
0140240071. Keywords: biography war australia japan
pacific asia medicine doctors prisoners burma thailand
death railway cancer surgeons Cat nr 1579 - $A17
WEAVER OF DREAMS. The Girlhood of Charlotte
Brontë. Vipont, Elfrida. London, Hamish Hamilton,
octavo hardcover, 1966, 149p., illsts. An interesting
account of Charlotte's young days, with equally
interesting illustrations. Ex-library with cancelled
stamps and badly worn and frayed dust-jacket. Book
within is solid. Keywords: authors writers women
females literature novels fiction biography Cat
nr 8097 - $A12
WEILMORINGLE KID, The (author signed). Pettit, R.J.
Waratah Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997,
204 pages, illustrated. The author was born in
Australia. In 1961 he was sent as a teacher to a tiny
school in Weilmoringle, almost 1,000 km from Sydney.
He was young and inexperienced but persisted in this
outback school. This is the story of those struggles.
He then went on to a post as a school principa