Search Results: Titles starting with A from Pegasus Book Orphanage

W W Norton & Co., Fifth Avenue, New York 1995 Hardcover, 21.5 x 13.5 cms (8½" x 5¼"), with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket This is a book about love and the influence of money. It is also a dialogue between artist and patron, student and teacher, and a story of growing up gay in a time and place where circumstances were sufficiently difficult to encourage dishonesty and dishonor. Kate Mollet lied to her mentor, and confidante (and in a sense her first love), Aunt Dorothy - A.D. - in order to study at Oxford with her own first woman lover. Its about being gay in 1950s America - an impossible time of silence, shame and deceit.

Ken Lockwood & Jenie Thomas, Neutral Bay Junction, Sydney - March/June 1990 glossy magazine, 8¾" x 11¾" Craft Arts magazine in VERY GOOD condition The documentation of Aboriginal art continues to expand worldwide perception and appreciation of a dynamic living culture and complex mythology spanning more than 30,000 years (industry earnings have multiplied 7 times in a decade). Marie Geissler reviews the exhibition literature which played an important part of this expansion (23 full-colour reproductions - multiple techniques). IN THE SAME ISSUE: Robyn Tudor profiles Peter Crisp who pushes 'warm' glass working techniques to new frontiers of artistic expression (with twenty exceptional full-colour photographs).

Century, Covent Garden, London 1988 Hardcover with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket One of the few surviving stars of the Woodstock era, Joan Baez was the performer chosen to open the USA Live Aid spectacular. She marched with Martin Luther King against segregation in the early 1960s; huddled in Hanoi's bomb shelters during Nixon's 1972 Christmas bombardment; to Argentina where she was teargassed after talking to the Mothers of the Disappeared - her story.

St Martin's Press, New York - 1996 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps and barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Never told before, "Aaron Spelling" is the story of the Prime-Time King himself - personal, revealing, filled with confidential facts on such Hollywood greats as Michelle Pfeiffer, Farrah Fawcett, Joan Collins and Ricardo Montalban. Spelling opens the door to his backstage world with his candid observations about Hollywood and the TV business.

Sleeping Bear Press 2000 Soft cover Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise good book, firm binding and clean text. Realistic approaches to the treatment of prostate cancer through common sense nutrition and supplements.

University of Queensland Press, Brisbane 1989 Yellow cloth bound hardcover 10.25" x 10" Red enpapers with pen scribble on rear free endpaper. Sun fading to spine of jacket. VERY GOOD book in GOOD jacket. First edition. With dust jacket. Eighty-five colour plates and 30 b/w. Modern, vibrantly coloured and expressive aboriginal artworks. LOOSELY INSERTED: 2002 press clipping copy on Kimberley totem display.

The Australian Society of Authors, Sydney 1975 Stapled magazine, 8¼" x 5½", with card covers Professional magazine in VERY GOOD condition "Aboriginal New Writing" reports on a Workshop held in Darwin by the Aboriginal Arts Board & the Literature Board of the Australia Council with 13 representatives of three tribal Aboriginal groups. In the same issue: professional articles by Rob Macklin, Ron Abbey and others. Three-and-a-half page article by Ian Mudie warning writers to have a "no remaindering within two years" clause inserted in their publishing agreements.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & Melbourne - 1990 hardcover, 6" x 9", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, etc. Some marks to page margins. VERY GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket In most Australian States, young Aboriginals are at a disadvantage before the law, despite the introduction of legislation which is intended to improve their position. This book focusses on South Australia in a sophisticated analysis of the exact nature of the discrimination experienced by young Aboriginals. The authors examine the criminal justice system in operation, from the initial police intervention, through the process of screening and assessment to the final outcome (usually a criminal record). Extensive figures and tables; appendices, bibliography, and index.

Macmillan Educational, Australia Stapled softcover, 24.5cms x 17cms Four pencilled lines inside rear cover. Book in VERY GOOD condition In 1977, the Australian Law Reform Commission was directed to enquire into whether it would be desirable to apply Aboriginal customary law to indigenous Australians, either in whole or in part. It is almost 20 years later, and many of the questions raised have not been resolved. The impacts of conflicts between tribal law and traditional practices and the criminal justice system still challenge the effective operation of a legal system. In this topic book the capacity of the legal system to mete out justice for indigenous Australians is questioned through the examination of four contemporary cases.

Thorsons 1980 booklet Good condition. Explains macrobiotics simply, inlcuding grains, seaweeds, vegetables, beans, wild food, sugar, liquids. Also lists recommended foods, a suggested diet, and how to feed children on a macrobiotic diet to ensure they receive adequate nutrition.

Sidgwick & Jackson, London - first edition 1985 hardcover, 8.75" x 5.5", & dust jacket Ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. Barcode excised from ffep. Black cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, Falklands map, 26 b/w photographs, glossary, index. A remarkable collection of first-hand war experiences, drawn from the three services, embracing every significant aspect of the Falklands campaign.

The Free Press, Third Ave, New York - 1993 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, etc. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket The authors situate police use of excessive force in its historical perspective, the 'posse' and other vigilante groups, as they explore the cultural world of policing - how the values and understandings which street cops pick up as they learn their jobs affect their performance. They point to two particularly dangerous attitudes as especially likely to encourage the excessive use of force. Here is a deeply informed, timely, and revealing history (and critique) of the complex world of law enforcement.

Grafton Books, London 1989 Softcover, 13 x 19.5cms, Book in VERY GOOD condition

Frey Enterprises, Nashville 1983 Stapled soft cover, 28 x 21cms Text in two cols This is a revised edition of 1981 original, rust starting around staples. GOOD cond A patriotic salute/ biography of an outstanding American President. Eleven large b/w photographs (from archives)… original slab hut/home, Mary Todd Lincoln, his desk, only home he owned, parlor, family, at Emancipation Proclamation, inauguration, tomb at Springfield. Lincoln Memorial statue. Printed on card.

Kalakshetra Publications, India, 6th edition 1967 Hard cover in unclipped dust jacket Good book with previous owner's details inside front cover, in good dustjacket with some shelfwear and small strip missing across top. Covers a field much vaster than that of child education and is no longer a matter of concern for teachers and parents only, but raises a question concerning mankind as a whole, based on a series of discoveries.

Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy, Victoria 1982 Bound booklet, 16½cms x 24cms, with card covers Book in VERY GOOD condition The oldest Catholic girls' secondary college in Victoria, Australia, celebrated the its 125th anniversary in 1982. Eight Year 10 History students and three Year 11 History students prepared this comprehensive analysis and overview of school activities during those 125 years. Subjects covered in the text include: Buildings, Early Schools; Enrolments; Curriculum, Uniforms, Entertainment and Social Life, and Staffing. Book includes 64 photographs, plus graphs and drawings. LOOSELY INSERTED: letter dated 9 December 1982 introducing this booklet and signed by the History Co-ordinator.

Quartet Books Ltd, London - 1992 hardcover, 6" x 9½", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket John Hartley describes the extraordinary circumstances in which, unknowingly, Princess Elizabeth became Queen on King George VI's death. She was on holiday in an isolated forest lodge on the slopes of Mount Kenya when the news finally reached her. Author Hartley was accompanying Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the time - this enabled him to present a previously untold, unique record of the first forty-eight hours of Elizabeth's reign. Over 30 photographs.

unknown publisher [Victorian Railway Authority?] n.d. Hardcover booklet, 12cms x 18cms Ours is an ex-library copy with usual stamps and stickers. Book in GOOD condition 'Safety is a fundamental of any railway system, and the methods of operating trains have been carefully developed over the years … The Trackman has an important role in ensuring this safety as it is his first duty to maintain the permanent way …This booklet deals with … the safety of the men working on the tracks … learn the correct way to do the work.' B&W photos of 25 tools with instructions for their use ('Check handles of shovels for splinters'); and 11 of track vehicles ('Keep a careful lookout for other rolling stock.').

Arthur Andersen & Co, publishers, London - first edition 1987 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Four 'Arthur Anderson' stampings; and Price Waterhouse memo loosely inserted. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket The increased commercial risks resulting from volatile commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and interest rates require new financial risk-management instruments; from a legal, economic, accounting and control perspective, these instruments are complex and require clear explanation of the relevant procedures. This book analyses the various tax consequences and risk control considerations arising from the use of these new instruments.

Books / Cole Publishing 1976 Soft cover Very good condition. A guide to assertive training.