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Entering the Maze. Identity and Change in Modern Culture.

HARDISON, O.B., Jr. · 1981

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Oxford University Press, 1981. Hardcover. A touch of sunning to spine of dj, o/wise good condition. Examines the challenge to the sense of identity posed by the changes that technology is causing in contemporary life. Considers high technology medicine, mass media etc. 304pp.

The Process of Modernization. An Annotated Bibliography on the Sociocultural Aspects of Development.

BRODE, John. · 1970

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Harvard University Press, 1970 (1969). Hardcover. Large chip to top of price-clipped dj, o/wise good condition. A bibliography that focusses on texts that are related to the transition, within the individual, from the "traditional" values & attitudes of the village & farm to ...

Intentions, Motives and Human Action. An Argument for Free Will.

O'SULLIVAN, P.N. · 1977

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University of Queensland Press, 1977. 1st Australian edition. Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. An original & important contribution to the "philosophy of action". Considers whether or not motives and desires are causes of human action & whether intention statements in particular...

The Papua-New Guinea Elections 1964.

BETTISON, David G., HUGHES, Colin A., & VAN DER VEUR, Paul W. ed. · 1965

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The Australian National University, 1965. 1st Australian edition. Hardcover. Slight sunning to spine of dj, o/wise good condition. Describes how the Members of the House of Assembly were chosen in the first election of a representative legislature for Papua New Guinea in 1964....

The Illustrated Guide to Bird Photography.

GIBBONS, Bob & WILSON, Peter. · 1990

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Blandford, 1990. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Fine in dj. B/W & col. photos. A practical reference on photographing birds, with informative sections on choosing & caring for equipment, on setting up hides, on general photo techniques & on finding birds. All areas of bird photogr...

One in a Crowd. A Memoir.

BREESE, Brain. · 1994

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Access Press, 1994. Hardcover. B/W illus. Autobiography of Breese, a geologist, & husband of opera singer Norma Breese. Good. 359pp. ISBN 0949795909.

Margins of Precision. Essays in Logic and Language.

BLACK, Max. · 1970

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Cornell University Press, 1970. 1st US edition. Hardcover. Good condition in price-clipped dj. Contains essays on probability, studies relating to logic, induction & the philosophy of language, critical essays dealing with aspects of the work of Austin, Dewey, Wittgenstein etc...

Private Pilot Handbook.

GLEIM, Irvin N. · 1993

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Gleim, 1993. 4th edition. 4to Paperback. Good condition. A comprehensive text/reference for private, student & potential pilots as well as nonpilot aviation enthusiasts. B/W illus. 386pp.

Liberation of the Actor.

BRIDGMONT, Peter. · 1992

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Temple Lodge, 1992. Paperback. Good condition. Steps beyond simple character study & interpretation & focuses on esoteric qualities of acting through the use of Rudolf Steiner's ideas on speech & drama. Rare. 148pp.

Dumper and the Circus.

BARTLETT, Evelyn. · 1958

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Angus & Robertson, 1958. 1st Australian edition. Hardcover. Good condition vg in dj. B/W illus. by Irene Maher. Dumper the Kangaroo resolves to join the circus! 121pp.

Serenity in Crisis. A Preface to Paul de Man 1939 - 1960.

DE GRAEF, Ortwin. · 1993

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University of Nebraska Press, 1993. 1st US edition. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. The first sustained account of the complex, intertextual tradition in which Paul de Man wrote & of the persistent concerns expressed in his work. 240pp.

Lingua Letteraria e Lingu dei Media Nell'Italiano Contemporaneo. Atti del Convegno Internazionale svoltosi a Siena nei giorni 11/13 Ottobre 1985.

CECIONI, Cesare Giulio & CAMICIOTTI, Gabriella Del Lungho ed. · 1987

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Felice Le Monnier, 1987. Paperback. Good condition. B/W illus. 423pp.

Reawakening the Spirit in Work. The Power of Dharmic Management.

HAWLEY, Jack. · 1993

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Berrett-Koehler, 1993. Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. Provides a direct response to the widespread desire for spirituality at work, offering a practical vision of work permeated with "dharma" - deep integrity fusing spirit, character, human values & decency. 212pp.

English Poetic Diction from Chaucer to Wordsworth.

SHERBO, Arthur. · 1975

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Michigan State University Press, 1975. 1st US edition. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. Traces a history of poetic diction from Chaucer to Wordsworth, showing how widespread the use of this reservoir of word, phrase, & image was in the work of good, bad & indifferent poets. Ex...

Foreign Affairs for New States. Some Questions of Credentials.

BOYCE, P.J. · 1977

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University of Queensland Press, 1977. 1st Australian edition. Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. The first comprehensive discussion of the experiences of new states in their bids for a foreign policy & a stake in international diplomacy. Highlights the distinctive administrative &...

Matter, Mind and Meaning.

CARINGTON, Whately. · 1949

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Methuen, 1949. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Spine of price-clipped dj sunned, o/wise good condition. Examines the philosphical foundations of Psychical Research. 257pp.

Alien Liaison. The Ultimate Secret.

GOOD, Timothy. · 1991

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Cassell, 1991. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. B/W plates. An in-depth examination of the conspiracy of silence of the governments of the United States of America, Britain, Canada, Australia & others over the existence of UFOs & alien life. 242pp.

Intent Upon Reading. A Critical Appraisal of Modern Fiction for Children.

FISHER, Margery. · 1962

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Brockhampton Press, 1962 (1961). Hardcover. B/W illus. Col. plates. Condition vg in price-clipped dj. Discusses every kind of fiction for children. 331pp.

A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry.

LEECH, Geoffrey N. · 1969

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Longman, 1969. Hardcover. Small tear to price-clipped dj, a few marks to covers, pen underlining to about 42 pages. Part of the English Language Series. Aims to provide an interpretation of linguistic insight into literature which involves as little reference as possible to sp...

Gordon Chalk. A Political Life.

HAZLEHURST, Cameron. · 1987

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Darling Downs Institute Press, 1987. 1st Australian edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Good condition. B/W photos. An in-depth biography of Gordon Chalk which also provides a penetrating account of Queensland's recent economic & political history. 318pp. ISBN 0949414204.