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Rhapsody in Blue
A Cold War Warrior's Experience of Operating and Testing Hunters, Harrie
A fighter pilot's memoirs of life in the RAF from 1955 to 1991, operational tours on Hunters, Harriers and Jaguars, 3 tours in flight testing including early testing of the Harrier, the 1969 Transatlantic Air Race in a Harrier, and the last five years in MOD associated mainly with the demise of the Nimrod AEW and the acquisition of the Typhoon.
ISBN-13: 9781781555354 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Graham Williams
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AUD $53.99
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Local release date: 25/07/2016
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Military history: post WW2 conflicts [HBWS]Air forces & warfare [JWG]Aviation skills / piloting [TRPS]c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) [3JJP]

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Robert Mugabe's Lost Jewel of Africa
From Bushmen to the Bantu; the invasion by the Matabele; the advent of missionaries; and the arrival of Cecil Rhodes, up to the time of independence. This is the romantic land of the high veld; of the great river Zambezi and the mighty Victoria Falls, and vast mineral wealth. This was the country that Mugabe referred to as `the jewel of Africa'.
ISBN-13: 9781781556887 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Andrew Norman
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AUD $53.99
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Local release date: 21/05/2018
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]Memoirs [BM]African history [HBJH]20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]Colonialism & imperialism [HBTQ]National liberation/ndependence, post-colonialism [HBTR]Zimbabwe [1HFMW]20th century [3JJ]

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Roland Penrose
The Friendly Surrealist
In this moving, revealing and highly readable memoir, Antony Penrose has composed a fitting tribute to his father, which also faces up to some of the more controversial aspects of Roland Penrose's life.
ISBN-13: 9780953238958 (Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
Antony Penrose
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AUD $57.99
Stock: 8 in stock
Local release date: 08/04/2021
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Categories: The arts: general issues [AB]Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada [ACXD7]Biography: arts & entertainment [BGF]Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]Biography: literary [BGL]Memoirs [BM]

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Rubbing Shoulders
My Life with Popes, Princes, Moguls, and Movie Stars
Perfect for fashion, film and design aficionados, and a must for fans of classic Hollywood.
ISBN-13: 9781943876013 (Hardback)
Publisher: GLITTERATI
Imprint: GLITTERATI
Marc Rosen
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AUD $84.99
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Local release date: 21/05/2016
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Categories: Individual designers [AKB]Biography: arts & entertainment [BGF]Memoirs [BM]Fashion & society [JFCK]USA [1KBB]

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Salvage At Twilight
A vivid mix of poetry and memoir, elegy and memory, by a man with a vivid history that touches on the USA, Europe and the Middle East.
ISBN-13: 9781784107918 (Paperback)
Publisher: CARCANET PRESS
Imprint: CARCANET PRESS
Dan Burt
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AUD $24.99
Stock: 2 in stock
Local release date: 18/11/2019
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Poetry by individual poets [DCF]

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Samir Amin
Memoirs of an Independent Marxist, Volume 1
Samir Amin, born in Cairo in 1931, is a world-renowned Marxist economist, intellectual, and revolutionary. In this candid, autobiography he describes his childhood and his parents, an Egyptian father and French mother, both medical doctors, in illuminating detail.
ISBN-13: 9781583677469 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
James H. Membrez, Samir Amin
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AUD $56.99
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Local release date: 10/01/2019
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Politics & government [JP]Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies [JPFF]

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Samir Amin
Memoirs of an Independent Marxist, Volume 1
Samir Amin, born in Cairo in 1931, is a world-renowned Marxist economist, intellectual, and revolutionary. In this candid, autobiography he describes his childhood and his parents, an Egyptian father and French mother, both medical doctors, in illuminating detail.
ISBN-13: 9781583677476 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
James H. Membrez, Samir Amin
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AUD $206.00
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Local release date: 10/01/2019
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Politics & government [JP]Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies [JPFF]

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Saudi Arabia Undercover
Includes Bahrain, Bangkok and Cairo
Life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is no party ... or so we thought. In Saudi Arabia Undercover, expat Harper Walsh busts this myth with true stories of homemade alcohol, pill popping, parties staffed by pretty Ethiopian girls in expat gated compounds, smuggled bacon sandwiches and frequent trips over the border into Bahrain for booze and sex.
ISBN-13: 9781912049608 (Paperback)
Publisher: MONSOON BOOKS
Imprint: MONSOON BOOKS
Harper Walsh
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AUD $22.99
Stock: 4 in stock
Local release date: 05/03/2020
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Travel & holiday [WT]Business travel [WTHB]Saudi Arabia [1FBXS]

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Saving Michael
How Rescuing a "Throwaway" Child Turned Me into a Foster-Care Advocate
When child advocate Keri Vellis began fostering two severely abused and traumatized siblings, her role expanded beyond caregiving. She became their voice within an often inconsistent and patchwork system. Her memoir presents a vision of what could be and underscores the urgent need to reform the way society's forgotten children are cared for.
ISBN-13: 9781538168684 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Keri Vellis
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AUD $53.99
Stock: 1 in stock
Local release date: 28/04/2023
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Adoption & fostering [JKSF]Adoption [VFVK]Advice on parenting [VFX]