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Previews of the coming space age...The universe is full of voices, calling from star to star in myriad tongues. One day we shall join that cosmic conversation, though it may be ages before we cross the mega-mega-miles sundering us from our equals, and our masters. This is Clarke's log of a voyage which has only just begun - Man's odyssey from Earth, his first home, among the planets, to the stars, and across the universe. There are also plenty of snippets of his life slipped into the essays. -
The Sitwell family are inseparable from the social history of the 1930s. They sponsored all new art and literature movements in order to appear avant garde and members of the literati of the time. Sir Osbert Sitwell's autobiography ran for five volumes and from these emerged not only portraits of Sir Osbert, but of his eccentric and gifted father. This is the collection of tales and memories that were omitted from the autobiography and first published in 1962. Illustrated with black and white photographs. -
Mrs. Gunn's timeless classic was first published in 1908. Newly married, Jeannie Gunn accompanies her husband to 'The Elsey' the huge cattle station in the Northern Territory, several hundred miles from the nearest town. She is one of the very few white women n the area and at first her presence is resented by the stockmen until her warmth and spirit win their affection and respect. A rare chronicle of pioneer life in the outback, written with moving simplicity to convey the beauty and cruelty of the land, the isolation and loneliness, and the comradeship and kindness of the early settlers.
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The girl with the pigtails, the symbol of innocence in The Wizard Of Oz; the brightest star of the Hollywood musical and an entertainer of almost magical power; the woman of half a dozen comebacks, a hundred heartbreaks and thousands of headlines. A remarkable list of sources have been drawn on, including the unopened papers discovered in a Tennessee courthouse and the unpublished memoir of Judy's make-up girl and closest confidante as well as Judy's unfinished autobiography. Unforgettable characters are brought to life: Oscar Levant; Orson Welles; Rita Hayworth; Vincente Minelli and the smooth, seductive David Begelmnan, who stole Judy's heart so he could steal her money. Judy described her unfinished autobiography as, '...one hell of a great, everlastingly great book, with humour, tears, fun, emotion and love.' She might just as well have been describing Get Happy. Illustrated with black and white photographs. -
Though she owed everything to her supportive mother Ruthie, Bette Davis remained fascinated all her life with her hard-to-please father, who walked out on his family when she was still a little girl. She could never forget the disappointment in his lack of interest and believed that her resentment toward him was a factor in her four failed marriages. Bette's distinctive voice, remarkable eyes and astonishing range of characterisation all combined to make her one of the finest performers in film history. Drawing on extensive conversations with Bette over the last decade of her life, Chandler brings Bette to life as a dynamic forceful presence - whether as Jezebel the Southern beauty or plain Aunt Charlotte of Now, Voyager. There''s a few myths and legends debunked and some fabulous snippets revealed - such as she did her own make up for Whatever Happened To Baby Jane and literally scared herself. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis, and includes brief synopses of all of her films. Illustrated with photographs. -
The Explorers: William Joy
$40.00The heroism, triumphs, quarrels and suffering of the explorers who blazed the trail across the great southern land and laid it open for settlement. The author refers back to the original diaries of the explorers for details of the hazards they overcame: river, marsh, mountain and desert; and to contemporary newspapers for evidence of the various committees of inquiry that investigated the tragedies and administered rebukes when explorers exceeded their power in several ways. There's vivid insight into the characters of the explorers as the author describes their difficulties and whether they overcame them or succumbed to them; the final conquering of the Simpson Desert; and the adventures of settlers, overlanders and gold fossickers who also played an important part in opening up Australia. Illustrated. -
David Badcock: Plein-air Painter
$120.00The son of New Zealand artist Douglas Badcock, David came to Australia in 1977 with the dream of establishing himself as an Australian landscape painter. His journey began as a commercial artist, learning a skill to rely upon between his early exploration of the the Australian landscape and light. From one such adventure his Flinder's Ranges collection drew the attention to The Elder Fine Art Gallery in Adelaide who exhibited his location paintings for the first time in 1981. By the 1980s his dream of being an Australian landscape painter was completed and he was featured in a televised documentary series Artists of the Far North. This book of his paintings charts his remarkable journey. -
Julia James was born in Australia and through sheer stubbornness, paid her fare to England to to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked in repertory theatre through the 1950s and more than a few good tales to tell of interesting lodging arrangements, 'borrowing' props and set dressings from obliging local businesses, mishaps on and off the stage and 'Barnaby Grudge' the troupe's cantankerous van. With moral support from her mother, sister and other family she trekked from agent to agent, small theatre to small theatre - but when still a minor, won a beginning in West End Theatre...and because she was still a minor, Mother did sign the contract. Handy glossary of theatre slang/terms in the back of the book. Well-written with economy, Julia James had an obvious readiness to laugh at life. -
A collection of writings by various authors detailing the search for the Great Southland Terra Australis dating from accounts as far back as the 1400s. In this volume: The Early Voyagers, William Howitt; The Voyage Of Luis De Torres, R.H. Major; The Voyage of Francis Pelsart, John Pinkerton; The Voyage of Tasman, from Dr Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopædia; The Wreck Of The Vergulde Draeck, R.H. Major; In Search Of A Wreck, Matthew Flinders; Dampier And The Buccaneers, Samuel Bennett; First Voyage Of Captain Cook, Roderick Flanagan; The Voyage Of Captain Marion, Matthew Flinders; The Voyage Of Captain Furneaux, Reverend J.E.T. Woods; La Perouse, And The Voyages In Quest Of Him, William Howitt; The Voyages Of Bass And Flinders, from Dr Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopædia; Founding A Country, Roderick Flanagan; Troubles With The Natives, Samuel Bennett; Captain John Hunter In New South Wales, Samuel Bennett; John Batman And The Settlement Of Port Phillip, from Batman's Journal; The Story Of William Buckley, William Westgarth; An Emigrant's Adventures, Anonymous; In The Goldfields, Kinahan Cornwallis.
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