Search Results: Titles starting with U from Elizabeth's Bookshops

Pen & Sword Marine, 2013. Softcover. New. First in the trilogy that covers WWII submarine warfare in the Atlantic from the German perspective—edited by the Emmy Award-winning historian and author.The U-Boat war is a unique visual record of Hitler’s infamous submarine fleet and a grim account of those that lived, worked and risked their lives stalking the depths of the Atlantic and Mediterranean seas. This book analyzes the development of the U-boat, the recruitment and training, and reveals how the crews tried to destroy essential Allied supplies across the Atlantic and bring Britain to its knees.Provides an outstanding insight into the various operations and the claustrophobic existence of the crew, where they lived in cramped and often deplorable conditions. It depicts how this potent force became one of the most dominant German fighting units during World War Two and became such a worry to Allied shipping that even Winston Churchill himself claimed that the “U-boat peril” was… Read More

UNSW Press, 1995. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIANA Aboriginal Fauna & Flora 202 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ports. ; 21 cm. Natural history -- Northern Territory Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (N.T.) -- Guidebooks Watarrka National Park (N.T.) -- Guidebooks #231123 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Near Fine

Nexus Erotica, 2006. ONE YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A FEMALE SUBMISSIVE. ""The desk clerk was busy so he only gave me a brief, accusatory glance as I sauntered to the elevator, looking like a call girl. Young things in tart-red lipstick and knee high boots don't just wander into Times Square hotels at one on a Tuesday morning unless they've been ""ordered."" In a way, I guess I had been.This true account of one year in the sexually adventurous life of a willing sex slave explores the psychological and physical extremes of BDSM through which Lauren learns to navigate the fine line separating reality and fantasy, love and lies. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

English Department, University of Western Australi, 1996. Softcover. FINE. Terri-ann White describes Under The Table this way:The first impression: across the collection there is an engagement through passion with each chosen area of investigation, from travel to loss to love to intrigue and memory and back to ideas themselves as the subject material. Mystery. Open-endedness. Confidence. Clarity and crispness. A range of distinctive voices, an immense range of subjects and concerns and obsessions and styles. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Floradale Press, 2010. Softcover. Very Good. TRUE CRIME pp. 324 illusts Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Dafina Contempory Romance, 2005. From Texas to Teaneck, someone is killing wealthy married couples and clearing their homes of luxury items. According to law enforcement officials, an undercover couple stationed in one of the targeted cities is their best shot at stopping the brutal crime spree. Enter Special Corruption Unit agents Roderick Radford and Helene Maupin. Professionally, posing as husband and wife should be a breeze for Roderick and Helene. But personally, it's a different story. For the pair bring to their mission a history of repressed emotions and unconsummated passion. Helene has loved Roderick for years, but an unhappy past--and an intimate secret--have kept her from wholeheartedly pursuing him. Confused by Helene's mixed signals, Roderick has kept his feellings in check, even taking on assignments that put distance between them. But now, as their clandestine kisses leave them yearning for more, and their work puts their lives at risk, they may discover that losing each other is one… Read More

Black Lace Erotica: Erotic Fiction Written by Wome, 2005. 1930s England. Cia, a young Anglo-Italian woman who has fled Mussolini's Fascists becomes embroiled in the hedonistic pleasures, dark desires and darker doings of Britain bright young things. Intelligent thriller with almost as much sophisticated intrigue as there is raunchy sex.It is 1933. Hitler and Mussolini are building their war machine and Europe is a hotbed of political tension. Cla, a young, Anglo-Italian woman, escapes the political heat, returning to England only to become embroiled in a web of sexual adventures. Her Italian lover has disappeared along with her clothes, lost somewhere between Florence and the Isle of Wight. Meanwhile the serenity of sailing and partying in England vells a world of rivalry and hidden pleasures. It is only a matter of time before her two worlds collide..."" Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four… Read More

Black Lace Erotic Fiction Written by Women for Wom, 2005. Hailey is an up-and-coming biologist,and sexual evolution is her passion. Natural selection works best, she believes, when a woman has lots of options. Between her studies and her job as a bike messenger, Hailey hasn't had time to do much more than be a voyeur watching the nocturnal habits of her own species in the city's nightclubs. Everything changes when she meets Noah and Cade, two very sexy men who will overturn her views on human mating games. But Hailey knows a lot more about animal passion than they realize and, before they know it, she's the one doing the huntingwith Cade, Noah, and a rugged big cat handler named Rick as her prey. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at… Read More

Oxford University Press, 1986. Softcover. Very Good +. Unreal, banana peel! : a third collection of Australian children's chants and rhymes / compiled by June Factor ; illustrated by Peter Viska. Collection of children's chants and rhymes. 16.5x21.5cm Long out of print and ALWAYS IN DEMAND 112 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. #0921R/250622/080324 (Also see ""Let 'er Rip, Potato Chip!"")""Here is a third collection of the rhymes, chants, jokes and riddles made up by children all around the country. Like the enormously popular Far Out, Brussel Sprout! and All Right, Vegemite!, Unreal, Banana Peel! is packed with the delight, mischief and fun of children's lore and will be enjoyed by people of all ages. Once again Peter Viska's outrageously witty illustrations add to the excitement and hilarity.""White, K. Bibliography of Australian children's books, v. 2, no. 2907Nursery rhymes -- Juvenile literature. | Children's songs -- Australia. | Counting-out rhymes -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Elizabeth's Bookshops… Read More

Pan MacMillan Australia, 2015. Softcover. FINE. Australia's most baffling homicides and mysterious missing persons' cases are uniquely explored in this stunning true-crime book in which you the reader are invited to play armchair detective.Featuring 18 infamous cases, Unsolved Australia unearths a host of jaw-dropping new evidence via in-depth interviews with police, families and criminals. Along the way you'll meet the 'Unsolved Squad' - the humble heroes and dedicated experts involved in collecting and connecting clues.Unsolved Australia is a chilling, thrilling and inspiring book full of drama, emotion... and hope. pp. 300 illusts #0320 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Read More

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002. Hardcover. FINE. Kidnapped by FARC guerillas in February 2001 [?] while a serving member of the Columbian Senate and Presidential candidate. Heroic anti-drugs campaigner against the Columbian drugs cartels. the current President has sued for libel on the basis of this book. pp. 228 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Blue Moon Erotica, 2000. After Max Phillips recounts his lifetime of previous sexual adventures to his young virginal wife, he possesses his bride in a wild tour de force that demonstrates all the acrobatic sexual skills he has described Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

The University of Notre Dame, Australia, 1996. Softcover. FINE. Ursula Frayne (1816-1885), mother superior, was born on 5 October 1816 in Dublin, Ireland, daughter of Robert Frayne, a prosperous businessman, and his wife Bridget. In 1834 she entered the Institute of Mercy, founded in 1832 in Dublin by Mother Catherine McAuley, and took the name Ursula in place of her baptismal name Clara. In 1842 she was appointed Superior of the institute's first foreign mission foundation in Newfoundland and in 1845 went on foundation to Perth, Western Australia, at the request of the newly consecrated Bishop John Brady for Sisters to staff his proposed schools. She and her companions arrived in Perth on 8 January 1846.By 1856, despite the impending withdrawal of government aid, the schools of the Sisters of Mercy in Western Australia were flourishing. Probably with some relief, having experienced the bitter Brady-Serradispute over ecclesiastical jurisdiction and seen her countrymen recalled to Rome, Ursula Frayne… Read More

New Street Books, Melbourne, 1993. Softcover. As new.. Book for wool marketers which analyses the Australian wool textile industry and argues for a reappraisal of marketing techniques. The author is a successful wool and mohair merchant. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Hutchinson, London, 179. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. A retired major from British military intelligence reveals how Ultra, a top secret decoding device, was used by the Allies against the Nazis in France and Germany.First Edition. 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [248]-250. #0921World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain. | Normandy (France) -- History. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Near Fine

JB Books, 1997. Softcover. Very Good. AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS FAUNA & FLORAGeneral survey of the natural and cultural significance of Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park; summary of creation stories - associated mythology; geology; fauna and flora; Anangu environmental knowledge - tracking, representation in acrylic painting; environmental management; contact history - explorers and anthropologists - includes Anangu assessment of Mountford and Harney; formation of the national park and the handback; joint management - Anangu rangers; biographies of local Anangu; attitudes to climbing Uluru.Uluru-Kata national park, an isolated tiny patch in Australia's vast arid zone at the very centre of the continent, is the symbol for a special, almost intangible quality of the continent's interior but also for the co-operative human spirit. This beautifully presented book with its effortless, personal writing--like a long letter from a good friend--is a milestone in teaching Australians and visitors… Read More

Brolga, 2011. Softcover. AS NEW COPY!. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY  It is 1941, and the German High Command has sent General Irwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps to bolster the faltering Italian ground forces in North Africa and take over the beleaguered fortress of Tobruk. The defenders hang on grimly, but prisoners are taken on both sides in the ebb and flow of battle. Unbroken is the true story of Australian POWs, their capture, their attempted escapes and their ultimate liberation. xvii, 251 p. : ill., facims., ports. ; 21 cm. #300124 World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa North World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisons and prisoners, Australian -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisons and prisoners, New Zealand -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Italian Prisoners of war -- Australia -- Biography Prisoners of war -- New Zealand -- Biography Prisoners of war -- Italy -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives,… Read More

Random House, Australia, 2014. Softcover. Near Fine. ‘Diving was a boys-own adventure, a jump into the unknown full of devil-may-care attitudes. It welcomed you with one hand and cast you asunder with the other. It was a hideous bitch goddess and it drank the blood of the unprepared.’Since his low-key upbringing, Hugh ‘Obi’ O’Brien’s life has been a wild ride. What led this country boy, one of four sporty sons, from Sydney boarding school to directionless youth to navy clearance diver – slipping undetected through deep waters to defuse mines and dismantle bombs? Then, upping the adrenaline, Obi joined the mysterious Special Forces counterterrorism unit TAG (East) – no walk in the park.In his memoir Undaunted – full of eye-popping anecdotes and sparing the reader nothing of his persistent self-doubt – he recounts this incredible journey. He also describes the difficult transition from military life – to his days risking… Read More

Heinemann, Australia, 1989. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIANA 456 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. #091222Australia -- Civilization. | Australia -- Intellectual life. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Near Fine

Barrallier Books (Echo Books), 2014. Softcover. FINE!. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY RANAt the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, the Australian Fleet and the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) were tasked to remove the German presence from the Pacific. The maritime component of the mission centred on Vice-Admiral Maximilian von Spee's German East Asiatic Cruiser Squadron and the land component centred on seizing and occupying German colonial possessions in the Pacific. The German wireless installations were critical as they relayed intelligence to von Spee's squadron so that it could threaten merchant shipping in the region. Under New Management provides a detailed account of the ‘campaign’, including the maritime operations and amphibious operations. Ian Pfennigwerth provides useful opening chapters on the history of the German influence and presence in the region and the history and development of the Royal Australian Navy to set the scene. The Australian Fleet… Read More