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The return of one of the most compelling psychopaths of modern literature.

The classic Spy novel. Book 3 of the Karla trilogy.

The seventh instalment of Mick Herron's marvellously inept but ultimately successful MI5 sleuths.

Not price clipped. quarter-bound blue boards and blue cloth. Gift dedication on half-title.

A rare copy of this instructional manual that is very detailed and historically interesting. Richard Hughes was a pre-eminent Australian entertainer at the time and published several books all of which are now extremely rare.

German spies, hot Marshals, killers and lovers. Another rollicking tale from the Master.

A conventions -defying novel from "one of the most humaner, insightful, powerful prose stylists working today". (Austin Chronicle)

Established in 1991 as a community theatre project to work with survivors of sexual assault. This history tells the story of everyone involved from performers to techs, admin, musicians and trainers.

Remarkable specialty acts in variety, vaudeville and sideshows at the turn of the 20th century as seen by their contemporaries.

A novel exposing an insider's view of the carnival underworld - the cons, the double-dealing, the quick banter, and, of course, the easy money.

Discusses the rise and fall of the original sideshows and their subsequent replacement by performances of today's self-made freaks. These fascinating personalities are celebrated through intimate biographies paired with stunning photographs.

An engaging exploration of the history and marvels of the midway. From the tricks of ancient Egyptian magicians the wonders of London's eighteenth century Bartholomew Fair to the golden age of P. T. Barnum's sideshows, Nickell reveals the structure of the shows, specific methods behind the performances, and showmen's tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds.

This book explores drama as literature and provides critical overviews of different aspects of drama and the dramatic. It first asks what a play is, before going on to examine dramatic language, action and tension, dramatic irony, characters and drama's relationship with modern criticism and the novel.This book will be a valuable resource to those studying drama and English literature.

"Some twenty years ago Habermas introduced the idea of analyzing contemporary society from a historical and practical standpoint while remaining faithful to the canons of empirical science. Although the general features of this idea are still evident in his mature views, his original conception of critical social theory has undergone considerable development". Introduction by Thomas McCarthy.

Gotcha investigates the rise of tabloid media culture. The author argues that laments about modern culture are shortsighted and that the tabloid tide heralds a more democratic era.

Proceedings of the 41st Summer School of the Australian Institute of Political Science, held at Canberra, ACT, 25-27 January, 1975.

A compilation of short works by the author of the play, Angels in America.

Eric Bentley focuses on the playwright as the crafter or Auteur of the whole drama. Surveying a period of over one hundred and fifty years he provides an entertaining, perceptive intellectual history of Europe, a history personified by playwrights and thinkers.

In his careful studies of three major stars, the author opens up many new avenues of approach. Through readings of the films of Marilyn Monroe, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland, combined wth a wealth of material from other sources, he show just how the screen image of each star was constructed.

In astute film criticism, the author deals with the complex effects of an ambiguous female image - on sex, romance, marriage, divorce, motherhood, ambition, loneliness, alcoholism, and even the notion of androgyny.