Robert Crofts, a young Englishman, arrives in Australia in the 1950s, determined to inhabit the outback. After five years of life on the land, he makes his way to Melbourne where, living in a boarding house, working as a cleaner, he finds himself consumed by a burning need to read, write, draw, create. When he meets the enigmatic Lena, she instantly becomes his staunchest champion but as their tortured marriage evolves and gradually erodes she ultimately becomes an obstacle. This intensely autobiographical novel has much to say about the compulsion to create, and the fundamental unknowability of even our most intimate partners. As the reader sinks into the text of this singular book, the artifice of fiction gradually melts away, leaving nothing but truth on the page. In The Passage of Love Alex Miller has given us a masterful work which will come to define his career as one of the great writers of our time.
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Australia 1918-23 Sidehead set, STB SG 56-66. Mainly fine used. POSTAGE: Free within the UK. Any number of lots can be sent in one mailing at the rate shown. All sendings are insured. We ship to all countries at the above rate. RETURNS: Any item may be returned within 30 days, for any reason, for full refund. SHOP: Many more items in L & R Stamps shop with new listings added daily. Click on link below to view.
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In Sydney, Australia, in 1908 the talented black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world from the Canadian Tommy Burns. There was an immediate storm of protest. It was predicted that his reign would lead to civic unrest and race riots. This is the story of sport, racism, corruption and larger-than-life characters.
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THEY FLED AN OLD WORLD RAVAGED BY WAR AND HEARTBREAK TO SEIZE THEIR HEARTS' DESIRES IN THE NEW... The ninth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country built on blood, passion, and dreams. Justin Broome, the son of two of the most legendary prisoners in New South Wales, learns that skill and courage do not stand a chance against prejudice. Bitterness and disappointment are mixed with the wear and tear of his everyday life; all the while shiploads of miserable prisoners and free settlers continue to arrive from a war-weary England. Rebels and outcasts, they fled halfway across the earth to settle the harsh Australian wastelands. Decades later — ennobled by love and strengthened by tragedy — they had transformed a wilderness into a fertile land. And themselves into The Australians.
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Alicia Salazar, una escritora de renombre, y Miguel Torres, un periodista especializado en fenómenos paranormales, se enfrentarán a sectas apocalípticas y fanáticas que amenazan al mundo. Alicia se encuentra exiliada emocionalmente en una pequeña isla de Australia, donde intenta recuperarse de los eventos pasados. Miguel es un afamado youtuber que, sin saberlo, está promocionando la secta de los gehenitas, adoradores de un oscuro demiurgo. Con su trabajo, aumenta los seguidores de ese dios perverso. Para restaurar el orden en el mundo, Miguel y Alicia deben unir fuerzas con Beatriz, una psiquiatra experta en neuromisticismo, y Orthon, el sacerdote que antes fue su enemigo, para enfrentarse al onironauta en una dimensión que muchos considerarían como el infierno. El día de la ira es la segunda parte de la novela Cuando los siglos se reduzcan a cenizas. *** Después del final abierto de la primera novela, algunos lectores me pidieron que continuara la historia y yo misma sentí que debía proseguir. Elena Rubio Themeliadou
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Captain Scott's expedition to the Antarctic, the most famous story of exploration in the world, played out on the great ice stage in the south. Oriana Wilson, wife of Scott's best friend and fellow explorer Dr Edward Wilson, was watching from the wings. She is the missing link between many of the notable polar names of the time and was allowed into a man's world at a time when the British suffragettes were marching. Oriana is the lens through which their secrets are revealed. What really happened both in the Antarctic and at home? Why did Scott's Terra Nova expedition nearly end in mutiny before it had even begun? Were the explorers' diaries as 'heroic' as they appeared to be? Only Oriana can tell. She began as a dutiful housewife but emerged as a scientist and collector in her own right, and was the first white woman to venture into the jungles of Darwin, Australia. Edward Wilson named Oriana Ridge, a little-known piece of Antarctica, after her on their tenth wedding anniversary. Oriana Wilson has been quiet for a century, but this biography gives her a voice and provides a unique insight into the early twentieth century through her clear, blue 'iceberg eyes'.
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The product is a New Zealand postage and revenue stamp, specifically the SG259 5/- vermilion stamp. This stamp features a portrait of Queen Alexandra and was used in New Zealand during the pre-decimal currency era. It is graded as Very Fine (VF) and is uncertified. The stamp's vibrant vermilion colour adds to its appeal for collectors interested in New Zealand stamps with a royal theme. This particular stamp holds a Catalogue value of £475, making it a valuable addition to any stamp collection focused on Australia & Oceania.
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¿Cuál es el papel adecuado de los tribunales en un Estado de Derecho? ¿Pueden reemplazar o "corregir" las decisiones de las legislaturas, integradas por personas elegidas por el voto de las mayorías? ¿Deberían compartir con el Congreso la potestad de interpretar las leyes? Dicho de otro modo, ¿quién debería tener la última palabra en la "traducción" de la Constitución y las leyes a la vida cotidiana? En este libro de extraordinaria influencia, que renovó de raíz el pensamiento jurídico contemporáneo, Mark Tushnet despliega los efectos positivos de un papel más "débil" por parte del Poder Judicial, un sistema en el que los legisladores y los funcionarios del Poder Ejecutivo participen abiertamente en la interpretación constitucional. Postula, además, una concepción más "fuerte" de los derechos sociales y económicos, que deberían quedar bajo la custodia activa de todas las ramas de gobierno (en primer lugar, las ramas políticas). Fundador de la corriente de los estudios críticos del derecho en los años setenta, rara avis en el derecho norteamericano –como jurista de izquierda que ocupa un lugar central en la discusión constitucional contemporánea–, Tushnet pone a prueba su propuesta comparando el derecho de los Estados Unidos con los de Australia, Canadá o el Reino Unido, y demuestra que un "control de constitucionalidad débil", como el que aplican esos países, puede ser compatible con el autogobierno democrático y la garantía del cumplimiento efectivo de los derechos para todas las personas. Mientras en la región se multiplican los conflictos entre poderes ejecutivos y judiciales –y su solvencia y legitimidad para tomar decisiones–, Siglo XXI acerca a los lectores de lengua castellana una obra clave para enriquecer y matizar esas discusiones, que en el fondo hablan de la fortaleza o debilidad de nuestras democracias.
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The ultimate World Cup showdown, in the words of those who were there. Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards Rugby Book of the Year. From 1997 to 2003 England and Australia battled for domination of the rugby world in one of the greatest rivalries the sport has ever known. In The Men in the Arena, William Hill shortlisted authors Peter Burns and Tom English explore every aspect of the teams' journey to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, telling the story primarily in the words of the protagonists at the centre of the battle. Featuring exclusive new interviews with players and coaches from both teams plus an array of superstars who faced them from New Zealand, Ireland, France, Wales and beyond, this is the inside story like it has never been told before. 'A splendid re-telling of English rugby's most celebrated story. Cracking stuff from start to finish' - Robert Kiston, The Guardian
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New Zealand 1916 SG402 - 5d red brown., lightly mounted mint, catalogue value £22. Finally – For Peace of Mind –. If You want to wait/would Like it BUT at a lower price ….
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Un maravilloso retrato de Australia con el ingenio característico de Bill Bryson. Australia es mucho más que un enorme país. Y mucho más que la isla más grande del mundo. Es un universo aparte. Seco, árido, yermo, con un clima extremo y una fauna atípica. Un país donde el gusano más peludo mata con su venenoso pinchazo, donde las conchas marinas no solo pican, sino que te persiguen, donde un tiburón puede zamparte o unas irresistibles aguas arrastrarte mar adentro. Ignorando estas amenazas, Bill Bryson viajó a Australia y se enamoró del país. ¿Quién podría culparlo? La gente es alegre, ingeniosa y atenta; sus ciudades son seguras, limpias, modernas; la cerveza está fría y el sol brilla con frecuencia. La vida no puede ser mucho mejor que esto. Un libro que desmenuza los tópicos australianos. Curiosidades de la cultura y el país con un toque humorístico. Un libro de viajes atípico, con mil anécdotas, que se lee con una sonrisa de principio a fin. Para enamorarse de Australia a través de los ojos y la pasión de Bryson por este país singular.
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