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Prisoner X - The story of an Australian found dead in an Israeli prison

 

Excellent Condition. PB. 194pp.

The urgent phone call comes from behind the barbed wire.

'This is Ayalon prison,' says one of the guards urgently. 'Listen, he hanged himself, we need an ambulance.'

Prisoner X, just 34 years old, was slumped in a small bathroom, separated from his cell by a transparent door. Kept in one of the most technologically sophisticated solitary jail cells, at the behest of one of the world's most feared intelligence agencies, it is not easy to kill yourself. But Ben Zygier managed to do just that.

Did he work for Mossad? Was he also working for ASIO? Was he involved in the supply of false passports? Was he a whistle blower or double agent, or simply a young man way out of his depth?

In Prisoner X Rafael Epstein uncovers the intriguing story of a young Australian swept up in international intelligence.

SOLD Travel writers of yesterday and today describe the charms of Cairo

 

SOLD

Slight but visible coffee mug stains on front cover. HB. 175pp. $15 including postage anywhere in Australia.

Contributors include Naghib Mahfouz, Michael Palin and Lawrence of Arabia. 

The night scene in the city is very striking for its vastness and loneliness. Everybody has gone to rest long before ten oclock. There are no lights in the enormous buildings; only the stars blazing above, with their astonishing brilliancy, in the blue, peaceful sky.

The New Puberty - Navigating Early Development in Young Women

 

Mint condition. HB. 244pp. $30 including postage anywhere in Australia.

The coming-of-age experience has changed dramatically, with girls maturing sooner than ever.

But what happens when a girl has the body of a 13-year-old and the brain of an 8-year-old?

Contrary to popular wisdom, early puberty is not merely a reflection of physical changes - it's deeply psychological, too, with effects that can put a girl at higher risk for behavioral problems and long-term health challenges, such as obesity, depression, eating disorders, and even cancer.

The New Puberty is a reassuring, empowering guide for millions of parents - as well as teachers, coaches, pediatricians, and family members - by two notable experts in the field.

Compiling original research and clinical experience, Drs. Greenspan and Deardorff offer practical strategies for supporting girls entering this complex stage of their lives.

Readers will learn why girls are developing faster than they did a generation ago (it's not just environmental toxins); the potential physical and emotional consequences; how to tell if a girl has reached puberty early and what to do; and how to initiate and continue difficult conversations.

Bangkok Days

 

Mint condition. PB. 271pp. $20 including postage anywhere in Australia.

A passionate, affectionate record of adventures and misadventures in the world's hottest metropolis.

Tourists come to Bangkok for many reasons: a night of love, a stay in a luxury hotel, or simply to disappear for a while. Lawrence Osborne comes for the cheap dentistry, and then stays when he finds he can live off just a few dollars a day.

Osborne's Bangkok is a vibrant, instinctual city full of contradictions. He wanders the streets, dining on insects, trawling through forgotten neighbourhoods, decayed temples and sleazy bars.

Far more than a travel book, Bangkok Days explores both the little-known, extraordinary city and the lives of a handful of doomed ex-patriates living there, 'as vivid a set of liars and losers as was ever invented by Graham Greene' (New York Times).

Finding a life in Saudi Arabia?

 

Excellent condition. PB. 314pp. $20 including postage anywhere in Australia.

'It was not just curiosity that drew me to Saudi Arabia. I came for love ...'

'Saudi Arabia is a place with a climate from hell, a country where public beheadings are commonplace, where outsiders are unwelcome. Yet somehow its very inaccessibility has fascinated generations of travellers. Wherever we are told we cannot go, our imaginations run wild.'

When Jill Koolmees follows her husband to Saudi Arabia, she is in for a journey that challenges her beliefs, her marriage, even her sanity. Share her voyage of discovery through desert oasis, souk and shopping mall, and meet a cast of characters that includes housemaids and pilgrims, fanatics and princes.

Above all, there are the women of Arabia. From her first tentative attempts at contact to letting go at an all-woman disco, Koolmees gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the veil. 'Tell them about us,' urge her new friends, and in this recounting of the joys and challenges of their lives, she fulfils her promise.

A uniquely personal and timely portrait of a region under the international spotlight, My Desert Kingdom offers a rare insight into a hidden world.

Playing Chopsticks - Travels Through China

 

2007. Mint Condition. PB. 224pp. $20 including postage anywhere in Australia.

A light-hearted visitor's view of a vast country with a long and revered history.

Sally Hammond shares entertaining and informative stories about her visits to China: strolls through a Kashgar cattle market, meetings with nomads, and searching for a western-style loo in the wilds of China.

Read about yak's butter in Tibet, and her experiences on the Silk Road, the Great Wall, Macau, Hong Kong, and Beijing.

There are tips on chopstick etiquette, and how to cook rice, as well as recipes for delicious regional dishes.

Anyone interested in life in modern day China, planning a visit there, or wishing to recreate authentic Chinese cooking, will find this a very helpful book.

Sally Hammond is a freelance journalist, and award-winning food and travel writer, based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She has written cookbooks, guides, and directories. She has also taught extensively, and run her own food businesses. She travels, and collaborates, with her award-winning photographer husband, Gordon.