Dufty David (104 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good.

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Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. 1st US edition. Rear cover cracked. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (science fiction, technology, artificial intelligence).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.19.

Paperback. Condition: New. 50th Anniversary Edition. 256 Pages. Octavo [20.9cm x 13.97cm]. Matte black and white pictorial wraps with a light pink spine. From Publisher: The fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensationa fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz Taking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday's rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem's club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie's life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. We are with her during the mesmerizing debut of "Strange Fruit"; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday's tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.

AUDIO CD. Condition: Very Good. 6 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs. NEW in the shrink wrap. Just a bit of shelf wear. Enjoy this New Audio CD edition GIFT QUALITY for your home and library.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It was the greatest feat of engineering in nineteenth-century Australia, but it very nearly collapsed in the face of monumental obstacles.The year was 1870, and mail took six weeks to get to England by sea. Australians hungered for the speedy communication a telegraph connection would bring. Engineer Charles Todd promised that he could string up wires on poles from Adelaide over 3,000 kilometres to an undersea cable in Darwin harbour in just eighteen months. It was a wild gamble that became an epic race against time. This is the extraordinary story of the building of the Overland Telegraph. Three teams of workers crossed deserts, mountains, and rivers in flood, following the rough maps that John McDouall Stuart had brought back from his final expedition. They encountered Aboriginal people who had never seen a European, and battled crocodiles, mosquitoes, mysterious illnesses and starvation. Drawing on original letters and journals, historian David Dufty has uncovered never-before-published details about this groundbreaking project. This is a tale of obsession and heroism, violence and tragedy, and above all, it's a totally compelling yarn.'An engrossing and dramatic saga' - Pat Sheil'A gripping story' - David Hill 'A tale of endeavor and perseverance' - Roland Perry 'Meticulous research and Dufty's monster writing skills shape a cracking retelling of Charles Todd's race to stretch a single strand of telegraph wire across 3000km of remote Australia from Port Augusta to Darwin' - Glenn Morrison 'A good read, and speaks of the man and his team, illustrating the talents of a rare achiever' - Mac Benoy The construction of the Overland Telegraph in 1870 is an extraordinary feat of engineering and a wild gamble that nearly went terribly wrong. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

AUDIO CD. Condition: Very Good. 6 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDS. NEW CDS SEALED in the shrink wrap. Slight publisher mark over the bar code. Enjoy this NEW AUDIO CD performance GIFT QUALITY for your home and library.

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. 1st US edition. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (science fiction, artifical intelligence, technology).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have very light wear. edges of pages have light wear and light toning. mylar-covered dust jacket has very light wear.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Alan Turing saved millions of lives. But Bletchley Park wasn't the only major code-breaking operation during World War II. Down under, there was Central Bureau.Central Bureau - Australia's own large and sophisticated intelligence network, built from scratch. It was this group of mathematicians, code-breakers, and radio experts who intercepted the travel plans of the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, Admiral Yamamoto, leading to his ambush and death. Australian signals intelligence also played a vital role in the battles of the Coral Sea, Milne Bay, Hollandia, and many others. General Douglas MacArthur, the supreme commander of the local Allied forces, went so far as to insist that the men of Central Bureau accompany him on his counter-attack in the Pacific.After the war, the US sought to give these non-combatants the highest awards possible - honours that were suppressed by the Australian government in their need for secrecy. A groundbreaking work of military history, The Secret Code-breakers of Central Bureau gives these talented and dedicated individuals their due at last. It is a rich account of the shadowy side of military strength and of the men and women whose work was, in the words of the US navy, of 'immeasurable importance in the successfulmprosecution' of the Pacific War.'Who knew? This enthralling study tells a deeply human story. The men and women who gave our troops a significant edge in the fight against the Japanese are the genuine heroes in this engaging and exciting book.'- Michael McKernan, author of The Strength of a Nation and When This Thing Happened'This is history and military strategy written at its most engaging.'- Waikato Times'A delightfully and thoroughly engaging story of the emergence of the Australian contribution to the signals and radio interception intelligence . . . Dufty's writing style is light and easy to read, reminiscent of other contemporary historical narratives that tell a series of stories, most notably the emphasis of the human story associated with these experiences.'- Rhys Ball, NZ International Review Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New York: Holt, 2012. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 272 pp. "You've got to love a book that includes physics-lecturing fish, android Einsteins, and researchers intent on building robot replicas of their wives and girlfriends. Not to mention Philip K. Dick himself." (Alex Boese) New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New York: Holt, 2012. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 272 pp. "You've got to love a book that includes physics-lecturing fish, android Einsteins, and researchers intent on building robot replicas of their wives and girlfriends. Not to mention Philip K. Dick himself." (Alex Boese) New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New York: Holt, 2012. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 272 pp. "You've got to love a book that includes physics-lecturing fish, android Einsteins, and researchers intent on building robot replicas of their wives and girlfriends. Not to mention Philip K. Dick himself." (Alex Boese) New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.

8vo. 290pp. B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, previous owner's name, a very good copy. . First edition.

Laminated Illus. Boards. Condition: Good. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. 264 pages, illustrated throughout. Spine sunned with some edge wear. Binding firm, text bright and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. With the '1' in a full number line. "An instant classic of weird science." - Alex Boese. A clean, bright, unmarked and unclipped copy in an archival Mylar jacket cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. pp.xiv+264. c.21.5 x 26cm. (landscape). 100s of black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Line illustrations. Cartoons. Illustrated end papers. Bibliography. Laminated hard covers. Light wear and fading to the spine. A good clean copy. " . over 500 photographs, symbolizing some aspect of society in change . amuse, disturb, please, aggravate . ".

First edition. 12mo. 272 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (95596).

Condition: NEW.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Soft covers are lightly rubbed. Edges of covers and page edges are thumbed. General discolouration. Head edge and back cover bears some standard handling. Binding is neat and tidy. Some light scuffs and indents, otherwise this book is in fair condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously - they often present better than they sound.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo 289pp., b/w pls., index,

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with only light wear at the edges and corners, spine is solid with minimal bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: intact with only light scuffing on surface and along edges, no tears or tape repairs. Genuinely impressive condition; could pass for new. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

Card covers (trade pbk size), 302pp, b&w plates. Light wear to card edges, page edges lightly browned, presentation inscription by the WRANS Association (ACT) on dedication page; a very good copy. "The story of the extraordinary Australian Mrs Mac, pioneering engineer and wartime legend." A smart girl from a poor mining town who loved to play with her father's tools, Violet McKenzie became an electrical engineer, a pioneer of radio and a successful businesswoman. As the clouds of war gathered in the 1930s, she defied convention and trained young women in Morse code, foreseeing that their services would soon be sorely needed. Always a champion of women, she was instrumental in getting Australian women into the armed forces. Mrs Mac was adored by the thousands of young women and men she trained, and came to be respected by the defence forces and the public too for her vision and contribution to the war effort.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo 272pp., b/w plates, The stranger-than-fiction story of the ingenious creation and loss of an artificially intelligent android of science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick; In late January 2006, a young robotocist on the way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. David F. Dufty is a senior research officer at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. He worked closely with the team of scientists who created it.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo 302pp., b/w plates, notes., bibliog., index, 'As you climbed the rickety stairs of an old woolshed at Sydney harbour in 1944, you would hear the thrum of clicks and buzzes. Rows of men and women in uniforms and headsets would be tapping away vigorously at small machines, under the careful watch of their young female trainers. Presiding over the cacophony was a tiny woman, known to everyone as 'Mrs Mac', one of Australia's wartime legends'.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. Spine Intact. Front and back clean. Book block clean . Text body clean. Plotting ecological change Recreating Victoria in the 1950's and 80's - White Australia Policy. Writing political biblography - Tracing Family history - Local History - Oral Tradition - Community Life.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo x + 451pp., notes, bibliog., indexes,