Sandilands John (53 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. n.e. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New.

Condition: acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy. May have signs of wear and previous use scuffs, library copy, highlighting, writing, and underlining . May have foxing, slight water damage or tears. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation. If you're not satisfied with purchase just return it.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No ownership or other markings. Tight binding, clean book. This is a facsimile of the 1913 edition. Introduction by John Orrell. Ships within 24 hours.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A moving, harrowing and heroic tale of women POWs during World WarII -the tale that inspired BBC TVs TENKO series, and has now been adapted by Bruce Beresford for his film PARADISE ROAD. Maltreated by their captors, forgotten by the Allies, the women in the camps drew on their inner strenghth and forged a sisterhood that relied on their will-power, their humour and their great will to survive. Tanning; spine creased. 304 pages.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 304 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Wars are often remembered through maps, battles and the names of famous generals. Yet behind the headlines and military campaigns existed another world altogether?one of prison camps, barbed wire, uncertainty and extraordinary resilience. Women Beyond the Wire tells the stories of women whose courage was measured not in victories won on battlefields, but in the quiet determination to survive captivity with dignity, humour and hope intact. Published in 1984 by Hamlyn, Lavinia Warner and John Sandilands present a moving account of British and Allied women held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War. Drawing upon memoirs, interviews and historical records, they reconstruct life inside internment camps across the Far East, revealing the ingenuity, friendship and remarkable endurance that enabled thousands of women to withstand years of deprivation, disease and constant uncertainty. Rather than reducing these experiences to a catalogue of suffering, the authors focus on the individuals themselves. Teachers, nurses, missionaries, mothers and daughters suddenly found themselves confronting circumstances for which no ordinary life could have prepared them. Yet amid the hardships emerged extraordinary examples of resourcefulness: makeshift schools were established, concerts organised, recipes discussed in loving detail despite the absence of ingredients, and morale preserved through humour that somehow survived even the bleakest moments. There is an unmistakable irony throughout these accounts. Imprisonment is intended to strip people of their freedom, identity and independence, yet the women described here repeatedly found ways to preserve precisely those qualities. The barbed wire could confine their bodies, but it proved considerably less successful at imprisoning imagination, friendship and the stubborn refusal to surrender one?s humanity. History often celebrates spectacular acts of heroism, but books like this remind us that quiet perseverance can be every bit as remarkable. The authors also place these stories within the wider context of the war in the Far East, helping readers understand the circumstances that led to the internments while allowing the women?s own experiences to remain firmly at the heart of the narrative. The result is a work of history that feels deeply personal without ever losing sight of the larger historical picture. This copy is in Good condition, remaining clean, solid and perfectly readable. It is an excellent addition for readers interested in the Second World War, women?s history, military history or the countless personal stories that so often remain overshadowed by larger military events. While the subject matter is undeniably sobering, the resilience displayed throughout these pages is profoundly inspiring. Whether you are familiar with the history of civilian internment in the Far East or approaching it for the first time, Women Beyond the Wire offers an important reminder that some of the greatest acts of courage occur far from the battlefield. It is ultimately a testament not only to survival, but to kindness, solidarity and the extraordinary strength that ordinary people can discover when faced with extraordinary circumstances. Sold, as always, by Crappy Old Books?because history?s loudest voices are not always its most important ones, and the quiet stories are often the ones that deserve to be heard the longest.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 289 pages, includes index. B/w photos. A clean, straight book. Scan available.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.VG CLEAN COPY.98. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.

1977. (Cloth) As new. 52pp. Facsimile of the 1913 edition. Peel(3) 3805.

Hardcover. Reprint. 52 pp. Spine, corners bumped. Spine sunned. Gift note on the ffep. A facsimile reprint of the 1913 origianl, revealing the picturesque language of Western Canadian colloquialisms. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Lavinia Warner and John Sandilands?s Women Beyond the Wire is one of those war books that quietly removes the polished helmet from the Second World War shelf and replaces it with hunger, heat, fear, children, exhaustion and women trying to remain human while history behaves atrociously. It tells the story of civilian women interned by the Japanese in the Far East, the kind of wartime experience that does not always get the full brass-band treatment because nobody was charging across a battlefield in a photogenic direction. These were wives, mothers, nurses, missionaries, colonial residents, working women, girls, grandmothers and ordinary civilians who found themselves swept into captivity after Japan?s advance through Asia. The empire on which the sun allegedly never set had, inconveniently, suffered a fairly major lighting failure. Singapore fell, territories were occupied, families were separated, and women who had expected discomfort, evacuation or perhaps bureaucratic confusion instead entered camps where survival became a daily negotiation with disease, malnutrition, overcrowding, brutality and despair. The book looks beyond the wire at the lives lived inside it: food stretched past reason, illness managed with almost nothing, children protected from realities adults could barely bear, scraps of order maintained because giving up the small rituals of civilisation would have felt like letting the captors win twice. There are committees, friendships, quarrels, improvised schools, hidden reserves of courage, and the grim comedy of people still attempting standards while the world has reduced their possessions, diet and privacy to near absurdity. There is a particularly sharp irony in women being treated by history as ?non-combatants,? as though suffering politely avoids civilians if they have not been issued rifles. Captivity did not become gentle because the prisoners were women. It merely changed shape. They fought with ration tins, nursing, memory, discipline, language, songs, stubbornness and the old trick of getting through today because tomorrow had not yet had the decency to declare itself impossible. Warner and Sandilands give these women their proper place in the wartime record: not as decorative victims, not as footnotes to the men?s war, but as witnesses and survivors of a brutal system. This is the world later associated with Tenko , but here the drama does not need television lighting. The real thing is severe enough: wire, guards, sickness, separation, endurance, and the long moral insult of being expected to disappear neatly into the word ?internee.? For readers of Far East captivity, women?s wartime history, Japanese internment camps, civilian survival, or the less triumphal end of Second World War memory, this is a strong and sobering volume. It is not here to wave flags. It is here to open the camp gates on paper and say: these women were there; this happened; do not tidy it away. Good copy, as sold by Crappy Old Books. A decent survivor of a book about survival, which gives the shelf a small but fitting irony. No glamour, no bunting, no clean heroic poster, just women beyond the wire doing the unshowy, impossible work of staying alive when the world had temporarily mislaid its conscience.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Facsimile Reprint. 'The Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase-Book (WCD)[whicjh claims to be the first dictionary published in Canada] was written in 1912 as a guide for British immigrants who were now encountering a variety of English that was "more resistant to British linguistic norms than the conservative Anglophone heartland of Ontario" First published by John Sandilands in 1912, this is a facsimile of the 2nd edition 1913 with an introduction by John Orell .…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd ed. 289p. Photos. Heavy. Jacket priced. Fine/Fine Copy. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive guide to the unique vocabulary and phrases that define Canadian culture and history. From the prairies to the cities, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the linguistic tapestry of Canada, exploring the evolution of language and its profound impact on the nation's identity. With insights into the origins, meanings, and historical contexts of words and expressions, this book not only enhances comprehension but also fosters a deeper understanding of the Canadian experience. It is an indispensable tool for anyone seeking to navigate the nuances of Canadian speech and to appreciate the rich cultural heritage it reflects. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

1st edition stiff wrappers Fine octavo xiii + 289pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Story of the Women caught up in the Japanese advance through Malaya & Singapore. Almost half were to die in captivity.