Author: Australia. Royal Australian Navy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
H.M.A.S.
Author: Australia. Royal Australian Navy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Skills of the Warramunga
Author: Greg Kater
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648278085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Early in 1946, former army officer, Jamie Munro, and his half-Aboriginal friend and colleague, Jack 'Jacko' O'Brien, who head the Commonwealth Investigation Service in Darwin, are called on to assist in the rescue of Colonel John Cook, a senior operative of MI6, who has been kidnapped by bandits and taken into the jungles of Malaya.With Jacko's half-sister, Sarah, a full-blood Aborigine, they arrive in Kuala Lumpur to find that they not only have to contend with the impenetrable jungle of the Malay peninsula, but also with a murderous and subversive organisation of Fascist criminals whose aim is to disrupt the creation of the Malayan Union by the British Military Authority, set to take place on 1st of April 1946, foment an uprising and take over control of the country. All the inherent bushcraft skills of the Warramunga are needed to rescue Colonel Cook as well as prevent catastrophic mayhem on the Malayan peninsula.This is the third book in the Warramunga trilogy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648278085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Early in 1946, former army officer, Jamie Munro, and his half-Aboriginal friend and colleague, Jack 'Jacko' O'Brien, who head the Commonwealth Investigation Service in Darwin, are called on to assist in the rescue of Colonel John Cook, a senior operative of MI6, who has been kidnapped by bandits and taken into the jungles of Malaya.With Jacko's half-sister, Sarah, a full-blood Aborigine, they arrive in Kuala Lumpur to find that they not only have to contend with the impenetrable jungle of the Malay peninsula, but also with a murderous and subversive organisation of Fascist criminals whose aim is to disrupt the creation of the Malayan Union by the British Military Authority, set to take place on 1st of April 1946, foment an uprising and take over control of the country. All the inherent bushcraft skills of the Warramunga are needed to rescue Colonel Cook as well as prevent catastrophic mayhem on the Malayan peninsula.This is the third book in the Warramunga trilogy.
The Native Tribes of Central Australia
Author: Baldwin Spencer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
This book contains sensitive material. It is not available for viewing without prior permission of the current head of the Indigenous Cultures Department.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
This book contains sensitive material. It is not available for viewing without prior permission of the current head of the Indigenous Cultures Department.
The Handbook of Listening
Author: Debra L. Worthington
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119554160
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
A unique academic reference dedicated to listening, featuring current research from leading scholars in the field The Handbook of Listening is the first cross-disciplinary academic reference on the subject, gathering the current body of scholarship on listening in one comprehensive volume. This landmark work brings together current and emerging research from across disciples to provide a broad overview of foundational concepts, methods, and theoretical issues central to the study of listening. The Handbook offers diverse perspectives on listening from researchers and practitioners in fields including architecture, linguistics, philosophy, audiology, psychology, and interpersonal communication. Detailed yet accessible chapters help readers understand how listening is conceptualized and analyzed in various disciplines, review the listening research of current scholars, and identify contemporary research trends and areas for future study. Organized into five parts, the Handbook begins by describing different methods for studying listening and examining the disciplinary foundations of the field. Chapters focus on teaching listening in different educational settings and discuss listening in a range of contexts. Filling a significant gap in listening literature, this book: Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of listening theory and research Features original chapters written by a team of international scholars and practitioners Provides concise summaries of current listening research and new work in the field Explores interpretive, physiological, phenomenological, and empirical approaches to the study of listening Discusses emerging perspectives on topics including performative listening and augmented reality An important contribution to listening research and scholarship, The Handbook of Listening is an essential resource for students, academics, and practitioners in the field of listening, particularly communication studies, as well as those involved in linguistics, language acquisition, and psychology.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119554160
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
A unique academic reference dedicated to listening, featuring current research from leading scholars in the field The Handbook of Listening is the first cross-disciplinary academic reference on the subject, gathering the current body of scholarship on listening in one comprehensive volume. This landmark work brings together current and emerging research from across disciples to provide a broad overview of foundational concepts, methods, and theoretical issues central to the study of listening. The Handbook offers diverse perspectives on listening from researchers and practitioners in fields including architecture, linguistics, philosophy, audiology, psychology, and interpersonal communication. Detailed yet accessible chapters help readers understand how listening is conceptualized and analyzed in various disciplines, review the listening research of current scholars, and identify contemporary research trends and areas for future study. Organized into five parts, the Handbook begins by describing different methods for studying listening and examining the disciplinary foundations of the field. Chapters focus on teaching listening in different educational settings and discuss listening in a range of contexts. Filling a significant gap in listening literature, this book: Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of listening theory and research Features original chapters written by a team of international scholars and practitioners Provides concise summaries of current listening research and new work in the field Explores interpretive, physiological, phenomenological, and empirical approaches to the study of listening Discusses emerging perspectives on topics including performative listening and augmented reality An important contribution to listening research and scholarship, The Handbook of Listening is an essential resource for students, academics, and practitioners in the field of listening, particularly communication studies, as well as those involved in linguistics, language acquisition, and psychology.
School Days of a Methodist Lady
Author: Jill Sanguinetti
Publisher: Wild Dingo Press
ISBN: 1742984460
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This book is about a girl, a school and a family in Australia in the 1950s and 60s… A deeply personal account of teenage struggles with parental and sibling relationships and with school discipline, study demands, tough living conditions and rigorous religious education. Jill’s daily life as a school boarder, her rebellions, emotional highs and lows, and encounters with Dr Wood, MLC’s charismatic principal and pastor, are described with honesty, hilarity and sharp critical insight.
Publisher: Wild Dingo Press
ISBN: 1742984460
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This book is about a girl, a school and a family in Australia in the 1950s and 60s… A deeply personal account of teenage struggles with parental and sibling relationships and with school discipline, study demands, tough living conditions and rigorous religious education. Jill’s daily life as a school boarder, her rebellions, emotional highs and lows, and encounters with Dr Wood, MLC’s charismatic principal and pastor, are described with honesty, hilarity and sharp critical insight.
Frontiers
Author: Mary Edmunds
Publisher: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Study of the situation in Tennant Creek between 1987 and 1989 following the lodgement of a land claim under the Commonwealth Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. Examines the development of different and competing forms of representation and discourses, and of the social, economic and political context from which they have arisen. Includes references. The author is director of research at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, and a member of the National Native Title Tribunal.
Publisher: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Study of the situation in Tennant Creek between 1987 and 1989 following the lodgement of a land claim under the Commonwealth Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. Examines the development of different and competing forms of representation and discourses, and of the social, economic and political context from which they have arisen. Includes references. The author is director of research at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, and a member of the National Native Title Tribunal.
Ancient civilisations
Author: Sandy Sturmer
Publisher: R.I.C. Publications
ISBN: 1863114564
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Publisher: R.I.C. Publications
ISBN: 1863114564
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Golden Bough
Author: Sir James George Frazer
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349006351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 985
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349006351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 985
Book Description
The Golden Bough
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
The Golden Bough
Author: Sir James George Frazer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119726
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Classic 1890 study of cults, rites, and myths of antiquity helped define terms of social anthropology, influencing generations of thinkers. Abridgment omits footnotes, occasionally condenses text; all main principles remain intact.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119726
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Classic 1890 study of cults, rites, and myths of antiquity helped define terms of social anthropology, influencing generations of thinkers. Abridgment omits footnotes, occasionally condenses text; all main principles remain intact.