LIBROS DEL AUTOR: jim connelly

9 resultados para LIBROS DEL AUTOR: jim connelly

  • ONE REAL GOOD BLOKE Devoted to Gippsland
    Jim Connelly
    As a true-blue Trade Union leader, working in the thick of the economic and industrial turmoil of Australia’s Latrobe Valley, John Parker brought a human point of view to a very hard-nosed scene. Acknowledging the reality of climate change, he worked to shape the future rather than be lost in it. He was inspired by a wider vision of a harmonious and integrated community rather ...
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    11,20 €

  • Calling Gippsland Home
    Jim Connelly
    Jim Connelly revels in the histories and mysteries of his native Gippsland (Round and About in Gippsland, Stories of old Gippsland, Growing up in Garfield). Here he writes of twelve famous Australians who have called Gippsland home. They range from scientists (Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet) to writers (Mary Grant Bruce) to boxers (Lionel Rose). All have walked the green green gra...
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    17,75 €

  • Stories of old Gippsland
    Jim Connelly
    Prolific Gippsland author, Jim Connelly, digs into the past to find twenty tales of intrigue and adventure, bringing them to life with his distinctive flair. Take a journey into Gippsland’s and Australia’s colourful past. ...
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    13,83 €

  • Father Jeremy
    Jim Connelly
    Jim Connelly spent many years as a parish priest in his home region of Gippsland in Victoria. Now he invites us into the Vicarage to bring us something of the joys and sorrows of the life of a parish minister. These forty stories sparkle with the humanity and wit of its central figure, which come, one suspects, through his pen, from the writer himself. Father Jeremy is no hero...
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    13,03 €

  • Pickled Pieces and Rollicking Rhymes
    Jim Connelly
    Well-known Australian author, Jim Connelly, gives us another series of quirky observations on himself and his local community. In this volume he adds another dimension: a collection of his original bush verse, some comic, some old-world sentimental, all bearing his special brand of sympathetic understanding of human nature. ...
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    9,09 €

  • Talk of the Town
    Jim Connelly
    A series of quirky observations on life in West Gippsland from one who has lived a good part of his life amongst the places and people he now reflects on. Recommended especially for those who have a well-developed sense of humour. Reading recommendation: all ages. ...
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    10,10 €

  • Mountain Boy
    Jim Connelly
    Brock Cammidge suffers from cerebral palsy. On a school camp he defies his teachers and sets out to climb nearby Mount Cannibal. He struggles against his disability and a terrible storm, as well as the steep and rocky mountain.  A heart-warming tale of courage and endurance in the face of dreadful odds. ...
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    7,98 €

  • Tom and Anna on the Trail
    Jim Connelly
    When a newly-arrived migrant girl is kidnapped as she walks to school, the police are baffled. But not her classmates, Tom Sinclair and Anna Kavanagh, who set out to find her and bring her captors to justice. A heart-warming story of two children's courage and persistence as they battle the odds for the sake of their friend. ...
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    14,25 €

  • Making Sense of Public Health Medicine
    Chris Worth / Jim Connelly
    This book presents an introduction to modern public health seen from the perspective of practitioners of public health medicine. Written for non-practitioners interested in public health and as an essential introduction for those considering a career in public health medicine, the book uses illustrative case studies to demonstrate the practical application of public health tech...
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    80,40 €