Angelo Loukakis (56 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Vernacular Dreams. Book.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

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

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFirst edition. Pages little tan else very good.

Condition: New.

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

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Photography by Gunther Deichmann; 100 pages.Illustrated. Minor shelf wear to bottom edge, lightly tear at top spine on dust jacket. Plastic wrapper.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 214 pages. 5.50x0.49x8.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Angelo Loukakis, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. Sometimes you need to disappear to find yourself . to escape takes a special kind of magic. terry Voulos is struggling. His marriage, his relationship with his son and his work prospects are shaky. He finds solace in the possibility of a new career as a magician, before a tragic accident sends him into exile, estranged from all that is familiar. Hal Sargeson, a one-time magician and lifelong disciple of Harry Houdini, takes terry under his wing. He begins to school terry in the same arts of escape that the great Houdini used to thrill Australian audiences a hundred years earlier, but keeps to himself a knot that might have beaten even the master. terry is eventually brought to truths more disturbing than his present troubles, and to a moment when the healing power of magic is truly needed. Between Houdini's example and Hal's guidance, terry learns much more than the routine illusions of the everyday magician. HOUDINI'S FLIGHt is a moving and surprising story of finding meaning in the most unexpected places. 'a narrative of primary colours. the openness is hard to resist' Michael McGirr, tHE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, on tHE MEMORY OF tIDES. Paperback.…

Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Angelo Loukakis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 A moving novel of fate and love stretching from the mountains of Crete to the dreams of post-war Australia. Inspired by historical events, Australian soldiers who took part in the Battle of Crete during World War II. Paperback.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by Author. Author's inscription reads "Dear Rose, Looks like we've done it again - another one out into the world! This is to you in celebration and with affection and all good wishes, Angelo 2006." Size: Octavo (standard book size). 392 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0732280672. ISBN/EAN: 9780732280673. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 32830. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.…

paperback in good condition, gift inscription from Peter Beattie(?); 310pp, colour and b/w photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Photography by Gunther Deichmann; 100 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket lightly chipped at top of spine.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Winner of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for 1981. Printed in Australia. Slight handling wear, bookseller's small label to rear cover, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 191pp. SB-43.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gunther Deichmann (illustrator).

Octavo softcover (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Applicable. First Australian Edition. Medium softcover, first Australian edition, 240gms, 268 pages. This is a story of emotional transactions, a story of survival as much as of decay, of work and hope as well as hopelessness, of how we cling to family, yet sometimes need to leave them behind. Book is in good condition with mild age-related general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. There are a few stamps to the inside back and front pages from a previous owner, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.…

191pp. Original wrappers. A near fine copy. Short stories. First edition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

first edition 179pp NF (peach cloth,spine and hinge area sl.sunned) in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine and hinge area).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. London: WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE IF POSSIBLE - SOFT COVER -LARGE SIZE -Fourth Estate, 2006 Used From the mountains of Crete to the dreams of postwar Australia From the mountains of Crete to the dreams of postwar Australia It is 1941 and Vic Stockton has missed the evacuation from Crete Behind him lie the bodies of his dead comrades Ahead lie days hiding from the Germans and a search for safety Hungry and exhausted, he eventually stumbles upon a monastery whose abbot offers him shelter in an abandoned hut As he waits and recovers his strength, supplies are brought to him by Kalliope Venakis - a young woman with the beauty and spirit of Crete in her bones, who yet longs for something more than the confining traditions of her village But in the crucible of war, when all is tested and everything is at stake, bonds can be formed that resonate down a lifetime As Vic and Kalliope pursue their postwar lives, it becomes clear that what is in the heart cannot always be expressed 'achingly beautiful' the Australian 'hard to resist' Michael McGirr, Sydney Morning Herald 'Loukakis has crafted three novels in one: a brilliant war and occupation narrative; a dissection of domestic disquiet in Australia in the 50s and 60s; finally, a story of ambiguous homecoming' the Bulletin '.…