Leak Bill (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A major retrospective of Bill Leak's political cartoons from 1994 to 2017. Sharp, provocative, and instantly recognisable, Leak's work for The Australian captures more than two decades of political and cultural debate. A significant volume for collectors of Australian media, satire, and political history. Landscape format with hard covers wrapped in dust jacket.…

Paperback. Bill Leak, ABC Books. Frank thornton has a problem. A jazz afficionado, recreational drug user, man-about-town and serial womaniser who likes a drink or two, nothing has swayed him from his determined hedonism until now. Frank's not unused to dawn awakenings on park benches, beatings by angry husbands, and days lost in an alcoholic haze, but one beating too many and the appearance in his life of the lovely novelist Xin Xin, has made him wonder whether a change of direction is in order. In this darkly humorous, refreshingly honest look at the lives a group of creative, likeable but flawed urbanites, Bill Leak examines the seedy underbelly of Australian life. Paperback.…

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. 124 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size B: 5"-6" Tall (125-151mm). Leak, Bill (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Bill Leak's daily cartoons in The Australian newspaper have been variously described as the works of a genius and Australia's most insightful and thought-provoking arbiter of the main story of the day. Thumbing through Trigger Warning, a collection of Bills cartoons from 2016, it is easy to argue that those terms have not been used loosely. When one of the cartoons in this collection prompted the Human Rights Commission to take action under law 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, it sparked a national debate on free speech, the right to laugh and the right to offend. While one side of the Leak brain was outraged at this action, the other side saw it as manna from heaven. He used the ensuing debate to defend his rights through more brilliant cartoons, most featuring the Human Rights Commission's Gillian Triggs and Tim Soutphommasane, the main protagonists in the case brought against him. Bill was eventually vindicated when the case was withdrawn, sparking yet another hilarious (and jarring) cartoon to wind up the issue. In true cartoonist style, he had the first and last laugh while bringing a taboo issue (in this instance the high rates of parental neglect of many Indigenous children in remote Aboriginal communities) to national prominence. Sparking debate while making people laugh is what he does best and that's why he's a nine-time Walkley Award winner. The book features a host of other insights on the stories of the day, covering a wide range of political and cultural topics and key moments from the year that was. They are all in the unique Leak style -- beautifully drawn and coloured, with erudite captions -- and when thumbed through in a bound collection, offer a humorous and thought-provoking take on 2016, from the demise of Labour attack dog Sam Dastyari, through to the introduction of the Safe Schools program, the election of Donald Trump, and onto the death of Fidel Castro. And, they're all drawn without fear or favour. As 2017 unfolds with the US on tenterhooks, the UK post-Brexit, refugee hordes flooding into Europe, the Middle East being the Middle East, China making inspection tours of the South Seas and a rogue Senate in Australia, the rights to laugh and offend have never been more important. For a cartoonist like Bill, not all bad news is Bleak.…

Trade Paperback. 1st Edition. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations and the front cover by Bill Leak. 209 pages. Looks at the water contamination crisis in Sydney and the 'Big Pong' issue in Adelaide to show what happens with the privatisation of water resources. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Leak, Bill (illustrator).…

Book, Paperback. Condition: Used. Trigger Warning: Deplorable Cartoons by Bill Leak. These are USED books. Please only purchase if you are happy with that. Images & Editions We use stock images and database descriptions based on the ISBN. The image shown may NOT be the actual book cover you will receive. Covers, editions, printings, and publishers may differ. If you need a specific cover, edition, or printing, please contact us before purchasing. What ?Used? Means Because these books are pre-owned: Colouring books may be coloured in Textbooks may have answers filled in, highlighting, notes, or underlining Workbooks may have writing inside Access codes, download codes, CDs, DVDs, or online content are usually missing or already used Books that originally came with toys, inserts, maps, cards, or bonus items will usually NOT include them Pages may be folded, marked, or show normal signs of use If you are buying a book for anything other than reading (e.g. colouring, study use, collecting, gifts, specific covers, bonus items, or digital access), used books may not be suitable. Condition All books are listed as Used ? Good Books are clean and readable but not new Some books may have: Writing, highlighting, or markings Folded pages or minor wear A small warehouse or inventory sticker on the spine Original retailer stickers (we do not remove them) Our Process We purchase books by the pallet and scan thousands at a time. For this reason, we cannot photograph or individually inspect every book. Acknowledgement By purchasing, you acknowledge that: You understand the book is used You accept the condition and limitations described above Stock images and descriptions may not exactly match the item received Thank you for supporting Oak Books and helping give books a second life.…

Paperback. Bill Leak, Scribe Publications. Australia has had a long and proud tradition of political cartooning and Bill Leak, the daily editorial cartoonist for The Australian, is one of our most potent and exhilarating. This collection is a superb iconoclastic survey and counter history of the past five years, which Leak describes as an 'unprecedented period of bumptiousness, self-importance and stupidity'. This deluxe, full colour edition presents an extraordinary insight into the working process of one of Australia's finest creative talents, as Bill's unique images of Australian and international affairs take shape from rough ink sketches through to brilliant finished colour artwork. Paperback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. There is an inscription in ink on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is a little worn. The bottom edge of the cover has some insect damage. 186 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Library discard. Covered in clear, removable plastic. Minimal library stamps and stickers. 186 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Humour; Cartoons; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 1920769536. ISBN/EAN: 9781920769536. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 58318. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A respectable copy of this scarce and eccentric title. The text is Fine - unthumbed and unmarked. The illustrated board covers have some wear to corners, faint surface marks and fading to the spine. NOT ex-library. Please see pictures.

SOFTCOVER. 1998. First edition, first printing. A very good copy only marked by light wear to the wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Softcover book condition excellent almost as new. 161 pp. This collection captures pictures from Australian political cartoonist, Bill Leak. He takes his pen to the public figures and events that have shaped the past 15 years, drawing blood from the likes of Hawkes, Skases, Keatings and Howards. The cartoons are complemented by comment from Doug Anderson. This is quite a special book.…

Hardback. Bill Leak, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. This is a beautifully illustrated collection of his most popular and enduring cartoons. Featuring over 200 cartoons from his remarkable life and career. Hardback.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New small quarto 186pp., colour & b/w plates, Selection of Bill Leak's most caustic cartoons; 'graphically illustrates a period unprecedented in its "bumptiousness, self-importance and stupidity".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Please contact O'Connell's Bookshop Adelaide (est. 1957) to check availability etc. We have many thousands more books in our shop than appear on line. Inscribed by Bill Leak. 24x22cm. 186 pp. (red spine with black and white text, in window). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Allen & Unwin Australia 1998. First edition. Card covers, illustrated, 162pp. A good copy. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.