Port Moresby Mixed Doubles

Author : Michael Challinger
Publisher : University of Papua New Guinea Press
ISBN 13 : 9789980945525
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Port Moresby Mixed Doubles written by Michael Challinger and published by University of Papua New Guinea Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has changed in Papua New Guinea in the years following Independence, but much as remained the same. White expatriates still form a rich, privileged but impermanent minority. Few of them have a long-term commitment to the country. The local inhabitants are often relegated to roles as domestic servants, subordinates at work, or as partners in brief sexual flings. Among the expatriates themselves, relations are complicated by boredom, jealousy and self-importance. These highly readable stories range from the tragic to the ribald. They reflect expatriate life in urban PNG and illustrate some of its major preoccupations: insecurity, money, drink, sex. Originally published in 1992, this edition includes a new preface by the author.

Author : George Fetherling
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1770703616
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running Away to Sea written by George Fetherling and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. The four-month voyage carried him 30,000 nautical miles from Europe via the Panama Canal to the South Pacific and back by way of Singapore, Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, and Suez. Written with dash, colour, and droll humour, Fetherling’s narrative is peopled by a rich cast of characters, from the Foreign Legionnaires of French Polynesia to the raskol gangs of Papua New Guinea. The author captures the reality of life aboard a working cargo ship – the boredom, the seclusion, the differences of nationality and culture that isolation and cramped quarters seem to exaggerate. But the routine of loneliness or tranquility is punctuated by moments of near-panic – shipboard fires, furniture-smashing storms, even a brush with pirates in the Straits of Malacca.

Author : Michael Challinger
Publisher : Hybrid Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1925736555
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mostly Guilty written by Michael Challinger and published by Hybrid Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for the general reader rather than lawyers, this often tongue-in-cheek account of Michael Challinger's interactions with the criminals he defends gives a first-hand account of the quirky nature of human beings. Mostly Guilty deals with the workings of the lowest level of the Australian legal system. It's about the down-to-earth cases that happen daily in Magistrates' Courts. It does so through the experiences and anecdotes of a low-flying criminal barrister. While the cases are from Victoria, the book makes reference to other states and has relevance and interest Australia-wide. The style is light, punchy and informal, with lots of direct speech and many funny yarns. Some of the book is tongue-in-cheek (and even politically incorrect) but it also makes serious points throughout. It's entertaining as well as informative. The chapters are short, and generally deal with specific offences (shop theft, for example) or areas of law (bail). Others recount particular cases in an ironic or colourful way. Most cases are of low to medium criminality so the light-hearted tone is not inappropriate. Most legal memoirs are by big-shot advocates or retired judges. Mostly Guilty is different, and doesn't take itself too seriously.

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Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Author : Ann Turner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Papua New Guinea written by Ann Turner and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turner, who has taught history at both the University of Melbourne and the University of Papua New Guinea, provides a basic starting point for those researching both the history and modern culture and life of Papua New Guinea. This dictionary offers brief alphabetical entries on topics including the arts such as "Lapita pottery," international policies, such as relations with Australia, political personalities including Mekere Morauta (economist and politician), languages (there are three official languages and 750 local dialects), and economic and social topics like agriculture and whaling. The 60 page bibliography displays a selection of resources organized topically, including history, culture, and economy. c. Book News Inc.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1382 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Author : Lyn Jacobs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bibliography of Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' written by Lyn Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Department of State
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 870 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 876 pages
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