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Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. a nice clean copy with no damage and no annotations. "The high price of heaven began as a number of articles and speeches written by me since I returned to newspapers in late 1996. All of them have been chopped about, expanded and reworked for the book. In the course of doing this, I saw that I needed to give some sort of personal explanation for why the subject mean so much to me. So I wrote the opening "Confession" and chapter 12 "shame and forgiveness" – page 327 Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Christianity; Australia; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 1865084220. ISBN/EAN: 9781865084220. Inventory No: 0263938. . 9781865084220

Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Confession, notes and index. Blue coloured endpapers. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with dark blue coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear panel. "Priests and preachers have returned to haunt Australian politics. The mission is to get us all to heaven by banning drugs, chopping movies and turning the criminal law against sex. The High Price of Heaven is about the politics of salvation – and cruelty, comedy, and pain inflicted by the enemies of freedom and pleasure." -- from the front fold over panel blurb Age toning of the textblock edges .No damage to detail otherwise Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], XI - XIV, [2], 3-319, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity… Read More

Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Confession, notes and index. Blue coloured endpapers. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with dark blue coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear panel. "Priests and preachers have returned to haunt Australian politics. The mission is to get us all to heaven by banning drugs, chopping movies and turning the criminal law against sex. The High Price of Heaven is about the politics of salvation – and cruelty, comedy, and pain inflicted by the enemies of freedom and pleasure." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Minor rubbing to the backstrip corners and book corners. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages. Ruffling of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾"… Read More

Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Confession, notes and index. Blue coloured endpapers. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with dark blue coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear panel. "Priests and preachers have returned to haunt Australian politics. The mission is to get us all to heaven by banning drugs, chopping movies and turning the criminal law against sex. The High Price of Heaven is about the politics of salvation – and cruelty, comedy, and pain inflicted by the enemies of freedom and pleasure." -- from the front fold over panel blurb Minor rubbing to the backstrip corners and book corners. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], XI - XIV,… Read More

Allen & Unwin Sydney 1999 . Fine, Owner's Inscription F'cap 8vo, 320pp Fine Hard Cover The author argues against the cruelty, comedy and pain which Australia's politicians, priests and preachers inflict upon the bloke in the street.

Sydney, George Allen & Unwin 1999.. xiv+320pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper, previous owner's name, a near fine copy.. First edition.

St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. 1999. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Signed by the author. 319 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 8" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 1865082015. ISBN/EAN: 9781865082011. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45047. . 9781865082011

Allen and Unwin 2000. 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.

Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1999 [1st edition]; 140 x 205 mm, xiv, 319 pp. Hard cover Fine with very light edge age-toning in a Fine dustwrapper. From the dustwrapper: "Priests and preachers have returned to haunt Australian politics. The mission is to get us all to heaven by banning drugs, chopping movies and turning the criminal law against sex. The High Price of Heaven is about the politics of salvation- and the cruelty, comedy, and pain inflicted by the enemies of freedom and pleasure. This is also a book of stories of murder and chicanery, suicide and savvy bishops, of the Methodist childhood of John Howard and the ruthless Christian warriors who fight the drugs war, of bizarre censorship and bigotry on the High Court, brawls behind the closed doors of elite church schools, the endless Crusade against sodomy and the devout life of Brian Harradine. David Marr's aim is to make sense of what's happening as this country drifts back in time, by disentangling the theology from the politics. Provocative and… Read More

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1999. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear. 319 pp. About how Christian moral crusaders, under Prime Minister John Howard, are attacking modern Australian society.