The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velazquez by Laura Cumming
$26.00 NZD
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In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. Fusing detec ...Show more
The Warlock (#5 Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott
$20.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
"The Newman twins have finally been divided. The end is near. In San Francisco, Josh has chosen a side - and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He has chosen to fight along side John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare. Sophie will do anything she can to find ...Show more
The Weather Woman by Sally Gardner
$32.99 NZD
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The rich and atmospheric new novel from prize-winning author Sally Gardner, set in the 18th century between the two great Frost Fairs. Neva Friezland is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes can be won and lost on the turn of a card. She is also born with an extraordinary gift. She ...Show more
The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler. Yeats; Mint Editions (Contribution by)
$16.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Mint Editions--Poetry and Verse Ser.
The Wild Swans at Coole (1919) is a collection of poems by W.B. Yeats. Written while the poet was at the height of his career, The Wild Swans at Coole presents Yeats' typical concerns--aging, love, and the nature of art--against the backdrop of a decade of war. These poems, written during the First Worl ...Show more
The Wine O'Clock Myth - The Truth You Need to Know about Women and Alcohol by Lotta Dann
$37.00 NZD
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'I deserve this.' 'This is my reward.' 'I'm allowed to treat myself.' Ever uttered these statements to yourself as you opened a bottle of wine at 5pm? If so, you're not alone. Women around the globe are buying and consuming alcohol at alarming rates never seen before. But is it doing us any favours? Is ...Show more
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
$21.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 12-14
Roald Dahl - the grand master of the short story - turns his pen to anything, twisting everyday life into powerful, and sometimes terrifying fantasies. Seven superb stories, full of Roald Dahl's usual magic, mystery and suspense: meet the boy who can talk to animals, the man who can see with his eyes cl ...Show more
The World of Sherlock Holmes: A Jigsaw Puzzle by Nicholas Utechin
$29.99 NZD
Category: Games | Series: World of... Puzzles
Don your deerstalker and immerse yourself in Holmes' London, complete with bodies, boat chases, and, of course, 221B Baker Street. Once you've assembled the puzzle, the game is afoot! Hunt for Conan-Doyle's most memorable characters, from the hound at Baskerville Hall to Moriarty, Dr. Watson, Mycroft, a ...Show more
Think, Write, Speak: Uncollected Essays, Reviews, Interviews and Letters to the Editor by Vladimir Nabokov; Brian Boyd (Editor); Anastasia Tolstoy (Editor)
$24.89 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'Masterly, hilarious, truly insightful' - Philip Hensher, The Spectator A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2019 The last major collection of Nabokov's published material, Think, Write, Speak brings together a treasure trove of previously uncollected texts from across the author's extraordina ...Show more
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health by Nathan Filer
$24.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Reading Level: very good
'I cannot recommend it highly enough.' Caitlin Moran 'Brims with compassion and wit.' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Absolutely blew me away.' Jo Brand 'Brilliant . . . I love it.' Phillippa Perry 'I have never read a more powerful book about mental health.' Joanna Cannon A journey into the heartland of psychiatry ...Show more
This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War by Samanth Subramanian
$27.99 NZD
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"In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to a bloody end the stubborn and complicated civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years, the war's fingers had reached everywhere: into the bustle of Colombo, the Buddhist monasteries scattered across the ...Show more
This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else - Joy Division: the Oral History by Jon Savage
$27.99 NZD
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The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller, #1 Book of the Year UNCUT, #1 Book of the Year ROUGH TRADE, A Book of the Year, MOJO Joy Division emerged in the mid-70s at the start of a two-decades long Manchester scene that was to become much mythologised. It was then a city still labouring in the wake of the w ...Show more
Through Seasons of the Heart
$35.00 NZD
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An inspiring book of daily readings selected from the writings and programs of John Powell