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The Three Trillion Dollar War The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict

$10.00

The $3 Trillion Warwill be a devastating reckoning of the true cost of the Iraq war – quite apart from its tragic human toll – which the Bush administration has estimated at $50 billion, but which Stiglitz and Bilmes will show underestimates the real figure by approximately six times. The authors expose the gigantic expenses which have so far not been officially accounted for, including not only big ticket items like replacing military equipment (being used up at six times the peacetime rate) but also the cost of caring for thousands of wounded veterans – for the rest of their lives. Shifting to a global perspective, the authors investigate the cost in lives and damage within Iraq and the Middle East generally. With chilling precision, they calculate what the money spent on the war would have produced had it been further invested in the growth of the economy, in the US and around the world, and in infrastructure building. Stiglitz and Bilmes write in simple language, which makes the details they present, and the sums they add up, all the more disturbing.

This book will change forever the way we think about the Iraq war – and about the cost of war generally.

Very Good: Very tidy condition

The Great Successor The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un

$8.00

The Great Successor is an irreverent yet insightful quest to understand the life of Kim Jong Un, one of the world’s most secretive dictators. Kim’s life is swathed in myth and propaganda, from the plainly silly–he supposedly ate so much Swiss cheese that his ankles gave way–to the grimly bloody stories of the ways his enemies and rival family members have perished at his command.

One of the most knowledgeable journalists on modern Korea, Anna Fifield has exclusive access to Kim’s aunt and uncle who posed as his parents while he was growing up in Switzerland, members of the entourage that accompanied Dennis Rodman on his quasi-ambassadorial visits with Kim, and the Japanese sushi chef whom Kim befriended and who was the first outsider to identify him as the inevitable successor to his father as supreme ruler. She has been able to create a captivating portrait of the oddest and most isolated political regime in the world, one that is broken yet able to summon a US president for peace talks, bankrupt yet in possession of nuclear weapons. Kim Jong Un; ridiculous but deadly, and a man of our times.

Good: Tidy condition

Head Case Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health

$6.00

Have you ever felt blue? Do you turn to food for comfort? Are you unable to sleep despite overwhelming exhaustion?

You are not alone. 154 million people globally suffer depression, which is just the tip of the mental illness iceberg. The vast majority receive no treatment, due to an immense lack of specialists, resources and understanding. But this doesn’t mean you have to suffer in silence. HEAD CASE gives you the clinical expertise, without the professional jargon. Dr Pamela Connolly offers simple self-diagnosis tools and down-to-earth information on a wide range of mental health problems. She explains everything that can go wrong with your mind, and sets out easy steps to start feeling better straight away.

HEAD CASE is the most comprehensive book of its kind, covering everything from mood, personality and sleep disorders to anxiety, trauma and addiction. It addresses the effect of childhood experiences on later life, and how to deal with issues from the past. It is a helpful, practical and positive guide that will inspire readers to make manageable steps towards a more joyful life.

Beneath Black Stars

$6.00

Although in the second half of the 20th century a large number of exceptional writers emerged from the small Austrian Republic, Austrian writers have felt themselves excluded from literature’s mainstream. This collection provides an opportunity to sample the rich variety of post-war Austrian writing. Contributors include Thomas Bernhard, Elfriede Jelinek, Ingeborg Bachman, Erich Fried and Lilian Faschinger.
Martin Chalmerslives in London where he works as a German translator. The authors he has translated include Victor Klemperer, Robert Walser and Hubert Fichte. Good: Tidy condition

Life Swap

$8.00

‘Warm, witty and wise . . . everything we’ve come to expect from the queen of chick-lit’ Heat Amber Winslow has got the kids, the hubby, the suburban home in Connecticut, USA – and the feeling that somehow life is passing her by. Vicky Townsley is features editor at Poise! magazine in London, she’s single, solvent and seriously successful – but she’d ditch it all for marriage, a country home and kids. So when one day Poise! offers one lucky married reader the chance to life swap for a month with a glamorous, single journalist, Amber puts pen to paper . . . But neither Amber nor Vicky gets quite what they were expecting. And soon they find themselves asking- why does the grass look so much greener on the other side? ‘Riveting’ Marie Claire ‘Warm, funny and eminently readable’ Herald. Good: Tidy condition

Rising from the Rubble A Health System’s Extraordinary Response to the Canterbury Earthquakes

$10.00

How do health care workers manage disaster on an unprecedented scale? The 2011 Canterbury earthquakes were more challenging to the region’s health system than anyone could have expected. The injured needed immediate treatment, buildings and equipment were badly damaged, aftershocks continued to rock the area, and communities were disrupted by flooding, liquefaction and fear. Despite this, many ordinary people – hospital and laboratory staff, general practitioners (GPs), pharmacists and others – accomplished extraordinary things in the aftermath of such devastation. `Rising from the Rubble’ gives a compelling account of those who rallied to maintain and rebuild essential health services, maintaining continuity of care for the most vulnerable – from older people to those with kidney failure – as well as dealing with the significant ongoing impact on mental health. From the immediate emergency response after the earthquakes to sustaining health services over the following years in highly demanding circumstances, Good: Very tidy condition. Almost like new

Scorpia

$8.00

Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father, teenage MI6 superspy, Alex Rider, is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy, he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman, beautiful society hostess and member of the international criminal organization, Scorpia. She reveals that Alex’s father was murdered by MI6, in an operation masterminded by Head of Special Operations, Mrs Jones. Shocked and angry, Alex faces a choice: to continue to work with the British security services, or to become an agent for Scorpia and get revenge. Very tidy condition almost as new.

Foolproof: How to find and test great business opportunities

$8.00

Have you ever launched a new product or service and it flopped? Foolproof is a practical book that will help bridge the sometimes huge gap between innovation and successful commercialisation. Foolproof contains thirteen true stories of failure and success from entrepreneurs and investors from organisations including as Xero, Phil & Teds and Movac, along with many fictional examples. The foreword is by Sir Ray Avery. There are few books available on market validation, and none are dedicated to the unique New Zealand market. Good: Tidy condition.

Pure, White and Deadly How Sugar is Killing Us and what We Can Do to Stop it

$8.00

Pure White and Deadly by John Yudkin is a must-read for those concerned with how much sugar we consume every day. Sugar. It’s killing us. Why do we eat so much of it? What are its hidden dangers? In 1972, when British scientist John Yudkin first proved that sugar was bad for our health, he was ignored by the majority of the medical profession and rubbished by the food industry. We should have heeded his warning. Today, 1 in 4 adults in the UK are overweight. There is an epidemic of obese six month olds around the globe. Sugar consumption has tripled since World War II. Using everyday language and a range of scientific evidence, Professor Yudkin explores the ins and out of sugar, from the different types – is brown sugar really better than white? – to how it is hidden inside our everyday foods, and how it is damaging our health. Brought up-to-date by childhood obesity expert Dr Robert Lustig M.D., his classic exposé on the hidden dangers of sugar is essential reading for anyone interested in their health, the health of their children and the health of modern society. ‘[A] valiant . . . attempt to warn us against our lust for sucrose’ British Medical Journal’ A medical classic’ London Metropolitan University ‘Arguably the leading nutritionist of his time’ Guardian ‘Worldwide, around 180million tonnes of refined sugar is produced each year and the UK market alone is worth nearly £1billion. Little wonder that no one listened to eminent nutritionist Professor John Yudkin when he called sugar ‘pure, white and deadly’ back in 1972 and quite rightly warned of the links between excessive consumption and heart disease’ Catherine Collins, Principal Dietician, St George’s Hospital John Yudkin (8 August 1910 – 12 July 1995) was a British physiologist and nutritionist, whose books includeThis Slimming Business, Eat Well, Slim Well and This Nutrition Business. He became internationally famous with his book Pure, White and Deadly, first published in 1972, and was one of the first scientists to claim that sugar was a major cause of obesity and heart disease. Robert H. Lustig, M.D. has spent the past sixteen years treating childhood obesity and studying the effects of sugar on the central nervous system and metabolism. He is the Director of the UCSF Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health Program and also a member of the Obesity Task Force of the Endocrine Society. His YouTube video lecture Sugar: The Bitter Truth has received over two million hits, he recently appeared on the BBC 2 documentary The Men Who Made Us Fat and his book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease is being published in Autumn 2012.

Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Read Maps How We’re Different and what to Do about it

$8.00

The book that’s taking Britain by storm! 10 weeks at number one in Australia now a bestseller in the UK after just four weeks: number 2 at Bertrams, 3 at THE, top 20 on Amazon for ten weeks – outselling Men are From Mars by 10 to one. Bestselling authors Allan and Barbara Pease – four million copies of Body Language in print in 32 countries – spotlight the differences between the way men and women think. Barbara and Allan Pease travelled the world collating the dramatic findings of new research on the brain, investigating evolutionary biology, analysing psychologists research, studying social change and annoying the locals. The result is Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps the sometimes shocking, always illuminating, frequently hilarious look at where the battle line is drawn between the sexes, why it was drawn and how to cross it. Revealed: Why men really can’t do more than one thing at a time Why women make such a mess of parallel parkingWhy men should never lie to women Why women talk so much and men so littleWhy men love erotic images and women aren’t impressed Why women prefer to simply talk it throughWhy men offer solutions, but hate advice Why women despair about men’s silencesWhy men want sex, and women need love WHAT MEN AND WOMEN REALLY WANT This is a must-read for all men and women who love each other, hate each other, or simply co-exist. You will learn as much about yourself and how to improve your relationships, as you will about the opposite sex. Good: Minor marks on the back cover.

The Great Controversy

$10.00

“The Great Controversy” by Ellen G. White is for anyone who wants to better understand the most silent but slow and relentless unfolding of Bible prophecy from a historical perspective. Caution: this book is not for the faint of heart or the narrowminded. It is filled with Bible and historical references to back up its assertions. It climaxes with the fall of spiritual “Babylon” and the victory of God and good over evil. A must reading if you want to learn about the closing events of earth’s history and the “time of the end” to which the Bible refers. Very Good: Very tidy condition.

Bound to a Bride // Greek Vows Revisited (Convenient Wives Club) // Stolen Pregnant Bride two books in one volume.

$5.00

Their reunion is temporary. Their passion isn’t! Bethan’s whirlwind wedding to sinfully attractive shipping magnate Ares was a dream come true. Until a week later she received a devastating dose of reality and fled… Now her ruthless husband has finally tracked her down–to finalise their divorce! Only, before Bethan can sign on the dotted line, the threat of a PR nightmare forces them to remain in Greece…as man and wife! Claim his heir, or forever hold his peace!

Billionaire Gio refuses to relinquish the woman he craves–even if it means stealing Stella from her altar of her convenient wedding. After all, she’s pregnant with his baby! Still, Stella’s family is responsible for destroying his, so he’s torn between distrusting her and desiring her. Now Gio has nine months to decide once and for all… Perfect for fans of:💸 Billionaire👶 Accidental pregnancy💍 Marriage of convenience. Fair: Tidy condition

The Hundred-foot Journey

$6.00

Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan Haji first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy strikes, the Hajis leave India and embark on a journey around the world, eventually opening an Indian restaurant in Lumiere, a small town in the French mountains. The family takes the village by storm, provoking the ire of their neighbour – Madame Mallory, the proprietress of an esteemed French relais. Only after waging culinary war with the immigrant family does Madame Mallory agree to mentor young Hassan, leading him to Paris and a host of new adventures. Fair: minor marks on the cover.

Performance Management

$10.00

Discover where the real success in business can be found. What makes some businesses more successful than others? The answer: people. Organizations with motivated, talented employees that offer outstanding customer service are more likely to pull ahead of the competition. Performance Management is the first text to emphasize this key competitive advantage, showing readers that success in today’s globalized business world can be found, not in technology and products, but in an organization’s people. The third edition includes updated and current information, and features over forty new cases.

The Siege

$8.00

FROM THE AUTHOR OF INSIDE THE WAVE, THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017** Leningrad, September 1941. Hitler orders the German forces to surround the city at the start of the most dangerous, desperate winter in its history. For two pairs of lovers – Anna and Andrei, Anna’s novelist father and banned actress Marina – the siege becomes a battle for survival. They will soon discover what it is like to be so hungry you boil shoe leather to make soup, so cold you burn furniture and books. But this is not just a struggle to exist, it is also a fight to keep the spark of hope alive… A brilliantly imagined novel of war and the wounds it inflicts on ordinary people’s lives, and a profoundly moving celebration of love, life and survival. ‘Remarkable, affecting…there are few more interesting stories than this; and few writers who could have told it better’ Rachel Cusk, Daily Telegraph ‘Literary writing of the highest order set against a background if suffering so intimately reconstructed it is hard to believe that Dunmore was not there’ Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph ‘Utterly convincing. A deeply moving account of two love stories in terrible circumstances. The story of their struggle to survive appears simple, as all great literature should. . . a world-class novel’ Antony Beevor, The Times Novelist and poet Helen Dunmore has achieved great critical acclaim since publishing her first adult novel, the McKitterick Prize winning, Zennor in Darkness. Her novel Counting the Stars, Your Blue-Eyed Boy, With Your Crooked Heart, Burning Bright, House of Orphans, Mourning Ruby, A Spell of Winter, and are all published by Penguin. This edition includes the first chapter of Betrayal, the sequel to The Siege. Good: Very tidy condition.

Global Pocket Wine Encyclopedia

$6.00

A compact and comprehensive looking at wine producing regions of the world. 100 Regions; 2000 Producers; 4000 wines A 2002 edition Good: Very tidy condition.

Eyes in the Shadows

$4.00

Mark McLaren observes the world alone through the lens of his camera. Nicole Lloyd, schoolgirl and part-time model, is running away from the camera. When Mark photographs Nicole at the local pool, their worlds become linked. Mark is forced to ask himself: when does the viewer become a voyeur, and when does a subject become a victim? Suggested level: secondary. Ex Library book but in good condition ex secondary school.

Dangerous Pursuits: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Age of Wall Street

$5.00

A critical look at the current trend in American business of corporate mergers and acquisitions discusses the players, the rules of the game, the tactics involved, and the ominous implications of the trend for American economics

Finbar’s hotel

$8.00

Finbar’s Hotel is a novel written by seven of Ireland’s leading novelists including Roddy Doyle and Colm Toibin. The story is centred around the occupants of an imaginary hotel in Dublin and each of the authors have written an unidentified chapter, leaving it up to the reader to guess who wrote each. Good: Tidy condition

Rat Run

$6.00

In The Military Family There Is No Worse Crime Than Cowardice. Malachy Kitchen, Intelligence Officer, Posted To Iraq, Appears Guilty Of It While On Patrol With An Infantry Platoon Ambushed By Insurgents. When Word Spreads That He Was Yellow Under Hostile Fire, His Life Starts To Disintegrate.Kicked Out Of The Army, He Becomes An Isolated Recluse In A Drugs Infested London Estate. But The Mugging Of His Neighbour, An Elderly Widow, By Addicts Lights The Flame That Draws Him To Regain His Lost Pride, To Take The Fight To The Narcotics Network He Sees Around Him.But It Is Not So Simple – Because The Drugs Routes Have Been Colonised By Other Factions Who Want To Deliver Equally Dangerous Packages Around The World. And If Malachy Is To Complete His Quest, He Must First Enter One Of The Darker Alleyways Of Life…

The 4-hour Work Week Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

$4.00

Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer: ‘I race motorcycles in Europe’, ‘I ski in the Andes’, ‘I scuba dive in Panama’, ‘I dance tango in Buenos Aires’. He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the ‘New Rich’, a fast-growing subculture that has abandoned the ‘deferred-life plan’ and instead mastered the new currencies – time and mobility – to create a new way of living. Why wait a lifetime for your retirement when you can enjoy luxury now? Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing first class world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with no management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint.

Pillow Talk

$5.00

Chick Lit. A story of first love and second chances from the bestselling author of Love Rules The sleepwalker. By day, Petra Flint is a talented jeweller working in a lively London studio. By night, she sleepwalks. She has 40 carats of the world’s rarest gemstone under her mattress but it’s the skeletons in her closet that make it difficult for her to rest. The insomniac. At one time a promising song-writer, Arlo Savidge now teaches music at a boys’ boarding school in North Yorkshire. He assumes he’s happy with his isolated lifestyle. But, like Petra, ghosts from his past disturb his sleep. Putting the past to bed. Petra and Arlo loved each other from afar during their schooldays. Now, seventeen years later, in a tiny sweetshop one rainy day, they stand before each other once more. Could this be their second chance?

Operation Ocean Emerald

$6.00

The Ocean Emerald is a floating luxury palace. A cruise ship carrying 1,000 wealthy passengers. And a sitting target for terrorists…14-year-old Luke Baron isn’t supposed to be there in the first place. He only boards the Emerald to return a lost passport, hoping for a finder’s fee and a glimpse of the ship. But before he knows it, he’s upset the plans of a brutal criminal gang onboard, and is taken captive.As the ship sails across the stormy Baltic towards certain Hell, will Luke be able to escape and save the terrified passengers around him? Or are they fast travelling to their doom? Good: Tidy condition

The Jackdaw

$8.00

The fourth novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series – authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride. ‘Are you ready to be judged?’ ‘Why don’t we let the people decide…’ Wealthy Londoners are being abducted and put on trial by a ruthless killer determined to see justice done. But this jury votes online. Those convicted of greed and corruption find themselves at the mercy of The Jackdaw. The brass has put pressure on DI Sean Corrigan to solve the case quickly. But as the killer evades the Special Investigations team, support for The Jackdaw grows. Can Sean stop this vigilante killer before the city erupts? Does he even want to? A gripping and twisty detective thriller perfect for fans of M.J. Arlidge and Mark Billingham. Good: Tidy condition

The Moment of Lift How Empowering Women Changes the World

$10.00

‘When you lift up women, you lift up everybody-families, communities, entire countries… In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention… I’ve called Melinda an impatient optimist and that’s what she delivers here – the urgency to tackle these problems and the unwavering belief that solving them is indeed possible.’ Barack ObamaHow can we summon a moment of lift for human beings – and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.In this moving and compelling New York Times bestseller, Melinda shares lessons she’s learned from the inspiring people she’s met during her work and travels around the world. As she writes in the introduction, ‘That is why I had to write this book – to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live.’ For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: if you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping women down. Melinda provides an unforgettable narrative backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention – from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. and, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world – and ourselves. Writing with emotion, candour and grace, she introduces us to remarkable women and shows the power of connecting with one another. When we lift others up, they lift us up too. PRAISE FOR THE MOMENT OF LIFT ‘It is a call for unity, inclusion and connection. We need this message more than ever’ Malala Yousafzai’The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what’s possible in the world. Melinda weaves together vulnerable, brave storytelling and compelling data to make this one of those rare books you carry in your heart and mind long after the last page.’ Brené Brown, PdD, author of New York Times bestseller Dare to Lead. Very Good: Very Tidy condition.

Alaska

$6.00

Master storyteller James Michener reveals Alaska in all its awesome, sweeping majesty. From the near-forgotten past, to the highly technological present, from self-defense to self-determination, here are the men and women who tried to tame the land, seize its bounty, and lay claim to the elusive spirit that holds native and visitor spellbound. A stirring portrait of a human community living on the edge of the world, ALASKA claims a bold heritage of survival against all odds.
“Michener has done a fine job….Few will escape the allure of the land and people he describes.”
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVEIW

Taking Chances

$6.00

When journalist Rachel Carmedi is kidnapped and murdered by a Colombian drug cartel, her lover and partner Tom Chambers, racked by guilt, vows to avenge her death. Ellen Shelby and Michael McCann want to turn Rachel’s story into their first Hollywood movie, whilst Chambers agrees to track down the killers. But his need for vengeance soon overrides their desires. In London, high-flyer Sandy Paul, helping to raise finance for the film, still harbours a fierce passion for Michael, and aims to remove Ellen from his life. Love, lust, jealousy and ambition take the stage with high finance, power and mortal danger. Torn loyalties, male pride and female desires turn the movie into a terrifying trap of death threats and destruction…

The Power to Forgive How to Overcome Unforgiveness and Bitterness

$10.00

How is it that some people who live through pain and hurt come out stronger and better, while others seem to be trapped behind the prison walls of their woundedness? There can be no healing and release without first working through the process of forgiving those who wounded us. This book will show how to walk through this process and lead the reader in a clear, practical, and applicable way on the road of forgiveness towards all who have wounded us. It is also a practical guide for all those who want to lead others to that road, where the outcome will be a life of lasting abundance, jo. Very Good: Very tidy condition.

Cruel Heart Broken

$4.00

Laurie is a good girl – so everyone thinks. But seven months ago she did something that she can’t undo and it’s tearing her apart. Charlie used to be her best friend. He’s done something he regrets too…and now someone has died. Two impulsive decisions. Two toxic secrets. Too many hearts broken. Partly inspired by a true story, this is a heart-wrenching novel about impulsive mistakes, and their devastating consequences. Ex library: Tidy condition.

Chicken Soup for the Soul 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

$8.00

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Two of America’s best-loved inspirational speakers share the very best of their collected stories and favorite tales that have touched the hearts of people everywhere. Canfield and Hansen bring you wit and wisdom, hope and empowerment to buoy you up through life’s dark moments. Good: Very tidy condition. Large print edition.

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