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$5.00

Ten fun adventure stories for an early reader. Ages 6+. Fair: Minor Crease on the cover. Tidy condition, binding is good

Moo

$6.00

Brilliantly funny satire set in a contemporary American university.

Deep in the wheatfields of the American midwest, Moo University is in a state of disarray…

In this witty and biting comedy of manners, Jane Smiley turns her wryly perceptive eye towards a community where men and women, the innocent and the cynical, thinkers and careerists, live and work together – in complete disharmony.

‘Satire on a grand scale, a microscopic examination of contemporary American mores conducted with great wit and gracious indulgence for human frailty …Trying to describe this book’s marvellous variety is like trying to describe London to someone who has never been there. The only appropriate exhortation is “Read it.”‘

Fair: Minor marks on the cover.

The Lesson of Her Death

$8.00

“As Detective Bill Corde looks down at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud, he cannot know that his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly real nightmare. Before Corde knows it, the girl’s killer is trailing him and his unsuspecting family – his wife, his teenage son, his imaginative but vulnerable daughter Sarah. Sarah – who alone knows the identity of the man who took the life of the girl…the man who may be responsible for further deaths. And the lesson Bill Corde is about to learn – the lesson of her death – is an education that no one will ever forget.” — back cover. Fine: Tidy condition.

Disordered Minds

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CRIME & MYSTERY. In 1970, Harold Stamp, a retarded twenty-year-old was convicted on disputed evidence and a retracted confession of brutally murdering his grandmother the one person who understood and protected him. Less than three years later he is dead, driven to suicide by isolation and despair. A fate befitting a murderer, perhaps, but what if he were innocent? Thirty years on, Jonathan Hughes, an anthropologist specialising in social stereotyping, comes across the case by accident. He finds alarming disparities in the evidence and has little doubt that Stamp’s conviction was a terrible miscarriage of justice. But how far is he prepared to go in the search for justice? Is the forgotten story of one friendless young man compelling enough to make him leave his books and face his own demons? And with what result? If Stamp didn’t murder Grace Jeffries then somebody else did, which means there’s a dangerous killer still at large.

The Conductor

$7.00

In June 1941, Nazi troops march on Leningrad and surround it. Hitler’s plan is to shell, bomb, and starve the city into submission. Most of the cultural elite are evacuated early in the siege, but Dmitri Shostakovich, the most famous composer in Russia, stays on to defend his city, digging ditches and fire-watching …

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

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The reign of Queen Elizabeth I was a time of war, passion, and spectacular achievement. Elizabeth: The Golden Age finds Elizabeth facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late sixteenth-century Europe, Elizabeth faces an open challenge from the Spanish King Philip II, who is determined to restore England to Catholicism with his powerful army and dominating armada.

Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability: her love for the seafarer Sir Walter Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country.

Yet as she charts her course abroad, treachery is the rot behind the glittering royal throne. Her most trusted adviser uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne, and the traitors may even include Elizabeth’s own cousin Mary Stuart. Good: Tidy condition.

Love is a Four Letter Word

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Calman’s heroine Bella is trying to remember what sex is like. Wasn’t it something that happened somewhere between the talking-and-going-out-to-dinner bit and the sobbing-and-eating-too-many-biscuits bit? But she is determined to fall off her sexual wagon before she becomes a virgin again (“all sealed over like pierced ears if you don’t wear earrings for too long”). But there’s one thing Bella is not prepared to hear again: the “L” word. Her body might be making hormonal demands, but she’s resolute in not wanting the emotional baggage of love again. Nobody will be surprised, of course, to learn that she’s back up to her neck in romantic trouble again–and why is it she always ends up with the wrong kind of man? Good: Tidy condition.

Winners and Losers

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Tonypandy in 1910 is a town of poverty, hardship, and strife, garrisoned by troops brought in to control the striking miners whose anger all too frequently erupts into bouts of violence and rioting. Megan Williams is 18 and in love with the boy next door, Victor Evans. But Megan’s father would rather see his daughter dead than married to a Catholic, particularly one whose father and brother are marked as strike ringleaders. Tempers and violence flare on both sides of the dispute. Caught in the middle, Victor and Megan find themselves fighting for the right to love one another, remain together and build a future they can share. Good: Tidy condition.

Our London Lives

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“1979. In the vast and often unforgiving city of London, two Irish outsiders seeking refuge find one another: Milly, a teenage runaway, and Pip, a young boxer full of anger and potential who is beginning to drink it all away. Over the decades their lives follow different paths, interweaving from time to time, often in one another’s sight, always on one another’s mind, yet rarely together. Forty years on, Milly is clinging onto the only home she’s ever really known while Pip traipses the streets of London, wrestling with the life of the recovering alcoholic. And between them, perhaps uncrossable, lies the unspoken span of their lives.”– Good: Very tidy condition.

Wicked Pleasures

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A contemporary saga of two dynasties who find themselves helplessly entwined when a brother and two sisters discover that they all have different fathers: none of them Alexander, Earl of Caterham, who was married to their mother for almost twenty years. The discovery of this lie at the heart of the family sets in motion a chain of events which will change their privileged lives forever, bring to the brink of ruin the great family banking business on which their fortunes are based, and awaked some very dangerous and conflicting ambitions… Fair: Tidy condition.

In His Keeping A Slow Burn Novel

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#1 bestselling author Maya Banks continues her suspenseful and steamy Slow Burn series with this second book—a twisting tale featuring a strong yet vulnerable heroine in danger and the sexy alpha hero who must save her.

Abandoned as a baby to a young wealthy couple and raised in a world of privilege, Arial has no hint of her past or who she belonged to. Her only link lies in the one thing that sets her apart from everyone else—telekinetic powers. Protected by her adoptive parents and hidden from the public to keep her gift secret, Ari is raised in the lap of luxury, and isolation. That is, until someone begins threatening her life.

Beau Devereaux is no stranger to the strange. As the head of Deveraux Security, he’s more than familiar with the realities of physic powers. So when a family friend approaches him about protecting his daughter, he’s more than ready to jump on board. What Beau isn’t prepared for is the extent of his attraction to his beautiful and powerful client. What began as a simple assignment, just another job, quickly turns personal as Beau discovers he’ll do anything at all to protect Ari. Even if it costs him his life.

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Badlands

$8.00

Outlander meets post-Civil War unrest in the conclusion to Melissa Lenhardt’s fast-paced historical series.
“A fast-paced page-turner, kill or be killed historical romance with bandits, Pinkerton agents, bounty hunters, mystery and more. Melissa Lenhardt writes with passion and does not hold anything back. Her research on the historical facts and people she portrays enhances the plot without overwhelming.” RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars, Top Pick!) on Blood Oath

Laura’s worst fears have been realized: Kindle has been taken into custody and she is once again on the run. The noose awaits her in New York, but Laura is realizing that there are some things worse than death. Finally running out of places to hide, it may be time for Dr. Catherine Bennett to face her past.
“Packs a big punch with grit and raw passion. There is mystery, murder, Indians, bounty hunters and intrigue. The women are brave, intelligent and don’t take crap from anyone. Lenhardt is a talented, creative writer; she has a grand slam out of the park with Sawbones.” — RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 4.5 stars
“Raw, gritty and sometimes graphic, Melissa Lenhardt has crafted a page-turner. In Sawbones, the women are smart, brave and at times ‘incorrigible.’ The plot twists, unique characters and intriguing story of passion and betrayal make this a book well worth discovering.”— Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times bestselling author of A Light in the Wilderness
“Absolutely loved it! I couldn’t tear myself away from Sawbones. An epic story of love and courage that sweeps from east to west, Sawbones will rip right through you.” – Marci Jefferson, author of Girl on the Golden Coin

“You will fall in love with Catherine, as I did, as she struggles to assert herself in a violent and treacherous world, fighting not only prejudice but evil.”— Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author
“Sawbones is a thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new subgenre: the feminist Western.” — Lone Star Literary Life

Laura Elliston novelsSawbonesBlood Oath Badlands
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Portraits of Power, Those Who Shaped the Twentieth Centruy

$10.00

Adolph Hitler – Winston Churchill – Mohandas Gandhi – Franklin D. Roosevelt – Joseph Stalin – Harry Truman – Emperor Hirohito – Francisco Franco – Konrad Adenauer – Charles de Gaulle – Dwight D. Eisenhower – Josip Broz Tito – Gamal Abdel Nasser – David Ben-Gurion – Nikita Khrushchev – John F. Kennedy – Queen Elizabeth II (2nd) – Shah of Iran – Mao Tse-Tung.

The Cat from Kitaly

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The Cat from Kitaly began life in the marble mountains of Carrara some 100 years ago. Renown Sculptor Antinio Bortone, a professor at the Florentine School of Art, bought together a young woman knitting socks for first World War soldiers and this little cat, whose delight was to play with the ball of wool before drifting off to sleep. Knitting for the front as the sculpture is now called, was part of 500 pieces of art bought to New Zealand in 1918 and sold to raise funds for soldiers blinded by mustard gas during the war. Visiting Paris, surviving a storm at sea, making friends with a rat, being shaken by earthquakes, and bought, not once but twice, by the people of Christchurch, New Zealand – these adventures are only part of his story. Little wonder he was offended when he heard himself described as “just a Cat”. It was then he decided he needed to tell his life’s story for he is and always well be THE CAT FROM KITALY. Fine: almost like new very tidy condition. Author Signed Copy

I’ve Lost My Kisses

$6.00

Suddenly Matilda felt something deep inside her chest. A stretching feeling! Almost a bursting feeling! ‘I’m filling up with kisses!’ she gasped. ‘Just exactly when I need them!’ Matilda Rose loves to kiss. But one day, something goes terribly, horribly wrong. She loses her kisses, just before Poppa comes to stay! In this charming story about love, Matilda learns that you can never really lose kisses-they will always be there when you need them! Good: Very tidy condition.

Persona Non Grata Breaking the Bond : Fiji and New Zealand, 2004-2007

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“The account by (the late) Michael Green, NZ High Commissioner in Fiji of his time and role in Fiji until the surprising announcement of his change in diplomatic status to ‘Persona Non Grata’ (unwelcome person) in 2007. It is a gritty and insightful analysis of the political events leading up to the 2006 military coup lead by Commodore Frank Bainimarama which established him as interim president – a position he still holds in 2013. It is also a valuable account of the relationship of long standing that has existed between New Zealand and Fiji and it provides insights into the challenges that Fiji and Pacific Island nations are facing, internally and in relation to the world around them”–Publisher information. Very Good: Very tidy condition

A Dirty Story

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A Dirty Story brings together the inhabitants of the towns of Neat and Grot. As their names suggest, the inhabitants of Neat take pride in their appearance and keep tidy, well ordered houses. In contrast, the town of Grot is untidy, dirty and inhabited by scruffy people. On the eve of the annual Cleanest Town Competition, the Neats and the Grots take what they consider to be necessary measures to secure success. The outcome is both amusing and educational for children.

Wild Swans Three Daughters of China

$5.00

A history of twentieth century China told as a real-life saga of a Chinese family over three generations.

Budget Wise, Dollar Rich New Zealand Guide: How to Get Everything You Want … and More

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Budget Wise, Dollar Rich is the book that thousands of ordinary New Zealanders have been waiting for: a book that explains in simple terms how to budget effectively in the short term, for the longer term and also for retirement. Anton Nadilo and Andrew Lendnal have had years of experience in giving people basic budgeting advice. They go through every stage in the process: how to manage your income, how to pay off debts, how to set goals, how to save money, how to pay off your student loan. Full of handy practical tips, Budget Wise, Dollar Rich also includes many worksheets for the reader to fill in, making this book both a financial guide and a personal workbook. Very Good: Very Tidy condition.

Foreign Bodies

$8.00

By the summer of 1952, Beatrice Nightingale had taught school in New York City for 24 years, had been divorced from her Hollywood-composer husband for some 20 of those years, and had been estranged from her brother for nearly her entire life. She had lived in the same small apartment since her wedding, a space still dominated by her ex-husband’s piano–just as her life was still defined by his decisions of so long ago. But that summer, her brother suddenly reached out to her for the first time in years, begging her to intercept and retrieve her nephew, a Paris runaway. His request propels Bea toward decisions and departures–partly well intended, partly selfish–that unravel a complex knot of siblings, spouses, exes, and Bea’s extended family, in an unforgettable portrait of a middle-aged woman who finally gains the chance to escape the traps of her past. Bea travels to Paris, California, and back to New York, and the novel shifts perspective to reveal the stories of her niece, her nephew and his unexpected wife, Bea’s brother and sister-in-law, and her ex-husband. The men in her life have treated her badly, as she is painfully aware, yet in finally trying to gain her own independence from them, how can she resist her own, more subtle form of counterattack and revenge? Good: Very tidy condition.

Water for Elephants

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Set in a travelling circus touring the backblocks of America during the Great Depression of the early 1930s this is a story of love and hate, trains and circuses, dwarves and fat ladies, horses and elephants – or to be more specific, one elephant, Rosie, star of Benzini Bros Most Spectacular Show on Earth . . . Now a major motion picture. Very Good: Very tidy condition

Gallows Wood

$6.00

The signs are unmistakable. The dog halts, his nose up nostrils quivering. Every inch of him is poised. Moss has a scent.

When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, PC Lucy Halliday and her specialist search dog Moss must find the rest of the body. What they uncover is a killers dumping ground. Like every case since her husbands mysterious disappearance, Lucy wonders if this one will bring her closer to the truth. Nico was a journalist with a reputation for getting buried in his work; Lucy is certain that this time he delved too deep.

With new DI Jack Ellis calling the shots, Lucy struggles to keep her professionalism intact. She cant stay away from these murders and a killer who may hold the answers she desperately wants. But with those at the very heart of the investigation withholding secrets of their own, can more brutal deaths be prevented?

The first book in the gripping new police procedural series featuring dog handler PC Lucy Halliday. Perfect for fans of Lynda La Plante, Val McDermid and Susie Steiner.

Praise for Gallows Wood

Dark, funny and addictive, this new crime series is a joy Jo Furniss, author of The Last to Know

Deft plotting, super-fast pace and an enthralling dive into the lives of police dog handlers make this a book to sniff out and devour Heather Critchlow, author of Unburied

Gritty and twisty… I fell head over heels for Lucy and Moss. With echoes of Line Of Duty, this is a detective series to watch out for Rachael Blok, author of The Fall

Gripping from the first page, this book was as pacy as a spaniel on the scent Fliss Chester, author of Death on the Scotland Express

Its not often Im bereft at the end of a police procedural, but Ive just turned the last page of Gallows Wood and I dont want to let the world of these characters go. Gritty, edge-of-your-seat stuff Emma Styles, author of No Country For Girls

A blistering beginning to a new series. Perfectly paced with twists and turns which kept me guessing… Louisa Scarr is one of the best crime writers in the UK James Delargy, author of Into the Flames

Louisa Scarr has created something incredible. A story as brutal and deceptive as any crime fiction fan could ever crave Graham Bartlett, author of City on Fire

An enthralling start to this engaging new series with an ending so propulsive I may have forgotten to breathe. Stunningly good Marion Todd, author of Bridges to Burn

I adored this pacy, twisty, shocking thriller with absolutely first-class characters. I cant wait for book two Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Staycation

A twisty mystery, characters you want to root for, and black humour. And theres a dog! Whats not to love? The start of an excellent new series! Chris Frost, author of The Killers Christmas List

Lightning pace, great characters and superb writing make Gallows Wood stand out from the pack. A fresh take on the police procedural Eleanor Ray, author of Everything is Beautiful

Pacy, gripping and full of twists, Gallows Wood throws you into the dark and deadly world of Lucy Halliday and her awesome police dog Moss Tariq Ashkanani, author of Welcome to Cooper

Fair: one page is dog eared. Otherwise very tidy condition, binding is excellent.

Savage Wilderness

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From the bestselling author of “Look Away” and “Until the End” comes a sweeping historical saga about the pivotal years before the American Revolution. From the shores of Lake Champion to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the British and the French battle over the unclaimed territories of the West–and experience the fury and passion of war. Good: Very tidy condition.

Glory Boys

$8.00

A riveting novel of friendship, adventure and love against the odds, set in the early days of flight in Prohibition-era America.

Abe Rockwell and Willard T. Thornton are famous fighter pilots together in World War I. Willard returns to a hero’s welcome in America and launches a film career. Abe just wants to fly – and he has no rich family to support him.

When he crash lands in small-town Georgia, the locals recognise Abe and appeal to him for help. Alcohol-smuggling gangsters are trying to oust them from their own homes. But Abe can’t see that his one patched-up aircraft can make much difference.

Slowly, a plan forms and Abe needs help himself. Enter another tremendously skilled pilot – but it’s a woman. Abe doesn’t want to take her on, but she’s the best there is and brave with it. Neither of them can predict exactly what they’ve let themselves in for.

Willard, meanwhile, forsakes films for banking and rises fast – only to uncover some very dodgy business at the core of the company. He’d like to turn a blind eye but eventually he’s in so deep that he can’t. The firm is under serious threat, from a devious and resourceful attacker. Which is when Willard realises who it must be, and how he’s going to have to team up with someone he’d always overlooked.

Good: Tidy condition.

Henry VIII King and Court

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This magnificent new book is Alison Weir’s greatest achievement: a detailed biography of Henry VIII, set against the cultural, social and political background of his court – the most magnificent court ever seen in England – and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. Seen from this new perspective, Henry VIII emerges as a fully-rounded and realistic personality, not the two-dimensional caricature of popular misconception. This book is not just an entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history. As well as challenging some recent theories, it offers controversial new conclusions based on contemporary evidence that has until now been overlooked. This is a triumph of historical writing which will appeal equally to the general reader and the serious historian.

Fluids and Electrolytes Australian & New Zealand Edition

$35.00

Give yourself a leg up!

This handy reference puts fluids and electrolytes into perspective! Part 1 helps you balance the basics of fluids and electrolytes, providing important recurring concepts. Part 2 covers specific imbalances like sodium, calcium, phosphorus and chloride imbalances, and metabolic and respiratory acidosis and alkalosis. Disorders that cause imbalances, like heart of respiratory failure, excessive GI fluid loss and burns, are detailed in Part 3, and Part 4 deals with IV fluid replacement and parenteral nutrition.

Incredibly easy to learn!

Uh-oh! highlights dangeous signs and symptoms
It’s not working helps you identify alternative interventions for unexpected outcomes
Chart Smart lists vital documentation
Ages and Stages pinpoint paefiatric and geriatric issues to watch for
Memory Joggers help you understand and remember difficult concepts
Quick Quizzes test your knowledge and give you instant feedback on your learning

Fine: Almost like new.

Jeremy Poldark A Novel of Cornwall 1790-1791

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Jeremy Poldark is the third novel in Winston Graham’s hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.

Cornwall 1790. Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life. Accused of wrecking two ships, he is to stand trial at the Bodmin Assizes.

Despite their stormy married life, Demelza has tried to rally support for her husband. But there are enemies in plenty who would be happy to see Ross convicted, not least George Warleggan, the powerful banker, whose personal rivalry with Ross grows ever more intense.

Jeremy Poldark is followed by the fourth book in this evocative series, Warleggan.

‘From the incomparable Winston Graham.. who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more.’ Guardian

Human Croquet

$10.00

Once it had been the great forest of Lythe–a vast and impenetrable thicket of green–and here had lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor. But over the centuries the forest had been destroyed, and the Fairfaxes had dwindled too; now they lived in ‘Arden’ at the end of Hawthorne Close and were hardly a family at all.
There was Vinny, the Aunt from Hell, and Gordon, who had forgotten them for seven years. And there was Charles, who passed his life awaiting visits from aliens and for his mother to come back. But it is Isobel to whom the story belongs, also waiting for the return of her mother–the thin, dangerous Eliza, whose disappearance is part of the mystery that still remains at the heart of the forest. Very Good: Very tidy condition.

Maggie Smith A Biography

$12.00

No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-loved actors. This new biography shines the stage-lights on the life and work of a truly remarkable performer, one whose career spans six decades.

From her days as a star of West End comedy and revue, Dame Maggie’s path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era. Whether stealing scenes from Richard Burton (by his own admission), answering back to Laurence Olivier, or impressing Ingmar Bergman, her career can be seen as a Who’s Who of British theatre in the twentieth century. This book also covers her success in Hollywood, inaugurated by her first Oscar for her signature film, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, as well as her subsequent departure to Canada for a prolific four-season run of leading theatre roles.

Recently Dame Maggie has been as prominent on our screens as ever, with high-profile roles as Violet Crawley, the formidable Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the phenomenally successful television series Downton Abbey, and as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film franchise: what she herself describes as ‘Miss Jean Brodie in a wizard’s hat’. Yet paradoxically she remains an enigmatic figure, rarely appearing in public and carefully guarding her considerable talent. Michael Coveney’s absorbing biography, drawing on personal archives, interviews and encounters with the actress, as well as conversations with immediate family and dear friends, is therefore as close as it gets to seeing the real Maggie Smith.

Good: Tidy condition.

The Holy Kingdom: Quest for the Real King Arthur

$8.00

Book by Adrian Gilbert: Drawing on decades of historical research, the authors argue that the legendary King Arthur was not a single historical figure but actually two different rulers whose stories became merged over time. The book explores post-Roman Britain, royal bloodlines linked to the Roman Caesars, and Arthurian legends connected to the Holy Grail and early British Christianity. The authors also claim to identify the burial places of both historical Arthurs, presenting an alternative interpretation of British history and mythology. Includes colour photos. Good: Very tidy condition.

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