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Sartre: Romantic Rationalist
Sartre's powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time. Iris Murdoch's pioneering study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's rich and complex oeurve. Combining the objectivity...
Sonata for Miriam
Rich and satisfying, Sonata for Miriamwill stay with the reader long after they have put it down. A middle-aged man living on Auckland's Waiheke Island recalls vividly the sudden death of his daughter Miriam. Grief silenced Adam at the time, but now he decides to break the silence and explore the secret...
Nights at the Circus
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fictionFrom the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swanSophi Fevvers--the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, ...
Portable Dorothy Parker (Deluxe Edition)
The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth centurys most quotable authors....
Resurrection (Blood of the Lamb #3)
Maryam fights for her life, freedom and love in this stunning finale to the Blood of the Lamb series. Maryam and Lazarus arrive back at Onewere and Maryam, in trying to loosen the Apostles' religious stranglehold by showing the people the miraculous remedy, is captured. The ruling elite decide to manipu...
In Search of Ancient New Zealand
Hamish Campbell; Gerard Hutching
'In Search of Ancient New Zealandis terrific . . . richly and enticingly illustrated, detailed without being overwhelming, intelligent but understandable, always diverting, it deserves to be widely read.' - Warren Judd, New ZealandGeographicNew Zealand is one of the most dynamic landscapes in the world....
Madame De Pompadour
When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how the little girl rose, against a backdrop of savag...
Hairy Maclary Scattercat (HB)
In SCATTERCAT, Hairy encounters the ferocious Scarface Claw, who "bothered and bustled him, rustled and hustled him, raced him and chased him all the way home."...
Sunday Chutney
Sunday Chutney is not your ordinary every-day girl. Sunday has lived everywhere and been everywhere. The only problem is this means she is always the new girl at school and she never really has a place to call home. But Sunday doesn't mind, not really. After all, she doesn't care WHAT people think, she ...
Four Children and It
"Four Children and It" is the number one bestseller from Jacqueline Wilson, the award-winning, bestselling creator of "Tracy Beaker", "Hetty Feather" and "The Illustrated Mum". A funny and heartwarming story of four children who discover an extraordinary way to make wishes come true, "Four Children and ...
The Mouseproof Kitchen
Anna knows that if you want something really badly, you have to plan it. After all, she's a chef. To make a bechamel sauce, you need the right ingredients in the right quantities, at the right time. So when she gets pregnant, she plans a perfect new life in Provence for her perfect new baby. But when th...
Maggie's Kitchen
From Maggie Beer's own kitchen come 120 favorite recipes she has shared with her television audience, as well as the everyday basics Maggie believes form the foundations of a good food life. With her trademark warmth and finely honed knowledge, Maggie shows us how to get the best out of our ingredients ...
Ten Little Princesses
A perfectly princessy counting rhyme picture book with a super-special shiny pink cover! From the creators of the award-winning, bestselling Ten Little Pirates.Ten little princesses going to the ball,Trotting on their ponies, past the castle wall.Are they looking for ward to their very special day?Ten l...
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
'So impossibly funny, clever, demented, charming and altogether wonderful that I was a convert within three pages. Buy it for everyone you know, regardless of what you think they like. Brilliant stuff' Lucy Mangan, Book of the Year, Stylist *Winner of the British Book Design and Production Award for Gra...
Flight Path
Dogfights, bombing missions, explosions, a touch of romance and capture - a pacey, suspense-filled novel for young adults.A gripping novel for young adults that captures both the daring and the everyday realities of serving in the Air Force during the Second World War.Pete and Paul yelled together. 'Ban...
Emmeline and the Plucky Pup
Meet the leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst, and a particularly plucky pup, during a momentous time in history!Alfie can't believe his luck when he is allowed to keep a tiny puppy he finds abandoned on the street. Rascal is cute as a button and has lots of attitude, and Emmeline Pankhurst is...
The Night Diary
In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country.It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pak...
Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It: The Book Every Teenager Needs To Read
'A wonderfully useful book, told with wit and wisdom' - Adam Kay, best-selling author of THIS IS GOING TO HURT "Get up or you'll miss the best part of the day!" "You treat this place like a hotel." "Can you just put that phone down for one minute?!" After years of reliable performance, has something rec...
The Sicily Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from a Mediterranean Island
Serve up the authentic taste of Sicily with this evocative collection of recipes steeped in the culinary traditions and unique flavours of the island. Join Sicilian cook, writer and photographer Cettina Vicenzino on an enchanting culinary journey through the flavours and traditions of this unique Medite...
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words o...
Duckling: A Fairytale Revolution
Kamila Shamsie retells 'The Ugly Duckling'. A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. 'A duck unlike other ducks. A raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, who struck out into the world on her own...' On the farm, some eggs are hatching. A flock of sweet ducklings are ...
Life Through Time: The 700-Million-Year Story of Life on Earth
Explore astonishing landscapes teeming with giant insects, dinosaurs, and giant mammals, and see the extraordinary creatures that lived in ancient seas, to discover life from ancient animals to early humans. In a series of stunning panoramic illustrations and lively, engaging text, this book tells the s...
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish is a phenomenon. With distinctive visual flare and darkly poignant lyrics that are unparalleled among music icons of the 21st century, Billie is a musician who stands out from the crowd. Between her record-shattering award-winning music and her uncompromising and unapologetic attitude, it'...
Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection
We begin to feel less alone, more loved and less judged when good is . . . enough. In this collection of 40ish short spiritual devotionals, Good Enough reveals the small things we can do to inch toward a deeper, richer, truer kind of faith. Through blessings, prayers and human truths, learn to live wit...
Patience, Patches!
A sweet-new sibling story, perfect for gifting to expecting parents, big siblings to-be, and dog-loving families everywhere Patches the puppy is very good at waiting--or at least that's what he thinks. But his patience is put to the test when his two moms arrive home with an unexpected bundle. Is it a...
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