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Le Bal and Snow In Autumn
"Le Bal" depicts the life of the Kampfs who, having recently gone up in the world thanks to luck with the stock decide to throw a ball in order to launch themselves into society. Their daughter Antoinette, who has just turned fourteen, dreams of attending. But Madame Kampf is resolved not to present her...
Little Birds
Evocative and superbly erotic, Little Birds is a powerful journey into the mysterious world of sex and sensuality. From the beach towns of Normandy to the streets of New Orleans, these thirteen vignettes introduce us to a covetous French painter, a sleepless wanderer of the night, a guitar-playing gypsy...
Marrying the Mistress
Merrion Palmer has been Judge Guy Stockdale's mistress for the last seven years and his wife and two grown-up sons know absolutely nothing about her. Up until now, Guy and Merrion have enjoyed a blissfully, uncomplicated relationship in stolen moments in Merrion's flat, and to the rest of the world, Guy...
Penguin's Poems for Love
Here are poems to take you on a journey from the 'suddenly' of love at first sight to the 'truly, madly, deeply' of infatuation and on to the 'eternally' of love that lasts beyond the end of life, along the way taking in flirtation, passion, fury, betrayal and broken hearts. Bringing together the greate...
I, Claudius: Popular Penguins
Bringing to life the subterfuge and double-dealing of Roman nobility, Robert Graves's I, Claudius brings the ancient world to life with startling clarity and meticulous realism. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is a includes an introduction by Barry Unsworth.Despised for his weakness and regarded by...
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone
Maui wants to know two things- who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld....
How Maui Slowed the Sun
Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved bookFaced with too short days and long nights Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly....
Coming Home to Who You are: Discovering Your Natural Capacity for Love, Integrity, and Compassion
In this unique book, popular self-help author Richo offers 52 promises individuals can make to navigate the ups and downs of daily living in a wise, compassionate, and psychologically healthy way....
A Trick I Learned from Dead Men
This is longlisted for the Womens Prize for Fiction 2013. After the disappearance of their father and the sudden death of their mother, Lee Hart and his deaf brother, Ned, imagine all is lost until Lee starts an apprenticeship at the local funeral home. Here, in the company of a crooning ex-publican, a ...
The Upstarts - How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
New York Times bestselling author of The Everything StoreBrad Stone takes us deep inside the new Silicon Valley.Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online. Uber a...
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Tirama, Tirama, Whetu Riki e
Join Ruru, the New Zealand native owl, while she delivers the mail to her avian friends like Tui and Pukeko at night. With the lyrics from Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, this bilingual book is wonderful to read with children. Who delivers mail to the birds of New Zealand? Join Ruru, the New Zealand nati...
The Kiosk
For years, the kiosk has been Olga's life, but she dreams of distant places. One day a chance occurrence sets her on an unexpected journey. Absurd, contemporary, heart-lifting, this is an original picture book about being stuck and finding a way to get free....
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Book and CD)
A brilliantly funny Christmas picture book from the bestselling author of Oi Frog! Listen and laugh along with the brilliant book and CD edition.'Twas the night before the night before Christmas (That's Christmas Eve Eve).And Santa was wiping his brow on his sleeve.Green elves were sewing, Blue elves we...
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