First You Write a Sentence:The Elements of Reading, Writing ... and Life by Joe Moran
$28.00 NZD
Category: Literature
The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A poet writes in sentences, but so does the unsung author who came up with Items trapped in doors cause delays. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time.Enter widely-acclaimed author Professo ...Show more
Game of Thrones Tribute (HB) by Instituto Monsa de Ediciones (Editor); Eva Minguet
$49.99 NZD
Category: Literature
A tribute to this wonderful series that, during its eight seasons, has left us holding our breath on more than one occasion as a result of its unforgettable scenes and characters. In this book you will find works of fan art by some of the best international artists, featuring authentic pieces of art acc ...Show more
Grandmothers: Essays by 21st-century Grandmothers by Helen Elliott
$40.00 NZD
Category: Literature
An anthology of essays by twenty-four Australian women, edited by Helen Elliott, about the many aspects of being a grandmother in the 21st century. It seems so different from the experience we had of our grandmothers. Although perhaps the human essential, love, hasn't shifted much? In thoughtful, provok ...Show more
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
$12.99 NZD
Category: Literature
As a small boy at Joe Gargery's forge, Pip meets two people who will affect his whole life - an escaped convict he is forced to help, and the eccentric Miss Haversham, whose beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella young Pip adores. But when a secret benefactor pays for him to go to London to become a gentl ...Show more
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen by Mary Norris
$26.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Adventures of the Comma Queen
The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea. In her New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in the New Yorker's celebrated copy department. In Greek to Me, she delivers ...Show more
Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English by N.M. Gwynne
$24.99 NZD
Category: Literature
'Latin is "it", the most wonderful "thing". It is mind-enhancing, character-improving, enthralling, exciting, deeply satisfying, and valuable. My solid determination is to spare no pains to do it the justice that its importance demands.' Mr Gwynne, author of the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon Gwynn ...Show more
Have You Eaten Grandma? by Gyles Brandreth
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature
The go-to good English guide from the grammar guru himself, Gyles Brandreth . . .__________ Why, like, does everyone keep saying 'like'? Why do apostrophe's keep turning up in the wrong place? Why do we get confused when using foreign phrases - and vice versa? Is it 'may be' or 'maybe'? Should it be ...Show more
High Wire (Korero Series) by Lloyd Jones; Euan Macleod
$45.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Korero Series 1 | Reading Level: very good
High Wire brings together Booker finalist writer Lloyd Jones and artist Euan Macleod. It is the first of a series of picture books written and made for grownups and designed to showcase leading New Zealand writers and artists working together in a collaborative and dynamic way. In High Wire the narrator ...Show more
Horrible Words: A Guide to the Misuse of English by Rebecca Gowers
$37.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something? In this provocative and hugely ...Show more
How to Be a Heroine Or, What I've Learned from Reading Too Much by Samantha Ellis
$29.99 NZD
Category: Literature
While debating literature's greatest heroines with her best friend, thirtysomething playwright Samantha Ellis has a revelation--her whole life, she's been trying to be Cathy Earnshaw of Wuthering Heights when she should have been trying to be Jane Eyre. With this discovery, she embarks on a retrospe ...Show more
How to Write Like a Writer - A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice by Thomas C. Foster
$36.99 NZD
Category: Literature
The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging guide. Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teachi ...Show more
Howdunit: a Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club by Martin Edwards (Editor)
$35.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Winner of the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biographical/critical book related to crime fiction, and nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe and Macavity Awards for Best Critical/Biographical book.Ninety crime writers from the world's oldest and most famous crime writing network give tips and insights into su ...Show more