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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
$26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Essentials Ser.
John Kennedy Toole's hilarious satire, A Confederacy of Dunces is a Don Quixote for the modern age, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes a foreword by Walker Percy.Never published during his lifetime, John Kennedy Toole's masterful comic novel takes its title, as well asfrom Jonathan Swift ...Show more
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
$26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Essentials
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is bestselling author Marina Lewycka's hilarious and award winning debut novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was eighty-four and she ...Show more
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
$20.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Hachette Essentials | Reading Level: near fine
This fantastically inventive, intelligent, and fully realized exploration of music, art, and life is a must-listen. Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inn ...Show more
Annabel Langbein Essential Vol.2 by Annabel Langbein
$65.00 NZD
Category: Cooking | Series: Essential
In this superb new book, best-selling New Zealand cookbook author Annabel Langbein shares hundreds of her favourite and most popular recipes for all things sweet. Featuring everything from nostalgic baking classics to modern vegan desserts, plus tried-and-true tips for perfect results every time and 'sp ...Show more
Any Human Heart by William Boyd
$26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Essentials Ser.
Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart's - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century - contains more than its fair share of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and ...Show more
Blackwork by Becky Hogg
$29.99 NZD
Category: Crafts | Series: Royal School of Needlework Essential Stitch Guides
The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways. This series of Essential Stitch Guides provides expert tuition on a variety of techniques. In this guide to blackwork, Graduate Apprentice and tutor, Becky Hogg, shows how to ...Show more
Buddhism: Introduction to Buddha's Life, Teaching. by Joan Duncan Oliver
$24.99 NZD
Category: Inspiration | Series: The\Essential Wisdom Library
A modern guide to the teachings of Buddhism Buddhism: An Introduction to the Buddha's Life, Teachings, and Practices is an indispensable guide to a 2,600-year-old wisdom tradition that has transformed the lives of millions across centuries and around the world. Readers will learn how Siddhartha Gau ...Show more
Cat Care (101 Essential Tips) by Dorling Kindersley
$12.99 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: 101 Essential Tips
A pocket-sized guide offering bite-size information at a great price, 101 Essential Tips makes learning quick and easy, offering speedy answers to key questions. 101 Essential Tips: Cat Care explains everything you need to know about how to look after a cat, from knowing which of the many breeds is best ...Show more
Disney Frozen: The Essential Guide by Dorling Kindersley
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children's books | Series: DK Essential Guides
"Frozen" journeys into theaters November 27, 2013, in Disney Digital 3D(TM) in select theaters. From the studio behind 2010's "Tangled" and this year's "Wreck-It Ralph," Walt Disney Animation Studios presents "Frozen," the coolest comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen. When a prophecy traps a king ...Show more
Dog Care (101 Essential Tips) by Dorling Kindersley
$12.99 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: 101 Essential Tips
A pocket-sized guide offering bite-size information at a great price, 101 Essential Tips makes learning quick and easy, offering speedy answers to key questions. 101 Essential Tips: Dog Care explains everything you need to know about how to look after a dog, from choosing a puppy, to feeding, exercise a ...Show more
Dubliners by James Joyce
$19.99 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Essentials
'Snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves'. From a child grappling with the death of a fallen priest, to a young woman' ...Show more
Essential Arabic: Speak Arabic with Confidence! by Fethi Mansouri
$16.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Essential Phrase Bk Ser.
"Essential Arabic" presents the practical language of everyday interactions, conveyed in a way that's clear, concise, accessible and enjoyable. It includes fundamental sentences used when meeting people, starting conversations, and asking and replying to questions, as well as a basic grammar and pronunc ...Show more