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THAT SUMMER IN SICILY: A LOVE STORY
Marlena de Blasi
That Summer in Sicily is the captivating story of a journey Marlena de Blasi and her husband Fernando took to the island of Sicily to research a new book of recipes from the region. One day, tired, hungry and frustrated, they are given directions to the Villa Donnafugata (literally: house of the escaped woman). [more...] |
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NOVEL ABOUT MY WIFE
Emily Perkins
If I could build her again using words, I would: starting at her long, painted feet and working up, meticulously shading in every cell and gap and space for breath until her pulse just couldn't help but kick back in to life; her hip bones, her red knuckles, [more...] |
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SUPERIOR SATURDAY
Garth Nix
This is the eagerly awaited sixth book in Garth Nix's blockbuster fantasy-adventure series, The Keys to the Kingdom. Arthur Penhaligon has defeated five of the seven Trustees, but his week is getting worse and worse. [more...] |
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DEVIL MAY CARE: JAMES BOND
Sebastian Faulks
Devil May Care is a masterful continuation of the James Bond legacy–an electrifying new chapter in the life of the most iconic spy of literature and film, written to celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth on May 28, 1908. [more...] |
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WORLD'S WEIRDEST ANIMALS
Matt Roper
A collection of the fifty most unbelievable, bizarre and the downright scary animals that inhabit this world. From the Naked Mole Rat to the Blobfish to the Assassin Bug, this is the stuff of nightmares! [more...] |
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JOSH: FLYING KIWI
Andy McGechan
Two Kiwi motocross riders have shot to the top of the international scene in recent years, and both have huge followings in the UK and Europe where they have been riding together on the circuit. Josh Coppins, from Motueka is the older of the two, and has broken ground and led the [more...] |
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ROUGH JUSTICE THE REX HAIG STORY
Rex Haig & Rennie Gould
Imagine spending 10 years in prison for a crime you didn't commit. Rex Haig did just that for the murder of Mark Roderique, a crew member on Haig's own fishing boat, Antares. The murder conviction [more...] |
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SAIL
James Patterson
When the Dunne family pack their bags for a relaxing sailing holiday, all they have in mind is the sun and sea. But as a violent storm breaks out, the boat vanishes without a trace and the family are lost, presumed dead. Until now. [more...] |
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PHYSIK: SEPTIMUS HEAP #3
Angie Sage
When Silas Heap unseals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she's still up to no good. Her diabolical plan [more...] |
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MOUNTAIN MEN
Rachel Goodchild
This book profiles some 15 great eccentrics from the High Country of the South Island; men who have led interesting and diverse lives working on the land in this dramatic landscape. It is rich with quirky characters and hair-raising experiences. [more...] |
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THE DARK TIDE
Andrew Gross
GET UP. KISS YOUR FAMILY GOODBYE. GOT TO WORK. DIE! They say bad luck comes in threes. But for the Friedman family, bad luck is just the beginning. It starts with Charlie's investments [more...] |
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ONE MAN WENT TO MOW
Rose Impey
Spot loves to bury things! First he buries his bone, but then he starts to bury more and more outrageous things that he bravely borrows from the house of a nearby dog. Eventually the neighbouring dog [more...] |
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FROM POVERTY BAY TO BROADWAY
Lydia Monin
On 26 July 1928 Tom Heeney entered the ring at New York's Yankee Stadium, in front of 46,000 spectators, wearing a Maori cloak. Guaranteed $100,000, he was about to fight world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney. [more...] |
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