The Three Muskateers by Alexandre. Dumas; Philip Bates (Editor)
40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
First published in 1844, The Three Musketeers is the most famous of Alexandre Dumas' historical novels and one of the most popular adventure novels ever written. Dumas' swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of d'Artagnan, a brash young man from the countryside who journeys to Paris in 1625 hoping ...Show more
Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore
40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
First published in 1869, "Lorna Doone" is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by cu ...Show more
The VIcar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
115.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and ...Show more
The God Boy by Ian Cross
15.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics | Reading Level: Very Good
Im a God boy, Sister, I said. You dont have to worry about me, Im a God boy. Jimmy Sullivan believed he was protected by God until his parents unhappy marriage finally broke down, with tragic consequences. Now a disturbed thirteen-year-old at a Catholic boarding school, Jimmy rages at God for fa ...Show more
The Secret of Shambhala - In Search of the Eleventh Insight by James Redfield
28.00 NZD
Category: Christianity
"The inspiring journey of the international bestsellers The Celestine Prophecy and its sequel, The Tenth Insight, continues... In the remote snow-covered mountains near Tibet lies a community long thought to be a mere myth called Shambhala, or Shangri-La. Here, in this place, is knowledge that has been ...Show more
Proportional Representation; a Study in Methods of Election by John H. Humphreys
60.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
A Study in Methods of Election is a comprehensive book written by John H. Humphreys that explores the various methods of electoral systems used around the world. The book delves into the concept of proportional representation, which aims to ensure that every vote counts and that the distribution of seat ...Show more
Fire from Heaven by Michael Harrison
12.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
or How safe are you from burning? In 1986, an evangelist in Vienna exploded into flames as he preached a fire-and-brimstone sermon. And the Bible in his hand wasn't even scorched. In this intriguing book, Michael Harrison considers the problem of spontaneous human combustion with wit precision and a ce ...Show more
The Son of Marietta by Johan Fabricius
40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
A romantic novel of eighteenth- century Italy.Johan Fabricius (1899–1981) was a versatile author known for his historical stories, novels for young readers, and plays.
The Sun in the Sands by Henry Williamson
25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
Much of the material in this book will be familiar to the reader who has been following HW’s life and work, but his blend of fact and fiction here makes it a very interesting study. The facts are presented as if straight from, and concerning, the author himself but they are (increasingly) transmuted thr ...Show more
Passage to Mutiny by Alexander Kent
55.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
October 1789, and war clouds thunder over Europe when Richard Bolitho steers the Tempest into the perilous waters of the Great South Sea. To protect vulnerable English shipping lanes from her seagoing enemies, he must face the hazards of fickle winds, pirates, and savage islanders.
Around the World in Eighty Days: a Jules Verne's Classic Novel with 55 Original Illustrations (100th Anniversary Collection Edition, #1) by George Towle (Translator); Alphonse Neuville (Illustrator); Léon Benett (Illustrator); Jules Verne
30.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
"Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real." ― Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty DaysThis beautiful unabridged★edition contains 55 illustrations★ from the 1873 English first edition. Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, publishe ...Show more
The Art of Racing in the Rain - Meet The Dog who will show the world how to be human by Garth Stein
25.00 NZD
Category: Modern Fiction | Series: Film Tie-In | Reading Level: very good
The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein-a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of a dog's efforts to hold together his family in the face of a divisive custody battle. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obse ...Show more