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Rancid Pansies by James Hamilton-Paterson
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The hero of this black farce of a book is Gerald Samper, a ghostwriter to unbearable sports celebrities and rock stars, whose dream is to write the libretto of an opera.After an unsuccessful sojourn in Suffolk that ends in the accidental death of an ancient aristocrat, Gerry returns to Tuscany to the si ...Show more
Rebel of the Sands (#1) by Alwyn Hamilton
$19.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Series: Rebel of the Sands
The New York Times bestselling novel by the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016, published in 15 countries Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it's ...Show more
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
The perfect board book for toddlers who love trucks! "Can Red Truck make it up the hill?Red Truck can! Red Truck will!ZOOOOM!" This simply told read-aloud tells the story of Red Truck saving a school bus from a mud puddle. Toddlers fascinated by vehicles will love following the candy-colored illustratio ...Show more
Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth About Climate Change by Clive Hamilton
$30.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction
We know how dire the future looks. We know how little time we have left to act. Yet we continue to ignore the warnings . One of Australia's sharpest thinkers explores the reasons why and offers his vison of our new future.
Salvation Lost: Salvation Sequence Book 2 by Peter Hamilton
$38.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Series: The Salvation Sequence
Humanity rises to meet a powerful alien threat, in this extraordinary sequel to Peter F. Hamilton's Salvation. Salvation Lost is the second stunning novel in the Salvation Sequence, from 'the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction' - Ken Follett.Fight together - or die alone . . .In t ...Show more
Salvation: Salvation Sequence Book 1 by Peter Hamilton
$38.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Series: salvation sequence | Reading Level: very good
Know your enemy - or be defeatedAD 2204An alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion - so Security Director Feriton Kayne selects a team to investigate. The ship's sinister cargo not only raises bewildering questions, but could also foreshadow humanity's extinction. ...Show more
Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change by Clive Hamilton
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Series: Black Inc. Agenda Ser.
This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia. Why have our political leaders been so slow to act? Which are the fossil-fuel lobby groups that still set the policy agenda? How many different ways can one spin, deceive, lie and obfuscate instead of facing facts an ...Show more
Seven-Tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds by James Hamilton-Paterson
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: very good
Seven-Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea. A beautifully written blend of literature and science, it is here brought back into print in a revised and updated edition which includes the acclaimed essay 'Sea Burial'. Hamilton-Paterson writes about fishing, piracy, ecological ...Show more
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton
$23.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction
She lost her arm in a shark attack and nearly died, but she never lost her faith. Now a major motion picture, Soul Surfer is the moving story of Bethany Hamilton's triumphant return to competitive surfing and has continued to be a beacon of inspiration to all who hear it. They say Bethany Hamilton has ...Show more
Stuck Monkey: The Deadly Planetary Cost of the Things We Love by James Hamilton-Paterson
$37.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
People hunting monkeys in the jungle once devised a simple yet effective trap- When the creature found a banana in a large jar with a narrow neck, it would plunge its paw in to retrieve it. But it couldn't let go. And unless the monkey released the banana, it was stuck.We are, of course, the stuck monke ...Show more
The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton
$37.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
Once a fortnight, the nomadic settlement of Madidima, set deep in the dusty Kenyan desert, awaits the arrival of three camels laden down with panniers of books. This is the Camel Bookmobile, a scheme set up to bring books to scattered tribes whose daily life is dominated by drought, famine and disease. ...Show more
The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
A superb novel of a travelling library, the Kenyan landscape - and the threat to a fragile way of life. Perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith Deep in the heart of the dusty Kenyan desert a train of heavily laden camels wind their way slowly through the bush. The camels are not carrying grain or me ...Show more