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Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
From the bestselling author of Rocket Boys-the basis of the movie October Sky-comes a long-awaited prequel. Big Fish meets The Notebook in this novel about a man, a woman, and their alligator. Big Fish meets The Notebook in this emotionally evocative story about a man, a woman, and an alligator that is ...Show more
Little Book of Givenchy: The story of the iconic fashion house by Karen Homer
$28.00 NZD
Category: Fashion | Series: Little Books of Fashion Ser.
An illustrated exploration of the story behind the fashion house Givenchy, from its creation in 1952 to its current leadership and designs. Includes a collection of finished designs, close-up details and key moments.
Little Book of Gucci by Karen Homer
$27.99 NZD
Category: Fashion | Series: Little Book of Fashion Ser.
One of the oldest Italian fashion brands in existence today, Gucci was founded in Florence in 1921. Guccio Gucci established his company with the goal of creating opulent luggage for Italy's wealthy and fashionable upper-classes. With the signature Gucci print of dark brown diamonds on a tan background, ...Show more
Little Book of London Style: The Fashion Story of the Iconic City by Karen Homer
$27.99 NZD
Category: Fashion | Series: Little Books of City Style Ser.
Following the explosions of ingenuity and evolution of London style, this illustrated reference is the perfect guide to embrace the enthralling mix of chic, edgy and novel that is London fashion. From street style to high fashion, London has been a hub of fashion creativity and innovation for centuries. ...Show more
Odysseus Returns Home by Homer
$10.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
After war and strife, a mighty king's troubles are only just beginning . . . After ten years at war and ten years wandering the world, Odysseus has finally returned home. But he cannot reveal his identity to his faithful wife Penelope. A gang of would-be lovers are pestering her to marry one of them ...Show more
Odyssey (The Usborne Illustrated) by Sebastien van Donnick; Homer
$30.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Illustrated Originals Ser.
A beautiful edition of Homer's classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus' encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops... A beautiful gift for any child who ...Show more
The Anger of Achilles : The Iliad by Homer
$13.00 NZD
Category: No Category
War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans. Achilles, the great warrior champion of the Greek army, is angrily sulking in his tent and refusing to fight, after a row with his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan king Hector kills Achilles' beloved friend, he plunges back into the battle to seek h ...Show more
The Book of Origins by Trevor Homer
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
This book is a treasure-trove of information on the origins of everything - from tea-bags to mobile phones.
The Iliad by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)
$76.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
After an invocation to the Muses, the story launches in medias res towards the end of the Trojan War between the Trojans and the besieging Greeks. Chryses, a Trojan priest of Apollo, offers the Greeks wealth for the return of his daughter Chryseis, held captive by Agamemnon, the Greek leader. Although m ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
$17.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction | Series: Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Clanless, lawless, homeless is he who is in love with civil war, that brutal ferocious thing.' The epic poem The Iliad begins nine years after the beginning of the Trojan War and describes the great warrior Achilles an ...Show more
The Iliad: A New Translation by Homer
$40.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
A stunning new translation of the classic tale of Greeks, Trojans and the fall of Troy. Man seduces another's wife then kidnaps her. The husband and his brother get a gang together to steal her back and take revenge. The woman regrets being seduced and wants to escape whilst the man's entourage resent ...Show more
The Odyssey by Homer
$35.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
Trouble is brewing at the home of the Hero Ulysses, who has spent years fighting in the Trojan Wars and is now captive of the beautiful nymph Calypso. Hordes of suitors to his wife have invaded the family house, and Ulysses' son Telemachus sets out to find his father. Freed from the clutches of Calypso ...Show more