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Ghost Fire (#17 Courtney Series) by Wilbur Smith; Tom Harper
$45.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: 2 Crime
1754. Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Connie, believing herself abandoned by ...Show more
Gladys Goes to War by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: very good
A stunning picture book from the award-winning Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper, bringing us the incredible true story of Gladys Sandford u mechanic, First World War ambulance driver, New Zealand's first woman pilot and a trailblazer ahead of her time. Gladys loves nothing better than tinkering with car eng ...Show more
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
$50.00 NZD
Category: Historical fiction | Reading Level: very good
"From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch - 'Scout' - returns home from New York City to visit her ageing father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the ...Show more
Go Set a Watchman: Harper Lee's sensational lost novel by Harper Lee
$26.00 NZD
Category: Historical fiction
From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch - 'Scout? - returns home from New York City to visit her ageing father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the ...Show more
Housewife Down by Alison Penton Harper
$25.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The days I had previously filled with the duties of chief cook and bottle-washer now lay strangely empty and stretched out before me like a blank canvas. I kept looking at it, but couldn't think of anything to paint... Preparing dinner for her husband's colleagues, nervous, and listening to a woman comp ...Show more
How to Repair Everything - A Green Guide to Fixing Stuff by Nick Harper
$22.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
With advice on tools, materials and methods and written in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format, this is a book that makes it easier to say 'No' to our disposable society and make a real difference.Not everything has built-in obsolescence - as this fantastically handy guide to fixing everyday objects ...Show more
Images of War: New Zealand and the First World War in Photographs by Glyn Harper
$100.00 NZD
Category: History
In a major research project, Glyn Harper and the National Army Museum combined official war photographs with more informal images to provide a moving visual history. Originally published in 2008, this book has now been beautifully redesigned as a stunning large-format hardback. While primarily drawn fro ...Show more
Images of War: World War One : a Photographic Record of New Zealanders at War 1914-1918 by Glyn Harper
$60.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: Very Good
They shall not grow old...In 1914, despite being forbidden, many a Kiwi soldier's kitbag included a portable camera, known as 'The Soldiers' Kodak'. In a major research project, Glyn Harper and the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum have combined official war photographs with more informal images t ...Show more
In the Face of the Enemy: The Complete History of The Victoria Cross & New Zealand by Glyn Harper & Colin Richardson
$36.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
For 150 years the highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry has been the Victoria Cross. These are the extraordinary stories of the New Zealand VCs. Since its instigation in 1856 more than 40 Victoria Crosses have been awarded with strong New Zealand associations to men whose courage in the ...Show more
In the Face of the Enemy: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand by Glyn Harper
$27.00 NZD
Category: History
The highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry is the Victoria Cross, and this book examines the history of the award, telling the stories of those New Zealanders (or those with strong New Zealand associations) who have won it. This includes awards made to British soldiers serving in New Zea ...Show more
It's Not Fair by Anita Harper
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
If he makes a mess, it's all right, but if I make a mess, I get into trouble. It's not fair. This kitten gets a new baby brother. Ages 4-7 years.
Jim's Letters by Glyn Harper
$25.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
"Dear Jim, Your postcard arrived today. I showed it to the family. Mum misses you..." Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim write to each other whenever they get a chance. Tom talks about life at home on the farm while Jim writes from Egypt and then from the trenches of the Gallipoli peninsu ...Show more