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The Rainbow
This title is presented with an introduction by Rachel Cusk. Set between the 1840s and the early years of the twentieth century, "The Rainbow" tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, ancient occupiers of Marsh Farm, Nottinghamshire. Through courting, pregnancy, marriage and defiance...
The Bonfire of the Vanities
"Sherman McCoy is a WASP, bond trader and self-appointed Master of the Universe . He has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians and clergy...
That's Not a Hippopotamus!
A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reach a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam, who really might know where the hippo is hiding....
Who Lived There? The Stories Behind Historic New Zealand Buildings
You can't help but wonder about the stories behind the unusual buildings you see around New Zealand - from cute colonial cottages to abandoned industrial buildings or ghost towns. Nicola McCloy went looking to find out ... who lived there? From basic stone cottages in barren-looking countryside to prett...
Sons of a Good Keen Man: Life in the shadow of Barry Crump
Barry Crump - the man, the myth, the father. 'Barry was never a father to me, but he did become a friend.'- Martin Crump Barry Crump was a titan of New Zealand writing, his semi-autobiographical novels about life as a rugged outdoorsman selling more than a million copies. In his time, he was held up a...
Eight Days in May - How Germany's War Ended
1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain.Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn betwee...
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