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The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ushered in an era of New Journalism, "An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. "An astonishing book" (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters, LSD, and the 1960s....
The Small House at Allington
Anthony Trollope, Anthony Trollope
'Of course there was a Great House at Allington. How otherwise should there have been a small house?' The Great House is home to Squire Dale, the Small House to his widowed sister-in-law, Mrs Dale, and her tow unmarried daughters, Lily and Bell. Both girls have two suitors: in Lily's case John Eames, a ...
Things Fall Apart
Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is w...
Vile Bodies: Popular Penguins
In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of twenties Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their hedonistic whims and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade. ...
The Bush
While most of us live in cities clinging to the coastal fringe, our sense of what an Australian is, or should be, is drawn from the vast and varied inland called the bush. But what do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us? Starting with his forebears' battle to drive back nature and eke a livi...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
The bestselling story of the young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village, now in an accessible middle grade edition. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to s...
The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling Big Ideasseries.Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of sem...
Crossfire (#5 Noughts and Crosses)
Crossfire is the long-awaited new novel in legendary author Malorie Blackman's ground-breaking Noughts & Crosses series - perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and The Power. Thirty-four years have passed since Sephy Hadley - a Cross - first met Callum McGregor - a nought. Their love was forbidden...
Berta Isla
'For a while, she wasn't sure that her husband was her husband. Sometimes she thought he was, and sometimes not.' Berta and Tomas meet in Madrid and, though both young, they decide to spend their lives together. Eighteen and betrothed, Tomas leaves to study at Oxford. His talent for languages quickly ca...
Hey Grandude!
New York Times No.1 Bestseller - now including a story CD performed by the author, bringing the magic to life. From the legendary Paul McCartney - an action-packed picture-book adventure celebrating the fun that grandparents and grandchildren can have when their imaginations run wild. Grandude is a on...
The Suicide House
'On the other side of that wall are the woods, and in those woods is a forgotten path that leads to the infamous boarding house.' Beyond the manicured campus of Indiana's elite Westmont Preparatory School sits an abandoned boarding house, popular among students as a late-night hangout - and recently the...
What Zola Did on Tuesday (#2)
Zola loves living on Boomerang Street with her mum and her nonna. Every day of the week is an adventure. But Zola has a problem. No matter how much she tries, she can't keep out of trouble! Seven stories in the series - one for every day of the week. From the bestselling author of Looking for Alibrandi....
Greyhound: Discover the gripping naval thriller behind the major motion picture starring Tom Hanks
'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44 The Tom Hanks film originally published as The Good Shepherd and acclaimed as C.S. Forester's wartime classic It's 1942. America has just joined the war. Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation...
LGB Trains (Little Golden Book)
Dennis R. Shealy; Paul Boston (Illustrator)
Little conductors and engineers willl love learning all about trains with this non-fiction Little Golden Book All aboard My Little Golden Book About Trains is a fact-filled look at a subject children are fascinated by Full of exciting, colorful illustrations celebrating the history of the railroad....
The Tea Gardens
A heartbreaking story about the pursuit of passion by the bestselling author of The Chocolate Tin.Spirited doctor Isla Fenwick is determined to work at the coalface of medicine in India before committing to life as a dutiful wife. With hopes of making a difference in the world, she sails to Calcutta to ...
A Fatal Crossing
Gripping crime fiction set on board a cruise liner sailing from Southampton to New York in the 1920s. This fresh take on the classic locked-room mystery will appeal to fans of Anthony Horowitz, Sophie Hannah and Richard Osman. November 1924. The Endeavour sets sail from Southampton carrying 2,000 passen...
The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire, 1918-1922
A new, groundbreaking history of the fall of the Ottoman empire, published to coincide with its centenary In the autumn of 1918, revolution spread across Europe. One by one, grand imperial houses collapsed, allowing new republics to take their place. The fall of the Ottoman Empire is usually understood ...
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