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Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall

Spike Milligan · 1980

NZ$9.50 (€4.76 | $5.25 | £3.97 | ¥838)

Penguin Books Ltd 1980 Paperback 288 Britannia rules the waves TA-RA, but on occasions she waives the rules and Spike is all set to liberate-gasp-Italy. In this fourth volume of war memoirs, Lance-Bombardier Milligan (Spike actually) continues his notorious sage of World War I...

The Monkey's Mask

Dorothy Porter · 1994

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

Random House NZ 1994 Paperback 260 Good

Mother Tongue

Bill Bryson · 1991

NZ$11.50 (€5.77 | $6.35 | £4.81 | ¥1,014)

Penguin Books 1991 Paperback 270 In this hymn to the mother tongue, Bill Bryson examines how a language 'treated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate language of peasants' has now become the undisputed global language (more people learn English in China than live in...

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement

Samuel Butler · 1964

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Blackwood & J. Paul 1964 Hardback 135 DJ; Owner's Name inside. DJ torn with piece missing on front. Some foxing to end papers and page edges. Spine sunned. Good

World Without End

Ken Follett · 2008

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

Pan Macmillan 2008 Paperback 1200 On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed. As adults, their ...

Meditations

Jiddu Krishnamurti · 2000

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd. 2000 Paperback 82 This classic collection of brief excerpts from J. Krishnamurti's talks and writings presents the essence of his teaching on meditation- a state of attention, beyond thought, which brings total freedom from all the conflict, ...

Everyday Healthy Food

Niki Bezzant and Healthy Food Media Ltd. · 2007

NZ$12.50 (€6.27 | $6.91 | £5.23 | ¥1,103)

Healthy Food 2007 Paperback 127 Everyday Healthy Food is a collection of over 100 favourite recipes from the award-winning Healthy Food Guide magazine, a trusted source of practical advice in many Kiwi homes. Large. Good

The Gospel According To Ali G

Sacha Baron Cohen and Ali G and Ant Hines and Dan Mazer · 2001

NZ$12.50 (€6.27 | $6.91 | £5.23 | ¥1,103)

Fourth Estate 2001 Hardback 103 Check dis - as a gesture of peace and to make a couple of extra squid, me has laid down me Uzi, picked up a felt-tip and wrote a book. I ain't hexactly sure wot is in it, cos me can't hactually read (they never taught it at me school), but appar...

Three Complete Novels : Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match

Len Deighton · 1993

NZ$16.50 (€8.27 | $9.12 | £6.90 | ¥1,455)

Wings Books 1993 Hardback 857 This famous trilogy follows British intelligence agent Bernard Samson through a web of treachery and betrayal. His year-long mission crosses continents and breaks unspoken codes, leaving no one--friends, lovers, or Samson himself--free from suspic...

Doctor Johnson And His World

Frank Ernest Halliday · 1968

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

Thames & Hudson 1968 Hardback 152 Written with a deep and sympathetic knowledge of Johnson's life and works, Halliday's biography takes a close look at what Johnson's peers wrote about him, and what he himself wrote during his lifetime; including his Dictionary, which was a ma...

Creative Vegetable Gardening: Growing Vegetables With Flowers In The Classic Tradition

Joy Larkcom · 1997

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Mitchell Beazley 1997 Hardback 208 Joy Larkcom explains how to mix colour, texture, and form to plant a superb vegetable garden that will rival any conventional arrangement, no matter how small the plot. Organized in thematic chapters, this book offers sound, practical advice ...

The Waka

Gavin Bishop and Jean Prior · 2005

NZ$84.00 (€42.11 | $46.41 | £35.13 | ¥7,409)

Scholastic 2005 Paperback 31 A retelling of the Noah's Ark story featuring New Zealand wildlife and a Māori chief. Suggested level: junior primary. Large. Very Good

Star Wars Roleplaying Game : Arms And Equipment Guide

Jeff Grubb and Owen K. C. Stephens · 2002

NZ$11.50 (€5.77 | $6.35 | £4.81 | ¥1,014)

Wizards of the Coast 2002 Paperback 96 Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for having a good blaster at your side. The galaxy is a dangerous place, and even the most capable heroes need the right equipment to get the job done. Outfitting for a rescue mission on a ...

Inventions That Changed The World (Reader's Digest The Eventful Century)

Reader's Digest · 1998

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Reader's Digest 1998 Hardback 160 As the millennium draws to a close, The Eventful Century series presents the vast panorama of the last hundred years - a century which has witnessed the transition from horse-drawn transport to space travel, and from the first telephones to th...

American Motocross Illustrated (2002)

Davey Coombs and Simon Cudby and Eric Johnson · 2002

NZ$44.00 (€22.06 | $24.31 | £18.40 | ¥3,881)

Fox Racing 2002 Hardback 178 A love story of the sport, Fox presents American Motocross by Racer X's Simon Cudby. A high-end hard cover book consisting of 178 oversized pages. It is a colorful odyssey through the 2002 American racing season. Photographed by ace lensman Simon C...

The Quest For The Rose

Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix · 1993

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

BBC Books 1993 Hardback 256 Accompanying a BBC2 television series, this book traces the history of the rose, which has exerted a hold over man's imagination since ancient Egyptian times. To Cleopatra and the Roman emperors it was associated with luxury and to the early Christi...

The Encyclopedia Of Fishing

Reed Books · 1994

NZ$17.50 (€8.77 | $9.67 | £7.32 | ¥1,544)

Dorling Kindersley 1994 Hardback 288 The complete guide to the fish, tackle, and techniques in both fresh and salt water. Every kind of equipment is shown in full-color photographic spreads. An 80-page encyclopedic section presents hundreds of fish species from around the worl...

Disney's The Lion King

Gina Ingoglia · 1994

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Random House Disney 1994 Hardback 96 An illustrated adaptation of the Disney movie. Large; DJ; First Edition. Dust jacket faded on spine. Good

In Search of Shakespeare

Michael Wood · 2003

NZ$19.50 (€9.78 | $10.77 | £8.16 | ¥1,720)

Basic Books 2003 Hardback 352 Although Shakespeare is the world's greatest writer, his work familiar all over the world, we know virtually nothing about the man himself. In "Shakespeare", historian and television presenter Michael Wood pieces together a more convincing portrai...

A Richer Dust: Echoes From An Edwardian Album

Colin Gordon · 1978

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Elm Tree Books 1978 Hardback 190 Selections from a turn-of-the-19th-century photo album of a family in Yorkshire, discovered by Gordon on a fleamarket stall. Heavy; Large; DJ; Owner's Name inside. Good