Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741149533 ISBN 13: 9781741149531
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. Gamble, Kim Ilustrador. The adorable Tashi is off on his ninth adventure, but this time he will have to confront ghosts and spirits as he enters the haunted house in his village. Proving his bravery and loyal friendship, Tashi promises to help his friend Ning Jing escape her nasty cousin Bu Li, and he lays a clever plan to spook Bu Li out of the forest. The exciting adventures of Tashi are perfect for young independent readers. 64 pages.
Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741753279 ISBN 13: 9781741753271
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Poor. A practical, hilarious dating guide for women, written by a Bad Boy come clean. 306 pages.
Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741146585 ISBN 13: 9781741146585
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. Allie Gebhardt thought sharing a room with her younger brother Bethan was bad enough, but sharing a room with a ghost proves to be down right frightful. In this deliciously spooky tale, Allie?s family is haunted by Eglantine Higgins, the ghost of a young girl who used to live in their house. After mysterious writings appear on the walls of Bethan?s room, Bethan moves in with his older sister, much to her dismay. Irritated by her younger brother, Allie becomes determined to get rid of the unwanted guest in Bethan?s room. This suspenseful tale combines mystery, cleverness, and a little bit of humor to create a frightfully fun ghost story for younger readers. 144 pages.
Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741752299 ISBN 13: 9781741752298
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. When Lieutenant Charles Acland is flown home from Iraq with serious head injuries, he faces not only permanent disfigurement but also an apparent change to his personality. Described as an outgoing extrovert by everyone who knew him before he was wounded, he becomes increasingly isolated and withdrawn as he undergoes reconstructive surgery in a military hospital in Birmingham. Crippled by migraines, and suspicious of his psychiatrist, he begins to display sporadic bouts of aggression. particularly against women. and very particularly against his ex-fianc e who seems unable to accept that the relationship is over.Rejecting medical advice to continue with cosmetic surgery, Acland discharges himself and makes a bid to return to active service. Devastated when the army refuses the request, he cuts all ties with his former life and moves to London. Alone and unmonitored, he sinks into a private world of guilt and paranoid distrust. until a customer annoys him in a Bermondsey pub.Out of control and only prevented from killing the man by the intervention of a 250-pound female weightlifter called Jackson, he attracts the attention of police who are investigating three gay' murders in the Bermondsey area that appear to have been motivated by extreme rage.Under suspicion, Acland is forced to confront the real issues behind his isolation and the self-denying Spartan existence that has brought him close to starvation. How much control does he have over the dark side of his personality? Do his migraines contribute to his rages? Has he always been the duplicitous chameleon that his ex-fianc e claims?And why. if he hates women. does he look to a woman for help.? 368 pages.
Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741753414 ISBN 13: 9781741753417
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. In her acclaimed 'Classics: Books for Life' Jane Gleeson-White made a heartfelt call to 'read for life', and an invaluable literary excavation into our reading past to rediscover the great masterpieces that move and inspire us and to learn why they still resonate with us today. Now Gleeson-White turns her attention to Australian Classics: beloved novels, poems, short stories, children's books and seminal works of non-fiction are brought together here and compellingly presented for us to find or rediscover. Australian Classics celebrates our greatest works of literature and tells us why they matter and what they give us as readers. It is an inspired and inspiring feast of the great Australian books that make exalted readers of us all. 338 pages.
Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741143802 ISBN 13: 9781741143805
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. 'Brad Murdoch is not just Brad Murdoch. He's a breed, a type. There are Murdochs all across northern Australia and they run to kind. White or beige Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 utility. Canvas canopy off the back with built-in flyscreen mesh. Six-pack foam esky for up front of the cab on long drives and a serious full-grown Rubbermaid esky for the back of vehicle to be accessed on piss-stops. Engel electric car fridge, naturally. Cop-type swivel camping spotlight at the rear. Weapons of various types - revolvers, pistols, rifles, bludgeons. Loves his mates but always disappointed by women.' In the twenty years since Azaria Chamberlain's disappearance, Territory death has lost none of its fascination. Murder is murder, wherever it happens, but when it collides with tourist country - the Australian outback - it usually sparks a frenzy of speculation and blame. When Peter Falconio disappeared on 14 July 2001, his girlfriend Joanne Lees endured a trial by media, Lindy Chamberlain style. Falconio's body was never recovered, but Brad Murdoch was found guilty of his murder in December 2005 and given a non-parole period of 28 years: one year for every year of the British backpacker's young life. Paul Toohey takes us right inside the crazed world of Bradley John Murdoch - a life lived on the road, fuelled by drugs and alcohol - a heady mix of racism, guns and nothingness. It's about the weirdness of north and western Australia, and what happens when distance, heat and lawlessness take control. 242 pages.
Publicado por Allen & Unwin 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1741750725 ISBN 13: 9781741750720
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. Set in a small town in the wake of a horrific school shooting, 'Nineteen Minutes' sees Jordan McAfee, a lawyer, representing a boy who desperately needs someone on his side; and Patrick Ducharme, an intrepid detective, whose best witness is the daughter of the superior court judge assigned to the case. As the story unfolds, layer after layer is peeled back to reveal some hard-hitting questions about the nature of justice, the balance of power and what it means to be different. 464 pages.