Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 1869506650 ISBN 13: 9781869506650
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. 304 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0732285127 ISBN 13: 9780732285128
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. ENTER A WORLD OF BEAUTY AND DANGER, OF FRENCH CABARET AND TERRIBLE REVENGE Mak Vanderwall - beautiful, street-wise daughter of a cop, graduate in forensic psychology, and now PI - is hired by a widowed mother to track down her missing nineteen-year-old son. Has he come to harm? Or has he run off with a bizarre troupe of shady French cabaret artists sweeping through Australia? Has the dark beauty of the burlesque, the magic, the mind-bending contortion, beguiled him? Or has he been seduced by the mysterious and amoral older woman who has a terrifying starring role in the troupe's modern performances of the Grand Guignol 'Theatre of Fear', famous in Paris in the early 1900s? And what of the rumours of violence and tragedy that have plagued the troupe for the past decade? Is their horrifying past fact or fiction? Meanwhile, Mak is increasingly obsessed with the powerful Cavanagh family, one of Australia's richest and most ruthless families, whom she believes has got away with murder. And it seems their security advisor Mr White, and his hit man, Luther Hand, may not have forgotten about Mak either . 391 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0061905666 ISBN 13: 9780061905667
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. PRISM takes us to a slightly alternate universe, in which medicine and healthcare do not exist, and in which sick people are allowed to die without any care. Set in New Mexico and California, the novel features three teens who fall through a cave at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico while on a field trip and are plunged into a frightening parallel universe - seven weeks in the past, in which their 'normal' worlds of family and high school remain the same. except for the fact that no medicine exists and when people die in the street they are picked up and disposed of. Ages 12+.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Limited 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007317417 ISBN 13: 9780007317417
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. In April 2006 the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on a tour that has become a legend. All that summer the Paras were subjected to relentless Taliban attacks in one of the most gruelling campaigns fought by British troops in modern times. Two years later the Paras are back in the pounding heat of the Afghanistan front lines. The conflict has changed. The enemy has been forced to adopt new weaponry and tactics. But how much progress are we really making in the war against the insurgents? And is there an end in sight? In this searing account of 3 Para's return, bestselling author Patrick Bishop combines gripping, first-person accounts of front line action with an unflinching look at the hard realities of our involvement in Afghanistan. Writing from a position of exclusive access alongside the Paras, he reveals the 'ground truth' of the mission our soldiers have been given. It's a sombre picture. But shining out from it are stories of courage, comradeship and humour, as well as a gripping account of an epic humanitarian operation through Taliban-infested country to deliver a vitally needed turbine to the Kajaki Dam. Frank, action-packed and absorbing, GROUND TRUTH is a timely and important book that will set the agenda for discussion of the Afghan conflict for years to come. 324 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007285892 ISBN 13: 9780007285891
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0061905674 ISBN 13: 9780061905674
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Near Mint. In L.A. CANDY, nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts moves to L.A. and unexpectedly becomes the star of a reality T.V. show. With fame comes wealth, hot clothes and even hotter love interests - and Jane's lapping it all up with her eclectic entourage of pals who are always up for a wild night out and the chance to get a piece of her spotlight. But soon Jane realizes everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be. L.A. CANDY is a fast-paced, honest and entertaining fictional account of what it's like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all firsthand: Lauren Conrad. 326 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007278233 ISBN 13: 9780007278237
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. The brilliantly funny Sunday Times top ten bestseller.Alan Carr tells his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise as one of Britain?s best-loved comedians.?Puberty had been unkind. Whereas it had come in the night and left the other boys with chiselled, stubbly chins and deep masculine voices, I?d been left with a huge pair of knockers and the voice of a pensioner.? Alan CarrAlan Carr grew up in one of the most boring towns in England ? Northampton. A place known for making shoes. It was also known for its football club, Northampton Town FC. Alan?s dad as manager of the club was a local hero. A dream come true for most lads, but not Alan. Alan wore glasses and had man boobs at 14. He did not like P.E.In his very first book, Alan tells his life story, (?oh and what a life?) with his unique twist of natural, observational humour ??I?m not saying I?m a fantasist but there have been times when things that I?ve seen on television when I was younger have tended to seep into my subconscious and blended into my own life. I remember telling my Mum about the time I stopped that woman from having a diamond encrusted necklace stolen and she?d say ?No Alan, that was Poirot.?With his tongue-in-cheek, end of pier humour that made him famous, Alan describes an ordinary life in bursts of technicolour. His journey from awkward schoolboy hiding his man-boobs on the pitch, drinking tea with the dinner ladies and working in a call centre, to becoming one of our best-loved comedians likened to the great Frankie Howerd, make his book a guaranteed tickler with a laugh-out-loud gag on every page. 320 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Australia 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0732289688 ISBN 13: 9780732289683
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. Evernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all - vampires. Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been told her destiny is to become one of them. But Bianca fell in love with Lucas - a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind. 368 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 1869508017 ISBN 13: 9781869508012
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. Rob (Bob) Matthews, OBE, went blind as a teenager. Determind to live as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Para Olympian. Rob always knew that one day he would be completely blind. He inherited a congenital eye condition from his father and after a childhood of painful visits to eye clinics, where he was used as a textbook example for multitudes of medical students, he eventually became completely blind. After finding his true calling as a long distance runner, his rise in the sport was meteoric, and before long Rob was winning gold medals and breaking world and Paralympics running records. With a new wife and job and a satisfying and rewarding life as an international sportsman, he thought he had it all. But tragedy was to strike when his young wife was suddenly struck down by a brain aneurism, leaving him bereft and alone again. His spirited fight back from the depression that resulted to find love once more saw him regain his interest in life and in life after running. Rob has now established a new career as an inspirational speaker. 272 pages.
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Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand 2009 Paperback, 2008
ISBN 10: 1869507835 ISBN 13: 9781869507831
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. When 18-year-old Kitty Carlisle's father dies unexpectedly in Norfolk in 1838, Kitty and her mother are left impoverished. After Kitty is discovered in a compromising position with an unscrupulous adventurer, her reputation is left in shreds. In desperation, her mother banishes Kitty to the colonies in disgrace, under the guardianship of her dour missionary uncle and his long-suffering wife. Against the backdrop of the wild and unruly Bay of Islands in the period leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Kitty meets and falls in love with Ryan Farrell, a rude, aloof and atheistic ships captain. When she discovers he is also a gun runner, her loyalties are torn and her tempestuous nature leads to an estrangement. The path to true love is tortuous, involving rampaging Maori war parties, illicit sexual liaisons and incarceration in Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks, forgery, betrayal and death at sea. A tempestuous romance and a lively adventure with a fiery and memorable heroine, Kitty is a stand-alone novel, with potential as an ongoing saga of love and adventure on the high seas in the Pacific of the 1800s, by one of our leading historical novelists. 350 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Limited 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007303262 ISBN 13: 9780007303267
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. Tony Parsons returns to the subject matter which made him a million copy bestseller in this story of love, life, and relationships.George Bailey has been given the gift we all dream of the chance to live his life again. After suffering a heart attack at the age of 42, George is given the heart of a 19-year-old and suddenly everything changes.He is a friend to his teenage son and daughter and not a stern Home Secretary, monitoring their every move.He makes love to his wife all night long - instead of from midnight until about five past. And suddenly he wants to change the world, just as soon as he shakes off his hangover.But George Bailey discovers that being young again is not all it is cracked up to be and what he actually wants more than anything in the universe is to have his old life back. rough edges of cover 400 pages.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Australia 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0732289173 ISBN 13: 9780732289171
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. 'A Beretta Px4 compact pistol is a little bigger than a mobile phone, weighs around 700 grams and has a capacity of 10 shots. Small and light, it leaves no visible mark in the pocket carrying it and its small calibre has an enormous advantage: instead of crossing the victim's body, the bullet shatters the bones and tears everything it finds in its path.' This is the beginning of THE WINNER STANDS ALONE, Paulo Coelho's 12th novel, a merciless portrait of the elites - from fashion to politics - that define the course of the world we live in. Set backstage at the Cannes Film Festival, THE WINNER STANDS ALONE stages film directors, producers, stylists, models, consecrated actors and candidates for stardom to narrate the story of a serial killer who, obsessed with the woman that abandoned him, spreads panic in the world of the celebrities gathered in the French city. 416 pages.
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Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007241550 ISBN 13: 9780007241552
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. Larissa Stark is a beautiful woman who plays many roles in her life: wife, mother, devoted friend. She has everything she ever wanted, until a chance encounter with a stranger changes Larissa's idyllic existence forever, leading her to question all the things she once believed were true. Faced with impossible choices and contemplating the unthinkable, Larissa struggles with an eternal mystery: how does one woman follow a divided heart? Spanning the upscale suburbs of New Jersey, the slums of Manila and the desolate beauty of the Australian outback, A SONG IN THE DAYLIGHT is a story of the bonds that unite us and the desires that drive us apart. From the author of TULLY AND THE BRONZE HORSEMAN comes another unforgettable novel of passion and heartbreak.