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Late in March we got our first glimpse of the interior of Emporium Melbourne. It was
a hive of activity, with over 200 tenancies in various stages of fitout. The centre is
almost completed - and according to the landlord - will be ready for the scheduled
opening on April 16.
Robinsons Bookshop Emporium
Melbourne - a work in progress...
We are starting with an empty concrete shell and will be
working towards a completed store in early June. We have lots
to do and the excitement is building. Robinsons Bookshop will
be located adjacent to the level 3 cafe court on the mall linking
David Jones & Emporium. This level also links to Melbourne
Central via walkways.
We welcomed several new staff members this month - at all of our stores. However,
we are still recruiting for several positions. Please check our website employment
page if you are interested in applying.
Our Eat Pray Love pizza’s were so successful during March - that we have decided
to keep them on our permanent menu at our Frankston cafe. During April we are
celebrating the joy of Easter Buns with our Hot Cross Yums (Easter Bun Puddings).
Thanks to Karen for sharing her recipe.
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Easter
April Book of The Month
SAPPHIRE SKIES
Belinda Alexandra
A love bigger than a war. A beautiful woman lost. A mystery
unsolved … until now.
2000: The wreckage of a downed WWII fighter plane is
discovered in the forests near Russia’s Ukrainian border. The
aircraft belonged to Natalya Azarova, ace pilot and pin-up girl
for Soviet propaganda, but the question of her fate remains
unanswered. Was she a German spy who faked her own death,
as the Kremlin claims? Her lover, Valentin Orlov, now a highlydecorated general, refuses to believe it.
Lily, a young Australian woman, has moved to Moscow to escape from tragedy. She
becomes fascinated by the story of Natalya, and when she meets an elderly woman
who claims to know the truth behind the rumours, Lily is drawn deeper into the mystery.
From the pomp and purges of Stalin’s Russia through the horrors of war and beyond
- secrets and lies, enduring love and terrible betrayal, sacrifice and redemption all
combine in this sweeping saga from Belinda Alexandra.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Belinda Alexandra has been published to wide acclaim in
Australia and New Zealand, France, Germany, Holland, Poland,
Norway and Greece. She is the daughter of a Russian mother
and Australian father, and has been an intrepid traveller since
her youth. Her love of other cultures and languages is matched by her passion for
her home country, Australia, where she is a volunteer rescuer and carer for the NSW
Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES).
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Hemingway on War
Ernest Hemingway
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Ernest Hemingway witnessed
many of the seminal conflicts of
the 20th century, as a Red Cross
ambulance driver during the First
World War and during his twentyfive years as a war correspondent. This edition
offers an unparalleled portrayal of the physical and
psychological impact of war and its aftermath.
First World War 4
Book Boxed Set
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This beautiful boxed set brings
together four significant books
about the First World War.
Australian Women at
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Patsy Smith Adam
HB
$39.99
A history of how Australian
women responded to war – from
1900, when the first nurses
sailed to the Boer War, to 1945
& its aftermath. Recording the achievements of
our women for all time, it tells of their bravery, selfsacrifice, endurance and devotion.
Letter Composed
During a Lull in the
Fighting
Kevin Powers
HB
$29.99
In this debut poetry collection, an
Iraq war veteran Kevin Powers
creates a startling, affecting
portrait of a life shaped by war. Written with honesty
and insight, these poems strive to make sense of war
and its echoes through human experience.
A History Of The First World War In
100 Objects
John Wilson Hughes
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paintings of official war artists.
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Gallipoli
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Jonathan King
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taken from letters and diaries of the men who fought.
Letters From The Front
Andrew Roberts
PB
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Tells the story of young men from
many nations thrown into the
crucible of war, fighting not just to
survive, but to understand what
was happening to them and their
comrades. It tells it in the words of
the soldiers themselves, in their letters home.
The First World War
A New History
Hew Strachan
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Exploring such theatres as the
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century that followed it.
Reviews
LOVE, LOVE ME DO
SHOVEL READY
Mark Haysom
Love, Love Me Do. I’ll always love you. These Beatles lyrics
epitomise not only the title, but how I feel about British author
Mark Haysom’s debut novel of second chances and trying to
find your dreams in a world too full of reality.
Truman Bird is a charmer, a gambler and a fraud. In 1963
he packs his young family into the car on the premise of a summer holiday. The
destination; a dilapidated caravan on the edge of Ashdown forest. Then Truman
Bird disappears.
For Truman’s wife Christie, life is not all she had hoped it would amount to. A
young mother of three is not the career life she had envisaged at 18. How have her
ambitions turned into a rejected caravan and a missing husband?
A novel in five memorable perspectives, Hayson unravels the duality of menace
and tenderness and the way we build narratives for ourselves. Pure, wise and at
times utterly heartbreaking, “Love, Love Me Do” is a manifestation in all its (not so
beautiful) forms. An emotional and unforgettable debut.
.
Emily.
GOSPEL OF LOKI
Joanne M. Harris
In her youth, Joanne Harris – author of the hugely successful
Chocolat – spent much of her time at the library poring over
Norse mythology: a lifelong passion which has culminated in
The Gospel of Loki, a retelling of the Norse myths through the
eyes of Loki, the infamous God of Mischief.
Many will be familiar with Loki from the Marvel films and
comics, but there is a lot more to learn about his character here. Harris portrays
him, not as a villain, but in a sympathetic light, as a mischief-loving outcast who
struggled to find his place in Asgard. The novel reads like an anthology of anecdotes, taken straight from the original Norse myths. However, these aren’t your
traditional dusty stories; Loki’s narration is modern, entertaining & humorous.
Each story is an insight into a different arc of Loki’s life. Lessons, rather than
chapters, tell the story. The approach works well, as each lesson starts with a title
and the lesson itself before launching into the narrative e.g. Book One, Lesson
Seven: Hair & beauty never trust a lover. Those titles also hint at the humor within.
Harris’s Loki could come up to you today and have a conversation with you, and
you’d think he’d lived in the 21st century all his life.
Loki might be mischievous, and heartless, and selfish, but the rest of the gods,
from Thor to Sif to Odin are even worse. Of course, we only see them through
Loki’s eyes, so we’re biased, but you can’t help but love Loki and dislike everyone
he dislikes. Like many so called “villains,” he is the hero of his own story.
Adam Sternbergh
“Shovel Ready” is really a combination of a few genres, notably
dystopian science-fiction and hard-boiled crime, and a pleasing
mixture it makes. There appears to be a trend at the moment,
especially in the US, for genre-blending novels, and recently
we’ve had Warren Ellis’s “Gun Machine” and Lauren Beukes’s
“The Shining Girls”, to name but two - done well it can be very
satisfying, with all the critique and intelligence of good sci-fi fused with the violence,
twists and dry-wit of pulp noir.
The novel’s anti-hero, known only as Spademan, is a former garbageman turned
hitman, in a future New York depopulated by a series of terrorist attacks; he’s a killer
but has a morality of sorts, the sort of twisted code that only makes sense in the crazy
world he lives in. When he’s contracted to kill the daughter of a powerful religious
figure events quickly spin out of control.
Sternbergh’s punchy, spare prose is a good fit for the material, and is particularly
effective during action scenes where the lack of description actually heightens the
excitement, as you try to fill in the gaps between the few words you’re given. I also
enjoyed the futuristic setting, particularly the “limnospere”, a virtual reality world that
only the rich can afford, and which leaves the Internet as the preserve of the poor.
A fast-paced, stylish page-turner, with the best bits of a few genres. It’s as good as it
sounds.
SHOCK OF THE FALL
Paul.
Nathan Filer
The COSTA prize award-winning novel Shock of the Fall tells the
story of Matthew Homes, a mentally ill teenager suffering from the
loss of his special needs brother, Simon.
Author Nathan Filer makes his debut with this deeply moving
story; in it, we experience the inner workings of a genuinely
disturbed boy recounting his experiences and intentionally
exposing himself through his own book - Where the Moon Isn’t.
As the story unfolds the insight we gain into Matthews’s troubled mind leaves us
haunted and deeply sorrowed. As we delve deeper into Matthew’s own book we begin
to realize that he is not the most reliable of narrators, yet it is Matthew’s unforgettable
and damaged voice that holds this beautiful narrative together firmly and effortlessly.
Shock of the Fall has left me both speechless and amazed at how beautifully it is
written; I would recommend to all readers looking to be both engaged and moved.
Shock of the Fall is a must read for all.
Bo.
Kate & Talisha.
NORTHANGER ABBEY
Val McDermid
TWO WOLVES
Tristan Bancks
feed.’
Ben Silver is a pretty ordinary kid, really. Chubby, shy and dreamy, he spends most
of his time in the fantasy worlds that exist in online computer games, and in the
animated films that he makes. He likes mysteries, and he likes to figure things out.
His dad evens call him “Cop”, and it’s a nickname he quite likes. His life doesn’t
hold too many surprises. But a surprise visit from real police officers one afternoon
sees him and his sister Olive bundled away on a suspiciously hasty “holiday” to
their grandfather’s cabin. Nothing feels right anymore. What’s going on? What
have his parents been hiding from him? Does he really want to know? But like it or
not, Ben will have to face some difficult choices soon, choices that will affect him
and his loved ones in profound ways.
This is an ambitious and gripping novel for confident younger readers. The hero is
very engaging and a bit of an oddball - maybe the reason I found him so engaging!
Two Wolves will certainly provoke thought on issues of loyalty, family and ethics. A
good choice for a school book club possibly, or for anyone who likes an adventure
that challenges as much as it entertains.
The Austen Project is a tribute to Jane Austen and Northanger
Abbey - book #2 is the one I have been waiting for. It is my
favourite Jane Austen - the first she wrote - and the last one to
make it to print. It is a deliciously gothic satire.
Val McDermid’s breezy, inventive reworking of it radically shifts
the location from Bath to Edinburgh and propels it two centuries forward, embracing
text-speak, the worlds of the Twilight movies and wifi.
Austen’s heroine, Catherine Morland, here known as Cat – “on the basis that nobody
should emerge from their teens with the name their parents had chosen” – is in thrall
to gothic literature. Vampires stalk her imagination.
In Edinburgh, far from her sheltered life as a vicar’s daughter in deepest Dorset, Cat
is introduced to Henry at a dance class where she is the rookie and he the tutor, and
when she learns that his family home is Northanger Abbey in the Scottish Borders,
she almost swoons, envisaging “The kind of historic building that ends up starring” –
or so she hopes – “in a film adaptation of some heart-stopping book about vampires
or Jane Austen heroines or ancestral ghosts.”
Northanger Abbey, with its forbidden tangle of corridors and rooms, its hidden objects,
becomes fertile ground for Cat’s rampant fantasies, fuelling the notion that the Tilneys
are, in truth, a clutch of vampires. McDermid relishes both satirising and celebrating
the comic-gothic genre – at times quoting Austen’s text verbatim.
I can’t wait to read the other five “updates” while also joyfully, rereading the originals.
Annette.
Susanne.
A grandfather tells his grandson one evening that there is
a battle raging inside him, inside all of us. A terrible battle
between two wolves. One wolf is bad – pride, jealousy, greed.
The other wolf is good – kindness, hope, truth. The child asks,
‘Who will win?’ The grandfather answers simply, ‘The one you
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Sapphire Skies
Belinda Alexandra
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The wreckage of a downed WWII
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Alena Graedon
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In the not-so-distant future, the
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Emma Donoghue
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San Francisco, 1876: a stifling
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Look Whos Back
Timur Vermes
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Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch
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Natalie Haynes
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Losing Kate
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Katie Fforde
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Three years ago Bella Castle left
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THE Quick
Lauren Owen
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You will travel to Victorian England,
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pair bound by tragedy. You will, in
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The Janson Option
Robert Ludlum
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Reformed from his days of covertoperations, Paul Janson has set a
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Melinda Houston
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Joanne Van Os
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Sebastian Barry
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Tobias Hill
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THE Haunted Life
Jack Kerouac
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Peter Martin, a college track star
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Jo Riccioni
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Jenn J McLeod
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Maggie Lindeman has no idea a
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Jason Hewitt
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July 1940. 11 year-old Lydia
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Teju Cole
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From the consulate in Manhattan
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Chelsea has had a rough week.
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Kerry McGinnis
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Kelly Roberts finds refuge in the
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Antonia Hodgson
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Jo Nesbo
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Sonny is a model prisoner. He
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The Collector
Nora Roberts
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Lila Emerson is fascinated by
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glamorous, sophisticated homes
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Camilla Lackberg
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Easter 1974. A family vanishes
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James Patterson
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By Its Cover
Donna Leon
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Claire Mcgowan
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A lethal pandemic is rapidly
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Paul Mendelson
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Anna Jacquiery
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Sophie Hannah
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Olivier Truc
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William Shakespeares
The Empire Striketh
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Ian Doescher
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George R R Martin
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David Ramirez
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When a man is murdered on the
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Jen Williams
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Saker looks like a simple priest,
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Den Patrick
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David Wingrove
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Anne Leonard
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Charlaine Harris
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J R Ward
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Nora Roberts
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Various
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Ros Baxter
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It’s the anniversary of Phoebe’s
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A L Jackson
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Biography
Cadence
Emma Ayres
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Emma cycles her way from
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The Lucky One
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Things A Little Bird
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Biz Stone
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Lisa Venables
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In 2009, Lisa and Andrew
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Jane Cornelius lived and worked
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Stronger
Bauman and Witter
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Alphabet Soup
Melissa Doyle
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Andrea di Robilant
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Andrea di Robilant described a
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60 Postcards
Rachael Chadwick
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On 11 February 2012 Rachael
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Love Life
Rob Lowe
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Charlie Chaplin
Peter Ackroyd
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Military
Redback One
Robert Macklin
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Elite SAS Patrol Commander Stuart ‘Nev’ Bonner takes us inside the
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The Fight for Australia
Roland Perry
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In this masterful and gripping
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Stubborn Buggers
Tim Bowden
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A story of twelve Australian POWs
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Historys Worst Battles
Joel Levy
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In the bad, old, politically incorrect
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The Mammoth Book of
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Jon E Lewis
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Lewis shines a light on the ‘shadow
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History
War What is it good for?
Ian Morris
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War is one of the greatest human
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City Lost & Found
Whelan the Wrecker’s
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Robyn Annear
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The demolition firm of Whelan the
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Four Sisters
Helen Rappaport
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On 17 July 1918, 4 young women
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The Hotel on Place
Vendome
Tilar J Mazzeo
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Since the end of the 19th century,
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Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson
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The Arab Revolt against the
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Ben Macintyre
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Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet
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I Survived Kerobokan
Paul Conibeer
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Paul spent 300 days in Kerobokan, living in a stench-filled cell
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Jacks and Jokers
Matthew Condon
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The much-anticipated sequel to
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The Mad Sculptor
Harold Schechter
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In 1937, Bob Irwin - a handsome, failing sculptor with a history of depression & psychopathic episodes - commited a grisly
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Lethal Lovers
Victoria Heywood
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Here you’ll find many chilling
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Newtown An American
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Matthew Lysiak
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Twenty-six people dead; twenty
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Non Fiction
Current Affairs
The Snowden Files
Luke Harding
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It began with a tantalising,
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Reference
Curious History Of The
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Ben Tausig
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2013 marks the 100th anniversary
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Is It True?
Max Cryer
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In this revealing book, Max Cryer
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Science
The Man Who Couldnt
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David Adam
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Have you ever had a strange urge
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Night School
Rochard Wiseman
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We think of sleep as a waste of
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THE Autistic Brain
Temple Grandin
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Temple Grandin offers her own
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Business
Haunted Empire: Apple
after Steve Jobs
Yukari Kane
PB
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An insightful, behind-the-scences
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Residential Property
Investing in Australia
Steve Smith
PB
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The purpose of this book is to
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Launch
Scott Duffy
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About ninety-seven percent of a
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Spotless A-Z
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Travel
Into the Heart of the
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Jono Lineen
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The tragic death of Jono Lineen’s
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Parenting
Stepmother Love
Sally Collins
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Stepmothers have a bad rap. Who
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Music
I’m Talking
Kate Ceberano
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Kate Ceberano takes us on a very
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Here We Are Now
Charles R Cross
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Explores the legacy of Nirvana
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Non Fiction
WWE 50
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Abba The Photo Album
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This is the first complete and
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The Living Years
Mike Rutherford
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The Living Years spans the entire
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LIFE Paul McCartney
The Editors of LIFE
HB
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This volume features exclusive,
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Transport
The Worlds Greatest
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Christopher Chant
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Since the Wright brothers first
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Train Riding the Rails
Tom Zoellner
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Tom Zoellner loves trains with
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Sport
Playing to Win The
Inside Story of
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Michael Gordon
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Award-winning author Michael
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The Football Book 2014
World Cup Edition
Kindersley Dorling
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The ultimate visual guide to
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HB
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Get detailed histories on all your
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Personal
Development
Less is More
Domonique Bertolucci
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A collection of inspirational messages & advice that encourages
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Overwhelmed
Brigid Schulte
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A funny, eye-opening and urgent
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the ‘pause’ button on life. Exploring everything from
the wiring of the female brain to male/female income
distribution to the current state of gender equality in
the workplace and home.
Natural History
The Future Next:
Evolution of Gaia
James Lovelock
PB
$29.99
James Lovelock continues, in his
95th year, to be the great scientific
visionary of our age. This book introduces 2 new
Lovelockian ideas. The first is that 300 years ago,
when Thomas Newcomen invented the steam engine,
he was unknowingly beginning ‘accelerated evolution’,
which is bringing about change on our planet roughly
a million times faster than Darwinian evolution.
Humour
Kids Are Weird
Jeffrey Brown
HB
$19.99
From the bestselling author of
Darth Vader and Son and Vader’s
Little Princess comes this funny, perceptive book that
celebrates the weird and wonderful moments of raising a child. Brown hilariously illustrates observations
of his five-year-old about the world around him.
Pets
Ricochet
Judy Fridono
HB
$29.99
Ride the wave of hope with Ricochet - the only dog in the world
who surfs with wounded warriors,
people with disabilities, and children with special
needs as an assistive aid and SURFice dog. This
tears-to-triumph story takes readers behind the TV
and video sensation.
The Puppy Express
David Rosenfelt
PB
$29.99
With nine volunteers, three motorhomes and several contingency
plans, David and his very large,
very hairy family set off on a journey that will test his patience and his sense of humour
to the limits.
Lost and Found
Jo Wheeler
PB
$19.99
In the heart-warming Lost and
Found, discover tales from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home that
celebrate the power of animals to
transform people’s lives. The Home aims never to turn
away a dog or cat in need of help, reuniting lost dogs
and cats with their owners.
What is my Dog Thinking
Gwen Bailey
PB
$14.99
What is my Cat Thinking
Gwen Bailey
PB
$14.99
Happy, bored, playful, worried...
There are probably times when you
wish you knew what your dog or cat
was thinking.
Australiana
Nurses of the Outback
Annabelle Brayley
PB
$29.99
The work of a nurse is challenging enough, but when you add a
remote location, the stakes are so
much higher. Meet fifteen courageous people who prove that the
outback runs on nurse power.
New Age
The Essential Doreen
Virtue Collection
Doreen Virtue
HB
$29.99
International best-selling author
Doreen Virtue is a doctor of
psychology and lifelong clairvoyant who has written extensively about angels, psychic
development, and mind-body-spirit topics. Three of her
most popular books are collected in this single volume.
BOY WHO DIED AND
CAME BACK
Robert Moss
PB
$24.99
Join Robert Moss for an unforgettable journey that will expand your
sense of reality and confirm that
there is life beyond death and in
other dimensions of the multiverse. Moss describes
how he lived a whole life in another world when he
died at age nine in a Melbourne hospital and how he
died and came back again.
Religion
A Big Heart Open to God
Pope Francis
HB
$19.99
The world was shocked when
Jesuit magazines across the globe
simultaneously released an exclusive interview with Pope Francis,
just six months into his historic papacy. In this historic
interview, Pope Francis’s vision for the church and humanity itself is delivered through a warm and intimate
conversation, and he shows us all how to have a big
heart open to God.
The Book of Forgiving
Tutu Archbishop Desmond M
HB
$29.99
Each chapter contains reflections
and personal stories, as well as exercises for practising each step of
the path. The Book of Forgiving is
a touchstone and tool for anyone seeking the freedom
of forgiveness: an inspiring guide to healing ourselves
and creating a more united world.
Non Fiction
The Australian Women’s
Weekly Fashion
Deborah Thomas
Sociology
Top Dog The Science
of Winning and Losing
Bronson & Merryman
PB
$19.99
Studying competitive arenas
from the workplace, the stock
market, sport to politics, the
military and schools and using the latest findings in
genetics, neuroscience and behavioural psychology.
Gardening
A History of the
Garden in Fifty Tools
Bill Laws
HB
$35.00
Every tool has a tale to tell.A
History of the Garden in Fifty
Tools is a historical, horticultural
journey, told through fifty pieces
of garden gear, which also provides some useful
and curious insights into their care and preservation.
Craft
Flip Dolls & Other
Toys
Laura Wilson
PB
$24.99
Filled with wit, humour and
inventiveness, these delightful
interactive playthings sometimes
literally turn your expectations inside out. Page after
page of clever projects.
Knitted Nursery
Rhymes
Sarah Keen
PB
$29.99
This charming guidebook has
15 adorable nursery rhyme toy
projects of different skill levels to knit from scratch.
All the orignal rhymes are featured alongside the
easy-to-follow patterns, so you can snuggle up with
your favorite child and pore over the pages together.
Quilt Me
Jane Brocket
HB
$39.99
Taking ‘inspirational fabrics’
as its starting point, the book
explores not only the designs
available in cotton, made-for-themarket quilt/patchwork fabrics, but also moves into
a new realm of alternative fabrics that can be used
to make beautiful, practical, usable quilts.
Fine Art
Australian Notebooks
Betty Churcher
PB
$44.99
Betty Churcher revisits some of
the artworks she most cherishes
- a seminal Picasso, early works
of the Heidelberg School, a
striking portrait by Lucian Freud—and invites us to
look afresh at the treasures that can be found in
Australian galleries.
Fashion
Fashionably Worn
Leigh Ann Pow
HB
$27.99
A must-have guide that will take
you shopping at markets, auction houses, antique dealers, op
shops to find fashion, furniture
and curios that add style and personality to your
home - as well as offering counselling on how to
look incredibly chic in the process.
HB
$34.99
From the elegant outfits of the
1930s to the Hollywood-inspired
evening gowns of the 1950s,
from the psychedelic patterns and
micro-minis of the 1960s to the bold and bohemian
styles of the 1970s, this book charts the evolution of
Australian fashion.
Health
THE Womens Health
Book
The Royal Womens Hospital
PB
$35.00
Here you’ll find information and
advice for every stage of your life,
from adolescence through to older
age. Covering everything from
periods, sexuality, bullying and diet to pregnancy,
mental health, cancer and arthritis, this is an essential
reference book for every Australian woman’s shelf.
10 Minute Make Up
Boris Entrup
HB
$29.99 10-Minute Make-up gives you the
make-up tips and techniques you
need to create the perfect look with
star make-up artist Boris Entrup.
10-Minute Make-up fits perfectly into every woman’s
busy day, giving you a beautiful new look in just 10
minutes.
Diet & Fitness
Michelle Bridges Total
Body Transformation
Michelle Bridges
PB
$29.99
Michelle Bridges’ Total Body
Transformation is jam-packed
with all the information, practical advice and expert
knowledge you need to turn your life around. New
bigger photographs spell out the exercise program,
step by step, and new food photos and extra recipes
will inspire you to get cooking.
Grain Brain
David Perlmutter
PB
$29.99 Renowned neurologist David
Perlmutter, MD, blows the lid off a
topic that’s been buried in medical
literature for far too long: carbs
are destroying your brain. He also
offers an in-depth look at how you can take control of
your ‘smart genes’ through specific dietary choices
and lifestyle habits.
Cooking
Pasta
Antonio Carluccio
HB
$45.00
In his exciting new book, Antonio
Carluccio shares his love of Italy’s
favourite food, providing innovative
and exciting recipes for soups,
main courses, salads and even desserts.
Healthy Every Day
Pete Evans
PB
$39.99
Australia’s favourite celebrity chef
and host of My Kitchen Rules,
Pete Evans, loves nothing more
than to nourish his body with fresh,
healthy food. Food that not only tastes delicious, but
also leaves you feeling great by providing all of the
most important nutrients and avoiding empty carbs
and bad fats.
French for Everyone
Manu Feildel
HB
$49.99
If you think cooking French food
involves tricky techniques and long
lists of ingredients, you’ll love these
easy dishes. From Manu’s take on
vol au vents, quiche and crepes,
to perfect steak with red-wine and little chocolate pots
for dessert, Manu shows you how to enjoy cooking
French food at home every day.
AWW Indulgent Cakes
Womens Weekly Australian
HB
$49.99
This stunning volume of new and
inspired cake recipes -is the perfect
Mother’s Day gift. We’ve got cakes
made with orange blossom and
pumpkin spice, cakes that are topped with fudge frosting or encased in meringue, cakes that are served with
lashings of coconut cream or strawberry syrup - these
recipes are gorgeous.
THE Little Book of
ChocolatJoanne Warde
Fran Harris
HB
$29.99
Joanne Harris’s Chocolat trilogy
has tantalized readers with its
sensuous descriptions of chocolate since it was first published. Now, to celebrate
the much-loved story of Vianne Rocher’s deliciously
decadent chocolaterie, Joanne Harris and Fran Warde
have created the ultimate book of chocolate lore and
recipes from around the world, bringing a touch of
magic to your kitchen.
One Dish Two Ways
Jane Kennedy
PB
$39.99
The perfect collection of recipes
that can be served simply for kids,
then jazzed up for the adults with
just a few additional ingredients
- the first cookbook guaranteed to please the whole
family.
Local is Lovely
Sophie Hansen
PB
$35.00
Follow Sophie Hansen as she takes
us on a journey with the farmers
and producers she loves to cook
with. From delicious, ripe stonefruit
through to wholesome freshly
milled flour, you’ll learn everything you need to know
about eating local, direct from the source.
Cook it Slow
Womens Weekly Australian
PB
$39.99
This book includes recipes for the
slow cooker, plus the more traditional methods of cooking in the
oven and on the stove top. Divided
into 3 parts, each covering the 3
slow-cook methods, plus suggested accompaniments
and a few desserts.
THE Patient Chef
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
PB
$24.99
There are many books by nutritionists on how to beat cancer, but little
for those at the coalface. So Chris
O’brien Lighthouse set about collecting the recipes and stories from patients, families
and those that work with them.
Childrens
Pre-school
Fur
Jan Mark
BB
$12.99
When Thin Kitty grows fat, she
starts making nests all over
the house - some of them in
very odd places indeed! What could be happening?
Wheres My Football
Lift the Flap
AFL
BB
$14.99
Can you find the missing football? Lift the flaps on each page
and see if you can find it!
Little Miss Princess &
the Very Special Party
Roger Hargreaves
PB
$4.99
Little Miss Princess is coming
to town and Little Miss Helpful
decides to throw an amazing street party, but as you
may or may not know, Little Miss Helpful is not as
helpful as her name suggests and everything keeps
going wrong!
Thats Not My Goat
Fiona Watt
BB
$14.99
A delightful touchy-feely book
with simple, repetitive text and
bold illustrations suitable for
babies and toddlers. A little, white mouse appears
on every page, for children to spot.
Where’s My Teddy?
Mini Pop-up
Jez Alborough
HB
$14.99
Eddy’s lost his teddy, Freddy. So
off he goes to the wood to find
him. But the wood is dark and
horrible and little Eddy is in for a gigantic surprise!
Can’t You Sleep Little
Bear? Mini Pop-up
Martin Waddell
HB
$14.99
Little Bear can t sleep. There is
dark all around him in the Bear
Cave. Not even Big Bear’s biggest lantern can light
up the darkness of the night outside. But then Big
Bear finds the prefect way to reassure Little Bear
and help him fall fast asleep.
WITH LOVE FROM MAISY
PB$19.99
It’s so nice to give your friend a
present, don’t you agree? Maisy
thinks so! When she comes back
from her holidays, she has presents for everybody! Help Eddie, Charlie, Talullah
and Cyril unwrap their wonderful gifts by lifting the
flaps.
Happy Birthday
Hugless Douglas
David Melling
HB
$24.99
Douglas is very excited about his
birthday surprise. But when the
surprise turns out to be his annoying twin cousins,
Douglas is sure this will be the worst birthday ever!
I Love My Baby Because
Paullina Simons
HB
$24.99
A mother celebrates everything
her toddler can do, throughout
her daily routine in this warm and
comforting picture book. And from
the fun (and chaos) of getting dressed and feeding, to
snuggling up for a bedtime story, there are certainly a
lot of very special moments!
How to Catch a Star
10th Ann Edition
Oliver Jeffers
HB
$24.99
Now beloved by children all over
the world, the book has achieved
huge critical and commercial
success. Oliver and HarperCollins are proud to mark
the anniversary in style with this exquisite gift edition,
including a letter from the author and previously
unpublished drawings.
The Way to the Zoo
John Burningham
HB
$24.99
Sylvie spots a door...and beyond
that door she finds a passage...
and beyond the passage she
discovers...the ZOO! Where Sylvie finds LOTS of
animals, looking at her! So she decides to bring back
a few small ones. No matter what Sylvie does though,
she always makes sure to close the door in her
bedroom wall. Until, one day, she forgets...
The Duck and the
Darklings
Stephen Michael King
HB
$24.99 Grandpapa’s eyes shine when
he remembers the beauty of the
world, long-ago. Peterboy wants to
find something wonderful to bring the light to Grandpapa’s eyes & keep it there. What he finds is a duck,
wounded and broken, and Grandpapa mends her
from top to tail; quack, waddle and wing!
Max
Marc Martin
HB
$24.99
Max and Bob are old friends.
Max helps out in Bob’s shop, and
in the evenings they go fishing together. Until one summer, when everything
changes.
The Dark
Lemony Snicket
PB
$14.99
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The
dark lives in the same house as
Laszlo but mostly it spends its time
in the basement. It doesn’t visit
Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does.
Monkey Found a Baby
Jeanne Willis
PB
$16.99
Monkey found a baby, an itsy
bitsy baby. Monkey found a baby
beneath the banyan tree. When
baby monkey spots a lion the
trouble really starts in this rollicking read aloud rhyme
that’s perfect for sharing with little monkeys everywhere. Weasels
Elys Dolan
PB
$13.99
Weasels - what do they do all
day? Eat nuts and berries? Frolic
in leaves? Lurk in the dark? Argue
with squirrels? Hide in their weasel
holes? Well, all these are wrong. What they really do
is...plot world domination.
TV
Giggle & Hoot Shapes
BB
$12.99
The sun above the land of Giggle
and Hoot is a circle. Hoot and
Hootabelle fly past heart-shaped
clouds... Explore the world of
shapes with Giggle and Hoot! The
simple text, which introduces children to the concept of
shapes, and bright pictures.
Mike the Knight
Knights In Training
PB
$7.99
Learn how to be a knight-in-training
with Mike in this interactive sticker
mission. With lots of activities and
stickers, this charming activity book
will keep your little knights and wizards-in-training busy
for hours. Remember - be a knight, do it right!
Activities
My Mum By Me!
PB
$8.99
All about my mum... by me! Draw
your mum’s face, describe her day,
list her favourite foods and much
more! This is the perfect place to
record everything about your mum in writing, doodles and pictures!
LEGO Legends of Chima
Ultimate Factivity
Kindersley Dorling
PB
$14.99
Packed with puzzles, games,
doodles and over 500 stickers to
accompany amazing facts and
information. Discover the magical, mystical world of
Chima! Learn all about the animal tribes that inhabit
this world and their battle for CHI, the ultimate energy
source.
Hugless Douglas &
Friends activity book
David Melling
PB
$12.99
Featuring Hugless Douglas and all
the characters from the successful series, this great value activity
book is packed with things to do.
Children will love colouring in, matching opposites,
spotting differences and playing the Hugless Douglas
board game!
My First Hugless
Douglas activity book
David Melling
PB
$12.99
Puzzles to solve, games to play
and pictures to colour, plus over
100 stickers!
Reference
Football Focus
World Cup
Clive Gifford
HB
$27.99
From its long history, to the preparations for the 2014 World Cup in
Brazil, this fascinating book is an
essential guide for players and
spectators. Find out how qualifying rounds work, see
where the matches will be held in 2014 and read about
previous winners.
Dinosaur The Animated
3D Guide
Dr Jen Green
PB $24.99
Colourful illustrations offer a detailed look at theseincredible prehistoric beasts and
the pop up poster provides a comprehensive view of
a Tyrannosaurus Rex complete with interesting facts
close ups and flaps. Space The Animated
3D Guide
Carole Stott
PB $24.99 Colourful illustrations offer a
detailed look at the secretsof
outer space and the pop poster provides a look at
a modern spacesuit complete with interesting facts
close ups and flaps.
Hard Nuts of History
Ancient Rome &
aNcient greece
Tracey Turner
PB $14.99 each
Discover all about history’s hardest hard nuts.
Each spread reveals
a different historical
character and readers
can learn all about what made each person a hard
nut. Spreads include fantastically funny illustrations
along with special features such as hard nut ratings,
and coverage of amazing and important events.
Classics
The Adventures of
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
HB
$39.99
The astonishing tale of how the
old woodcarver Geppetto made
a disobedient puppet boy from
an unusual piece of wood, who could talk, dance
and turn somersaults, has been a much-loved
story since it was first written more than 130 years
ago.
Junior Fiction
Judy Moody & Stink and
the Big Bad Blackout
Megan Mcdonald
HB
$19.99 Judy & Stink & the whole Moody
family hunker down with beans
& batteries, ready to wait out
the storm. But along with massive rain and strong
winds, Hurricane Elmer throws down ghosts, squirrels, & aliens.
LGB How To Be A Pirate
Sue Fliess
HB
$4.50
Little landlubbers get to earn
their sea legs on a pirate ship
amidst the goofiest pirates ever.
There’s lingo to learn, a pirate
look to choose, and most importantly, pirate rules to
learn.This rollicking read-aloud will be a hit among
boys, girls, and parents alike! LGB THE Twelve
Dancing Princesses
Jane Werner
HB
$4.50
This beloved fairy tale about the
princesses who secretly dance
their slippers into pieces each
night is brought to life in this dazzling Little Golden
Book from 1954.
EJ 12 Girl Hero
Shine Files #2
Susannah McFarlane
PB
$19.99 Emma Jacks-10, school girl-is also
Special Agent EJ12-code-cracker
& leading spy for the top-secret
SHINE agency. Join her on three-action-packed
missions-in one book!
Geronimo Stilton
Cavemice #4
Fast and the Frozen
Geronimo Stilton
PB
$12.99
A visiting rodent has arrived in Old
Mouse City with astounding news.
On his recent journey to a cold, distant land, he spotted a mountain . . . moving! Holey cheese! Geronimo
Stilton is determined to travel to the ice and snow
himself to find out what lies behind this mystery. It’s a
fur-raising expedition!
Dirty Bertie Dinosaur
dirty bertie toothiy
Alan MacDonald
PB $10.99 each
Dirty Bertie the boy with
nose-pickingly disgusting habits is back for
another helping of comic
chaos! Join Bertie as he
takes Angela Nicely on
a dinosaur hunt, bites off more than he can chew at
the Easter fair and gets into an alarming situation petsitting next door’s cat.
Clementine Rose and
the Seaside Escape
Jacqueline Harvey
PB
$12.99
Clementine Rose & her family are
off to the beach while the roof at
Penberthy House is being fixed.
Clementine is delighted to meet the other children
staying at the guesthouse. Freddy is a lot of fun but
his older sister, Della, takes a little more getting used
to.
Kids Fiction
House of Secrets
Battle of the Beasts
Chris Columbus
PB
$19.99
Just when the Walker kids thought
they were safe, the Wind Witch
blasts Kristoff House into a world
of battles, beasts & cyborgs. From the searing heat
& clashing swords of the Colosseum, to the snowcapped Tibetan mountains & some seriously freaky
monks - stakes have never been higher! Last Thirteen #5 9
James Phelan
PB
$14.99
In the aftermath of their devastating tragedy, the Academy turns
towards an unlikely ally. But Sams
trust in everyone around him
continues to be tested to the limits. Sam journeys to
South America, his dream leading him to a long-lost
ancient city. Hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest, he is forced to navigate deadly traps in pursuit of
another Gear.
Big Nate in the Zone #6
Lincoln Peirce
PB
$14.99
Big Nate is in the zone! Nate
Wright is down on his luck. In fact
he’s so far down, it seems it can’t
get any worse. Until for some
reason everything changes, and Nate is on top. All of
a sudden, he can do no wrong! Childrens
Stunt Boy & His Amazing
Wonder Dog Blindfold
Lollie Barr
PB
$14.99
He’s a boy who does stunts.
Someone was out to get my dad.
Everyone said it was an accident but I didn’t believe
them, not even for a second, and Stunt Boy is going
to prove it.
Crawfs Kick it to Nick
The Cursed Cup &
FORWARD LINE FREAK
Shane Crawford & Adrian
Beck Adrian
PB $9.99 each
It’s the first footy game on
the new oval and Nick and
his team, the Cobar Creek
Crocs, are desperate to win the golden cup. But when
the cup is removed from its cabinet it turns into a terrifying metal monster, hungry to destroy everything in
its path. And only Nick can stop it.
Brotherhood of Thieves
Stuart Daly
PB
$17.99
Caspan leaps at the opportunity to
compete to join the Brotherhood of
Thieves a secret order sanctioned
by the king. What the Brotherhood
seeks are the lost magical weapons of an ancient race
that will help them defeat the Roon, the invading army
who creep ever closer. Defeat seems inevitable.
The Dark Wild
Piers Torday
HB
$18.99
Twelve-year-old Kester thought
he had discovered the last wild
animals in the land. He thought his
adventure was over. He was wrong.
Below the sparkling city of Premium, deep underground, a dark wild remains: animals who believe the
time is right to rise up against their human enemies.
Zoid Scavenger 1
Paul Stewart
PB
$12.99
A spaceship the size of a city drifts
through space on its century-long
journey to find a new Earth. 14 year
old York is a Scavenger. He hunts
Zoids & kills them by any means he
can, bringing back their parts to mend the technology
on which the few remaining humans rely. Spirit Animals #3
Blood Ties
Garth Nix
PB
$12.99
Erdas is a land of balance. A rare
link, the spirit animal bond, bridges
the human and animal worlds.
Conor, Abeke, Meilin and Rollan
each have this gift and the grave responsibility that
comes with it. But the Conquerors are trying to destroy
this balance. The Boy Who Climbed
into the Moon
David Almond
PB
$16.99
Paul believes that the moon is not
the moon, but is a great hole in the
sky. It’s one of many strange ideas
that he’s never told anyone (at
school he was told that he had no ideas at all), until he
meets Molly, his irrepressible neighbour, who begins
to convince him that his theory might just change the
world. Young Adult
Stray
A N Wilson
PB
$11.99
Pufftail the tabby cat was a
prince among strays. Not all his
memories are happy though.
He’s been thrown out of a moving car, been experimented on in
a science lab and joined the violent Cat Brotherhood. Some Two Footers have been kind to him, but
he’d rather be free.
Choose Your Own Ever After
A Hot Cold Summer &
Nova Weetman
how to get rio
Julie Fison
PB $14.99 each
It’s the last day of school
and Frankie Jones is
looking down the barrel
of a long, hot, boring
summer with only her
guitar for company until...1. She gets a surprise
chance to go to London. 2. Her dad invites her on a
beach holiday.
Young Adult
Disruption
Jessica Shirvington
PB
$19.99
What if a microchip could identify
your perfect match? 8 years ago,
Mercer Corporation’s M-Bands
became mandatory. An evolution
of the smartphone, the bracelets
promised an easier life. Instead, they have come to
control it. Night Vision
Ella West
PB
$14.99
Viola was born with a genetic
condition that makes sunlight
deadly. In the dark of night, when
most teenagers are tucked up
in bed, Viola has the run of her
parents’ farm and the surrounding forest. One night
she sees something that could get her into a whole
lot of trouble.
CHERUB Black Friday
Robert Muchamore
PB
$17.99
Ryan is about to board a plane,
knowing that the next 24 hours
will change everything. His
mission is to stop the biggest
terrorist attack America’s ever seen. Machine Wars
Michael Pryor
PB
$17.99
Unknown to the world, a superintelligence has emerged & wants
to eliminate Bram Argent. The
superintelligence can control any
machine connected to the net, &
it uses them as its unstoppable agents to achieve its
ends. Bram’s mother, a high-level computer scientist, is investigating the possibility of of a superintelligence and she has evidence. The Geography Of You
And Me
Jennifer E Smith
PB
$19.99
Owen lives in the basement.
Lucy lives on the 24th floor.
When the power goes out in a
New York heatwave, they find themselves together
for the first time: stuck in a lift between the 10th &
11th floors. As they await help, they start talking.
The brief time together leaves a mark. Sea of Shadows Age Of
Legends #1
Kelley Armstrong
PB
$16.99
In the Forest of the Dead, where
the empire’s worst criminals are
exiled, twin sisters Moria & Ashyn
are charged with a dangerous
task. For they are the Keeper and the Seeker, and
each year they must quiet the enraged souls of the
damned. Only this year, the souls will not be quieted.
Enmity
E.J. Andrews
PB
$16.99
The world has become a dangerous place. Nate and Hermia - two
victims of the new world order - are
taken against their will to The
Compound. Joined by 8 others
all chosen for a specific reason, Nate & Hermia are
forced to train as assassins.
THE Strange and
Beautiful Sorrows of
Ava Lavender
Leslye Walton
HB
$19.99
Foolish love appears to be a Roux
family birthright. And for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings
of a bird, it is an ominous thing to inherit. In her quest
to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing
desire to join her peers, sixteen-year-old Ava ventures
into the wider world.
Popular Vintage Wisdom
for a Modern Geek
Maya Van Wagenen
PB
$16.99
The jocks, the volleyball girls, the
band kids, the outcasts, it felt like
a jungle to her. Then Maya meets
Betty - or more specifically, the
1952 edition of ‘Betty Cornell’s Guide to Teenage
Popularity’ and she embarks on a brave - and secret social experiment. Amy and Matthew
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Rainbow Rowell
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Cath and Wren are identical
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Starling
Fiona Paul
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Cass & Luca are fugitives, on
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Side Effects May Vary
Julie Murphy
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When sixteen-year-old Alice is
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ZOM-B Mission
Darren Shan
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B Smith is heading for unknown
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Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Nick Gautier is tired of his destiny.
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Martyn Bedford
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Shiv’s best mate, her younger
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Running Man 10th
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Michael Gerard Bauer
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Tom Leyton, a reclusive Vietnam
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Eleanor Updale
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The people of Heathwick had been
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John Connolly
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Earth is no longer ours. It is ruled
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Mother’s Day
Love You Mum
Karen Hull
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The Biblical Noah suffers visions
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ily from the coming flood.
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The Two Faces of
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Patricia Highsmith
Mummy You’re Special
to Me
Laine Mitchell
HB
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PB
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My mummy tucks me in. She tells
Two men meet in the picturesque
stories just right. We make secret
backstreets of Athens. Chester
wishes. She kisses me goodnight. Mummy, you’re
MacFarlane is a conman on the
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Death Comes to
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P D James
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The year is 1803, and Darcy and
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threatened on the eve of the annual autumn ball.
The Returned
Jason Mott
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Harold and Lucille Hargrave’s
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Belle The True Story
Behind the Movie
Paula Byrne
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This is the story of Dido Belle,
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portraits in the world, a pretty girl walks through the
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Noah - Ila’s story
Susan Korman
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Effie Gray Film tie in
Suzanne Fagence Cooper
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Effie Gray is the heroine of a great
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Peter Rabbit (Animation):
My Mum
Beatrix Potter
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Peter Rabbit wants to make his
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Peppa Pig My Granny
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You can join Peppa Pig and her
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I Love You Always
Anna Pignataro
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Like small children the world over,
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she assures him she will love him always, Oli has no
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wants to know.
My Mum Says the
Strangest Things
Katrina Germein
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When Mum’s busy she says she’s
run off her feet. When I dawdle,
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mum says the STRANGEST things.
Mum’s the Word
Timothy Knapman
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When a little dog tries to find the
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this is the perfect way to say ‘I love you’ on Mother’s
Day.
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FOR MUM
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Noah is an extension of Aronofsky’s otherworldly sensibilities; it
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Like My Mother
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Erin McHugh
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“Don’t do as I do. Do as I say to
do. We’re building your character.”
“Don’t be impressed by a man’s
car – he may be living in it.” “When
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chestnuts like these are uttered by mothers far & wide
- & every child, has their own stories. You can’t get
away from them, because everybody has a mother.
Awesome Aussie Things
to Do With Mum
Ed Allen
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Your Mum is a pretty special
person. She isn’t just the person
who makes sure you have your
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Mums everywhere are made up of so many cool
things. This book will help you discover how amazing
your Mum really is.
I Love Mum
Judi Walsh & Joanna Abbot
HB
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Some smiles are sun smiles, run
for miles smiles. But no one’s smile
is wider, brighter, than my mum’s smile. Follow two
little tiger cubs as they enjoy a fun-filled day with their
loving mum.
My Mum is a Super Hero
Brown & Vamos
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Her mind reading powers are
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us wherever we go. No one compares to my amazing
mum, the superhero.
Hey Mum I Love You
Corinne Fenton
HB
$18.99
In the same series as Oh Baby!
and Hey Baby! The lovely text and
appealing photos of baby animals
tells mums just how special they are.
Light Up Downton Abbey
$16.99
The grand, ancestral home of
the Crawleys comes to desktops
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with favorite quotes and images from the show.
Love You Mum
Alana Wulff
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This book is a great way to tell your
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Maeve Binchy (her last novel)
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Just round the corner from St Jarlath’s Crescent is Chestnut Street.
Here, the lives of the residents
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Classical Beatles
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Various Artists
CD
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The Beatles are one of the
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to Australia.
Off The Ground
Paul McCartney
CD
$16.99
When Paul McCartney finally
released his first proper ‘90s
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testing. There are also love songs for wife Linda,
who shared Paul’s beliefs.
Til My Tears Roll Away
The Audreys
CD
$27.99
The bulk of the album was
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When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena
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UNCHARTERED WATERS
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Wayne Lynch burst onto the Australian surfing scene in the 1960s
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The incomparable Phryne Fisher,
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Kirstie Allsopp.
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As colour washes over the
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Robinsons Bookshop
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Comedienne Miranda Hart presents this unconventional workout
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When Eric is returned from the war,
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the man who provided Eric with the
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JOANNA LUMLEY THE
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$24.99
In this documentary Absolutely
Fabulous star Joanna Lumley
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in the UK to Turkey, India and
Oman, and behind the scenes at
the British Museum as she discovers more about the
account of Noah, the flood and the ‘ark’.
DVD
$19.99
Shaun, the world’s favourite Sheep
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rollicking misadventures.
THE Time Traveller’s
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DVD
$19.99
Doctor Ian Mortimer transports us
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Robert Mammone stars again as
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A Year With Minecraft
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George R R MARTIN
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From Above Issue 3
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Still devoid of answers after the
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a futuristic Melbourne City.
STAFF REVIEW: FROM ABOVE
From the creative mind of local Melbourne writer and illustrator, Craig Bruyn, this comic series
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Amazing Spider Man 2
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For Peter Parker, life is busy between taking out the bad guys
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Marvel Spider Man
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Diary of Dennis
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Help the Autobots defeat the
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Hiro Mashima
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17-year-old Lucy is an attractive
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Death
Neil Gaiman
PB
$34.99 The first story introduces the young,
pale, perky, and genuinely likable
Death. One day in every century,
Death walks the Earth to better
understand those to whom she will
be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal
girl named Didi, Death befriends a teenager and helps a
250-year old homeless woman find her missing heart.
What follows is a sincere musing on love, life and (of
course) death.
Manga
BLUE EXORCIST VOL. 11
PB
$14.99
Rin and his friends continue to investigate the Seven School Mysteries.
Yukio watches as the Exwires take
on the Academy’s ghosts, troubled
by lingering doubts about his own
feelings. Rin seems to be learning to
control his power more, but is tapping his inner demonic
fire going to be his salvation or his doom?
D.GRAY-MAN (3-IN-1) VOL. 03
PB
$19.99
Allen has had his heart pierced and
his Innocence pulverized by an assassin from the Clan of Noah. Allen
is taken to the Asian branch of the
Black Order to heal. He is keen to
rejoin the battle, but he will not be
able to fight again until he learns how
to activate his Innocence and turn it
into a weapon.
ONE PIECE VOL. 70
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$14.99
The battle on Punk Hazard heats up
as Luffy faces off against the diabolical Caesar Clown. Meanwhile, can the
rest of the Straw Hat crew escape
the deadly gas that is spreading all
over the island?
POKEMON ADVENTURES VOL 21
PB
$14.99
While battling formidable opponents
Legendary Pokemon Kyogre and
Groudon, Ruby and Sapphire recall
childhood experiences that shaped
their dreams - and pushed them
away from other dreams. What is
the mysterious connection between
their two memories? And what is the
clue to awakening three Pokemon who just might be able
to save the day...?
POKEMON ADVENTURES
BLACK & WHITE VOL 03
PB
$14.99
A precious fossil is stolen from the
Nacrene Museum! Can Black track it
down by following its tracks? Then,
mysterious Team Plasma is one step
closer to bringing back a legendary
Pokemon. What are they up to? Probably no good!
art of the wind rises
PB
$44.99 Interviews, concept sketches, and
finished animation cels from the
studio behind such classics as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
The film is both Miyazaki’s final film,
and his love letter to the power of
flight and the imagination, an examination of the rise
of Japan’s military might in the years leading up to the
Second World War, and a call for worldwide peace and
harmony in the face of destruction.
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Marvel
Art of Marvel’s Captain America
The Winter Soldier
HB
$68.99
A keepsake volume that provides
an insider’s look into the making
of the highly-anticipated film. Featuring exclusive concept artwork,
behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills,
and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew.
Captain America Vol 1
PB
$27.99
Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable
world far from home, the all-new,
high-adventure, mind-melting,
tough-as-nails, sci-fi , pulp-fantasy era of Captain America starts
NOW! Arnim Zola’s ambitions leave
Captain America stranded in the
upside-down territory known as
Dimension Z. With no country and no allies, what’s left
for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect?
Captain America Living Legend
PB
$21.99
When a top-secret orbital
research station is dragged from
the sky by an unknown alien force,
Steve Rogers finds himself caught
between two global superpowers
on the brink of war! But how does
it involve Volkov - a decorated Russian officer he last saw in World
War II, who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission
over forty years ago?
Captain America Winter Soldier
HB
$47.99
For more than fifty years, the
Soviets employed an undercover
agent - an unstoppable, untraceable killer known as the Winter
Soldier. His suspected identity?
Bucky Barnes, Captain America’s
one-time partner, thought to have
died in World War II. Now, the Winter Soldier is back, working for the ruthless General
Lukin - who has obtained a functional Cosmic Cube, a
weapon of limitless power that can bend reality itself.
Captain America Winter
Soldier Prelude
PB
$20.99 First, relive Steve Rogers’
transformation from 98-pound
weakling into the living legend of
World War II...and the tragic loss
of his best friend Bucky! Next,
thrill to an all-new Infinite-style adventure set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Uncanny Avengers Vol 1 Marvel Now
PB
$27.99
In the wake of Professor X’s
funeral, Captain America creates
a new Avengers unit comprised
of Avengers and X-Men, humans
and mutants working together.
But the Red Skull has returned straight out of the 1940s - and
he wants to destroy all mutants!
Avengers Volume 1 Marvel Now
PB
$27.99
The Avengers “go large,” expanding
their roster and sphere of influence
to a global and even interplanetary
level. When Captain America puts
out his call, who will respond? The
answers will surprise you!
Iron Man Vol 1 Believe
Marvel Now
PB
$27.99
Tony Stark is Iron Man - technological visionary, wealthy playboy,
unparalleled engineer and armored
Avenger. But now, his armor’s
most powerful upgrade has
become a lethal danger: the techno-virus Extremis
is loose! Tony’s hunt for the rogue Extremis Units
takes him to New Camelot, where he clashes with the
Circle mech-knights and dogfights the Russian Black
Exoskeleton Academy.
Savage Wolverine Vol 2
Marvel Now
HB
$34.99 Two blockbuster stories in one
action-packed book! First, Zeb
Wells and Joe Madureira take on
Wolverine, teaming him with Elektra and Spider-Man in a climactic
battle against the Kingpin! Then,
best-selling artist Jock spins a tale of sci-fi intrigue!
When Wolverine crash-lands on an alien planet, he’ll
need more than just his healing factor to survive!
Superior Spiderman
Team Up: Versus
PB
$24.99 What will the Superior Spider-Man
do when he encounters the Marvel
Universe’s greatest heroes and
villains? Challenge them, of
course! And first up is the Scarlet
Spider! Kaine returns to New York to check on Peter’s
“superior” behavior, not realizing that Doc Ock has
taken over Peter’s life.
DC Comics
Justice League Vol 3
Throne Of Atlantis
PB
$27.99 When Atlantis is struck by a U.S.
Naval missile gone awry, Atlantis
attacks the East Coast of the
United States flooding its major
cities such as Boston, Metropolis,
Gotham City and several others. The Justice League
comes together to help Aquaman turn back the tide.
Justice League Vol 4
HB
$39.99 When the three Justice Leagues
go to war with one another, who’s
side will everyone be on? Allies
will be born, friends will become
enemies and the DC Universe
will never be the same. The event
that the New 52 has been building towards since the
beginning!
Earth 2 Vol 2 The Tower Of Fate
PB
$27.99
In an attempt to avoid capture, Dr.
Fate and Kid Flash find themselves
in the powerful magical realm of
Nabu. The protector of Nabu,
Wotan, seeks Dr. Fates assistance
in obtaining a secret magic locked
deep within a tower that only Dr.
Fate can enter.
Earth 2 Vol 3 War
HB
$37.99 The wonders of Earth 2, Green
Lantern, Hawkgirl, Flash, Atom
Smasher, The Sandman, Mr.
Terrific and Dr. Fate, take on the
forces of Steppenwolf and the
Hunger Dogs of Apokolips when all
hope is lost. Now a new Batman enters the fray, but is
he enough to turn the tide?
Green Lantern
Rise Of The Third Army
PB
$39.99 The universe is in shambles and
the Guardians are the cause. Their
mysterious Third Army has risen
across the cosmos like a plague,
destroying everything in its path
and Hal Jordan and Sinestro are nowhere to be found.
It is up to wrongfuly accused Simon Baz to clear his
name and become the hero that the Corps needs
in order to get to the bottom of Hal and Sinestro’s
disapperance and the Rise of the Third Army!
Batman Vol 1
HB
$64.99
In these moody 1990s tales, Batman emerges from the shadows to
battle corruption in Gotham City,
and to face foes including Killer
Croc, The Scarecrow, Mr. Freeze,
Two-Face and more.
Batman ‘66 Vol 1
HB
$27.99 Put on your go-go boots and get
ready to “Batusi” back to the
Swingin’ 60s as DC Comics
reimagines the classic Batman
TV series in comics form for the
first time! These all-new stories portray The Caped
Crusader, The Boy Wonder and their fiendish rogues
gallery just the way viewers remember them.
Batwoman Vol 4 This Blood Is Thick
PB
$22.99
After taking down Medusa, Batwoman expected her life to get
easier. Not so much when caught
in the crossfire between Batman
and the D.E.O., Department of
Extranormal Operations. The
organization has their sights set
on the Dark Knight, and could be
using Batwoman to capture him. But is Batman the
true threat?
ComiCStrips
Bart Simpsons Manual of
Mischief
Matt Groening
HB
$24.99 Bart shares his mischievous
secrets with the world, from the
contents of the perfect spy kit to
the ideal methods of agonizing annoyance. Packed to
the brim with inserts and special features, including
removable “Sneaky Hall of Fame” cards and a booklet
on the complete art of the prank phone call.
kids
Adventure Time Encyclopedia
HB
$29.99
Written by the Lord of Evil
Himself to instruct and confound
the domonic citizenry of the
Nightosphere, this encyclopedia is
perhaps the most dangerous book
in history. Although seemingly a
guidebook to the Land of Ooo and
its postapocalyptic inhabitants,
it is in fact an amusing nightmare of literay pitfulls,
bombastic brain-boggles and ancient texts designed
to drive the reader mad.
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