Richard Flanagan's Narrow Road to the Deep North has all that and more. In hardback for $10.
Get yours
A history and analysis of the worst of the seven deadly sins. Only $7 too.
Got a hunch
Check it out for $14.
I believe I can fly
A delightful children's book. Much magic. Hardback collectible for $30.
Metamorphosis to come
From outside my house the other day. Not exactly a book but cute in a particular way, and hungry.
The Ask
Exercise your literary fiction muscle for $14.
A good day for gardens
In as new condition too. $35
Must have sucked
From the "our boat sank and we should not be alive" collection. New Zealand history for $14.
Thoughts while boating
Brilliant and yours for $10.
What could be better
Than coffee and ginger cake. Both free and delicious today at the store.
Women in STEM FTW
Round out your history for $12
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Standing up to power
The story of the Egyptian government's nationalising of the Suez Canal in 1956 and the short but bloody war that followed. $9
Inia Te Wiata
A biography of Inia Morehu Tauhia Watene Iarahi Waihurihia Te Wiata MBE, a man of very many artistic talents. Father to Rima Te Wiata. We have two copies: $12 or $18. Take your pick.
Wikipedia has the shorter, less illustrated version here:
The pen being mightier than the sword
Here's the evidence. A hardback in as new condition. $18.
Aid worker lyf
Stories from the edge. $8
Wanna be more, well, Machiavellian?
The inside word for $8.
Pacific envoys
The story of the first Polynesian to visit Britain (taken there from Tahiti by Cook). A fascinating slice of Pacific history in great condition from 1977. $30
Crime thriller clearance
Two hundred and fifty crime thrillers. $5 each or five for $10. The deal of the century. Get 'em while they are hot.
Music, Paris, Berlin, 1940s, 1990s and so on
The second novel by Canadian author Esi Edugyan. Shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize and the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Also a cover that looks like a record. Sweet. $8
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