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The Inimitable Jeeves by P G Wodehouse
$48.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE Ser.
One of the earliest and best collections of stories about hapless aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his supremely efficient valet Jeeves, this volume centers on the romantic travails of Bertie's school chum, Bingo Little. A splendid introduction to P. G. Wodehouse's most popular characters, these comic gems ...Show more
The Last Season by Eric Blehm
$35.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: P. S. Ser.
Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada--mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a ...Show more
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Matalon Lagnado
$40.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: P. S. Ser.
In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business on the elegant terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, and later, in the cozy, ...Show more
The Man with Two Left Feet by P. G. Wodehouse
$34.99 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE Ser.
THE MAN WITH TWO LEFT FEET - BRITISH SATIRE-POSH - P.G. WODEHOUSEKnown for his clever turn of a phrase in the most elegant posh British manner, P.G. Wodehouse wrote the most enjoyable stories of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves. Ageless classics that are truly sure to be enjoyed by a ...Show more
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester
$26.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: P.S. (Paperback) | Reading Level: very good
In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world making it possible, ...Show more
The Master Butcher's Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
$29.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: P. S. Ser.
Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious knife set, Fidelis sets out for America. In Argus, North Dakota, he builds a business, ...Show more
The Odyssey of Homer by Richmond Lattimore
$34.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: P. S. Ser.
The most eloquent translation of Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan WarThis is Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' triumph over Troy and arduous journey home: Odysseus survives a storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and ...Show more
The Old Reliable by P. G. Wodehouse
$34.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE Ser.
Following the death of Carmen Flores, the lubricious Mexican star, Adela Cork buys her Hollywood house. Hoping to escape from the domineering Adela, her brother-in-law Smedley, who has lived with her since losing his money, searches the house for Carmen's legendary lost diary, in the belief that its sco ...Show more
The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
$9.88 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: P. S. Ser.
When Faye Travers is called upon to appraise the estate of a family in her small New Hampshire town, she isn't surprised to discover a forgotten cache of valuable Native American artifacts. However, she stops dead in her tracks when she finds in the collection a rare drum, ornamented with symbols she do ...Show more
The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of France by John Baxter
$24.99 NZD
Category: Cooking & Wine | Series: P. S. Ser.
IACP Cookbook Award Winner (Culinary Travel) John Baxter's The Perfect Meal is part grand tour of France, part history of French cuisine, taking readers on a journey to discover and savor some of the world's great cultural achievements before they disappear completely. Some of the most revered and com ...Show more
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
$0.00 NZD
Category: Warwick's top 5 of all time books | Series: P. S. Ser.
In 1959, Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist, takes his four young daughters, his wife, and his mission to the Belgian Congo -- a place, he is sure, where he can save needy souls. But the seeds they plant bloom in tragic ways within this complex culture. Set against one of the most dramatic poli ...Show more
The Prince and Betty by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
$32.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE Ser.
The Prince and Betty is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It was originally published in Ainslee's Magazine in the United States in January 1912, and, in a slightly different form, as a serial in Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom between February and April 1912. It was published in book form, in the Unite ...Show more