Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
$26.99 NZD
Category: FICTION | Reading Level: very good
"Things Fall Apart" tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the firs ...Show more
The Adversary by Ronnie Scott
$35.00 NZD
Category: FICTION
In a house in Brunswick, summer is coming, and a young man is being strongly encouraged to go outside against his will. He says he's not a shut-in, but he certainly acts like one, spending all day taking hot showers and eating Vegemite toast. But when his housemate and best friend, Dan, gets a boyfriend ...Show more
Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers by Faith G. Harper
$27.99 NZD
Category: ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION | Series: 5-Minute Therapy Ser.
A no-nonsense and helpful guide on how to cope with a slew of mental-health issues that are hellbent on ruining the lives of millions of people worldwide. Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes--having melt downs, getting addicted to things, or shutting dow ...Show more
The Rain Heron (The Age Book of the Year 2021) by Robbie Arnott
$37.00 NZD
Category: FICTION
Ren lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting and trading--and forgetting. But when a young soldier comes to the mountains in search of a local myth, Ren is inexorably drawn into her impossible mission. As their lives entw ...Show more
Joy at Work - Organizing your professional life by Marie Kondo; Scott Sonenshein
$39.99 NZD
Category: GENERAL NON-FICTION | Reading Level: very good
In Joy at Work, KonMari method pioneer Marie Kondo and organizational psychologist Scott Sonenshein will help you to refocus your mind on what's important at work, and as their examples show, the results can be truly life-changing. With advice on how to improve the way you work, the book features advice ...Show more
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
$29.99 NZD
Category: FICTION | Reading Level: good-very good
An edge-of-your-seat debut thriller with identical twins, a crazy inheritance and a boat full of secrets. Who can you trust? Absolutely nobody! Identical twins only look the same… Beautiful twin sisters Iris and Summer are startlingly alike, but beyond what the eye can see lies a darkness that sets them ...Show more
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu
$29.99 NZD
Category: FICTION
Growing up is always hard, but especially when so many think you're a washed-up has-been at twenty-two. Jena Lin plays the violin. She was once a child prodigy and now uses sex to fill the void left by fame. She's struggling a little. Her professional life comprises rehearsals, concerts, auditions and r ...Show more
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
$22.99 NZD
Category: FICTION | Reading Level: good
'The best Australian novel I have read in more than a decade' Sydney Morning Herald 'Astonishing, captivating ... a wild, beautiful, heart-exploding ride' Elizabeth Gilbert The bestselling novel that has taken Australia, and the world, by storm. Winner of Book of the Year at the 2019 Indie Book Awards, ...Show more