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117 Days: An Account of Confinement and Interrogation Under the South African 90-Day Detention Law by Ruth First
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
'In prison you see only the moves of the enemy. Prison is the hardest place to fight a battle.' 117 Days is Ruth First's personal account of her detention under the iniquitous '90-day' law of 1963. There was no warrant, no charge and no trial - only suspicion. This sparsely written and unique record tel ...Show more
12 Years a Slave (Word Cloud Classics) by Solomon Northup
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: Word Cloud Classics Ser.
The basis for the Academy Award(R)-winning movie "A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation." -- Saturday ReviewBorn a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent th ...Show more
1984 by George Orwell
$46.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Ser.
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) "Nineteen Eighty-Four" revealed George Orwell as one of the twentieth century's greatest mythmakers. While the totalitarian system that provoked him into writing it has since passed into oblivion, his harrowing cautionary tale of a man trapped in a political nightmare has ...Show more
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) by George Orwell
$12.99 NZD
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
Winston Smith rewrites history. It's his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania. Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and the Party ...Show more
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
$10.99 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Big Brother is Watching You.’ Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people ...Show more
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
$27.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Illustrated Ser.
The subaquatic adventures of Captain Nemo and his captives and crew on his submarine, the Nautilus. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Jules Verne, theme discussion ...Show more
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Chartwell Classics HB) by Jules Verne
$23.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Chartwell Classics Ser.
First serialized in a French magazine from 1869 to 1870, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is an incredible adventure story that popularized science fiction throughout the world.Professor Aronnax, a marine biologist, joins harpoonist Ned Land in search of a mysterious sea creature in the open ocean, ...Show more
2001: a Space Odyssey - Expert Criticism on Classic Films by Peter Krämer
$30.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: BFI Film Classics Ser.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001- A Space Odyssey (1968) is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made. It has been celebrated for its beauty and mystery, its realistic depiction of space travel and dazzling display of visual effects, the breathtaking scope of its story, which reaches across millions of y ...Show more
50 Philosophy Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon
$24.99 NZD
$38.00 (34% off)
Category: Not a Book | Series: 50 Classics Ser.
For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality. From Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, Confucius, Cicero and Heraclitus in ancient times to 17th century rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza, from 20th-century greats Jean-Paul Sar ...Show more
50 Politics Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon
$24.99 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: 50 Classics Ser.
We live in politically charged times, but little of what we contend with today is new and much can be learned from history. 50 Politics Classics reveals the major writings of political leaders, philosophers, and activists, spanning over 2,000 years. With insightful commentaries on the texts and biograph ...Show more
84 Charing Cross Road by Hélène Hanff; Juliet Stevenson (Introduction by)
$22.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
84, Charing Cross Road with introduction by Anne Bancroft. 'A charmer. Will beguile an hour of your time and put you in tune with [humankind].'
A Bird in the Hand (#1 George and Molly Palmer-Jones) by Ann Cleeves
$19.98 NZD
$24.99 (20% off)
Category: Not a Book | Series: Pan Heritage Classics Ser.
Originally published in 1986, A Bird in the Hand announced Ann Cleeves, now the bestselling author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series, as a brilliant new voice in contemporary crime fiction.Who could have known birdwatching was such a dangerous sport?Young Tom French has been found dead in a marsh ...Show more