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The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
28.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Vintage Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
'In 1973 (Matthiessen) joined with George Schaller, a field biologist, to Crystal Mountain in the Himalayas, to study the wild blue sheep of the region called bharal. They also hoped to see the rare snow leopard, an almost mythical creature which Schaller once glimpsed on a previous visit. Matthiessen i ...Show more
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Vintage Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
For its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin's classic work with a new introduction by Rory Stewart Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller ...Show more
The Story of a Nutcracker by Sarah Ardizzone (Translator); Alexandre Dumas
21.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Vintage Children's Classics Ser.
Discover the real story behind the famous Nutcracker Christmas ballet, as told by Alexandre Dumas 'How could you imagine, silly child, that this toy, which is made of cloth and wood, could possibly be alive?' The nutcracker doll that mysterious Godfather Drosselmeyer gives to little Marie for Christma ...Show more
The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan
24.99 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
This title is presented with an introduction by Stella Rimington. It's May, 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure - a desperate hunt across the co ...Show more
The Trial by Franz Kafka
28.99 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
The terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. A nightmare vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the mad agendas of twentieth-century totalitarian regime ...Show more
The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
24.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
'I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences my dear daughter you are presently too young to understand a word I write but this history is for you and will contain no single lie may I burn in Hell if I speak false.' In TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG, the l ...Show more
The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin
26.99 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will, he became a man of substance in Ouidah and the founder of a remarkable dynasty. His one remaining am ...Show more
Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham
26.95 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage Classics | Reading Level: good-very good
Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her husband. She is at first amused by the attentions of a shy but ambitious young fan, then thrilled by his persistence - and at last wildly but dangerously in love.
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
29.99 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage Classics
Jerome's delightful novel has kept readers smiling for years and his prose has found a perfect partner in Vic Reeves's witty illustrations, exclusive to Vintage Classics. What could be more relaxing than a refreshing holiday on the river with your two best friends and faithful canine companion, Montmore ...Show more
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
27.95 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage classics | Reading Level: good-very good
The Pulitzer Prize-winning story of the violent, intolerant, eccentric, humorous and prejudiced Deep South, seen through the eyes of children in the 1930s. Scout and Jem Finch lose their innocence when their lawyer father defends a Negro charged with the rape of a white girl.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Vintage Classics) by Harper Lee
17.99 NZD
Category: Classic Books | Series: Vintage Classics | Reading Level: good-very good
'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' Meet Scout, the narrator of this book. Her story is one of Deep South summers, fights at school and playing in the street. The spooky house of her mysterious neighbour, Boo Radley, sags dark and forbidd ...Show more
Treasure Island (Vintage Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
16.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Vintage Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This book contains an Introduction by Jake Arnott. When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the voyage confront ...Show more