The Lazy Friend by Ronan Bodel $25.00
A delightful new picture book from Gecko Press! Sloth is so fast asleep that he/she is completely unaware of the great adventure he/she is going on. We all love this book - we have been competing to see who's the slothiest!
This is the new novel and new world from the author of the 'Wool' trilogy. The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes. Here in this land of howling wind and infernal sand, four siblings find themselves scattered and lost...
If you enjoyed the 'Wool' trilogy, you will want to read this as soon as possible.
A Million Windows by Gerald Murnane $35.00
"I am looking forward to reading this! Gerald Murnane is a terrifically interesting writer. In this book he tests the relationship of trust between author and reader, and explores the inherent possibilities of betrayal. Emotional depth and intellectual subtlety underpin the endlessly looping idiosyncratic images that make Murnane's writing unlike anything else." - Thomas
If you enjoyed the 'Wool' trilogy, you will want to read this as soon as possible.
"I am looking forward to reading this! Gerald Murnane is a terrifically interesting writer. In this book he tests the relationship of trust between author and reader, and explores the inherent possibilities of betrayal. Emotional depth and intellectual subtlety underpin the endlessly looping idiosyncratic images that make Murnane's writing unlike anything else." - Thomas
A woman's furniture walks out on her, a misdialled number results in a woman feeling compelled to deliver the takeaway order she has inadvertently received, the petty details of a property transaction provide the key to understanding the complex relationships in a family...
"A vital, intelligent collection of stories." - Adam Kirsch
"Galchen is skilled at obscuring the tension of a story. With humor and linguistic sleight of hand, Galchen, like life, dazzles us into forgetting certain inevitabilities. Galchen's finest writing occurs when her characters dangerously dip below their own surfaces." - Bookforum
April doesn't have an easy time of being a goldfish, not least because she is in fact a red fish. Plagued with angst and boredom, April spins round and round in her tank, dreaming of exotic trips and exciting meetings, while philosophising Hamlet-style on life's big questions. But how will she ever escape from her glass prison? And where to? Outside, a black cat is waiting for her...
"Elegant and sophisticated." - Guardian
"Totally Brilliant." - The Times
A hundred years of history, told entirely in snippets from the diary entries of prominent figures.
"Diaries are the most intimate historical source, and Ruth Winstone has brilliantly welded together the best of them into a compellingly seductive narrative. The cumulative effect is like a great rolling novel. Political history has never been so palatable." - David Kynaston
A beguiling tale of love and exile that offers an indictment of China's past, and present.
"A book so piercingly urgent and relevant it is as if Guo has not so much published it as pressed it into your hand the very moment after writing the final sentence. An extraordinary and important book." - Independent
Impressive in its range and depth (and endlessly browsable, too). Includes New Zealand content.
Shelve alongside From Earth's End.
Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years. His sense of the land and the wildlife, and his respect for age-old traditions and how to sustain them, offers a wonderful, inviting insight into the life and character of his habitat. Walden for a new generation.
"Ben Law's house is my favourite Grand Design." - Kevin McCloud
See inside some of the world's most enormous vehicles in this amazing lift-the-flap book by the amazing illustrator Stephen Biesty.
"This book left me awestruck; a stunning debut which reads like the work of a writer at the height of his power. Begins with the story of one struggling man and his family and soon seems to encompass and address all of modern America's problems. Fourth of July Creek is a masterful achievement and Smith Henderson is certain to end up a household name." - Philipp Meyer, author of The Son
For four decades a clandestine unit infiltrated 'subversive' groups, and repeatedly and consistently overstepped legal and ethical boundaries. This is a jaw-dropping expose.
Using the examples of bird populations, this book draws philosophers, natural scientists, and general readers into the experience of living among and losing biodiversity. A landmark work of environmental philosophy.
'They always tell you that you shouldn't tell lies, but without lies I'd already be in an orphanage. This, in any case, is my first true lie'. Luca and his mum are like two peas in a pod in their special, fragile world. Then, one winter morning his mother doesn't wake up. Luca suddenly finds himself alone for the first time...
"An elegantly carved look into the inner life of an orphaned child." - Kirkus Review
The story of a man who contributed much to the early history of Christchurch. Orator, writer, politician and journalist, he was the first Canterbury Pilgrim to set foot in New Zealand, first superintendent of the province of Canterbury, first leader of the general government, and founder of the Press newspaper.
Tree space is the vast mathematical terrain occupied by ancestral trees of a group of species. Between them the trees, some bushy and some stark, account for all possible ways in which species might relate to one another. Maria McMillan's first full collection seeks to create a new, invigorating space in New Zealand poetry.
A toxic island, a peculiar superhero, everything is upside down and Harkaway's remarkable imagination is in overdrive...
"Harkaway's great gift as a novelist is to merge the pace, wit and clarity of the best "popular" literature with the ambition, complexity and irony of the so-called "literary" novel." - Guardian
"Nick Harkaway's Tigerman lives because of his wit and daring intelligence, and his empathy. Words quiver whenever he writes." - The Scotsman
A memoir of life after fleeing Afghanistan, from the author of The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul and The Kabul Beauty School.
From the author of The Boy in Striped Pajamas.
"Wonderfully creepy.This magnificently eerie novel takes us on a skilful journey through fear." - Observer
Set during the American Iraq campaign, this book sits somewhere between Catch 22 and M*A*S*H.
"As funny, disturbing, heartbreaking and ridiculous as war itself." - New York Times Book Review
"Brilliant and excruciating." - The Times
A beautifully illustrated, engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these individuals worked.
Tim Birkhead is the author of the wonderful Bird Sense.
"A delightfully irreverent account of reading 50 classic books." - Telegraph
Here's the author (reading)! <<Watch this!!
The Eureka Stockade is one of Australia's foundation legends, but until now it has been told as though only half the participants were there. What if the hot-tempered, free-wheeling gold miners involved were also actually husbands and fathers, brothers and sons? And what if there were women and children inside the Eureka Stockade, defending their rights while defending themselves against a barrage of bullets? As Clare Wright reveals, there were thousands of women on the goldfields and many of them were active in pivotal roles.
Winner of the 2014 Stella Prize.
"Fascinating. A delightful tour of the science of memory, creativity and reasoning." - Steven Pinker
"An entertaining blend of Holmesiana and modern-day neuroscience." - New York Times
"An entertaining, insightful look at how the fictional London crime-solver used sophisticated mental strategies to solve complex problems of logic and deduction. This practical, enjoyable book is worth at least a few hours of pipe-smoking reflection in a comfortable leather chair." - Boston Globe
Number 4 in this exciting, fact-filled series!
Dinosaurs didn't die out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. Get ready to unthink what you thought you knew and journey into the deep, dark depths of the Jurassic!
"This book is full of interesting titbits about known and unknown people and their effects or otherwise on American, and indeed the world’s, history. Another great, enjoyable and informative read from a talented writer." - Peter
Now in paperback! This book was very popular in our Christmas Catalogue. If you enjoyed it, grab a copy for a friend. If you missed it, grab a copy for yourself (and one for a friend).
An updated and beautifully illustrated edition of this eco-classic.
An insightful investigation into the impact of commercial hunting and the explosion of demand for animal products on species and habitat.
"Top-drawer true-crime." - Booklist
A tale of familial ties and bloodthirsty vengeance, of isolated Icelandic communities scarred by the tragedies of the past.
"International thriller writing at its best." - Peter James
John Waters slips sideways across America's damp underbelly. If you enjoy John Waters you'll enjoy this book (otherwise, probably not).
Australian TV interview here.
