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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Sofie Sarenbrant is the most exciting rising star among Swedish crime authors today.--Camilla L ckberg, crime authorThe morning after an open-house showing in a posh Stockholm suburb, a father is found dead by his six-year-old daughter Astrid. There are no signs of a break-in, and the murder weapon is one of the family's own kitchen knives. The only hint that someone from the outside might be involved is that Astrid claims a strange man stroked her cheek during the night.Police Inspector Emma Sk ld takes up the case. She suspects that the man's wife could be the culprit, but when more murders occur tied to open-house showings, her theory is turned on its head. What's the truth behind the events in the ostensibly idyllic and prosperous residential area? And what is the connection between the victims?Sofie Sarenbrant has established herself as one of Sweden's most popular crime fiction authors. She has written six novels in the Emma Sk ld series, which have sold more than five hundred thousand copies. Killer Deal is her first novel to be translated into English.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Introduced by Fiona McGregor Sharply observed, bitter and humorous, The Long Prospect is a story of life in an Australian industrial town. Growing up neglected in a seedy boarding house, twelve-year-old Emily Lawrence befriends Max, a middle-aged scientist who encourages her to pursue her intellectual interests. Innocent Emily will face scandal, suburban snobbery and psychological torment.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Introduced by Fiona McGregor Sharply observed, bitter and humorous, The Long Prospect is a story of life in an Australian industrial town. Growing up neglected in a seedy boarding house, twelve-year-old Emily Lawrence befriends Max, a middle-aged scientist who encourages her to pursue her intellectual interests. Innocent Emily will face scandal, suburban snobbery and psychological torment.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Sofie Sarenbrant is the most exciting rising star among Swedish crime authors today.--Camilla L ckberg, crime authorThe morning after an open-house showing in a posh Stockholm suburb, a father is found dead by his six-year-old daughter Astrid. There are no signs of a break-in, and the murder weapon is one of the family's own kitchen knives. The only hint that someone from the outside might be involved is that Astrid claims a strange man stroked her cheek during the night.Police Inspector Emma Sk ld takes up the case. She suspects that the man's wife could be the culprit, but when more murders occur tied to open-house showings, her theory is turned on its head. What's the truth behind the events in the ostensibly idyllic and prosperous residential area? And what is the connection between the victims?Sofie Sarenbrant has established herself as one of Sweden's most popular crime fiction authors. She has written six novels in the Emma Sk ld series, which have sold more than five hundred thousand copies. Killer Deal is her first novel to be translated into English.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The standalone sequel to the critically acclaimed thriller The Girl Without Skin. When journalist Matthew Cave's half-sister disappears, leaving behind a trail of blood in an abandoned hut, he realises that they are both pawns in a game of life and death. As a young US soldier stationed in Greenland, their father took part in a secret experiment with deadly consequences. Accused of double homicide, Tom Cave fled. Now his case is reopened, and the demons of the past are unleashed. Is the father Matt's been searching for his entire life a cold-blooded murderer? And can Matt track him down before the US military does? Tupaarnaq Siegstad, a young Inuit woman, returns to Nuuk to help her only friend save his sister's life-and settle a few scores of her own. But as the pressure mounts, Matt starts to wonder: is Tupaarnaq really who he thinks she is.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The standalone sequel to the critically acclaimed thriller The Girl Without Skin. When journalist Matthew Cave's half-sister disappears, leaving behind a trail of blood in an abandoned hut, he realises that they are both pawns in a game of life and death. As a young US soldier stationed in Greenland, their father took part in a secret experiment with deadly consequences. Accused of double homicide, Tom Cave fled. Now his case is reopened, and the demons of the past are unleashed. Is the father Matt's been searching for his entire life a cold-blooded murderer? And can Matt track him down before the US military does? Tupaarnaq Siegstad, a young Inuit woman, returns to Nuuk to help her only friend save his sister's life-and settle a few scores of her own. But as the pressure mounts, Matt starts to wonder: is Tupaarnaq really who he thinks she is.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Lona spends her days developing photographs in the dark room of the art school she dropped out of, and her nights DJ-ing the roller disco at Planet Skate. She is in inexplicable, debilitating love with a bespectacled former classmate. She is in comfortable, platonic love with her best friend Tab. When Lona's grandfather moves into her home, she finds herself bonding with him just as she watches his health decline. When she is promoted to manager of checkout three at Coles, she argues for a demotion to trolley-girl. When she meets a bass-playing, cello-shredding, charming-as-all-hell suitor, she is bewildered the idea of finding herself in a romantic relationship with another human being. Lona doesn't know what she wants, but she knows what she doesn't want-well, some of the time.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Introduced by Brenda Niall This remarkable novel, first published to a chorus of acclaim in 1952, is one of the lost classics of Australian literature. Martin Boyd is a deeply humane novelist, a writer of family sagas without peer. Set in Australia and England in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, The Cardboard Crown presents an unforgettable portrait of an upper middle-class family who love both countries but are not quite at home in either. At the centre of this scintillating and immensely readable novel is Alice Verso, whose unexpected marriage to Austin Langton not only brings financial stability to the Langtons but founds an Anglo-Australian dynasty. But when her grandson finds her diaries and begins to uncover her story he chances on an intricate web of deception and reveals the complex fate of his family over three generations. Features an introduction by one of Australia's best-known and award-winning biographers, Brenda Niall.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A daring writer who can be relied on to ignore expectation, and is becoming one of the most interesting, honest and thought-provoking novelists working today.--The GuardianJones' rejection of isolationism and imaginative embrace of so much that the world has to offer make him a literary figure to watch.--Los Angeles TimesA knockout. a fresh and immaculately paced study of the process by which old information becomes new, and one of the bravest and best-written memoirs I have read. -The TelegraphA powerful and unexpected memoir from the author of the best-selling Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Mister Pip.As the New Zealand city of Christchurch lies in ruins after the catastrophic earthquake of February 2011, Lloyd Jones begins a search for his past, a search that takes him through childhood memories of puzzling events to Pembroke Dock in Wales, and finally to the discovery of a devastating court transcript.On this extraordinary journey, he pieces together the fragments of a story that has been buried in his family for a lifetime. A mother who gave up her daughter, a naval captain drowned at sea, a marriage to save a child.And a truth that changes everything.Lloyd Jones was born in New Zealand in 1955. His best-known novel is the international bestseller Mister Pip, which won the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the 2008 Kiriyama Prize Fiction Category, the 2008 Montana Award for Readers Choice, the Montana Fiction Award, and the Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry. It was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has been made into a major feature film starring Hugh Laurie (House). Lloyd Jones lives in Wellington, New Zealand.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. I was blinded by his beauty. In the one or two photographs I've kept of him I can still see it. Hestares out of them almost miserably, as if his loveliness is an affliction. Not that I saw it thatway, at least not in the beginning. In the beginning I thought it was a kind of miracle. Arthur Wheeler is haunted by his infatuation with a Japanese youth he encountered in the enemyalien camp where he worked as a guard during WW2. Abandoning his wife and baby son,Arthur sets out on a doomed mission to rescue his lover from forced deportation back to Japan, acountry in ruins. Thus begins the secret history of a soldier at war with his own sexuality and dangerously atodds with the racism that underpins the crumbling British Empire. Four decades later Arthur is still obsessed with the traumatic events of his youth. He proposes alast reunion with his lost lover, in the hope of laying his ghosts to rest, but this mission too seemsdoomed to failure. Like 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' and Snow Falling On Cedars, My Beautiful Enemy exploresquestions of desire and redemption against the background of a savage racial war. In thiscontext, Arthur's private battles against his own nature, and against the conventions of his time,can only end in heartache.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Twelve-year-old Iris has been sent to Spain on a mission: to make sure her elderly and unusual aunt, Ursula, leaves her fortune-and her sprawling estate-to Iris's scheming parents. But from the moment Iris arrives at Bosque de Nubes, she realises something isn't quite right. There is an odd feeling around the house, where time moves slowly and Iris's eyes play tricks on her. While outside, in the wild and untamed forest, a mysterious animal moves through the shadows. Just what is Aunt Ursula hiding? But when Iris discovers a painting named Iris and the Tiger, she sets out to uncover the animal's real identity-putting her life in terrible danger. 'The surrealist magic is the most refreshing element of the book: it's a kind of magical realism that is unusual in children's and YA fantasy.Iris and the Tiger will appeal to older primary and younger high-school readers who like magic and are, like Iris, bored by teen romances.' Books+Publishing 'Iris and the Tiger is its own piece of surrealist art. It's inexplicably wondrous and confusing.It's confusing if you try to explain it too much. But it resonates, and it offers you a glimpse into a new world. And it defies labels, and challenges preconceptions.' CBCA Reading Time 'Iris and the Tiger has all the hallmarks of a classic children's novel.A great adventure novel.' Readings 'Full of surprises and unexpected turnings.' Magpies 'Leanne Hall's charming adventure story for younger readers takes classic tropes of children's literature and gives them a surprising twist.' Age/Sydney Morning Herald 'A quirky, cleareyed enchantment. More like this, please!' Kirkus 'Enchanting.Bound to appeal to tweens glimpsing the excitement of growing up.' Daily Telegraph 'The writing flows so naturally that you are easily taken along on this journey with Iris.This is a book that just keeps giving.' New Zealand Book Council 'This is a wonderful story of finding your true self (and true friends) in a foreign land.' Best Middle Fiction Books of 2016, Readings 'Inspired by surrealist art, Leanne Hall's book is full of wondrous details.This is magic realism translated for a middle primary audience.' Best Books of 2016, Sydney Morning Herald 'A stunning, surreal tale for younger readers.' Favourite Feminist Reads of 2016, Feminist Writers Festival 'Fantasy fans will delight in the wackiness, the surprising plot, and the family secrets revealed. Best of all is Iris' growing confidence amid the chaos.' Booklist 'There are lots of twists in this book and I never knew what was going to happen next.Recommended to anyone who likes magical adventure stories.' Kookie Magazine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. After there were two suicides of startup founders and the sudden death of a third, Kristin Darga created Impact Founder to do whatever she could to help alleviate the feelings of inadequacy, isolation, stress, depression and suicide among founders by sharing real stories of real entrepreneurs' struggles and successes. Through Impact Founder, she is on a mission to make sure another entrepreneur isn't lost due to isolation, feelings of inadequacy, failure, or for any other reason. Self-doubt is part of life and sometimes entrepreneurs face the issue alone and lose their perspective. This book tells real stories of entrepreneurs to help all of us understand that we are not alone with the challenges.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Anne Bonny was eighteen when she ran away from her violent husband, James, into the arms of pirate captain Calico Jack Rackham. Now she's ensconced aboard Jack's ship Ranger, passing as a cabin boy and playing her ruthless part in a crew that is raining down mayhem and murder on the ships of the Caribbean. But James Bonny is willing to pay to get his 'property' back. And pirate-hunter Captain Barnet is happy to take his money. The Ranger's a fast ship: Anne might just be able to outrun Barnet. But can she outrun the consequences of her relationship with Calico Jack? Devil's Ballast is action-packed yet nuanced, culturally relevant and sharp as a cutlass. Based on the true story of Anne Bonny, this new novel by the remarkable Meg Caddy brings to life one of history's most fascinating anti-heroines. 'Meg Caddy sure knows how to write an adventure. Devil's Ballast is a rollicking, heartfelt and fun novel.a must for anyone looking for a story with a sharp-tongued, cutlass-wielding, savvy female pirate!' Booktopia 'With the novel's exploration of deeply personal themes, characterisation is vital, and Caddy gets it spot on.action-filled and exciting.' ReadPlus 'This swashbuckling tale of early eighteenth-century Caribbean piracy manages to be hilarious and harrowing.Caddy successfully incorporates issues of sexuality, abuse, and male dominance, proving them as relevant then as now. An invigorating page-turner!' Booklist 'Devil's Ballast is great for readers of action-filled historical fiction.' Books+Publishing.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. If there was a guest follow-up system being used by over 17,000 church leaders, would you be intrigued? If church leaders were seeing first-time guest attendance and guest retention far surpassing the national average, would you want to know what they're doing? If there was a 3-step framework for building a guest follow-up system that creates more connection among members and guests and frees up more time among church staff and volunteers, would you give it a try? Spoiler alert: there is. Boomerang is the key to successful and sustainable guest follow-up. Here's what you will find in Boomerang: * The proven 3-step framework of gather, connect, build* The actual follow up messages and strategies used by thousands of churches all across the country that are seeing incredible growth* The process of building a follow-up system that will work for you, freeing up more of your time to do what got you into ministry in the first placeBoomerang isn't like any other church growth book. There are no theories or hypotheticals. It is packed full of practical, proven, and strategic steps your church can start implementing right away. Praise for Boomerang-----------------------We expect a Boomerang to return. Now let's EXPECT guests to return to our churches. We need to be known for it Leave it to the Text In Church experts to create a simple system and strategy. Read on - Mark McDonald, Sr. Church Brand Consultant + Best Selling Author of Be Known For Something-----------------------The vast majority of churches struggle with getting guests to return especially after big events, outreaches, Christmas, and Easter. And that is why we love Text In Church and their Boomerang framework. It's a system that works for moving your church beyond the big event to big long-term impact.- Ryan Wakefield, Founder of Church Marketing University-----------------------Tyler and Ali want to see every church succeed, that's why they're giving away the secret sauce for guest retention in Boomerang. If you want to close the back door at your church and help assimilate a higher percentage of first time guests, then you need to read this - Ben Stapley, Christ Fellowship-----------------------While reading Boomerang, I was bummed because I didn't have this when starting Churches in the past. I love practical/achievable steps and this book gives you exactly that to reach more people with the Gospel. You need this book - Zachary Minton, The Rock Church. O'Brien, Rachel (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are about to face their most important challenge. Their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he's socially awkward and not fitting in. Don's spent a lifetime trying to fit in--so who better to teach Hudson the skills he needs? The Hudson Project will require the help of friends old and new, force Don and Rosie to decide how much to guide Hudson, and raise some significant questions about Don's own identity. Meanwhile, there is the Genetics Lecture Outrage, Rosie's troubles at work, Don's estrangement from his best friend Gene. And opening the world's best cocktail bar. Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final installment of the internationally bestselling Don Tillman trilogy.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are about to face their most important challenge. Their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he's socially awkward and not fitting in. Don's spent a lifetime trying to fit in--so who better to teach Hudson the skills he needs? The Hudson Project will require the help of friends old and new, force Don and Rosie to decide how much to guide Hudson, and raise some significant questions about Don's own identity. Meanwhile, there is the Genetics Lecture Outrage, Rosie's troubles at work, Don's estrangement from his best friend Gene. And opening the world's best cocktail bar. Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final installment of the internationally bestselling Don Tillman trilogy. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are about to face their most important challenge. Their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he's socially awkward and not fitting in. Don's spent a lifetime trying to fit in--so who better to teach Hudson the skills he needs? The Hudson Project will require the help of friends old and new, force Don and Rosie to decide how much to guide Hudson, and raise some significant questions about Don's own identity. Meanwhile, there is the Genetics Lecture Outrage, Rosie's troubles at work, Don's estrangement from his best friend Gene. And opening the world's best cocktail bar. Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final installment of the internationally bestselling Don Tillman trilogy. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. These stories - that delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness and joy of life - are all told with her characteristic sharpness of observation, honesty and humour. Each one a perfect piece, together they showcase Garner's mastery of the form.