Summer Booklist
	Fiction
	A Boy of Good Breeding Miriam Toews A wonderfully funny, warm-hearted novel of small-town dreams and eccentric families which have been split up but are inexorably drawn back together. paperback   $29.95 members      $26.95
	Book of Longing Leonard Cohen Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Book of Longing demonstrates the range and depth of Cohen’s work, revealing an extraordinary gift for language and visual art that speak with rare clarity, passion and timelessness. hardback   $39.95 members    $35.95
	Be Near Me Andrew O’Hagan Gentle and moving, Be Near Me is the story of David Anderton, a young priest struggling to fulfil his duty in a small Scottish town. Events conspire, placing his career in jeopardy and forcing him to reflect upon his life. Can we ever change the truth of our hearts? A poignant examination of truth, beauty and love. paperback   $29.95 members      $26.95
	Arlington Park Rachel Cusk Set over the course of a single rainy day, Arlington Park takes us behind the closed doors of an affluent suburb in England. Full of compassion and wit, each page laden with truth, Cusk writes about her characters’ domestic lives, innermost private thoughts and fears with an intelligence and insight that will leave readers reeling. paperback   $29.95 members      $26.95
	Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Boy Simon Armitage Simon Armitage’s new collection of poetry brings news from unusual places, whether from the recent past or the remote warrior worlds of the Odyssey. This is his wittiest, most alertly combative and impassioned collection to date. hardback   $29.95 members    $26.95
	Next of Kin John Boyne When next in line Owen Montignac is written out of his uncle’s will, he must quickly find funds to pay off his enormous gambling debt. Cunning and without scruples, Owen will do anything to regain his inheritance. Even murder. paperback   $32.95 members      $29.65
	The Complete Polysyllabic Spree Nick Hornby A testament to the joy, surprise and despair that books bring, The Complete Polysyllabic Spree covers debuts, blockbusters, poems and comics, self-help, sports biographies and literary letters, classics and science. Hornby is the perfect guide to this cornucopia of books, engaging the reader with wonderful conversation pieces, hilarious one-liners, lists, ideas, admissions and autobiography. hardback   $35.00 members    $31.50
	Out Stealing Horses Per Petterson Independent Foreign Fiction Prize winner 2006 A moving tale of isolation and loss of innocence, Out Stealing Horses is the story of Trond, a 67-year-old man, who has moved to an isolated part of Norway to live in solitude. A chance encounter with a character from his youth brings back painful memories of the summer of 1948 and of events which changed his life forever. paperback   $23.95 members      $21.55
	Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls Danielle Wood A charming and thoroughly modern-day Scheherazade, Rosie shares with us her piquant and utterly engaging views on life and love, marriage and mating, desire and destiny as she tackles the sometimes thorny business of making her way through life. paperback   $22.95 members      $20.65
	Hardboiled/Hardluck Banana Yoshimoto Hardboiled opens as the narrator treks high above her secluded mountain hotel on the anniversary of her lover’s death. Hard Luck opens with another female narrator, this time at the bedside of her sister, who lies in a coma. Exploring the ghosts of love, memory, and intimate secrets, these are two haunting and atmospheric tales from Japan’s leading female writer. paperback   $21.95 members      $19.75
	The Light of Everything Edna O’Brien The Light of Evening is a novel of dreams and betrayals, but at its core is the realisation that the bond between mother and child is unbreakable, stronger even than death. With its loving evocation of the Irish landscape, its cinematic portrait of New York in the 1920s and its central mother-daughter relationship, it is certain to bring this daring writer her widest audience yet. paperback   $29.95 members      $26.95
	Mister Pip Lloyd Jones Set during the Bouganville blockade Mister Pip is a novel which highlights the importance of literature and art even in situations of crisis and the ways in which literary works can affect people long after the crisis has passed. paperback    $29.95 members      $26.95
	The Fall of Troy Peter Ackroyd When Sophia Chrysanthis marries esteemed German archaeologist Herr Obermann, he introduces her to the art of archaeology. Sophia  soon finds herself increasingly baffled by the past, not only that of Troy but also that of her husband. Set during the 19th century at the time of Troy’s excavation, Peter Ackroyd returns to one of his favourite themes: fakes, forgeries and plagiarism. hardback   $49.95 members    $26.95
	Four Stories Alan Bennett Here are Alan Bennett’s four hugely admired, triumphantly reviewed and bestselling stories, brought together in one book for the first time. The stories included are: Father! Father! Burning Bright, The Clothes They Stood Up In, The Lady in the Van and The Laying on of Hands. paperback  $22.95 members    $20.65
	Chart Throb Ben Elton Chart Throb. The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that winner is always the same - the man behind the show. But this is all set to change as the ‘real’ is about to be put back in ‘reality’ television. Returning to blistering comic satire, Ben Elton savages the world of modern television talent shows. paperback  $32.95 members    $29.65
	The Lay of the Land Richard Ford Frank Bascombe is back. The protagonist of Richard Ford’s acclaimed novels, The Sportswriter and Independence Day, is now in his late middle age. Recovering from cancer, he looks back on his marriages, friendships, children and career. Elegant, melancholic, full of understated irony, The Lay of the Land is a remarkable portrait of a seemingly ordinary man as he assesses the life he has led. paperback   $32.95 members      $29.65
	Crime Fiction
	Shame Karin Alvtegen When a letter and a tragic accident join two women who have nothing in common but the determination to obliterate their memories and be left alone, they must confront the past together. A taut psychological thriller, Shame subtly explores the devastating powers of fear, oppressive religion and forbidden sexuality. paperback   $32.95 members      $29.65
	Rumpole and the Reign of Terror John Mortimer Featuring exclusive extracts from the memoirs of She Who Must Be Obeyed and packed with John Mortimer’s wickedly funny satire and compulsive plot-twists, Rumpole and the Reign of Terror sees the great defender return to the Old Bailey in a case that challenges the very notion of modern justice. hardback   $39.95 members    $35.95
	Nature Girl Carl Hiaasen When Honey Santana sits down to have her evening meal with her son she is disturbed by yet another nuisance phone call trying to sell her property and she decides to tell the salesman what she thinks. When the response is somewhat abusive, Honey decides that payback is in order. Nature Girl is hilarious, trademark Hiaasen. paperback   $32.95 members      $29.65
	The Beast Borge Hellstrom & Anders Roslund A powerful and at times profoundly shocking novel, The Beast has been likened to both Hitchcock and le Carre. It is also an important and timely exploration of what can happen when we take the law into our own hands. It is the winner of Glasnyckeln 2005 (The Glass Key 2005) for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. paperback   $22.95 members      $20.65
	Voices Arnaldur Indridason In a grand Reykjavik hotel, the doorman has been stabbed in the dingy basement room he called home. The manager tries to keep the murder under wraps, so a somewhat glum detective taking up residence in his hotel and the intrusion of a murder investigation are not what he had in mind. paperback   $32.95 members      $29.65
	The Naming of the Dead Ian Rankin Sidelined during G8 demonstrations in Scotland, Rebus is recalled when the suicide of an MP coincides with clues that a serial killer may be on the loose. The Naming of the Dead is a potent mix of action and politics. paperback    $32.95 members      $29.65
	The Feng Shui Detective’s Casebook Nury Vittachi A murder in the Philippines, a kidnapping in Thailand, car theft in Singapore: just another day at the office for CF Wong. No, he’s not a detective, he’s a feng shui master, and he’d much rather leave solving crimes to someone who cares. But that’s just not going to happen. paperback  $22.95 members     $20.65
	The Lost Luggage Porter Andrew Martin Amateur sleuth-turned railway detective, Jim Stringer, meets the lost luggage porter, the most humble of railway employees. He helps put Jim on the trail of York’s pickpockets which inadvertently leads him into the orbit of a dangerous and disturbed villian who is playing for much higher stakes. paperback    $29.95 members      $26.95
	Biography
	Point to Point Navigation A Memoir Gore Vidal No American writer in the twentieth century has lived a life richer in incident, achievement and glittering association than Gore Vidal. In Point to Point Navigation, this celebrated novelist, essayist, critic and controversialist ranges freely over that life with his signature wit and literary elegance. hardback     $49.95 members      $44.95
	And It’s Goodnight From Him The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies Ronnie Corbett On 1st April 1971, The Two Ronnies aired for the first time on the BBC. It quickly became one of the most successful and longest running television comedy shows ever on British television, and its stars - Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett - national treasures. For the first time ever, Ronnie Corbett takes us behind the scenes and into the world of The Two Ronnies. paperback    $35.00 members       $31.50
	Unbowed One Woman’s Story Wangari Maathai The evocative and compelling autobiography of Wangari Maathai, Kenyan peace activist and environmentalist, who in 2004 became the first African woman to become a Nobel Laureate, winning the Nobel Peace Prize. paperback    $35.00 members       $31.50
	The Joke’s Over Memories of Hunter S. Thompson Ralph Steadman Few people knew Hunter S. Thompson as well as Ralph Steadman did. In this unique memoir, elegaic, bizarre and hilarious, Steadman tells his story for the first time, the story - in words and pictures - of Ralph and Hunter; a great British original on a great American original, Butch and Sundance on acid... hardback     $59.95 members      $53.95
	Things I Didn’t Know Robert Hughes One of the world’s best known art critics writes a candid and fascinating memoir about growing up in Australia, developing as an artist and writer and his rise in the art world. Hughes doesn’t just take us on a tour of his life, he takes us on a tour of his mind. hardback     $55.00 members      $49.50
	A Time Torn Man A Life of Thomas Hardy Claire Tomalin Thomas Hardy is one of the sacred figures in English writing as a great poet and a novelist with a world reputation. His life was also extraordinary: from the poverty of rural Dorset he went on to become the Grand Old Man of English life and letters. This seminal biography covers Hardy’s illegitimate birth, his rural upbringing, his escape to London, his marriages and his status as a bestselling novelist. hardback     $59.95 members      $53.95
	My Darling Heriott Henrietta Luxborough: Poetic Gardener and Irrepressible Exile Jane Brown Born into wealth and privilege in 1699, Henrietta St John was definitely a free spirit. A prolific garden designer and poet she lived life to the fullest and refused to change under intense societal pressure. paperback    $35.00 members       $31.50
	Bess of Hardwick First Lady of Chatsworth Mary Lovell Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Married at the age of 15 and widowed at 16, her succession of husbands were more and more powerful, placing her in a unique position in court. paperback    $26.95 members       $24.25
	History
	Empires of the Word A Language History of the World Nicholas Ostler The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the story of its languages. In Empires of the Word linguist Nicholas Ostler brings together the history of the world’s great languages. paperback    $39.95 members       $35.95
	Xenophon’s Retreat Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age Robin Waterfield At the battle of Cunaxa in 401BC the Persian king, Artaxerxes II, defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger. Among the slain were a contingent of Greek mercenaries, known as The Ten Thousand. In the wake of the defeat this force made its way back to Greece, fighting all the way. hardback     $49.95 members      $44.95
	Terra Australis Incognita The Spanish Quest for the Mysterious Great South Land Miriam Estensen Terra Australis Incognita focuses new light on the Spanish voyages of discovery that sailed from South America into the unknown south western Pacific in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Crossing the planet’s largest ocean in small wooden ships with rudimentary navigation, these Spanish conquistadors were in search of the legendary Great South Land. hardback     $35.00 members      $31.50
	A Short History of the Wellington Boot Adam Edwards The history of the Wellington boot, told here for the first time, is also the history of the world. It is an epic tale, encompassing the rise and fall of empires, corporate piracy, fetish wear, transatlantic rivalry, and such iconic figures as Christopher Columbus, Beau Brummel, Princess Diana and Kate Moss. hardback     $39.95 members      $35.95
	God Against the Gods The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism Jonathan Kirsch Written in excellent approachable prose, Jonathan Kirsch tells the story of the suppression of polytheistic religions in the ancient world by the ever more powerful monotheistic religions. paperback    $30.00 members       $27.00
	Europe East and West Norman Davies In Europe East And West Norman Davies argues for a comprehensive view of Europe that challenges Western stereotypes and no longer ignores the history and experience of Eastern Europe. He shows that the conventional exclusion of Central and Eastern Europe has led to serious shortcomings in our understanding of the most crucial episodes of European history. hardback     $59.95 members      $53.95
	The War For All The Oceans From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo Roy Adkins & Lesley Adkins Naval history is not just about broadsides and bloodshed, but the lives and experiences of real people.Here for the first time, extensive eyewitness accounts vividly portray aspects of life at sea, including shipwrecks, press-gangs, prostitutes, spies and prisoners-of-war. hardback     $59.95 members      $53.95
	Blue Mauritius The Hunt for the World’s Most Valuable Stamp Helen Morgan Blue Mauritius is not only the story of the world’s most valuable stamp (collectors are willing to pay over $1 million for an unused  example) but also a history of philately and how serious stamp collecting can be. hardback     $39.95 members      $35.95
	Science
	The God Delusion Richard Dawkins In The God Delusion Richard Dawkins presents his arguments for atheism. While this book is unashamedly polemical, Dawkins adopts the rigourous approach of a scientist and applies it to the questions of religion, religious faith and the existence of God. paperback    $35.00 members       $31.50
	The Goldilocks Enigma Why is the Universe Just Right For Life? Paul Davies The Goldilocks Enigma is Paul Davies’ spectacular and eagerly awaited return to cosmology. Here he tackles all the ‘big questions’ and introduces the latest discoveries that have allowed scientists to piece together the story of the universe in unprecedented detail. hardback     $55.00 members      $49.50
	Cat Counsellor How Your Cat Really Relates to You Vicky Halls In Cat Counsellor Vicky Halls looks at the feline/human bond through the ages and investigates the fundamental change to the relationship. She explores its complications and gives you advice as to how to behave yourself to get the best out of your cat. hardback     $49.95 members      $44.95
	How Slow Can You Waterski? How long can you survive in a freezer? What are the chances of being struck by lightning in bed? And why is it so esay to raed wrods eevn wehn the lteetrs are mdduled up? If you’ve ever wondered what makes a planet a planet, why submarines keep bumping into things or even if it’s safe to eat mud, How Slow Can You Waterski? will prove irresistible - and enlightening - reading. paperback    $24.95 members       $22.45
	Masterminds Genius, DNA & the Quest to Rewrite Life David Ewing Duncan Throughout history, scientists’ personalities have astonished us. They push and stretch society’s boundaries though their great leaps of imagination and originality, providing us with everything from the wheel to rocket ships and penicillin. Here Duncan brings to life the individuals behind the innovations. paperback    $24.95 members       $22.49
	Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? and 101 Other Questions Mick O’Hare Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers’ answers to the questions in the ‘Last Word’ column of New Scientist, the world’s best-selling science weekly. paperback    $22.95 members       $20.65
	Crocodile Evolution’s Greatest Survivor Lynne Kelly An ancient animal whose ancestors have roamed the earth since the time of the dinosaurs, the crocodile has survived continental drift, ice ages and the loss of other once-prolific species. Today, the Australian saltie, the Chinese alligator and the black caiman are just some of the twenty-three species of crocodilian descendants still found across the world. hardback     $35.00 members      $31.50
	The Singing Neanderthals The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body Steven Mithen Using archaeological evidence and new research in genetics and psychology Mithen traces the human ability, urge and need to create music through 4.5 million years of evolutionary history - from homonid grunts and monkey calls to opera and rock. hardback     $26.95 members      $24.25 hardback at paperback price!
	Gift Books
	Should You Be Laughing At This? Hugleikur Dagsson Hugleikur Dagsson is from Iceland. During the winter in Iceland there are only three hours of daylight. During the summer there is no darkness. Iceland’s national drink is called ‘Black Death’.In Iceland this book is a cult-bestseller. The question you should ask yourself is: Should you be laughing at this? hardback     $24.95 members      $22.45
	Scouts in Bondage And Other Curious Works from Bygone Times with Titles That Might Cause Vulgar Minds to Misapprehend Their Content Michael Bell Collected while Michael Bell was a secondhand bookseller, this collection of hilarious book titles will raise a laugh from everyone. hardback     $19.95 members      $17.95
	Brewer’s Cabinet of Curiosities Ian Crofton Brewer’s Cabinet of Curiosities is an irresistibly browsable collection of bizarre and out-of-the-way information, with a strong phrase-and-fable slant, but also including anecdotes, odd news reports, quotations, superstitions, tall tales and frankly unbelievable truths. hardback     $29.95 members      $26.95
	The Darwin Awards IV Wendy Northcutt Named in honour of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards pays homage to those who improve our gene pool . . . by removing themselves from it. paperback    $22.95 members       $20.65
	Googlies, Nutmegs & Bogeys The Origins of Peculiar Sporting Lingo Bob Wilson The world of sport has its own language, rich in strange words and phrases whose origins often stretch back centuries. Googlies, Nutmegs and Bogeys is an illustrated lexicon that unravels the true meanings, heritage and evolution of sporting terms - and will enlighten and amuse. paperback    $24.95 members       $22.45
	The Book of General Ignorance foreword by Stephen Fry If you still think that Henry VIII had six wives, the earth has only one moon, that George Washington was the first president of the USA, that Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, that the largest living thing is a blue whale, that whisky and bagpipes come from Scotland or that Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain, then there are at least 200 reasons why this is the book for you. hardback     $29.95 members      $26.95
	Mr McGreevy’s Absolute Howlers Norman McGreevy “Adolescence is the stage between puberty and adultery”. Mr McGreevy’s Absolute Howlers is a side-splitting collection of the most earnest and mangled attempts at the English language made by generations of school children. paperback     $19.95 members      $17.95
	The Goodies Rule OK Robert Ross Interviewed exclusively for this book, each Goody offers his own recollections on the creation and filming of each series, to provide insight into how this cult comedy collective conquered the small screen in the 1970s and why their legacy still stands tall today. hardback     $45.00 members      $40.50
	Fish Who Answer the Telephone and Other Bizarre Books Russell Ash & Brian Lake Out of the tens of thousands of books published every year, a significant proportion are unintentionally funny or just plain loopy. Fish Who Answer The Telephone And Other Bizarre Books brings these choice works together. hardback     $29.95 members      $26.95
	Pistache Sebastian Faulks From Thomas Hardy’s football report to Dan Brown’s visit to the cash dispenser, the work of the great and the not-so-great is here sent up with little hope of coming down. hardback     $32.95 members      $29.65
	Violent Veg A collection of the fabulously funny Violent Veg photo-cartoons in a great gift book format. Also contains hilarious facts about vegetables. hardback     $16.95 members      $15.25
	And Another Thing The World According to Clarkson Volume Two Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson has a rather jaded view of the world. His rants, tirades and observations are his trademark and this second volume of his hilarious musings will not fail to entertain. paperback    $32.95 members       $29.65
	They Call Me Naughty Lola The London Review of Books Personal Ads: A Reader Edited by David Rose ‘Disaffiliated flaneur, jacked-up on Viagra and on the look-out for a contortionist trumpeter’ ran the first personal ad submitted to the London Review of Books. The quality has remained the same ever since, and it is now the world’s funniest lonely hearts column. Here the fruitiest of the ads are brought together for the first time. hardback     $22.95 members      $20.65
	Shoot the Puppy A Survival Guide to the Ridiculous Jargon of Modern Life Tony Thorne Are you a bobo or a wombat? Have you ever been tempted to open the kimono or kick dead whales up the beach? If your answer to any of these questions is ‘I’m not sure’ or, indeed, ‘What are you talking about?’, then you definitely need a copy of Shoot the Puppy. hardback     $29.95 members      $26.95
	Do You Think What You Think You Think? The Ultimate Philosophical Quizbook Julian Baggini & Jeremy Stangroom Do You Think What You Think You Think? presents a dozen quizzes that will reveal what you really think and what it all adds up to. Challenging, fun, infuriating - sometimes all at once - this book will enable you to discover the you you never knew you were. paperback    $24.95 members       $22.45
	Get Stuffed The Home Taxidermist’s Handboook Chuck Iglesias In Get Stuffed Iglesias outlines 24 hilarious projects for the bereaved pet owner which will ensure that they need never feel the absence of their beloved four-legged friend. paperback    $12.95 members       $11.65
	Famous Pairs A Deliciously Absurd Collection of Portraits Famous Pairs captures some of history’s most noteworthy twosomes in a deliciously funny way. From Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to Buffy and the Vampire, you’ve never seen couples depicted like this. Some pairs are sweet, some are juicy, and some are just plain tasteless. This collection is so good you’ll eat it up. hardback     $18.95 members      $17.05
	Art, Architecture, Design
	Wall and Piece Banksy Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. paperback    $39.95 members       $35.95
	The Car Design Yearbook 5 The Definitive Annual Guide to All New Concept and Production Cars Worldwide Stephen Newbury With over 130 cars, from mass-market brands to high-performance models and over 550 stunning photographs, The Car Design Yearbook 5 is a unique and detailed reference for all car and design enthusiasts. hardback     $69.95 members      $62.95
	Freud at Work Lucien Freud A rare insight into the mind of one of the greatest portrait painters of our time, accompanied by intimate photographs of the artist at work in his studio. hardback     $89.95 members      $80.95
	NYC-BCN Street Art Revolution Louis Bou Street art, having taken the world by storm, is here brought together in an incredible collection, containing examples from the subways of New York to the streets of Barcelona. hardback     $59.99 members      $53.99
	Power of Art Simon Schama Taking as his starting point eight famous painters (Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko) and their great masterpieces, Schama transports the reader back to the intense moment in history when these works were conceived and born. hardback     $59.95 members      $53.95
	Mediterranean Modern Dominic Bradbury From southern Spain to northern Africa, from Greece to the Côte d’Azur, here are twenty-five new houses from around the Mediterranean Sea. The houses differ in their locations and styles but are united by clean lines, open floor plans, and seamless indoor-outdoor living. hardback     $59.95 members      $53.95
	Reading Women Stefan Bollmann Artists have long been attracted to the challenge of capturing the intimacy and tranquillity of reading. This book brings together a compelling selection of beautiful paintings, drawings, prints and photographs of women reading through the ages. hardback     $45.00 members      $41.50
	Shoes A Love Story Tim Blanks It’s been said that one can never be too rich or too thin, but the truth for most modern women is really that one can never, ever have too many pairs of shoes. Shoes: A Love Story is a celebration of this passion, revelling in our infatuation and rejoicing in the stilettos, boots and sandals that have become a very socially acceptable obsession. hardback     $35.00 members      $31.50
	Lifestyle
	Everyday Cooking 600 Essential Recipes for the Modern Home Alan Campion & Michelle Curtis Basing their cooking on simple equipment and readily available ingredients, Allan and Michele have combined their extensive knowledge as chefs, food writers, and parents to create over 600 delicious recipes that will work every time – without spending hours in the kitchen. paperback    $39.95 members       $35.95
	Wine A Life Uncorked Hugh Johnson As the author learns about wine, so do we in this book full of candour, wit and fine writing. “Why is one wine better than another?” and other fundamental questions, human and cultural, technical and historical, are addressed in this wide-ranging and autobiographical book, based on the author’s enormous experience of the pleasures of wine. paperback    $27.95 members       $25.15
	Cake Bible Cake Bible contains 130 delectable recipes, with easy-to-follow instructions and handy hints to ensure you bake the perfect cake every time. Including traditional family favourites as well as some fresh new ideas, these cakes, puddings, tarts and strudels are sure to get your tastebuds tingling. paperback    $19.95 members       $17.95
	The Joy of Eating The Virago Book of Food Jill Foulston In this, the first anthology to concentrate on food writing by women, you can go on a picnic with Monica Ali, learn about Frida Kahlo’s wedding feast and try making Elisabeth Luard’s Afghan Betrothal Custard. hardback     $49.95 members      $44.95
	Organic Home The Australian Guide to Clean, Green Living Rosamond Richardson Covering all aspects of home management, including cleaning, food, decorating, energy-consumption, laundry, and home remedies, the author’s eminently practical advice makes having the best of both worlds possible: a clean, efficient, well-run home that also positively nurtures its inhabitants and helps to improve the long-term health of the planet. paperback    $29.95 members       $26.95
	Travel
	It’s All Greek To Me! A Tale of a Mad Dog and An Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - and Real Greeks John Mole A little whitewashed house with a blue door and blue shutters on an unspoilt island in a picturesque village next to the beach. So starts the Mole family odyssey where they buy a seriously run down house and begin the process of restoration and integration. paperback    $19.95 members       $17.95
	The Year Of Eating Dangerously Tom Parker Bowles The Year Of Eating Dangerously is an account of Tom Parker Bowles’ global odyssey in search of culinary extremes. Bored by the increasingly homogenised fare doled at home, he sets out to discover the most exotic food from around the world - the edible products of landscape and history, moulded by peoples and cultures entirely different from our own, and now in danger of disappearing entirely. hardback     $45.00 members      $40.50
	Eat, Pray, Love One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert Driven to despair by divorce and an anguished love affair, Gilbert flees for sojourns in the three I’s. She goes to Italy to learn the language and revel in the cuisine, India to meditate in an ashram, and Indonesia to reconnect with help of a healer in Bali. A funny, tender, utterly beguiling story about a woman’s search for happiness. paperback    $29.95 members       $26.95
	Shadow Of The Silk Road Colin Thubron There was never one Silk Road - but several. The route chosen by Colin Thubron passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, taking in the most barren desert on earth (the Taklamakan) and the strife-torn mountain valleys of today’s conflicts, as he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor (the mythic progenitor of the Chinese people) to the ancient port of Antioch. paperback    $34.95 members       $31.45
	Nul Points Tim Moore Nul Points is at once a celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest - its one high point (Abba’s ‘Waterloo’), and its many low ones. Among the latter are of course the legendary songs that managed to receive not one point from the scorers. There are fourteen such songs and in this hilarious book Tim Moore sets off to discover from the singers themselves just what it is like to find yourself with nul points. paperback    $34.95 members       $31.45
	Chewing Gum in Holy Water Mario Valentini’s Childhood in the Abruzzo Mountains Cheryl Hardacre and Mario Valentini A charming, tender and vivid memoir of an Italian boyhood in a small village in post-war Italy, high in the remote Abruzzo mountains. A nostalgic, delightful read. paperback    $26.95 members       $24.25
	Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs The Left Bank World of Shakespeare & Co. Jeremy Mercer Since 1921, Shakespeare & Co has attracted such literary greats as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Ginsberg and Miller. Here, Jeremy Mercer joins the writers still following this tradition and records the curious people and bizarre experiences he finds in one of the world’s most famous bookshops. paperback    $22.95 members       $20.65
	Talk to the Snail Ten Commandments for Understanding the French Stephen Clarke From the bestselling author of the A Year In The Merde and Merde Actually, comes an indispensable, tongue-in-cheek guide to the quirks and foibles of the French. paperback    $17.95 members       $16.15
	Children's
	The Fly Gusti It was a beautiful morning, and the fly had everything he needed to go swimming: a bag, a ball, a towel and some sunscreen. The water was just the way he liked it. But little did he know, he was in for a big surprise. paperback    $14.95 members       $13.45
	Flanimals of the Deep Ricky Gervais Dive into a whole new Flanimal world, in the latest book from master British comedian Ricky Gervais. Includes 24 stickers! hardback     $24.95 members      $22.45
	Larklight Philip Reeve The sensational story of Art and Myrtle Mumby’s Dreadful and Terrifying Victorian Space Adventure hardback     $24.95 members      $22.45
	The Silver Road Grace Dugan An excellent fantasy novel for older readers as well as adults, The Silver Road tells of Zuven’s struggle to overcome the compelling force of destiny. paperback    $19.95 members       $17.95
	The Incredible Book Eating Boy Oliver Jeffers Henry loves books, only not quite in the usual way. Henry loves to eat books, literally devouring their words. All is going well in his quest to eat his way to being the smartest person in the world until Henry is struck by indigestion ... hardback     $24.99 members      $22.49
	Josephine Wants to Dance Jackie French Here, Jackie French tells the story of how Josephine, a young kangaroo who loves to dance, overcomes disbelief and costuming difficulties to fulfill her dream of dancing in a ballet. includes free plush kangaroo (only while stocks last) hardback     $24.99 members      $22.49
	Big Book of Fairy Things to Make and Do Jam packed with fairy activities and over  1000 stickers, this will keep budding fairies entertained for days! paperback    $24.99 members       $22.49
	The Arrival Shaun Tan Shaun Tan, author and illustrator of The Red Tree and The Lost Thing, tells the story of every migrant, refugee and displaced person who has made the journey to a new and unfamiliar place through his beautiful and intricate illustrations. hardback     $39.95 members      $35.95

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