Westbooks Selected New Releases - Adult Fiction
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Spade and Archer
The stunning prequel to Dashiell Hammett's crime classic THE MALTESE FALCON.
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Long Song
Praise for Andrea Levy: 'There is great skill in the way she presents characters and dialogue; she has powers of observation and an ear for language that make her books a pleasure to read' Times Literary Supplement
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First Rule
Joe Pike is out for revenge and no cop ... no bad guy... no one alive... is going to stop him.
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imperfectionists
The Imperfectionists tells stories about the peculiar people who write and read an international newspaper. While the news of the day rushes past - war in Iraq, terrorism, the rollercoaster economy - the true front-page stories for all of them are the blunders and triumphs of their own lives. A moving novel about 11 unusual, endearing characters.
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bed I made
One stifling night in a bar in Soho, Kate meets Richard - powerful, sensual Richard. Going home with him that night is reckless and exhilarating, their connection electric. Now, eighteen months later, Kate is fleeing London for an old coastguard's cottage on the Isle of Wight, determined to forget Richard for ever.
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Westbooks Selected New Releases - Adult Non Fiction
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Smile or die
Explores the tyranny of positive thinking, and offers a history of how it came to be the dominant mode in the USA. This book argues that the insistence on being cheerful actually leads to a lonely focus inwards, a blaming of oneself for any misfortunes, and thus to political apathy. It reveals the dark side of the 'have a nice day' nation.
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Botany for the Artist
An inspirational guide to drawing plants. An intimate understanding of botany will help any artist c
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Aboriginal Australians
'In this book Richard Broome has managed an enviable achievement. The vast sweeping story of Aboriginal Australia from 1788 is told in his typical lucid and imaginative style... ' Professor Lynette Russell, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University.
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animator's survival kit
Animation is one of the hottest and most creative areas of film-making. Based on "Animation Masterclass in the United States and across Europe", this title provides the underlying principles of animation that an animator - from beginner to expert, classic animator to computer animation whiz - needs.
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Macquarie Pen anthology of Australian literature
'Unprecedented in the breadth of what it offers from both the ancient and the recent literature of the country.' - Thomas Keneally. Some of the best, most significant writing produced in Australia over more than two centuries is gathered in this landmark anthology.
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big picture
Two internationally renowned environmentalists present key issues which will face us today: from the problems of suburban sprawl and options for transportation to how we can protect the earth's biodiversity.
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Westbooks Selected New Releases - Young Adult
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Lady Macbeth's daughter
Albia does not know her father, Macbeth. She's been raised by three sisters. When Macbeth seeks out the sisters to foretell his fate, her life becomes tangled with that of the man who only leaves bloodshed in his wake. When Albia learns that she has second sight, she must decide whether to ignore the terrible future she foresees, or to change it.
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Dear Swoosie
India can see the future, and Poppy has a past. And when they discover old letters in the school attic it seems destiny has a plan for them. Who is the mysterious Swoosie? What does she have to do with Poppy's high-school sweetheart parents, and India's mum? Does the past have the power to change the future and can the future heal the past?
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Dog Tucker
Angry and defi ant, thirteen-year-old Devlin believes he’s unwanted. His younger siblings, who have
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Witch and wizard
The world is changing—the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now kids are
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Pastworld
Startling and original, Ian Beck's vision of a world in which people are pawns and your future is predestined by place of birth makes compelling reading
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Westbooks Selected New Releases - Junior Fiction
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unfinished angel
In the ancient stone tower of the Casa Rosa, in a tiny village high in the Swiss Alps, life for one aimless angel has been the same since she can remember, until Zola comes along. Zola is a girl with a mission, and when she and the angel collide, figs fly, and the whole village begins to wake up.
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Skeleton key
Reluctant teenage superspy Alex Rider is useful to M16 in ways an adult could never be. Now they need his help once again. But a routine reconaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships sets off a terrifying chain of events for Alex that sees him on the run from a murderous Chinese triad gang.
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Running Wild
An epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from the bestselling author of Kaspar and Born to Run.
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Fantastic Mr Fox
Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean grow wild with rage. They're the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they've concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all. But it never occurs to them that Mr Fox has a fantastic plan of his own.
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Wild Things
Seven-year-old Max likes to make noise, get dirty, ride his bike without a helmet and howl like a wolf. In any other era, he would be considered a boy. Driven by a series of pressures internal and external, Max leaves home, jumps in a boat and sails across the ocean to a strange island where giant beasts reign.
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ham heist
Jack's person, Sarge, is getting married. And that means a big party, with lots of food! All the dogs are excited, so when the ham for the wedding party is stolen, Jack has plenty of canine suspects. With the help of his Junior Jack, Preacher, Jack is soon on the case of the ham heist.
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Westbooks Selected New Releases - Junior Non Fiction
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Saving pandas
This new series takes a look at those creatures who are most under threat and what is being done to help them. Cute, cuddly and completely misunderstood. Introducing Pandas.
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Planet earth
Lavishly illustrated throughout , this series provides children with masses of knowledge. Each numbe
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Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela is a true hero of our times, loved and admired across the globe for his dedication to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and for justice and peace throughout the world. This book tells the story of his life, from his carefree days as an ordinary village boy, to his unflinching leadership of the ANC.
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Once I was a comic but now I'm a book about tigers!
This series provides an informative and easy-to-follow introduction to endangered species, and the environmental issues that affect them. This title features fascinating facts about tigers and their habitat accompanied by lots of beautiful close-up photos and vibrant illustrations.
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Our choice
Proposes solutions at different levels of our lives, from the personal and local, to the national and political, to the area of international policy and law. This title is suitable for the people who, in fact, deal with global warming throughout their lives.
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Westbooks Selected New Releases - Kindergarten
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Big bear, little brother
On the ice, the wind is blowing gently. Big Bear has stopped running. How wonderful it is to be still, to close his eyes, to dream! But the stillness is broken when Big Bear hears a cry and opens his eyes to see a child tumbling from the sky.
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Peeking ducks
On an adventure to find the mighty Li River, three little ducks are astonished by the events that unfold. A cautionary tale, set in the majestic landscape of China. Ages 3 plus.
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Aesop's fables
A striking new look at Aesop’s classic animal fables, reinterpreted and illustrated by Alice Shirley
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South pole penguins
Are the penguins of Antarctica getting their fill of krill, or has climate change reshaped the Antar
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One hen
This new title from the creators of If the World Were a Village uses the story of a young boy in an African village to introduce children to sustainable development. Striking artwork brings to life Kojo's progress from one hen to his own farm. At the end of the book, the story of a real-life Kojo is told.
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Me and you
I wish I were just like you. I wish I were just like you. Two very different friends explore what it would be like to be each other, and discover that they are both works of art just the way they are.
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