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By far our best seller during May was our Blind Date With A Book offer. We hope
the Mums who received this special gift for Mother’s Day enjoyed the experience.
During our Chadstone VIP 4 day event we had a special offer for Blind Dates.
Congratulations to Ellen Pollock from Murrumbeena who won a Blind Date with a
Book in our competition.
June is a very exciting month - with some major new releases: Robert Galbraith
(AKA J.K. Rowling) releases her second crime novel - Silkworm, Stephen King also
releases a thriller - Mr Mercedes, and for young adults - City of Fire by Cassandra
Claire is the one everyone has been waiting for.
Congratulations to Chantel - Manager at
our Frankston Store, for being named as
a finalist in the Australian Booksellers
Association “Bookseller of the Year
Award”. We are very proud of her
achievement!
Robinsons Bookshop has undergone an enormous transformation in the past year
- consolidating our store growth, developing new systems and processes to support
growth, investing in our staff and trying to be the best bookshop(s) we can possibly
be. Our new store opening at Emporium Melbourne has given us the scope to create
opportunities for our team to move into new roles and learn new skills. Over the
past 2 years our company has grown from 12 staff to a team of 50. You may notice a
few new faces as staff move in to new positions within the company. We are excited
about this growth and strive to achieve continued success, community support and
remain in people’s hearts as Victoria’s Favourite Bookshop. We invite you to visit our
exciting new store opening in Emporium Melbourne on June 11.
And For Now - GOOD READING!
Reviews
June Book of The Month
MR MERCEDES
Stephen King
In the gloomy pre-dawn hours of a distressed Midwestern city,
hundreds of unemployed hopefuls are lined up for a job fair.
Without warning, a merciless driver plows through the crowd in
a roaring Mercedes. Eight people are killed; 15 are wounded.
The killer escapes into the early-spring fog never to be seen
from again. Until now...
Detective Bill Hodges is a battle-hardened and streetwise crime
fighter originally assigned to the Mercedes killings. Now retired,
Hodges has lost his way in boredom and depression craving the thrills of taking down
the region’s most notorious criminals. When a disturbing letter from the Mercedes Killer
arrives at his door, Hodges soon finds himself uncontrollably drawn into a cat-n-mouse
pursuit with stakes beyond comprehension.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stephen King is a New York Times-bestselling novelist who
made his name in the horror and fantasy genres. Much of his
work has been adapted into films. Born on September 21,
1947, in Portland, Maine, he graduated from the University of
Maine & worked odd jobs while establishing himself as a writer.
His first horror novel Carrie, was a huge success.
Over the years, King became known for his frightening and critically-acclaimed titles.
Mr. Mercedes is Stephen’s first “hard-boiled detective tale.” It will transport you into a
vibrant and dangerous world filled with gritty characters living on the bleeding edge of
reason.
THE ENCHANTED
Rene Denfield
EENY MEENY
M. J. Arlidge
‘Eeny Meeny’ follows the story of DI Helen Grace as she is
faced with a series of puzzling abductions and murders, which
she and her team must fight against the clock to solve, before
the killer strikes again.
I love a good cliff-hanger and this book certainly delivers.
From the word go you are completely taken in by a narrative that paints dark and
suspenseful images in you mind. I think that’s what makes this such a great read.
When you put it down, you can still ‘see’ it.
Each character has their moment to tell you their story, which gives this novel an
almost ‘film noir’ feel about it. You get to know these characters and their lives,
allowing you to do some investigating and deduction of your own.
‘Eeny Meeny’ leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat, waiting for the next
clue to come to light. Will the team ever crack the case? Will everyone survive?
Just when you think you’ve figured it out, you realise, you haven’t.
Ashlee.
THE FEEL-GOOD HIT OF THE YEAR
Liam Pieper
The joys and perils of growing up in Melbourne with dopesmoking, hippy parents are recalled by Liam Pieper in this
wonderful memoir. His journey from schoolboy pot-head to
serious drug-dealer is both tragic and funny, and in many ways
this is a history of how the early and simplistic ideas many
people had about drugs turned dark, as the substances got heavier and criminals
got scarier.
Pieper has a clear, readable writing style, and his reminiscences about his youth,
especially when he was very young, are vivid and fascinating. His very early
years spent living in the Labassa mansion in Caulfield surrounded by hippies is
an incredible piece of Melbourne history that I had no idea of. His parents sudden
relocation to the suburbs and the beginning of problems with the authorities are
also very evocative. This is a humorous and moving memoir about the dangers of
being given too much freedom when you’re young, and Liam Pieper is a distinctive
and talented new Melbourne writer.
Paul.
Denfeld’s debut novel ‘The Enchanted’ has the strange ability to
be both horrifying and beautiful at the same time. The story takes
place within the walls of an old stone prison, in which a death row
inmate is awaiting execution. We do not know his name, nor do
we find out his crime, but we do know that he listens to the world
around him.
He hears The Lady, a death penalty investigator, as she passes through the halls to
meet her latest client. He watches as she falls in love with The Fallen Priest; a broken
man fraught with guilt. He feels the terror of The White Haired Boy as he is led to the
Hall of the Lifers. And he revels in the golden horses that run in the caverns below the
prison, shaking the very foundations of ‘this enchanted place’.
His only escape from reality is born through his love of books. By recreating his
brutal world with an edge of fantasy, he combines corruption with hope, crime with
redemption, and a stark reality with a striking imagination. Over the course of the
story, our narrator reveals that beauty can be found in even the darkest places.
Despite its grim setting, this book was enchanting and heartrending to the final page.
THE SKIN COLLECTOR
Ekaterina.
Jefferey Deaver
The Skin Collector is a sequel to Jefferey Deavers’ The Bone
Collector. It is about a disturbed tattoo artist that uses poison
rather than ink to kill his victims and prowls the underground
tunnels in the city.
Forensic Detective, Lincoln Rhyme and the Police must work
together against time to try to figure out where the killer will strike next and what the
meaning behind the tattoos are on the deceased.
I found this book to be totally gripping and I couldn’t put it down. It was full of twists
and turns, some of which were totally unexpected.
ONE MILLION LOVELY LETTERS
Karen.
Jodi Ann Bickley
This book was incredible. Jodi contracted a rare brain disease
at 22 that caused her to suffer a mini-stroke. She had to learn
to walk and write again and after all she’d endured Jodi was
then diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She made the
decision that she could either just give up on life or devote herself
to a worthwhile project. ‘One Million Lovely Letters’ is that project.
Jodi put out a call on the internet, she would write an encouraging letter to anyone
who requested one. The letters were hand written by her and sent all over the world.
This book is not only her story, but a collection of those beautiful, wonderful, inspiring
letters. This book made me laugh, made me cry and made me realise how important
those words of encouragement and affirmation are to those around you. I would
recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Buy it for your mum, your daughter,
your best friend, someone you know who needs encouragement – or just for yourself.
Because as Jodi said repeatedly in her book - you are truly wonderful.
Laura.
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Ben and his sidekick, Mikey,
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The legendary Athina Farrell
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Lester Ferris, sergeant of the
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WRITTEN IN MY OWN
HEART’S BLOOD
Diana Gabaldon
PB$32.99
Claire’s former husband, Jamie,
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GHOST SHIP NUMA FILES
Cussler & Brown
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Kurt Austin, head of the NUMA
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ROBERT LUDLUM’S
BOURNE ASCENDANCY
Robert Ludlum
PB$32.99
Jason Bourne is now working as
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armed gunmen storm the room.
WE ARE CALLED TO RISE
Laura McBride
PB$29.99
In the predawn hours, a woman’s
marriage crumbles with a single
confession. Across town, an
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by in the land of opportunity. Three
thousand miles away, a soldier wakes up in hospital
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THE SUMMER GUEST
Emma Hannigan
PB$29.99
Lexi and her husband Sam have
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Lexi’s mother thinks it’s high time
they had a baby, but Lexi’s thriving
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as summer arrives, a mysterious stranger knocks on
the door.
THE AWAKENING OF MISS
PRIM
Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera
PB$29.99
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of
a devoted mother and a reckless,
largely absent father, survives an
accident that otherwise tears his
life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is
taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. But he is
tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother.
THE EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE
OF FRANK DERRICK AGE 81
J. B. Morrison
PB$29.99
Frank Derrick is eighty-one. And
he’s just been run over by a milk
float.It was tough enough to fill
the hours of the day when he was
active. But now he’s broken his arm and fractured his
foot, it looks set to be a very long few weeks ahead.
CURRAWONG MANOR
Josephine Pennicott
PB$29.99
When photographer Elizabeth
Thorrington is invited to document
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a book, she is keen to investigate
a mystery from years before: the
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Rupert Partridge, and the deaths of his wife, Doris,
and daughter, Shalimar.
DANCING ON KNIVES
Kate Forsyth
PB$32.99
At twenty, Sara is tormented by
an inexplicable terror so profound
she has been unable to leave
her home in five years. Then
one stormy night, her father - the
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Astonishingly, he is still alive.
THE LAST KIND WORDS
SALOON
Larry McMurtry
THE RISE AND FALL OF
GREAT POWERS
Tom Rachman
PB$29.99
In a vertical city, cramped
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and Doc Holliday.
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THRONE OF THE CAESARS
BOOK 1 IRON AND RUST
Harry Sidebottom
PB$29.99
In a single year six Emperors
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Caesars. A surprise attack and
the brutal murder of the Emperor
Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty.
Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen
from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence,
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THE SECRETS IN SILENCE
Nicole Trope
PB$29.99
Tara has lost her voice, Minnie has
buried her voice for years, and
Liam finds refuge in silence. One
teenage mistake, one shocking
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finally spoken.
THE WORD GHOST
Christine Paice
PB$29.99
Fifteen-year-old Rebecca Budde
is in love with Dave. After one
glorious summer, Rebecca is
forced to move with her family to
Brightley, a village with a puddle
for a pond, and no excitement at all. If only Dave were
there! Very weird things are going on inside their new
house.
TRUE & SPLENDID HISTORY
OF THE HARRISTOWN
SISTERS
Michelle Lovric
PB$29.99
It begins with a singing and
dancing septet, with Irish jigs
kicked out in dusty church halls.
But it is not the sisters’ singing or their dancing that fills
the seats: it is the torrents of hair they let loose at the
end of each show.
ELIZABETH IS MISSING
Emma Healey
PB$29.99
Maud is forgetful. But there’s one
thing Maud is sure of: her friend
Elizabeth is missing. The note in
her pocket tells her so. And no
matter who tells her to stop going
on about it, to leave it alone, to shut up, Maud will get
to the bottom of it.
Crime/Suspense
MR MERCEDES
Stephen King
PB$32.99
Without warning, a lone driver
ploughs through a crowd in a
stolen Mercedes. The plot is kicked
into gear when retured cop Bill
Hodges receives a letter in the
mail, from a man claiming to be the
perpetrator. He taunts Hodges with the notion that he
will strike again.
TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE
Janet Evanovich
PB$29.99
Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite
used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was
caught selling a lot more than used
cars out of his dealerships. Now
he’s out on bail and has missed his
date in court, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is
looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into
dead ends, and all too frequently into dead bodies.
Fiction
SILKWORM
Robert Galbraith
PB$32.99
When novelist Owen Quine goes
missing, his wife calls in private
detective Cormoran Strike. At
first, she just thinks he has gone
off by himself for a few days. But
as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there
is more to Quine’s disappearance than his wife
realises.
ST KILDA BLUES
Geoffrey McGeachin
PB$29.99
It’s 1967, the summer of love,
and in swinging Melbourne
Detective Sergeant Charlie must
investigate the disappearance
of a teenage girl. As Berlin’s inquiries uncover more
missing girls he gets an uneasy feeling he may be
dealing with the city’s first serial killer.
TWISTED
Lynda La Plante
PB$32.99
When Amy arranges a sleepover
with a school friend one
weekend, neither parent sees
the need to be in touch with her.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday morning pass before
Lena phones Amy. Straight to voicemail. Lena sends
a text. She waits. No reply, no contact whatsoever...
THE CURSE OF THE
HOUSE OF FOSKETT
M R C Kasasian
PB$24.99
Sidney Grice once had a
reputation as London’s most
perspicacious personal detective.
But since his last case led an innocent men to
the gallows, business has been light. Listless
and depressed. He has not even gathered the
strength to re-insert his glass eye. His ward, March
Middleton, has been left to dine alone. Then an
eccentric member of a Final Death Society has the
temerity to die on his study floor.
SKINJOB
Bruce McCabe
PB$32.99
Silicon Valley has taken virtual
sex to the extreme, encouraging
men to act out their darkest and
most violent sexual fantasies.
Daniel Madsen is one of a new
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and a handheld lie detector.
GALVESTON
Nic Pizzolatto
PB$24.99
Roy Cady is by his own
admission ‘a bad man’. With a
snow flurry of cancer in his lungs
and no one to live for, he’s a
walking time-bomb of violence. Following a fling with
his boss’s lover, he’s sent on a routine assignment
he knows is a death trap. Yet after a smoking spasm
of violence, Roy’s would-be killers are mostly dead
and he is mostly alive. .
THE DIRECTOR
David Ignatius
PB$29.99
Graham Weber has been
director of the CIA for less than a
week when a Swiss kid in a dirty
tshirt walks into the American
consulate in Hamburg and says
the agency has been hacked, and he has a list of
agents’ names to prove it. This is the moment a CIA
director most dreads.
THE THREE
Sarah Lotz
PB$29.99
Black Thursday. The day that four
passenger planes crash, at almost
exactly the same moment, at four
different points around the globe.
There are only four survivors.
Three are children, who emerge from the wreckage
seemingly unhurt. But they are not unchanged.
THE LINCOLN MYTH
Steve Berry
PB $29.99
All it takes is a phone call from
his former boss in Washington,
and suddenly ex-agent Malone
is racing to rescue an informant
carrying critical intelligence. It’s
just the kind of perilous business he has been trying
to leave behind, ever since he retired from the Justice
Department.
FORTRESS RED NOTICE #2
Andy McNab
SKIN GAME
Jim Butcher
HB$34.99
Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only
professional wizard, is about to
have a very bad day. As Winter
Knight to the Queen of Air and
Darkness, Harry never knows what
the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s
something awful.This time, it’s worse than that.
ROBOGENESIS
Daniel H Wilson
PB$29.99
The robots are back ...and this
time they are stronger. Humankind
had triumphed over the machines.
At the end of Robopocalypse, the
modern world was largely devastated, humankind was
pressed to the point of annihilation, and the earth was
left in tatters. But is it really over?
Horror
SHIVER OF LIGHT
PB$32.99
Laurell K Hamilton
SAS trooper Tom Buckingham
PB$32.99
finds himself in deep trouble for
Merry Gentry, ex-private detective,
taking down a renegade Afghan
now full-time princess, was about
soldier. Instead of being proclaimed
to have triplets, she began to
a hero, he’s made a scapegoat for
understand what that might mean.
the incident and drummed out of the regiment.On his
Infertility has plagued the high
return to Britain, Tom’s unique services are quickly
ranks of faerie for centuries. Now
snapped up by charismatic entrepreneur, Vernon Rolt. nobles of the both courts of faerie are coming to
woo Merry and her men at their home in exile in the
Western Lands of Los Angeles.
Sci fi/Fantasy
DEMON CHILD
Kylie Chan
PB$29.99
Emma Donahoe has faced down
threats to her loved ones and
never given up the fight. But as the
demons close in, she faces a new
danger - John’s love for her could
lead to her complete annihilation. As battles rage for
control of Heaven and Earth, she must fight her own
war.
THE IMMORTAL CROWN
AGE OF X BOOK 2
Richelle Mead
PB$24.99
Justin March and the beautiful
supersoldier assigned to protect
him, Mae Koskinen, have become
firmly enmeshed in investigating
reports of the supernatural and the return of the gods
both inside and outside their country’s borders. With
this highly classified knowledge comes a shocking
revelation.
THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION
OF SMAUG CHRONICLES
CLOAKS & DAGGERS
Weta
HB$49.99
The ultimate celebration of the first two Hobbit movie
reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the
film through more than 500 previously unpublished
photographs.
THIEF’S MAGIC
Trudi Canavan
PB$29.99
In a world where an industrial
revolution is powered by magic,
Tyen unearths a sentient book
called Vella. Once a young
sorcerer-bookbinder, Vella was
transformed into a useful tool by one of the greatest
sorcerers of history. Since then she has been
collecting information, including a vital clue to the
disaster Tyen’s world faces.
Romance
THE PROFESSIONAL
Kresley Cole
PB$19.99
Mafiya enforcer Aleksei “The
Siberian” Sevastyan’s loyalty to
his boss knows no bounds, until
he meets the boss’s long-lost
daughter, a curvy, feisty redhead who haunts his mind
and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect
her, Aleksei will do anything to possess her as well.
SHIELD OF WINTER PSY
CHANGELING #13
Nalini Singh
PB
$29.99
His soul is drenched in blood, his
conscience heavy with the weight
of all he’s done. To stop the wave
of death, Vasic must complete the
simplest and most difficult mission of his life. For if the
Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake…
Classics/Poetry
METAMORPHOSE &
THE JUNGLE BOOK
Coralie Bickford Smith
HB$25
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EDGAR ALLAN POE
Edgar Allan Poe
HB$49.99
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Non Fiction
Biography
THE FICTIONAL WOMAN
Tara Moss
PB$29.99
Tara Moss has worn many labels
in her time, including ‘author’,
‘model’, ‘gold-digger’, ‘commentator’, ‘inspiration’, ‘dumb
blonde’, ‘feminist’ and ‘mother’, among many others.
Now, in her first work of non-fiction, she blends
memoir and social analysis to examine the common
fictions about women.
THE HOUSE ON
CARNAVAL STREET
Deborah Rodriguez
PB$29.99
When her family faces kidnap
threats after the publication
of her first book, Deborah
Rodriguez is forced to flee
Kabul, leaving behind her friends, her possessions,
the beauty school she helped found and her two
beloved businesses: a beauty salon and a coffee
shop.But life proves no easier ‘back home’.
LOCKED IN
Richard Marsh
PB$32.99
In June 2009 Napa cop Richard
Marsh suffered a severe stroke
that submerged him in a terrifying locked-in world. This is the
gripping true story of one man’s
miraculous recovery from confines of Locked-in
Syndrome.
IT’S NOT RAINING DADDY
IT’S HAPPY
Benjamin Brooks-Dutton
PB$26.99
Ben Brooks-Dutton’s wife - the
great love of his life - was
knocked down and killed by a
car as he walked beside her,
pushing their two-year-old son
in his buggy. Life changed forever. Suddenly Ben
was a widower deep in shock, left to raise their
bewildered child alone.
THE SKELETON
CUPBOARD
Tanya Byron
PB$29.99
Professor Tanya Byron’s account
of her years of training as a clinical psychologist, when trainees
find themselves in the toughest
placements of their careers. Through the eyes of her
naive and inexperienced younger self, Tanya shares
remarkable stories inspired by the people she had
the privilege to treat.
SHY A MEMOIR
Sian Prior
PB$32.99
Shy. It’s a shy word, a timid little
word that begs to remain unnoticed. Sian Prior has maintained
a career in the public eye, as a
broadcaster and performer, for
more than twenty years. For far longer than that she
has suffered from excruciating shyness. Eventually,
she decides to investigate her condition.
MY YEAR WITHOUT
MATCHES
Claire Dunn
PB$29.99
Disillusioned and burnt out by
life as a city ‘greenocrat’, Claire
Dunn quit her job, her partner
and her comfortable life to embark on a year-long
wilderness survival skills program on the mid north
coast of NSW.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Jill Joliffe
PB$29.99
Forced into adoption and taken in
by a violent household, the course
of Jill Jolliffe’s life was set before
she had time to choose. Following
her instincts, she became a foreign
correspondent, risking her life to report on Indonesia’s
occupation of East Timor.
IN MY MOTHERS HANDS
Biff Ward
PB$29.99
Poignant and moving memoir of
Elizabeth Ward, known to one
and all as Biff, who grew up in the
1950s in a household that tiptoed
around her mother’s demons and
her father’s fame. There are secrets in this family. As
Biff grows into adolescence, there develops a conspiratorial relationship between her and her father
MISSING CHRISTOPHER
Jayne Newling
PB$29.99
Christopher was 17 and he had everything to live for. Diagnosed with
depression and severe anxiety,
he hid his fears from family and
friends. Finally, Christopher chose
to stop fighting. This is the story of Christopher’s
shocking death and its tragic aftermath for the family.
THE BOY IN THE BOOK
Nathan Penlington
PB$29.99
When Nathan discovered a job
lot of the first 106 adventures for
sale on eBay, there was never
any question that he would place
a bid. When the books arrived, he
lost himself in the old adventures.Yet, as he flicked
through the pages, there was another story being written. In the margins of each book were the scribblings
of the little boy who had once owned them.
THE YEAR OF READING
DANGEROUSLY
Andy Miller
PB$29.99
A funny, brutally honest account
of one man’s quest to reverse 20
years of lies and read the books
he’s always claimed to have read.
Andy Miller has been living a lie. But then again, who
hasn’t? How many books have you claimed to have
read but never actually finished, or started, or even
heard of?
Cinema
AUDREY HEPBURN
Suzanne Lander
HB$18.99
Showcases the film star, who also
worked as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. This book is packed with
great quotes from the woman herself and those who
admire her as well as engaging trivia and beautiful
images of Audrey in all phases of her career.
MONTY PYTHON AT WORK
Michael Palin
PB$22.99
Published alongside the opening of the Monty Python reunion
concert, this is Michael Palin’s
behind-the-scenes account of the
making of their TV and stage shows, films, books and
albums.Condensed from his two volumes of Diaries,
with a new prologue and epilogue by Palin, this is the
as-it-happened story of how the famous shows and
films were conceived, argued about and brought to
hilarious life.
Military
STOKER MUNRO SURVIVOR
David Spiteri
PB$27.99
Stoker Munro was just an
inexperienced seventeen year old
knockabout kid when he went to
war, but he turned out to be an
extraordinary survivor. The sinking of the Perth was
only the beginning of his war.
THE FALLEN
John Garfield
PB$26.99
The Commission, now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, still maintains these beautiful
cemeteries to provide a dignified and peaceful resting
pace for those who sacrificed their lives in the cause
of freedom. John Garfield captures the poignancy of
those cemeteries with exceptional photographs.
FIGHTING SHIPS
Sam Willis
HB$49.99
This remarkable collection not only
showcases updated images of
some of the greatest naval artists of
the period but also features powerful photographs, often taken by the sailors themselves.
RETURNED SOLDIER
James Prascevic
PB$29.99
James Prascevic provides a brutally honest, first-hand account of
the front lines of combat - witnessing the disturbing consequences of
war for civilians, the thrill of being
caught in a firefight, the shock of losing a mate - and
of the training that got him into those situations. This is
his story of life as an infantryman.
History
THE SPY WHO CHANGED
THE WORLD
Mike Rossiter
PB$32.99
When the three leaders of the
victorious allies, Britain, the United
States and the Soviet Union, met
at Potsdam in July 1945, President
Truman announced to Stalin that the US had a new
and devastating weapon. Observers report that Stalin
paid no attention to this remark. In fact, Stalin was well
aware of the existence of the atomic bomb, and the
Soviet Union was rapidly developing its own.
NOOSE TRUE STORIES OF
AUSTALIANS WHO DIED AT
THE GALLOWS
Xavier Duff
PB$32.99
Over two centuries, 1700 men and
women were sent to the gallows in
Australia. Noose vividly portrays
eleven of these cases, including the first -- in 1788 of
Thomas Barrett, a First Fleeter hanged for stealing
food. And the very last, the hanging of Ronald Ryan, at
Melbourne’s Pentridge Prison in 1967, in the case that
divided the nation.
A GOOD PLACE TO HIDE
Peter Grose
PB$32.99
This is the story of an isolated
community in the upper reaches of
the Loire Valley that conspired to
save the lives of 3500 Jews under
the noses of the Germans and the soldiers of Vichy
France. It is the story of a pacifist Protestant pastor
who broke laws and defied orders to protect the lives
of total strangers.
DANGEROUS DAYS ON
THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS
Terry Deary
HB$24.99
Victorians risked more than
just delays when stepping on a
steam train. Brakes were seen
as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and in turn,
blow up anyone in reach.
ONE SUMMER AMERICA
1927
Bill Bryson
PB$19.99
Britain’s favourite writer of narrative non-fiction Bill Bryson travels
back in time to a forgotten
summer when America came of
age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months,
changed the world for ever.
Current Affairs
HARD CHOICES
Hilary Rodham Clinton
HB$39.99
The many dramatic moments of
Secretary Hillary Clinton’s tenure
as Secretary of State frame her
thoughts about the recent history
of US foreign policy and the
urgent, on-going need for American leadership in a
changing world.
Non Fiction
WHY PROPERTY WHY NOW
Josh Masters
PB$24.99
Are you looking to build real wealth
through property? The answer
lies here. Forget complicated
strategies or investing like Donald
Trump. The key to successful
property investment is to follow a plan, keep it simple
and do what works.
STARTING A BUSINESS IN 7
SIMPLE STEPS
Natalie Campbell
PB$19.99
So you’ve thought about starting
a business, but how do you get
started? This book breaks it down
into 7 simple steps. Before long
you’ll be watching your hard work pay off and doing
something you love.
THE BUSINESS START UP BOOTCAMP
James Barlow
PB$31.95
This is a practical guidebook for translating your
idea into a viable, commercial business. Like the
bootcamps that underpin it, it’s all about accelerating
the transition from idea to a market-ready product. It’s
about rapid action and practical steps that actually
work on the ground.
Architechture
MELBOURNE ART DECO
Robin Grow
ON AN UNRAVELLING
ECONOMY QUARTERLY
ESSAY 54
Andrew Charlton
PB$19.99
Around 2000 Australia’s
economy became tied to the
supercharged rise of China. We
had the good fortune to have exactly the resources
it wanted. This was not about inspired leadership,
so much as good fortune – we became the richest
people in the world almost by accident.
POISONED PLANET
Julian Cribb
PB$29.99
Man-made chemicals are
creating a silent epidemic. Our
children are sicker; cancer, obesity, allergies and mental health
issues are on the rise in adults;
and frighteningly, we may be less intelligent than
previous generations.
Science
THE FORMULA
Luke Dormehl
PB$34.99
Luke Dormehl takes you inside
the world of numbers, asking
how we came to believe in the
all-conquering power of algorithms; and ultimately asking how we survive in an
era where numbers can sometimes seem to create
as many problems as they solve.
Business
101 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY
ON YOUR TAX - LEGALLY!
2014
Adrian Raftery
PB$24.95
Nearly everyone has to pay
taxes, but the government is only
entitled to so much of your money. You might be
letting them keep hundreds or even thousands of
dollars that rightfully belong to you. No matter what
your accounting habits have been so far, you can
still claim what’s yours.
photographers.
PB$24.99
Examine the rise, fall and resurgence of Art Deco in Melbourne
from the 1930s to the present day.
With contemporary images by
David Thompson and a team of
Art
1000 DOT TO DOT
CITYSCAPES &
1000 DOT TO DOT ANIMALS
Thomas Pavitte
PB
$19.99 each
With 20 incredible drawings of
some of the greatest cities and
animals in the world – each
consisting of no fewer than one
thousand dots and rendered in
amazing detail – you’ll discover
the unique pleasure and satisfaction that comes from joining dots.
CITYSKETCH NEW YORK &
CITYSKETCH PARIS
PB $24.99 each
Part aspirational, part creative, and
all doodle. Citysketch is a
compilation of creative prompts
geared to immerse you in the
marvels of brilliant cities.
Photography
WORLD PRESS PHOTO 14
PB$35
Every year since 1958 an
international jury has convened
in Holland under the auspices of
the World Press Photo Foundation
to choose the finest press photographs of the year.
Universally recognized as the definitive competition
for photographic reporting, it draws submissions
from photojournalists, newspapers, and magazines
throughout the world.
Psychology
THE PSYCHOLOGY BOOK
Wade Pickren
HB$39.99
This stunningly illustrated survey
in Sterling’s Milestones series
chronicles the history of psychology through 250 landmark events,
theories, publications, experiments and discoveries.
Travel
CARSICK
John Waters
PB$19.99
John Waters is putting his life on
the line. Armed with wit, a pencil
thin moustache, and a cardboard
sign that reads ‘I’m not a psycho’,
he hitches across America from
Baltimore to San Fransico, braving
lonely roads and treacherous drivers.
NAKED AND MAROONED
Ed Stafford
PB$34.99
Extreme adventurer Ed Stafford
isn’t sure, but he’s about to find out
as he pushes himself to the limit
in this gripping and inspirational
test of human survival. For sixty days, with only his
explorer’s instinct and a video camera to record his
experiences, Ed faces the ultimate feat of physical and
mental endurance.
Pets
HOUNDED
Matt Ziselman
PB$24.99
Armed with a fresh, creative voice
that is unabashedly cranky one
moment and profoundly poignant
the next, Ziselman mixes hilarious
canine stories, with heartfelt reminiscences from his own life.
DOGS THAT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
Saskia Adams
PB$29.99
Meet Lucy the Labrador, who helps
autistic children come out of their
shell; Paris, whose special connection with a stroke victim helped his recovery; Elmo, the
poodle with whom prisoners let down their guard; and
Maggie, whose easy going nature prompts pensioners
to reach out to her.
JUDY: A DOG IN A MILLION
Damien Lewis
PB$29.99
Judy, a beautiful liver and white
English pointer, and the only animal
POW of WWII, truly was a dog in a
million. Whether she was dragging
men to safety from the wreckage of
a torpedoed ship or, scavenging food to help feed the
starving inmates of a hellish Japanese POW camp,
she was cherished and adored by the servicemen who
fought to survive alongside her.
NEW YORK DOG
Rachael Hale McKenna
HB$39.99
Showcasing McKennas’s signature
photographic style in the Big Apple
and uniquely capturing both the
atmosphere of the city and the
personalities of the dogs that live
there, this book explores the life of the New York dog
from a wide variety of angles.
Non Fiction
MICHAEL JORDAN
Roland Lazenby
THE DIVINITY OF DOGS
Jennifer Skiff
HB$49.99
When most people think of Michael
Jordan, they think of the beautiful
shots, his body totally in sync with
the ball, hitting nothing but net. But
for all his greatness, there’s also a
dark side to Jordan.
PB$19.99
The Divinity of Dogs captures
moments in which you learn
something profound about life
from an experience with a dog.
These inspiring and heartwarming true stories provide experiences that have led to
spiritual enlightenment.
Personal
Development
WHY MINDFULNESS IS
BETTER THAN
CHOCOLATE
David Michie
PB$26.99
David Michie introduces
mindfulness practice and offers
innovative solutions to common
obstacles. Drawing on ancient Buddhist teachings
and contemporary science, he also takes us beyond
‘mindfulness lite.’
THE GOOD PSYCHOPATHS
GUIDE TO SUCCESS
Dutton & McNab
PB$34.99
This book sets out to answer two
main questions: What is a Good
Psychopath? And how can you
use the positive attributes of that psychology to be
the ‘best that you can be’? In order to do so, they
have created a Psychopath Manifesto, an alternative set of rules for life.
New Age
LOVE FROM HEAVEN
Lorna Byrne
HB$24.99
Love from Heaven will transform
the way you think about love. It
will stir up the love that is within
you, making you more compassionate, happier and will change
your life and the lives of the people around you.
Diet & Fitness
YOUR LIFE TRAIN FOR IT
Bear Grylls
program.
PB$34.99
Bear Grylls is fitter, stronger and
more ready than ever to take on
the challenges of the wild, thanks
to a revolutionary new fitness
Sport
ETAPE THE UNTOLD
STORIES OF THE TOUR DE
FRANCE
Richard Moore
PB$32.99
In ETAPE, critically acclaimed
author Richard Moore will take
readers on a virtual Tour de France, with each
chapter focusing on a single rider in a single stage
that came to define the Tour’s history.
THE LOYAL LIEUTENANT
George Hincapie
PB$29.99
The stunningly candid autobiography of one of cycling’s great
names, and the man who rode
alongside Lance Armstrong for
each of his seven Tour victories.
PHOENIX RISES
Ross Oakley
HB$34.99
In 1986, Ross Oakley was appointed Chairman and CEO of the
troubled Victorian Football League.
Over the following 10 years he
oversaw the transformation of the VFL into the Australian Football League, and the powerhouse League
that we have today was born.
TOUR DE FRANCE
Paul Hansford
PB$24.99
For the millions of people who
watch the Tour de France every
year, the tactics can be something
of a mystery. It’s the greatest
show on two wheels. Paul Hansford clarifies just what is going on and why.
MAMMOTH BOOK OF
THE WORLD CUP
Nick Holt
PB$12.99
An all-encompassing, chronological
guide to football’s World Cup, one
of the world’s few truly international
events, in good time for the June 2014 kick-off in Rio
de Janeiro. From its beginnings in 1930 to the modern
all-singing, all-dancing self-styled ‘greatest show on
Earth’, every tournament is covered, with features on
major stars and great games.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2014
OFFICIAL BOOK
John Mattos
PB$27.99
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™
Official Book is an authoritative and
comprehensive preview of world
football’s greatest tournament. Packed with stunning
photography and expert analysis of each team, its star
players and its prospects in the finals, this is essential
reading for football fans everywhere.
THE WORLD CUP
TREASURES
K Hurst G Radnedge
HB$59.99
When the World Cup began in
1930, only 13 teams participated. Now it involves
more than 200 countries, and has truly become the
international competition it was intended to be. Containing 30 facsimile pieces of rare memorabilia sure to
delight fans.
Craft
STITCH ENCYCLOPEDIA
KNITTING & CROCHET &
EMBROIDERY
Gakuen Bunka
PB
$22.99 each
This beautifully illustrated and simply executed guide
arms readers with all the fundamental stitches for
knitting, crochet and embroidery. Packaged as a slim,
dictionary-style volume, the book’s classic look and
feel makes it a timeless addition to crafters’ bookshelves. A lovely gift for crafters.
Child
Development
HELLO BABY GOODBYE LIFE
Heather Irvine
PB$24.99
Looking at the serious issues such
as Postnatal Depression (PND),
relationship changes and physical
changes that mothers face in their
first year with a new baby while still providing lighthearted quick fixes that any mother can implement in
short period of time.
Collectables
BRICK WONDERS
Warren Elsmore
BE$24.99
Brick Wonders - the sequel to the
highly successful Brick City - is
a journey into the marvels of the
world: ancient, modern and natural.
Brick Wonders is an amazing representation of the
structures and landscapes that have been talked about
for centuries.
Cooking
SUPER FOOD IDEAS DINNER
IN A DASH
PB$29.99
Easy, delicious and quick family
favourites from Australia’s bestselling food magazine Solve the
dinnertime dilemma with Super
Food Ideas Dinner in a Dash. This
collection of over 200 favourite recipes will get your
mouth watering.
BRAZILIAN FOOD
Thiago Castanho
HB$49.99
Brazil is a vast country with a
cornucopia of fabulous ingredients
and a wealth of ethnic culinary influences; and the result is one of the
most exciting cuisines in the world.
AUTHENTIC TASTES OF
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Celine Carnegie
HB$35
Go on a visual journey into the
kitchens of the gentle and welcoming people of Thailand, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Singapore. See for yourself how these
talanted local people prepare delicious dishes, many
of them handed down from mother to daughter or
father to son.
FICTITIOUS DISHES AN
ALBUM OF LITERATURE’S
MOST MEMORABLE MEALS
Dinah Fried
HB$29.99
An innovative gift book sure to captivate the legions
of lovers of great literature, foodies, design-junkies,
and photo-geeks the world over, FICTITIOUS DISHES
pairs approximately 50 charming photographic recreations of meals from classics-all prepared, styled,
and shot by the author-with relevant excerpts.
THE AGE GOOD CAFE
GUIDE 2014
Matt Holden
PB$9.99
Matt Holden and his team of reviewers track down the best coffees
and light food in Melbourne. Using
a similar scoring system to the Good Food Guide,
300+ cafes are put to the test, with awards in a host of
categories.
Pre School
GOOD DOG HANK!
Jackie French
HB$24.99
This is the story of a dog called
Hank, who obeys all the rules ...
by interpreting them - in his own
way. A very funny and affectionately warm picture
book about a dog who is convinced he is doing the
right thing - and a family who love him, no matter
what.
IMAGINE A CITY
Elise Hurst
HB$24.99
Imagine a train to take you
away... Imagine a city and drops
of rain, a world without edges
where the wind takes you high
where buses are fish and the fish fly in the sky. In
the city of imagination, anything is possible, and an
outing with their mother brings every kind of possibility to life for two lucky children...
ONE SUNDAY
Pam Allen
sibilities of life.
HB$24.99
Here is a gentle story about
home and hearth, about the
comfort of ritual, and about
opening your heart to the pos-
I AM COW HEAR ME MOO
Jill Esbaum
HB$24.99
Nadine is a ‘truly remarkable
cow’ who is afraid of absolutely
nothing; or so she claims. She’s
a bit of a show-off, really, and
when her friends take her up on
her offer of a tour through the woods, Nadine is in
her element. Then night falls, and when her friends
leave and Nadine is left to explore a dark cave all on
her own, suddenly she doesn’t feel quite so brave
after all.
ALL MY KISSES
Kerry Brown
HB$24.99
Abby was very kissable. Every
night she would be kissed Once
on the end of her nose, Twice on
her forehead, And countless times all over the bottom of her feet... Abby adores her kisses so much
that she keeps them all safe in a special bucket.
They’re too precious to pass around at Show and
Tell. And too fragile to send to Grandma for her
birthday. But what happens to kisses when they’re
not shared?
ELMER AND THE MONSTER
David McKee
HB$24.99
There is pandemonium in the
jungle! A strange roaring sounds
sends the animals stampeding,
convinced it’s a monster. But all
is not as it seems. Only Elmer is brave enough to
investigate, and what he discovers comes as quite
a surprise!
A BABY FOR LOVING
Libby Hathorn
HB$24.99
Join this charming family of
bears as they sing and chuckle
and snuggle their way through a
sunny afternoon. They delight in
each other’s company and they delight in the myriad
ways a baby can bring joy to everyday life.
WOMBAT JUMPED OVER
THE MOON
Lachlan Creagh
PB$14.99
Wombat and his mates are having
a bush picnic but they’ve almost
run out of cake! There’s only one piece left. Who will
get to eat it by doing the best trick? What trick can
wombat do? Or will he play a trick?
TIME FOR BED 21ST
ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Mem Fox
PB$15.99
Its time for bed, little mouse, little
mouse, Darkness is falling all over
the house... This 21st anniversary
edition of one of Mem Foxs favourite picture books is
just right for reading at bed time. The rhyming text is
accompanied by soft watercolour illustrations showing
animal mothers sharing precious moments with their
babies before they go to sleep.
HECTOR AND THE
BIG BAD KNIGHT
Alex T Smith
PB$15.99
When Hector’s granny has her
magic wand stolen by The Big
Bad Knight, Hector, the tiniest
boy in the village, decides to go after him. And when
The Big Bad Knight sends a dragon after Hector, our
hero knows just what to do - with a little help from a
bag of crisps! Brave Hector manages to return the
magic wand back to Granny, and then it’s time for The
Big Bad Knight to learn a little lesson about knightly
manners.
THE PIGEON NEEDS A BATH
Mo Willems
PB$16.99
The pigeon is BACK! And he
STINKS! No, really, he actually
smells very bad...Smell? What
smell? I don’t smell. YOU smell.
The Pigeon needs a bath! Except,
well, the Pigeon’s really not so sure about that...
Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It looks
like it’s going to take some serious convincing to get
the Pigeon to take the plunge!
MEET THE PARENTS
Bently & Ogilvie
PB$14.99
You may think your parents just
boss you around and tell you what
to do. And there’s no getting away
from it - they do have to do quite
a lot of that! But there’s so much more to them - did
you realise they are also tent poles for dens that are
wonky, dustbins for bits you don’t want to eat up and
grandstands to make you grow tall?
COME ON, LETS PLAY
Cheryl Orsini
PB$14.99
You don t have to go out to have
an adventure, a day at home can
be just as busy and exciting as any
trip away. From pillow forts and painting to a livingroom concert and a bedtime story, this busy family
shows how it s easy to fill the day with fun!
HIGHWAY RAT BOARD BOOK
Julia Donaldson
HB$12.99
Give me your buns and your
biscuits! Give me your chocolate
eclairs! For I am the Rat of the
highway, and the Rat Thief never
shares! Life is not safe for the other animals as the
villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway,
stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit, nuts from a
squirrel - he even steals his own horse’s hay!
Childrens
Television
PEPPA PIG:
123 WITH PEPPA &
ABC WITH PEPPA
BB
$9.99 each
Lets you count 1,2,3 with
Peppa Pig. With simple text
and colourful pictures this
chunky board book is perfect
for little hands!
Learn your ABC with Peppa in this colourful board
book. A first concept book perfect for the very youngest Peppa Pig fan!
PEPPA PIG PRACTISE WITH
PEPPA WIPE CLEAN
NUMBERS & WRITING
PB
$6.99 each
Helps you practise your
numbers & writing with
Peppa. You can learn how
to write letters & begin to
count with this wipe-clean
activity book. It is perfect
for young readers who are
starting school & developing skills.
World Cup & Soccer
FOOTBALL THINGS TO MAKE
AND DO
Rebecca Gilpin
PB$9.99
The classic Usborne Things
to Make and Do series, now
revamped for a new generation. 17
football-related activities, including a 3D penalty shootout, footballer finger puppets and league charts with
slot-in football shirts for each team.
FOOTBALL ACTIVITY
PACK
$24.99
Guaranteed to have young children
cheering in the terraces with its
football themed activities.
FOOTBALL SCHOOL
PB$24.99
Contains everything the young footballer could need to know, whether
they want to be an agile attacker,
dangerous defender or a great
goalkeeper. Packed with action
photographs and easy-to-understand diagrams.
KINGFISHER FOOTBALL
ENCYCLOPEDIA 2014 ED
Clive Gifford
PB$19.99
Fully revised and updated for the
2014 World Cup, The Kingfisher
Football Encyclopedia captures the
triumph and despair of pivotal moments in world football. Dramatic full-spread photos and digital artworks
recreate famous moves and goals.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2014
FACT FILE
Keir Radnedge
HB$16.99
Nothing beats the sporting spectacle of the FIFA World Cup and
this official guide, aimed at younger
readers, contains everything they need to become true
2014 FIFA World Cup experts. There are easy-to-follow World Cup team analyses and star player profiles,
complemented by outstanding big match photographs
in what is the only official FIFA-endorsed 2014 World
Cup companion for children.
Childrens
Junior Fiction
BELLA DANCERELLA LOVES TO DANCE
BELLA DANCERELLA BALLET SCHOOL
BELLA DANCERELLA CONCERT NIGHT
BELLA DANCERELLA THE BIG TEST
Poppy Rose
PB
$14.99 each
A gorgeous new series for girls aged 4-7 - perfect
for fans of ‘Pearlie in the Park’ and ‘Magic Bella
Dancerella was born to dance!
VIOLET MACKEREL’S
HELPFUL SUGGESTION
Anna Branford
HB$19.99
Violet Mackerel is excited. Her
best friend Rose is going on a
trip to Japan. But Violet is going to miss her terribly.
ELLA AND OLIVIA #11
FLOWER POWER
Yvette Poshoglian
PB$7.99
Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister.
Little sister. Best friends. Ella and
Olivia are planting a new garden,
but they can’t agree on anything!
Can they find a way to work together?
LULU BELL AND THE TIGER
CUB & LULU BELL AND THE
PYJAMA PARTY
Belinda Murrell
PB
$9.99 each
Everyone loves a trip to the zoo
- especially Lulu Bell! Year Three
are going on an excursion to the
zoo. And also Molly and Sam and
Ebony the kitten are staying the night for a pyjama
party. Yay! Lulu is looking forward to stories and
games and snacks.
HEY JACK: THE TOY SALE
Sally Rippin
PB$7.99
When Jack hurts his ankle, he
tries really hard not to cry. He’s
not a baby! Surely he can be
braver than that?
RAINBOW MAGIC EARLY
READER: SELENA THE
SLEEPOVER FAIRY
Daisy Meadows
PB$9.99
Selena the Sleepover Fairy makes
sure that sleepovers are full of
fun and games for everyone!But
when Jack Frost’s naughty goblins steal her magical
sleepover objects, all sleepovers are in danger of being ruined, including the giant sleepover that Rachel
and Kirsty are attending!
Kids Classics
PADDINGTON’S
ADVENTURES
Michael Bond
PB$19.99
Extraordinary things just seem to
happen to a bear called Paddington... Three favourite Paddington
stories - Paddington Goes to Town,
Paddington Takes the Air and Paddington on Top
are brought together for the first time in this classic
collection.
GIRAFFE & THE PELLY & ME
BOOK & TOY BOXSET
Roald Dahl
HB$24.99
Take a giraffe with a magic neck,
a pelican with a retractable beak
and a very agile monkey, and what do you have? The
world’s finest Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company,
of course! Add in their friend Billy, the Duke and
Duchess of Hampshire and the Cobra, the cleverest
and most dangerous cat-burglar in the world, and you
have all the ingredients for a deliciously funny tale.
Kids Fiction
WEIRDO #2 EVEN WEIRDER
Anh Do
PB$14.99
Weir’s back and even weirder! But
its not just Weir whos weird, its his
whole family. Not even their pet
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he’s got to do. And the most
important thing is DON’T FORGET TO GET THE MILK.
Unfortunately, Dad forgets. So the next morning,
before breakfast, he has to go to the corner shop, and
this is the story of why it takes him a very, very long
time to get back.
TRANSFORMERS 4 MOVIE
TIE-IN COLOUR AND
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PB$3.99
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BLEACH (3-IN-1) VOL 08
PB$19.99
Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for
the ability to see ghosts - he was
born with the gift. When his family
is attacked by a Hollow - a malevolent lost soul - Ichigo becomes a
Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to
protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace.
NARUTO (3-IN-1) VOL 08
PB$19.99
Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He’s got
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completely serious about his mission
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POKEMON POCKET COMICS
BLACK & WHITE
PB$14.99
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YU-GI-OH! 5DS VOL 01
PB$14.99
A high-speed Turbo Duel through the
streets of Satellite brings Yusei
Fudo and his friend Sect face-toface with an urban legend incarnate!
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Knight? And what sinister plans
does Jack Atlas, master of New
Domino City, have in store for Yusei?
YU-GI-OH! 5DS VOL 02
PB$14.99
Yusei enters the D1 Grand Prix,
hoping for a chance to duel Jack
Atlas. There are new rivals and new
duels to fight and the competition
will be fierce. Can Yusei battle his way
to the top, or is he destined to crash
and burn?
POKEMON ADVENTURES
VOL 22
PB$14.99
As the battle between Legendary
Pokemon Groudon and Kyogre rages
on, so does the battle to control the
orbs that control them. Then, when
tragedy strikes, long hidden secrets
are revealed, and Ruby comes to a profound realization.
CLAYMORE VOL 24
PB$14.99
Raki and several former top warriors
band together with defensive plan,
but even their skills may be no match
against Priscilla’s poisoned wrath.
Meanwhile, the terrifying Yomabased creature coalescing outside
of the holy city of Rabona may also seek to defeat
Priscilla...but it may also be seeking the defeat of the
rebel warriors!
VAMPIRE KNIGHT
BOX SET VOL 01
PB$139.90
Cross Academy is attended
by 2 groups of students:
the Day Class & the Night
Class. At twilight, when the
students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they
cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school.
Yuki Cross & Zero Kiryu protect the Day Class from the
Academy’s dark secret
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POWER OF FIVE NIGHTRISE HOROWITZ & LEE
PB$19.99
Fourteen-year-old twins Scott and
Jamie Tyler have never known who
they are or where they came from,
but they have always known that
they possess extraordinary powers.
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SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
VOL 5 SUPERIOR VENOM
PB$24.99
Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber
continue Mighty Marvel’s Superior
Sleeper hit! The crew deals with
the repercussions of stealing the
head of Silvermane!
IRON MAN VOL 2 SECRET
ORIGIN OF TONY STARK
PB$27.99
The story that will shake Iron Man
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years ago, Howard and Maria
Stark had a baby. But there’s
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will span the breadth of the universe to make itself
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as the two great myths of Nevada collide...and in a
distant galaxy, the invincible Iron Man screams!
AVENGERS VOL 2 LAST
WHITE EVENT
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The Avengers scramble to deal
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Adam’s true self is revealed - and
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X-MEN VOL 2 MUERTAS
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The return of Lady Deathstrike!
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From the haunted heights of a
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SAVAGE WOLVERINE VOL 1
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Wolverine awakes to find himself
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CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 3
LOOSE NUKE
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Ever since his rebirth in the
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years in Dimension Z!
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BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE
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HELLBOY IN HELL VOLUME 1
THE DESCENT
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Hellboy creator and comics
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BEFORE WATCHMEN
COMEDIAN RORSCHACH
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For over twenty years, the
back stories of the now iconic
characters from Alan Moore and
Dave Gibbon’s landmark graphic
novel have remained a mystery,
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WATCHMEN, with this second volume starring two of
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RORSCHACH.
BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL 4
REQUIEM FOR DAMIAN
HB$44.99
Spinning out from the tragic death
of Damian Wayne in the pages of
Batman Incorporated, the Dark
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his son. Will he be able to deal with his grief on his own,
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SHAZAM! VOL 1
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RED LANTERNS VOL 4
BLOOD BROTHERS
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Enter Guy Gardner of the Red
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AQUAMAN VOL 3
THRONE OF ATLANTIS
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Atlantis attacks! Aquaman, long
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BATGIRL VOL 4 WANTED
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Batgirl struggles to continue
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BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL 3
DEATH OF THE FAMILY
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The Joker returns to test Batman
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BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM
LIVING HELL DELUXE ED
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Living Hell examines the dark
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White, one of Gotham’s most
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STAR WARS LEGACY II VOL 2
OUTCASTS OF THE BROKE
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Ania Solo and Imperial Knight Jao
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BATGIRL VOL 3
DEATH OF THE FAMILY
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When the Joker returns, Barbara
Gordon must confront her past as
she deals with the crazed criminal
responsible for crippling her. Plus,
once the dust settles, Barbara
must deal with her family demons as her psychotic
brother James Jr. comes after her.
RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS
VOL 4 LEAGUE OF ASSASINS
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Following the Joker’s horrifying
attack on the Bat-family, Jason
Todd finds himself lost in his own
past. Kori and Arsenal set out on
a treacherous journey to the far
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and the League of Assassins, the Outlaws might
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