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A Bum in the Bush by Al Lester
9.99 NZD
37.00 (73% off)
Category: Hunting
You'd think having spent a good few years roaming the hills that a man might have learnt a thing or two and so suffer a few less stuff-ups. As you'll read, I'm a bit of a slow learner and I've got a fair way to go yet! Hot on the heels of Hunting in the Raw, Big Al's first successful book, A Bum in the ...Show more
A Bum in the Bush: Big Al Lester by Big Al Lester
29.99 NZD
Category: Hunting
Following the sell-out success of his first volume of hunting tales, Hunting in the Raw, Al Lester recounts more of his trials and tribulations in the bush. In this book he hunts (or tries to) all manner of beastie: tahr, chamois, trout, pigs, rabbits and more.The author writes: âFunny, isnât it, ho ...Show more
A Hard Shot in the Hills by Big Al Lester
32.00 NZD
Category: Hunting
The hills are full of hard-case characters who are out there simply being themselves. The mountains have a habit of bringing out the best in people, despite the hardships of rain, hail and snow that are often thrown in. In fact, it's only after a bit of adversity comes your way that a person's true ch ...Show more
A Sting in the Tale: The Best of the Bush from 'Big Al' Lester by Big Al Lester
39.99 NZD
45.00 (11% off)
Category: Hunting
'Big Al' Lester is the modern-day master of the hunting genre. A Sting in the Tale is a winning combination of his best, much-loved yarns with a few new ones thrown in for good measure, all showcasing Al's characteristic sense of humour. Traversing the length and breadth of New Zealand, 'Big Al' and ...Show more
Arse-Up Creek by Al Lester
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Another collection of outrageous hunting yarns from the master of the genre, 'Big Al' Lester. A jet boat trip gone disastrously wrong, kamikaze deer, the Hermit of Fiordland, a pigeon called Tegal, the sacred eel - these are just some of the rollicking stories told by 'Big Al' and his mates. Plenty of l ...Show more
Hunting in the Raw - out of print by 'Big Al' Lester
29.99 NZD
Category: Hunting
A lot has been written about the successes of deerstalkers and about venison recovery in general, but little has been committed to paper about things that go bump in the bush! For every deer shot the average hunter has suffered a series of mishaps, misfires, clean misses, stuff-ups and other testing eve ...Show more
It's a Bit Rugged, Mate by Big Al Lester
14.99 NZD
35.00 (57% off)
Category: Hunting
Once described as 'Barry Crump meets Fred Dagg', 'Big Al' Lester is the modern-day master of the hunting genre. 'I'm often asked what inspired me to take up writing yarns about the mishaps and mayhem that I have endured while venturing into the New Zealand bush. 'In truth, I am an average to poor hunter ...Show more
Mad Men of the Mountains by Al Lester
38.00 NZD
Category: Hunting
'The mountains have a habit of bringing out the best in people, despite the hardships that rain, hail and snow often throw in. In fact, it's only after a bit of adversity comes along that a person's true character comes to the fore. Those with a love for the hills take these things on the chin and just ...Show more
Off The Track: More Tales from the New Zealand Bush by Big Al Lester
16.99 NZD
39.99 (57% off)
Category: Hunting | Reading Level: very good
DoP - August 2008, Auckland 130 x 198mm 'Those of you with a sense of humour, a love of hunting and a liking for yarns about the characters that roam the New Zealand mountains, this book is for you.'Big Al' once again revisits his beloved terrain: yarns of off-road New Zealand. With his characteristic h ...Show more
Stag Doo by Al Lester
38.00 NZD
Category: Hunting
"Stag Doo by Al Lester, the master of the hunting genre, is full of rip-roaring yarns for those with a good keen sense of humour and a love for New Zealand's wild outdoors. Once described as 'Barry Crump meets Fred Dagg', 'Big Al' Lester is the modern-day master of the hunting genre. His books are for t ...Show more
Straight from the Pig's Mouth - The Life and Crimes of a Kiwi Detective by Al Lester
38.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
'This book takes you into the life of a New Zealand police detective.I tell it how it was and spare few details so that you too can see the world through one policeman's eyes. The stories contained in this bookrange from the humorous, strange and bizarre to extreme violence and murders. This is the lot ...Show more
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