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Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
'Peerless in its wit, elegance and silliness.' Evening StandardBOOKS OF THE YEAR'His sensitivity to the tics and cadences of his characters' speech and ways of being is uncannily acute, and full of the same freshness and resonance of perception as Wodehouse's own style. . . it vibrates with the spirit a ...Show more
Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The misadventures of P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster and his incomparable valet, Jeeves, have delighted audiences for nearly a century. Now, bestselling author Ben Schott brings this odd couple back to life in a madcap new adventure that is full of the hijinks, entanglements, imbroglios and Wodehousian ...Show more
Jeeves and the Leap of Faith by Ben Schott
37.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction
'Peerless in its wit, elegance and silliness.' Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE YEAR on Jeeves and the King of ClubsThe Drones club's in peril. Gussie's in love. Madeline's on the war-path. Iona's taking off.Oh, and His Majesty's Government needs a favour.I say! It's a good thing Bertie's back, what?In t ...Show more
Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition by BEN SCHOTT
26.00 NZD
Category: Language
Ever thought, 'There should be a German word for that'? Well, now there is. From the mind that created Schott's Original Miscellany comes a unique volume exploring the idiosyncrasies of the human condition...auf Deutsch. In which language but German could you construct le mot juste for: a secret love of ...Show more
Schott's Almanac by Ben Schott
19.99 NZD
49.99 (60% off)
Category: Encyclopedias
Schott's Almanac is designed to be a practical and entertaining annual volume that tells the real stories of the year, from the anxious South African elections to the hope generated by the election of Barack Obama, from worldwide recession to the green shoots of recovery, from Russia's growing ambition ...Show more
Schott's Almanac by Ben Schott
59.99 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
"Schott's Almanac" redefines the traditional almanac to present a record of the year just past and a guide to the year come. It is designed to be a practical and entertaining annual volume that tells the real stories of the year, from the announcement of Gordon Brown as Britain's new prime minister to H ...Show more
Schott's Almanac 2006 by Ben Schott
49.99 NZD
Category: Reference
THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR From the mind that created the international bestseller Schott's Original Miscellany comes an annual volume that will revolutionise the way we think about the year
Schott's Almanac: 2011 by Ben Schott
39.99 NZD
Category: Reference
"Schott's Almanac" is designed to be a practical and entertaining annual volume that tells the real stories of the year. Section headings are: Chronicle; World; Society & Health; Sci, Tech, Net; Celebrity & Media; Music & Cinema; Books & Arts; Travel & Leisure; Money; Parliament & ...Show more
Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott
36.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
This is a collection of essential trivia, uncommon knowledge and vital irrelevance. The book includes an exhaustive dictionary of smiley faces and other emoticons, details of the structure of military heirarchy and an analysis of poker hands, amongst much other minutiae.
Schott's Sporting, Gaming and Idling Miscellany by Ben Schott
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
By the author of the bestselling Schott's Original Miscellany and Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany What other sporting book will explain the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the intricacies of the Palio; the breathtaking antics of Kabaddi; or why surfing is the 'Sport of Kings' (i ...Show more
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