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700 Sundays by Crystal
39.99 NZD
49.99 (20% off)
Category: Music
To support his family, Billy Crystal's father, Jack, worked two jobs, having only one day a week to spend with his family. Based on Crystal's one-man Broadway show of the same name, "700 Sundays"--referring sadly to the time shared by an adoring father and his devoted son--offers a heartfelt, hilarious ...Show more
As They Say in Zanzibar: Proverbial Wisdom from around the World by David Crystal
34.99 NZD
39.99 (12% off)
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
Proverbs are fascinating in what they tell us about a culture's view of everyday life: whether it be the importance of animals or the significance of the weather, proverbial wisdom is a key factor in understanding different peoples and cultures. Here David Crystal, the world's leading commentator on lan ...Show more
Ask! - The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny by Mark Victor Hansen; Crystal Dwyer Hansen
32.99 NZD
Category: Psychology / Sociology:
Your dreams become your destiny when you learn the secret art of asking! Most people have beautiful dreams deep inside - the things they would like to have, the relationships they'd love to enjoy, and the wellness and well-being that would help them express their best, in every way. But often those dre ...Show more
Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language by David Crystal
27.99 NZD
Category: Religion
What do the following have in common? Let there be light - Whited sepulchres - A rod of iron - New wine into old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - A thorn in the flesh - Wheels within wheels They're all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book has 'contributed far more to English ...Show more
Begat - The King James Bible & the English Language by David Crystal
49.99 NZD
Category: Religion | Reading Level: near fine
What do the following have in common? Let there be light - A fly in the ointment - A rod of iron - New wine in old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - Kick against the pricks - Wheels within wheels They are all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book "has contributed far more to E ...Show more
Bird by Crystal Chan
21.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Nothing matters. Only Bird matters. And he flew away. Jewel never knew her brother Bird, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Her parents blame Grandpa for the tragedy of their family's past; they say that Grandpa attracted a malevolent spirit-a duppy-into their home. Grandpa hasn't spoken a wo ...Show more
Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith
30.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: The\Bloodleaf Trilogy Ser.
Aurelia is a princess, but they call her a witch. Surrounded by spirits and burdened with forbidden magic, she lives in constant fear of discovery by the witch-hunting Tribunal and their bloodthirsty mobs. When a devastating assassination attempt reveals her magical abilities, Aurelia is forced to f ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words by David Crystal
34.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Ebonwilde by Crystal Smith
45.00 NZD
Category: Fantasy | Series: The\Bloodleaf Trilogy Ser.
Get ready to be swept away, seduced, and swindled in the wickedly vicious third and final installment in the Bloodleaf series that Laura Sebastian called "enchanting, visceral, and twisty." Welcome to Ebonwilde. Come and find me. Aurelia's last words haunted Zan. Left with the task of finding an ...Show more
Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life by Ben Crystal, David Crystal
49.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
Shakespeare had an ear and hand that was able to capture our everyday thoughts and emotions, pin them to a page, and express them so well that still today they can make us feel stunned to be seen.'Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.''Make not your thoughts your prisons.''Wisely and slow. ...Show more
Greythorne by Crystal Smith
46.00 NZD
Category: Fantasy | Series: The\Bloodleaf Trilogy Ser.
Brimming with deliciously mysterious magic, political intrigue, and a passionate heroine who will do anything to save the ones she loves--this highly anticipated sequel to Bloodleaf, praised as "enchanting, visceral, and twisty" by Laura Sebastian, won't disappoint. Princess Aurelia's life is upended w ...Show more
How Language Works by David Crystal
29.99 NZD
31.00 (3% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way, we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how par ...Show more