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A boy named Alesdor discovers a penguin is his garden. A penguin! How is that possible? After Alesdor gives Zeppi the penguin his name and a home, the two become best friends and their adventures begin. - Book 8 - Zeppi is invited to spend his first vacation in Castle Mountains. He smuggles his best friend into the train so she can be part of all the fun, too.

Spanning three years in the life of the writer Katherine Mansfield during the First World War, this novel follows the ups and downs of her relationship with Jack Middleton Murry and her struggle to write the "new kind of fiction" which she felt the times demanded. She is restless, constantly...

A Penguin Story: A boy named Alesdor discovers a penguin is his garden. A penguin! How is that possible? After Alesdor gives Zeppi the penguin his name and a home, the two become best friends and their adventures begin. Book 1 - New Friends Zeppi learns that compost piles are plant food, not penguin food.

Imperial China in 5BC was a divided country where belief in religions; mysticism and politics were interwoven together. 10 year old Su Ling, growing up in poor surroundings was soon to discover that the honour bestowed on her by her parents meant abandonment to the work-rooms of the local Grand Administrator...

In this 1922 scholarly landmark, influential British critic I. A. Richards and his colleagues Charles Ogden and James Wood lay out a new theory of harmony and balance in a work of literature—the two mingle with an audience’s psychological impulses in order to determine how the work is perceived....

As their freinds leave for Europe and the government gets tough with the unions, a bohemian community is enjoying the euphoria of youth. It was their dreamtime. The wider world beckoned from the white ships sailing past Rangitoto Island, but the dream was also here on the Takapuna shoreline...

A chance meeting has New Zealand writer Laszlo Winter thinking back to his time in London in the late 1950s. The Empire might be in a state of collapse, but for young 'colonials', England remains a mythical place that draws them from the farthest corners of the globe. There was Australian Samantha...

In his new bachelor flat, too close to comfort to his former family home, Mike Newall, Oxford don and Wittgenstein scholar seeks to rebuild his life, but feels increasingly weighed down by the past. When Donovan O'Dwyer, his colleague and fellow expatriate New Zealander dies, Newall attends...

Exploring literature, cultures, and surroundings—both physical and social—the poems in this collection are firmly attached to the author's memories. With appearances by various other literary fellows, in person, dream, or conversation—including Curnow, Kawharu, Sargeson, Creeley, Mansfield,...

With Kira injured and dying, Octavion's last hope is to plead with the king of Panthera for a cure. But King Ramla's magic isn't free. The price he asks Octavion to pay goes against everything he's fought so hard to protect and could destroy his bond with Kira. Will Octavion trade his crown and swear...

A boy named Alesdor discovers a penguin is his garden. A penguin! How is that possible? After Alesdor gives Zeppi the penguin his name and a home, the two become best friends and their adventures begin. Book 7 - Sleepover at the Farm. Zeppi has his first sleepover. He stays with Basilius, the farmer...

Losing weight over the summer gains Serena some popularity, but it also means discovering first-hand the pains of being a fifteen-year-old girl in a world that both sexualizes and shames young women. After narrowly avoiding exploitation in a short-lived relationship, Serena aligns with a new friend who...

Something has been discovered on Titan! For a quarter of a billion years, it patiently waited. Now a team of scientists and engineers have been assembled to investigate and learn its secrets. However, they have no idea of the horror they have unleashed. From the darkest of deep space the nightmarish...

The premise is simple: Good health leads to good sex. Good sex leads to good health. Sexual Fitness shows how seven basic factors-diet, supplements, medications, sensual stimulation, exercise, sleep, and stress reduction-directly influence sexual health. More important, it features an easy-to-follow...