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Hannah Gadsby
The memoir from Australia's much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, Nanette, played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and the US. Its launch on Netflix…
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Kurt Vonnegut
First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut’s death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new writings - a fitting tribute to the author, and an essential contribution…
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Mo Willems
Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette! Is she set? YOU BET!
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Look at the Birdie evokes a world in which squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town Lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented…
Gabriel Vonnegut
Growing Green: A Complete Manual for Newcomers to Modern Marijuana Cultivation Have you developed an interest in cultivating your own cannabis plants but been unsure of where to begin? When…
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In Palm Sunday, Kurt Vonnegut writes beguilingly about everything from country music to George Bush, his favourite comedians to his mother’s midnight mania, and bittersweet tributes to a dead best…
A travelling salesman falls in love a robot, Jenny, a refrigerator with personality. A man plays with his model trains too much until the women in his life decide to…
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World War III and the second industrial revolution have come and gone. Now machines and computers perform all routine manufacturing tasks, while the top scientists and technocrats run society. But…
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‘Although it is set in the near future, Hocus Pocus is the most topical, realistic Vonnegut novel to date, and shows the struggle of an artist a little impatient with…
VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful
A beautiful hardback edition of one of the most funny, moving and brilliant novels of the twentieth century.
'A book to read and…
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Centring on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden in the Second World War, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning…
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From the author of Slaughterhouse 5. The human survivors of the nature cruise of the century, are quietly evolving into sleek, furry creatures with flippers and small brains. All other…
Classic Science fiction from one of the world's most famous authors, soon to be a Tv show from Dan Harmon (Rick & Morty)
One of Vonnegut’s most highly praised novels. Filled with humor and unforgettable characters, this apocalyptic story tells of Earth’s ultimate end, and presents a vision of the future that is…
In a frolic of cartoon and comic outbursts against rule and reason, a miraculous weaving of science fiction, memoir, parable, fairy tale and farce, Kurt Vonnegut attacks the whole spectrum…
Classic Science fiction from one of the world’s most famous authors, soon to be a Tv show from Dan Harmon (Rick & Morty)
Rudy Waltz hasn’t had it easy. After accidentally committing manslaughter at the age of twelve, the traumas life continued to throw at him seemed almost inconsequential.
From the author of Slaughterhouse 5. In Rabo Karabekian’s fictional autobiography, Vonnegut creates an impeccably funny satirical piece, through the reflections of a seventy-one-year-old man.
‘Black satire of the highest polish’ Guardian Whilst awaiting trial for war crimes in an Israeli prison, Howard W. Can a black or white verdict ever be reached in a…
One of America’s greatest writers gives us his unique perspective on our fears of nuclear annihilation.
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Gleaned from short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, Only Kidding delivers Vonnegut both speaking out with indignation…
50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION As a young man and a prisoner of war, Kurt Vonnegut witnessed the 1945 US fire-bombing of Dresden in Germany, which reduced the once proudly beautiful…
A MASTERFUL COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE SHORT STORIES FROM THE INIMITABLE AUTHOR OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5, KURT VONNEGUT ‘Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer…a zany…
Nanette O?Brien
Tracing a line of transatlantic aesthetics and gendered productions of modernism, this monograph reveals the centrality of agriculture, cookery, domestic work and institutional dining to modernist authors.
Amy Nanette Glin
Nanette Kenyon views life as a sentence, not a gift. She wants off the planet but is still here. One day, when a mysterious stranger offers her a job, she…
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Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding fathers of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he is the inventor of Ice-nine, a lethal chemical…
MS Nanette M Holloway
Song of Songs is a confusing book in the Bible. But the allegorical interpretation used in this devotional unlocks the mystery and takes you on a journey with the Country…
Tomo Miura
"An only child daydreams about what her life would be like if she had a little sister. Perhaps several little sisters. Or, even, lots and lots of little sisters. She…
Marc Kornblatt
Sarah's father tutors students to prepare for their B'nai Mitzvahs. She is shocked to see an 81 year old man come over for lessons, and even more surprised when he…
Dianne White
Inspire readers to go off into the world as the bold and brave person they are with this empowering board book that tells them now is their time!"--
Jeffrey Burton
Little ones help prepare their homes for Santa's arrival in this sweet and festive board book featuring an interactive element on every page, from glitter to felt!
Christmas is coming…
Nanette Carter,Robyn Oswald-Jacobs
An elegantly illustrated celebration of iconic Australian designer Frances Burke
In this issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jonathan I. Silverberg and Nanette B. Silverberg bring their considerable expertise to the topic of The Evolving Landscape of Atopic Dermatitis…
Focusing on complex entanglements of religion and gender from a diversity of perspectives, this book explores how women enact agencies in transcultural Hindu and Buddhist settings.
Shannon D F Radzunas
Unveil a World of Enchantment: A Spellbinding Fantasy of Love, Power, Battles Against Evil, and Dream-Woven Destiny!
Embark on an extraordinary journey into the mystical realms of Dream Witch by…
Harlan Ellison
A follow-up to the original groundbreaking collection, Again, Dangerous Visions features forty-six short stories from giants of the science fiction genre.
Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America…
Elise Kova
"Inspired by The Little Mermaid and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, this stand-alone, fantasy romance is perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and Laura Thalassa.She…
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K F Breene
The DDVN World story continues, largely told from Reagan's point of view, but including all major players.
Reagan's trip down to the underworld was never going to remain a mystery…
This book proposes the concept of Internet Diplomacy to study international cooperation in the digital domain. It captures the diverse and transnational diplomatic practices that have emerged in this field…
Rooted in an international political economy theoretical framework, this book provides unique insights into the global forces and local responses that are shaping education systems in Central America and the…
Devon Monk
Brogan and Lula Gauge have spent a lifetime traveling Route 66, hunting the monsters that attacked them and left Brogan an earthbound spirit and Lula a near-vampire. They never wanted…
Dennis McKay
After the death of her husband of forty years, sixty-year old Nanette Brinson sells her home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, moves to Pleasantville Florida, and begins the process of starting…
It’s Nanette’s first trip to get the baguette! Is she set? You bet! –
N M Opperman
This is a story of a determined young girl finding a way to fill her summer vacation days with fun and adventure. Join her as she goes on her journey…
M E Dawson
I AM NANETTE. I BREAK ALL THE RULES. During the war I was a spy for the British and helped save the world. I’ve kept my secrets for fifty years…