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Bestselling Fiction |  | The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay
Set among the Pacific islands and in the Indian Ocean, "The Persimmon Tree" tells the very personal and often romantic stories of men and women caught up in larger events - in this case starting with the Japanese invasion of Java and the Dutch exodus of the region. The story spans from 1942 and the fall of Singapore and the American landings at Guadalcanal to the ongoing fight against the Japanese for supremacy in the region. The story follows the fortunes of a colourful cast of characters, in particular young Nicholas Duncan ('the butterfly collector') and his sweetheart, the Eurasian/Dutch girl, Anna Van Heerden. Following Nicholas and Anna through dangerous and exciting times, the story concludes some fifty years later, when the dynamics of the Pacific region have changed forever.
In Store Price: $49.95
Online Price: $44.96
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Bestselling Non Fiction |  | Please Explain by Karl Kruszelnicki
'What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking ...avoid opinion ...facts are your single clue. Get the facts!' -- Time Enough for Love Robert Heinlein Does eating celery make you lighter? Do you have to be dying to have a near-death experience? Is a yawn a silent natural scream for air; and if a little oxygen is good for you is more oxygen better? Can the humble spud kill? Did Galileo drop his balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Did a NASA computer really prove a miracle in the Bible actually happened? Is there any substance harder than diamond and do diamonds really last forever? And exactly how many Eskimo words for 'snow' are there? Wherever he goes people always ask Dr Karl to explain stuff and in this his 26th book (26 is the only number directly between a square and a cube) he explains more myths and curly questions. Visit Dr Karl at www.drkarl.com
In Store Price: $27.99
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|  | The Daring Book for Girls by Miriam B. Peskowitz
"The Daring Book for Girls" is the manual for everything that girls need to know--and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a guide to giggling at sleepovers--although that's included, of course! Whether readers consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or a little bit of both, this book is every girl's invitation to adventure. In Store Price: $45.00Online Price: $40.50
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