Swan book

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days The Swan Book is set in the future, with Aboriginals still living under the Intervention in the north, in an environment fundamentally altered by climate change. It follows the life of a mute teenager called Oblivia, the victim of gang-rape by petrol-sniffing youths, from the displaced community where she lives in a hulk, in a swamp filled with rusting boats, and thousands of black swans driven from other parts of the country, to her marriage to Warren Finch, the first Aboriginal president of Australia, and her elevation to the position of First Lady, confined to a tower in a flooded and lawless southern city. The Swan Book has all the qualities which made Wright's previous novel, Carpentaria, a prize-winning bestseller. It offers an intimate awareness of the realities facing Aboriginal people; the wild energy and humour in her writing finds hope in the bleakest situations; and the remarkable combination of storytelling elements, drawn from myth and legend and fairy tale, has Oblivia Ethylene in the company of amazing characters like Aunty Bella Donna of the Champions, the Harbour Master, Big Red and the Mechanic, a talking monkey called Rigoletto, three genies with doctorates, and throughout, the guiding presence of swans. Features Summary Shortlisted for the 2014 Miles Franklin Award Author Alexis Wright Publisher Constable Release date 20150326 Pages 352 ISBN 1-4721-2055-8 ISBN 13 978-1-4721-2055-7

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Wicked Queen Malice has cast a spell on Summer's storybook and unleashed all the fairytale baddies into the Secret Kingdom. Ellie, Summer and Jasmine are called to Swan Palace to help the Swan Queen protect the other swans against a wicked witch on a broomstick. Can the girls catch the witch and get her back in the book, or will they be defeated by her horrible magic? Format:Paperback Pages:128

  Author(s): John Galsworthy  Title:      Swan Song   [Book 6 of The Forsyte Chronicles]  ISBN: none  Publisher/place: Penguin, Middlesex  This Edition: Penguin edition of 1967, 3rd printing  Year of Publication: 1968  First Published: 1928 (William Heinemann, London)  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  314  Weight: 185g  Condition:   An older copy, cover has some minor wear and discolouration; still in good condition overall   

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days "Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three." But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Join Stick Man on his troublesome journey back to the family tree. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's magical story is accompanied by a fun-filled audio CD: includes full story with music, the Stick Man Song (plus instrumental version) and a readalong version of the story with musical page turns. Features Summary Life is full of adventures for Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him! Will he ever get back to the family tree? The classic picture book includes an audio CD performed by acclaimed actress Imelda Staunton... Author Julia Donaldson (Author), Axel Scheffler (Illustrator) Publisher Alison Green Books Release date 20100607 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4071-1729-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-1729-4

Hardback. Longmans Green & Co. English. 1952 1st ed. ISBN: N/A. 232 pp with bw illustrations. Good condition no dw, titling faded on spine, name on eps. A little history mixed with impressions of this jewel of the Indian Ocean. Book No: 22015/1000707

Hardcover. Longmans Green & Co. English. 1952 1st ed. ISBN: N/A. 232 pp with bw illustrations. Good condition no dw, titling faded on spine, name on eps. A little history mixed with impressions of this jewel of the Indian Ocean. Book No: 22015/1000707

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days Becky's life is blooming! She's working at London's newest fashion store The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room)... and she's pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed - especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery...to the latest, coolest pram...to the celebrity, must-have obstetrician. But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious... you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering... funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat Features Summary She couldn't be more overjoyed - especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness.Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella:"I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail"Hilarious... Author Sophie Kinsella Publisher Black Swan Release date 20071203 Pages 448 ISBN 0-552-77405-7 ISBN 13 978-0-552-77405-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it's not quite as dreamy as she'd hoped. The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job - and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend. Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister! Becky has never been more excited. Finally, a real sister! They'll have so much in common! They can go shopping together... choose shoes together... have manicures together... Until she meets her - and gets the shock of her life. It can't be true. Surely Becky Bloomwood's long-lost sister can't... hate shopping? Features Summary Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job - and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend... Author Sophie Kinsella Publisher Black Swan Release date 20050103 Pages 378 ISBN 0-552-15247-1 ISBN 13 978-0-552-15247-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it's not quite as dreamy as she'd hoped. The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job - and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend. Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister! Becky has never been more excited. Finally, a real sister! They'll have so much in common! They can go shopping together... choose shoes together... have manicures together... Until she meets her - and gets the shock of her life. It can't be true. Surely Becky Bloomwood's long-lost sister can't... hate shopping? Features Summary Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job - and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend... Author Sophie Kinsella Publisher Black Swan Release date 20050103 Pages 378 ISBN 0-552-15247-1 ISBN 13 978-0-552-15247-1

Hardback. English. Publisher: Orbit. 2001. In fair/good condition.

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer. Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing.   Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. Black Swan, Paperback, 1995 -  Fiction - 284 pp. It is, perhaps, the fifteenth century and the ordered tranquillity of a Mediterranean island is about to be shattered by the appearance of two outsiders: one, a castaway, plucked from the sea by fishermen, whose beliefs represent a challenge to the established order; the other, a child abandoned by her mother and suckled by wolves, who knows nothing of the precarious relationship between Church and State but whose innocence will become the subject of a dangerous experiment. But the arrival of the Inquisition on the island creates a darker, more threatening force which will transform what has been a philosophical game of chess into a matter of life and death... Review: 'A compelling medieval fable, written from the heart and melded to a driving narrative which never once loses its tremendous pace' -- Guardian 'An irresistible blend of intellect and passion' -- Mail on Sunday 'This remarkable novel resembles an illuminated manuscript mapped with angels and mountains and signposts, an allegory for today and yesterday too. A beautiful, unsettling moral fiction about virtue and intolerance' -- Observer 'Remarkable...Utterly absorbing...richly detailed and finely imagined' -- Sunday Telegraph 'The lucidity of Jill Paton Walsh's style and the dexerity of the narrative are such that her book reads more like a good thriller than a weighty novel of ideas...An ingenious fable' -- The Times About the author  (1998) Jill Paton Walsh was educated at St Michael's Convent, North Finchley, and at St Anne's College, Oxford. She is the author of several highly praised adult novels: Lapsing, A School For Lovers, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize, Goldengrove Unleaving, The Serpentine Cave and A Desert in Bohemia. She has also won many awards for her children's literature, including the Whitbread Prize, the Universe Prize and the Smarties Award. She has three children and lives in Cambridge. Bibliographic information:   Title Knowledge of Angels Author Jill Paton Walsh Edition Paperback Publisher Black Swan, 1995 ISBN 9780552996365 Length 284 pages Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling. Follow PTO Books on Facebook.  

  Buchanan Portfolio of Characters   from Charles   Dickens Valuable antiquaria A portfolio (copy) of Dickens characters immortalized by Frank Reynolds in the early 1900’s. The collection was owned by the James Buchanan Company (Distillers) in London, England, and in the late 1920’s they gave their permission for this one time collection to be copied and presented in a fantastic portfolio. Illustrated by Frank Reynolds, Published by James   Buchanan   Company, (circa) 1925.    The complete set of 15 prints contains;   Title Print The Old Black Swan Distillery [Barnaby Rudge] 1790 & 1913;   Charles Dickens Portrait;  Mr Pickwick [Pickwick Papers];  Samuel Weller [Pickwick Papers];  Tony Weller [Pickwick Papers];   Jingle [Pickwick Papers];   Mr. Winkle On The Ice [Pickwick Papers];  Mr Micawber [David Copperfield];  Gabriel Varden [Barnaby Rudge];   Dolly Varden [Barnaby Rudge];  Cheeryble Brothers [Nicholas Nickleby];   Captain Cuttle [Dombey & Sons];  Montague Tigg [Martin Chuzzelewit]  The Artful Dodger [Oliver Twist];  Trotty Veck [The Chimes]   Condition: Loose sleeves   bound with ribbon in a vellum envelope type cover. 30x50cm  Each colourful photo (immaculate condition) pasted loosely on handcrafted paper. Green  folder  covers age frayed,  shelf frayed and marks,  pages  edges age  frayed, ribbon biding age deteriorated, one  ribbon missing.  Packaging and Postage R75 (in S.A.) due to size. POSTING WILL ONLY BE DONE ON FRIDAYS IN ORDER TO CUT OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS TRAVELLING (FUEL), PARKING FEES, PACKAGING AND POSTAGE, IN ORDER TO KEEP MY PRICES LOW AND REASONABLE. Should you wish to make other arrangements or need a book(s)/item(s) urgently, please let me know. N.B.: It is cheaper to purchase more than one book at a time, as postage for the first 1 kg remains R48, and R10 per extra book after 1 kg. Do browse through my PoggioBooks BOB page. https://poggiobooks.wordpress.com/   

This item did belong to a library before but book and wrapper remained in a very good condition.  >>>  In the culture of the galaxy, the Star-Pilots of the starships that link the cosmos together have become the great heroes of the day. Grainger, who has become a legend in his own lifetime, is drafted to fly the prototype (the Hooded Swan) of a new ship that could revolutionize space travel. The members of the ultra-ascetic Church of the Exclusive Reward have colonized a number of marginal worlds to exclude themselves from galactic society. On Rhapsody, church members lead a completely subterranean existence. Even closed societies have their rebels, however, so when a major scientific discovery emerges from the caves of the dark planet, everything there falls apart. If Grainger can secure a share in the coming bonanza, he could buy back his freedom from Titus Charlot. Before he can do that, however, he has to find some way of just staying alive....  *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book - See what else I have to offer, it might just be worth your while.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Find the hidden ballerina in the ballets Can you spot the graceful ballerina as she pirouettes across ten beautiful ballets? This beautiful new book introduces young children to the magical world of ballet. Kids are asked to spot key characters from ten classic ballets, including Swan Lake, Cinderella, and Coppelia. First they read a snappy synopsis of the story and then a simple, illustrated narrative takes them through key scenes and introduces them to the main characters. Next they explore the wonderfully detailed illustrations as they search for the elusive ballerina and key characters in each busy scene. The character-spotting element is an innovative way to capture ballets' timeless appeal, and the wonderfully detailed artwork brings each ballet to life. Features Summary Find the hidden ballerina in the ballets Can you spot the graceful ballerina as she pirouettes across ten beautiful ballets? This beautiful new book introduces young children to the magical world of ballet... Author Anna Claybourne (Author), Abigail Goh (Illustrator) Publisher The Ivy Press Release date 20170125 Pages 48 ISBN 1-78240-450-3 ISBN 13 978-1-78240-450-7

Paperback. English. Black Swan. 1993. In fair condition. Owen Meany, the only child of a New Hampshire granite quarrier, believes he is God's instrument; he is.This is John Irving's most comic novel, yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving's most heartbreaking character.'Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating and darkly comic...Dickensian in scope....Quite stunning and very ambitious.'LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW'John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller.'THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Stories of people going on incredible journeys constantly amaze and astound. Some journeys are meant to be adventures from the start; some begin inauspiciously and finish with a bang; some are groundbreaking and some show extraordinary triumphs in the face of adversity. Some travellers survive their journey and some do not. What makes these people risk their lives? Why do they put themselves in such danger? Divided into six chapters - Air and Space, Ice and Snow, Wind and Water, Great Escapers, Imperialists and Adventurers, Survivors - this book takes 60 extraordinary journeys from the past 100 years and recounts what happened to these intrepid travellers. Think of Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia; Robert Swan, the first man to walk to both the North and South Poles; Jim Shekhdar, who rowed across the Pacific from Peru to Australia; Neil Armstrong, Ellen MacArthur, Ernest Shackleton, Mallory and Irvine, Charles Lindbergh, Yuri Gagarin, Amelia Earhart, Hiram Bingham, Joe Simpson, Hillary and Norgay, Nautilus, Apollo 13 and Ranulph Fiennes. Incredible Journeys celebrates the remarkable achievements made by these extraordinary adventurers. With insightful text from Thomas Cussans, and fantastic images from the breathtaking summits to the perilous high seas, this book will truly inspire. Features Summary The no-holds-barred, eagerly awaited autobiography of one of Britain's most popular icons - known to millions from her many film and TV appearances, including Dynasty and The Brothers... Author Thomas Cussans Publisher Collins and Brown Release date 20090501 Pages 256 ISBN 1-84340-534-2 ISBN 13 978-1-84340-534-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Dark schemes unfold—and Sophie's loyalty is pushed to the limit—in this thrilling fifth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities—but the Lost Cities have changed. The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are wreaking havoc. The lines between friend and enemy have blurred, and Sophie is unsure whom to trust. But when she's warned that the people she loves most will be the next victims, she knows she has to act. A mysterious symbol could be the key—if only she knew how to translate it. Every new clue seems to lead deeper into her world's underbelly and the Black Swan aren't the only ones who have plans. The Neverseen have their own Initiative, and if Sophie doesn't stop it, they might finally have the ultimate means to control her. Features Summary Dark schemes unfold—and Sophie’s loyalty is pushed to the limit—in this thrilling fifth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series... Author Shannon Messenger Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks Release date 20171106 Pages 676 ISBN 1-4814-7496-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4814-7496-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days ** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ** `Popular science at its best' Mail on Sunday `Eminently accessible and enjoyable' Observer With every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds in the Roman Senate, but the story of his last breath is still unfolding. In fact, you're probably inhaling some of it now. Of the sextillions of molecules entering or leaving your lungs at this moment, some might also bear traces of Cleopatra's perfumes, German mustard gas, particles exhaled by dinosaurs or emitted by atomic bombs, even remnants of stardust from the universe's creation. In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe and across time to tell the epic story of the air we breathe. Features Summary ** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **`Popular science at its best'Mail on Sunday`Eminently accessible and enjoyable'ObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. Author Sam Kean Publisher Black Swan Release date 20180830 Pages 384 ISBN 1-78416-293-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78416-293-1

Product details:   Author: John Banville Title:  Mefisto Paperback:  234 Pages Publisher:  Picador 1986 Language:  English ISBN-10:  0 33037231 9 Product Dimensions: 12.8cm x 19.6cm x 1.5cm   Used - Good. Previous owner's name on inside.  All pages intact.  The Book: A work of dazzling imagination, Mefisto, like John Banville's other novels, takes as its theme the price the true scientist or artist must pay for his calling in terms of his own humanity, his ability to live fully. Like his Copernicus, Kepler, and the nameless narrator of The Newton Letter, the central character of Mr. Banville's Mefisto, Gabriel Swan, is caught in the dilemma of the divided man who must choose between life and work, thought and action, experience and creation. The solution he seeks to dissolve the dilemma lies in a perhaps discoverable formula that will reduce the disorder of common things to an equation the application of which will "show up the seemingly random for what it is."

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and the life she shares on Instagram isn't really hers. But one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren't they? Until her not-so-perfect life comes crashing down when her mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack. All Katie's hopes are shattered. She has to move home to Somerset, where she helps her dad with his new glamping business. Then Demeter and her family book in for a holiday, and Katie sees her chance. But should she get revenge on the woman who ruined her dreams - or try to get her job back? Does Demeter - the woman who has everything - actually have such an idyllic life herself? Maybe they have more in common than it seems. And what's wrong with not-so-perfect, anyway? Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious... you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering... funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat Features Summary Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe... Author Sophie Kinsella Publisher Black Swan Release date 20170713 Pages 448 ISBN 1-78416-282-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78416-282-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. Features Summary Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. Author Bill Bryson Publisher Black Swan Release date 20160831 Pages 666 ISBN 1-78416-185-3 ISBN 13 978-1-78416-185-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This book is the Winner Of The Costa Novel Award. What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in life's bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves. Features Summary During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale... Author Kate Atkinson Publisher Black Swan Release date 20140130 Pages 621 ISBN 0-552-77968-7 ISBN 13 978-0-552-77968-5