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How to be calm and content in a chaotic world With 50 practical and easy-to-follow life hacks, this book will make you a calmer, happier and more chilled-out version of yourself. The Buddha worked out how best to deal with the challenges we face today over 2000 years ago. His teachings show us that human stress, anxiety and suffering are...

New Zealand's bestselling and most-loved cookbook author Chelsea Winter is back with her superb seventh cookbook, Tasty! It's crammed full of scrumptious plant-based and cane sugar-free recipes that you can use with whatever additions work for your family. Chelsea is renowned for her totally delicious, accessible food - putting her magical spin on favourites like pies, lasagnes, curries, slices, cakes,...

It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change - the thrilling, riotous debut novel from the Observer Best New Novelist. As Ballina prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, the simmering feud between small-time dealer, Cillian English, and County Mayo's fraternal enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum....

There is no denying the great Pellegrino and the charms of her series of novels set in Italy. Her characters eat, love, and talk a lot; always, the scenery is swoonsome. READINGROOM A dream wedding in Italy? It's the chance of a lifetime! Skye has been with Tim forever and the last thing she's thinking about is saying 'I do'....

An inspiring and personal guide to ageing well and with happiness, by national treasure Judy Bailey When beloved broadcaster Judy Bailey signed off her final news bulletin in 2005, she had no idea that the next years would be some of the most fulfilling of her life. In Evolving, Judy shares new science and personal stories that have shaped her...

There's a madman dog beside me, and the hounds of memory ahead of us. It's love and beasts and wild mistakes, and regret, but never to change things... What happens when the Zusaks open their family home to three big, wild, pound-hardened dogs - Reuben, a wolf at your door with a hacksaw; Archer, blond, beautiful, deadly; and the rancorously...

Eve Sylvester is young and broke and needs a job fast. After years of foster homes, backpacking, and a sailing trip across the Pacific Ocean, she has lost contact with friends and family. She is alone, desperate—and pregnant. Then she meets Julia and Christopher Hygate, a charming and glamorous couple who seem to have the perfect life: loads of money...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA AWARD FOR LITERARY FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BARBARA JEFFERIS AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD BOOK OF THE YEAR, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD BOOK OF THE YEAR, ABC...

Paddy Gower has never been afraid to stand up for what he believes in. From his teenage and university years where he learnt to defend himself from cruel bullying about his looks, to the pressure-cooker years he spent in the Press Gallery holding politicians to account, to advocating for the families of the Christchurch terrorist attacks and for sufferers of...

The debut murder mystery from the resident genius of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent. An anonymous letter arrives at the offices of the Clarendon English Dictionary containing a challenge for the team of lexicographers working there. It's clear that it's not the usual run-of-the-mill, eccentric enquiry. The letter hints at secrets, lies, and a year: 2010. For Martha Thornhill, the...

The brand-new novel from million-copy bestseller and national treasure Graham Norton - a dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life. 'I loved Frankie so much. I couldn't stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I've finished' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Fascinating, funny, sad... Every page is intriguing. Once again, Graham shows his class...

The latest masterpiece from Elif Shafak, There are Rivers in the Sky, promises readers an unforgettable journey through time and space, transcending the ordinary boundaries of storytelling. From the acclaimed Booker-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, this novel intertwines history, mythology, and human fragility in a way only Shafak...