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Joining the lively collections of folktales from East, West and Southern Africa are selected tales here from Central Africa. Modern national boundaries complicate the origins of the stories still told in the DRC, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and more but many can be traced back to the Sao civilization of the 6th Century BCE.

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Checkerboard HilI is a story of belonging, dislocation, misunderstandings, identity and fractured relationships.

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A new introduction highlights the exquisite stories within this collection of classic Chinese folk and fairy tales, including 'The King of the Ants', 'The Ghost Who Was Foiled', 'A Night on the Battlefield', 'The Lady of the Moon' and 'The Flower Elves'. Stories of gods, heroes and creatures vie with the curious, poetic delights of ancient China.

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Tales of Chinese mythology reflect the vast landscapes of Asia, where distant mountains, and long, winding rivers dominated the sight-lines of ancient peoples. History, religion, philosophy and mythology were intertwined in the observations of immortal tricksters and spirits who dwell in clouds dealing out magical acts of kindness and chaos.

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It is 1974 and seven-year-old Jack leads a carefree life, playing in his Auckland street. But when a new priest selects him to train as an altar boy, Jacks world is imperilled and he shrinks away from his community, his friends and his mother.

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Featuring the full Flame Tree treatment, with new stories from open submissions alongside the classic stories and fascinating background, this gorgeous new book reveals the origins, narratives and perceptions of Circe, the most renowned witch of Greek myth, offering new perspectives and a deeper dive into the inner life of this enigmatic character.

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Cyrus the Great created the first Persian Empire in the 500s BCE. He conquered all major civilizations in his region and his influence reached from the Balkans in the West to the Indus river in the East. Latest title in the new series created for the modern reader to introduce the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of former times.

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With a fresh introduction this new collection will acquaint you with classic tales such as 'The Three Roses' and 'The Witch and the Horseshoes'. The lively stories of the Czech people are parables and moral fables rich with satire they cling to the hope that all will come well in the end, that justice will be well served by truth.

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18 yr old Andy Ingle, with his yellow typewriter called Half-Arse under his arm, embarks on one of the great Kiwi road trips, from Palmerston to Dunedin and back to Auckland. On the way falling in with drug dealers, a washed-out Professor, and a rag-tag collection of some of the most eccentric and entertaining characters to appear in Kiwi fiction.

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This new book of classic tales brings the stories of the ancients to life, from the birth of creation by the sun god Ra, the murder of Osiris, and the revenge of Horus, to the underworld and afterlife. The Egyptians explained the effects of famine, harvest, floods and death by creating a pantheon of gods that still holds our fascination today.

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The Egyptian pantheon of gods still holds our fascination today. Through a presentation of classic egyptological works, with a new foreword, this collection offers the stories and incantations of the ancient Egyptians, from the birth of creation by the sun god Ra, the murder of Osiris, and the revenge of Horus, to the underworld and afterlife.

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Still mourning his wife four years after her death, art history teacher and auction house consultant Derek Gaines teams up with Kelly Reid, the head of gallery operations at Christie's Los Angeles, to track down a stolen painting.

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A thriller set in Wellington that reverberates around the country the new novel by award-winning author and experienced activist Tim Jones (author of 'Where We Land').

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A memory-impaired time traveller attempts to correct a tragic mistake he made in 1977 when, panicked, he abandoned his brother on a frozen lake in Baltimore.

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For over 50 years the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has been at the forefront of protecting Aotearoa New Zealands natural environments. This is the story of how a small organisation took on the establishment and won.

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After an international meltdown, New Zealand, along with the rest of the world, has shut down. Ruth's sister is dying from tuberculosis and her love for Juliana propels Ruth to set off from Auckland to find a rumoured stockpile of pharmaceutical drugs near Taupo. This involves undertaking a perilous journey by boat down the Waikato River.