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On Animals by Susan Orlean
$32.99 NZD
Category: Pets & Animals
A delightful and entertaining collection of a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals, by the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend of the World's Most Famous Dog by Susan Orlean
$28.99 NZD
Category: History
Rin Tin Tin was born on a battlefield in France towards the end of WW1. He died in 1932, supposedly in the arms of Jean Harlow, the original 'blonde bombshell', epic in death as he was in life. In his prime, he was one of Hollywood's biggest stars. He received two thousand fan letters a month, had jewel ...Show more
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legacy by Susan Orlean
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
He believed the dog was immortal... So begins the sweeping story of Rin Tin Tin: the story of a canine superstar and of American popular culture, spanning nearly a century and many human lives, told in the inimitable style of Susan Orlean, the "Sunday Times" bestselling author of The Orchid Thief. From ...Show more
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
$32.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, "Once that first stack got going, it was `Goodbye, Charlie ...Show more
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
$24.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
Susan Orlean's bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is "a sheer delight...as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library" (USA TODAY)--a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. "Everybod ...Show more
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