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Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ĺtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly, knowledgeable, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Shop our online store, or come in and browse the shelves where you can settle into a comfy chair, discover our staff favourites, the best new releases in fiction and non-fiction, and all manner of bookish delights.
If you canât find what youâre looking for, let us know and if it’s still in print we will order it in for you especially.
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ĺtautahi Christchurch.
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Different Kind of Power: A memoir
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Book of Guilt
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Everything But the Medicine: A doctor’s tale
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He Puawai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
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Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Maori
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Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834-1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War: 1
$89.99 Add to cart
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Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s
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Dust
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How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978-1998
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Attention: Writing on Life, Art and the World
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Schott’s Significa: An Unexpectedly Essential Guide to Language
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Softly Calls the Devil
$37.99 Add to cart
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Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie
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Flow Hive’s Book of Bees and Beekeeping
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Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
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Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 10
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Zorg: A Tale of Greed, Murder and the Abolition of Slavery
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World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness
$45.00 Add to cart
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Dead Speak: My life in forensics
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My Cursed Vagina
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Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President
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How to Dress for Old Age
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Leather & Chains: My 1986 Diary
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Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul
$40.00 Add to cart
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Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
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Quiet Home: House Hushing for Calm and Intentional Living
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How I Cook: A Chef’s Guide to Really Good Home Cooking
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Daily Artist’s Way: Creative Living Every Day
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Simply Raymond Kitchen Garden: Seasonal recipes from my place to yours
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Quick Wins: Healthy Cooking for Busy Lives
$39.99 Add to cart
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
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Shadow of the Gods (Deluxe Edition)
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Children Of Dune
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Dune Part One: The Photography
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You Are Here
$65.00 Add to cart
Gift Vouchers
The perfect gift for book lovers! Choose from physical vouchers to use in store, or a digital gift card to use in our online store.

Book Review: The Experiment
Dealing with themes of identity, friendship & family truths, this continues Steadâs streak of clever, clear-sighted books for readers 10+.

Book Review: Nightshade
this is a slow burn between two rivals who are forced to work together after they become each other’s alibis for a murder.























