Things My Son Needs to Know About The World by Fredrik Backman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Things My Son Needs To Know About The World is a tender and funny series of letters from a new father to his son about one of life's most daunting experiences: parenthood.From the 13 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove.'You can be whatever you want to be, but that's nowhe ...Show more
Things I Learned at Art School by Megan Dunn
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
From the writer who brought you Tinderbox, a book about a woman trying to write a book, comes Things I Learned at Art School, a memoir by a woman who has never kept a diary. Until now. Part memoir, part essay collection, Megan Dunn’s ingenious, moving, hilariously personal Things I Learned at Art Schoo ...Show more
Dad Man Walking - Dispatches from the Frontlines of Fatherhood by Toby Morris
$25.00 NZD
Category: Lifestyle
The ups and downs of dad life, as drawn by award-winning cartoonist Toby Morris. Toby- What do dads do? Kid- Drink a lot of beer. Honest and real, warts and all, here are the ups and downs of modern dad life as drawn by award-winning cartoonist (and dad) Toby Morris. With over 100 full-colour pages ...Show more
The Secret Body - How Science Reveals Our Hidden Nature by Daniel M. Davis
$38.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
'A perfect blend of cutting-edge science and compelling storytelling. Daniel Davis has a rare knack for making complex science comprehensible and thrilling' BILL BRYSON Welcome to a revolution in the science of human health. Imagine... - Knowing years in advance whether you are likely to get certain can ...Show more
On Seamus Heaney by Roy Foster
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Writers on Writers Ser.
A vivid and original account of one of Ireland's greatest poets by an acclaimed Irish historian and literary biographer The most important Irish poet of the postwar era, Seamus Heaney rose to prominence as his native Northern Ireland descended into sectarian violence. A national figure at a time whe ...Show more
Ladies Can't Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women by Jane Robinson
$26.00 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
It is a myth that the First World War liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It should have marked a social revolution, opening the doors of the traditional professions to women who had worked so hard durin ...Show more
Beyond Infinity - An Expedition to the Outer Limits of the Mathematical Universe by Eugenia Cheng
$24.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Even small children know there are infinitely many whole numbers - start counting and you'll never reach the end. But there are also infinitely many decimal numbers between zero and one. Are these two types of infinity the same? Are they larger or smaller than each other? Can we even talk about 'larger' ...Show more
This Is Not A Pipe by Tara Black
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography
I've decided to document my life in pictures. It's hard to draw the pole, because of the pole. Beth has a pole through her arms. This is not a metaphor. A metaphor would be a lot less inconvenient. On the other side of the room, Kenneth is creating a new religion. He thinks narrative is the operating pr ...Show more
A Richer You - How to Make the Most of your Money by Mary Holm
$39.99 NZD
Category: Business, Economics and Law
Bestselling author and New Zealand's most trusted financial expert on how to make your money work in the real world We live in uncertain times. But this need not affect how you can make the most of your money. New Zealand's most trusted money expert, Mary Holm, is here to guide you. Shares vs property, ...Show more
Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy by Matthew Evans
$36.99 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
'A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival' Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler. What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves. Soil is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and c ...Show more
The Ghost in the Garden: In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden by Jude Piesse
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
The forgotten garden that inspired Charles Darwin becomes the modern-day setting for an exploration of memory, family, and the legacy of genius. Darwin never stopped thinking about the garden at his childhood home, The Mount, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It was here, under the tutelage of his green-finge ...Show more
Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies by The Secret Barrister
$24.99 NZD
Category: Business, Economics and Law
Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people? Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches ...Show more