The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie fa ...Show more
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole
$19.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is a wonderfully entertaining autobiography by Mary Seacole - nurse, entrepreneur and intrepid traveller. Soon to be a major motion picture starring GuGu Mbatha-Raw.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized ...Show more
How to Survive: Lessons for Everyday Life from the Extreme World by John Hudson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
'A splendid book . . . I can't think of anyone I know who wouldn't benefit from reading it' - Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail'A brilliant, brilliant book' - Chris EvansWhat is the connection between crawling through a jungle and your 'to do' list? What can ejecting out of a stealth bomber teach you about th ...Show more
Words in Progress by DK
$24.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
Let your ink and your imagination flow with this write-in journal. From first-time writers to experienced authors, blank-page syndrome can hit anyone at any time. Whether you want to write screenplays, novels, a memoir, or poetry, these inspiring and thought-provoking prompts will help you to let go, ...Show more
Jacinda Ardern - A New Kind of Leader by Madeleine Chapman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern is a leader for a new generation, one tired of inertia in the face of pressing issues such as climate change, immigration and the rise of far-right terrorism. Ardern was catapulted onto the international stage with her grace and compassion following th ...Show more
How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time by Matt Ridley
$39.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success' Sir James Dyson Building on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we e ...Show more
In Shock by Rana Awdish
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography
'I read the first chapters at such a pace that I almost had to remind myself to breathe.' Sunday Times'Tense, powerful and gripping... her writing style is often nothing short of beautiful - evocative and emotional.' Adam Kay, ObserverAt seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees - The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally uni ...Show more
The Book of Gutsy Women by Clinton, Hillary Rodham
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. While there’s a lot of work to do, we know that throughout history and around the globe women have overcome the toughest resistance imaginable to win victories that have m ...Show more
Ten Women Who Changed Science, and the World by Catherine Whitlock; Rhodri Evans
$39.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Ten Women Who Changed Science tells the moving stories of the physicists, biologists, chemists, astronomers and doctors who helped to shape our world with their extraordinary breakthroughs and inventions, and outlines their remarkable achievements. These scientists overcame significant obstacles, often ...Show more
Ripiro Beach: A Memoir of Life After Near Death by Caroline Barron
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Does DNA write our destinies? Or do the hands that nurture triumph over nature? What is it that determines who we really are? Caroline Barron's father never found his birth mother. After he dies suddenly on her twentieth birthday, Caroline develops an insidious fear of her own untimely death. When she n ...Show more
The Music of Time - Poetry in the Twentieth Century by John Burnside
$59.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Though we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. At every significant turning point we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at the typewriter, ready to distil the essence of the moment, from the muddy wastes of the Weste ...Show more