Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biography
WINNER OF THE THURBER PRIZE The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the a ...Show more
How to Be a Leader (The School of Life series) by School of Life Staff (Compiled by); Martin Bjergegaard; Cosmina Popa
$24.99 NZD
Category: Politics | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
No one is born to lead. This is the idea at the heart of this thoughtful book on leadership. Popular culture feeds us images of the square-jawed, strong-armed leader - charismatic, powerful, decisive - but the truth is, with the right amount of self-knowledge and authenticity, anyone can be a good leade ...Show more
How to Thrive in the Digital Age (The School of Life series) by Tom Chatfield
$24.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion | Series: The School of Life
Our world is, increasingly, a digital one. Over half of the planet's adult population now spend more of their waking hours 'plugged in' than not, whether to the internet, mobile telephony, or other digital media. To email, text, tweet and blog our way through our careers, relationships and even our fami ...Show more
Books That Saved My Life by MICHAEL MCGIRR
$26.00 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Great literature is thrilling. It will feed your hungry mind and take your heart on a journey. It will help you on the wonderful path to one of life's most elusive and hard-won freedoms, freedom from the ego.Here is a book about the sheer joy of living, exploring forty texts that can enrich us in all ma ...Show more
Inventing Ourselves - The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
$28.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Prize 2018. Up to the minute brain science from a world class scientist. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how the adolescent brain transforms as it develops and shapes the adults we become. 'Beautifully written with clarity, expertise and honesty abou ...Show more
Into the Raging Sea - Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm and the Sinking of El Faro by Rachel Slade
$25.00 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade's Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account of the sinking of the container ship El Faro, the crew of thirty-three who perished onboard, and the destructive forces of globalisation that put the ship in harm's way. On October 1, 201 ...Show more
My Book Journal: A 100-Book Reading Diary for Bibliophiles by Sterling Publishing Company
$29.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Record your literary journey in this perfect book-lover's journal Love books? Then this journal is perfect for indulging your passion Along with plenty of space to record your thoughts on 100 books, it gives you a book challenge for every month, a wish list of books to read, suggestions for don't-miss c ...Show more
The 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in New Zealand by Liz Light
$42.58 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
New Zealand has a diverse range of bird species and is especially important for pelagics. Thirteen of the world's 18 penguin species have been recorded in the New Zealand region (including the Ross Dependency). Nine of these species breed here. Of petrels, 37 of the world's 114 species breed in the New ...Show more
Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion | Series: Meaning of Everyday Words
In Consolations David Whyte unpacks aspects of being human that many of us spend our lives trying vainly to avoid - loss, heartbreak, vulnerability, fear - boldly reinterpreting them, fully embracing their complexity, never shying away from paradox in his relentless search for truth.Beginning with 'Alon ...Show more
No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biography
'Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man.' Richard Flanagan Where have I come from? From the land of rivers, the land of waterfalls, the land of ancient chants, the land of mountains... Since 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani has been held in the Manus Island off ...Show more
Untitled: the Real Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anna Pasternak
$35.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Who was the real Wallis: an opportunistic American social climber, a master manipulator or the true love of Edward's life? Amid the cacophony of condemnation her story has become obfuscated. Untitled is an intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history. His charisma a ...Show more
Bill Birch: Minister of Everything by Brad Tattersfield
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Bill Birch was the quiet achiever of New Zealand politics. A trusted lieutenant to Prime Ministers Muldoon, Bolger and Shipley, Birch was at the heart of the action across a turbulent quarter-century of political and social change. From Think Big and the Employment Contracts Act to overhauls of immigrat ...Show more