Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biography
There was only one thing on her mind.'I must start a bookshop.' Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bo ...Show more
Churchill's D-Day: The Inside Story by Richard Dannatt, Allen Packwood
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
'Do you realise that by the time you wake up in the morning twenty thousand men may have been killed?'- Winston Churchill to Clementine Churchill, 5 June 1944 2024 marks both the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy , and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Churchill himself. This book b ...Show more
Truth and Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
$23.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Bestselling author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett's first work of non-fiction is a searing, emotionally wrenching account of her long friendship with the critically acclaimed, and recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy. 'It is remarkable for me to remember now that I thought it would be possible t ...Show more
The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science by Andrea Wulf
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biography
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the ...Show more
Guardian Quick Crosswords 4 - A Collection of More Than 200 Engrossing Puzzles by The Guardian
$22.99 NZD
Category: Lifestyle | Series: Guardian Puzzle Bks.
This collection of bite-sized crosswords provides more than 200 speedy challenges to tackle. From the experts at the Guardian comes this brand new and entertaining collection, the fourth in the series of quick crossword puzzle books. The Guardian crosswords are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of peopl ...Show more
Missing Persons by Steve Braunias
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Twelve extraordinary tales of disappearance: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction. Former journalist Murray Mason, found dead in the Auckland Domain; the mysterious death of Socksay Chansy, found dead in a graveyard by the sea; the tragic disappearance ...Show more
King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig
$42.99 NZD
Category: Biography
The compelling story of Martin Luther King's life and achievements has become simplified and domesticated in a way that fails to do full justice to his radical vision and importance. Now, in King, we get the most comprehensive and complete portrait ever written about this iconic figure. The first major ...Show more
The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie
$40.00 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the ...Show more
Talking to Terrorists: Face to Face with the Enemy by Peter Taylor
$26.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
A controversial and important book by BBC reporter and terrorism expert Peter Taylor. Newly updated to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and to include the death of Osama Bin Laden. During his 40-year career, award-winning journalist Peter Taylor has come face-to-face with some of the world's most noto ...Show more
Snorkelling the Abyss: One woman, striving to survive, fighting for survivors by Jan Jordan
$35.00 NZD
Category: Biography
'Snorkelling the Abyss' explores the two worlds of one woman and the apparently unnavigable void between them. With searing honesty, Jan Jordan shows how she fought to free herself from an inner culture of self-loathing and the external culture of her childhood that repressed 'feelings' and ignored psyc ...Show more
A Walk a Day - 365 Short Walks in New Zealand by Peter Janssen
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
This fully revised and updated version of Peter Janssen's hugely popular book A Walk A Day has 365 short walks (and a bonus walk for the leap year) meaning locals and overseas visitors will always be able to find a short walk anywhere in New Zealand.
Paying It Forward: How to Be A Social Entrepreneur by Josh Littlejohn, Josh Littlejohn MBE
$39.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
'Josh Littlejohn is a rockstar of social impact. Paying It Forward is a much-needed reminder about what is really important.' - Irvine Welsh When Josh Littlejohn started a small sandwich shop in his home city of Edinburgh, he would never have thought that, within ten years' time, it would be frequented ...Show more