The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings by Geoff Dyer
$27.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
In this endlessly stimulating investigation into 'things coming to an end, artists' last works, time running out', Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last achievements of writers, painters, athletes and musicians who've mattered to him throughout his life. ...Show more
See What You're Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World - and How You Can Too by Will Gompertz
$55.00 NZD
Category: Lifestyle
'Art can amaze us into changing our minds. This remarkable book teaches us how' ES DEVLINArtists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous, life-affirming phenomena of our world. But t ...Show more
Camper Heaven - Van Life on the Open Road by Dee Campling; Cico Books
$59.99 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Showcasing amazing vans and their owners from around the world, Camper Heaven will inspire you to take off on the road trip of a lifetime.The pandemic has led to a massive surge in sales of motorhomes, as vacationers have chosen to avoid busy airports, crowded resorts and the risks of Covid-related trav ...Show more
Grounding - Finding Home in a Garden by Lulah Ellender
$25.00 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
Lulah Ellender's garden in Sussex is an unruly but beloved place. It is also not permanently her own. When just a few weeks after losing her mother, Lulah is told that she and her family might have to leave the rented house that they have made their home, her immediate response is to freeze, to neglec ...Show more
Landlines by Raynor Winn
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Raynor knows that her husband Moth's health is declining, getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure. It worked once before. But will he - can he? - set out with her on another healing walk?Being one with nature saved them in their darkest hour and their hope is that it can work its magic agai ...Show more
There's a Cure for This - A Memoir by Emma Wehipeihana [Emma Espiner]
$35.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The striking debut memoir from award-winning doctor and writer, Emma Wehipeihana (Emma Espiner). "I graduated as a doctor in 2020 and arrived into the Covid-19 pandemic with my ta moko on my arm, my hospital lanyard, my stethoscope and a purpose. I don't know why medicine felt like coming home. I had n ...Show more
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher
$65.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new miss ...Show more
Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women by The Big Issue, Jane Graham
$39.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
From The Big Issue's popular section, this collection features 50 remarkable women writing letters to their younger selves. If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? Letter to My Younger Self is back with another incredible selection of letters from well-known figures. In this ...Show more
Awe - The New Science and Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Dacher Keltner
$40.00 NZD
Category: Culture & Life
From a foremost expert on the science of emotions, a groundbreaking exploration into the history, psychology and meaning of aweSocial psychologist Dacher Keltner has spent his career speaking to different groups of people, from schoolchildren to prisoners to healthcare workers, about the good life. Thes ...Show more
No Protocol for Me - The Triumphs, Trials and Temptations of a Photojournalist in Africa by Maurice Harvey
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The Four Noble Truths of Love by Susan Piver
$29.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
To apply a Buddhist viewpoint to relationships is eye-opening. It points to a radically different worldview, one that runs counter to the spirit of much of the conventional advice we receive. Broken hearts, resentment, affairs, divorce. Why is it so hard to make relationships work? New York Times bests ...Show more
What Writers Read: 35 Writers on their Favourite Book by Pandora Sykes
$36.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books- the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM - NICK HO ...Show more