Collins Scrabble Dictionary 4th Edition by Collins Dictionaries Staff
24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries & Atlases
An essential resource for all serious Scrabble players. This major new edition is fully updated to include all valid words between 2 and 9 letters in length from the latest official Scrabble wordlist, and allows players to settle disputes over the eligibility of words. This book includes all playable wo ...Show more
Bolshoi Confidential - Secrets of the Russian Ballet - from the Rule of the Tsars to the Age of Putin by Simon Morrison
39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Reading Level: very good
On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on ...Show more
End Game: Tipping Point for Planet Earth? by Professor Anthony Barnosky; Elizabeth A. Hadly
26.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
overconsumption / population growth / dwindling resources / climate change / disease / contamination / storms / thirst / war ... will the struggle to simply stay alive become humanity's future rather than its past? World-renowned scientists Tony Barnosky and Liz Hadly ask: what happens when vast popula ...Show more
I Think You'll Find it's a Bit More Complicated Than That by Ben Goldacre
24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
The very best journalism from one of Britain's most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling Bad Science and Bad Pharma. In Bad Science, Ben Goldacre hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science. In Bad Pharma, he put the $600 billion global p ...Show more
Galaxy: Explore the Universe, Planets and Stars
34.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
An accessible guide to the solar system and our night skies. Published in association with the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Richly illustrated with full-colour images, this is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent space discoveries. The book is enhanced by hundr ...Show more
The Times Reference Atlas of the World 6 ED by Times Atlases
79.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries & Atlases | Series: The\Times Atlases Ser.
A new edition of this comprehensive atlas from the prestigious and authoritative Times Atlas range Containing the latest satellite images and fascinating historical images, this edition has been brought fully up-to-date to provide a detailed and attractive picture of today's world. The reference maps g ...Show more
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes
26.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
'Nominally a history of the hot air balloon, 'Falling Upwards' is really a history of hope and fantasy - and the quixotic characters who disobeyed that most fundamental laws of physics and gave humans flight' New Republic, Best Books of 2013 CHOSEN AS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN ** Guardian ** New Statesm ...Show more
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
28.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Reading Level: very good
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans a popular bestseller and a critically acclaimed history of China that opened up the country to the world. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family-the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother, and the d ...Show more
I Think You'll Find it's a Bit More Complicated Than That by Ben Goldacre
34.99 NZD
Category: Business | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 12-14
The very best journalism from one of Britain's most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling Bad Science and Bad Pharma. In Bad Science, Ben Goldacre hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science. In Bad Pharma, he put the $600 billion global ...Show more
Revolution 2.0 by Wael Ghonim
36.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
"The power of the people is stronger than the people in power." Social media allow ideas to be shared. They are places where people can unite, Revolutions can begin. A new type of Revolution -- Revolution 2.0 Wael Ghonim used to be a man unwilling to publicly criticise the Egyptian regime. Like many, he ...Show more
The Times Desktop Atlas of the World by 0
44.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries & Atlases | Reading Level: General Adult
The Times Desktop Atlas of the World is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger Times atlases. An excellent world atlas for every day use at home or work, representing broad coverage at a great price. This new editi ...Show more
Collins Pocket English Dictionary by Collins
22.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries & Atlases | Series: Collins Pocket Ser.
The 'Collins Primary Learner's Dictionary' is a brand new, illustrated dictionary aimed at learners of English aged 7 and over. The dictionary has been specially created for primary school students, whose first language is not English, but who attend English-language schools.