Edmund Hillary - A Biography by Michael Gill
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
This new and important biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, a truly great New Zealander, breaks new ground among previous accounts of his life. The author, Michael Gill, was a close friend of Edmund Hillary's for over 50 years, accompanying him on many expeditions, and becoming heavily involved in his Himal ...Show more
Sleeps Standing - Moetu by Witi Ihimaera; Hemi Kelly
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori History | Reading Level: very good
Both fiction and fact, this fascinating book is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the Battle of Orakau. During three days in 1864, 300 Maori men, women and children fought an Imperial army and captured the imagination of the world. The battle marked the end of the Land Wars in the Waikato and resulted in v ...Show more
The Choice by Edith Eger
35.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Reading Level: very good
THE AWARDWINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Eger's remarkable spirit shines through in every word' Stylist In 1944, sixteen-year-old Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. There she endured unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. Over the coming months, her ...Show more
Man Facts: Fascinating Things Every Bloke Should Know by Dan Bridges
27.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
It's time to celebrate your inner geek with this treasure trove of lists and prime cuts of knowledge. Time to brush up on what you'd forgotten or misremembered, and discover what you never had a clue was true. Ranging across history, science and the natural world, taking in sport, film, food and much mo ...Show more
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry
38.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
'You will not read a finer work of narrative non-fiction this year.' Economist 'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction.' Times Literary Supplement 'A future classic of disaster journalism.' Observer On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast o ...Show more
Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone by Fredrik Eklund; Bruce Littlefield
39.99 NZD
Category: Business
The nation's #1 real estate broker and charismatic costar of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York shares his secrets on how to be successful. In the ten years since moving from Sweden to New York City, with no experience in real estate and no contacts, Fredrik Eklund has transformed himself into ...Show more
New Zealand On Foot by Dwyer Denis
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Travel
Seeing the country afresh on foot, 73-year old Denis Dwyer embarks on a series of day-walks, and narrates his experiences, and provides detail about each track/walkway. In humorous, good-natured style, he travels through countryside, towns, cities and islands, mostly solo, also with family and friends. ...Show more
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
36.95 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
In "Being Mortal," bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in th ...Show more
The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World - And Us by Richard O. Prum
55.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
In the great halls of science, dogma holds that Darwin's theory of natural selection explains every branch on the tree of life- which species thrive, which wither away to extinction, and what features each evolves. But can adaptation by natural selection really account for everything we see in nature? Y ...Show more
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
39.95 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
Perhaps the most notorius How To manual on the market. This is the most asked for book that we know of. Is it any good? Well, it's now in its 29th printing since 1971, has chapters on home preparation of weapons, electronics, drugs, and explosives. Extensively illustrated, 8.5" x 11," 160 pp., softcover ...Show more
Wildboy: To the Edge and Back by Brando Yelavich
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Brando 'Wildboy' Yelavich stunned us all when he circumnavigated the entire coast of New Zealand completely on foot over 600 days. But he left out the hardest bit - Stewart Island. Over 31 days, Brando took on one of the hardiest and most unforgiving parts of our wild country. And this time, completely ...Show more