Under a Big Sky - Facing the elements on a New Zealand Farm by Tim Saunders
36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
The joys and challenges of day-to-day farming in extraordinary circumstances. Tim Saunders writes about his life and work on the farm that's been in his family for five generations. He encompasses drought, farming during lockdown, illness, financial pressure and the drive to become more viable and envir ...Show more
Tu Rangaranga - Rights, Responsibilities and Global Citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand by Sharon McLennan (Editor); Margaret Forster (Editor); Carol Neill (Editor); David Littlewood (Editor); Rand Hazou (Editor)
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The biggest challenges of the 21st century require global solutions. Focusing on three of the most urgent problems of our time - climate change, conflict and poverty, and inequality - Tu Rangaranga introduces the notion of global citizenship, and what it means to be an active citizen in today's world. I ...Show more
The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
38.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about her favourite books, and ...Show more
30 Queer Lives: Conversations with LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders by Matt McEvoy
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
30 Queer Lives explores the lives, struggles and successes of LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders, from north to south and from soldiers, celebrities, lawyers, drag queens, businesspeople and Olympians to farmers and fa`afafine. From the famous — including Grant Robertson, Gareth Farr and Chlöe Swarbrick — to the l ...Show more
Don't Sweat It - How to make 'the change' a good one by Nicky Pellegrino
37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Forget the myths and misinformation, respected health writer Nicky Pellegrino has done the work for you in this empowering and honest book. It includes the latest research on everything from hormone replacement therapy to natural therapies and hot flushes, and the lowdown on how menopause can affect eve ...Show more
Cover Story - 100 Beautiful, Strange and Frankly Incredible New Zealand LP Covers by Steve Braunias
25.00 NZD
49.99 (49% off)
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Music is a key to culture, no matter where in the world you are from and New Zealand is no exception. In the decades from 1957- 87 the LP was king of New Zealand recorded music. To sell the music cover art was needed, and the book showcases 100 of the best examples at full LP size. Divided into themes, ...Show more
Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
'Welcome to our story, this history. Wherever in the world the bones of your ancestors lie, wherever their ashes may have been dispersed, here you will find traces of them, and of yourself... It is, of course, a story of colonisation and resistance - and a history that has never stopped repeating.' The ...Show more
Dan Carter 1598 by Dan Carter
69.99 NZD
Category: Rugby
A sumptuous celebration of the world record test career of Daniel William Carter. Carter’s record points tally of 1598 may never be surpassed, and his points per match average of 14.27 is also the highest of all players who scored more than 500 points. In a photographic tribute, each test gets a double ...Show more
The Joy of Gardening by Lynda Hallinan
59.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Reading Level: near fine
Gardens teach us to live in the moment. They nourish us, provide solace in grief and offer sanctuary from the stresses of modern life. In a celebration of the healing power of nature, New Zealand gardening guru Lynda Hallinan focuses on the gentle delights that bring joy to our backyards, from birdsong ...Show more
Historic Homesteads of Hawke's Bay by Angus Gordon
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
These gracious homes - dotted across the sun-drenched uplands of Hawke's Bay - rose unashamedly from the golden fleeces on the sheep's backs, to become monuments to our settler heritage. Set in spacious grounds and framed by enormous exotic trees, such as oaks, gums or Norfolk pines, they stand as testa ...Show more
Come Back to Mona Vale - Life and death in a Christchurch Mansion by Alexander McKinnon
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Come Back to Mona Vale is a beautifully written, compelling narrative/memoir that sets about unravelling the mysteries and anomalies behind the public history of a wealthy Christchurch business family in the first half of the 20th century. The author-as narrator gradually becomes aware that his family h ...Show more
The Lonely Islands: The Evolutionary Phenomenon That is New Zealand by Terry Thomsen
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
From kiwi to tree fern, and weta to tuatara, this is the story of how animal and plant life came to New Zealand and how they have evolved. It presents a historical perspective on a range of debates and events that changed accepted thinking. Fossil and sub-fossil discoveries, the acceptance of plate tect ...Show more