An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
25.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Back on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir <i>An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth </i>reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality. This edition contains a new afterword. Colonel Chris Hadfi ...Show more
The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd by Finlay Macdonald
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd is both a tale of remarkable success and a window into a brilliant creative mind.Finlay Macdonald's beautifully told, visually gorgeous biography of Dame Lynley Dodd and her creation, the rascally dog Hairy Maclary. 'A visual delight' NZ Listener's 100 Best Books of 2013' ...Show more
Bligh: Master Mariner by Rob Mundle
28.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
The Eighteenth Century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators, men who had shown brilliance as they ascended the ranks in the Royal Navy. They were also bloody good sailors.From ...Show more
Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J. Bass
48.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the victorious powers turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. To them, it was clear that Japan's militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for their crimes. For the Allied ...Show more
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
35.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm -- as long as you're beautiful and walk on two legs. After all, the ogre never gets the princess. And since fairy tales are the foundational myths of our culture, how can a girl with a disability ever think she'll have a happy ending? By examining the ways tha ...Show more
New Zealand's Biggest Year by Harry Boorman
40.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
New Zealand’s Biggest Year is an epic birding tale of how two friends become rivals and set out to break the all-time record for the most Aotearoa New Zealand bird species seen in one calendar year. Their rivalry results in more birds being spotted in a single year than ever before and two national reco ...Show more
No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani
25.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
'Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man.' Richard Flanagan Where have I come from? From the land of rivers, the land of waterfalls, the land of ancient chants, the land of mountains... Since 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani has been held in the Manus Island off ...Show more
Belonging: The Ancient Code of Togetherness by Owen Eastwood
38.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Whakapapa. You belong here. Whakapapa is a Maori word which embodies our human need to belong. It represents a powerful spiritual idea - we are all part of an unbroken and unbreakable chain of people who share a special culture. Owen Eastwood places this concept at the core of his methods to maximise a ...Show more
How to be a Bad Muslim and Other Essays by Mohamed Hassan
35.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Funny, elegiac and chilling, these essays from award-winning New Zealand writer Mohamed Hassan blend storytelling, memoir and non-fiction to map the experience of being Muslim in the C21st. This is the breakout non-fiction book from award-winning New Zealand writer Mohamed Hassan. From Cairo to Takapuna ...Show more
Be Good: Plant Based Recipes for Everybody by Buffy Ellen Gill
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Be Good to your health and our planet! Looking for some plant-based inspiration that is both flavoursome and nutritionally balanced? Then this is the book for you! Buffy Ellen Gill is a qualified nutritionist, naturopath and medical herbalist who offers one-on-one consults. She runs New Zealand's most ...Show more
Don't Dream It's Over: The remarkable life of Neil Finn by Jeff Apter
38.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Don't Dream It's Over is the first biography to focus exclusively on Neil Finn, the man who wrote the timeless hits of Split Enz and Crowded House. In February 1980, 21-year-old Neil Mullane Finn wrote 'I Got You', which became the signature song, and the biggest hit, for the Kiwi band Split Enz, co-fo ...Show more
Blood & Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand by Jared Davidson
50.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
'Picture, for a minute, every artwork of colonial New Zealand you can think of. Now add a chain gang. Hard labour men guarded by other men with guns. Men moving heavy metal. Men picking at the earth. Over and over again. This was the reality of nineteenth-century New Zealand.' Forced labour haunts the ...Show more