Dancing with the Machine by Jo Morgan; John McCrystal
$37.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Mountaineer, adventurer, avid motorcyclist and constant traveller, Jo Morgan has lived an extraordinary life.The youngest of eight children, Jo was brought up largely by her mum after her father died when she was only one, and she has always had an adventurous side. As soon as she turned 15, Jo got her ...Show more
A Short History of the Russian Revolution - Revised Edition by Geoffrey Swain
$33.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Short Histories Ser.
The 1917 Revolution sent shockwaves throughout the globe, setting a chain of events in motion that would change the entire course of the 20th century. With the overthrow of the Romanov Dynasty, Russia was plunged into the political unknown and, from the crucible of social unrest, ideological conflict an ...Show more
Don't Sweat It - How to make 'the change' a good one by Nicky Pellegrino
$37.00 NZD
Category: 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
Worse Things Happen at Sea by John McCrystal
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
MISHAP 1968 – Caught in a sudden violent storm, the Wahine ferry foundered after running aground on Barrett’s Reef, attempting to enter Wellington Harbour. Battered mercilessly by the elements, the Wahine was listing heavily to starboard when the order to abandon ship was given. The tragic events that f ...Show more
A Line Above the Sky: On Mountains and Motherhood by Helen Mort
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoors
A stunning memoir of motherhood and mountaineering by one of Britain's most gifted poets, for readers of H is for Hawk and The Outrun. Climbing gives you the illusion of being in control, just for a while, the tantalising sense of being able to stay one move ahead of death. Helen Mort has always been ...Show more
Out of Thin Air - Running Wisdom and Magic from above the Clouds in Ethiopia by Michael Crawley
$23.00 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoors
LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021 'Inspiring'The Guardian'Excellent'Runner's World 'Fascinating'Publishers Weekly 'Brilliant'Ed Vaizey'Through reading this book you will come to understand that the heart and soul of running are to be found in Ethiopia.' Haile Gebrselassie 'Engag ...Show more
I Live a Life Like Yours - A Memoir by Jan Grue
$33.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A profoundly beautiful memoir about living in a vulnerable body, fiercely and tenderly rewriting our understanding of relationships and desire.
Clothes... and Other Things That Matter by Alexandra Shulman
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'Warm, thought-provoking and honest.' - Victoria Hislop 'Clever, emotionally intelligent, revelling in style without making us yearn to shop.' - The Times 'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - Vanity Fair 'Thoughtful, wry and candid.' - Mail on Sunday 'A must-read memoir fo ...Show more
Kiwi Garages by George Lockyer
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Ever wondered what Kiwis get up to in their garages? Kiwi Garages celebrates the can-do culture, lifting the doors of over 30 self-styled Kiwi garages from tinkerers and collectors to top-of-the-range techno dreamers. A modern take on Blokes in Sheds 30-plus Kiwi garages profiled from across provincial ...Show more
The Novel Project: A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Novel, Memoir or Biography by Graeme Simsion
$38.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
The no-drama novel writing method behind Graeme Simsion's global bestsellersSave the drama for the story.'Writing is easy- all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.' Variously attributed to Thomas Wolfe, Paul Gallico and Ernest Hemingway, the quote p ...Show more
The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
The story of an empire made and an empire undone - and what emerged from the ashes - by one of the world's leading authorities on Soviet Russia. Soviet Russia arrived in the world accidentally and departed unexpectedly. More than a hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the tumultuous history of t ...Show more
The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread by HAROLD BLOOM
$37.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
America's most original and controversial literary critic writes trenchantly about forty-eight masterworks spanning the Western tradition--from Don Quixote to Wuthering Heights to Invisible Man--in his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction.In this valedictory volume, Yale professor Harold ...Show more