Things My Son Needs to Know About The World by Fredrik Backman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Essays, Letters, Diaries
Things My Son Needs To Know About The World is a tender and funny series of letters from a new father to his son about one of life's most daunting experiences: parenthood.From the 13 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove.'You can be whatever you want to be, but that's nowhe ...Show more
To Be Fair - Confessions of a District Court Judge by Rosemary Riddell
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Retired judge Rosemary Riddell shares her reminiscences of life on the bench, complete with its humour, frustrations and poignant moments. A unique glimpse into a world most of us can only imagine, her story is a fascinating commentary on New Zealand life from the point of view of a woman involved in th ...Show more
Mad about the House: the Practical Stuff by Kate Watson-Smyth
$55.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A practical how-to guide from the author of Mad About the House, the bestselling book and UK's number 1 interiors blog. This easy-to-use dictionary of interior design answers all those questions you wanted to solve but were afraid to ask. The book begins with the most important questions of all: Who? W ...Show more
Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris
$55.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the First World War. In Lives of the Surrealists, Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people--as remarkable individuals. What were their perso ...Show more
The Well Gardened Mind: Rediscovering Nature in the Modern World by Sue Stuart-Smith
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'The wisest book I've read for many years ... Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health ... Hugely recommended' - STEPHEN FRY. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER How can getting outdoors help us to look after our mental health? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscie ...Show more
He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui: A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha
$60.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A biography of Te Rauparaha by his son Tamihana, published for the first time in a bilingual Māori/English edition. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite ma Te Rauparaha te mahio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms o ...Show more
A Coroner Speaks for The Dead to Protect The Living by Wallace Bain
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Wallace Bain retired in early 2020 after 28 distinguished years as a Coroner, most recently in Rotorua. During these years Mr Bain developed a national reputation for his sensitivity and compassion in dealing with difficult cases such as those of Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri. That a child is kille ...Show more
Orwell - A Man of Our Time by Richard Bradford
$33.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
One of the most enduringly popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell's work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. Possibly, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and populism, even more so. 'Doublethink' features in Nineteen Eighty-Four and it is the forerunner to 'F ...Show more
Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 JHALAK PRIZE *Observer Book of the Week* *Harper's Bazaar 10 Women Who Will Shape What You Watch, See and Read in 2020* 'Striking and original' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times 'Completely devastating. Completely heartbreakin ...Show more
Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood by Helen McCarthy
$23.00 NZD
Category: History
'Fabulous' - The Times'A milestone in women's history' - Observer'Groundbreaking ... a fascinating read' - HeraldIn Britain today, three-quarters of mothers are in employment and paid work is an unremarkable feature of women's lives after childbirth. Yet a century ago, working mothers were in the minori ...Show more
Paris Match: Falling in (love) with the French by John von Sothen
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
How to become Parisian - a genuine, laugh-out-loud tale of French life.
The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A. N. Wilson
$25.00 NZD
Category: On Writing & Reading
A Book of the Year in The Times & Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Spectator, Irish Times and TLS.'Superb' Daily Mail, 'Book of the Week''Brilliant' The Times, 'Book of the Week''[A] vivid, detailed account' Guardian, 'Book of the Week''Hugely enjoyable' Daily Telegraph'Fascinating' SpectatorCharles Dicken ...Show more