Map for the Heart: Ida Valley Essays by Jillian Sullivan
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
To live in Central Otago is to come to terms with the dominance of nature. Writer Jillian Sullivan set out to walk the hills and mountains of the Ida Valley where she lives, and follow the Manuherekia River from the mountains to its confluence with the Clutha/Mata-au. Her aim was to not only explore the ...Show more
Landmarks by Owen Marshall; Grahame Sydney; Brian Turner
$75.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
A handsome, landmark book celebrating the work of three of our literary and artistic heavyweights. The complementary work of artist Grahame Sydney, fiction writer Owen Marshall and poet Brian Turner was first brought together in the hugely successful Timeless Land in 1995. Its pages showed their shared, ...Show more
Field Guide to New Zealand Native Trees (revised edition) by John Dawson; Rob Lucas
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A companion volume to the award-winning and monumental 'New Zealand's Native Trees', this field guide is the perfect companion to take into the outdoors. Compact enough to fit in a day-pack, it contains detailed information on all native trees found on the main islands of New Zealand, including Steward ...Show more
Heaphy Track Map
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Great Walks of New Zealand Map Series
This map is 1 of 9 in the new high-quality outdoor map series, featuring:- Award-winning relief mapping, with contours. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. Track notes. Elevation and distance graphic. Useful information. 3D map of related area on reverse of each map.
Missing Persons by Steve Braunias
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Twelve extraordinary tales of disappearance: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction. Former journalist Murray Mason, found dead in the Auckland Domain; the mysterious death of Socksay Chansy, found dead in a graveyard by the sea; the tragic disappearance ...Show more
On The Move Again
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Masterton-born Len Frances joined New Zealand’s war effort when qualifying for service in November 1940 and training became serious with the Pacific War’s outbreak in December 1941. He was called into camp immediately, spending the first months of 1942 at Masterton’s Solway Military Camp, training for ...Show more
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
An edge-of-your-seat debut thriller with identical twins, a crazy inheritance and a boat full of secrets. Who can you trust? Absolutely nobody! 'As addictive and intoxicating as the perfect martini. Don't start reading unless you have cancelled all your plans.' - Sarah Bailey, author of The Dark Lake an ...Show more
The Accidental Teacher by Tim Heath
$36.23 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
Funny, poignant, charming and deeply sad at times, this is a beautifully written story of a life in teaching. Tim Heath taught for about 40 years, mostly in New Zealand but also in Samoa, in small country schools, in big city schools, at the Correspondence School, in primary schools and secondary school ...Show more
The Book of Knowing by Gwendoline Smith
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Written in an accessible and humorous style, this book teaches you to know what's going on in your mind and how to get your feelings under control. It'll help you adapt and feel better about your place in the world. Psychologist Gwendoline Smith uses her broad scientific knowledge and experience to expl ...Show more
A Short History of New Zealand by Gordon McLauchlan
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: new
A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of our most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succin ...Show more
From Weta to Kauri: A Guide to the New Zealand Forest by Janet Hunt
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
There are many guides to trees, birds and insects but nothing that puts them all together in one handy book that can be put in a backpack and taken into the bush. Including full-colour photographs, it looks at the bush in layers, starting at the forest floor, concentrating on things you can see easily, ...Show more