Kaffe Fassett's Timeless Themes: 23 New Quilts Inspired by Classic Patterns by Kaffe Fassett
$65.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
World-renowned artist Kaffe Fassett dives deep into the archives to reinvent his most beloved and classic fabric-based designs through an extraordinary collection of fresh quilt patternsKaffe Fassett needs no introduction--a master colorist and textile designer, Kaffe is known for legendary designs and ...Show more
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice by Julia Laite
$24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
An extraordinary story.
Otherlands: A World in the Making by Thomas Halliday
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Wainright Prize'The best book on the history of life on Earth I have ever read' Tom Holland'Epically cinematic... A book of almost unimaginable riches' Sunday TimesThis is the past as we've never seen it before.Otherlands is an epic, exhilarating jour ...Show more
The Brain: A User's Manual: A simple guide to the world's most complex machine by Marco Magrini
$26.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
"Congratulations on the purchase of this exclusive product, tailor-made just for you. It will provide you with years of continuous service."The brain is one of nature's most miraculous but misunderstood creations. In this fascinating user-friendly guide, you will discover all you need to know about what ...Show more
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict by Adrian Goldsworthy
$74.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world - Parthian and Persian - and how they rose and eventually fell. The Roman empire shaped the culture of the western world against which all other great powers are compared. Stretching from the north of Britai ...Show more
The Handshake - A Gripping History by Ella Al-Shamahi
$22.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history. So let's join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and ...Show more
Landed by Sue McCauley
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
From the author of Other Halves (1982) which won both the Wattie Book of the Year Award and the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction and sold more than 20,000 copies. It’s the early 1990s in Timaru, and Brewer Howland has killed himself. His wife, Briar, is left stranded in a rapidly changing world. The f ...Show more
Civilisations by Laurent Binet
$26.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A stunningly ambitious and entertaining novel that gives us a counter-factual history of the modern world, from the author of the international bestseller HHhH.A stunningly ambitious and entertaining novel that gives us a counter-factual history of the modern world, from the author of the international ...Show more
Poor People With Money - A Novel by Dominic Hoey
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Monday Woolridge is a fighter with a face covered in scars and life full of debt. Her Avondale flat has no furniture, her father's dead, her catatonic mother's in an expensive nursing home and her kickboxing gym is going to Thailand. Monday's shitty bartending job pays fifty cents over minimum wage, and ...Show more
Notebook : The Kiss by Gustav Klimt (Slimline Foiled) by FLAME TREE STUDIO
$23.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Flame Tree Notebooks Ser.
New title in the Flame Tree Blank Notebook collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, and featuring blank pages, a pocket at the back and two ribbon bookmarks. Perfect as a gift, or an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, and poets. A FLAME TREE ...Show more
Wild Coasts: Exploring Aotearoa's Marine Reserves by Ned Barraud
$21.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A fascinating exploration of some of Aotearoa's marine reserves. Aotearoa is renowned for its wild coasts, but after decades of overfishing, many of these marine ecosystems are under serious threat. A crucial response to this has been the creation of 44 marine reserves around our shores, and this book ...Show more
The Book of Feeling Blue - Understand & Manage Depression by Gwendoline Smith
$27.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Bestselling author of The Book of Overthinking, Gwendoline Smith explains what's going on when you're feeling down, describes depression in all its forms, and offers advice on how best to sort your life when you feel like this. How do you know if you're just feeling a bit sad or if you are depressed? Wh ...Show more