What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination.For centuries, owls have capti ...Show more
Mental Health and Me - Stories from Teenagers (Graphic Novel) by Andy Glynne
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
An authentic and compelling look at mental health issues, as experienced by real-life young people. My Troubled Mind brings together seven stories of teenage struggles, from body image issues to drug abuse, as experienced by real-life teenagers. First produced as animated documentaries by the BBC, each ...Show more
Operation Kingfisher: The Cancelled Rescue Mission That Sacrificed Sandakan POWs to the Death Marches by Gary Followill
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The chain of events that led to the death of over 2,500 Prisoners of War – one of Australia’s worst wartime tragedies – the cancellation of the rescue mission Operation Kingfisher. Finally, the true story of why the Sandakan POWs of World War II were not rescued despite a fully planned and resourced ope ...Show more
Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help by Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
If you have ADHD - or love somebody who does - DIRTY LAUNDRY will change your life, and your relationships. Do you feel crippling shame because you struggle with cleaning, personal hygiene, or time-keeping? Do you always feel misunderstood by the people close to you and find that they get frustrated by ...Show more
Everest 1922 - The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the Worlds Highest Mountain by Mick Conefrey
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition of 1922.The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, popu ...Show more
John Mulgan and the Greek Left by C.-Dimitris Gounelas; Ruth Parkin-Gounelas
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
In September 1943, New Zealand writer John Mulgan was parachuted by the British Special Services (SOE) into remote mountain terrain in the centre of Nazi-occupied Greece, where he worked with the left-wing resistance to facilitate some of WW2's most successful episodes of guerrilla warfare. This experie ...Show more
How to Fall in Love with Tofu: 40 Recipes from Breakfast to Dessert by Emma de Thouars
$45.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Discover a new love for tofu with 40 recipes that let tofu shine, from morning to midnight. Tofu is the perfect canvas to soak up a pan's flavors. Much more than a meat substitute or a health food alternative, tofu is a delicious staple with endless, delicious possibilities. Emma de Thouars shares 40 of ...Show more
Foiled Slimline Journal: Bodleian Librairies, High Jinks 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
Beyond the Monuments in Washington, DC: An Insider’s Guide to the Best Places to Eat, Drink, and Explore by Kate Armstrong
$39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Beyond the Monuments in Washington, DC is your guide to some of the US capital’s cool places to visit that extend way beyond power and politics. Travel writer Kate Armstrong covers all of the new hip locales, including H Street Corridor, 14th Street and Union Market District, and the hangouts of histori ...Show more
Sound Within Sound by Kate Molleson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A radical new book by journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson, which fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale. ‘Wonderful . . . This is a book of discovery that speaks of music as a life force, that urges us to l ...Show more
Glass Houses by Phaidon Editors
$80.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson's Glass House and Mies va ...Show more
The Coming Wave: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate AI insider by Mustafa Suleyman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic engineeringA stark and urgent warning on the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologie ...Show more