Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
$75.00 NZD
Category: History
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar ( ...Show more
The Long and Winding Road by Lesley Pearse
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Lesley Pearse didn't publish her first novel until she was 48. Now she has sold over ten million books around the world and is a constant presence on the bestseller chart.A writer of heart-stopping stories, Lesley's books are filled with heroines struggling to make it in a difficult world.Yet this descr ...Show more
Heart Stood Still by Miriam Sharland
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Ka Haea Te Ata Ser.
Heart Stood Still is an eco-memoir and a lyrical portrait of Manawatu, Aotearoa. In early 2020, Miriam Sharland was nearing the end of a 17-year adventure in Aotearoa and was set to return to her family and friends in England when Covid put an end to her travel plans. Facing isolation, Sharland turned ...Show more
Entangled Life Illustrated: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
$75.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller now illustrated with over 100 spectacular full-colour images, showcasing this wondrous and wildly various lifeform as never before'. Astonishing ... it seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer'. Completely mind-blowing ... reads like an advent ...Show more
Different Kinds of Minds: A Guide to Your Brain by Temple Grandin
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Adapted young readers' edition of New York Times bestseller Visual Thinking by sensational author and autism advocate Temple Grandin 'We're so lucky to have Temple Grandin' - New York Times Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Maya Lin - what do they all have in common? They're visual thinkers. Do ...Show more
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
$40.00 NZD
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdom in some of the most difficult spaces – communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the mental health emergency hitting teenagers today in many countries around the world. In The Anxious Generation, ...Show more
Bloody Woman - Essays by Lana Lopesi
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This wayfinding set of essays, by acclaimed writer and critic Lana Lopesi, explores the overlap of being a woman and Sāmoan. Writing on ancestral ideas of womanhood appears alongside contemporary reflections on women's experiences and the Pacific. These essays lead into the messy and the sticky, the whi ...Show more
The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook: 100 everyday recipes using the most versatile ingredient in your kitchen by Samuel Goldsmith
$45.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Easy weeknight dishes based on a tin of tomatoes, including lots of recipes that save you time, money and energy. DINNER, SORTED. Take a tin of tomatoes and you have the start of a tasty, easy meal. Tinned tomatoes are endlessly versatile and super budget-friendly. With a handful of other ingredients, m ...Show more
It's The Menopause: What you need to know in your 40s, 50s and beyond by Kaz Cooke
$50.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A reassuring, practical go-to book from trusted author Kaz Cooke in her laugh-out-loud style, informed by menopause doctors & other experts, and the voices of thousands of real women. Here's help for the mental & physical challenges of perimenopause, menopause, 'early' menopause and is-this-eve ...Show more
Countries of the World: Facts at Your Fingertips (Pocket Eyewitness) by DK
$16.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A compact, comprehensive guide to over 200 countries and territories around the world Carry the world in your pocket with this handy guide, packed with maps, facts, and flags for over 200 countries and territories. Which is the biggest country in the world? Which one has the most people? Which one has t ...Show more
Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading by Chris Anderson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
From the bestselling author, technology pioneer, and curator of TED Chris Anderson, an inspiring, revelatory book about the urgent and world-changing potential of one of humankind's defining but forgotten impulses- generosity. Perhaps the simplest, most powerful moral question you can ask of your life i ...Show more
Creative Homes: Evocative, eclectic and carefully curated interiors by Anna Malmberg, Mari Strenghielm
$79.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
In Creative Homes, photographer Anna Malmberg and stylist Mari Strenghielm visit 12 unique and creative homes belonging to artists, designers, photographers, musicians, and more, many of them never before photographed. In each home, they discover how the interior reflects the creative endeavors and preo ...Show more