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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe
$39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: General Adult
Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the m ...Show more
A Man and His Watch: 76 of the World's Most Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them by Matthew Hranek
$69.99 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport
"I've paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn't come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories."--T: The New York Times Style Magazine Paul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 3 ...Show more
Holden: A Kiwi Obsession by Steve Holmes
$49.99 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport
"Holden A Kiwi Passion" celebrates Holden motor vehicles, New Zealanders' passion for them and the role they've played in our lives. It describes the history of the Holden motor company from its early beginnings in Australia, to its expansion into New Zealand. It features stories of several interesting ...Show more
Railway Depots, Stations & Terminals by Brian Solomon
$49.99 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport
From the railway's beginnings, the station building, itself, had civic importance greater than ordinary structures. Let historian Brian Solomon show you how beautifully it filled that role. Railway Depots, Stations & Terminals is a unique book about some of the finest, most interesting, and most fam ...Show more
Kiwi Tractors by S. Hale
$39.99 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport
From lifestyle blocks to vineyards, high country stations and boat ramps, the humble tractor is a much-loved and instantly recognisable feature in any New Zealand landscape. The tractor is a part of our national identity, as Kiwi as pavlova, Marmite and a silver fern on the sacred black jersey. In Kiwi ...Show more
Life on the Road - Kiwi Trucking Stories by Randolph Covich
$40.00 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport
Kiwi truckies are the unsung heroes of New Zealand - the men and women who make great personal sacrifice and often risk their lives to keep our country running. The people who devote their life, in some way or another, to what is often a hard and lonely passion. Life on the Roadgathers together their f ...Show more
My Cool Motorcycle - An Inspirational Guide to Motorcycles and Biking Culture by Chris Haddon
$24.99 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport | Series: My Cool Ser.
Motorcycle riders today have an increasingly sophisticated and more specialised range of bikes to choose from but interest in classic bikes has also influenced the design of these new machines. Looking back across the 100 years or so of the motorcycle, my cool motorcycle features over 60 stylish bikes o ...Show more
Ford: A Kiwi Obsession by Steve Holmes
$49.99 NZD
Category: Technology and Transport
Ford A Kiwi Obsession, describes the history of the Ford Australia motor company, from its early beginnings, its production of the Falcon model, expansion into New Zealand, right through to the final Falcon to roll off the assembly line. It features stories on several interesting Fords and their proud K ...Show more
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