Things I remember, or was told by Carol Shand
$40.00 NZD
Category: Medicine
Things I remember, or was told, is the memoir of outspoken Wellington GP Carol Shand, who since the early 1960s has spent her life fighting for change in medical, social and legal issues that she considered important: maternity care, access to contraception, abortion law change, and improved response to ...Show more
I am Autistic: An interactive and informative guide to autism (by someone diagnosed with it) by Chanelle Moriah
$36.99 NZD
Category: Health, Wellbeing, Medicine
An essential guide to understanding autism- for autistic people and their families, friends and workmates. When Chanelle Moriah was diagnosed with autism at 21, life finally began to make sense. Hungry for information, Chanelle looked for a simple resource that could explain what autism is and how it ca ...Show more
The Best of e-Tangata, Volume Two (BWB Texts) by Tapu Misa (ed.); Gary Wilson (ed.)
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
A thought-provoking set of Maori, Pasifika, and tangata Tiriti writers combine in this celebration of some of the best writing from E-Tangata. Traverse a landscape of contemporary and historical issues through the lens of a mother's loss, a man's hard-won expertise, a homesick student abroad and with th ...Show more
So Far, For Now by Fiona Kidman
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Evocative, wry and thought-provoking, this is a rewarding journey with one of our finest writers. It is a little over a decade since Fiona Kidman wrote her last volume of memoir. But her story did not end on its last page; instead her life since has been busier than ever, filled with significant changes ...Show more
Nine Lives - New Zealand Writers on Notable New Zealanders
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A selected group of NZ writers have chosen a favourite New Zealander to write an essay on. These pieces are personal, illuminating and often moving. Around 5,000 words per essay, the writers had full choice on who to write about and what approach to take, so there is great variety in the styles. Writers ...Show more
After the Tampa - From Afghanistan to New Zealand by Abbas Nazari
$38.99 NZD
Category: Biography
The heart-rending story of a seven-year-old 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highlighting the plight and potential of refugees everywhere. Escaping from Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, Abbas Nazari's parents fled the country in 2001 to find a safe place in which to bring up ...Show more
Things I Learned at Art School by Megan Dunn
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
From the writer who brought you Tinderbox, a book about a woman trying to write a book, comes Things I Learned at Art School, a memoir by a woman who has never kept a diary. Until now. Part memoir, part essay collection, Megan Dunn’s ingenious, moving, hilariously personal Things I Learned at Art School ...Show more
Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail: The Diary of a Country Vet by Danielle Hawkins
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand farm vet. With a husband and two children, 1200 sheep and 400 cattle, farm dogs and pet lambs, pigs bent on excavation and a goat bent on escape, country life is never dull. From calving cows to constipa ...Show more
Her Say - Survivors of Domestic Abuse Tell Their Own Stories by Jackie Clark and the Aunties
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In 2012, Jackie Clark launched The Aunties, a grassroots charity helping women to rebuild their lives after a period of trauma. She quit her job, turning her back on her comfortable life, to focus on The Aunties full-time, becoming Aunty in Charge and assisting hundreds of women with material needs and ...Show more
Aroha - Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa Elder
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati - When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable See the world differently, through some of the wisest of human eyes. Discover traditional Māori philosophy through 52 whakataukī - simple, powerful life lessons, one for ...Show more
Sea Change: Climate Politics and New Zealand by Bronwyn Hayward
$14.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
The scientific consensus is clear - our climate is changing and action is needed urgently. Yet at the same time, it can seem that the solutions needed are too large and the problem too insurmountable for New Zealand to tackle. Bronwyn Hayward is an international expert on sustainability, youth politics ...Show more
Maui Street (Māui Street) (BWB Texts) by Morgan Godfery
$14.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Everyone lives a messy, unusual life. There is no normal. The sooner our politics understands this, the better off we will all be.' Morgan Godfery is one of New Zealands most energising young thinkers. In just a few years he has become a leading voice in the countrýs social and political life. Starting ...Show more