After the Tampa by Abbas Nazari
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography
When the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland, or seek security for their young children elsewhere. The family's desperate search for safety took them on a harrowing journey from the mountains of A ...Show more
Privilege in Perpetuity - Exploding a Pākehā Myth (BWB Texts) by Peter Meihana
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
'The idea of Maori privilege continues to be deployed in order to constrain Maori aspirations and maintain the power imbalance that colonisation achieved in the nineteenth century.' The 'idea of Maori privilege', as Peter Meihana describes it, is deeply embedded in New Zealand culture. Many New Zealande ...Show more
From There to Here - A Memoir by Joe Bennett
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
From Willingdon to Lyttelton, a memoir about love, learning and the journey to thirty. Joe Bennett is the author of countless columns, over twenty books, and now, at long last, a memoir. From There to Here describes a childhood of fishing, cricket, friends, a dog, some mild molestation and a few deat ...Show more
Second Chances - Facing my demons and finding a better me by Hayley Holt
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A raw and honest story of alcoholism, recovery, and courage in the face of loss Hayley Holt grew up in the public eye. On our screens for over twenty years, her highs and lows have been aired for everyone to see. Now it's time to share her side of the story. Raised a dancer in bedazzled dresses and fake ...Show more
The Drinking Game: How big business, the media and politicians shape the way you drink by Guyon Espiner
$36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
An incisive analysis of how our drinking culture is influenced by the government, media and big business, by investigative journalist Guyon Espiner. Ever wondered why it always seems like a good time for a drink? Four years ago, investigative journalist Guyon Espiner gave up drinking alcohol. He had be ...Show more
How to Escape from Prison by Paul Wood
$26.49 NZD
Category: Biography
As an 18-year-old, Dr Paul Wood was completely off the rails. He wasn't coping with the impending death of his mother, he was dependent on drugs, and was an unemployed high-school dropout committing crimes to feed his habit. Two days after his mother died he lost control when his then drug dealer attemp ...Show more
Tiaki: A Shout-out to Aotearoa's Lesser-known Creatures by Jean Donaldson
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This book is a shout-out to the weird and wonderful endangered species in Aotearoa, those lesser-known creatures that don't regularly make the news. But they are just as important as the 'stars' like kakapo and kiwi, for they are the foundation of our unique biodiversity. 'Tiaki' includes such exotic a ...Show more
A Quiet Kitchen by Nici Wickes
$45.00 NZD
Category: Cooking & Food
Nici Wickes has gained a strong and loyal following for her uncomplicated approach to cooking great food. Now this much-loved food writer brings us a new collection of recipes inspired by lockdown in her little cottage by the sea.
Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
An illuminating tour through the native sea creatures of Aotearoa, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees. Secrets of the Sea is a fascinating introduction to New Zealand's fish and shellfish, weaving together history, biology and culture to reveal how these unique and intriguing creatures ha ...Show more
Becoming Pakeha - A journey between two cultures by John Bluck
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A journey between two cultures. After more than 200 years of co-existence under the umbrella of a unique treaty, you might think things would be better than ever. In this perceptive and piercing book, John Bluck argues that Pakeha and Māori worlds grow ever more separate: the Aotearoa of today is a land ...Show more
The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd by Finlay Macdonald
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd is both a tale of remarkable success and a window into a brilliant creative mind.Finlay Macdonald's beautifully told, visually gorgeous biography of Dame Lynley Dodd and her creation, the rascally dog Hairy Maclary. 'A visual delight' NZ Listener's 100 Best Books of 2013' ...Show more
A Gentle Radical - The Life of Jeanette Fitzsimons by Gareth Hughes
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A major biography of Jeanette Fitzsimons, the hugely influential leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Jeanette Fitzsimons was a visionary, a pioneer and a radical. This is the story of someone who battles National and Labour's lock on parliament and had the courage to challenge political s ...Show more