Portrait of a War Artist: A young doctor's Vietnam wartime experience in words and pictures by John Gillies
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
In this captivating and beautifully illustrated memoir, John Gillies vividly recalls his months as a member of the Otago University Medical Company on an active service tour of duty in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Still a medical student at the time, his youthful admiration of New Zealand war a ...Show more
Six-Legged Ghosts: The insects of Aotearoa by Lily Duval
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Why isn’t Aotearoa famous for its insects? We have wētā that can survive being frozen, weevils with ‘snouts’ almost as long as their bodies, and the world’s only alpine cicadas. There is mounting evidence that insect numbers are plummeting all over the world. But the insect apocalypse isn’t just a fara ...Show more
The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation (BWB Text) by Matthew Scobie, Anna Sturman
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
What do the economics of decolonisation mean for the future of Aotearoa? This question drives the work of Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman as they explore the complex relationship between tangata whenua and capitalism. By weaving together historical insights and contemporary analysis, this Text reveals ...Show more
Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb by Andy Buchanan
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
For lovers of the great outdoors and those captivated by the silent allure of Canterbury’s alpine horizon, Andy Buchanan’s Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb is a celebration of nature’s majesty and a tribute to the enduring connection between man and mountain. The distant alpine skyline served as a mag ...Show more
On the Origin of Species (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Oliver (AFT) Charles; Francis Darwin
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to lo ...Show more
The Art of War (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Sun Tzu
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Read the Essential Guide to Strategy "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." ...Show more
The Trials Of Nurse Kerr by Scott Bainbridge
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Did New Zealand have a secret poisoner? In 1992, builders demolishing a Devonport home stumbled across a skeleton, triggering an investigation that sent shockwaves across the community. The remains belonged to a woman who had died in the 1930s, and whispers soon emerged of the deadly legacy of Nurse E ...Show more
Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural world by Peart, Raewyn
$80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
For over 50 years the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has been at the forefront of protecting Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environments. From the Think Big power projects of the 1970s, to coastal developments on pristine northland beaches and the destruction of the Mackenzie Country’s unique d ...Show more
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World by Will Cockrell
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker—this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest. Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air or has seen a r ...Show more
The Wager by David Grann
$29.00 NZD
Category: International General Non-Fiction
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BALLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION*'The beauty of The Wager unfurls like a great sail... one of the finest nonfiction books I've ever read' Guardian 'The greatest sea story ever told' Spectator'A cracking yarn... Grann's taste for desperate predicaments finds its fullest expre ...Show more
The Forbidden Daughter by Zipora Klein Jakob
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan’s survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong quest for family, safety and a sense of belonging. Elida Friedman was never supposed to have been born. In the Kovno Ghetto in Lithuania, Nazi law forbade Jewish women from giving birth. Yet despite th ...Show more
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenous civilisations that flourished in Oceania, to the colonial encounters that shaped Samoa's history, and ...Show more