Māori Made Easy Pocket Guide by Scotty Morrison
$24.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Everything you need to speak te reo Māori with confidence This pocket-sized book is your guide to using te reo Māori in every day situations, from introductions to conversations, online and in person. Carry the essentials with you, and develop confidence in: * Basic pronunciation * Greetings * Dates and ...Show more
100 Novels That Changed the World by Colin Salter
$55.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
The inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture. Before the novel, the world of books was dominated by scientific tomes, religious tracts and histories of the victorious in war. There had been stories and epic poems from ancient times - Homer's Iliad ...Show more
The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisation by Richard Shaw
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN YOUR PAST After Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir The Forgotten Coast in 2021, he made contact with Pakeha with long settler histories who were coming to grips with the truth of their respective families' 'pioneer stories'. They were questioning the foundation of aggressi ...Show more
Te Ata o Tū: The Shadow of Tumatauenga by Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice (editors)
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
The New Zealand Wars of 1845-72 were a series of bitter and bloody conflicts between Maori and Pakeha that extended from Wairau to the Bay of Islands, and from Taranaki to the East Cape. They are as important to New Zealand as the civil wars were to England and to the United States. Land and sovereignty ...Show more
AstroLit - A Bibliophile's Guide to the Stars by McCormick Templeman; Rachel Feder
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A unique, illustrated introduction to astrology that explores the zodiac through a literary lens, drawing lessons from celebrated authors including Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nella Larsen, Oscar Wilde, and dozens more. AstroLit is a cosmic voyage through the lives and works of li ...Show more
Murdle: More Killer Puzzles: 100 Fiendishly Foul Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
$37.00 NZD
Category: International General Non-Fiction | Series: Murdle Puzzle Ser.
The second volume in the Murdle murder mystery logic puzzle series. Description: From THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES comes even more MURDLE - the 'utterly addictive' murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere. 'THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!' - JANICE HALLETT, bestselling aut ...Show more
The Seaweed Forager by Rebecca Gouldhurst
$46.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Step into the enchanting world of The Seaweed Forager, your guide to the treasures of the coastal shores. Learn to identify, harvest and prepare a myriad of seaweed species found along the stunning coastlines of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Uncover the astonishing nutritional properties of seaweed and the rema ...Show more
New Zealand's Biggest Year by Harry Boorman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
New Zealand’s Biggest Year is an epic birding tale of how two friends become rivals and set out to break the all-time record for the most Aotearoa New Zealand bird species seen in one calendar year. Their rivalry results in more birds being spotted in a single year than ever before and two national reco ...Show more
Deep Sea: 10 Things You Should Know by Jon Copley
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Uncover what lies at the deepest depths of our oceans...In ten brief and informative essays, marine biologist and TV science advisor Professor Jon Copley journeys to one of the most mysterious and fascinating environments on Earth, the deep sea. Discover what makes this unique habitat such a challenging ...Show more
Trees: 10 Things You Should Know by Carolyn Fry
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Discover the wonders at the centre of our planet's ecosystem.In ten short and accessible essays, science and nature writer Carolyn Fry takes us on an awe-inspiring journey of the Earth's lungs. From what makes a plant a tree and the incredible impact of forests, to how trees are under attack and what we ...Show more
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
The narrative of the Parihaka community sheds light on a critical period in Aotearoa’s colonial past. As the government seized their land, Māori communities across the region engaged in non-violent resistance, with Parihaka emerging as a powerful symbol of defiance under the leadership of Te Whiti o Ron ...Show more
The Book Lover's Joke Book by A. Johnson
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
How many crime writers does it take to change a light bulb? A. Two. One to screw it most of the way in, and the other to give it an astonishing twist at the end. I slipped over in the library this morning. It was the non-friction section. Peter: What are you doing in that wardrobe? Lucy: Narnia busine ...Show more