Ancient Rhetoric - From Aristotle to Phi by Thomas N. Habinek
$35.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Penguin Classics
A new and original anthology that introduces the key writings on rhetoric in the classical world, from Aristotle to Cicero and beyond.Classical rhetoric is one of the earliest versions of what is today known as media studies. It was absolutely crucial to life in the ancient world, whether in the courtro ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Books by David Damrosch
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Pelican Books
A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works that are in conversation with one another and with the world around them.Inspired by Jules Verne's hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard's department of Comparative Literature and founder of ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Books by David Damrosch
$48.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Pelican Books
A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works that are in conversation with one another and with the world around them Inspired by Jules Verne's hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature and founder of ...Show more
Art of War by Sun Tzu
$19.99 NZD
Category: Literature
A beautifully illustrated edition of a classic, THE ART OF WAR endures enduring popularity among readers. Despite being written so long ago, the theories expressed are still considered shrewd and penetrating, and are used today as a source of insight into office politics, business management and corpora ...Show more
Bacon in Moscow by James Birch; Michael Hodges
$39.99 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
The hilarious account of one man's quest to mount a Francis Bacon exhibition in the Soviet Union. This funny and personal memoir is the account of an audacious attempt by James Birch, a young British curator, to mount the ground-breaking retrospective of Francis Bacon's work at the newly refurbished Ce ...Show more
Banned Books by DK
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature
A compelling illustrated account of history's most famous banned written worksDiscover the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published.Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is "acceptable" in published works hav ...Show more
Bateman New Zealand Writers Handbook : An Indispensable Guide to Writing and Getting Published 7ed by Tina Shaw
$39.99 NZD
Category: Literature
Have you got a sensational manuscript lurking in your bottom drawer, a specialist knowledge in a subject that deserves being committed to paper, or a brilliantly original idea for a children's book? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, and you're interested in turning you masterpiece into a ...Show more
Between You & Me - Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
$37.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
The most irreverent and enjoyable book on language since Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Mary Norris has spent more than three decades guarding the New Yorker's grand traditions of grammar and usage. Now she brings her vast experience and sharpened pencil to help the rest of us, in a charming language book a ...Show more
Bible: The Story of the King James Version 1611-2011 by Gordon Campbell
$24.99 NZD
$26.99 (7% off)
Category: Literature | Series: .
This is a history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. Gordon Campbell, expert in Renaissance literatures, tells the fascinating and complex story of how this translation came to be ...Show more
Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany for People Who Love Books by Jane Mount
$49.99 NZD
Category: Literature
The ultimate gift for book lovers, this volume brims with literary treasures, all delightfully illustrated by beloved artist and founder of Ideal Bookshelf, Jane Mount.Book lovers, rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through h ...Show more
Big Weather : Poems of Wellington by Gregory O'Brien (editor), Louise St John (editor)
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Description: Capturing the vivacity and diversity of the capital, this poetic portrait is a celebration of Wellington and the creative life it inspires. Beginning with the inner city and harbour, the 100 poems move into the suburbs and parks, before heading to outer areas - and into the twenty-first cen ...Show more
Bowie's Books - The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life (HB) by John O'Connell
$37.99 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: 3 Biography
David Bowie once said that his idea of perfect happiness was reading. Three years before he died, he made a list of the one hundred books that had transformed his life - a list that formed something akin to an autobiography. From Lolita to Madame Bovary, the Beano to The Iliad, these were the books that ...Show more