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100 New Zealand Poems for Children by Jo Noble (ed.)
$25.99 NZD
Category: Children's books | Reading Level: near fine
This anthology brings together a selection of poetry for children. From Dennis Glover to Laura Ranger, 100 New Zealand Poems for Children samples some of the best poetry New Zealand has to offer. Covering such themes as animals, bikes, families, spirituality and the weather, this collection is enhanced ...Show more
100% Pure Future - New Zealand Tourism Renewed (BWB Texts) by Sarah Bennett (ed.)
$14.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on New Zealand tourism, but the industry was already troubled by unchecked growth and questionable governance that has put pressure on the environment, infrastructure and communities. In this urgent collection of essays, nine authors outline their vision for sustain ...Show more
A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon by Laurie R. King & Leslie S Klinger (ed)
$34.99 NZD
Category: Literature
Neil Gaiman. Laura Lippman. Lee Child. These are just three of eighteen superstar authors who provide fascinating, thrilling, and utterly original perspectives on Sherlock Holmes in this one-of-a-kind book. These modern masters place the sleuth in suspenseful new situations, create characters who solve ...Show more
A Treasury of New Zealand Baking by Lauraine Jacobs (ed.)
$58.00 NZD
Category: Cooking
Every great baker has his or her favourite recipes, and so when New Zealand's best foodwriters and chefs were asked for theirs, they came up with a treasure-trove. Best of all, all royalties go the Breast Cancer Foundation of New Zealand. Designed as a book to treasure and to hand down through the gener ...Show more
A Vase And a Vast Sea by Jenny Nimon (Ed)
$28.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
In A Vase and a Vast Sea, poetry and prose rustle against the window, scatter palm fronds across the road and sneak off to the movies on a Tuesday. There are moments of nostalgia blended with dangerous undercurrents and domestic life. Edited by Jenny Nimon, this collection is a reunion of writers such a ...Show more
Aftermaths: - Colonialism, Violence and Memory in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific by Angela Wanhalla (ed.); Lyndall Ryan (ed.); Camille Nurka (ed.)
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
What we choose to remember and what we choose to forget about the violent past tell us something about the society we live in now. Whether we like it or not, we’re part of each other’s story. So how do we talk about the past? —Joanna Kidman and Vincent O’Malley Aftermaths explores the life-changing inte ...Show more
Amexica: War Along the Borderline by Ed Vulliamy
$5.75 NZD
$39.99 (85% off)
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: good
As dawn broke over the vast desert, the body was still hanging beneath the overpass, having been suspended from it - decapitated and dangling by a rope tied around the armpits - at 4.30am. The sun rose about two hours after it had been suspended from the concrete 'Bridge of Dreams', throwing rays like f ...Show more
An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world - from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes. The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fi ...Show more
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (2023 Royal Science Society Book Prize) by Ed Yong
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
**SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARThe Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed withi ...Show more
Architectura: Elements of Architectural Style by Miles Lewis (ed.)
$59.99 NZD
$125.00 (52% off)
Category: Non Fiction
Architectura: Elements of Architectural Style presents a unique overview of the history of architecture and building. It describes the purpose, design, and practical applications of component parts, and clearly illustrates the varied expressions of each part. In addition, the book highlights the technic ...Show more
Battle of Britain - The Pilots and Planes That Made History by Simon Pearson; Ed Gorman
$37.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military | Reading Level: near fine
In Battle of Britain: The Pilots and the Planes That Made History, Ed Gorman and Simon Pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over Britain is played out across the skies of Europe, from western Ireland to the German capital. They tell remarkable sto ...Show more