A Year at the Chateau by Dick Strawbridge; Angel Strawbridge
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography | Reading Level: very good
Like many couples, Dick and Angel had long dreamed of living in France, but where others might settle for a modest bolthole in the French countryside, the Strawbridges fell in love with a 19th-century fairytale chateau, complete with 45 rooms, seven outbuildings, 12 acres of land and its own moat. Thro ...Show more
Absolutely: A Memoir by Joanna Lumley
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's undisputed national treasures, an English actress, voiceover artist and author, best known for her roles in the British television series ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS portraying Edina Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in THE NEW AVENGERS and SAPPHIRE & STE ...Show more
Absolutely: A Memoir by Joanna Lumley
$45.00 NZD
$55.00 (18% off)
Category: Biography/Autobiography
Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's undisputed national treasures, an English actress, voiceover artist and author, best known for her roles in the British television series ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS portraying Edina Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in THE NEW AVENGERS and SAPPHIRE & STE ...Show more
Acid For The Children - The autobiography of Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend by Flea
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography | Reading Level: very good
Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star. Michael Peter Balzary was born i ...Show more
Adele by Sarah-Louise James
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
Adele needs no introduction: her first album propelled her to fame; the second consolidated her position as a superstar, and 25, her most recent release, continues her record-setting tradition. At not even 30 years old, she has already been described in legendary terms. This paperback edition of Adele: ...Show more
Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
In Adults In The Room, Yanis Varoufakis exposes the shocking reality of how power is wielded behind the scenes at the EU - and argues that only radical reform can save it from collapse. Yanis Varoufakis became globally famous when was elected finance minister of Greece with a specific mandate to say no ...Show more
Adventures of a Young Naturalist - The Zoo Quest Expeditions by David Attenborough
$49.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography | Reading Level: very good
"A GREAT BOOK." --THE NEW YORK TIMES"MARVELOUS." --THE TELEGRAPH"A RARE GLIMPSE OF A FLEDGLING DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IN THE WILD." --VANITY FAIRLiving legend and presenter of BBC's Planet Earth series Sir David Attenborough tells the story of his early career as a broadcaster and a naturalist in his own wo ...Show more
After the Tampa - From Afghanistan to New Zealand by Abbas Nazari
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography | Reading Level: very good
The heart-rending story of a seven-year-old 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highlighting the plight and potential of refugees everywhere. Escaping from Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, Abbas Nazari's parents fled the country in 2001 to find a safe place in which to bring up ...Show more
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
It has been one hundred years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A brilliant and award winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Christie's books still sell over four ...Show more
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon by Alan Partridge
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE. Using an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career, rising like a phoenix from the desolate ...Show more
Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power 1994-1997 by Alastair Campbell
$14.99 NZD
$32.99 (54% off)
Category: Biography/Autobiography
As Alastair Campbell said in the introduction to The Blair Years, it was always his intention to publish the full version, covering his time as spokesman and chief strategist to Tony Blair. "Prelude to Power" is the first of four volumes, and covers the early days of New Labour, culminating in their vic ...Show more
Alex Ferguson : My Autobiography by Alex Ferguson
$49.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of British football. Over the last quarter of ...Show more