This is It: Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience by Alan Watts
$26.00 NZD
Category: Literature
'A spiritual polymath, the first and possibly greatest' Deepak ChopraThe spiritual is not to be separated from the material, nor the wonderful from the ordinaryThis remarkable collection of essays from pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts offer a challenging and comprehensive insight into 'cosmic conscious ...Show more
Titanic - Amazing and Extraordinary Facts by Stuart Robertson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Amazing and Extraordinary Facts
Which novel predicted the disaster a whole 14 years before Titanic's maiden voyage? Who photographed Titanic's nemesis - the iceberg? What were the last words and deeds of Titanic's Captain? How did a bottle of whisky save one of the crew? Find the answers to these and many other intriguing aspects of ...Show more
Toni Morrison: the Last Interview - And Other Conversations by Melville MELVILLE HOUSE (Series edited by); Nikki Giovanni (Introduction by)
$37.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
A wide-ranging collection of talks with the beloved author finds her refreshingly candid about her books and her life, race and misogyny, and more. In this generous collection of thought-provoking interviews -- including her first and last -- the author Barack Obama called a "national treasure" talk ...Show more
Travel Guide to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros by Daniel Bettridge
$14.99 NZD
$21.99 (31% off)
Category: Literature
Bustling cities, ancient wonders and snow-peaked mountain ranges; the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros are an attractive destination for travellers (there's a reason why so many invaders have crossed the Narrow Sea over the centuries). This guidebook will escort you through a realm rich in culture, jaw-droppi ...Show more
Troublesome Words (PB) by Bill Bryson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature
What's the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With Troublesome Words, Bill Bryson offers a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage that has been an indispensable companion to t ...Show more
Tyrant Shakespeare On Power by Stephen Greenblatt
$45.00 NZD
Category: Literature
'Brilliant' - Sunday Times How does a truly disastrous leader - a sociopath, a demagogue, a tyrant - come to power? How, and why, does a tyrant hold on to power? And what goes on in the hidden recesses of the tyrant's soul? For help in understanding our most urgent contemporary dilemmas, William Shake ...Show more
What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund
$34.99 NZD
Category: Literature
A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melvill ...Show more
Why I Write by George Orwell
$12.99 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: near fine
Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.
Wildeana (riverrun Editions) by Matthew Sturgis (Contribution by); Oscar Wilde
$34.99 NZD
Category: Literature
Oscar Wilde's early fame ensured that throughout his short life he was written about by many of those he met. He was celebrated - or mocked - as the master of the ingenious epigram, the provocative paradox, the witty aside or the extravagant conceit.In researching his monumental biography of Wilde Matth ...Show more
Word for Today by Roly Sussex
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Did you know that the word salary comes from the Latin salfor 'salt', since part of the payment to Roman soldiers was in salt? That braces and suspenders used to refer to different items of clothing? Or that trolls have migrated from fairytales to online discussion forums? The English language is curren ...Show more
Word to the Wise - Untangling the Mix-Ups, Misuse and Myths of Language by Mark Broatch
$12.00 NZD
$29.99 (59% off)
Category: Literature
Even the best wordsmiths can find themselves tripping over words that are commonly misused, mixed up or misspelled. Most of us have suffered the embarrassment of suddenly discovering that they have been using or spelling a word wrong for years, or, in some cases, their entire life. This useful reference ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
$32.99 NZD
Category: Literature
An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more