Jacinda Ardern - A New Kind of Leader by Madeleine Chapman
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern is a leader for a new generation, one tired of inertia in the face of pressing issues such as climate change, immigration and the rise of far-right terrorism. Ardern was catapulted onto the international stage with her grace and compassion following th ...Show more
Jane Ussher - Nature Stilled by Jane Ussher
$70.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Award-winning photographer Jane Ussher had unprecedented access to Te Papa's natural history collection to shoot this outstanding book, and the result is a true treasure. Beautifully packaged, and stunningly photographed, it is a must-have for any book lover's collection and a perfect gift.
Jewish Lives in New Zealand by Leonard Bell and Diana Morrow (editors)
$55.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
The census tells us that 8000 New Zealanders actively identify as Jewish and it is estimated that the broader population is probably around 25,000. There has never been an authoritative history of this country's Jewish population and yet people of Jewish descent (both secular and religious) have played ...Show more
Jobs, Robots & Us - Getting a Grip on the Future of Work in New Zealand by Kinley Salmon
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Could millions of jobs soon be eliminated by artificial intelligence and robots? From driverless cars to digital assistants, it seems the world of work is on the cusp of a technological revolution that is generating hopes and fears alike. But are the robots really knocking at the door? And what does all ...Show more
John Key: Portrait of a Prime Minister by John Roughan
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Arguably New Zealand's most popular Prime Minister in modern times, John Key shocked many with his decision to step down from office less than a year out from an election. Rather than seeking an historic fourth term, Key instead opted to quit while his approval rating was as high as ever in the polls. I ...Show more
John Mulgan and the Greek Left by C.-Dimitris Gounelas; Ruth Parkin-Gounelas
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
In September 1943, New Zealand writer John Mulgan was parachuted by the British Special Services (SOE) into remote mountain terrain in the centre of Nazi-occupied Greece, where he worked with the left-wing resistance to facilitate some of WW2's most successful episodes of guerrilla warfare. This experie ...Show more
John Scott - Works by David Straight
$69.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
This handsome book is a rich and loving tribute to the work and culturalsignificance of one of New Zealand's most influential but least well-documented architects, John Scott (1924-1992). Over 25 projects, from Scott's famous FutunaChapel to the Werry House and the Maori Battalion Hall to the Martin Hou ...Show more
Journey to a Hanging - The Events That Set New Zealand Race Relations Back By A Century by Peter Wells
$44.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
new Part history, part biography, part social commentary, this fascinating book is about an event that set back race relations in New Zealand by one hundred years. In 1862, Rev Carl Sylvius Volkner was hanged, his head cut off, his eyes eaten and his blood drunk from his church chalice. His shrunken he ...Show more
Juggling in High Heels: How to Organise Chaos by Lisa O'Neill
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
Jumping Sundays - The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Award-winning writer Nick Bollinger’s deep history of the transformation of New Zealand life wrought by the counterculture in the 1960s and ’70s.On a Sunday afternoon in the spring of 1969, thousands of people defied Auckland city bylaws and came to party in Albert Park. A rock band played on the rotund ...Show more
Juridical Encounters by Dorsett Shaunnagh
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
From 1840 to 1852, the Crown Colony period, the British attempted to impose their own law on New Zealand. In theory Maori, as subjects of the Queen, were to be ruled by British law. But in fact, outside the small, isolated, British settlements, most Maori and many settlers lived according to tikanga . H ...Show more