Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World by Otto English
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'A brilliant and important book ... Five Stars!' Mark Dolan, talkRADIO 'An important new book' Daily Express An alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time. Lincoln did not believe all men were created equal. The Aztecs were no ...Show more
Essays in Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
$32.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A collection of the most important essays of D.T. Suzuki, the leading authority on Buddhism of the twentieth century.
Sea Fever: A Seaside Companion: from buoys and bowlines to selkies and setting sail by Meg Clothier, Chris Clothier
$24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Everything you need to know about the sea and shore, from high tides to half-hitches.
What Is Inside a Black Hole? by Stephen Hawking
$17.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Brief Answers, Big Quest Ser.
'If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out'What is inside a black hole?Is time travel possible?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In What Is Inside a Black Hole? Hawkin ...Show more
Dating the Kiwi Male by Olivia Caldwell
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Dating the Kiwi Male recounts the dates of Kiwi women looking for a Kiwi man - the fun, the funny, the awkward and the ugly, all the while laughing at our own expense. What is it like to date the Wellington hipster, the Auckland yacht owner, the Queenstown ski champ, the Canterbury bogan, the Waikato da ...Show more
The Crown in Vogue by Robin Muir, Josephine Ross
$80.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'Vogue, like the royal family, has been through many evolutions of its own, and to view Her Majesty's life though the record of our pages is truly a document of history.' Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal investiture; a je ...Show more
Barbarossa: And the Bloodiest War in History by Stewart Binns
$29.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Jimmy Mullen Newcastle C Ser.
Drawing on remarkable and never-before-seen material, the extraordinary story of one of the most horrific and devastating encounters of the Second World War.On June 22nd, 1941 the largest military invasion in human history was launched - an attack on the Soviet Union by almost four million men of Nazi G ...Show more
The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaides
$37.54 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Learn how to draw over the course of a year, in the space of 64 exercises. 'Kimon Nicolaides' The Natural Way to Draw is a sure bet . . . will improve your technique no end' - Artists & Illustrators This essential guide to drawing by renowned art teacher Kimon Nicolaides is valued by both early stud ...Show more
The Mind of God: Popular Penguins by Paul Davies
$13.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Paul Davies' The Mind of God is a scientific search for the meaning of the universe. Ranging across the cosmos, Davies explores the origin of the universe, the laws of nature, mathematics, the beginning and end of everything. Ultimately, he seeks to provide a glimpse the meaning of it all. This is a boo ...Show more
China After Mao - The Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikotter
$36.99 NZD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: good-very good
'A leading historian of modern China. He is a rare scholar, adept in both Russian and Chinese . . . Combined with this linguistic skill, Dikutter has a writer's gift' EVENING STANDARD From the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine, a timely and compelling account of China in the wake ...Show more
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton
$27.99 NZD
Category: Politics
‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the world. Angela Merkel ...Show more
France: A Short History by Jeremy Black
$24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France's sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history, which fas ...Show more