Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know by Various
$30.99 NZD
$34.99 (11% off)
Category: Non Fiction
To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images. And yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into ...Show more
Return to Harikoa Bay by Owen Marshall
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
New work from the master of the short story and author of the story 'Coming Home in the Dark' made into a major feature film. 'Whenever I think of coming to punish my father, it's always in a strong wind, and that's blowing now as I drive up the long, unsealed track to the house and sheds.' So begins on ...Show more
Bushline - A Memoir by Robbie Burton
$39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Robbie Burton is a tramper, mountain-lover and book publisher, who has had a life-long infatuation with the wild places of New Zealand. In this memoir he recalls a childhood in which the natural world played a central part, and led to a youthful obsession with tramping, skiing and mountaineering. In hi ...Show more
China Adorned: Ritual and Custom of Ancient Cultures by Deng Qiyao
$110.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Aesthetic influences drawn from China have long resonated throughout Western art, design and thought. China Adorned challenges the monolithic idea of 'Chinese' culture and fashion, turning the lens on the rich clothing traditions of ethnic minority groups. Drawing on three decades of research by cultura ...Show more
A Sense of Place: A journey around Scotland's whisky by Dave Broom
$90.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A personal journey exploring Scotch whisky through its terroir, including the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feeds and enhances the whisky itselfIn this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, ...Show more
Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century by Kate Molleson
$45.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A radical answer to Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise, Sound Within Sound fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale. The twentieth century was the century of modernity; in a world undergoing rapid transformation, musicians drew upon new tech ...Show more
Murdering Middle Age - Surviving and Thriving in Midlife by Michele Cox; Maia Jackman
$44.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
There is no question that we all have tough times in our lives, no matter how relative they are. For women aged between 40 and 65 years, the challenges seem to be particularly wide-ranging and deep-reaching during this time. Health concerns, financial worries, menopausal transition, deaths, frustrated g ...Show more
The Real Food Companion: Fully revised and updated by Matthew Evans
$75.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The definitive Matthew Evans book on food, celebrating resolute flavours, integrity, and the joy of home cooking with 200 simple, delicious, unpretentious produce-driven recipes. Erudite and enlightening, akin to having the farmer, butcher, and baker by your side. The Real Food Companion includes more ...Show more
Diary of an Invasion by Andrey Kurkov
$36.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
This journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv, is a remarkable record of a brilliant writer at the forefront of a 21st-century war. Andrey Kurkov has been a consistent satirical commentator on his adopted country of Ukraine. His most recent work, Grey B ...Show more
Mozart in Motion - His Work and His World in Pieces by Patrick Mackie
$24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Re-encounter the music of Mozart through the compositions that made him one of modernity's most important figures.
Good & Sweet: A New Way to Bake with Naturally Sweet Ingredients by Brian Levy
$75.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Groundbreaking recipes for real desserts-sweetened entirely by fruit and other natural, unexpectedly sweet ingredients-from a pastry cook who's worked at acclaimed restaurants in New York and France.Brian Levy spent years making pastries the traditional way, with loads of refined sugar and white flour, ...Show more
The Comic Book Lesson (Graphic) by Mark Crilley
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
An aspiring young creator learns the fundamentals of visual storytelling from three comic book mentors in this charming illustrated tale--a graphic novel that teaches you how to turn your stories into comics! Acclaimed illustrator and graphic novelist Mark Crilley returns with a new approach to learning ...Show more