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Impossible: My Story by Stan Walker
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
An extraordinary memoir about family, love, belief, redemption and the power of forgiveness. Everything has a reason. Everything has a purpose. Stan Walker is one of the finest singers to emerge from Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa in a generation. When Stan won Australian Idol in 2009, he was thrown ...Show more
Beaudy - Skills, Drills and the Path to the Top by Rikki Swannell
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
From his upbringing with seven siblings in rural New Zealand, experiences in Ireland as a child, to his rise through the rugby ranks with Taranaki and the Hurricanes, Beauden Barrett will give an insight into what has made him the player he's become, the setbacks he had along the way and the choices he ...Show more
Landmarks by Owen Marshall; Grahame Sydney; Brian Turner
$75.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A handsome, landmark book celebrating the work of three of our literary and artistic heavyweights. The complementary work of artist Grahame Sydney, fiction writer Owen Marshall and poet Brian Turner was first brought together in the hugely successful Timeless Land in 1995. Its pages showed their shared, ...Show more
A First Book Of New Zealand Backyard Bird Songs by Fred van Gessel
$28.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
Whether you're 5 years old or 65, it's never too late to get to know the feathered friends in your backyard, and learning their songs will open your eyes to a whole new world. Therefore this beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults to the wonders of bi ...Show more
The Covid Chronicles by Paul Little
$37.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
The dramatic story of New Zealand's response to a global pandemic. For the first time in history, on 15 March 2020 the New Zealand government closed the country's borders. What followed was a story unprecedented in almost every way imaginable. Featuring Finance Minister Grant Robertson, science commun ...Show more
New Zealanders: The Field Guide by Tom Sainsbury
$37.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A revealing guide to the weird and wonderful inhabitants of New Zealand... and the places you'll find them. After years of mimicking various celebrities and stereotypes on his social media platforms, comedian Tom Sainsbury has now compiled his favourite New Zealand personalities into a book. This array ...Show more
Surf Dreams: New Zealand Surf Culture by Derek Morrison
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
From Ahipara in the north to Riverton in the south - Derek Morrison has surfed and photographed the best spots up and down the country. In this spectacularly illustrated book, he presents 15 major surfing communities and those who live there and who live to surf (Ahipara, Tutukaka, Piha, Whangamata, Mt ...Show more
Maori Philosophy - Indigenous Thinking from Aotearoa by Georgina Stewart (Series edited by); Omar Rivera (Series edited by); Pascah Mungwini (Series edited by); James Madaio (Series edited by); Leah Kalmanson (Series edited by); Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach (Series edited by); Nader El-Bizri (Series edited by); Sarah Mattice (Series edited by); Takeshi Morisato (Series edited by)
$39.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies Ser.
Covering the symbolic systems and worldviews of the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa, New Zealand, this book is a concise introduction to Maori philosophy. It addresses core philosophical issues including Maori notions of the self, the world, epistemology, the form in which Maori philosophy is conveyed, a ...Show more
Weed - A New Zealand Love Story by James Borrowdale
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
'I just closed my eyes and drifted away. I drifted away to the music but I don't think I'd ever experienced anything quite so soothing and magical. It was like I was in a magical space. It was beautiful.' - Jim Mahoney, reformed drug addict Pot, Mary Jane, dope, skunk, grass, hash, green, hooch, herb, g ...Show more
Black Hands by Martin van Beynen
$38.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
This is the story of a mass-murder that divided a nation. It's a story that began in a rickety old home on a cold June morning in 1994, where five members of a seemingly ordinary New Zealand family were gunned down. There were two suspects. One lay dead from a single bullet to the head. The other was th ...Show more
With the Wind Behind Us - Stories that made New Zealand a sailing nation by Matt Elliott
$37.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
From red socks to kauri yachts, these are the stories that made New Zealand Aotearoa a sailing nation. Stretching back to the Pacific navigators and the great migrations from Polynesia to the humble 'P' class dinghy and the world-beating success of Team New Zealand: With the Wind Behind Us is a celebra ...Show more
Know Your Place by Golriz Ghahraman
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The story of a child refugee who faced her fears, found her home and accidentally made history When she was just nine, Golriz Ghahraman and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. After a terrifying and uncertain journey, they landed in Auckland where they were able to seek asylum and - ult ...Show more
