Pocket Kiwi by Rosemary Hepozden

$15.00 NZD

Category: Gift

Travel Snap (Usborne) by Jim Field

$13.00 NZD

Category: Gift | Series: Snap Cards

The best pocket-sized travel companion around. This new take on the well-known 52-card matching game features famous landmarks from around the world, quirkily illustrated by Jim Field. Playing games is a vital part of a child's early education, teaching important skills such as co-operation with other p eople, conversation, concentration, how to follow rules and the importance of winning and losing. ...Show more

50 Things to Do on a Plane (Usborne Activity Cards) by Leonie Pratt

$15.00 NZD

Category: Gift | Series: Activity and Puzzle Cards

50 cards each showing a game, activity or puzzle to keep children entertained on a long plane journey. Includes individual activities such as drawing, mazes and anagrams as well as group activities including battleships, hangman and 4-in-a-row, sure to keep children (and adults!) amused for hours. Every card is colourfully illustrated and contains clear, step-by-step instructions. The cards are durable and robust, ensuring repeated use. ...Show more

How to Stay Alive - The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation by Bear Grylls

$28.00 NZD

Category: Gift

THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING SURVIVAL EXPERT. ___________ Do you know how to... Survive a bear attack? Make fire from virtually nothing? Fly a plane in an emergency? Survive in the most extreme conditions? Bear Grylls does. There is barely a terrain he hasn't conquered or an e xtreme environment he hasn't experienced. From his time in 21 SAS, through to his extraordinary expeditions in the toughest corners of each of the seven continents, Bear has accumulated an astonishing wealth of survival knowledge. Now, for the first time, he is putting all his expertise into one book. How To Stay Alive will teach you all of the essential skills you need to survive in the modern world. ...Show more

The House Party by Adrian Tinniswood

$25.00 NZD

Category: Gift

A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling historian. Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of the country house party - and you are invited. Our host, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood, traces the evolution of this quintessentially British pastime from debauched royal tours to the flamboyant excess of the Bright Young Things. With cameos by the Jazz Age industrialist, the bibulous earl and the off-duty politician - whether in moated manor houses or ornate Palladian villas - Tinniswood gives a vivid insight into weekending etiquette and reveals the hidden lives of celebrity guests, from Nancy Astor to Winston Churchill, in all their drinking, feasting, gambling and fornicating. The result is a deliciously entertaining, star-studded, yet surprisingly moving portrait of a time when social conventions were being radically overhauled through the escapism of a generation haunted by war - and a uniquely fast-living period of English history. Praise for The Long Weekend: 'Delicious, occasionally fantastical, revealing in ways that Downton Abbey never was. It is as if Tinniswood is at the biggest, wildest, most luxuriantly decadent party ever thrown, and he knows everyone.' Observer 'A deliciously jaunty and wonderfully knowledgeable book. Tinniswood displays a terrific insider's grasp of gossip . A meticulous, irresistible story.' Spectator 'Elegant, encyclopedic and entertaining . A confident and skilled historian who understands the mores of his era and wears his learning lightly . Deserves to be on every costume drama producer's bookshelf.' Times ...Show more

Upside Down World map 12e by HEMA MAPS STAFF

$12.00 NZD

Category: Gift

Upside down world. Traditional world maps are drawn from the perspective of the first European explorers and cartographers - with the Northern Hemisphere at the top. We think it's time to break with tradition and show the world from the perspective of all those people living in the southern Hemisphere. After all, there is no ancient geographical feature saying "This way up". ...Show more

Twenty Years of Amazing Things That Have Changed Our World by S. A. M. BERRY

$28.00 NZD

Category: Gift

Can you recall the year that the Dracula fish was discovered? Do you know the height and location of the world's tallest building? Remember the company that discovered a way to convert water and CO2 into fuel? This unique trivia compendium presents an illustrated snapshot of the world twenty years after the new millennium. Taking stock of the most impressive achievements, terrific disasters and marvellous innovations that have changed our world, 2020 brings together top twenties of fascinating facts and figures on subjects ranging from life-saving technological advancements to freak weather phenomena, outstanding sporting achievements to unexpected political shake-ups.   Whatever your interests, you'll be amazed, amused, surprised and enlightened by this testament to the catastrophic lows and unbelievable highs of human endeavour. ...Show more

100 Postcards from Austen to Zola by None

$37.00 NZD

Category: Gift

Since its launch with The Odyssey in 1946, Penguin Classics has become the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. Spanning 4,000 years of world literature, covering all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history and philosophy in between, Postcards from Penguin Classics is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere. Here you will find Shakespeare, Austen, Balzac, Ibsen, Virgil, Chekhov, Gaskell, Dickens, Bronte, Nietzche, Wells, Confucius, Keko, Keats and more. ...Show more

Sit! by Matt Harvey; Claudia Schmid (Illustrator)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Gift

Claudia Schmid's drawings meet Matt Harvey's words in this affectionate look at dogs and their humans. Sit is an entertaining, occasionally surreal, but mostly down-to-earth celebration of the strange, satisfying relationship between dogs and their human companions. Featuring beautiful black-and-white l ine illustrations to accompany Harvey's amusing and wry poems, it's the perfect gift book for all dog lovers. Funny, eccentric, poignant, questionable, and a bit weird, Sit will appeal to readers of the same traits. ...Show more

Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice by Michelle Obama

$38.00 NZD

Category: Gift

Featuring an intimate and inspiring introduction by the former First Lady and more than 150 inspiring questions and quotes to help you discover—and rediscover—your story - it is as close as you’ll ever get to Michelle herself guiding you to success.  An absolutely gorgeous product ion, details include gold embossing and a wrap around half jacket.   ...Show more

Letters to the Happy Couple - Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever by Lea Redmond

$30.00 NZD

Category: Gift | Series: Letters to My Ser.

This book of 12 prompted letters helps family and friends wish the happy couple a lifetime of joy. Filled out by an individual or group, as a guest book at the wedding, or as an anniversary gift, it will be a personalized keepsake that they will treasure for years to come.

A Guinea Pig Nutcracker by Alex Goodwin

$22.00 NZD

Category: Gift

The universally beloved ballet about Clara and her nutcracker gets the Guinea Pig Classics treatment As the curtain rises, Clara is opening her presents under the Christmas tree. She falls in love with a present from her godfather Drosselmeyer: a wooden Nutcracker. When Clara falls asleep that night, she is swept up in a battle between the Nutcracker (who has become a handsome prince) and the terrible Mouse King. This leads to a magical trip into the realms of fantasy, a sweet-filled wonderland where the beautiful Sugarplum Fairy dances... This is the world-famous ballet, as you've never seen it before. ...Show more