Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples From Destruction [Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt] by Lynne Olson
45.00 NZD
Category: History
The fascinating story of the feisty French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time- fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to sa ...Show more
How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and Future by Vaclav Smil
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to read to understand our modern world. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperi ...Show more
Did I Ever Tell You This?: A Memoir by Sam Neill
55.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tells the story of how he became one of the world's most celebrated actors, who has worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Isabel Adjani, from Jeff Goldblum to Sean Connery, from Steven Spielberg to Jane Ca ...Show more
The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life by David Robson
28.00 NZD
Category: Psychology
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKPeople who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer.Lucky charms really do improve an athlete's performance.Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still improve your health.Welcome to The Expectation Effect.David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-e ...Show more
To the One I Love the Best by Ludwig Bemelmans
25.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
Ludwig Bemelmans came to the California home of famed interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl, for cocktails. By the end of the night, he was firmly established as a member of the family: given a bedroom in their sumptuous house, invitations to the most outrageous parties in Hollywood, and the fri ...Show more
Accidental Gods: On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Turned Divine by Anna Della Subin
28.00 NZD
Category: History
A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip.
From Renter to Owner - Practical, innovative ways to buy your own home today by Susan Edmunds
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
How to buy your first home - sooner rather than later Do the chances of buying your first home seem akin to winning the lottery? Well, don't despair because respected property and business journalist Susan Edmunds has done the hard work to reveal how to get you into your first home - sooner rather than ...Show more
What Gardeners Grow: 600 plants chosen by the world's greatest plantspeople by Melanie Gandyra
55.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: Bloom Ser.
Find the right plant for the right place from an encyclopaedia of flowers, shrubs, herbs and more as chosen by the world's best gardeners, designers and horticulturists. What Gardeners Grow draws on the experience and passion of the world's most interesting and respected plantspeople to create a glossar ...Show more
How to Raise a Happy Dog - So They Love You (more Than Anyone Else) by Sophie Collins
30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
How to Raise a Happy Dog focuses on the happiness to be found in the person/pet relationship and includes dozens of ideas for activities and hacks you can build into daily life with your pet, from spontaneous play and activities to making them the perfect sleep spot.We know how important happiness is fo ...Show more
Women Photograph: What We See: Women and nonbinary perspectives through the lens by Daniella Zalcman (Editor); Sara Ickow (Editor)
55.00 NZD
Category: Art
In Women Photograph: What We See, open your eyes to a new world view with 100 women photojournalists' stories from behind the lens.
Good Mourning: Honest conversations about grief and loss by Imogen Carn, Sally Douglas
38.00 NZD
Category: Psychology
From the creators of the popular podcast Good Mourning, this support-group-in-a-book helps readers navigate grief and loss with warmth, humour, raw honesty and the affirmation that they are not alone. 'A comforting support group in book form. A must-read for grievers.'Ellidy Pullin'Good Mourning is a g ...Show more
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari
25.00 NZD
Category: Psychology
* THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'If you read just one book about how the modern world is driving us crazy, read this one'TELEGRAPH'This book is exactly what the world needs right now . . . Worth your time and certainly worth your focus'OPRAH WINFREY'A beautifully researched and argued ...Show more