The Gosden Years - A New Zealand Film Festival Legacy by Bill Gosden
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Bill Gosden was at the forefront of Aotearoa film culture from 1980 to 2019. The Gosden Years is a record of his enormous legacy as director of the New Zealand International Film Festival—the country’s leading annual cinema event and a constant wellspring of film discovery and appreciation. Conceived by ...Show more
Tikanga - An introduction to te Ao Maori by Keri Opai
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
An introduction to te ao Māori. The guide to understanding the Māori world from a 21st century point of view. The book we’ve all been needing for decades – a unique explanation of the world of Māoridom for Pakehā, and all others disconnected from the Māori world. Told with simple lucidity and great expe ...Show more
Crimetime by Mark Van Leewarden
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
“We think you’re the type of joker who would suit working undercover. No controls, out there doing deals and drinking piss.” And with that the young beat cop shed what was left of his uniform and slid into the underworld of strippers, junkies, crooks and gangsters. Codename: Emu. Mission: to take out ha ...Show more
Invasive Predators in NZ: Disaster on Four Small Paws by Carolyn M King
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
The story of invasive species in New Zealand is unlike any other in the world. By the mid-thirteenth century, the main islands of the country were the last large landmasses on Earth to remain uninhabited by humans, or any other land mammals. New Zealand's endemic fauna evolved in isolation until first ...Show more
New Zealand's Wild Weather by Gerard Hutching; MetService
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing a sign of permanent change? A compelling, informative and highly illustrated series of investigations into the different types of weather events that occur in New Zealand. It covers the likes of cyclones, heat waves, snow and dr ...Show more
Voices of World War II - New Zealanders Share Their Stories by Renee Hollis (Editor)
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Voices of World War II is a visually captivating compendium of photographs and written accounts, providing a snapshot of life during World War II from the point of view of those who lived through us. Fascinating and genuine, it shows the human side of war through dozens of first-hand accounts, memories ...Show more
The Unexpected Patient: True Kiwi stories of life, death and unforgettable clinical cases by Himali McInnes
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Stories of life, death and unforgettable clinical cases. A psychiatrist and a patient with supernatural connections. A plastic surgeon and a Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption survivor. A trauma therapist caught in the aftermath of a violent methamphetamine episode. The Unexpected Patient tells the ...Show more
Above the Treeline: A nature guide to alpine New Zealand by Alan Mark
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
'Above the Treeline' is an essential publication for anyone interested in the natural world of alpine New Zealand, a guide not only to the plants, but also the ferns, mosses, lichen, invertebrates, birds and lizards that occupy these rich and diverse environments. This book is based on a smaller field g ...Show more
EM-PA-THY: The Human Side of Leadership by Harold Hillman
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Empathy is no longer optional for leaders who strive for a deeper understanding and connection with their staff. Become a leader who others truly want to follow. Empathy is the ability to connect with another person based on your willingness to understand their perspective without judgement. It is ultim ...Show more
Conversatio: In the Company of Bees by Anne Noble
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEES Conversātiō looks at the astounding practice of leading photographer Anne Noble, set against the issues of ecosystem collapse and climate change and examining what an artist can do in response. Its creative focus is on that most important insect, ...Show more
James Courage Diaries by Chris Brickell
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
New Zealand author James Courage was born in Christchurch in 1903, and he became aware of his homosexuality during his adolescent years. He moved to London in 1927 and began writing novels, plays, poems and short stories. He was much more sexually open than most of his homosexual writer contemporaries F ...Show more
Marae - Te Tatau Pounamu: A Journey Around New Zealand's Meeting Houses by Muru Walters; Sam Walters; Robin Walters
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
A magnificent, prize-winning documentation of and tribute to New Zealand's wharenui, big and small. Bishop Muru Walters is a very well-known Anglican minister. He is also a master carver, poet, broadcaster and former Maori All Black. His son Robin is a photographer and filmmaker, who is director at Curi ...Show more