Bwana, There's a Body in the Bath by Peter Whitehead; Tony Park (As told to)
$59.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Born in Shanghai and shipped to England as a child, Peter Whitehead then made his way to Australia, solo, at the age of 14 in 1938, in order to save his family money. Alone and working in near slave-like conditions as a farm labourer, Peter learned the art of breaking wild horses and so began a lifelong ...Show more
Still Standing - A Memoir by Anna Louisa de Launey Crighton
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs
For decades, whenever a heritage building in Christchurch has been under threat, especially in the aftermath of the 2010- 11 earthquakes, one woman has consistently defended this city's architecture and history against shortsightedness and the threat of bulldozers - Dame Anna Crighton. Fearless and art ...Show more
The Wisdom of the Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children
Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. A beautiful gift collection of quotes from the original translation by Katherine Woods, featuring full-colour illustrations. A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most extraordinary lit ...Show more
A Garden a Day by Ruth Chivers
$45.00 NZD
Category: Gardening & Garden Design | Series: A\Day Ser.
From the ancient hanging gardens of Babylon to modern Japanese zen, Ruth Chivers discovers gardens through the ages and across the globe, exploring the history, design, horticulture, literary inspiration, folklore and poetry of our beloved outside spaces in 365 daily entries. Our love of nature finds it ...Show more
Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything by Julia Baird
$34.99 NZD
$39.99 (12% off)
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
From award-winning journalist Julia Baird, author of the acclaimed national bestseller Phosphorescence, comes Bright Shining, a luminously beautiful, deeply insightful and most timely exploration of that most mysterious but necessary of human qualities: grace. Grace is both mysterious and hard to defin ...Show more