The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 193 ...Show more
Clapton: The Ultimate Illustrated History by Chris Welch
$64.99 NZD
Category: Music
With a recording career spanning five decades and a rep as one of the greatest guitarists to ever tread the planet, Eric Clapton looms large among music fans and musicians. Here at last is the first complete illustrated history of Clapton's career, from the Yardbirds in the early 1960s, up to the presen ...Show more
One Man's Climb - A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2 by Adrian HAYES
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
He was also one of the last people to speak to highly renowned mountaineering guide Marty Schmidt, and his son Denali, who tragically died on K2 in 2013 during Adrian's first attempt. Adrian was the one to break the news of this tragedy to the outside world. The author frankly discusses the true reason ...Show more
Prairie Fires - The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDWINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the YearThe first comprehensive historical b ...Show more
Following Atticus: How a Little Dog Led One Man on a Journey of Rediscovery to the Top of the World by Thomas F. Ryan
$26.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Tom Ryan is a middle-aged, overweight, no-nonsense newspaper editor. But when Atticus M. Finch, a Miniature Schnauzer, arrives, he is forced to question everything about his life. Wanting to raise money in memory of a friend who died of cancer, Tom decides that they will both climb 48 of New Hampshire' ...Show more
Tuesdays with Morrie: The international bestseller by Mitch Albom
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague? Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it? For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ...Show more
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: An extraordinary true story of resilience, courage, hope and finding lightness after the heaviest of landings by Emma Carey
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
An extraordinary true story of resilience, courage, hope and finding lightness after the heaviest of landings From a terrible accident that left her paraplegic, Emma Carey has become an inspiration for hundreds of thousands online to live life to the fullest and remind us that if we can, we must. Ther ...Show more
Scarred - The true story of how I escaped NXIVM, the cult that bound my life by Sarah Edmondson; Kristine Gasbarre
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Scarred is Sarah Edmondson's compelling memoir of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, the twelve years she spent within the organization (during which she enrolled over 2,000 members), her breaking point, and her harrowing fight to get out, to help others and to heal. This is also a story about abuses ...Show more
Long Walk To Freedom; Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
2018 is the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth 'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book . . . humane, dignified and magnificently unembittered' The Times The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, A Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the dra ...Show more
Last Shot: A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption by Jock Zonfrillo
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin star kitchens.
Gotta Get Theroux This: My life and strange times in television by Louis Theroux
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore's TV Nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic. But he'd always been drawn to off-beat charact ...Show more
Cohousing for Life: A Practical and Personal Story of Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood by Robin Allison
$49.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
In "Cohousing for Life", architect Robin Allison describes her journey from lonely mother of two in the suburbs to determined driver of the development of New Zealand's first cohousing community. It is a very personal story of a collective endeavour, a heroic journey of despair and triumph, as the obst ...Show more