Ex Libris: 100 Books for Everyone's Bookshelf by Michiko Kakutani
$39.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
From 'the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world' (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss 'Why do we love books so much?' For legendary literary critic Michiko Kakutani, books have always been an esca ...Show more
The Book Of The Earthworm by Sally Coulthard
$37.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Sally Coulthard explores the miraculous world of the earthworm, the modest little creature without whom life as we know it would not be possible. Sally Coulthard explores the miraculous world of the earthworm, the modest little creature without whom life as we know it would not be possible. For Charles ...Show more
The Tales of Two Fannies - Farmyard to Furnaces: Fanny and Fanny
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
The Tales of Two Fannies is an insight into the world of two best friends, whose characters you will come to know as 'Fanny One' and 'Fanny Two'. With a combined nursing career spanning fifty plus years, they have come together to share their truthful tales. No 'holes' barred, Fanny and Fanny have a sen ...Show more
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
$9.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Collins Classics
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to phy ...Show more
Great Novels: The World's Most Remarkable Fiction Explored and Explained by DK
$65.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A beautifully illustrated guide to the greatest novels ever writtenDiscover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's greatest novels.From medieval romances and tales of chivalry through the realist novels of the 19th century to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the sel ...Show more
Construction Site Mission: Demolition! by Sherri Duskey Rinker; A. G. Ford (Illustrator)
$39.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Ser.
The newest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series In Construction Site Mission: Demolition , the construction team we all know and love has an exciting job to do--smashing, crushing, sorting, hauling. Ultimately, this picture book is about working ...Show more
Happy City - Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Happy City is the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. This is going to be the century of the city. But what actually makes a good city? Why are some cities a joy to live in? As Charles Montgomery reveals, it's not how much money your n ...Show more
On China by Henry Kissinger
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China's history from the classical e ...Show more
Talking to Terrorists: A Personal Journey from the IRA to Al Qaeda by Peter Taylor
$36.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A controversial and important book by BBC reporter and terrorism expert Peter Taylor In 'Talking to Terrorists' Peter Taylor takes us on a personal journey, quoting from diaries written at the time, as he reveals what it was like to come face-to-face with killers such as the Brighton bomber, Patrick Ma ...Show more
The Spirit Level - Why Equality is Better for Everyone by Richard Wilkinson; Kate Pickett
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone is the most influential and talked-about book on society in the last decade - now updated with a new chapter on the controversy the book has ignited. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do ...Show more
The World of the Book by Des Cowley
$44.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A journey through time and across the globe, this volume features great books and publishing innovations of the past and present. It also revels in the sheer beauty of books as objects to be desired and treasured. Authors from State Library of Victoria.
Beware of Small States : Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East by David Hirst
$29.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A History of Lebanon from one of the greatest historians of the Middle East. Beware of Small States wrote Mikhail Bukanin in 1870. He could have meant Lebanon: a sectarian state no bigger than Wales that has become battleground for one of the defining conflicts of twentieth-century history. Through ...Show more