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Giraffes Can't Dance Animal Annual by Guy Parker-Rees
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children
Join Gerald as he gets ready for the most anticipated annual event of the animal calendar - the Jungle Dance! Will he be able to put together his dance moves in time? Perhaps with a little help, in the form of sticker activities and colouring-in fun, Gerald will shine on the jungle dancefloor! Packed wi ...Show more
Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica by Matthew Parker
$54.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
"Completely fascinating, authoritative and intriguing". (William Boyd). Goldeneye: the story of Ian Fleming in Jamaica and the creation of British national icon, James Bond. From 1946 until the end of his life, Ian Fleming lived for two months of every year at Goldeneye - the house he built on a point o ...Show more
Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica by Matthew Parker
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
The top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller. "Completely fascinating, authoritative and intriguing." (William Boyd). "The big bang of Bond books...Beautiful, brilliant." (Tony Parsons). Goldeneye: the story of Ian Fleming in Jamaica and the creation of British national icon, James Bond. From 1946 until the end o ...Show more
He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor #2) by Shelley Parker-Chan
$37.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: The Radiant Emperor Ser.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory – one that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. To stay in the game, Zhu must gamble everything on one bold move. A risky alliance with an old enemy: ...Show more
Here For a Good Time - Organised thoughts from a disorganised mind by Chris Parker
$36.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Comedian Chris Parker brings his brilliant comic wit to the page. Star of stand-up, winner of Celebrity Treasure Island and lockdown Instagram sensation, Chris Parker shares a series of short stories, essays and musings. Chris has made a name for himself as an outspoken, witty and charming personality w ...Show more
Himalaya: The Exploration and Conquest of the Greatest Mountains on Earth by Philip Parker
$45.99 NZD
Category: Sport
At some 1500 miles long and 250 miles at its widest the Himalaya range is home to the fourteen greatest mountain peaks on the planet each of which towers over 8,000 metres. Celebrated by the region's early ancient kingdoms, many of these peaks remain sacred in both the Hindu and Buddhist religions and h ...Show more
History of Everywhere (HB) by Philip Parker
$42.99 NZD
Category: Children
Discover history as you've never seen it before – and all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time! Did you know the woolly mammoths were still around when the Egyptians built their pyramids? Or that Leonardo Da Vinci lived at the same time as Henry VIII and the Aztecs? Welcome to The History ...Show more
History of War in Maps by Philip Parker
$62.99 NZD
Category: Military History
From the moment towns and cities arose, the struggle for land, resources and power has turned to violence. Almost from the start, maps have been an essential part of planning and waging war. History of War in Maps gives a unique visual representation of the development of warfare and the maps that have ...Show more
History of World Trade in Maps by Philip Parker
$54.99 NZD
Category: History
Trade is the lifeblood of nations. It has provided vital goods and wealth to countries and merchants from the ancient Egyptians who went in search of gold and ivory to their 21st-century equivalents trading high-tech electronic equipment from the Far East .In this beautiful book, more than 70 maps give ...Show more
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
'Matt Parker shows off math at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan Ellenberg, author of How to Not Be Wrong Most of the time, the maths in our everyday lives works quietly behind the scenes. Until someone forgets to carry a '1' and a bridge collapses, a plane drops out of the sky or a building roc ...Show more
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$28.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Reading Level: very good
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wr ...Show more
Hybrid Humans: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine by Harry Parker
$32.99 NZD
Category: History
An eye-opening account of how robotics, computing and AI are altering our understanding of what it means to be human - from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Soldier Our ever-increasing intimacy with technology is changing our bodies and our brains. What can those at the frontiers tell us about wh ...Show more