An Angel at My Table - The Complete Autobiography by Janet Frame; Jane Campion (Introduction by)
$35.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
'Janet Frame's luminous words are the more precious because they were snatched from the jaws of the disaster of her early life. It is one of the classics of autobiography. She knew that a writer must search her soul in order to say anything that is essential' HILARY MANTEL'Janet Frame is the greatest Ne ...Show more
The Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp clasped to her breast - or so the leg ...Show more
Still Standing - A Memoir by Anna Louisa de Launey Crighton
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
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
Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake by Tim Peake
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut *Available for Pre-order Now* From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space- ...Show more
The Mirror and the Road: Conversations with William Boyd by William Boyd, Alistair Owen
$30.00 NZD
Category: Essays, Letters, Diaries
'One of Britain's most celebrated contemporary novelists' Sunday TimesIn this probing series of exclusive interviews, Alistair Owen talks to William Boyd about his works and the life which has inspired them.The conversations which emerge are a deep-dive into film, art, theatre, literature and the life o ...Show more
I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country by Elena Kostyuchenko
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
Blending personal memoir with frontline reportage, this is an intimate and fearless portrait of contemporary Russia by one of Russia's most prominent independent journalists An unprecedented and intimate portrait of Russia, and fearless cri de coeur for journalism in opposition to the global authoritari ...Show more
Cult Status: Building a Business that People Adore by Tim Duggan
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Enough has been written about huge cult brands founded last century - Nike, Apple, Red Bull. What will the cult companies of tomorrow look like? Who is amassing the kind of passionate community that makes a brand a massive, longterm, cult success? Tim Duggan, Co-Founder of one of Australia's most innova ...Show more
Going Solo (Classic Collection) by Roald Dahl
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: The\Roald Dahl Classic Collection
Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. This beautiful edition of Going Solo, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the ...Show more
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Classic Collection) by Roald Dahl
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: The\Roald Dahl Classic Collection
Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine. This beautiful edition of Boy, part of The Roald Dahl Cla ...Show more
Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down by Corey Keyes
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Do you feel demotivated and aimless? Are you running on empty? Is it hard to pinpoint what's wrong? Then you're languishing, according to Corey Keyes, the sociologist who coined the term. Here he shows you how to flourish. The inspiration behind The New York Times' most read, most shared, and most cited ...Show more
Silk Roads: A New History of the World: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
$28.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed- where for the last five centuries the globe turned westwards on its axis, it now turns to the east. For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the west - in the New World of the Amer ...Show more
Perform Under Pressure: Change the Way You Think Act and Feel Under Pressure by Ceri Evans
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoors | Reading Level: very good
The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantage is used by the planet's top performers. In Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment. Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple min ...Show more