A Man & His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them by Matt Hranek
$100.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
"I've paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn't come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories."--T: The New York Times Style MagazinePaul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 35 ...Show more
How to Think: Understanding the Way We Decide, Remember and Make Sense of the World by John Paul Minda
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
This book will get you thinking about thinking. We understand more about the brain than ever before and we also have more tools than ever before to help us think. This book will show you how your brain works, how your mind works, why we all make certain mistakes in thinking and why that's not always a ...Show more
Rag and Bone: A Family History of What We've Thrown Away by Lisa Woollett
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'A really important book' RAYNOR WINN From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption. ...Show more
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power To ? by Jeremy Black
$28.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern Britain This revised and updated fourth and final volume in the concise Brief History ...Show more
The Fall of the House of Byron - Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England by Emily Brand
$28.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERATURE BOOKS OF THE YEAR MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR THE RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Delectable ... a ravishing family saga' Sunday Times 'Brings to life the colourful characters of the Georgian era's most notorious families with all the verve and skil ...Show more
Windsor Diaries: A Childhood with the Princesses by Alathea Fitzalan Howard
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****A DAILY MAIL CHRISTMAS BOOKS PICK** 'A must if you love The Crown' Good Housekeeping 'For a glimpse into the lives of the young princesses these diaries are riveting' Daily Mail, Christmas Bo ...Show more
The Crying Book by Heather Christle
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
This bestselling "lyrical, moving book: part essay, part memoir, part surprising cultural study" is an examination of why we cry, how we cry, and what it means to cry from a woman on the cusp of motherhood confronting her own depression (The New York Times Book Review). Heather Christle has just lost a ...Show more
Come Fly the World - The Women of Pan Am at War and Peace by Julia Cooke
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Travel writer Julia Cooke's exhilarating portrait of Pan Am stewardesses in the Mad Menera.Come Fly the Worldtells the story of the stewardesses who served on the iconic Pan American Airways between 1966 and 1975 - and of the unseen diplomatic role they played on the world stage. Alongside the glamo ...Show more
The Ten: How and why we wear the fashion classics by Lauren Cochrane
$33.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
From the evolution of the white T-shirt from army staple to symbol of achingly cool simplicity, the hoodie's birth in the monasteries of Rome to its domination of streetwear, and the transition of the stiletto from the feet of fifteenth-century Iranian equestrians to those of New York businesswomen, The ...Show more
A Still Life: A Memoir by Josie George
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
<big>'A beautiful memoir, A Still Life is joy-lit- vivid, lovestruck, hopeful and wise ... I've never come across a new writer with more to offer the world' Melissa Harrison</big><big>'Full of kindness, A Still Life will make you a better person' Clare Mackintosh</big>AN EVENING ...Show more
Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken, she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty, and brutal humour. Jenny discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in 'An Open Letter to M ...Show more
Corrupt Bodies - Death and Dirty Dealing at the Morgue by Peter Everett; Kris Hollington
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Must-read memoir of managing a morgue, dealing with everything from death and murder to chaos, corruption and organised crime. 'A seriously eye-opening memoir' - Sunday Sport In 1985, Peter Everett landed the job as Superintendent of Southwark Mortuary. In just six years he'd gone from lowly assistan ...Show more