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Searching for Charlie - In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC and Bar by Tom Scott
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Charles Upham was the most highly decorated soldier in the Commonwealth forces of WWII, and could arguably be called the bravest soldier of the war. An unassuming stock worker/ valuer at the beginning of the war, he stormed through Crete and the Western Desert amazing and confounding his comrades with h ...Show more
The Quick and the Dead by Cynric Temple-Camp
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Dr Cynric Temple-Camp's suspense-filled, often Gothic story-telling ability captivated readers in his debut book, The Cause of Death. In the Quick and the Dead, New Zealand's self-confessed aficionado of death is back with more mysterious illnesses, gruesome murders, baffling crimes, and the other curio ...Show more
Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of the Maori and their Polynesian Ancestors by Andrew Crowe
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Pathway of the Birds explores a neglected epoch of world history, one that saw Polynesians expand their territory across the world's largest ocean in one of the most expansive and rapid phases of human migration in prehistory. Were Polynesians adept at navigating return voyages or had they settled the P ...Show more
Maori Made Easy Workbook 3/Kete 3 by Scotty Morrison
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
The accessible guide to learning the Maori language, no matter your knowledge level. Fun, user-friendly and relevant to modern readers, Scotty Morrison's Maori Made Easy workbook series is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Maori language. While dictionaries list words a ...Show more
Aotea Great Barrier - Land and People by Chris Morton; Pippa Blake (Foreword by); Peter Malcouronne
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
If New Zealand has everything imaginable within a day¿s drive, then Great Barrier Island has pretty much everything within an hour. Rugged basalt bays on the west side, a mountainous interior and white-sand beaches on the east coast, serene one moment, savage the next - it¿s not for nothing the island i ...Show more
Imagining Decolonisation - BWB Texts Series by Rebecca Kiddle (Edited by)
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Decolonisation is a term that scares some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders yet needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. This book sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating through ...Show more
Maori Made Easy Workbook 1/Kete 1 by Scotty Morrison
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
The accessible guide to learning the Maori language, no matter your knowledge level. Fun, user-friendly and relevant to modern readers, Scotty Morrison's Maori Made Easy workbook series is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Maori language. While dictionaries list words ...Show more
The Health of the People by David Skegg
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
In August 2016, forty per cent of the residents of Havelock North were suddenly struck down by a serious bacterial infection. The outbreak of campylobacter, caused by the contamination of the water supply with sheep faeces, hospitalised forty-five people and left at least three dead. Eminent public heal ...Show more
The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Claire Weekes by Judith Hoare
$48.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Panic, depression, sorrow, guilt, disgrace, obsession, sleeplessness, low confidence, loneliness, agoraphobia . . . The international bestseller Self-Help for Your Nerves, first published in 1962 and still in print, has helped tens of millions of people to overcome all of these, and continues to do so. ...Show more
Underland: a Deep Time Journey (Wainwright Winner 2019) by Robert Macfarlane
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
James: "McFarlane’s magisterial book proves the world beneath our feet teems with life, value and wonder. In Orpheus-like journeys, Macfarlane investigates English caves, French catacombs and Slovenian sinkholes. Wonder is mixed with grim humour, and dismay at what will survive humankind – bones, plast ...Show more
A Maori Phrase A Day: 365 Phrases to Kickstart your Reo by Kelly Hemi
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
A Māori Phrase a Day offers a simple, fun and practical entry into the Maori language. Through its 365 Māori phrases, you will learn the following: Everyday uses English translations Factoids and memory device Handy word lists Presenting the most common, relevant and useful phrases today, A Māori Phrase ...Show more
Big Pacific by Rebecca Tansley
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Companion to the NHNZ-produced four-part series on TVNZ. Showcasing the Pacific Ocean and its inhabitants in full color, it blends stunning images with spellbinding storytelling and an unparalleled look at a diverse range of species, locations, and natural phenomena from one of the world¿s last great fr ...Show more