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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by Simon Garfield
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gan ...Show more
In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate the World by Simon Garfield
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Bestselling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans' peculiar fascination with small things-and what small things tell us about our larger world. Simon Garfield writes books that shine a light on aspects of the everyday world in order to reveal the charm ...Show more
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield
$37.00 NZD
Category: Design
What's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by Ikea's Verdanagate, want to know what the Beach Boys have in common with easy Jet or why it's okay to like Comic Sans, "Just My Type" will have the answer. Learn why using upper case got a New Zealand health worker sack ...Show more
Just My Type - A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield
$30.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody wh ...Show more
Mini: The True and Secret History of the Making of a Motorcar by Simon Garfield
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
How do you make an object that changes the way people think about travel, a small metal box that inspires huge devotion in those who own it, a car that continues to make headlines fifty years after its launch? In May 1959, the first Mini was produced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would ...Show more
On the Map : Why the World Looks the Way it Does by Simon Garfield
$37.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history. His compelling narra ...Show more
On the Map : Why the World Looks the Way it Does by Simon Garfield
$29.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history. With a historical sw ...Show more
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