BBQ Economics: How Money Works And Why It Matters by Liam Dann
Category: Business
From interest rates to the price of cheese and everything in between, this is an essential guide to the New Zealand economy, how it works and why it matters. Should I fix or float? Is everyone moving to Australia? What's with the price of cheese? Who controls the OCR? What do self-made billionaires know ...Show more
Antiquities Sticker, Color & Activity Book: Over 500 Unique Stickers by CHARTWELL, EDITORS OF
Category: Non Fiction
Immerse yourself in the intrigue and elegance of the Victorian era with this treasure trove of ephemera-with 500+ stickers, 90+ activity and coloring pages, and calling cards with envelopes. Peer inside the Victorian era with Antiquities Sticker, Color & Activity Book-with more than 500 fanciful sti ...Show more
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
Category: Non Fiction
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
2SAS - Bill Stirling and the Forgotten Special Forces Unit of World War II by Gavin Mortimer
Category: Non Fiction
Drawing on recently declassified files and interviews with veterans, this is a fascinating history of Bill Stirling and 2SAS. For far too long Bill's crucial wartime role has been overshadowed by his more famous brother David Stirling. Gavin Mortimer, a world expert on the wartime SAS, offers a groundbr ...Show more
The Physics of Climate Change by Lawrence M. Krauss
Category: Non Fiction
'Brilliant and fundamental, this is the necessary book about our prime global emergency' Ian McEwan The news is full of hotly debated and divergent claims about the impacts and risks of climate change. Lawrence Krauss, one of the world's most respected physicists and science popularizers, cuts through t ...Show more
H is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z by Elizabeth Kolbert and Wesley Allsbrook
Category: Non Fiction
Climate change resists narrative and yet we must see clearly what's happening in our world. Millions of lives are at stake, and upwards of a million species. We must act. In H Is for Hope, Elizabeth Kolbert investigates the history, and future, of climate change from A, for Svante Arrhenius, who created ...Show more
The Half Known Life: Finding Paradise in a Divided World by Pico Iyer
Category: Non Fiction
'Nothing less than a guided tour of the human soul ... A masterpiece' Elizabeth Gilbert 'A work of spiritual evolution [and] inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors' Washington Post One of our most perceptive travel writers embarks on an exploration of the world's holiest places and where we ...Show more
The Artful Dickens: The Tricks and Ploys of the Great Novelist by John Mullan
Category: Non Fiction
'One for your Christmas list ... A feast of Dickensian knowledge' The Times 'This is a marvellous, endlessly illuminating book ... It doesn't go on the shelf alongside other critics; it goes on the shelf alongside Dickens' Howard Jacobson Discover the tricks of a literary master in this essential guide ...Show more
What's Inside A Bird's Nest ? And Other Questions About Nature & Life Cycles (HB) by Rachel Ignotofsky
Category: Non Fiction | Series: What's Inside Ser.
Discover the next nonfiction picture book about eggs, nests, and birds from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, Rachel Ignotofsky! Want to learn more about the bird that chirps outside your window? Ignotofsky crafts a perfect read out loud with a touch of humour and compassion ...Show more
Hot Springs Photos and Stories of How the World Soaks Swims and Slows Down by Greta Rybus
Category: Non Fiction
Immerse yourself in hot springs from around the world in this stunning visual adventure that features photographs and stories of the unique topographies, regional uses, and cultural meanings of thermal baths. This book transports you to high mountains, remote islands, vast deserts, and the Arctic to soa ...Show more
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Category: Non Fiction
We could have an uninhabitable earth in a century. It could take 26 minutes and 40 seconds. An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the ...Show more
Colour Your own Historical Maps by BRITISH LIBRARY
Category: Sale Book | Series: Colour Your Own Ser.
Explore the cartographic treasures of the British Library's extensive map archive, and add your own colour.Early maps are often much more highly decorated than our own, featuring fantastical drawings of real or imaginary people and animals that may or may not occupy unknown places. Medieval maps look ve ...Show more