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Speaking for Themselves: The Private Letters of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill by Sir Winston S. Churchill
$60.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
The fascinating, insightful and often moving correspondence between Sir Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill extends from their early days of innocent courtship in 1908 to Winston Churchill's death in 1965. The letters serve not only as a chronicle of their personal achievements and tragedies over the ...Show more
Rebel Without a Clause by Susan Butler
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
The English language is changing constantly. We invent new words and phrases, we mash up idioms, we mispronounce, misuse, misappropriate. Sue Butler has heard it all and is ready to defend and disagree with common usage. Veering from tolerance to outrage, she examines how the word sheila took a nose-div ...Show more
500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS? Whether you've answered yes, no or 'sorry, I didn't catch that', 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; wo ...Show more
Beyond the Known - How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars by Andrew Rader
$27.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader--an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manager--an "engaging" (Tim Marshall, New York Times bestselling author) chronicle showcasing our human desire to continually explore new and uncharted territory, from civilization's earli ...Show more
Berlin - Biography of a City by Barney White-Spunner
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
There is a particular frisson about Berlin, a combination of excitement, anticipation, nervousness and the unexpected. Through all its life it has been a city of tensions. Its position, on the frontier of Europe, on the 'Mark', where Christianity met paganism, where the Huns met the Slavs, where Europe ...Show more
The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price
$70.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria, and to end in September 1066, when King Harald Hardrada of Norway died leading the charge against the English line at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. This book takes ...Show more
Men to Avoid in Art and Life by Nicole Tersigni
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
Men to Avoid in Art and Life pairs classical fine art with modern captions that epitomize the spirit of mansplaining. This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does. Situations include men sha ...Show more
The French Laundry, Per Se by Thomas Keller
$160.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: The\Thomas Keller Library
Bound by a common philosophy, linked by live video, staffed by a cadre of inventive and skilled chefs, the kitchens of Thomas Keller's celebrated restaurants--The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and per se, in New York City--are in a relationship unique in the world of fine dining. Ideas boun ...Show more
Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Samurai Warrior by Lundie, Isobel
$23.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
Age range 8+ Suki is a 14-year-old girl in 16th century Japan who wants to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. Despite her disastrous training, when a party of bandits threaten her village whilst the men are away at war, Suki has to defeat them. Will she prove herself a legendary samur ...Show more
Living Without Plastic: More Than 100 Easy Swaps for Home, Travel, Dining, Holidays, and Beyond by Brigette Allen; Christine Wong
$50.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
Every year, the world produces more than 300 million tons of plastic. These products will never break down and will endlessly pollute our oceans, air, land, and food chain. But the good news is that there are many steps, small and large, we can take to change our plastic-using habits. This illustrated b ...Show more
Ex Libris: 100 Books for Everyone's Bookshelf by Michiko Kakutani
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
From 'the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world' (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss 'Why do we love books so much?' For legendary literary critic Michiko Kakutani, books have always been an esca ...Show more
The Times Great Quotations - Famous Quotes to Inform, Motivate and Inspire by James Owen (Editor); Times Books (Editor)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction: General
A revised and updated collection of witty and memorable quotations from across the centuries. Thematically-arranged quotes from the most notable minds, orators, celebrities, writers, and politicians that ever lived. Funny and profound, there are gems here for everyone.Struggling to recall those elusive ...Show more
