Educated by Tara Westover
30.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn't b ...Show more
ADHD Explained: Your Toolkit to Understanding and Thriving by Edward Hallowell
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A NYT best-selling doctor and TikToker offers a collection of quick-read insights to help a newly diagnosed generation understand their ADHD With a new wave of adult ADHD diagnoses sweeping the world, many are beginning to discover what it is that sets them apart, but few have learnt what it takes to th ...Show more
A Vintner's Tale by Peter Hubscher
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Of modest stature, from Central European stock and born in West Auckland, Peter Hubscher first trialled as a winemaker in Hawke’s Bay in the 1960s. His apprenticeship completed, he returned to the Waitākere Ranges to begin his career with Montana Wines and put into practice his vision for the undevelope ...Show more
Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone by Janine Kwoh
38.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Welcome to the Grief Club - a place where one human who experienced a terrible loss, Janine Kwoh, is at the door to welcome other humans who are grieving. It is not an instruction manual, or a step-by-step playbook, or a memoir. It is, rather, a fresh, empathetic approach to all of the surprising, confu ...Show more
The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
35.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One ...Show more
The View From Down Here: Life as a Young Disabled Woman by Lucy Webster
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A powerful, eye-opening insight into navigating the world as a disabled young woman Women's lives are shaped by sexism and expectations. Disabled people's lives are shaped by ableism and a complete lack of expectations. But what happens when you're subjected to both sets of rules?This powerful, honest, ...Show more
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilisation to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
40.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from an African perspective, for fans of William Dalrymple, David Olusoga and Peter Frankopan.*Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian*Everyone is origina ...Show more
Denali: The Story of an Exceptional Dog by Ben Moon
33.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
In the bestselling tradition of Finding Gobi and Marley & Me, the moving story of a dog, his human and the friendship that saved both their lives - and inspired countless others. Ben Moon had no intention of getting a dog until he met the soulful gaze of a husky-pit bull cross pup in a rescue shel ...Show more
Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter
33.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how we deal with the issue of change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk. The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many ye ...Show more
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden
38.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Ray: "Traitor or Patriot? Now we have Edward Snowden’s own story — high-school dropout; hacker; joined the Army after 9/11; top secret security clearance at the age of 22. Will make you wonder about the wisdom of Australia sharing its intelligence with the U.S. And make you worry about how much the gov ...Show more
How To Be A Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living by Massimo Pigliucci
35.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
'In this thought-provoking book, Massimo Pigliucci shares his journey of discovering the power of Stoic practices in a philosophical dialogue with one of Stoicism's greatest teachers.' RYAN HOLIDAY, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OBSTACLE IS THE WAY AND THE DAILY STOIC Who am I? What am I doing? How ought ...Show more
Sevens Sisters by Rikki Swannell
40.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
When Tyla Nathan-Wong popped over the conversion in what was the final act of the Rio Olympic gold medal match, her distraught face said it all. It was a look that was mirrored across the faces of the entire New Zealand team, slumped around the ground at the Deodoro Stadium as Australia celebrated their ...Show more