October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman
20.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay twenty-one-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was lured from a Wyoming bar by two young men, savagely beaten, tied to a remote fence, and left to die. Gay Awareness Week was beginning at the University of Wyoming, and the keynote speaker was Lesl a New ...Show more
Unfinished by Priyanka Chopra Jonas
40.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
A thoughtful and revealing memoir from one of the world's most recognizable women, renowned for her bold risk-taking, multiculturalism, and activism. "I am a product of traditional India and its ancient wisdom, and modern India and its urban bustle. My upbringing was always an amalgamation of the two In ...Show more
Gardens of the World (HB) by DK
55.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Explore the world's most stunning gardens and gain expert knowledge that you can use in your own green space.A celebration of the world's most extraordinary green spaces, Gardens of the World will sow the seeds of adventure and inspire your next trip. Illustrated with inspiring photography and full of f ...Show more
Kiwiana by Stephen Barnett; Richard Wolfe
25.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Kiwiana is an essential guide for both New Zealanders and overseas visitors, identifying and celebrating some of the more colourful and durable aspects of this country's popular culture. Known as Kiwiana, these are characterful objects and customs that define the New Zealand way of life. They have becom ...Show more
The Repair Shop: A Make Do and Mend Handbook by Karen Farrington
38.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
How do you replenish the stuffing in your favourite sofa seat or your child's beloved, tatty teddy bear? How do you remove a water mark left on your wooden table? What's the best way to prevent your leather from cracking? We all have items in our homes that sit about in a state of disrepair while we mu ...Show more
The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende
25.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
The wise, warm, defiant new book from literary legend Isabel Allende – a meditation on power, feminism and what it means to be a woman. When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating. As a child, Isabel Allende watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three ...Show more
Honouring Our Ancestors - Takatapui, Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQI+ Well-being by Edited by Alison Green and Leonie Pihama
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In these rigorous and challenging essays, writers from Aotearoa and Turtle Island (Canada and the United States of America) explore the well-being of takatāpui, two-spirit, and Māori and Indigenous LGBTQI+ communities. Themes include resistance, reclamation, empowerment, transformation and healing. Cen ...Show more
There's a Cure for This - A Memoir by Emma Wehipeihana [Emma Espiner]
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
The striking debut memoir from award-winning doctor and writer, Emma Wehipeihana [Emma Espiner]. "I graduated as a doctor in 2020 and arrived into the Covid-19 pandemic with my ta moko on my arm, my hospital lanyard, my stethoscope and a purpose. I don't know why medicine felt like coming home. I had no ...Show more
Driving To Treblinka: A Long Search for a Lost Father by Diana Wichtel
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A Winner in Ockhams New Zealand Book Awards - Both the Royal Society Te Apārangi Award for General Non-Fiction 2018, and Best First Book Award for General Non-Fiction 2018. As a young child Diana Wichtel is brought up in Vancouver, Canada. Her mother is a Catholic New Zealander, her father a Polish Jew ...Show more
How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief by Megan Devine
30.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
An illustrated journal for meeting grief with honesty and kindness--honoring loss, rather than packing it away With her breakout book It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine struck a chord with thousands of readers through her honest, validating approach to grief. In her same direct, no-platitudes styl ...Show more
Good Dogs by Helen Cook, Gavin Cook
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Ready for a dog but not sure on the best next steps? Or do you already have a dog of your own and want to give them their best life? Gavin and Helen Cook run Country Retreat Animal Sanctuary and are experts at making sure prospective dog owners get the dog they need rather than the dog they think they w ...Show more
Houseplants and Design: A New Zealand Guide by Liz Carlson
45.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Houseplants have never been hotter. They have the power to instantly turn a house into a home and to create a feeling of peace and calm, transforming both your physical space and your headspace.Bringing nature inside is a simple way to maintain a connection to the outdoors. To nurture an indoor garden i ...Show more