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Her Say: Survivors of Domestic Abuse Tell Their Own Stories by Jackie Clark
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
In 2012, Jackie Clark launched The Aunties, a grassroots charity helping women to rebuild their lives after a period of trauma. She quit her job, turning her back on her comfortable life, to focus on The Aunties full-time, becoming Aunty in Charge and assisting hundreds of women with material needs and ...Show more
Crown Lynn Collector's Handbook by Valerie Monk
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Valerie Ringer Monk's meticulously researched Crown Lynn Collector's Handbook will provide seasoned Crown Lynn devotees and new collectors alike with plenty to assist their endeavours - this comprehensive guide to New Zealand's iconic pottery range features the collectible items themselves and also the ...Show more
Sun, Moon and Stars: Seasonal Celebrations for children and families, tamariki and whanau by Juliet Batten
$46.00 NZD
Category: Ceremonies/Celebrants
Juliet Batten guided her family and others for over two years, celebrating eight markers in the seasonal cycle. Her account, together with those of her contributors, results in a book that is inspiring and practical. By following the simple steps she outlines, you too can enjoy creating rituals to enhan ...Show more
Silver Linings: Kiwi Success Stories in the Time of Covid by David Downs; Joe Davis
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
The Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand caused fear, hardship and loss. Through this time of unprecedented national hardship, however, there emerged incredible stories of hope and optimism. Businesses innovated and found new ways to create value, communities came together in new ways online, and families ...Show more
Antibiotic Resistance (BWB Text) by Siouxsie Wiles
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
In ten years' time, will antibiotics still work? Have we let bacteria get the upper hand in the evolutionary arms race?In the 1920s the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin started a golden age of medicine. However, experts warn that the end of that age may be just a decade away. In this BWB Text, mic ...Show more
Old Asian, New Asian by K. Emma Ng
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
In 2010, the Human Rights Commission found that Asian people reported higher levels of discrimination than any other minority in New Zealand. Yet although anti-Asian prejudice has a long history in New Zealand, it is seldom publicly acknowledged.K. Emma Ng shines light onto the persistence of anti-Asian ...Show more
Ambition: What New Zealanders Think and Why it Matters by Julie Fry & Hayden Glass
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Many commentators say New Zealanders lack ambition, and that aspects of the New Zealandcharacter or our comfortable lives limit our achievements. We are said to be too keen on time off, too concerned about everyone fitting in, suspicious of people who try too hard, enthusiastic about humility, afraid of ...Show more
No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani; Omid Tofighian (Translator)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Politics
'Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man.' Richard Flanagan Where have I come from? From the land of rivers, the land of waterfalls, the land of ancient chants, the land of mountains... Since 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani has been held in the Manus Island off ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees: The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally uni ...Show more
Zen Heart: What I've Learned from Animals and Life by Mark Vette
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
A cheeky baboon, a cockatoo sending a heading dog out to round up sheep, a family of pukekos crossing the road, a dog saying 'bugger', an octopus taking a photo. Think of an ad you love, or a New Zealand-made movie, and if it has an animal in it chances are Mark Vette was behind it. He's trained almost ...Show more
This Farming Life - Five generations on a New Zealand Farm by Tim Saunders
$37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: Summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; Autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; Winter, maize harvest, lambing; and Spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning. ...Show more
Native Trees (A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...) by Andrew Crowe
$12.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...
A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand native trees. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which Native Tree?, this mini guide has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick and accurate identification of native trees, this cla ...Show more
