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$39.99Nothing Significant to ReportLaugh-out-loud yarns from a soldier in the New Zealand ArmyWhen new recruit Dario Nustrini's head was freshly shaved in preparation for the army, he knew nothing about what training to fight, kill and die for New Zealand would look like. Since leaving leaving high school the year before, he had been...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$38.99American MotherThe English language has no specific word for the parent that has lost a child. There exist words for orphan, widow and widower, but there is no word that captures and conveys this tragic type of loss. It has been eleven years since Diane Foley's son, the American journalist James Foley, was kidnapp...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$34.99Hold my hand, Rosie. Don't let go.Rosie is a shy young teenager when she starts experimenting with alcohol. When Rosie's parents finally realise that their beloved daughter is having problems with her drinking, Rosie is firmly in the grip of alcoholism. What follows is the true story of a family's battle over ten years to find help ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$49.99Endurance, 100 Tales of Survival, Adventure and Exploration100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood has gathered 100 of the m...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$50Ans WestraThe photographer , who died in 2023, took hundreds of thousands of images over her long career. Together, those images constitute what is arguably a photo album of Aotearoa. Her dedication and determination sometimes came at a cost but she was focused and driven, overcoming a difficult childhood in ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$37.99Survivors, The, Stories of Death and DesperationTrue stories of death and desperationOne survivor chooses loneliness.One chooses exile.One chooses oblivion.Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately.Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye.In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime writer Stev...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$32.99Book of Days, AA deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith's singular aesthetic - inspired by her wildly popular Instagram In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$130Klink, The. The Extraordinary Flytying Genius of Hans van KlinkenThe Klinkhåmer Special is probably the most popular fishing fly in the world today. It floats on the end of fly lines on salmon, trout or grayling rivers, from Britain to USA, and Scandinavia to Mongolia. This year marks the fly's 40th anniversary and to celebrate the occasion, its creator Hans van...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$50Invincible Spirit, Dan Bryant: First New Zealander on EverestDan Bryant with Rod Syme was the first New Zealander to climb on Everest. That's nearly 100 years ago, and today many alpinists have never heard of them.Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$49.99Samuel Whitelock - View From The Second RowThe most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning four World Cups, nine Super Rugby finals and 153 appearances in the black jersey.THE NO. 1 NEW ZEALAND BESTSELLER'A modern-day Colin Meads' - Steve Hansen'The ultimate winner' - Scott Robertson'A legend of ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$38.99WantWhat do you want when no one is watching? Who do you fantasise about when the lights are off? When you think about sex, what do you really want? When we talk about sex, we talk about womanhood and motherhood, infidelity and exploitation, consent and respect, fairness and egalitarianism, love and hat...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$65Rural Hours, The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner & Rosamond LehmannA joyful, rule-breaking experiment in biography, which celebrates 'country life' as a state of mind 1917. Virginia Woolf arrives at Asheham, on the Sussex Downs, immobilized by nervous exhaustion and creative block. 1930. Feeling jittery about her writing career, Sylvia Townsend Warner spots a modes...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$39.99Woman UninterruptedYarns on a life lived at a million miles, from beloved broadcaster, podcaster and go-getter Brodie KaneFirst up: this is absolutely not a guide to life. I've done some impressive stuff, but I've also slept on the floor of an old Greek man's house and lost my dignity in the Brunei jungle. I say yes t...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$39.99Honey, Hunz, Bill, Arneta, Aunty, Whaea, Mum, Nan. From 'town bully' to multiple world champion, single mum, and pioneering TV commentator - Hireme-Smiler's astounding life story is built on so many layers. With one of the most impressive resumes in New Zealand sport, a four-time World Cup winner who wor...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$60Where the Nor'wester Blows, Roland and Betty Clark of StavelyThis is the story of Roland Clark (aka 'Nor'wester'), a provocative and entertaining farmer and agricultural commentator, and his wife Betty, who farmed at Staveley in the Foothills area of Mid Canterbury from the 1950s to the 1980s. For more than twenty years Roland's New Zealand Farmer articles, n...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$28Spare (B)As a personal insight into one boy's life in an extraordinary spotlight, it may never be better' Sunday Times Memoir of the Year It was one of the images of the twentieth century- two boys, walking behind the coffin of their mother, Princess Diana. Billions wondered what the princes must be feeling ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$39.99Billionaire Nerd Saviour KingBill Gates is one of the most powerful figures of the past four decades. But the world-famous public image he has so carefully crafted is not the whole truth. In this explosive new book, Anupreeta Das (finance editor of the New York Times) takes you behind the facade. From his early years, when he w...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$39.99Don't Look Back, You'll Trip OverThe Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life - inspiring us all to Be More Michael Caine.I'm always asked questions - by fans, by other actors and friends, by my grandchildren. They want to know how I've ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$40UnreelThe brilliantly funny, achingly nostalgic memoir of a life spent watching and writing, from the award-winning reviewer and bestselling author of Driving to Treblinka.Born to a Polish Holocaust survivor father and a 1950s Kiwi tradwife too busy to police her viewing, Diana Wichtel cut her teeth on th...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0
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