The Heath - My Year on Hampstead Heath by Hunter Davies
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biography
An engaging portrait of Hampstead Heath - a place rich not just in natural wonders but in history and monuments, emotions and memories, people and places. 'I enjoyed every inch of the way, from Parliament Hill to the Pergola... A late-life little masterpiece' Ferdinand Mount'A love letter, both to the ...Show more
Ruby Tui - Straight Up by Ruby Tui
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biography
This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable childhood yearning for a better option in life to Olympic Champion and the world's best rugby sevens player. Ruby learned to rely on herself and her own strengths as a child, growing up without role models, in ...Show more
A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories by Leonard Cohen
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biography
An uncovered novel from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen. In A Ballet of Lepers Leonard Cohen explores themes that would come to permeate his later works - shame stemming from feelings of unworthiness; sexual desire, in all its sacred and profane dimensions; and longing, whether it be for lov ...Show more
Don't Look Away: A memoir of identity & acceptance by Danielle Laidley
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Fearless. Tough. Uncompromising. This was the persona of former elite footballer and senior AFL coach, Danielle Laidley. Fearful. Vulnerable. Uncertain. This is how Danielle felt, for most of her life. For the best part of five decades, within a hyper-masculine sporting environment, Danielle Laidley h ...Show more
The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd by Finlay Macdonald
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd is both a tale of remarkable success and a window into a brilliant creative mind.Finlay Macdonald's beautifully told, visually gorgeous biography of Dame Lynley Dodd and her creation, the rascally dog Hairy Maclary. 'A visual delight' NZ Listener's 100 Best Books of 2013' ...Show more
Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biography
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLERHenry Marsh has spent four decades operating on the human brain. In this searing and provocative memoir following his retirement from the NHS, he reflects on the experiences that have shaped his career and life, gaining a deeper understanding of what matters to us all in ...Show more
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Matalon Lagnado
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: P. S. Ser.
In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business on the elegant terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, and later, in the cozy, ...Show more
Bring Back Our Girls - The Heart-Stopping Story of the Rescue of Nigeria's Missing Schoolgirls by Joe Parkinson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biography
In the spring of 2014, an American rap star unwittingly triggered an online hurricane with the ease of a tweet. Hitting an unprecedented nerve on Twitter, accompanied with the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, the message called for the release of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls who'd been kidnapped by a little know ...Show more
The Interpreter's Daughter by Teresa Lim
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography
A photograph passed down through generations inspires this beautifully written, compelling memoir of one Singapore family and the secrets that defined their storyA cherished family photograph, taken in Hong Kong, 1935, sets Teresa Lim on a journey to uncover her family history. Through detective work, s ...Show more
A Gentle Radical - The Life of Jeanette Fitzsimons by Gareth Hughes
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A major biography of Jeanette Fitzsimons, the hugely influential leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Jeanette Fitzsimons was a visionary, a pioneer and a radical. This is the story of someone who battles National and Labour's lock on parliament and had the courage to challenge political s ...Show more
A Waiter in Paris - Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City by Edward Chisholm
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door...is hell. Edward Chisholm's spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious un ...Show more
Invisible Child - Poverty, Survival and Hope in New York City by Andrea Elliott
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Andrea Elliott, comes the unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty and racism in an unequal America. Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, ...Show more