The Walls Have Ears - The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II by Helen Fry
$25.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained World War II intelligence operation by which Hitler's generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets At the outbreak of World War II, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick arrived at the Tower of London to set up a top secret operation: German ...Show more
A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000 by John Gibney
$28.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first centuryFive centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland's modern period and continues through ...Show more
How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
$23.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
A literary master's entertaining guide to reading with deeper insight, better understanding, and greater pleasure "Part of the fun of the book is the way in which Eagleton prompts, provokes and at times infuriates. . . . An ideal introductory guide to critical analysis, and a thoroughly enjoyable remind ...Show more
Tree Sense - Ways of Thinking about Trees by Susette Goldsmith (Editor)
$37.00 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
At a moment when the planet is so clearly in peril, the trees stand as both guardians and messengers. They have words for us - if only we would listen. As climate change imposes significant challenges on the natural world we are being encouraged to plant trees. At the same time, urban intensification an ...Show more
Fifty Years a Feminist by Sue Kedgley
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A pioneering New Zealand feminist reflects on fifty years of feminism. In 1971 Sue Kedgley and a group of other young feminists carried a coffin into Auckland’s Albert Park to protest against decades of stagnant advancement for New Zealand women since they won the right to vote in 1893. From that day, s ...Show more
Soil: The Incredible Story of What Keeps the Earth, and Us, Healthy by Matthew Evans
$36.99 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
'A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival' Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler. What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves. Soil is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and c ...Show more
The Nine: How a Band of Daring Resistance Women Escaped from Nazi Germany - The Powerful True Story by Gwen Strauss
$32.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The thrilling, cinematic untold story of nine young women, WWII resistance fighters, captured by the Nazis, who launched a breathtakingly bold escape and found their way home. The nine were ordinary women, some still in their teens, who joined the French and Dutch Resistance in the face of Nazi horror ...Show more
138 Dates: The true story of one woman's search for everything by Rebekah Campbell
$32.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Gripping, authentic and inspiring, Rebekah Campbell's quest to find love and happiness is packed with hilarious mistakes and insights that can help us all become better at relationships. 'This book will change lives. I couldn't put it down.' Fleur Brown, Founding Team TEDxSydney.'I laughed, learned a lo ...Show more
The Hundred Years' War: All Blacks vs Springboks by Jamie Wall
$36.99 NZD
Category: Sports, Hobbies, Environment
The All Blacks and the Springboks have the most fearsome and controversial rivalry in rugby. The Hundred Years' War is the story of the intense competition between the All Blacks and the Springboks over the past 100 years, the games they've played and the battles that have raged from parliaments to the ...Show more
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table by Sara Gillingham, Isabel Thomas
$39.99 NZD
Category: Technology, Science, IT
Science meets design in this comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe This artful and accessible guide to the periodic table -- the ultimate reference tool for scientists worldwide -- names all 118 chemical elements and helps young readers understand the remarkable w ...Show more
The Spy who was left out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski by Tim Tate
$39.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Spring 1958- a mysterious individual believed to be high up in the Polish secret service began passing Soviet secrets to the West. His name was Michal Goleniewski and he remains one of the most important, least known and most misunderstood spies of the Cold War. Even his death is shrouded in mystery and ...Show more
How to Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss
$26.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
'This acutely argued book will engender a thousand conversations' Cynthia OzickThe prescient New York Times writer delivers an urgent wake-up call exposing the alarming rise of anti-semitism -- and explains what we can do to defeat itOn 27 October 2018 Bari Weiss's childhood synagogue in Pittsburgh beca ...Show more