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21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
$28.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: good
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What ...Show more
50 Knots You Need to Know: Learn 50 Knots for Sailing, Climbing, Camping, and More by Marty Allen
$22.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Attention all nerds, put down that laptop and pick up this brilliant guide to tying 50 must-know knots. If you're unaware of the difference between a Cow Hitch and a Marlinspike Hoop or a Running Bowline and a Square Lashing, all will be revealed in "Knot Nerds." Packed with step-by-step instructions, d ...Show more
A Barrel of Monkeys: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Animals by Samuel Fanous
$36.95 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
What should we call the wild animals we spot from our windows? A surfeit of skunks? A dray of squirrels? A patient watch of wildlife enthusiasts might even catch sight of a skulk of foxes or a scavenging sloth of bears. The practice of inventing collective nouns for animals is an ancient pastime which d ...Show more
A Cry From The Far Middle by P. J. O'Rourke
$33.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
P.J. O'Rourke says we've worked ourselves into a state of anger and perplexity, and it's no surprise because perplexed and angry is what America has always been all about. This uproarious look at the current state of the United States includes essays like 'The New Puritanism - and Welcome to It,' about ...Show more
A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane by Samanth Subramanian
$45.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
The bold and brilliant biography of maverick British scientist J.B.S. Haldane, one of the twentieth-century's greatest thinkers, by an award-wining author.
A House in the Mountains - The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism by Caroline Moorehead
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
'Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES The extraordinary story of the courageous women who spearheaded the Italian Resistance during the Second World War In the late summer of 1943, in the midst of German occupation, t ...Show more
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
$45.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
See the world. Then make it better. 'I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us ...Show more
A Seat at the Table - Women on the Frontline of Music by Amy Raphael
$27.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
'Fascinating and illuminating' STYLIST 'Perceptive and candid' IRISH TIMES 'Wide-ranging, deep-dive, soul-baring interviews, full of candid, intimate, spiky meditations on inspiration, artistry, sexuality, race, love, self-doubt, abuse, defiance and everything in between' OBSERVER 'Variously optimistic, ...Show more
Antibiotic Resistance (BWB Text) by Siouxsie Wiles
$14.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: Very Good
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
At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries by Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm and Christopher Simon Sykes
$120.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
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Attlee and Churchill: Allies in War, Adversaries in Peace by Leo McKinstry
$27.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Throughout history there has never been a connection like that between Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill, leaders of their respective parties for a total of 35 years. Brought together in the epoch-making circumstances of World War II, they forged a partnership that transcended party lines, before goi ...Show more
Bad News: Why We Fall for Fake News by Rob Brotherton
$33.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
From the bestselling author of Suspicious Minds There was a time when the news came once a day, in the morning newspaper. A time when the only way to see what was happening around the world was to catch the latest newsreel at the movies. Times have changed. Now we're inundated. The news is no longer con ...Show more
