The Tablet of Destinies by Roberto Calasso
$38.70 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
An immersive and entertaining tale based on the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood, from the renowned publisher and writer Roberto Calasso'The Flood didn't come suddenly as a big surprise. It came at the end of a long, tormented story. Men just went on multiplying and the noise they made was ever more ...Show more
The War on the Uyghurs - China's campaign against Xinjiang's Muslims by Sean R Roberts
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This eye-opening book reveals how China has used the US-led Global War on Terror as cover for its increasingly brutal suppression of the Uyghur people. China's actions, it argues, have emboldened states around the globe to persecute ethnic minorities and severely repress domestic opposition in the name ...Show more
The Word - On Translation of the Bible by John Barton
$70.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
An exhilarating exploration of the medium through which almost everyone has interacted with scripture, by the author of the bestselling A History of the Bible The Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of J ...Show more
The Word - On the Translation of the Bible by John Barton
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why it matters The Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of the history of Ju ...Show more
The Writer Abroad : Literary Travellers from Austria to Uzbekistan by Lucinda Hawksley
$40.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: General Adult
From the grand tour to the global village, novelists and poets have made particularly observant travellers. Many writers have been prone to wanderlust, eager to explore the world and draw inspiration from their travels. They recorded their notes in letters, journals, essays and books. In some cases, the ...Show more
They Did It First - 50 Scientists, Artists and Mathematicians Who Changed the World by Julie Leung; Caitlin Kuhwald
$19.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: They Did It First
The greatest challenge is believing it's possible . . . They Did It First features fifty trailblazing scientists, artists and mathematicians who were not afraid to dream big and be the FIRST. Discover the pioneers who defied the boundaries of possibility and went on to revolutionise the world. Writte ...Show more
Third Millennium Thinking by Saul Perlmutter
$39.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Based on a wildly popular UC Berkeley course, a primer on how to think critically, make sound decisions, and solve problems--individually and collectively--using scientists' tricks of the trade. In our deluge of information, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the revelatory from the contradic ...Show more
Transforming the Welfare State (BWB Texts) by Jonathan Boston
$14.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Jonathan Boston tackles one of the most urgent questions in contemporary New Zealand: how should we transform the welfare state? Not only do we need to alleviate our current serious social problems, but we also need to meet the challenges of the future in a way that enhances intergenerational fairness a ...Show more
Trust No One: Inside the World of Deepfakes by Michael Grothaus
$38.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Deepfake technology can create video evidence of just about anything: Natalie Portman in an orgy; Donald Trump declaring nuclear war; the United States winning the World Cup. The only limit is the imagination. In a time where fake news and disinformation is becoming harder and harder to identify, it is ...Show more
Truth of the Palace Letters, The: Deceit, Ambush and Dismissal in 1975 by Paul Kelly; Troy Bramston
$37.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
In July 2020 the National Archives of Australia released the long-suppressed correspondence between Sir John Kerr and Queen Elizabeth II, written during Kerr's tumultuous tenure as Governor-General of Australia. The letters cover the constitutional crisis that culminated in Kerr's infamous dismissal of ...Show more
Ukraine 22: Ukrainian Writers Respond to War by Mark Andryczyk
$37.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A selection of Ukraine's leading writers convey the reality of life within Ukraine during the first year of the invasion. On 24 February 2022, the lives of Ukrainians were devastatingly altered. Since that day, many of Ukraine's writers have attempted to fathom what is happening to them and to their co ...Show more
Unearthed - On Race and Roots, and How the Soil Taught Me I Belong by Claire Ratinon
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A powerful work of memoir and storytelling that will change the way we think about the natural world. Like many diasporic people of colour, Claire Ratinon grew up feeling cut off from the natural world. She lived in cities, reluctant to be outdoors and stuck with the belief that success and status coul ...Show more