Ours Was the Shining Future: The Rise and Fall of the American Dream by DAVID. LEONHARDT
$40.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
'An important book' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR) The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist behind The New York Times's "The Morning" newsletter. Two decades into the twenty-first ...Show more
P.S. Burn This Letter Please by Craig Olsen
$38.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existing In 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a small number of Lower East Side clubs. They occupied the margins of society, determined to live authentically, despite the atte ...Show more
People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent by Joseph Stiglitz
$26.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
We all have the sense that our economy tilts toward big business, but, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in People, Power, and Profits, a few corporations now dominate entire sectors, contributing to skyrocketing inequality and slow growth. This is how the financial industry has managed to write its own re ...Show more
Philip's Street Atlas of London
$9.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: Philip's Street Atlas Ser.
This is a fully revised edition of the definitive London Atlas. Every street is named, the Congestion Charging Zone is highlighted, bus, tube and rail maps are featured, an index is given of hospitals and places of interest, postcodes are given, and theatres, cinemas and shopping are shown on a separate ...Show more
Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning by Elliot Ackerman
$26.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
In a refugee camp in southern Turkey, Elliot Ackerman sits across the table from Abu Hassar, who fought for Al Qaeda in Iraq and has murky connections to the Islamic State. At first, Ackerman pretends to have been a journalist during the Iraq War, but after he establishes a rapport with Abu Hassar, he r ...Show more
Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs - Proven Techniques to Help Your Dog Recover from Fear and Anxiety and Enjoy Walks Calmly by Annie Phenix
$45.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
The pandemic saw a huge increase in dog purchase and adoption, and this book will help new owners find solutions to canine behavioural issues. Featuring step-by-step instructions and illustrations for a wide range of training methods and exercises, this book will help eliminate aggression, barking, timi ...Show more
Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of General Electric by William D. Cohan
$48.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A magisterial history of the astounding rise - and unimaginable fall - of America's most iconic corporation Perhaps no company reflects American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial fortunes as well as the iconic General Electric Company. Producing storied leaders and almost every product imaginable, ...Show more
Queens of the Crusades: Eleanor of Aquitaine and her Successors by Alison Weir
$12.50 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: England's Medieval Queens Ser.
The next volume in Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of Medieval England - including the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the subject of Alison's most successful book. The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens ...Show more
Race Against Time - The Politics of a Darkening America by Keith Boykin
$44.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A Cold Civil War has engulfed the nation.After a deadly pandemic, shocking incidents of police brutality, a racial justice crisis, and the fall of a dangerous demagogue, America remains more divided than at any time in decades. At the heart of this national crisis is the fear of a darkening America--a c ...Show more
Reconsidering Reagan by Lucks Daniel
$37.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A long-overdue and sober examination of President Ronald Reagan’s racist politics that continue to harm communities today and helped shape the modern conservative movement. Linking the past to the present, Lucks expertly examines how Reagan set the blueprint for President Trump and proves that he is no ...Show more