The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels Through My Childhood by Bill Bryson
$19.50 NZD
Category: World Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may h ...Show more
Freda Stark - Her Extraordinary Life by Dianne Haworth
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Freda Stark hit the headlines in New Zealand in the 1930's as a key witness in the trial of conductor, Eric Mareo. Mareo was accused of murdering his wife Thelma, Freda's alleged lover. An icon to the gay community and a familiar face around town, this title tells the story of Freda's amazing life.
Evergreen Review Reader, 1967-1973 by Barney Rosset (Editor)
$30.00 NZD
Category: Classic Non-Fiction
Gathers the most representative writings featured during six years spanning the sixties and seventies.
Williams Maori Dictionary by Herbert W. Williams
$65.00 NZD
Category: Learning Te Reo Maori
The exhaustive 6th edition of the Williams Maori dictionary, originally published in 1844. Revised and augmented 1921 under the auspices of the Polynesian Society.
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
Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven by Catherine Wolff
$30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
"Beautifully written, expertly researched and masterfully presented, this tour of how heaven has been understood throughout history is absolutely fascinating." -James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus- A Pilgrimage A smart and thought-provoking cultural history of heaven. What do we think of when we think abo ...Show more
Friend of Keats - Life of Charles Armitage Brown by E. H. McCormick
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs
Maoriland by Jane Stafford & Mark Williams
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Kowhai and Orchid: Life on Two Islands by Robert Paterson
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs
The Life of a Kiwi Presbyterian minister in New Zealand and Indonesia.
Public Relations on Ice! Two Deserts by Jim Henderson
$37.50 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs