Mad on Meth - How New Zealand Got Hooked on P by Benedict Collins
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The eye-opening evolution of crystal meth in New Zealand and what can be done about it Only fifty years ago in New Zealand, methamphetamine was a publicly prescribed drug used as widely as by housewives, shift workers, students, and anybody looking to party. Legal for decades, meth was about to undergo ...Show more
Geology of the Okataina Volcanic Centre by Ian Nairn
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This detailed geographical map and authoritative text descibe and illustrate the volcanic geology of one of the world's most active rhyolite caldera volcanoes. The map covers the area between Rotorua, Waiotapu and Kawerau, including all of the Okataina Volcanic Centre and part of Rotorua Caldera. The vo ...Show more
Epic: Adventures Across Aotearoa (HB) by Ray Salisbury
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
New Zealand is a country synonymous with epic adventure. Over the years, countless sea kayakers, climbers and alpine trampers have attempted journeys across its stunning landscape, and many more dream of following in their tracks. In Epic, the stories of a dozen memorable Kiwi explorers are brought toge ...Show more
Firearms Safety Code by Te Tari P?reke Firearms Safety Authority
34.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This Firearms Safety Code is the official guide that details New Zealand firearm safety practices, whether readers are using a firearm for hunting, target shooting, pest control or food collection.Existing license holders should read this code to update their understanding of the recent changes to legis ...Show more
The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
38.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about her favourite books, and ...Show more
Crossing the Lines - The story of three homosexual New Zealand soldiers in world war II by Brent Coutts
49.95 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
In Crossing the Lines, Brent Coutts brings to light the previously untold history of New Zealand homosexual soldiers in World War II, drawing on the experiences of ordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. At the centre of the story are New Zealand soldiers Harold Robinson, Ralph Dyer and Doug ...Show more
Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hiroa; Paora Tapihana (Foreword by)
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
One of the greatest books ever written about the peopling of the Pacific, Te Rangi Hiroa's masterpiece interweaves oral history, scholarship and personal reflections to recount the movements of seafarers from East Asia to the furthest corners of Polynesia. Out of print for many decades, Vikings of the S ...Show more
Big Fat Brown Bitch by Tusiata Avia
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Admire my big fat brown body, bitches! Admire it! The Big Fat Brown Bitch runs, sleeps, cries, laughs, splits open. She is sitting in a garage in South Auckland with her two brothers and discussing the majestic architecture of atoms. She is playing an audio book of The Power of Positive Thinking at hers ...Show more
Bird Life by Anna Smaill
37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Bird Life, the second novel by Booker Prize-longlisted author Anna Smaill, is a lyrical and ambitious exploration of madness and what it is like to experience the world differently. In Ueno Park, Toyko, as workers and tourists gather for lunch, the pollen blows, a fountain erupts, pigeons scatter, and ...Show more
Gangster's Paradise by Jared Savage
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The much anticipated follow-up to the bestseller that exposed the escalation of organised crime in New Zealand. Gangster's Paradise is about drugs, guns, gangs and money. Lots of money. A gang which took over a small rural town. A police officer shot and killed in a routine traffic stop. A port-worker ...Show more
Introducing the Women's Suffrage Petition 1893 (BWB Texts) by Barbara Brookes and Jared Davidson
17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world with universal suffrage: all New Zealand women now had the right to vote. This achievement owed much to an extraordinary document: the 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition. Over 270 metres long, with the signatures of some 24,000 women (and at least tw ...Show more
Introducing He Whakaputanga (BWB Texts) by Vincent O'Malley and Jared Davidson
17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: 1st
The content of this short book is derived directly from the larger illustrated publication, foregoing all illustrations to suit the BWB Texts format. He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It wa ...Show more