The Last Refuge by Gregory Johnsen
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
A gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States.
The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada by Don Hollway
$25.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Reeds Marine Deck Ser.
"[A] riveting story... you owe it to yourself to pick up The Last Viking. It's that exciting, that good."--The Washington Post A rich and compelling account of the life of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest Viking warriors to have ever lived. Harald Sigurdsson burst into history ...Show more
The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog by Eugene O'Neill
$23.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Those who have suffered the loss of a long-lived canine companion may take some solace in the classic prose poem by Eugene O'Neill - The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog. Here, the poem, written from the point of view of O'Neill's beloved Dalmatian Blemie, is accompanied by Mark ...Show more
The Last of the Human Freedoms by Keren M. Chiaroni; Yvette Patris; John Sanderson
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: Near Fine
When Kiwi airman John Sanderson was shot down over Laines-aux-Bois in May 1944, an ordinary French family chose to help. Tragically, a local doctor called in to treat his wounds betrayed them to the Gestapo. This absorbing, illustrated account presents a poignant and compelling view of our humanity, and ...Show more
The Laundromat: Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite by Jake Bernstein
$26.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: politics
Now a major motion picture.The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Bernstien takes us inside the world revealed by the Panama Papers, illicit money, political corruption, and fraud on a global scale. A hidden circulatory system flows beneath the surface of global finance, carrying trillions ...Show more
The Law Book by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Series: Big Ideas Ser.
Discover the big ideas behind more than 90 of history's most important legal rulings and milestone laws - from the earliest civilizations to the 21st century. From the philosophical, religious, and moral codes of the world's earliest societies, such as the Law Code of Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments ...Show more
The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science by Siddhartha Mukherjee
$22.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: TED | Reading Level: near fine
The Laws of Medicine follows Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, Dr Mukherjee as he investigates some of the most perplexing and illuminating cases of his career - the cases that ultimately led him to identify the three key principles that govern medicine. As a young medical student, Mukherjee discovered The ...Show more
The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Series: Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life Ser.
Ten laws of simplicity for business, technology, and design that teach us how to need less but get more.Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We're rebelling against technology that's too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte "read me" ma ...Show more
The Leader In Me : How Schools And Parents Around The World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child At A Time by Stephen R. Covey
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
To hear the parents of AB Combs Leadership Elementary School in Raleigh talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school introduced a new leadership program that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to a pilot group of students. Students are taught to identify their talents and find ...Show more
The Leader's Way: Business, Buddhism and Happiness in an Interconnected World by Dalai Lama
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Stronger, more effective leaders can improve their decision-making and influence their organisations and ultimately the global market place in a way that brings about good for the whole of society. The Leader's Way takes leaders on a progressive path, first learning new techniques for themselves, then ...Show more
The Lean Startup: The Million Copy Bestseller Driving Entrepreneurs to Success by Eric Ries
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: very good
Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable. "The Lean Startup" is a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. "The Lean Startup" is about learning what your customers really want. It ...Show more