The Life and Death of Planet Earth by Peter Ward
$36.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
This is a vivid description of the second half of the life of our planet. Combining their knowledge of evolution with their understanding of the life cycle of stars and solar systems, the authors predict that the process will essentially reverse itself until only the simplest forms remain on Earth.
The Life and Love of Cats by Lewis Blackwell
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Since cats first snuck into the homes of our ancestors to take warmth from the fire, Felis catus has been by man's side, loved for its friendship, independence, and beauty. In The Life & Love of Cats, Lewis Blackwell provides a unique perspective on one of our closest and most cherished companions. ...Show more
The Life and Times of Auckland - The Colourful Story of a City by Gordon McLauchlan
$40.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Gordon McLauchlan presents a biography of Auckland city that reflects his passion for the place. This is a colourful history, filled with anecdotes and asides. Gordon traces the history of settlement in the Auckland region, and illustrates the huge differences in the way the town began and the way it ha ...Show more
The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery by Seb Falk
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph, TLS, BBC History Magazine and Tablet 'Compulsive, brilliantly clear and superbly well-written, it's a charismatic evocation of another world' Ian Mortimer, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England The Middle Ages were a time of ...Show more
The Light of Days: Women Fighters of the Jewish Resistance by Judy Batalion
$38.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Language Acts and Worldm Ser.
Judy Batalion, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, discovered an extraordinary story of women who fought the Nazis. The "ghetto girls" paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of marmalade, helped build systems of underground bunkers. They flirted with Nazis, bought them ...Show more
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle by Iain MacGregor
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Series: Karen Pirie Ser.
'Stunning. History at its very best.' James Holland The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Vo ...Show more
The Lightness of Being : Big Questions, Real Answers by Frank Wilczek
$31.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
The Lightness of Being is a tour de force, revealing a universe where matter is the hum of strange music, mass doesn't weigh, and empty space is a multilayered, multicoloured superconductor. Physicists' understanding of the essential nature of reality changed radically over the past quarter century. Fra ...Show more
The Line Becomes A River by Francisco Cantú
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
"A must-read for anyone who thinks "build a wall" is the answer to anything." --Esquire For Francisco Cant , the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the Southwest. Haunted by the landscape of his youth, Cant joins the B ...Show more
The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention - A Six Week Artist's Way Programme by Julia Cameron
$33.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
A groundbreaking new book about listening to ourselves, to others and to the world from the internationally bestselling 'queen of change', Julia Cameron. From the bestselling author of The Artist's Way comes a new, transformative guide to deeper, more profound listening and creativity. Over six weeks, ...Show more
The Literary Companion by Ed. Emma Jones
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
The Literary Pocket Companion by Emma Jones
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Pocket Companion
Which book was first published in a cover made of human skin? Who wrote "The Benefits of Farting Explain'd" under the pseudonym Don Fart-inhando Puff-indorst? Which 18th-century playwright was such a compulsive drinker he would drink eau-de-cologne? What was in Hitler's secret library? What is the most ...Show more