An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - Life Lessons from Space by Chris Hadfield
24.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
"Hadfield is a genius, a man of science and technology and no first-timer to the universe."-New York Post Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live ...Show more
Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure by MacNaughton
22.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: General Adult
New York Times BestsellerFrom a real-life derring-do woman, exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement.Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But g ...Show more
The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism by Naoki Higashida
24.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
A story never before told and a memoir to help change our understanding of the world around us, 13-year-old Naoki Higashida's astonishing, empathetic book takes us into the mind of a boy with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, author of the global phenomenon, Cloud Atlas, and transla ...Show more
A Child Called It (#1) by Dave Pelzer
22.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother - a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games. She no longer considered Dave a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and unwashed, ...Show more
Absolutely: A Memoir by Joanna Lumley
37.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's undisputed national treasures, an English actress, voiceover artist and author, best known for her roles in the British television series ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS portraying Edina Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in THE NEW AVENGERS and SAPPHIRE & STE ...Show more
Penguin Bloom: The odd little bird who saved a family: The award-winning, international bestselling sensation by BLOOM, CAMERON
35.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
PENGUIN BLOOM is a unique journey of recovery and an extraordinary celebration of life, featuring Cameron Bloom's exceptional photographs and a captivating narrative by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive. Penguin the Magpie is a global social media sensation with over 113k followers ...Show more
Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War by Taras Grescoe
37.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Taras Grescoe spins the true story of a British aristocrat, an American flapper, and a Chinese poet who found themselves trapped in an unlikely love triangle amid the decadence of Jazz Age Shanghai. On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth centur ...Show more
Maori Boy - A Memoir of Childhood by Witi Ihimaera
40.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
This is the first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling memoir, packed with stories of the formative years of this much-loved writer. Witi Ihimaera is a consummate storyteller - one critic calling him one of our 'finest and most memorable'. Some of his best stories, however, are about his own life. This ...Show more
Glacier Country: My Years at Franz Joseph by Ralph Warbuton
49.95 NZD
Category: Memoirs
IN THE 1940S, and while in his 30s, Ralph Warburton fell in love with the mountains. He gave up his job of watchmaker and trained as a glacier guide, later becoming official photographer for glacier parties at Franz Josef. His family formed and grew up in the tiny South Westland village, a remote spot b ...Show more
Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
26.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is not just a true story but also a piece of history. Written by Anne Frank for herself, at the age of 13, the diary contains candid and intimate details of Anne's thoughts and feelings during the two years of the Second World War she and her family and friends stay ...Show more
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
27.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Jeanette Winterson's bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. She has written some of the most acclaimed books of the last three decades, including her internationally bestselling first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, the story of a young girl adopted ...Show more
Nevertheless: A Memoir by Alec Baldwin
36.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: General Adult
One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir. Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood's most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in p ...Show more