Notes From Inside by Anne Thurston
30.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Notes from Inside is a narrative memoir about abuse, intergenerational trauma and mental illness – but it is also about how Anne Thurston managed to address and eventually cope with those issues. Her own stories are positioned in relation to those of other women in her family – both ancestors and descen ...Show more
The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History by Jeremy Bowen
27.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
A Spectator Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year'An illuminating and riveting read.' - Jonathan DimblebyJeremy Bowen, the International Editor of the BBC, has been covering the Middle East since 1989 and is uniquely placed to explain its complex past and its troubled present.In The Making of ...Show more
The Farmer's Wife by Helen Rebanks
45.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
A gorgeous portrait of Helen Rebanks's Lake District life. As dawn breaks on the farm, Helen Rebanks makes a mug of tea, relishing the few minutes of quiet before the house stirs. Within the hour the sounds of her husband, James, and their four children will fill the kitchen. There are also six sheepdo ...Show more
Clanlands in New Zealand - Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under by Sam Heughan; Graham McTavish; Charlotte Reather
39.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride. They're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're setting their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand. Join our intrepid Scotsmen on their la ...Show more
Ringside: A Tale of Music and Mayhem From the Man Behind Rock and Roll Superstars Cold Chisel by Rod Willis
37.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
A tale of music and mayhem from the man who made Cold Chisel rock and roll superstars.
Delight by J. B. Priestley
24.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
'An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.' Dolly Alderton 'J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius.' Dame Judi Dench 'My apology, my little bit of p ...Show more
The Writer's Garden: How gardens inspired the world's great authors by Jackie Bennett, Richard Hanson
75.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
The Writers Garden presents an intriguing study of the beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces of 30 historys greatest writers. See inside the gardens where literary giants from Tolstoy to Agatha Christie created some of their finest works in this visually stunning and fascinating book. Discover the flowe ...Show more
Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon
40.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
The internationally bestselling author tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her ninth decade. From a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather's farm and its beloved animals and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Donna ...Show more
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present by Paul McCartney
65.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
The Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones Book of the Year, now in paperback with seven new commentaries from Paul McCartney 'More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or ...Show more
Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly by Jeremy Clarkson
38.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Another year on the Diddly Squat Farm and Jeremy is still knee-deep in mud and endless challenges.Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. Since taking the wheel three years ago Jeremy's had his work cut out. And it's now clear from hard-won experience that, when it comes to farming, there's only one golden rul ...Show more
Inventor of the Future - The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller by Alec Nevala-Lee
44.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time * One of The Economist's Best Books of 2022 * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for The Next Big Idea Club * The Week Magazine Book of the Week From Alec Nevala-Lee, the author of the Hugo and Locus Award finalist Astounding, comes ...Show more
Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature by Elizabeth Winkler
55.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
A thrillingly provocative investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be. The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horribl ...Show more