Inside Out by Demi Moore
36.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight--or the headlines.Even a ...Show more
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden
37.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Ray: "Traitor or Patriot? Now we have Edward Snowden’s own story — high-school dropout; hacker; joined the Army after 9/11; top secret security clearance at the age of 22. Will make you wonder about the wisdom of Australia sharing its intelligence with the U.S. And make you worry about how much the gov ...Show more
My Scotland by Val McDermid
60.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
'I love stories. My life has been book-ended and bookmarked by hearing them, reading them and telling them. In my mind's eye, I can see where each of these stories unfolds . . .' In MY SCOTLAND, number one bestselling author Val McDermid takes readers to the landscapes she has known all her life, and th ...Show more
Anzac and Aviator: The Remarkable Story of Sir Ross Smith and the 1919 England to Australia Air Race by Michael Molkentin
36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
The story of extraordinary Australian, Ross Smith, who rode to war at Gallipoli on horseback and by the end of the war, was one of the most highly awarded fighter pilots.
Tea and Scotch with Bradman (HB) by Roland Perry
45.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Discovering the man behind the legend In 1995, journalist and author Roland Perry wrote to Sir Donald Bradman requesting an interview for a biography he was planning of the great cricketer. Surprisingly, the Don agreed. It was the start of a conversation that continued for years, during which the real B ...Show more
Oscar: A Life (Oscar Wilde) by Matthew Sturgis
37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
'The Book of the Year, perhaps of the decade, has to be Matthew Sturgis's Oscar ' TLS , Books of the Year. NOMINATED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2019. A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'Simply the best modern biography of Wilde ... A terrific achievement' Evening Standard . 'Page-turning ... Vivid and ...Show more
Anthony Bourdain Remembered by CNN Staff
54.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
A moving and insightful collection of quotes, memories, and images celebrating the life of Anthony Bourdain When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, the outpouring of love from his fans around the world was momentous. Their tributes spoke to his legacy, confirming that the world is much smaller than we ...Show more
Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske by Julia Blackburn
48.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
Winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year 2015. John Craske, a Norfok fisherman, was born in 1881 and in 1917, when he had just turned thirty-six, he fell seriously ill. For the rest of his life he kept moving in and out of what was described as 'a stuporous state'. In 1923 he started making paintings ...Show more
The Bells of Old Tokyo: Travels in Japanese Time by Anna Sherman
37.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: 3 Biography
In The Bells of Old Tokyo, Anna Sherman explores Japan and revels in all its wonderful particularity. As a foreigner living in Tokyo, Sherman's account takes pleasure and fascination in the history and culture of a country that can seem startlingly strange to an outsider. Following her search for the l ...Show more
Guinea Pig in White Wine Sauce by Alan Rochford
34.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Alan Rochford was living the dream when he started Stone Cottage, an idyllic French restaurant nestled in the Adelaide Hills. He had everything going for him apart from experience, money, and the first idea about what he was doing. After two years and one divorce, he began to see the funny side, fed on ...Show more
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
27.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Geobiologist Hope Jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Lab Girl is her revelatory treatise on plant life—but it is also a celebration of the lifelong curiosity, humility, and passion that drive every scien ...Show more
Making History by Phillips Jock
45.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
The story of one historian, and a country, awakening to New Zealands past. Men no longer whisper Revolution, they shout it; and they no longer carry banners, but throw bricks Letter home from Harvard, 1970. Jock Phillips grew up in post-war Christchurch where history meant Ancient Greece and home was En ...Show more