Why Knowledge Matters - Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories by E. D. Hirsch
65.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
In Why Knowledge Matters, influential scholar E. D. Hirsch, Jr., addresses critical issues in contemporary education reform and shows how cherished truisms about education and child development have led to unintended and negative consequences.Hirsch, author of The Knowledge Deficit, draws on recent find ...Show more
The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage by Ryan Holiday
27.99 NZD
Category: Business | Reading Level: very good
We give up too easily. With a simple change of attitude, what seem like insurmountable obstacles become once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Ryan Holiday, who dropped out of college at nineteen to serve as an apprentice to bestselling 'modern Machiavelli' Robert Greene and is now a media consultant for bil ...Show more
The Outback Court Reporter by Jamelle Wells
39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
Outback Court Reporter is a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic look at the comings and goings on inside the country courtrooms dotted across Australia. From the case of the stolen cat flap, to missing lollipops and exploding chocolate milk in a country supermarket, to a custody dispute over a camel - Ja ...Show more
Being Extraordinary By Confronting Your Ordinary
45.00 NZD
Category: Business
If business is your life, you need to read this exciting new book.....Mike Bennetts will lead you on a journey to become extraordinary business leader. Mike was CEO of the year in 2016 and he didn't get there by accident!
Merriam Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary by MERRIAM-WEBSTER
24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries & Atlases
New Edition! Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. More than 340,000 clues and answer words with over 20,000 new words. Organized alphabetically, by number of letters, and by common categories. New answer and clue words include: freegan, goji, pho and tweep. Comprehensive coverage of "crosswor ...Show more
Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
42.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new scientist and writer. How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? In Eve, Ca ...Show more
Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel
26.00 NZD
Category: Economics
______________________'A powerfully disruptive book for disrupted times ... If you're looking for transformative ideas, this book is for you.' KATE RAWORTH, economist and author of Doughnut Economics Featured in FT Best Books of the Year 2020______________________The world has finally awoken to the ...Show more
The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel
34.99 NZD
Category: Economics
Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money - investing, personal finance, and business decisions - is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do ...Show more
Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life by Morgan Housel
34.99 NZD
Category: Economics
When planning for the future we often ask, "What will the economy be doing this time next year?" Or, "What will be different ten years from now?" But forecasting is hard. The important events that will shape the future are inherently unpredictable. Instead, we should be asking a different question: Wha ...Show more
The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World by James Ball
38.99 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist James Ball takes us into the depths of the internet to trace the origins and rapid ascent of QAnon, the movement that mutated from a niche online conspiracy theory into the world's first digital pandemic.*A Financial Times Book to Read in 2023* Imagine a ...Show more
Property with She's on the Money: The ultimate first home buyer's guide: from the creator of the #1 finance podcast by Victoria Devine
37.00 NZD
Category: Economics
Smash your property goals with Victoria Devine's informative guide - whether you're getting your first foot on the ladder, hunting for your dream home or planning for an investment propertyEven with the challenges involved (interest rates and crazy-high house prices, we're looking at you!), so many of u ...Show more
Streetfight - Handbook for an Urban Revolution by Janette Sadik-Khan; Seth Solomonow (As told to)
40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
Like a modern-day Jane Jacobs, Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City's streets to make room for pedestrians, bikers, buses, and green spaces. Describing the battles she fought to enact change, Streetfight imparts wisdom and practical advice that other cities can follow to make their own streets s ...Show more