Moranifesto by Caitlin Moran
28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
"I've lived through ten iOS upgrades on my Mac u and that's just something I use to muck about on Twitter. Surely capitalism is due an upgrade or two?'When Caitlin Moran sat down to choose her favourite pieces for her new book she realised that they all seemed to join up. Turns out, it's the same old pr ...Show more
Operation Relentless by Damien Lewis
36.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
'The Night Manager meets Narcos' Saul David 'To catch this criminal took incredible courage and skill. This is James Bond meets Jason Bourne' Bear Grylls The new bestseller from the author of Zero Six Bravo By 2007 Viktor Bout had become the world's foremost arms dealer. Known as the 'Merchant of Death' ...Show more
The Killing School: Inside the World's Deadliest Sniper Program by Brandon Webb
34.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
The Killing School brings readers inside the U.S. Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper Course-the gruelling three-month training program that produces the world's deadliest snipers. As a SEAL sniper and combat veteran, Brandon Webb was tasked with revamping the U.S. Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Sco ...Show more
Leadership Material: How Personal Experience Shapes Executive Presence by Diana Jones
29.99 NZD
Category: Business
Viewing them as 'touchy feely', intangible and invisible, most leaders separate their personal lives from their professional lives. Diana Jones, an executive coach for 30-years, argues that this is unwise. In fact, the 'soft side' of leadership - empathy, compassion, and authentic communication derived ...Show more
Lust, Chaos, War, and Fate: Greek Mythology: Timeless Tales from the Ancients by Jason Boyett
26.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Reading Level: General Adult
Mythology is not about the past. The past is what's behind us and that's not where mythology really exists. The big daddy of mythology hails from ancient Greece-and whether we realize it or not, Greek mythology influences the western world of today. If you have ever seen the Atlantic Ocean, if you love ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire by Lawrence James
44.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Reading Level: good
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE covers the history of British expansion overseas from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Narrative and analysis are interwoven with revealing eyewitness quotation to provide keen insight into the minds of those involved in conquering, settling and ruling th ...Show more
TED: The Great Questions of Tomorrow by David Rothkopf
22.99 NZD
Category: Business | Series: Ted 2 Ser.
Government, war, the economy, human identity, philosophy and the way we work. All of these, among others, are soon to be transformed. As technological advancements usher in a time where each and every human being on the planet will be connected by more than 50 billion manmade devices, our global society ...Show more
The Durrells of Corfu by Michael Haag
24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Reading Level: near fine
Simon Nye's TV series, The Durrells, is based loosely on Gerald Durrell's Corfu Trilogy and in particular his much-loved bestseller, My Family and Other Animals. These books in turn are based somewhat loosely on actual events. The real-life Durrells went to Corfu at the urging of Lawrence Durrell, who w ...Show more
Turangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand by Edited by Trudie Cain, Ella Kahu, Richard Shaw
50.00 NZD
Category: Maori History
A book for thinkers and participants in New Zealand and global society What is a New Zealander? What does it mean to be a citizen of or a resident in this country? How do we understand what makes New Zealand complex, and unique? And what creates a sense of belonging and identity, both here and in the ...Show more
The New Zealand Project by Max Harris
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
By any measure, New Zealand must confront some monumental issues in the years ahead. From the future of work to climate change, geopolitical upheaval to housing affordability, wealth inequality to new populism - these challenges are complex and even unprecedented in their scope. Yet why, as Max Harris a ...Show more
How to: Use Innovation and Creativity in the Workplace by Patrick Collister
17.99 NZD
Category: Business | Series: How to: Academy | Reading Level: General Adult
Are you hungry to increase productivity in your workplace? Do you want to solve problems and enhance working relationships? A creative director with more than 25 years' experience, Patrick Collister introduces new ways to get the creative juices flowing. Whatever your career, how to: use innovation and ...Show more
The Songs of Trees by David George Haskell
38.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature's most magnificent networkers -- trees "Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture." - Science Friday ...Show more