Stories of Hope - Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives by Heather Morris
$33.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Heather Morris, author of the internationally bestselling novels The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey, grew up on a farm in rural New Zealand. On her way back across the paddocks from school, Heather would visit her great-grandfather and listen to his experiences of war - stories he told only ...Show more
Max by Alex Miller
$33.00 NZD
Category: Biography
An astonishing, moving tribute to Alex's friend, Max Blatt, that is at once a meditation on memory itself, on friendship and a reminder to the reader that history belongs to humanity. 'This book so beautifully evokes the power of places in shaping our consciousness and perception…As readers of Alex Mill ...Show more
Untwisted: The Story of My Life by Paul Jennings
$33.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Honest, insightful, funny - a brilliant memoir about writing and teaching and life from one of Australia's most loved children's authors. Sometimes, rather than making you laugh or cry out in surprise, a story will instead leave you wondering about human fragility. In the telling of his own tale, childr ...Show more
Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Includes enhanced CD with exclusive video of the actual hunt for Pablo Escobar On July 22, 1992, Colombian druglord Pablo Escobar walked out of the luxurious prison he built for himself and disappeared into the Colombian jungle. His audacious escape destroyed the nation's tenuous ceasefire with its inf ...Show more
Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future by Iwan Rhys Morus
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography
A new biography of electrical pioneer Nikola Tesla, one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of science.
Becoming Beauvoir - A Life by Kate Kirkpatrick
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography
"One is not born a woman, but becomes one", Simone de Beauvoir A symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir's unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, writer, and feminist icon, she won prestigious literary prizes and transformed the way we think about ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of James Busby - His Majesty's British Resident in New Zealand by Paul Moon
$44.00 NZD
Category: Biography
One of the British Empire's most troubling colonial exports in the 19th-century, James Busby is known as the father of the Australian wine industry, the author of New Zealand's Declaration of Independence and a central figure in the early history of independent New Zealand as its British Resident from 1 ...Show more
The Mountbattens by Andrew Lownie
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography
A new biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, from award-winning author Andrew Lownie.
The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography
'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The Times An epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history's most venerated military and religious heroes opens a window on the Islamic and Christian worlds ...Show more
Tomorrow Will Be a Good Day (HB) by Captain Tom Moore
$48.00 NZD
Category: Biography
At the height of the pandemic, ninety-nine-year-old WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore began walking laps of his garden to raise e1000 for the NHS. By the time of his 100th birthday, he'd reached e32 million and captured the hearts of the nation. In his official autobiography, announced alongside the creati ...Show more