Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries by Alan Rickman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
"Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice and the knowing wit he brought to each role co ...Show more
Sicker in the Head - More Conversations about Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow
$37.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy--from lifelong comedy nerd Judd Apatow. "When I need to read an interview with a comedian while in the bathroom, I always turn to Judd Apatow for deeply ...Show more
Nick Cave - Complete Lyrics 1978-2022 by Nick Cave
$40.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
'I walk into the corner of my room, see my friends in high places, I don't know which is which and whom is whom, they've stolen each other's faces' Spanning Nick Cave's entire career, from his writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dream and DIG, LA ...Show more
Sound Within Sound by Kate Molleson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
A radical new book by journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson, which fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale. ‘Wonderful . . . This is a book of discovery that speaks of music as a life force, that urges us to l ...Show more
Don't Dream It's Over: The remarkable life of Neil Finn by Jeff Apter
$38.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
Don't Dream It's Over is the first biography to focus exclusively on Neil Finn, the man who wrote the timeless hits of Split Enz and Crowded House. In February 1980, 21-year-old Neil Mullane Finn wrote 'I Got You', which became the signature song, and the biggest hit, for the Kiwi band Split Enz, co-fo ...Show more
The Future Is Not Fixed - Short Plays Envisioning a Global Green New Deal by The Arctic Cycle (Compiled by)
$46.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
For all of the political, economic, and technological obstacles that stand in the way of addressing climate change, perhaps the greatest challenge is in the realm of imagination. Can we envision a better world? What might an equitable, sustainable, decarbonized, and just society look like? What if the c ...Show more
100 Plays to Save the World by Elizabeth Freestone; Jeanie O'Hare
$44.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
A guide to one hundred plays drawn from around the world, written by one hundred different playwrights, addressing the most urgent and important issue of our time: the climate crisis. The plays discussed in this guide span a wide variety of styles, genres, and cast sizes--all speaking to an aspect of th ...Show more
Sustainable Theatre: Theory, Context, Practice by Iphigenia Taxopoulou
$55.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
How does the world of theatre and the performing arts intersect with the climate and environmental crisis? This timely book is the first comprehensive account of the sector's response to the defining issue of our time. The book documents a sector in transition and presents theatre professionals, practit ...Show more
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music by Various
$30.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinéad Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel Kushner, Juliana Huxtable, Leslie Jamison, Liz Pelly, Maggie Nelson, Margo Jefferson, Megan Jasper, Ottessa Moshfegh, Simone White, Yiyun Li and Zakia S ...Show more
Because Internet: Understanding how language is changing by Gretchen McCulloch
$24.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! "Gretchen McCulloch is the internet's favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix." --Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too Because Internet is for anyone who's ever ...Show more
Good Pop, Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker
$30.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Terrific... Very funny' Guardian What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawe ...Show more
Fight, Magic, Items - The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West by Aidan Moher
$30.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
Take a journey through the history of Japanese role-playing games--from the creators who built it, the games that defined it, and the stories that transformed pop culture and continue to capture the imaginations of millions of fans to this day. The Japanese roleplaying game (JRPG) genre is one that is ...Show more