Letters of a Naturalist - The Field Accounts of Richard Henry of Resolution Island by Richard Treacy Henry; Susanne Hill; John Hill; Victoria Jaenecke
135.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Richard Henry was New Zealand's first wildlife ranger and champion of our flightless birds. He was appointed caretaker of Resolution Island in 1894, living and working -often alone- for fourteen years in wild and remote Dusky Sound. Henry's perceptive observations and descriptions of the wildlife of D ...Show more
A Forager's Life by Helen Lehndorf
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: near fine
A memoir about belonging and motherhood, told through the author's lifelong passion for wild food. When Helen Lehndorf moves to the city after a childhood living off the land in rural Taranaki, she can't help but feel different from her peers and professors - peculiar, poor. She finds solace in long wal ...Show more
Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of '22 by Wayne Smith
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Wayne Smith is arguably the finest rugby brain in the world - a man the players he coached dubbed 'The Professor'. In Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of '22, we'll hear from not only Wayne, but also the women and men who took the Ferns to a World title. In this long-awaited memoir, Wayne Smith ...Show more
Marco Polo: The Remarkable Firsthand Story of the First Kiwis to Sail Around the World by Tony Armit; John Macfarlane
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
In 1951, an 18-year-old Kiwi lad named Tony Armit decided to build a 28-foot wooden yacht. Three years later, he christened her Marco Polo, then with a former school rugby mate, Brian ‘Tig’ Loe, set sail from Auckland on an epic voyage... and whatever adventure may await. In the process, Tony and Tig be ...Show more
Heron MJI: The story of a New Zealand supercar and the man who created it by Patrick Harlow
75.00 NZD
Category: Cars
Learning To Be French (and Failing) - A New Zealander, a Tiny Village & an Ancient Stone House by Anna Bibby
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: near fine
What happens when an art gallery owner from New Zealand buys a dilapidated French house on a whim? Anna Bibby owned a successful art gallery in New Zealand until one day, on holiday in France, she bought a falling-down house in a picturesque medieval village. So began the process of renovating her beaut ...Show more
Laughing at the Dark by Barbara Else
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: near fine
'My own first memory is the cupboard door, and laughing, erupting with laughter' - a memoir about finding an identity, a voice and laughter. A funny, elegant, moving memoir by one of New Zealand's best-known authors, a woman who finally rebelled against being a handmaiden. By the time Barbara Else was ...Show more
The Quiet Hero: Andrew Bagshaw by Philip Matthews
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Genetic scientist Andrew Bagshaw put his life on hold to help the people of Ukraine. His selfless actions would cost him his life. This is his story. Andrew Bagshaw was many things - a genius-level geneticist, keen cricketer and sailor, private pilot, much-loved son, brother and uncle, as well as a hug ...Show more
So Far, For Now by Fiona Kidman
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Evocative, wry and thought-provoking, this is a rewarding journey with one of our finest writers. It is a little over a decade since Fiona Kidman wrote her last volume of memoir. But her story did not end on its last page; instead her life since has been busier than ever, filled with significant changes ...Show more
Hine Toa: A Story of Bravery by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements. In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whanau dismiss her ...Show more
The Alarmist - Fifty Years Measuring Climate Change by Dave Lowe
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: very good
Alarmist (pre-2020): Someone who exaggerates a danger and so causes needless worry or panic. Alarmist (post-2020): Someone who justifiably raises the alarm about a global danger to Earth's biosphere. His research was urgent fifty years ago. Now, it’s critical. In the early 1970s, budding Kiwi scientist ...Show more
Needs Adult Supervision by Emily Writes
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Needs Adult Supervision is Emily Writes' take on growing up and feeling like a real adult. This book looks at the growing pains of kids and their parents and their attempts to navigate a world that's changing by the minute. Emily paints a vivid picture of all the feelings, fortunes and failures that com ...Show more