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The Best American Science Writing 2012 by Dr. Michio Kaku & Jesse Cohen (eds.)
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
From climate change to public health, the origins of the universe to the wiring of the human brain, parallel universes to artifical intelligence, the world of science is vast and diverse, offering endless challenges and possibilities which provide new understanding of ourselves, our world, and our unive ...Show more
The Chambers Paperback Dictionary by Chambers eds.
15.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
Containing thousands of clear definitions, The Chambers Paperback Dictionary is the ideal easy-to-use guide to finding the right word and spelling every time. Clearly structured word entries include information on pronunciation, related terms and associated set phrases to give you extra help with choosi ...Show more
The Ends of the Earth : An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic (Boxed set of 2 hardcovers) by Elizabeth Kolbert & Francis Spufford (eds)
85.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
"The Ends of the Earth" is an elegant boxed set of two hardcover books featuring a selection of the greatest writing about the Arctic and the Antarctic.Contributors include: Roald Amundsen, Beryl Bainbridge, Andrea Barrett, James Buchan, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Jenny Diski, Tim Flannery, Jon Krakauer, Ha ...Show more
The Essential Rhyming Dictionary by eds.
9.99 NZD
21.99 (54% off)
Category: Dictionaries
This is the perfect resource for writers of poetry and rhyme.
The History of British Motoring by eds.
34.99 NZD
39.99 (12% off)
Category: Cars & Motorcycles
A Chronicle of Classic British Cars and Bikes
The Little Big Book of Love by Lena Tabori & Natasha Tabori Fried (eds)
29.99 NZD
49.99 (40% off)
Category: Gift Books
"The Little Big Book of Love "is the most adorable, chunky, ramance-packed valentine there is. Now back in print with an updated jacket design and additional content, this anthology of love and romance is so complete, timeless, and delightful, and is designed in the beautiful and playful format of the m ...Show more
The Merck / Merial Manual for Pet Health by Cynthia M. Kahn & Scott Line (eds.)
42.99 NZD
49.99 (14% off)
Category: Pets
The Complete Health Resource for Your Dog, Cat, Horse or Other Pets in Everyday Language. The Merck / Merial Manual for Pet Health delivers animal health expertise in everyday language that all pet owners can understand. This in-depth new resource, authored by over 200 veterinary experts, covers the ful ...Show more
The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought (3rd ed.) by Alan Bullock & Stephen Trombley (eds)
34.99 NZD
45.00 (22% off)
Category: Reference
A fully revised and updated edition of this unique, well-established, classic work of reference and companion to all fields of modern thought. The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought has been continuously in print in earlier editions for more than twenty years. The new Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thou ...Show more
The New Zealand CPI at 100 - History and Interpretation by Sharleen Forbes and Antong Victorio (eds)
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Very few New Zealanders have lives unaffected by the Consumers Price Index, or CPI. It is used by the New Zealand government to adjust student allowances, welfare benefits and superannuation; by the Reserve Bank to guide monetary policy; by the old Court of Arbitration, and by employers and employees, t ...Show more
The New Zealand Supreme Court: The First 10 Years by Andrew Stockley & Michael Littlewood (eds)
100.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The Paris Review Interviews: vol. 1 by Paris Review editors (eds)
39.99 NZD
45.00 (11% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: The\Paris Review Ser.
How do great writers do it? From James M Cain's hard-nosed observation that "writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problems to be solved. It's not all inspirational," to Joan Didion's account of how she composes a book - "I constantly retype my own sentences. Every day I go back t ...Show more
The Penguin Book of New Zealand War Writing by Harry Ricketts and Gavin McLean (eds)
59.99 NZD
65.00 (7% off)
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
'The editors ...have cast their nets widely indeed. They have produced a volume that no-one with an interest in wars in which this country has become ensnared should miss reading. The book is a vast treasure trove of material'. - Otago Daily Times Warfare, both at home and abroad, has shaped the way New ...Show more