Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia; Francesc Mirales
$35.00 NZD
Category: Mind/Body/Spirit | Reading Level: very good
Ikigai translates as 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'. It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet- a point of perfect balance, and perfect fulfilment. On the Japanese island of Okinawa, people live longer than anywhere else in the world. ...Show more
Maori at Home: A Guide for Everyday Families by Scotty Morrison; Stacey Morrison
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ
Kei hea o putu whutuporo? Where are your rugby boots? Homai te ranu tomato. Pass me the tomato sauce. Kei te pehea te huarere i tenei ra? How is the weather today? Kei hea to mahi kainga? Where is your homework? Kati te whakaporearea i to tuahine! Stop annoying your sister! Maori at Home is the perfect ...Show more
Simon Shuker's Code-Cracker (07) by Simon Shuker
$16.99 NZD
Category: puzzle/sudoku/crossword
Another 125 Code-Cracker puzzles in the seventh volume of the puzzle series that is enjoyed daily in newspapers from Whangarei to Invercargill, including the Otago Daily Times, Dominion Post and New Zealand Herald.
Mah Jong Player's Companion
$22.99 NZD
Category: Nerd/Geek/Super Cool | Series: Langaroo Press Mah Jong
The essential companion for the dedicated Mah Jong player who also enjoys the social aspect of the game. Since the arrival on the market of Patricia Thompson and Betty Maloney's two previous books, The Game of Mah Jong Illustrated and Improve Your Mah Jong, a wide range of hands from many parts of the ...Show more
The Field Guide to New Zealand Geology (revised edition 2009) by Jocelyn Thornton
$50.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
This is the first field guide written for the general public and beginners in geology in New Zealand. Now fully revised and updated, it shows travellers in New Zealand something of the tremendous variety of our rocks, minerals and fossils and describes what to look for in many areas where rock formation ...Show more
If I Could Tell You Just One Thing... by Richard Reed; Samuel Kerr (Illustrator)
$45.00 NZD
Category: Other
Adventures in advice with some of the world's most remarkable people. President Bill Clinton, Clare Balding, Stephen Fry, Dame Judi Dench, James Corden, Margaret Atwood, Sir David Attenborough, Annie Lennox, Andy Murray, Joanna Lumley, Anthony Bourdain, Marina Abramovic, Sir Richard Branson, Sandi Toks ...Show more
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
Didion's journalistic skills are displayed as never before in this story of a year in her life that began with her daughter in a medically induced coma and her husband unexpectedly dead due to a heart attack. This powerful and moving work is Didion's "attempt to make sense of the weeks and then months t ...Show more
Simon Shuker's Code-Cracker (13) by Simon Shuker
$15.95 NZD
Category: puzzle/sudoku/crossword
Another 125 Code-Cracker puzzles in the thirteenth volume of the popular puzzle series that is enjoyed daily in newspapers throughout New Zealand.
Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the Maori World by Peter Alsop & Te Rau Kupenga
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ | Reading Level: near fine
Pearls of wisdom – whakataukī – have been gifted from generation to generation as an intrinsic part of the Māori world. As powerful metaphors, they combine analogy and cultural history in the most economical of words. Short and insightful, they take you by surprise, engendering reflection, learning and ...Show more
Which New Zealand Bird? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: NZ | Series: Which...?
Use best-selling author Andrew Crowe's method to identify New Zealand birds by size and habitat in this simple, illustrated guide that will appeal to children and adults alike.Which bird is it? Simply note where you spotted the bird and how big it is. Then follow the simple steps to find out which bird ...Show more
50 Speeches That Made the Modern World: Famous Speeches from Women's Rights to Human Rights by Chambers
$49.99 NZD
Category: History
Throughout history, great speeches have produced great change. From inciting violence and asserting control to restoring peace and securing freedom, nothing has the raw emotional power of a speech delivered at the right moment, in the right place, with the right content, and the right delivery. 50 Speec ...Show more
Edmonds Cookery Book (Fully Revised) by Goodman Fielder
$37.99 NZD
Category: Cookery
New Zealand's favourite and bestselling cookbook! The Edmonds Cookery Book has been an essential ingredient in New Zealand kitchens for over 100 years. Full of everyday recipes that are sure to be a success from Afghans to bacon and egg pie, now the New Zealand icon is completely up to date and better ...Show more