A Path Through the Jungle - A Psychological Health and Wellbeing Programme to Develop Robustness and Resilience by Steve Peters
$52.00 NZD
Category: Health
The new self-development programme from the author of the smash best seller The Chimp Paradox. All of us face challenges, rough patches and struggles in life. And during these times we are often our own worst enemies, experiencing unwelcome emotions, thoughts and behaviours. The one thing that has stoo ...Show more
The Beautiful Afternoon by Airini Beautrais
$38.00 NZD
Category: Essays
In The Beautiful Afternoon, award-winning poet and short-story writer Airini Beautrais plumbs history, literature, Star Wars, sea hags, beauty products, tarot, swimwear, environmentalism and pole dancing to deliver a virtuoso inquiry into how we become, and change, who we are. Beautrais surveys the man ...Show more
How to Speak Whale - A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication by Tom Mustill
$29.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
'Fascinating' Greta Thunberg'Extraordinary' Merlin Sheldrake'A must-read' New Scientist'Enthralling' George Monbiot'Brilliant' Philip HoareWildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had always liked whales. But when one breached onto his kayak, nearly killing him, he became obsessed.This book traces his extraordina ...Show more
On Call - The Anatomy of My Life As a Surgeon, a Daughter, a Mother by Ineke Meredith
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Frank, sharp-witted and heart-rending, On Call is a stunning memoir by a female Samoan-New Zealand general surgeon about life, death, and the human limits of care As soon as she could, Ineke Meredith left her family home in Samoa for New Zealand, filled with determination not to be like her mother: lov ...Show more
Taking Sides - A Memoir About Love, War, and Changing the World by Sherine Tadros
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The deeply moving memoir of an award-winning war correspondent turned activist - and her rousing defence of human rights in times of resurgent authoritarianism. As a broadcast journalist for Sky News and Al Jazeera, Sherine Tadros was trained to tell only the facts, as dispassionately as possible. But h ...Show more
Strange Religion - How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling by Nijay K. Gupta
$45.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and lived a unique lifestyle. They practiced a whole ne ...Show more
The Power of Women - A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing by Denis Mukwege
$30.00 NZD
Category: Wellbeing & Inspiration
From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes an inspiring clarion call-to-action to confront the scourge of sexual violence and better learn from women's resilience, strength, and power. At the heart of Dr. Mukwege's message will be the voices of th ...Show more
How to Sleep by Rafael Pelayo
$50.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
"Easy to read and comprehensive. This book offers real practical guidance." --Matthew Walker, PhD, bestselling author of Why We Sleep Anyone having trouble sleeping has heard all the old "sleep hygiene" rules: Don't drink caffeine after 2:00 p.m., use the bedroom only for sleeping, put down your scr ...Show more
Leadership is Language by L. David Marquet
$40.00 NZD
Category: Business
Few of us realize that our language in the workplace inhibits creative problem-solving and escalates uncertainty and stress. In both high-pressure situations and everyday scenarios, in each meeting and email, we have the opportunity to empower our colleagues by using the right words. In Leadership is L ...Show more
A Greedy Man in a Hungry World: Why (Almost) Everything You Thought You Knew About Food is Wrong by Jay Rayner
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Now with a new epilogue, the UK's most influential food and drink journalist shoots a few sacred cows of food culture. Buying 'locally' does no good. Farmers' markets are merely a lifestyle choice. And 'organic' is little more than a marketing label, way past its sell by date. This may be a little hard ...Show more
Interval Weight Loss by Nick Fuller
$38.00 NZD
Category: Health
Ever gone on a diet but ended up heavier than when you started? It?s not your fault. As Dr Nick Fuller, one of Australia?s leading obesity researchers, has discovered, we?re all tuned to a set body weight - a weight range that the body feels most comfortable being. When you take your body out of that co ...Show more