The Compton Cowboys - The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland by Walter Thompson-Hernandez
$33.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
"Thompson-Hern ndez's portrayal of Compton's black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton's young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in the west. An eye-opening, moving book."-- Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hi ...Show more
Work Mate Marry Love - How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny by Debora L. Spar
$43.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
A crucial guide to life before―and after―Tinder, IVF, and robots. What will happen to our notions of marriage and parenthood as reproductive technologies increasingly allow for newfangled ways of creating babies? What will happen to our understanding of gender as medical advances enable individuals to ...Show more
The Library: A Fragile History by Arthur der Weduwen, Andrew Pettegree
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google. 'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library' - Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge ...Show more
News and How to Use It: What to Believe in a Fake News World by Alan Rusbridger
$25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged by a torrent of lies, half-truths and propaganda: how do we even identify good journalism any more?At a moment of existential crisis for the news industry, in our age o ...Show more
Break the Internet: In Pursuit of Influence by Olivia Yallop
$37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Old media is over. The internet reigns. And in today's attention economy, influencers are kings. But who are they ... and how do you become one? Break the Internet takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world ...Show more
Elastic - The Power of Flexible Thinking by Leonard Mlodinow
$28.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
What do Pokemon Go and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein have in common? Why do some businesses survive, and others fail at the first sign of change? What gives the human brain the edge over computers?The answer- Elastic Thinking. It's an ability we all possess, and one that we can all learn to hone in order ...Show more
A Queer Existence - The lives of young gay men in Aotearoa New Zealand by Mark Beehre
$45.00 NZD
Category: LGBTQ+
Queer Existence is a major documentary project that uses photographic portraitureand oral history to record the life experiences of a group of 27 gay men bornsince the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act in 1986. In New Zealand,discrimination in work was outlawed in 1993, same-sex relationships wer ...Show more
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
$38.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER"Brilliant... riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued."--Beth Macy, author of DopesickAs heard on Fresh Air This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and wh ...Show more
The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilisation by Michael Brooks
$38.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as he explains why maths is fundamental to our understanding of the world.Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as h ...Show more
The End of Bias: How We Change Our Minds by Jessica Nordell
$36.99 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
Discover how we can all work to end one of the most corrosive issues of our time: unconscious bias.
Complete Flags of the World: The Ultimate Pocket Guide by DK
$30.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
The ultimate guide to the fascinating world of flagsThis one-stop guide to flags of the world explains the intriguing stories behind the design of country flags, state flags and heraldic symbols.The Complete Flags of the World is the essential guide to both identifying flags and understanding the comple ...Show more
The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future by Jonathan E. Hillman
$36.99 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
An expert on China's growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks. Its vast infrastructure projects now extend from the ocean floor to outer space, and from Africa's megacities into rural America. China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, re ...Show more