Wavewalker by Suzanne Heywood
$37.99 NZD
Category: General Biography
Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time an ...Show more
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows - A Memoir by Ai Weiwei
$55.00 NZD
Category: General Biography | Reading Level: very good
In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as 'the most important artist work ...Show more
A Fortunate Woman: A Country Doctor’s Story by Polly Morland
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
<b>'Polly Morland and Richard Baker have more than done justice to the original John Berger book - and produced a work that stimulates the eye and mind in equal measure.' Alain de Botton</b> <i>A Fortunate Woman</i> is a compelling, thoughtful and insightful look at the life and ...Show more
And Away... by Bob Mortimer
$28.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer.'The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year' - Sunday Times'Winningly heartfelt' - The Guardian'A triumph' - Daily MailBob Mortimer's life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was ...Show more
Anna by Amy Odell
$33.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
'Fascinating' Sunday Times 'Deeply sourced and rich with anecdotes' The Times 'Like a nonfiction version of The Devil Wears Prada' Elizabeth Day 'Odell's extensive reporting dredges up a wealth of delightful details' New York Times This definitive biography of Anna Wintour chronicles the steep climb ...Show more
At Home in the World: Lessons From a Remarkable Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
'One of the most influential spiritual leaders of our times' Oprah Essential life lessons from the world's most famous monk. Through a beautiful collection of autobiographical stories and teachings, At Home in the World tells the remarkable life of the beloved Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. With his signa ...Show more
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
$25.00 NZD
Category: General Biography | Reading Level: good-very good
A New York Times bestseller to be adapted into a film with Jennifer Lawrence to star. In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup 'unicorn' promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would ...Show more
Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper
$39.99 NZD
Category: General Biography
From the best-selling author of The Tall Man and The Arsonist, a personal tale about death, life and the enchantment of stories. With illustrations by Anna Walker. Let me tell you a story... When Chloe Hooper's partner is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive illness, she has to find a way to tell their ...Show more
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
Henry Winkler, launched into prominence by his role as 'The Fonz' in the beloved TV series "Happy Days", has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny and widely regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he would be the first to tell you that it's simply not the case, he's ju ...Show more
Berserker! by Adrian Edmondson
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
Berserk: out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. Berserkers: an elite Norse fighting corp who, apparently off their tits on hallucinogenic drugs, fought with a particular fury and senseless abandon still present in many Scandinavian heavy metal groups. Ade Edmondson smashed onto the ...Show more
Between Two Kingdoms: What Almost Dying Taught Me About Living by Suleika Jaouad
$24.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
At just twenty-two, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For five years her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At twenty-seven, and celebrating her first year of remission, Sule ...Show more
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness by Bill Bailey
$29.99 NZD
Category: General Biography
WHAT MAKES US HAPPY? BILL BAILEY PLAYS CRAZY GOLF AND HUGS TREES TO FIND OUT.'A warm, funny read, full of personal anecdotes and love letters to things that bring Bill Bailey pleasure' Sunday Mirror'Very thoughtful and written in a delightfully humorous and accessible way... Guaranteed to make [you] smi ...Show more