William Burroughs and the Cult of Rock and Roll by Casey Rae
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented-until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult o ...Show more
Win: Proven Strategies for Success -- Sport. Life. Mental Health. by Brent Pope; Jason Brennan
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
'Visualise your goals and achieve your potential.'Easy-to-follow and extremely effective, Win will change the way you think about all aspects of your life. From well-known personality and rugby commentator Brent Pope and psychotherapist and mental skills coach Jason Brennan, Win: Proven Strategies for ...Show more
Winds of Change - Britain in the Early Sixties by Peter Hennessy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Harold Macmillan - the presiding figure in Peter Hennessy's magnificent new history - famously said in 1960 that the wind of change was blowing over Africa and the remaining British Empire. But it was blowing over Britain too - its society; its relationship with Europe; its nuclear and defence policy. A ...Show more
Wine Girl by Victoria James
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
An affecting memoir from a young sommelier, struggling to make her way into the glamorous but notoriously toxic restaurant world. At just twenty-one, Victoria James became America's youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of ...Show more
Wine Girl - A Sommelier's Tale of Making It in the Toxic World of Fine Dining by Victoria James
$24.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
'Hugely entertaining' Jay Rayner, Observer 'Addictive' Stylist 'James does for wine what Anthony Bourdain did for the high-pressure, low-margin world of professional restaurants, exposing secrets kept from customers' Financial Times Aged twenty-one, Victoria was named the US's youngest sommelier, wor ...Show more
Winners Take All - The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: very good
What explains the spreading backlash against the global elite? In this revelatory investigation, Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, showing how the elite follow a 'win-win' logic, fighting for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten their p ...Show more
Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness by Tim S. Grover, Shari Wenk
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
From the elite performance coach for Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and many others - and the author of the powerful bestseller Relentless - a no-holds-barred formula for winning that is ideal for business people, athletes and anybody wanting to achieve success. In Relentless, Tim Grover show ...Show more
Winter Counts by David Weiden
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
'Harrowing and heartfelt, assured and highly accomplished. One of the standout thrillers of the year' CHRIS WHITAKERIf you have a problem, if no one else can help, there's one person you can turn to. Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Native American Reservation in South Dakota. ...Show more
Wisdom of Tea by Noriko Morishita
$27.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
For more than 25 years Noriko Morishita studied and practised the intricate ceremonies of the famous Tea Ceremony, trying to learn its complexities and achieve a perfection of movement and mood that few can master. With insight and beauty she describes her first uncertain steps following the Way of Tea ...Show more
Without Getting Killed or Caught - The Life and Music of Guy Clark by Tamara Saviano; Earl Keen Robert
$60.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Series: John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University Ser.
Winner, 2016 the Belmont Book Award, Sponsored by the International Country Music ConferenceFor more than forty years, Guy Clark wrote and recorded unforgettable songs. His lyrics and melodies paint indelible portraits of the people, places, and experiences that shaped him. He has served as model, mento ...Show more
Wittgenstein's Antiphilosophy by Alain Badiou
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Alain Badiou takes on the standard bearer of the linguistic turn in modern philosophy and anatomizes the antiphilosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the course of his interrogation of Wittgenstein s thinking, Badiou refines his own definitions of the universal truths that govern his work. Bruno Bosteels s ...Show more
Woke Racism by John McWhorter
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting black communities and weakening the social fabric.