The Great Unknown - Mountain Journeys in the Southern Alps by Geoff Spearpoint
$59.99 NZD
Category: Pictorial
Geoff Spearpoint is a legend among New Zealand's tramping and mountaineering community. For over 50 years he has been undertaking many long, adventurous trips in the Southern Alps every year, decade after decade. These trips, usually a mix of both tramping and mountaineering, have made Spearpoint New Ze ...Show more
New Zealand by Warren Jacobs
$30.00 NZD
Category: Pictorial
New Zealand is both one of the most unique and most pristine landscapes on Earth. Its otherworldly qualities have made it the location for many films in recent years, most notably perhaps, The Lord of the Rings. In this collection, photographer Warren Jacobs captures the breathtaking scenery and coastli ...Show more
The Wonder Garden by Jenny Broom
$65.00 NZD
Category: Pictorial
Open the gates of the Wonder Garden to explore five of Earth's most extraordinary habitats, each filled with incredible creatures and epic scenery. Trek through the Amazon Rainforest, travel to the Chihuahuan Desert, dive in the Great Barrier Reef, delve deep into the Black Forest and stand on the roof ...Show more
This Is Cricket - In the Spirit of the Game by Daniel Melamud; David Gower (Foreword by)
$150.00 NZD
Category: Pictorial
Cricket has been played for over two hundred years and in some ways remains largely unchanged. It is this timelessness, and the elegant style and spirit in which the game is conducted, which is celebrated in Cricket. The book brings together such idyllic settings as Sir Paul Getty's Ground in Buckingham ...Show more
The Aircraft Book: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$65.00 NZD
Category: Pictorial
Take an action-packed flight through the history of aircraft and the intrepid pioneers who made a dream become reality.Featuring more than 800 of the greatest commercial and military aircraft ever made, this visual celebration of aeroplanes and aviation traces the history of flight over the past century ...Show more
Resident Dog: Incredible Homes and the Dogs That Live There by Nicole England
$45.00 NZD
Category: Pictorial
Just as every home is different, so is every dog. In this stunningly photographed book of architecturally superb houses - many of them architects' own homes - we see how the presence of a dog brings warmth and life to the most dramatic spaces. From mid-century raw brick to a penthouse apartment, graciou ...Show more
A Visual History of Walking Sticks and Canes by Anthony Moss
$185.54 NZD
Category: Pictorial
A comprehensive study of walking canes from around the world, dating from the distant past to the modern-day. The book presents a historical context on both practical and ceremonial usage. At the same time, specially shot pictures showcase the celebrated A&D Collection of canes, while enlightening p ...Show more
Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
$25.00 NZD
Category: History and Politics
"When Gessen speaks about autocracy, you listen." --The New York Times "A reckoning with what has been lost in the past few years and a map forward with our beliefs intact." --InterviewAs seen on MSNBC's Morning Joe and heard on NPR's All Things Considered the bestselling, National Book Award-winning jo ...Show more
The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton
$34.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary | Reading Level: very good
"The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" is Alain de Botton's lucid exploration of a subject key to most of our lives. Why do so many of us love or hate our work? How has it come to dominate our lives? And what should we do about it? Work makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a measu ...Show more