Speed Thinking: Thriving in a Time-poor World by Ken Hudson
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Ken Hudson shows you how to achieve amazing results in time-pressure situations using Speed Thinking. It is a practical thinking system that will enable you and your team to perform effectively as deadlines hit. You can create powerful new ideas, make better decisions faster and solve problems in litera ...Show more
Speedcleaning by Shannon Lush
$24.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
With SPOTLESS Shannon and Jen have made cleaning easy and foolproof and now with their new book SPEEDCLEANING - they make it fast. So you want to ditch the dust in record time? Blitz the bathroom before guests arrive? Flat out and on the go. The last thing you want to do after a hectic day (or on the we ...Show more
Speedy Bosh: Over 100 Quick and Easy Plant-Based Meals in 20 Minutes by Henry Firth; Ian Theasby
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
BOSH! are back with over 100 mouthwatering plant-based dishes you can get on the table in 20 minutes or lessThe fourth cookery book from Sunday Times No.1 bestselling authors Henry and Ian, aka 'the vegan Jamie Olivers', packed with outrageously tasty, super speedy dishes made without meat, eggs or da ...Show more
Spell It Out - The Story of English Spelling by David Crystal
$37.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
This is an enlightening tour of English spelling that untangles 'stationery' from 'stationary' - and explains why the 'i before e except after c' rule is so misleading. Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictiona ...Show more
Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies by Donald Spoto
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
The inspiration behind BBC2's The Girl starring Toby Jones and Sienna Miller, Spellbound by Beauty examines Hitchcock's relationship with his leading ladies including Tippi Hendren and Grace Kelly. Hitchcock is also the subject of an upcoming film, Hitchcock, starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren du ...Show more
Spies and Revolutionaries - A history of New Zealand Subversion by Graeme Hunt
$15.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: Very Good
This is a fascinating study of the secret world of security intelligence agencies in New Zealand, told through many known and some not-so-well known cases of espionage. Beginning with the intrigue surrounding the 1865 murder of a missionary in Opotiki, the hysteria over early French and Russian subversi ...Show more
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them by Judy Parkinson
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average ...Show more
Spineless : The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone by Juli Berwald
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
"Witty, insightful. . . .The story of jellyfish. . . is a significant part of the environmental story. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future." --New York Time Book Review Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for wel ...Show more
Spirit: Conversations With Creative Women by Jannine Wilkinson
$90.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
A beautiful coffee-table book, rich with stunning images of 34 New Zealand women creatives - their work and their spaces. The personal stories of these talented women share intimate details about the their lives, their challenges, and their stunning work. With over 320 pages and foreword by the Rt Hon H ...Show more
Spirit of Rose-noelle - 119 Days Adrift a Survival Story by John Glennie; Jane Phare
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Spirit of the West: West of Auckland through the lens by Bob Harvey
$45.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Reading Level: Good-Very Good
In the Spirit of the West, Ted Scott's photographs beautifully capture the magic of the Waitakere Ranges, the varying moods and textures of the landscape, images that record the changing seasons in the forest and beaches.
Spiritual Capital : Wealth we can live by by Danah Zohar & Ian Marshall
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
An inspirational new book on how to achieve sustainable capitalism and a more fulfilled life by the authors of SQ and The Quantum Self. In their new book Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall envisage two scenarios. The first is business as we know it today - all short-term interest, short-term gain, isolati ...Show more