The Accidental Organiser : Get Organised at Home & Work by Wendy Davie
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Dop September 2008, Dunedin softcover In every life there is a drawer, a room, a garage, a desk, a schedule or a handbag that strikes fear in the heart of its owner. It is full of CLUTTER. It is full of STUFF. Imagine if it wasn't so. Imagine a life that is totally organised. You never run late, onl ...Show more
The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery by Graeme Donald
$23.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly often it is as much down to chance as a single person's brilliance. "The Accidental Scientist" explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well ...Show more
The Accidental Teacher by Tim Heath
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: near fine
Funny, poignant, charming and deeply sad at times, this is a beautifully written story of a life in teaching. Tim Heath taught for about 40 years, mostly in New Zealand but also in Samoa, in small country schools, in big city schools, at the Correspondence School, in primary schools and secondary school ...Show more
The Acme Catalog : Quality is our #1 dream by Charles Carney (illus Scott Grass)
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
This hilarious catalogue from Acme Products features loads of useless items - many of which were used by Wile E. Coyote himself in pursuit of the Roadrunner. Starting with a letter to the consumer from Acme President, Canteerya Winan, the book then goes on to showcase page after page of Acme products in ...Show more
The Actor (Mystery School): How to Live an Authentic Life by Don Miguel Ruiz
$22.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Series: Mystery School Ser.
Join the 'Mystery School' for your first week of learning and explore the most fascinating story and mystery of all: you! Bring your curiosity and enthusiasm, and prepare to open your mind. Learn, over five days, how to observe your life from an artist's point of view, and meet the real face behind the ...Show more
The Address Book by Jane Clifton
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Performer Jane Clifton - child of an English army officer and a very badly behaved daughter of the British Raj - grew up perpetually on the move as the family followed her father's postings around the world. Eventually the Cliftons reached Melbourne. It was the wild Sixties and Jane was in the thick of ...Show more
The Adventure Capitalist: Camels, Carpets and Coffee: How Face-to-face Trade is the New Economics by Conor Woodman
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Offers an insight into the human story behind the money in our pockets, and reminds us that making a living is about exactly that - living. This title helps to discover the dark arts of haggling from the carpet merchants of Marrakech and learn what the ancient camel markets of Sudan can teach us about t ...Show more
The Adventures Of Herge: Creator of Tintin by Michael Farr
$78.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Following on from his best-selling Tintin : the Complete Companion, Michael Farr portrays the little-known life of Herge, the remarkable artist behind Tintin, the boy reporter who continues to thrill and delight readers today. In this generously illustrated biographical portrait Michael Farr reveals the ...Show more
The Affected Provincial's Companion - Volume One by Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
A far more civilised, beautiful life now lies within the grasp of your trembling fingertips!Gentle reader, do you tire of the meagre offerings set forth by our humdrum age? Do you seek to cultivate blooms of refinement and joy in your life's garden? Lord Whimsy, as befitting his office as 'Affected Prov ...Show more
The AfterGrief: Finding Your Way along the Long Arc of Loss by Edelman, Hope
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Shouldn't I be over this by now? Why do I still feel the pain?Because of the common assumption that grief should be time-limited, too many of us believe we've done it 'wrong' when sadness reemerges months or even years after loss. In The Aftergrief, Hope Edelman offers a new andreality-affirming paradig ...Show more
The Age Of Extremes: 1914-1991 by Eric Hobsbawm
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
A reassessment of the 20th century exploring topics such as the breakdown of the Old World, the lack of international accord, the failure of the Arts in recent years and the influence of the Third World.
The Age of A. I. - And Our Human Future by Henry A. Kissinger; Eric Schmidt; Daniel Huttenlocher
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming human society fundamentally and profoundly. Not since the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason have we changed how we approach knowledge, politics, economics, even warfare. Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore what it means ...Show more