Wild Journeys by Bruce Ansley
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Discover a world of wild, mysterious and audacious journeys In Wild Journeys Bruce Ansley retraces the path of the doomed surveyor John Whitcombe across the Southern Alps, follows the raiding party of the northern chief Te Puoho along the West Coast, sails around New Zealand's northern and southern cape ...Show more
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
$25.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans a popular bestseller and a critically acclaimed history of China that opened up the country to the world. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family-the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother, and the d ...Show more
Wild Tea: Brew Your Own Infusions from Home-grown and Foraged Ingredients by Nick Moyle, Richard Hood
$33.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Easy-to-follow recipes that teach you how to collect naturally sourced ingredients - including berries, roots, seeds, leaves and flowers - for brewing your own blends and special infusions. Discover the incredible uses of 40 of the best home-grown and foraged ingredients as the Two Thirsty Gardeners gui ...Show more
Wild Thing - The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix by Philip Norman
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: very good
Celebrated as the most innovative guitarist ever to play, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is renowned for symphonic solos and virtuosic picking (sometimes, with his teeth). But, as Philip Norman describes, before Hendrix was setting guitars aflame onstage, he was a shy kid in Seattle, lucking at a broken ukul ...Show more
Wild Weather - The Myths, Science and Wonder of Weather by Alison Davies
$27.24 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Wild Weather is a fun, easy-to-read guide to understanding the wonders of weather - from why it rains to cloud formations, from extreme weather events to the benefits of sunlight. Wild Weather is a beautifully illustrated book that explores the science of weather events and how they happen, but also ...Show more
Wild Words: How Language Engages With Nature by Kate Hodges
$23.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
The book showcases 75 beautiful words evocative of the wild, from all around the world, that describe natural happenings in nature. It includes words that describe weather, or a feeling you have when in nature as well as sensory words that explain the smell or sound of a place. The words used to expre ...Show more
Wild at Heart - The Dangers and Delights of a Nomadic Life by Miriam Lancewood
$36.99 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Gripping sequel to the international bestseller Woman in the Wilderness, Miriam Lancewood's story of the quest for a simple life, unfettered by society's norms. Miriam Lancewood's first book Woman in the Wilderness told her story of living for seven years in the wilderness of New Zealand with her husban ...Show more
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
'We all have stories to tell. These are mine.' Drew BarrymoreBorn into Hollywood royalty, Drew Barrymore is one of the biggest stars of her generation. Despite an unconventional childhood, she has built a life and career of her own that millions of fans admire.Wildfloweris a portrait of Drew?s life in s ...Show more
Wildflowers of New Zealand by Rob Suisted
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Early botanists were astonished at the wealth of new plants they discovered in New Zealand; many of our flowering plants are found nowhere else in the world. The blue of the giant Chatham Islands forget-me-not, the lush yellow of the kowhai and the startling creamy-white Mt Cook lily are just a few of t ...Show more
Wilding - The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
'The remarkable story of an astounding transformation' George Monbiot, author of Feral.In Wilding, Isabella Tree tells the story of the 'Knepp experiment', a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife. Part gripping memoir, part fa ...Show more
Wildland: The Making of America's Fury by Evan Osnos
$32.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: very good
After a decade abroad, the National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Evan Osnos returns to three places he has lived in the United States--Greenwich, CT; Clarksburg, WV; and Chicago, IL--to illuminate the origins of America's political fury. Evan Osnos moved to Washington, D.C., in 2013 aft ...Show more
Wildlife of the Past (All About New Zealand...) by Dave Gunson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Series: All About New Zealand...
Including a timeline that spans the Age of Dinosaurs through the Age of Change to the Age of Settlement, this book is a superb introduction to the subject of New Zealand's past. Children will learn about extinct wildlife and indentify current endangered species. Terrific illustartions by Dave Gunson alo ...Show more