On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde (Korero Series) by Paula Morris & Haru Sameshima
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Korero Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
A UNIQUE STORY BOOK FOR GROWN-UPS. Shining Land brings together award-winning novelist Paula Morris and distinguished photographer Haru Sameshima. It is the second in the kōrero series of picture books edited by Lloyd Jones, written and made for grown-ups, and designed to showcase leading New Zealand wr ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees - The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally uni ...Show more
The Trials Of Nurse Kerr by Scott Bainbridge
$37.99 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Did New Zealand have a secret poisoner? In 1992, builders demolishing a Devonport home stumbled across a skeleton, triggering an investigation that sent shockwaves across the community. The remains belonged to a woman who had died in the 1930s, and whispers soon emerged of the deadly legacy of Nurse E ...Show more
A Business Revolution: The First two decades of National Business Review, 1970—1991 by Hugh Rennie
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand by Andrew Crowe
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A go-to, illustrated field guide of edible native New Zealand plants, including a section on poisonous plants. In this useful and attractive book, over 190 trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail with information on which part is edible and when, how plants h ...Show more
A Māori Word a Day by Hemi Kelly
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
A Māori Word a Day offers an easy, instant and motivating entry into the Māori language. Through its 365 Māori words, you will learn the following- - English translations - Word category, notes and background information - Sample sentences, in both te reo Māori and English. Exploring the most common, mo ...Show more
After Dark - Walking into the nights of Aotearoa by Annette Lees
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Every 24 hours, the Earth rolls into its own vast shadow and darkness floods across the land and sea. In a 1600-kilometre-long gliding plumb-line down the length of New Zealand, our beaches, towns, cities, farms, forests, lakes and mountains sink into shadow. Annette Lees takes us walking into the night ...Show more
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: 1st
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenous civilisations that flourished in Oceania, to the colonial encounters that shaped Samoa's history, and ...Show more
Can't Get There from Here: New Zealand Passenger Rail Since 1920 by Andre Brett
$65.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Urban passenger rail patronage in Auckland and Wellington is now booming after many years of decline. Outside these two centres, however, the situation is quite different: intercity and regional passenger rail services are scarce, and no other city possesses suburban rail. Can't Get There from Here tra ...Show more
Crossing the Lines - The story of three homosexual New Zealand soldiers in world war II by Brent Coutts
$49.95 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
In Crossing the Lines, Brent Coutts brings to light the previously untold history of New Zealand homosexual soldiers in World War II, drawing on the experiences of ordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. At the centre of the story are New Zealand soldiers Harold Robinson, Ralph Dyer and Doug ...Show more
Day Walks in New Zealand: 100 Best Short Tracks by Shaun Barnett
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
New Zealand has un unparalleled selection of superb day walks, ranging from the easiest short strolls to more strenuous full-day tramps. These encompass all of New Zealand¿s landscape diversity, from, Cape Reinga to Stewart Island. Day Walks in New Zealand is a guide to the best of them, with short trac ...Show more