Stories from outposts of the Southern Ocean, the windiest, roughest, most isolated and most impor...

Civilisation, winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Non-fiction in 2013, is brilliant New Zeal...

As prize-winning journalist Steve Braunias stands on an apartment balcony on a sultry summer even...

Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each specimen's tale o...

An award-winning novelist reveals the books that have captivated her and the influence they have ...

This marvelous collection of travel stories from the South Pacific reveals Paul Gauguin's shockin...

'The translated letters of Friedrich Krull from Wellington back home to Germany in 1859, at the b...

A beginners guide to birdwatching.

Including 'Yes,' 'The Lord of the Rings,' 'Whale Rider,' 'Kaikohe Demolition',' ' and 'Tonjan Nin...

'Roger Horrocks, weaves the artist's writings into a memoir of his life. [Biography of the] New Z...

Triumphs, disasters, magic moments, and controversies abound in this collection of writing by top...

In this candid and beautifully written memoir, New Zealand Tall Black John Saker tells of his lif...

'To me, the hills are a landscape of brown on brown: hip-high, wind-blasted boulders ... To Adam,...

From Goodbye Pork Pie to the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, here, for the first time, is the fas...

Starting with the premise that each person has a hidden attitude towards money that influences th...

Reflecting the dangerous pursuits of an adventure cameraman, this book offers a first-hand look a...

With charming illustrations and a vibrant sense of fun, this elegant book will thrill and enterta...

A provocative sequel to The Torchlight List, this book examines the answers that thinkers through...

Emma Gilkison is thrilled to be pregnant. But during a routine twelve-week ultrasound she learns ...

Full of enthusiasm, this guide sets out to convince non-believers that rugby is the world's great...

This complete guide to a unique New Zealand attraction--a modern version of England's 4,000-year ...

From early naturalists' musings on flora and fauna to modern breakthroughs in nanotechnology, thi...

On February 22, 2011, journalist Jane Bowron had been living in her hometown of Christchurch, New...

From the perspective of a passionate New Zealand columnist, this diverse collection from Steve Br...

Encompassing a review of important paintings worldwide--both classical and modern--this explorati...

Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tel...

An intimate account of a college graduate's three years teaching English in Japan, this book foll...

This comprehensive overview reveals the secrets of one of the most enduring and soothing spirits-...

Within seven-and-a-half years of his arrival in New Zealand at the age of 28, James Hector had fo...

Well crafted and piercingly insightful, this collection of Steve Braunias's 2007 interviews of Ne...

'In this book his music publisher, Simon Grigg, who was part of the story from the beginning and ...

In 1905 Albert Einstein is 26 and working at the Swiss Patent Office as a poorly paid third-class...

'In the tradition of The Bell Jar and Girl, Interrupted comes a stunning autobiographical account...

'Art crime is soaring. Every year as much as $10 billion worth of artworks are stolen. Many more ...

In an attempt to escape from her stressful life as a single working mother of two young boys, Kat...

This comprehensive and illuminating guide explores the entire spectrum of pop music, from Beatlem...

This book is a spin-off from the very popular series broadcast by Radio New Zealand.

Released for the 2004 Melbourne Cup, this guide provides astute observations and hilarious insigh...

Explores 'the mind of a sailor, from the first scary moment of handling a boat solo to the exhila...

More than a cookbook, this guide offers a cornucopia of practical information for the party-giver...

'Goneville is at once a coming-of-age memoir and an intimate look at the evolving music scene in ...

Beer -- it's the world's favorite alcoholic drink and its popularity is soaring. It has only four...

A tantalizing selection of 100 New Zealand golf holes, this rigorously researched survey covers g...

This vivid recollection follows one woman's remarkable journey walking the Great Wall of China. P...

From the Southern Cross to the mysterious dark companions of the Dog Stars, the constellations in...

In this engaging, award-winning book, an acclaimed art writer journeys through centuries of the p...

Compiled by one of New Zealand's most popular music columnists, this listing will delight pop mus...

'How do you deliver a 'googly' or make chin music? What are a beamer, a flipper, a corker, and a ...