Eight Days in May - How Germany's War Ended by Volker Ullrich
$14.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: near fine
1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain.Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn betwee ...Show more
Brothers in Arms - One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James Holland
$15.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: near fine
Through compelling eye-witness testimony and renowned historian James Holland's expert analysis Brothers In Arms brings to vivid life the final bloody scramble across Europe from the powerful perspective of one of the greatest tank regiments- the Sherwood Rangers.It took a certain type of courage to ser ...Show more
Normandy '44 - D-Day and the Battle for France by James Holland
$14.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: near fine
'A superb account of the invasion that deserves immense praise. To convey the human drama of Normandy requires great knowledge and sensitivity. Holland has both in spades' The Times Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new perspective on one of the most important moments ...Show more
Blue Water - Stories from a life afloat by Lindsay Wright
$15.00 NZD
Category: Sailing | Reading Level: very good
Blue Water is a collection of true adventure stories from a writer in love with the sea ...From an action-packed journey to the Arctic ice pack, encounters with whales and storms, to rescuing a derelict yacht - only to later be washed ashore on a New Zealand beach - Lindsay Wright has experienced it all ...Show more
The Home of the Blizzard by Douglas Mawson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Series: The H&S Books | Reading Level: good-very good
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho
$15.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Fossil Capital - The Rise of Steam-Power and the Roots of Global Warming by Andreas Malm
$15.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we continue to burn. How did we get caught up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Malm claims that it all began in Britain with the rise of steam-power. So why did manufacturers turn from traditional ...Show more
Defying Gravity - The Fisher and Paykel Story by Keith Davies
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Injured Brains of Medical Minds by Narinder Kapur (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: very good
This book provides a unique perspective on what it is like to be brain-damaged, seen through the eyes of doctors or neurosurgeons who have themselves suffered a brain injury or brain illness. Each of the personal accounts, written over the past 120 years, is accompanied by a commentary written by the au ...Show more
Fortress Kent by Roy Ingleton
$25.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and pleasant land.
Let My People Go Surfing - The Education of a Reluctant Businessman - Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual by Yvon Chouinard
$16.00 NZD
Category: Business | Reading Level: very good
"Brillient" - Daphne (Staff) In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. Fro ...Show more