The Line That Dared: A History of The Union Steam Ship Company A Centenary by Gordon McLauchlan (ed.)

$40.00 NZD

Category: Shipping | Reading Level: very good

Hardback with dust jacket. 205 pages. SECONDHAND

New Zealand and the French - Two Centuries of Contact by John Dunmore (Editor)

$35.00 NZD

Category: History | Reading Level: very good

Passenger Ships of Australia and New Zealand Volume I 1876-1912 and Volume II 1913-1980 by Peter Plowman

$65.00 NZD

Category: Shipping | Reading Level: very good

Mini: The True and Secret History of the Making of a Motorcar by Simon Garfield

$25.00 NZD

Category: motoring | Reading Level: very good

How do you make an object that changes the way people think about travel, a small metal box that inspires huge devotion in those who own it, a car that continues to make headlines fifty years after its launch? In May 1959, the first Mini was produced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, draftsmen, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. They would clash frequently over an uncomfortable and unsafe prototype, and the public had to be convinced to buy a car that let in two inches of water when it rained. But somehow the Mini became an icon. Originally designed for austerity and efficiency, the car soon came to represent individuality and classlessness. Today, the car is still produced at Cowley - it is now owned by BMW and called the MINI. A great British manufacturing story, it is more popular throughout the world than it has ever been, a symbol of the age that created it. But who makes these things, and what do they think about their work? By meeting the people behind the MINI, Simon Garfield uncovers a fascinating story of British endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing. ...Show more

Put Him in the Long Boat. an account of the life of Edward Main Chaffers, master RN, a founder of Wellington and the first harbour master by Doug Edwards

$15.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

The Dam Busters: Breaking the Great Dams of Western Germany 16-17 May 1943 by Jonathan Falconer

$25.00 NZD

Category: World War II | Series: War Crimes | Reading Level: very good

Strait of Adventure by Stephen Gerard

$20.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good

The Life of Captain James Cook by J. C. Beaglehole

$65.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by Glynis Ridley

$12.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good

Classic Car & Caravan Combos Downunder by Don Jessen; Marilyn Jessen

$20.00 NZD

Category: motoring | Reading Level: near fine

With the popularity of vintage and classic caravanning rising exponentially, it was only natural that we should also see a rise in the vintage and classic tow car. Both are often creative works of road going art and coupled together paint a stunning combination. They are attention grabbers, often stoppi ng people in their tracks. Pull into a rest stop or motor camp and the rigs will pull people in like a magnet. Such is the appeal to the public. Don and Marilyn Jessen profile a selection of the prettiest classic car and caravan combos across Australia and New Zealand, including restoration, retro builds and acquisition stories, talking to the owners about their twin passions and the journey they have taken to owning their car and caravan combo. For many readers it will be a nostalgic trip down memory lane, and for others it will bring on the excitement of owning a classic car and caravan combo. ...Show more

Three-Wheeling Downunder by Don Jessen

$20.00 NZD

Category: motoring | Series: . | Reading Level: near fine

From being something of an oddity rarely seen on our roads, three-wheeled vehicles have truly come of age in recent years. They have become the recreational vehicle of choice for many men and women across Australia and New Zealand. The reasons for their increasing popularity? The feeling of the wind in your hair, the freedom of the highway, the connection between rider and machine, and the fact that they are glorious fun to ride. This book features a selection of these vehicles ranging from a 1915 Royal Enfield with cane sidecar to the 2017 Australian Tri Pod three-wheeled sports car and the New Zealand-built James D five-seater V8 trikes. From vintage sidecars to futuristic trikes and three-wheeled cars, these vehicles have a unique ability to capture the imagination. ...Show more

Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting into Space. A personal history of aviation by Sir Richard Branson

$10.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: good

A thrilling and very personal history of flight by the world-famous adventurer and businessman. As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our re ach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, dreamers and, yes, crackpots. Some have called them irresponsible, even dangerous. But I have met many of them. I have worked with them, and funded them, and flown with them. I admire them, and trust them, and I think they and their kind are our future. In this book I look at the history of flight through the stories and people who have inspired me throughout my life. In these pages you will find stories of miraculous rescues; of records made and broken; of surprising feats of endurance and survival, including some of my own adventures, as well as developments in the future of air (and space) travel. It is a story of pioneers, and of course it includes the world famous Montgolfiers and the Wright brothers, but I also want to describe some of the lesser-known trailblazers. People like Tony Jannus, who in 1914 created the first scheduled commercial flight in the world, flying his passengers over the waters of Tampa Bay at an altitude of just fifty feet! The ‘bird man’ Leo Valentin, who in the 1950s jumped from 9,000 feet with wooden wings attached to his shoulders. And my friend Steve Fossett, who dedicated his life to breaking records and having adventures. ...Show more