Francis Bacon in Your Blood by Michael Peppiatt
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
It is a story I have been wanting to write for a long time, telling it as it really was before that whole world that I shared with Francis vanishes... Michael Peppiatt met Francis Bacon in June 1963 in Soho's French House to request an interview for a student magazine he was editing. Bacon invited him t ...Show more
Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend by Rachel Warren-Chadd
60.00 NZD
Category: Coffee Table
Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new and engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs ...Show more
Hope In The Dark - Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
25.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Series: Canons Ser.
With Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argued that radicals have a long, neglected ...Show more
Frida Kahlo at Home by Suzanne Barbezat
55.00 NZD
Category: Art
Frida Kahlo at Home explores the influence of Mexican culture and tradition, the Blue House and other places Frida travelled to and called home, on her life and work. Fully illustrated, the book features Frida's paintings together with archive images and family photographs, objects and artefacts she co ...Show more
The Art of Mindful Singing: Notes on Finding Your Voice by Jeremy Dion
23.00 NZD
Category: Mindfulness
The Art of Mindful Singing is an enlightening insight into how we can all experience well-being through the meditative beauty and power of music. Jeremy Dion explores how singing can create a deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us through?? its sacred notes of melody, bliss, and joy.? ...Show more
Book of Human Emotions by Tiffany Watt Smith
25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if this makes you feel uneasy, suspicious and maybe even a little bereft, The Book of Human Emotions is for you. From anger to wanderlust, each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinati ...Show more
The Grain Bowl by Nik Williamson
50.00 NZD
Category: Food & Drink
A delicious take on the latest superfood meal, with innovative grain, seed, and rice recipes ideal for everyday healthy eating Grain bowls and porridge are hitting the headlines with their nutritious properties. Restaurants worldwide are adding grain-based dishes to their menus - and not just for break ...Show more
100 x 100: The Best of Everything by Australian Geographic
45.00 NZD
Category: Coffee Table
The ultimate list book, 100 x 100 takes ten subject areas - the visual, literary and performing arts, science, nature, history, sport, design, technology and philosophy - and subdivides each one into ten sections of 100 profiles each, giving you a phenomenal 10,000 profiles of the best of everything. Lo ...Show more
Reg Mombassa: Landscapes by Reg Mombassa
80.00 NZD
Category: Art
Reg Mombassa: Landscapes is a stunning retrospective of one of Australia's most beloved and celebrated artists. Reg Mombassa's work has been a part of the fabric of Australia's pop culture for nearly 40 years with his irreverent take on life down under, but it is his unique landscapes that have earned h ...Show more
Provence to Pondicherry: Recipes from France and Faraway by Tessa Kiros
55.00 NZD
Category: Food & Drink
Tessa Kiros, renowned for her exquisite food and travel books, takes us on a fascinating journey across the globe to explore French culinary influences in far-flung destinations. Her journey begins in Provence, where Tessa first fell in love with French food, and explores the Mediterranean region's link ...Show more
Fromelles and Pozieres: In the Trenches of Hell by Peter FitzSimons
40.00 NZD
Category: Military
In the Trenches of Hell On 19 July 1916, 7000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France. By the next day, there were over 5500 casualties, including nearly 2000 dead - a bloodbath that the Austra ...Show more
Rescue Pilot: The Daring Adventures of a New Zealand Search and Rescue Pilot by John Funnell
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
The daring adventures of a New Zealand search and rescue Pilot. 'Somewhere, up ahead, a person is bleeding, but you have to put that out of your mind. Your job is negotiating with time and space. You have your clock, that person has their own, and in the end, whether the rate at which your clock is clic ...Show more