The Story of Beatrix Potter by Sarah Gristwood
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
This illustrated biography of the beloved writer has been a strong seller and critical success. It is now available in a smaller, more affordable format. Interest in Beatrix Potter and her characters is undimmed, with the second Peter Rabbit film being released in summer 2021 and an exhibition at the V& ...Show more
Ciao Bella! Six Take Italy by Kate Langbroek
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Kate Langbroek’s deliciously funny, irreverent and inspiring memoir about moving to Bologna with her family to seek la dolce vita is a glorious reminder of what we can learn from the Italians about living life to the full – and what really matters when the world goes to hell in a handbasket. ‘I wasn’t ...Show more
Speak, Okinawa - A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina
$32.99 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met ...Show more
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
$29.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened that she would be next. She made headlines again when she was stripped of her citizenship and resigned from the Dutch Pa ...Show more
Albert And the Whale by Philip Hoare
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
An illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of Leviathan.Albrecht Dürer changed the way we saw nature through art. From his prints in 1498 of the plague ridden Apocalypse - the first works mass produced by any artist - to his hyper-real ima ...Show more
Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare
$42.99 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
An illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of Leviathan, or The Whale. Albrecht Dürer changed the way we saw nature through art. From his prints in 1498 of the plague ridden Apocalypse - the first works mass produced by any artist - to his ...Show more
Burning Man -The Ascent of D.H. Lawrence by Frances Wilson
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'Frances Wilson writes books that blow your hair back. She makes Lawrence live and breathe, annoy and captivate you ... she conjures the past with such clarity and wit and flair that it feels utterly present' Katherine Rundell 'A brilliantly unconventional biograp ...Show more
Life Cycles by Julian Sayarer
$28.00 NZD
Category: Cycling
Julian Sayarer grew up riding a bicycle and worked as a bike courier in London. When the world record for a circumnavigation by bike is broken—the biker riding in conjunction with banks and big business—Julian sets out to take it back. This is his story of that record, riding 110 miles a day for six mon ...Show more
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The long-awaited memoir by movie and theatre legend, Brian Cox. Featuring a foreword by the executive producer of Succession, Frank Rich From Titus Andronicus with the RSC to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO's Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility ...Show more
Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen Fry 'This hugely affecting book is brave, insightful and, at times, funny about things it is hard to be funny about' Jo Brand The story of a ...Show more
Anthony Bourdain Remembered by CNN Staff
$55.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A moving and insightful collection of quotes, memories, and images celebrating the life of Anthony Bourdain When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, the outpouring of love from his fans around the world was momentous. Their tributes spoke to his legacy, confirming that the world is much smaller than we ...Show more