You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone - The Biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter-Bickerdike
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
'What I have in common with Nico is the understanding of her furious frustration at not being recognised.' - Marianne Faithfull Over the course of her life, Nico was an ever-evolving myth, an enigma that escaped definition. Though she is remembered for contributions to The Velvet Underground & Nico, ...Show more
The Wild Twins: Tales of Strength and Survival by Amber Shine; Serena Shine
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Twin hunters Amber and Serena Shine on strength, survival and a lifetime seeking adventure The impala was past the barrier of branches and there was only a metre to go before it got to the water's edge. It had to be over 35 metres away, but we were desperate. Amber whispered, 'Hold it . . . hold it . ...Show more
Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes
$50.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance,became trapped in ice.The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives.Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history.Shackleton i ...Show more
The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher by TASCHEN (Editor)
$70.15 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images, M.C. Escher was a master of the third dimension. His impossible geometry and illusions, bordering between the scientific and psychological, are an homage to the possibilities of the human mind. This collection presents the artist's key graphic works i ...Show more
A Funny Life - The Autobiography by Michael McIntyre
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Michael McIntyre is a much-loved stand-up comedian, with sell-out international tours and the hugely popular television series Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and The Wheel. But the road to stardom was paved with near-disasters, as he hilariously recounts in his autobiography. Picking up where his first bo ...Show more
Cult Following - My Escape and Return to the Children of God by Bexy Cameron
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Can you ever escape your childhood?
Women of the Catlins: Life in the Deep South by Diana Noonan
$49.95 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A haunting, off-the-beaten-track destination, the little-known Catlins region of New Zealand is as mysterious today as it ever was. In this first in-depth look at the lives of its inhabitants, award-winning writer Diana Noonan and photographer Cris Antona collaborate to capture the thoughts and feelings ...Show more
Come Back to Mona Vale - Life and death in a Christchurch Mansion by Alexander McKinnon
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Come Back to Mona Vale is a beautifully written, compelling narrative/memoir that sets about unravelling the mysteries and anomalies behind the public history of a wealthy Christchurch business family in the first half of the 20th century. The author-as narrator gradually becomes aware that his family h ...Show more
Imposter - On Booze, Crippling Self-Doubt and Coming Out the Other Side by Matt Chisholm
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
'A book of great openness and courage' - Sir John Kirwan Country boy and television host Matt Chisholm seemed to have it all. With a plum job on TV and a great family, his future looked bright.? But behind the happy facade, Matt was barely coping, driving himself into the ground with work and withdrawi ...Show more
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields - War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2020 A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020 'A wake-up call ... These women's stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.' Amal Clooney From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the fi ...Show more
Portraits: John Berger on Artists by John Berger
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A major new book from one of the world's leading writers and art critics John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated art writers, takes us through centuries of drawing and painting, revealing his lifelong fascination with a diverse cast of artists. In Portraits, Berger grounds the artists in the ...Show more
The Farmer's Lawyer - The North Dakota Nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm by Sarah Vogel
$0.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Sarah's story, told in her unique voice, inspires me--and I'm sure it will inspire you--to fight for family farmers. --Willie Nelson An exquisitely written American saga. --Sarah Smarsh Remarkably well told and heartfelt. --John Grisham The unforgettable true story of a young lawyer's impossible legal ...Show more