The Big Goodbye by Sam Wasson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Sight & Sound's #1 Film Book of 2020 Chinatown is the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema. Its ending is the most notorious in American film and its closing line of dialogue the most haunting. Here for the first time is the incredible true story of its making. In Sam Wasson's telling, it becomes the definin ...Show more
Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by Ernesto Che Guervara
$26.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Che Guevara's definitive account of the Cuban revolutionary war, in an updated edition with a new foreword and photos. There is no better account of the Cuban revolutionary war than this little book by guerilla leader Che Guevara. Assembled from his campaign diary, first published in 1963, later corre ...Show more
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya
$50.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
An exhilarating new biography of John von Neumann- the lost genius who invented our worldThe smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nanotechnology and nuclear weapons. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable man- John von Neumann.B ...Show more
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick OffermanNick Offerman has always felt a pa ...Show more
Free - Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
An unforgettable coming of age story exploring the meaning of freedom - personal, collective, political - from an extraordinary new voice. Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost ...Show more
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
"...an engaging book: part diary, part manifesto." The Guardian A round-the-world bicycle tour with one of the most original artists of our day. Urban bicycling has become more popular than ever as recession-strapped, climate-conscious city dwellers reinvent basic transportation. In this wide-ranging me ...Show more
Fox and I - An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven
$52.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 2021 Summer Reading Pick by * BUZZFEED * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * KIRKUS * TIME MAGAZINE * GOOD MORNING AMERICA * PEOPLE MAGAZINE * THE WASHINGTON POST "The book everyone will be talking about ... full of tenderness and understanding." - The New York Times An "ext ...Show more
The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan Downs
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
This is the groundbreaking examination of the psychology of homosexuality and why it leads to shame over one's identity, and how to overcome it - now expanded and fully updated. Today's gay man enjoys unprecedented, hard-won social acceptance. Despite this victory, however, serious problems still exist. ...Show more
Shed Couture - A Passion for Fashion by Peta Mathias
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
An entertaining celebration of sustainable fashion, buying well and finding your style in the twenty-first century. 'The point of this book is to explore my ideas for sartorial satisfaction, to tell the stories associated with my love of clothes and fashion, and to share the message of accidental sustai ...Show more
A Queer Existence - The lives of young gay men in Aotearoa New Zealand by Mark Beehre
$45.00 NZD
Category: LGBTQ+
Queer Existence is a major documentary project that uses photographic portraitureand oral history to record the life experiences of a group of 27 gay men bornsince the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act in 1986. In New Zealand,discrimination in work was outlawed in 1993, same-sex relationships wer ...Show more
Lost and Found - My Story of Heartbreak and Hope by Toni Street
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Toni Street's easy on-air style and warm personality has made her a firm favourite with thousands of New Zealanders. But behind the bubbly persona, is a story of heartbreak and resilience. Toni and her twin brother Lance were the much-loved first children of Taranaki dairy farmers Geoff and Wendy Street ...Show more
The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire by Francesca Cartier Brickell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
"A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . This elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark."-The EconomistThe captivating story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store ...Show more