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
The Nomad's Ultimate Guide to New Zealand by New Holland Publishers
$40.00 NZD
Category: Travel
At one time or another many New Zealanders have dreamed about the time when they can pack up and leave - get away from the rat race, jump aboard a camper van and travel around this beautiful country. More often than not, they talk about the dream of travelling around New Zealand and visiting sights and ...Show more
Borges and Me: An Encounter by Jay Parini
$37.00 NZD
Category: Travel
An intimate and magical memoir about embarking on a road trip with Borges through Scotland and the famed writer's thoughts on literature, love and poetry. In this evocative work of what the author in his Afterword calls 'autofiction' or 'a kind of novelised memoir', Jay Parini takes us back fifty years ...Show more
Stories from Our Back Roads The North Island by Ray Stone
$50.00 NZD
Category: Travel
This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, whether they choose to do it from behind the wheel of their SUV or the comfort of their sofa. Stories from our Backroads: North Island will introduce you to some ...Show more
Banks (PB) by Grantlee Kieza
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Lust, science, adventure -- Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery The extraordinary life of one of the world's most famous and notorious adventurers Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with beautiful women was only trumped b ...Show more
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
$13.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism as I understand it." Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he ...Show more
Berlin: The Passenger by Various
$32.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: The\Passenger Ser.
'Essential in these times of narrowing national horizons.' - Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller
Lonely Planet Hawaii the Big Island by Luci Yamamoto, Adam Karlin, Kevin Raub
$37.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Regional Guide Ser.
Lonely Planet's Hawaii, the Big Island is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience island culture, stargaze on Mauna Kea and snorkel in Kealakekua Bay; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Hawa ...Show more
The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guervara
$24.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
An iconic bestseller- Che Guevara's account of his youthful adventures travelling around South America on his motorcycleAt the age of twenty-three, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native Argentina to explore their continent, with only a single 1939 Norton motorcyc ...Show more
Atlas of Improbable Places - A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners by Travis Elborough
$22.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Unexpected Atlases Ser.
'This engrossing book traverses the heights and depths, the beauty and terror, of our world.'THE OBSERVER Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and arcane. His unique atlas shows you the modern world from surprising new vantage points. Discover the secret Soviet city ...Show more
To the Island of Tides by Moffat, Alistair
$24.99 NZD
In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as InsulaMedicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual renewal.Walk ...Show more
The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts
$26.00 NZD
Category: Travel
'Stunningly written' Sunday Times ... 'Richly absorbing' Guardian... 'Hooks you in from the start' Times... 'Masterful' Independent... 'Hugely compelling' Observer... 'Wonderful' Financial Times Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, bitter cold and suffering. Yet there is another tale to tell. ...Show more