The Chateau - Forever Home: The final chapter of our greatest adventure by Dick Strawbridge, Angel Strawbridge
40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Return to life at Château-de-la-Motte Husson in the concluding memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling authors Dick and Angel Strawbridge.Picking up from where Living the Château Dream ended, Dick and Angel recount the newest and biggest challenges they faced on the journey to transforming their once d ...Show more
Showing Up: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable by Nedd Brockmann
40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable - the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body 'through hell and back 10 times' to prove that anything is possible when you break past your own barriers. When Nedd Brockmann set out to run the 3,953 kilometres from Cottesloe to Bondi Beach in the fastest k ...Show more
The Fighter of Auschwitz: The incredible true story of Leen Sanders who boxed to help others survive by Erik Brouwer
38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The story of Dutch boxer Leen Sanders who was spared to entertain the Nazi guards and helped others survive Auschwitz. 'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to the gas chamber.' In 1943 Leen Sanders ...Show more
Windswept: Life, Nature and Deep Time in the Scottish Highlands by Annie Worsley
38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
'Windswept is a wonderful work, prose-painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist's canvas' ROBERT MACFARLANE'I have read pages and pages of this wonderful book, swept away by its beauty and understanding, its chromatic brilliance' ADAM NICOLSON A few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a bus ...Show more
AND THEN WHAT?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy by Catherine Ashton
39.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
What does a diplomat actually do? Ashton takes us behind the scenes of major crises in Ukraine, Iran and more to reveal how modern- day diplomacy really works.So much of modern-day diplomacy still takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying eyes. So what does this vital role really loo ...Show more
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition by Humphrey Carpenter
55.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of th ...Show more
The Path of Peace - Walking the Western Front Way by Anthony Seldon
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
'Profound [and] compelling' Spectator 'Thoughtful [and] heartfelt' Observer 'A noble endeavour' New Statesman 'A haunting, intense, enjoyable and memorable book' Tristan Gooley 'Compelling and well-balanced... valuable and poignant' Times Literary Supplement ***A WATERSTONES BEST BOOKS OF 2022 PICK*** W ...Show more
A Man of Two Faces by Viet Thanh Nguyen
38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
With insight, humour, formal invention, and lyricism, in A Man of Two Faces Nguyen rewinds the film of his own life. He expands the genre of personal memoir by acknowledging larger stories of refugeehood, colonization, and ideas about Vietnam and America, writing with his trademark sardonic wit and inc ...Show more
The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A charming collection of classic stories by James Herriot
28.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriot's much-loved books, with insights into his life and work from his children Rosie and Jim.With astute observations and boundless humour, country vet Herriot captures the spirit ...Show more
Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Fashion by Alfons Kaiser
30.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A Financial Times Book of the Year: the definitive story of fashion's most enigmatic icon. Karl Lagerfeld lived a very public life. He shaped the Chanel and Fendi brands for decades, and his wit and wisdom amused and informed the world. Yet despite a massively public persona, his hinterland remained unk ...Show more
Air Marshal Sir Keith Park - Victor of the Battle of Britain, Defender of Malta by Murray Rowlands
50.00 NZD
Category: Military
The Battle of Britain from July to September 1940 is one of the finest moments in our Nation's history. While credit rightly goes to 'The Few', victory could never have happened without the inspirational command and leadership of New Zealander Keith Park.He and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding ensured ...Show more
Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
25.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: very good
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age o ...Show more