The Little Book of ANZACS: Lest We Forget by Orange Hippo!
17.00 NZD
Category: Gift | Series: The\Little Book Of... Ser.
The ANZAC experience through the eyes of the ordinary men that were there: raw authentic accounts from infantrymen not historians. Young nations do the bidding of empire and send their youth to a faraway war. Their soldiers arrive with a reputation for rebelling against authority and ill-discipline. The ...Show more
Driven by the Wind - The Memoir of Captain Henry Rose by Karen Stade
50.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
...Christmas Day 1847 we were in a gale of a wind in the Bay of Biscay, the ship being deeply laden made rather bad weather of it. One of the boats was struck by a heavy sea and smashed and the First Mate had his leg broken. The Cook... told me that I would never see my mother again... So began the adve ...Show more
Murder on the Maungatapu by Wayne Martin
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
In the winter of 1866 New Zealand s most notorious bushranger, Richard Burgess, knelt at a small desk in his Nelson prison cell, took up his quill pen and began to write. His life, he knew, was beyond salvation but words were the last weapon at his disposal to consign his mortal enemy, gang turncoat Jos ...Show more
Illustrated History of New Zealand (expanded 3rd edition) by Matthew Wright
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
In this third, revised and expanded edition of Illustrated History, noted historian Matthew Wright brings New Zealand's turbulent and exciting past to life, tracing our journey from the arrival of Polynesians to discovery by Europe, exploring New Zealand's dramatic colonial past, the impacts of the worl ...Show more
Continuous Ferment by Greg Ryan
65.00 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer, Spirits & Beverages
The story of beer and brewing in Aotearoa from Speights to Parrotdog and beyond.
Fishing the Tongariro by Grant Henderson
60.00 NZD
Category: Fishing
Since the 1900s the fly fisher’s mecca that is the Tongariro River has lured people from all over the world to cast a line on its wide waters. Author Grant Henderson tells the river’s angling story – tracing the rise of the Tongariro River’s popularity as a fishing destination, the creation of the trout ...Show more
Hellzapoppin'!: The Art of Flying Nun by Peter Vangioni
20.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Flying Nun Records in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Hellzapoppin’! brings together original artwork and design, film, record covers, posters and photography from the label’s early years. From rare collectible records and vintage posters to original ...Show more
Rushing for Gold by Carpenter Lloyd Fraser Lyndon
47.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
Secondhand. This is the first book to take a trans-Tasman look at the nineteenth-century phenomenon that was the gold rushes in Australia and New Zealand. It explores links between the rushes, particularly those in Victoria and Otago, to show that they were strongly intertwined affairs. The book brings ...Show more
Unrestrained Slaughter - The Maori Musket Wars 1800-1840 by John Robinson
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
The Wellington Street Race by Richard McGee
50.00 NZD
Category: Cars
The Wellington Street Races ran on one of the most challenging and demanding circuits in the world. Between 1985 and 1996, the races brought some of the world’s top teams and drivers to New Zealand. They also played a major role in the development of the Wellington waterfront as a public space. The race ...Show more