The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles Townshend
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A compelling history of the turbulent journey to Irish independence brings Townshend's acclaimed Irish trilogy to a close. In the aftermath of the horrors of the Irish Famine, the grim, distrustful relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom deteriorated into a generations-long argu ...Show more
The Penguin History of Economics - New and Revised by Roger E. Backhouse
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
The definitive guide to the history of economic thought, fully revised twenty years after first publication Roger Backhouse's definitive guide takes the story of economic thinking from the ancient world to the present day, with a brand-new chapter on the twenty-first century and updates throughout to re ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern Spain: 1898 to the Present by Nigel Townson
$75.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first, drawing on a wealth of Spanish-led historical scholarship never before seen in English'Spain is different,' proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s, keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part, the world h ...Show more
The Quiet Hero: Andrew Bagshaw by Philip Matthews
$37.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Genetic scientist Andrew Bagshaw put his life on hold to help the people of Ukraine. His selfless actions would cost him his life. This is his story. Andrew Bagshaw was many things - a genius-level geneticist, keen cricketer and sailor, private pilot, much-loved son, brother and uncle, as well as a hug ...Show more
The Russo-Ukrainian War - The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
BEST BOOKS 2023: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES * SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE * TLSDo you know what is at stake in Ukraine? Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our timesOn 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst o ...Show more
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao by Ian Johnson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today-its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future. The Souls of China tells the story of one of the world's great spiritual revivals. ...Show more
The Tablet of Destinies by Roberto Calasso
$38.70 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
An immersive and entertaining tale based on the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood, from the renowned publisher and writer Roberto Calasso'The Flood didn't come suddenly as a big surprise. It came at the end of a long, tormented story. Men just went on multiplying and the noise they made was ever more ...Show more
The Violinist of Auschwitz by Jean-Jacques Felstein
$70.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
Arrested in 1943 and deported to Auschwitz, Elsa survived because she had the 'opportunity' to join the women's orchestra. But Elsa kept her story a secret, even from her own family. Indeed, her son would only discover what had happened to his mother many years later, after gradually unearthing her unbe ...Show more
The War on the Uyghurs - China's campaign against Xinjiang's Muslims by Sean R Roberts
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This eye-opening book reveals how China has used the US-led Global War on Terror as cover for its increasingly brutal suppression of the Uyghur people. China's actions, it argues, have emboldened states around the globe to persecute ethnic minorities and severely repress domestic opposition in the name ...Show more
The Word - On Translation of the Bible by John Barton
$70.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
An exhilarating exploration of the medium through which almost everyone has interacted with scripture, by the author of the bestselling A History of the Bible The Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of J ...Show more
The Word - On the Translation of the Bible by John Barton
$30.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why it matters The Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of the history of Ju ...Show more
The Writer Abroad : Literary Travellers from Austria to Uzbekistan by Lucinda Hawksley
$40.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Reading Level: General Adult
From the grand tour to the global village, novelists and poets have made particularly observant travellers. Many writers have been prone to wanderlust, eager to explore the world and draw inspiration from their travels. They recorded their notes in letters, journals, essays and books. In some cases, the ...Show more