William Scoresby, Arctic Scientist by Tom Stamp; Cordelia Stamp
$30.00 NZD
Category: Antarctica & the Sub-Antarctic
"Dr Scoresby was eminent for qualities seldom united in one man. At once an experienced seaman, a successful geographical discoverer, a hard working and eloquent lergyan, he was also a zealous student of nature and scientific investigator."
Critiques And Addresses by Thomas Henry Huxley
$35.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Administrative nihilism -- The school boards: what they can do, and what they may do -- On medical education -- Yeast -- On the formation of coal -- On coral and coral reefs -- On the methods and results of ethnology -- On some fixed points in British ethnology -- Palaeontology and the doctrine of evolu ...Show more
The Origins of New Zealand Diplomacy by Raewyn Dalziel
$21.50 NZD
Category: NZ Political History
The Agent-General in London, 1870-1905
Elusive Peace: A Kiwi Peacekeeper In Angola by John McLeod
$16.50 NZD
Category: General NZ Military History
In 1986 John McLeod published Myth and Reality: The New Zealand Soldier In World War II. Though controversial it was widely praised, with one reviewer saying it was one of the most important New Zealand books ever produced. One criticism that challenged John was that you can't fully understand war until ...Show more
The Press Baron and the Kiwi by A. A. Copland
$32.50 NZD
Category: Farming, Animals & Agriculture
"Sandy Copland was one of New Zealand's contributions to the British war effort. Sent to England in 1942 to teach old-fashioned farmers how to grow grass the New Zealand way he quickly clashed with authority in the shape of the War Agricultural Committees."
The Road From Saddle Hill by F.O. Bennett
$21.50 NZD
Category: NZ History
The biography of a New Zealander, Thomas Cuddie Brash
Katherine Mansfield: a Biography by Jeffrey Meyers
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs
"Katherine Mansfield was a passionate and tragic heroine who controlled her art but could not regulate her life. This is the first full-scale biography to appear for twenty-four years and is based upon extensive research of published and unpublished sources in New Zealand, England, and America."
The Greening of New Zealand by McVarish Scott
$18.50 NZD
Category: NZ Political History
THE GREENING OF NEW ZEALAND by Scott McVarish, paperback, 1992. A New Zealander's visions of green alternatives ISBN: 9781869411534 Title: GREENING OF NZ Author: MCVARISH SCOTT Year: 1992 Format: PAPERBACK Pages: 194
The Boy from Mokau River : a memoir by Colin Radford
$17.50 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs
When Colin Radford told his then 88-year-old sister that he was writing a book, she advised, You will have to put some sex in or no one will bother to read it. Setting the matter of sex aside, this memoir is a slice of New Zealand life from 1930 to the present day. It will appeal to anyone who has known ...Show more
Global Spin by Beder Sharon
$17.50 NZD
Category: World History
reveals the sophisticated techniques used by powerful conservative forces to change the way the public and politicians think about the environment. Large corporations are using their influence to reshape public opinion, to weaken gains made by environmentalists, and to turn politicians against improved ...Show more
Yarns of Our Youth, 1874-1945: A Collection of Reminiscences by Edited by john Tenuquist
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs