Books
“GANG of ONE” author…Gary Mulgrew
‘Gang of One’ is the remarkable true story of one man’s journey from a Glasgow orphanage to a notorious gang-infested prison in Texas.
This book is as unforgettable as it is enthralling!
In this ground breaking group Biography, award winning author Richard Holmes charts the voyages of discovery astronomical ,chemical, poetical, philosophical-that made up this ‘age of wonder’. From the 40-foot telescope to the miner’s lamp, and from the first balloon flight to African exploration, it tells the stories of great innovations, and the inspired individuals behind [...]
Sir Edmund Hillary became famous by being the first, with Tenzing Norgay, to climb Mt Everest in 1953. Though this was clearly a remarkable feat, Sir Edmund came to be regarded by many as a great man for the way he chose to use his fame, which was to dedicate much of [...]
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pioneered scientific discovery and [...]
Fishermen and good home cooks alike devoured Go Fish and its winning combination of excellent recipes, great yarns, gorgeous photography, devotion to the stunning NZ coastline and way of life, all with a touch of nostalgia. Now Al Brown applies this same formula to that icon of Kiwi life: the barbecue. [...]
There has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and fiction, it sets the remarkable story of Erenora against the historical background of the turbulent and compelling events that occurred in Parihaka during the 1870s and 1880s. Parihaka is the [...]
In 1886 a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths and warm themselves at its bonfire. There are contortionists, performing cats, carousels and illusionists – all the trappings [...]
‘The face of war is changing. The other side doesn’t play by the rules much any more. There’s thinking, in some circles, that we need to play by a different set of rules too …’ Fresh from Afghanistan, James Bond has been recruited to a new agency. Conceived in the post-9/11 world, [...]
An historic publishing event! Endorsed by the Louvre and for the very first time ever, every painting from the world’s most popular and renowned museum is available in one stunning book. All 2,954 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre are presented in full colour in this [...]
Prizes: Winner of New Zealand Post Book Awards: Fiction 2011. $39.99
‘I suddenly found myself in front of a scene of such beauty that it took my breath away …’ As a boy in the late 1930s, young Boden’s life is changed for ever the day his neighbour Dudley drives him over the mountains into the [...]
