This vintage book contains a complete guide to bee-keeping, with information on hive construction and management, the natural history of bees, harvesting, swarming, and all other related aspects. Highly accessible and full of useful tips, “Practical Bee Keeping and Honey Production” will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in keeping bees, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Bee Keeping”, “A Foreword”, “B...

When Helen Kelly died in October 2016, with her partner by her side and a bunch of peonies by her bed, New Zealand lost an extraordinary leader. Kelly was the first female head of the country's trade union movement, and much more: a visionary who believed that all workers, whether in a union or not, deserved fair treatment; a fighter from a deeply communist family who never gave up the struggle; a strategist and orator who invoked strong loyalty; a woman who stirred fierce emotions. Her ba...

At the midpoint of the twentieth century, the First Nations people of Ontario’s underdeveloped hinterland lived primarily from the land. They congregated in summer in defined communities but in early autumn dispersed to winter camps to hunt, fish, and trap. Increasingly, however, they found they had to adapt to a different way of life, one closer to the Canadian mainstream. While lifestyles and expectations were clearly changing, the native people’s desire to maintain their rich and distin...

The Angus Logie – Rest in Peace trilogyEvery purchase comes with a free book. Look inside to learn more! The series is action-packed and full of mystery, excitement, sex, violence, intrigue and betrayal. It is a saga of a family, in turmoil after the presumed death of their father and the strange will he left behind.As the family try to come to terms with their loss and their grief, they are forced to become amateur sleuths to unravel the convoluted puzzl...

Winner: Post Book Award, Best First Book, Non-fiction. On a sunny afternoon in November 2010, a massive explosion rocked the underground Pike River coal mine, deep in a mountain range in New Zealand's South Island. More than an hour and a half later, two ashen men stumbled from the mine's entrance to report that 29 men remained trapped inside. Samples revealed extremely high levels of carbon monoxide in the mine and the presence of fire. For five agonizing days the men's families and frien...

Winner:New Zealand Post Book Award, Best First Book, Non-fictionOn a sunny afternoon in November 2010, a massive explosion rocked the underground Pike River coal mine, deep in a mountain range in New Zealand's South Island. More than an hour and a half later, two ashen men stumbled from the mine's entrance to report that 29 men remained trapped inside. Samples revealed extremely high levels of carbon monoxide in the mine and the presence of fire. For...

A must have cookbook for anyone looking to increase their plant protein and fibre intake without spending hours in the kitchen.Sunday Times bestselling author, personal trainer and social media sensation @sophsplantkitchen delivers her very best plant-based, high fibre meals: all with at least 30 grams of protein, on the table in 30 minutes or less and mouth-wateringly delicious, proving that healthy doesn...

The Angus Logie – Rest in Peace trilogyEvery purchase comes with a free book. Look inside to learn more! The series is action-packed and full of mystery, excitement, sex, violence, intrigue and betrayal. It is a saga of a family, in turmoil after the presumed death of their father and the strange will he left behind.As the family try to come to terms with their loss and their grief, they are forced to become amateur sleuths to unravel the convoluted puzzl...

The Creator’s Egg seriesEvery purchase comes with a free book. Look inside to learn more! The series is an epic fantasy thriller, full of quests, journeys, mystery, intrigue, action, adventure, excitement and global war. The series is set in Opteria, a planet where birds (avians) evolved to a position of dominance in place of the mammals on Earth. These avians are bipedal and have arms with well-developed hands, as well as wings. They have full powers of speech a...

‘The people in this book … face the uncertainty and the risks, and choose to wield fierce hope over passivity and cynicism to help shape a better future.’In papakāinga, schools, marae and communities from Te Hauke to Porirua, Papakura to Aranui, award-winning journalist Rebecca Macfie discovers powerful local responses to poverty.Expanding on her New Zealand Listener series, Macfie reveals the everyday struggles whanau face across the country and lays bare the systems that perpetuate pover...

British journalist Hadley Arnold, based in Hong Kong, is employed by a mysterious American "casting agent" to help destroy the reputation of an actor tipped to become the next James Bond. With only his questionable ethics and worse instincts to guide him, his quest takes him from sleazy bars in Hong Kong to deadly beaches in Sri Lanka. It's a tough job. Even for the man with the golden quote.

Tackle any masonry project with confidence, clarity, and professional know-how.Whether you're building a stone fireplace, repairing a crumbling wall, or laying a new walkway, Masonry Complete is your go-to guide for mastering the art and science of working with stone, brick, and concrete.Written by second-generation mason Cody Macfie, this comprehensive manual walks you through every step of the process—from selecting the right tools to finishing w...