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The Snow Leopard

by Peter Matthiessen ...

One of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard.In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless ... Read more

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One of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard.In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless
... Read more
Ghosts of the Tsunami

Death and Life in Japan

by Richard Lloyd Parry ...

'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary SupplementOn 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east Japan. It was Japan's greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary SupplementOn 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east Japan. It was Japan's greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign
... Read more
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand

A Journey Through New Zealand's Angler's Paradise

by Zane Grey ...

In "Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand," Zane Grey transports readers to the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand, intertwining his passion for fishing with vivid storytelling. This collection of short stories embodies Grey's hallmark literary style'Äîlyrical prose and rich, immersive descriptions that evoke both the beauty and adventure of angling. Set against the backdrop of New ... Read more

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In "Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand," Zane Grey transports readers to the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand, intertwining his passion for fishing with vivid storytelling. This collection of short stories embodies Grey's hallmark literary style'Äîlyrical prose and rich, immersive descriptions that evoke both the beauty and adventure of angling. Set against the backdrop of New
... Read more
No. More. Plastic.

What you can do to make a difference – the #2minutesolution

by Martin Dorey ...

**Discover what you can do to save the planet from plastic.Start now.** **All it takes is 2 minutes of your time.'I read this book yesterday and I've done three things today and that is testament to Martin's brilliant vision and ideas. Now it's your turn!' Chris Packham'Once, plastic was the miracle material. Now it's the monster. We all need to cut down our plastic consumption and join Martin's ... Read more

$15.99 NZD

**Discover what you can do to save the planet from plastic.Start now.** **All it takes is 2 minutes of your time.'I read this book yesterday and I've done three things today and that is testament to Martin's brilliant vision and ideas. Now it's your turn!' Chris Packham'Once, plastic was the miracle material. Now it's the monster. We all need to cut down our plastic consumption and join Martin's
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Educating Alice

by Alice Greenup ...

A real-life 'The Farmer Wants a Wife'; the true story of how a city girl found love and a whole new life in the outback.What really happens when a city girl becomes a farmer's wife? If you're a fan of Rachael treasure, you'll love this memoir: a real-life outback love story that proves truth is even better than fiction ... A footloose city slicker who couldn't tell a bull from a cow was hardly the ... Read more

$14.99 NZD

A real-life 'The Farmer Wants a Wife'; the true story of how a city girl found love and a whole new life in the outback.What really happens when a city girl becomes a farmer's wife? If you're a fan of Rachael treasure, you'll love this memoir: a real-life outback love story that proves truth is even better than fiction ... A footloose city slicker who couldn't tell a bull from a cow was hardly the
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Landfall

The totally propulsive crime mystery suspense thriller from the award-winning author of Clade

by James Bradley ...

A "Best Climate Books of 2025" selection from Climate & Capital MediaA 2025 Book of the Year selection by The Bookshelf (ABC Radio)The world is in the grip of climate catastrophe. Sydney has been transformed by rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and increasingly intense social division and unrest.When a child on the margins goes missing from the area of the city known as the Floodline, Senior ... Read more

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A "Best Climate Books of 2025" selection from Climate & Capital MediaA 2025 Book of the Year selection by The Bookshelf (ABC Radio)The world is in the grip of climate catastrophe. Sydney has been transformed by rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and increasingly intense social division and unrest.When a child on the margins goes missing from the area of the city known as the Floodline, Senior
... Read more
A Crack in the Edge of the World

The Great American Earthquake of 1906

by Simon Winchester ...

A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia. In 1906 the dreams of this city came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake that turned roads into great rippling rivers, that set buildings ablaze for days on end, that made homes collapse upon ... Read more

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A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia. In 1906 the dreams of this city came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake that turned roads into great rippling rivers, that set buildings ablaze for days on end, that made homes collapse upon
... Read more
Year of No Garbage

Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems, and One Woman's Trashy Journey to Zero Waste

by Eve O. Schaub ...

"Eve’s brave and honest experiment reveals the shocking impact of the throwaway society we’ve become and at the same time showing small ways we can all do better.” —Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of Plastic Free JulyYear of No Garbage is Super Size Me meets the environmental movement.In this book Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date ... Read more

$22.05 NZD

"Eve’s brave and honest experiment reveals the shocking impact of the throwaway society we’ve become and at the same time showing small ways we can all do better.” —Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of Plastic Free JulyYear of No Garbage is Super Size Me meets the environmental movement.In this book Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date
... Read more
The Death Cure

by James Dashner ...

Series Book 3 - Maze Runner Series
The third book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.But something has happened that no-one at WICKED ... Read more

$13.86 NZD

The third book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.But something has happened that no-one at WICKED
... Read more
The Light in the Dark

A Winter Journal – A journey towards hope

by Horatio Clare ...

*Rediscover the light in the dark with the author of Heavy Light: A Journey through Madness, Mania and Healing'A treasure of a book, wonderfully attentive in outlook and generous in spirit.' – Amy LiptrotShortlisted for the Wales Creative Nonfiction Book of the Year 2019'A diary that reveals the healing power of the natural world.' The GuardianRediscover the light in the dark…As November stubs out ... Read more

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*Rediscover the light in the dark with the author of Heavy Light: A Journey through Madness, Mania and Healing'A treasure of a book, wonderfully attentive in outlook and generous in spirit.' – Amy LiptrotShortlisted for the Wales Creative Nonfiction Book of the Year 2019'A diary that reveals the healing power of the natural world.' The GuardianRediscover the light in the dark…As November stubs out
... Read more
Silent Spring (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Landmark Exposé of Pesticide Pollution, DDT's Ecological Impact, and the Rise of Modern Environmentalism

by Rachel Carson, June Umberley ...

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is a landmark work of environmental literature that exposes the ecological and public health consequences of indiscriminate pesticide use, especially DDT. Combining scientific evidence, lyrical prose, and moral urgency, Carson transforms technical data into a compelling narrative of interconnected life. Published in 1962, the book stands at the crossroads of nature ... Read more

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Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is a landmark work of environmental literature that exposes the ecological and public health consequences of indiscriminate pesticide use, especially DDT. Combining scientific evidence, lyrical prose, and moral urgency, Carson transforms technical data into a compelling narrative of interconnected life. Published in 1962, the book stands at the crossroads of nature
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The Wood Age

How one material shaped the whole of human history

by Roland Ennos ...

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday TimesHow did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators and take over the world?In The Wood Age, Roland Ennos shows that the key to humanity’s success has ... Read more

$12.99 NZD

When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday TimesHow did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators and take over the world?In The Wood Age, Roland Ennos shows that the key to humanity’s success has
... Read more
The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning

A Polar Journey

by Wendy Trusler, Carol Devine ...

A visually captivating, novelistic travelogue that chronicles the first civilian environmental cleanup expedition in Antarctica—an engaging true story told through anecdotes, journal entries, vignettes, recipes, and archival and contemporary photography.“The first thing that comes to mind about Antarctica is not likely the food. But if you are going there, it is the second.” —Wendy Trusler and ... Read more

$16.99 NZD

A visually captivating, novelistic travelogue that chronicles the first civilian environmental cleanup expedition in Antarctica—an engaging true story told through anecdotes, journal entries, vignettes, recipes, and archival and contemporary photography.“The first thing that comes to mind about Antarctica is not likely the food. But if you are going there, it is the second.” —Wendy Trusler and
... Read more
Endling

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE

by Maria Reva ...

* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 ** WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD ** A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, <... ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 ** WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD ** A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, <...
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Three-Inch Teeth

by C.J. Box ...

Series series Joe Pickett
THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN WESTDon't miss CJ Box's latest thriller, The Crossroads, where Joe's daughters investigate the attempted murder of their father... Available to order now.A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage, killing, among others, the prospective fiancé of Joe Pickett's daughter.At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up, is released from prison with a list of six names ... Read more

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THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN WESTDon't miss CJ Box's latest thriller, The Crossroads, where Joe's daughters investigate the attempted murder of their father... Available to order now.A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage, killing, among others, the prospective fiancé of Joe Pickett's daughter.At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up, is released from prison with a list of six names
... Read more
BOSH! on a Budget

by Henry Firth, Ian Theasby ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROVER 1 MILLION BOSH! BOOKS SOLDBOSH! are back with the ultimate money-saving, plant-based cookbook.The ultimate money-saving, plant-based cookbook by number one Sunday Times bestselling authors Henry Firth and Ian Theasby.With 100 outrageously delicious recipes, BOSH! on a Budget proves that great tasting food doesn’t have to cost the earth. From hearty m... ... Read more

$12.99 NZD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROVER 1 MILLION BOSH! BOOKS SOLDBOSH! are back with the ultimate money-saving, plant-based cookbook.The ultimate money-saving, plant-based cookbook by number one Sunday Times bestselling authors Henry Firth and Ian Theasby.With 100 outrageously delicious recipes, BOSH! on a Budget proves that great tasting food doesn’t have to cost the earth. From hearty m...
... Read more
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

by Greta Thunberg ...

Series Book 1 - Green Ideas
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.No One is Too Small to Make a Difference collects Greta Thunberg's history-making speeches, from addresses at climate rallies around the world audiences at the UN, the World Economic Forum, and the British Parliament.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered ... Read more

$15.99 NZD

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.No One is Too Small to Make a Difference collects Greta Thunberg's history-making speeches, from addresses at climate rallies around the world audiences at the UN, the World Economic Forum, and the British Parliament.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered
... Read more
I Saw You Standing There: Green Mountain Book 3

by Marie Force ...

Series Book 3 - Green Mountain
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Force, creator of the beloved McCarthys of Gansett Island, Quantum and Fatal series, comes the third book in her Green Mountain series**. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis will love the** heartwarming, sexy romance series centered on the lives of the Abbott family.There's a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the Abbott ... Read more

$7.99 NZD

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Force, creator of the beloved McCarthys of Gansett Island, Quantum and Fatal series, comes the third book in her Green Mountain series**. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis will love the** heartwarming, sexy romance series centered on the lives of the Abbott family.There's a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the Abbott
... Read more
Be More Human

How to transform your lifestyle for optimum health, happiness and vitality

by Tony Riddle ...

'Tony Riddle's mission is to present ways of living that are more in sync with our human biology, to help us thrive in this modern world' Dr Rangan Chatterjee'This book is brilliant with such an important message' The Happy Pear**___________________________The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, eat, sleep, ... Read more

$21.99 NZD

'Tony Riddle's mission is to present ways of living that are more in sync with our human biology, to help us thrive in this modern world' Dr Rangan Chatterjee'This book is brilliant with such an important message' The Happy Pear**___________________________The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, eat, sleep,
... Read more
Where the Earth Meets the Sky

A study of penguins, people and place in Antarctica

by Louise K Blight ...

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and most inaccessible part of our planet—and now one of the places most troubled by climate change. In this moving narrative, conservation scientist Louise K. Blight recounts her summer studying Adélie penguins.On isolated Ross Island, Louise K. Blight and pioneering penguin biologist David Ainley document how the region’s penguins are being affected by the ... Read more

$22.99 NZD

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and most inaccessible part of our planet—and now one of the places most troubled by climate change. In this moving narrative, conservation scientist Louise K. Blight recounts her summer studying Adélie penguins.On isolated Ross Island, Louise K. Blight and pioneering penguin biologist David Ainley document how the region’s penguins are being affected by the
... Read more
Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

'A hymn of love to the world ... A journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

'A hymn of love to the world ... A journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our
... Read more
Into Thin Air

by Jon Krakauer ...

Jon Krakauer's acclaimed account of a disastrous expedition on Mt EverestThis is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

Jon Krakauer's acclaimed account of a disastrous expedition on Mt EverestThis is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran
... Read more
Rainy Days for the Harpers Girls

A heartbreaking historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke

by Rosie Clarke ...

Series Book 3 - Welcome To Harpers Emporium
The next book in the series from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke of The Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.There are hard times ahead for the Harpers Girls...1914 Oxford Street, LondonIt is two years since Harpers Emporium opened its doors and life is good for Sally and Ben Harper as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.Beth Burrows is settling into married life ... Read more

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The next book in the series from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke of The Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.There are hard times ahead for the Harpers Girls...1914 Oxford Street, LondonIt is two years since Harpers Emporium opened its doors and life is good for Sally and Ben Harper as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.Beth Burrows is settling into married life
... Read more
Guns, Germs And Steel

The MILLION-COPY bestselling history of everybody

by Jared Diamond ...

This book answers the most obvious, the most important, yet the most difficult question about human history: why history unfolded so differently on different continents. Geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians.An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics, Guns ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

This book answers the most obvious, the most important, yet the most difficult question about human history: why history unfolded so differently on different continents. Geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians.An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics, Guns
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