Charge of the White Brigade by Valerie Smith
$10.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
CHARGE OF THE WHITE BRIGADE is a sequel to the popular book, FOR BETTER OR NURSE. Graduation over, the class of 1952 steps on to the wards, ready to assume responsibility. Staff nurses at last - escorting Matron on her rounds, supervising juniors and in charge of those vital management tools, the linen ...Show more
Hustlers, Rogues and Bubble Boys: A History of White-Collar Crime in New Zealand by Graeme Hunt
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
White collar mischief in New Zealand.
Scottie
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
DoP - Feb 2008 This remarkable book may appear to be more novel than biography. It is in fact the dramatisation of a real life: that of the late Neville Scott, an athlete good enough at age 20, to finish seventh in the close-packed finish of the 1956 Olympic 1,500m final..before his life began to spira ...Show more
The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock and Its Implications for New Zealand and Beyond by Sarah Miles
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
There has been much media activity both in the press and on Radio since the Canterbury earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011. The two-year aftermath of those earthquakes offered the Author a rare opportunity to examine aspects that the media did not cover, such as the national policies and eff ...Show more
Prelude to Arbitration in 3 Movements: Ulster - South Australia - New Zealand 1890-1894 by W.J. Gardner
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
Softback. 174 pages. SECONDHAND
A Bloke for All Seasons: The Peter Yealands Story by Tom Percy
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
A true maverick, Peter Yealands is a Marlborough legend and national figure of prominence in both the aquaculture and viticulture industries. He received the first marine farming license and he and his family were pioneers in the New Zealand mussel farming industry. Though a regular but reluctant name o ...Show more
My Home Town - New Zealand Remembers When by Robyn Langwell
$10.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
"If, as has been said, "the past is another country", then "My home town" can be read as a travel guide to a land that has become increasingly, and perhaps regrettably, unfamiliar. Drawn from the popular column of the same name published in "North and South" magazine, this collection of 23 pieces is a f ...Show more
The God Factor by Ian Wishart
$8.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
The controversy over the new Drivers Licences is just the tip of iceberg. We're on the edge of a ' brave new world ' where Governments worlwide are suddenly imposing ID cards on the public. Scientists are working on new ways of uniquely identifying every human, and their DNA research has plumbed horrifi ...Show more
Doing Our Bit - New Zealand Women Tell Their Stories of World War Two by Jim Sullivan (ed.)
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
For this book, esteemed historian Jim Sullivan, of National Radio's Sounds Historical and the highly popular Women at War, has interviewed fifty New Zealand women about their service in World War Two. These include the obvious - from the nursing sisters and VADs who braved battlefield conditions in Egyp ...Show more
John Key by John Roughan
$10.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
An in-depth portrait of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key - his personal and political life, ambitions, thoughts and aspirations.
What Was I Thinking: A Memoir by Paul Henry
$14.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction
From the man whose outrageous comments on TV divided the country, and almost caused an international incident, comes this very funny memoir. Packed with stories from his eventful childhood and his long and adventurous career in journalism, this is a gripping, often hilarious and always entertaining read ...Show more
Rebel With A Cause: New Zealander of the year by Ray Avery
$12.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand History & Non-Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
Bestselling memoir of a true Kiwi hero whose can-do attitude is changing lives in the third world. Sir Ray Avery's story from childhood neglect to scientist, leader and philapthropist is riveting. He was the inaugural Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year in 2010 and the recipient of the Sir Peter Blake Me ...Show more