Non-Fiction
We believe that great non-fiction opens doors to deeper understanding, sharper perspectives, and lifelong curiosity. Our non-fiction collection brings together carefully selected titles that span history, biography, science, culture, politics, and beyond. Whether you are seeking to uncover untold stories from the past, gain insight into today’s world, or explore ideas that shape the future, you’ll find works here that both inform and inspire.
Each book in our collection is chosen for its clarity of thought, quality of research, and power to engage the reader. From celebrated classics to contemporary voices, we aim to showcase works that challenge assumptions, broaden horizons, and encourage meaningful conversation.
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Tokyo A Biography: Disasters, Destruction and Renewal: The Story of an Indomitable City - Stephen Mansfield
The history of Tokyo is as eventful as it is long. A concise yet detailed overview of this fascinating, centuries-old city, Tokyo: A Biography is a...
View full detailsTo a Lovely Grandma - Helen Exley
You are so amazing, so full of the joy of life. You hold our secrets, love us, and are always there for us. Helen Exley's Jewel series is outstandi...
View full detailsTitiro Ki Nga Mahi Ka Taea E Ahau Look At What I Can Do - K Roberts N. Kool
Titiro Ki Nga Mahi Ka Taea E Ahau Look At What I Can Do
Timeless Values - Helen Exley
"Timeless Values" is a book of quotes on personal principles - from early texts to modern writers. All are still central and relevant to the proble...
View full detailsTime of Useful Consciousness: Acting Urgently on Climate Change - Ralph Chapman
Our climate is changing, in ways that will have long-term impacts for us and for our children. Yet still we fail to take meaningful action. Why? An...
View full detailsTilda's Winter Delights - Tone Finnanger
Create beautiful dolls and accessories for winter using the latest Tilda fabrics. From pretty skating angels in warm fur coats to chalet girls with...
View full detailsTilda's Summer Ideas - Tone Finnanger
The designs include angels, garlands, decorations and accessories, all in the seasonal shades of turquoise, green, pink and red. All projects are a...
View full detailsTilda Sunshine Sewing - Tone Finnanger
Bring some Scandi charm to your spring crafting with Tilda's Sunshine Sewing. This brand new pattern book from the hugely popular designer Tone Fin...
View full detailsTilda Sewing By Heart: For the love of fabrics - Tone Finnanger
Sewing By Heart is a heartfelt sewing book from the creator of Tilda, Tone Finnanger. In this glorious celebration of her love of fabric, you'll fi...
View full detailsThorndon: Wellington and Home: My Katherine Mansfield Project - Kirsty Gunn
For London-based writer Kirsty Gunn, returning to the city of her birth to spend a winter in a tiny colonial cottage in Thorndon is an exciting opp...
View full detailsThe World Odyssey of a Balinese Prince - Idanna Pucci
Born in 1919, Prince made Djelantik witnessed pivotal moments of history: the twilight of the feudal age, the Second World War in Nazi-occupied Hol...
View full detailsThe Whole Intimate Mess: Motherhood, Politics, and Women's Writing - Holly Walker
'I began to pull the threads of my experience back together. Instead of divergent stories about public failure, private torment, and postnatal dist...
View full detailsThe Ultimate Book of Origami Animals: Easy-to-Fold Paper Models [Includes 120 models; eye stickers] - Fumiaki Shingu
Fold your favorite origami animals-from cute Panda Cubs, Kittens and Penguins to the menacing Great White Shark and Tyrannosaurus Rex. The easy-to-...
View full detailsThe Travel Atlas - Lonely Planet
With Lonely Planet's The Travel Atlas in your hands, you can explore every part of the world and plan upcoming trips with one simple and easy-to-us...
View full detailsThe Sustainable Travel Handbook - Lonely Planet
The Sustainable Travel Handbook
The Struggle for Sovereignty: New Zealand and Twenty-First Century Statehood - Margaret Wilson
In the era of public choice and free markets, does the New Zealand state still have the best interests of its individual citizens at heart? Since 1...
View full detailsThe Solo Travel Handbook - Lonely Planet
Don't let the idea of travelling alone stop you from living out your dreams. Packed with tips and advice for before and during your travels, The So...
View full detailsThe Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the British Museum: Solve the Puzzles to Escape the Pages - Phillips C
This is the second title in a series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books: a unique, new form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the puzzles...
View full detailsThe Seeds of Love: Growing Mindful Relationships - Jerry Braza
Using the garden as metaphor, The Seeds of Love offers a process for creating mindfulness. From a Buddhist perspective, everything affects our cons...
View full detailsThe Sake Handbook: All the information you need to become a Sake Expert! - John Gauntner
The Sake Handbook is the foremost guide to the history, brewing, and distinctive flavors of sake. Just what are jizake, namazake and ginjoshu? The ...
View full detailsThe Road to Success - Exley H.
The Road to Success
The Political Years: 2019 - Marilyn Waring
"When I entered Parliament in 1975, I joined a very small club: although women in New Zealand won the right to vote in 1893, only a tiny handful ha...
View full detailsThe Piketty Phenomenon: New Zealand Perspectives - Nz Writers
Few books have had the global impact of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. An overnight bestseller, Piketty's assessment that in...
View full detailsThe Perfect Shot - Lonely Planet
The Perfect Shot