Non-Fiction

Agent Zo tells the incredible true story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the WW2 resistance fighter known as 'Zo'. The only woman to reach London from Warsaw during the Second World War as an emissary of the Polish Home Army...

Do we really have to have Persian dried rose petals, Pete? I mean, on a scale of one to ten, how essential are they in the dish you're cooking?' asks brother Paul with his patient face on. I...

The relationship between takata and whenua-people and land-is a long thread that weaves through the art history of Aotearoa New Zealand.Beginning in Te Waipounamu, our greenstone isle, and reaching outwards, across Aotearoa and beyond to Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the...

Sage is a beautiful, design-led publication exploring the intersection of gardens, people and plants. A timeless companion for those drawn to gardening and the beauty of botany, it blends thoughtful storytelling with practical advice, photo essays, and creative inspiration for considered living. Sage features 192 pages of gardens,...

52 Assignments: Instagram Photography is a collection of inspirational Insta missions, challenges, hacks, and hints from leading Instagram photographers, designed to help you elevate the images in your Instagram feed to miniature works of art. Whether you wish...

This incredible fossil field guide is packed with information on the prehistoric past and practical tips about fossil hunting, vibrantly illustrated in full-colour. Fossils are the incredible traces of life from millions of years ago, preserved in rocks...

From the best-selling author of Aroha, Wawata, Waitohu and E Moko Dear Moko, comes a unique exploration of how to think about thinking, rooted in the wisdom of Māori culture. Dr Hinemoa Elder introduces us to a profound...

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted...

Master your winning mindset with lessons from the life and career of All Blacks coaching legend Gilbert Enoka. In a career spanning almost three decades, visionary psychological coach, Gilbert Enoka, changed the way the All Blacks played their...

Meet Dame Whina Cooper, the kuia who championed Māori rights and women’s rights and led a famous hīkoi for positive change. The true story of one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most exceptional leaders and a courageous wahine toa,...

In Arohanui: My Aotearoa New Zealand, over 100 New Zealanders talk about what the country means to them, the special and the worrying, in an inspiring and beautiful book that celebrates our country. Including well-known New Zealanders such as...

A quick and accessible guide to being the best dad you can be from the Sunday Times bestselling author.  James Patterson did the parenting homework so you don't have to - at least not as much. He talked...

A fascinating and in-depth insight into the remarkable life and career of one of the most influential and adroit politicians of his generation In this illuminating and beautifully written book, Grant Robertson reflects on the major events in...

In Polkinghorne, literary journalist Steve Braunias takes readers on an extraordinary and often chilling journey through the most high-profile murder case in modern New Zealand history. With unparalleled access to the key players, Braunias offers readers his unique insight...

35 STUNNING and CONTEMPORARY crochet patterns in ECO-FRIENDLY NATURAL YARNS. Designed by Susan Ritchie and Karen Miller who run MRS MOON, where they sell their GORGEOUS, ETHICALLY-SOURCED natural yarns. Make clothes, homewares and gifts for kids that are...

To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek: where is the solution, where is the hope? We can never give up looking for these things because they are just waiting to be found.”Gidon Lev, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, has...

Read all about today's greatest basketball players in this exciting book full of action-packed photos. This second edition of the best-selling Stars of the NBA has been revised and updated from cover to cover. It profiles twenty-eight of...

If a natural disaster or other emergency event happened right now, how prepared would you be? How would you fare? And for how long? Emergency events such as storms, earthquakes, floods and infrastructure failure can happen unexpectedly, putting...

One Soul, One Survivor tells Debbs Murray’s harrowing yet ultimately uplifting journey. A life of adversity, and extreme violence in adulthood ended in her courageous escape. Her partner’s use of multiple forms of violence resulted in her entrapment,...

In 2025, the year in which the Otago medical school celebrates 150 years, 50 per cent of graduates are women. Back in 1891 when Emily Seideberg, who would go on to become the school's first woman graduate, applied...

Any organization can win more customers and increase sales if they learn to be more strategic with their customer service. When customers complain, employees respond. The typical service model is riddled with holes. What about people and businesses...

Alone in the wilderness Award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold spends nearly nine months walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, fulfilling a 20-year dream. On her own, she traverses mountains, rivers, cities and plains from summer to...

Secret Gardens of Somerset offers a personal tour of 20 of the UK's most beguiling gardens in this much-loved area of southern England, defined by its distinctive horticulture, rolling hills, picturesque villages and traditional English landscape. Abigail Willis...

Living self-sufficiently on a Central Otago homestead Gillian Swinton is trying to live self-sufficiently: living off the land and adapting to the seasons. With her partner Hamish, their two dogs, a cat, a few sheep, some bees and...