Sydney by Jan Morris
$14.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good
Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: 'not the best of the cities the British Empire created ... but the most hyperbolic, the youngest at heart, the shiniest.' Sydney takes us on the city's journey from penal colony to world-class metropolis, as lively and charming as ...Show more
Sketches from Memory - People and Places in the heart of our Paris by Edmund White
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
A Castle in Tuscany - The Remarkable Life of Janet Ross by Sarah Benjamin
$18.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
Tells the story of the extraordinary Janet Ross. To lovers of classic food books, Janet's name is recognisable, as the eminent Elizabeth David cited her as a source and her work changed the way the English thought about vegetables. Few people though know much about the life she lived.
Death and the Sun: A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain by Edward Lewine
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Down Under by Bill Bryson
$16.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: good-very good
"It was as if I had privately discovered life on another planet, or a parallel universe where life was at once recognisably similar but entirely different." Bill went to Australia and fell in love with the country. The people are cheerful, extrovert and obliging; their cities are safe and nearly always ...Show more
The Venetian Empire - A Sea Voyage by Jan Morris
$15.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Africa: A Companion to the PBS Series by JOHN READER
$30.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Combines photography and text to capture the diverse landscapes, wildlife, and peoples of Africa, from the Sahara of northern Africa to the Southern Veld, from Kilimanjaro to the Niger River.
The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski
$5.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: good
Ryszard Kapuscinski's The Shadow of the Sunencompasses forty years of incisive and moving reportage about Africa by one of the world's greatest journalists. From newly independent Ghana to war-torn Rwanda, Kapuscinski captures the sights, sounds, smells and, above all, the real lives of this vast contin ...Show more
Quest for Adventure: Ultimate Feats of Modern Exploration by Chris Bonington
$25.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Celebrates twenty great adventures of the twentieth century, ranging from an account of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon to a chronicle of Sir Edmund Hillary's ascent to Everest's summit.
The Ship: Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage by Simon Baker
$25.00 NZD
Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good
The story of Captain Cook's voyage.