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The Elements of Power

A Story of War, Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth

by Nicolas Niarchos ...

ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING‘A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics […] an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism’ Patrick Radden Keefe‘Joseph Conrad called colonial ventures in Africa “the vilest ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING‘A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics […] an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism’ Patrick Radden Keefe‘Joseph Conrad called colonial ventures in Africa “the vilest
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The Denniston Rose

by Jenny Pattrick ...

Series series Penguin Modern Aotearoa Classics
A number one bestseller, this favourite New Zealand novel captures a real 19th century community.The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty ... Read more

$14.99 NZD

A number one bestseller, this favourite New Zealand novel captures a real 19th century community.The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty
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Material World

A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

by Ed Conway ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year***Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize'Compelling'** TIM MARSHALL'Lively, rich and exciting' PETER FRANKOPAN'Vitally impor... ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year***Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize'Compelling'** TIM MARSHALL'Lively, rich and exciting' PETER FRANKOPAN'Vitally impor...
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The Miner's Daughter

The second dramatic and powerful saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Series Book 2 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
The enthralling second book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine ... Read more

$24.99 NZD

The enthralling second book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine
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The Girl Below Stairs

The third emotionally gripping saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Series Book 3 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
'Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' Rosie GoodwinThe emotionally gripping third book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell ... ... Read more

$24.99 NZD

'Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' Rosie GoodwinThe emotionally gripping third book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell ...
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All The Dark Secrets

The first heartwarming, heartrending saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Series Book 1 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
The compelling first book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson ... Read more

$24.99 NZD

The compelling first book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson
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Blood Sisters

A gripping, twisty murder mystery about friendship and revenge

by Cate Quinn ...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**'A fantastic whodunnit'** HEAT MAGAZINE⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sensational' CRIME MONTHLY'This is not the usual story of vulnerable women in jeopardy ... but one in which the victims fight back.' SUNDAY TIMES____________________Some women just can't take a joke.At least, that's what locals tell the police when a man is found gruesomely murdered a... ... Read more

$16.99 NZD

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**'A fantastic whodunnit'** HEAT MAGAZINE⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sensational' CRIME MONTHLY'This is not the usual story of vulnerable women in jeopardy ... but one in which the victims fight back.' SUNDAY TIMES____________________Some women just can't take a joke.At least, that's what locals tell the police when a man is found gruesomely murdered a...
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The Sister's Secret

The fifth moving saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Series Book 11 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
The moving fifth book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson then ... Read more

$24.99 NZD

The moving fifth book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson then
... Read more
Gold: Greed, innovations, daring and wealth

by Jill Blee ...

Since ancient times gold has exerted a powerful fascination for humankind. Symbol of wealth and riches, it has influenced the rise and fall of empires and changed the course of history. In Australia, its discovery sparked frenzied gold rushes that opened up large parts of the land to settlement, transformed Melbourne and Sydney from colonial outposts into two of the worlds most vibrant cities, and ... Read more

$4.99 NZD

Since ancient times gold has exerted a powerful fascination for humankind. Symbol of wealth and riches, it has influenced the rise and fall of empires and changed the course of history. In Australia, its discovery sparked frenzied gold rushes that opened up large parts of the land to settlement, transformed Melbourne and Sydney from colonial outposts into two of the worlds most vibrant cities, and
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At the Coalface

My life as a miner's wife

by Catherine Paton Black ...

Growing up in a mining family, Cath's husband Doug promised his father he wouldn't follow in his dangerous footsteps. But after struggling with terrible poverty in 1970s Scotland, Doug decided a pit job would provide his wife and young family much needed security, despite extraordinary risks to life and limb. Every day, Cath kissed her husband goodbye, not knowing if she'd see him again as he went ... Read more

$14.99 NZD

Growing up in a mining family, Cath's husband Doug promised his father he wouldn't follow in his dangerous footsteps. But after struggling with terrible poverty in 1970s Scotland, Doug decided a pit job would provide his wife and young family much needed security, despite extraordinary risks to life and limb. Every day, Cath kissed her husband goodbye, not knowing if she'd see him again as he went
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Beneath Hill 60

by Will Davies ...

The story of the Australian miners and soldiers who tunnelled under Hill 60 near Ypres and eventually broke through to create a new frontline.On 7 June 1917, 19 massive mines shattered the Messines ridge near Ypres. Ten thousand German soldiers died and the largest man-made explosion in history up until that time smashed open the German frontline.Two of these mines, at Hill 60 and the Caterpillar, ... Read more

$15.99 NZD

The story of the Australian miners and soldiers who tunnelled under Hill 60 near Ypres and eventually broke through to create a new frontline.On 7 June 1917, 19 massive mines shattered the Messines ridge near Ypres. Ten thousand German soldiers died and the largest man-made explosion in history up until that time smashed open the German frontline.Two of these mines, at Hill 60 and the Caterpillar,
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Volt Rush

The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

by Henry Sanderson ...

'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we’ve come to take for granted.' Bill McKibben, Observer book of the weekWe depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to ... Read more

$26.26 NZD

'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we’ve come to take for granted.' Bill McKibben, Observer book of the weekWe depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to
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Poor Man's Fortune

White Working-Class Conservatism in American Metal Mining, 1850–1950

by Jarod Roll ...

White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the ... Read more

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White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the
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The Gold Hunter's Guide: Strategies for Success with Detectors, Pans, and In-Depth Knowledge

Gold Mining & Prospecting, #1

by Stephen ...

Series Book 1 - Gold Mining & Prospecting
Discover the invaluable secrets of gold prospecting and equip yourself for uncertain times when currencies and economies fail. What do people do then? What do you think will happen to people that understand where they can get Gold compared to those that just hold fiat currency? Who is safer and better positioned? Gold prospecting is not just a hobby.This comprehensive and captivating guide is ... Read more

$33.99 NZD

Discover the invaluable secrets of gold prospecting and equip yourself for uncertain times when currencies and economies fail. What do people do then? What do you think will happen to people that understand where they can get Gold compared to those that just hold fiat currency? Who is safer and better positioned? Gold prospecting is not just a hobby.This comprehensive and captivating guide is
... Read more
The High Seas

Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean

by Olive Heffernan ...

THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' Observer'A vital, fascinating, deeply researched exploration of Earth's last wilderness... Shocking and starkly 'illuminating - a must-read' Gaia VinceThe ocean covers seventy per cent of the surface of our planet, and two thirds of this lie beyond national ... Read more

$20.92 NZD

THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' Observer'A vital, fascinating, deeply researched exploration of Earth's last wilderness... Shocking and starkly 'illuminating - a must-read' Gaia VinceThe ocean covers seventy per cent of the surface of our planet, and two thirds of this lie beyond national
... Read more
Mountain Movers

Mining, Sustainability and the Agents of Change

by Daniel M. Franks ...

Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
The products of mining are everywhere – if it wasn’t grown, it was mined or drilled. But the mining industry has a chequered past. Pollution, human rights abuses, and corruption have tarnished the reputation of the industry across the globe. Over a decade ago the major mining companies embraced the concept of sustainable and equitable development and embarked on an explicit process of reform – but ... Read more

$144.31 NZD

The products of mining are everywhere – if it wasn’t grown, it was mined or drilled. But the mining industry has a chequered past. Pollution, human rights abuses, and corruption have tarnished the reputation of the industry across the globe. Over a decade ago the major mining companies embraced the concept of sustainable and equitable development and embarked on an explicit process of reform – but
... Read more
Fifty Years on the Trail

by John Young Nelson ...

"One of the most experienced of American trappers." - Saturday Review, 1887"A thorough plainsman, his standing as a train guide was most enviable, being sought for by all." -Buffalo Bill's Wild West (1887)"His adventures are among the strangest and the most amusing in the world." - The Bookmart, 1890"The Casanova of the Trail, a more splendid natural ruffian, one more candid, cautious, daring, and ... Read more

$1.88 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

"One of the most experienced of American trappers." - Saturday Review, 1887"A thorough plainsman, his standing as a train guide was most enviable, being sought for by all." -Buffalo Bill's Wild West (1887)"His adventures are among the strangest and the most amusing in the world." - The Bookmart, 1890"The Casanova of the Trail, a more splendid natural ruffian, one more candid, cautious, daring, and
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The Pretoria Pit Disaster

A Centenary Account

by Alan Davies ...

On the morning of Wednesday 21 December 1910, 889 men and boys travelled the two 434- yard-deep shafts at Hulton Colliery, also known as Pretoria Pit, situated in Over Hulton, north of Atherton, Lancashire. Sunk in 1900, the colliery was plagued with emissions of gas, particularly after roof falls. By 7.50 a.m., the day shift was below ground, motivated to put extra effort into their work in the ... Read more

$23.10 NZD

On the morning of Wednesday 21 December 1910, 889 men and boys travelled the two 434- yard-deep shafts at Hulton Colliery, also known as Pretoria Pit, situated in Over Hulton, north of Atherton, Lancashire. Sunk in 1900, the colliery was plagued with emissions of gas, particularly after roof falls. By 7.50 a.m., the day shift was below ground, motivated to put extra effort into their work in the
... Read more
Au-Delà des Crises : Un Monde en Quête de Solutions

Naviguer Ensemble les Défis du Futur Global

by YVES SITBON ...

Dans ce livre, plongez dans une exploration approfondie des défis titanesques qui façonnent le futur de notre planète. Des méandres du changement climatique aux complexités des conflits mondiaux, chaque page dévoile une fresque détaillée des enjeux qui nous interpellent. L'auteur analyse avec perspicacité les menaces imminentes, offrant un panorama complet des solutions nécessaires. Que ce soit la ... Read more

$9.79 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dans ce livre, plongez dans une exploration approfondie des défis titanesques qui façonnent le futur de notre planète. Des méandres du changement climatique aux complexités des conflits mondiaux, chaque page dévoile une fresque détaillée des enjeux qui nous interpellent. L'auteur analyse avec perspicacité les menaces imminentes, offrant un panorama complet des solutions nécessaires. Que ce soit la
... Read more
The Creation of the first cryptocurrency

The financial journey of Bitcoin and it's challenge's

by Mark C. Wilson ...

Do you know the true history of Bitcoin if noThis book gives you the perfect, complete and accurate history/origin of Bitcoin From creation to this day And also teaches you how to be a successful crypto trader because the true way to understanding is by going to the root buy and be equip with the right crypto knowledge to become a successful trader. ... Read more

$9.48 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you know the true history of Bitcoin if noThis book gives you the perfect, complete and accurate history/origin of Bitcoin From creation to this day And also teaches you how to be a successful crypto trader because the true way to understanding is by going to the root buy and be equip with the right crypto knowledge to become a successful trader.
... Read more
1001 Technical English

by Atallah Walid ...

"1001 Technical English" is a concise, all-encompassing lexicon spanning mining, metallurgy, geology, chemistry, and mechanical engineering. This comprehensive reference guide provides succinct definitions, covering drilling, ore extraction, alloying, geological formations, chemical reactions, machinery mechanics, and more. With precise technical accuracy and clear grammar, it serves as an ... Read more

$5.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

"1001 Technical English" is a concise, all-encompassing lexicon spanning mining, metallurgy, geology, chemistry, and mechanical engineering. This comprehensive reference guide provides succinct definitions, covering drilling, ore extraction, alloying, geological formations, chemical reactions, machinery mechanics, and more. With precise technical accuracy and clear grammar, it serves as an
... Read more
In Black & White: Comradeship, violence, danger and triumph through an historic century of coal

by Peter Williams ...

The County of Kent, with its hopgardens, oasthouses and orchards, is known around the world as the Garden of England. In the 1920s, plans were drawn up to transform it into a new, industrial Black Country of coalmines and ironworks.Men, starved of work during The Depression, flocked to Kent, seeking jobs in the 18 new collieries promised by Neville Chamberlain, who would soon become Britain's ... Read more

$14.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The County of Kent, with its hopgardens, oasthouses and orchards, is known around the world as the Garden of England. In the 1920s, plans were drawn up to transform it into a new, industrial Black Country of coalmines and ironworks.Men, starved of work during The Depression, flocked to Kent, seeking jobs in the 18 new collieries promised by Neville Chamberlain, who would soon become Britain's
... Read more
Eben Smith

The Dean of Western Mining

by David Forsyth ...

Series series Mining the American West
David Forsyth recounts the life of Eben Smith, an integral but little-known figure in Colorado mining history. Smith was one of the many fortune seekers who traveled to California during the gold rush and one of the few who found what he sought. He moved to Colorado in 1860 with business partner Jerome Chaffee and over the next forty-six years was involved in mining in nearly every major camp in ... Read more

$41.04 NZD

David Forsyth recounts the life of Eben Smith, an integral but little-known figure in Colorado mining history. Smith was one of the many fortune seekers who traveled to California during the gold rush and one of the few who found what he sought. He moved to Colorado in 1860 with business partner Jerome Chaffee and over the next forty-six years was involved in mining in nearly every major camp in
... Read more
Black Avalanche

The Knockshinnoch Pit Disaster

by Arthur V. Sellwood, Mary Sellwood ...

Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage and human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband and wife team, Arthur and Mary Sellwood, who learnt the truth about the disaster from the men and women who experienced this horrific disaster ... Read more

$26.55 NZD

Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage and human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband and wife team, Arthur and Mary Sellwood, who learnt the truth about the disaster from the men and women who experienced this horrific disaster
... Read more

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