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  • An Expert Witness

    Forensic Science on Trial – The Gripping New Book from the Bestselling Author of All That Remains

    From the UK’s leading forensic scientist and Sunday Times bestselling author of All That Remains and Written in Bone: a gripping exploration of forensic science, told through often shocking real cases to assess its triumphs, failures, and future.‘No scientist communicates better.’ Val McDermid, award-winning author of the Detective Karen Pirie seriesFor over forty years, Professor Dame Sue Black ... Read more

    $23.99 NZD

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  • Late Love

    Sometimes Doctors Need Saving as Much as Their Patients

    Series series BWB Texts
    ‘I have fought a running battle with medicine for much of my career. I have wanted to leave it for poetry. This is the story of how that has come to change for me. And how both those worlds have at last arrived at some sort of reconciliation.’ As a youth worker, doctor and award-winning poet and children’s writer, Glenn Colquhoun has led a ‘life lived in two parts’. Writing and reading has always ... Read more

    $4.99 NZD

  • The Dancing Wu Li Masters

    An Overview of the New Physics

    by Gary Zukav ...
    "The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York TimesGary Zukav’s timeless, humorous, New York Times bestselling masterpiece, a touchstone for readers of science and spirituality, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, is arguably the most widely acclaimed introduction to quantum physics ever ... Read more

    $10.99 NZD

  • Undoctored

    The No.1 bestseller from the author of 'This Is Going to Hurt'

    by Adam Kay ...
    THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIALTHIS IS GOING TO HURT was the bestselling non-fiction book of the century - a frank, funny and furious look at the brutal realities of life in the NHS.But it was only part of Adam Kay's story.With his stethoscope now hung up, Adam shares more suture-splitting anecdotes from both on and off the wards. From the hilarious to the ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD

  • The Blood Says Otherwise: A fascinating and heart-breaking story of life as a forensic scientist

    by Ruben Miller ...
    Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue.A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His detailed descriptions of what he sees are often heart-breaking. The behaviour of the people he meets - ... Read more

    Was $20.99 NZD Now $6.99 NZD

  • This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

    by Adam Kay ...
    THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLERBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen FryWelcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.Scribbled in secret ... Read more

    $10.99 NZD

  • The Unexpected Patient: True Kiwi stories of life, death and unforgettable clinical cases

    Stories of life, death and unforgettable clinical casesA psychiatrist and a patient with supernatural connections.A family man's resilience as he recovers from a life-changing terrorist attack.A rural nurse specialist and his incredible roadside rescue of a woman on the brink of cardiac death.A trauma therapist caught in the aftermath of a violent methamphetamine episode.The Unexpected Patient ... Read more

    $12.99 NZD

  • Rule of Lies

    My Wild Ride Through Chaos, Corruption, and Murder in Putin's Russia

    'This book is NUTS! – in the best possible way. A relentless roller coaster ride through the heaven and hell of modern Russia' PETER POMERANZEV'Written with all the pace and energy of a John Grisham novel … An incredible true story and a great read!' BILL BROWDER'An astonishing glimpse into a rollercoaster life. A real page-turner' CATHERINE BELTON'If you want to know how Putin ruined Russia and ... Read more

    Was $27.99 NZD Now $21.99 NZD

  • Lessons on Living: Finding Your Way Through Life's Ups and Downs from the respected New Zealand psychologist and bestselling author

    by Nigel Latta ...
    Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs.What do you do when you're told you only have months to live?If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every conceivable conundrum the world could throw at you (the small ones and the big ones).After three decades ... Read more

    $15.99 NZD

  • A Place to Stand

    by Clare Ward ...
    A country doctor's life in remote Hokianga, spanning more than thirty years.Clare Ward is a country doctor living and working in the Hokianga Harbour area in the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand, a sparsely populated area where there are many health challenges.This thoughtful memoir tells the story of Clare's thirty-year working life, the people she works with and the remote and isolated ... Read more

    $22.99 NZD

  • Black is the Body

    Stories From My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine

    by Emily Bernard ...
    A New Statesman essential non-fiction read of 2021'Everybody should read [this]' Stylist"Blackness is an art, not a science. It is a paradox: intangible and visceral; a situation and a story. It is the thread that connects these essays, but its significance as an experience emerges randomly, unpredictably. . . . Race is the story of my life, and therefore black is the body of this book."In twelve ... Read more

    $20.99 NZD

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist

    by Lori Gottlieb ...
    A TIME magazine Must-Read Book of the YearEver wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes of her practice — where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).When a personal crisis causes her world to come crashing down, Lori Gottlieb — an experienced therapist with a thriving ... Read more

    $32.30 NZD

  • Sick

    A Memoir

    BuzzFeed's 33 Most Exciting New BooksBustle's 28 Most Anticipated Non-fiction Books of 2018Nylon's 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Huffington Post's 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Electric Literature’s 46 Books to Read By Women of Colour in 2018For as long as Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most of that time, she didn’t know why. A story of... ... Read more

    $19.77 NZD

  • Ask Me Why I Hurt

    The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them

    An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way.Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His ... Read more

    $12.52 NZD

  • The Secret Language of Flowers

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Secret Histories
    Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - "saying it with flowers" is truly part of the human experience.But how does the significance of flowers vary ... Read more

    Was $32.99 NZD Now $27.82 NZD

  • And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?

    A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks

    "A wonderful portrayal of a brilliant, eccentric man," this biographical memoir by an award-winning author is the untold story of Dr. Oliver Sacks ( People).Lawrence Weschler began spending time with Oliver Sacks in the early 1980s, when he was profiling the neurologist for The New Yorker. Almost a decade earlier, Dr. Sacks had published Awakenings—the account of his long-dormant patients' ... Read more

    $21.61 NZD

  • National Identity: Confessions of an outsider

    by Simon Bridges ...
    An open, honest and at times intensely personal memoir about race, fatherhood, marriage, masculinity, fitting in, and the things that shape our national character.Simon Bridges grew up as the son of a working-class Baptist preacher in Te Atatu, as the youngest of six children. In many ways he had a typical Kiwi upbringing, at a time when having little didn't seem to matter much. Yet for Bridges, ... Read more

    $12.99 NZD

  • A Taste for Poison

    Eleven deadly substances and the killers who used them

    by Neil Bradbury ...
    'Indecently entertaining' A Daily Mail Book of the WeekAs any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring — and popular — weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and ... Read more

    $10.99 NZD

  • A Mind of My Own

    'Irrepressibly funny' - Sunday Times

    by Kathy Burke ...
    THE INSTANT BESTSELLER'Vivid, bright and beautiful' – Guardian'Wonderful. I wish I'd written it – I couldn't put it down' Miriam MargolyesKathy Burke is one of Britain's most distinctive voices. Even as a fearless kid in Islington, she did things her own way; roaming the estate that raised her to find her own path. A place at the Anna Scher Theatre in her teens changed the course of her lif... ... Read more

    $34.25 NZD

  • Confessions of a Sociopath

    by M. E. Thomas ...
    M. E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic, ambitious and successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her, might even be seduced by her. You would not realise that she is studying you to find your flaws, that she is ruthlessly manipulative, has no empathy and does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people - she likes to touch them, mould them and ... Read more

    $10.99 NZD

  • Against the Odds

    New Zealand's first women doctors

    In 2025, the year Otago Medical School celebrates 150 years, 50 per cent of graduates are women. Back in 1891, by contrast, when Emily Siedeberg, who would go on to become the school's first woman graduate, applied for entrance it was not at all clear that it would be granted.This book traces the paths of the women who, between the 1890s and 1967, battled indifference and chauvinism — and later ... Read more

    $28.06 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Going Remote

    A Teacher's Journey

    **A searingly honest graphic memoir dispatch from a community college professor who cares deeply for his students and family while also combating personal health issues from the frontlines of public education during the pandemic.Going Remote is a joint production of The Censored Press and Seven Stories Press.**With Peter Glanting’s powerful illustrations, author Adam Bessie, an English professor ... Read more

    $19.77 NZD

  • A Lawyer's Life

    The most famous lawyer in America talks about the law, his life, and how he has won.Johnnie Cochran has been a lawyer for almost forty years. In that time, he has taken on dozens of groundbreaking cases and emerged as a pivotal figure in race relations in America. Cochran gained international recognition as one of America's best - and most controversial lawyers - for leading 'the Dream Team' ... Read more

    $24.02 NZD

  • The Last Mob Lawyer

    True Stories from the Man Who Defended Some of the Biggest Names in Organized Crime

    The Last Mob Lawyer presents a rare glimpse behind the curtain of some of the mob’s best-kept secrets—told by the only man still alive to share them.Post-World-War-II New Jersey was the breeding ground for some of the most notorious mobsters in American history. Their business was crime. Their capital was influence. And their leaders controlled every facet of American life for nearly half a ... Read more

    $23.74 NZD