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The Wedding People

The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

by Alison Espach ...

The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable... ... Read more

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The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable...
... Read more
Nothing But the Truth

by Stuart Grieve ...

An inside view of New Zealand's most fascinating legal cases from one of our most distinguished lawyers.New Zealand's courtrooms have seen few figures as formidable or as enduring as Stuart Grieve KC. Over five decades of criminal law and trial advocacy, Stuart has had a front-row seat for the cases that have gripped the nation: the notorious Peter Plumley-Walker murder trials, the Springbok Tour ... Read more

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An inside view of New Zealand's most fascinating legal cases from one of our most distinguished lawyers.New Zealand's courtrooms have seen few figures as formidable or as enduring as Stuart Grieve KC. Over five decades of criminal law and trial advocacy, Stuart has had a front-row seat for the cases that have gripped the nation: the notorious Peter Plumley-Walker murder trials, the Springbok Tour
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American Hagwon

by Min Jin Lee ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘You'll be instantly dazzled’ STYLIST‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ ELIF SHAFAK‘Masterful’ DOUGLAS STUART‘Another future classic’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGThe acclaimed author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking epic that follows one family as they reckon with perso... ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘You'll be instantly dazzled’ STYLIST‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ ELIF SHAFAK‘Masterful’ DOUGLAS STUART‘Another future classic’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGThe acclaimed author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking epic that follows one family as they reckon with perso...
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Wolfpack

Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War

by Roger Moorhouse ...

A Times Book of the Year'A superb work of history' JAMES HOLLAND'A thrilling account from a master of Second World War history' DAN SNOWA landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves.Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during Wo... ... Read more

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A Times Book of the Year'A superb work of history' JAMES HOLLAND'A thrilling account from a master of Second World War history' DAN SNOWA landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves.Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during Wo...
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The Wide Wide Sea

One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024

by Hampton Sides ...

*** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 ****** One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024 ****** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***'The story of Captain Cook’s third voyage. Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating on every page, it combines the satisfaction of a Patrick O’Brian or CS Forester maritime blockbuster</stro... ... Read more

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*** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 ****** One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024 ****** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***'The story of Captain Cook’s third voyage. Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating on every page, it combines the satisfaction of a Patrick O’Brian or CS Forester maritime blockbuster</stro...
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A New Earth

The life-changing bestseller from the author of The Power of Now, an Oprah's Book Club pick

by Eckhart Tolle ...

DISCOVER THE ONLY BOOK EVER CHOSEN TWICE FOR OPRAH WINFREY'S BOOK CLUB: A LIFE-CHANGING MASTERPIECE FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE POWER OF NOW**.**'A wake-up call for the entire planet. A New Earth helps us to stop creating our own suffering and obsessing over the past and what the future might be and to put ourselves in the now' OPRAH WINFREY'My No. 1 guru will always be ... Read more

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DISCOVER THE ONLY BOOK EVER CHOSEN TWICE FOR OPRAH WINFREY'S BOOK CLUB: A LIFE-CHANGING MASTERPIECE FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE POWER OF NOW**.**'A wake-up call for the entire planet. A New Earth helps us to stop creating our own suffering and obsessing over the past and what the future might be and to put ourselves in the now' OPRAH WINFREY'My No. 1 guru will always be
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Halcyon in the Hebrides

by Bob Orrell ...

To celebrate 60 years of sailing Scottish waters, the author single-handedly sailed Halcyon, a 32ft wooden yawl, from Fairlie on the Clyde, round the Mull of Kintyre by way of numerous inner islands to Barra in the Outer Hebrides and to the Atlantic side of the islands, not often visited by cruising yachts. Bad weather forced a diversion to explore the sea lochs of the west coast of Harris and ... Read more

$26.21 NZD

To celebrate 60 years of sailing Scottish waters, the author single-handedly sailed Halcyon, a 32ft wooden yawl, from Fairlie on the Clyde, round the Mull of Kintyre by way of numerous inner islands to Barra in the Outer Hebrides and to the Atlantic side of the islands, not often visited by cruising yachts. Bad weather forced a diversion to explore the sea lochs of the west coast of Harris and
... Read more
Livid

The chilling Kay Scarpetta thriller

by Patricia Cornwell ...

Series Book 26 - Kay Scarpetta
THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLERSOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSONMurder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . .Chief medical examiner Ka... ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLERSOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSONMurder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . .Chief medical examiner Ka...
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Finders Keepers

A crime thriller from the No. 1 bestseller

by Stephen King ...

Series Book 1 - The Bill Hodges Trilogy
Finders Keepers is Stephen King's spectacular crime thriller about how literature shapes a life - for good, for bad, for ever.1978: Morris Bellamy is a reader so obsessed by America's iconic author John Rothstein that he is prepared to kill for a trove of notebooks containing at least one more unpublished novel.2009: Pete Saubers, a boy whose father was brutally injured by a stolen Mercedes, ... Read more

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Finders Keepers is Stephen King's spectacular crime thriller about how literature shapes a life - for good, for bad, for ever.1978: Morris Bellamy is a reader so obsessed by America's iconic author John Rothstein that he is prepared to kill for a trove of notebooks containing at least one more unpublished novel.2009: Pete Saubers, a boy whose father was brutally injured by a stolen Mercedes,
... Read more
Motherkind

by Zoe Blaskey ...

"Life changing" Red Magazine"An important and impressive book, that will change how you experience motherhood" Dr Julie SmithModern motherhood is insane. We’re expected to parent perfectly, bounce back, enjoy every moment, forge ahead at work and keep smiling through all the endless expectations – all whilst forgetting about ourselves.Based on years of research, proven transformational coaching ... Read more

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"Life changing" Red Magazine"An important and impressive book, that will change how you experience motherhood" Dr Julie SmithModern motherhood is insane. We’re expected to parent perfectly, bounce back, enjoy every moment, forge ahead at work and keep smiling through all the endless expectations – all whilst forgetting about ourselves.Based on years of research, proven transformational coaching
... Read more
The Scene of the Crime

by Steve Braunias ...

Twelve extraordinary tales of crime and punishment: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction.A court is a chamber of questions. Who, when, why, what happened and exactly how -- these are issues of psychology and the soul, they're general to the human condition, with its infinite capacity to cause pain.A brutal murder of a wife and daughter ... A meth ... Read more

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Twelve extraordinary tales of crime and punishment: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction.A court is a chamber of questions. Who, when, why, what happened and exactly how -- these are issues of psychology and the soul, they're general to the human condition, with its infinite capacity to cause pain.A brutal murder of a wife and daughter ... A meth
... Read more
Eight Dates

To keep your relationship happy, thriving and lasting

by Rachel Abrams, Doug Abrams, Dr John Schwartz Gottman, Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman ...

What really makes a relationship work? How can we stay interested in our partner for ever? How can we be happier in our marriage?Doctors John and Julie Gottman have spent over three decades studying the habits of 3000 couples. Within 10 minutes of meeting a couple, they can predict who will stay happily together or who will split up, with 94% accuracy. Based on their findings on the ingredients to ... Read more

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What really makes a relationship work? How can we stay interested in our partner for ever? How can we be happier in our marriage?Doctors John and Julie Gottman have spent over three decades studying the habits of 3000 couples. Within 10 minutes of meeting a couple, they can predict who will stay happily together or who will split up, with 94% accuracy. Based on their findings on the ingredients to
... Read more
By the Fire We Carry

The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

by Rebecca Nagle ...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONA New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 • Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard First Book Prize'Reads like a legal thriller' ESQUIRE'As propulsive and affecting as it is in... ... Read more

Was $12.99 NZD Now $3.99 NZD

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONA New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 • Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard First Book Prize'Reads like a legal thriller' ESQUIRE'As propulsive and affecting as it is in...
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Free Ride

Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey that Changed My Life

by Noraly Schoenmaker ...

The Sunday Times and New York Times BestsellerA 2026 TIME100 creatorBy the YouTube sensation with more than three million followers, the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride and along the way found a new sense of purpose.Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirty-something geologist living in the Netherlands ... Read more

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The Sunday Times and New York Times BestsellerA 2026 TIME100 creatorBy the YouTube sensation with more than three million followers, the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride and along the way found a new sense of purpose.Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirty-something geologist living in the Netherlands
... Read more
The Basket Case

the BRAND NEW DS George Cross mystery short for 2026

by Tim Sullivan ...

Don't miss THE TAILOR, the brand new George Cross Mystery - available to pre-order now.'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.'DAILY MAILThree go up. Two come down...Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as they were about to tuck into their sandwiches, a human arm landed ... Read more

$4.59 NZD

Don't miss THE TAILOR, the brand new George Cross Mystery - available to pre-order now.'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.'DAILY MAILThree go up. Two come down...Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as they were about to tuck into their sandwiches, a human arm landed
... Read more
Television Series of the 1990s

Essential Facts and Quirky Details

by Vincent Terrace ...

In the 1990s the big three networks were being challenged by upstarts FOX and the WB for viewer loyalty. Alongside must-see stalwarts like Frasier, Friends, and Seinfeld, the new networks introduced pop culture touchstones like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files. Such shows not only made household names of their stars, but also thrived in syndication and some even graduated to the big screen ... Read more

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In the 1990s the big three networks were being challenged by upstarts FOX and the WB for viewer loyalty. Alongside must-see stalwarts like Frasier, Friends, and Seinfeld, the new networks introduced pop culture touchstones like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files. Such shows not only made household names of their stars, but also thrived in syndication and some even graduated to the big screen
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The Artist's Way

A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

by Julia Cameron ...

'A really good starting point to discover what lights you up' - Emma Gannon'Unlock your inner creativity and ease your anxiety' Daily TelegraphTHE MULTI-MILLION-COPY WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper ... Read more

$39.44 NZD

'A really good starting point to discover what lights you up' - Emma Gannon'Unlock your inner creativity and ease your anxiety' Daily TelegraphTHE MULTI-MILLION-COPY WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper
... Read more
How to Become a Straight-A Student

The Unconventional Strategies Real Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

by Cal Newport ...

Better grades - without burnoutMost students believe that top grades are the result of endless cramming, stress, pressure and exhausting all-nighters. But Cal Newport - internationally bestselling author and Professor at Georgetown University - shows that real academic success comes from a different approach: studying smarter, not harder.In How to Become a Straight-A Student, Newport reveals ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

Better grades - without burnoutMost students believe that top grades are the result of endless cramming, stress, pressure and exhausting all-nighters. But Cal Newport - internationally bestselling author and Professor at Georgetown University - shows that real academic success comes from a different approach: studying smarter, not harder.In How to Become a Straight-A Student, Newport reveals
... Read more
Chart Like a Lawyer

Legal-Proof Documentation for Nurses & NPs

by Jaime Weiland ...

Chart Like a Lawyer: Legal-Proof Documentation for Nurses & NPsby Jaime Weiland, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, CLNC**Every nurse has heard it: *"If it's not charted, it's not done."***But few understand how those words can become the difference between protection and prosecution.In Chart Like a Lawyer, legal nurse consultant and nurse practitioner Jaime Weiland pulls back the curtain on how your documentation ... Read more

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Chart Like a Lawyer: Legal-Proof Documentation for Nurses & NPsby Jaime Weiland, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, CLNC**Every nurse has heard it: *"If it's not charted, it's not done."***But few understand how those words can become the difference between protection and prosecution.In Chart Like a Lawyer, legal nurse consultant and nurse practitioner Jaime Weiland pulls back the curtain on how your documentation
... Read more
Wonders in the Deep

Extraordinary Shipwreck Discoveries from Spanish Gold to Shackleton's Bible

by Mensun Bound, Mark Frary ...

A shipwreck is a time capsule. When a maritime archaeologist picks up an item from the seabed, it is a direct connection with history. The last time the object was touched was sometimes centuries before; now, it’s starting a new life.The millions of vessels that lie under the sea tell the human history of the world. Mensun Bound is the renowned marine archaeologist who was the Director of ... Read more

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A shipwreck is a time capsule. When a maritime archaeologist picks up an item from the seabed, it is a direct connection with history. The last time the object was touched was sometimes centuries before; now, it’s starting a new life.The millions of vessels that lie under the sea tell the human history of the world. Mensun Bound is the renowned marine archaeologist who was the Director of
... Read more
Just F*cking Do It

Stop Playing Small. Transform Your Life.

by Noor Hibbert ...

'NOOR HIBBERT IS A FORCE OF NATURE AND HER BOOK IS A CANDID, NO-BULLSH*T BLUEPRINT FOR LIVING YOUR MOST AMAZING LIFE. INVIGORATING AND INSPIRING!' Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck'A ROUSING GUIDE ON HOW TO BUILD MOMENTUM TOWARDS YOUR GOALS, QUASH YOUR INNER DOUBTS AND CHARGE AT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT' , RED MagazineJUST F*CKING DO IT ... Read more

$19.99 NZD

'NOOR HIBBERT IS A FORCE OF NATURE AND HER BOOK IS A CANDID, NO-BULLSH*T BLUEPRINT FOR LIVING YOUR MOST AMAZING LIFE. INVIGORATING AND INSPIRING!' Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck'A ROUSING GUIDE ON HOW TO BUILD MOMENTUM TOWARDS YOUR GOALS, QUASH YOUR INNER DOUBTS AND CHARGE AT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT' , RED MagazineJUST F*CKING DO IT
... Read more
The Motherhood Penalty

How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career

by Joeli Brearley ...

AN EYE-OPENING EXPLORATION OF MODERN MOTHERHOOD PACKED WITH PRACTICAL ADVICE ON NAVIGATING DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE‘It’s the book that proves working mothers are shamefully mistreated’ - Daily Mail‘Brearley’s book leaves no stone unturned in what needs to be done to remedy these problems going forward’ – Vogue UK'Joeli is one of the most tenacious and impressive campaigners I know, and her ... Read more

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AN EYE-OPENING EXPLORATION OF MODERN MOTHERHOOD PACKED WITH PRACTICAL ADVICE ON NAVIGATING DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE‘It’s the book that proves working mothers are shamefully mistreated’ - Daily Mail‘Brearley’s book leaves no stone unturned in what needs to be done to remedy these problems going forward’ – Vogue UK'Joeli is one of the most tenacious and impressive campaigners I know, and her
... Read more
Ready!

99 MUST-HAVE SKILLS FOR THE WORLD-CONQUERING TEENAGER (AND ALMOST-TEENAGER)

by Roopa Pai ...

All you need to do is crack the 99 fundamental – and fun – lifeskills outlined in this book, and win all the 24 Merit Badges and4 Shields inside. The best part? You compete only with yourself!By the time you’re through, you will own skills as diverse asgrowing your own veggies in a Square Foot Garden to petitioningfor change in your community, making a cup of chai to setting upa sickroom, lau... ... Read more

$4.99 NZD

All you need to do is crack the 99 fundamental – and fun – lifeskills outlined in this book, and win all the 24 Merit Badges and4 Shields inside. The best part? You compete only with yourself!By the time you’re through, you will own skills as diverse asgrowing your own veggies in a Square Foot Garden to petitioningfor change in your community, making a cup of chai to setting upa sickroom, lau...
... Read more
The CIA Book Club

The Best-Kept Secret of the Cold War

by Charlie English ...

A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph and EconomistLONGLISTED for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2026'This book reads like a spy novel' FINANICAL TIMES'Entertaining and vivid' OBSERVER–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.For almost five d... ... Read more

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A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph and EconomistLONGLISTED for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2026'This book reads like a spy novel' FINANICAL TIMES'Entertaining and vivid' OBSERVER–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.For almost five d...
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