Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent
$29.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman'WORD PERFECT is a golden vaulted cave of fascinating and funny hidden gems' JO BRANDWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically ...Show more
Word by Word by Kory Stamper
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
While most of us might take dictionaries for granted, the process of writing them is in fact as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography--from the agonizing decisions about what and how to define, to the ...Show more
Words From the Heart - An Emotional Dictionary by Susie Dent
$29.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Whether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people's happiness (CONFELICITY) or the shock of jumping into icy water (CURGLAFF), there are real words to pinpoint exactly how you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of ...Show more
Words Will Break Cement - The Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen
$28.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This necessary and timely book is an account of the Pussy Riot protest, the ensuing global support movement, and the tangled and controversial trial of the band members. It explores the status of dissent in Russia, the roots of the group and their adoption - or appropriation - by wider collectives, femi ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Tractors and Farm Machinery by John Carroll
$21.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
The ultimate book for every tractor enthusiast, with a details portrait in words and pictures of the machine and its history.
World of Weird: A Creepy Compendium of True Stories by Tom Adams
$32.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Dr. McCreebor was an explorer and collector of the strange and creepy. This is his notebook - filled with the dark and disturbing stories he has collected on his travels. From shrunken heads to witches' charms, saints' blood to graverobbers' remains, this book is a peek into our grisly past.
Wormhole by Keith Brooke, Eric Brown
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
An eighty year old cold case murder investigation that stretches across light years and risks the future of mankind's new home. A hard SF/crime crossover from two respected and well-likednames in SF.---2110. Earth is suffering major resource shortages, and the impact of climate change is peaking, with m ...Show more
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it is made of--an unparalleled deep-dive into how everyday garments have transformed our lives, our societies, and our planet. "We learn that, if we were a bit more curious about our clothes, they w ...Show more
Worse Things Happen at Sea by John McCrystal
$39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
MISHAP 1968 – Caught in a sudden violent storm, the Wahine ferry foundered after running aground on Barrett’s Reef, attempting to enter Wellington Harbour. Battered mercilessly by the elements, the Wahine was listing heavily to starboard when the order to abandon ship was given. The tragic events that f ...Show more