Maori Oral Tradition by Mcrae Jane
$49.95 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
Maori Oral Tradition: He Korero no Te Ao Tawhito is useful to teachers and students of Maori language and the oral literature - offering an accessible introduction to the oral compositions, and of interest to students of comparative literature and translation studies. * Unlike other publications which r ...Show more
Te Pito O Toku Ao: a Ngapuhi Narrative Ko Tautoro by Sadler Hone
$54.95 AUD
Category: Literature
Ngapuhi is the largest iwi in New Zealand, and its people have occupied the northern North Island, from Tamaki in the south to Te Rerenga Wairua in the north, from the time of their arrival from Hawaiki. Ko Tautoro, Te Pito o Toku Ao is Ngapuhi elder Hone Sadler's powerful account of the origins, histor ...Show more
Great Aircraft of World War Ii: P-51 Mustang and B-17 Flying Fortress by Spick Mike
$17.95 AUD
Category: General
This is an illustrated guide shown in over 100 images. It is an engaging history of the Mustang and Flying Fortress, from their beginnings and early exploits through to the final battles and campaigns of World War II. It includes complete technical specifications detailing dimensions, weights, power, pe ...Show more
Bloomsbury South: The arts in Christchurch, 1933—1953 by Peter Simpson
$76.95 AUD
Category: Literature
For two decades in Christchurch, New Zealand, a cast of extraordinary men and women remade the arts. In this book, Simpson tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of this 'Bloomsbury South' and the arts and artists that made it. Simpson brings to life the individual talents and their passions, b ...Show more
Shelf Life by C.K. Stead
$49.95 AUD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
The best of C. K. Stead's 'afternoon work': reviews and essays, interviews and diaries, lectures and opinion pieces. Every morning for the last thirty years, C. K. Stead has written fiction and poetry. Shelf Life collects the best of his afternoon work: reviews and essays, interviews and diaries, lectur ...Show more
Gregory Kan - This Paper Boat by Kan Gregory
$27.95 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
In This Paper Boat, poet Gregory Kan traces the life and written fragments of Robin Hyde, vivid with imagery and impression - the tide pool at Island Bay and its shrimp, the driftwood and crushed lemon leaves. He listens to the stories of his parents and of their parents, the eels and milk, frangipani t ...Show more
Bill Manhire - Collected Poems by Bill Manhire
$38.95 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: good-very good
Bill Manhire's Collected Poems brings together thirty years of work from the outstanding poet of his generation.
Great Aircraft of World War Ii: Messerschmitt 109 by Price Dr Alfred
$17.95 AUD
Category: General
G K Chesterton: a Reappraisal by Conlon Denis
$89.95 AUD
Category: Literature
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), who was one of the most important literary figures of the early twentieth century, is now almost forgotten. A recent suggestion that he should be elevated to sainthood has renewed interest in him as have accusations of anti-Semitism by critics of the suggestion. Fro ...Show more
Great Aircraft of World War Ii: Supermarine Spitfire by Price Dr Alfred
$17.95 AUD
Category: General
This is an illustrated guide shown in over 100 images. It is a compelling history of the Supermarine Spitfire, from the first single-seat prototype of 1936 through to post-war planes that equip fighter units around the world. It includes complete technical specifications detailing the Spitfire's armamen ...Show more
Great Aircraft of World War Ii: Avro Lancaster by Spick Mike
$17.95 AUD
Category: General
This is an illustrated guide shown in over 100 images. It is a fascinating history of the Avro Lancaster, from the first trials of the prototype at Boscombe Down in 1941 through to the famous Dambusters raids of 1943. It includes complete technical specifications detailing the Lancaster's dimensions, we ...Show more
Magnificent Moon by Young Ashleigh
$31.95 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
Magnificent Moon is the eagerly awaited debut collection from one of the new stars of New Zealand poetry. Ashleigh Young's poems have been appearing in magazines for 10 years. She gained an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction from the International Institute of Modern Letters in 2009, winning the Ad ...Show more