On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin 1986-2012 by Marie Colvin
$39.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A fearless, passionate veteran reporter of conflicts from around the world, Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was killed in February 2012, covering the uprising in Syria from the besieged city of Homs. On the Front Line is a collection of her finest work, a portion of the proceeds from which will go ...Show more
Inventing the Enemy by Umberto Eco
$42.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
"Inventing the Enemy" covers a wide range of topics on which Umberto Eco has written and lectured over the last ten years, from the discussion of ideas that have inspired his earlier novels - exploring lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme ...Show more
Hospital Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
$27.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
"Hospital Babylon" is an in-depth, amusing and highly insightful expose of the extraordinary world of modern medicine. It will take the reader on a journey through the various departments and wards where babies are made, thighs are reduced, noses straightened and spare kidneys are flown in from the Indi ...Show more
The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz
$37.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains why we are experiencing such destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable.
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade by Andrew Feinstein
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Andrew Feinstein, former member of the African National Congress, investigates the secretive world of the global arms trade in his gripping new book "The Shadow World". Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe ...Show more
Mullahs Without Mercy Human Rights and Nuclear Weapons (1st Edition) by Geoffrey Robertson, QC
$42.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Geoffrey Robertson QC explains how to avoid war in the Middle East and a catastrophic nuclear disaster. - What is worse: Iran getting the bomb or America bombing Iran? - Will our children ever live in a world without nuclear weapons? - Can states that mass-murder their own people be trusted with a weapo ...Show more
The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources by Michael T. Klare
$24.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
"As Michael Klare makes clear in this powerful book, the heads of our corporate empires have decided to rip apart the planet in one last burst of profiteering. If you want to understand the next decade, I fear you better read this book."---Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth The world is facing an unprecede ...Show more
Time Inside the Red Border by Editors of Time Magazine
$65.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
As a unique window on the world, the cover of Time is the most celebrated and coveted showcase in print journalism. People who have had their faces on Time's cover - Presidents and movie stars, corporate titans and sporting legends - consider it one of the highest forms of recognition. To Time's worldwi ...Show more
The Trip to Echo Spring - On Writers and Drinking by Olivia Laing
$28.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Award.Why were so many authors of the greatest works of literature consumed by alcoholism? In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing takes a journey across America, examining the links between creativity and drink in the work and lives of six extraordinary men: F. ...Show more
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel by Max Blumenthal
$55.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
In "Goliath," "New York Times" bestselling author Max Blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine, painting a startling portrait of Israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the Palestinians deepens. Beginning ...Show more
The Italians by John Hooper
$55.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. ...Show more
Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
In this Freak 'how-to' guide, the mavericks behind the Freakonomics phenomenon teach you their secrets: how to challenge conventional wisdom, unravel life's secret codes and think differently - that is, think like a Freak. Levitt and Dubner see the world like no-one else. Now you can too. "My gut reacti ...Show more