There's something about shoes. Fashionable women will tell you that the shoes make the outfit and they could never have too many in their wardrobe. For them this book will be a very fashionable treat. The Complete Book of Shoes is an indulgent feast of footwear. It brings... read more

Economic and societal transitions have left many buildings redundant and numerous structures are waiting to be put to new uses. Due in part to an increasing awareness of ecological issues, but mainly thanks to the esteem currently enjoyed by any sort of historic building fabric,... read more

What is needed to create a home and how much does it cost to do it in style? This volume pursues the answer to this question by presenting around 60 projects from around the globe. Unconventional building methods and forms are combined to create unusual structures that suit a limit... read more

Like most people, you probably want to consider names for your new baby sooner rather than later. Scrolling through the possibilities is, after all, one of the upsides of pregnancy - no weight gain, bouts of nausea, leg cramps, or nana pants involved. Hey, Yo... read more

Havana Coffee is a New Zeland institution. In the last twenty five years, Geoff Marsland and Tim Rose have built a business, a brand and several ways of life around late-night coffee houses, importing Cuban coffee, setting up plantations in the Pacific and bringing... read more

When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper known as the one-cent magenta sold at Sotheby's for nearly $US9.5 million, the highest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have... read more

"It's the world’s most successful peace keeping mission - which hardly anyone’s heard of!” So says one of the many New Zealand Defence Force personnel interviewed for Sinai Journal: 30 Years of Kiwi... read more

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. When the king of Pagasae left his infant daughter on the slopes of a mountain to die... read more

A biography of Campbell West-Watson, Anglican Bishop of Christchurch (1926-51) and Archbishop of New Zealand (1940-51). Details his work in the Ecumenical Movement and the Pacific ministry.

&P Shows one of last bastions for city dwellers to encounter rural way of life
A photographic journey with Stephen Robinson
Foreword by The Topp Twins & Bonus DVD
Published by PQ Blackwell Ltd, 21 November 2016, RRP: $59.95... read more

When Gwendoline Smith chanced to have a breast examination at a mobile unit in 2009, little did she know where it might lead. Sure, she lived with the knowledge of her mother's breast cancer years before, but could it re... read more

An inspiring collection of recipes from one of the world's oldest cities.
It is hardly surprising that Aleppo, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities, is also home to one of the world's most distinguished and vibrant cuisines.... read more