New Releases (158)

Life Done Differently

ISBN: 9780473682651

Author: Lisa Jansen   

What do you do when everyone around you is embracing parenthood or focused on their careers, and you're not sure either path is right for you? Lisa Jansen decid...


What do you do when everyone around you is embracing parenthood or focused on their careers, and you're not sure either path is right for you? Lisa Jansen decided to find out. At 33, Lisa had everything she ever wanted; A successful career in marketing, amazing friends, and the great outdoors of New Zealand as her playground. She was happy. Until one day, doubts started creeping in, and Lisa found herself at a crossroads.Unsure about whether she wants to embrace a career-focused life or follow in her friends' footsteps and start a family, she began to wonder what else there is. Desperate to find answers, Lisa decided radical change was needed. She quit her job, bought a campervan and set out to explore beautiful New Zealand. On her five-year journey, she met incredible people, explored breathtaking scenery, conquered obstacles, challenged society's norms, navigated a global pandemic - and discovered what life has to offer when you don't want to follow the traditional path. In Life Done Differently, Lisa shares her epic journey. Fans of Eat Pray Love and Cheryl Strayed's Wild will love this adventurous, thought-provoking and inspiring memoir.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 272


Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 20 mm


Publication Date: 11-10-2023


$32.00
Plated : A Lifetime Love Affair With Food

ISBN: 9780473679422

Author: Tina Duncan    Publisher: Camberdown Press

Renowned New Zealand cook, caterer and cooking school tutor Tina Duncan has always held a deep love for cooking for others – be it around the kitchen table, a...


Renowned New Zealand cook, caterer and cooking school tutor Tina Duncan has always held a deep love for cooking for others – be it around the kitchen table, at dinner parties, or catering for thousands of weddings and corporate events. A lifetime love affair with food has finally culminated in this outstanding collection of some of the most delicious plates from Tina’s sixty years of cooking. She shares how to prepare, cook and present your food for maximum effect and minimal stress, ensuring you spend less time in the kitchen and more time at the table with guests. Plated shares Tina’s deep desire to teach how easy it can be to break bread in the spirit of a life filled with love, family and friends. Each recipe comes with time-saving tips as to what can be made ahead or kept on standby in your freezer. Whether you’re just starting out, or a confident cook looking for fresh inspiration, cooking just got easier. Let Plated become your new kitchen companion.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 312


Dimensions: 216 x 270 mm


Publication Date: 01-10-2023


$60.00
The Seaweed Forager

ISBN: 9780473669805

Author: Rebecca Gouldhurst   

Step into the enchanting world of The Seaweed Forager, your guide to the treasures of the coastal shores. Learn to identify, harvest and prepare a myriad of sea...


Step into the enchanting world of The Seaweed Forager, your guide to the treasures of the coastal shores. Learn to identify, harvest and prepare a myriad of seaweed species found along the stunning coastlines of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Uncover the astonishing nutritional properties of seaweed and the remarkable health benefits that can be easily introduced into any diet. Whether you are foraging seaweed for the kitchen or garden, or simply wanting to discover more about the ocean's rich resources, The Seaweed Forager is an indispensable companion. Rebecca Gouldhurst is from Adelaide, Australia. Her maunga/mountain is Mount Lofty and her awa/river is Morialta Falls. Rebecca is a Naturopath, Counsellor and Gestalt Therapist. The Seaweed Forager is her first book. “Rebecca’s love for seaweed shines through every page of this wide-ranging guide.” —Johanna Knox, Author of The Forager’s Treasury “I found this book inspiring and exciting. It has given me the confidence to explore and forage wild seaweed with my family.” —Storm Sommerville, Naturopath and Nutritionist


Bind: paperback


Pages: 222


Publication Date: 01-10-2023


$46.00
Light Keeping

ISBN: 9781991103208

Author: Adrienne Jansen    Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing

A novel about loss and light, about storytelling and the sea. The year is 1977 and a shocking accident sees Robert and Jess suddenly orphaned. Finding refuge wi...


A novel about loss and light, about storytelling and the sea. The year is 1977 and a shocking accident sees Robert and Jess suddenly orphaned. Finding refuge with their lighthouse keeper grandparents, they begin to navigate their loss and rebuild their lives. But how secure can this new home be, with the threat of lighthouse automation and closures looming? As adults, Jess and Robert must deal with the fallout of the tragic events of their childhood, disconnected from each other and the home that once sheltered them. Buffeted by the storms of life, they find themselves inescapably drawn back towards the world of the sea. Light Keeping is a subtle and immersive novel drawing on the richness of family stories and their role in defining and connecting us. Set in the late-seventies and contemporary New Zealand, the book follows parallel storylines, evoking fascinating details of lighthouse life and reflecting on the relentless social change brought by new technology. Ultimately, this is a story of hope and reconnection – of finding, and keeping, light.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 220


Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm


Publication Date: 02-10-2023


$37.50
The New Zealand Native Flower Colouring Book

ISBN: 9781738618002

Author: Deby Kearney   

The New Zealand Native Flower Colouring Book. More than just a colouring book. This book contains beautiful paintings done by a New Zealand Artist. The painting...


The New Zealand Native Flower Colouring Book. More than just a colouring book. This book contains beautiful paintings done by a New Zealand Artist. The paintings give you a colour guideline to aid your creativity, accompanied by information related to the native flora. It is a unique colouring book you will love to keep. Artist - Born in New Zealand, Deby has always had a love for nature and as an adult began to translate that love to paper and canvas. Her work ranges from watercolour, acrylic, photography and mixed medium. She is also a commission artist. The complete collection of her artwork, including the paintings in this book, can be viewed and purchased as an A4 print or a framed print online at www.originzart.nz


Bind: paperback


Pages: 22


Dimensions: 230 x 220 mm


$28.00
Physick

ISBN: 9781991103215

Author: Pete Hay    Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing

"Physick is a book of poetry that sears and coaxes and it could have been written by no one apart from the scholar, poet and elder that is Pete Hay. No one else...


"Physick is a book of poetry that sears and coaxes and it could have been written by no one apart from the scholar, poet and elder that is Pete Hay. No one else takes the temperature of this island like him and no one else uses Tasmania as such an effective prism through which to consider human nature. Physick is a book of transcendent poetry which helps us understand not only place but the vagaries and passions of the human condition. It should be prescribed reading for all of us." – Rachel Edwards, The Australian


Bind: paperback


Pages: 156


Dimensions: 135 x 210 mm


Publication Date: 10-10-2023


Tags: New Release   October 2023   Poetry
$35.00
Accidentally Wes Anderson Jigsaw Puzzle

ISBN: 9781399617666

Author: Wally Koval    Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

What could be more quintessentially Accidentally Wes Anderson than a Wes Anderson inspired gallery wall? Puzzlers, film buffs and Wes Anderson fans will all del...


What could be more quintessentially Accidentally Wes Anderson than a Wes Anderson inspired gallery wall? Puzzlers, film buffs and Wes Anderson fans will all delight in piecing together the images within this jigsaw puzzle - a distinctive wall full of ornate frames, each containing a photo from the original Accidentally Wes Anderson book, as well as several never-been-seen bonus photos. Locations featured in the puzzle include North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Antarctica. 1000-PIECE PUZZLE: piece together a Wes Anderson inspired gallery wall and discover locations around the world from the Accidentally Wes Anderson community. PULL-OUT POSTER: includes a double-sided poster, one side showing the jigsaw image to scale and the other side featuring fun facts and information about the locations featured in the puzzle. FOR FANS OF WES ANDERSON: this jigsaw pays homage to the director's unique style with photographs from the most interesting Accidentally Wes Anderson locations spotted all around the world. UNIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE GIFT: for avid travellers and aspiring adventurers of all kinds to bring the world of Wes Anderson just a little bit closer to home from the comfort of your coffee table.


Bind: stationery


Publication Date: 10-10-2023


$44.99
With Grace : Her story and place in Campbell history 1642-1856

ISBN: 9780473662905

Author: Evelyn McIver Keeley    Publisher: Little Red Schoolhouse Publications

For several centuries the Campbells were known for their strong-minded independent women who often stepped in to save their families and to protect their liveli...


For several centuries the Campbells were known for their strong-minded independent women who often stepped in to save their families and to protect their livelihood. They were the unsung heroines whose stories cam to light through careful research. Grace Buchanan Campbell is the central character in this story. Born in Glasgow in 1784, Grace was a published author in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. She moved in the literary circle of Edinburgh's Blackwood group. Grace's life is one of fortitude, loss and kinship; her novels portray echoes of her family history. Caln clashes, religious struggles, politics and patronage set the scene. It is in Argyll, Scotland in the mid-seventeenth century where this story begins; a time when many women and men suffered for their religious beliefs. Argyll's turbulent history was followed by the Darien disaster, resulting in hardship for many Scottish families. During the early eighteenth century, the family, in an effort to survive financially, became plantation owners in Jamaica. Grace's grandfather has a significant role. He grew up in the enlightened world of Glasgow University where his father was the principal. As an influential merchant in London he was closely associated with penal reform in Britain. He was mentor to William Bligh, the husband of his niece, who is remembered for the ill-fated Bounty expedition. It is a story with many characters: ministers, merchants, lairds, explorers, brewers, writers, surgeons, soldiers, naval men, authors and an architect. Rabbie Burns, and Robert Louis Stevenson make brief appearances. Over two-hundred years the lives of these adventurous and entrepreneurial families were intertwined with the politics of significant periods of history. This narrative links Scotland, Jamaica, Georgian England and the valleys and mountains of Wales. The pioneering spirit of Grace's family led to settlement in Canada and New Zealand.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 290


Dimensions: 210 x 265 mm


Publication Date: 01-07-2023


Tags: New Release   October 2023   Biography   History
$50.00
Turn On, Old Time

ISBN: 9781991103192

Author: Edmund Bohan    Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing

When a distinguished New Zealand businessman is murdered in London, Detective Inspector O’Rorke is once again called in by Scotland Yard to help find the kill...


When a distinguished New Zealand businessman is murdered in London, Detective Inspector O’Rorke is once again called in by Scotland Yard to help find the killer. But O’Rorke is soon enmeshed in the secrets of the past involving the chaos of the Crimean War thirty-four years previously and the murderous activities of the young revolutionaries who called themselves the Society of the White Rose. The dramatic events of those days shaped the lives and determined the fates of all who survived and now, the Society of the White Rose, more powerful than ever, is led by two of O’Rorke’s most unforgiving and ruthless enemies. Bogdan Lynskey and Count Zoltan Bathory have returned to London not only to assassinate the Austrian General Carl-Heinz Lorenz but to finally destroy O’Rorke himself. As O’Rorke tries to focus on the task at hand, whispers from the past grow louder, the circles of intrigue continue to swirl and alliances splinter, leading him to distrust even those who seem to be his closest colleagues. With danger now threatening his very household, O’Rorke’s return to New Zealand takes on a new and unwelcome urgency.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 240


Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm


Publication Date: 06-09-2023


$37.50
Grow Richer with the Property Cycle

ISBN: 9780473676278

Author: Kieran Trass   

Grow richer from residential property investment. Regardless of the property cycle phase - boom, slump or recovery - the trick is having the right knowledge and...


Grow richer from residential property investment. Regardless of the property cycle phase - boom, slump or recovery - the trick is having the right knowledge and information. Grow RICHER with the Property Cycle will help you recognise the specific opportunities the cycle provides to make more money from property investment. Successful real estate investor and mentor Kieran Trass shares the secrets learned from more than thirty years observing property the cycle in action. Based on extensive research of property markets in New Zealand and the major economies of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Whether you are a seasoned property investor or just starting out, this book will provide you with a clear understanding of the property cycle and how you can use it to grow rich.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 200


Publication Date: 01-09-2023


$39.99
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