Awa press wellington (165 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Not ex-library. Title page: "The collected lectures of the Royal Society of New Zealand Transit of Venus series broadcast on Radio New Zealand.".

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Drinking beer is a Kiwi pastime. But how many of us are really beer geeks? Who actually knows what Reinheitsgebot is? Alice Galletly has the answer to this and much more in her wonderfully witty and informative book How to Have a Beer - the fourteenth in Awa Press's much loved and enduring Ginger Series.Beer - it's the world's favourite alcoholic drink and its popularity is soaring. It has only four key ingredients but fearless brewers are adding countless others, from chocolate and coconut to beardgrown yeast, seaweed and stag semen. As Alice Galletly surveys the growing array in a supermarket, she makes a spur-of-the-moment decision- she will drink and blog about a different beer every day for a year.While writing her blog Beer for a Year Alice becomes not only a beer nerd and enthusiastic member of the beer community, but briefly a brewer, with a bizarre medieval concoction that contains. ? Read this entertaining book and find out. Alice's stories and her tips on how to get the most out of every glass of beer will make you roar with happiness, pain, and thirst. Best read with hops on hand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This complete guide to a unique New Zealand attraction-a modern version of England's 4,000-year old Stonehenge-encourages a deeper appreciation of science while revealing captivating links between astronomy, archaeology, anthropology, history, and the social sciences. This complete guide to a unique New Zealand attraction—a modern version of England's 4,000-year old Stonehenge—encourages a deeper appreciation of science while revealing captivating links between astronomy, archaeology, anthropology, history, and the social sciences. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A glass of wine is the simplest of pleasures - an elixir of love, a soothing balm and a forger of friendships. Yet wine is also the product of good fruit gone bad, an edgy mosaic of smells, tastes and textures, and a huge and highly competitive international industry. In "How to Drink a Glass of Wine", leading wine writer John Saker takes readers on a journey to learn about strange aromas, how the shape of glass can change the taste of wine, the odd history of many wine varieties, peculiar practices in wineries around the world, who decides if a wine is a winner, and other mysterious secrets of the wine industry. Takes readers on a journey to learn about the aromas. This title also tells how the shape of glass can change the taste of wine, the history of many wine varieties, practices in wineries around the world, who decides if a wine is a winner, and the secrets of the wine industry. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. No one alive today has seen a Transit of Venus from New Zealand. All this is about to change. From around 10.30 am to 4.30 pm on Wednesday, June 6, viewers around the country will be able to see Venus move dramatically across the face of the Sun. Great views of this transit will also be available in Eastern Australia. In honour of this historic event, Awa Press is selling The Transit of Venus- How a Rare Astronomical Alignment Changed the World with the sticker- 'COMING SOON TO A SKY NEAR YOU'. On 8 June 2004, the planet Venus moved across the face of the sun. This title brings together a collection of essays from some of the scientists and historians that tell of the life-changing impact these types of cosmic events have had on the exploration and colonization of our own planet. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Nick Bollinger, one of New Zealand's leading rock journalists, is also a musician who has played in bands from Rough Justice and the Pelicans to Wellington's iconic Windy City Strugglers. In How to Listen to Pop Music he traces his personal voyage through pop music, from childhood encounters with Beatlemania and the Sunset Show to today's wildly fragmented music scene. An illuminating guide to pop music for the curious uninitiated, this book will also provoke and stimulate fans and fanatics. This comprehensive and illuminating guide explores the entire spectrum of pop music, from Beatlemania and the long-playing record to Eminem and the iPod. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In How to Watch a Game of Rugby, Zavos shares his love and knowledge of the sport with wit and warmth, and passes on some illuminating pointers. Anyone who has ever wondered what the difference is between a ruck and a maul, or a fly half and a fullback, will find this book illuminating. But if you already know the answers - and believe, like the author, that 'the good watcher of rugby is the one who is passionate about the game' - prepare to be indulged. Full of enthusiasm, this guide sets out to convince non-believers that rugby is the world's greatest game. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. To be on the sea is something magical. It is to be under fleeting illusion of being free and beyond the reach of the land with its attendant frustrations and pettiness. Under sail you are immediately confronted with a simple set of rules that require you to observe intently and engage your entire being in the enterprise of moving across the ocean. Despite the enormity of this effort the sailor has little effect on the sea. The wake of a yacht is quickly zipped up behind leaving no trace of your passing. The same cannot be said of the sea's effect on the sailor. It subtly unzips you, pulling out the stuffing that has lay buried by life on the land. How to Sail a Boat is an examination of some of that stuffing, revealing things about the sailor only the sea might know. Explores "the mind of a sailor, from the first scary moment of handling a boat solo to the exhilaration of sailing across oceans and discovering new worlds"--Page 4 of cover. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Fifty thousand years ago, a small family of our ancestors huddled around a campfire. Robbed of vision, they were vulnerable in the darkness; the night is the time of the predator. As they listened to the crackle of the fire and the sounds of the night, they looked upwards. What, they wondered, were those mysterious lights in the sky? So begins astronomer Richard Hall's engrossing account of the stars as seen from Down Under! Today scientists know a great deal about the universe we live in. Photos have even been taken of the planet Mars, 35 million miles away. But for most people it's all still a mystery. From the Southern Cross to the mysterious dark companions of the Dog Stars, the constellations in this guide will help readers see the night sky in a whole new way, allowing them to enjoy the vast beauty of the solar system. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book includes: A Short History of the Universe by Matt Visser, Discovering the Age of the Earth by Hamish Campbell, and Schrodinger's Cat by Tom Barnes. In 1905 Albert Einstein, 26, is working at the Swiss Patent Office as a poorly paid technical expert. In his spare time he pursues a passion for physics. The papers he writes are extraordinary and will revolutionize the way we see the world and lay the foundations of modern physics."The Elegant Universe of Albert Einstein" brings together a collection of intelligent and entertaining essays by world renowned scientists and historians that explore the lead-up to Einstein's astonishing discoveries, and their world-shaking aftermath. In 1905, Albert Einstein, 26, is working at the Swiss Patent Office as a poorly paid technical expert. In his spare time he pursues a passion for physics. This title brings together a collection of essays by scientists and historians that explore the lead-up to Einstein's discoveries, and their aftermath. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. James Hector was astounding. Scottish-born and trained as a surgeon, at 23 he took part in a daring British expedition to survey western Canada, and was given up for dead at a place still known - on account of his accident - as Kicking Horse Pass. Fortunately, he survived. Then head-hunted to carry out a geological survey of Otago, he arrived in New Zealand in 1861 and within a few years had founded all the country's leading scientific bodies, including the national museum (now Te Papa), the New Zealand Institute (now the Royal Society) and the Geological Survey (now GNS Science). A man of seemingly unbounded energy and interests, at various times he was also responsible for the Meteorological Department, the Colonial Observatory, the Wellington Time-ball Observatory, the Wellington Botanic Garden, and the Patent Office library. In this superb collection of essays, scientists, historians and Hector's descendants tell the fascinating and sometimes controversial story of Hector's life and work. James Hector was astounding. Scottish-born and trained as a surgeon, at 23 he took part in a daring British expedition to survey western Canada, and was given up for dead at a place still known - on account of his accident - as Kicking Horse Pass. Fortunately, he survived. Then head-hunted to carry out a geological survey of Otago, he arrived in New Zealand in 1861 and within a few years had founded all the country's leading scientific bodies, including the national museum (now Te Papa), the New Zealand Institute (now the Royal Society) and the Geological Survey (now GNS Science). A man of seemingly unbounded energy and interests, at various times he was also responsible for the Meteorological Department, the Colonial Observatory, the Wellington Time-ball Observatory, the Wellington Botanic Garden, and the Patent Office library. In this superb collection of essays, scientists, historians and Hector's descendants tell the fascinating and sometimes controversial story of Hector's life and work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs? Had to bluff your way through classical music conversations? Trying to get a handle on music by modern composers? Failed to convince teenagers of the merits of Beethoven or Bach? Or just want an absorbing read about music? How to Hear Classical Music is all this and more. Davinia Caddy, an accomplished musician, historian and music writer, provides an illuminating guide that's bound to cause waves. Like all books in the fabulous Awa Press Ginger Series, How to Hear Classical Music will open readers' eyes - and ears! - to exciting new sensations. Have you ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs? Had to bluff your way through conversations about classical music? Want to get a handle on music by the modern composers? Or just want a great read on music you love? How to Hear Classical Music is all this and more. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Basketball is one of the fastest growing sports in New Zealand' - NZ Institute of Sport Sports memoir with a big market Engaging story of how a kid from Wellington became NZ's first international pro basketball player Includes Saker's US trip to look at NBA life of NZ's latest and greatest ever basketball star, Steven Adams Author's book How to Drink a Glass of Wine is an Awa Press lifetime best-seller In this candid and beautifully written memoir, John Saker tells of his lifetime love affair with one of the world's most popular sports, how it changed his life, and the head-spinning moments when this 'minor' sport became the talk of New Zealand. From his early teens, when throwing hoops was a way of dealing with family tragedy, through his scholarship to a US university, career in France as New Zealand's first professional basketball player, and selection to the Tall Blacks, Saker canvasses both highs and lows of a sport where players such as Steven Adams today command multimillion dollar salaries. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 2007, journalist Steve Braunias embarked on a series of 27 interviews, one a week, profiling New Zealanders famous and infamous, both publicity-seekers and those rather keener to hide from the spotlight. All 27 interviews, many of which stirred controversy, hilarity, and even animosity, appear in Roosters I Have Known. In 2007, journalist Steve Braunias embarked on a series of 27 interviews, one a week, profiling New Zealanders famous and infamous, both publicity-seekers and those rather keener to hide from the spotlight. All 27 interviews, many of which stirred controversy, hilarity, and even animosity, appear in Roosters I Have Known. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When reporter Polly Greeks interviews a man whose goal is to walk the entire length of the Great Wall of China, she is so inspired she throws in her job and joins him. Instant attraction turns Polly Greeks and Nathan Gray into lovers, and together they trek 500 kilometres of the Great Wall, including many of its most remote and dangerous sections. In Embracing the Dragon, Greeks vividly recounts her remarkable journey - over jagged mountain passes, into villages which have never seen a European woman and through a blizzard that nearly claims her life. She also traces her increasingly tempestuous relationship with her lover - and with the wall itself. Embracing the Dragon will enthrall those who thrive on adventure - or only dream of it - and all who are captivated by the history, mythology and crumbling might of the world's greatest man-made structure. This vivid recollection follows one woman's remarkable journey walking the Great Wall of China. Polly Greels walked further than any European woman to date—over jagged mountain passes, into villages which had never seen a European woman, and through a blizzard that nearly claimed her life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A professor for over forty years, Jim Flynn found that fewer and fewer of his students were in love with reading. However, they were willing to try if he would give them lists. This book is the definitive list- 200 works so wonderful to read, and so revealing about times and places, that they make learning enjoyable and effortless. The title The Torchlight List is in honour of the author's 'uneducated' Irish family who made him love reading - including an uncle who, while an able seaman during World War I, read by torchlight on board ship. Flynn begins by offering five novels that he believes will convince anyone to make reading a habit, including one that will change their lives and take them into the 'magic realm'. This witty, clever, mind-expanding and original book is destined to become a classic. A professor for over 40 years, Jim Flynn found fewer and fewer of his students were in love with reading. Flynn begins by offering five novels he believes will convince anyone to make reading a habit, including one that will change your life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Kathy Giuffre wants to escape from her stressful life working full-time and raising two young children on her own. When a new boyfriend agrees to join her for a year in Rarotonga with her young sons, she takes a sabbatical from work, books their flights and packs their bags. Then at the last minute her boyfriend announces he isn't coming. In captivating style Giuffre tells what happens when she finds herself alone with her boys on Rarotonga, a tiny speck in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, 11,000 kilometres from home. She knows no one, the house she's been promised doesn't eventuate, and almost every other outsider is on a ten-day package tour. Her unlikely saviour is Emily, an 82-year-old Maori woman with a large white house on the edge of the ocean, which the two women share with two callous missionaries, the ghosts of Emily's ancestors, and, briefly, a bizarre couple from Eastern Europe. As time passes, Kathy is seduced by the island, embraced by its people and by feelings she has never experienced before. An Afternoon in Summer is an inspirational book about searching for something better from life, and finding it - serenity, sensuality, and ultimately love. An Afternoon in Summer is an inspirational book about searching for something better from life, and finding it - serenity, sensuality, and ultimately love. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell - often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences. This perfectly presented book, with its engaging pictures, is rich in stories and unveils many secrets. Read about: the fate of a tortoise given as a gift by Captain Cook; the epic international voyage of the biggest known moa egg; the admiration induced by an ape from the jungles of Borneo; the barn owl of mysterious origins; the unfortunate fate of an angry young elephant; the quest to discover how a New Zealand heron turned up in a Florence museum; the strange arrival of an Australian banjo frog and many other mind-boggling mysteries. The author is a fabulous storyteller, and this book will be loved by museum-goers, animal-lovers, and anyone with a curiosity about the natural world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For a decade Steve Braunias's weekly columns have amused and enraged readers of first the Listener and then The Sunday Star-Times. His blend of opinion, humour and personal revelation has made him one of the country's most talked-about writers. He has won more awards than almost any other New Zealand journalist. This book features his personal selection of columns from the Listener and The Sunday Star-Times over the past five years. Steve Braunias. Need we say more? For a decade his feature articles and columns have captivated, amused and enraged readers of first the Listener and then The Sunday Star-Times. His blend of opinion, wit and personal revelation has made him one of the country's most talked-about writers. He has won more awards than almost any other New Zealand journalist. This book features his personal selection of columns from the past five years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For intrepid traveller Graeme Lay the islands of the South Pacific are the most intriguing places on earth: sublimely beautiful, blissfully remote, full of wonderful people and cultures - and a haven for bizarre misfits, would-be adventurers, and artists and writers in search of an earthly paradise. In this marvellous new collection of travel stories, Lay suffers a gender crisis in Samoa, uncovers Gauguin's shocking secrets in Tahiti, is haunted by Herman Melville in the Marquesas, is forced to impersonate a Mormon missionary in Tonga, attempts to seduce the Slovenian Olympic ski team in Rarotonga, and retraces the tragic last days of Robert Louis Stevenson. Warm, wry, perceptive and engaging, The Miss Tutti Frutti Contest will delight both South Pacific travellers, and those who call the islands home. This marvelous collection of travel stories from the South Pacific reveals Paul Gauguin's shocking Tahitian secrets, retraces the last tragic days of Robert Louis Stevenson, and recounts the author's own haunting by Herman Melville, as well as his attempts to seduce the Slovenian Olympic ski team in the Cook Islands. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. One for the sports lovers, Relive past Cups and prepare for the greatest contest yet - Watching the Rugby World Cup.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Anne Else loved eating, but when she married at 19 she'd never cooked a meal. Despite a shaky start she became an enthusiastic cook - with a little help from Nancy Spain, Katharine Whitehorn, Elizabeth David and the Duchess of Windsor. In this totally captivating memoir, Else takes you inside her life, from marriage and motherhood through divorce, remarriage, discovery of her birth mother and enduring the heartbreaking deaths of family members, to making new friends through her fabulous food blog. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The woman who changed her name to Stephen Tindall tells her story. Judith Bell and her husband Nelson had a young family, a promising manufacturing business, and a passionate determination to get ahead. When The Warehouse came calling with a big order, they thought their dreams had come true. Within four years they had lost almost everything. In this searingly honest book, read about: a woman's battle to save her family and her business; the power of The Warehouse and other big-box retailers over local businesses and jobs, towns, councils, the media, the government, the New Zealand economy - and everyone who goes shopping; why free-trade agreements will destroy New Zealand jobs; the human cost of cheap foreign imports. The Warehouse is New Zealand's largest retailer, with 127 stores, 7500 employees and annual sales revenue of over $2 billion. Its catchphrase is "where everyone gets a bargain". But who's really getting a bargain? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In this delightful book, famous New Zealanders write with style and panache about the things they love best, answering such questions as, Where is the best place in New Zealand to see a movie, watch a horse race, or catch a wave? What's the country's best Pinot Noir, and who makes the best ice cream? Where is the best place in New Zealand to see a movie, watch a horse race or catch a wave? What's the country's best pinot noir? Who makes the best ice cream? Who's our best sports commentator? Which is our best public park? What is the best New Zealand movie of all time? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Jim Flynn is on a mission to change how we think about the modern world, our place in it, and the moral choices we make. In The Torchlight List he argued that great literature can change lives. Now in Fate & Philosophy, he looks at tough moral decisions we face and urges us not to be influenced by subconscious conditioning inherited from our parents, our religion, or any other source.Fate & Philosophy is both an exhilarating introduction to philosophy and a mind-bending tour through its intersection with science, in particular research on the human brain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This unique book is a small but priceless addition to the historical record of early New Zealand, published to recognise New Zealand's guest of honour status at Frankfurt Book Fair 2012. On January 27, 1859, an adventurous young German arrived in Wellington after a four-month voyage on a Swedish ship. With great alacrity we helped the sailors weigh anchor, and with what suspense did H and I stand on the foredeck to get the first view of the town which was to become our new home, Friedrich Krull writes. After we entered through the narrow straits a beautiful harbour lay before us, surrounded by high hills, and behind it more hills ascending to the snowline. In the east we saw Wellington itself, stretching along the coast for a mile. We were amazed: we had not expected the place to be so big. So began the first of many letters Krull would write at the behest of the German naturalist and historian Ernst Boll - published in English translation in this outstanding book. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. One for the sports lovers, the Ginger Series on how to watch a game of Rugby.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. One for the sports lovers, the Ginger Series on how to watch a game of Rugby.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Since Old Bucky & Me was released it has won praise as a powerful, honest and enduring account of the Christchurch earthquake and its terrible and continuing aftermath. Crowds have turned up to hear Jane Bowron speak at stand-room only events around the country. This new edition contains all of Bowron's writings up to the first anniversary of the second fatal quake on February 22. Movingly written and full of unexpected humour, Bowron's stories are a rare and priceless account of how human beings can survive and overcome even the most terrible of tragedies in the most ordinary of ways. Since Old Bucky & Me was released it has won praise as a powerful, honest and enduring account of the Christchurch earthquake and its terrible and continuing aftermath. Crowds have turned up to hear Jane Bowron speak at stand-room only events around the country. This new edition contains all of Bowron's writings up to the first anniversary of the second fatal quake on February 22. Movingly written and full of unexpected humour, Bowron's stories are a rare and priceless account of how human beings can survive and overcome even the most terrible of tragedies in the most ordinary of ways. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…