Determination by Daisaku Ikeda

$14.95 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI | Series: Buddhism for You

Based on the tenets of the Japanese monk Nichiren, these guides provide insight and advice on injecting Buddhist philosophies into one's relationships and spirituality. Drawing on ancient themes of compassion and happiness, these compilations distill the essence of Buddhist scripture. These instructions Based on the tenets of the Japanese monk Nichiren, these guides provide insight and advice on injecting Buddhist philosophies into one's relationships and spirituality. Drawing on ancient themes of compassion and happiness, these compilations distill the essence of Buddhist scripture. These instructions for applying the readings to modern life will also teach about the many facets of love, determination, courage, and prayer. The concise, easy-to-follow entries are ideal for anyone looking to discover and cultivate a more spiritual life. ...Show more

THE STOLEN SPEAR

$9.99 NZD

Category: August 2019

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

$5.99 NZD

$9.99 (40% off)

Category: HARPER TEST EDI | Series: Collins Classics

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.' Shipwrecked on the high seas, Lemuel Gulliver finds HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.' Shipwrecked on the high seas, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself washed up on the strange island of Lilliput, a land inhabited by quarrelsome miniature people. On his travels he continues to meet others who force him to reflect on human behaviour - the giants of Brobdingnag, the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos. In this scathing satire on the politics and morals of the 18th Century, Swift's condemnation of society and its institutions still resonates today. ...Show more

RE-INC: RESET THE TABLE CONVERSATION CARDS

$9.99 NZD

Category: August 2019

The Book of Joy by Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama

$32.99 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI | Reading Level: very good

I want to wish all of you joy-because there is no better gift. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships - or, as they would say, because of them - I want to wish all of you joy-because there is no better gift. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships - or, as they would say, because of them - they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu travelled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create this book as a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question- how do we find joy in the face of life?s inevitable suffering? They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our times and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy. This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecedented week together, from the first embrace to the final goodbye. ...Show more

Blue Moon by Tricia Oktober

$19.99 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI

'Cat kneads and treads, weaving a dream mat. All cats make them ...to sleep on and to dream.' Each blue moon, cats come together in a fabulous dream that lasts until dawn. Follow Cat's adventures in the fantastical garden and see if you can spot the famous cats, fishbone ferns, the pussy willows and tig 'Cat kneads and treads, weaving a dream mat. All cats make them ...to sleep on and to dream.' Each blue moon, cats come together in a fabulous dream that lasts until dawn. Follow Cat's adventures in the fantastical garden and see if you can spot the famous cats, fishbone ferns, the pussy willows and tiger lilies. And could that be a meerkat tangled up with Cat's dreams? ...Show more

Chinese Domestic Furniture by Gustav Ecke

$0.00 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI | Reading Level: very good

Face to the World: On Self Por by LANDY, DEREK

$14.99 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI

Frommers Easyguide to Rome, Florence and Venice: 2016 by Eleonora Baldwin

$24.99 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI

For the first-time visitor to Italy (a giant audience), the itinerary of this Easy Guide is the classic pattern: while countless other places are almost -- we stress "almost" -- as compelling, these magical three cities overawe all others. And we've enlisted three superb researchers and writers to captu For the first-time visitor to Italy (a giant audience), the itinerary of this Easy Guide is the classic pattern: while countless other places are almost -- we stress "almost" -- as compelling, these magical three cities overawe all others. And we've enlisted three superb researchers and writers to capture them for you. Eleonora Baldwin lives in Rome, where she is one of the city's foremost experts on local cuisine and culture. Donald Strachan, who lives most of the year in Italy, has written books and articles on Italy for more than 20 years. Stephen Keeling is an Oxford graduate who won a much-coveted journalistic prize in 2008 for his Frommer's Guide to Tuscany and Umbria. All three have teamed to prepare this revised and up-to-date guide to Italy's classic "three". ...Show more

Heidi (Macmillan Collectors Library) by Johanna Spyri

$19.99 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library

Heidi Johanna SpyriHeidi is a work of fiction written in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi's years of learning and travel (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi makes use of what she has learned. It is a novel about the events in the life of a young Heidi Johanna SpyriHeidi is a work of fiction written in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi's years of learning and travel (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi makes use of what she has learned. It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather's care, in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children." Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature. ...Show more

In Europe (Vintage classics Europeans Series) by Geert Mak

$24.99 NZD

Category: HARPER TEST EDI | Series: Vintage Classic Europeans Ser.

The Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a shared literary treasury.   In 1999, journalist and historian Geert Mak criss-crossed the continent in the si The Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a shared literary treasury.   In 1999, journalist and historian Geert Mak criss-crossed the continent in the simple yet monumental quest to trace European twentieth-century history as the world slipped into the twenty-first. In Europe is a dazzling account of that journey, and combines the larger story of Europe with intimate, vivid detail. It is also now a poignant reminder that the European project was then and is now a unprecedented experiment; that we still have 'a great deal to tell each other and a great deal to explain.' TRANSLATED FROM THE DUTCH BY SAM GARRETT   'A wonderfully rich journey through time and space' Independent on Sunday ...Show more

JR: the Chronicles of New York City by JR (By (photographer))

$39.99 NZD

Category: August 2019

World renowned artist, TED Prize winner, Oscar nominee, and one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2018, JR is a contemporary art superstar.   In 2018, JR brought his mobile photo studio to New York City. Over one thousand New Yorkers posed for the camera and told their stories, and JR compi World renowned artist, TED Prize winner, Oscar nominee, and one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2018, JR is a contemporary art superstar.   In 2018, JR brought his mobile photo studio to New York City. Over one thousand New Yorkers posed for the camera and told their stories, and JR compiled their portraits into an astounding photographic mural--a portrait of the city--for the Brooklyn Museum.   JR: The Chronicles of New York City features both the final mural and every individual photo, as well as a selection of compelling stories and a behind-the-scenes look at how this incredible work was made.   - The Chronicles series aims to capture the essence of iconic cities in words and images- Includes a removable poster that showcases the entire mural- Features a foreword by Darren Walker and an artist's statement   The groundbreaking artist first began his Chronicles series in a suburb of his native Paris and expanded upon the project in San Francisco and New York.   For JR's legions of fans and anyone who loves or lives in New York, this book reveals art and urban community from a new angle.   - A perfect gift for fans of JR, anyone who loves New York City, photographers both established and aspiring, as well as lovers of contemporary art, black-and-white photography, and site-specific art projects- Beautiful on the coffee table or in a photo book collection- Great for fans of Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton, New York by Serge Ramelli, and Banksy: You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat and If You Were Not You Would Know About It by Patrick Potter and Gary Shove ...Show more