Acts Against God - A Short History of Blasphemy by David Nash

$54.99 NZD

Category: History

Blasphemy is a phenomenon that spans human experience, from the ancient world right up to today's ferocious religious debates. Acts Against God is the first accessible history of this crime--its prosecution, its impact, and its punishment and suppression. While acknowledging blasphemy as an act of indiv Blasphemy is a phenomenon that spans human experience, from the ancient world right up to today's ferocious religious debates. Acts Against God is the first accessible history of this crime--its prosecution, its impact, and its punishment and suppression. While acknowledging blasphemy as an act of individuals, Acts Against God also considers the act as a widespread and constant presence in cultural, political, and religious life. Beginning in ancient Greece and the genesis of blasphemy's link with the state, David Nash moves on to explore blasphemy in the medieval world, where it was used both as an accusation against outsiders and as a method of crusading for piety in the West. He considers how the medieval world developed the concept of heresy as a component of disciplining its populations, the first coherent phase in state control of belief. This phenomenon reached its full flowering in the Reformation, where conformity became a fixation of confessional states. The Enlightenment created agendas of individual rights where room for religious doubt pushed blasphemy into the twilight as modern humankind hoped for its demise. But, concluding in the twenty-first century, Nash shows how individuals and the state alike now seek to adopt blasphemy as a cornerstone of identity and as the means to resist the secularization and globalization of culture. ...Show more

Alfie All Alone by Phyllida Nash (Read by); Holly Webb

$19.95 NZD

Category: No Category

Evie is overjoyed when she is given her very own puppy, Alfie. Alfie adores Evie - he loves to be cuddled, sleeps on her bed and welcomes her home from school every day with a wag of his tail. But it's not long before another new member of the family arrives: Evie's baby brother, Sam. Suddenly no one ha Evie is overjoyed when she is given her very own puppy, Alfie. Alfie adores Evie - he loves to be cuddled, sleeps on her bed and welcomes her home from school every day with a wag of his tail. But it's not long before another new member of the family arrives: Evie's baby brother, Sam. Suddenly no one has much time to look after Alfie, let alone play with him and take him for walks, and soon he finds himself unwanted and all alone ... ...Show more

All the Words We Know by Bruce Nash

$36.99 NZD

Category: No Category

A wickedly funny and genuinely moving debut novel perfect for fans of Richard Osman and The One-Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Jumped Out the Window. "In the beginning is the whatsitsname. The woman in the car park. She wears a nightgown and lies on her back, looking up at the sky. The nightgown is white and A wickedly funny and genuinely moving debut novel perfect for fans of Richard Osman and The One-Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Jumped Out the Window. "In the beginning is the whatsitsname. The woman in the car park. She wears a nightgown and lies on her back, looking up at the sky. The nightgown is white and embroidered at the neck with blue . . . what do you call them? Forget-me-nots. A small crowd is gathered around her. All in their unicorns. Uniforms. All younger than the woman, much younger. They look at each other. They look up at the sky. They look down at the woman. They whisper." Rose is in her eighties and has dementia, but she's not done with life just yet. Alternately sharp as a tack and spectacularly forgetful, she spends her days roaming the corridors of her aged-care facility, ruminating on the staff and residents and enduring visits from her emotionally distant children and grand-daughters. But when her friend is found dead after an apparent fall from a window, Rose embarks on an eccentric and deeply personal investigation to discover the truth and exposes all manner of secrets - even some from her own past. All the Words We Know is a wickedly funny and genuinely moving story about loneliness, language and how we make sense of the world.  ...Show more

Amazing Animals Spray Pen Art by Cordelia Nash

$16.99 NZD

Category: Children & Young Adult

Create colourful airbrush pictures with Spray Pen Art. It's easy and fun, simply use the included stencils and blow into the four special spray pens to create amazing works of art. Then use the stickers to finish your colourful creations!

Binge No More by NASH

$45.99 NZD

Category: Penguin AU 2021

This practical handbook is divided into five sections. Topics include defining binge eating, its potential harm, and its biological and societal causes; how to assess and alter binge patterns; how to change the thoughts that fuel those patterns; the role of medication; and advice on when to consider the This practical handbook is divided into five sections. Topics include defining binge eating, its potential harm, and its biological and societal causes; how to assess and alter binge patterns; how to change the thoughts that fuel those patterns; the role of medication; and advice on when to consider therapy or other professional help. ...Show more

Complete Guide to Water Garden Plants by Helen Nash

$44.95 NZD

Category: Gardening and Self Sufficiency

Packed with superb full-color photographs of thriving water gardens, this detailed manual is the definitive book for water gardeners. It will help you select, cultivate, and care for aquatic plants in your garden. Learn, from the foremost expert, the basics of planting, fertilizing, propagating, and car Packed with superb full-color photographs of thriving water gardens, this detailed manual is the definitive book for water gardeners. It will help you select, cultivate, and care for aquatic plants in your garden. Learn, from the foremost expert, the basics of planting, fertilizing, propagating, and caring for plants year-round, along with controlling pests and disease. Then choose the plants that suit your water garden and your tastes. Extensive, fully illustrated directories list the commonly available submerged aquatic plants for ornamental ponds, floating aquatics and aquatics with floating leaves, hardy and tropical water lilies, lotuses, marginal aquatics, and water irises. For each plant you'll get a scientific and common name, a description of its appearance and habits, and important information on potting, growing, and propagation. This valuable resource will help ensure the success of your garden. ...Show more

Confirmed in the Faith by Nash Dora

$15.00 NZD

Category: No Category

Country Music by Alanna Nash

$70.00 NZD

Category: Music

Containing images and memorabilia from the archives of Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this book charts the country music story, helps you discover the recordings, live performances, key producers and performers like Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette and Ray Charles, as well as the seminal m Containing images and memorabilia from the archives of Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this book charts the country music story, helps you discover the recordings, live performances, key producers and performers like Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette and Ray Charles, as well as the seminal moments and events. ...Show more

Desert Sniper - How One Briton Went to War Against Isis by Ed Nash

$32.99 NZD

Category: Military

What makes an ordinary but highly educated Englishman, with no previous military training, decide to travel and fight in one of the most brutal conflicts on the planet? Desert Sniper is an extraordinary, true account of one man's journey from well-meaning volunteer to battle-scarred combat sniper, placi What makes an ordinary but highly educated Englishman, with no previous military training, decide to travel and fight in one of the most brutal conflicts on the planet? Desert Sniper is an extraordinary, true account of one man's journey from well-meaning volunteer to battle-scarred combat sniper, placing himself daily in the line of fire to fight one of the greatest evils of this new century. Ed Nash has travelled across the globe, and is working with refugees in Burma, when he first becomes aware of the terrible atrocities being committed under ISIS's newly established 'Caliphate', covering vast tracts of Iraq and Syria. In June 2015, he chooses to undertake the hazardous journey, via Northern Iraq, to Syria, to join ill-equipped and poorly trained but battle-hardened Kurdish forces as they attempt to halt Daesh's relentless advance. Nash is an articulate, insightful and refreshingly honest companion as he unpacks the shifting complexities of the political and military situation in which he finds himself. As one of a motley band of foreign volunteer fighters - veterans of other conflicts, adventurers and misfits, from many different countries - we follow him through his rudimentary training and early combat operations as he and his companions slowly gain the trust and respect of their Kurdish colleagues. Nash shows us the realities of the war on the ground in Syria in fascinating detail; the privations of the ordinary Kurdish soldiers, the terrible price paid by civilians caught in the cross-fire, the ever-present danger of lethal suicide bombers and occasional moments of striking beauty in amongst the carnage. A modern classic in the making, Desert Sniper will prove to be one of the most unforgettable accounts to emerge from the war against ISIS. ...Show more

Diabetes and Wellbeing: Managing the Psychological and Emotional Challenges of Diabetes Types 1 and 2 by Jen Nash

$56.99 NZD

Category: Health & Wellbeing

Diabetes and Wellbeing is a practical guide for those newly-diagnosed with diabetes, for individuals who have been managing the challenges of diabetes for many years, and the professionals who help those who deal with the complications of diabetes. This volume presents proven techniques for improving em Diabetes and Wellbeing is a practical guide for those newly-diagnosed with diabetes, for individuals who have been managing the challenges of diabetes for many years, and the professionals who help those who deal with the complications of diabetes. This volume presents proven techniques for improving emotional wellbeing and is the first to take an explicitly CBT approach to diabetes. Positive Diabetes addresses the need for this kind of information among individuals with diabetes and healthcare providers. ...Show more

Dosa Kitchen by Nash Patel; Leda Scheintaub

$38.00 NZD

Category: No Category

Dosas, a popular Indian street food, are thin, rice- and lentil-based pancakes that can be stuffed with or dipped into a variety of flavorful fillings. Dosa Kitchenshows you how to make this favorite comfort food at home with a master batter, plus 50 recipes for fillings, chutneys, and even cocktails to Dosas, a popular Indian street food, are thin, rice- and lentil-based pancakes that can be stuffed with or dipped into a variety of flavorful fillings. Dosa Kitchenshows you how to make this favorite comfort food at home with a master batter, plus 50 recipes for fillings, chutneys, and even cocktails to serve alongside. Dosas are endlessly adaptable to all tastes and dietary restrictions- naturally fermented and gluten-free, they are easy to make vegetarian, vegan, and dairy-free as well. With dishes featuring traditional Indian flavors, like Masala Dosa and Pork Vindaloo Dosa, as well as creative twists, like the Dosa Dog and the Cream Cheese, Lox, and Caper Dosa Wrap, any kitchen can become Dosa Kitchen! ...Show more

Elizabeth of the Trinity Complete Works Vol 2 - Letters from Carmel by St Elizabeth of the Trinity; Anne Englund Nash (Translated by)

$35.50 NZD

Category: No Category

This second of three volumes of her Complete Works contains all of Elizabeth's surviving letters from Carmel. It includes 8 photos, background information and the horarium for the Dijon Carmel, as well as the floor plan for the monastery.In simple and tender language, writing to friends and fa This second of three volumes of her Complete Works contains all of Elizabeth's surviving letters from Carmel. It includes 8 photos, background information and the horarium for the Dijon Carmel, as well as the floor plan for the monastery.In simple and tender language, writing to friends and family, Elizabeth returns again and again to the great themes of her spirituality: the indwelling Trinity, silence and solitude, living by love, becoming a "praise of glory" (laudem gloriae) by sharing in the dying and rising of Jesus Christ. Here too we find many of her best-known sayings, e.g., "I have found my heaven on earth, for heaven is God, and God is in my soul." ...Show more