Ride to Live, Live to Ride: The Safe Guide to Motorcycling

With help from celebrities superbike ace Aaron Slight, chef Jamie Oliver, and the Hof, NZ Autocar magazine editor, Paul Owen studies the art motorbike safety. As a regular roadtester, Owen knows about what to wear, choosing the right bike, setting up and making the experience fun, exhilarating and safe.

1 issue  /  $15.00 NZ

Planet Penguin - A (mostly) Black and White Book

Penguins make their home in the Southern Hemisphere from South Africa, Galapagos Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Antarctica. Photographer Grant Sheehan has captured these birds behaving in human-like ways, with fanciful interpretations of what they might be saying or thinking in the harsh environments that make up Planet Penguin.

1 issue  /  $15.00 NZ

Jeune Afrique

L'hebdomadaire de référence sur l'actualité en Afrique

Le regard du monde sur l'Afrique, la vision de l'Afrique sur le monde depuis plus de 50 ans. Leader mondial de l'actualité panafricaine, Jeune Afrique participe à l'éveil des consciences et à l'avenir du continent africain.

48 issues /  $167.03 NZ

Switch to Mac

Offering expert advice, you’ll find everything you need to know about switching from a PC to a Mac in this guide.

Whether you’re thinking of moving from Windows or you already own a shiny new Mac, here’s everything you need to know to make the most of OS X. Switch to Mac - Migrating all your files How to choose your new Mac, migrate all your PC data and use Windows in OS X. Using a Mac - A step-by-step guide to switching to and discovering the most exciting parts of OS X. and the discovery of Mountain Lion and its feature-rich offerings. Mac Apps - Learn how to get the most from the software that comes with your Mac Tips & Techniques - Handy guides that will help you to become an expert!

1 issue  /  $8.16 NZ

Philosophy Now

A lively magazine of ideas

Philosophy Now is a magazine for everyone interested in ideas. It isn't afraid to tackle all the major questions of life, the universe and everything. It tries to corrupt innocent citizens by convincing them that philosophy can be exciting, worthwhile and comprehensible, and also to provide some light and enjoyable reading matter for those already ensnared by the muse, such as philosophy students and academics. It contains articles on all aspects of philosophy, plus book reviews, film reviews, news, cartoons, and the occasional short story.

6 issues /  $25.65 NZ

Chasing Daylight:How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life

“Must the end of life be the worst part?

Can it be made the best?”

At 53, Eugene O'Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family, and close friends. He was thinking ahead: the next business trip, the firm's continued success, weekend plans with his wife, his daughter's first day of eighth grade.

Then in May 2005, Gene was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer and given three to six months to live. Just like that.

Now a growing darkness was absorbing the bright future he had seen for himself. He would have to change his plans, quickly, and capture what he could of his last diminishing days.

Chasing Daylight is the account of his final journey. Starting from the time of his diagnosis and concluded upon his death less than four months later, this book is his unforgettable story.

With startling intimacy, it chronicles the dissolution of Eugene O'Kelly's life and his gradual awakening to a more profound understanding. Interweaving unsettling details of his battle with cancer with his moment-to-moment reflections on life and death, love and success, spirituality and the search for meaning, it provides a testament to the power of the human spirit and a compelling message about how to live a more vivid, balanced, and meaningful life.

Inspiring, passionate, deeply insightful, Chasing Daylight is a remarkable man's poignant farewell to a beloved world.

1 issue  /  $23.27 NZ

What's Wrong with University: And How to Make It Work For You Anyway

Students invest a lot of time and money in a university education but all too often don't get what they came for. This book addresses the most pressing concerns for undergraduate students and helps them cope with the university system.

1 issue  /  $12.78 NZ

What Does the Moon Smell Like?: 151 Astounding Science Quizzes

From the surprising science behind everyday life to the mysteries on the frontiers of scientific discovery, these fun, fascinating, and little-known facts explore anything and everything in a user-friendly quiz format. This all-ages quiz book feeds your brain tasty, bite-sized tidbits of cool science trivia.

1 issue  /  $13.94 NZ

Explore Life Cycles!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments

Containing an eye-catching combination of cartoons, fun facts, and exciting projects, this hands-on guide explores how plants and animals are classified, how environment affects life cycles, and how all living things are codependent. Filled with information on fish, birds, insects, amphibians, plants, and fungi, the guide shows young scientists what happens inside cocoons and how frogs develop from tadpoles.

1 issue  /  $11.61 NZ

Bride's Thank-You Guide: Thank-You Writing Made Easy

Answering hundreds of questions about content, style, and etiquette, this guide will help newlyweds write thank-you notes that are both personal and appropriate.

1 issue  /  $8.11 NZ

Understanding Flight, Second Edition

Discover how planes get--and stay--airborne

Now you can truly master an understanding of the phenomenon of flight. This practical guide is the most intuitive introduction to basic flight mechanics available. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, explains the principles of aeronautics in terms, descriptions, and illustrations that make sense--without complicated mathematics. Updated to include helicopter flight fundamentals and aircraft structures, this aviation classic is required reading for new pilots, students, engineers, and anyone fascinated with flight.

Understanding Flight, Second Edition, covers:

• Physics of flight
• Wing design and configuration
• Stability and control
• Propulsion
• High-speed flight
• Performance and safety
• Aerodynamic testing
• Helicopters and autogyros
• Aircraft structures and materials

 

1 issue  /  $40.77 NZ

Colonial Jobs

Discussing the various products made by colonists—from flour and iron horseshoes to wooden buckets and furniture—this engaging guidebook teaches young readers about the different craftsmen of the era, including blacksmiths, coppers, and millers. Additional attention is also paid to the goods produced by Native Americans, including leather moccasins and woven baskets, and how these goods were exchanged in a barter economy.

1 issue  /  $8.11 NZ

Deciduous Forests

Showcasing the diverse woodland of deciduous forests, this resource reveals how many of its threats come from humans. Covering topics such as deforestation, acid rain, disease, and invasive species, this engaging guide shows how, in the complicated web of life in the forest, even natural threats can be made worse by human activity.

1 issue  /  $8.11 NZ

Triumph of the Heart : The Story of Statins 

Over 25 million people in the U.S. alone have benefited from statins--such drugs as Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, Pravachol, and other cholesterol-lowering medicines--in preventing stroke, heart attack, and other forms of coronary heart disease. But how did these remarkable, life-saving drugs come into being? In Triumph of the Heart, Dr. Jie Jack Li, a medicinal chemist and expert on drug discovery, tells for the first time the fascinating story of statins. Drawn from discussions with many scientists involved in the discovery and development of these drugs, the book illuminates the human side of science by revealing the role played by persistence, luck, and sudden insight that characterize major discoveries. For scientists in the drug industry, health care professionals, students of medicine, and all those intrigued by the basic human drive to explore and discover, Triumph of the Heart offers a compelling view of one of the most important drug discoveries of our time.

1 issue  /  $10.44 NZ

Colonial Food

An introduction to colonial eating habits, this historical reference looks at the new foods the colonists discovered when they came to America, the help that they received from friendly Native Americans in growing crops, and how both the colonists and the Native Americans collected enough food to survive.

1 issue  /  $8.11 NZ

The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History

Best-seller history repeats itself with this dynamic new "almanac" format that broadens the scope and content of the Worst-Case Scenario handbooks. The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History offers step-by-step illustrated scenarios on how to win a joust, survive in a dungeon, and overcome other plights of yesteryear, but the volume also features hundreds of pages of additional—and hilarious—information in the form of lists (the worst jobs to have during the Industrial Revolution), offbeat profiles (Attila the Hun, Idi Amin), Worst-Case Wisdom (bad advice), descriptions of disasters narrowly averted, and much more. Packed with charts, graphs, maps, and timelines, The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History is an invigorating look at all that's gone wrong in the past and the best way to prepare for the future.

1 issue  /  $16.32 NZ

Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town Into an International Community

Investigating the personal stories behind the headquarters of the Wal-Mart empire, this examination focuses on the growth of Bentonville, Arkansas—a microcosm of America's social, political, and cultural shift.

1 issue  /  $23.27 NZ

Bride's Etiquette Guide: Etiquette Made Easy

For every frazzled bride who is overwhelmed by all the questions she must answer and befuddled by the countless decisions she must make, this handy, practical guide is a lifesaver. Covering a wide range of topics—from engagement announcements through the wedding reception and thank-you cards—it answers the most commonly asked etiquette questions and ensures a fun and stress-free wedding.

1 issue  /  $8.11 NZ

Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes

Providing a fascinating look at the science of sex and what makes people male or female, this book explains dozens of intersex conditions—such as hermaphroditism, Klinefelter syndrome, and androgen insensitivity syndrome—and includes personal interviews with people living with these conditions telling their surprising and often heart-wrenching stories.

1 issue  /  $23.27 NZ

Crossroads of Freedom : Antietam 

The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom, America's most eminent Civil War historian, James M. McPherson, paints a masterful account of this pivotal battle, the events that led up to it, and its aftermath. As McPherson shows, by September 1862 the survival of the United States was in doubt. The Union had suffered a string of defeats, and Robert E. Lee's army was in Maryland, poised to threaten Washington. The British government was openly talking of recognizing the Confederacy and brokering a peace between North and South. Northern armies and voters were demoralized. And Lincoln had shelved his proposed edict of emancipation months before, waiting for a victory that had not come--that some thought would never come. McPherson brilliantly weaves strands of diplomatic, political, and military history into a compact, swift-moving narrative that shows why America's bloodiest day is, indeed, a turning point in our history.

1 issue  /  $18.61 NZ