One Last Question, Prime Minister
From Muldoon to Luxon, untold stories from the House of Parliament Barry Soper has spent close to five decades questioning New Zealand's prime ministers.From the imposing, larger-than-life characters of Rob Muldoon and David Lange, to the golden age of Helen Clark and John Key, and the post-Covid era of Jacinda Ardern and the 'Chrises', Soper's insight and nose for a...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
New ReleaseFacing Up to Our Future
New Zealand's traditional “she'll be right” optimism is no longer adequate to the challenges facing the country. Facing Up to Our Future: Challenges and Choices for New Zealand brings together 21 of the country's leading thinkers to confront the long-term pressures shaping the nation's next decades. Edited by Emeritus Professor Peter Davis, the collection ranges widely, covering issues as diverse as...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
New ReleaseRegime Change
From the two reporters who have covered him more closely than perhaps anyone else over the past decade comes this definitive portrait of Donald Trump in the White House and the first year of his second presidency. Based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms, Regime Change takes the reader into...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$4299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
New ReleaseA Different Kind of Power
#1 New Zealand bestseller #1 Amazon bestseller #2 Audible bestseller #3 New York Times bestseller #3 Sunday Times bestseller #4 Australian bestseller From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world’s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Ockham WinnerA Different Kind of Power
What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made...Hardback$4799Elsewhere:$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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Suicidal Empathy
The bestselling author of The Parasitic Mind shows why empathy in politics leads to civilizational collapse. What happens when a society elevates victimhood to a virtue and decides that punishment is cruel? You get the disease Dr. Gad Saad calls suicidal empathy. And the West may be terminally infected. In his new book, Suicidal Empathy, Saad unleashes a blistering critique...Paperback$3099Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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Go Hard or Go Home
From the front bench to rock bottom: Go Hard or Go Home is Kiri Allan's fearless memoir of ambition, disruption and survival in NZ politics and beyond. Kiri Allan's six-year political career spanned some of the most challenging times in recent history. Events a government might encounter once in a generation stacked up: a terrorist attack, a volcanic eruption, destructive and deadly...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
New ReleaseThe Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world. The Day After: How to Wield Power in...Paperback$3099Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
In the drab and oppressive world of 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell introduces us to Winston Smith, a man haunted by the omnipresent surveillance and control exercised by the Party and its enigmatic leader, Big Brother. Winston works diligently at the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to alter historical records to fit the ever-changing narrative dictated by the...Paperback$1299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
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Silence is complicity, but how do we confront the cost of speaking up? Sydney, May 2021. Ashraf is an academic whose career and personal life are in freefall. Hannah is a young journalist struggling to honour the voices of her community. When a Year 12 Al-Bayinnah College student is arrested for protesting a university's ties to an Israeli weapons manufacturer,...Paperback$3200Usually:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
10% offThe Handmaid's Tale
The bestselling dystopian classic that became a cultural phenomenon and inspired an award-winning TV series. THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it.' Guardian I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no...Paperback$1800Elsewhere:$2400Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Shattered Lands
'A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian' – PETER FRANKOPAN 'This book is a revelation … both original and important' – MISHAL HUSAIN A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and...Paperback$3699Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
Careless People
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there...Paperback$2800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
'A howl from the heart of our age' — Richard Flanagan 'A unique and urgently needed book.' — Naomi Klein 'A powerful, uncomfortable but thought-provoking read.' — Dua Lipa 'Clear, elegant and devastatingly truthful... Read this shatteringly honest book.' — Max Porter From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad, an urgent and necessary reckoning with what it means to...Paperback$3100Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
The Cauldron
How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah of Iran and change the world?Why did Bin Laden attack the USA - and why did the USA destroy Saddam?How did Britain and France carve up the Middle East - and why did the Kurds never get their own state? THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF TODAY'S MIDDLE EAST: A SPELLBINDING...Hardback$4999Elsewhere:$6000Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late September 
14% offMana
Mana. It's a big word. But what is it? Are you born with it, can you earn it, can it be taken away? For more than five decades, Tāme Iti has stood at the heart of Aotearoa's struggle for indigenous rights. From land marches to performance art, police raids to prison cells, his voice has challenged New Zealand to reckon...Hardback$3600Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul
The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan's first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world. More than fifty years on, the Inter-Continental is still standing. It has endured Soviet occupation, multiple coups, a grievous civil war, a US invasion and the rise, fall...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Stolen Revolution
A moving, riveting and immersive story of six Iranians who, together, lived the entire arc of modern Iranian history—the promise of the 1979 revolution, its betrayal by the Islamic mafia state and a people's undying spirit of resistance. Fuelled by Iranians' dreams of social justice and political freedom, the 1979 revolution swept aside the shah's ailing, repressive monarchy. But in...Paperback$3999Elsewhere:$4800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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How to Win a Trade War
Timely, witty and wise - you could not ask for a better guide to the new economic order Tim Harford, bestselling author of How to Make the World Add Up A witty, essential guide to our new era of economic competition. From Soumaya Keynes, podcaster and columnist at the Financial Times, and Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the Peterson...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3900Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Signed CopyNew ReleaseUncomfortable Economics
New Zealand once ranked among the world’s most prosperous nations. Not any longer. Why has our economic performance lagged behind countries we once outpaced? And what will it take to reverse the decline? In Uncomfortable Economics, David Schnauer shows that New Zealand’s underperformance is not inevitable. It is the result of choices — cultural and political — that can be...Paperback$3799Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
14% offThe Handmaid's Tale
Compulsively readable Daily Telegraph The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual...Paperback$1800Elsewhere:$2300Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Parliamentary Privilege in Aotearoa New Zealand
Published ahead of the 2026 NZ General Election, this book by Sir Geoffrey Palmer invites public scrutiny of how Parliament wields its powers. Parliamentary privilege is 'the oil of the democratic machine'. It can be defined as the special legal powers that allow Parliament to regulate its affairs - and is a curious mix of history, parliamentary practice, law and...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
This Way Up
The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men! In their long-awaited debut, YouTube’s Map Men bring their highly infectious enthusiasm for everything map-related to the printed page for the very first time, in a brilliantly entertaining and eye-catching tome. Packed with humour and fascinating facts, This Way Up takes a deep dive into the...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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The Common Good Economy
A new intellectual foundation for what 'good' looks like Our economic system is broken. The climate crisis is accelerating. Inequality is deepening. Public trust is crumbling. Wealth concentrates in fewer hands while governments scramble to fix what markets can't do, rather than to shape them from the outset. For too long, economics has treated 'the good'—whether public goods or the...Paperback$3499Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
10% offKeep Calm – We Are Coming
Keep Calm — We Are Coming briefly backgrounds the New Zealand Special Air Service deployment in Afghanistan — then goes into action. While primarily training Afghan forces, in Kabul the NZSAS had to respond to a series of ‘spectacular attacks’ by heavily armed Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests and determined to inflict major casualties. In the words of those who...Paperback$3600Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
14% offThe Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt is a seminal examination of the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century. Through a profound and thorough analysis, Arendt explores the complex mechanisms and underpinnings that facilitated the emergence of totalitarian regimes, specifically delving into the horrors of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviet Union. Arendt masterfully dissects the various elements that contribute...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Invisible Women
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez is a groundbreaking and meticulously researched exploration into the pervasive gender bias that infiltrates every aspect of our society. Through compelling case studies and thorough analysis, this book unveils the hidden ways women are systematically disadvantaged in a world predominantly designed by and for men. Perez's revelations stretch across various sectors including government policy,...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
On Tyranny
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is a compelling and insightful guidebook on how to resist and challenge the forces of authoritarianism and preserve democratic values. Bringing together lessons from history, Snyder provides concrete strategies and principles that individuals can employ to protect freedom and stave off the threat of tyranny. This essential read is not only a reflection on the...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
The Republic
Plato's The Republic stands as a seminal text in the realms of philosophy, political theory, and literature. Written during the fourth century B.C., this masterwork has profoundly shaped Western thought for millennia and continues to be exceedingly relevant in contemporary discussions. The narrative unfolds in the form of a dialectical exchange where Socrates engages with various interlocutors to explore and...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2300Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
The Nerd Reich
Who really rules our future? When Silicon Valley says it is ‘moving fast and breaking things’, the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule. Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$4199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
How to Kill a Language
This is the story of our modern world in 10 languages. As Sophia Smith Galer’s Nonna lay dying, she realised it wasn’t just a beloved grandmother she was losing – it was the language she spoke, too. From Northern Italy, she spoke a dialët that Sophia, like so many children and grandchildren of migrants, can understand but can’t speak. With...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
Polkinghorne
In Polkinghorne, literary journalist Steve Braunias takes readers on an extraordinary and often chilling journey through the most high-profile murder case in modern New Zealand history. With unparalleled access to the key players, Braunias offers readers his unique insight into the investigation, the trial, and the astonishing revelations that kept the New Zealand public utterly transfixed. The death of Pauline...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Hine Toa
Hine Toa is an incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer, and Māori liberation movements. 'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' – Patricia Grace In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Blood Will Flow
On March 24, 2021, in the remote north of Mozambique, 500 ISIS militants attacked the small, paradise beach town of Palma—strategically unimportant but for vast offshore gas fields that had attracted $50 billion in foreign investment, including over £1 billion from the British government. As the Islamists surged through town beheading civilians, a group of men, women, and children—including 80...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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Anything Could Happen
In this illuminating and beautifully written book, Grant Robertson reflects on the major events in his life, from growing up in a loving but complex family, to his highly successful career as a Labour politician and becoming Finance Minister in the Ardern government during one of New Zealand history's most tumultuous times. A natural storyteller, Robertson writes memorably about his...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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The Future Is Peace
Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon are unlikely peacemakers, dedicated to finding a solution to the bitter war that has decimated historical, ancient land and ended family lines. Despite the losses they have suffered, the resolve of their friendship has taught them that strength and unity are more powerful than the violence of separation. Throughout their travels, they...Paperback$3200Usually:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Leaders Eat Last
In Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, readers are taken on an insightful journey into the dynamics of leadership and the essential components that build successful and highly effective teams. Sinek delves into the crucial role that leaders play in fostering an environment where trust and cooperation flourish. The book is based on real-life stories and thorough research, providing a...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
The Prince
As a diplomat in the turbulent landscape of fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was acutely aware of how rapidly political fortunes could shift. Leveraging this deep understanding, The Prince serves as a pragmatic and tough-minded handbook on the mechanisms of power. This seminal work explores the complexities of leadership and political manoeuvring, grappling with essential questions: How does a leader...Paperback$1600Elsewhere:$1799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a gripping and thought-provoking dystopian novel that has left an indelible mark on contemporary literature. Set in the near-future Republic of Gilead, a theocratic and totalitarian society that has replaced the United States, the story explores themes of power, control, and female subjugation. At the centre of this harrowing world is Offred, a...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Me and White Supremacy
'An indispensable resource for white people who want to challenge white supremacy but don't know where to begin' Robin DiAngelo, author of New York Times bestseller WHITE FRAGILITY 'It should be mandatory reading ... Buy the book, do the work and then push more copies into the hands of everyone you know' Emma Gannon 'Confrontational and much-needed' Stylist 'She is...Paperback$2199Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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The Mad and the Brave
With real-life echoes of SAS Rogue Heroes – this is an astonishing account of Europe’s biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters. Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
13% offOriginal Sin
An explosive account of one of the most hubristic mistakes in American political history—Joe Biden's decision to run for re-election despite mounting evidence of his decline, and his team's increasingly desperate efforts to hide it. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's effort to avoid his fate is what seals his fate. In 2024, American politics became a Greek tragedy. Joe Biden...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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Billion Dollar Whale
Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar Whale is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia orchestrated one of the biggest financial heists in history. Billion Dollar Whale follows the meteoric rise of Jho Low, a mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Humankind
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year ‘Hugely, highly and happily recommended’ Stephen Fry ‘You should read Humankind. You’ll learn a lot (I did) and you’ll have good reason to feel better about the human race’ Tim Harford 'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah Harari Humankind by...Paperback$2000Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Pre-orderEnd Times Fascism
A blistering expose of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resist. The far right is on the march again - but this time it's different. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the move. They're united in their belief that some...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableOut 15 Sep 2026Pre-orderSwimming in the Dark
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski is a profound exploration of love, repression, and the search for freedom. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1980s Poland, it tells the story of Ludwik, a shy and introspective student who finds himself sent to an agricultural camp along with his university classmates. In the midst of this forced labour, he unexpectedly...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Chasing Aliens
From Orwell Prize-winning journalist Daniel Lavelle comes a wild road trip chasing aliens through the UFO heartlands into the soul of America. The US government has been investigating unidentified aerial phenomena in a secret division of the Department of Defence. A former intelligence official urged the US to disclose evidence of UFOs after saying the government has possession of 'intact...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Churchill
The blockbuster biography of the greatest Briton, by one of Britain's bestselling historians. Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts...Paperback$3600Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Ora: Healing Ourselves
The authors explore understandings and practices of indigenous people, grounded in the knowledge of ancestors and based on research, that facilitate healing and wellbeing. The first part of the book focuses on research findings from He Oranga Ngakau: Maori Approaches to Trauma Informed Care, which supports health providers working with whanau experiencing trauma. It discusses tikanga Maori concepts, decolonising approaches...Paperback$6500Elsewhere:$7000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
The Spy and the Traitor
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre is a spellbinding Cold War thriller that unravels the true story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB double agent who risked everything to aid the British in the battle against Soviet oppression. In meticulously researched detail, Macintyre paints a vivid portrait of espionage, double-crossing, and unparalleled bravery, giving readers a riveting glimpse into...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
New ReleaseRingside
Mike Munro spent nearly 22 years working inside the political domain in Wellington. He reported on politics from the parliamentary press gallery for 10 years and then switched to the dark side, becoming the only person to serve as chief press secretary to one Labour prime minister, and later as chief of staff to another. His days as a political...Paperback$3799Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental work that provides a harrowing account of the Soviet Union's labour camp system. Set against a vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres, and secret police, the narrative unfolds the grim realities of informers, spies, and interrogators while simultaneously celebrating instances of everyday heroism. This literary masterpiece, based on the testimony...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
Chasing the Scream
10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH AN UPDATED AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND INSPIRATION FOR THE FEATURE FILM THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY 'Screamingly addictive' — STEPHEN FRY 'Superb ... Thrilling story-telling' — NAOMI KLEIN 'A powerful contribution to an urgent debate' — GUARDIAN What if everything we’ve been told about addiction is wrong? One...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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The Power of Geography
In The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall, the reader is taken on a captivating journey through ten pivotal regions of the world that are destined to shape global politics in the forthcoming era. Marshall delves into the geopolitical intricacies of Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel, Ethiopia, Spain, and even Space. Each region is meticulously...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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Te Tiriti, Equality and the Future of New Zealand Democracy
In this major work, the leading Māori political scientist Dominic O’Sullivan draws on theories of republicanism and the commonwealth to challenge understandings of Te Tiriti as a partnership between races, or between Māori people and the Crown. O’Sullivan also critiques the idea that Te Tiriti created one people, assimilating Māori into colonial ways of governing. Instead, he proposes a new...Paperback$3699Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon is a profoundly influential text that delves into the pervasive impacts of colonisation and the relentless drive for liberation. Set against the backdrop of the Algerian struggle for independence from French colonial rule, the book dissects the psychological, cultural, and political effects of colonialism on both the oppressed and the oppressor. Published...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand
New Zealand is a democracy: the people should be in charge. In this timely and provocative book, Sir Geoffrey Palmer draws on his experience as former Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, and Attorney-General to get people thinking about the state of New Zealand’s democracy. Palmer offers rare insights into the machinery of power and its vulnerabilities, and rather than surrendering...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell is a gripping and meticulously researched biography that unveils the untold story of Virginia Hall, an American woman who became one of the most formidable spies of World War II. In September 1941, Virginia Hall, disguised as a journalist, arrived in Lyon, Vichy France. Despite the wooden leg she acquired from a...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
19% offThe Mission
The epic successor to Tim Weiner’s National Book Award-winning classic, Legacy of Ashes: a gripping and revelatory history of the CIA in the 21st century, reaching from 9/11 through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to today’s battles with Russia and China – and with the President of the United States. At the turn of the century, the Central Intelligence...Paperback$2900Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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Liberalism and Its Discontents
A TIMES BEST PHILOSOPHY & IDEAS BOOK OF 2022 A defence of liberalism by the renowned political philosopher 'We need more thinkers as wise as Fukuyama digging their fingers into the soil of our predicament' - The New York Times 'A brilliantly acute summary of the way some aspects of liberal thought have consumed themselves' - Guardian 'One of the...Paperback$1800Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
19% offGaza in Crisis
Gaza in Crisis by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé offers a compelling and incisive examination of one of the most contentious and misunderstood conflicts of our time: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with a specific focus on the events in Gaza. Through meticulously researched chapters, this book delves into the humanitarian disaster following Israel's 'Operation Cast Lead,' providing a critical, historical, and...Paperback$2600Usually:$3200Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Among Kinabuhi sa Aotearoa
Among Kinabuhi sa Aotearoa is a glimpse into the lives of 14 Filipinos—the third-largest Asian group in Aotearoa— trailblazers who build community in their adopted home, uphold the struggles of their people in the Philippines and stand in solidarity with tangata whenua. This collection brings together a diverse group of artists, academics and activists engaged in the practice of radical...Paperback$2799Elsewhere:$3200Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Bonfire of the Murdochs
When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the world’s most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle featuring betrayals, lawsuits, and revenge plots....Paperback$3499Elsewhere:$4199Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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Animal Farm and 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
Two modern classics in one volume. George Orwell is one of the finest and most influential writers of the twentieth century. Here in one volume, are two of his best-known works of electrifying political fiction, 1984 and Animal Farm.Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party and the omnipresent Big...Paperback$1800Usually:$2199Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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On Democracies and Death Cults
NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Douglas Murray, international bestselling author and renowned cultural commentator confronts what he views as the most pressing issue of our time: why Western support of the Palestinian cause is ultimately playing into the hands of a much more dangerous force.Drawing from intensive on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, Murray presents a compelling case that places...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
37% offThe Sword of Freedom
Israel has always won. They are winning now. And they must always win in the future. In The Sword of Freedom, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen pulls back the curtain on Israel's success in the face of never-ending war. Cohen has played a pivotal role in shaping Israel's modern defense strategy. Blending personal stories and the nation's history, he offers...Paperback$2400Usually:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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War
Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST POLITICS BOOKS of 2024 War is the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars – Ukraine, the Middle East, and the struggle for the American presidency, told by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward. The book is both intimate and sweeping, capturing one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American...Hardback$4300Elsewhere:$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
I Have a Dream
Introducing the Martin Luther King Jr Library With a New Foreword by Amanda Gorman A beautiful collectible edition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legendary speech at the March on Washington, laid out to follow the cadence of his oration—part of Dr. King’s archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before thousands...Hardback$3600Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Bible & Treaty: Missionaries Among the Maori-A New Perspective
Bible & Treaty: Missionaries Among the Maori is a complex and colourful adventure of faith, bravery, perseverance, and betrayal that seeks to recover lost connections in the story of modern New Zealand. It brings a fresh perspective to the missionary story, from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon on New Zealand soil, and the intervening struggle for survival and...Paperback$5000Elsewhere:$5500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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The War on the West
SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ‘The most important book of the year’ Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world’s foremost political writers: ‘The anti-Western revisionists have been out in force in recent years. It is high time that we revise them in turn…’ In The War on the West, international bestselling author Douglas Murray asks:...Paperback$2300Usually:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
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An unflinching exposé of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s 25-year reign at Harrods DECADES OF ABUSE. DOZENS OF VICTIMS. NO CONSEQUENCES. To the public, he was the eccentric owner of one of the world’s great department stores. But behind closed doors, Fayed ruled with cruelty, humiliation and unchecked abuse. Why were his crimes ignored? Why did those in power look the other way?...Paperback$2900Elsewhere:$3899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday-
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Democracy for Realists
Democracy for Realists, by renowned political scientists Christopher H. Achen and Larry M. Bartels, offers a compelling critique of the foundational theories underlying democratic politics. It challenges the traditional notion that well-informed citizens can effectively guide state policies through their electoral choices. Instead, the authors present a thought-provoking and empirically grounded argument that unveils the complexities and limitations of democratic...Paperback$4600Usually:$5700Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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The Origins of Political Order
The Origins of Political Order, the first of a major two-volume work by Francis Fukuyama, embarks on an ambitious journey to trace the evolution of political systems from the dawn of human history to the threshold of the French Revolution. Beginning with the primal politics of our primate ancestors, Fukuyama meticulously guides readers through the formation of tribal societies, the...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday 
18% offThem: Adventures with Extremists
Funny and compulsively readable - Louis Theroux What if a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room? In Them: Adventures with Extremists Jon Ronson sets out to find this room, with the help of the extremists - Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen - that believe in it. Along the way, he is chased by men in...Paperback$2300Usually:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
The Communist Manifesto
Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. One of 80 Little Black Classics - 80 books at 80 pence each to celebrate Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of the Penguin Classics list - from drama to poetry, from fiction to history, with books taken from around the world...Paperback$900Elsewhere:$999Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September-
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How to Eat an Elephant
After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, Sarah Longwell did what she's done nearly every week for the past eight years: She sat down with voters. She conducted hundreds of focus groups, listening to thousands of ordinary Americans--Republicans, Democrats, and the politically homeless--with the goal of understanding politics through the eyes of the people who will decide our country's future....Hardcover$6400Unit price /UnavailableOut 8 Sep 2026Pre-order 
New ReleaseProfits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings
From the bestselling author of Guns, Germs and Steel, an exploration of the influence of leaders in politics, business, sport and religion. We often read history as the biographies of 'great men' who shaped the world. But are leaders, whichever field they are in, really that influential? Should CEOs be given large bonuses when a company performs well? Why, when...Paperback$4199Elsewhere:$4800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Prisoners of Geography
Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present, and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determine world history – because if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture. Originally published in 2015, this completely revised and updated edition brings it up to date with the events and trends of the past...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Capital
One of the most influential political and philosophical texts ever written One of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of...Paperback$4100Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September
In the Blood
NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT 'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf*er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATT A woman boards a plane in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes after takeoff, her plane is blown out of the sky. Six thousand miles to the...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
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