Random House New Zealand: 495 books
by Witi Ihimaera
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
A wonderfully surprising, inventive and deeply moving riff on fact and fiction, history and imagination from one of New Zealand's finest and most memorable storytellers. There has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and...
by Charlotte Grimshaw
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Shortlisted for the 2011 NZ Post Book Awards this is an unflinching novel on contemporary NZ society.'It was this contemplation of the future that made Roza frightened, and that caused her to turn her mind, as she did now, harried and nervous, to the past. And then there was the question of Simon...
New Zealand Unleashed
The Country, Its Future and the People Who Will Get It There
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
A futurist's vision for a strong, economically successful and positive New ZealandThe future is coming. The question is: are we ready? New Zealand Unleashed is a look at what sort of society New Zealand will need to be to best tackle an unpredictable future. It is about how New Zealand can thrive...
Toughen Up
What I've Learned About Surviving Tough Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Lessons from New Zealand's top entrepreneur on surviving tough times. Michael Hill believes it's possible to succeed in a downturn - in fact, it is the perfect situation in which to perfect a business.International jewellery store-chain owner Michael Hill believes the struggling economy can be a good...
by Ray Avery
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Rebel With a Cause is the inspiring story of a true Kiwi hero who overcame childhood neglect and abuse to become a successful scientist and businessman, and who has saved millions of lives in the third world. Ray Avery is the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2010 and the recipient of the Sir Peter...
Purakau
Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of purakau - Maori myths - by contemporary Maori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . . Ancient Maori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, some are...
by Jane Mander
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
**First published in 1920, this is the most celebrated of Jane Mander's six novels and is now regarded as a New Zealand classic.**Alice Roland, together with her children, boxes, mattresses and piano, is punted up river to the 'appalling isolation' of their new home, 'a small house against a splendid...
Legs On Everest
The Full Story of His Most Remarkable Adventure Yet
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The remarkable story of how a double amputee from New Zealand made it to the top of Mt Everest - and back down again.On 15 May 2006 double amputee Mark Inglis fulfilled a childhood ambition: to stand on the summit of the highest mountain in the world. Legs on Everest follows his preparation for the...
Dementia: What You Need to Know
A Guide for People With Dementia, and Their Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Thorough and compassionate information about dementia and Alzheimers for caregivers and people with early dementia.As the population continues to age, so too the numbers of people with dementia and Alzheimers grow. Inevitably, it will affect everyone in some way . . . as sufferers, or as carers, or...
Eating Dirt
Adventures and Yarns from New Zealand's Action Man
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Outdoor adventures and advice on resilience from extreme athlete Steve Gurney, author of the bestselling Lucky Legs. Hard man and 9-time Coast to Coast winner Steve Gurney reckons we're cotton-wooling our kids - they need to be falling out of trees and having accidents and making mistakes so they'll...
by Fiona Farrell
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Fiona Farrell's first novel - always moving, often hilarious - is a breathtakingly accomplished debut. It presents a head-on confrontation with a New Zealand psyche rarely found in history books. Skinny Louie, daughter of Shanghai Lil, has a baby in the Begonia House on the day of the royal visit....
Diggers, Hatters & Whores
The Story of the New Zealand Gold Rushes
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
**The social history of New Zealand's gold rushes, as used by Eleanor Catton in her research for The Luminaries.**A thorough and carefully researched history of the gold rushes in New Zealand. Based on sound scholarship and aimed at the general reader it's accessibly written in a clear, clean and...
by David Grant
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
A major biography of arguably New Zealand's greatest modern political leaderAs Norman Kirk's body lay in state near the steps of Parliament on the day after his death on 31 August 1974, a kaumatua wailed 'the mighty totara has fallen'. The lament reflected what many New Zealanders felt about this...
The Cutting Edge
The Story of Kiwi Motorsport Legend Rod Millen
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
**One of New Zealand's greatest rally drivers and a hill-climbing superstar tells his inspiring story for the very first time.**Rod Millen was a hero of New Zealand rallying in the 1970s. Having won several championships he quickly established himself as New Zealand's number one driver. But thereafter...