An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it by Al Gore
$24.99 NZD
$42.00 (40% off)
Category: Social/Environment/Political
The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So why is ...Show more
50 Ways to Greener Travel by Sian Berry
$8.99 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
Climate change is at the top of many people's concerns, but it's not always clear what the solutions are. We are ready and willing to make changes to our lifestyles, but often get confusing advice about which are the best ones to make. Do we all have to put on hair shirts, or is it possible to live a co ...Show more
Tips From Your Nana: How to Get Through the Tough Times by Robyn Paterson
$37.99 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
Those of us living in the so-called Western World have looked at life a little differently lately. Turns out those hippies were right - building a society based on buying stuff then chucking it out hasn't left us in a great place. The planet's prognosis doesn't sound too rosy, a few men in suits have en ...Show more
The Politics of Volunteering by Nina Eliasoph
$34.99 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political | Series: Polity Political Sociology Series
Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Beyond the obvious fruits of these activities, what are the broader consequences of volunteering for the p ...Show more
Journey to Prison: Who Goes and Why? by Celia Lashlie
$29.00 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
Celia Lashlie's Journey to Prison was a huge success in 2002. In it, she told the story of the media furore that erupted when she made her now-famous statement: 'There is a blond, angelic-faced five-year-old sitting in a classroom in New Zealand and he is coming to prison ...On his way, he will probably ...Show more
State of the Unions by Philip Dine
$52.00 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
From steel workers, Teamsters, and coal miners to teachers, actors, and civil servants, union members once accounted for more than one third of the American workforce. At a mere 12 percent, union membership today is a shadow of what it once was. What happened to organized labor in America and what can b ...Show more
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Joanna Yarrow
$19.50 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint is the ultimate guide to helping individuals make real changes that can help to stem the advance of climate change. Packed full of realistic, achievable ideas for transforming our lives so that we can all contribute to halting global warming, it gives a wealth of info ...Show more
The Ant and the Ferrari - Lifting the Hood on Truth, Society and the Universe by Kerry Spackman
$36.99 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political | Reading Level: 14
Is there life after death? Can we prove the big bang theory? In his engrossing and accessible style, Dr Kerry Spackman uses everyday examples to answer these questions and other diverse issues. the Ant and the Ferrari is a magical tour-de-force that takes on the big questions in life and answers them in ...Show more
Looks by Gordon L. Patzer
$42.50 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
We all know one hard and undeniable truth: Physical beauty comes with tremendous power, and tremendous benefits. Those who possess it are generally luckier in love, more likely to be popular, and more apt to get better grades in school. But very few of us realize just how much looks affect every aspect ...Show more
Fleeing Vesuvius : Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse (Handling fee and/or freight charges may apply)
$46.99 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
This record commemorates the last 125 years of St James by drawing heavily on the early historic publications of the anniversaries of 1934, 1959, 1984 and 2005 much of which is reprinted here. It brings the record up-to-date by commentary and appropriate additions. Fleeing Vesuvius is a practical and f ...Show more
Wind Energy Basics by Paul Gipe
$49.95 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
The wind power industry has been transformed in the 1990s by dramatic breakthroughs in efficiency, economy, and adaptability. Wind Energy Basics is the most up-to-date source available of information about small wind systems. The book includes the unique "standard small wind turbine rating" developed by ...Show more
Echoes in the Blue by C. George Muller
$39.90 NZD
Category: Social/Environment/Political
An Eco-thriller from a New Zealand wildlife biologist and award-winning novelist! Ignoring a 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan sends its whaling fleet deep into the Antarctic to kill whales under the guise of 'scientific research'. Thrust into this volatile situation is Richard Major, a ...Show more