Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

The Dark DadThe damage done to a family by war Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and the brutal experience of being a prisoner of war in Italy and then Germany from late 1941 to 1945. In this affecting memoir, she traces back through her fathers

no standing still here

this is an excellent book

betrayal and courage

women’s health

‘This is a book that will grace any bookshelf or coffee table but don’t expect anyone who casually picks it up to merely flick through and then put it down

‘Derby’s tendency to keep the narrative local and lead with the stories of people and events helps make the book an incredibly engaging read

From the post-object and performance art of the late 1960s to the rich vein of Māori and Pacific performance art from the early 1990s

food technology and ecology will also find it helpful

is colourful and peopled by memorable characters

From myriad underwater encounters a wider conversation emerges about human engagement with the sea

This richly illustrated publication examines the last 25 years of the influential Toioho ki Āpiti programme at Massey University

and how New Zealanders have lived with it

Exchange/Return Notes