The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days: Recipes to Make Every Day Special by Tarek Malouf

$15.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

The bestselling, hugely popular Hummingbird Bakery is back with a wonderful new collection of easy and delicious cupcakes, layer cakes, pies and cookies to suit all occasions in this beautiful book. The Hummingbird Bakery has brought their mouth-watering yet easy-to-make cupcakes to kitchens everywhere and this time they show readers how to bake delicious cakes and other sweet delights for those days of the year that are just meant for indulgence - such as birthdays, Easter, Valentine's and Christmas - as well as those times when you just deserve a little treat. This beautifully designed, lavishly photographed book takes you through the year to offer simple baking recipes suited to your favourite seasonal events or celebrations, plus inspired recipes that will encourage you into the kitchen even if there is no special occasion! 'Cake Days: Recipes to Make Everyday Special' not only includes the Hummingbird favourites that so many people have come to love, but many brand new ideas such as cocktail and fizzy pop cupcakes, flower-infused cupcakes and even coffee- and tea-flavoured cupcakes. Whether you fancy a classic Red Velvet, want to enjoy an Earl Grey cupcake with your cup of tea, or bake Lemonade cupcakes for a party, the Hummingbird Bakers will how you how easy it is to make fun and delicious cakes. In addition readers will find the Hummingbird's new whoopie pies, easy tray bakes, classic layer cakes, fruit pies and plenty of scrumptious cookies. With a photograph for every recipe, plus tips and friendly advice, The Hummingbird Bakery's new cookbook is an essential and enjoyable addition to every kitchen. ...Show more

GreenFeast: Spring Summer by Nigel Slater

$30.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: near fine

The first in a pair of fast, season-led vegetable books from beloved author and cook Nigel Slater. ‘Much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish … It is simply the way my eating has grown to be over the last few years.' Greenfeast: spring, summer is a vibrant and joyous collec tion of the food Nigel eats at the end of the day. Over 110 simply beautiful spring and summer recipes, each with suggested variations, that can mostly be on the table in 30 minutes. This is perfect for people who want to eat less meat, but don't want to compromise on flavour and ease of cooking. From roast spring vegetables with peanut sauce to rice, broad beans and asparagus, or peaches with blackberries and ice cream, this green follow-up to the bestselling Eat is for everyone who wants daily inspiration for quick plant-based suppers. Greenfeast: autumn, winter will follow in September 2019. ...Show more

Florence, A Delicate Case by David Leavitt

$14.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Series: The Writer and the City | Reading Level: very good

Novelist David Leavitt joins Edmund White and Peter Carey in the acclaimed The Writer and the City series with a scintillating view of Italy's most adored city. Florence is the only European city I can think of whose most famous citizens, at least in the last 150 years or so, have all been foreigners .' Thus David Leavitt writes in this lively account of expatriate life in the city of the lily. His narrative begins by asking why Florence has always proven to be such a popular destination for suicides, then moves into an analysis of what makes the city, in Henry James's words, such a 'delicate case.' Why, for instance, has Florence always drawn so many English and American visitors. (At the turn of the century, the Anglo-American population numbered more than 30,000.) Why have men and women fleeing sex scandal traditionally settled here? What about Florence has made it so fascinating; and so repellent - to artists and writers over the years? Moving between present and past, Leavitt's narrative limns the history of the foreign colony from its origins in the middle of the nineteenth century until its demise under Mussolini, and considers the appeal of Florence to figures as diverse as Tchaikovsky, E. M. Forster, Ronald Firbank, Mary McCarthy, Mrs Keppel (mistress to King Edward VII) and Henry Labouchere, author of the Labouchere Amendment, under the provisions of which Oscar Wilde was convicted. Lesser-known episodes in Florentine history; the moving of Michelangelo's David, the construction of temporary bridges by battalions of black American soldiers in the wake of the Second World War, and the digging out of art treasures by 'mud angels' after the 1966 flood; are contrasted with images of Florence today (its vast pizza parlours and tourist culture) as well as analyses of the city's portrayal in such novels and films as A Room with a View, The Portrait of a Lady and Tea with Mussolini. First published 2002 ...Show more

How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion by Marcus Tullius Cicero; James A. May

$14.00 NZD

Category: Latin Literature | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser. | Reading Level: very good

All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct-and often failing as a result-we'd win more arguments if we learned th e timeless art of verbal persuasion, rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers the rhetorical wisdom of Cicero from across his works and combines it with passages from his legal and political speeches to show his powerful techniques in action. The result is an enlightening and practical introduction to the secrets of persuasive speaking and writing-including strategies that are just as effective in today's offices, schools, courts, and political debates as they were in the Roman forum.How to Win an Argument addresses proof based on rational argumentation, character, and emotion; the parts of speech; the plain, middle, and grand styles; how to persuade no matter what audience or circumstances you face; and more. Astonishingly relevant, this anthology of Cicero's rhetorical and oratorical wisdom will be enjoyed by anyone who ever needs to win arguments and influence people. ...Show more

Red Star Over Russia : A Revolution in Visual Culture, 1905-55 by Matthew Gale and Natalia Sidlina (eds)

$12.00 NZD

Category: Art | Reading Level: very good

In exploring the intersection of art, politics and society, few collections in the world can compare with the David King collection. David King (1943-2016) was not only a passionate collector, but also an artist, designer and historian. Over a lifetime he amassed one of the world's largest collections o f Soviet political art and photographs. Every step of the Soviet journey is documented in visual media, photomontage, photographs, paintings, handwritten notes, books (signed with annotations and marginalia), enclosures and ephemera. The collection is also unique in examples of image manipulation techniques, erasures and deletions, and in the survival, despite the purges, of extremely rare books and manuscripts by the early revolutionaries who died in the `Show Trials' of 1936-38. David King mined this material to produce revelatory and award-winning books on Leon Trotsky and the Stalin era, and in 2017 Tate Modern will draw on this unique resource to present a visual history of Russia from the turn of the twentieth century to Stalin's death. Published to accompany the exhibition, this accessible and highly illustrated publication features key pieces from the collection, accompanied by short explanatory texts. ...Show more

Growing into Wisdom: Change and Transformation at Midlife by Juliet Batten

$12.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: good

Growing into Wisdom explores important questions regarding midlife and discusses the many aspects of ageing from the physical to the psychological and spiritual. It provides guidance and direction for the challenges that midlife brings. Written by popular Auckland psychotherapist, writer and artist Jul iet Batten, she outlines wide-ranging aspects of this part of life. Reprinted  in 2007. Clearly a book with a long life. ...Show more

Introduction to Algorithmic Marketing - Artificial Intelligence for Marketing Operations by Ilya Katsov

$30.00 NZD

Category: Business | Reading Level: near fine

Introduction to Algorithmic Marketing is a comprehensive guide to advanced marketing automation for marketing strategists, data scientists, product managers, and software engineers. It summarizes various techniques tested by major technology, advertising, and retail companies, and it glues these methods together with economic theory and machine learning. The book covers the main areas of marketing that require programmatic micro-decisioning - targeted promotions and advertisements, eCommerce search, recommendations, pricing, and assortment optimization."A comprehensive and indispensable reference for anyone undertaking the transformational journey towards algorithmic marketing."―Ali Bouhouch, CTO, Sephora Americas"It is a must-read for both data scientists and marketing officers―even better if they read it together."―Andrey Sebrant, Director of Strategic Marketing, Yandex"The book gives the executives, middle managers, and data scientists in your organization a set of concrete, actionable, and incremental recommendations on how to build better insights and decisions, starting today, one step at a time."―Victoria Livschitz, founder and CTO, Grid Dynamics Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Introduction The Subject of Algorithmic Marketing The Definition of Algorithmic Marketing Historical Backgrounds and Context Programmatic Services Who Should Read This Book? Summary Chapter 2 - Review of Predictive Modeling Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics Economic Optimization Machine Learning Supervised Learning Representation Learning More Specialized Models Summary Chapter 3 - Promotions and Advertisements Environment Business Objectives Targeting Pipeline Response Modeling and Measurement Building Blocks: Targeting and LTV Models Designing and Running Campaigns Resource Allocation Online Advertisements Measuring the Effectiveness Architecture of Targeting Systems Summary Chapter 4 - Search Environment Business Objectives Building Blocks: Matching and Ranking Mixing Relevance Signals Semantic Analysis Search Methods for Merchandising Relevance Tuning Architecture of Merchandising Search Services Summary Chapter 5 - Recommendations Environment Business Objectives Quality Evaluation Overview of Recommendation Methods Content-based Filtering Introduction to Collaborative Filtering Neighborhood-based Collaborative Filtering Model-based Collaborative Filtering Hybrid Methods Contextual Recommendations Non-Personalized Recommendations Multiple Objective Optimization Architecture of Recommender Systems Summary Chapter 6 - Pricing and Assortment Environment The Impact of Pricing Price and Value Price and Demand Basic Price Structures Demand Prediction Price Optimization Resource Allocation Assortment Optimization Architecture of Price Management Systems Summary ...Show more

The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison

$20.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

Identity Politics in the Public Realm - Bringing Institutions Back In by Avigail Eisenberg (Editor); Will Kymlicka (Editor)

$16.00 NZD

Category: Social Science | Series: Ethnicity and Democratic Governance Ser. | Reading Level: very good

In an age of multiculturalism and identity politics, many minority groups seek some form of official recognition or public accommodation of their identity. But can public institutions accurately recognize or accommodate something as subjective and dynamic as "identity?" Avigail Eisenberg and Will Kymlic ka lead a distinguished team of scholars who explore state responses to identity claims worldwide. Their case studies focus on key issues where identity is central to public policy. By illuminating both the risks and opportunities of institutional responses to diversity, this volume shows that public institutions can either enhance or distort the benefits of identity politics. ...Show more

Judicial Review and Compliance with Administrative Law by Simon Halliday

$25.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

How effective is judicial review in securing compliance with administrative law? This book presents an empirically-based study of the influence of judicial review on government agencies. In doing so, it explores judicial review from a regulatory perspective and uses the insights of the regulation litera ture to reflect on the capacity of judicial review to modify government behaviour. On the basis of extensive research with heavily litigated government agencies, the book develops a framework for analysing and researching the regulatory capacity of judicial review. Combining empirical and legal analysis, it describes the conditions which must exist to maximise judicial review's capacity to secure compliance with administrative law ...Show more

Learning From the Past, Adapting for the Future: Regulatory Reform in New Zealand by Susy Frankel (editor)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: very good

This book represents the initial findings of the New Zealand Law Foundation Regulatory Reform Project. It has been produced by Victoria University of Wellington in association with Chapman Tripp and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

Global Governance and the Quest for Justice Volume 4: Human Rights by Roger Brownsword (ed.)

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law

This book - one in the four-volume set, Global Governance and the Quest for Justice - focuses on human rights in the context of 'globalisation' together with the principle of 'respect for human rights and human dignity' viewed as one of the foundational commitments of a legitimate scheme of global gover nance. The first part of the book deals with the ways in which 'globalisation' impacts on established commitments to respect human rights. When human rights are set against, or alongside, potentially competing priorities, such as 'security' or 'economy' how well do they fare? Does it make any difference whether human rights commitments are expressed in dedicated free-standing instruments or incorporated as side-constraints (or 'collaterally') in larger multi-functional instruments? In this light, does it make sense to view a trade-centred community such as the EU as a prospective regional model for human rights? The second part of the book debates the coherence of a global order committed to respect for human rights and human dignity as one of its founding principles. If 'globalisation' aspires to export and spread respect for human rights, the thrust of the papers in this volume is that it could do better, that legitimate global governance demands that it does a great deal better, and that lawyers face a considerable challenge in developing a coherent jurisprudence of fundamental values as the basis for a just global order. ...Show more