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The Lost Sun
USD $14.99 Tax IncludedA Being Human guide to weathering life’s storms
Out now in Australia & New Zealand. Coming to the rest of the world in March 2024
In The Lost Sun, Winnie experiences significant distress due to an unwelcome change in the ‘climate’ of her life. Embarking on a journey to search for her lost sunshine, she discovers the true source of happiness and meaning in her life.
Written by an accomplished psychologist, this insightful short story uses metaphor and illustration to explore the human tendency towards psychological struggle, and provides practical methods for leading a fulfilling life amidst adversities.
Specifications: Hardback | 165 x 165mm / 6.5 x 6.5 in | Colour Illustrations| 40 pp |Being Human, Book 1
The Being Human Collection
USD $49.99 Tax IncludedAvailable Now in Australia, New Zealand,& UK
Coming to the US in October 2024
“A beautiful collection of stories that poetically capture the essence of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. To read, savour, ponder, and then apply, to make the most of your life.”
Russ Harris, Author of The Happiness Trap, ACT Trainer.
Written by a specialist in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the Being Human series features four narratives that delve into the complexities of our shared human experience.
As humans, we are all prone to psychological struggle. Life is full of challenges, hardships and emotional pain. The Being Human series seeks to equip readers with the psychological resilience and flexibility to live a meaningful life in spite of these difficulties. The four books each focus on a different aspect of the human condition, providing teachings and practical processes for readers to implement in their lives:
- The Lost Sun focuses on the importance of valued living
- The Flower in the Pocket emphasizes transforming pain into growth
- The Unwanted Friend explores the realm of thoughts
- The Dragonfly in the Haze discusses our growing disconnect with the world and each other
All four books can also be purchased separately via the links above or here
Together, these books form the comprehensive Being Human Method, fostering self-awareness, meaningful relationships, and a purposeful existence. Dive in and discover the tools to reconnect with others – and yourself.
Specifications: Slipcase | 165 x 165mm / 6.5 x 6.5 in | Colour | 4 x 40 pp
The Doll Box
USD $19.99 Tax IncludedWhenever Isla’s mother brings out her small blue doll box, Isla knows she will hear the stories of the women in her family’s past. Their incredible tales of immigration, war, and fighting for their rights show Isla the strength she has in herself and lead her on a journey of self-discovery. Inspired by the author’s own family, The Doll Box is a testament to the power of our personal histories, and the spirit of the many women who had to overcome incredible odds to achieve their dreams.
SPECIFICATIONS: 280mm x 245mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books
Honey Bee Pests and Diseases
USD $49.99 Tax IncludedThe authors of Honey Bee Pests and Diseases have been keen beekeepers for over twenty years, and have a professional interest in bees through their university research. The diseases honey bees currently face can be better managed when beekeepers, eager to learn about the identification and treatment of diseases, have access to the latest information. Beekeeping techniques vary in different countries, and this book enables beekeepers to take the best from each country’s practices.
Specifications: Hardback | 229 x 152mm / 9 x 6 in | 240 Pages | Full Colour
All Buttons Great and Small
USD $34.99 Tax Included
As featured on ABC Conversations – Listen here
A compelling history of the button, from the Stone Age to today
All Buttons Great and Small is an exploration of the craftsmanship and peculiar history of buttons. From antiques to contemporary design and production, it will inspire a new era of button-makers and enthusiasts, who have an exciting challenge ahead with emerging technologies and pressures on sustainability. Full of fascinating facts and crafty inspiration, this is the perfect gift for designers, sewers, collectors, and anyone else who shares an interest in the humble button.
SPECIFICATIONS: 242mm x 184mm | Hardback | 304 Pages | Colour Photographs | Exisle Publishing
The Australian Beekeeping Manual (3rd Edition)
USD $59.99 Tax IncludedThe Australian Beekeeping Manual is the most comprehensive reference for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. The accessible yet detailed text, supported by over 350 full-colour photographs and illustrations, covers all the key areas, from the beekeeping equipment needed and how to obtain bees to the basics of colony management, pests and diseases, native bees, and rearing queens. This 3rd edition has been updated to include the latest developments in pest and disease management.
Specifications: Hardback | 242 x 184mm / 9.5 x 7.25in | 368 Pages | Full Colour
Untethered
USD $22.99 Tax IncludedLiving the digital nomad life in an uncertain world
“Untethered is a must-read… The book is packed with advice, support and guidance from a writer who clearly loves this way of life – and believes everyone has a chance to make it work.” – Freelancer Magazine
Digital nomads work online from anywhere in the world. If you’ve ever wanted to live like this, but don’t know where to start, Untethered is for you. Let a veteran digital nomad take you by the hand and lead you through this new territory. Learn exactly what it takes to engineer a digital nomad lifestyle in a post-pandemic world. With travel stories and case studies interlaced with clear, real-world guidance, you’ll equip yourself with the tools to create your own location-independent life.
SPECIFICATIONS: 229mm x 152mm | Paperback | 232 Pages | Exisle Publishing
Island Girl to Airline Pilot
USD $22.99 Tax IncludedA story of love, sacrifice and taking flight
This is the life story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot. She’s still one of only a handful. Told by Silva with frankness and wit, it’s quite a story. Silva takes us on a journey of cultural change from her beginnings as a poor island girl to her marriage to an Australian. The challenges of pursuing a flying career and its impact on her family are set against the backdrop of the love story of her life with her husband and his battle with cancer.
SPECIFICATIONS: Paperback| 229 x 152 mm | 320 Pages | approx. 30 photographs (Color)
Buzz: A book of happiness for bee lovers
From: USD $14.99Bees are endlessly fascinating and very photogenic, and the lives of bees and humans are intricately intertwined. Buzz captures bees in all their moods, from serious (every bee has a job to do) to quirky (they communicate using the waggle dance). Everyone from Shakespeare to Winnie the Pooh is quoted in celebration of this beneficial insect.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback & Paperback | 225 x 203 mm | 160 Pages | Colour Photographs
Anchored
USD $19.99 Tax IncludedIn this sensitive tale, Tug and Ship are connected by bonds of love despite being oceans apart. In a world where so many parents are separated from their children for periods of time due to work and/or living arrangements, sometimes the sense of attachment can feel a little vulnerable. Anchored is a reassuring book, reminding children that their attachment with their parents/caregivers can sustain time apart: they are firmly anchored in each other’s hearts.
“A comforting picture book about separation and reunion”
Downloads: Teacher’s Notes | Activity Sheets
Awards:
Shortlisted for The Rubery Book Awards 2023, in the Illustrated Children’s Book category
SPECIFICATIONS: 245mm x 255mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books
The Anxiety Coach
USD $22.99 Tax IncludedEvery parent’s guide to building resilience in their child
Childhood anxiety is much more prevalent these days, and parents and carers need to be able to help their children to prevent dangerous escalation.
As seen on The Project NZ
With 18 years of expert, qualified experience, the author shows how to help children and tweens build up the necessary brain architecture and perspective, and create the emotional reserves and balance needed throughout life.
SPECIFICATIONS: Paperback| 229 x 152 mm | 240 Pages | B&W Illustrations
Easy Peasy
USD $19.99 Tax IncludedEasy Peasy follows Ruby, who has just received sparkly roller skates as a present from her dad. Ruby is convinced it will be easy to learn how to roller skate and dismisses her dad when he offers to help her. But after a few tumbles, Ruby realizes it isn’t as easy as she thinks and that she might need his help after all! Embracing themes of independence, perseverance, and family relationships, Easy Peasy is a fun, engaging story for children learning how to do something for the first time.
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SPECIFICATIONS: 245mm x 255mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books
For the Love of the Country
Celebrating farming in New Zealand
This gorgeous collection of photograph, accompanied by extended captions and insightful interviews, is a visual celebration of the New Zealand farmer and the landscape in which they live and work. Put together by one New Zealand’s top photojournalists, it tells the stories of the people who are the backbone of farming in this country, helping to bridge the gap in understanding between the urban population and those who produce their food.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback with Jacket | 254 x 254mm | 160 Pages | Colour photographs
Oliver Kitten’s Diary
USD $22.99 Tax IncludedOliver Kitten’s Diary : The journals of a mischievous cat’s first year
A truly innovative book for cat and kitten lovers. Oliver Kitten was born in a firetruck and ends up living with a three-generation multigenerational human family in a four-bedroom house, Here he keeps a diary of his own escapades and the things he sees and hears his family get up to. Cute, funny, and a little naughty, Oliver can sometimes be downright wicked in his precocious observations of the things all the humans do in his house. Elegantly produced with black-and-white line drawings.
SPECIFICATIONS: Flexi-bound | 210 x 135 mm | 192 Pages | B&W Illustrations
Goddesses in You
USD $19.99 Tax IncludedGoddesses In You : Discovering the myths and archetypes that are your reality
Goddesses In You focuses on twelve goddesses, each of which relate to a feminine archetype. With profiles of sixty well-known women, Goddesses In You highlights how these archetypes shape the roles and underly the actions and emotions of most women at some stage in their lives, offering women a key to who they really are.
SPECIFICATIONS: Paperback/Flexi | 230 x 170 mm | 224 Pages
The Road to Gondwana
USD $27.99 Tax IncludedThe Road to Gondwana takes the reader on a journey in search of the lost southern supercontinent. It traces the steps science took to find Gondwana, and the journey Gondwana itself took through 500 million years of Earth history. Our tour guide on this journey is Glossopteris, — an extinct tree that dominated the supercontinent for 50 million years, before vanishing in the most devastating event ever to strike life on this planet, the Permian mass extinction.
Read a sample from The Road to Gondwana
“It is a scholarly and persuasive work, dazzling in its detail, but immensely entertaining and intriguing “
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 229 x 152 mm | 272 Pages
Violin and Cello
USD $19.99 Tax Included
For every child practicing their new instrument and the parents and teachers helping them along the way, this book celebrates the joy of unexpected friendship through music. Young readers will love the appealing characters and carefully drawn settings. Two cultures, two instruments, one piece of music; the inclusion of a playable tune is a bonus!
Click here to view Teacher’s Notes.
Listen to Adagio, one of the original songs from Violin and Cello:
SPECIFICATIONS:280mm x 245mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books
Eight Hundred Heroes: China’s Lost Battalion and the Fall of Shanghai
USD $35.99 Tax IncludedAlso available in eBook
From acclaimed historian Stephen Robinson comes an account of a battle which has taken on mythic dimensions in Chinese and international military history. From 26th October to 1st November 1937, the ‘800 Heroes’ defended Sihang Warehouse from wave after wave of Japanese assaults. This is the exciting story of the Battle of Sihang Warehouse told as never before, bringing together Chinese and western accounts for the first time to create a thorough and compelling depiction of the legendary battle.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 234 x 151 mm | 304 Pages | B & W Photographs & Maps
Cats Work Like This
USD $24.99 Tax IncludedAlso available as an eBook
Cats Work Like This was started by David St John Thomas in his 80th year and has been finished by his son Gareth. It gives a rare insight into the workings of cats’ elusive minds, gleaned from the authors’ two generations of watching their cats work. Learn about political and ‘eco’ cats, what cats do while you sleep, and what a cat’s eyes can tell you. Focusing on attention, emotion, manipulation and cunning, it explores both the scientific nature and daily habits of these puzzling creatures.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 210 x 152mm | 176 Pages | Colour photographs
This Is My Dad
USD $18.99 Tax IncludedThis is My Dad, The perfect dad isn’t always a father
Leo lives with his monster-battling, world creating, children’s author mother, and has never known a father figure. So when his teacher announces Tell Us About Your Dad Day, Leo’s tummy flip-flops; he worries that he won’t have anything to present to his class. Then he remembers that he already knows someone cool, courageous and clever – someone who’s not his dad, but is his everything. A heart-warming celebration of families of all shapes and sizes that will resonate with millions of children.
Click here to view Teacher’s Notes.
Click here to download activity sheets
Shortlisted
The Forevability Book Awards
SPECIFICATIONS: | 245mm x 255mm | Hardback | 24 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books