Best Selling Home & Garden Books

Writer, broadcaster, wife, mum and grandma Wendyl Nissen knows just how difficult it is to juggle family and career, while saving the planet and living within your means. Domestic Goddess on a Budget is a user-friendly guide for making money-saving changes in your life to become more natural, su...

Quick to make, simple to construct, and fun to give, the soft slippers that crafters can make in this book come in an array of sizes and styles for both children and adults. Using only one skein of chunky weight yarn, most of the projects in this collection can be finished by intermediate-skilled kn...

Based on the best-selling novel series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Second Edition lets 3-6 players take control of the great houses of Westeros in an epic struggle to claim the Iron Throne. The updated second edition brings a host of enhancemen...

This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment. As well as the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine, to dyes, perfume, honey, bootlaces, fire-making and timber it also explains...

A wonderful new edition of this classic Kiwi take on the 12 Days of Christmas. Illustrations by New Zealand’s iconic Dick Frizzell. Features a sing-along CD, which will ensure this continues to be the Kiwi kids’ book for Christmas.

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's "Dog Whisperer," the only resource you'll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives-as well as those who have already brought a dog home-Cesar Milla...

The tale of a year-long journey from straight-talking, hard-bitten journalist to green goddess - complete with fabulous recipes and experimental disasters - all told in a smart, funny and self deprecating fashion. Wendyl Nissen is well-known as a straight talking journalist whose career has seen ...

Managing Pests and Diseases: A Handbook for New Zealand Gardeners is a completely revised edition of Rob Lucas's successful publication What's That Pest? It provides New Zealand's horticulturalists and gardeners with a simple, comprehensive, easily-used reference guide to pest identification and con...

Kiwis demand Kiwi party cakes - and Rob Burns's inspired and witty designs are Kiwi to the last delicious crumb, featuring easy-to-bake cakes. With scrumptious tips and treats and tantalising tricks of the trade, even the most basic cook will be able to create memorable cakes for memorable occasions...

Dear Reader, One dark and stormy night, I found some strange scattered pages abandoned in a park...I collected and assembled them, trying to solve the mystery of this unexpected discovery, and I am now passing the task on to you. Your mission is to become the new author of this work. You will contin...

As well as an A-Z section on NZ flowers covering plant care and maintenance, the book will include sections on: choosing the right flowers for the right place; annuals, bulbs, perennials, roses, climbers, natives and wild flowers; edible flowers, flowers for fragrance, flowers for children; ...

Having brought up two children of her own, Debbie is all too aware of the practical aspects of designing for babies and children. The Ultimate Book of Baby Knits is a charming collection of practical, yet beautiful, hand-knit garments, toys and other nursery essentials that will delight every new pa...

Cheese making is an art and an absorbing pastime. Geared to the hobbyist, this book will turn anyone into a cheese artist. Most of the equipment you need is already in your kitchen, and with investing more patience than cash, your cheeses will far surpass their commercial counterparts in flavor and ...

Classic girl power is finally here! Females of all ages will celebrate the first just-for-girls entry in the Popular Mechanics classic activity series. Like its predecessors, "The Girl Mechanic" presents time-tested projects that build skills, enhance creativity and provide hours of pleasu...

Japanese craft books are loved the world over for their beautiful and practical design, unique aesthetic, and their clear, meticulous and educational instruction. Translated into English for the first time, Girls Style Book contains 24 projects for gorgeous dresses, blouses, outfits and accessories ...

Every host wishes to leave a good, lasting impression on their guests, and with the Guest Book you can find out exactly what they thought!

With 80 years of publishing cryptic crosswords, the Telegraph's daily puzzle has frustrated millions as they get their daily crossword fix. Now you can hone your cryptic crossword skills with this great collection. The perfect book for whiling away a spare half hour at home, frustrating yourself on ...

Bringing together the best of the most popular puzzles, including crosswords, word searches and code-breakers, this new volume of Alphapuzzles from the Daily Express is here to test beginners and advanced alike, stretching your grey matter to its very limit. Starting with only a numbered grid and tw...

"The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook" is the most comprehensive, hip and creative guide to learning to sew clothes with style. With more than 430,000 members around the world, BurdaStyle is the largest online community of sewing enthusiasts, fashion designers and DIYers. In their first book, BurdaStyle c...

OVER THE YEARS I HAVE SAVED FAVORITE ENRICHMENT TECHNIQUES AND RECIPES THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED THROUGHOUT THE PRIMATE COMMUNITY. THIS IS BY NO MEANS A COMPLETE COLLECTION. IT IS ONLY A PORTION OF MY MONKEYS' FAVORITES PUT TOGETHER IN A "COOKBOOK" FASHION TO KEEP ON HAND AND READILY ACCESSIBLE TO IMPLE...

A complete knitwear collection for every new baby, this guide includes 20 must-have designs for babies ranging in age from zero to 18 months. Divided into three main sections--Coming Home, On the Go, and Downtime--the author has carefully considered the needs of any new parent and devised an assortm...

Whether you're a new landlord or have years of experience, this book will give you confidence in being a landlord in New Zealand and save you time and money. It shows you how to: prepare your property for renting select good tenants; manage those tenants well; carry out property inspections; deal w...

Here's the next big thing in puzzles! This spectacular collection offers visual puzzles of every type, shape and size, all in lavish colour. Solvers can wrap their minds around cube puzzles, construction problems, puzzles with patterns, mazes, paper clip teasers and more. These brilliant brainteaser...

Imagine yourself at the worlds grandest potluck meal! Where to start? What to try first? That is the feast youll experience when you open Fix-It and Enjoy-It Potluck Heaven. More than 600 recipes for stove-top and oven cooking, gathered from home cooks, fill these pages.

Vegetable gardening is big again. Here's a book that takes readers by the hand and shows them how to go from backyard bombsite to organic Garden of Eden in one year. Author Xanthe White, New Zealand landscape-design star, documents a year in the garden she built from scratch in a rundown inner-city ...

Suits you to a tee! * Tees for two (or more)--these quilts make great gifts and fundraisers * Four projects, twelve variations, infinite possibilities T-shirt quilts are the hottest thing in quilting! Everyone wants to capture cherished memories and show off favorite moments. The projects in Terrifi...

This is the updated material and charts for precuts are added. "Patchwork Minus Mathwork" is a collection of over 70 charts that will help you plan a quilt and figure yardages without doing the math. An additional 40+ illustrations are included to make your life easier. A special How to Use This Boo...

The Truffle Book is the first book in English to cover all the truffles of the world in an entertaining and non-technical manner. Written by an established author who is a truffle enthusiast and truffle grower, it covers the history of truffle consumption from their use in Greece and Rome to their p...

Discover the joy of making one-of-a-kind art dolls. Renowned dollmaker Marina Druker teaches you how to build wire armatures, work with air-dry clays, and build charming fabric sculptures. Eight unique projects include a beautiful mermaid, a fantasy fish, an elegant princess, and a sweet teddy bear....

At last, a book for pet owners that focuses on administering first aid to birds. You'll not only learn step-by-step information on emergency situations bird owners might encounter, you'll also learn how to quickly save your bird's life by taking action, and how to prevent emergencies by feeding you...

The timeless classic on drawing human figures is back! Following impressive runs by Sterling's previous editions comes a new, redesigned version of George W. Bridgman's landmark work. It combines six well-known books by the celebrated artist and lecturer, who taught figure and anatomy drawing for ma...

Celebrated author Britt-Marie Christoffersson has studied color and texture in knitting for more than 25 years. Pop Knitting showcases her intensive work, demonstrating how the essential elements can be combined in seemingly endless ways to create striking, graphic knitted fabrics. Using a variety o...

This inspiring book has caused a big buzz overseas. Its secret of success: anyone can start growing their own food in a matter of minutes. There are no fancy photos, no complicated instructions … just down-to-earth , easy-to-follow ideas for square-metre plots. The author, Lolo Houbein, ha...

If only all beginner's knitting books were as simple to use as this! Organised into three broad chapters, starting with patterns that involve knit only, moving onto knit and purl patterns and culminating in simple colour knitting, this complete resource will guide you each step of the way. Integrate...

No creature has been subject to such extremes of reverence and exploitation as the chicken. Hens have been venerated as cosmic creators and roosters as solar divinities. Many cultures have found the mysteries of birth, healing, death and resurrection encapsulated in the hen's egg. Yet today, most of...

With imagination and flair, Fiona McDonald shows you how to knit ten fantastical fairies in two different sizes, all with their own character and style. They include a scary gothic fairy, an enigmatic moon fairy, a cool ice fairy and even Oberon, the king of the fairies himself. Using a basic body p...

A mind-shattering supplement for Black Crusade, The Tome of Fate presents invaluable information on Tzeentch, his dark servants both daemonic and mortal, and how his influence is felt across the Screaming Vortex. All this and more lies within The Tome of Fate, including a dangerous new adventure on ...

Expert sewer of clothing for 18-inch dolls, Joan Hinds, is at it again, this time with fun, hip, trendy, and fashionable clothes for some of today's most popular dolls! This great new book provides 35 patterns for clothing and accessory items that can be mixed and matched to create an infinite numbe...

This book is the secret for increasing the speed and efficiency of dog training. With the freedom of understanding "how your dog learns" comes the ability of making the process easy, efficient, and enjoyable for your dog. You'll be in a position to excel-erate your dog's learning! At long last we ha...