The School of Home Truths, by Martin Hawes (Schoal Bay, $29.99): If you’re thinking of buying or selling a house, this book would be a good investment. Finance writer Martin Hawes has written this to be a direct tie-in with…
Category: Advice, guides & self-help
The secret revealed?
The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne (HarperCollins, $39.99): Falling into the self-help category, this book claims to reveal the secret that has been passed down through the ages, a secret that has been understood by the likes of Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Einstein…
Safe as houses
Smart Moves, by Marnie Adams (Random House, RRP $29.99): With the current boisterous real estate market, you can understand why so many people see selling property as a good way to make a living. Marnie Adams is one of New Zealand’s top real…
Are you from Yachtlandia?
Shoot the Breeze: How to Speak Yachtie, by Sarah Ell (Random House, RRP $19.99): If you felt totally out of your depth during the recent America’s Cup racing, this book might just be what you need. Shoot the Breeze will teach you…
Want answers? This bloke has them
Little Red Book of Sales Answers, by Jeffrey Gitomer (Penguin, $24.95): This is the companion book to the Little Red Book of Selling and claims to contain 99.5 real-world answers that make sense, make sales and make money. I haven’t actually taken the…
A world of details and descriptions
Eyes Like Butterflies, by Terence Hodgson (Chambers, $29.99): Compiled by Kiwi author Terence Hodgson, Eyes Like Butterflies is a collection of similes and metaphors drawn from modern English literature and presented in dictionary form. There are more than 3000 entries, covering…
A cruisy existence
Cruising: A Guide For First Time Cruisers, by Catherine Stewart (published by author, $19.90): If you’re planning on taking yourself off for a cruise, Catherine Stewart has all the inside info you could possibly need. As a qualified cruise specialist…
Useful advice for landlords
Mr Landlord, Mr Fix-It, by Roger Clist (Addenda Publishing, $29.95): If you’re planning on making your fortune as a landlord, chances are you’ll have maintenance and repair issues cropping up from time to time. Your bottom-line profit can take something…
How to train your bloke
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Men, by Anita Naik (Piatkus, $29.99): I’m sure we’ve all looked at our bloke at some point and wondered just what was going on in his head. This book has the answers you need, whether you’re…
Finding the funds
Where’s the Money? by Craig Rust (Enterprise Publications, $24.95): Want to be smarter with the money in your business? Accountant Craig Rust will show you how to find the money in your business, how to manage it and — best of…