Book Review: Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapokai
This story is full of sweet and funny kids interpretations of te ao Maori and is a beautiful example of what childhood can look like.
Welcome to Scorpio Books
A treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly, knowledgeable, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Shop our online store, or come in and browse the shelves where you can settle into a comfy chair, discover our staff favourites, the best new releases in fiction and non-fiction, and all manner of bookish delights.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, let us know and if it’s still in print we will order it in for you especially.
Welcome to Scorpio Books - a treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Slender Volumes
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Kahurangi: The nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson
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Force Of Nature Te Aumangea O Te Turoa: A conservation history of Forest & Bird 1923-2023
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Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit
$30.00Add to cart -
Royal Free
$38.00Add to cart -
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art
$99.99Add to cart
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Immortals of New Zealand Rugby
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New Geography of Innovation: The global contest for breakthrough technologies
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Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects
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Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story of murder
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Aroha – Te reo Maori edition: He matauranga Maori e uruhau ai te ao, e aumarire ai hoki te oranga tahitanga me to tatou taiao
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Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have
$39.99Add to cart
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Position of Spoons: and other intimacies
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How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir
$39.99Add to cart -
No, I Don’t Get Danger Money: Confessions of an Accidental War Correspondent
$37.99Add to cart -
I Heard Her Call My Name: A memoir of transition
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Breaking Through: A Memoir
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Notes to John
$37.99Add to cart
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Life-Changing Homes: Eco-Friendly Designs That Promote Well-Being
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Comfort Cooking: Enough for leftovers and lazy days in Kiwi homes
$45.00Add to cart -
Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart
$65.00Add to cart -
Boustany: A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine
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Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip
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Sicily: Recipes from an Italian island
$65.00Add to cart
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Eden: A Portrait of Mountain Biking in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Poem for Ataahua
$28.69Add to cart -
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Tui Pea Luva (Weave Then Gift)
$30.00Add to cart -
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Black Magic: The inspiring story of why Aotearoa sports teams wear black with a silver fern
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Paradise Generation
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No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain
$39.99Add to cart
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Seven Sisters
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Witcher Official Cookbook: Provisions, Fare, and Culinary Tales from Travels Across the Continent
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Art of War (Luxury Full-colour Edition)
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Our Natural World Heritage: 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places
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Dune Part One: The Photography
$115.00Add to cart -
Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Special Edition)
$60.00Add to cart
Gift Vouchers
The perfect gift for book lovers! Choose from physical vouchers to use in store, or a digital gift card to use in our online store.
Book Review: Elder Race
Tchaikovsky’s ability to build the worlds of the far future and have them seem not only possible but plausible is a testament to his skill.