Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life by Alexa Johnston

Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life

Author: Alexa Johnston

Born and raised in a quiet country town in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary was a shy, unassuming schoolboy with a seemingly unremarkable career ahead of him. As a young man he discovered a love of mountaineering; it was a hobby that turned him into a legend of the 20th century.

Over 50 years after his memorable ascent of Everest, this book tells the full story of Sir Edmund Hillary's extraordinary life, from his expeditions to remote corners of the world to his humanitarian activities serving the Sherpa people.

Drawing on his personal archives, it is an intimate but inspiring portrait of a revered yet modest man who has lived life to the full – surviving personal tragedies as well as achieving historic triumphs, earning worldwide fame and displaying tireless philanthropy.

Ranging from the roof of the world to the frozen extremes of the South Pole, Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life is a fitting and revealing tribute to a great man.

Ladies, a Plate: The Collection

By Alexa Johnston

Alexa Johnston's bestselling cookbooks Ladies, a Plate and A Second Helping have provided modern-day home bakers with a treasure trove of classic recipes. Now this stunning collector's edition brings together recipes from both books in one beautiful hardback volume. More than 150 recipes for biscuits, slices, cakes, loaves, savouries, sweets and more make up this New Zealand baking treasury. Sourced...

Published: 22/08/2012

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9780143205678

RRP: $49.99

Ladies, a Plate: Traditional Home Baking

By Alexa Johnston

Many of us can still recall a time when family cake tins contained a delicious variety of home-made biscuits, slices, fruit loaves and cakes baked each week by mothers, aunts and grandmothers. The contents of the tins brightened children's lunches, revived them after school, and refreshed friends and visitors at morning and afternoon teatime. Women also baked for suppers and teas at community...

Many of us can still recall a time when family cake tins contained a delicious variety of home-made biscuits, slices, fruit loaves and cakes baked each week by mothers, aunts and grandmothers. The...

Published: 29/08/2008

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143008637

RRP: $35.00

A Second Helping: More From Ladies, a Plate

By Alexa Johnston

In response to the enthusiastic reception for her Ladies, a Plate , Alexa Johnston has gathered another tempting selection of traditional home-baking recipes. This collection has many more old favourites, like Sponge Kisses, Melting Moments and Cream Lilies, as well as a few savoury treats. Alexa has also included a chapter on home-made sweets so that readers will be able to stock the sweet stall at...

Published: 25/08/2009

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143202479

RRP: $39.95

What's for Pudding?

By Alexa Johnston

'What's for Pudding?' is a question that has been asked around New Zealand dining tables for generations. A family will eat the main course and be satisfied, but the main event, the thing waited for with the greatest anticipation by all is, of course, pudding.

Published: 29/08/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143566045

RRP: $39.95

Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Story

By Alexa Johnston

Working closely with the author of the highly acclaimed Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life , writer David Larsen has produced a readable, exciting book aimed at young readers in the 9-14 age range.

Reaching the Summit follows in the tradition of successful recent books about Burt Munro and Sir Peter Blake, transforming bestselling adult books into accessible texts for younger readers.

In Reaching...

Published: 03/09/2007

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143006664

RRP: $17.95