{"title":"Nigel Marsh","description":"\u003cp\u003eNigel Marsh offers a diverse range of titles blending vivid natural history with personal reflection. Readers can explore detailed guides to Australian wildlife alongside candid memoirs that capture the nuances of life's later chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom observing sea fishes and urban birds to navigating the trials and triumphs of midlife, Marsh's work bridges science and human experience with clarity and warmth, appealing to enthusiasts of both \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fat-forty-and-fired-by-nigel-marsh-9781863255530","title":"Fat, Forty And Fired","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne man's frank, funny and inspiring account of losing his job and finding his life. Nigel Marsh is a stressed, overweight mortgage slave struggling to balance a high-pressured career, a marriage and the demands of four small children under eight. Then the unthinkable happened - he loses his job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the initial shock (and some unpleasant surgery), Nigel decides to embrace life outside the office and spend a year taking stock. What follows is a candid and often hilarious account of how he attempts to master the art of hands-on parenting, lose 20 kilos, train for an ocean swimming race and come to terms with the growing realisation that he's an alcoholic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way we discover what men (or this man) really think about sex in marriage, being good dads, work, love, football, family, religion, self-help books and sharks, just for starters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFat, Forty and Fired\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare gem, a highly entertaining, thought-provoking and inspiring memoir about falling off the hamster wheel and surviving. As Nigel says, 'I don't have a catchy slogan that sums up what I learnt from my year off. I do know, however, that men aren't from Mars and fat isn't a feminist issue. Men are from E'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46371501244652,"sku":"9781863255530","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10768013482851.jpg?v=1744811785"},{"product_id":"smart-stupid-and-sixty-by-nigel-marsh-9780143794363","title":"Smart, Stupid and Sixty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFat, Forty and Fired\u003c\/em\u003e comes this humorous, thought-provoking, poignant and life-affirming account of turning sixty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, Nigel Marsh was an overweight mortgage slave struggling to balance a career, marriage and four children under eight. Until he lost his job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFat, Forty and Fired\u003c\/em\u003e, Nigel wrote about falling off the corporate hamster wheel and surviving. Now that he's approaching sixty, he can't help but notice it's been a while since he stepped onto that wheel with other hamsters. One day he reads that a graduate trainee who used to work for him in London is now a global CEO with an office on the top floor of a skyscraper in New York. Nigel, by contrast, is wearing a dressing-gown and sitting at his writing desk in a dank storage room under his garage in Sydney. It's enough to give anyone a moment of self-doubt—even a man whose ground-breaking TED Talk on work\/life balance has been downloaded a whopping five million times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCould it be that Nigel's most successful days are behind him? Or is conventional success simply that—conventional success? And is it possible that his happiest days lie ahead?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his memoir for his sixth decade on earth, Nigel ponders ageing well, sex, parenting adult children, his parents' passing, and the secret to his living a happy life. By turns humorous, thought-provoking, poignant and life-affirming, \u003cem\u003eSmart, Stupid and Sixty\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of the third trimester as a privilege to be enjoyed rather than a sentence to be endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378834493676,"sku":"9780143794363","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4659823482239.jpg?v=1744836442"},{"product_id":"reed-concise-guide-sea-fishes-of-australia-by-nigel-marsh-9781760796310","title":"Reed Concise Guide Sea Fishes of Australia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate keep-in-your-pocket guide to the subject, \u003cem\u003eReed Concise Guide Sea Fishes of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e may be diminutive in size but it punches well above its weight in terms of usefulness, being packed with more than 200 images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIsolated from other countries and surrounded by three oceans with a mix of tropical, temperate, and subtropical waters, the seas around Australia are overloaded with fishes. More than 4,000 marine fish species are found around the nation, making it one of the richest areas in the world for these fascinating and complex creatures of the deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Concise Guide to Australian Sea Fishes\u003c\/em\u003e is a great introduction to the fish families and some of the fish species that can be seen around Australia. The book contains information about 121 fish families and 193 fish species, including where they are found, what they look like, and how they behave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with wonderful underwater photographs, \u003cem\u003eThe Concise Guide to Australian Sea Fishes\u003c\/em\u003e is a compact and user-friendly guide to help you identify the fish you see around Australia, wherever you dive, snorkel, or throw in a line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookreps NZ Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631908802796,"sku":"9781760796310","price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25350043482814.jpg?v=1751987339"},{"product_id":"fit-fifty-and-fired-up-by-nigel-marsh-9781743315583","title":"Fit, Fifty and Fired Up","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre you slogging your guts out at a job you don't particularly like to buy things you don't particularly need? Would you like to spend more time with your family and less time at work? Do you ever wonder what it'd be like to really love what you do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTen years on from \u003ci\u003eFat, Forty and Fired\u003c\/i\u003e, Nigel Marsh steps off the hamster wheel (again) to grapple with these and other less weighty questions, like: Where the hell has my wife left the cordless phone? and How do I dress my daughter as a bridge for school in ten minutes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with Nigel's customary humour and honesty, \u003ci\u003eFit, Fifty and Fired Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamt of taking a risk to live a life they feel passionate about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460830609644,"sku":"9781743315583","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781743315583-fit-fifty-and-fired-up.jpg?v=1774953434"},{"product_id":"a-guide-to-birds-of-australian-towns-and-cities-by-nigel-marsh-9781760796969","title":"A Guide to Birds of Australian Towns and CIties","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia is blessed with an abundance of birds. These can be seen in all habitats, with a surprising number found in town and city environments. \u003cem\u003eA Guide to Birds of Australian Towns and Cities\u003c\/em\u003e is a complete guide to the most common urban and suburban birds of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 100 species are featured, each with its own page or spread, providing information on where they are found, their behaviour, and tips for watching them in urban habitats. The birds featured in this book—from a variety of ducks and parrots to honeyeaters and finches—can be seen widely in towns and cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome inhabit local bushland, parks, and creeks, making regular forays into urban settings. Others are completely urbanised, living in built-up neighbourhoods, and can be encountered perching on power lines, raiding bins, calling from rooftops, bathing in gutters, feeding on chips, and harassing bike riders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a detailed look at Australia’s unique and diverse urban birdlife and includes sections on how to attract birds in towns and cities, as well as the joys of urban birdwatching. Illustrated with superb photos, this guide will help the reader to find and identify these wonderful, feathered creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn short, it’s a must-have for all nature enthusiasts living in towns and cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47719818920172,"sku":"9781760796969","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760796969-a-guide-to-birds-of-australian-towns-and-cities.jpg?v=1780977230"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/nigel-marsh.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}