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New Zealand fungi  by Rebecca Bowater

New Zealand fungi

Rebecca Bowater

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"Fungi have no chlorophyll and obtain their nutrients from living plants and animals, or dead trees, plants and animals. The parts of fungi that we see are called fruiting bodies which grow in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours, ranging from vibrant to...

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Kristin 1973-2023  by Debra Millar

Kristin 1973-2023

Debra Millar

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"Founded in 1973 by a small group of pioneering parents determined to maintain an independent school on Auckland's North Shore, Kristin has grown from just 62 pupils into one of New Zealand's leading independent schools. Its first few years were spent in a...

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Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden

Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden

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"The sculpture garden Annabel Menzies-Joyce and Peter Joyce have nurtured in Tai Tapu provides a fascinating, endlessly changing alternative to the interior white cube. The changing sky, fluctuating wind, seasonal substitutions of texture and colour, and the...

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Sign language for the death of reason  by Linda Collins

Sign language for the death of reason

Linda Collins

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"Sign Language for the Death of Reason tries to make sense of a post-traumatic life in poems that are mesmerising in their beauty and stark truthfulness. Sign Language is Linda Collins's poetic response to her memoir, Loss Adjustment, about the death by...

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Searching for 'Waratah'  by Jo Wynne

Searching for 'Waratah'

Jo Wynne

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"Who was the enigmatic 'Waratah', author of the Tales of the Golden West, first published in book form in 1906? This collection of stories, each a cultural gem, filled with remarkable characters and memorable anecdotes, captures early West Coast history and...

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Kent and Dillon  by P. D. (P. Des) Mataga

Kent and Dillon

P. D. (P. Des) Mataga

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"History book about musket trading in the north of New Zealand to balance Ngapuhi superiority"--Publisher description.

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Our New Zealand home  by Mark Pacey

Our New Zealand home

Mark Pacey

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"In 1943 two battalions of the United States Marine Corps camped in Masterton. From February to September this small New Zealand town played host to the Americans. Many residents remember these young men fondly and all said they had livened up the town that...

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Shifting foundations

Shifting foundations

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"Following the 2010-11 earthquakes and their aftermath, Christchurch's built fabric was irrevocably changed and the history of its architecture disrupted. Familiar landmarks vanished, whole swathes of the city were red-zoned, heritage buildings were demolished...

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The plough, the chalice and the sword  by Hugh McBain

The plough, the chalice and the sword

Hugh McBain

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"The Plough, the Chalice and the Sword tells stories of the Williams family from their arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1823. It tells the story of the family's involvement with agriculture and horticulture - through all the changes that have taken place...

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TV and Te Tiriti  by Brent Leslie

TV and Te Tiriti

Brent Leslie

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"In TV and Te Tiriti, Leslie gives his perspective on such key aspects of our history as Te Tiriti o Waitangi and The New Zealand Wars, without attempting to re-tell in fine detail ground already well covered by existing excellent histories. Instead he creates...

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Make love work  by Nic Beets

Make love work

Nic Beets

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"We all want to make the most of our relationship. We hope it will be the centre of joy and satisfaction in our life. Yet so often we end up hurt, frustrated or resentful. If you've wondered why your relationship has stalled or why you find intimate...

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Pull down the shades  by Richard (editor) Langston

Pull down the shades

Richard (editor) Langston

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The incredible sound of New Zealand from Flying Nun Records and Xpressway in the 1980s-90s is the stuff of legend. Hozac Books proudly presents Richard Langston’s ultra-obscure fanzine GARAGE, capturing the original six issues from 1984-86 at long last, in...

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From there to here  by Joe Bennett

From there to here

Joe Bennett

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"The first 30 years - the informative ones - of one of New Zealand most popular columnists and commentators. A childhood of fishing, cricket, dogs, games, friends, school, mild molestation, the odd death. The usual stuff. Then the long-haired gloom and...

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The artist  by Ruby Solly

The artist

Ruby Solly

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"In a Southern land, where the veil of time and space has worn thin, twins with otherworldly ways are born to a stone carver and his wife. As they grow into themselves, the landscape and its histories will rise up to meet them and change their whanau forever....

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Born to fight  by Mark Hunt

Born to fight

Mark Hunt

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Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born into a Mormon Samoan family, Hunt details his harrowing early life, his troubled teen years, and his angry youth...

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At the margins  by D. Gareth (David Gareth) Jones

At the margins

D. Gareth (David Gareth) Jones

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"As a Christian who has functioned at the interface of biomedical science and faith for the whole of his professional life, Gareth Jones is aware of the tensions and misunderstandings that frequently arise both inside and outside the church. In this book he...

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'A bloody difficult subject'  by Bain Attwood

'A bloody difficult subject'

Bain Attwood

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"Ruth Ross is hardly a household name, yet most New Zealanders today owe the way they understand the Treaty of Waitangi - or te Tiriti o Waitangi as Ross called it - to this remarkable woman's path-breaking historical research. Taking us on a journey from...

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A kind of shelter = Whakaruru-taha

A kind of shelter = Whakaruru-taha

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"Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tepu korero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-korero embody the...

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Sure to rise  by Peter Alsop

Sure to rise

Peter Alsop

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"Edmonds is one of New Zealand's best-known brands - its radiant sun and 'Sure to Rise' promise have embellished baking powder labels and the much-loved Edmonds Cookery Book for over a hundred years and are now embedded in our popular culture. The man behind...

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Hungry to be happy  by Harry (author of Hungry to be happy) author. Averill

Hungry to be happy

Harry (author of Hungry to be happy)...

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"As a fourteen-year-old psych ward patient, Harry realised he had a choice: let anorexia keep ruining his life or fight back against everything his mind told him was true. Now twenty-two years old, Harry delicately pieces together how his mind derailed to that...

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Greater than a tourist  by Jennifer Maude

Greater than a tourist

Jennifer Maude

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"With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Waiheke Island . Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the 'Greater Than a Tourist'...

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Just add salt  by Denese Sheree

Just add salt

Denese Sheree

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"An almanac of simple family survival skills: salt, water, warmth, food/foraging, small animal butchering, fire skills and alternative cooking or cooling of food, food storage, simple herbs and healing, managing milking cows and small animals for food and...

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A change of season  by Denese Sheree

A change of season

Denese Sheree

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''This book is designed to teach people, with no previous experience, how to grow their own food. Full of real life photos of the author's family growing vegetables. Saving seed, storing and preserving vegetables, with the most basic tools. The information...

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The Herb Farm  by Lynn Kirkland

The Herb Farm

Lynn Kirkland

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"Lynn Kirkland had a vision for The Herb Farm thirty years ago. Like a seed, this vision had enormous potential. That seed was planted in the bare paddocks behind their property and it has steadily grown, meeting challenges along the way. It has extended from...

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Speargrass  by Hilary Capper

Speargrass

Hilary Capper

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"Speargrass is a memoir about a child (Hilary Capper, nee Clingin) living on a farm in the 1940s near Arrowtown New Zealand. Hilary's recall and attention to detail highlight the places and people that were important including the Otago settlements of...

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Tatau  by Sean Mallon

Tatau

Sean Mallon

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When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams' renowned images documenting a great Polynesian art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing. A brilliantly innovative and...

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Creating space  by Jane Prichard

Creating space

Jane Prichard

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"Creating Space - An Experience of Gender" describes the extraordinary work of Jane Prichard, in her own words. It tells how Jane's advocacy for women and girls in Aotearoa New Zealand began. The book illustrates how Jane established and supported women's...

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The dance of the hooligans ABC by Dick Frizzell

The dance of the hooligans ABC

Dick Frizzell

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"In 2012 when acclaimed artist Dick Frizzell moved into a brand-new, large, white studio he created a huge, 2.5m x 7.2m four-panel canvas, onto which he unloaded hoarded clippings, cartoons, postcards, copies and pieces of previous works. All is explained and...

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The moment, taken  by Jennifer Compton

The moment, taken

Jennifer Compton

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"the moment, taken is Jennifer Compton's eleventh book of poetry. At this late stage she has yielded to the absolute lure of eidectic memory. That is - 'relating to or denoting images having unusual vividness and detail as if actually visible.' And there is...

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61 lessons from the sky : Military helicopters  by Fletcher McKenzie

61 lessons from the sky : Military helicopters

Fletcher McKenzie

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"Read the lessons learned from near misses by experienced military pilots. Their lessons could save your life.Get the lessons from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom with crews featured from the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, UK ARMY, USAF, USCG,...

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Katherine Mansfield's Europe  by Redmer Yska

Katherine Mansfield's Europe

Redmer Yska

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"Beautifully written and illustrated with maps and stunning photography, Katherine Mansfield's Europe is part travelogue, part literary biography, part detective story and part ghost story. Guided by Mansfield's journals and letters, Redmer Yska traces her...

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Songs from the Front Lawn  by Matthew Bannister

Songs from the Front Lawn

Matthew Bannister

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"An in-depth discussion of an album that encapsulates being a Pakeha New Zealander in the 1980s"--

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The Devil's haircut  by Steve Anderson

The Devil's haircut

Steve Anderson

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"The Raurimu Massacre took place on 8 February 1997, at Raurimu Lodge. Six people died, including Steve's own father. In Steve's own words, learn what went wrong, how he made his recovery, and now leads a meaningful life post detention in forensic mental...

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The everyday herbalist  by Jane Wrigglesworth

The everyday herbalist

Jane Wrigglesworth

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"The Everyday Herbalist contains detailed information on 30 must-have herbs and usage suggestions for a wide variety of others. Learn how to make remedies for a range of ailments: coughs, colds, allergies, low immunity, nausea, digestive disorders, insomnia,...

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Being you  by Angela Stone

Being you

Angela Stone

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"BEING YOU, the new book by New Zealand's life stylist Angela Stone, is your ultimate health and fitness journal. Covering everything from exercise and eating habits to mindset and daily rituals, BEING YOU is the must-have motivational guide for women"--

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Prayers for southern people  by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken

Prayers for southern people

Joy Kingsbury-Aitken

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"Lay preachers, clergy and worship leaders, are you looking for new prayers and liturgy to refresh your worship and engage your congregations? Do you want worship-tested liturgy that honours southern hemisphere seasons? Does your congregation enjoy responsive...

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I, Object  by Stella Chrysostomou

I, Object

Stella Chrysostomou

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"If your ring could speak, what would it tell you? I, Object is a collection of short texts by jewellery objects, narrated to jeweller Stella Chrysostomou. Here, jewellery objects reflect on their relationship to the world, to each other, and with their human...

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Stream light  by Bill Direen

Stream light

Bill Direen

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"Stream Light begins with Direen's life in Dunedin, New Zealand, after his shift there from the small rural town of Middlemarch (described in companion volume Seasons (2022)). He then takes us on a read through the suburbs and CBD of Dunedin ('Skirting'), with...

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This is farewell

This is farewell

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"Pinky Agnew is a celebrant, author and speaker based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. As a funeral celebrant, she helps grieving people farewell their loved ones. She also often supports people as they prepare for their own death. As she works with people...

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Demonising a good doctor  by Helen Overton

Demonising a good doctor

Helen Overton

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"Demonising a Good Doctor details every aspect of an inquiry that should go down as one of the worst travesties in New Zealand’s legal and medical history. Screening is more complex than many people realise. Public controversy over screening issues broke out...

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Butter, butter  by Petra Galler

Butter, butter

Petra Galler

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"Inspired by the author's Jewish heritage, these recipes have a very European sensibility, with a touch of Middle Eastern flavours. They are sophisticated, featuring some nostalgic classics with a twist that are easy to make. Butter, Butter is divided into...

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Fungi of Aotearoa  by Liv Sisson

Fungi of Aotearoa

Liv Sisson

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"The complete introduction to finding, identifying and using mushrooms and other fungi in New Zealand Enter and explore the fascinating world of fungi. In this practical and up-to-date guide, forager and fungus enthusiast Liv Sisson shares her top tips and...

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There's a cure for this  by Emma (Physician) Espiner

There's a cure for this

Emma (Physician) Espiner

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"I graduated as a doctor in 2020 and arrived into the Covid-19 pandemic with my ta moko on my arm, my hospital lanyard, my stethoscope and a purpose. I don't know why medicine felt like coming home. I had no right to have that experience, but for some reason...

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Conversations with money  by Lynda (Money mentor) Moore

Conversations with money

Lynda (Money mentor) Moore

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"This book was created to help you develop your own money love story, remove financial blocks, and create more wealth in your life. It will challenge you to think about the following: Your relationship with money: it is the longest relationship you will ever...

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Dementia with love  by Kathryn Lamont

Dementia with love

Kathryn Lamont

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Residential care subsidies handbook  by Vicki Ammundsen

Residential care subsidies handbook

Vicki Ammundsen

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"This practical book will guide practitioners through the thorny issues that can arise in relation to residential care subsidies. Topics covered include: Thresholds for means-testing; 'income" for the purposes of residential care subsidies; the Ministry of...

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Tupou 1 ko e tu'i laione 'o Tonga  by Tevita Paula Lavulo

Tupou 1 ko e tu'i laione 'o Tonga

Tevita Paula Lavulo

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Book is about Tupou 1 king of Tonga. Born 1797 to 1893. Gave independence to the commoners 4 June 1862. Set up the Tongan Constitution 1875 and Tonga became a Constitutional Monarchy. Set up Parliament and Prime Minister and Cabinet and Judiciary. Treaties...

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Your concern is noted by Robbie Ellis

Your concern is noted

Robbie Ellis

Printed music

New mothers are subjected to a lot of pressure, including from other new mothers.

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Constructing Sa-Moana contextual theology  by Ama'amalele Tofaeono

Constructing Sa-Moana contextual theology

Ama'amalele Tofaeono

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"This book is an initial attempt to develop and construct an effective methodology of doing contextual theology. Drawing from the indigenous and post-modern strands of Sa-Moana cultural and religious traditions, this work has exposed, critiqued and established...

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Otago rail trail guide book  by Peter Andrews

Otago rail trail guide book

Peter Andrews

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"A beautifully crafted book with amazing photography by Peter Andrews showing Central Otago as it truly is, one of the most rugged, extreme and beautiful locations on the planet. Stunning scenery, amazing and important historical and current information,...

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A table at Tangleby. II  by Sue Heazlewood

A table at Tangleby. II

Sue Heazlewood

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"160 plus recipes take you through the seasons so you can share what we are cooking and eating at home, Tangleby Gardens. From simple snacks, easy baking and casual barbeques to cocktail nibbles and dinner party dishes that are designed to impress, each recipe...

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Food for thought  by Alesha Bilbrough-Collins

Food for thought

Alesha Bilbrough-Collins

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"Food for Thought is a book for anyone who likes to eat tasty food that is easy to make. A book for anyone who cares what they put into their body. A book for anyone who gives a damn about this planet. Be prepared to simplify and improve your attitude to...

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Death among good men  by Lindsay Merritt Inglis

Death among good men

Lindsay Merritt Inglis

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"Lindsay Merritt Inglis was a young man who found a talent for soldiering with the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force, commanding a Machine Gun company and rising to the rank of Major. From Egypt to the Somme, Messines and Le Quesnoy, he was driven to...

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Good with money  by Lisa Dudson

Good with money

Lisa Dudson

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"An 8-step plan for getting to grips with your finances and achieving financial freedom-no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market (or your current financial situation) might be. These simple steps have helped Lisa's clients save...

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The secret life of Number 8  by Neil Broom

The secret life of Number 8

Neil Broom

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"Taking its cue from an uninspiring fragment of rusted iron, 'The Secret Life of Number 8' takes the reader into the heart of a universe in miniature, one that reveals the striking order, complexity, and elegance of the many materials that are part and parcel...

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Resilience  by Inge Woolf

Resilience

Inge Woolf

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"Resilience is a Holocaust story and a New Zealand story. Born to a prosperous Jewish family, Inge Woolf witnessed the Nazis marching into Vienna in March 1938. To escape certain death, the family audaciously boarded a train to the heart of Nazi Germany -...

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Abundance  by Anna. author. Valentine

Abundance

Anna. author. Valentine

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"Eating a diet rich with whole-food, plant-based ingredients is one of the best decisions you can make to support your overall health-and now it's easier than ever. Whether you are wanting to introduce one or two plant -focussed meals into your week or are...

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Flavour kiss  by Belinda MacDonald

Flavour kiss

Belinda MacDonald

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"More than 150 simple keto-centric recipes full of goodness to make you smile. There's something for everyone, from easy mid-week meals to snack-alicious tapas for entertaining, an abundant veggie section and the sassiest of sweets packed with lusciousness....

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Alastair Riddell's Space waltz  by Ian Chapman

Alastair Riddell's Space waltz

Ian Chapman

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"Alastair Riddell's band Space Waltz was a short-lived one-album New Zealand glam rock act who achieved a #1 hit single in October 1974 with Out On The Street. While this feat may have relegated the band to one-hit-wonder status in the eyes of some, to this...

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Shaping Massey  by I. D. Watson

Shaping Massey

I. D. Watson

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"Shaping Massey charts the development of Massey University from its beginnings as Massey Agricultural College until the early 2000s. It has three principal areas of focus. First, the leadership styles of its Principals and Vice-Chancellors: Sir Geoffrey Peren...

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Take the wheel  by Glenn Flinkenberg

Take the wheel

Glenn Flinkenberg

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"The author has spent over 50 years accumulating HD and HR memorabilia - old advertisements, sales brochures, road test, photos and stories."--

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So you want to be a nurse  by Chris Davies Curtis

So you want to be a nurse

Chris Davies Curtis

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"This fascinating 4-part memoir of Chris Davies Curtis' forty years as a nurse is divided into four parts. The ongoing story glides from one area to another, with personal recollections of her two marriages, and working in London, the tiny feudal Island of...

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The war inside  by Steve Liddle

The war inside

Steve Liddle

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"How do you survive imprisonment in war? How do you live afterwards? Each of these first-hand accounts by WWII prisoners of war provides unique insights into these questions. They also take readers back to a century of world wars, the collapse of civilised...

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Face to the sky  by Michele J. Leggott

Face to the sky

Michele J. Leggott

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"In her latest collection, Michele Leggott speaks to the art and writings of Nineteenth-Century New Zealand painter Emily Cumming Harris. Face to the Sky tells stories of love and loss from two women in the shadow the same mountain, more than a century...

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Aftermaths

Aftermaths

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"Aftermaths explores the life-changing intergenerational effects of colonial violence in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. The settings of these accessible, illustrated short essays range from Ōrākau pā in the Waikato to the Kimberleys in...

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Tiny statements  by Stephanie Gibson

Tiny statements

Stephanie Gibson

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"The award-winning authors of this small book with a big heart delve into Te Papa's collections of over 1600 badges to examine how New Zealanders have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and celebrate. From protest groups and Girl guides to sports clubs,...

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Winter warmers  by Philippa Cameron

Winter warmers

Philippa Cameron

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"Philippa's much-loved book A High Country Life sprang from her popular Instagram page, 'What's for Smoko'. Full of great stories of living through the seasons on a high country station, it contained stunning images of the beautiful landscape in which Philippa...

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Ithaca  by Alie Benge

Ithaca

Alie Benge

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"From returning to Ethiopia to find it wasn't as her memory had left it, to the Australian Army and Bible school, and culminating in an 800-kilometre trek through the Camino, Alie Benge writes of searching and longing for a sense of place - whatever that may...

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Laughing at the dark  by Barbara Else

Laughing at the dark

Barbara Else

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A funny, elegant, moving memoir by one of New Zealand's best-known authors, a woman who finally rebelled against being a handmaiden. By the time Barbara Else was in her forties, she was married to a globally recognised academic physician, had two beautiful...

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Albatross neck  by Denys Trussell

Albatross neck

Denys Trussell

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''This book is based on an exhibition by Nigel Brown held in ARTIS Gallery in 2015, in which he painted a set of works around Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner .The images include direct portraiture of the Romantic poets, often taken out of their...

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Nature in the city  by M. D. (Michael David) Wilcox

Nature in the city

M. D. (Michael David) Wilcox

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A 350-page book about the diverse plant life in Auckland’s Cornwall Park and Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill Domain has just been published (Feb 2023) by the Auckland Botanical Society. Mike Wilcox, one of the six authors, says that 1400 different kinds of plants...

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The illside of town  by N. author. Hazlett

The illside of town

N. author. Hazlett

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"At the turn of the century, Auckland City's graffiti scene was thriving. The streets were constantly evolving with active graffiti artists pushing everything from tags to large scale productions, with the wall's showcasing who was getting up, and a reminder...

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Vāsifika

Vāsifika

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Pasifika families living with autism share their lessons, heartbreaks and dreams of awareness and acceptance. This book is an open invitation to connect, to talanoa, to strengthen the va and give hope to families living with autism.

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Civil litigation for non-lawyers  by Martin Dillon

Civil litigation for non-lawyers

Martin Dillon

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"This is a plain English guide to running a civil court case in New Zealand without a lawyer. It is intended to cover all of the basics, including what documents you need to submit, how much things cost, and even where to sit and when to stand up in Court. It...

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Anti-D explained  by Sara Wickham

Anti-D explained

Sara Wickham

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"Fifty years ago, we learned that giving a medicine called Anti-D to childbearing women with rhesus negative blood could help protect their future babies from an age-old disease. But the same research which showed this also raised some tantalising questions,...

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The abandoned wives handbook  by Pat Backley

The abandoned wives handbook

Pat Backley

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The pain of abandonment is huge. The partner you loved and cherished for so many years has decided you are no longer required. Past your sell by date. Of no use to them anymore, so tossed out like a piece of garbage. Abandoned with barely a backward glance. In...

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Become unstoppable  by Natalie Tolhopf

Become unstoppable

Natalie Tolhopf

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To the outside world, business coach Natalie Tolhopf was killing it. She had a six-figure business, a fully-booked client roster and was a sought after speaker and mentor. And yet, Nat still felt she wasn't enough. She was constantly comparing and her toxic...

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Beholding  by Strahan Coleman

Beholding

Strahan Coleman

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"Beholding God is a book about rediscovering prayer as a welcoming space to simply be with God. It's about the whole-person transformation that comes from beholding Love itself and how in this time of noise, angst, and hyperconnectivity, becoming a people who...

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Auckland  by Paul Moon

Auckland

Paul Moon

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"Auckland: The Twentieth-Century Story journeys through the mosaic of cultures and lifestyles, anxieties and hopes, disasters and triumphs, virtues and vices that led to the transformation of New Zealand's largest city between 1900 and 2000."--Publisher...

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Selected poems  by Andrew Johnston

Selected poems

Andrew Johnston

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AUP new poets. 9  by Sarah Lawrence

AUP new poets. 9

Sarah Lawrence

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Longing, fragility, romance and other tidal forces collide in this collection of works by three new poets - Sarah Lawrence, harold coutts, and Arielle Walker.

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The persimmon journal  by Juliet Batten

The persimmon journal

Juliet Batten

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"Juliet Batten, author of Growing into Wisdom and Spirited Ageing takes you into her experience of growing older through lockdown and letting go from age seventy-seven to nearly seventy-nine, an experience supported by the bright taste of the persimmon, whose...

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Pasifika navigators

Pasifika navigators

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"Pasifika Navigators are constantly trying to find their place in the world while still wanting to find, reconnect and honour who they are, what they are and everything that comes with this. Pasifika students across Aotearoa share their dreams, aspirations,...

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Second chances  by Hayley Holt

Second chances

Hayley Holt

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"A raw and honest story of alcoholism, recovery, and courage in the face of loss Hayley Holt grew up in the public eye. On our screens for over twenty years, her highs and lows have been aired for everyone to see. Now it's time to share her side of the story....

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Sport 46

Sport 46

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Packed with new essays, poetry and fiction from leading and new New Zealand writers, Sport 46 is an essential overview of current New Zealand writing.

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Championship behaviors  by Hugh McCutcheon

Championship behaviors

Hugh McCutcheon

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"Championship results require championship behaviors--it's as simple as that. In this essential book, Hugh McCutcheon provides a proven framework for competitive excellence based in motor learning, psychology, and decades of coaching experience and...

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The little book of ANZACS  by Dave Verey

The little book of ANZACS

Dave Verey

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"Young nations do the bidding of empire and send their youth to a faraway war. Their soldiers arrive with a reputation for rebelling against authority and ill-discipline. They fight in an ill-fated campaign, under foreign command, against a well dug in enemy....

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Bird  by Tracey Curtis-Taylor

Bird

Tracey Curtis-Taylor

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"Tracey Curtis-Taylor has created headlines around the world with three epic flights in a 1942 Boeing Stearman biplane. Paying homage to two historic female aviators, she flew from Cape Town to Goodwood in 2013, from London to Australia in 2015 and, two years...

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