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9781877460555
Last Everyday Hero : The Bert Sutcliffe story
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Richard Boock
Published by:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
This is a tale of two men: one who became the first hero of New Zealand cricket, and one whose lifelong dream was to write his biography. Bert Sutcliffe, a stout-hearted giant of the post-war cricketing world, never did get to see his long-awaited story hit the press. He died in 2001 aged 77, leaving behind a trail of re-written record books. And what records those were: whether it's the stories about Sutcliffe's brace of centuries for Otago against the MCC in 1947, about his two triple centuries in the Plunket Shield, his heart-wrenching partnership with Blair at Johannesburg, or his heroics at Kolkata during his comeback tour, there were no shortage of highlights. It's not hard to understand Rod Nye's desire to write Sutcliffe's biography. Quite apart from the sheer enormity of Sutcliffe's influence on New Zealand cricket and his massive popularity as a player, a full biography of his life and career had been long overdue. ...
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9780143205708
Letters from the Bay of Islands : The story of Marianne Williams
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Marianne Williams (editor Caroline Fitzgerald)
Published by:
Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.
This collection of letters provides a window into both a key chapter in the history of European interaction with Maori and into the unique and courageous character of this pioneer woman. In 1822, Marianne Williams, with her missionary husband Henry (translator of the Treaty of Waitangi into Maori) and their three small children, left England for the Bay of Islands. Their new home was a remote one-house settlement in Paihia situated among warring Maori tribes with unruly European whaling crews across the bay. With her husband often absent, she was nurse, midwife and surrogate missionary in the community and coped with running the mission station and schools and attending to her growing family. These letters show her courage and uncomplaining determination, describing in vivid and compelling detail the hardships and joys of daily life, the family's relationship with Maori and the excitement of receiving rare visitors, including Charles ...
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9780864736321
Abortion Then and Now : New Zealand Abortion Stories From 1940 to 1980
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NZ$ 50.00 each
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Author:
Margaret Sparrow
Published by:
Victoria University Press
When women publicly acknowledge they have had an abortion it makes other women realise abortion need not be a shameful secret, associated with feelings of guilt.
At the heart of this groundbreaking book are personal stories from women who have had abortions. Their experiences - which encompass suffering and resilience, isolation and community - are deeply moving, and vividly convey forty years of change.
These stories are supplemented with others from the police, doctors, and some of the pro-choice activists and advocates who worked to bring about much-needed change. In the 40s deaths from septic abortions were an ever-present fear. In the conservative 50s deaths from sepsis were less common but there was a network of clandestine abortionists in every community. The 60s brought the contraceptive pill, feminism, and towards the end of the decade, safer abortions in Australia. The 70s saw abortion catapulted into the public ...
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9781742373904
Cleo : How a small black cat helped heal a family
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Helen Brown
Published by:
Allen & Unwin
Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year-old son Sam was. So when Sam heard a woman telling his mum that her cat had just had kittens, Sam pleaded to go and see them. Helen's heart melted as Sam held one of the kittens in his hands with a look of total adoration. In a trice the deal was done - the kitten would be delivered to them when she was big enough to leave her mother. A week later, the family suffered a terrible tragedy. Totally traumatised by it, Helen completely forgot all about the kitten until a little black bundle of fur was delivered to her doorstep. Helen was ready to send the kitten back, but it wasn't long before Cleo's zest for life made the grieving family laugh again. Cleo went on to become the uppity high priestess of the household, vetoing visitors (in an uncannily spot-on way), terrifying dogs and building a very special bond with her human servants (aka the family).
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9781408804162
Magnificent Desolation : The long journey home from the moon
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Buzz Aldrin
Published by:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. "Magnificent Desolation" begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals a fascinating insider's view of the American space programme. But that thrilling adventure was only the beginning, as Aldrin battled with his own desolation in the form of depression and alcoholism. This epic journey encompasses the brutally honest tale of Aldrin's self-destruction, and the redemption that came through finding love when hope seemed lost.
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9781869508418
Common Table : The True Story of Two Women, Two Kitchens, Two Changing Lives
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NZ$ 38.00 each
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Author:
Janice Marriott & Virginia Pawsey
Published by:
harper collins
A warm, welcoming feast of a book celebrating food and the power of sustaining friendship.
Two Gisborne schoolgirls go their separate ways after high school, meeting again many years later at a reunion, where their friendship is renewed through a shared love of gardening, as they begin writing to each other with humour, compassion and joy.
In their first book,
Common Ground
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In this, their eagerly awaited second book, their wonderful, wise, witty and utterly human letters trace a seasonal journey through their very different kitchens - one in a small inner-city cottage, the other a rambling country kitchen on a busy working hill country farm.
Their friendship provides sustenance on many levels, as their skilful and complementary cooking and writing styles encompass details of everyday life that are both engaging and ...
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9781877505034
Kiwi Heroes : 50 courageous New Zealanders
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Bronwyn Sell & Winston Aldworth
Published by:
Allen & Unwin
Kiwi Heroes brings together the tales of 50 of New Zealand's bravest people. Some of the people featured are household names - some are barely known outside their own households. Some have become heroes in a moment, some over a lifetime. Some are professionals who have gone beyond the call of duty; others are ordinary people who have been plunged into terrifying circumstances and responded with astonishing bravery. Many have forfeited their lives or their livelihoods for the sake of others. All have great stories to tell.
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9780958283984
Tom Lowry - Leader In A Thousand
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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Author:
Bill Francis
Published by:
Trio Books Limited
Described as the greatest character (and possibly the richest) in New Zealand Cricket history, Tom Lowry remains a seminal figure in the development of our national summer sport. This, big raw-boned cricketer was our first test captain, led the first two touring teams to England and managed the third. Before representing NZ he captained Cambridge University, played for Somerset and toured his home country with an MCC side. Outside cricket he became an airforce pilot at the end of WW1, ran one of the best sheep stations and horse studs in New Zealand, and was a leading racing figure. Prominent broadcasting leader Bill Francis, in his fifth book, captures the uniqueness of Tom Lowry in this fascinating biography.
First published 2010.
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9781869793999
Escape to the Pole : Two Kiwi guys dodge crevasses, starvation and marriage
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Kevin Biggar
Published by:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
The hilarious sequel to 'The Oarsome Adventures of a Fat Boy Rower'. One hundred years ago Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen were racing to claim the last great geographic prize, the South Pole. It was an epic battle, a life or death struggle. Now, a century later, Kevin and Jamie know how they feel. The Hot Polish Girl (HPG) is starting to get clucky. Kate is back in the picture. Their carefree bachelor days are numbered. There is only one solution. They set themselves the challenge of trekking, unsupported 2400kms from the Antarctic coast to South Pole and back across the coldest, windiest, highest, driest, most 'est' place on Earth. Along the way they experience abyss-like crevasses, tooth-cracking cold, fickle GPSs and skin-melting frostbite. They are ravaged by auto-cannibalism, attacked by white ninjas and meet girls in bikinis. Through their adventures they unravel the mysteries around Captain Scott's last expedition. ...
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9781155811802
Old Boys of Christ's College, Canterbury: Charles Upham, Sam Neill, Robbie Deans, Michael Cullen, Edgar James "Cobber" Kain, Luscombe Searelle
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NZ$ 65.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Books, LLC
Published by:
Books LLC
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Charles Upham, Sam Neill, Robbie Deans, Michael Cullen, Edgar James "Cobber" Kain, Luscombe Searelle, John Wright, John Ernest Harper, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Simon Maling, Arthur Guinness, William Pember Reeves, Denis Marshall, Clifton Firth, Peter Fulton, Miles Warren, Jock Hobbs, Tom Lowry, Leigh Hart, John Anderson, William Young, John Lyttelton, 11th Viscount Cobham, Bill Hamilton, Paul Wilson, John Mcmillan, Tiaki Omana, Edgar Stead, John Darwin, Don Elder, Denis Glover, William Millton, George Helmore, Henry Rodolph Wigley, John Davies Wilder Ormond, Herbert William Williams, George Vincent Gerard, Bruce Deans, James Reid, Tim Wallis, Mark Hadlow, James Ryan, Michael Fowler, Sam Harding, Peter Elworthy, Westby Brook Perceval, Cyril Mountfort. ...
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9781869793913
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Rebel With A Cause : New Zealander of the year
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Ray Avery
Published by:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Ray Avery is an amazing person. He is the current New Zealander of the Year because of his clever work in the third world using his scientific and business knowledge to provide cheap cataract operations, cheap and more effective incubators for babies and other creative scientific solutions. His childhood was very 'Angela's Ashes' - brought up in an orphanage (his own mother had tried to sell him), then ran away and lived on the streets. But Ray went on to become a scientist, a millionaire, very successful businessman and now someone who literally does help to change the world. During the mid-nineties Ray spent most of his time working in Eritrea and Nepal setting up two world class Intraocular lens laboratories. At that time the cost of an Intraocular lenses was about US$300 but Ray managed to put the technology together to produce lenses for under US$10.00 making modern Cataract surgery accessible to the poor throughout Africa and ...
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869794019
The Nutter's Club
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Mike King
Published by:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Mike King's Sunday night radio show on Radio Live - The Nutters' Club - is hugely popular because it's a forum where those with all manner of mental health issues can discuss their stories in a warm and accepting environment. Mike asks the questions and leads the guest through their story and he and psychiatrist David Codyre (aka The Nutcracker) comment and talk about ways of coping. It's always very positive. This has led to a very active Facebook page and now to a TV show on Maori TV, which is essentially a show of the radio show. The book focuses on 12 key people's stories - they each describe a different issue eg depression, alcoholism, bipolar disorder etc. There is running commentary from both Mike and David - and the effect is that we learn a lot about coping mechanisms along the way without being preached at. The book will also include Mike King's own story of battling with drugs, alcohol and depression.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869793067
A Long Road to Progress: Dispatches from a Kiwi commander if Afghanistan
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Richard Hall
Published by:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
As Commander of the New Zealand troops in the Bamiyan Province of Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Hall gained a unique insight into the lives of Kiwi soldiers serving in a harsh climate amid daily threats, as well as into the lives of the locals - from the female governor trying to establish order in a patriarchal society, to the farmer scratching a living from an inhospitable land, to the orphaned girls destined to be sold into marriage at a young age. He vividly and movingly recalls his experiences, but also explains the vision he tried to implement there on behalf of this country. He tackles the complex issues involved in an army that seeks to bring both aid and a Western way of doing things in a deeply Islamic country. He offers an astute perspective on working with New Zealand troops, American soldiers, corrupt Afghani officials, intransigent aid organisations, while tackling crippling poverty, insurgents attacks, impossible terrain ...
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9781877460579
The Years Before My Death: Memories of a Comic Life
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
David McPhail
Published by:
longacre
In
The Years Before My Death
, renowned and much loved actor-director and comedy show writer David McPhail recounts his early life and what led him to pioneer the satirical TV programmes (including A Week of It and McPhail and Gadsby) for which he is famous, what drove him to perform comedy, and what was behind his desire to make us laugh. He tells of his creative friendships with A.K. Grant, Bruce Ansley and Jon Gadsby; his encounters with former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, the comic genius Dudley Moore, and the television networks of the day.
As one would expect, every anecdote is told with insight, perfect timing and a glint in the eye.
First published August 2010.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869793302
A Life On Gorge River : New Zealand's remotest family
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Robert Long
Published by:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Robert Long and his family - wife Catherine, and children Christan (17) and Robyn (14) - live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland. Robert has lived there for nearly 30 years; Catherine for 20 and the kids all their lives. Their only contact with the outside world is a helicopter or plane once a month, and two trips a year to the 'outside world'.This is the story of how and why Robert - known locally as 'Beansprout' - came to live at Gorge River, and the family's experiences there over the years, living self-sufficiently and forging close bonds with the natural environment. It is an inspiring tale of one man's decision to 'drop out' of capitalist society and successfully establish a lifestyle most New Zealanders can't even imagine, harking back to the days of the earliest pioneers.
First published June 2010.
Trade paperback (UK) 288pp h234mm x w152mm 412g picture sections
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