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Cats Work Like This gives a rare insight into the workings of cats elusive minds, gleaned from the authors two generations of watching their cats work. Learn what cats do while you sleep, what their eyes can tell you, and more in a scientific and emotional exploration of these puzzling creatures.

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A sensitive and evocative account of the life of a New Zealand World War Two artillery soldier that gives insight into New Zealands rural culture from the pre-depression years, the impact of war on a family through generations, and the magic of companionship in the New Zealand backcountry.

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Chaos and uncertainty surround us.In a world that just keeps changing, burnout, anxiety, depression and breakdowns in relationships are common. But we dont have to be the victims of our circumstances. In The Certainty Myth you will discover practical psychological tools you can use to rise above and become master of your emotions.

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This volume of Charles Brasch's journals covers the years from late 1945 to the end of 1957, when the poet and editor was aged 36 to 48, and the first decade or so of his distinguished editorship of Landfall, a role that brought Brasch into contact with New Zealand's leading artists and intelligentsia.

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This third and final volume of Charles Braschs compelling private journals covers the years from when he was 48 to his death at 64. By the 1960s, Brasch, though very private by temperament, was a reluctant public fgure, especially as editor of Landfall indisputably New Zealands leading cultural quarterly

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"Published with the assistance of Creative New Zealand"--Back of title page.

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Describes the Chatham Islands, with particular emphasis on their geology, flora, fauna, habitats, and extinct and endangered species - both on the land and in the sea. It gives an introduction to the history of the islands and a guide to the many reserves and covenants that have been set up to protect and conserve the islands' heritage.

"This history covers the 200 years since European contact and the 150 years within that of "British rule." It seeks to explain how the Islands reached the desperate state they were in at 1990. Then it records, in a general way, the first 30 years of the Trust. Finally it attempts to suggest how the Trust, and the Island, may develop in the future"--Page xi.

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Canterbury-based artist Cheryl Lucas pushes the physical and conceptual possibilities of the ceramic artform, describing it as the perfect medium to convey even the most unpalatable truths. The surfaces of her works may be seductive, but they tackle rough and relevant ground. With essays from Felicity Milburn and Kim Paton.

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Once upon a time in the future, things are looking grim. Plague stalks the land, people live behind city walls, or underground. No more animals, no more birdlife, no more freedom... never has the divide between rich and poor been so evident, never has the Earth been so despoiled, and never has the need for a hero been stronger.

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Rhondda Greigs artistic eye guides her poetic perspective. The poetry lives in the greens and seasonal kaleidoscope of the Wairarapa, home throughout her adult life, and in the wintry greys of Scotland.

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In this enthralling tale of love, adventure and revenge, the children of the cities, the slaves and the tribal young all face the most monumental challenges of their lives as their world is rocked to its core.

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Filled with real-life characters, this book combines archival and newspaper sources in a highly readable narrative about humorous crimes and criminals. As it describes a wide variety of colonial crimes and their courtroom sequels, these true-life narratives contain a mixture of transient folk and locals who claim they only broke the law due to drunkenness.

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Maintaining joy and a fulfilling relationship while coping with chronic pain is a struggle faced by millions of people today. Australian health entrepreneur Karra Eloff has drawn on academic research and her own experience to develop this remarkable relationship, delivering practical solutions to couples living with chronic pain.

On the continent of the Americas, in the early stages of modern man's development, one tribe invented Clovis point, a stone arrowhead combined with a throwing stick that would be the equivalent of the invention of the nuclear bomb many years later.

Trei and Souk have reached the mysterious tribe of the north, who are using their superior weapons not only to hunt mammoth but also make war on surrounding tribes in order to take their hunting grounds and protect their technology. Now they must ensure they survive and steal the knowledge their own tribe so desperately needs.

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This book outlines the latest thinking about the preferences people have for their urban life, the patterns of urban development in Aotearoa, and the possibilities for our cities in the future.