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Douglas Brass was as fine a writer in his field as his more famous contemporaries and close friends,Denis Glover, Charles Brasch and Ian Milner. In Tunis is Mad Tonightjournalist Douglas Brass, a long neglected New Zealander, takes his deserved place in the spotlight and an extraordinary life is revealed.

(Paperback, Reprint ed.)

(Paperback, New edition)

H.W. Tilmans Two Mountains and a River sees him trek across Nepal, China, Pakistan and other areas of Asia, including Ishkashim, where the author was arrested on suspicion of being a spy ...

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This book charts the Fab Four's musical evolution through the sixties. Includes a fascinating biography of each member of the band, an introduction to the members' early years as school kids, and reveals the band's split and their lives after The Beatles, including the murder of John Lennon and the untimely death of George Harrison.

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Former editor Jenny Lynch takes the wraps off the unreported side of life in print, explodes myths, unearths secrets and shows that even on seemingly conservative publications such as the New Zealand Woman's Weekly things were seldom exactly as they seemed.

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(Paperback)

In Upstream on the Mataura, Dougal has captured the essence of his lifelong connection with the Mataura River. The book is as much a meditation on landscape and moving water as it is about angling. It is also about the communities the river runs through, the friendships sustained by fly-fishing, and a love of the river and its tributaries.

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The Rudolf Hess Flight Book

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A collection of tales about being a veterinarian that is both informative and funny, and addresses changes in practice and attitudes in the profession over seventy years.

(Hardback)

A new and unique insight is now offered into the mind of Putin, one which has not previously been advanced.

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No pioneer New Zealand family has lived and farmed their land longer than the Matthews of 'Waiorongomai'. Their story, shaped by the land itself, is an important part of the history of Aotearoa.

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Five notable twentieth-century New Zealanders who made their lives in Australia are the subject of this fascinating biographical investigation by award-winning author Stephanie Johnson.

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(Paperback)

"Lionel Messi is a superstar soccer player. But what happens when he's not scoring goals on the pitch High-interest details and bold photos of his fascinating life will enthrall reluctant and struggling readers, while carefully leveled text will leave them feeling confident."--

(Hardback)

This is the story of Roland Clark (aka Norwester), a provocative and entertaining farmer and agricultural commentator, and his wife Betty, who farmed at Staveley in the Foothills area of Mid Canterbury from the 1950s to the 1980s.

(Hardback)

Santiago Lange gave the world of sailing an unforgettable moment of glory. But how did he manage to get back on his feet in such a short time, to train without rest and to take part at the Olympic Games again

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June Black (19102009) was a New Zealand sculptor, painter, printmaker and playwright, who exhibited nationally and internationally in the 1950s and 60s. Wing Dust is author Sheridan Keiths biography of her mother that quotes generously from the journals and gives her own perspective on a fascinating woman ahead of her time.

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In this fascinating and entertaining book, award-winning historian Dr Catherine Bishop showcases many of the individual businesswomen whose efforts, collectively, contributed so much to the making of urban life in New Zealand.

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Wrestling With God is a reflective and honest account of one man's personal journey, which is set alongside the momentous changes to Western culture and thought during the twentieth century.

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Young Queen is the autobiography of a dancer with a dream . . . a young Polynesian girl who grew up in New Zealand and went on to conquer the hip hop world. In this honest memoir, Parris Goebel shares the extraordinary story of how she went from high-school dropout to award-winning dancer, choreographer and video director.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

In this captivating book Len Lye's biographer, Roger Horrocks, weaves the artist's writings into a memoir of his fascinating life. Lye spent much of his life creating innovative art around the world, including New Zealand, London, New York, and Puerto Rico. Anyone interested in modern art and artists of the 20th century will be fascinated by these insights into Lye's mind and art.