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Sing No Sad Songs is a heartbreaking and yet beautifully composed memoir by Rebecca's mother, Sandra Arnold. It is a haunting story of bereavement, survival, courage and acceptance, as well as a fiercely tender account of a close mother-daughter relationship cut far too short.

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A lighthearted and entertaining memoir, this book follows Edmund Bohan's international singing career. Mostly based in Britain, Bohan sang more than 170 different major choral, operatic, and orchestral works. This account chronicles a singer and writer's lifetime of achievement with wit and a sharply observant eye.

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Richly illustrated, and including more than 100 original paintings by the author, 'Six-legged Ghosts: The insects of Aotearoa' examines the art, language, stories and science of insects in Aotearoa and around the world.

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This fine new collection of poetry, Owen Marshall's second, is rich in the themes and preoccupations that have made his short stories and novels so admired.

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In this eclectic and delightful mix of memoir, biography, and history, veteran journalist and broadcaster Eric Beardsley gives a candid account of his life. The narrative chronicles the reporter's experiences from his childhood in 1920s and 1930s Christchurch, New Zealand, to his achievements as lead writer at the Press and information officer for the University of Canterbury.

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Examines sociocultural approaches in the education sector, from early childhood to tertiary. There is a common struggle to gain a better understanding of the impact of social and cultural discourses on learning and teaching; this book aims to encourage the discussion and application of the theory and practice by researchers, policy-makers and teac

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This is the extraordinary and unexpected life story of Dame Anna Crighton, city councillor and heritage advocate. 'Still Standing' will delight anyone interested in history, architecture and the arts, but, even more than that, it is a riveting story of a life lived with courage, and of triumph over adversity.

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This is the story of a man from humble beginnings who, thanks to hard work, creativity and persistence, and with considerable support from his wife, created an iconic business. Richly illustrated, 'Sure to Rise' is a fascinating slice of New Zealands social and culinary history.

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With a crisp insouciance and gliding charm, Jack Cottrells fiery, fey, finely-tuned fictions leap from sci-fi to fantasy, comedy to horror, literary realism to romance, and to hybrids of all of these each one in fewer than 300 words.

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The 2019 re-opening of the Christchurch Town Hall is celebrated in this richly illustrated volume. With contributions from those who shaped its original design, along with accounts of the renewal project and the story of the halls Rieger organ, this book explains why the Christchurch Town Hall is of both national and international significance.

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The eagerly awaited new collection from award-winning author Frankie McMillan. The work features stories that globe trot all over the planet: from Russia to America to New Zealand. They are laugh-out-loud, surreal, bizarre and full of perceptiveness about human vulnerability and eccentricity.

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The poems in this fine collection reveal Lorna Staveley Anker as New Zealand's first woman war poet. She was a "war widow" of WWII--a civilian casualty in the "unsung generation." This collection contains the best of her published poems and a substantial number never seen before.

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The Logie Collection began in the 1950s in memory of the former registrar of the University of Canterbury, James Logie. This superbly illustrated catalogue provides a description of the complete collection of 248 objects, together with discussion of their place in the contemporary world.

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Recognised internationally as one of the 20th centurys great modernist innovators, Len Lye is most famous for his avant-garde experimental films and astonishing and playful kinetic sculptures. This timely and richly illustrated collection of essays considers Lyes place in modern art from a variety of fascinating and thought-provoking angles.

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In this title, the authors explain how the Alps were formed and how they are being eroded down to produce the landscape that is seen today. This is a highly illustrated book that should appeal to all who take an interest in landscape and heritage.

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Lady Barker wrote 18 books, and is perhaps best known for "Station Life in New Zealand", which was republished by Vintage in 2000. The Seven Lives Of Lady Barker, published here for the first time in paperback, is a full account of the rich and turbulent life of this extraordinary woman.

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McMillans bursts of narrative explore all kinds of wandering in a collection that is poignant, revelatory and bitter sweet: children wander, adults drift into unexpected relationships, and footholds are never certain.

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This collection of new work by award-winning New Zealand poet Frankie McMillan features the horse as a central motif. The poems tingle with a sense of the ineffable, like certain chords in musical pieces. One poem causes another, they glint and glance off each other, depicting a world of real emotion and psychological mystery.

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This beautifully illustrated book combines precise botanical descriptions with lavish illustrations in describing the 189 species defined by conservation scientists as Extinct or Threatened, using the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

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The University of Canterbury in New Zealand is the guardian of a rich and varied inheritance, which is reflected in the diverse material held by its libraries. This unique book presents reflections on some of the distinctive and exceptional items in the University's keeping.

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Victoria Square, that green and peaceful oasis in the center of Christchurch, has a special claim to fame: it is the only city square in the world with a river running through it. This lively and entertaining book, illustrated with 250 photographs, is a fascinating architectural survey of a unique civic space.

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