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Tony Allan's trimaran sank on his return solo voyage from Australia in the middle of the Tasman Sea. What followed were 20 days of incredible challenges as he sought to survive the alone in a small life raft with only limited supplies

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An anthology of writings by 78 authors about Canterbury.

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The story of the four Christophers Brothers who were all killed in World War I leads to a more general discussion of the devasting effect of World War I on New Zealand

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Guts and Grace written by Geoff Haworth,tells the story of how the Mission was founded in 1929 and how it has developed. Initially, it had one city missioner, and rented premises. Today, it has over 70 staff, hundreds of volunteers, and a fine headquarters building completed after the Canterbury earthquakes.

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The book recreates through letters painting and description the life of John and Charles Enys, two early Canterbury pioneer runholders in the Castle Hill area. The book is lavishly illustrated with painting by Charles Enys, historic photos and modern photos of the area taken by John O'Malley

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Mt. Cook's grandeur was always going to attract attention. From the first intrepid travellers and the early pioneers to today's adventure tourists, the region has always been a mecca for visitors. With many never previously published stories and pictures, Life at the Top: Tales from Aoraki-Mt. Cook describes their colourful lives.

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A story of hope and loss, of family life and adaptation set in colonial Auckland. The novel focuses on the Fencibles, a group of pensioner soldiers, many of them Irish, who settled in Howick. It is a fictionalized tale of the author's great-great-grandparents.

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A memoir that tells the amazing story of Peter's experiences in World War II, when he was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. Now over 90 years old, Peter tells the incredible story of his survival.

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Vienna: Behind the facades - a personal journey is the story of Jenny Haworth's life-long love affair with Vienna, a personal memoir that pulls back the curtain and reveals the secrets of a city that once considered itself the centre of the world.

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The Great War to end all wars has recently ended and Caroline Allen, a young arts student, senses a chance of freedom, of escape from the rigid expectations of her family. While she is nursing her mother, who is ill with Spanish Flu, she is invited by a friend, Judy Wilson, to travel to Paris.