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Gerald McGhie's insightful account of 40 years of service as a NZ diplomat, including two postings in Moscow - during Brezhnev and Cold Ward years and later during the fall of Gorbachev, the rise of Yeltsin and collapse of the Soviet Union.Samoa and New Guinea are also discussed

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Told in classic comic-book form, this graphic biography invites a new audience to learn about Banksyand uses a pitch-perfect medium to convey the artists message that art is for the people.

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Martin Edmond's Barefoot Years is a memoir in which the author attempts to re-inhabit the lost domain of childhood.

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Before the Birds and The River demonstrate Angie Farrows ability to humanise global political crises, and to use the symbolism and poetry of theatre to promote debate about some of the most contentious issues of our times.

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Helene Wong writes eloquently of her New Zealand childhood, student life in the 1960s, coming of age in Muldoon's New Zealand, and coming to terms with 'being Chinese'.

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Told through his own words, this essential introduction to Oscar Wildes extraordinary life and work is accompanied by stimulating commentary and stylish design and illustration. For new readers and devotees alike.

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The journey started on a night at Cook's Garden, Wanganui, where a youthful Norman Harris from the New Zealand Herald was the only national media witness to Peter Snell's world-record mile. That launched a wave of exciting writing, described by reviewers as "fresh" or "vivid".

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A portrait of an attentive son, a steadfast friend and erudite academic, a resolute administrator and a multi-skilled professional artist.

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A guide to Audrey's life, work and legacy, featuring irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the writer behind the words.

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'Biographic: The Beatles' presents an instant impression of The Beatle's life, work and legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the musicians behind the music.

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A fascinating portrait of Albert Einstein in 50 defining facts, illustrated through 150 stunning infographics.

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Biographic: Hendrix presents an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the artist behind the music.

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'Biographic: Marilyn' presents an instant impression of Marilyn Monroe's life, work and legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the actor behind the movies.

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Biographic: Marley presents an instant impression of the musicians life, work and legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the musician behind the music.

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A modern study of Picasso's life and work, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the artist behind the pictures.

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A vivid snapshot of Nikola Teslas life illustrated through 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements, presented in 150 striking infographics.

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Birdwood was a very notable general at Gallipoli, commanding the Anzacs, and leading the successful final evacuations. He led the Australians continuously on the Western Front, laying the groundwork for their celebrated achievements in 1918. He had great diplomatic acumen and his later years were both militarily and imperially significant.

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'Bit Part Actor' is the memoir of the 50-year career of a Kiwi actor/writer in the film, television and theatre industries, who has featured in blockbusters 'King Kong' and 'The Hobbit', iconic theatre productions like 'Foreskin's Lament' and well-known Speight's ads and road safety campaigns.

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Russell Tregonning's memoir takes the reader through his medical career - from introducing pioneering techniques in reconstructive surgery, to personal struggles with depression, medical mishaps, run-ins with senior surgeons, and sexism in the workplace. It is a fascinating look behind the facade of one of the most respected of professions.

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Woven from the sharp and tensile strands of memory, many of the poems in this collection return to the primal pains of neglect and damage in childhood. Emotional memory is anchored in the specific detail of an era and fans out to draw on local and international history, exploring with wit, anger, imagination and grief the ways in which Aotearoa st