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By: Brian Clegg

ISBN: 9781781453339
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2018
UK Publication Date: 7th October 2018
Publisher: GMC Publications
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A fascinating portrait of Albert Einstein in 50 defining facts, illustrated through 150 stunning infographics.


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By: L Flavell

ISBN: 9781781453155
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2018
UK Publication Date: 7th May 2018
Publisher: GMC Publications
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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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By: Viv Croot

ISBN: 9781781453117
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2018
UK Publication Date: 7th March 2018
Publisher: GMC Publications
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Part of the Biographic series, which presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the worlds greatest thinkers and creatives. This book takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of Gustav Klimt, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots.


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By: Katie Greenwood

ISBN: 9781781453704
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
UK Publication Date: 7th October 2019
Publisher: GMC Publications
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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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By: Liz Flavell

ISBN: 9781781453728
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 7th September 2019
Publisher: GMC Publications
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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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By: Natalia Price-Cabrera

ISBN: 9781781453377
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 7th September 2019
Publisher: GMC Publications
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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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By: Brian Clegg

ISBN: 9781781453537
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2018
UK Publication Date: 7th October 2018
Publisher: GMC Publications
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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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By: Richard Farrimond

ISBN: 9781804512364
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2023
UK Publication Date: 15th March 2023
Publisher: Helion & Company
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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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By: Frank Edwards

ISBN: 9780995115491
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
Publisher: The Cuba Press
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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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By: Jennifer Beck

ISBN: 9780473678753
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
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The memoir includes behind-the-scene encounters with writers such as Margaret Mahy, Fiona Kidman and Dorothy Butler. Despite the traumatic loss of several loved family members and the challenges of ageing, Jennifers love of writing has continued, culminating in this memoir.


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By: Minnie Baragwanath

ISBN: 9781738596935
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
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This is the moving story of a woman who, throughout her life, has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do. This book has the potential to change our views of what disability means.


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By: Russell Tregonning

ISBN: 9781991159137
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
Publisher: Atuanui Press
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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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By: Matt Morris

ISBN: 9781990048746
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2024
Publisher: Otago University Press
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This biography tells the story of Bob Crowder, a leading horticulturist and early champion of regenerative agriculture in Aotearoa New Zealand. Crowder played a pivotal role in the birth of the organics movement in New Zealand, establishing the country's only university-based organics research unit and helping to build a sector now worth millions.


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By: Jacinta Ruru

ISBN: 9781990048852
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2025
Publisher: Otago University Press
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Books of Mana celebrates the rich tradition of Maori authorship in Aotearoa New Zealand. It reveals the central place of over 200 years of print literacy within te ao Maori and vividly conveys how books are understood as taonga tuku iho - treasured items handed down through generations.


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By: Cynthia Li

ISBN: 9781684032051
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
UK Publication Date: 31st October 2019
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
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In this revelatory memoir, doctor Cynthia Li shares the truth other doctors don't always understand and often won't share if they do-that chronic illness is complicated, and that treatment is not just matter of test results and prescriptions but requires a more comprehensive approach.


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By: Peter Bland

ISBN: 9781927242117
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2013
Publisher: Steele Roberts Aotearoa Ltd
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By: Hazel Hutchison

ISBN: 9781843919230
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2012
Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd
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A brand new, accessible biography of Henry James. Written by British academic and author, Hazel Hutchison, Brief Lives: Henry James examines James' travels through Europe, his settling in England and the close relationships that shaped his life and writings - in particular the women that were to become his most renowned female heroines.


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By: Bruce Lee

ISBN: 9780804851138
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
UK Publication Date: 9th November 2018
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
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Named one of TIME magazine's 100 Greatest Men of the Century, Bruce Lee's impact and influence has only grown since his untimely death in 1973


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By: John Little

ISBN: 9780804844079
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2014
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
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"Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary 'Bruce Lee: in his own words' by John Little."


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By: Miriam Barr

ISBN: 9781927242681
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2014
Publisher: Steele Roberts Aotearoa Ltd
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By: Martin Edmond

ISBN: 9781988592510
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2020
Publisher: Otago University Press
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As memoir, it is a sequel to The Dreaming Land (2015). A troubled and restless young Martin Edmond is on his way to becoming the wiser, older man who will sit down and write both narratives. As cultural history, the book gives us a participants-eye view of the early years of avant-garde theatre troupe Red Mole.


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By: Robbie Burton

ISBN: 9781988550367
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
Publisher: Potton & Burton
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Robbie Burton is a tramper and book publisher, who has had a life-long passion for the wild places of New Zealand. In his memoir, 'Bushline', he reflects on this love of the outdoors and how this has been interwoven into his career at the helm of Potton & Burton, one of New Zealand's largest independent publishers.


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By: Exley

ISBN: 9781784850623
Publication Date: Jan 2017
Publisher: Helen Exley Giftbooks
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By: Wes Lee

ISBN: 9781990007057
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
Publisher: Steele Roberts Aotearoa Ltd
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Wes Lees second collection of poetry is raw, frank, yet exquisitely crafted, covering themes like violence domestic and sexual and mental health.

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