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'A Feeling for Food' began as a letter to two sons leaving home, giving them the recipes of the food they'd grown up with so they could feed themselves, but Lis Cowey soon realised she was giving them another kind of nourishment that was all about who they were, where they'd come from and the adventures awaiting them.

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In 2015 Natalie was diagnosed with breast cancer. By cultivating her inner resources, including her Christian belief and disarming sense of humour, she found new ways of coping as the illness progressed and became incurable. Hers is a story of diagnoses, delays, mistakes, inquiries and apologies - but also of faith and community, hope and family.

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'All Veils Are Off' is Marguerette's extraordinary, hilarious, though at times devastating account of her 8 years living in Qatar. Not only did she have to navigate the tricky expat community, but also the secret and fiercely protected world of the Qatari women - a world very few outsiders are ever privy to.

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An Exquisite Legacy by George Gibbs, is the illustrated biography of G. V. Hudson, 1867-1946, one of New Zealand's greatest pioneer naturalists and artists, whose remarkable illustrations of this country's insects are a national treasure, while his huge, personal collection of insects is housed at Te Papa.

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A dynamic day-to-day chronicle of the band. Organised by year, each chapter of the book gives an overview of the band's fortunes and presents in diary fashion exactly what the boys were doing including detailed information about concert tours, radio and television gigs, recording sessions, record releases and solo activities.

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Astride a Fierce Wind is a story of the life of an immigrant and what it means to leave one home behind and cross the world to find another.

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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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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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Birch's story, from humble rural Waikato roots to political change-maker, is of an ordinary New Zealander who achieved extraordinary things. He tells all in "Bill Birch - Minister of Everything", written by former staffer and journalist Brad Tattersfield.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Over the past two decades, New Zealand health care has grown more culturally aware, slowly incorporating practices that better cater to the needs of Maori. Bradford Haami chronicles this health care evolution by telling the story of Amohaere Tangitu, a woman responsible for pioneering change.

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"Published in association with the Hocken Collections"--T.p. verso.

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Bernard Brown taught law at the University of Auckland for over forty years, including to ex-Prime Ministers David Lange and Winston Peters. This book is an entertaining romp through Brown's wartime and post-war experiences before arriving in NZ. It includes his meetings with such formidable figures as Margaret Thatcher and author Anthony Burgess.

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In "Cohousing for Life", architect Robin Allison describes her journey from mother of two in the suburbs to determined driver of the development of New Zealands first cohousing community. It is a personal story of a collective endeavour, a heroic journey of despair and triumph, as the obstacles mount and success at times feels far from certain.

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Douglas MacDiarmid has achieved an international reputation as an expatriate NZ painter. He defies labelling, acclaimed particularly as a superb colourist and for the diversity, technique and intellectual rigour of his paintings. His life and insights have the distinction of straddling almost a century of cultural trends and influences.