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Rhianna Boyd's uncompromising story aims to dispel myths about this terrible mental illness, and to inspire others to keep fighting. It takes us through dark and desperate times, but in the end is about overcoming obstacles - and the power of hope.

(Paperback)

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.

(Paperback)

Jam-packed full of fascinating information about Elvis Presley: his childhood as told by his father, Vernon, his rise to fame in the music world by his mid-twenties when the world lay at his feet, his military career, and sizable film career, and the pressures that led to his self-destructive behavior and early death.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Award-winning author Tessa Duder tells the gripping story of Sir Peter Blake's life for teenage readers, revealing what made him an inspirational leader. The book features boxes backgrounding sailing skills, the America's Cup and other key points, and is richly illustrated with photos from his life (including 8 pages of colour).

(Paperback)

Strong Words #2 showcases the long-listed entries for the 2019 and 2020 Landfall essay competitions.

(Paperback)

Strong Words is a striking collection of essays that show what Virginia Woolf once described as the art that can at once `sting us wide awake and yet also `fix us in a trance which is not sleep but rather an intensification of life. It celebrates an extraordinary year in New Zealand writing.

(Paperback)

Strong Words 3 showcases the best of the best of Aotearoas contemporary essays from 2021 & 2022, selected from entries into the prestigious Landfall Essay Competition. Strong Words 3 features compelling new writing on contemporary issues, tackling topics such as healthcare, gender, grief, lost language and the long aftermath of colonisation.

(Hardback)

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.

(Paperback)

When Adrienne was first diagnosed with cardiomyopathy she asked, What is that She had never heard of the condition and had trouble finding information. Her book is designed to help others with cardiomyopathy and heart failure.

(Paperback)

Bob Calkin was born in 1935 and grew up as Aotearoa New Zealand was entering a period of unprecedented stability and boom times. Tales from the Lucky Generation follows Bobs rise from humble roots in working-class Whanganui to the world of law and business before a spectacular fall from grace landed him with a six-year prison sentence.

(Paperback)

In a reversal of the usual Tuscan Dream, a small Italian family of parents, daughter and dog, moved to New Zealand in 1996. They met adventures and natural disasters, observed animals and nature, while establishing a vineyard and doing many more things. The book also tells of their life in Italy and Japan, and holidays around the world.

(Paperback)

Activist, creative entrepreneur and counsellor Robin Woodsford is a Baby Boomer and in this moving reflection on his life and times he discovers that his personal story is also a universal one. More, he says the job's not done yet.

(Hardback)

Tangata Ngai Tahu, Volume Two remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngai Tahu. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring Ngai Tahu into the present.

(Paperback)

Tangata Ngai Tahu, Volume Two remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngai Tahu. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring Ngai Tahu into the present.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

The book relates stories of people at the end of life who have continued to teach the author the importance of self-awareness. With more awareness there is less likelihood of projecting one's own issues into the situation and less likelihood of developing compassion fatigue or 'burnout'.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The two political works in this text are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history. Dating from an epoch in Chinese history known as the "Period of the Warring States" (4003 - 221 BC), they anticipate by nearly 2000 years Niccolo Machiavelli's treatises on the same subjects.

(Paperback)

Memoir of Dorothy Buchanan, one of New Zealands most prominent composers a force in music and music-making in Aotearoa for over half a century.

(Hardback)

The Book Collector is an enjoyable and thoroughly engaging read, packed full of stories, personal observations, useful information and splashes of humour, inviting the reader to further explore what our often neglected New Zealand literature has to offer.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A compelling insight into one Far East ex POW survivor's mental health and terrible suffering, long after he returned home to his loving family resulting in domestic abuse observed through the eyes of a child.

(Paperback)

After fleeing Hitler, Lidi gets a letter about " all those relations, just perished." She burns it hoping her trauma would disappear, but age 92, regrets burning it. Too late. "They", remain Helene's mystery. For 50 years, she searches the world. Helene also unearths hidden parts of her mother and her self.

(Hardback)

A charming addition to Rizzoli s carefully curated program of bringing classic books back into print.