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A companion, not a catalogue, to an exhibition of Brasch's (1909-73) collection of manuscripts, photographs, paintings, and books at the University of Otago Library. Writers, critics, academics, and librarians celebrate his life and work. Several paintings are reproduced in colour.

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Long-awaited biography of one of NZs first women poets and travel writers also a prison reformer, humanitarian, botanist and conservationist. One of the first writers with an authentic NZ voice.

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In the life-affirming sequel to Welcome to St Hell, author, illustrator and filmmaker, Lewis Hancox, gives guidance and wisdom to his past self, helping him navigate what it takes to become the man he wants to be - from his first chin hair to his first bromance. This funny and honest personal story shows what it truly means to find self-acceptance.

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Rare first hand account of the US withdrawal from Kabul through the eyes of a civilian.

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This book presents Edward Little's memoir of Phillip Tapsell with editing and annotation. Part 1 discusses Tapsell's life as a Pakeha-Maori; Part 2 reproduces Little's original manuscript; and Part 3 summarises key events, examines the manuscript as an artefact, and includes accounts of Tapsell's life and how that has been interpreted in Denmark.

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This memoir charts the author's breakdown after migrating from New Zealand to England: what begins as homesickness and career burn-out develops into depression, contamination phobia and OCD.

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Respectable families hold on to their myths, contain the violence, uphold the Establishment. There was always going to be a story. It couldnt be overlooked, and this one will set the skeletons rattling and the gin bottles clinking up and down the country. Overall it is a story of survival.

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Autobiographical readable/humorous account of ten years as an experimental/military test pilot at MOD Boscombe Down.

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A restless 17-year-old seeking fame, fortune (and romance) goes hitchhiking with three older girls. What begins as a holiday frolic becomes a survival recipe for life.

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In this fascinating book, an Italian literary scholar traces the story of his grandparents childhood on Stromboli, Italy, at the end of the 19th century, and their later immigration to New Zealand. Painting a lively picture of life in Island Bay, New Zealands Little Italy, from 1900 to the 1960s, this book weaves events and themes into a moving story of the familys moments of joy and sorrow.

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fresh ink 2021 is an anthology of new writing presenting the varied voices of New Zealand writers as they respond to the experience of Covid-19 that has touched us all in some way. Established and award-winning authors sit alongside some lively 'fresh ink' from previously unpublished voices. The third in this popular series.

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*The first biography to focus fully on Freyberg as a man *Reveals the reality behind the myth of this complex individual *Fast-paced, tightly edited story with photo section Freyberg: A Life's Journey is the most accessible biography on 'Tiny' Freyberg yet, with numerous black and white photos.

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The amazing life story of Sir Hardy Amies, SOE hero who led a fascinating double life as a couturier and an intelligence officer during the Second World War.

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One man's memoir of World War II which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima. This is his story, a sweeping journey though the landscape of war and far more fascinating and exciting than any fiction.

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