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A policy-focused campaigner, reluctant to join a political tribe and uncomfortable with the combative attitudes and personal jockeying that politics seemed to entail, this is the story of one of New Zealand's most eminent political actors.

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A heart-wrenching and detailed historical account following the last page of what might be the best known war story in all of Western history. Published in collaboration with the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam.

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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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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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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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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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"Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary 'Bruce Lee: in his own words' by John Little."

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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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A book about the men and women who do not fit tidily into the sphere in which they find themselves; who dare to go against the norm, even if that imperils them physically, politically or intellectually.

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Comrade tells a riveting story of labour activism and social change. Historian Cybele Locke recovers the relationships between communism and working class trade unionism during World War Two and the following decades.

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Sue Bradford is half American and sixth generation Kiwi on her fathers side -- her European missionary genes date from 1820s Northland.

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This is the true story of a Kiwi cop who survives the dangerous double life of an undercover agent and goes on to become New Zealand's most successful international fraud investigator.

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In Crossing the Lines, Brent Coutts brings to light the previously untold history of New Zealand homosexual soldiers in World War II, drawing on the experiences of ordinary men who lived through extraordinary times.

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The author, last surviving member of a remarkable dynasty, will forever be most closely associated with the fatal attempt by her father to break the water speed record in his boat. In this autobiography, she talks about her life with Donald Campbell as father, early-day 'celebrity', and holder of many world records on land and water.