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Celebrated artist, activist and humanitarian, Keith Haring is the perfect subject for this graphic novel. Focused on three colors, this comic-book tells the fascinating life story of a man who lived his truth on all kinds of canvases.

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Davey Gunn lived 30 years in Fiordland's rugged Hollyford Valley, where he had one of the most isolated cattle runs in New Zealand. Although quiet and modest by nature, Davey became known throughout New Zealand. The Land of Doing Without brings to life the memories of many of Davey's contemporaries, and explores the man behind the legend: his quir

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The desire to protect a cultural icon led Eve Poole into politics and she was elected as Invercargill's first woman mayor in 1983, joining Cath Tizard in Auckland as trailblazers at both ends of the country. She was equally at home on TV shows such as Beauty and the Beast and retained the mayoralty for four terms until her untimely death in 1992.

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Learn about the fascinating origin of the rock and roll band Led Zeppelin. This amazingly detailed peek into their lives features an explanation of the impetus and development of each album released along with in-depth interviews with the band members, their manager, fans, friends, and insiders on what the band and the music meant to them.

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This is the first full English translation of the surviving Mangakhia journals and letters of French Marist priest Father Antoine Garin. Frank, open-minded and often humorous, Garins diary is a major contribution to the early history of European settlement in Aotearoa and a compelling insight into Mori customs, values and beliefs of the time.

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Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including newly commissioned images of Summers works, Llew Summers: Body and Soul is a joyful record of a life in sculpture and a testimony to the value of public art.

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In this insightful and compelling biography, Maureen Birchfield peels back the layers of the public firebrand to find an ordinary woman who negotiated enormous personal obstacles to raise four children while striving tirelessly to improve the world around her.

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Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform.

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Richly illustrated and deeply researched, 'Merchant, Miner, Mandarin' is both the compelling biography of one of the most distinguished figures of New Zealand business and an intriguing account of late 19th-century society, industry and race relations.

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Fourteen migrant taxi drivers talk about their lives - where they came from and why they came here, what it was like to settle in New Zealand, how they got into the taxi business, and how they see this country and its people.

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miss adventure: healing with music is the account of a life being lived following medical accidents. Trapped in a body tormented by pain, Pauline Grogan depends on both music and her spiritual practice to find the light in such darkness.

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This book covers the many achievements of the fighter and those associated with him during his long career in an interesting way which fight fans will find informative.

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This is the biography of Ngoingoi Pewhairangi a highly respected leader who was passionate about the revitalisation and flourishing of the Maori world. She actively introduced initiatives in education, langauge and the arts, receiving a QSM for her services to Maori. Mainly in English with some te reo Maori text.

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The story of the second half of Nigel's career as one of the most famous referees in World Rugby and one of only two Welsh refs ever to officiate at a Rugby World Cup Final, including the full story of his last Rugby World Cup in 2019.

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In this, the first book to consider Olivia Spencer Bower's life and work, art historian Julie King offers, through a lively and impeccably researched text and a selection of watercolours, paintings, drawings, prints and illustrations, a superb evocation of one of the most important and vital artists New Zealand has produced.

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