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By: Jane Prichard

ISBN: 9781991179845
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
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"Creating Space An Experience of Gender" describes the extraordinary work of Jane Prichard, in her own words. It tells how Janes advocacy for women and girls in Aotearoa New Zealand began.


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By: Adrienne Jansen

ISBN: 9781927277331
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2015
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
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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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By: Olga Trujillo

ISBN: 9781572249912
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2012
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
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The incredible true story of Olga Trujillo, whose childhood was devastated by sexual abuse and violence. This memoir follows Olga as she splits herself into "parts" and develops dissociative identity disorder to cope with the abuse, and then struggles to merge these parts and overcome the disorder in adulthood.


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By: Sir Toby Curtis

ISBN: 9781990042300
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
Publisher: Oratia Media
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*Hard-hitting memoir of Maori leader in education and broadcasting *Testament to Sir Toby, who passed away on 17 August 2022 *Mixes personal stories with reflections on NZ society *Lays out vision for lifting Maori educational achievement


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By: Dr Andrew Browning

ISBN: 9781760983017
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
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(Hardback)

By: Matteo Bortolini

ISBN: 9780691204406
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Wilson Margaret

ISBN: 9781988587844
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
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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.


(Paperback)

By: Jesse Norman

ISBN: 9780141987118
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 4th July 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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By: Felwine Sarr

ISBN: 9781517913892
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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"African Meditations is a unique contemporary portrait of a young philosopher and creative writer as he seeks to establish himself as a teacher upon his return to Senegal, his homeland, after years of study abroad. It is a seamless blend of autobiography, journal entries, and fiction; aphorisms and brief narrative sketches; humor and Zen reflections"--


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By: Peter Collier

ISBN: 9781893554979
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2004
Publisher: Encounter Books,USA
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Includes essays that analyze Noam Chomsky's intellectual career and the evolution of his anti-Americanism.


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By: Sujatha Gidla

ISBN: 9781911547228
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2019
UK Publication Date: 6th September 2018
Publisher: Daunt Books
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The stunning true story of an untouchable family who become teachers, and one, a poet and revolutionary.


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By: William James

ISBN: 9780691240152
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Ruth Hegarty

ISBN: 9780702234149
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2003
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
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A sequel to the award-winning memoir "Is That You Ruthie", which chronicled Ruth Hegarty's childhood story, this book begins with Ruth's courtship while she was an inmate of Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission, followed by her marriage and family life outside the mission and eventually in Brisbane.


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By: John Little

ISBN: 9780330425988
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
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Dr Catherine Hamlin has been described as a living saint and one of our greatest Australians. Since 1959 she has lived and worked in Ethiopia, helping the victims of fistulas - devastating injuries caused by obstructed labour in childbirth. Catherine's Gift takes us inside her extraordinary world, and the tireless work of Catherine Hamlin herself.


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By: David Sedaris

ISBN: 9781408708972
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2017
UK Publication Date: 5th October 2017
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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A visual compendium of the illustrated diaries David Sedaris has been creating since 1977 - time capsules of both our culture and the thoughts and observations of one of our most beloved writers.


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By: Waris Dirie

ISBN: 9781860497582
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2000
UK Publication Date: 18th January 2001
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Waris, one of 12 children, was born into a traditional family of desert nomads in East Africa. After an extraordinary escape she made her way to London and was famously discovered by a fashion photographer. A self-portrait of a woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty.


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By: Doreen Katinyeri

ISBN: 9780855756598
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
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Doreen Kartinyeri was a key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman. Aged 10 years, Doreen suffered the loss of her mother, her sister's removal and her own placement in Fullarton Girls Home, 100 kms from home. This title presents her story.


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By: Friedrich Nietzsche

ISBN: 9780140445152
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 1993
UK Publication Date: 26th November 1992
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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An autobiography completed days before Nietzsche's mental collapse and in every way his last testament. It is a summary of a coming to terms with the work and conflicts of his life, a final statement of his position as philosopher, psychologist and anti-Christ.


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By: Noel Loos

ISBN: 9780702249792
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
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Here, largely in his own words, is the incredible story of Edward Koiki Mabo, from his childhood on the Island of Mer through to his struggle within the union cause and the black rights movement. Originally published by UQP in 1996, this new edition has been updated by Mabo's long-time friend historian Noel Loos.


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By: Sue Kedgley

ISBN: 9780995135444
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
Publisher: Massey University Press
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A PIONEERING NEW ZEALAND FEMINIST REFLECTS ON FIFTY YEARS OF FEMINISM


(Hardback)

By: Michael Ashcroft

ISBN: 9781785907500
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2022
UK Publication Date: 17th March 2022
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
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Carrie Johnson is without doubt a very modern prime ministerial spouse. This examination of her career and life offers the electorate the chance to assess exactly what role she plays in Boris Johnson's unpredictable administration and why that matters.


(Paperback)

Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2012
UK Publication Date: 6th October 2011
Publisher: Cornerstone
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Alice could be anyone - she could be someone you know, or someone you love - and Alice is in trouble ...

Being fifteen is hard, but Alice seems fine. But the big difference between Alice and a lot of other kids on drugs is that Alice kept a diary .


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By: Sandra Lee

ISBN: 9781863254199
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2004
Publisher: Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)
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The true story of one Iraqi mother's desperate flight to safety and freedom in Australia. It's an unforgettable tale of tragedy, courage and hope, of one woman's fight to save her children and honour the memory of her dead husband, murdered by Saddam Hussein's brutal regime.


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By: Sue Williams

ISBN: 9781760982034
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2020
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
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Two incredible women, an unlikely friendship, and a united mission to save the lives of some of the world's poorest and most desperate women.

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