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Reflections on the 20th century. At nearly 99 years old, Lloyd Geering is well qualified to look back over the last century, consider the massive social changes he has lived through, and evaluate human progress.

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One of the most influential Czechs living abroad, New Zealand author Jindra Tichy's fascinating memoir is one of exile and survival, of distance and painful longing. It depicts in a moving way the pain and confusion of banishment from home, family and friends into an exile removed from everything familiar.

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Does DNA write our destinies Or do the hands that nurture triumph over nature What is it that determines who we really areRipiro Beach is a beautifully written, relentlessly honest memoir about one woman's determination to gather the threads of a life that has come undone.

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Celebrated plantsman Roy Lancaster's chance find of a Mexican tobacco plant in a local allotment sowed the seeds of his future career. In this, the story of his life with plants, we hear about his experiences at home and abroad and the plants, insects, birds and people he met along the way.

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Auckland chef Simon Gault opened his first restaurant aged 22, piling up awards and accolades at Bell House, Gaults on Quay, Euro, Giraffe and more.

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Sing No Sad Songs is a heartbreaking and yet beautifully composed memoir by Rebecca's mother, Sandra Arnold. It is a haunting story of bereavement, survival, courage and acceptance, as well as a fiercely tender account of a close mother-daughter relationship cut far too short.

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A lighthearted and entertaining memoir, this book follows Edmund Bohan's international singing career. Mostly based in Britain, Bohan sang more than 170 different major choral, operatic, and orchestral works. This account chronicles a singer and writer's lifetime of achievement with wit and a sharply observant eye.

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In this eclectic and delightful mix of memoir, biography, and history, veteran journalist and broadcaster Eric Beardsley gives a candid account of his life. The narrative chronicles the reporter's experiences from his childhood in 1920s and 1930s Christchurch, New Zealand, to his achievements as lead writer at the Press and information officer for the University of Canterbury.

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Honest, unapologetic and moving account of trauma, survival and advocacy by emerita professor in criminology and advocate for sexual assault survivors.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Raurimu Massacre took place on 8 February 1997, at Raurimu Lodge. Six people died, including Steve's own father. In Steve's own words, learn what went wrong, how he made his recovery, and now leads a meaningful life post detention in forensic mental health units, and committing one of New Zealand's worse mass shootings.