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Mirka Mora: A Life Making Art by Sabine Cotte
$49.99 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
Mirka Mora features a rich insight into the intellectual life and art practice of one of Australia's most versatile, creative and prolific modern artists. A Melbourne cultural icon, Mirka, along with her ex-husband Georges, was instrumental in helping to establish Australian modern art on a global stag ...Show more
The Light of Days by Judy Batalion
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
Judy Batalion, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, discovered an extraordinary story of women who fought the Nazis. The "ghetto girls" paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of marmalade, helped build systems of underground bunkers. They flirted with Nazis, bought them ...Show more
Perfection: The Life and Times of Sir William Manchester by Earle Brown
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
From country boy to internationally renowned plastic surgeon, from junior medical officer to Lieutenant Colonel in just four years, "Perfection: the life and times of Sir William Manchester" covers a life of achievement and service. Hailing from small beginnings in rural Waimate, William Manchester beca ...Show more
A Drinking Life by Jack London
$17.99 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
"Come. Your glass is empty. Fill and forget." In one of the great works of American literature, Jack London tells a poignant tale of the power of addiction through his alter-ego, John Barleycorn. With alcohol as his sole companion, John travels across North America, living as a sailor, gold prospecto ...Show more
Into the Unknown: The Secret WWI Diary of Kiwi Alick Trafford No. 25/469 by Ian Trafford
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
A personal account of WWI from the diaries of a Gisborne farm boy, shaped into a gripping narrative by the diarist's grandson 100 years later. Follow Alick as he moves from his last night on the farm in early 1916, through enshipment and training, then off to the battle fields of France and Belgium, occ ...Show more
Wild at Heart - The Dangers and Delights of a Nomadic Life by Miriam Lancewood
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
Gripping sequel to the international bestseller Woman in the Wilderness, Miriam Lancewood's story of the quest for a simple life, unfettered by society's norms. Miriam Lancewood's first book Woman in the Wilderness told her story of living for seven years in the wilderness of New Zealand with her husba ...Show more
I'm in a United State by Paul Henry
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
Paul Henry reflects on his life and times in this homage to the land of the slightly shabby stars and stripes.
One Last Lunch One Final Meal with James Baldwin, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, David Bowie, Steve Jobs, and More, from Those Who Knew and Loved Them by Erica Heller
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
In this heartwarming collection edited by Joseph Heller's daughter, dozens of contributors imagine one last lunch with someone they cherished A few years ago, Erica Heller realized how universal the longing is for one more moment with a lost loved one. It could be a parent, a sibling, a mentor, or a fr ...Show more
Not For You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense by Ronen Givony
$40.99 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
There has never been a band like Pearl Jam. The Seattle quintet has recorded 11 studio albums; sold 85 million records; played a 1,000 shows, in 50 countries; and had five different albums reach number one. But Pearl Jam's story is about much more than music. Through passion, integrity, and sheer force ...Show more
I Know This to Be True - Greta Thunberg on Truth, Courage and Saving Our Planet by Greta Thunberg
$20.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs
'I Know This to Be True' is a global five-year project founded on original interviews to inspire a new generation of leaders. Truth, wisdom, inspiration and what really matters for the most inspiring leaders of our time.Still a teenager, Greta Thunberg is one of today's most prominent climate change act ...Show more
I Know This to Be True - Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Equality, Determination and Service by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
$20.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
'I Know This to Be True' is a global five-year project founded on original interviews to inspire a new generation of leaders. Truth, wisdom, inspiration and what really matters for the most inspiring leaders of our time. The inimitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an associate justice of the US Supreme Court, e ...Show more
Impossible: My Story by Stan Walker
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
An extraordinary memoir about family, love, belief, redemption and the power of forgiveness. Everything has a reason. Everything has a purpose. Stan Walker is one of the finest singers to emerge from Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa in a generation. When Stan won Australian Idol in 2009, he was thrown ...Show more