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The Last, the Least, the Lonely and the Lost: A memoir of medicine, meanderings and the marginalised

This eclectic memoir spans nearly 70 years, including over 50 years of medical experiences, describing the intriguing journey of an individual doctor in a changing world. Combining scholarship with th..

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The Life of Dai

A profound and inspirational account of dealing with adversity and finding daily meaning and happiness in our lives. 'Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face o..

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The Mirror Book

Growing up behind the family fa ade. Brave, explosive, and thought-provoking, this is a powerful memoir from a critically acclaimed writer. 'It's material, make a story out of it,' was t..

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The Queen's Wife

A modern love story- whakapapa, archaeology, art and heartbreak. A memoir of a turbulent time - and a chess game that broke all the rules. In 1989, two married women met by chance. They ..

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The Quick and the Dead

True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologist From the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tra..

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The Road Rises: A Memoir

A Quest for Mr Right An empty nest. A racing heart. A twitching eye. A dead career. Looks like it's time for a midlife crisis. Looks like it's time for a quest. Maybe it's time for Mr Right...

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There's a Cure for This: A Memoir *Ockham 2024 Shortlist*

The striking debut memoir from award-winning doctor and writer, Emma Espiner. "I don't know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking about how the tohu, o..

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Things I remember, or was told: A memoir by Carol Shand

Things I remember, or was told, is the memoir of outspoken Wellington GP Carol Shand, who since the early 1960s has spent her life fighting for change in medical, social and legal issues that she cons..

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This Pakeha Life: An Unsettled Memoir

This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pakeha. Every Pakeha becomes a Pakeha in their own way, finding her or his own meaning for that Maori word. This is the story of what ..

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Toby Curtis: Unfinished Business: Ki Hea Apopo

Born into poverty in 1939, Toby Curtis rose to the peak of achievement in Maoridom. His long history of leadership in education, broadcasting and the powerful Te Arawa confederation of iwi belied the ..

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Unsettled: Small Stories of Decolonisation

WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN YOUR PASTAfter Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir The Forgotten Coast in 2021, he made contact with Pakeha with long settler histories who were coming to grips with the t..

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Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story

The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audienc..

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Very Last Resort, The : Memoirs of a Motel Manager

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Vital Signs

Diagnosis and death; uncertainty and urgent laxatives; sleep deprivation and synthetic drawstring trousers: this debut work by Izzy Lomax-Sawyers chronicles her first year as a tired junior doctor at ..

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Voyages and Wanderings in Far-Off Seas and Lands

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Waiting: Soul Transformation

It's an inspirational book written over a several years as the Creator of the Universe dealt with heart issues on my personal journey. This 38-page adult, contemplative parable about the mona..

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We Need to Talk About Norman: New Zealand's Lost Leader

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We will not cease

We Will Not Cease is the unflinching account of New Zealander Archibald Baxter's brutal treatment as a conscientious objector during World War I. In 1915, when Baxter was 33, he was arrested, sent to ..

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Whakaaetanga Acceptance

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Where We Swim

'I'd wanted to remember why it was we swam in the first place to remember the pleasure of immersing in an element other than air.' Ingrid Horrocks had few aspirations to swimming mastery, but she h..

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Where's Reefton?

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Wild at Heart: The Dangers and Delights of a Nomadic Life

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 husband, hunting and gathering, and roaming the mountains like ..

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Wiremu Pere: the Life & Times of a Maori Leader

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World Adventures of a Polish Surgeon

World Adventures of a Polish Surgeon details Mark Witoszka's life over a span of over 80 years, covering the immense diversity of his professional work as a surgeon and physician, as well as his rich ..

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Would that be funny?: Growing up with John Clarke

When satirist John Clarke died, in April 2017, many people mourned his passing as if they had lost a friend or a member of the family. Many of us felt we grew up with him. After all, for the best part..

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Yes, Minister: An Insider's Account of the John Key years

Christopher Finlayson is a lawyer and was a senior minister in the John Key-led National government, serving as Attorney-General, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and Minister of Arts, Cu..

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You Probably Think This Song Is About You

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