This Pakeha Life - An Unsettled Memoir by Alison Jones
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
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 it means to me. I have written this book for Pakeha - and other New Zealanders - curious about their sen ...Show more
GROW - Wahine Finding Connection Through Food by Sophie Merkens
$59.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs
Sophie Merkens takes us on a journey across Aotearoa meeting 37 inspiring women who find meaning and connection through food. From mothers, gardeners, hunters, chefs and hobbyists, their conversations dive deep into how food influences their lives. Grow - Wahine Finding Connection Through Food is a refr ...Show more
The Story Of Sir Peter Blake by Tessa Duder
$25.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs
Award-winning author Tessa Duder tells the gripping story of Sir Peter Blake's life for teenage readers, revealing what made him an inspirational leader. The book features boxes backgrounding sailing skills, the America's Cup and other key points, and is richly illustrated with photos from his life (inc ...Show more
Surviving Centrepoint: My Years in New Zealand's Most Infamous Cult by Rachel C. King
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs
A powerful survivor's memoir from a former child resident of New Zealand's infamous Centrepoint Community. Shortly before I turned 13, my life changed forever when my family moved to the notorious Centrepoint Community on Auckland's North Shore, then at its peak. Centrepoint was founded by Bert Potter, ...Show more
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
$32.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs
In her bestselling follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon Becoming, Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and insightful reflections to help us find inner strength; create and deepen relationships with others; and better protect and strengthen ourselves.Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter ...Show more
My Life in Two Halves: A Memoir by Betty Gilderdale
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: Very Good
Betty Gilderdale lived the first half of her life in England and the second, in New Zealand. This book follows her early childhood in London, the war years, university study, professional life, marriage and children, through to making a new life in New Zealand when she and her husband Alan and their thr ...Show more
Know Your Place by Golriz Ghahraman
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
The story of a child refugee who faced her fears, found her home and accidentally made history When she was just nine, Golriz Ghahraman and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. After a terrifying and uncertain journey, they landed in Auckland where they were able to seek asylum and - ulti ...Show more
Geoff Murphy - A Life on Film by Geoff Murphy
$34.99 NZD
$39.99 (12% off)
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: good-very good
The majorly entertaining memoir from a major entertainer - Geoff 'Goodbye Pork Pie' Murphy tells it like it really was in this director's cut of his life and times. "I'm taking this bloody car to Invercargill!" It was the line that had cinema audiences cheering. Goodbye Pork Pie became an instant classi ...Show more
Navigation: A Memoir by Joy Cowley
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: good
In the world of New Zealand children's books, the name Joy Cowley engenders enormous respect and affection. She has published dozens and dozens of children's trade books of all kinds, such as the Mrs Wishy Washy series, the award-winning Shadrach trilogy and Hunter. And she has written literally hundred ...Show more