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The Necklace: A True Story of 13 Women, 1 Diamond Necklace and a Fabulous Idea order quantity
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Author: Cheryl Jarvis
Published by: Harper Collins
One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a GBP20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the necklace. This is the true story of 13 ordinary women, and one extraordinary adventure. The Necklace is the amazing true story of thirteen women who didn't want to give up on their dreams. They clubbed together to buy a gorgeous diamond necklace, agreeing that each of them would have it for four weeks at a time. They would meet every month to find out what the necklace (now dubbed 'Jewelia') had been up to. The club had some rules: if someone went to Paris, they got the necklace. At least once, everyone had to wear the necklace whilst making love. After two years, the necklace had been loaned out to nieces, grandmas, friends and granddaughters. It had been worn by brides and colleagues ... more
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Author: Corinne Hofmann
Published by: Arcadia Books
After the phenomenal success of her two previous titles, here is the astonishing and absorbing follow-up in English for the first time. In The White Masai Corinne Hofmann told the incredible story of how she fell in love with and married Lketinga, a Masai warrior, and lived with his family in Kenya. Now, in Back From Africa, she describes her return to Switzerland and the difficulties that faced her there, detailing how she built a new life for herself and her daughter and overcame all obstacles with the same courage and optimism with which she faced the demands of her life in the Kenyan outback. Once again, Hofmann has proved herself to be an acute observer and an effective storyteller, and her astonishing and compelling tale speaks for herself.

What the reviewers have said about White Masai:
“The White Masai is a fascinating insight into a world most will never see”- Sunday Star Times
“Utterly fascinating…offers a unique ... more
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9781869711283
Changing Pace : A memoir order quantity
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Author: Sir Richard Hadlee
Published by: Hodder Moa
This memoir recounts the last few years of Sir Richard Hadlee's cricketing career before describing the tumultuous period in his life that followed his retirement. He describes the way in which his life, once so successful and full of high achievement, was suddenly shattered as he experienced a debilitating heart attack that led to major surgery, and shortly afterwards his marriage of twenty-two years disintegrated and came to a painful end. He then describes how, with the help of the woman who was to become his new wife he picked up the pieces and created a new life, first as a cricket ambassador and commentator, and then as the chairman of selectors for New Zealand Cricket. If he had hoped that at that point his life might become smoother sailing he soon found that being a cricket selector brought with it fresh challenges and exposed him to close scrutiny and criticism from the media.
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My Word Is My Bond order quantity
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Author: Roger Moore
Published by: Harpercollins
Roger Moore has been in the public eye for over half a century. Older audiences will recall him in his other, first, signature role, The Saint. A huge hit series in the 1960s, it was one of the most successful syndicated shows in television history. He made the role of Simon Templar his own - impossibly handsome, suave, sophisticated, coldly ruthless when he needed to be (but without wrinkling his impeccable hand-made suit). In short, the epitome of English style.

But there was another unique quality under that sophisticated veneer that audiences fell in love with - a hint of wry and wicked humour, something he developed into an artform as Bond. While he always said he could never take the place of Sean Connery, Roger Moore gave his 007 the sense that he was thoroughly enjoying himself and so should you.

He once said of his acting range: ‘Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised’ and ‘And of course I do my own stunts. And ... more
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9781905147298
Reunion in Barsaloi order quantity
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Author: Corinne Hofmann (tr from German Peter Miller)
Published by: Arcadia
Sequel to White Masai. Fourteen years after fleeing Kenya with her baby daughter, corinne returned in the summer of 2004 to meet Lketinga and his family again in their village, Barsaloi.

First published in Germany 2005; this translation 2006.
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The White Masai order quantity
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Author: Corinne Hofmann (tr from German Peter Millar)
Published by: Arcadia
The 4 million bestseller that tells the amazing true story of its author Corinne Hofmann who fell in love at first sight with a Masai warrior, married him and left her comfortable life behind to live with him in his totally alien world.
First published in German 1998; this translation 2005.

A film of this book will be released in New Zealand in November 2006.
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9781877449970
A Call from the Other Side: The Life Story of Psychic Medium Sue Nicholson order quantity
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Author: Sue Nicholson
Published by: Sue Nicholson and Sue Murray Partnership
Sue was always different and others sensed this. As she matured, she learnt to hide her special connection to the Spirit World and tried to lead a normal life as best she could. However, her life was to change when she met and married Steve who led her to a world far away to Wellington, New Zealand. Here Sue continued her pursuit of her spiritual connections in private. Later, spurred on by Spirit and turbulent experiences, she began to use her talents to help those around her. Eventually her abilities attracted wider acclaim, with Ninox Productions seeking her help in re-examining unsolved murder cases in the highly successful television series, Sensing Murder.
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9781439173145
Comeback 2.0 : Up close and personal order quantity
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Author: Lance Armstrong
Published by: Touchstone Books
After three years in retirement following his record-setting 7th Tour de France win -- which he accomplished after successfully battling the testicular cancer that almost killed him -- Lance Armstrong announced to the world on September 24, 2008 at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City, that he would return to professional cycling to help promote a Global Cancer Campaign. "Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal" is Lance Armstrong's first-person photo-journal of his 2009 comeback season with the goal to take the LIVESTRONG message around the world. Heavily illustrated with color photos and text, Lance will take readers on a thrilling ride through his dramatic comeback year.

Comeback 2.0 includes an introduction by Lance that frames his decision to return to competitive cycling followed by journal-like entries written through the course of his comeback season beginning with the Tour Down Under, followed by the Tour of ... more

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9781408805763
Committed : A sceptic makes peace with marriage order quantity
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Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
At the end of her bestselling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love", Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous horrific divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who - after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing - gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to discover (through historical research, interviews and much personal reflection)what this stubbornly enduring old institution ... more
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9780751537666
Extreme : My autobiography order quantity
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Author: Sharon Osbourne with Penelpoe Denning
Published by: Time Warner Books
Sharon Osbourne has lived - in her own words - 'fifty lives in fifty years'. As the daughter of notorious rock manager Don Arden, Sharon's childhood was a chaotic mix of glamour and violence, villains and diamonds. In rock star Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon found her soul mate, yet Ozzy's drug- and alcohol-fuelled excesses - which culminated in his attempt to strangle her - made their marriage a white-knuckle ride from the start; only her devotion to their three children gave her the will to survive.

From the highs of The Osbournes and The X Factor to the lows of Ozzy's near-fatal quad-bike accident and her own colon cancer, Sharon's tenacity, honesty and humour have triumphed again and again. In her long-awaited autobiography, Sharon Osbourne reveals the truth behind the headlines in her characteristically frank, intimate and articulate way. Inspiring, heart-rending and full of love, Extreme is the astonishing story of a truly ... more
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9780733626418
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future order quantity
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Author: Michael J. Fox
Published by: Hachette Australia
In the tradition of TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and THE LAST LECTURE comes an inspiring book of life lessons from Michael J Fox. Michael J Fox didn't finish high school, but he has gone on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and has achieved the highest accolades for his acting, as well as his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates his readers to work hard, achieve the most they can and maximise their abilities - all with his trademark optimism, warmth and humour. From moving to Los Angeles fresh from Canada, without a high school degree and learning to live on a wage; to taking on roles in Family Ties and the Back to the Future movies and nearly crashing and burning; and then learning to cope first with the death of his father and then with his own diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, MJF shares what he's learned about life, work, love, family and happiness and everything else along the way.
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9780958250986
In Extreme Danger : Chasing and filming natural disasters and catastrophic weather across the globe order quantity
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Author: Geoff Mackley with John McCrystal
Published by: Awa Press
SPECIAL PRICE Tsunamis, cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes and erupting volcanoes are a source of terror to most people, but to fearless photographer Geoff Mackley they are 'the greatest show on earth'. Whenever such disasters occur - practically anywhere on earth - he will be one of the first people on the scene.
This autobiography tells his remarkable story.

In the last two decades, Christchurch-born Mackley has carved out a reputation as a leading international filmmaker and photographer of extreme natural disasters. His film footage regularly leads news broadcasts on CNN and other worldwide networks. His incredible exploits were the subject of the major 2004 Discovery Channel series Dangerman, numerous other television shows have featured his efforts to get 'the best shot', and he has been written up in more than forty magazine and newspaper stories.
In this autobiography, Geoff Mackley tells his ... more
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9781877338823
Just Who Does He Think He Is? George Webby ,That's Who! order quantity
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Author: George Webby
Published by: Steele Roberts & Associates Ltd
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9781741660852
Losing My Virginity : The autobiography (revised ed 2005) order quantity
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Author: Richard Branson
Published by: Random House Australia
Sir Richard Branson’s amazing memoir is now updated to include the effect on the Virgin Group of September 11, his views on the war in Iraq, the rise of Virgin Blue and the flotation of Virgin Mobile. Discover how Virgin is moving into the US domestic flight market and why he set up the charitable body “Virgin Unite”. As ever, his thirst for challenge is unquenched. Sir Richard reveals the thrills of the world record attempt with the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer and taking Virgin to the final frontier as Virgin Galactic are poised for a new era of commercial space travel.

Revealing Sir Richard’s unique story, his personal philosophy on life, the Virgin brand and business, Losing My Virginity is an autobiography without equal.
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9780091920371
Mere Anarchy order quantity
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Author: Woody Allen
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
‘I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me.’ Thus begins 'Strung Out', Woody Allen’s hilarious application of the laws of the universe to daily life.
Mere Anarchy, Woody Allen’s first new collection in 25 years, features eighteen witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces – eight of which have never been in print before. Surreal, absurd, rich in verbal play, bitingly satirical and just plain daft in the mode we have grown to love from his finest films, this flight-of-fancy collection includes tales of a body double who, mistaken for the film’s star, is kidnapped by outlaws; a pretentious novelist forced to work on the novelisation of a Three Stooges film; a nanny secretly writing an expose of her Manhattan employers; crooks selling bespoke prayers on eBay; and how to react when you’re asked to finance a Broadway play about the invention and manufacture of the ... more
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9780753519752
Michelle Obama in Her Own Words order quantity
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Author: Michelle Obama (ed Lisa Rogak)
Published by: Virgin Books
'The only difference between me and every other woman that I know is that my challenges are publicized, and I'm doing this juggling in front of cameras.'

This fascinating, often-funny and sometimes-controversial collection of quotations from Michelle Obama gives a revealing insight into the life and mind of the new First Lady. Featuring her thoughts on the election campaign and how she sees her role in the White House, this timely compendium also shares her reflections on:
the juggling act between work and motherhood,
her own journey from Chicago's South Side to Princeton and Harvard,
the women who have influenced her, and
controversial issues such as abortion, racism and the war in Iraq.

It's an insipring collection that gives a quick and fascinting glimpse into this intriguing woman's view of the world.
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9780099547952
Moonwalk order quantity
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Author: Michael Jackson
Published by: Random House Business Books
"Moonwalk" is the only book about his life that Michael Jackson ever wrote. It chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo success. Giving absolutely unrivalled insight into the King of Pop's life, it details his songwriting process for hits like "Beat It", "Rock With You", "Billie Jean", and "We Are the World"; and describes how he developed his signature dance style, including the "Moon Walk". It also opens the door to his very private personal relationships with his family, including sister Janet, and stars like Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Marlon Brando, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, and Brooke Shields. At the time of its original publication in 1988, "Moonwalk" broke the fiercely guarded barrier of silence that surrounded Michael Jackson. Candidly and courageously, Jackson talks openly about his wholly exceptional career and the crushing isolation of his fame, as well ... more
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9780330444354
North Face of Soho order quantity
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Author: Clive James
Published by: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
At the very end of May Week Was in June, we left our hero sitting beside the River Cam one beautiful 1968 spring day, jotting down his thoughts in a journal. Newly married and about to leave the cloistered world of Cambridge academia for the racier, glossier life promised by Literary London, he was, so he informed his journal, reasonably satisfied. With his criticism beginning to appear in magazines and newspapers such as the New Statesman, and his poetry published in Carcanet, as well as a play then being performed to rave reviews at the Arts Theatre, James had good reason to be content. But what happened next?

This is the question posed, and answered by, North Face of Soho. Intelligent, amusing and provocative – the words apply to the man himself as much as his memoirs – it's a book that can't come soon enough for the legions of Clive James fans worldwide.
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9780753824047
On the Edge - my story order quantity
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Author: Richard Hammond
Published by: Gollancz
Richard Hammond is one of our most in-demand and best-loved television presenters. In September 2006, he suffered a serious brain injury following a high-speed car crash. ON THE EDGE is his compelling account of life before and after the accident and an honest description of his recovery, full of drama and incident. An adrenalin junkie long before his association with Top Gear, Richard tells the story of his life, from the small boy showing off with ridiculous stunts on his bicycle to the adolescent with a near-obsessive attraction to speed and the smell of petrol. After a series of jobs in local radio, he graduated to television and eventually to Top Gear. His insights into the personalities, the camaraderie and the stunts for which Top Gear has become famous, make compulsive reading. It was whilst filming for Top Gear that Richard was involved in a high speed crash, driving a jet-powered dragster. His wife Mindy tells the story of ... more
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9780340976807
Parky : My Autobiography order quantity
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Author: Michael Parkinson
Published by: Hodder Paperback
From prize-winning journalist to chat show king on a show voted one of the top ten British TV programmes of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career spans over four decades. Now an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colourful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinated. His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film programmes. His wide interests and expertise include jazz, film, football and cricket. Witty, humorous and blessed with exceptional intellectual clarity, Michael Parkinson's memoir is a joy to read.
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9781877340208
Sensible Sinning: Vignettes of life, war, lust, law and strife order quantity
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Author: Bernard Brown
Published by: Cape Catley
Inimitable law professor Bernard Brown gives his views on law reform, literature and politics in sharply observant poems & short stories from seven decades of a remarkable life.

Bernard Brown, who says he still 'professes law at the University of Auckland', has been unofficially voted New Zealand lawyers' most antic lecturer. He has been close to the pulses of law reform, literature and politics in New Zealand since 1962.

He is (sensibly) far from claiming that Sensible Sinning is the result, but he has taught law to many upper echelon judges and QCs, and politicians ranging from David Lange to Winston Peters, Richard Prebble to Doug Graham.

Sensible Sinning is a semi-autobiographical account in sardonic sketches, sharp poetical commentary and pertinent short stories, the latter clearly labeled fiction (to avoid legal action). They span seven decades of a remarkable life in England, Malaya , Singapore , New Guinea and, since ... more
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Spilling the Beans order quantity
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Author: Clarissa Dickson Wright
Published by: Hodder Paperback
Clarissa was born into wealth and privilege, as a child, shooting and hunting were the norm and pigeons were flown in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress, her father was a brilliant surgeon to the Royal family. But he was also a tyrannical and violent drunk who used to beat her and force her to eat carrots with slugs still clinging to them. Clarissa was determined and clever, though, and her ambition led her to a career in the law. At the age of 21, she was the youngest ever woman to be called to the Bar. Then disaster struck when her adored mother died suddenly. It was to lead to a mind-numbing decade of wild over-indulgence. Rich from her inheritance, in the end Clarissa had partied away her entire fortune. It was a long, hard road to recovery along which Clarissa finally faced her demons and turned to the one thing that had always brought her joy -- cooking. Now at last she has found success, sobriety - and ... more
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The Harry Gordon Story order quantity
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Author: Harry Gordon
Published by: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd (AUS)
After a police investigation Harry Gordon was declared dead but no body was found. A funeral too place and his grieving wife was about to collect a payout of $3.1 million dollars.
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The Necklace : How thirteen women changed each other's lives order quantity
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Author: Cheryl Jarvis
Published by: Harper Collins
One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a GBP20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the necklace. This is the story of 13 ordinary women, and one extraordinary adventure. This is the amazing true story of thirteen women who don't want to give up on their dreams. They club together to buy a gorgeous necklace, each of them get it for four weeks at a time. They meet every month to find out what the necklace (now dubbed 'Jewelia') has been up to. The club has some rules: if someone goes to Paris, they get the necklace. At least once, everyone has to wear the necklace whilst making love. It's now two years later, and the necklace has been loaned out to nieces, grandmas, friends and granddaughters. It has been worn by brides and colleagues and sisters and friends. And when it's ... more
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Author: David Yerex
Published by: Fraser Books
Word Imperfect is as readable and absorbing a memoir as might be expected from someone who has earned his living from word-spinning since graduating from famous US university Notre Dame, the years there a gift from his uncle Lowell, a multi-millionaire pioneer of Central American aviation.
David Yerex writes: "Thinking back the best part of 80 years, my memories are far from word perfect. However, Word Imperfect allows me to share some of them and remember the people who changed and enriched my life in many ways."
208 pages
225 x 150mm
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9780099492566
102 Minutes : The Untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers order quantity
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Author: Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn
Published by: Arrow Books
At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants... over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who lived through it - until now. Of the millions of words written about that unforgettable day, most have been from outsiders. New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn have taken the more revealing approach - reporting solely from the perspective of those inside the towers, 102 Minutes is the epic count of ordinary men and women, and includes incredible stories of bravery, courage and overcoming unbelievable odds including; the construction manager and his colleagues who pried the open the doors and saved dozens of people in the north tower; the police officer who was a few blocks away, filing his retirement papers, but grabbed his badge and sprinted to the buildings; the window ... more
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Author: Jack Osbourne
Published by: Macmillan General Books
By the time Jack was fifteen he was addicted to alcohol and prescription drugs, was hanging out with rock stars in LA and living a life that any teenager would aspire to. And then The Osbournes turned him into a global celebrity. But as much as Jack enjoyed his fame, underneath it all he was still an awkward teenager, using his sense of humour as a shield. And with fame and money came a greater access to drugs - his addictions took a firmer hold on him and his behaviour was soon out of control.
In 21 Years Gone, Jack writes with brutal frankness about his descent into addiction and the low point he reached when Sharon was diagnosed with cancer.
Scared that his mum might die, Jack retreated further into his alcoholic shell, hating who he was, hating what he did. Every night he would get into bed and pray for God to take his life. When Sharon realised what was happening she told Jack he had to go to rehab - and slowly he ... more
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A Beginner's Guide to Acting English order quantity
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Author: Shappi Kharsandi
Published by: Ebury Press
In the tradition of Nancy Mitford's "The Pursuit of Love" and Gerald Durrell's "My Family and Other Animals", comes a story of a young narrator in the midst of her eccentric family. But rather than landed gentry or bohemian travellers, it's a mad extended Iran clan who flee Tehran to 1980s Britain after the fall the Shah. Five year old Shappi and her beloved brother Peyvand arrive with their parents in London - all cold weather and strange food - without a word of English. If adapting to a new culture isn't troubling enough, it soon becomes clear that the Ayatollah's henchmen are in pursuit. With the help of MI5, Shappi's family go into hiding. So apart from checking under the family car for bombs every morning, Shappi's childhood is like any other kids - swings in the park, school plays, kiss-chase and terrorists.
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9781845133580
Alice Cooper: Golf Monster - How a Wild Rock'n'roll Life Led to a Serious Golf Addiction order quantity
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Author: Alice Cooper et al
Published by: Aurum Press Ltd
Alice Cooper has not formally written his autobiography. But nothing could come closer than this book which, in telling the story of how one of the wild men of rock has ended up a demon, driven golfer, has to tell the story of his whole life. No surprise, then, that the hardback publication of Golf Monster was greeted with queues all round the shop at his London signing at Borders, and that the book quickly went into three printings. This is a celebrity autobiography which, like Slash's surprise Christmas bestseller, has a real story to tell. This is the story of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet with hits like "School's Out" and "Elected", nearly lost it all to drink, and turned things around by finding a healthy obsession - golf - to replace the unhealthy addiction to alcohol. Cooper is still a major live act (toured last autumn with Motorhead), but also one of the best celebrity golfers. He's also ... more
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Author: Craig Venter
Published by: Penguin Books Ltd
Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. Yet in doing so, he rocked the establishment and became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of our age. This is the story of his incredible life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to daredevil sailor and maverick researcher, whose race to unravel the sequence of the human genome made him both hero and pariah. Incorporating his own genetic make-up into his story, this is an electrifying portrait of a man who pushed back the boundaries of the possible.
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9780330250498
All Creatures Great and Small order quantity
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Author: James Herriot
Published by: Macmillan General Books
The first volume of the classic adventures and misadventures involving the young vet, James Herriot, in the Yorkshire Dales from 1937 onwards.
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9780747266440
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Author: Barbara Windsor
Published by: Feature
Born in the East End of London just before the war, Barbara Windsor made her first stage appearance at the age of 13. From her early roles as the original Carry On dolly bird to her current hit as Peggy Mitchell in the award-winning BBC drama "EastEnders", her spectacular success in theatre, film and TV has made her a British icon - the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match. Here, for the first time, she talks in depth about the people and events that have shaped her career: her lonely childhood, her doomed marriage to Ronnie Knight, her legendary affairs, how she has never let her fans down whatever her personal anguish. This is the heart-warming story of a courageous woman and consummate performer who has always made sure the show goes on.
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9781877393235
Always the Outsider : A Lawyer's Journey order quantity
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Author: Colin Amery
Published by: Hazard Press Limited
Dop 2008, Auckland

In this carefully woven and deeply introspective memoir, Colin Amery reveals much of his complex personality in a tantalizing trail of his travels, adventures and eventual return to the legal profession at the age of fifty.

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9780141032733
An Autobiography, or the story of my experiments with truth order quantity
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Author: Mahatma Gandhi (tr from Gujarati by Mahadev Desai)
Published by: Penguin Books Ltd
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Western India in 1869. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the rights of Indians, instituting his first campaign of passive resistance. In 1915 he returned to British-controlled India, bringing to a country in the throes of independence his commitment to non-violent change, and his belief always in the power of truth. Under Gandhi's lead, millions of protesters would engage in mass campaigns of civil disobedience, seeking change through ahimsa, or non-violence. For Gandhi, the long path towards Indian independence would lead to imprisonment and hardship, yet he never once forgot the principles of truth and non-violence so dear to him. Written in the 1920s, Gandhi's autobiography tells of his struggles and his inspirations; a powerful and enduring statement of an extraordinary life.

First published 1929; this edition with new ... more
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9781869410292
An Autobiography (To the Is-land/An Angel at My Table/The Envoy from Mirror City) order quantity
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Author: Janet Frame
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
A beautiful new edition, celebrating Janet Frame’s life and bringing together all three award-winning books of her autobiography: To the Is-Land, An Angel at My Table and The Envoy from Mirror City. “One of the greatest autobiographies written this century.”
— Michael Holroyd.

First published 1982, 1984 & 1985; this omnibus edition 1989.
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9780718149963
And It's Goodnight from Him...The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies order quantity
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Author: Ronnie Corbett with David Nobbs
Published by: Michael Joseph
On 1st April 1971, The Two Ronnies aired for the first time on the BBC. It quickly became one of the most successful and long running television comedy shows ever on British television and its stars - Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett - national treasures. For the first time ever, Ronnie Corbett takes us behind the scenes and into the world of The Two Ronnies. He tells the real story of the legendary duo that bought us Piggy Malone and Charley Farley, The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, Magnus Magnusson and Charlie Smithers, Humphrey and Godfrey, The Allotment, But First the News and not forgetting the elaborate and hilarious Musical Segment. But this isn't just a book about the much-loved characters of The Two Ronnies sketch show. It is a story of a partnership and a friendship so close that throughout the years that Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker worked together, there was never a cross word between them.

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9780141044149
An Education order quantity
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Author: Lynn Barber
Published by: Penguin Books Ltd
Lynn Barber's true story is now a major film of the same name scripted by Nick Hornby. At 16, Lynn Barber was an ambitious schoolgirl working towards a place at Oxford, when she was picked up at a bus-stop by an attractive older man in a sports car. So began a relationship that almost wrecked her life.

Barber's fascinating memoir takes us beyond this bizarre episode, revealing how it left her with an abiding mistrust of men which paradoxically led her to a promiscuous life-style at university until she met her husband-to-be. An Education tells how she went on to work for seven years at daring (for the times) men's magazine Penthouse before beginning her starry days as the Demon Barber - Britain's most entertaining and most feared interviewer. The book ends with an extraordinarily moving account of the early death of her husband. Her writing is refreshingly frank and funny.
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9780007205233
Angela's Ashes : A memoir of childhood order quantity
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Author: Frank McCourt
Published by: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Angela's Ashes is Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums – too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy's drinking bouts constantly brought the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds. Written with the vitality and resonance of a work of fiction, and a remarkable absence of sentimentality, Angela’s Ashes is imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's distinctive humour and compassion. Out of terrible circumstances, he has created a glorious book in the tradition of Ireland's literary masters, which bears all the marks of a great classic.

First published 1996; this edition with PS section 2005.
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9780143010012
Arms Wide Open : A mother's story order quantity
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Author: Judi Davidson
Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.
An inspirational New Zealand non-fiction title.
Sexually abused as a child, pregnant at 18 and forced to give up her baby for adoption, Judi Davidson refused to stay a victim for the rest of her life. By her mid-thirties, she was happily married and the owner of a successful business. But six years later Judi was raising five children alone - two boys diagnosed with congenital spinal muscular atrophy and confined to wheelchairs, and a set of healthy, energetic triplets. Now aged 18 and 16, Ryan and Blake are outstanding students while their three younger siblings are supportive, caring teens, mature beyond their years and with talents of their own. In 2005 the family was invited to visit Professor Stephen Hawking at Oxford, a trip made financially possible both through Judi's hard work and donations from hundreds of New Zealanders wanting to support this deserving family.

First published October 2008.
 
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9780671797485
Arnold: the Eduction of a Bodybuilder order quantity
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Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Published by: Simon & Schuster Inc
Five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, and Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger is "the" name in bodybuilding. Here is his classic bestselling autobiography, which explains how the "Austrian Oak" came to the sport of bodybuilding and aspired to be the star he has become. "I still remember that first visit to the bodybuilding gym. I had never seen anyone lifting weights before. Those guys were huge and brutal....The weight lifters shone with sweat; they were powerful looking, Herculean. And there it was before me -- my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground." Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold shares his fitness and training secrets -- demonstrating with a comprehensive step-by-step program and dietary hints how to use bodybuilding for better health. His program includes a special ... more
 
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