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1. Steve Jobs: A Biography (US Ed.)
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From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Is...
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2. A Home-grown Cook: The Dame Alison Holst Story
Dame Alison Holst holds more titles than her damehood suggests: she's been invariably described as 'Mother of the Nation', 'Queen of the Kitchen' and 'a groundbreaker in the culinary world'. In the sixties, Dame Alison singlehandedly changed the way women prepared food for their families with he...
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3. Mud, Sweat and Tears
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Mud, Sweat and Tears Trade Paperback
At 7.22am on May 26th 1998, Bear entered The Guinness Book of Records as the youngest, and one of only around thirty, British climbers to have successfully climbed Everest and returned alive. He was only 23 years old. The actual ascent took Bear over ninety days of extreme weather, limited sl...
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4. Every Bastard Says No: The 42 Below Story
If you haven't heard of the success of 42 Below Vodka you must have been living under a rock! Initially brewed by Wellington advertising man Geoff Ross in his garage, everything about this vodka was audacious, from the very notion of making high-end vodka Downunder to its shock-and-awe advertising c...
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5. Finding the Path: Awaken Your Connection to Spirit
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 I love my work as a medium. I love to be connected with spirit, doing spirit work with people who are grieving over losing their loved ones, or hurting from past experiences. I am truly blessed. However, there is something I want people to realise: you can do this too! Every one of us can find...
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6. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists (Black Cover)
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This is a true story. It really happened. "The Game" recounts the incredible adventures of an everyday man who transforms himself from a shy, awkward writer into the quick-witted, smooth-talking Style, a character irresistible to women. But just when life is better than he could have ev...
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7. Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian
This is Kris Jenner's brutally honest memoir - the never-before told story of the sawy businesswoman behind the Kardashian empire. It is a revealing personal story: An ambitious businesswoman, Jenner will delve into the world of living a hectic life in the celebrity spotlight as well as touch on the...
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8. Fleur: The Life and Times of Pioneering Restaurateur Fleur Sullivan
Fleur Sullivan is a South Island legend, the culinary maven responsible for not one but two iconic local restaurants Olivers in Clyde and the eponymous Fleurs Place in Moeraki. Now, at the age of 72, she's running a third, The Loan and Merc in her home town of Oamaru. Her eventful career has spanned...
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9. A Life on Gorge River: New Zealand's Remotest Family
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Robert Long and his family - wife Catherine, and children Christan (17) and Robyn (14) - live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland. Robert has lived there for nearly 30 years; Catherine for 20 and the kids all their lives. Their only contact with the outsid...
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10. Eat, Pray, Love
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Eat, Pray, Love Paperback
This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from l...
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11. Toughen Up: What I've Learned About Surviving Tough Times
Michael Hill believes the looming meltdown can be a good thing for businesses and entrepreneurs. It is possible to succeed in a downturn - in fact it is the perfect situation in which to perfect a business. Instead of fearing the side-effects of recession, wallowing in gloom and convincing ourselves...
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12. Kingdom of Fear (Popular Penguins)
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Hunter S. Thompson's Kingdom of Fear is the wild and outrageous autobiography from the world's most notorious journalist. It's an unrestrained and uncensored account of fast living, hard drinking, sharp writing and unimaginable drug taking; of road trips, girls, guns, bikes and being accused of tryi...
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13. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
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It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue...
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14. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists (Blue Cover)
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This is a true story. It really happened. "The Game" recounts the incredible adventures of an everyday man who transforms himself from a shy, awkward writer into the quick-witted, smooth-talking Style, a character irresistible to women. But just when life is better than he could have ev...
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15. Idea Man: A Memoir
Idea Man: A Memoir Paperback
According to "Time", Paul Allen is one of the '100 Most Influential People In The World.' "Idea Man" is the story of the fascinating life of a man who has made an unprecedented impact in science, technology, business, sports, music, and philanthropy. His memoir features previousl...
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16. Phil Kingsley Jones: How Did I Manage That?
Coal miner. Stand-up comedian. Manager. Phil Kingsley Jones has done it all, but is best known for his association with rugby’s most explosive player - the great Jonah Lomu. While the giant wing terrorized opponents on the field, Kingsley Jones masterminded his rise from humble bank clerk to m...
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17. Through Thick and Thin: My Autobiography
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By Gok Wan
In a short space of time, Gok Wan's infectious energy and charisma have made him an essential and much-loved part of Britain's TV landscape. He dominates the Channel 4 schedules with no less than three shows: How to Look Good Naked, Gok's Fashion Fix and Miss Naked Beauty, has published bestselling ...
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18. Rebel With A Cause
Rebel With A Cause Paperback
Ray Avery is an amazing person. He is the current New Zealander of the Year because of his clever work in the Third World using his scientific and business knowledge to provide cheap cataract operations, cheap and more effective incubators for babies and other creative scientific solutions. His ...
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19. A Simpler Time: A Memoir of Love, Laughter, Loss and Billycarts
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It still amazes me what they they allowed us to do without their supervision or help. Climb trees, from the age of four or five? No problems. Drive the tractor from the age of six or seven onwards? Good luck to you. Peter FitzSimons' account of growing up on the rural outskirts of Sydney, in the ...
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20. Mata Toa: The Life and Times of Ranginui Walker
Author, biographer, historian, academic, commentator, rangatira, activist, leader . . . Professor Ranginui Walker has been in the headlines for decades, ever since the beginnings of the Maori political and cultural renaissance in the 1970s. Walker is one of the few Maori leaders to assume the re...
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21. Screw it, Let's Do it: Lessons in Life
Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has built a business empire and made billions and is renowned for his approachability and ability to challenge and succeed against the odds. "Screw It, Let's Do It" reveals the lessons that have helped him through his business and personal life, like...
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22. My Left Foot
My Left Foot Paperback
Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read,...
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23. We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
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In November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt.Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister...
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24. 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life
One recent December, at age 53, John Kralik found his life at a terrible, frightening low: his small law firm was failing; he was struggling through a painful second divorce; he had grown distant from his two older children and was afraid he might lose contact with his young daughter; he was living ...
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25. Every Day In Tuscany
Every Day In Tuscany Trade Paperback
Twenty years ago Frances Mayes, having ended a long marriage and begun a new relationship, was travelling in Italy and happened upon an abandoned, grand but dilapidated three-storey house called 'Bramasole' just outside the Tuscan hillside of Cortona. Mayes fell immediately in love with the house an...
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26. My Life and Work - An Autobiography of Henry Ford
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This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined. ...
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27. Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
More than a half-century ago the Canadian Wildlife Service assigned the naturalist Farley Mowat to investigate why wolves were killing arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone-studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for the wolves (who we...
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28. Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill
For Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be 'out of the woods' but he is certainly not 'over the hill'.Looking back over more than ...
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29. A Bridge Over: The Story of John Masters, Veteran Fighter
In 1965, John Milbanke Masters was awarded the Military Cross for action in Borneo, for which he was made a life member of the Gurkhas. In 2002 he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Between these awards recognising gallantry and chivalry, John was the last New Zealand comman...
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30. Return to the Little Kingdom: Steve Jobs, the Creation of Apple and How it Changed the World
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Almost thirty years ago, Michael Moritz, then a young journalist at "Time" magazine, was allowed exclusive access to the inner workings of a cutting-edge technology company to tell the story of its first decade in business. "The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple Computer" brought readers in...
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31. Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World
Lynne was just an ordinary Southern mom when the overnight success of her daughter Britney shoved the Spears family into the blinding limelight glare.Through the Storm takes readers beyond the reach of the paparazzi to share the inside story of the Spears family - as only a mother can tell it. In th...
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32. Power Trip: Kevin Rudd: An Election-year Profile
David Marr delves deep into the life, character and style of Kevin Rudd. This irreverent, controversial account is a ground-breaking, in-depth profile that traces Rudd's years in Queensland, in China, in opposition and finally in government. Based on extensive research, observation and interviewing,...
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33. More Memoirs of an Aesthete
In this delightful sequel to "Memoirs of an Aesthete" Harold Acton continues where he left off in 1939. Packed with recollections of the famous personalities he knew such as the Sitwells, Norman Douglas, Bernard Berenson, Gertrude Stein and Evelyn Waugh, this book brilliantly evokes a soci...
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34. Running with Scissors: A Memoir
This is the story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of grandeur) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain. Suddenly at the age of 12, Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect s...
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35. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly 20 years...
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36. Being Pakeha Now: Reflections and Recollections of a White Native
A reprint of Michael King's seminal book on what it means to be a non-Maori New Zealander. First published in 1985, Being Pakeha became a kiwi classic, a strong reply both to Maori who were asserting their own identity and also to Pakeha who were mumbling that they didn't have a strong culture or id...
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37. Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography (UK Ed.)
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From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs' professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacs...
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38. Arthur Allan Thomas: The Inside Story
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For the first time in 40 years, the man wrongly convicted of the Crewe Murders breaks his silence to tell the full story. A NEW WITNESS COMES FORWARD: “Dear Ian, I have had information since 1970 that I have been far too frightened to release. I made an effort to inform the Police in 1970 a...
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39. Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting into Space
 "As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, drea...
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40. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner...
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