Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Jan Pryor blends her personal experience of losing a child with her professional understanding of family dynamics and children's development. The clumsiness of consolation; the challenges of organising a funeral and what to do with Alexander's ashes; the isolation, being far from friends and family; con ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own words. From their broad experience on the world stage in politics, economics and global not-for-profits, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Julia ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populates the town he dubs "Marwencol" with dolls representing his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships a ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A heartbreaking and hilarious true story of coming out as gay in New Zealand. Lil O'Brien accidentally outed herself to her parents at the age of nineteen when they overheard her talking to a friend about liking girls. Half an hour later she found herself on the side of the road, with instructions to co ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Things We Haven't Said is a powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, vignettes and interviews written by a diverse group of impressive adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. Structured to incorporate creative writing to engage the reader and informative interviews to dig ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A memoir of 50 years of change in church and society as experienced by New Zealand priest and bishop, Richard Randerson CNZM. The book outlines Richard's role as change agent and public advocate on issues such as anti-apartheid, nuclear-free NZ, women in leadership, same-sex relationships, marriage equa ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistNational Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony. In September 1941, Adolf Hitler ...Show more
Category: Biography & Autobiography
'We have written here about terrible things that we never wanted to think about again...Now we want the world to know: we survived, we are free, we love life.' On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: "Help me, I'm Amanda Berry.. ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A pocket-sized parenting guide for dads and dads-to-be, perfect as a gift. This handy little book is filled with all the fail-safe fatherhood tips and tricks a dad needs. From changing diapers and burping babies to building sand castles and hosting a sleepover party, this book is the perfect gi ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates some of the best-loved dolls' houses from the V&A Museum of Childhood. Published to accompany a new exhibition, Dolls' Houses presents specially commissioned photography detaling the astonishing skill and craftsmanship required to create these homes in mi ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Lance O'Sullivan is a man on a mission. Raised in Auckland by a solo mother, he had a modest upbringing typical of the time, if one chequered with difficulties. After being expelled from two schools, Lance could have gone off the rails. Instead, he found his way at Hato Petera College, connecting with h ...Show more
Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Series: 101 Things
Christmas can be a real whirlwind - buying presents, cooking the dinner, hosting the family. Surely there is a way to make it all a little more relaxing, and a bit more fun?This book offers an imaginative mix of games and tips to remind you of why we celebrate Christmas in the first place.Whether you ar ...Show more
