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One Hundred Miracles - Music, Auschwitz, Survival and Love by Zuzana Ruzickova; Wendy Holden
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ružicková, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. 'Extraordinary' Sunday Times'Compelling' Daily Telegraph Zuzana Ružicková grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful, melodic childhood was to ...Show more
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Series: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
The beloved New York Times bestsellers and Kickstarter crowdfunding sensations are available on audio for the first time, read by a star-studded fierce female cast including Alicia Keys, Ashley Judd, Danai Gurira, Esperanza Spalding, Janeane Garofalo, Mozhan Marn , Phillipa Soo, Rowan Blanchard, and Sam ...Show more
Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Bestselling author of Born to Run rehabilitates a donkey to winning success. When barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes in a neglected donkey, his aim is to get Sherman back to reasonable health. But Sherman is ill-tempered, obstinate and uncooperative - and it's clear his poor treatment has ...Show more
The Smallest Lights in the Universe by Sara Seager
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
In The Smallest Lights in the Universe, MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager interweaves the story of her search for meaning and solace after losing her first husband to cancer, her unflagging search for an Earth-like exoplanet and her unexpected discovery of new love. Sara Seager has made it her life's work ...Show more
Fall of the House of Byron - Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England by Emily Brand
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
'A hauntingly beautiful portrait of the Byron dynasty' Rebecca Rideal 'Combining new research with a pacy narrative, Emily Brand introduces the glamorous and flawed Byron dynasty-William, the 'Wicked Lord', pleasure-seeking Isabella, and 'Mad Jack'-a family inheritance to match the wildest imaginings o ...Show more
The Book Collectors of Daraya by Delphine Minoui
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
'There is no jail that can imprison the free word, nor is there a siege tight enough that can prevent the spread of information.' MAZEN DARWISH, Syrian human rights activist, in a speech given on April 23, 2016, following his release from jail in 2015. In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was ...Show more
Eat, Drink and Be Murray by Murray Thom
$50.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Murray Thom is a completely self-made businessman who left school at 15 with his FSC (Failed School Certificate). Despite a lack of formal education, he was the Managing Director of CBS Records at just 23 years old. Since then, he has produced numerous bestsellers including, The Great New Zealand Songbo ...Show more
Taming the Wild by Kelly Wilson
$48.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Wild Kaimanawas set her on a journey of self-discovery, teaching her not only the language of horses, but the powerful impact they can have on our lives. In Taming the Wild, Kelly Wilson shares her training philosophies for creating happy horses that love their lives among humans. From learning how to r ...Show more
Marilyn Monroe: the Last Interview - And Other Conversations by Melville MELVILLE HOUSE (Series edited by); Sady Doyle (Editor)
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
During her short life, Marilyn Monroe was globally revered as the sex symbol of the 1950s and 60s, and the originator of "bombshell blonde" image. Today we understand her better as someone keenly self-aware of the artiface involved in playing that part, and as a world-class actor poised to break out of ...Show more
All Things Bright and Beautiful - The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet by James Herriot
$20.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The second collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. This omnibus edition comprises the majority of chapters from Let Sleeping Vets Lie and Vets in Harness. Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer's ...Show more
Oscar Garden: An Tale of One Man's Love of Flying by Annamaria Garden
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
One day in 1930, a man walked into a department store in London and bought an aeroplane. Having just learned to fly, Oscar Garden dreamed of flying to Australia. In his newly purchased aeroplane, he did just that. This adventure and myriad others this risk-taker embarked on are recounted in this book. O ...Show more
Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies
$35.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
The story of a life built on sand. In the rain. In this compelling memoir, comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his boyhood with vivid insight and devastating humour. Shifting between his 1970s upbringing and his life today, Davies moves poignantly from innocence to experience to the clarity of hindsi ...Show more