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Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude

Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude

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"Nicole Avant gives a raw and courageous look into how she found the light in her darkest moment. She reminds us that grief is different for everyone, and we have...
With the End in Mind: How to Live and Die Well

With the End in Mind: How to Live and Die Well

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset' Sunday Times'Illuminating and beautiful' Cathy Rentzenbrink What if everything you thought you knew about death was wrong?How...
Damaged: Jodie's parents were supposed to protect her...

Damaged: Jodie's parents were supposed to protect her...

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The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller. At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there...
The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana

The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana

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A downright revolutionary 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of the iconic bestselling biography of Nirvana, updated with exclusive new content exploring the personal and cultural forces that inspired the music, the author's...
Crisis

Crisis

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We had been there for over 12 hours. The man was still 30 feet up a tree, balancing on a branch directly over one of the main railway lines out...
Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in...

Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in...

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The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down...
We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity...
My Brother Jaz

My Brother Jaz

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A profoundly moving memoir on grief and resilience In January 2024, in a period of personal crisis, Gideon Haigh abruptly started writing the story of the night his seventeen-year-old brother...
View from the Second Row

View from the Second Row

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The most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning four World Cups, nine Super Rugby finals and 153 appearances in the black jersey....
Hope: The inspiring and deeply moving new book about finding peace from the bestselling author of A MOTHERS STORY, for readers of Leigh Sales, Julia Baird, Turia Pitt and Indira Naidoo

Hope: The inspiring and deeply moving new book about finding peace from the bestselling author of A MOTHERS STORY, for readers of Leigh Sales, Julia Baird, Turia Pitt and Indira Naidoo

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After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced...
Nothing Significant To Report: A Kiwi soldier's hilarious true stories of mischief and misadventure in the New Zealand Army

Nothing Significant To Report: A Kiwi soldier's hilarious true stories of mischief and misadventure in the New Zealand Army

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Laugh-out-loud yarns from a soldier in the New Zealand Army When new recruit Dario Nustrini's head was freshly shaved in preparation for the army, he knew nothing about what training...
On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother

On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother

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Stories of life, death and bravery by a Kiwi female general surgeon 'Ruthlessly honest and viscerally beautiful. The book I wish I had read as a medical student.' Emma EspinerThe...
Dropping the Mask: The long-awaited inspiring new memoir from the legendary Australian screen icon beloved by all

Dropping the Mask: The long-awaited inspiring new memoir from the legendary Australian screen icon beloved by all

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An icon. A household name. One of our best-loved actors. Noni Hazlehurst is finally telling a story of her own. A fourth-generation performer, Noni Hazlehurst has storytelling in her blood....
Bloody Minded: War, womanhood and finding my voice

Bloody Minded: War, womanhood and finding my voice

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'A story of grit and determination from a woman who writes the way she lives - fiercely, with passion and in full colour.' - Michele A'Court 'There are times, admittedly...
Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

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The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change, from the bestselling author of CLEO and BONO

Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change, from the bestselling author of CLEO and BONO

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Cleo, a warm, wistful coming-of-age true story about the transition from childhood to adolescence, and the small stray cat who helped guide...
Woman Uninterrupted

Woman Uninterrupted

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Yarns on a life lived at a million miles, from beloved broadcaster, podcaster and go-getter Brodie Kane 'A romp through glorious (and gross) adventures, Brodie writes as if you're her...
The Life of Dai

The Life of Dai

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A deeply moving and profoundly uplifting story about living with joy, even in the face of adversity. 'Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face...
Black Ties, Red Carpets, Green Rooms

Black Ties, Red Carpets, Green Rooms

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The Comfort Book

The Comfort Book

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'Profound, witty and uplifting' - Observer'Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life' - IndependentThe Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times...
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

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Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York

Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York

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Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

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The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape From North Korea

The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape From North Korea

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Murder By Family

Murder By Family

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'I Was Transformed' Frederick Douglass: An American Slave in Victorian Britain

'I Was Transformed' Frederick Douglass: An American Slave in Victorian Britain

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Author: Laurence FentonFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 560g, 288 pagesPublished: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom, 2018In the summer of 1845, Frederick Douglass, the young runaway slave catapulted to fame by his...
Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir

Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir

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Author: Leslie JonesFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 360g, 240 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023"You are Black; you are female," Leslie Jones' father once said. "But if you work harder...
'I Was Transformed' Frederick Douglass: An American Slave in Victorian Britain

'I Was Transformed' Frederick Douglass: An American Slave in Victorian Britain

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Author: Laurence FentonFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 560g, 288 pagesPublished: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom, 2018In the summer of 1845, Frederick Douglass, the young runaway slave catapulted to fame by his...
Captain's Diary 2008: A Season of Tests, Turmoil and Twenty20

Captain's Diary 2008: A Season of Tests, Turmoil and Twenty20

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The Lost Children

The Lost Children

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Creating Encores

Creating Encores

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Invisible Walls: A Journalist in Search of Her Life

Invisible Walls: A Journalist in Search of Her Life

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Semi-Gloss

Semi-Gloss

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Jessie Mei Mei: A Girl from a World Where No Games are Played

Jessie Mei Mei: A Girl from a World Where No Games are Played

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Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella

Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella

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Author: Jack CharlesFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 197mm, 224g, 272 pagesPublished: Penguin Random House Australia, Australia, 2020Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life- actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict,...
The Girl Who Touched The Stars: One woman's inspiring true story of adventure, resilience and love, for readers of SHOWING UP and TRUE SPIRIT

The Girl Who Touched The Stars: One woman's inspiring true story of adventure, resilience and love, for readers of SHOWING UP and TRUE SPIRIT

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Author: Bonnie HancockFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 235mm, 443g, 336 pagesPublished: ABC Books, Australia, 2024It took an ocean to learn it's not how fast you paddle but how deep inside you...
This Is Me: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

This Is Me: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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Too Many Reasons to Live

Too Many Reasons to Live

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Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed

Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed

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Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time

Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time

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Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers

Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers

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Outspoken: My fight for freedom and human rights in Afghanistan for readers of BECOMING, I AM MALALA and RISING HEART

Outspoken: My fight for freedom and human rights in Afghanistan for readers of BECOMING, I AM MALALA and RISING HEART

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Author: Dr Sima SamarFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 233mm, 415g, 256 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2024The inspiring memoir of the warrior for women who's defied the Taliban at...
Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate

Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate

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Author: Daniel MendelsohnFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 120g, 128 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2022Winner of the 2020 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, France's best foreign book of the year.'Astounding'...
Small Fry

Small Fry

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Author: Lisa Brennan-JobsFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 357g, 416 pagesPublished: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, United States, 2019'A remarkable book, much more than the lurid celebrity tell-all it might...
The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague

The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague

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Author: Timothy Garton AshFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 183g, 208 pagesPublished: Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, 2019The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that capture history in the making,...
Limits of the Known

Limits of the Known

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A Simple Story: In Search of Argentina's Gaucho Dancers

A Simple Story: In Search of Argentina's Gaucho Dancers

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Author: Leila GuerrieroFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 160 pagesPublished: Pushkin Press, United Kingdom, 2017For four minutes and fifty-two seconds, the night became a thing that he pounded with his fist...Every...
Flash Count Diary: A New Story About the Menopause

Flash Count Diary: A New Story About the Menopause

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Author: Darcey SteinkeFormat: Hardback, 144mm x 220mm, 375g, 240 pagesPublished: Canongate Books, United Kingdom, 2019Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flushes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled...