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A very punchable face : a memoir
by Colin Jost
In a collection of humorous essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor tells the story of his life so far. Illustrations.
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Oscar Garden: A Tale of One Man's Love of Flying
by Annamaria Garden
Oscar's love of flying saw him joy riding to many places in the world, including New Zealand. While based in London, he joined British Airways and Imperial Airways flying flying boats across the Empire. Finally, he came to Auckland, New Zealand, after delivering the Awarua, the second of New Zealand's flying boats.
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I'M in a United State
by Paul Henry
An eccentric ramble through the United States and back to New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| I'll Be Seeing You by Elizabeth BergBestselling novelist Elizabeth Berg's (The Story of Arthur Truluv) relationship with her aging parents, whom she helped care for during their final years. Berg's candid and insightful memoir will resonate with readers who are caring for older family members.
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| The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard by John BirdsallA richly detailed biography of chef and cookbook author James Beard (1903-1985). The "Dean of American Cookery," pioneered new cuisine while grappling with his closeted sexuality, depression, and difficult workplace reputation.
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Filthy beasts : a memoir
by Kirkland Hamill
A writer for Salon and The Advocate reflects on how his newly divorced mother moved her family to her native Bermuda, leaving him and his young brothers home to fend for themselves while she chased nightlife and suitors.
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His truth is marching on : John Lewis and the power of hope
by Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hope of Glory presents a timely portrait of veteran congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis that details the life experiences that informed his faith and shaped his practices of non-violent protest. Illustrations.
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Focus on: National Book Awards
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We Can Make a Life
by Chessie Henry
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards winner 2019. A memoir of family and courage. Hours after the 2011 Christchuch Earthquake, Kaikoura-based doctor Chris Henry crawled through the burning CTV building to rescue those who were trapped. Also available in eBook.
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Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds
by Alison Jones
An Ockham New Zealand Book Awards winner in 2018. Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins uncover the remarkable story of one of the first Māori travellers to Europe. Also available in eBook.
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| What You Have Heard is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn ForchéIn 1977, after accepting the invitation of a mysterious acquaintance to visit him in El Salvador, American poet Carolyn Forché was plunged into the horrors of the country's burgeoning civil war, becoming an unlikely activist and resistance fighter. Also available in eBook.
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| If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Qur'an by Carla PowerFriends for years, secular journalist Carla Power and Islamic scholar Mohammad Akram Nadwi had become frustrated by the name-calling among and between their communities.
Hoping to improve her understanding of Islam, Power undertook extensive study of the Qur'an, meeting with Akram Nadwi weekly for private lessons and observing his lectures at Oxford. Also available in eBook.
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