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Gwendoline Smith explains what's going on when you're feeling down, describes depression in all its forms, and offers advice on how best to sort your life when you feel like this.

All the things you need to know to take your novel to the next level. Learn the craft of storytelling, from dialogue and characters to structure and conflict. Includes advice on publishing and submissions. Written in a straightforward manner, complete with simple worksheets to help you develop your...

A unique collaboration between cartoonist/author Bev Aisbett and Dr Russ Harris, this is an illustrated, simplified pocketbook version of Russ's original, international bestseller 'The Happiness Trap'. It's an easy-to-read introduction to all those powerful life-changing ideas or a great refresher c...

The incredible story of Rocket Lab and its founder Sir Peter Beck.From a young age New Zealander Sir Peter Beck had his mind set on one thing: space. And as he tinkered with motorbikes in his parents' garage as a teenager, he was quietly forming a plan-a plan that would eventuate into the establishm...

Share in Dickinson's admiration of language, nature, and life and death, with The.Explore the essence of life, love, nature, and time in exquisite verse with this elegantly designed edition of Emily Dickinson's finest poems.Born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a prominent New England family an...

An illuminating, compassionate exploration of the psychology of caregiving - and the mysterious world of the human mind A husband believes his wife is an imposter. A man's sudden, intense Catholic piety provokes his wife. A mother and daughter struggle to come to terms with the disease that intensif...

Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manap?uri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet.Woven throughout are tales of the very special Hu...

Charting John Kirwan's personal experiences as a father, and featuring the real voices of young people today, Stand By Me investigates issues around teenage mental health, with a focus on depression and anxiety.With clinical psychologists Dr Elliot Bell and Kirsty Louden-Bell, JK confronts the big q...

esilient Grieving is a practical, research-based guide to finding your own path to recovery from devastating loss. Updated and revised edition, including new research. 'Hone shows us how to harness the (thankfully common) power of our own resilience to work our way through a horrible loss.' The New...

The first volume in a history of spies and spying in New Zealand.In 1900, a handful of New Zealand police detectives watched out for spies, seditionists and others who might pose a threat to state and society. The Police Force remained the primary instrument of such human intelligence in New Zealand...

The internationally bestselling mental-health first-aid kit, for readers of Matt Haig, The Resilience Project and Lost Connections. When life throws us a curveball, we all need help with managing bouts of anxiety.The Panic Button Book is a practical step-by-step guide to help you through those momen...

Internationally bestselling book for parents to share with kids aged 7-11 to help them find relief from anxiety and overwhelm.All kids go through tricky times. Bright kids can struggle to switch off their mind, creative kids often heap pressure on themselves, and sensitive kids may be easily overwhe...

In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing.Part memoir, part masterclass, ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a vivid and exuberant insight into the craft of writing. Bradbury reveals how writers can each find their own u...

A Creative Guide to Journaling includes easy-to-follow instructions with photos for any DIY fan to complete creative projects on their own. Spark your creativity and keep yourself organized with the beautiful pages and easy-to-follow instructions of A Creative Guide to Journaling. With 52 projects...

An updated edition of the groundbreaking and bestselling memoir by mental health advocate and former All Black Sir John Kirwan. 'I've been to hell and I'm back. If you're in that same place, then I understand what you're going through. Hang on to hope.' All Blacks Don't Cry is the remarkable story o...

GOOD SPORTS is a powerful illustrated storybook celebrating Aotearoa's sporting heroes. Be inspired by this collection of true stories about 50 remarkable Kiwi sports heroes- people who have set goals, aimed high and achieved their dreams. A real mixture of well-known and lesser-known stories, this...

A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Maori writers. From over 60 Maori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from...

On one level, this is a cute story about the day in the life of a girl: getting ready for school, going to school, missing her friends, going through the school day, getting home, helping to cook dinner, going to bed, and all the normal day-to-day challenges she faces and deals with in one busy day...

The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audiences in New Zealand and overseas for more than 40 years.Jools and Lynda Topp aka The Topp Twins tell t...

A graceful, illuminating study of the wisdom of the natural world, from a world-renowned indigenous scientist As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants an...

Find inspiration for your yoga practice every day with this book of uplifting quotations, mindfulness techniques and step-by-step guidance on the best-loved yoga poses to engage and energize both mind and body all year round.

Matt Chisholm's number-one bestselling book, Imposter , saw Matt and his family leaving Auckland to buy some land in Chatto Creek, Otago, with big dreams to build their own house and farm cattle and sheep.Fast forward a few years and it's been a huge shift for Matt, his wife Ellen and their thr...

Niho Taniwha equips educators with culturally responsive practices to better serve and empower Maori students and their whanau. The book is centred around the Niho Taniwha model in which both the learner and the teacher move through three phases in the teaching and learning process: Whai, Ako and Ma...

nternational bestseller Paolo Cognetti, author of The Eight Mountains, on the quiet joys of not racing straight to the snowy peakAn awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of international bestseller The Eight MountainsPaolo Cognetti marked his 40th birt...