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With their improbable team and the prospect of getting the original 'Oxford' - arguably the world's most famous Land Rover - home to London, their goal was to complete the heroic journey started more than sixty years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn awe of the unstoppable Tim, and haunted by his own grandfather's deterioration due to tragedy and then dementia, Alex soon finds himself on the defining trip of his lifetime and discovers how the world has changed for better, and for worse, since the First Overland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlex Bescoby\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e304 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 234mm W: 23mm Spine: 23mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 425 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42534830145686,"sku":"9781789294774","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket--25_e05bb546-ba43-4857-80ab-dfa485f17c6d.jpg?v=1680070376"},{"product_id":"marco-polo-the-remarkable-firsthand-story-of-the-first-kiwis-to-sail-around-the-world","title":"Marco Polo: The Remarkable Firsthand Story of the First Kiwis to Sail Around the World","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.0pt; line-height: 19.2pt; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview by Steve (Retired Bookseller); This delightfully personal and very engaging account is a true adventure story, told in captivating detail and enriched with many photographs both colour and black and white.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith very limited boatbuilding skills, 18-year-old Tony Armit built Marco Polo, a 28ft yacht and then with a school friend Tig Loe sailed west-wise right around the world in 3 years, the first Kiwis to complete such a circumnavigation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis all happened in the 1950s, they had very little money, none of the modern luxuries or electronic equipment  we take for granted today, only basic navigation equipment and few charts,  and while at sea no contact with the shore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt did come as an exciting surprise to discover for me when he writes about meeting and enjoying spending time with a New Zealander Sandy Sanders who was farming in the mountains on Galapagoes Islands. The late Sandy is my daughter's father-in-law. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI thoroughly enjoyed this book, it a superbly written great adventure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/ninetonoon\/audio\/2018865797\/the-first-kiwis-to-sail-around-the-world\" title=\"RNZ Interview Nov 22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit rnz.co.nz Nine to Noon's interview with Tony Armit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1951, an 18-year-old Kiwi lad named Tony Armit decided to build a 28-foot wooden yacht. Three years later, he christened her Marco Polo, then with a former school rugby mate, Brian ‘Tig' Loe, set sail from Auckland on an epic voyage... and whatever adventure may await.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the process, Tony and Tig became the first New Zealanders to circumnavigate the globe. Tony always intended to write a book, and now – about 70 years later – he has, telling the story here for the first time in full – a vital addition to New Zealand's proud sailing heritage. Through near disaster, good fortune, storm and calm, it's a yarn full of humour, drama, can-do Kiwism, romance and adventure, as Tig, Tony and Marco experience the world as it was in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst heading to Australia, then across the Indian Ocean to South Africa, round the Cape, across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, North America, the Panama Canal, the Galápagos, the Pacific Islands – and points between – encountering a host of colourful and unique characters along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA must-read for lovers of sailing and true-life adventure, and a perfect book for the boat or bach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNonFiction, Adventure, Memior \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTony Armit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 592\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 148 x 210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDG PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42962840649878,"sku":"9780473646134","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/Marco_Polo_vis-4.jpg?v=1702496778"},{"product_id":"the-wager","title":"The Wager","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/afternoons\/audio\/2018889376\/what-a-shipwreck-can-tell-us-about-truth-and-disinformation\" title=\"RNZ Interview May 23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit www.rnz.co.nz ; Afternoons interview with David Grann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wager Review by Steve (Retired Bookseller)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thrilling read, more so as it is based on fact and some of the crew or their descendants latter became historical figures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a story of the shipwreck of a His Majesty’s Ship the “Wager” which left England in the 1740’s as part of Commodore Anson’s fleet.  On a secret mission to round Cape Horn taking, sinking, burning, or otherwise destroying enemy ships and weakening Spanish holdings in the Pacific.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Squadron was engulfed by a hurricane and the Wagner believed to have sunk with all hands. Most of the officers and crew had perished, but miraculously 81 survivors had set out in a makeshift boat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree and a half months and 3000 miles later 30 men arrived in Brazil. One of the longest castaway voyages recorded.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wager had been wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia.   Six months later another boat (a wooden dugout) washed ashore off the southwestern coast of Chile with 3 additional survivors. After these men had recovered and returned to England, they levelled shocking allegations against their companions who had surfaced in Brazil.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the ensuring shipwreck and aftermath everyone became guilty of some naval code infraction from murder to mutiny, to treason, and cannibalism, the miraculous return of the long presumed dead witnesses with differing accounts, and the judges that had to deal with the fallout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Grant has written an easy read and well researched book of what happened to the vessel and crew.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's ship The Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, The Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The crew, marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2,500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, six months later, another, even more decrepit, craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways and they had a very different story to tell. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with counter-charges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. 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Putting the experiences of civilians at the heart of his writing, he has won numerous awards including the British Press Awards' Foreign Reporter of the Year, the Orwell Prize for Journalism and two Emmys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ softback  B-format paperback  (Text)  480pp  h197mm  x  w129mm  x s31mm  332g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CORNERSTONE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43784115617942,"sku":"9781529157178","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-06-20T125751-932.jpg?v=1718845214"},{"product_id":"becoming-tangata-tiriti-working-with-maori-honouring-the-treaty","title":"Becoming Tangata Tiriti","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/becoming-tangata-tiriti-working-with-m%C4%81ori-honouring-the-treaty-by-avril-bell\" title=\"NZ Booklovers review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to read the full review by Rebekah Lyell at nzbooklovers.co.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bell manages to take very tricky and complex learnings and distill them into an easy to read book. 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What do we do when we inevitably stumble along the way?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith words by champions in their fields, including Meng Foon, Andrew Judd and others, this concise paperback acts as a guide for those just beginning their journey towards a Tiriti-based society - and is a sound refresher for others well along the path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSociety and Social Sciences, History and Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvril Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e168 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 210mm W: 140mm Spine: 24mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auckland University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43984944038038,"sku":"9781776711345","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-08-15T093214-373.jpg?v=1723671251"},{"product_id":"eat-pacific-the-pacific-island-food-revolution-cookbook","title":"Eat Pacific: The Pacific Island Food Revolution Cookbook","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile Eat Pacific touches on some serious themes, the book bursts with happiness and a wonderful selection of multicultural dishes. I’d say this is a must-have for anyone interested in good food and how wonderful it is from our part of the world—the glorious South Pacific!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Iain McKenzie from NZ Booklovers Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/eat-pacific-the-pacific-island-food-revolution-cookbook-edited-by-robert-oliver\" title=\"Review NZ Book Lovers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to read Iain's full review on www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDELICIOUS, TASTY, HEALTHY RECIPES FROM ACROSS THE MOANA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled by award-winning chef, judge and TV host Robert Oliver, Eat Pacific includes 139 zesty recipes from Fiji, Samoa, the Kingdom of Tonga, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, taken from the popular TV series Pacific Island Food Revolution, now in its third season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's more than healthy, tasty, affordable food, however. This book has a powerful health and food-sovereignty message: local food cultures hold the key to better diets, economic sustainability and combatting diseases such as diabetes and obesity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCookery \/ food and drink\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Oliver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e400 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 250mm W: 190mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MASSEY UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44349844127894,"sku":"9781991016805","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2025-01-16T134334-811.jpg?v=1736988535"},{"product_id":"looking-at-women-looking-at-war","title":"Looking at Women, Looking at War","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A late Ukrainian writer’s gorgeously rendered compilation.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/victoria-amelina\/looking-at-women-looking-at-war\/\" title=\"Click here to visit website and read full review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.kirkusreviews.com, Starred Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This book would always have been important evidence that the Ukraine people were suffering criminal attack. Written by a poet, it is also a work of literature, published after the author lost her life doing her research. It is an icon of a young woman's heroism' - Philippa Gregory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDestined to be a classic, a poet's powerful look at the courage of resistance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhen Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country's literary scene, and parenting her son. 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Honest, intimate, and wry, this book will be celebrated as a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVictoria Amelina, Margaret Atwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 320 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 234mm W: 153mm Spine: 30mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 400 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44619557339286,"sku":"9780008727512","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2025-03-06T171146-499.jpg?v=1741234421"},{"product_id":"maori-millionaire-a-beginners-guide-to-building-better-money-habits","title":"Māori Millionaire","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRowena agrees with Chris’s review and especially enjoyed Te Kahukura Boynton’s narration. Each chapter includes a wānanga with reflective questions, and in the paperback there’s space to write responses. One of her main ako (learnings) from the book is that ako never stops — and that’s something truly important.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Reed from NZ Booklovers wrote \"Māori Millionaire is a timely, empowering, and necessary book. It proves that personal finance can be both practical and political, personal and transformational.\" to read the full review, visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/m%C4%81ori-millionaire-by-te-kahukura-boynton\" title=\"Click here for full review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.nzbooklovers.co.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRNZ have interview Te Kahukura and they are worth a read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/525593\/the-maori-millionaire-preaching-financial-literacy\" title=\"Click hereto visit the interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.rnz.co.nz interview August 2024 \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/life\/wellbeing\/maori-millionaire-money-without-health-is-meaningless\" title=\"Click here to visit thewebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.rnz.co.nz interview June 2025 book release\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoney makes the world go round, but what happens when you have none? In this book, Te Kahukura Boynton of Māori Millionaire offers a beginner's guide to healing your money mindset, building better habits for your money and life, and understanding how you can increase your income. Because no amount of budgeting can compensate for not earning enough. Māori Millionaire is the positive mindset change you are missing. Discover how to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduce small, life-changing habits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaster your mindset to align with prosperity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet out of debt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee real returns by investing in yourself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtect yourself with insurance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOvercome obstacles to achieve your goals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd so much more! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lessons in this book will teach you how to become 1% better every day - not only for you, but for your whānau too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A powerful, practical guide that empowers us all to build wealth with confidence and pride.' - Simran Kaur, Author of Girls That Invest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.nz\/books\/maori-millionaire-9781776951208\/extracts\/3235-maori-millionaire\" title=\"Extract from www.penguin.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick to read the extract from www.penguin.co.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 18 years old, Te Kahukura Boynton founded Māori Millionaire to help encourage conversations about money and mindset. By documenting her own journey, she now leads a community of over 60,000 individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTe Kahukura has spoken before thousands, and she’s mentored and taught hundreds. She is now a mindset and business coach supporting like-minded individuals to build impact-led businesses, just as she has. In 2022, she said ‘It’s about buying land back, not Gucci bags’, demonstrating her ethos that financial independence will help uplift our communities and reduce disparities in outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work has been recognised nationally, as a semi-finalist for Young New Zealander of the Year 2025, a finalist for the Girls In Business Awards for excellence in innovation 2025, a Y25 Trailblazer in 2024 and a United Nations Women’s Entrepreneur of the Day Award winner. 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It confirms Chang’s place as one of the chronicler of her generation, offering readers not only history and memoir but also an act of witness.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/fly-wild-swans-by-jung-chang\" title=\"Click here to visit full review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.nzbooklovers.co.nz to read the full review, click here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRowena (Bookseller) read Sarah Lang's article \"Still Flying\" in the Listener, 27 September 25, about Jung Chang.  An interesting article and was finished with this quote \"I have called this book \u003c\/strong\u003eFly, Wild Swans\u003cstrong\u003e as a tribute to my mother.  She has given me wings so I can take to the sky and be free.  It is so much thanks to her that today I live freely and write freely.\"  For Rowena, another book to add to the read wish list. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Painful. Astonishing. Honest. Profoundly revealing as a portrait both of a family and of the deeper traumas that lie at the heart of modern China' RORY STEWART\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJung Chang's Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother - 'three daughters of China'. The book opens in 1909 with her grandmother's birth - and foot-binding - when China was under the last emperor, moving through Mao Zedong's rule, especially the Cultural Revolution during which Jung's parents were subjected to horrendous ordeals because of their courage. It finishes in 1978 when Deng Xiaoping officially ended the Mao era and started the 'reforms'. Jung, at that propitious juncture, became one of the first Chinese to leave Communist China for the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly half a century on, China has risen from a decrepit and isolated state to a global power, the challenger to the United States' dominant position in the world. Through those decades, Jung's life has been intimately entwined with her native land. Her experiences dealing with the regime in those years were rich and revealing - especially so because all her books were (and are) banned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFly, Wild Swans is the follow-up to Wild Swans and brings the story of Jung's family - along with that of China - up to date. The book is in many ways Jung's love letter to her mother. It is inevitably also about her grandmother and father, both of whom died tragically in the Cultural Revolution but are often recalled in this book. In fact, the past is never far away in Jung's subsequent life. It has shaped her, and moulded the present China, and what's more, it promises to herald the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is now at another watershed moment with the era of Chairman Xi Jinping greatly affecting the lives of Jung and her mother. Fly, Wild Swans is Jung's heartfelt response to that experience, and a book filled with drama, love, curiosity and incredible history - both personal and global. Ultimately uplifting, told in Jung's clear, honest and compelling voice, it is memoir writing at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJung Chang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was born in Yibin, Sichuan Province, China, in 1952. She was a red guard briefly at the age of fourteen and then worked as a peasant, a 'barefoot doctor', a steelworker, and an electrician before becoming an English language student and, later, an assistant lecturer at Sichuan University. She left China for Britain in 1978 and was subsequently awarded a scholarship by York University, where she obtained a PhD in linguistics in 1982 - the first person from the People's Republic of China to receive a doctorate from a British university. She is the author of the best-selling Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, and, along with her husband Jon Halliday, of the biography, Mao: The Unknown Story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer books have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 15 million copies, in addition to millions in pirated editions and computer downloads in mainland China where both books are banned. Among the many awards she has won are the UK Writers' Guild Best Non-Fiction (1992) and Book of the Year UK (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 234mm W: 153mm Spine: 21mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 460 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45649024581782,"sku":"9780008661076","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2025-09-24T161836-905.jpg?v=1758687896"},{"product_id":"omnibird-an-avian-investigators-handbook","title":"Omnibird: An Avian Investigator's Handbook","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Storylines Notable Book Award winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorylines Notable Non-fiction (age range from 3 years to 18 years)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storylines.org.nz\/awards\/storylines-notable-book-awards\/storylines-notable-book-lists-2025\/\" title=\"Click here to visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.storylines.org.nz, Storylines Notable Book Award 2025\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Kirkus Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"A truly stellar work that will delight bird enthusiasts while converting the ambivalent into eager avian investigators.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/giselle-clarkson\/omnibird\/\" title=\"www.kirkusreviews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit www.kirkusreviews.com and read the full Starred Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you seen a bird today? 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The problems we see now aren’t really about technology — they’re about human nature and the systems we build around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also loved seeing the human side of Berners-Lee — his love of the outdoors, the sense that life is bigger than screens. It reminded me that technology is just one part of our world, not the whole of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs someone who isn’t from a tech background, I actually felt encouraged. Inspired to learn more. Less fearful. More curious. Still Cautious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’s hopeful about the future of the web — but realistic too. 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The book adds to the growing body of writing that situates identity, indigeneity and personal growth within the evolving landscape of Aotearoa.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/speaking-my-language-by-mike-mcroberts\" title=\"Click here to read the full review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eReview by Chris Reed @ www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRowena (Bookseller) read \"Speaking My language\" and agees with both reviewers - highly recommends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell-known journalist and presenter Mike McRoberts opens up about his experiences of reconnection to te ao Māori and learning te reo, and encourages others to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Mike has bravely given voice to the inner conflicts and deep-seated longing many of us feel as we seek the power of reclaiming our language. Where we may have seen him as polished and unflappable, this intimate, vulnerable journey shows another side and will leave you inspired.' - Stacey Morrison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Ko te kai a te rangatira, he kōrero - discourse is the domain of chiefs; here Mike reveals the destiny that awaited him, because he sought the sustenance our language brings. He kōrero rangatira!' - Scotty Morrison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor much of his life, Mike McRoberts felt burdened by not knowing his own language - te reo Māori. Growing up at a time when te reo was scarcely spoken in daily conversations, and within a mixed-race family with little connection to Māoritanga, his experience mirrored that of many other New Zealanders of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn later years, as a journalist and presenter of Newshub's six o'clock news, his confident television persona masked the anxiety he felt greeting viewers with the simple phrase, 'Kia ora, good evening'. Not being comfortable speaking his language was a source of shame - a shame that ironically kept him from starting his te reo journey sooner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Speaking My Language \/ Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo Mike shares his story of that journey to speak te reo Māori and reclaim his identity. His book is an invitation for all New Zealanders to take the first step to understand why speaking our Māori language and treasuring our culture matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMike McRoberts (Ngati Kahungunu ki te Wairoa)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of New Zealand's most respected journalists and broadcasters, with an award-winning career spanning four decades. After anchoring Newshub's 6pm bulletin for 20 years and reporting from conflict zones and natural disasters worldwide, Mike embarked on a deeply personal journey into Te Reo Māori and Te Ao Māori - captured in his acclaimed documentary, Kia Ora, Good Evening. 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Originating from research first completed in the late 1960s, this work has been carefully reintroduced for contemporary readers, retaining its academic rigour while gaining new relevance in a revitalised cultural landscape.\" Reviewer: Chris Reed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting with identifying the range of garments present during the Classical Period of Māori traditional clothing (1769–1800), their function and the ways they were made, this book then explores how clothing of Māori has changed in style, function and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHirini Moko Mead makes a detailed analysis of the materials used, construction techniques, patterns, garments produced and the ways they have changed over time. The text is accompanied by photographs and illustrations of feather cloaks, dogskin cloaks, piupiu, rain capes and many other garments as well as details of the decoration and methods of making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistinguished Professor Tā Hirini Moko Mead Mead (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa and Tūhourangi) is a writer, commentator, composer, artist and tribal leader. He is the author of over seventy books, papers and articles. He was foundation professor of Māori Studies at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and was an inspired founder of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne. A scholar of Māori language and culture, Tā Hirini was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006 and received a knighthood in 2009 for his services to Māori and to education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSociety and Social Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ softback  348pp  h230mm  x  w180mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e348 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 230mm W: 180mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUIA PUBLISHERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46289406820502,"sku":"9781775507222","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/large_img_20260227_0002.jpg?v=1773286849"},{"product_id":"into-unknown-skies-an-unlikely-team-a-daring-race-and-the-first-flight-around-the-world","title":"Into Unknown Skies: An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First Flight Around the World","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With careful research, Randall capably assembles the tale of the race that put the world on the path to modern aviation.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/david-k-randall\/into-unknown-skies\/\" title=\"Click here to read the full review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.kirkusreviews.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Thrilling . . . 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Even the American military was a skeptic-rather than pay to bring its planes back from Europe following World War I, the War Department chose to burn most of them instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll that changed with a single race in 1924. It was not just any race, though-it was a race to become the first to circle the globe in an airplane, pitting a team of underdog American pilots against the best aviators in the world from England, Italy, Portugal, France, and Argentina. Rooted in the same daring spirit that pushed early twentieth-century explorers to attempt crossings of the Antarctic ice or locate the source of the Nile, this race was an adventure unlike anything the world had seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obstacles were daunting-from experimental planes, to dangerous landings in uncharted territory, to the simple navigational gauges that could lead pilots hundreds of miles off course. 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She is genuinely funny, sharply observed and never uses humour to dodge what hurts. She doesn’t turn the story into a neat life lesson, leaving room for contradiction. Ultimately, Stakes is an honest, bracing account of how darkness gets invited in and what it takes to see it clearly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darkly funny, sparkling follow-up to the author's bestselling memoir, Grand. You have to invite him in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have to want the vampire's badness in the house with you. Growing up in Catholic Ireland, Noelle McCarthy is captivated by Bram Stoker's Dracula. 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