Written By: Saige England
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Can you go for periods of time without drinking but can't quite hit the booze on the head for good? Maree MacLean's book takes you beyond bingeing into a lasting happy sobriety. The No Bullshit Guide to Staying Sober challenges us to look at why once we've gained traction we fall off the wagon and start fucking up our own lives again.
The books predecessor, The No Bullshit Guide to Getting Sober inspired readers to begin addressing their conveyor belt of excuses for not getting sober once and for all. Staying Sober then invited readers to get to the bottom of their self-destructive behaviours and look at what their lives might look like if they gave up the booze for good. The book has a companion journal to help listeners personalise each book's content to their own unique situations. |
Written By: Maree MacLean
Narrated By: Maree MacLean
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A woman, a man, a white dog. The woman calls herself Gina, but it may not be her real name. The woman calls the man Mr Chipzenburger – definitely not his name. The dog is less complicated and is happy to answer to Electra. Their story will make you laugh and cry. A B.R.A.G. Medallion book. Reviewers say – “I adored this book” “I hated the story to end. Read it and you'll see. It's a lovely, lovely book.” "A masterpiece…perfect in its style and delivery" "This is a very compelling story…simple but well crafted and complete in the telling…moving, gentle and bittersweet." “her writing brilliance showed on each page.” “Please make sure you add this to your to be read list.”
Written By: Bronwyn Elsmore
Narrated By:Elisabeth Easther
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Kate was raised a farm girl. She’s six feet tall, handles a motorbike like a professional but has insecurities to match her height. She ignores her past by putting her fingers in her ears but that doesn’t keep the questions out. Why did Jane, her mute mother, adopt her out and only communicate through poetry? What became of her grandmother Meredith wo embarked up the Whanganui River on a paddle steamer to marry a war-damaged soldier in the ill-fated Mangapurua Valley, beyond the Bridge to Nowhere? And what should she do now about the love triangle with only two points instead of three? Kate reluctantly rides out on her motorbike to find out the truth of her ancestry and make decisions on the future. This book explores the lives of strong rural New Zealanders, set against the fragile existence that isolation brings, two world wars and a landscape that is slipping away.
Written By: Kirsty Powell
Narrated By:Kirsty Powell
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A novel is a marriage. A short story a love affair.
Prominent authors have described short stories as the most disciplined and difficult form of prose writing.
Bronwyn Elsmore’s collection These Islands Here – Short Stories of the South Pacific, includes 32 fictional tales that present the varied facets of living in this part of the world. Most have been published previously, several have won short story competitions.
Reviewers say: "the author has mastered the art of the short story"; "they all have one common factor – they are each beautifully crafted". “The 32 stories in this book are divided into decades, each time period with its own helpful introduction. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn more about the recent histories of Aotearoa/New Zealand.”
Prominent authors have described short stories as the most disciplined and difficult form of prose writing.
Bronwyn Elsmore’s collection These Islands Here – Short Stories of the South Pacific, includes 32 fictional tales that present the varied facets of living in this part of the world. Most have been published previously, several have won short story competitions.
Reviewers say: "the author has mastered the art of the short story"; "they all have one common factor – they are each beautifully crafted". “The 32 stories in this book are divided into decades, each time period with its own helpful introduction. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn more about the recent histories of Aotearoa/New Zealand.”
Written By: Bronwyn Elsmore
Narrated By: Lana Garland & John Leigh
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This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it's never been told before. A young Māori man, compelled to learn the stories of his ancestors, returns to his family marae on the east coast of the North Island to speak to his elderly grand-uncle, the keeper of the stories. What follows is an enthralling account of the young man's tipuna, the legendary warrior Kaitanga, after whom his marae's whare puni has been named. Tracing the author's own ancestral line, Kāwai: For Such a Time as This reveals a picture of an indigenous Aotearoa in the mid-18th century, through to the first encounters between Māori and Europeans. It describes a culture that is highly sophisticated with an immense knowledge of science, medicine and religion; proud tribes who live harmoniously within the natural world; a highly capable and adaptable people to whom family and legacy are paramount. However, it is also a culture illuminated by a brutal undercurrent of inter-generational vengeance, witchcraft and cannibalism.
Written By: Monty Soutar
Narrated By: Matariki Whatarau
Published by Bateman Books
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The popular children’s book series latest book is set in beautiful Rarotonga! Kiri, Jed and twins Emma and Ethan frequently journey on ‘elastic island’, a unique way to travel that sends them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical destinations. This time, they travel with Blong the Cat and Heathcliff the Dog to beautiful Rarotonga. They are expecting to relax in the sun, but it’s not long until they run into problems. Firstly, Mighty Moko, the resident grumpy gecko who lives in their room, is determined to get rid of them, no matter what! But his annoying antics are quickly surpassed when all the black pearls on the island are stolen in a brazen heist, the thief leaving clues scattered around the island. The children are determined to solve the clues, but even with the help of the wise Mana Tiaki, will they be successful? Will the people of Rarotonga ever see their precious black pearls again?
Written By: Karen Mcmillan
Narrated By: Dominic Ona-Ariki
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Join the revolution that’s changing the way we work.
Every working parent knows how hard the juggle is. Now we know the cause.
In #WorkSchoolHours, Dr Ellen Joan Ford (Nelson) lays out her case for a better way of working – one that challenges our preconceptions about productivity, purpose, and parenthood. The #WorkSchoolHours movement takes us far beyond just how we structure working schedules and delivers better commercial outcomes for businesses and better lives for everyone.
Building on decades of research and lived experience, #WorkSchoolHours contains practical insights and immediately actionable solutions to a compounding global problem of work not working for everyone.
It’s time to realign the working world. Welcome to the #WorkSchoolHours movement.
Every working parent knows how hard the juggle is. Now we know the cause.
In #WorkSchoolHours, Dr Ellen Joan Ford (Nelson) lays out her case for a better way of working – one that challenges our preconceptions about productivity, purpose, and parenthood. The #WorkSchoolHours movement takes us far beyond just how we structure working schedules and delivers better commercial outcomes for businesses and better lives for everyone.
Building on decades of research and lived experience, #WorkSchoolHours contains practical insights and immediately actionable solutions to a compounding global problem of work not working for everyone.
It’s time to realign the working world. Welcome to the #WorkSchoolHours movement.
Written By: Dr Ellen Joan Ford
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In 2011 Jenny Robin Jones wrote No Simple Passage, which told the true story of how the London sailed to New Zealand in 1842 and what happened to its passengers on the way, who flourished, who foundered and who didn’t even make it to their new homeland. Now here is the story from the point of view of young Joe Willis and his friend Bertie Bacon from Great Snoring. Joe’s excitement about his new life keeps his curiosity at a fever pitch throughout the whole four-month adventure at sea. As he marks the days by notches on his stick, the boys learn to read and write, make friends with a cabin passenger and watch their first Māori haka. When will they all get to Wellington Town? Why isn’t the ship moving anymore? Will Jasper, the dog on the poop deck, recover from the heat? Will the sailors find William Whale who has fallen into the ocean? Will Joe’s mother have enough raisins in her rations to make Spotted Dick for tea? Will Joe get scurvy if he doesn’t eat his pickled cabbage? Will Midnight, the ship’s cat, save him from the rats? Factual historical detail is embedded in the human story of Joe and Bertie, Joe’s poor but hopeful parents and Bertie’s sister Eliza, whose sickness is so much worse than Joe’s.
Written By: Jenny Robin Jones
Read By: Sharyn Morcom
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