Tupaia: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook’s Polynesian Navigator Joan Druett Random House, $55.00, ISBN 9781869793869 One of the great virtues of Joan Druett’s style of historical writing in this extensive reassessment of Tupaia’s role in Pacific history, is…
Little Criminals: The Story of a New Zealand Boys’ Home David Cohen Random House, $39.99, ISBN 9781869790325 Our attitudes towards the welfare of our children seem to lurch between outrage and indifference. When a child is grossly abused or…
The Larnachs Owen Marshall Random House, $39.99, ISBN 978869794972 Meet the Larnachs: Owen Marshall’s choice of title is revealing in its use of the definite article and the plural. Generally, those who know the name Larnach know only one…
Fierce September Fleur Beale Random House, $19.99, ISBN 9781869793289 Guardian of the Dead Karen Healey Allen & Unwin, $19.99, ISBN 9781741758801 Resurrection Mandy Hager Random House, $19.99, ISBN 9781869795221 When do young people have the chance to engage in…
No Simple Passage Jenny Robin Jones Random House, $45.00, ISBN 9781869795108 We are all increasingly fascinated by our origins. And as recollection turns into memory and then into family anecdote, we go looking for these origins in documentation. This,…
The North Shore: An Illustrated History David Verran Random House, $49.99, ISBN 9781869793128 David Verran’s illustrated history of the North Shore is the most comprehensive history of the region to date, and it is a significant heritage work for…
Mune: An Autobiography Ian Mune Craig Potton Publishing, $49.99, ISBN 9781877517334 Navigation: A Memoir Joy Cowley Penguin Books, $45.00, ISBN 9780143205715 Searching for Grace: A Woman’s Quest for her True Identity Carol Henderson and Heather Tovey Steele Roberts, $39.99,…
Shattered Glory: The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Front Matthew Wright Penguin Books, $45.00, ISBN 9780143020561 The Great Wrong War: New Zealand Society in WWI Stevan Eldred-Grigg Random House, $55.00, ISBN 9781869792633 In 2007 the…
Man for All Seasons: The Life and Times of Ken Douglas David Grant Random House, $45.00, ISBN 9781869793890 In Man for All Seasons: The Life and Times of Ken Douglas we have as the central character a trade unionist…