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Indigo or Mapping the Waters
Inspired by "The Tempest", the novelist rewrites the drama of Ariel, Caliban and Sycorax in a Caribbean setting, exploring the colonial conflicts of an imaginary island and one family. The author's previous novel "The Lost Father" was Regional Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize....
Learned Optimism
Learned Optimismshows us how to stop automatically assuming guilt, how to get out of the habit of seeing the direst possible implications in every setback, and how to be optimistic. With concrete examples, Dr Seligman documents the effects of optimism on the quality of life, provides tests to determine ...
Behind Bars: Real-Life Stories from Inside New Zealand's Prisons
A raw, revealing and powerful account of life inside, as told by prison inmates.Violence. Gangs. Drugs. Smuggling. Weapons. Scams. Hierarchy. Murder.Welcome to prison life in New Zealand.Most New Zealanders will never know what it's like to do time, to spend days, months, years, even decades behind bars...
The Two Popes
On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered- Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign.This story begins with the death of John Paul, through Benedict's election and reign - taking in the controversies that blighted the world's largest church - to his subsequent an...
When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It
When you are faced with the unthinkable, this is the book you can turn to.Suicide is baffling and devastating in equal measures, and it can affect any one of us: one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Yet despite the scale of the devastation, for family members and friends, suicide is still poorly...
The Very Best Words
'A dazzling and delightful introduction to the joy of language' Tessa Duder, award-winning author of Alex. Emma's new baby brother James was very nearly perfect, from his velvety head to his wiggly toes. She just wished he could talk. 'I am going to help you find your words,' she told him. But ther...
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