Straight Up
By: Ruby Tui
4.38
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable child…
Want to Read $ 10.99"True leadership is the opposite of individualism, the opposite of one person standing above the rest. It's an encompassing, inclusive thing. I never liked the top-down way of leading. Even if I've been here for years, I shouldn't walk around like I'm a better human than a newbie or treat them badly."-Ruby Tui, Straight Up
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1. The Bookseller at the End of the World
By: Ruth Shaw
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny book… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"My mother, more than anyone, knew why I lived such a high-risk life. She gave me the freedom to run."-Ruth Shaw, The Bookseller at the End of the World
2. There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir
By: Emma Espiner
4.31
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
“I don’t know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking abo… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
3. How to Loiter in a Turf War
By: Coco Solid
4.23
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War
"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War
4. Lioness
By: Emily Perkins
3.43
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more
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- adult
- queer
- lgbt
5. Straight Up
By: Ruby Tui
4.38
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable child… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- adult
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- queer
"True leadership is the opposite of individualism, the opposite of one person standing above the rest. It's an encompassing, inclusive thing. I never liked the top-down way of leading. Even if I've be…"-Ruby Tui, Straight Up
6. Here For a Good Time: Organised thoughts from a disorganised mind
By: Chris Parker
3.90
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Comedian Chris Parker brings his brilliant comic wit to the page. Star of stand-up, winner of Cele… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
7. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
By: Josie Shapiro
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more
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- sports
- adult
8. One of Them
By: Shaneel Lal
4.27
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
A stunning, heart-breaking yet defiant memoir by activist, model and social media sensation Shaneel… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- queer
"Religious leaders liberate themselves from their history of repeated anti-queer actions every time there is a new debate on queer rights. They get a clean slate even thought their hands are muddied w…"-Shaneel Lal, One of Them
9. Second Chances: Facing My Demons and Finding a Better Me
By: Hayley Holt
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A raw and honest story of alcoholism, recovery and courage in the face of loss Hayley Holt grew… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
10. One of Those Mothers
By: Megan Nicol Reed
3.66
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
The residents of Point Heed keep nice houses and sign up as parent help at the local school. Occasi… read more
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11. The Axeman's Carnival
By: Catherine Chidgey
4.37
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pi… read more
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12. Auē
By: Becky Manawatu
4.50
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in t… read more
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- adult
"I thought how many terrible words there were, and how when they were let loose in the world, they sucked up all the air around them."-Becky Manawatu, Auē
13. Grand: Becoming My Mother's Daughter
By: Noelle McCarthy
4.13
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
"I’ll be grand, girl, I’ve great faith." – Mammy, just before she died Funny, charismatic and ge… read more
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- biography
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- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
14. The Bone Tree
By: Airana Ngarewa
3.71
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't… read more
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15. Eddy, Eddy
By: Kate De Goldi
3.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eddy, Eddy is a coming of age story, a love story, an earthquake story and a story of finding your … read more
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16. After the Tampa
By: Abbas Nazari
4.69
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
The heart-rending story of a child 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highl… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
17. The Last Secret Agent
By: Pippa Latour
4.55
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The extraordinary untold story of Pippa Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an u… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
18. Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story
By: Jools Topp
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The iconic Kiwi duo - comedians, country music stars, yodellers, lesbians - in their own words. … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- adult
19. Lost and Found: My story of Heartbreak and Hope
By: Toni Street
4.44
Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition
Toni Street's easy on-air style and warm personality has made her a firm favourite with thousands o… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
20. Impossible: My Story
By: Stan Walker
4.27
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
For the first time, the incomparable R&B superstar Stan Walker tells his story of hurt, hope and co… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"...but when we landed on the Gold Coast the heat was a whole other thing. It was so hot it shocked us when we got off the plane. And there was Pāpā, and we had our new beginning. But of course we did…"-Stan Walker, Impossible: My Story
21. The Life of Dai
By: Dai Henwood
4.43
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
A deeply moving and profoundly uplifting story about living with joy, even in the face of adversity… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
