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December 2024

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Biography & Memoir newsletter. Explore true stories about people and their interesting lives.

 

Staff List

New For You - Biographies - December 2024

New biographies and memoirs of the famous, the interesting and everyday people.

New For You Biographies
 

New in Biography & Memoir

New

"Hopes, Fears and Wheelchairs" by Lee, Timothy
"Mailman" by Grant, Stephen Starring
"The Greatest Story Ever Told" by Grylls, Bear, 1974-
"McNamara at War" by Taubman, Philip
"Peacemaker" by Thant Myint-U.
"Warrior Mindset" by Gracie, Roger
"Mailman" by Grant, Stephen Starring
New biographies

Aotearoa

"Butterfly Alighting" by Shaw, Marc
"Echoes in Stone" by Strombom, Simon
"Chris Knox" by Robertson, Craig
"Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics" by Wright, Matthew, 1962-
"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"Give Me A Memory" by Parkinson, Robyn L.
"Echoes in Stone" by Strombom, Simon
NZ biographies

eAudiobooks

"Selfish" by Pitt, Turia, 1987-
"Destination Moon" by Reid, Kate (Pastry chef)
"Electric Spark" by Wilson, Frances, 1964-
"Freddie Flintoff" by Flintoff, Andrew, 1977-
"Darwin on the Beagle" by Christian, Harrison
"Truly" by Richie, Lionel, 1949-
"Destination Moon" by Reid, Kate (Pastry chef)
New eAudiobook biographies
 

Available now

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

Borrow on Libby
 

Inspirational People

People who awe and inspire - their stories simultaneously humble us, and urge us to reach for the stars.

More biography & memoir picks
 

Staff List

Donna's Best Biographies, Memoirs, & Personal Essays of 2024

I love books about people, especially when they are telling their own story. Sometimes even reading it themself!

Best biographies of 2024
 

Coming soon

This December and January, tamariki and rangatahi can enter the Summertime Reading Challenge. It's easy. Pick up a postcard, complete at least three challenges, and drop the card into the library and be in to win cool prizes!

 
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