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February 2025

 

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

 

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New For You - Biographies - February 2025

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

New For You Biographies
 

New in Biography & Memoir

New

"Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making?" by Hoobler, Dorothy, 1941-
"Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old" by Shields, Brooke, 1965-
"Before Elvis" by Lauterbach, Preston
"Ernest Rutherford" by Foster, Michael Wellington
"Bold, Brilliant and Bad" by Broderick, Marian
"Gary Lineker" by Evans, Chris, 1987-
"Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old" by Shields, Brooke, 1965-
New biographies

Aotearoa

"Rounding Tawero Point" by Broomfield, John, 1935-2022
"Ernest Rutherford" by Foster, Michael Wellington
"Kiwis Can Fly" by Crawford, Ted, 1936-
"Wimples, Crosses & Lepers" by Hansen, Margaret
"The Happy Angolan" by Victorino, Custodio
"Unapologetically Me" by Tomasel, Bree, 1989-
"Ernest Rutherford" by Foster, Michael Wellington
NZ biographies

eAudiobooks

"Beyond the Call of Duty" by Moore, Stephen L., 1967-
"Not Just the Wife of the General Manager" by Warriner, Sally
"Over the Influence" by JoJo, 1990-
"Iron Hope" by Lawrence, James, 1976-
"Girl Friday : An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life" by Philipp, Kristine
"The Secret Painter" by Tucker, Joe
"Not Just the Wife of the General Manager" by Warriner, Sally
New eAudiobook biographies
 

Blog Post

Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby

Troy reviews Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby, a book about a surgeon who served in the Spanish Civil War and WW2.

Read about Douglas Jolly
 

Explore Eccentric Christchurch

Event

Exhibition: Tuakiri Investigates: Eccentric Christchurch
Series

Mar 19th, All day

Tūranga

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This summer the Tuakiri team investigates Eccentric Christchurch - the unusual people, places and events of the 19th and 20th century.

Blog Post

Tuakiri Investigates: Eccentric Christchurch at Tūranga

Eccentric Christchurch is a Tuakiri Investigates exhibition telling stories of unique characters who have inhabited this city.

About Eccentric Christchurch
 

New and Interesting

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino

Al's young years are touched by trauma and he is friends with kids up to no good. He gets into acting as a young man, but it's not an easy road to success. His commitment to acting, Shakespeare and the theatre is strong. He talks about his roles that have made him famous. You can read the book, or the eAudiobook has Al reading his own story.

 

A thousand threads by Neneh Cherry

A warm and insightful memoir about Neneh's family - her parents, siblings, relatives, friends, lovers, and musical collaborators. It really is a life made of a thousand threads of connection, creation, and love. Neneh's life is rich in art, music, family, food, and places.

 

Biography - Historical love stories

Romance with a slice of history - stories of devotion, secrecy, and enduring love. Tangled lives and loves that history threw together.

More biography & memoir picks
 

More from the Library

Lunar New Year 2025 - Year of the Snake

Celebrate Lunar New Year! Events at libraries take place from 1 to 15 February 2025.

 
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