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June 2025

 

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

 

Staff List

New for You - Biographies - June 2025

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

New For You Biographies
 

Video

Biographical movies and documentaries on Beamafilm

Watch movie and documentaries that focus on the lives of real people.

Find out about Beamafilm
 

Coming soon

A Life in 50 books by Anthony Cheetham

'A Life in Fifty Books' is an affectionate and revelatory account of a publishing life remarkable for its longevity, energy and breadth. Full of encounters with remarkable individuals as well as extraordinary books.

 

New in Biography & Memoir

New

"The Absence" by Budgie (Musician)
"After Oscar" by Holland, Merlin
"Accidentally on Purpose" by Kish, Kristen, 1983-
"The Anthony Bourdain Reader" by Bourdain, Anthony, 1956-2018
"The African Emperor" by Elliott, Simon, 1965-
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"After Oscar" by Holland, Merlin
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Aotearoa New Zealand

"Jacinda" by Cohen, David, 1962-
"Yesterday When I Was Young" by Suzanne, 1951-
"Mana" by Iti, Tame Wairere, 1952-
"Perspective" by Johnson, Shaun, 1990-
"It's Been Six Weeks Since My Last Confession" by Mathias, Peta
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"Yesterday When I Was Young" by Suzanne, 1951-
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Audiobooks

"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
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"Destination Moon" by Reid, Kate (Pastry chef)
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eBooks

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.

"Awake" by Hatmaker, Jen
"The Accidental Veterinarian" by Schott, Philipp
"Facing Feelings" by Telgemeier, Raina
"Steven Spielberg" by Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
"Up, Up, Ever Up!" by Yasuda, Anita
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"The Accidental Veterinarian" by Schott, Philipp
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More Biography eBooks
 

Staff List

Family Stories

These are the real life stories of families - families from many different races, backgrounds, and creeds.

More recommended reads
 

Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

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