In "Helen: Portrait of a Prime Minister," Brian Edwards has produced a comprehensive, balanced and absorbing account of the life, times and character of the real Helen Clark. Working largely from taped conversations with the Prime Minister herself, with her family, friends and colleagues, and with a wide range of political journalists and commentators, the author presents a fascinating panorama of anecdote, fact and opinion on Helen Clark's strengths and weaknesses as a persona and a politician. Part oral history, part biography, the narrative follows Helen's life and career from childhood through to the present day. If explains how the daughter of a conservative, National-voting, farming family became a left-wing activist; how she was transformed from a seemingly dry and bloodless academic into a popular, media-savvy and charismatic leader; how she molded a disparate group of factions into a cohesive coalition. Revealed is the inside story on Helen's relationships with family, friends, colleagues and political opponents; the rumors about her marriage and sexuality; her role in the controversial Lange/Douglas Government; the attempted coup against her in 1996; her tears at Waitangi; her handling of the media; her relationships with her Ministers; her encounters with the world's most powerful leaders; and much more. This is a remarkable story of courage and endurance, the story of an exceptional woman told by one of New Zealand's most respected and enduring broadcasters and journalists. Brian Edwards has been close to the epicenter of power since the late 1960s, when his subject's political odyssey was beginning. His authoritative account is the first book to be published on Helen Clark and will provide the indispensable foundation for any future biography.

Helen: Portrait of a Prime Minister

Biographies & Memoirs

Edwards, Brian

Community & Culture

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The wreck in 1866 of the General Grant in the desolate sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands is one of the world's great nautical mysteries, a story that still tantalizes and thrills. When the ship was crushed in a cave beneath a sheer cliff face, only few crew members and a handful of passengers managed to escape in a lifeboat. For more than two years they lived a hand-to-mouth existence on a nearby island before they were rescued. This story is extraordinary in itself, but soon compelling legends spread that the ship had sunk with a fabulous hoard of gold from the Victorian goldfields. For 140 years, expeditions and bounty hunters have searched for the ship and her elusive cargo. In the relentless seas of the Auckland Islands, it has been a soul-destroying endeavour. Locating the vessel has been difficult enough; finding the gold has proved impossible - unless one of those early expeditions really did find it In this book Madelene Ferguson Allen and Ken Scadden tell the full story of the voyage from Melbourne

The General Grant's Gold: Shipwreck and Greed in the Southern Ocean

History

Allen, Madelene Ferguson

Scadden, Ken

Australia & Oceania

<p>Since ancient times the search for cures for the great scourges that have afflicted human kind has been an ongoing quest, but it is only within the last 200 years that major breakthroughs have occurred and the development of modern medicine has accelerated. The stories behind these great cures are those of rivalries, jealousies, public humiliation, dedication, subterfuge, and great personal struggles. Often these medical advances have truly changed the world. For example, when Edward Jenner developed the concept of vaccination, and with it the cure for smallpox, he found a way to defeat a disease that had affected half a billion people - more than all those affected by wars and other epidemics combined. In Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation we look at the compelling stories of the men and women, innovations and accidents that have led to diseases from polio to syphilis, the black plague to diabetes, tuberculosis to leukaemia no longer being the death sentence they once were. We also sound a note of warning</p>

Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation: Medical Breakthroughs That Changed the World

Medical Books

Persson, Sheryl

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark TwainNo matter what the situation, there's always room for a smile - or at least, there should be! This laugh-inducing collection of cartoons is the perfect antidote to the depressing headlines of terrorism and financial collapse that dominate world news today. So if you've been finding life a little tough recently, or simply need a pick-me-up, then open the pages of Smile and prepare to do just that! These simple funny cartoons, one per page, will brighten up any cloudy day.

Smile

Comics & Graphic Novels

Comic Strips

By teaching a simple system of tapping on the bodys meridian points, this book enables you to tune and tone your body’s energy system for the immediate benefit of relaxation and a reduction of the boyd’s stress responses. The techniques can also be used to help resolve a number of emotional issues, typically fear, anxiety and pain. There are very few techniques that ordinary people can use alone to gain some control over dysfunctional feelings, but this is one of them, allowing anyone to get results without having to be psychologically minded or clever. The book is full of deceptively simple yet highly effective tips and strategies that guide you into ways of being better balanced and more emotionally fit, regardless of any negative thinking you might be saddled with at present. It gives you the life-long gift of being able to help yourself far more than you ever imagined possible.

Enjoy Emotional Freedom: Simple Techniques for Living Life to the Full

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Wells, Steve

Lake, David

Alternative Medicine

Stress is rising alarmingly in our children, both at school and at home. Across the world, hearts are racing, faces are pale - and most of the time we're unaware that many of our children are chronically stressed. Drawing on cutting-edge research from the Institute of HeartMath, California, as well as Shelley Davidow's extensive experience in working with children and teens, Raising Stress-Proof Kids explores the powerful and potentially long-term effects of stress on our children. Most importantly, it offers simple but effective steps that parents can take to minimise the impact of stress at home and at school. These include tools from the author's 'Restorative Parenting Toolbox', empowering parents with the necessary skills to: * resolve behaviour issues * deal with temper tantrums * resolve sibling rivalries * handle bullying * cope with teenagers testing their independence * navigate the challenges posed by the virtual world, and * provide firm, effective guidance when problems arise. A must-read for every parent who wants to raise smart, emotionally stable, responsible, stress-proof kids!

Raising Stress-Proof Kids

Parenting & Relationships

Shelley Davidow

Parenting

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