This is the book people have been waiting for... It is a collection of quotations by gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. Some are no longer with us, others are very much alive and well. From Boy George to Oscar Wilde and from Sappho to Martina Navratilova the collection includes some quotations from performers, writers, sportsmen (and women), politicians, comedians, about being gay. The book will make the perfect present for that gay or lesbian friend, or better still for yourself! Whether you leave it beside the bed or in the bathroom you'll enjoy reading and pondering over the quotations from some the GLBT Movement's leading icons. Some of the quotations are serious and profound, others funny and frivolous. All the quotations come from people who are themselves gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Enjoy!

From Our Own Lips: The Book of GLBT Quotations

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Upstart Press

The littlest lifeguard wants to help, but it only ends in chaos! Just when it seems they will never be part of the team, they discover being the littlest one means you can help in a different way. About the author and illustrator: Vanessa Hatley-Owen has two previously published books, including "Farewell Anahera" which was a finalist in the 2023 Children's and Young Persons Book Awards. She lives in Auckland. Lisa Allen is an illustrator who has done many children's books. Her books have been named in The National Library's Top 20 books and The Listener's Top 50 books. She lives in Muriwai. "With repetition and sprinklings of rhyme, and Lisa Allen's distinctive pastel colours and gentle and positive style, The Littlest Lifeguard is a perfect summer read for the 'Littlest' in homes or schools." - What Book Next?

The Littlest Lifeguard

Children's Books

Hatley-Owen, Vanessa

Education & Reference

Life on Fodder Farm: A Journey to Self-Sufficiency

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Stewart, Rebecca

Sustainable Living

Ten true stories of daring and danger from New Zealand adventurers. Race to the South Pole with Sir Edmund Hillary, defend yourself against polar bears near the Magnetic North Pole with Helen Thayer, find the source of the Nile River with Cam McLeay and Garth MacIntyre, circumnavigate the world with 15-year-old Laura Dekker in a yacht, trek through the forbidden zone in the Libyan Desert with Lisa Tamati and many more exciting adventures. Some known, some forgotten, and some just discovered.

Epic New Zealand Adventurers

Gill, Maria

Teen & Young Adult

2023 Rugby Almanack

Reference

Hill, Adrian

Akers, Clive

Burnes, Campbell

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Enjoy a successful harvest with this stress-free approach to creating a vege patch from scratch. Whether you're new to gardening, wanting to save a bit of money or to grow some fresh healthy food, this book offers easy-to-follow steps for starting and sustaining your very own vegetable garden. Vege Patch from Scratch will teach you the fundamentals of growing pretty much everything, plus show you how to grow fresh food at home - whether in a courtyard, on a deck, in pots on the windowsill, or in a large vegetable patch. Inside you will find how to: Plan your garden to make the most of your site's sun and shelter Understand the health of your soil and make it even better Grow more plants from seeds, seedlings and cuttings, Plant by the season and soil temperature Grow edibles in small spaces, pots and containers Learn the pros and cons of hybrids vs heirloom varieties Grow more veges with succession planting and intercropping Build a self-watering raised vege bed. About the Author: Jo McCarroll has been the editor of NZ Gardener for 15 years and has a wealth of gardening knowledge. She is passionate about inspiring everyone to get growing by starting small and continuing to experiment and learn.

Vege Patch from Scratch

McCarroll, Jo

Gardening & Landscape Design

Film directors get to re-release with the changes they wish they had made. That is called The Director's Cut. Now, Greg McGee has done the same to his 2012 novel. Welcome to Love & Money: The Writer's Cut. New Zealand is in the middle of a share-market boom, there is an election coming up, a commune with bizarre sexual activities is causing questions, and the first Rugby World Cup is on the horizon. But for a failing actor with a chaotic personal life and friends and family who seem to be succeeding where he isn't, there are no silver linings.But this is 1987. Everybody's world is about to fall apart.

Love & Money: The Writer's Cut

McGee, Greg

Literature & Fiction

When New Zealand beat India to win the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021 it was more than a David v Goliath for the sport, it was the culmination of the greatest era in the country's cricket history. Since the turn of the century the Black Caps, despite the country's tiny playing pool compared to most of the cricketplaying world, have produced an outsized number of brilliant and influential players. In this book, long-time cricket journalist Dylan Cleaver dives deep into the best players of the era, from the elegant and erudite Cantabrian Stephen Fleming to the fire-breathing and bustling Neil Wagner, a Black Cap legend despite his highveld upbringing. These are the modern greats of New Zealand cricket. Stephen Fleming, Tim Southee, Nathan Astle, Martin Guptill, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Shane Bond, Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum, Trent Boult, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, Tom Latham. About the Author: Dylan Cleaver has spent the better part of three decades covering Cricket. He has also has won close to 40 national journalism awards.

Modern New Zealand Cricket Greats: From Stephen Fleming to Kane Williamson

Sports & Outdoors

Cleaver, Dylan

Other Team Sports

Ta te Kiwi 123 Puka Whakakarakara is the te reo Maori version of The Great Kiwi 123 Colouring Book. It features Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely Kiwi 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'Old MacDonald's Farm'. Look out for the milkshake-making cow, the All Black lambs, the cute pink ski-bunny, and the colossal squid. Many more of Donovan's vibrant, amusing illustrations are ready to be coloured in!

Ta te Kiwi 123 Puka Whakakarakara (Maori Edition)

Bixley, Donovan

Activities, Crafts & Games

Bill Bush (Billy Bush) has a life story unlike any other All Black. A kina diver at primary school, a labourer at the Marsden Point refinery at 14, it took a promise of a Fanta and a pie to get him to play rugby, a sport he initially reckoned was too rough for him. The reluctant warrior became a fearsome, revered All Black prop, and captained and coached the Maori All Blacks. His insights on rugby, and its place in New Zealand life, are unique. The journey Bill takes readers on in Billy Bush is not all about playing rugby but explains his whakapapa (lineage), his upbringing, his beliefs, and hopefully demonstrates that there are other ways to get on in life and to be successful. Bill offers some simple life lessons: don't get trapped into seeing the grass as being greener on the other side of the fence. Stand tall and proud alongside others; enjoy the simple things in life along with your successes, however small they may be. Embrace the things you enjoy as a valued New Zealander by focusing on simple goals with honesty, hard work, and determination.

Billy Bush: A front row view on life

Bush, Bill

Biographies & Memoirs

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