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You Went to Emergency for What?

Bizarre, bloody and baffling true stories from the hospital ED

by Tim Booth ...

Bizarre, bloody and baffling true stories from the hospital ED, told by bestselling author and paramedic Tim Booth.When paramedic Tim Booth finds himself rushing a patient's dead cat to a (human) hospital's Emergency Department for resuscitation, he finds himself wondering where it all went wrong.From bedroom mishaps and hypochondriacs to suspicious rashes and freak cattle incidents, the doctors, ... Read more

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Bizarre, bloody and baffling true stories from the hospital ED, told by bestselling author and paramedic Tim Booth.When paramedic Tim Booth finds himself rushing a patient's dead cat to a (human) hospital's Emergency Department for resuscitation, he finds himself wondering where it all went wrong.From bedroom mishaps and hypochondriacs to suspicious rashes and freak cattle incidents, the doctors,
... Read more
FDR Drive

the gripping legal thriller from the former director of the FBI

by James Comey ...

Series Book 3 - A Nora Carleton Legal Thriller
PREORDER JAMES COMEY'S BREATHTAKING NEW LEGAL THRILLER RED VERDICT NOW!New York lawyer Nora Carleton faces her biggest case yet in this gripping legal thriller and Times Book of the Month from the former director of the FBI, James Comey.EVEN FREE SPEECH HAS ITS PRICE.Nora Carleton is back working as a federal prosecutor in New York, but her city is in turmoil. Extremism is on the rise, funded from ... Read more

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PREORDER JAMES COMEY'S BREATHTAKING NEW LEGAL THRILLER RED VERDICT NOW!New York lawyer Nora Carleton faces her biggest case yet in this gripping legal thriller and Times Book of the Month from the former director of the FBI, James Comey.EVEN FREE SPEECH HAS ITS PRICE.Nora Carleton is back working as a federal prosecutor in New York, but her city is in turmoil. Extremism is on the rise, funded from
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You Called an Ambulance for What?

by Tim Booth ...

Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be an adult man with a blocked nose. Far from beginner's luck, this turns out to be an omen for the rest of his paramedic career.Between the obligatory stories of objects lodged in body cavities and grown men who can't look after themselves when their wives are away, Tim finds that the promised life ... Read more

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Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be an adult man with a blocked nose. Far from beginner's luck, this turns out to be an omen for the rest of his paramedic career.Between the obligatory stories of objects lodged in body cavities and grown men who can't look after themselves when their wives are away, Tim finds that the promised life
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The Quick and the Dead: True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologist

by Cynric Temple-Camp ...

True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologistFrom the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end.A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders ... In The Quick and the Dead, pathologist Dr Cynric ... Read more

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True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologistFrom the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end.A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders ... In The Quick and the Dead, pathologist Dr Cynric
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Back On My Feet: From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey

by Olivia Ong ...

The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith and determination, and changed her life and practice as a result.In September 2008, Dr Olivia Ong was struck by a car and suffered a catastrophic spinal injury. Her prognosis was devastating – she would never walk again. The future she had envisioned – practising medicine, having children and ... Read more

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The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith and determination, and changed her life and practice as a result.In September 2008, Dr Olivia Ong was struck by a car and suffered a catastrophic spinal injury. Her prognosis was devastating – she would never walk again. The future she had envisioned – practising medicine, having children and
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The Unlikely Doctor

From gang life and prison to becoming a doctor at 56 - the incredible story of Dr Timoti Te Moke

by Timoti Te Moke ...

The extraordinary story of Dr Timoti Te Moke who — having endured a horrific childhood of beatings and abuse, then gang life, stints in prison and an unsupported manslaughter charge — became a doctor at the age of 56 and is a staunch advocate for Māori.Born into love but then thrust into violence, and shaped by struggle, Timoti Te Moke was never destined to be a leader. After an early start as a ... Read more

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The extraordinary story of Dr Timoti Te Moke who — having endured a horrific childhood of beatings and abuse, then gang life, stints in prison and an unsupported manslaughter charge — became a doctor at the age of 56 and is a staunch advocate for Māori.Born into love but then thrust into violence, and shaped by struggle, Timoti Te Moke was never destined to be a leader. After an early start as a
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The MANIAC

by Benjamín Labatut ...

From the author of When We Cease to Understand the World: a dazzling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AIJohnny von Neumann was an enigma. As a young man, he stunned those around him with his monomaniacal pursuit of the unshakeable foundations of mathematics. But when his faith in this all-encompassing system crumbled, he began to put his ... Read more

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From the author of When We Cease to Understand the World: a dazzling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AIJohnny von Neumann was an enigma. As a young man, he stunned those around him with his monomaniacal pursuit of the unshakeable foundations of mathematics. But when his faith in this all-encompassing system crumbled, he began to put his
... Read more
Lessons on Living: Finding Your Way Through Life's Ups and Downs from the respected New Zealand psychologist and bestselling author

by Nigel Latta ...

Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs.What do you do when you're told you only have months to live?If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every conceivable conundrum the world could throw at you (the small ones and the big ones).After three decades ... Read more

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Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs.What do you do when you're told you only have months to live?If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every conceivable conundrum the world could throw at you (the small ones and the big ones).After three decades
... Read more
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist

by Lori Gottlieb ...

A TIME magazine Must-Read Book of the YearEver wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes of her practice — where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).When a personal crisis causes her world to come crashing down, Lori Gottlieb — an experienced therapist with a thriving ... Read more

$32.99 NZD

A TIME magazine Must-Read Book of the YearEver wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes of her practice — where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).When a personal crisis causes her world to come crashing down, Lori Gottlieb — an experienced therapist with a thriving
... Read more
Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

The hilarious and thought-provoking account of life on the NHS frontline - a must-read for fans of Adam Kay

by Max Pemberton ...

The bestselling real life story of a hapless junior doctor, based on his columns written anonymously for the Telegraph.'Reads like Scrubs: The Blog . . . funny and awful in equal measure' - ObserverIF YOU'RE GOING to be ill, it's best to avoid the first Wednesday in August. This is the day when junior doctors graduate to their first placements and begin to face having to put into practice what ... Read more

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The bestselling real life story of a hapless junior doctor, based on his columns written anonymously for the Telegraph.'Reads like Scrubs: The Blog . . . funny and awful in equal measure' - ObserverIF YOU'RE GOING to be ill, it's best to avoid the first Wednesday in August. This is the day when junior doctors graduate to their first placements and begin to face having to put into practice what
... Read more
The Cause of Death

by Cynric Temple-Camp ...

Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killingbeneath the Palmerston North Airport control tower, a mysterious death in a historic homestead, a first-hand dissection of the infamous Mark Lundy case ...In The Cause of Death, provincial pathologist Dr Cynric Temple-Camp lifts the lid on the most unusual stories of death and murder he's encountered during ... Read more

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Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killingbeneath the Palmerston North Airport control tower, a mysterious death in a historic homestead, a first-hand dissection of the infamous Mark Lundy case ...In The Cause of Death, provincial pathologist Dr Cynric Temple-Camp lifts the lid on the most unusual stories of death and murder he's encountered during
... Read more
A Dim Prognosis

Our health system in crisis — and a doctor's view on how to fix it

by Ivor Popovich ...

A gripping exposé of New Zealand's failing health systemThis compelling tell-all reveals the realities of working as a doctor in New Zealand.Fast-paced and darkly funny, it chronicles ten years of working in medicine - treating the victims of the Whakaari White Island eruption, being on the frontline during pandemic, dealing with chronic understaffing -and sheds a light on where and why the health ... Read more

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A gripping exposé of New Zealand's failing health systemThis compelling tell-all reveals the realities of working as a doctor in New Zealand.Fast-paced and darkly funny, it chronicles ten years of working in medicine - treating the victims of the Whakaari White Island eruption, being on the frontline during pandemic, dealing with chronic understaffing -and sheds a light on where and why the health
... Read more
To Be Fair

Confessions of a District Court Judge

by Rosemary Riddell ...

Retired judge Rosemary Riddell shares her reminiscences of life on the bench, complete with its humour, frustrations and poignant moments. A unique glimpse into a world most of us can only imagine, her story is a fascinating commentary on New Zealand life from the point of view of a woman involved in the top levels of our justice system. ... Read more

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Retired judge Rosemary Riddell shares her reminiscences of life on the bench, complete with its humour, frustrations and poignant moments. A unique glimpse into a world most of us can only imagine, her story is a fascinating commentary on New Zealand life from the point of view of a woman involved in the top levels of our justice system.
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The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p...
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A Woman of Firsts

The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world

by Edna Adan Ismail ...

‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ Huffington Post Winner of the 2023 Templeton PrizeImprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution.Edna Adan Ismail endured it all – for the women of Africa.Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland’s people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the ... Read more

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‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ Huffington Post Winner of the 2023 Templeton PrizeImprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution.Edna Adan Ismail endured it all – for the women of Africa.Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland’s people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the
... Read more
The Blood Says Otherwise: A fascinating and heart-breaking story of life as a forensic scientist

by Ruben Miller ...

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue.A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His detailed descriptions of what he sees are often heart-breaking. The behaviour of the people he meets - ... Read more

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Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue.A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His detailed descriptions of what he sees are often heart-breaking. The behaviour of the people he meets -
... Read more
Black is the Body

Stories From My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine

by Emily Bernard ...

A New Statesman essential non-fiction read of 2021'Everybody should read [this]' Stylist"Blackness is an art, not a science. It is a paradox: intangible and visceral; a situation and a story. It is the thread that connects these essays, but its significance as an experience emerges randomly, unpredictably. . . . Race is the story of my life, and therefore black is the body of this book."In twelve ... Read more

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A New Statesman essential non-fiction read of 2021'Everybody should read [this]' Stylist"Blackness is an art, not a science. It is a paradox: intangible and visceral; a situation and a story. It is the thread that connects these essays, but its significance as an experience emerges randomly, unpredictably. . . . Race is the story of my life, and therefore black is the body of this book."In twelve
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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

by Adam Kay ...

THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLERBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen FryWelcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.Scribbled in secret ... Read more

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THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLERBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen FryWelcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.Scribbled in secret
... Read more
Sick

A Memoir

by Porochista Khakpour ...

BuzzFeed's 33 Most Exciting New BooksBustle's 28 Most Anticipated Non-fiction Books of 2018Nylon's 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Huffington Post's 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Electric Literature’s 46 Books to Read By Women of Colour in 2018For as long as Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most of that time, she didn’t know why. A story of... ... Read more

$19.99 NZD

BuzzFeed's 33 Most Exciting New BooksBustle's 28 Most Anticipated Non-fiction Books of 2018Nylon's 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Huffington Post's 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018Electric Literature’s 46 Books to Read By Women of Colour in 2018For as long as Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most of that time, she didn’t know why. A story of...
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My Story

A spiritual and intellectual autobiography

by John C. Lennox ...

From his humble beginnings in Belfast to debating the world's most prominent atheists on the global stage, John C. Lennox has spent a lifetime showing how faith and reason can stand together.In My Story, Lennox - one of today's most respected Christian thinkers - invites readers into his remarkable journey: growing up in Northern Ireland, studying at Oxford and Cambridge, teaching mathematics at ... Read more

$38.05 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

From his humble beginnings in Belfast to debating the world's most prominent atheists on the global stage, John C. Lennox has spent a lifetime showing how faith and reason can stand together.In My Story, Lennox - one of today's most respected Christian thinkers - invites readers into his remarkable journey: growing up in Northern Ireland, studying at Oxford and Cambridge, teaching mathematics at
... Read more
The Ones That Bit Me!

Camels, cows and other young-vet stories

by Marcus Taylor ...

A heartwarming and hilarious memoir of a young vet's adventures around the world.By the time Marcus Taylor graduated from veterinary school at age 23, a sheep, a cow, a hawk, innumerable dogs, cats, parrots and even a fish had locked their mandibles onto his flesh. Each bite only intrigued him further.From his first entanglement with a cow in ketosis in Canterbury to a beagle in heart failure in ... Read more

$22.45 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

A heartwarming and hilarious memoir of a young vet's adventures around the world.By the time Marcus Taylor graduated from veterinary school at age 23, a sheep, a cow, a hawk, innumerable dogs, cats, parrots and even a fish had locked their mandibles onto his flesh. Each bite only intrigued him further.From his first entanglement with a cow in ketosis in Canterbury to a beagle in heart failure in
... Read more
Ask Me Why I Hurt

The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them

by Randy Christensen M.D. ...

An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way.Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His ... Read more

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An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way.Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His
... Read more
Breaking Through

A Remarkable Memoir of Grit, Determination and Discovery

by Katalin Karikó ...

**From butcher's daughter in communist Hungary to winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, this is the story of one woman's extraordinary determination and her breakthrough discovery that saved millions of lives.'Riveting. A true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in'** BONNIE GARMUS'This remarkable memoir ... is a joy to read' FINANCIAL TIMES'Karikó's story is an inspiration' ... Read more

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**From butcher's daughter in communist Hungary to winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, this is the story of one woman's extraordinary determination and her breakthrough discovery that saved millions of lives.'Riveting. A true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in'** BONNIE GARMUS'This remarkable memoir ... is a joy to read' FINANCIAL TIMES'Karikó's story is an inspiration'
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The Secret Language of Flowers

by DK ...

Series series DK Secret Histories
Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - "saying it with flowers" is truly part of the human experience.But how does the significance of flowers vary ... Read more

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Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - "saying it with flowers" is truly part of the human experience.But how does the significance of flowers vary
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