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Velvet & Elvis

Written and eelustrated by Stephanie Bowman

Old Velvet the longfin eel has made New Zealand's Lake Rotoiti her home for 101 years. Lately, as hungry male eels swim around smelling for food, she rests her soft, velvety belly on the bottom. Her tummy is now filled with millions of tiny eggs, leaving no room for food. Velvet knows her time in this protected water is ending. And now, she has something more important to do than eating.

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Sonja's Kitchen

By Dee Pigneguy and Sonja Raela

Delicious, mouthwatering, luscious, delectable... are there enough superlatives to describe the food from Sonja's Kitchen? But this is not just a cook book. It is also a book that takes the reader on a walk through the lush vegetation of the Cook Islands, while explaining the importance of each plant to the survival of the islands and the role that they play in island culture. Foodie or Greenie, come and explore the food plants of Aitutaki and the Cook Islands

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Notes on the 

MYSTERIUM TREMENDUM

By Hugh Major

Two Kinds of Mystery, Three Kinds of Epiphany...

...Miracles and Reality

                   ...Irrational Reasoning

"Our journey in consciousness is too profound and multifarious to fit into one theory or be accounted for by one system of thought"

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Wallace Wihongi's Kidney Fix

By Wallace Wihongi

As a cartoonist Wallace Wihongi provided cartoons to several New Zealand newspapers for more than 20 years. After spending 4 years on kidney dialysis and having a kidney transplant in 2009, Wallace turned his talents to putting some cheer and humour back into the lives of others facing kidney failure. The result - Wallace Wihongi's Kidney Fix - an irreverant look at the trials and tribulations of dialysis and kidney transplant....

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Focus On Healing

by Jennifer Barraclough

Focus on Healing will be of interest to anyone with a personal or professional interest in natural healthcare, especially to those with long-term medical illness who are looking for practical guidance about self-help using mind-body methods and the holistic approach.

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Gardening For Planet Earth

by Dee Pigneguy

"If we were to focus on growing food in family backyards, we could shape a new world."

Gardening is all about learning, experimenting, changing things, adapting, being observant and open to new ideas. Let the amazing photographs in this book help you to learn how to create your own garden paradise.

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Natures Techno Tricks

by Dee Pigneguy

What have kingfishers got to do with Japan's 500 Series Shinkansen bullet train?

And is Spiderman more like a spider or a gecko?

And what does any of this have to do with Leonardo da Vinci?

Find out more in this book and discover some of nature's best designs and how they have inspired scientists and engineers.

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Feed Me Right

Nutritional Know-how and Body Science
by Dee Pigneguy and Tamarin Pigneguy

The latest tool in the fight against childhood obesity, Feed Me Right explains what happens to food from the moment it slips past your lips, till it plops out the other end, and provides the nutritional know-how that you need for health and longevity. A brilliant book for teens, their parents and teachers.

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Feed Me Right Teacher Resource

by Dee Pigneguy and Tamarin Pigneguy

The Feed Me Right Teacher Resource sets out the ways in which Feed Me Right links to the strands of the New Zealand health and science curriculum with links from specific strands in levels 3 through 8 to the relevant pages in Feed Me Right. 

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Saltwater in Her Hair

by Dee Pigneguy

Saltwater in Her Hair captures the personal stories of women who have accepted the challenge of achieving success at sea.  It reveals the trials, tribulations and triumphs of women achieving a way of life for themselves in an industry which has long been regard as a male preserve.

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Joan Donley's 
Compendium for Healthy Pregnancy 
and a Normal Birth

Written with wit and humour, NZ's best-known midwife, Joan Donley, provides a complete compendium of information to answer any question about having babies and keeping healthy. An essential book for every midwifery student and mother-to-be, helping give all babies the best start to life.

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Boating For All

Navigation, boat-handling and skill-building activities

By Mike & Dee Pigneguy

Take boating fun to the next level with this easy to understand guide, the indispensable Boating For All.  Following on from Boating Fun, respected authorities on all things boating Mike and Dee, take sailors who have mastered basic sailing skills to the next level. 

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