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Listen is a credit to Keith Davies.

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The researcher, doctor, author of this book, subtitled What works, what doesn't ... and how to tell the difference, already has a best-seller, Natural Remedies That Really Work.

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Subtitled My Journey Through Problem Gambling, this is a must read for anyone addicted to pokie machine gaming and their support persons.

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Have you ever noticed how that whole "older and wiser" is more often than not true?

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Nigel Latta is well-known as the face of The Politically Incorrect Parenting series. He is a respected, clinical psychologist with extensive experience in working with parents and children.

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This beautifully presented little book has an incredibly tedious sounding title and subject matter.

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Subtitled "Top Tips from Top Students on how to Conquer Year 13", this is a great little book to present to your senior secondary school teenager if they need a little more impetus to get past their very stressful last year at school.

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This is a worthwhile self-help book by a psychologist and an MD who are well experienced in the techniques they teach.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith has written a lot of books on a lot of topics but all of them are aimed at making the reader more successful in their chosen field, and these offerings are no different.

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This seems a credible book on raising teens in today's world. There are chapters on drugs, sex, technology, suicide, eating disorders, education and parental separation. There are also chapters on building relationships and on helping parents to deal with their own issues.

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I wasn't quite sure was I was getting into when I picked up this book.

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There is no doubt that Martin Hawes has been very successful with his series of books on investing and related topics. It would be easy to dismiss this book as a variation on an established theme. 

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Nigel Latta is well-known as the face of The Politically Incorrect Parenting TV series. He is a respected, clinical psychologist with extensive experience in working with parents and children.

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Tony Williams is a bloke who likes to entertain, in person, on film or in print.

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Peaks and Valleys is more than a management book. It is a short (about 100 pages) easy-to-read book with a deceptively simple message; you need to learn how to make both good and bad times work for you, both in business and in life.

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This book is subtitled "100s of practical strategies for bringing out the best in your marriage".

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Most of us dream about what we might do if we suddenly found ourselves wealthy: what we'd do with a big Lotto win or other unexpected windfall, how we'd live our lives if we had millions of dollars in the bank.

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Did you spot the error in the title? If not, the tagline beneath the heading on the book's cover might give you a hint: "including how to know the difference between your and you're".

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This book is written by a respected Australian paediatrician but is exactly what it says it is – a guide to childhood health in New Zealand.

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Tanith Carey is a British journalist, author and illustrator. She has written for a wide range of UK newspapers and magazines and writes regularly on parenting for the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror.

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Subtitled "Growing Older in New Zealand: What You Need to Know," this book is a must for anyone preparing to be old or to care for anyone elderly.

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Lost the financial clothes off your back these last 18 month or so?

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Do you have a love-hate relationship with work? Then this is the book for you!

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Books in brief:

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Books in brief:

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What Martin Hawes doesn't know about handling your finances isn't worth knowing.

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This book is written so you can give yourselves marriage guidance without face to face consultation of a professional.

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Calling all flirtatious singletons, loved-up teenagers, unhappily married couples and anyone who wants to get rid of that pesky one-night stand. This is the book for you.

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In his latest book, Mothers Raising Sons, experienced clinical psychologist Nigel Latta aims to debunk many of the myths surrounding the current "boy crisis".

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This little green hardback gem draws the ecologically minded in by its witty punning title and eye catching illustration of farting cows.

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The subtitle of this book is Succession and retirement planning for New Zealand farmers.

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Sarah Laurie is an Auckland based life coach who recently wrote a series of articles for Next magazine aiming to inspire women to be the best they can be.

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Reviews in brief:

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Pathological changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's may begin more than three decades before the first signs of the disease are noticeable.

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Subtitled Instant answers to Kiwi parenting dilemmas, this book has it all.

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The stated aim of this book is to assist with planning to get through the recession, partly by learning "how to make more, spend less and protect what you have".

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If you are a new or relatively new parent, this book, subtitled How exercise can transform your child's life, could be one of the most important books you read in the next five years.

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You take extra care when reviewing a book written by a warrior from the Special Air Service, the elite British fighting unit to which much myth and story has been attached.

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Subtitled More Stains and Solutions to Domestic Disasters, this is the absolute "must-have follow up to the international bestseller!"

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We've been hearing a lot lately about the global credit crunch that is currently hitting us all but these tough economic times do have an upside for some.

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If you are a new parent, a school or kindergarten teacher, a concerned big sister or just a kindly person or granny you might find this book a bit alarming.

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Parents who eagerly await the next issue of monthly parenting magazine Littlies for advice with raising their little ones will love The Book of Answers.

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If you're a parent, chances are you have on occasions worried about just what the future holds for junior.

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This is an important book for all individuals and organizations.  It could be the most significant book you ever read.  A variety of New Zealand experts have written essays aimed at mobilising us all to rethink our current practices and help in the creation of a carbon neutral society. 

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Non-fiction in your bookstore now:

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The title says it all really and to quote from the press release, this is "a beautifully produced book with practical advice on the gritty issues that matter''.

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About one-third of my way through this book I came to the realisation, with a lot of help from the author, that if I'm not in a KiwiSaver scheme already, it's the first thing I should do, before even completing reading.