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“john c weaver”

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  • Sorrows of a Century

    Interpreting Suicide in New Zealand, 19002000

    by John C. Weaver ...
    Focusing on New Zealand’s comprehensive and accessible coroners’ records, John Weaver analyses some twelve thousand cases to determine the social and cultural factors that contribute to suicide rates. He examines the official investigations into sudden deaths, placing them within the context of major events and societal changes. This remarkable assessment spans witness statements, suicide notes ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

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  • A City Lost and Found

    Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne

    by Robyn Annear ...
    “Old landmarks fall in nearly every block ... and the face of the city is changing so rapidly that the time is not too far distant when a search for a building 50 years old will be in vain.” —Herald, 1925.The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892–1992). Its famous sign – ‘Whelan the Wrecker is Here’ on a pile of shifting rubble – was a laconic ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Touched by Suicide

    Hope and Healing After Loss

    by Michael F. Myers, Carla Fine ...
    Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one’s death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected—directly or indirectly—by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive guide book, Michael F. ... Read more

    Was $10.99 USD Now $8.99 USD

  • The Worst Woman in Sydney

    The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh

    by Leigh Straw ...
    Uncover the true story of Kate Leigh, Sydney's most notorious female criminal, in this gripping biography.From a wayward girl in Dubbo to the queen of the Sydney underworld, Kate Leigh defied expectations and built a criminal empire in a male-dominated world. Explore her life, her crimes, and her complex relationships, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Australia.Discover the secrets ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • November of the Soul

    The Enigma of Suicide

    by George Howe Colt ...
    Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalist The Big House such a success, George Howe Colt's November of the Soul is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • JOHNNY ENZED

    The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War

    by Glyn Harper ...
    Series series First World War Centenary History
    The New Zealand soldiers who left these shores to fight in the First World War represented one of the greatest collective endeavours in the nation’s history. Over 100,000 men and women would embark for overseas service and almost 60,000 of them became casualties. For a small nation like New Zealand this was a tragedy on an unimagined scale.Using their personal testimony, this book reveals what ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Victorian Bush: its 'original and natural' condition

    by Ron Hateley ...
    The Victorian Bush: its ‘original and natural’ condition aggregates in a readable way extracts from logs, reports and diaries of Victorian explorers, early settlers, travellers and officials that describe the vegetation and fauna they encountered.The author analyses what he sees are the major ecological processes across south-eastern Australia, including the role of fire. Obviously Victoria today ... Read more

    $8.58 USD

  • The New Zealand Wars 1820–72

    by Ian Knight ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers.The Maori had a fierce and long-established warrior tradition and subduing them took a lengthy British Army commitment, only surpassed in the Victorian period by that on the North-West Frontier of India. Warfare had been endemic in pre-colonial New Zealand and Maori groups ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • The Letters of Rachel Henning

    by Rachel Henning ...
    Set in the mid 1850s, the story of Rachel Henning's voyage to Australia is told through the letters she writes to family and friends.Rachel Henning (1826–1914) was born in England. In 1854 she went to Australia, but returned to England in 1856 due to homesickness and the hot climate. However, in 1861, she returned to Australia where she settled permanently. She first lived with her brother and ... Read more

    $2.14 USD

  • Rugby: A New Zealand History

    by Ron Palenski ...
    Rugby is New Zealand's national sport. From the grand tour by the 1888 Natives to the upcoming 2015 World Cup, from games in the North African desert in the Second World War to matches behind barbed wire during the 1981 Springbok tour, from grassroots club rugby to heaving crowds outside Eden Park, Lancaster Park, Athletic Park or Carisbrook, New Zealanders have made rugby their game. In this book ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Psychology of Suicide - Advanced Analysis

    by Robert Kent ...
    Suicide is a very complex phenomenon that has psychosocial implications, still largely unexplored, but which kills more victims of armed conflicts every year, unfortunately, still occur. In this text we will investigate the various joints, the most obvious to the most recondite of this distressing phenomenon, focusing on the crucial points of the psychological dynamic. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Haerenga

    Early Māori Journeys Across the Globe

    by Vincent O'Malley ...
    Series series BWB Texts
    From the late eighteenth century, Māori travellers spread out from New Zealand across the globe. They travelled for a variety of reasons curiosity, adventure, commerce, political missions or duress and were part of an international movement of Māori of surprisingly large scale. Most travellers eventually returned home, bringing something of their own ‘new world’ experiences with them. These ... Read more

    $3.99 USD