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A Fine Prospect: A History of Remuera, Meadowbank and St Johns Carlyon/Morrow Remuera is, and always has been, one of Auckland's best addresses. From earliest times wealthy merchants built grand houses on great estates, with magnificent views out to the harbour and gulf islands. Theirs was a social milieu of balls, debutantes, garden parties, private schools, society marriages, rigorous observed hierarchies, gentility and not a little aspiration. But there's much more to the neighbourhood than this fabled blue-blooded stereotype. In this richly illustrated and comprehensively researched history of Remuera, Meadowbank and St Johns, Jenny Carlyon and Diana Morrow record the sense of noblesse oblige that has long pervaded Remuera life but also the colourful characters, the dramas, tragedies and occasional scandals that penetrated the suburb's elegant veneer. The result is a compelling account of an area of Auckland's eastern suburbs that are steeped in heritage and an indelible part of the city's rich fabric.

From the &“golden weather&” of postwar economic growth, through the globalization, economic challenges, and protest of the 1960s and 1970s, to the free market revolution and new immigrants of the 1980s and 1990s and beyond, this account, the most complete and comprehensive history of New Zealand since 1945, illustrates the chronological and social history of the country with the engaging stories of real individuals and their experiences. Leading historians Jennifer Carlyon and Diana Morrow discuss in great depth New Zealand's move toward nuclear-free status, its embrace of a small-state, free-market ideology, and the seeming rejection of its citizens of a society known for the &“worship of averages.&” Stories of pirate radio in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, the first DC8 jets landing at Mangere airport, feminists liberating pubs, public protests over the closing of post offices, and indigenous language nests vividly demonstrate how a postwar society famous around the world for its dull conformity became one of the most ethnically, economically, and socially diverse countries on earth.

"The inspiring story of seven generations of Gordons at Clifton, Cape Kidnappers. The Gordon family has been at Clifton since 1861. Though farming in this location is often challenging, it is a spectacularly beautiful environment, situated on the east coast of the North Island, just 20 minutes' drive south of Napier. The story of Clifton is a story of a family's deep love and connection to that land and their determination to hand it on intact and thriving to succeeding generations. Six generations of Gordons have enjoyed living there, and the seventh has just been born. Each generation has had a deep attachment to this land both through times of prosperity and success, and through struggles, droughts, floods, and economic downturns. Each has successfully maintained and improved the property to hand onto the next generation."

Jenny With A Why is the first book of a unique 3-book series detailing one woman's conflicts and victories as she navigates her way through a life influenced by poverty, trauma, abandonment, mental illness, neglect, and abuse. A story written more like a fiction book as the author's trials and triumphs seem almost unbelievable for one person to have endured. The first book of a three-book series, Jenny with a Why, introduces you to the struggles that she has faced through her teen years as she shares her experience with alcoholism, teen pregnancy, abandonment, abusive marriages, and surviving her dysfunctional family. Travel with her as she flashbacks to the memories that will give you insight into how she came to discover her limitations and strengths as well as hints at aspects of her journey that will leave you hungry to read the stories within her next books. The series ultimately leads readers to finding out how Jenny not only survives but thrives through hardship after hardship giving insight, ideas, and much needed hope to others who might find similarities within her struggles. A delightful journey of self-discovery, hope, faith, and courage, Jenny with a Why is a one-of-a-kind, or rather three-of-a-kind, story that will leave you motivated to examine your relationships, dream bigger, and utilize a higher power in order to evolve.

An intimate peek inside the mind of the woman whom "People" named as one of the 25 most intriguing of the year, "GenX: Jenny McCarthy's Open Book" showcases Jenny's offbeat wit, skewed sensibility, and gentle wisdom--traits that have already won her legions of fans and admirers. 100 photos. 16-page color insert.