Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: June 28
1. (1) A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin)
The former PM's memoir, the first such account since Jim Bolger, tops the bestsellers for a second week, and is unlikely to be dislodged for some time. It also made the top five on Amazon and Audible,
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