Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing, 2010, 328 pages. Hardback, 248mm. Excellent, as new condition, perfect dust-wrapper, no fading.

Ian Mune's resonant growl and his characterful face are an institution in the world of New Zealand theatre, film and television. Instantly recognised by generations of New Zealanders, he has been a central figure of screen and stage in this country since the 1960s. While he has always kept an association with theatre, Ian Mune was also there at the beginning of television drama in New Zealand, with leading roles in such programmes as "Pukemanu" and "Moynihan", and many more over the years. But an early partnership with the now celebrated international director Roger Donaldson led him also into the world of feature films, the first of which was "Sleeping Dogs", which he both co-wrote and starred in. Since then, he has had acting and script-writing roles in many films, and has directed such features as "Came a Hot Friday" which starred Billy T James as the Tainui Kid, "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?", the sequel to "Once Were Warriors", and the film adaptation of Bruce Mason's iconic play "The End of the Golden Weather". This beautifully written autobiography is hugely insightful about the personal process, the challenges and the rewards of acting. But Ian Mune's story also has much wider significance, as it provides a fascinating and unique view of the roots and development of contemporary theatre, television and the film industry in New Zealand.

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