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An imposing selection of Centennial books to be published shortly by A. H. & A. W. Reed include “The City of the Strait,” the official Centennial history of Wellington, by Alan Mulgan. “The History of Hawke's Bay,” edited by J. G. Wilson, A. M. Isdale and C. Price, and “Such Things Were,” the story of Cambridge, by C. W. Vennell.