Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles July 2011 (arrived in June)

Art & Architecture

Adventurous watercolours, Jenny Wheatley and Robin Capon.
Art by tattooists : beyond flash, Jo Waterhouse.
Art in the streets, Jeffrey Deitch.
Coast : lifestyle architecture, Janelle McCulloch.
Collage couture : techniques for creating fashionable art, Julie Nutting.
Contemporary drawing : key concepts and techniques, Margaret Davidson.
Cubism, Guillaume Apollinaire
David Lynch : dark splendor, space, images, sound, Werner Spies
David Smith : cubes and anarchy, Carol S. Eliel
English ruins, Jeremy Musson.
German Expressionism : the graphic impulse, Starr Figura with an essay by Peter Jelavich.
Hieronymus Bosch, c.1450-1516 : between heaven and hell, Walter Bosing.
Houses : modern natural, natural modern, Ron Broadhurstl.
Ideas : outdoors, Fernando de Haro and Omar Fuenetes.
Immaterial world : transparency in architecture, Marc Kristal.
Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to now : prints from the Museum of Modern Art, curated by Judith B. Hecker.
John Constable : oil sketches from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Mark Evans
Korean eye : contemporary Korean art, Serenella Ciclitira.
New natural home, Dominic Bradbury
Nineteenth century art : a critical history, Stephen F. Eisenman
Pacific art in detail, Jenny Newell.
Picasso by Picasso : his first museum exhibition 1932, Tobia Bezzola
Rococo, Victoria Charles and Klaus H. Carl.
Storybook cottages : America's Carpenter Gothic style, Gladys Montgomery.
Strawberry Hill : Horace Walpole's gothic castle, Anna Chalcraft and Judith Viscardi.
Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's 'Little play-thing house', became one of the wonders of the 18th-century architectural world. The authors take us round the house (now being restored) and room by room reveal the theatrical planning, the deliberate contrasts of light and colour and the love of drama invested in every detail of the building, its decoration and its furniture.
Street fonts : graffiti alphabets from around the world, Claudia Walde.
The art of airbrushing : techniques and step-by-step projects for the novice, David Morton.
The art of not making : the new artist/artisan relationship, Michael Petry.
Can an artist claim that an object is a work of art if it has been made for him or her by someone else? If so, who is the author of such a work? And just what is the difference between a work of art and a work of craft?
The California house : adobe, Craftsman, Victorian, Spanish, colonial revival, Kathryn Masson
The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement 1860-1900, Stephen Calloway
This book focuses on a period at the end of the nineteenth century when a group of artists, architects and designers found themselves linked by the search for a new Beauty. "The Aesthetic movement", as it came to be known, united romantic bohemians such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, along with maverick figures such as James McNeill Whistler.
The power of pro bono : 40 stories about design for the public good by architects and their clients, John Cary.
Tomorrow's houses : New England modernism, Alexander Gorlin.
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, and beyond : post-impressionist masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay, project curated by Guy Cogeval, Sylvie Patry, and Stephane Guegan.
Women war artists, Kathleen Palmer.

Automobiles

Road hogs : Detroit's big, beautiful luxury performance cars of the 1960s, Eric Peters.
The cobra in the barn : great stories of automotive archaeology, Tom Cotter.
The Corvette in the barn : more great stories of automotive archaeology, Tom Cotter.
The Ducati story : racing and production models from 1945 to the present day, Ian Falloon.

Biographies

All that is bitter & sweet : a memoir, Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd is an award-winning film and stage actor known for both box-office hits and art-house gems. Yet in 2002, she found her true calling: as a humanitarian and advocate for those suffering in neglected parts of the world.
And God created Burton, Tom Rubython
A sweeping saga spanning 1898 to 1984 stretching from the mining fields of South Wales to the film sets of Hollywood and from the playhouses of Cardiff to the grand theatres of Broadway - this new and far reaching biography rakes over the coals of the life of Britain's greatest ever actor, Richard Burton.
Blood vows : a memoir of marriage and murder, Helen Cummings.
Bloody Mary : my story, Mary Coughlan.
Bossypants, Tina Fey.
From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
Bull Canyon : a boatbuilder, a writer and other wildlife, Lin Pardey.
Critical care : a new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between, Theresa Brown.
"At my job, people die," writes Theresa Brown, capturing both the burden and the singular importance of her profession. Brown, a former English professor, chronicles her first year as an R.N. in medical oncology.
Eat, drink and be wary : a New Zealand diplomat looks back, Jim Weir.
Jim Weir joined the New Zealand Foreign Service in 1947. His career included periods as High Commissioner and Ambassador and this book highlights some of the people, places and events in his diplomatic career. It also dips into New Zealand's post-War political history and its place in the world.
Found : a memoir, Jennifer Lauck.
Relates the author's investigation into her own troubled past centreed around the search for her birth mother.
From this moment on, Shania Twain.
From bestselling and award-winning country/pop star Shania Twain, an exploration of her hard-scrabble childhood and rise to worldwide fame.
G. K. Chesterton : a biography, Ian Ker.
Goodbye Sarajevo : a true story of courage, love and survival, Atka Reid & Hana Schofield.
May, 1992. Hana is twelve years old when she is put on one of the last UN evacuation buses fleeing the besieged city of Sarajevo. Her twenty-one-year-old sister, Atka, staying behind to look after their five younger siblings, is there to say goodbye. Thinking that they will be apart for only a few weeks, they make a promise to each other to be brave. Set in the middle of the bloodiest European conflict since the Second World War, Goodbye Sarajevo is a moving and compelling true story of courage, hope and extraordinary human kindness.
I don't care about your band : what I learned from indie rockers, trust funders, pornographers, faux sensitive hipsters, felons, and other guys I've dated, Julie Klausner.
A memoir based on the author's New York Times "Modern Love" piece about her brush-off by an indie rock musician describes her haphazard Jewish upbringing and rocky misadventures in romantic enlightenment.
Ian Botham : the power and the glory, Simon Wilde.
Before Botham, many saw cricket as a very staid, very boring game. He played it with an irreverent dash that stuck up two fingers at the cricket Establishment. He wore striped blazers and strange hats, sported long hair and droopy moustaches. He got into trouble over punch-ups, drugs and girls. He was even banned from playing at one point. But all this would have meant little had he not been able to keep on achieving remarkable things.
Ice : a memoir of gangster life and redemption, from South Central to Hollywood, Ice-T and Douglas Century.
The hip-hop artist and television star shares the story of his early life, marked by the deaths of his parents, his involvement in gangs, and the single-minded work ethic that enabled his rise to international fame.
Jeannie out of the bottle, Barbara Eden with Wendy Leigh.
The star of the 1960s television comedy "I dream of Jeannie" reflects on the challenges she's faced and how she's maintained her humor, optimism, and Jeannie magic throughout the roller-coaster ride of a memorable life.
Malcolm X : a life of reinvention, Manning Marable.
Me, myself and Lord Byron : a woman, a poet and a quest to reclaim the zest for life., Julietta Jameson.
Memoirs of a dervish : sufis, mystics and the sixties, Robert Irwin.
My horizontal life : a collection of one-night stands, Chelsea Handler.
My lucky life in and out of show business : a memoir, Dick Van Dyke.
The star of one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1960s and of classic films such as "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," Dick Van Dyke pens a lively, heartwarming memoir of his multi-layered life.
Nothing was the same : a memoir, Kay Redfield Jamison.
A psychiatrist traces her marriage to a renowned scientist who overcame severe dyslexia to become an expert on schizophrenia, describing his slow surrender to cancer and her own struggles to overcome grief and depression.
Nowhere near normal : a memoir of OCD, Traci Foust.
One hundred names for love : a stroke, a marriage, and the language of healing, Diane Ackerman.
Ackerman chronicles her novelist husband Paul West's heroic battle to reclaim words and mobility and her tailoring of West's speech therapy to match his spectacular vocabulary and unique intelligence.
Out of the woods but not over the hill, Gervase Phinn.
Phil Kingsley Jones : how did I manage that?, John Matheson.
Coal miner. Stand-up comedian. Manager. Phil Kingsley Jones has done it all, but is best known for his association with rugby's most explosive player - the great Jonah Lomu.
Pill head : the secret life of a painkiller addict, Joshua Lyon.
Robert Redford : the biography, Michael Feeney Callan.
Starman : the truth behind the legend of Yuri Gagarin, Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony.
Stories I only tell my friends : the autobiography, Rob Lowe.
A wryly funny and moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye.
The chicken chronicles : sitting with the angels who have returned with my memories : Glorious, Rufus, Gertrude Stein, Splendor, Hortensia, Agnes of God, The Gladyses, & Babe : a memoir, Alice Walker.
This book isn't a 'how to' on keeping chickens, although there is plenty of detail about the practicalites; it is a warm memoir chronicling Alice Walker's journey and the way in which keeping chickens led her to a fuller understanding of herself.
The children of lovers : a memoir of William Golding by his daughter, Judy Golding.
Best-selling novelist, author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding was a famously acute observer of children. What was it like to be his daughter? In this frank and engaging family memoir, Judy Golding recalls growing up with a brilliant, loving, sometimes difficult parent.
The happy hoofer, Celia Imrie.
In her hugely entertaining autobiography Celia Imrie recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage and off. Whether it's finding herself on stage with half the scenery stuck to her cardigan, or being kidnapped on her way to location. Somehow she emerges from the chaos that can lie in her wake almost unscathed.
The long journey home : a memoir, Margaret Robison.
The mother of the bestselling memoirists Augusten Burroughs and John Elder Robison finally tells her own heartbreaking story of her Southern Gothic childhood, tormented marriage, motherhood, mental breakdown, and journey back to sanity and contentment, in luminous, evocative prose.
The reading promise : 3,218 nights reading with my father, Alice Ozma.
The violinist : Clare Galambos Winter, Holocaust survivor, Sarah Gaitanos.
Klara Galambos was a twenty-year-old violin student in Budapest in March 1944. During the war she was transported with the Jews of Szombathely to Auschwitz Birkenau. The Violinist draws on memoir, interviews and historical research to tell her compelling story.
This is not the story you think it is, Laura Munson.
Laura Munson writes about what happened when her husband of more than twenty years told her he wasn't sure he loved her anymore and wanted to move out. Laura's response to her husband: I don't buy it. In this poignant and funny memoir, Laura recounts the time her faith in her marriage was put to the test.
Three wishes : an extraordinary true story of good friends on their journey to motherhood, Carey Goldberg, Beth Jones and Pamela Ferdinand.
Transition : the story of how I became a man, Chaz Bono with Billie Fitzpatrick.
At first, America knew the only child of Sonny and Cher as Chastity, the cherubic little girl who appeared on her parents' TV show. Later, she came out on a national stage, working with major organizations toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. Then, within eighteen months, Chaz Bono became the most high-profile transgender person ever.
Woodrow Wilson : a biography, John Milton Cooper, Jr.

Business & Management

100 great business ideas : from leading companies around the world, Jeremy Kourdi.
100 great copywriting ideas : from leading companies around the world, Andy Maslen.
100 great cost-cutting ideas : from leading companies around the world, Anne Hawkins.
100 great leadership ideas : from successful leaders and managers around the world, Jonathan Gifford.
100 great marketing ideas : from leading companies around the world, Jim Blythe.
100 great PR ideas : from leading companies around the world, Jim Blythe.
100 great presentation ideas : from successful managers and companies around the world, Patrick Forsyth.
100 great time management ideas, Patrick Forsyth.
28 business thinkers who changed the world : the management gurus and mavericks who changed the way we think about business, Rhymer Rigby.
A guide to open innovation and crowdsourcing : expert tips and advice, edited by Paul Sloane.
Accounts demystified : the astonishingly simple guide to accounting, Anthony Rice.
Better under pressure : how great leaders bring out the best in themselves and others, Justin Menkes.
Brand failures : the truth about the 100 biggest branding mistakes of all time, Matt Haig.
Brand success : how the world's top 100 brands thrive and survive, Matt Haig.
Confessions of an entrepreneur : the highs and lows of starting up, Chris Robson.
Dig this gig : find your dream job or invent it, Laura Dodd.
Disrupt : think the unthinkable to spark transformation in your business, Luke Williams.
Eat people : and other unapologetic rules for game-changing entrepreneurs, Andy Kessler.
Flash foresight : how to see the invisible and do the impossible : seven radical principles that will transform your business, Daniel Burrus and John David Mann.
Flawless consulting : a guide to getting your expertise used, Peter Block
From brainwave to business : how to turn your brilliant idea into a successful start-up, Celia Gates.
From bud to boss : secrets to a successful transition to remarkable leadership, Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris.
Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position
Get up to speed with online marketing : how to use websites, blogs, social networking and much more, Jon Reed.
Getting started in small business IT for dummies.,
Granularity : smart choices to grow your business in good times and bad, Patrick Viguerie, Sven Smit and Mehrdad Baghai.
How to make money with social media : an insider's guide on using new and emerging media to grow your business, Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah.
How to manage with NLP, David Molden.
How to prepare a business plan, Edward Blackwell.
Killing giants : 10 strategies to topple the Goliath in your industry, Stephen Denny.
Leadership team coaching : developing collective transformational leadership, Peter Hawkins.
Little bets : how breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries, Peter Sims.
New rules for today's workplace, Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts.
Pre-commerce : how companies and customers are transforming business together, Bob Pearson with Dan Zehr.
Pulse : the new science of harnessing Internet buzz to track threats and opportunities, Douglas W. Hubbard.
Redesigning leadership, John Maeda with Becky Bermont.
Resonate : present visual stories that transform audiences, Nancy Duarte.
Sticky marketing : why everything in marketing has changed and what to do about it, Grant Leboff.
The art of followership : how great followers create great leaders and organizations, Ronald E. Riggio, Ira Chaleff, and Jean Lipman-Blumen.
The daily Drucker : 366 days of insight and motivation for getting the right things done, Peter F. Drucker with Joseph A. Maciariello.
Shares a year's worth of advice for business people in a volume that conveys the author's trademark philosophies about the individual, management, society, and change.
The leadership experience, Richard L. Daft and Andrew Pirola-Merlo.
The overnight resume : the fastest way to your next job, Donald Asher.
The Steve Jobs way : iLeadership for a new generation, Jay Elliot and William L. Simon.
Too many bosses, too few leaders : the three essential principles you need to become an extraordinary leader, Rajeev Peshawaria.
Unmarketing : stop marketing, start engaging, Scott Stratten.
What's holding you back? : ten bold steps that define gutsy leaders, Robert J. Herbold.
Quit hiding from tough decisions and learn to confront them head-on. Features dynamic real-world examples from Apple, Microsoft, Porsche, IBM, Merck, Canon, Sony, Whirlpool, IDEO, Tesco, P&G, Target, and 3M.
Your brain and business : the neuroscience of great leaders, Srinivasan S. Pillay.

Computers

Above the fold : understanding the principles of successful web site design, Brian Miller.
Amazing Android apps for dummies, Daniel A. Begun.
Building a PC in easy steps., Stuart Yarnold.
Discovering SQL : a hands-on guide for beginners, Alex Kriegel.
Exquisite expressions with Photoshop Elements 9, Krause.
Facebook : the missing manual, E.A. Vander Veer.
Foundation HTML5 canvas, Rob Hawkes.
Google SketchUp 8 for dummies, Aidan Chopra.
Google SketchUp workshop : modeling, visualizing, and illustrating, Laurent Brixius.
Introducing character animation with blender, Tony Mullen.
Joomla! : 24-hour trainer, Jen Kramer.
Learning Android, Marko Gargenta.
Programming the mobile web, Maximiliano Firtman.
Sams teach yourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 minutes, Steven Holzner.
Smashing professional web design : the best of Smashing magazine, Smashing Magazine.
The iPad project book : stuff you can do with your iPad, Michael E. Cohen, Dennis R. Cohen and Lisa L. Spangenberg.
The rough guide to the iPad, Peter Buckley.

Crafts & Collecting

Adventures in bookbinding : handcrafting mixed-media books, Jeannine Stein.
At home with handmade books : 28 extraordinary bookbinding projects made from ordinary and repurposed materials, Erin Zamrzla.
Beautiful wedding flowers : more than 300 corsages, bouquets, and centrepieces, Diane Wagner.
Candlemaking the natural way : 31 projects made with soy, palm & beeswax, Rebecca Ittner.
Candles, Elaine Stavert.
Chic on a shoestring : simple to sew vintage-style accessories, Mary Jane Baxter
Cloisonne : Chinese enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, edited by Béatrice Quette.
Couture sewing techniques, Claire Shaeffer.
Crazy design, Beatrix Foisil-Penther and Claire Chamot
This book is a showcase of eccentric product design.
Crochet master class : lessons and projects from today's top crocheters, Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss.
Cute and easy quilting and stitching : 35 step-by-step projects to decorate the home, Charlotte Liddle.
Early 20th century embroidery techniques, Gail Marsh.
Endless sparkle : 12 crystal components : unlimited jewelry designs, Aimee Carpenter.
Extra/ordinary : craft and contemporary art, Maria Elena Buszek.
Flirt skirts : learn how to sew, customize, and style your very own skirts, Patti Gilstrap and Seryn Potter
Flower arranging, Mark Welford and Stephen Wicks.
Free-motion machine quilting : from practice to perfection, troubleshooting guide, 50+ designs, Don Linn.
Friendship strips & scraps, Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts.
Garment construction : a complete course on making clothing for fit and fashion, the editors of Skills Institute Press.
Go crochet! : afghan design workbook : 50 motifs, 10 projects, 1 of a kind results, Ellen Gormley.
Indie craft, Jo Waterhouse.
Introduction to soapstone sculpting, Lynn A. Bartlett and Tasha Unninayer.
Jewellery solutions : how to care for, repair and restore your jewellery, David McLoughlin.
Little crochet : modern designs for babies and toddlers, Linda Permann.
Making handmade books : 100+ bindings, structures & forms, Alisa Golden.
Metal style : 20 jewelry designs with cold join techniques, Karen Dougherty.
Mounting and setting stones, Sonia Cheadle.
Norwegian handknits : heirloom designs from Vesterheim Museum, Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel.
Pattern magic 2, Nakamichi Tomoko.
Presents step-by-step instructions on creating patterns for a variety of sculptural garments.
Practical jewellery-making techniques : problem solving, Stephen O'Keefffe.
Rediscovered treasures, Ellen Dyrop and Hanna Kristindottir.
If you can see potential in an old lampshade or a discarded cake-tin, then you'll find inspiration on every page as the authors share ideas for tuning unloved pieces into beautiful objects for every room in your home.
Sewing basics : all you need to know about machine and hand sewing, Sandra Bardwell.
Ship models from kits : basic and advanced techniques for small scales, David Griffith.
Snip, burn, solder, shred : seriously geeky stuff to make with your kids, David Erik Nelson.
Surface treatment workshop : explore 45 mixed-media techniques, Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson.
The art of carving netsuke, Peter Benson.
A new title on the intricate skill of creating Japanese Netsuke, traditionally created for practical reasons, but now highly collectible works of art.
The Bayeux tapestry embroiderers' story, Jan Messent.
The jewels of the Romanovs : family & court, Stefano Papi.
The Queen's dolls' house, Lucinda Lambton.
The repurposed library : 33 craft projects that give old books new life, Lisa Occhipinti.
Twisted stitches : 30 corrupt cross stitch and embroidery designs, Phil Davison.
Vintage jewelry design : classics to collect & wear, Caroline Cox.
Recounts more than 100 years of design history, accompanied by archive images, fashion photography, and specially commissioned illustrations of period pieces.
Waikiki tiki : art, history and photographs, Phillip S. Roberts.
A contemporary book that offers a pictorial documentation of the past and present of tiki (and related art forms) throughout Waikiki as well as Hawaii's island of Oahu. This book displays original photographs that document the tiki art culture scene that blossomed after WWII through its modern forms today.
Weaving flowers from New Zealand flax, Ali Brown.
Updated edition.
Welcoming home baby : the handcrafted way : 20 quick & creative knitted hats, wraps, & cozy cocoons for your newborn, Tricia Drake.
Wood engraving : how to do it, Simon Brett.

Crime

Deadly duos : partners in crime and their addiction to murder, Paul Roland.
Evil wives : deadly women whose crimes knew no limits, John Marlowe.
Madeleine : our daughter's disappearance and the continuing search for her, Kate McCann.
One percentre : the legend of the outlaw biker, Dave Nichols.
Operation family secrets : how a mobster's son and the FBI brought down Chicago's murderous crime family, Frank Calabrese
Rip-off! : Australian fraud, deception and dirty tricks, Paul Taylor.
The invention of murder : how the Victorians revelled in death and detection and created modern crime, Judith Flanders.
The Mad Bomber of New York : the extraordinary true story of the manhunt that paralyzed a city, Michael M. Greenburg.
The wizard of lies : Bernie Madoff and the death of trust, Diana B. Henriques.
The inside story of Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, with surprising and shocking new details from Madoff himself.
Worse than war : genocide, eliminationism and the ongoing assault on humanity, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen.
Our failure to clearly describe, explain, and understand the mechanisms of genocide has made it difficult to prevent, and this book will change that.

Customs

Medieval celebrations : your guide to planning and hosting spectacular feasts, parties, weddings, and renaissance fairs, Daniel Diehl, Mark P. Donnelly.
The good funeral guide, Charles Cowling.

Economics

A random walk down Wall Street : the time-tested strategy for successful investing, Burton G. Malkiel.
Age of greed : the triumph of finance and the decline of America, 1970 to the present, Jeff Madrick.
Madrick traces the lineage of some of our the US most pressing economic problems.
Agenda for a new economy : from phantom wealth to real wealth, David C. Korten.
Attacking currency trends : how to anticipate and trade big moves in the forex market, Greg Michalowski.
Building wealth & loving it : a down-to-earth guide to personal finance & investing, Jimmy B. Prince.
Capital and its discontents : conversations with radical thinkers in a time of tumult, Sasha Lilley.
Climate capitalism : capitalism in the age of climate change, L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen.
Crash boom! : make a fortune in today's volatile real estate market, Greg Rand.
Debt-free forever : take control of your money and your life, Gail Vaz-Oxlade.
Financial origami : how the Wall Street model broke, Brendan Moynihan.
Finding work after 40 : proven trategies for managers and professionals, Robin McKay Bell and Liam Mifsud.
From 0 to 130 properties in 3.5 years, Steve McKnight.
Global slump : the economics and politics of crisis and resistance, David McNally.
How to make money in real estate in the new economy, Matthew Martinez.
How to retire in 12 months : turning passion into profit, Serena Star-Leonard.
How to start creating real wealth through real estate, Helen Collier-Kogtevs.
Inflated : how money and debt built the American dream, R. Christopher Whalen.
King of capital : the remarkable rise, fall, and rise again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone, David Carey and John E. Morris.
Lexus : the relentless pursuit : the secret history of Toyota Motor's quest to conquer the global luxury car market, Chester C. Dawson III.
Managing your investment property, Rachel Barnes and Geoff Doidge.
Money and power : how Goldman Sachs came to rule the world, William D. Cohan.
My time : how to make the rest of life the best of life, Joan Baker and Mandy Fealy.
Poor economics : a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo.
Principles of macroeconomics in New Zealand, N. Gregory Mankiw
Profiting from the world's economic crisis : finding investment opportunities by tracking global market trends, Bud Conrad.
The compleat day trader : trading systems, strategies, timing indicators, and analytical methods, Jake Bernstein.
The crash course : the unsustainable future of our economy, energy, and environment, Chris Martenson.
The failure of free-market economics, Martin Feil and John Spooner.
The gods that failed : how the financial elite have gambled away our futures, Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson.
The great investors : lessons on investing from master traders, Glen Arnold.
The new good life : living better than ever in an age of less, John Robbins.
The new rules for mortgages, Dale Robyn Siegel.
The property diaries : a story of buying a house, finding a man & making a home all on a single income, Antonia Magee.
The road to wealth : a comprehensive guide to your money : everything you need to know in good and bad times, Suze Orman.
Zombie economics : how dead ideas still walk among us, John Quiggin.
The recent financial crisis laid bare many of the assumptions behind market liberalism, the theory that market-based solutions are always best, regardless of the problem. Because these ideas will never die unless there is an alternative, Zombie Economics also looks ahead at what could replace market liberalism, arguing that a simple return to traditional Keynesian economics and the politics of the welfare state will not be enough, either to kill dead ideas, or prevent future crises.

Education

Catching them at it! : assessment in the early years, Sally Featherstone.
Practitioners working within the EYFS are still uncertain of exactly how to manage assessment. This book will take them through the process step by step.
Different learners : identifying, preventing, and treating your children's learning problems, Jane M. Healy.

Engineering

Concrete : a seven-thousand-year history, Reese Palley.
For seven thousand years, concrete has periodically shaped the path of human progress. Reese Palley's fascinating history of this ubiquitous and versatile material chronicles the repeated and often centuries-long losses of the technology and its many re-emergences, and the cultural, scientific and engineering accomplishments it has enabled.

Environment

A hole at the bottom of the sea : the race to kill the BP oil gusher, Joel Achenbach.
A sea in flames : the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout, Carl Safina.
Communities, councils & a low-carbon future : what we can do if governments won't, Alexis Rowell.
Earth : the operators' manual, Richard B. Alley.
World authority Richard B. Alley explores the history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century.
Fire on the Horizon : the untold story of the Gulf oil disaster, John Konrad and Tom Shroder.
Life without oil : why we must shift to a new energy future, Steve Hallett with John Wright.
Oceana : our endangered oceans and what we can do to save them, Ted Danson with Michael D'Orso.
Profit from property : your step-by-step guide to successful real estate development, Philip Thomas.
The big thirst : the secret life and turbulent future of water, Charles Fishman.
The day after tomorrow : images of our Earth in crisis, J. Henry Fair.
The new north : the world in 2050, Laurence C. Smith.
The quiet world : saving Alaska's wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960, Douglas Brinkley.
A tribute to Alaska's wilderness regions details key preservation activities, leading contributors, and historical events.
The sustainability transformation : how to accelerate positive change in challenging times, Alan Atkisson.
The sustainable self : a personal approach to sustainability education, Paul Murray.
World on the edge : how to prevent environmental and economic collapse, Lester Brown.

Farming

A history of the Ashley Forest : including Mt Thomas, Okuku & Omihi Forests, 1939-2010, John Ward and Kowai Archives Society.
Biodynamics in practice : life on a community owned farm : impressions of Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch, Sussex, England, Tom Petherick.
Sepp Holzer's permaculture : a practical guide to small-scale, integrative farming and gardening., Sepp Holzer
Small livestock housing : a construction guide, Joe Jacobs.

Fashion

Fifty bags that changed the world, Robert Anderson.
Fifty hats that changed the world, Robert Anderson.
Icons of men's style, Josh Sims.
Kate : style princess : the fashion and beauty secrets of Britain's most glamorous royal, Sara Cywinski.
Practical princess perfect wardrobe : declutter and re-jig your closet to transform your life, Elika Gibbs
Style notes, Maggie Alderson.
Stylish dress book : wear with freedom, Yoshiko Tsukiori.
The beautiful : illustrations for fashion and style, Anneke Krull.
The make-up book, Joy Terri.
To die for : is fashion wearing out the world?, Lucy Siegle.
Yohji Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto.
Yohji Yamamoto is one of fashion's continual innovators and this book offers an insight into his working approach and relationships with other creative practitioners. It places his work in context and includes an insightful interview with him, as well as a round table discussion with some of his key collaborators.

Film, Television & Theatre

Glamour in a golden age : movie stars of the 1930s, Adrienne L. McLean.
Infamous players : a tale of movies, the mob (and sex), Peter Bart.
The author recalls his tenure at Paramount Pictures during a tumultuous time when the studio produced such films as "The Godfather," "Chinatown," and "True Grit" but was also plagued by drugs, the mafia, and runaway budgets.
Lab coats in Hollywood : science, scientists, and cinema, David A. Kirby.
Leaps in the dark : art and the world, Agnes de Mille.
Street gang : the complete history of Sesame Street, Michael Davis.
The Hollywood Sign : fantasy and reality of an American icon, Leo Braudy.
The survival of the soul, Lisa Williams.
Based on the TV series.
TV cars : star cars from the world of television, Giles Chapman.

Folklore

The lore of Scotland : a guide to Scottish legends, Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill.

Food & Wine

80 recipes for your pressure cooker, Richard Ehrlich
A dissertation opon roast pig and other essays, Charles Lamb.
A Middle Eastern feast, Claudia Roden.
A taste of the sun, Elizabeth David.
Alice's cookbook, Alice Hart
Ani's raw food Asia : easy East-West fusion recipes, Ani Phyo.
Appetite for reduction : 125 fast & filling low-fat vegan recipes, Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Matthew Ruscigno.
Barbecue : recipes, techniques, tools, Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby.
Bite me, Julie Albert & Lisa Gnat.
Buffalo cake and Indian pudding, A.W. Chase.
Cheese : the world's best artisan cheeses, a journey through taste, tradition and terroir, Patricia Michelson
Children's birthday cake book, Pamela Clark.
Collector's Vintage Edition of the Classic Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book. Designs include Cake designs include: Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Soccer Field, Rubber Ducky, The Good Witch, Helicopter, Stove and many more favourites.
Color me vegan : maximize your nutrient intake and optimize your health by eating antioxidant-rich, fiber-packed, color-intense meals that taste great, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.
Complete Chinese cookbook, Ken Hom.
Cook it freeze it, Pamela Clark.
Cooking with the master chef, Michel Roux Jr.
Eat like a man : the only cookbook a man will ever need, Ryan D'Agostino.
Eating with the pilgrims and other pieces, Calvin Trillin.
Exciting food for Southern types, Pellegrino Artusi.
Food culture in the Pacific Islands, Roger Haden.
For the love of food, Denis Cotter.
From Absinthe to Zest : an alphabet for food lovers, Alexandre Dumas.
Have your cake and vegan too : 50 dazzling and delicious cake creations, Kris Holechek.
Home at 7, dinner at 8, Sophie Wright
Home brew : the ultimate guide to making your own tipple, Doug Rouxel and Sara Paston-Williams.
Homemade soda, Andrew Schloss.
How baking works : exploring the fundamentals of baking science, Paula Figoni.
How to bake the perfect cake, Pamela Clark.
How to cook Indian : more than 500 classic recipes for the modern kitchen, Sanjeev Kapoor.
How to cook perfect eggs, Pamela Clark.
How to cook perfect pasta, Pamela Clark.
How to eat a small country : a family's pursuit of happiness, one meal at a time, Amy Finley.
Amy Finley explains her decision to leave her growing Food Network television career in order to move to France with her family and work out the problems in her marriage that began when she won a contest that put her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef.
How to make the perfect roast, Pamela Clark.
Ice creams, sorbets & gelati : the definitive guide, Caroline & Robin Weir.
If it makes you healthy : more than 100 delicious recipes inspired by the seasons, Sheryl Crow
India cookbook, Pushpesh Pant.
Jam, jelly & relish : simple preserves, pickles & chutneys & creative ways to cook with them, Ghillie James
Jekka's herb cookbook, Jekka McVicar
Kitchen secrets, Raymond Blanc
Less meat more veg : the eco-friendly way to eat, with 150 inspiring recipes, Rachel de Thample
Lickin' the beaters. 2 : vegan chocolate and candy, Siue Moffat
LivWise : easy recipes for a healthy, happy life, Olivia Newton-John.
Love in a dish and other pieces, M.F.K. Fisher.
Macaroons, Berengere Abraham.
Madame Prunier's fish cookery book, S. B. Prunier.
MasterChef New Zealand : the cookbook. Volume 2.,
With the addition of 10 extra MasterClass episodes, the 2011 television season of MasterChef NZ was even more gripping than before. Judges Simon Gault, Ray McVinnie and Josh Emmett show the contestants how it's done. Volume Two is organised by topic, based on the masterclass topics. In addition there's a section called Extra for experts which contains the really tricky recipes for people who want to push the boundaries further.
Miss Hope's chocolate box., Hope and Greenwood
Miss Hope presents 50 of her favourite chocolate recipes — delights such as Passion Fruit Truffles and Sea Salt Caramels, Walnut Whips, Chocolate Ginger Creams and Chocolate Truffle Cake. Like the confectionery and chocolate Hope and Greenwood sell in their shops and through their website, everything in the book will recommend the use of the best ingredients, including fresh cream, butter and natural vanilla.
Modern cookery for private families : reduced to a system of easy practice in a series of carefully tested receipts in which the principles of Baron Liebig and other eminent writers has been as much as possible applied and explained, Eliza Acton
Mosh potatoes : recipes, anecdotes, and mayhem from the heavyweights of heavy metal, Steve Seabury
Mum still knows best! : the Hairy Bikers' best-loved recipes, Si King & Dave Myers.
Murder in the kitchen, Alice B. Toklas.
My father's daughter : delicious, easy recipes celebrating family & togetherness, Gwyneth Paltrow
My grandmother's kitchen, Laura Clarke & Claire Wallace.
My kitchen : real food from near and far, Stevie Parle and Ros Shiers.
New complete cookbook, Weight Watchers International.
A low-fat, low-calorie cookbook filled with a variety of recipes for soups, salads, main dishes, vegetables, grains, and desserts, which are designed to work with the Weight Watchers PointsPlus program.
New vegetarian kitchen : raw, grill, fry, steam, simmer, bake, Nicola Graimes.
Notes from Madras, Colonel Wyvern.
Orchards in the oasis : recipes, travels & memories, Josceline Dimbleby
Orient express, Silvena Rowe
Pressure cooker, Pamela Clark.
Recipes and lessons from a delicious cooking revolution, Alice Waters.
Recipes from the White Hart Inn, William Verrall.
Seafood : how to buy, prepare, and cook the best sustainable fish and seafood from around the world, C.J. Jackson.
Simply great breads : sweet and savory yeasted treats from America's premier artisan baker, Daniel Leader
Simply one-pot Asian meals : 80 quick, healthy & affordable everyday recipes, Ming Tsai & Arthur Boehm
Soffritto : a return to Italy, David Dale
Soup & stew favourites, Pamela Clark.
Tea : recipes for health, wellbeing and taste, Margaret Roberts.
The campaign for domestic happiness, Isabella Beeton.
The chef at war, Alexis Soyer.
The complete Malaysian cookbook, Betty Saw.
The elegant economist, Eliza Acton.
The how not to cookbook : lessons learned the hard way, Aleksandra Mir.
The Japanese grill : from classic yakitori to steak, seafood, and vegetables, Tadashi Ono & Harris Salat.
The lazy gourmet : magnificent meals made easy, Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin.
The pleasures of the table, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
The River Cottages cakes handbook, Pam Corbin and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
The sorcerer's apprentices : a season at elBulli, Lisa Abend.
The spice necklace : my adventures in Caribbean cooking, eating, and island life, Ann Vanderhoof.
The well-kept kitchen, Gervase Markham.
Turkey : recipes and tales from the road, Leanne Kitchen.
Tuscany, Mario Matassa.
A Tuscan journey through festivals & regions.
Vegetarian : 141 recipes celebrating fresh, seasonal ingredients, Alice Hart.
Voracious : best new Australian food writing, edited by Paul McNally.
What I eat : around the world in 80 diets, Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio.
What's what in Japanese restaurants : a guide to ordering, eating, and enjoying, Robb Satterwhite.

Gardens and Gardening

American Eden : from Monticello to Central Park to our backyards : what our gardens tell us about who we are, Wade Graham.
Eden, Tim Smit.
Envisioning the garden : line, scale, distance, form, color, and meaning, Robert Mallet
Gardening for a lifetime : how to garden wiser as you grow older, Sydney Eddison.
Home ground : sanctuary in the city, Dan Pearson and Howard Sooley.
Ten years ago Dan Pearson found an extremely rare, large, neglected city plot and set out to design and create a garden space all of his own.
Jamie Durie's the outdoor room., Jamie Durie
Living architecture : green roofs and walls, Graeme Hopkins and Christine Goodwin.
Making a garden, Matthew Wilson.
Radical gardening : politics, idealism & rebellion in the garden, George McKay.
RHS growing vegetables & herbs.,
RHS propagation techniques.,
The bonsai handbook, David Prescott and Colin Lewis.
The modern kitchen garden : design, ideas, practical tips, Janelle McCulloch.
The rain tree : a memoir, Mirabel Osler.
The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of roses, Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson.
A new edition of this A-Z guide to the world's favourite flower, from the experts at the RHS.
The Tui NZ fruit garden : the complete guide to growing fruit and nuts in New Zealand, Sally Cameron and Rachel Vogan.
The universe in the landscape : landforms, Charles Jencks.
Vertical gardening : grow up, not out, for more vegetables and flowers in much less space, Derek Fell.

Graphic Arts

Coffin : the art of Vampire Hunter D, Amano Yoshitaka.
Creating comics! : 47 master artists reveal the techniques and inspiration behind their comic genius, Judith Salavetz and Spencer Drate
DC Comics year by year : a visual chronicle, Alan Cowsill.
Drawing fantastic furries : the ultimate guide to drawing anthropomorphic characters, Christopher Hart.
Japanese animation : from painted scrolls to Pokemon, Brigitte Koyama-Richard.

Graphic novels

A god somewhere : an original graphic novel, John Arcudi.
American vampire. Volume two, Scott Snyder.
Astro city. Shining stars., Kurt Busiek.
Bakuman. 4, Phone call and the night before., Tsugumi Ohba
Batman. The return of Bruce Wayne., Grant Morrison.
Battle of Britain : scramble! : the 10 best Commando Battle of Britain comic books ever!, Calum Laird and George Low.
Blackest night, Geoff Johns
Blazing combat, Archie Goodwin
Brightest day. Volume one, Geoff Johns
Cowboys & aliens, Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley
In 1873 Arizona, the continuous battle between a Native American tribe and white settlers is halted when an alien spaceship lands in the desert with plans to conquer Earth.
Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965, Joe Kubert
Drafted : the essential edition, Mark Power
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars. Warlord of Mars, Chris Claremonths.
Empire State : a love story (or not), Jason Shiga
Farm 54, Galit & Gilad Seliktar.
Gears of war. Book two, Mike Capps and Joshua Ortega
Ghost Rider. [1], Vicious cycle, Daniel Way
After being tricked by the devil, Johnny Blaze is trapped in Hell, but only discovers the true price of his freedom after he escapes and inadvertently brings the devil with him.
High moon. [1], David Gallaher, Steve Ellis and Scott O. Brown.
House of mystery. [6], Safe as houses, Matthews Sturges
I kill giants, Joe Kelly
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, vampire hunter. Circus of the damned. Book 1, The charmer, Laurell K. Hamilton.
Long John Silver. 1, Lady Vivian Hastings, Xavier Dorison
After hearing that her absent, hated husband has found the fabled city of Guyana Capac, Lady Vivian Hastings meets with Long John Silver to make her plan to get her share of the expedition's find.
Long John Silver. 2, Neptune, Xavier Dorison
The long journey of the Neptune is well underway. Lady Vivian is counting on her associate Long John Silver to take control of the expedition. But Silver doesn't have enough men to take over the ship, and Captain Hastings doesn't trust him.
Moon Knight. [2], Midnight sun, Charlie Huston
North 40, Aaron Williams
Pinocchio, Winshluss
Sumomomo, momomo. 8, Shinobu Ohtaka
The cardboard valise, Ben Katchor.
The dark-hunters. Volume 1, Sherrilyn Kenyon
The dark-hunters. Volume 2, Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Pink Floyd experience,
All five issues of the Rock 'N' Roll Comics series The Pink Floyd Experience have been out of print and in demand for over fifteen years, and are collected in this updated edition.
The secret history omnibus. Volume 1 : from the dawn of time to 1917, Jean-Pierre Pecau.
The secret history omnibus. Volume 2 : from 1918 to 1945, Jean-Pierre Pecau.
The sky over the Louvre, Bernar Yslaire and Jean-Claude Carriere.
Thor. The trials of Loki, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
True blood. Volume 1, All together now, Alan Ball with Kate Barnow and Elisabeth Finch.
Unknown soldier. [4], Beautiful world, Joshua Dysart.
Writing and illustrating the graphic novel, Daniel Cooney.
Zero : illustrations 07-09, JM Ken Nimura.
"Zero" is a selection of gorgeous illustrations by "I Kill Giants" artist JM Ken Niimura. This beautiful volume collects several of Niimura's dynamic and vibrant illustrations, which were published in magazines, books, and advertisements during the 2007-2009 period.

Health & Medicine

A woman's guide to a healthy stomach : taking control of your digestive health, Jacqueline L. Wolf.
American Diabetes Association complete guide to diabetes.,
Anorexia : hope for recovery, Agnes Ayton.
Are you tired and wired? : your proven 30-day program for overcoming adrenal fatigue and feeling fantastic again, Marcelle Pick.
Astanga yoga : connect to your core with power yoga, Liz Lark.
Autism, Asperger syndrome and Pervasive development disorder : an altered perspective, Barbara Quinn and Anthony Malone.
Balance your hormones, balance your life : achieving optimal health and wellness through ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and western science, Claudia Welch.
Beat the gym : personal trainer secrets without the personal trainer price tag, Tom Holland
Blood work : a tale of medicine and murder in the scientific revolution, Holly Tucker.
A sharp-eyed expose of the deadly politics, murderous plots, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first blood transfusions in seventeenth-century Europe.
Crazy sexy diet : eat your veggies, ignite your spark, and live like you mean it!, Kris Carr.
Ditch the gym : get fit for free! : the complete guide to fitness routines you can do at home, Scott Tudge.
Drugs in pots : over 40 home-made remedies for everyday ailments, Anne McIntyre.
Embrace tiger, return to mountain : the essence of Tai Ji, Chungliang Al Huang
Exercise ball for weight loss : the fun, easy way to trim, toned body, Lucy Knight.
Fat flush for life : the year-round super detox plan to boost your metabolism and keep the weight off permanently, Ann Louise Gittleman.
Foundation : redefine your core, conquer back pain, and move with confidence, Eric Goodman and Peter Park.
Free yourself from back pain : a guide to the Alexander technique, Noel Kingsley.
Gifted hands : the Ben Carson story, Ben Carson with Cecil Murphey.
Dr. Ben Carson is known around the world for breakthroughs in neurosurgery that have brought hope where no hope existed. In 'Gifted Hands', he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions at age thirty-three.
Head space: a handbook on brain injury, Claire Freeman and Bernadette Cassidy.
Produced by New Zealand Spinal Trust, Drake, Ministry of Health, Brain Injury New Zealand, Canterbury District Health Board, Eureka Trust, and The Southern Trust.
Healthy hips handbook : exercises for treating and preventing common hip joint injuries, Karl Knopf.
Hope, help, & healing for eating disorders : a whole-person approach to treatment of anorexia, bulimia, and disordered eating, Gregory L. Jantz with Ann McMurray.
Incognito : the secret lives of the brain, David Eagleman.
Keeping mum : caring for someone with dementia, Marianne Talbot.
Medicinal cookery : how you can benefit from nature's edible pharmacy, Dale Pinnock.
Mindfulness-based cancer recovery : a step-by-step MBSR approach to help you cope with treatment & reclaim your life, Linda E. Carlson, Michael Speca.
Natural highs, Patrick Holford and Hyla Cass.
Natural remedies, Melissa Corkhill.
Pilates for weight loss : the fast, effective way to change your body shape for good, Lynne Robinson
Prescription for natural cures : a self-care guide for treating health problems with natural remedies including diet, nutrition, supplements, and other holistic methods, James Balch, Mark Stengler and Robin Young-Balch.
Raising Elijah : protecting our children in an age of environmental crisis, Sandra Steingraber.
Explores the social, political, and ecological forces behind key things and moments in every kid's childhood, arguing that parents should consider environmental issues an integral part of family life.
Set yourself free : break the cycle of co-dependency and complusive addictive behaviour, Shirley Smithh.
Stop pain : inflammation relief for an active life, Vijay Vad and Peter Occhiogrosso.
Stressbusting book of massage, aromatherapy & yoga : a step-by-step guide to improving your well-being, with expert advice and 900 stunning photographs, Carole McGilvery.
Struck by living : from depression to hope, Julie K. Hersh.
Suffer the children : the case against labeling and medicating and an effective alternative, Marilyn Wedge.
Surviving after cancer : living the new normal, Anne Katz.
The 17 day diet : a doctor's plan designed for rapid results, Mike Moreno.
The Billings method : using the body's natural signal of fertility to achieve or avoid pregnancy, Evelyn Billings and Ann Westmore.
The compassionate diet : how what you eat can change your life and save the planet, Arran Stephens with Eliot Jay Rosen.
The complete herbal tutor : a structured course to achieve professional expertise, Anne McIntyre.
The diabetes manifesto : take charge of your life, Lynn Crowe and Julie Stachowiak.
The female body breakthrough : the revolutionary strength-training plan for losing fat and getting the body you want, Rachel Cosgrove.
The flat tummy club diet : 21 days to a flatter tummy, Kate Adams.
The force : living safely in a world of electromagnetic pollution, Lyn McLean.
The good birth companion : your essential guide to having the best labour and birth, Nicole Croft.
The great fitness experiment : one year of trying everything, Charlotte Hilton Andersen.
The miracle of lemons : practical tips for health, home, & beauty, Penny Stanway.
Debunks the myths and reveals which health claims are backed by evidence-based research and which are not, whether lemons deserve their cult status as a panacea, and just how much they can impove your diet and health.
The Nutters Club : helping nutters from the inside out, Mike King with David Codyre.
Mike King's Sunday night radio show on Radio Live - The Nutters' Club - is hugely popular because it's a forum where those with all manner of mental health issues can discuss their stories in a warm and accepting environment. This book focuses on 12 key people's stories - they each describe a different issue eg depression, alcoholism, bipolar disorder etc. There is running commentary from both Mike and David - and the effect is that we learn a lot about coping mechanisms along the way without being preached at.
The obvious diet : your personal way to lose weight fast without changing your lifestyle, Ed Victor.
The people's pharmacy quick & handy home remedies : Q&As for your common ailments, Joe and Terry Graedon.
The pregnant body book, Sarah Brewer.
The psychopath test : a journey through the madness industry, Jon Ronson.
In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry.
The reiki bible : the definitive guide to the art of reiki, Eleanor McKenzie.
The science of drinking : how alcohol affects your body and mind, Amitava Dasgupta.
The sleep doctor's diet plan : lose weight through better sleep, Michael Breus.
The sublime engine : a biography of the human heart, Stephen Amidon and Thomas Amidon.
The waterfall diet : lose up to 14 pounds in 7 days by controlling water retention, Linda Lazarides.
Therapeutic massage and bodywork for autism spectrum disorders : a guide for parents and caregivers, Virginia S. Cowen.
Thugs, drugs and the war on bugs : how the natural healthcare revolution will lead us past greed, ego, and scary germs, Brad Case.
Vegan bodybuilding & fitness, Robert Cheeke.
Virtually you : the dangerous powers of the e-personality, Elias Aboujaoude.
Walking for weight loss : the easy, practical way to get in shape, Lucy Knight.
Which comes first, cardio or weights? : fitness myths, training truths, and other surprising discoveries from the science of exercise, Alex Hutchinson.
Wild Europe : exceptional places from Iceland to the Urals, Eric Brasseur and Erik Verdonck.
Women's home workout bible, Brad Schoenfeld.
Yoga for healthy knees : what you need to know for pain prevention and rehabilitation, Sandy Blaine.
Yoga for life : the at-home introduction to Iyengar, Astanga, Viniyoga and Sivananda, Liz Lark.
Yoga for weight loss, Celia Hawe.
You're looking very well : the surprising nature of getting old, Lewis Wolpert.

History, Geography & Travel

1861 : the Civil War awakening, Adam Goodheart.
Goodheart takes us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the mouth of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at this moment of ultimate crisis and decision.
A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS, Jennet Conant.
A stunning account of Julia Child's early life as an OSS agent in the Far East.
A family in Paris : stories of food, life and adventure, Jane Paech
A year in the life of Windsor and Eton, Joanna Jackson.
AA big road atlas Britain 2011,
AA big road atlas USA 2011.,
Among the truthers : a journey through America's growing conspiracist underground, Jonathan Kay.
Big road atlas Europe,
Book lust to go : recommended reading for travelers, vagabonds, and dreamers, Nancy Pearl.
Britain's great waterways outdoors, Phillippa Greenwood and Martine O'Callaghan.
Brittany.,
Eyewitness travel guide.
Bulgaria,
Eyewitness travel guide.
Burqalicious : the Dubai diaries : a true story of sun, san, sex and secrecy, Becky Wicks.
Cambodia's curse : the modern history of a troubled land, Joel Brinkley.
Captain Cook : master of the seas, Frank McLynn.
Chile and Easter Island, edited by Divya Chowfin.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide.
David Crockett : the lion of the West, Michael Wallis.
Destination Rome.,
Extreme rambling, Mark Thomas.
Comedian and activist, Mark Thomas, decided to go rambling in the Middle East and walked the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier, crossing between the Israeli and the Palestinian side.
Fiji and the Fijians. Vol. 1, The islands and their inhabitants, Thomas Williams
Ghost towns of Route 66, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James.
Herculaneum : past and future, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.
Hong Kong.,
Insight cityguides.
I left my tent in San Francisco : a tale of breathtaking ineptitude, Emma Kennedy.
In Shackleton's footsteps : a return to the heart of the Antarctic, Henry Worsley.
Japan : light and shadows in the land of the rising sun, Iago Corazza.
Kate : the making of a princess, Claudia Joseph.
London under, Peter Ackroyd.
Los Angeles, San Diego & Southern California, Sara Benson
Lonely Planet guidebooks.
My heart wanders : a celebration of taking risks, letting go and making a home wherever you are, Pia Jane Bijkerk.
Naples & the Amalfi coast.,
Eyewitness travel guide.
Pakistan : a hard country, Anatol Lieven.
Presenting Thailand : a journey through the kingdom, John Hoskin
Red heat : conspiracy, terror and murder in the cold war caribbean, Alex Von Tunzelmann.
Russia : a 1,000-year chronicle of the wild east : as heard on Radio 4, Martin Sixsmith.
Scottish genealogy, Bruce Durie.
Socialist dreams [and] beauty queens : a couchsurfer's memoir of Venezuela, Jamie Maslin.
The Alastair Campbell diaries. Volume 1, Prelude to power, 1994-1997, Alastair Campbell and Bill Hagerty.
The big book of pain : torture & punishment through history, Mark P. Donnelly and Daniel Diehl.
The joys of excess, Samuel Pepys.
The Macmillan diaries. [Volume 2], Prime Minister and after, 1957-66, edited by Peter Catterall.
The making of the British landscape : how we have transformed the land, from prehistory to today, Francis Pryor.
The most beautiful villages of Greece and the Greek Islands, Mark Ottaway.
The rough guide to Vienna, Rob Humphreys.
The sea captain's wife : a true story of love, race, and war in the nineteenth century, Martha Hodes.
Historian Martha Hodes brings us into the extraordinary world of Eunice Connolly. Born white and poor in New England, Eunice moved from countryside to factory city, worked in the mills, then followed her husband to the Deep South. When the Civil War came, Eunice's brothers joined the Union army while her husband fought and died for the Confederacy. Back in New England, a widow and the mother of two, Eunice barely got by as a washerwoman. Four years later, she fell in love with a black sea captain, married him, and moved to his home in the West Indies.
The Southland book of records, Lloyd Esler.
A book about Southland and the people and places that make it so special. Read about Southland's worst disaster, oldest person, largest farm, smallest bird, largest starfish, tallest tree, greatest earthquake, deepest chasm, first A&P show, first pipe band, 'Lost tribe' of Fiordland, most isolated school, last Maori battle, strangest church, largest pillow fight, most successful All Black, and much much more!!
The tao of travel : enlightenments from lives on the road, Paul Theroux.
Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped him, as a reader and a traveller.
The upgrade : a cautionary tale of life without reservations, Paul Carr.
The war that never was : the true story of the men who fought Britain's most secret battle, Duff Hart-Davis.
Two wings of a nightingale : Persian soul, Islamic heart, Jill Worrall.
Unfamiliar fishes, Sarah Vowell.
Tells the story of Hawaii's emblematic and exceptional history, retracing the impact of New England missionaries who began arriving in the early 1800s to remake the island paradise into a version of New England.
Wild Africa, Alex Bernasconi.
Wild romance : Africa's most romantic safari lodges, Marsel van Oosten and Daniella Sibbing.
William & Catherine : their lives, their wedding, Andrew Morton.
Wonders of America, Elizabeth Heath.
You know you're from ChCh when--, compiled by Bruce Raines.
Cantabrians mine their reserves of humour to bring some light to the dark post-earthquake days, creating one-liners which vie with the legendary Tui billboards for their pithy hilarity.
Young henry : the rise to power of Henry VIII, Robert Hutchinson.

House & Garden

Arts & crafts furniture anyone can make, David Thiel.
Axel Vervoordt : Wabi inspirations, Michael Paul
Developed in the twelfth century, Wabi advocates simplicity and humility, the rejection of all that is superfluous or artificial. Through extraordinary photographs from Japan and Korea to Belgium and Switzerland, Vervoordt invites us to explore the elements that inspire him: natural materials and time-worn objects that evoke the essence of Wabi.
Banish clutter forever : how the toothbrush principle will change your life, Sheila Chandra.
Blanket chests : outstanding designs from 30 of the world's finest furniture makers, Scott Gibson and Peter Turner.
Building your own sustainable and energy efficient house, Henry Skates.
Collins complete DIY manual : easy, complete, helpful.,
Consider it done : accomplish 241 more of life's trickiest tasks, Julie Subotky.
DIY projects for the self-sufficient homeowner : 25 ways to build a self-reliant lifestyle, Betsy Matheson Symanieetz.
Essential children's rooms : the back to basics guide to home design, decoration & furnishing, Terence Conran.
Express housekeeping : how to speed clean, lighten the laundry load, tidying tricks & tips, Anna Shepard.
Facial fitness : daily exercises & massage techniques for a healthier, younger looking you, Patricia Goroway.
Jane Packer at home with flowers : beautifully simple arrangements for every room in the house, Catherine Gratwicke.
Kitchen cabinets made simple, Gregory Paolini.
Living with books, Roland Beaufre and Dominique Dupuich.
Meditation and the art of beekeeping : the way to bee, Mark Magill.
Pale & interesting : decorating with whites, pastels, and neutrals for a warm and welcoming home, Atlanta Bartlett
Realsimple : 869 new uses for old things, Rachel Hardage
From accordion folders to zippered plastic bags, this book provides useful ideas for using common household objects in new and interesting ways.
Small green roofs : low-tech options for greener living, Nigel Dunnett.
The anti-ageing beauty bible, Josephine Fairley
The bed bug survival guide : the only book you need to eliminate or avoid this pest now, Jeff Eisenberg.
The big book of interiors : design ideas for every room, Eva Dallo
The home book : creating a beautiful home of your own, Carol Spier.
The new traditional woodworker : from tool set to skill set to mind set, Jim Tolpin.
The vintage modern home, Katherine Sorrell.
Urban pantry : tips & recipes for a thrifty, sustainable & seasonal kitchen, Amy Pennington.
Wind power workshop : building your own wind turbine, Hugh Piggott.
Fully revised edition. This book shows you how to construct aerodynamic efficient wind turbine blades using wood, match and connect the blades to a generator, build mechanical controls to direct and ensure the safety and efficiency of the blades and erect the turbine safely using a guyed tower.

Humour

The rules : a man's guide to life., Esquire.

Journalism

First with the news : an illustrated history, Mike Crean; picture research, Jude Tewnion.
The Press in Christchurch celebrates its 150th anniversary in May 2011, with an accompanying exhibition at the Canterbury Museum which will run for four months. This book is a fond look back at how the popular newspaper started life, how it developed over the years, and how it dealt with the major news stories during that time.
Nothing but the truth : selected dispatches, Anna Politkovskaya
Time : the illustrated history of the world's most influential magazine, Norberto Angeletti and Alberto Oliva.

Language

5-Minute Italian.,
5-minute travel French,
5-minute travel Italian.,
A dictionary of confusable phrases : more than 10,000 idioms and collocations, Yuri Dolgopolov.
Basic Indonesian : an introductory coursebook, Stuart Robson and Yacinta Kurniasih.
Collins dictionary.,
Colloquial Hungarian : the complete course for beginners, Carol H. Rounds and Erika Solyom.
Colloquial Polish : the complete course for beginners, Boleslaw W. Mazur.
Complete Malay, Christopher Byrnes
Depraved English, Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea.
English : an essential grammar, Gerald Nelson.
English fundamentals, Donald W. Emery, John M. Kierzek and Peter Lindblom.
Euphemania : our love affair with euphemisms, Ralph Keyes.
Evolving English : one language, many voices : an illustrated history of the English language, David Crystal.
How to read a word, Elizabeth Knowles.
Japanese street slang, Peter Constantine.
Oxford modern English grammar, Bas Aarts.
Pirate primer : mastering the language of swashbucklers and rogues, George Choundas.
The first and only book on the pirate language. It explores in a definitive way the unique vernacular of English-speaking pirates covering vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and syntax.
Roget's international thesaurus, Barbara Ann Kipfer.
So you think you can spell? : killer quizzes for the incurably competitive and overly confident, David L. Grambs and Ellen S. Levine.
Strictly english : the correct way to write and why it matters, Simon Heffer.
The Queen's English and how to use it, Bernard C. Lamb.
Why is q always followed by u? : word-perfect answers to the most-asked questions about language, Michael Quinion.
Can you be gruntled ? Who was the original dogsbody ? And why would you have the screaming ab-dabs ? Long-time word detective Michael Quinion brings us the answers to nearly 200 of the most intriguing questions he's been asked about language over the years.
You are what you speak : grammar grouches, language laws, and the politics of identity, Robert Lane Greene.
An international correspondent for "The Economist" draws on his years of experience to analyze the symbiotic relationship between language and politics, providing insight into inherent tendencies toward prejudice.

Library Science

Making a collection count : a holistic approach to library collection management, Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly.
Reference reborn : breathing new life into public services librarianship, Diane Zabel

Literature

Buried in books : a reader's anthology, Julie Rugg.
Following her highly successful Book Addict's Treasury, compiled with Lynda Murphy, Julie Rugg returns with a second anthology of literary extracts, quotations and bon mots concerning every aspect of bookish behaviour: reading, buying. borrowing, recommending, hunting, even defacing.
English for presentations at international conferences, Adrian Wallwork.
Robert Bolt's A man for all seasons, Blair Mahoney.
The naive and the sentimental novelist : the Charles Eliot Norton lectures, 2009, Orhan Pamuk.
Orhan Pamuk examines the relationship between author and reader, discussing the distinction between "naive" and "sentimental" writing, and considering the fundamental elements of a novel--character, plot, time, setting--that tie a reader to a fictional world.
This is not the end of the book : a conversation curated by Jean-Phillippe de Tonnac, Jean-Claude Carriere and Umberto Eco.

Manufacturing

Knifemaking with Bob Loveless : build knifes with a living legend, Durwood Hollis.
Riflesmithing : a comprehensive guide, Lewis Potter

Music & Musicians

100 best Australian albums, John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson.
AC/DC : high-voltage rock'n'roll : the ultimate illustrated history, Phil Sutcliffe with Robert Alford.
All about trumpet : a fun and simple guide to playing trumpet, Jonathan Harnum.
Baby's in black : the story of Astrid Kirchherr & Stuart Sutcliffe, Arne Bellstorf.
Cello : the complete guide, Hugo Pinksterboer.
Daily drum warm-ups, Andy Ziker.
Everyone loves you when you're dead : (and other things I learned from famous people), Neil Strauss.
Home, land and sea : situating music in Aotearoa New Zealand, Glenda Keam and Tony Mitchell.
A selection of experts examine the vast range of music production in this country and relate it to what it might say about our homeland, our diverse population, our landscape and our identities.
Music for kids and teens : a guide for parents and caregivers, Hugo Pinksterboer.
Rock 'n' roll photography is the new trainspotting : a retrospective of work from the last 30 years by Tony Mott, Tony Mott.
Saxophone : the complete guide, Hugo Pinksterboer.
The big payback : the history of the business of hip-hop, Dan Charnas.
The music lesson : a spiritual search for growth through music, Victor L. Wooten.
The Penguin jazz guide : the history of the music in the 1,001 best albums, Brian Morton and Richard Cook.
The Reich's orchestra : the Berlin Philharmonic 1933-1945, Misha Aster.
Tone manual : discovering your ultimate electric guitar sound, Dave Hunter.
Violin and viola : the complete guide, Hugo Pinksterboer.

Natural Science

An illustrated guide to cockroaches, Ekaterina Smirnova.
Birds Britannia : how the British fell in love with birds, Stephen Moss.
Butterflies of Europe : a photographic guide, Hannu Aarnio.
Endangered birds : a survey of planet Earth's changing ecosystems, Martin Walters
Kraken : the curious, exciting, and slightly disturbing, science of squid, Wendy Williams.
The exultant ark : a pictorial tour of animal pleasure, Jonathan Balcombe.

Parenting

Cooking for Gracie : the making of a parent from scratch, Keith Dixon.
Based on three articles in the New York Times, this is a memoir of how Keith discovers what it means to be a father while still holding on to what made him who he was before his daughter came along.
Creating your perfect family size : how to make an informed decision about having a baby, Alan M. Singer.
Dude, you're gonna be a dad! : how to get (both of you) through the next 9 months, John Pfeiffer.
Feeding your baby & toddler : the complete cookbook and nutrition guide, Annabel Karmel.
How to give your kids $1 million each! (and it won't cost you a cent), Ashley Ormond.
How to raise a happy toddler : a parent's guide to safe and secure toddlerhood, Tizzie Hall.
Natural birth : a holistic guide to pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, Kristina Turner.
Planning with kids : a guide to organising the chaos and making time for family fun, Nicole Avery.
The child within the lotus : human behaviour from birth, Margaret Stephenson Meere.
Blending western knowledge with eastern wisdom, this book tells how to nurture your child both physically and spiritually through various stages of growth.
Top tips for coping with toddler tantrums, Gina Ford.
What he can expect when she's not expecting : how to support your wife, save your marriage, and conquer infertility!, Marc Sedaka and Gregory F. Rosen.
What to expect the second year : from 12 to 24 months, Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.
You and your tween : managing the years from 9 to 13, Netmums with Hollie Smith.
Your baby in pictures : the new parents' guide to photographing your baby's first year, Me Ra Koh.
Your pregnancy week by week : what to expect from conception to birth, Lesley Regan.
You're not the boss of me : brat-proofing your four- to twelve-year-old child, Betsy Brown Braun.
A guide for parents of children between the ages of four and twelve presents advice on dealing with difficult behaviour and provides strategies to help children become more self-reliant, show gratitude, be respectful of others, and take personal responsibility.

Pets & Animals

Beautiful pigs : portraits of fine breeds, Andy Case.
Chickens, ducks and bees : a beginner's guide to keeping livestock in the garden, Paul Peacock.
Clownfishes and other damselfishes : the complete guide to the successful care and breeding of these hardy and popular marine fish, Jeff Kurtz.
Lionfishes and other scorpionfishes : the complete guide to the successful care and breeding of these spectacular and popular marine fish, Frank C. Marini.
Marine aquarium handbook : beginner to breeder, Martin A. Moe
My boy Butch : the heart-warming true story of a little dog who made life worth living again, Jenni Murray.
Nanoaquarium : everything about purchase, care, and nutrition, Jakob Geck and Ulrich Schliewen.
Tetras and barbs : the complete guide to the successful care and breeding of two of the most popular groups of aquarium fish, Randy Carey.
The beekeeper's lament : how one man and half a billion honey bees help feed America, Hannah Nordhaus.
Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.
The dog friendly home : DIY projects for dog lovers, Ruth Strother.
The dogs of Central Park, Fran Reisner.
Collects photographs of dogs throughout New York City's Central Park.
Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him, Luis Carlos Montalvan.
Zen and the art of raising chickens : the way of hen, Clea Danaan.

Philosophy and psychology

The most human human : a defence of humanity in the age of the computer, Brian Christian.
A provocative exploration of the ways in which computers are reshaping our ideas of what it means to be human. Its starting point is the annual Turing Test, which pits artificial intelligence programs against people to determine if computers can "think."

Photography

A window on Africa : Ethiopian portraits, Hans Silvester.
Kibish, in the lower Omo Valley on the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, is one of the wildest and most remote places in Africa. This book is a beguiling portrait of its people, seen through an original lens - that of a simple window frame.
London : a city in pictures.,
This comprehensive memento is a visual guide to the city's pomp & pageantry, celebrations, carnivals & more. This title features more than 500 photographs from the vast archives of the Press Association.
Look : contemporary Australian photography since 1980, Anne Marsh.
Our world now 4, Reuters.
Remote exposure : a guide to hiking and climbing photography, Alexandre Buisse.
The fundamentals of creative photography, David Prakel.
The genius of color photography : from the autochrome to the digital age, Pamela Roberts.

Plays

The god of carnage, Yasmina Reza ; translated by Christopher Hampton.
"What happens when two sets of parents meet up do deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime? Boys will be boys, but adults are usually worse-- much worse."

Poetry

In vitro, Laura Solomon.
Debut collection of poems by well-known New Zealand writer Laura Solomon. Solomon presents fresh poems on a wide variety of subjects from in vitro experiments, vampire bats, Janet Frame and earthquakes to Pythia getting the blues and Guy Fawkes giving his sincerest apology.
Irish poems, Matthew McGuire.
The best of best New Zealand poems, Bill Manhire & Damien Wilkins.
The movie may be slightly different, Vincent O'Sullivan.
NZ Poet.
White egrets, Derek Walcott.

Politics & Government

A time to betray : the astonishing double life of a CIA agent inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran, Reza Kahlili.
This true spy thriller reveals the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man inside their ranks who spied for the American government.
Fuel on the fire : oil and politics in occupied Iraq, Greg Muttitt.
Neoconservatism : the biography of a movement, Justin Vaisse.
Presents neo-conservatism in three ages covering the history, and illuminating core developments, including the split of liberalism, and the shifting relationship of party affiliation and foreign policy position.
One nation under surveillance : a new social contract to defend freedom without sacrificing liberty, Simon Chesterman.
Power and terror : conflict, hegemony, and the rule of force, Noam Chomsky, edited by John Junkerman and Takei Masakazu.
The age of deception : nuclear diplomacy in treacherous times, Mohamed ElBaradei.
The author gives us his account from the centre of the nuclear fray. Readers will sit at the dinner table with Iraqi officials in Baghdad, listening as they bleakly predict the coming war. They will eavesdrop on the exchanges between UN inspectors and U.S. officials observing the behind-the-scenes formulation of an approach to foreign policy and diplomacy that would come to characterise the Bush administration.
The Obama syndrome : surrender at home, war abroad, Tariq Ali.
What has really changed since Bush left the White House? Ali argues that Obama's failures are paving the way for a Republican surge, while his own supporters become increasingly despondent.
The origins of political order : from prehuman times to the French Revolution, Francis Fukuyama.
Nations are not trapped by their pasts, but events that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago continue to exert huge influence on present-day politics. If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins.

Religion & Ethics

A place of springs : working as a hospital chaplain, Bernadette Rodgers.
God is not a Christian : and other provocations, Desmond Mpilo Tutu ; edited by John Allen.
In this collection of Desmond Tutu's most historic and controversial speeches and writings, we witness his unique career of provoking the powerful and confronting the world in order to protect the oppressed, the poor, and other victims of injustice.
How to be an agnostic, Mark Vernon.
Into the heart of life : Buddhist teachings on wisdom and compassion, Tenzin Palmo.
Love wins : a book about heaven, hell, and the fate of every person who ever lived, Rob Bell.
Rob Bell, reveals a secret deep in the heart of millions of Christians - they don't believe what they have been taught are the essential truths of their faith. Out of respect for their tradition, they keep quiet, confiding to a few close friends their doubts and questions about salvation, Jesus, and, of course, God.
Our sound is our wound : contemplative listening to a noisy world, Lucy Winkett.
Pilgrimage : a spiritual and cultural journey, Ian Bradley.
Speaking Christian : why Christian words have lost their meaning and power and how they can be restored, Marcus J. Borg.
Asserts that a failure to understand Christian words and phrases has lead to the religion losing much of its meaning, and offers a path back to a true understanding of Christianity.
The moral lives of animals, Dale Peterson.
This rigorous and stimulating book shows the profound connections--the moral continuum--that link humans to many other species. Peterson shows how much animal behaviour follows principles embodied in humanity's ancient moral codes.
The people's Bible : the remarkable history of the King James version, Derek Wilson.
This book traces the history of the Authorized Version from its earliest predecessors through its remarkable influence on the church, literature, and wider society.
The theory of moral sentiments, Adam Smith.
250th anniversary edition.

Science

Biopunk : DIY scientists hack the software of life, Marcus Wohlsen.
Bottled lightning : superbatteries, electric cars, and the new lithium economy, Seth Fletcher.
Expert witness, Anna Sandiford.
Using first-hand experience, Dr Anna Sandiford presents a real-life look at the inner workings of forensic science as she recounts her work, as well as that of others, on well-known (and some lesser known) cases that have created so much media and public fascination.
First contact : scientific breakthroughs in the hunt for life beyond Earth, Marc Kaufman.
Inflight science : a guide to the world from your airplane window, Brian Clegg.
Among the many things you'll learn is why the sky is blue, the cause of thunderstorms and the impact of volcanic ash in an enjoyable tour of mid-air science. Every moment of your journey is an opportunity to experience science in action: Inflight Science will be your guide.
Into the cool : energy flow, thermodynamics, and life, Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan.
Mathematics of life : unlocking the secrets of existence, Ian Stewart.
Perfumier and the stinkhorn, Richard Mabey.
Six essays from nature writer Richard Mabey, each linked to one of the human senses.
The dance of air and sea : how oceans, weather, and life link together, Arnold H. Taylor.
Looks at the connections between the atmosphere, the oceans, and life all over the world, describing how these oscillations came to be recognized and the impact they have on the delicate balance of the Earth's biological populations.
The forbidden universe, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince.
The instant physicist : an illustrated guide, Richard A. Muller.
The manga guide to relativity, Hideo Nitta.
The new cool : a visionary teacher, his FIRST robotics team, and the ultimate battle of smarts, Neal Bascomb.
The story of MacArthur genius award-winning physics teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, who envisioned a robust academy for high I.Q. students who wanted to put their technical know-how to work.
The reason why : the miracle of life on Earth, John Gribbin.
Does one planet really matter among the immensity of the Cosmos? John Gribbin is here to persuade us that it does.
Voyager : 101 wonders between earth and the edge of the cosmos, Stuart Clark.
Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization, Steven Solomon.

Self Development

Be quiet, be heard : the paradox of persuasion, Susan R. Glaser
Chicken soup for the soul : new moms : 101 inspirational stories of joy, love, and wonder, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Susan M. Heim.
Focus : use the power of targeted thinking to get more done, Jurgen Wolff.
How people tick : a guide to over 50 types of difficult people and how to handle them, Mike Leibling.
Mindfulness : a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, Mark Williams and Danny Penman.
Moonwalking with Einstein : the art and science of remembering everything, Joshua Foer.
Quirk : brain science makes sense of your peculiar personality, Hannah Holmes.
The book of awakening : having the life you want by being present to the life you have, Mark Nepo.
The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are, Brene Brown.
The triangle of truth : the surprisingly simple secret to resolving conflicts large and small, Lisa Earle McLeod.
Working with the enemy : how to survive and thrive with really difficult people, Mike Leibling.
Writing routes : a resource handbook of therapeutic writing, Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson.

Social Issues

30 something and the clock is ticking : what happens when you can no longer ignore the baby issue, Kasey Edwards.
An optimist's tour of the future : one curious man sets out to answer "what's next?", Mark Stevenson.
Answers to everyday questions about relationships : when to stay, when to go and how to work it out, Jo Lamble.
Beyond white guilt : the real challenge for black-white relations in Australia, Sarah Maddison.
Buried alive : the true story of the Chilean mining disaster and the extraordinary rescue at Camp Hope, Manuel Pino Toro.
Dear Zari : stories from women in Afghanistan, Zarghuna Kargar.
Green dream : how future cities can outsmart nature, the Why Factory
Heal and move on : seven steps to recovering from a break-up, Andrew G. Marshall.
History of a suicide : my sister's unfinished life, Jill Bialosky.
It was over when : tales of romantic dead ends, Robert K. Elder.
Less than human : why we demean, enslave, and exterminate others, David Livingstone Smith.
A revelatory look at why we dehumanize each other, with stunning examples from world history as well as today's headlines.
Living in the endless city : the urban age project, London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society.
From the Urban Age project, this book contains a series of conferences held by the London School of Economics that explore vital field of urban development. Drawing on the work of scholars from all over the globe, the reader gets access to a wealth of ideas and data about Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Istanbul and, by extension, urban life across the globe.
Mia culpa, Mia Freedman.
Mia Freedman has a knack for capturing the concerns, obsessions, passions and co-habitation rules of women and all the things that annoy or perturb them. She has an ear for the pressure points of life, whether it's children, husbands, parents, friends or jobs.
Modern slavery : a beginner's guide, Kevin Bales, Zoe Trodd and Alex Kent Williamson.
Overloaded liberal : shopping, investing, parenting, and other daily dilemmas in an age of political activism, Fran Hawthorne.
Processes of Pakeha change in response to the Treaty of Waitangi, Ingrid Huygens.
The dominant Pakeha group in Aotearoa New Zealand has used discourses of benign colonisation and harmonious race relations to resist 165 years of communication from indigenous Maori about their oppression and a dishonoured treaty for settlement.
Sex counsel : The Times expert answers all your questions about sex & relationships, Suzi Godson.
Shattered : modern motherhood and the illusion of equality, Rebecca Asher.
Someone's watching you! : from microchips in your underwear to satellites monitoring your every move, find out who's tracking you and what you can do about it, Forest Lee.
Spousonomics : using economics to master love, marriage, and dirty dishes, Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson.
Stronger day by day : reflections for healing & rebuilding after divorce, Susan Pease Gadoua.
The 100 thing challenge : how I got rid of almost everything, remade my life, and regained my soul, Dave Bruno.
The art of immersion : how the digital generation is remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the way we tell stories, Frank Rose.
The endless city : the urban age project, The London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Sociey
The city is the subject of the 21st century. All over the world, populations are shifting towards urban centres. The Endless City details an authoritative survey of cities now and the prospects for our urban future. 34 contributors from across Europe, South America, China, Africa and the U.S. set the agenda for the city - detailing its successes as well as its failures.
The filter bubble : what the Internet is hiding from you, Eli Pariser.
The first time : true tales of virginity lost & found (including my own), Kate Monro.
The good divorce : how to walk away financially sound and emotionally happy, Raoul Felder and Barbara Victor.
The great disruption : how the climate crisis will bring transform the global economy, Paul Gilding.
The philanthropy of George Soros : building open societies, Chuck Sudetic.
The ragged edge of the world : encounters at the frontier where modernity, wildlands, and indigenous peoples meet, Eugene Linden.
The shift : the future of work is already here, Lynda Gratton.
Tips on tipping : a global guide to gratuity etiquette, Carole French and Reg Butler.
Toolbox for sustainable city living (a do-it-ourselves guide), Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew.
Triumph of the city, Edward Glaeser.

Sport & Recreation

100 years of boxing, Ian Penberthy.
5k and 10k : from start to finish, Graeme Hilditch.
Bike repair manual, Chris Sidwells.
Bike snob : systematically and mercilessly realigning the world of cycling, Eben Weiss.
Blood and smoke : a true tale of mystery, mayhem, and the birth of the Indy 500, Charles Leerhsen.
This book is about more than a race - it is the story of America at the dawn of the automobile age, a country in love with speed, danger, and spectacle.
Caught out : shocking revelations of corruption in international cricket, Brian Radford.
Cross-country running, Jeff Galloway.
Disco dance, Lori Ortiz.
Grand battery : a guide and rules for Napoleonic wargames, Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell.
How good riders get good : daily choices that lead to success in any equestrian sport, Denny Emerson.
How not to be a professional footballer, Paul Merson with Matt Allen.
An anecdote-driven narrative of the classic footballer's 'DOs and DO NOTs' from the ever-popular Arsenal legend and football pundit Paul Merson, aka 'The Merse'.
How to catch a pig : lots of cool stuff guys used to know but forgot about the great outdoors, compiled by Denis Boyles
Irish thunder : the hard life & times of Micky Ward, Bob Halloran.
Halloran, a sportswriter and technical consultant for the 2010 motion picture,The Fighter, portrays the boxer from Lowell, Mass., who became the 2002 world light welterweight champion, "Irish" Micky Ward.
Let's play : 100 popular games for children, Shelalagh McGovern.
No angel : the secret life of Bernie Ecclestone, Tom Bower.
Out front! : British Motocross champions 1960-1974, Ian Berry.
Rock climbing : a beginner's guide from the gym to the rocks, Stewart M. Green
Running on empty : an ultramarathoner's story of love, loss, and a record-setting run across America, Marshall Ulrich.
Running with fire : the true story of "Chariots of Fire" hero, Mark Ryan.
Sea kayaker's guide to Banks Peninsula, Alex (Sandy) Ferguson.
Shoot like the pros : the road to a successful shooting technique, Adam Filippi.
Standing my ground, Matthew Hayden.
Swimming : serious about your sport, Nic Newell
The complete guide to simple swimming : from terrified to terrific : everything you need to know from first entering the water, to performing the four basic swimming strokes, Mark Young.
The cycling bible : the complete guide for all cyclists from novice to expert, Robin Barton.
The essence of budo : a practitioner's guide to understanding the Japanese martial ways, Dave Lowry.
The European red deer. Part II : Cervus elaphus, ssp., written and compiled by D. Bruce Banwell, on behalf of the New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association, Incorporated.
The Red deer Part II, is the sixth in a series of books that will eventually form the official N.Z.D.A. record series, covering the top trophies taken in New Zealand for all game animals recognised by that organisation.
Triumph on ice : the new world of figure skating, Jean Riley Senft.
Trout lessons : freewheeling tactics and alternative techniques for the difficult days, Ed Engle.
Understanding dressage training, Angela Niemeyer Eastwood.
Wimbledon : 101 reasons to love the greatest tournament in tennis, David Green.

Trains, Boats, Planes

Airline operations and scheduling, Massoud Bazargan.
Aviation : the world's aircraft A-Z, Fai O. Caoimh.
Aviation disasters : the world's major civil airliner crashes since 1950, David Gero.
Canal 250 : the story of Britain's canals, Anthony Burton.
Civil aircraft : passenger and utility aircraft : a century of innovation, Jim Winchester.
Disasters at sea, Dag Pike.
Dag Pike draws on his experience as merchant navy captain, fast boat navigator and boat safety tester for RNLI lifeboats to focus on a wide range of disasters at
Empire of the clouds : when Britain's aircraft ruled the world, James Hamilton-Paterson.
On the Trans-Alpine trail : a travel guide to the Great Alpine Highway and the Midland Railway, Geoffrey Churchman.
The world encyclopedia of bombers : an illustrated A-Z directory of bomber aircraft, Francis Crosby.

Transport

McQueen's machines : the cars and bikes of a Hollywood icon, Matt Stone.
My cool campervan : an inspirational guide to retro-style caravans, Jane Field-Lewis and Chris Haddon
Vintage diesel power, Brian Solomon.

War

10 British P.O.W.s saved my life : Sara/Hannah Rigler's gift of life, as told to Hanita Blumfield.
A sacrificial pawn : being a memoir of his war experiences, particularly of his time as prisoner of the Japanese, 1942-1945, Peter R. Jackson.
Anzac fury : the bloody battle of Crete 1941, Peter Thompson.
Cry havoc : the history of war dogs, Nigel Allsop.
Elite fighting forces : from the Ancient World to the SAS, Jeremy Black.
Islands of the damned : a marine at war in the Pacific, R.V. Burgin with Bill Marvel.
Lost in Shangri-La : escape from a hidden world, Mitchell Zuckoff.
A transport plane with 24 U.S. military personnel on a sightseeing excursion crashes in the deadly jungles of uncharted Dutch New Guinea--home to cannibalistic tribes and monitored by deadly Japanese snipers. Only three survive the crash: WAC Margaret Hastings, suffering terrible burns; the young lieutenant John McCollom, whose twin brother was also killed; and Kenneth Decker, a sergeant with severe head injuries.
Millions like us : women's lives in war and peace 1939-1949., Virginia Nicholson
Seeds in the storm, Stanislaw Dabrowski
In August 1939 Stanislaw Dabrowski was a 19 year old accounting student working part time in his family bakery business in Lwow, Poland. Within a few weeks the Germans had occupied half of Poland and the Soviet Union invaded the rest, including Lwow. The family discovered the reality of life in comrade Stalin's empire: destitution, arrest, imprisonment, beatings, show trials on false charges, deportation to slave labour camps and executions.