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Art & Architecture
- Amazing crayon drawing with Lee Hammond : create lifelike portraits, pets, landscapes & more Lee Hammond.
- Bye bye Kitty!!! : between heaven and hell in contemporary Japanese art David Elliott
- Carving classic female faces in wood Ian Norbury.
- David Salle : distanz von nirgendwo = distance from nowhere Veit Gorner
- Destination art Amy Dempsey.
- England's hideaways : discovering enchanting rooms, stately manor houses, and country cottages Meg Nolan van Reesema.
- Euan Macleod : the painter in the painting Gregory O'Brien
- Falling water Lynda Waggoner
- Figure drawing for men's fashion Elisabetta Drudi
- Human anatomy : a visual history from the Renaissance to the digital age Benjamin A. Rifkin
- New traditional architecture : Ferguson & Shamamian Architects : city and country residences Mark Ferguson
- Open studios with Lotta Jansdotter : twenty-four artists' spaces Lotta Jansdotter
- Re-use architecture Chris van Uffelen.
- Storybook cottages : America's Carpenter Gothic style Gladys Montgomery.
- The Day of the Dead = El Dia de los Muertos Antoni Cadafalch.
- Presents artworks in a variety of media by artists from Mexico and other countries that commemorate the Day of the Dead and depict its chief symbol, the "calavera" or human figure with a skull for a face and often a skeleton for a body.
- This way : covering/uncovering Tadeusz Borowski's this way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen Marco Sonzogni.
- Tomorrow's houses : New England modernism Alexander Gorlin
Biographies
- Anne of Cleves : Henry VIII's discarded bride Elizabeth Norton.
- Ask me why I hurt : the kids nobody wants and the doctor who heals them Randy Christensen
- Big in China : my unlikely adventures raising a family, playing the blues, and becoming a star in Beijing Alan Paul.
- Based on the Wall Street journal online column, "The expat life", Alan Paul tells his story of moving his family to Beijing and becoming an unlikely success as a blues musician there.
- Bismarck : a life Jonathan Steinberg.
- Otto von Bismarck transformed Europe more completely than anybody in the 19th century -- except for Napoleon. This riveting biography illuminates the life of the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture.
- Bobby Whitlock : a rock 'n' roll autobiography Bobby Whitlock
- Whitlock examines his abusive childhood, his experiences with Delaney and Bonnie, the music industry, failed marriages, and drug addiction, and how the star-studded lifestyle evolved into a peaceful partnership with his wife and current musical partner.
- Breaking night Liz Murray.
- Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, Liz Murray seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic.
- Confessions of a prairie bitch : how I survived Nellie Oleson and learned to love being hated Alison Arngrim.
- The actress who played the villain Nellie Oleson on the television show "Little House on the Prairie" shares her experiences on the show and discusses her life, from her bohemian childhood in West Hollywood to her recent charity work involving abused children and HIV awareness.
- David Hartnell : memoirs of a gossip columnist David Hartnell
- David is well-known by all New Zealanders. His gossip columns and much awaited annual 'Best and Worst Dressed' lists are legendary, and we read with bated breath his behind-the-scenes Hollywood tattletale reports in the weekly magazines!
- Eighty years on : a further memoir Nicholas Tarling.
- Internationally respected historian Nicholas Tarling writes about his life in the field.
- From Kabul with love : letters from a 21st century pioneer Howard Harper
- A unique book - it follows the adventures of New Zealander Howard Harper, as he embarks as a medical worker into Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Gifted hands : the Ben Carson story Ben Carson
- Ben Carson 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.
- I beat the odds : from homelessness, to the blind side, and beyond Michael Oher
- The football star made famous in the hit film "The Blind Side" reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth.
- I don't want to fight Lulu.
- Lulu's candid autobiography. It's the familiar but no less heartening "rags to riches" story of how a wee girl from the Glasgow slums became one of the world's most popular singing sensations.
- I shall not hate : a Gaza doctor's journey on the road to peace and human dignity Izzeldin Abuelaish.
- A Palestinian doctor’s inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin.
- Idea man : a memoir by the co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen.
- In this long-awaited memoir, Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors--both the triumphs and the failures--and his compelling vision for the future.
- Jackie as editor : the literary life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Greg Lawrence.
- At age 46, one of the most famous women in the world went to work for the first time in twenty-two years as an editor.
- Making toast : a family story Roger Rosenblatt.
- When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren.
- Memoirs of a stock agent and how Addington ruled my life 1951-1984 and beyond Graeme F. Bellamy.
- Gives an insight into some experiences in the old Addington saleyards through the eyes of a stock agent and how he went about establishing himself both in North Canterbury and the Wairarapa Districts working alongside and becoming part of the farming community. I
- Modigliani : a life Meryle Secrest.
- No direction home : the life and music of Bob Dylan Robert Shelton
- Notes left behind Brook Desserich
- Elena Desserich dreamed of becoming a teacher. Wise beyond her years, Elena never stopped teaching those around her to appreciate the miracle of everyday living even as the innocent six-year-old battled a rare form of brain cancer.
- One tough dude : the Barry Butterworth story Allan Batt
- Barry went from being an apprentice jockey to one of the most fearless and determined drivers on the rough and tough Speedway tracks in Australia, the USA and New Zealand.
- Playing against the wind : a Wellington memoir Neville Martin.
- Memoir of a Wellington childhood in the 1940s and 1950s, mainly in Oriental Bay and Roseneath.
- Reading my father : a memoir Alexandra Styron.
- William Styron's youngest child explores the life of a fascinating and difficult man whose own memoir, "Darkness Visible," so searingly chronicled his battle with major depression.
- Reporter : forty years covering Asia John McBeth.
- Starman : David Bowie : the definitive biography Paul Trynka.
- Taming the tiger : a personal encounter with manic depression Michael Morrissey.
- The boy from Mokau River Colin Radford.
- A slice of New Zealand life from 1930 to the present day.
- The Cobra : [my story] Carl Froch
- Carl Froch is now Britain's world champion at super-middleweight with an unbeaten 25 fights. His revealing story from inside the high-stakes world of boxing pulls no punches, from his lost years through to his ascent to World champion.
- The dark side of innocence : growing up bipolar Terri Cheney.
- The model wife : the passionate lives of Effie Gray, Ruskin and Millais Suzanne Fagence Cooper.
- The price of bacon Jeanette Aplin.
- Life on the isolated and beautiful D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds with no electricity, no roads to the door, a solar-powered computer giving her contact with family and friends elsewhere.
- The source of all things : a memoir Tracy Ross.
- Tracy Ross explains how her love for the outdoors became her only source of redemption after suffering sexual abuse from her stepfather for more than six years.
- 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.
- This life is in your hands : one dream, sixty acres, and a family undone Melissa Coleman.
- A portrait that explores the hope and struggle behind one family's search for a self-sufficient life in Maine during the 1970s.
- Tiger, tiger : a memoir Margaux Fragoso.
- In this memoir of sexual abuse, Fragoso explores with unflinching honesty the ways in which pedophiles can manipulate their way into the lives of children.
- Treasures from the attic : the extraordinary story of Anne Frank's family Mirjam Pressler
- Undisputed : how to become world champion in 1,372 easy steps Chris Jericho
- The story of the wrester Chris Jericho.
- Untied : a memoir of family, fame, and floundering Meredith Baxter.
- The actress best known for her role on the hit 1980s show "Family Ties" discusses the ups and downs of her life and career, including her childhood in Hollywood, her tumultuous personal life, her success as an actress, and her struggles with alcohol.
Business & Management
- 20/20 : a fresh look at business growth Lindsey Dawson
- 7 lessons for leading in crisis Bill George
- One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real-world advice for leading in economic hard times.
- Accounting practices : the New Zealand context Ruth McIntosh.
- Beyond the corporation : humanity working David Erdal.
- Offering inspiration and vision in the wake of financial Armageddon, it is the story of ordinary people who share the ownership of the businesses where they work.
- Beyond viral : how to attract customers, promote your brand, and make money with online video Kevin H. Nalty.
- Bold : how to be brave in business and win Shaun Smith
- Boring meetings suck : get more out of your meetings, or get out of more meetings Jon Petz.
- Brainsteering : a better approach to breakthrough ideas Kevin P. Coyne
- Buy-in : saving your good idea from getting shot down John P. Kotter
- Explains how to effectively present and carry through one's business idea, focusing on the key areas of contention that opponents will offer and detailing how to combat each of them.
- Change the culture, change the game : the breakthrough strategy for energizing your organization and creating accountability for results Roger Connors
- Demonstrates how professional leaders can enable record-breaking results by creating a people-centric organizational culture.
- Consumer republic : using brands to get what we want, make corporations behave, and maybe even save the world Bruce Philp.
- Driven to lead : good, bad, and misguided leadership Paul R. Lawrence
- Enchantment : the art of changing hearts, minds and actions Guy Kawasaki.
- Everywhere : comprehensive digital business strategy for the social media era Larry Weber.
- Fit to bust : how great companies fail Tim Phillips.
- Full engagement! : inspire, motivate, and bring out the best in your people Brian Tracy.
- How to be a presentation god : build, design, and deliver presentations that dominate! Scott Schwertly.
- How to get a pay rise : everything you need to know to get more Medine Simmons
- How to start a home-based day-care business Shari Steelsmith.
- Humankind Tom Bernardin
- It's always personal : emotion in the new workplace Anne Kreamer.
- Jumping the S-curve : how to beat the growth cycle, get on top, and stay there Paul Nunes
- Leaders and misleaders : the art of leading like you mean it Andre van Heerden.
- Malled : my unintentional career in retail Caitlin Kelly.
- After losing her job as a journalist and the security of a good salary, Caitlin Kelly took a part-time job at an upscale outdoor clothing company at her local mall. In this memoir, Kelly recounts her mid-career misadventures in the absurd world of American retail.
- Measure what matters : online tools for understanding customers, social media, engagement, and key relationships Katie Delahaye Paine
- Net profit : how to succeed in digital business David Soskin.
- Onward : how Starbucks fought for its life without losing its soul Howard Schultz
- Preventing workplace bullying : an evidence-based guide to preventing workplace bullying for managers and employees Carlo Caponecchia
- Social media metrics : how to measure and optimize your marketing investment Jim Sterne.
- Sun Tzu for women : the art of war for winning in business Becky Sheetz-Runkle.
- Tell to win : connect, persuade, and triumph with the hidden power of story Peter Guber.
- The ABC of business : never hire a person who walks slowly-- Tony Falkenstein.
- The age of heretics : a history of the radical thinkers who reinvented corporate management Art Kleiner.
- The art of action : how leaders close the gaps between plans, actions and results Stephen Bungay.
- The art of convening : authentic engagement in meetings, gatherings and conversations Craig Neal
- The branded mind : what neuroscience really tells us about the puzzle of the brain and the brand Erik du Plessis.
- The cult of the leader : a manifesto for more authentic business Christopher Bones.
- The intelligent company : five steps to success with evidence-based management Bernard Marr.
- The mesh : why the future of business is sharing Lisa Gansky.
- Mesh companies use social media, wireless networks, and data crunched from every available source to provide people with goods and services at the exact moment they need them, without the burden and expense of owning them outright.
- The most dangerous business book you'll ever read Gregory Hartley
- The new edge in knowledge : how knowledge management is changing the way we do business Carla O'Dell
- The now revolution : 7 shifts to make your business faster, smarter, and more social Jay Baer
- The silent language of leaders : how body language can help or hurt how you lead Carol Kinsey Goman.
- The sustainability champion's guidebook : how to transform your company Bob Willard.
- The thank you economy Gary Vaynerchuk.
- Think big, live large Andrew Darbyshire.
- True north : discover your authentic leadership Bill George
- Unusually excellent : the necessary nine skills required for the practice of great leadership John Hamm.
- Using MIS David M. Kroenke
- You can't fire everyone : and other lessons from an accidental manager Hank Gilman.
Cartoons
- The complete Peanuts, 1977 to 1978 Charles M. Schulz.
- The complete Peanuts, 1979 to 1980 Charles M. Schulz.
Civil Rights
- The treaty : thoughts on the Treaty of Waitangi Des Hammill.
Commerce
- In the plex : how Google thinks, works, and shapes our lives Steven Levy.
Computers
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 classroom in a book : the official training workbook from Adobe Systems.
- Designing for the iPad : building applications that sell Chris Stevens.
- Foundation Drupal 7 Robert J. Townsend
- HTML5 : up and running Mark Pilgrim.
- IPad all-in-one for dummies Nancy Muir.
- Contains six mini-books that illustrate how to use the IPad for pleasure and work, covering topics such as
iWork, e-mail, and business applications as well as recommendations for must-have apps.
- iPad in easy steps Drew Provan.
- Return to tomorrow : 50 years of computing in New Zealand Janet Toland.
- Smashing HTML5 Bill Sanders.
- Smashing jQuery Jake Rutter.
- The Photoshop elements 9 book for digital photographers Scott Kelby
Crafts & Collecting
- 1,000 jewelry inspirations : beads, baubles, dangles, and chains Sandra Salamony.
- 150 knit & crochet motifs : anything-but-square shapes for garments, accessories, afghans, and throws Heather Lodinsky.
- Arts and crafts of Micronesia : trading with tradition Barbara Wavell.
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- Baby booties : eighteen pretty pairs to knit Caroline de Hugo
- Creative textile art : techniques and projects Karen Woods.
- Cross stitch flowers Sophie Helene
- Cross stitch herbs, fruit & flowers Sophie Helene
- Flower arranging Mark Welford
- Folding techniques for designers : from sheet to form Paul Jackson.
- Joel Dewberry's sewn spaces Joel Dewberry.
- This book balances modern fabric designs and fresh colour palettes with an eclectic mix of elements to achieve a memorable and comfortable environment injected with personality.
- Modern paper crafts : a 21st-century guide to folding, cutting, scoring, pleating, and recycling Margaret Van Sicklen
- Pattern-drafting for fashion : the basics Teresa Gilewska.
- Perfectly plus : [featuring the Knit-to-fit workbook for the full-figured woman Mary Arnold
- Sharing stitches : one-of-a-kind projects to sew and swap Chrissie Grace.
- Creating one-of-a-kind sewn items, from practical housewares to fabric jewellery, designed by the author and 15 contributors.
- Stitch magic : a compendium of sewing techniques for sculpting fabric into exciting new forms and fashions Alison J. Reid.
- Stitch with love Mandy Shaw.
- Sweet treats in cross-stitch : 53 delightful projects to embroider Tinou Le Joly Senoville
- Trash-to-treasure papermaking : make your own recycled paper from newspaper & magazines, can & bottle labels, discarded gift wrap, old phone books, junk mail, comic books and more Arnold E. Grummer.
- Turning vintage toys Chris Reid.
- Two from one jelly roll quilts : 18 designs to make your fabric go further Pam Lintott.
- World of geekcraft : step-by-step instructions for 25 super-cool craft projects Susan Beal
Crime
- 117 days : an account of confinement and interrogation under the South African 90-day detention law Ruth First
- Beautiful : a beautiful girl, an evil man, one inspiring true story of courage Katie Piper.
- When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare
- Dead reckoning Caitlin Rother.
- Describes how former child star Skylar Deleon, aided by his pregnant wife and a criminal associate, brutally murdered Tom and Jackie Hawks, a retired couple, for their fifty-five-foot yacht.
- Kingpin Kevin Poulsen.
- A look at the world of hacking and cybercrime.
- The cruel city : is Adelaide the murder capital of Australia? Stephen Orr.
- The Goodfella tapes Geroge Anastasia.
- An inside look at the 1993 war between Philadelphia Mafia boss John Stanfa and a new generation headed by Joey Merlino.
- The victims return : survivors of the gulag after stalin Stephen F. Cohen.
Customs
- Discovering the folklore and traditions of marriage George Monger.
Economics
- Chinovation : how Chinese innovators are changing the world Yinglan Tan.
- Confessions of a radical tax protestor : an inside expose of the tax resistance movement Larry Williams.
- Consumptionomics : Asia's role in reshaping capitalism and saving the planet Chandran Nair.
- Gittinomics : living the good life without money stress, overwork and joyless consumption Ross Gittins.
- Money : everything you never knew about your favourite thing to covet, save & spend Sandra Choron.
- More than good intentions : how a new economics is helping to solve global poverty Dean Karlan
- My time : how to make the rest of life the best of life Joan Baker
- Covering many facets of life, from relationships and goal setting to financial planning and working, My time is the book for anyone who is asking 'what's next?
- Oil's endless bid : taming the unreliable price of oil to secure the economy Dan Dicker.
- Powering the dream : the history and promise of green technology Alexis Madrigal.
- The age of the infovore : succeeding in the information economy Tyler Cowen.
- The asylum : the renegades who hijacked the world's oil market Leah McGrath Goodman.
- The globalization paradox : democracy and the future of the world economy Dani Rodrik.
- Discusses how democracy and national self-
determination cannot be pursued simultaneously with economic globalization and instead promotes customizable globalization with international rules to achieve balanced prosperity.
- The Googlization of everything : (and why we should worry) Siva Vaidhyanathan.
- The ivy portfolio : how to invest like the top endowments and avoid bear markets Mebane T. Faber
- The money culture Michael Lewis.
- Focuses on events and individuals in the financial news of the 1980s.
- The road from ruin : a new capitalism for a big society Matthew Bishop
- The ten trillion dollar gamble : the coming deficit debacle and how to invest now Russ Koesterich.
- Unfair advantage : the power of financial education : what schools will never teach you about money Robert T. Kiyosaki.
- What you need to know about economics George Buckley
- When money was in fashion : Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the founding of Wall Street June Breton Fisher.
- World 3.0 : global prosperity and how to achieve it Pankaj Ghemawat.
- Your options handbook : the practical reference and strategy guide to trading options Jared Levy.
Education
- DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education Anya Kamenetz.
- Kamenetz argues that universities must radically change the way higher education is delivered and explains that institutions' futures lie in personal learning networks and paths, blending experiential and digital approaches as open-source educational models.
- I'm a teacher, get me out of here! Francis Gilbert.
- Life as a probationary English teacher in inner-city London in the late Eighties.
- Setting the records straight : how to craft homeschool transcripts and course descriptions for college admission and scholarships Lee Binz.
- The ultimate guide to homeschooling teens Debra Bell.
Engineering
- Building wireless sensor networks Robert Faludi.
- Provides information on creating distributed sensor systems and interactive devices using the ZigBee wireless networking protocol along with XBee radios.
- Morse code for radio amateurs Roger Cooke.
Engineering technologies
- Plastic : a toxic love story Susan Freinkel.
- A probing look at how plastic built the modern world and the price the world has paid for plastic.
Environment
- Black tide : the devastating impact of the Gulf oil spill Antonia Juhasz.
- Diary of an eco-outlaw : an unreasonable woman breaks the law for mother earth Diane Wilson
Etiquette
- Your interfaith wedding : a guide to blending faiths, cultures, and personal values into one beautiful wedding ceremony Laurie Sue Brockway.
Farming
- Agricultural heritage : Auckland Agricultural & Pastoral Association Inc, 1843-2010 Hugh Stringleman
- Cowboys : not what they used to be Jack Patterson.
- An hilarious account of a young man's antics as a station cowboy in the remote area of the South Island and then as a station hand in the Australian outback.
Fashion
- Medieval garments reconstructed : Norse clothing patterns Lilli Fransen
- Menswear John Hopkins.
- Vintage fashion knitwear : collecting and wearing designer classics Marnie Fogg.
Film, Television & Theatre
- A history of Russian cinema Birgit Beumers.
- Conversations with Scorsese Richard Schickel.
- Dr. Horrible's sing-along blog : the book
- Presents the full shooting script of the musical motion picture and includes sheet music, costume designs, cast and crew interviews, and production stills.
- Exploring dance forms and styles : a guide to concert, world, social, and historical dance Helene Scheff
- I'm over all that : and other confessions Shirley MacLaine.
- In a collection of personal essays, the actress shares her views and insights on aging, Hollywood, being polite, sex, and anger.
- Popcorn : fifty years of rock 'n' roll movies Garry Mulholland.
- Talk about contemporary dance Philippe Noisette
- The A to Z of Russian and Soviet cinema Peter Rollberg.
- The Faber book of French cinema Charles Drazin.
Folklore
- Legends, traditions and tales of Nauru : a transcript of a series of lectures delivered by native teachers Timothy Detudamo.
Food & Wine
- A cooks' guide : the best of Donna Hay magazine's how to cook Donna Hay.
- Arabesque : modern Middle Eastern food Greg Malouf
- Bake Alison Thompson
- Expert baker and pastry chef Alison Thompson shares with you everything she knows about baking. Alison includes all her
absolute favourite recipes for breads, pastries, cakes, muffins, scones, biscuits and slices, and desserts.
- Baking.
- This book is a nostalgic collection of Granny's tried and tested recipes of your favourite biscuits, cakes and muffins.
- Blood, bones & butter : the inadvertent education of a reluctant chef Gabrielle Hamilton.
- Celebration cupcakes : tempting treats for every occasion Tamara Jane
- Imagine the surprise and delight evoked by the gift of a cupcake complete with an exquisite topping, to mark a special occasion.
- Chicken and egg : a memoir of suburban homesteading with 125 recipes Janice Cole
- Collected : recipes Kristin Hove.
- This book contains a collection of the author's favourite recipes from a few friends from all over the world.
- Eating for the seasons : cooking for health and happiness Janella Purcell.
- Entertaining at home Rachel Allen.
- Everything vegan Mary Margaret Chappell.
- Glorious food gluten free Gillian Fuller
- Gordon Ramsay's great escape Southeast Asia Gordon Ramsay
- Gran's family table : recipes inspired by Dulcie May Booker Natalie Oldfield.
- Guillaume : food for friends Guillaume Brahimi
- Helen Jackson's kitchen : the New Zealand woman's weekly food editor's everyday favourites Helen Jackson
- Koto : a culinary journey through Vietnam Tracey Lister
- More than 80 delicious and authentic recipes, ranging from coconut prawns to chicken and lotus seed broth.
- Manu's french kitchen Manu Feildel
- Monday morning cooking club : the food, the stories, the sisterhood Merelyn Frank Chalmers
- More please : 120 all-new recipes for every season Valli Little.
- 120 exciting recipes based on the seasons, which are all achievable for the home cook. Each recipe is beautifully photographed and arranged by ideas for summer, autumn, winter and spring - with a menu planner for each season.
- Paella Alberto Herraiz.
- The definitive home-cooking manual on paella.
- Poh's kitchen : my cooking adventures Poh Ling Yeow.
- Quick smart cook : delicious food without the fuss Valli Little
- Rawlicious : delicious raw recipes for radiant health Peter Daniel
- Rawlicious introduces readers to a lifestyle that marries long-term health benefits and higher energy levels with delicious and simple raw recipes.
- River Cottage baby and toddler cookbook Nikki Duffy
- Rowan Bishop's vegetarian kitchen. Rowan Bishop
- Serve yourself : nightly adventures in cooking for one Joe Yonan
- A collection of one hundred recipes for dishes that serve one individual, with step-
by-step instructions and photographs.
- Super natural every day : well-loved recipes from my natural foods kitchen Heidi Swanson.
- The earthbound cook : 250 recipes for delicious food and a healthy planet Myra Goodman
- Offers 250 nutritious recipes that are based on clean eating and the health of the planet, with recommendations for ingredients, cooking techniques, and equipment, and advice on how to be environmentally conscious in the kitchen.
- The game butcher : wild about meat Darran Meates
- The practical guide to preparing, handling and cutting up wild pig and deer has step-by-step instructions and photographs showing field dressing, skinning and singeing methods, butchering carcasses to get the best from the meat, and turning a head and antlers into a trophy.
- The New Zealand pressure cooker cookbook : Lisa Loveday's tasty, economical recipes for busy Kiwi cooks Lisa Loveday
- Packed full of the kind of
recipes that you'll want to make every night. Each dish is photographed in full colour and there are also heaps of useful hints and tips.
- The pioneer woman cooks : recipes from an accidental country girl Ree Drummond.
- The author shares homespun stories on adjusting to life on a
ranch in the country and offers a number of recipes, including cowboy calzones, ribeye steak with whiskey cream sauce, Patsy's blackberry cobbler, and Iny's prune cake.
- The vegan cookie connoisseur : over 140 simply delectable vegan recipes that treat the eyes and taste buds Kelly Peloza.
- Two greedy Italians Antonio Carluccio
- Vegetables from an Italian garden : season-by-season recipes.
- Vegetarian : 100 inspiring recipes for every occasion Pippa Cuthbert
- Veggie burgers every which way : fresh, flavourful, healthy vegetarian & vegan burgers : plus toppings, sides, buns, & more Lukas Volger
- What to cook & how to cook it Jane Hornby.
- Wild vegan Angela Stafford.
Gardens and Gardening
- Bromeliads for the contemporary garden Andrew Steens.
- Composting inside and out Stephanie Davies.
- Garden designers at home : the private spaces of the world's leading designers Noel Kingsbury.
- This fascinating book takes a peek at the gardens of some of the world's most influential designers, investigating how they differ from their commissioned work, the design process, and how they reflect their owner's design philosophy.
- Growing bulbs Alan Titchmarsh.
- Growing food Anna Pavord.
- Growing roses Alan Titchmarsh.
- Making a garden Matthew Wilson.
- No-nonsense vegetable gardening : how to grow vegetables in small gardens Christine Walkden.
- Rooftop gardens : the terraces, conservatories, and balconies of New York Denise LeFrak Calicchio
- Superfoods from the garden : grow it, cook it, and achieve the best health ever Michael van Straten.
- A lifelong believer that good health comes first and foremost from the food you eat, here Michael van Straten brings together his three passions - spreading the word on good health the natural way, organic gardening, and producing fantastic food from freshly harvested food.
- The winter harvest handbook : year-round vegetable production using deep-organic techniques and unheated greenhouses Eliot Coleman
Graphic Arts
- Alex Steinweiss : the inventor of the modern album cover Kevin Reagan
- Ex Libris : the art of bookplates Martin Hopkinson.
Graphic novels
- Akira. Book six Katsuhiro Otomo
- Biomega. Vol. 6 Tsutomu Nihei
- Casanova. [Vol. 1], Luxuria Matt Fraction
- Demo. [2] Brian Wood
- Do androids dream of electric sheep? 1 Philip K. Dick
- Do androids dream of electric sheep? 2 Philip K. Dick
- Do androids dream of electric sheep? 3 Philip K. Dick
- Do androids dream of electric sheep? 4 Philip K. Dick
- E.C. Segar's Popeye. "Wha's a jeep?" E.C. Segar
- Ex Machina. [10], Term limits Brian K. Vaughan
- Fables. [15], Rose Red Bill Willingham
- Harlan Ellison's Phoenix without ashes Harlan Ellison
- Johnny Cash : I see a darkness : a graphic novel Reinhard Kleist
- Love from the shadows Gilbert Hernandez.
- Miss don't touch me. Vol. 2 Hubert
- Mystery Society Steve Niles
- Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. Vol. 14, A boy and a dream Naoki Urasawa
- Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson. Moon called. Volume one Patricia Briggs
- Scenes from an impending marriage : [a prenuptial memoir Adrian Tomine
- Shazam! : the golden age of the world's mightiest mortal Chip Kidd
- Stephen King's N Stephen King
- The collected art of Vampire Hunter D Hideyuki Kikuchi
- The dark-hunters. Volume 3 Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The dark-hunters. Volume 4 Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The rime of the modern mariner Nick Hayes.
- The unwritten. [3], Dead man's knock Mike Carey
Health & Medicine
- 21-day weight loss kickstart : boost metabolism, lower cholesterol, and dramatically improve your health Neal D. Barnard
- A popular doctor offers a twenty-one-day plant-based diet designed to help reduce appetite, boost metabolism, and reduce cholesterol, and includes grocery-shopping tips, meal plans, and more than one hundred recipes.
- Accidentally overweight : solve your weight loss puzzle Libby Weaver.
- This book identifies the nine factors, both biochemical and emotional, that must come together for the body to be able to access body fat and burn it
- Anger management in sport : understanding and controlling violence in athletes Mitch Abrams.
- Be different : adventures of a free-range Aspergian with practical advice for Aspergians, misfits, families & teachers John Elder Robison.
- Clean & lean flat tummy fast! : the healthy toned way to a totally toned tummy in 14 days James Duigan
- Clean : the revolutionary program to restore the body's natural ability to heal itself Alejandro Junger.
- An integrative approach to detoxifying the body of harmful chemicals introduced through everyday sources, in a guide that outlines comprehensive and medically safe processes for neutralizing and eliminating toxins from the body.
- Earl Mindell's new vitamin bible Earl Mindell
- An up-to-date guide to vitamins, minerals, herbs, and good nutrition includes helpful advice on how to maximize the effectiveness of supplements, contains the latest anti-aging advice, and provides drug-free healing regimens.
- Eat to live : the amazing nutrient-rich program for fast and sustained weight loss Joel Fuhrman.
- Fuhrman offers a highly effective and scientifically proven way to lose weight quickly, with the simple formula of health = nutrients/calories.
- From cancer to wellness : the forgotten secrets : a step-by-step handbook for beating cancer Kristine S. Matheson.
- Greater expectations : living with Down syndrome in the 21st century Jan Gothard
- Inconceivable : a medical mistake, the baby we couldn't keep, and our choice to deliver the ultimate gift Carolyn Savage.
- Carolyn Savage was pregnant with someone else's embryos. She and her husband Sean were forced to make a seemingly inconceivable choice: Either terminate the pregnancy, sue for custody, or deliver the baby--and relinquish it.
- Losing the last 5 kilos : your kick-arse guide to looking & feeling fantastic Michelle Bridges.
- Neal's Yard remedies.
- How to grow, gather, cook and blend your own herbs and remedies.
- Riptide : struggling with and resurfacing from a daughter's eating disorder Barbara Hale-Seubert.
- The compass of pleasure : how our brains make fatty foods, orgasm, exercise, marijuana, generosity, vodka, learning, and gambling feel so good David J.
Linden.
- The CSIRO total wellbeing diet. Book 2 Manny Noakes
- The lean belly prescription : the fast and foolproof diet and weight-loss plan from America's top urgent-care doctor Travis Stork
- The longevity project : surprising discoveries for health and long life from the landmark eight-decade study Howard S. Friedman
- The secrets of people who never get sick Gene Stone.
- The turning tide : pluralism and partnership in psychotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand Keith Tudor.
- Veganist : lose weight, get healthy, change the world Kathy Freston.
History, Geography & Travel
- 100 countries, 5000 ideas : where to go, when to go, what to see, what to do Rudy Maxa.
- A great New Zealand prime minister? : reappraising William Ferguson Massey James Watson
- A history of the world since 9/11 Dominic Streatfeild.
- A rolling stone Elizabeth Boyce.
- An identity for New Zealand? John Collinge.
- Backpacking to freedom : Solo at Sixty Maggie Counihan.
- Bangkok.
- With more detailed coverage spanning over 250 pages, and with over 600 images capturing the variety of everyday life, this guide provides a highly visual introduction to Bangkok.
- Batavia : betrayal, shipwreck, murder, sexual slavery, courage : a spine-chilling chapter in Australian history Peter FitzSimons.
- Behind closed doors : the tragic, untold story of the Duchess of Windsor Hugo Vickers.
- Billy Brown, I'll tell your mother Bill Brown.
- By the time he was ten years old Billy Brown was running a successful little business on the black market. This is the highly entertaining and eye-opening memoir of a young boy growing up in 1950s post-war London.
- Brazil handbook Alex Robinson.
- Cairo : city of sand Maria Golia.
- Central Otago and Queenstown Peter Dymock.
- Croatia Anja Mutic
- Eisenhower 1956 : the president's year of crisis : Suez and the brink of war David A. Nichols.
- Draws on hundreds of newly declassified documents
to present an account of the Suez crisis that reveals the considerable danger it posed as well as the influence of Eisenhower's health problems and the 1956 election campaign.
- Essays on the history of the discovery and exploration of Tonga by the Europeans Peter Suren.
- Europe by Eurail 2011 : touring Europe by train LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski
- Fatal colours : the Battle of Towton 1461 George Goodwin.
- Great soul : Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India Joseph Lelyveld.
- Lelyveld sets out to measure Gandhi's accomplishments as a politician and an advocate for the downtrodden--against Gandhi's own expectations and in light of his complex, conflicted feelings about his place in Indian history.
- Hidden Alaska : Bristol Bay and beyond Dave Atcheson.
- With more than 80 photographs by Michael Melford, Hidden Alaska paints an unforgettable
portrait of this land of untouched nature and unmatchable beauty.
- History of Britain & Ireland : the definitive visual guide R.G. Grant
- The definitive guide to the events, the people, and the ideas that shaped Britain and Ireland. The most momentous and influential episodes of the past are explored in an engaging and visual way.
- Hungary : the Bradt travel guide Adrian Phillips
- In the footsteps of Robert Bruce in Scotland, Northern England, and Ireland Alan Young
- Letters to Grace : writing home from colonial New Zealand Jean Garner
- This collection of letters provides a rare female perspective on life in colonial Canterbury, when letter writing was the only way to keep a close relationship with family members on the other side of the world.
- Making sheep country : Mt. Peel Station and the transformation of the tussock lands Robert Peden.
- Namibia handbook Lizzie Williams.
- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island Celeste Brash,
- Plastiki : across the Pacific on plastic : an adventure to save our oceans David de Rothschild
- Poking seaweed with a stick and running away from the smell Alison Whitelock.
- Rawhide down : the near assassination of Ronald Reagan Del Quentin Wilber.
- A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.
- Researching Scottish family history Chris Paton.
- Shadows on the loneliest roads Peter Stewart.
- A reflection through the eyes of a 'Pakeha of European Descent' of the quirkiness of all things American.
- Social media for family historians Carole Riley.
- Solomoni : times and tales from Solomon Islands Roger Webber.
- Spain.
- Tent life : Haiti Wyatt Gallery
- The 5th Reich Khu Lotshe.
- A look at the political history of Zimbabwe, beginning with the long process of decolonization from British rule to the farm invasions and mass killings of current times.
- The black Nile : one man's amazing journey through peace and war on the world's longest river Dan Morrison.
- A foreign correspondent traces the four-thousand-mile plank-board boat journey he took with an inexperienced childhood friend along the Nile River from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea.
- The Churchills : a family at the heart of history from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill Mary S. Lovell.
- The favourite Mathew Lyons.
- Explores the truth behind one of the greatest love stories in British history, the relationship between Elizabeth I and Sir
Walter Raleigh.
- The jackaroo Owen Genty.
- The author has spent a lifetime with horses, sheep and cattle. The story of his apprenticeship as a Jackaroo has given us an insight to this interesting occupation. His descriptions of out back sheep and cattle station activities in the fifties, at times graphic, make enthralling reading.
- The making of a royal romance Katie Nicholl.
- Provides an inside look at Prince William and Kate Middleton, delving into both of their backgrounds,
their relationship, and their engagement, in a book that also looks at William's relationship with his brother, Harry.
- The pursuit of italy : a history of a land, its regions and their peoples David Gilmour.
- The ring and the crown Alison Weir
- A history of royal weddings.
- The road of bones : a journey to the dark heart of Russia Jeremy Poolman.
- The Rough Guide to Bangkok Paul Gray
- The rough guide to Hawaii Greg Ward.
- The rough guide to the Grand Canyon Greg Ward.
- The rough guide to the Lake District Jules Brown.
- The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and war Matthew Parker.
- Titirangi : fringe of heaven Marc Bonny
- Un amico italiano : eat, pray, love in Rome Luca Spaghetti
- Waiorongomai : the land and the people Linda Thornton.
- Why the West rules for now : the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future Ian Morris.
- Wild Africa Alex Bernasconi.
- A sumptuous visual record of one of the last natural paradise on earth, the very personal work of a photographer with a passion for Africa.
- Worlds apart : a history of the Pacific Islands Ian C. Campbell.
- Writing a non-boring family history Hazel Edwards.
House & Garden
- A perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life : how to live creatively with collections, clutter, work, kids, pets, art, etc. and stop worrying about everything being perfectly in its place Mary Randolph Carter.
- Backyard projects for today's homestead Chris Gleason.
- Be thrifty : how to live better with less Pia Catton
- Encourages thrift behaviours including planting a garden, cooking at home, cutting one's own hair,
exercising with a gym membership, and avoiding or repaying credit card debt.
- Building a garage : a complete guide Laurie Williamson.
- Gustav Stickley David Cathers.
- How to retire overseas : everything you need to know to live well (for less) abroad Kathleen Peddicord.
- Ideas : outdoors Fernando de Haro
- Creating your ideal outdoor space is vitally important for giving your home that personal stamp. This book provides readers with wide range of sophisticated, stylish, and innovative solutions for specific outdoor design problems.
- Kelly Hoppen interiors Sarah Stewart-Smith
- Whether you are starting with a blank canvas, planning a complete redesign, or merely giving one room a fresh look, Kelly's invaluable advice will ensure that you achieve a beautiful, comfortable, interior that reflects your own style and is in harmony with the way you live and use your home.
- Kitchens & baths Candice Olson
- Love-- sewing : 25 simple step-by-step projects to sew Cheryl Owen.
- Outdoor furniture : 14 timeless woodworking projects for the yard, deck, and patio
- Shapely ankle preferr'd : a history of the lonely hearts ad Francesca Beauman.
- The carbon-free home : 36 remodeling projects to help kick the fossil-fuel habit Stephen Hren.
- Undecorate : the no-rules approach to interior design Christiane Lemieux
- What to do about everything : a manual for domestic life Barbara Toner.
Humour
- I'll mature when I'm dead : Dave Barry's amazing tales of adulthood Dave Barry.
- In this brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist, Barry tackles everything from fatherhood to new fatherhood to songs.
- In fifty years we'll all be chicks : and other complaints from an angry middle-aged white guy Adam Carolla.
- Privatising parts Richard Meros.
Language
- Beginning Spanish for the utterly confused Jean Yates.
- Buongiorno Italia! Joseph Cremona.
- Collins writer's thesaurus of the English language
- Talanoa : model conversations for learning Samoan L.P.S. Sogi Tavita
- Unmentionables : from family jewels to friendly fire : what we say instead of what we mean Ralph Keyes.
Law
- Cruel and usual punishment : [the terrifying global implications of Sharia law] Nonie Darwish.
- Law into action : economic, social and cultural rights in Aotearoa New Zealand Margaret Bedggood
- Piracy : the intellectual property wars from Gutenberg to Gates Adrian Johns.
- Takutai : the foreshore and seabed Peter Cleave.
Literature
- Greek tragedy : suffering under the sun Edith Hall.
- Leonard Cohen : poems and songs Robert Faggen.
- Morning, noon & night : finding the meaning of life's stages through books Arnold Weinstein.
- Storytime : easy storytelling techniques for parents, teachers and carers R.M. Cole.
- The art of translation Ranjit Bolt.
- The commonplace book : a writer's journey through quotations Elizabeth Smither.
- The Frame function : an inside-out guide to the novels of Janet Frame Jan Cronin.
Military
- Britian's war machine : weapons, resources and experts in the second world war David Edgerton.
- Caught in the crossfire : an Australian peacekeeper beyond the front-line Matina Jewell.
- Matina Jewell is an Australian army major, now retired. In July, 2006, war broke out between the Israelis and the Hezbollah then operating in Lebanon. Deadly fire from both sides came closer and closer to her observation post, with ultimately tragic consequences when Israeli bombs targeted their UN command post and killed all her comrades.
- Day after day : New Zealanders in Fighter Command Max Lambert.
- Koe kau to'a na'anau poletau = Valiant volunteers : soldiers from Tonga in the Great War Christine Liava'a.
- This book lists the names of these men with their military details, family information, awards, and their deaths.
Museum science
- Museums and Maori : heritage professionals, indigenous collections, current practice Conal McCarthy.
Music & Musicians
- Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus : writings 1968-2010.
- Complete lyric & chord songbook Led Zeppelin.
- Creative brazilian drumming Christiano Galvao
- Empire state of mind : how Jay-Z went from street corner to corner office Zack O'Malley Greenburg.
- Gaga Johnny Morgan.
- This lavish volume examines the Lady's history and phenomenal rise, her music and videos, and her unique look and chameleon-like nature.
- It's lovely to be here : the touring diaries of a Scottish gent James Yorkston.
- Justice for all : the truth about Metallica Joel McIver.
- Justin Bieber A-Z Sarah Oliver.
- Paradoxical undressing Kristin Hersh.
- Kristin Hersh is an American songwriter and guitarist
- Play mandolin today! Level one : a complete guide to the basics Douglas Baldwin.
- Producing drum beats : writing & mixing killer drum grooves Erik Hawkins
- The ballard of Bob Dylan : a portrait Daniel Mark Epstein.
- The drummer : 100 years of rhythmic power and invention Adam Budofsky
- A history of drumming over the past century looks at modern drumset masters from the founding fathers of jazz to the athletic performers of today.
- The secret history of rock 'n' roll : the mysterious roots of modern music Christopher Knowles.
Natural Science
- Hawks at a distance : identification of migrant raptors Jerry Liguori
- Lion country Chris Weston.
- Whooping crane : images from the wild Klaus Nigge
Occult
- Finding the path : awaken your connection to spirit Kelvin Cruickshank
Parenting
- Exercising for 2 Lisa Westlake
- Gold start : teaching your child about money Andrew Lendnal.
- How we love our kids : the 5 love styles of parenting, one small change in you, one big change in your kids Milan Yerkovich.
- New father's survival guide Martyn Cox.
- Tahitian names for babes = I'oa Tahiti Pauline Reynolds.
- The complete book of breastfeeding Sally Wendkos
- The complete book of mother & babycare Elizabeth Fenwick
- When will I sleep through the night : an A-Z of babyhood Eleanor Birne.
Pets & Animals
- A chicken in every yard : the Urban Farm Store's guide to chicken keeping Robert Litt.
- Bees : a step-by-step guide to setting up and maintaining a hive Alice Mackenzie.
- Chick days : an absolute beginner's guide to raising chickens from hatchlings to laying hens Jenna Woginrich
- Chickens : a step-by-step guide to choosing and keeping hens Laura Bryant.
- Clicker training Katharina Schlegl-Kofler
- Extraordinary dogs : true-life stories and the science behind the remarkable abilities of man's best friend Elizabeth Wilhide.
- Poisonous2pets : plants poisonous to dogs and cats Nicole O'Kane.
- The complete cat's meow : everything you need to know about caring for your cat Darlene Arden.
Philosophy and psychology
- The good book : a secular bible A.C. Grayling.
- The untethered soul : the journey beyond yourself Michael A. Singer.
Photography
- A year in photography : Magnum archive
- Presents some of the greatest images from Magnum, the world's most prestigious photo agency.
- Self-portrait photography : the ultimate in personal expression Natalie Dybisz
- Understanding exposure : the expanded guide Andy Stansfield.
Plays
- Speaking in tongues Andrew Bovell.
Poetry
- An accident waiting to happen Sheila Shuttlebus.
- And about time. Volume 1, The Lancashire Old Testament in rhyme Sheila Shuttlebus.
- He waiata wawata Antony Deaker
- I felt like a fight, alright? Ruth Carr.
- Kingdom Animalia : the escapades of Linnaeus Janis Freegard.
- Lost relatives Siobhan Harvey.
- Natural zoo : poems, word-plays, performance pieces & other perorations Colin Webster-Watson
- Of mutability Jo Shapcott.
- Quirky quotations in rhyme Sheila Shuttlebus.
- Some evidence of you Gerry Webb.
- Thank you, thank you! Yilma Tafere Tasew.
- The hill of wool Jenny Bornholdt.
- The leaf-ride Dinah Hawken.
Politics & Government
- Don't vote, it just encourages the bastards P.J. O'Rourke.
- America's most subversive conservative, O'Rourke describes government as a devil's bargain between power, freedom, and responsibility, and goes on to hilariously skewer the politicians who have bargained with us to consolidate power, and the many mini-bargains and evasions that citizens have made with the consequences of their choice.
- The mother of invention : the legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the future of you Neale Donald Walsch.
- The politics of equality : New Zealand's adventures in democracy Leslie Lipson
Pounamu
- Aotearoa, papers of contest Peter Cleave.
- All new essays from 2005 onwards on issues around Maori culture and society - letters and documents.
- E tu ake : Maori standing strong Huhana Smith.
- This book includes images and descriptions of over 100 of the most impressive, highly valued ancestral taonga in the museum's collections.
- Walter Callaway : a Maori warrior of the Boer War Mike Dwight.
Religion & Ethics
- A handbook of Christian healing David Pond.
- Boundaries : participants guide revised : when to say yes, how to say no to take control of your life Henry Cloud
- Christian mystics : 365 readings and meditations Matthew Fox.
- Ethics and public policy : contemporary issues Jonathan Boston,
- Harvest of grace : essays in celebration of 150 years of mission in the Anglican Diocese of Nelson R. Bester.
- The art of dying and living : lessons from saints of our time Kerry Walters.
- The long weekend : reflections on the crucifixion of Christ Carla Lindsey.
- The me I want to be : becoming God's best version of you John Ortberg.
- The spirit of Christ and the postmodern city : transforming revival among Auckland's evangelicals and pentecostals Viv Grigg.
- Zero degress of empathy : a new theory of human cruelty Simon Baron-Cohen.
Science
- A first course in applied statistics : with applications in biology, business and the social sciences Megan J. Clark
- Applied physics Dale Ewen
- Chemistry demystified Linda D. Williams.
- Earth : a new perspective Nicolas Cheetham.
- How change happens : a theory of philosophy of history, social change and cultural evolution Rochelle Forrester.
- Life as energy : opening the mind to a new science of life Alexis Mari Pietak.
- Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming Naomi Oreskes
- Particle physics : a beginner's guide Brian R. Martin.
- Radioactive : Marie & Pierre Curie, a tale of love & fallout Lauren Redniss.
- Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
- Statistics demystified Stan Gibilisco.
- The 4 percent universe : dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality Richard Panek.
- The bedside book of chemistry : from molecules to elements : the chemistry of everyday life Joel Levy.
- The bedside book of geometry : from Pythagoras to the space race : the ABC of geometry Mike Askew
- The bedside book of physics : from electricity to escape velocities : the E=MC2 of everday life Isaac McPhee.
- The beginning of infinity : explanations that transform the world David Deutsch.
- The Cambridge guide to the solar system Kenneth R. Lang.
- The complete idiot's guide to game theory Edward C. Rosenthal.
- Game theory is a branch of mathematics that uses mathematical models to gauge now "players" will act and react in certain situations, or "games." It reaches into economics, political science, biology, and numerous other fields.
- The hockey stick illusion : Climategate and the corruption of science A. W. Montford.
Self Development
- Adapt : why success always starts with failure Tim Harford.
- Everything is obvious : once you know the answer Duncan J. Watts.
- Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation Simon LeVay.
- Lifespan development : New Zealand perspectives Jason Low
- Provides a broad and complementary coverage of topics encompassing research on psychological development from infancy to senescence.
- NLP coaching : an evidence-based approach for coaches, leaders and individuals Susie Linder-Pelz.
- Parentless parents : how the loss of our mothers and fathers impacts the way we raise our children Allison Gilbert.
- Discusses how an increase in the average age at which women give birth has resulted in greater numbers of children growing up without grandparents and examines how the absence of grandparents affects the way parents raise their children.
- The age of absurdity : why modern life makes it hard to be happy Michael Foley.
- The mindfulness revolution : leading psychologists, scientists, artists, and meditation teachers on the power of mindfulness in daily life Barry Boyce
Social Issues
- 33 men : inside the miraculous survival and dramatic rescue of the Chilean miners Jonathan Franklin.
- This is the account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, after one of the longest human entrapments in history.
- 33 revolutions per minute : a history of protest songs Dorian Lynskey.
- Aerotropolis : the way we'll live next John D. Kasarda
- As one : individual action, collective power Mehrdad Baghai
- Offers a look at the power of collaboration, defining eight archetypes of leaders and followers and then explaining how readers can take different cases of successful collective behaviour and apply them to their own organizations.
- Boat people : personal stories from the Vietnamese exodus 1975-1996 Carina Hoang.
- How to keep the YOU in Mum Karyn Riley.
- This book contains quick tips for busy mums and inspirational stories shared by mothers.
- Infidelity : exploding the myths Julia Hartley Moore.
- Inside stories : a history of the New Zealand housewife, 1890-1975 Frances Walsh.
- This affectionate romp through women's toil and trouble over the past 120 years puts housework under the spotlight and shows the myriad ways in which resourceful New Zealand women dealt with the tyranny of keeping house, and keeping sane.
- Jackpot : high times, high seas, and the sting that launched the war on drugs Jason Ryan.
- Localizing Asia in Aotearoa Paola Voci
- Essays and personal narratives contributed by fifteen writers reflect upon the diversity and complexity of Asian experiences, examine geographical, social and cultural locations and different perspectives in which Asia is actualised, embodied and imagined.
- Lost knowledge of the ancients : a Graham Hancock reader Glenn Kreisberg.
- Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100 Michio Kaku.
- A provocative vision of the future and explains how science will shape human destiny and everyone's daily life by the year 2100.
- Remind me who I am, again Linda Grant.
- Linda Grant's mother, Rose, was diagnosed with multi-infarct dementia. With Roses's memory deteriorating, a whole world was in the process of being lost. In this work she looks at the question of identity, memory and autonomy that dementia raises.
- Shock of gray : the aging of the world's population and how it pits young against old, child against parent, worker against boss, company against rival, and nation against nation Ted C. Fishman.
- In "Shock of Gray," Ted Fishman explains the astouding economic and political changes we face as our world suddenly grows old.
- Su'esu'e manogi = In search of fragrance : Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi and the Samoan indigenous reference Tamasailau M. Suaalii-
Sauni
- The equality illusion : the truth about women and men today Kat Banyard.
- The flight of the intellectuals Paul Berman.
- The genogram journey : reconnecting with your family Monica McGoldrick.
- The social animal : the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement David Brooks.
- The wayfinders : why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world Wade Davis.
- Thirty something & the clock is ticking Kasey Edwards.
- Times two : two women in love and the happy family they made Kristen Henderson
- Unhitched : love, marriage, and family values from West Hollywood to western China Judith Stacey.
- Unplanned : the dramatic true story of a former Planned Parenthood leader's eye-opening journey across the life line Abby Johnson
- Unveiled : how an American woman found her way through politics, love, and obedience in the Middle East Deborah Kanafani.
Sport & Recreation
- A lifelong love of the outdoors Dave Atkins.
- This book outlines a lifetime of hunting from the age of 16 in 1943 up to when the author was still actively engaged in the sport in 1989.
- All your base are belong to us : how fifty years of videogames conquered pop culture Harold Goldberg.
- An eventful life : life stories of eventing champions Alison Duthie.
- Arnold gold : memories from the Arnold and beyond Johnny Groome.
- Australia you little beauty : inside Test cricket's dream team Justin Langer
- Justin Langer, one of Australia's highest ever run scorers, looks back at his life in cricket - on the mateship, change-room antics and on-field triumphs which made up his 105 Test innings as a member of one of the game's greatest teams.
- Baseball : how to play the game Pete Williams
- Burning rubber : the extraordinary story of Formula One Charles Jennings.
- Bushcraft : outdoor skills for the New Zealand bush.
- For the love of the game : grassroots rugby in heartland New Zealand Gregor Paul
- This book is a celebration of New Zealand grassroots rugby and the people who make it happen. In words and stunning photographs, it tells the story of a great love affair that is pursued in small towns and communities the length and breadth of New Zealand.
- How to watch the Rugby World Cup 2011 Spiro Zavos.
- I love my bike Matthew Finkle
- A photographic celebration of the grand kinship of bicycles, a bond shared by millions of people around the world.
This book collects the best of the stories, photographs, and bicycles encountered by the author during numerous cross-country photo-journaling trips.
- Laura Stamm's power skating Laura Stamm.
- Learn to play golf in 10 easy lessons : the simple route to a complete game Neil Tappin.
- Learning to sail : in dinghies or yachts : a no-nonsense guide for beginners of all ages Basil Mosenthal.
- Parkour and freerunning : discover your possibilities Jan Witfield
- Pool player's edge Gerry Kanov
- Run! : 26.2 stories of blisters and bliss Dean Karnazes.
- Scout : the first hundred years Sandra Gorter.
- The little keeler Scout, has raced successfully in and around Auckland with the C-class most of her life and this book celebrates a hundred years of one of Auckland's best little racing yachts.
- Soccer dribbling and feinting : 68 drills and exercises designed to improve dribbling and feinting Thomas Dooley
- Soccer passing and ball control : 84 drills and exercises designed to improve passing and control Thomas Dooley
- Tasman Trespasser II : the Shaun Quincey story Shaun Quincey.
- The complete sea kayaker's handbook Shelley Johnson.
- The mountain bike skills manual : fitness & skills for every rider Clive Forth.
- The riders : the champs of Australian motorbikes Mark Beretta
- Total skiing Chris Fellows.
- Traditional barn dances with calls & fiddling Dudley Laufman
- Volleyball : systems & strategies USA Volleyball.
- Water skiing and wakeboarding Ben Favret.
Systems theory
- The information : a history, a theory, a flood James Gleick.
- A revelatory chronicle that shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality--the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.
Trains, Boats, Planes
- An A-Z of railways : a nostalgic tour of Britain's railways Paul Atterbury.
- Flying the Airbus A380 Gib Vogel.
- Russian strategic aviation today Yefim Gordon
War
- Gallipoli Peter Hart.
- This is a gripping, revisionist account of an epic tragedy.
- History's greatest wars : the epic conflicts that shaped the modern world Joseph Cummins.
- Kiwi battlefields Ron Palenski.
- Letters from Gallipoli : New Zealand soldiers write home Glyn Harper.
- The coastwatchers Patrick Lindsay.
- The illusion of victory : the true cost of war Ian Bickerton.
- The last of the human freedoms Keren M. Chiaroni.
- When Kiwi airman John Sanderson was shot down over Laines-aux-Bois in May 1944, an ordinary French family chose to help. Tragically, a local doctor called in to treat his wounds betrayed them to the Gestapo.
- The man who broke into Auschwitz Denis Avey
- They chose adventure : a series of short biographies Bruce G. Fuller.
- This is the story of men who left New Zealand to fight for the Crown in the First War in the 25th (Service) Bn Royal Fusiliers (Frontiersmen).
- Wolfram : the boy who went to war Giles Milton.