Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles May 2011 (arrived in April)

Art & Architecture

Ack and other abdications Peter Robinson.
Ack and other abdications documents and considers the life of one sculpture, Ack - at once vast ice- flow and intestine that appeared first at Artspace in Auckland in 2006, was reworked for the Auckland Art Gallery in 2008, a showing that won the artist the Walters Prize.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude : Over the river : project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado : a work in progress Wolfgand Volz & Jonathan Henery.
Destination art Amy Dempsey.
An illustrated guide to modern and contemporary art sites outside the confines of museums and galleries, including land art, site-specific art, and sculpture parks.
Energy free : homes for a small planet : a comprehensive guide to the design, construction, and economics of net-zero energy homes Ann V. Edminster.
Max Gimblett workspace John Savage and Jenni Quilter.
For the last thirty-six years, the New Zealand-born artist Max Gimblett has worked out of the same studio in New York's Lower East Side. Gimblett is known for his dedicated investigation into the purity of material and form, a journey that is profoundly marked by Buddhism, Jungian studies and Zen ink painting.
Modern British sculpture Penelope Curtis and Keith Wilson.
The alumni Peter Stichbury.
Peter Stichbury's paintings engage in pointed dialogue with the world of popular culture. In the Alumni his painted characters represent the extreme sub-sets of a school: the nerds, the beauties, the normal and the strange. His paintings engage with the hierarchies, the pecking orders and the power games of the classroom which in turn are both a microcosm and distortion of the social world.
The art of not making : the new artist/artisan relationship Michael Petry.
The art of Peter Siddell Peter Siddell.
Sir Peter Siddell's intricately detailed paintings of New Zealand urban scenes and landscapes that are not quite a replication of actuality are much loved and enduringly popular.This major book, the first to ever bring his work together, celebrates both Siddell's life and his art, with 150 images, and an essay by both Sir Peter himself and the renowned art historian Professor Michael Dunn.
The printmaking handbook : simple techniques and step-by-step projects Louise Woods.
Vasu : Pacific women of power : Fiji's first all woman exhibition edited by Cresantia Frances Koya and Luisa Tora.
William Dobell : an artist's life Elizabeth Donaldson.

Biographies

A long lunch : my stories and I'm sticking to them Simon Hoggart.
A host of memories from Simon Hoggart's forty-plus years in journalism. Simon reveals what Alan Clark said about Melvyn Bragg, what really happened at the Lady Chatterley trial, what Cherie Blair said to him and how he riposted, as well as the time John Sergeant drove a flight attendant to a fury, what happened when he mixed a drink for W. H. Auden and the day Enoch Powell met Bill Haley.
A micronaut in the wide world : the imaginative life and times of Graham Percy Gregory O'Brien.
Artist, designer and illustrator Graham Percy travelled far and built a career on the closely observed detail. Born in Taranaki in 1938, Percy spent apprentice years in Auckland before moving to London, where with his photographer-partner Mari Mahr he created a workshop-home, a microcosm of the outside world.
Alan Lomax : the man who recorded the world John Szwed.
Folklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer, Alan Lomax is best remembered as the man who introduced folk music to the masses.
Blue Messiah Peter Finlay
Brave girl eating : the inspirational true story of one family's struggle with anorexia Harriet Brown.
How the land lies : of longing and belonging Pat White.
After an anxious childhood spent in a series of railway settlements in the post-War years, White kept moving through places, occupations and lives, slowly learning where and how he wanted to live. As he looks back on family stories, and the histories, both Pakeha and Maori, of the landscapes in which they took place, he elaborates ideas that will resonate with a wide readership.
I was a dancer : a memoir Jacques d'Amboise.
One of America's most celebrated classical dancers, and former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for more than three decades, tells the extraordinary story of his life in dance, and of America's most renowned and admired dance companies.
Kim : the Kiwi on the Konig Tim Hanna.
This is the story of the little known Kiwi mechanic - Kim Newcombe - who, in 1973, came second in the 500cc grand prix motorcycle championships. Kim Newcombe was a rider who risked it all, reached the top, and then lost it all. Newcombe's achievements were singular and remarkable and his story offers an unique insight into the world of grand prix racing in the early seventies.
Loud in the house of myself : memoir of a strange girl Stacy Pershall.
Matron knows best : the true story of a 1960s NHS nurse Joan Woodcock.
No regrets : the life of Edith Piaf Carolyn Burke.
The iconic French singer comes to life in this biography, which captures Edith Piaf's immense charisma along with the time and place that gave rise to her unprecedented international career.
Pill head : the secret life of a painkiller addict Joshua Lyon.
Poet Mcgonagall : the biography Norman Watson.
William McGonagall is a literary legend and one of the best known names in the printed world. His disjointed verse has been popularised by the Goons, Pythons and Muppets, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, JK Rowling, Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. There are McGonagall societies and dinners, ceremonial plaques and websites. Yet we do not know where William McGonagall was born, where he was brought up or, indeed, where exactly he is buried. This definitive biography of the world's worst poet is the remarkable, revealing and compelling story of a one-time Dundee weaver who continues to fascinate the world beyond Scotland a century after his passing.
Purple dandelion : a Moslem woman's struggle against violence and oppression Farida Sultana and Shila Nair ; foreword by Helen Clark.
The true story of Farida Sultana, an extraordinary Moslem woman and single mother, whose remarkable life began in Bangladesh when as a young girl, she found herself in conflict with her traditional family values and the Islamic culture that prevents girls and women from learning music and arts. Later her arranged marriage to a doctor at the age of 18 took her to war-torn Iran with her husband and young daughter, then to the UK, and finally to New Zealand. Her personal journey included episodes of domestic violence as she sought to find herself and her true role in the world. Soon after her arrival in New Zealand, Farida became aware that there were many more immigrant women like her who had to overcome domestic violence and the oppressive, patriarchal societies they lived in. Their need drove her to initiate Shakti, which set up the first ethnic women's refuge in the country. What was conceived as an essential support group for migrant and refugee women has grown into the largest ethnic community organisation in New Zealand, bringing together women and families of over 42 different ethnicities.
Surviving Sanfilippo Marion Freigard.
Surviving Tenko : the story of Margot Turner Penny Starns.
The company we keep : a husband-and-wife true-life spy story Robert and Dayna Baer.
A CIA operative and his CIA sharpshooter wife describe how they unexpectedly fell in love during a mission and the complicated challenges they faced in their shared effort to return to civilian life.
The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
When her father and brother were forced to flee Kabul, Kamila Sidiqi became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own and held her family together.
The good daughter : a memoir of my mother's hidden life Jasmin Darznik.
The author relates a wrenching hidden story of her family's origins in Iran: her mother's troubled history of abuse and neglect, and a daughter, Sara, whom she was forced to abandon in order to escape that life.
The lost mother : a story of art and love Anne Summers.
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. She finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted, and soon learns the artist painted another portrait of her mother, this time as the Madonna.
The stranger in the mirror : a memoir of middle age Jane Shilling.
Middle age took Jane Shilling by surprise. She hadn't seen it coming, and she certainly wasn't ready for it. She lives in a tumbledown urban cottage by the Thames, with a son, a cat and a horse in a livery 50 miles away - a flawed, bittersweet version of the idyll she dreamed of in her 20s.
Those in peril : a Blue Funnel story : a fifty-six-year love affair with ships Ian Cook.
In December 1944, a young Scot began a seagoing career with one of Britain's oldest shipping companies, Alfred Holt &. Company, the Blue Funnel Line of Liverpool, which took him around the globe to many remote places.
Three small suspects : a memoir Nicholas Horgan
The childhood adventures of three brothers growing up in a small town in country New Zealand in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
Titanic Thompson : the man who bet on everything Kevin Cook.
Capturing the spirit of a freewheeling era, this rollicking biography brings to life the gambler-hero who inspired Guys and Dolls.
Townie : a memoir Andre Dubus III.
After their parents divorce in the 1970's, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their exhausted working mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime.
Treblinka : a survivor's memory 1942-1943 Chil Rajchman
Chil Rajchman, a Polish Jew, was arrested with his younger sister in 1942 and sent to Treblinka. In August 1943, there was an uprising at the camp, and Rajchman was among the handful of men who managed to escape. In 1945, he set down this account, a plain, unembellished and exact record of the horror he endured. This unique testimony, which has remained in the sole possession of his family ever since, has never before been published in English.
Unbroken : a story of survival Beverley Callard.
Beverley Callard has been loved by millions of viewers for the last twenty years in her role as feisty Rovers Return landlady Liz McDonald on Coronation Street. But behind the scenes her rollercoaster life has been even more colourful than her character's.
Waratah Janet Weston.
When horse became saw : a family's journey through autism Anthony Macris.
Anthony Macris and his wife were, for an all-too-brief period, the happiest of parents when their son Alex was born. Until autism descended, in a swift and brutal wave, sweeping away the child they knew and leaving them to watch helplessly as his mind disintegrated. Their vibrant, healthy boy, who up to the age of 18 months had appeared perfectly normal, was struck mute and barely recognised his own mother and father.

Business & Management

Curation nation : how to win in a world where consumers are creators : why the future of content is context Steven Rosenbaum.
How to pass selection tests : essential preparation for numerical, verbal, clerical and IT tests Mike Bryon & Sanjay Modha.
Making it happen : turning good ideas into great results Peter Sheahan.
More to life than shoes : how to kick-start your career and changed your life Nadia Finer and Emily Nash.
One simple idea : turn your dreams into a licensing goldmine while letting others do the work Stephen Key.
The three laws of performance : rewriting the future of your organization and your life Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan.
Win : the key principles to take your business from ordinary to extraordinary Frank I. Luntz.
Based on a premise that effective communication skills are at the heart of business excellence, the author cites examples of leading companies and individuals while sharing counsel on how to conduct one-on-one meetings and public presentations.

Computers

Computer basics in easy steps Michael Price.
Computing essentials : making IT work for you Timothy J. O'Leary and Linda I. O'Leary.
HTML5 : step by step Faithe Wempen.
HTML5 and CSS3 : develop with tomorrow's standards today Brian P. Hogan.
Microsoft Expression Web 4 : step by step Chris Leeds.
Objective-C Jiva DeVoe
Office 2010 for dummies Wallace Wang.
A book-and-DVD combination for getting started with the latest release of Microsoft Office.
Office 2011 for Macintosh : the missing manual Chris Grover.
Simply Photoshop Elements 9 Mike Wooldridge.
Smashing WordPress themes : making WordPress beautiful Thord Daniel Hedengren.

Crafts & Collecting

A knitting wrapsody Kristin Omdahl.
Beer : a genuine can collection Dan Becker and Lance Wilson.
Fun with stitching : 35 cute sewing projects to turn everyday items into works of art Fiona Goble.
Singer perfect plus : sew a mix-and-match wardrobe in plus and petite-plus sizes Kathleen Cheetham.
Spaces Frankie Magazine.
By the creators of Frankie magazine, we explore the homes and working interiors of creative individuals around the world. The spaces chosen are aspirational but not unattainable with an emphasis on styling rather than money spent.
The book of forgotten crafts Paul Felix, Sian Ellis, Tom Quinn.
The jewels of the Romanovs : family & court Stefano Papi
This book surveys one of the worlds most important collections of jewelry, that of the Imperial Romanov family, rulers of Russia for more than three centuries.

Crime

Bringing Adam home : the abduction that changed America Les Standiford and Detective Sergeant Joe Matthews.
Relates the full, twenty-seven- year story behind the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh, the six-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, as well as the decades-long search for the boy's elusive killer.
People who eat darkness : the fate of Lucie Blackman Richard Lloyd Parry.
Young Al Capone : the untold story of Scarface in New York, 1899-1925 William Balsamo and John Balsamo.

Economics

7 winning strategies for trading forex : real and actionable techniques for profiting from the currency markets Grace Cheng.
Common sense on mutual funds John C. Bogle.
Offers an analysis of mutual fund investment, discussing the significance of asset allocation, the benefits of simplicity, index funds, tax costs, information technologies, and other investment principles.
Dear Mr. Buffett : what an investor learns 1,269 miles from Wall Street Janet M. Tavakoli.
Griftopia : bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking America Matt Taibbi.
Hedge hunters : how hedge fund masters survived Katherine Burton.
How a second grader beats Wall Street : golden rules any investor can learn Allan S. Roth.
How to build a share portfolio : a practical guide to selecting and monitoring a portfolio of shares Rodney Hobson.
How to change the world : Marx and Marxism, 1840-2011 Eric Hobsbawm.
Inquiries into the nature of slow money : investing as if food, farms, and fertility mattered Woody Tasch
Millionaire traders : how everyday people are beating Wall Street at its own game Kathy Lien, Boris Schlossberg.
Supertrends : winning investment strategies for the coming decades Lars Tvede.
The Earth's Best story : a bittersweet tale of twin brothers who sparked an organic revolution Ron & Arnie Koss.
The gods that failed : how the financial elite have gambled away our futures Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson.
The good, the bad, and the Barbie : a doll's history and her impact on us Tanya Lee Stone.
Learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler.
The little book of bull moves : how to keep your portfolio up when the market is up, down, or sideways Peter D. Schiff.
The little book of currency trading : how to make big profits in the world of forex Kathy Lien.
The making of a market guru : Forbes presents 25 years of Ken Fisher edited by Aaron Anderson.
Ken Fisher has written the monthly "Portfolio Strategy" column for Forbes magazine for the last 25 years, making him, so far, the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. This book is a collection of his columns from 1984-2004.
The new sell and sell short : how to take profits, cut losses, and benefit from price declines Alexander Elder.
Your money or your life : 9 steps to transforming your relationship with money and achieving financial independence Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez.

Education

Chuckie and other gifted children : understanding and advocating for the gifted child Linda Gannon Mucha
Engaging distance students in learning : what matters to students, what motivates them and how can engagement in learning be fostered? Catherine Ross.
Mentoring : the socialisation of learning Polly Kobeleva and Luke Strongman.
Readicide : how schools are killing reading and what you can do about it Kelly Gallagher

Environment

A farmer's life for me : how to live sustainably, Jimmy's way Jimmy Doherty.
Biodiesel : growing a new energy economy Greg Pahl
Choosing a sustainable future : ideas and inspiration from Ithaca, N.Y. Liz Walker.
Holy shit : managing manure to save mankind Gene Logsdon
Homes for a changing climate : adapting our homes and communities to cope with the climate of the 21st century Will Anderson.
Into the woods : the battle for Tasmania's forests Anna Krien.
For decades, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of bitter struggle. Sawmillers and police face off with protestors deep in the forest, while political games are played in the courts and parliaments. At stake is the future of old-growth forests, of the logging industry - and of the people on both sides, deeply divided by years of suspicion.
Moby-duck : the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea, and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools, including the author, who went in search of them Donovan Hohn.
An accidental odyssey into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories.
Understanding soils in urban environments Pam Hazelton and Brian Murphy.

Fashion

Millinery Estelle Ramousse
Nigel Barker's beauty equation : revealing a better and more beautiful you. Nigel Barker
Offers a ten-step beauty program that encompasses fashion, style, hair, and makeup, showing readers how to turn negatives into positives, celebrate their uniqueness, and be their personal best.
Professional hairstyling Georgina Fowler.
Size sexy : how to look good, feel good, and be happy at any size Stella Ellis.
The color of style : a fashion expert helps you find colors that attract love, enhance your power, restore your energy, make a lasting impression, and show the world who you really are David Zyla.
The day of the peacock : style for men, 1963-73 Geoffrey Aquilina Ross.
The makeup wakeup : revitalizing your look at any age Lois Joy Johnson and Sandy Linter.

Film, Television & Theatre

A dance : in ten movements Alexander Barabanov.
Alexander Barabanov, a key figure in the Russian dance world, has sifted through many thousands of photographs of dance to accumulate an extraordinary collection of pictures, ranging from historical ballet photographs to shocking avant-garde imagery.
American idol : the untold story Richard Rushfield.
A veteran journalist with deep access to the judges, contestants, and crew of "American Idol" relates the ten-year history of America's most popular television show.
Bringing up Oscar : the story of the men and women who founded the academy Debra Ann Pawlak.
Presents the story of the thirty-six motion picture pioneers, including Cecil B. DeMille and Mary Pickford, who joined together to found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and organized the annual Academy Awards.
It's not really about the hair : the honest truth about life, love, and the business of beauty Tabatha Coffey and Richard Buskin.
The star of the hit Bravo reality show "Tabatha's Salon Takeover" shares the personal principles that have led to her success and enabled her to meet challenges and take advantage of opportunities.
Stage & screen hairstyles : a practical reference for actors, models, hairstylists, photographers, stage managers & directors Kit Spencer.
Stage & screen makeup : a practical reference for actors, models, makeup artists, photographers, stage managers & directors Kit Spencer.

Food & Wine

100 essential curries Madhur Jaffrey.
100 family meals Annabel Karmel.
100 fish and seafood recipes Rick Stein.
100 pasta recipes Antonio Carluccio.
100 quick stir-fry recipes Ken Hom.
500 heart-healthy slow cooker recipes : comfort food favourites that both your family and your doctor will love Dick Logue.
Afternoon tea Louise Bannister
Allergy-safe family food : 163 easy and delicious allergy-safe recipes Suzanna Paxton.
Appetite for reduction : 125 fast & filling low-fat vegan recipes Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Asian flavours : the Asian recipes you must have Jane Price.
Bento love Kentaro Kobayashi
Cake days : recipes to make every day special Tarek Malouf and the Hummingbird Bakers.
Celebration cupcakes : tempting treats for every occasion Tamara Jane .
Chasing chiles : hot spots along the pepper trail Kurt Michael Friese, Kraig Kraft, and Gary Paul Nabhan.
Cook it freeze it Pamela Clark
Cooking with quinoa : the supergrain Rena Patten.
Healthy bread in five minutes a day : 100 new recipes featuring whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and gluten-free ingredients Jeff Hertzberg
Healthy living for families Jennifer Arguelles
Home cooking with Japan's first lady : family dishes from the Hatoyama kitchen Miyuki Hatoyama
Japanese kitchen knives : essential techniques and recipes Hiromitsu Nozaki
Kitcho : Japan's ultimate dining experience Kunio Tokuoka
Marvellous mince, sensational sausages & Popular potatoes : 200 easy & delicious recipes Simon and Alison Holst.
New Zealand's hottest home baker
Nestle New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker celebrates New Zealand's love affair with home baking. It features eight top amateur home bakers from across New Zealand. The book captures all the top recipes from the show, including biscuits, slices, breads, scones, cakes and cupcakes, muffins, savoury and sweet pies and tarts, and desserts.
Quinoa 365 : the everyday superfood Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming
Everything you need to know about cooking quinoa, a great source of protein and ideal for those with gluten intolerance, wheat allergies, or other digestive disorders.
Soups and breads : the soup recipes you must have Pamela Clark
The Asian vegan kitchen : authentic and appetizing dishes from a continent of rich flavors Hema Parekh.
The cake stall Pamela Clark
The conscious cook : delicious meatless recipes that will change the way you eat Tal Ronnen
A former steak lover himself, Chef Tal struggled for years on a vegan diet that left him hungry and filled with cravings for butter and meat. About ten years ago, he decided that the best way to satisfy his dietary desires was to make food that was good enough for 'foodies' and could gratify his cravings for rich flavor and fat. The solution? Create vegan meals with substantial proteins that could literally change the way people eat.
The decorative art of Japanese food carving : elegant garnishes for all occasions Hiroshi Nagashima
The skinny French kitchen Harry Eastwood.
Harry Eastwood has taken on the challenge of a lifetime: marrying her love of classic French cookery with a desire to maintain her waistline.
The Tin Goose Cafe cookbook Jeanie Watson.
Recipes from The Tin Goose Café in Cromwell.
The urban cook : cooking and eating for a sustainable future Mark Jensen.
Two Asian kitchens Adam Liaw.
Winner of Australia's MasterChef 2010 presents his first collection of recipes.
Whispers from a Lebanese kitchen : a family's treasured resipes Nouha Taouk.
Nouha Taouk is a Lebanese-Australian woman from a vibrant family cooking tradition. She tells the stories of her grandmother, family matriarch Leila, through her own eyes and unveils the bond through cooking created between the women in her family.
Yum-yum bento box : fresh recipes for adorable lunches Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa.
Japanese bento boxes are yummy, healthy lunch boxes packed with fresh, tasty foods and lots of love. They are almost too cute to eat!

Gardens and Gardening

Beginner's guide to earthworm farming : simple ideas for a sustainable world Mary Murphy.
Homegrown herbs : a complete guide to growing, using, and enjoying more than 100 herbs Tammi Hartung
Planting paradise : cultivating the garden 1501-1900 Stephen Harris.
Plants for a changing climate Trevor Nottle.
RHS grow your own flowers Helen Yemm.
Sowing, planting, watering and feeding Bob Flowerdew.
The complete guide to building your own greenhouse : everything you need to know explained simply Craig Baird.
The complete guide to greenhouses & garden projects : greenhouses, cold frames, compost bins, trellises, planting beds, potting benches & more.
The complete kitchen garden : an inspired collection of garden designs and 100 seasonal recipes Ellen Ecker Ogden
The cook's garden Pamela Clark
In this book, there's information on growing - when and where to plant, pest control and harvesting - and tips on storing your produce - bottling, freezing and drying. As well, there are some truly delicious recipes, so you can enjoy the rewards of all your hard work in the garden.
The edible front yard : the mow-less, grow-more plan for a beautiful, bountiful garden Ivette Soler
The Morville year Katherine Swift.
Following on from The Morville Hours, Swift describes a year in the life of the garden.
The polytunnel book : fruit and vegetables all year round Joyce Russell
The vegetable gardener's bible : a comprehensive sowing & growing guide to success with vegetables & herbs Edward C. Smith.
The winter harvest handbook : year-round vegetable production using deep-organic techniques and unheated greenhouses Eliot Coleman
This infant adventure : offspring of the Royal Gardens at Kew Christian Lamb.
The contribution of diplomatic, military, and naval exploits in the formation of the British Empire are well recorded, but far less well-known are those of botanic gardens which, in their own unsung way, helped to underpin the Empire's commercial success and were also instrumental in furthering botanical knowledge around the world.

Graphic Arts

Graphic style : from Victorian to new century Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast.
Presents a visual survey of graphic and commercials arts, from the Victorian era to the present day.
Swedish comics history Fredrik Stromberg.
Swedish comics are just now about to make it big abroad, but they have a long and intricate history - a history that goes back to (at least) the end of the 18th Century. This book chronicles the history of comics in Sweden, presenting major trends and creators, showing everything from ancient picture stories etched in stone by the Vikings to the vibrant and diverse comics culture of the 21st century.

Graphic novels

Akira. Book five Katsuhiro Otomo
Akira. Book three Katsuhiro Otomo
Biomega. 5 Tsutomu Nihei
DMZ. [9], M.I.A. Brian Wood
Ghost projekt. 1 Joe Harris
Girl Genius. [7], Agatha Heterodyne & the voice of the castle: a gaslamp fantasy with adventure, romance & mad science Kaja & Phil Foglio
Higurashi when they cry. Eye opening arc [1] Ryukishi07
Howard Chaykin's American Flagg! Howard Chaykin
One of the key comics of the 1980s - along with "Watchmen" and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" - Howard Chaykin's "American Flagg!" was a massive-selling hit, breaking new ground in comics storytelling and influencing a generation of writers and artists.
Judge Dredd : the complete case files. 15 John Wagner
Judge Dredd : the complete case files. 17 John Wagner
Luthor Brian Azzarello
Superman has been called many things, from the defender of truth, justice and the American way to the Big Blue Boy Scout. In Luthor, he is called something he has never been called before: a threat to all humanity.
Peaceful warrior : the graphic novel Dan Millman
Red Warren Ellis
Ricardo Delgado's Age of reptiles omnibus. Volume 1 Ricardo Delgado
Sumomomo, momomo. 7 Shinobu Ohtaka
Supersized : strange tales from a fast-food culture Morgan Spurlock and Jeremy Barlow
The alchemist : a graphic novel Paulo Coelho
The Arctic marauder Jacques Tardi.
The dark tower. Battle of Jericho Hill Stephen King
The dark tower. Fall of Gilead Stephen King
The stand. Hardcases Stephen King
Tonoharu. Part two Lars Martinson.
The story of Daniel Wells working as an assistant teacher in the Japanese town of Tonoharu continues.

Health & Medicine

30-minute yoga : for better balance and strength in your life Viveka Blom Nygren
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.
Awakening the sacred body : Tibetan yogas of breath and movement Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Clean & lean flat tummy fast! : the healthy toned way to a totally toned tummy in 14 days James Duigan
Doctor Chopra says : medical facts and myths everyone should know Sanjiv Chopra and Alan Lotvin.
Fifteen percent pregnant : a story of life, and love, and IVF Tony Hardy
Having children after cancer : how to make informed choices before and after treatment and build the family of your dreams Gina M. Shaw
I will make you fit fast Matt Roberts
Losing it in France : les secrets of the French diet Sally Asher.
Mindful eating, mindful life : savour every moment and every bite Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung.
Natural solutions to menopause : how to stay healthy before, during and beyond the menopause Marilyn Glenville.
No more fatigue : why you're so tired and what you can do about it Jack Challem.
Challem explains what the Fatigue Syndrome is and spells out how the Five Circles of Fatigue contribute to it.
Pick your poison : how our mad dash to chemical utopia is making lab rats of us all Monona Rossol.
Scientists have started linking our increased rates for cancer, autism, obesity, and asthma (among others) to chemical exposure and Rossol points the finger directly at the companies and executives making millions of dollars by polluting our environment and introducing toxic chemicals to our bodies.
Poisoned for profit : how toxins are making our children chronically ill Philip Shabecoff and Alice Shabecoff.
Looks at the prevalence of toxic chemicals in the food supply, household cleaners, water systems, and other aspects of modern life, exposing the direct link between the chemical industry and the growth in childhood disease and disabilities.
Poser : my life in twenty-three yoga poses Claire Dederer.
After throwing her back out, Dederer was told to try yoga. Over the next decade, she would become fast friends with some poses and develop long-standing feuds with others. At the same time, she found herself confronting the forces that shaped her generation.
Primary progressive multiple sclerosis : what you need to know Nancy J. Holland, Jack S. Burks, Diana M. Schneider.
Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) affects approximately 10% of the MS population, and is characterized by a steady decline in function, without relapses. This book is geared to the wide variety of physical and emotional issues of people with PPMS and their families.
Ravenous : a food lover's journey from obsession to freedom Dayna Macy.
The anti-anxiety workbook : proven strategies to overcome worry, phobias, panic, and obsessions Martin M. Antony, Peter J. Norton.
The color of atmosphere : one doctor's journey in and out of medicine Maggie Kozel.
The everything anti-inflammation diet book Karlyn Grimes.
Why live with chronic pain when the remedy can be as simple as changing the foods you eat? Learn how to modify your diet to reduce your risk of developing serious, life-threatening conditions.
The infertility handbook : the complete resource for couples longing to have a baby Angela I. Hutchins.
The Japanese skincare revolution : how to have the most beautiful skin of your life at any age Chizu Saeki
The official Lamaze guide : giving birth with confidence Judith Lothian and Charlotte DeVries.
The playful brain : the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind Richard Restak with puzzles by Scott Kim.
A leading neuroscientist and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal how solving puzzles improves one's brain function, giving readers the chance to work puzzles while learning how to boost their brain.
The ultimate facercise Carole Maggio.
In just eight minutes, twice a day, you can open up your entire eye area and reduce puffiness and bags, lift your eyebrows, define your cheeks, plump up the lips, turn the corners of your mouth up, smooth out lines, and firm your entire neck and jawline.
The Yang taiji 24-step short form : a step-by-step guide for all levels James Drewe.
Total chakra energy plan : the practical 7-step program to balance and revitalize Anna Selby.
Yoga for emotional balance : simple practices to help relieve anxiety and depression Bo Forbes.

History, Geography & Travel

"If you leave us here, we will die" : how genocide was stopped in East Timor Geoffrey Robinson.
Geoffrey Robinson, an expert in Southeast Asian history, was in East Timor with the United Nations in 1999 and provides a gripping first-person account of the violence, as well as a rigorous assessment of the politics and history behind it.
A being so gentle : the frontier love story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson Patricia Brady.
A century of sea travel : personal accounts from the steamship era Christopher Deakes & Tom Stanley.
Across many mountains : three daughters of tibet Yangzom Brauen
Growing up in a remote mountain village, Kunsang entered the local nunnery a teenager. She eventually married a monk, had two children and lived in peace and prayer. But not for long. The Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 changed everything. When Chinese soldiers began destroying her monastery, she and her family were forced to flee in a hair-raising trek across the Himalayas in winter. She spent several years in Indian refuge camps. Both her husband and her younger child died. Then came an extraordinary turn of events: the arrival of Martin Brauen, a cultured young Swiss man with a fascination for Tibet, who fell in love with her daughter and took both of them to Switzerland where Yangzom would be born, the author of this remarkable book.
Afgantsy : the Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89 Rodric Braithwaite.
The author examines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan. Largely basing his account on Russian sources and interviews he shows the war through the eyes of the Russians themselves - politicians, officers, soldiers, advisers, journalist, women.
Amsterdam
Eyewitness travel guide.
Armenia : the sacred land, the cradle of Christianity Graziella Vigo.
Back roads Australia Jarrod Bates
Burmese lessons : a true love story Karen Connelly.
Civilization : the west and the rest Niall Ferguson.
Climbing the pole : Edmund Hillary & the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-1958 John Thomson.
Cool caravanning Caroline Mills.
Exorcising Hitler : the occupation and denazification of Germany Frederick Taylor.
Going postal : the ups and downs of travelling the world on a postie bike Nathan Millward.
Great Plains : America's lingering wild Michael Forsberg
Halliburton's army : how a well-connected Texas oil company revolutionized the way America makes war Pratap Chatterjee.
Examines the role of the oil company in conflicts around the world such as the Iraq War, and its questionable dealings with government officials, special contracts, bribes, offshore subsidiares, and the U.S. military.
In the footsteps of Robert Bruce in Scotland, Northern England, and Ireland Alan Young and Michael J. Stead.
Indian nations of North America Anton Treuer
Kings & queens of England & Scotland Plantagenet Somerset Fry.
Knives and swords : a visual history Chris McNab.
Liberty's exiles : how the loss of America made the British Empire Maya Jasanoff.
Livia, Empress of Rome : a biography Matthew Dennison.
Second wife of the emperor Augustus, mother of his successor Tiberius, grandmother of Claudius, and great-grandmother of Caligula, the empress Livia lives close to the centre of Roman political power for eight turbulent decades.
New worlds : maps from the age of discovery Ashley and Miles Baynton-Williams.
No simple passage : the journey of the "London" to New Zealand, 1842 : a ship of hope Jenny Robin Jones.
Many of our forebears emigrated to New Zealand with little more than the dream of a better life. No Simple Passage tells the story of the passengers on board the London in 1842, undertaking a four-month journey from London to Port Nicholson at the end of which they will begin the process of becoming New Zealanders. Keeping company with her ancestor Rebecca Remington, author Jenny Robin Jones imagines herself on board and records life at sea on the London using the journals of the ship's surgeon and a cabin passenger.
North American Indians : a very short introduction Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.
When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today?
Oh Mexico! : love and adventure in Mexico City Lucy Neville.
Having graduated from university with an impressive-sounding but slightly directionless arts degree, Lucy Neville was faced with two choices - get a job or run away. Taking what she thought was the easy option, she decided to escape to Mexico City. Arriving with little money, Lucy's 'To Do' list was simple enough - find a job and a place to live then start learning Spanish.
Pacific tsunami "galu afi" : the story of the greatest natural disaster Samoa has ever known Lani Wendt Young and Hans Joachim Keil.
Paris between the wars, 1919-1939 : art, life & culture Vincent Bouvet & Gerard Durozoi
River of darkness : Francisco Orellana's legendary voyage of death and discovery down the Amazon Buddy Levy.
The account of one of history's greatest adventures of discovery - the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of the Amazon.
Royal sex : mistresses & lovers of the British royal family Roger Powell.
Swords and Swordsmen Mike Loades.
The Alastair Campbell diaries. Volume 2, Power and the people, 1997-1999 Alastair Campbell and Bill Hagerty.
The coasts of Carolina : seaside and sound country Bland Simpson and Scott Taylor.
The end of Byzantium Jonathan Harris.
Weaving together letters, chronicles, travellers' accounts, and other little-known archival documents, Harris dispels the myth of constant warfare between Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages and offers a new perspective on the real reasons behind the fall of this extraordinarily fascinating empire.
The last white rose Desmond Seward.
This is a new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history. The Wars of the Roses didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Despite the death of Richard III and Henry VII's victory, it continued underground into the following century with plots, pretenders and subterfuge by the ousted white rose faction.
The new Machiavelli : how to wield power in the modern world Jonathan Powell.
'Niccolo Machiavelli is misunderstood,' argues Jonathan Powell in his twenty-first-century reworking of the Italian philosopher's influential masterpiece, "The Prince". Taking the lessons Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, Powell shows how these lessons can still apply today.
The protectors : a journey through whitefella past Stephen Gray.
On 13 February 2008 Kevin Rudd and Brendan Nelson gave two very different apology speeches to the Stolen Generations. Rudd alluded to racism, eugenics and the immorality of past policies. Nelson spoke of benign intentions, goodness and the hurt felt by those accused of wrongdoings. Both cannot be true - or could they?
The Welsh coast Peter Watson.
We are amused : a royal miscellany : everything you wanted to know about the Royal Family but didn't know who to ask Brian Hoey.
They're not like us, the Royal Family. Or are they? We simply don't know and we're all intrigued to find out. This book is the practical miscellany of the royal family that everyone's been waiting for.
Your family's history : research, write and publish it John MacGibbon.
Family history research, boosted by computers and the Internet, has become one of our most popular hobbies. Your Family's History passes on valuable tips and strategies gleaned from John's personal research, writing and publishing journey, as well as his work with other authors. This book is expanded from talks John MacGibbon gave at the National Library of New Zealand in 2009.

House & Garden

150 best eco house ideas Marta Serrats
Complete book of curtains, drapes & blinds : design ideas for every type of window treatment Wendy Baker.
Curtains & blinds : expert advice, techniques and tips for window treatments Wendy Baker.
Food not lawns : how to turn your yard into a garden and your neighbourhood into a community H.C. Flores
Activist and urban gardener Heather Flores shares her nine-step permaculture design to help farmsteaders and city dwellers alike build fertile soil, promote biodiversity, and increase natural habitat in their own "paradise gardens."
Lawnmowers & grasscutters : a complete guide Brian Radam.
Charts the history of this now common place piece of garden machinery, from the horse drawn contraptions of the past to the robot mowers of today, whilst looking at the design and development.
Organized simplicity : the clutter-free approach to intentional living Tsh Oxenreider.
Parisian interiors : bold, elegant, refined Barbara & Rene Stoeltie
Roundwood timber framing : building naturally using local resources Ben Law.
The complete guide to building affordable earth-sheltered homes : everything you need to know explained simply Robert McConkey.
The rammed earth house David Easton
2nd revised edition. Rammed earth homes are built entirely on-site, using basic elements - earth, water, and a little cement.
Two-stroke engine repair & maintenance Paul Dempsey
This is a step-by-step, how-to guide for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining two- stroke engines - the types that power tens of millions of lawn equipment machines and small generators. Weed trimmers, edgers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, and portable pumps all run on two-stroke engines.
Ultimate woodwork bible : a complete reference with step-by-step techniques Phil Davy and Ben Plewes.

Language

English down under and up over : a humorous look at the English language Firooz Eftekhar Zadeh.
A humorous look at the English language from the point of view of a foreigner studying, learning, and communicating in English. It is not a textbook, but laugh-out-loud stories peppered with idioms, oxymora, and correlated jokes. It is written to illustrate the importance of knowing the multiple meanings of words, the variety of spellings, and the culture, making a difference between understanding or being lost in translation.
The language wars : a history of proper English Henry Hitchings.
The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values, to do with morality, politics and class.

Literature

Confessions of a young novelist Umberto Eco.
Umberto Eco, author of "The Name of the Rose," looks back on his long career as a theorist and his more recent work as a novelist, and explores their fruitful conjunction.

Music & Musicians

All about effects : a fun and simple guide to understanding music effects Michael Ross.
Piano fun for adult beginners : recreational music making for private or group instruction modules by Brenda Dillon ; accompaniments by Ric Iannone.
Progressive beginner blues guitar Peter Gelling.
The book of Audacity : record, edit, mix, and master with the free audio editor Carla Schroder.
The rough guide to guitar : buying, playing, gigging, recording Dave Hunter.

Natural Science

A student's guide to the seashore J.D. Fish and S. Fish.
Atlas of oceans : exploring this hidden world John Farndon

New Zealand titles

"Mother cry" : my home my prison : home detention New Zealand Kelly Pihama.
A doctor in the village Jules Nihotte.
Recollections of a solo, rural practitioner in the country town of Seddon.
A photographic guide to rocks & minerals of New Zealand Nick Mortimer, Hamish Campbell and Margaret Low.
A road through the Pass : roadmaking Haast to Makarora David Grantham.
Of the hundreds who were dropped off by boat at Jackson Bay in 1875 as part of an ill-conceived government settlement scheme, most left quickly. The few who stayed passed on to their descendants the dream of a road that would one day link them with the outside world.
An identity for New Zealand? John Collinge.
Early British settlement of New Zealand, and particularly systematic settlement, is seen through the eyes of ordinary people who came at the outset in the context of the circumstances and forces in Britain which shaped their emigration, their contributions upon arrival and whether their legacies and characteristics have endured - with an eye to the search for a separate identity for New Zealand today.
Birds New Zealand : a beautiful collection Paul Gibson.
Golden arches under southern skies : celebrating 35 years of McDonald's in New Zealand Rosemary Hepozden.
Love 'em or hate 'em - McDonald's has been part of the landscape since 1976 when the first New Zealand restaurant opened in Porirua.
Harvest of grace : essays in celebration of 150 years of mission in the Anglican Diocese of Nelson R. Bester.
Justice : speaking up for crime's silent victims Garth McVicar and Michael Larsen.
Garth McVicar is the quintessential Kiwi battler. A cow-cocky from the Hawke's Bay and a dedicated family man, he noticed an alarming increase in violent crime. Garth took it upon himself to ask the hard questions of the legislators, demanding fairness and honesty in criminal sentencing, and ultimately be the voice for the many silent victims of crime in New Zealand. This is his story, and that of the Sensible Sentencing Trust: its creation, history, highlights and lowlights, successes and failures.
Kokatahi & Kowhiterangi on the West Coast : the first 70 years, 1865-1935 Aubrey Cropp.
Little criminals : the story of a New Zealand boys' home David Cohen.
From the late 1950s to the mid 1980s, the New Zealand government maintained 26 residences for children and teenagers. Some of those children had the bad fortune to come from families with large numbers of children and who couldn't cope financially. Plucking a child out and putting him in a home to ease the burden was seen as a solution. Other children in came from profoundly dysfunctional backgrounds or were profoundly dysfunctional themselves. David Cohen, who himself spent time at Epuni Boy's Home in the 1970s, tracks down former residents and staff members, many of whom argue that boys'-home stints led boys to, rather than away from, lives of crime.
Only the houses remain : the demise of the state housing scheme in New Zealand S.A. Boyce.
The essays in this book examine the State Housing scheme as it was set up in the 1930's, progressed in the 1940's, and the policies that dismantled the original scheme in the 1950's,
Rakiura heritage : a Stewart Island history and guide to historic sites Neville Peat.
Stewart Island/Rakiura has a special place in the nation's history, not only as the southernmost permanently settled corner of Polynesia but also as a foothold for early European occupation. This history of the island and its people serves also as a guide to an intriguing array of historic sites. Maori occupation dates back more than 700 years, and the island featured in the first few decades of European settlement and industry in New Zealand.
Return to tomorrow : 50 years of computing in New Zealand Janet Toland.
Spirit of the coast : the story of Pacifica Shipping and 25 years of struggle and triumph against the tides Nick Tolerton.
This is the story of a company that exemplifies the 'can do' attitude of private enterprise succeeding against the odds. It is told through many of the people who worked for and with Pacifica Shipping (1985) Ltd during its first 25 years of operation. Pacifica grew from one ship on the Lyttelton-Wellington route to become New Zealand's leading coastal operator in just a few years. Still owned and operated by New Zealanders, its success is the result of motivated and independent staff, led by an innovative and singularly distinctive chief executive and his management team.
Stone wall country : drystone walls of the Whangarei District Catherine Ballard.
Te Wiremu - Henry Williams : early years in the North Caroline Fitzgerald.
Ever since the Reverend Henry Williams (Te Wiremu) translated the Treaty of Waitangi into Maori in 1840, his name has been embroiled in controversy. Now, for the first time, Henry tells his own story through his private letters and journals. This unique eye-witness account covers almost twenty years of Henry's daily life as he lived and travelled with Maori, acted as a peacemaker and successfully saved thousands of lives. An advocate for the Maori language, teacher and surgeon, he travelled the length of the North Island with Maori, spreading the word of peace.
Teachers for South Africa : New Zealand women at the South African War concentration camps Ellen Ellis ; foreword by Sandra Coney.
In 1902, after winning coveted teaching contracts, twenty New Zealand women travelled to South Africa and were stationed in the concentration camps created by the Anglo-Boer war, charged with the mission of educating and anglicising Boer children displaced by the British 'scorched earth' policy. Drawing on the women's diaries, photographs and letters, this account follows their journey to South Africa, where they began new lives at the turn of a new century.
The horse in New Zealand : attitude & heart Carolyn Mincham.
Horses hold a special place in the hearts and minds of many New Zealanders. Carolyn Mincham tells the captivating story of the horse in New Zealand, including the first horse to reach our shores in Northland, the reliance placed on horses by the early settlers and the quick uptake by local Maori of the valuable skills offered by the journey horse, and of the cart-horse, the pit pony and the Clydesdale.
The Milford Track, New Zealand : Fiordland National Park Tom Putt.
The nature of Wanaka Gilbert van Reenen
Wanaka has earned a special place within the souls of many New Zealanders and overseas visitors. This collection of images, by acclaimed photographic artist Gilbert van Reenen, explains why these discerning folk respond so profoundly to this location and its landscapes.
The Routeburn Track, New Zealand : Mount Aspiring, Fiordland National Park Tom Putt.
The Routeburn Track book is a new panoramic book showcasing the stunning landscapes of one of New Zealand's most popular tramps. Shot over a 5 year period, professional landscape photographer Tom Putt has captured the beauty of this region with his specialised panoramic camera.
The world's steepest street Tessa Duder and James Norcliffe.
Collection of poetry and short stories written by teenagers conveying the attitudes of young New Zealanders.
Vines and wines : Marlborough, New Zealand : a pictorial souvenir & guide to the Marlborough wine region Allan Udy.
Waiorongomai : the land and the people Linda Thornton.
Very few pioneer New Zealand families have lived and farmed their land for six, even seven generations. This is the story of one such family whose forebears, Charles and Elizabeth Matthews, arrived in 1842 on the sailing ship London. Seven generations have lived on Waiorongomai. Diaries written by Alfred Matthews, the memoirs of his grandson, Jack, and tape recorded conversations with more recent members of the family, all play a part in this history.
Wairarapa : the place and its people Pete Nikolaison and Gareth Winter.

Painting

Color for painters : a guide to traditions and practice Al Gury.
Oil painting for the absolute beginner : a clear & easy guide to successful oil painting Mark and Mary Willenbrink.

Paranormal

Atlantis and the cycles of time : prophecies, traditions, and occult revelations Joscelyn Godwin.
Crash : when UFOs fall from the sky : a history of famous incidents, conspiracies, and cover-ups Kevin D. Randle.

Parenting

Baby to toddler month to month : follows your baby's journey from 6 to 23 months Simone Cave and Caroline Fertleman.
Breast-feeding Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau.
From crying baby to contented baby Gina Ford.
Great with child : letters to a young mother Beth Ann Fennelly.
Love, wisdom, motherhood : conversations with inspiring women Jessica Rowe.
Potty training Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau.
Potty training girls the easy way : a stress-free guide to helping your daughter learn quickly Caroline Fertleman and Simone Cave.
Sleep : secrets to getting your baby to sleep through the night Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau.
Smart parenting for smart kids : nurturing your child's true potential Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Mark S. Lowenthal.
Stress-free potty training Geraldine Butler and Bernise Walmsley.
The amazing five year old : getting ready for school in New Zealand Colleen Young.
The dad factor : how father-baby bonding helps a child for life Richard Fletcher.
Top tips for weaning Gina Ford.
Your kids are your own fault : a fix-the-way-you-parent guide for raising responsible, productive adults Larry Winget.

Pets & Animals

Baking for dogs : the best recipes from Dog's Deli Friederike Friedel
Beautiful chickens : portraits of champion breeds Christie Aschwanden
Portraits of forty champion breeds.
Complete cat care : what every cat lover needs to know Bruce Fogle.
Offers a guide to caring for cats that includes such topics as breed selection, personality, hygiene, training, and disease.
Dachshunds : everything about purchase, care, nutrition, behaviour, and training Chris C. Pinney.
Living with cats Hugh Wirth.
Oogy : the dog only a family could love Laurence Levin.
Secrets of the cat : its lore, legend, and lives Barbara Holland
The Kennel Club's illustrated breed standards : the official guide to registered breeds.
What every horse should know : respect, patience, and partnership no fear of people or things no fear of restriction or restraint Cherry Hill.
Noted horsewoman Cherry Hill explains how to help a horse overcome wariness of human touch and restraint, develop trust in a rider or hander, and learn respect and patience.

Philosophy & Psychology

Introducing consciousness David Papineau and Howard Selina.
Introducing evolutionary psychology Dylan Evans and Oscar Zarate.

Photography

Digital photography Jason R. Rich.
An easy-to-follow, full-color guide to capturing and editing professional-quality digital photos designed to appeal to anyone with a new digital camera and/or looking to build digital photography skills.
Photographers A-Z Hans-Michael Koetzle.
An encyclopedia of 20th century photographers and their finest publications. Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia features every major photographer of the 20th century, from the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to the present day.
The Selby is in your place Todd Selby.
Todd Selby began taking portraits of dynamic and creative people - authors, musicians, artists, designers and other cultural tastemakers - in their home environments and posting them on his blog. Nosy by nature, he was interested in seeing how someone's personal style is reflected in their private spaces.

Poetry

In/let Jo Thorpe.
New Zealand poet.
River calls me home Shirley Deuchrass.
New Zealand poet.
So goes the dance Stu Bagby.
New Zealand poet.
Something in the waters John Horrocks.
New Zealand poet.
Sometimes the sky isn't big enough Owen Bullock.
New Zealand poet.
The radio room Cilla McQueen.
New Zealand poet.

Politics & Government

Political awakenings : conversations with history Harry Kreisler.

Pounamu

Mana Maori : the power of New-Zealand's first inhabitants Fanny Wonu Veys.
The discovery of New Zealand, the last place on earth to be peopled, is surrounded by myths. This book takes you on a journey exploring the histories of the country's first Polynesian discoverers, its encounters with Europeans and the subsequent settling by Westerners.
Museums and Maori : heritage professionals, indigenous collections, current practice Conal McCarthy.
Taonga Maori in the British Museum Dorota C. Starzecka, Roger Neich, Mick Pendergrast.
A highly illustrated catalogue revealing the most extensive collection of taonga Maori outside New Zealand - those in the British Museum, including some items of major artistic and cultural significance. This book contains a substantial introduction including a history of the study of Maori material culture in Britain and New Zealand and a history of the British Museum collection and how it was acquired.
The passing world, the passage of life : John Hovell and the art of kowhaiwhai Damian Skinner.
The state of Maori rights Margaret Mutu.
The State of Maori Rights brings together a set of articles written between 1994 and 2009. It places on record the Maori view of events and issues that took place over these years, issues that have been more typically reported to the general public from a 'mainstream' media perspective. It is an important documentation of these fifteen years of New Zealand history, recording the assertion of Maori rights as the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, focusing on Maori issues and experiences and written from a Maori perspective.

Religion & Ethics

Ethics in practice : a guide for counsellors Kathie Crocket, Margaret Agee and Sue Cornforth.
This accessible guide locates ethical practice in the context of New Zealand's Treaty-based culture, law and legal systems, and the New Zealand Association of Counsellors' Code of Ethics. A wide range of practitioners discuss ethical dilemmas that challenge them in their daily work.
The God impulse : is religion hardwired into the brain? Kevin Nelson.
The world's leading neurologist on out-of-body and near-death experiences shows that spirituality is as much a part of our basic biological makeup as our sex drive or survival instinct.

Science

Aspects of Darwin : a New Zealand celebration David Galloway and John Timmins.
Drifting on alien winds : exploring the atmospheres and weather of other worlds Michael Carroll.
This book explores the bizarre weather of alien worlds, from the blistering hurricane-force winds of Venus to the gentle methane rain showers of Saturn's great moon Titan.
Fundamental maths : for engineering and science Mark Breach.
Fundamentals of geomorphology Richard John Huggett.
Moon : a brief history Bernd Brunner.
Going beyond the discoveries of contemporary science, Brunner presents an unusual cultural assessment of our complex relationship with Earth's lifeless, rocky satellite.
Probability Seymour Lipschutz, Marc Lipson.
430 fully solved problems. Extra practice on topics such as finite and countable sets, binomial coefficients, and axioms of probability.
Statistics Murray R. Spiegel, Larry J. Stephens
508 fully solved problems of varying difficulty. 694 additional practice problems.
Strange new worlds : the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system Ray Jayawardhana.
Stripping down science : the naked scientist exposes the facts Chris Smith.
The 4 percent universe : dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality Richard Panek.
Panek takes a tour of the bitter rivalries and fruitful collaborations, the eureka moments and blind alleys, that have fueled the search, redefined science, and reinvented the universe.
The book of universes John D. Barrow.
Einstein's theory of general relativity opens the door to other universes, and weird universes at that: universes that allow time travel, universes where you can see the back of your head, universes that spin and bounce or multiply without limit.
The clockwork universe : Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the birth of the modern world Edward Dolnick.
The hidden reality : parallel universes and the deep laws of the cosmos Brian Greene.
The quantum story : a history in 40 moments Jim Baggott.
The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair.
The science of kissing : what our lips are telling us Sheril Kirshenbaum.
From a noted biologist and science journalist comes a wonderfully witty and fascinating exploration of how and why we kiss.
Unnatural : the heretical idea of making people Philip Ball.
Wonders of the Universe Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen.
The wonders of the Universe might seem alien to us and impossible to understand, but away from the telescopes, the labs and the white coats, Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths.

Self Development

365 thank yous : the year a simple act of daily gratitude changed my life John Kralik.
Breaking addiction : a 7-step handbook for ending any addiction Lance M. Dodes.
Dance until it rains : life lessons from my mother Andrew Jobling.
Through the author’s narration of his mother’s journey as an immigrant fleeing from a war torn country to her death from cancer, Dance Until It Rains delivers a treasure trove of universal life lessons with the most important lesson being - to live life to the fullest.
Excuse me, your life is waiting : the astonishing power of positive feelings Lynn Grabhorn.
Out of our minds : learning to be creative Sir Ken Robinson.
As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they say they can't find them. Why not?
Reading and understanding the mysteries of tarot : learn how to discover and explain your destiny by unlocking the fascinating secrets of the cards Staci Mendoza and David Bourne.
Release your worries : a guide to letting go of stress and anxiety Cate Howell and Michele Murphy.
The 12 choices of winners : being who you are designed to be Jeffery L. Saunders
Want to change your life! Here's how it's done. No matter what is going on in your mind, emotions, behaviour, or life in general, you will get tips for turning struggle, disharmony or feelings of failure into empowerment and success.
The guru in you : a personalized program for rejuvenating your body and soul : unlock the powers of health and healing within Cameron Alborzian.
Embark on a journey to reconnect with your body and discover its natural ability to heal.
The soul of leadership : unlocking your potential for greatness Deepak Chopra.
Decodes the mysterious qualities that have propelled history's greatest leaders to the top of the ranks and shrouded them in legend - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill, Buddha - and provides a hands-on approach to understanding and mastering these qualities.
We have met the enemy : self-control in an age of excess Daniel Akst.
Half of all deaths in America come from overeating, smoking, drinking too much, failing to exercise and other deadly behaviours that we indulge against our own better judgment. Self-control is tough - especially now, when more calories, sex and intoxicants are more readily and privately available than at any time in memory. The result is a world that puts more pressure than ever on the 'self' in self-control, sorely testing the limits of human willpower.

Social Issues

Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other Sherry Turkle.
Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for, and sacrificing, in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools. Despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation who will chart the path between isolation and connectivity.
Battle hymn of the tiger mother Amy Chua.
Traces the rewards and pitfalls of a Chinese mother's exercise in extreme parenting, describing the exacting standards applied to grades, music lessons, and avoidance of Western cultural practices.
Dementia and sexuality : a rose that never wilts Elaine White
Dementia and Sexuality offers understanding and a positive attitude to care staff and relatives about the sometimes challenging sexual behaviour of people living with dementia. It describes the possible causes and shows that armed with this knowledge, a satisfactory outcome for all can often be achieved.
For a good old age 3 : how to motivate elderly people in rest homes, hospitals and day centres Eskaleen Tooley.
Future babble : why expert predictions are wrong and why we believe them anyway Dan Gardner.
Inside Wikileaks : my time with Julian Assange at the world's most dangerous website Daniel Domscheit-Berg and Tina Klopp.
Introducing media studies Ziauddin Sardar and Borin Van Loon.
No one can escape the influence of the media. Every day we watch hours of TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers and magazines, go to the cinema, sit in front of videos or surf the Web. These information commodities exercise enormous influence and power over all of us. "Introducing media studies" explores the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge and power.
Join the club : how peer pressure can transform the world Tina Rosenberg.
Rosenberg identifies a brewing social revolution that is changing the way people live, based on harnessing the positive force of peer pressure, and shows how peer pressure has reduced teen smoking in the United States, made villages in India healthier and more prosperous, helped minority students get top grades in college calculus, and even led to the fall of Slobodan Milosevic.
Look at me : celebrating the self in modern Britain Peter Whittle.
Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100 Michio Kaku.
Social work theories in action Mary Nash, Robyn Munford and Kieran O'Donoghue.
Straight talk, no chaser : how to find, keep, and understand a man Steve Harvey and Denene Millner.
Street knowledge King Adz.
An encyclopedia of street culture for those who love Banksy or Irvine Welsh and want to know about the cutting-edge talents, past and present who have shaped urban cool.
The science of single : one woman's grand experiment in modern dating, creating chemistry, and finding love Rachel Machacek.
The selfish society : how we all forgot to love one another and made money instead Sue Gerhardt.
The transition timeline for a local, resilient future Shaun Chamberlin.
The way of boys : protecting the social and emotional development of young boys Anthony Rao and Michelle Seaton.

Sport & Recreation

Badminton handbook : training, tactics, competition Bernd-Volker Brahms
Coaching level 1 manual Touch New Zealand
Dungeons & dragons. Dungeon master's guide. 2 : roleplaying game supplement James Wyatt, Bill Slavicsek, Robin D. Laws.
Offers tips, advice, and strategies for creating worlds and adventures that players can enjoy while participating in the roleplaying game.
Essential knots : the step-by-step guide to tying the perfect knot for every situation : camping, climbing, fishing, sailing, scouting Neville Olliffe, Madeleine Rowles-Olliffe.
A practical, colourful, and easy-to-use guide to knots: how to tie them, when to use them, and why a specific knot is the perfect choice to make.
Football skills : key tips and techniques to improve your game.
Fun & games for the 21st century family Steve Caplin & Simon Rose.
Healthy intelligent training : the proven principles of Arthur Lydiard Keith Livingston.
Home and away : in search of dreams at the homeless world cup Dave Bidini.
Dave Bidini followed a ragtag group of soccer players, homeless residents of the Canadian streets, to Melbourne for one of the humblest, yet purest, expression of the world game : the Homeless World Cup.
Lofting a boat : a step-by-step manual Roger Kopanycia.
Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY boat builder, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail.
Project arcade : build your own arcade machine John St. Clair.
Sailing with Penny Whiting : a step-by-step guide to the basics of sailing. Penny Whiting
From rigging-up to knots, from sailing techniques to chartwork, all facets of this popular leisure sport are explained in an 'easy-does-it' manner.
Six a-side coaching manual. Touch New Zealand
Table tennis : tips from a world champion Bernd Ulrich Gross
The 12-week triathlete : everything you need to know to train and succeed in any triathlon in just three months, no matter your skill level Tom Holland
The complete sea kayaker's handbook Shelley Johnson.
2nd edition.
The geocaching handbook : the guide for family friendly, high-tech treasure hunting Layne Cameron
2nd edition. Ten years after it all began, this high-tech yet family-friendly outdoor activity - which combines aspects of treasure hunting, cutting-edge navigation, and exploration - may be the fastest growing new sport on the planet.
The inside line : the high-speed world of a V8 supercar legend driver Craig Lowndes and Mark Fogarty.
Ventriloquism : magic with your voice George Schindler
Yachting : start to finish Barry Pickthall.

Transport

Christchurch Hills car no. 24 and Dreadnought trailer no. 118 : conservation plan : including a specification for implementation Graeme W. Richardson.
Cyclepedia : a tour of iconic bicycle designs Michael Embacher
Ferguson TE-20 tractor : 1946 onwards (TE-20, TO-20, TO-30, TO-35 & FF-30) : enthusiasts' manual : an insight into the history, development, production and uses of the world's most iconic tractor Pat Ware.
Fixed : global fixed-gear bike culture Andrew Edwards and Max Leonard.
Ford Mustang Brad Bowling.
Military jeep : 1940 onwards Willys MB, Ford GPW, and Hotchkiss M201 : enthusiasts' manual : an insight into the history, development, production and roles of the US Army's light four-wheel-drive vehicle Pat Ware.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum : an autobiography Michael J. Neufeld and Alex M. Spencer.
This book showcases the collections, both on view and behind the scenes, of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The official story and insiders' tales of the museum are shared by its curators.
The boat maintenance bible : refit, improve and repair with the experts Pat Manley, Rupert Holmes
Trams : an illustrated anthology Dennis Gill.
A fascinating anthology of some of the best stories and descriptive articles written about a vehicle that was once queen of the road. The book covers many aspects of the tramcar, in the days of horse, steam, cable and electric power.
Triumph Bonneville : portrait of a legend James Mann and Mick Duckworth.
The Triumph Bonneville has been one of motorcycling's most enduring British icons.

War

Juliet Echo Echo NG 351 Bryan Franklin.
Washington rules : America's path to permanent war Andrew J. Bacevich.
For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, and to be ready to intervene anywhere at any time.