Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles November 2011 (arrived in October)

Art & Architecture

Apartment buildings today, Carles Broto.
Country house : architecture + design, Michelle Galindo.
Get your house right : architectural elements to use & avoid, Marianne Cusato
John Craxton, Ian Collins.
A look at the work by this British artist.
Lalique vases : the New Zealand collection of Dr Jack C. Richards, Damian Skinner .
Postmodernism : style and subversion, 1970-1990, Glenn Adamson
Princely treasures : European masterpieces 1600-1800, from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sarah Medlam
Tamara de Lempicka : the queen of modern, Gioia Mori
The book of skulls, Faye Dowling.
The history of the Saatchi Gallery, Edward Booth-Clibborn.
The last pre-raphaelite : Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian imagination, Fiona MacCarthy.
World architecture : the masterworks, Will Pryce.

Automobiles

Once seen everywhere : NZR road services passenger vehicles of the 1940s and 1950s (excluding Bedford SB's), Michael Jarka
The great Kiwi motorhome guide : exploring New Zealand by campervan or motorhome, Jill Malcolm
Volkswagen Transporter : a celebration of an automotive and cultural icon, Richard Copping.

Biographies

A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's youngest child, Mary Soames.
Now in her eighty-ninth year, Mary Soames is the only surviving child of Winston and Clementine Churchill.
At the turning point : my political life with David Lange, Margaret Pope.
Bligh : William Bligh in the south seas, Anne Salmond.
In Bligh, the story of the most notorious of all Pacific explorers is told through a new lens as a significant episode in the history of the world, not simply of the West. Anne Salmond recounts the triumphs and disasters of William Bligh's life and career in a riveting narrative that for the first time portrays the Pacific islanders as key players.
Blow by Blow : the story of Isabella Blow, Detmar Blow
The life of the late fashion muse Isabella Blow.
Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness, Alexandra Fuller.
In this sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable
Dieting with my dog : one busy life, two full figures, and unconditional love, Peggy Frezon.
Honest and heartfelt story of how one overweight woman and her chubby spaniel struggled to get fit and healthy together.
Edward Kennedy : an intimate biography, Burton Hersh.
A historian and journalist combines extensive research with observations from his long-time acquaintance with Kennedy to recount the influential senator's life, including the Chappaquiddick accident and Kennedy's behind-the-scenes efforts to bring down Nixon.
Elizabeth Taylor : the lady, the lover, the legend : 1932-2011, David Bret.
This book is set to strip away the glossy veneer to portray the star as she really was: sometimes arrogant, attention-seeking, avaricious, reckless, monstrous towards her peers, generous, even foolish at times but, above all, through the tumultuous relationships and the personal mayhem, a survivor.
Feynman, Jim Ottaviani
This graphic novel biography tells the story of Feynman's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster.
Fred the needle : the untold story of Sir Fred Allen, Alan Sayers
Few New Zealand rugby personalities can truly be labelled "legends". Sir Fred Allen, though, is one of those rare exceptions. Along with the great Colin Meads, Allen is an icon of the game, universally loved and a true New Zealand hero. At 90 years of age and recently knighted, the fit, razor sharp Allen tells his incredible life story.
Genius, isolated : the life and art of Alex Toth, Dean Mullaney
Details Alex Toth's life story and work through the early 1960s, when he began his sensational move into animated cartoons.
Ghosts by daylight : love, war, and redemption, Janine di Giovanni.
Janine di Giovanni has spent most of her career in war zones recording events on behalf of the voiceless. Along the way she meets Bruno, a French reporter whose spirit and audacity are a match for her own. Their love affair spans nearly a decade and a dozen armed conflicts before they settle in Paris to raise a family.
Hemingway's boat : everything he loved in life, and lost, 1934-1961, Paul Hendrickson.
An illuminating reconsideration of a key period in the life of Ernest Hemingway that will change the way he is perceived and understood. Focusing on the years 1934 to 1961--from his pinnacle until his suicide--Paul Hendrickson traces the writer's exultations and despair around the one constant in his life during this time: his beloved boat, Pilar.
Idi Amin : lion of Africa, Manzoor Moghal.
Moghal tells the story of Amin’s rise and fall as President of Uganda.
John Huston : courage and art, Jeffrey Meyers.
An actor in the 1920s and scriptwriter in the 1930s, John Huston made his dazzling directorial debut in 1941 with The Maltese Falcon. His career as a filmmaker spanned some fifty-seven years and yielded thirty-seven feature films. He made most of his movies abroad, spent much of his life in Ireland and Mexico, and remains one of the most intelligent and influential filmmakers in history.
Lennox & Freda, Tony Scotland.
Lennox & Freda is an improbable love story set in the musical avant-garde of the 1930s and ’40s and dealing with the marriage of composer Lennox Berkeley and Freda Bernstein.
Love and capital : Karl and Jenny Marx and the birth of a revolution, Mary Gabriel.
Dramatic saga of the family side of the man whose works would redefine the world after his death. Drawing upon years of research, acclaimed biographer Mary Gabriel brings to light the story of Karl and Jenny Marx's marriage.
Margaret Mead : a biography, Mary Bowman-Kruhm.
Presents material about anthropologist Margaret Mead not published in other biographies including information about existing pages of a manuscript Mead said she tore up when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Matilda : Queen of the Conqueror, Tracy Borman.
Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. In a dangerous, brutal world of conquest and rebellion, fragile alliances and bitter familial rivalries, Matilda possessed all the attributes required for a woman to thrive.
My two Chinas : the memoir of a Chinese counterrevolutionary, Baiqiao Tang
Presents the experiences of the Chinese dissident, who was a student leader at Tiananmen Square, endured a harrowing imprisonment in Chinese prisons for eighteen months, obtained political asylum in the United States, and remains an outspoken critic of the current Chinese regime.
Oink : my life with mini-pigs, Matt Whyman.
Memoir of a family of six living in a quiet part of England who, though not farmers, decide to buy two mini-pigs.
One way road : the autobiography of three time Tour de France green jersey winner, Robbie McEwen
Professional road cyclist Robbie McEwen will do whatever it takes to win on a bike. He is proud of his reputation as a 'competitive little bugger' and 'a bit of a hard bastard in the peloton', yet he is at pains to point out that what he's channelling is not rage or aggression but a fierce determination and razor-sharp focus.
Rin Tin Tin : the life and the legend, Susan Orlean.
A lonely young American soldier comes upon a litter of pups on a WWI battlefield in France. The dogs are rescued and the young soldier chooses two of the pups for himself. He names them after two popular French dolls considered lucky talismans, Rin Tin Tin and Nanette. Little does Lee Duncan know just how truly special his find really is.
Seeing Ezra : a mother's story of autism, unconditional love, and the meaning of normal, Kerry Cohen.
When Kerry Cohen’s son Ezra turns one, a babysitter suggests he may be "different", setting her family on a path in which autism dominates their world.
Shades of greene : one generation of an English family, Jeremy Lewis.
In the early years of the last century, two brothers, Charles and Edward Greene, settled in Berkhamsted and were found fathering twelve children. This book explores this generation of the Greene family in colourful detail - their relationships and shared history, and their lives - as explorers, writers, doctors, spies, politicians and much more.
Sin bin : the untold story of a true footy bad boy, John Elias
Loved by his friends and feared by his enemies, John Elias's life story is one of the most colourful in Australian sport, as he careered between league at the highest level, and long years in jail for crimes as various as gun and drug dealing and the shooting of a hated rival.
Sir Walter Raleigh : in life and legend, Mark Nicholls
New biography of one of the key figures in British history focusing on both his writing and legacy
Smoke in the lanes, Dominic Reeve
A classic account of the reality of life as a Gypsy in the fifties when Travellers lived in horse-drawn wagons and stopped by the wayside in quiet country lanes, but were often driven to 'atch' besides main highways as so many of the old stopping-places were fenced-off or built upon.
Strength in what remains, Tracy Kidder.
Story of Deogratias, a young man from the African nation of Burundi. In 1993 he was forced onto a terrifying journey. First he made a six-months-long escape from ethnic violence in Burundi and from genocide in Rwanda. Then, in a strange twist of fate, he was, as it were, transported to New York City, where it sometimes seemed that his travails had only just begun.
Tales of an African vet, Roy Aronson.
The experiences of a veterinarian who has practiced in South Africa for a period of twenty-five years, describing his treatments of such wild animals as a lion, bull elephant, king cobra, rhinoceros, and crocodile, and the dangers he has encountered in his practice.
That woman : the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, Anne Sebba.
The first full biography of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, by a woman which attempts to understand this fascinating and enigmatic American divorcee who nearly became Queen of England.
The crimes of Elagabalus, Martijn Icks.
Elagabalus is one of the most notorious of Rome's 'bad emperors': a sexually-depraved and eccentric hedonist who in his short and riotous reign made unprecedented changes to Roman state religion and defied all taboos.
The final curtsey, Margaret Rhodes.
Intimate and revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and the niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
The forgotten general : New Zealand's World War I commander, Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, Jock Vennell.
Major General Sir Andrew Russell commanded the NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade at Gallipoli then went on to serve as commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front. As such he was the New Zealand army's most senior officer during two key periods in this country's military history.
The genius in my basement : the biography of a happy man, Alexander Masters.
Biography of a non-famous person, an unknown who is yet extraordinary, someone we might pass by as an oddball, but who is, in fact, one of the great minds of this, or any, century.
The grace of silence, Michele Norris.
Michele Norris raises questions of race as she explores the secrets kept by her Midwestern family.
The last jump : would she ever learn to say 'no' to challenges?, Elizabeth Benney.
Elizabeth Benney was a brat of a child. She's completely candid about it - self-centred, perverse, willful, obstinate ... living for her one passionate obsession - horses.
The necessay aptitude: a memoir, Pam Ayres.
Pam Ayres' early childhood in Stanford in the Vale was idyllic in many ways, and typical of that experienced by a great swathe of children born in rural areas in the immediate post-war years. Though her parents' generation was harrowed by war, better times were coming. Everything the family needed was within walking distance in the village, and life with four older brothers and a sister in their crowded council house was exceedingly lively.
The night the angels came : the true story of a child's loss and the love that kept them alive, Cathy Glass.
It tells the story of a boy called Michael who’s widower father is terminally ill, and whose mother died when he was younger. Cathy has two young children of her own and is going through a divorce, can she put her family though even more heartache?
Two lives : a transsexual's story and the fight for recognition, Kathy Anne Noble.
From early childhood and being born a boy called Frank, Kathy felt something was not right with her gender. As she matured her body shape and physical appearance leant towards female, but it was the turmoil inside her mind that caused her the greatest anxiety.
Upper cut : highlights of my Hollywood life, Carrie White.
A celebrity stylist describes the personal challenges that overshadowed her successful career, from her struggles as an incest survivor to her battles with alcohol and drug abuse, and traces her return to sobriety and professional success.
Wendy and the lost boys : the uncommon life of Wendy Wasserstein, Julie Salamon.
Authorized portrait of the Pulitzer Prize- and first woman Tony Award-winning playwright that includes coverage of the private tragedies that overshadowed her high-achieving family, the premature birth of her fatherless daughter and her early death.
Young man go south! : a doctor's memoir, 1931-1963, Hans Swier.
The experiences of a doctor who lived in Holland in wartime and came to New Zealand after the war.

Business & Management

18 minutes : find your focus, master distraction, and get the right things done, Peter Bregman.
Shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are truly the top priorities in our lives.
Accounting demystified, Leita Hart-Fanta.
Administrative assistant's and secretary's handbook, James Stroman.
Beauty pays : why attractive people are more successful, Daniel S. Hamermesh.
Brandwashed : tricks companies use to manipulate our minds and persuade us to buy, Martin Lindstrom.
Break your own rules : how to change the patterns of thinking that block women's paths to power, Jill Flynn
Emotional intelligence coaching : improving performance for leaders, coaches and the individual, Stephen Neale
Escape velocity : free your company's future from the pull of the past, Geoffrey A. Moore.
Great answers to tough career dilemmas : test your aptitude, be inspired and discover your ideal career, Mike Bryon.
Great answers to tough CV problems : CV secrets from a top career coach, Jenny Rogers.
Great answers to tough interview questions, Martin John Yate.
How to make a million before lunch, Rachel Bridge.
The top 20 shortcuts to creating a booming business - and the energy-sapping, time-wasting traps to avoid along the way - so you too can make a million - asap.
Job searching with social media for dummies, Joshua Waldman.
Midas touch : why some entrepreneurs get rich and why most don't, Donald J. Trump
Nuts & bolts of sales management : how to build a high-velocity sales organization, John R. Treace.
Put your mindset to work : the one asset you really need to win and keep the job you love, James Reed
Reputation rules : strategies for building your company's most valuable asset, Daniel Diermeier.
Start something that matters, Blake Mycoskie.
Sustainable excellance : the future of business in a fast changing world, Aron Cramer
Swimming in the steno pool : a retro guide to making it in the office, Lynn Peril.
The education of millionaires : it's not what you think and it's not too late, Michael Ellsberg.
The leading-edge manager's guide to success : strategies and better practices, David Parmenter.
The progress principle : using small wins to ignite joy, engagement, and creativity at work, Teresa Amabile
The three laws of performance : rewriting the future of your organization and your life, Steve Zaffron
Ultimate guide to facebook advertising : how to access 600 million customers in 10 minutes, Perry Marshall
Uncertainty : turning fear and doubt into fuel for brilliance, Jonathan Fields.
Drawing on extensive case studies and research, Fields shares a set of detailed personal practices and environmental changes that can humanize the creative process, allow people to stay more open to opportunity, and harness fear and uncertainty.
Why she buys : the new strategy for reaching the world's most powerful consumers, Bridget Brennan.
Write an irresistible CV, Julie Gray.

Computers

Corporate blogging for dummies, Douglas Karr
Designed for use : usable interfaces for applications and the web, Lukas Mathis.
HTML5 : the missing manual, Matthew MacDonald.
Lifehacker : the guide to working smarter, faster and better, Adam Pash
Presents a variety of tips and techniques to simplify and enhance productivity, covering such topics as email, organizing data, streamlining common tasks, searching the Web, and managing multiple computers.
Mac OS X Lion, Dwight Spivey.
Mac OS X Lion simplified, Paul McFedries.
The complete idiot's guide to PC basics : Windows 7 edition, Joe Kraynak.
The real hacker's handbook, Dr. K.
Twitter for good : change the world one tweet at a time, Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Upgrading and fixing a PC : in easy steps, Stuart Yarnold.

Crafts & Collecting

Dish : 813 colorful, wonderful dinner plates, Shax Riegler
With insightful descriptions and an expert's knowledge, author Shax Riegler makes the case that the dinner plate is so much more than just a vessel to deliver food; it's a piece of art to be admired.
Doodle stitching : the motif collection : 400+ easy embroidery designs, Aimee Ray.
Knitivity : create your own Christmas scene, Fiona Goble.
A fresh slant on the traditional nativity scene. Designed for people with all levels of knitting skill it encourages all family members to contribute. The story of each character is told alongside the knitting instructions, and the traditional Christmas narrative winds its way through the book alongside beautiful combinations of artwork and photography.
Modern top-down knitting : sweaters, dresses, skirts & accessories, Kristina McGowan
Mosaics : innovative, creative ideas and designs using the latest techniques, Elizabeth Atkins-Hood
Mould making for glass, Angela Thwaites.
Scandinavian stitches : 21 playful projects with seasonal flair, Kajsa Wikman.
Sew up a home makeover : 50 simple sewing projects to transform your space, Lexie Barnes.
Shadowfolds : surprisingly easy-to-make geometric designs in fabric, Jeffrey Rutzky
Sweet stitches from the heart : more than 70 project ideas and 900 stitch motifs for angels, teddies, fairies, hearts, and alphabets, plus essential embroidery and cross-stitch techniques, Anne Sohier- Fournel
Sweetwater's simple home : sew something handmade for every room : 35 projects, Lisa Burnett
The Liberty book of home sewing, Lucinda Ganderton
'Twas the knits before Christmas, Fiona Goble

Crime

Introduction to criminological thought, Trevor Bradley
Putin's labyrinth : spies, murder, and the dark heart of the new Russia, Steve LeVine.
Seven bones : two wives, two violent murders, a fight for justice, Peter Seymour
Two wives die in suspicious circumstances: co-incidence or, as husband Thomas Keir describes it, 'bad
Shattered : killers do time, victims' families do life, Ralph Riegel.
This book illustrates the devastating impact of crime on the lives of ordinary people and deals with the law reforms now demanded in which victims families are more closely involved in the judicial process and better consulted by everyone.
Stolen world : a tale of reptiles, smugglers, and skulduggery, Jennie Erin Smith.
An entertaining chronicle of reptile smugglers, the collectors and zoo keepers who trade with them, and the federal agents who try to catch them, the humans are as devious, dangerous, and creepily charming as the cold-blooded creatures they lust after.
The con : how scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself, James Munton
The sins of Brother Curtis : a story of betrayal, conviction, and the Mormon Church, Lisa Davis.
The true story of the man who may have been the most monstrous sexual criminal in the history of the Mormon Church.
Too young to kill, M. William Phelps.
Describes how troubled sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds became trapped in a web of jealousy and domination and was murdered and dismembered by her own supposed best friends.

Economics

Aftershock : protect yourself and profit in the next global financial meltdown, David Wiedemer
All about commodities : the easy way to get started, Tom Taulli.
Everything you need to know, including: the benefits of investing in precious metals, energy, livestock, and other commodities; proven methods for profiting from commodity futures and options; need-to-know risk management strategies for the global commodities market.
Grand pursuit : the story of economic genius, Sylvia Nasar.
The epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands rather than in fate.
How the stock market really works, Leo Gough.
Ikawai : freshwater fishes in Maori culture and economy, R.M. McDowall.
Keep the change : a clueless tipper's quest to become the guru of the gratuity, Steve Dublanica.
Lore of the global trader : strategies to master international stock markets, Jacques Magliolo.
Reckles$ endangerment : how outsized ambition, greed, and corruption led to economic armageddon, Gretchen Morgenson
Smarter stock picking : using strategies from the professionals to improve your returns, David Stevenson.
The end of growth : adapting to our new economic reality, Richard Heinberg.
The great crash ahead : strategies for a world turned upside down, Harry S. Dent, Jr.
The vigilant investor : a former SEC enforcer reveals how to fraud-proof your investments, Pat Huddleston.
Trading plans made simple : a beginner's guide to planning for trading success, Jacqueline Clarke.

Education

The good school : how smart parents get their kids the education they deserve, Peg Tyre.

Environment

But will the planet notice? : how smart economics can save the world, Gernot Wagner.
Eradicating ecocide : laws and governance to prevent the destruction of our planet, Polly Higgins.
Leave no trace : the vanishing North American wilderness, Jim Wark
North America’s pristine, remote, and very much endangered lands as seen through the award-winning aerial photography of Jim Wark.
The growth syndrome : economic destitution : a global tsunami of insanity, Derek J. Wilson.
The quest : energy, security and the remaking of the modern world, Daniel Yergin.
Wicked environmental problems : managing uncertainty and conflict, Peter J. Balint

Fashion

Amazing face : clever beauty tricks, should-own products and spectacularly useful how-to-do-its, Zoe Foster.
Beauty imagined : a history of the global beauty industry, Geoffrey Jones.
Dannii : my style, Dannii Minogue
This style bible helps you learn to love the way you are, focusing on ways to accentuate the positive, and covers everything from great hair and glowing skin to make-up and healthy eating. Dannii shares her tips on red carpet looks and what to wear for every occasion, and offers advice on dressing for your shape and choosing the right accessories.
Style me vintage : make up : easy step-by-step techniques for creating classic looks, Katie Reynolds.
Vogue : the covers, Dodie Kazanjian
Illustrated history of the iconic fashion magazine's cover, this book chronicles over 100 years of the images that have influenced past and present style.

Film, Television & Theatre

Auditioning on camera : an actor's guide, Joseph Hacker.
Comedy techniques : an introduction for aspiring comedians, Brian McKim
Directing : a handbook for emerging theatre directors, Rob Swain.
Hollywood left and right : how movie stars shaped American politics, Steven J. Ross.
New Zealand film : an illustrated history, Diane Pivac
The ultimate book of gangster movies : featuring the 100 greatest gangster films of all time, George Anastasia
The world history of animation, Stephen Cavalier.
Working in American theatre : A brief history, career guide and resource book for 1,000 theatres, Jim Voltz.

Food & Wine

100 great low-fat recipes, Rosemary Conley.
100 sweet treats and puds, Mary Berry.
100 weeknight curries, Madhur Jaffrey.
Bill's everyday Asian, Bill Granger
Booze for free : the definitive guide to homebrewing hedgerow and garden wines, sherries and liqueurs, beers, ales and porters, ciders and also coridals, teas and other soft drinks, Andy Hamilton.
This no-nonsense, easy-to-follow guide will enable the beginner and inspire the expert with over 100 recipes including beer made from hops and also yarrow, mugwort, elder and other foraged plants, great tasting wines from fruit, vegetables and the hedgerows, cider and perry from apples and pears, cordials from the leaves of a range of trees, and teas and fizzy drinks from herbs and wayside flowers.
Cake angels : gluten, wheat & dairy free cakes, Julia Thomas.
Enjoy truly delicious cakes and bakes that are free from gluten, wheat or diary. Light and fluffy sponges, gorgeous cupcakes, rich fruit cakes and moreish traybakes -- all without butter, flour or cream.
Christmas with Gordon, Gordon Ramsay
Cook : how to cook absolutely everything, Pamela Clark
Contains hundreds of pages featuring recipes from 'The Weekly', plus fast recipes for weeknight dinners, Asian food, and a how-to section detailing important cooking techniques. This book amasses all the experience of 'The Australian Women's Weekly' test kitchen.
Debbie Macomber's Christmas cookbook, Andy Ryan.
Novelist Debbie Macomber shares over one hundred favourite recipes for celebrating the Christmas season, and includes instructions for crafts, decorations, and gift wrapping, as well as personal memories and observations.
Dolci : Italy's sweets, Francine Segan
A virtual tour of Italy with more than 125 recipes for cookies, cakes, sweet breads, crostate, pastries and more. Time-tested recipes for beloved favourites such as cannoli, biscotti and olive oil cake are featured along with unusual regional specialties, such as Rosemary and Grape Focaccia, Licorice Granita and Hazelnut Chocolate Pasta.
Easy meals : over 180 delicious recipes to get you through your busy life, Rachel Allen.
Eating mud crabs in Kandahar : stories of food during wartime by the world's leading correspondents, Matt McAllester.
From season to season : a year in recipes, Sophie Dahl
Taking a gastronomic journey through the seasons Dahl captures the smoke filled days of Autumn with a nostalgic Squash and Parmesan soup, the blooming warmth of an English garden in high summer with Grilled Peaches with Pistachios and Ricotta; and the burgeoning beginnings of Spring with a Butter Lettuce, Lobster and Crayfish Salad.
Home made : the ultimate DIY cookbook, featuring over 200 from scratch recipes, Yvette van Boven
Begins with breakfast and works its way through the day. Learn how to make cheese from pantry staples, create an oven smoker from scratch in just two minutes and make ice cream without an ice cream machine.
In at the deep end : cooking fish Venice to Tokyo, Jake Tilson.
Indulge, Rowie Dillon.
A gluten free cookbook.
Julie Le Clerc's favourite cakes, Julie Le Clerc
Kitchen coquette, Katrina Meynink.
A fresh, fun and quirky cookbook that will help you provide a dish for all the fabulous, frantic and frenzied moments of your life.
Malouf : new Middle Eastern food, Greg Malouf.
Marie Claire cuisine : the ultimate recipe collection, Michele Cranston
My party : canapes and cocktails, Pete Evans
Hosting a cocktail party is even easier now.
Naked wine : letting grapes do what comes naturally, Alice Feiring.
Wine as it was meant to be: wholesome, exciting, provocative, living, sensual, and pure. Naked, or natural, wine is the opposite of most New World wines today; Alice Feiring calls them "overripe, over-manipulated, and overblown" and makes her case that good wine can still be made, if only winemakers would listen more to nature and less to marketers.
Notes from a Swedish kitchen, Margareta Schildt Landgren
Ready for dessert : my best recipes, David Lebovitz
River Cottage veg everyday!, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ruhlman's twenty : the ideas and techniques that will make you a better cook, Michael Ruhlman
Spices, Sophie Grigson
Street foods of Turkey, Hande Bozdogan
The boy who bakes, Edd Kimber
The busy mum's cookbook : easy, quick and delicious recipes for families with hectic lives, Mary Gwynn.
The food of Spain, Claudia Roden
The heart of the home, Julie Goodwin.
The kitchen counter cooking school : how a few simple lessons transformed nine culinary novices into fearless home cooks, Kathleen Flinn.
The modern baker : time saving techniques for breads, tarts, pies, cakes, & cookies, Nick Malgieri
The slow cook book, Heather Whinney
Vietnamese street food, Tracey Lister

Gardens and Gardening

Gardens of the National Trust, Stephen Lacey.
Paul Bangay's guide to plants, Paul Bangay
Rural Australian gardens, Myles Baldwin
Seasons : a journey through the garden, Jack Hobbs
A journey through Auckland's Botanic Gardens which showcases a startling array of plants and their ever-changing forms and colours.
Starting out with vines and climbers : native and exotic species and hybrids for your garden, David L. Jones.
The kitchen gardener's handbook, Jennifer R. Bartley.
The resilient garden : planning and planting for unpredictable weather, Marylyn Abbott

Graphic Arts

Before & after : how to design cool stuff, John McWade.
Relief printmaking, Ann Westley.

Graphic novels

A zombies Christmas carol : in sequential art : being an undead story of Christmas, adapted by Jim McCann
A disease known as the "Hungry Death" plagues London and Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter miser whose frozen soul never thawed one degree at Christmas, may be mankind's only hope against the disease's undead victims.
Arkham Asylum. Madness, Written and drawn by Sam Kieth
Batman. Bruce Wayne : the road home, Fabian Nicieza
Blood work : an original Hollows graphic novel, Kim Harrison
When new Inderland Security partners Rachel and Ivy are sent on a routine brimstone case, they find the body of a dead
Bullet to the head, written by Matz
Two cops. Two killers. A political scandal. One beautiful corpse. And a city gripped with fear.
Cowboys, Gary Phillips
Judge Dredd : the complete case files. 18, John Wagner
Marvel zombies supreme, Frank Marraffino
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 4, Love and peace, Naoki Urasawa
Saga of the swamp thing. Book 5, Alan Moore
The killer. Volume one, Matz
The killer. Volume two, Matz
The new Avengers. [1], Brian Michael Bendis
The Red Hood. The lost days, Judd Winick
Zahra's paradise, Amir

Health & Medicine

101 foods that could save your life, David W. Grotto
5 survivors : personal stories of healing from PTSD and traumatic events, Tracy Stecker.
Through firsthand accounts, this book sheds an intimate light on the impact of PTSD on three veterans of war, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, and a victim of childhood sexual abuse. With courage and honesty, they tell their stories of trauma, revealing the struggles they faced later in life, and how they eventually worked toward positive change and healing.
7 weeks to 50 pull-ups : strengthen and sculpt your arms, shoulders, back, and abs by training to do 50 consecutive pull-ups, Brett Stewart.
Arthritis : a practical guide to getting on with your life, Chris Jenner.
Back to life : a journey of transformation through back surgery, Pamela Douglas.
The story of Pamela's back surgery and recovery.
Break free from OCD, Fiona Challacombe
Depression : natural remedies that really work, Shaun Holt
Great discoveries in medicine, William Bynum.
Provides an account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to todays technology, from letting blood to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humours to the genetic revolution.
Help them beat the booze : how to survive life with a problem drinker, Edmund Tirbutt
Himalayan hospitals : Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest legacy, Michael Gill
The story of the two hospitals Sir Edmund Hillary built; Khunde Hospital in 1966 in the Khumbu region at the foot of Mt Everest, and Phaplu Hospital in 1975 in the Solu Valley. These hospitals were staffed by volunteer doctors and their partners from New Zealand and Canada until they were eventually handed over to Sherpa Doctors.
IVF : an emotional companion, Brigid Moss.
Just tell me what to eat! : the delicious 6-week weight loss plan for the real world, Timothy S. Harlan.
Kids on meds : up-to-date information about the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications, Kevin T. Kalikow.
Learning to breathe : my yearlong quest to bring calm to my life, Priscilla Warner.
Memoir of a year of committed serious meditation, as well as sampling of other spiritual and alternative health practices, in order to change her brain and rid her of her extreme anxiety and panic attacks.
LL Cool J's platinum 360 diet and lifestyle : a full-circle guide to developing your mind, body, and soul, LL Cool J
No-fuss fitness, Lee-Anne Wann.
Reiki for common ailments : a practical guide to healing, Mari Hall.
Sei-ki : life in resonance : the secret art of shiatsu, Akinobu Kishi
Super immunity : the essential nutrition guide for boosting our body's defenses to live longer, stronger, and disease free, Joel Fuhrman.
The complete guide to core stability, Matt Lawrence.
The definitive guide to prostate cancer : everything you need to know about conventional and integrative therapies, Aaron E. Katz.
The foot book : a complete guide to healthy feet, Jonathan D. Rose
The intervention book : stories and solutions from addicts, professionals, and families, Kathy L.
Your body, your voice : the key to natural singing and speaking, Theodore Dimon

History, Geography & Travel

All in one basket : nest eggs, Deborah Devonshire.
A combination of Deborah's two bestselling collections of writing, Home to Roost and Counting My Chickens.
Australians. [Volume 2], From Eureka to the Diggers, Thomas Keneally.
In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed Australia's national story are brought vividly to life.
Billy Connolly's Route 66 : the Big Yin on the ultimate American road trip, Billy Connolly
Billy heads off on the most famous highway in the world on an unforgettable journey. Having always dreamed about taking a trip on the legendary Route 66, he is finally heading off on the ride of a lifetime.
Bondi republic, Andrew Hoyne
Bondi means different things to different people. In Bondi Republic photographer Ali Nasseri gives us a peek at the free-spirited, larger-than-life Sydney suburb that lies behind the designer shades and ripped abs.
Bridging the divide : indigenous communities and archaeology into the 21st century, Caroline Phillips
The collected essays in this book address contemporary issues regarding the relationship between Indigenous groups and archaeologists.
Britain's best historical sites : from prehistory to the industrial revolution, Tom Quinn
Canada.
DK Eyewitness travel guide.
Catastrophe : what went wrong in Zimbabwe?, Richard Bourne.
Beginning with the British conquest and covering events up to the present precarious political situation, Catastrophe is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and readable account of the ongoing crisis in Zimbabwe.
Christchurch 22.2 : beyond the cordon
A unique book of photographs taken by New Zealand Police photographers in the aftermath of the February earthquake.
Columbus : the four voyages, Laurence Bergreen.
Dancing in the glory of monsters : the collapse of the Congo and the great war of Africa, Jason K. Stearns.
Ghosts of empire : Britain's legacies in the modern world, Kwasi Kwarteng.
Gods of the stones : travels in the Middle East, Peter Riordan.
Gods of the Stones retraces the steps of famed English travel writer H.V. Morton who undertook a series of journeys in the 1930s to the great religions and historical sites of the Middle East.
History year by year : the ultimate visual guide to the events that shaped the world.
How to survive the Titanic : or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, Frances Wilson.
Kinglake-350, Adrian Hyland.
Story of the Black Saturday bushires of 2009.
Life below stairs : true lives of Edwardian servants, Alison Maloney.
Looking for adventure, Steve Backshall.
Full of incredible wildlife, extraordinary wilderness, jungles, cannibals, pitfalls, triumph, danger and excitement, Looking for Adventure is the irresistible, inspiring story of a little boy who let his heart rule his head.
Love at the end of the road : finding my heart in the country, Rae Roadley.
At an auspicious meeting at rural dating service Table for Six, Rae meets and falls in love with Northland farmer and honest Kiwi bloke Rex Roadley.
Matatoa : fathers and sons, Marina Sciascia
Porangahau in Hawke's Bay is a significant coastal district, long settled by Ngati Kere iwi and later by high profile early colonisers. As such generations of families who call it 'home' ripple around New Zealand.
Pakistan : a personal history, Imran Khan.
People, people, people : a brief history of New Zealand, Stevan Eldred-Grigg.
A story of New Zealand and its people, from 1200 through to 2000. A short, very accessible snapshot of New Zealand's history written with tourists and anyone new to the country in mind.
Queen Elizabeth II : portraits by Cecil Beaton, Susanna Brown.
Quito & Galapagos Islands, Robert Kunstaetter.
Race to the end : Scott, Amundsen and the South Pole, Ross D. E. MacPhee.
Renaissance people : lives that shaped the modern world, Robert C. Davis
Shadow of the Titanic : the extraordinary stories of those who survived, Andrew Wilson.
The Balfour Declaration : the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Jonathan Schneer.
The eleventh day : the full story of 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden, Anthony Summers
The Elizabethans, A.N. Wilson.
The lost photographs of Captain Scott, David M. Wilson.
The New York book : highlights of a fascinating city, Robert Fischer
The rough guide to the Philippines, David Dalton
The unraveling : Pakistan in the age of jihad, John R. Schmidt.
The voyage of the Roxane : a true Kiwi yachting adventure, Keith Dawson.
Trading cultures : a history of the Far North, Adrienne Puckey.
How did New Zealand's north start out as a bread basket in the late 1700s and become an economic basket case by the 1990s? More importantly, how did Maori and Pakeha negotiate change? Trading Cultures is a social, economic and political history that provides fresh insights into how and why Maori and Pakeha in this area related, traded and interacted with each other from the 1700s to the present.
Wanaka : earth to heaven at Whare Kea, Michal McKay
We meant well : how I helped lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, Peter Van Buren.
Where China meets India : Burma and the new crossroads of Asia, Thant Myint-U.
An account of the Asian frontier's long and rich history and its modern significance."

House & Garden

DesignSponge at home, Grace Bonney
A guide to home decor featuring 75 real-life interiors, where the decor was culled from flea markets and the owners' imaginations, as well as more than 100 projects from a table made out of abandoned chair legs to a butterfly dome.
Sewing with oilcloth : 20 patterns that make sewing with oilcloth easy, fresh, and fun, Kelly McCants
The girl's guide to DIY : how to fix things in your home without breaking your nails, Jo Behari
The new French interior, Penny Drue Baird.
Vintage flowers : choosing, arranging, displaying, Vic Brotherson

Language

A dictionary of noughties Kiwi slang, David McGill.
A dictionary of Kiwi slang for the New Millennium.
Japanese for all occasions : mastering speech styles from casual to honorific, Taeko Kamiya.
My grammar and I (or should that be 'me'?) : old-school ways to sharpen your English, Caroline Taggart
The secret life of pronouns : what our words say about us, James W. Pennebaker.
Draws on groundbreaking research in computational linguistics to explain what language choices reveal about feelings, self-concept, and social intelligence, in a lighthearted treatise that also explores the language personalities of famous individuals.

Law

International law, Malcolm D. Evans.
The whistleblower's handbook : a step-by-step guide to doing what's right and protecting yourself, Stephen Martin Kohn.

Literature

A place on earth : an anthology of nature writing from Australia and North America, Mark Tredinnick.
This anthology brings together leading Australian and North American nature writers for the first time. Responding to places that sustain, inspire and sometimes sadden, the pieces are propelled by passion, anger and history.
Faulks on fiction : a story of the novel in 28 characters, Sebastian Faulks.
A compelling and personal look at the British novel through its greatest characters - the heroes, lovers, snobs and villains. A tie-in to a television series yet to screen here.
Fika : a fictional body of new writing, Danielle O'Halloran
This anthology contains the work of 15 emerging Pacific writers.
Speaking frankly : the Frank Sargeson memorial lectures, 2003-2010, Sarah Shieff.
This collection brings together the annual Frank Sargeson Memorial Lectures delivered at Waikato University from 2003 - 2010. Subjects range from his generosity, how the Great New Zealand novel developed, the influences on his writing, the place of literary house museums and the value of reading to our lives.
Thesis survivor stories : practical advice on getting through your PhD or Masters thesis, Marilyn Waring
Whatever it is, I don't like it, Howard Jacobson.
It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be.
Writing, Nick Brieger.
Business English tuition.

Military

Citizen sailors : the royal navy in the second world war, Glyn Prysor.
From the Battle of Dunkirk to the sinking of the Bismark and Scharnhorst, this title tells the history of the Royal Navy in
Fly Navy : celebrating the first century of naval aviation, Erik Hildebrandt.
Lessons in the art of war : martial strategies for the successful fighter, Martina Sprague.
The author explores the writings of both Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese military strategist, and Carl von Clausewitz, the European military genius.
Manstein : Hitler's greatest general, Mungo Melvin.
Field-Marshal von Manstein’s pre-eminence as a commander was readily acknowledged within the German Army even before the end of World War II, and in the postwar world his military reputation was further enhanced by a generation of military historians from both the West and Germany.
Middle East air power in the 21st century, Tim Ripley.
Secret location : a witness to the birth of radar and its postwar influence, Ian Goult.
Secret weapons : technology, science & the race to win World War II, Brian J Ford.
Soldiers : army lives and loyalties from redcoats to dusty warriors, Richard Holmes.
Spies of the First World War : under cover for king and kaiser, James Morton.

Music & Musicians

Lady Gaga style bible, David Foy.
A vibrant photographic fantasy storybook: it is part fashion show pictorial, part retrospective homage-a complete guide to Monster Fashion, categorised from A to Z. Style subjects include 'Attention to Detail', 'Hair and Hats', and 'Meat and Greet', an expansive look at her Franc Fernandez designer creation made from raw beef.
The other Dunedin sound : the acoustic community of southern New Zealand, Trish Saunders.
The Other Dunedin Sound is a rich photographic record of members from the Acoustic Community of Southern New Zealand. Many of these friends have been gathering together for concerts and festivals for over three decades.
Treasures of Nirvana, Gillian G. Gaar.
World music is where we found it, Wendy Pond
Allan Thomas began lecturing at Victoria University's School of Music in 1977, and developed across the following three decades a wide range and vision for ethnomusicology there.

Natural Science

Avian survivors : the history and biogeography of Paleartic birds, Clive Finlayson.
Demon fish : travels through the hidden world of sharks, Juliet Eilperin.
Horse, Elaine Walker.
New Zealand's native trees, John Dawson
The great sperm whale : a natural history of the ocean's most magnificent and mysterious creature, Richard Ellis.
Trees of New Zealand : stories of beauty and character, Peter Janssen

Parenting

25 foods kids hate : and how to get them eating 24, Fiona Faulkner.
A practical guide for raising a self-directed and caring child : an alternative to the tiger mother parenting style, Louis J. Lichtman.
Leading to reading the easy way : fun way to get your child ready for reading, Barbara Morris.
Mother's little helper : the old-fashioned guide to raising your baby chemical-free, Wendyl Nissen.
Pregnancy sucks for men : what to do when your miracle makes you miserable, Joanne Kimes
The bully action guide : how to help your child and get your school to listen, Edward F. Dragan.
Welcome to your child's brain : how the mind grows from conception to college, Sandra Aamodt

Pets & Animals

A home of their own : the heart-warming 150-year history of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Garry Jenkins.
All my patients kick and bite : more favourite stories from a vet's practice, Jeff Wells
Backyard chickens guide to coops and tractors
Offers plans and photos for 16 custom coops and tractors (portable designs) built by real chicken owners.
Boxers, Sharon Sakson.
Dogs make us human : a global family album, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Hunt, point, retrieve dogs for work and showing, N.C. Dear.
The competitive gundog : field trials and working tests, Nigel Dear.
The holistic dog : a complete guide to natural health care, Holly Mash.
Think like a cat : how to raise a well-adjusted cat, not a sour puss, Pam Johnson-Bennett.

Photography

Art photography now, Susan Bright.
A comprehensive guide to the essential aspects of contemporary photography.
Frame-by-frame stop motion : the guide to non-traditional animation techniques, Tom Gasek.
Microworlds, Marc Valli
This book reveals how all kinds of visual artists are using miniatures and miniaturized worlds in order to create startling situations and memorable images.
Photography and death, Audrey Linkman.
This book reveals the beauty, meaning and significance of images once dismissed as disturbing, perverted or grotesque by placing them within the context of changing cultural attitudes towards death and loss.
Photography as activism : images for social change, Michelle Bogre.

Plays

Hurai, Harry Love.
Hurai is a story of Maori and missionaries in the early 19th century.

Poetry

Coming ashore, Peter Bland.
Selected poems, Edward Thomas

Pounamu

He kupu arotau = Loanwords in Maori, John C. Moorfield
Like them that dream : the Maori and the Old Testament, Bronwyn Elsmore.
Describes the immense impact on Maori society of the arrival in New Zealand of the European missionaries & the early interaction between them which led to the many distinctive responses by Maori to Christianity.
Nga tini whetu : navigating Maori futures, Mason Durie.
Brings together twenty-five papers Mason Durie has presented at national and international conferences between 2004 and 2010. It discusses Maori moving towards a future involving new technologies, alliances, economies and levels of achievement and being equipped to respond to the changes in a way that enables Maori to prosper and live in a changing world as Maori.
Standing tall = Tu tangata, Shelley Campbell
Celebrates the contribution of Maori in Aotearoa/NewZealand over the last 30 years and paints a picture of a people who are Standing Tall.

Religion & Ethics

A lamp in the darkness : illuminating the path through difficult times, Jack Kornfield.
Absolute monarchs : a history of the papacy, John Julius Norwich.
A comprehensive, rollicking, and timely history of the papacy.
Amish values for your family : what we can learn from the simple life, Suzanne Woods Fisher.
Every day a Friday : how to be happier 7 days a week, Joel Osteen.
God's story, your story : when His becomes yours, Max Lucado.
Hats, mats & hassocks : the essential guide to religious etiquette, Stuart M. Matlins
This guidebook helps the well-meaning guest feel comfortable, participate as much as possible and avoid violating anyone's religious principles - while enriching their own spiritual understanding. It is useful for anyone wishing to interact with the religious cultures that surround them.
Inside Scientology : the story of America's most secretive religion, Janet Reitman.
Tracing Scientology's development from the birth of Dianetics through to the present day.
Living legacy : a history of the Anglican diocese of Auckland, Allan K. Davidson
The evolution of faith : how God is creating a better Christianity, Philip Gulley.

Science

A bee in a cathedral : and 99 other scientific analogies, Joel Levy.
The author uses analogies to demonstrate 100 basic scientific truths and principles in new and exciting ways, describing the unbelievably massive, the inconceivably tiny and the unfathomably complex in everyday terms.
An introduction to astrobiology, David A. Rothery
Atlas of astronomical discoveries, Govert Schilling.
Cosmic numbers : the numbers that define our universe, James D. Stein.
Electrified sheep : and other bizarre experiments, Alex Boese.
Welcome to some of the most weird and wonderful experiments ever conducted in the name of science
For the love of physics : from the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics, Walter Lewin
Hung like an Argentine duck : a journey back in time to the origins of sexual intimacy, John Long.
Present at the creation : the story of CERN and the Large Hadron Collider, Amir D. Aczel.
In telling the story of what is perhaps the most anticipated experiment in the history of science, Aczel takes us inside the control rooms at CERN at key moments when an international team of top researchers begins to discover whether this multi-billion euro investment will fulfill its spectacular promise.
The Darwinian tourist : viewing the world through evolutionary eyes, Christopher Wills
Wills shares with us some of the extraordinary sights he has seen, exploring each time the evolutionary processes that underlie the beauty and diversity of the wildlife.
Understanding maths : basic mathematics explained, Graham Lawler.
Why are orangutans orange? : science questions in pictures with fascinating answers : more questions and answers from the popular 'Last word' column, Mick O'Hare.

Self Development

101 days to make a change : daily strategies to move from knowing to being, Roy Leighton
All about love : anatomy of an unruly emotion, Lisa Appignanesi.
A look at how love shapes our culture and our lives.
Creative is a verb : if you're alive, you're creative, Patti Digh.
Have a new husband by Friday : how to change his attitude, behaviour & communication in 5 days, Kevin Leman.
Love for no reason : 7 steps to creating a life of unconditional love, Marci Shimoff
The wish : how to make your dreams come true, Angela Donovan.
Transcendence : healing and transformation through transcendental meditation, Norman E. Rosenthal.

Social Issues

A planet of viruses, Carl Zimmer.
Here Carl Zimmer presents the latest research on how viruses hold sway over our lives and our biosphere, how viruses helped give rise to the first life-forms, how viruses are producing new diseases, how we can harness viruses for our own ends, and how viruses will ocntinue to control our fate for years to come.
Adventures of an accidental sociologist : how to explain the world without becoming a bore, Peter L. Berger.
Peter Berger focuses on the main intellectual issues that motivated his work and the various people and situations he encountered in the course of this work.
Community disaster recovery and resiliency : exploring global opportunities and challenges, DeMond Shondell Miller
Disordered world : setting a new course for the twenty-first century, Amin Maalouf
The author looks at a world divided in a time when common threats should unite us, examining a history of tensions and presaging the dawn of a new age.
Future minds : how the digital age is changing our minds, why this matters, and what we can do about it, Richard Watson.
Gypsies, Patrick Cariou
The author retraces the migration of the Rom people from northern to southern Europe, the Middle East, and ultimately to India, the home of their ancestors. The original journey was an epic, thousand-year odyssey.
Helping teens stop violence, build community and stand for justice, Allan Creighton
Iconic America : a roller-coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture, Tommy Hilfiger
In the seventies : adventures in the counter-culture, Barry Miles.
The story of London and New York during the decade that is often written off as one long hangover after the exuberance of the sixties.
Overconnected : the promise and threat of the internet, William H. Davidow.
Pleasure bound : Victorian sex rebels and the new eroticism, Deborah Lutz.
Describes two groups of iconoclastic bohemians, the Cannibal Club and the Aesthetes, who created a taboo-loving counterculture of sexual deviance and pleasure that ran below the surface of stuffy Victorian London.
Resilience and opportunity : lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita, Amy Liu
Ruling passions : essays on just about everything, Nick Perry
These essays are by one of Australasia's leading media and social science intellectuals.
Sex, genes & rock 'n' roll : how evolution has shaped the modern world, Rob Brooks.
The 9/11 wars, Jason Burke.
The big tilt : what happens when the boomers bust and Xers and Ys inherit the earth, Bernard Salt.
The dictator's handbook : why bad behaviour is almost always good politics, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
The net delusion : how not to liberate the world, Evgeny Morozov.
The unexpected patriot : how an ordinary American mother is bringing terrorists to justice, Shannen Rossmiller
What adults need to know about kids and substance use : dealing with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, Katharine Sadler.

Sport & Recreation

Bicycling, a reintroduction : a visual guide to choosing, repairing, maintaining & operating a bicycle, Karen Ruth.
Country & western dance, Ralph G. Giordano.
Dinghy cruising : the enjoyment of wandering afloat, Margaret Dye.
Faster stronger higher : golden Olympians of New Zealand, Wilf Haskell.
Fishing the remote coast : land-based fishing experiences in New Zealand, Andy Macleod.
Going mental in sport : excelling through mind-management, Gary Hermansson.
This book examines the challenges of performing under pressure. It presents a model of the mind and body working together, leading to a cohesive set of mind-management strategies.
Gold rush : what makes an olympic champion?, Michael Johnson.
Analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion.
Gymnastics : skills, techniques, training, Lloyd Readhead.
Hot shots and high spots : George Napolitano's amazing pictorial history of wrestling's greatest stars.
Latin dance, Elizabeth Drake-Boyt.
Mental challenge : give your mind a workout with this stimulating puzzle challenge.
Pigs not playstations : memories of a well spent youth, Darren Shields.
Darren Shields was taken by his father on a pig hunting adventure to Great Barrier Island at the tender age of 6. To say the trip made an impression on the young Darren would be an understatement. He was hooked.
Red Arrows : the Royal Air Force aerobatic team in action, Jamie Hunter.
Sailing : a beginner's guide, David Seidman
The trouble with golf, Garrick Tremain.
A humorous look at the game of golf through verse, cartoons and observations from one of New Zealand's best-loved cartoonists.

Trains, Boats, Planes

Great Western Railway : a history, Andrew Roden.

War

A train in winter : a story of resistance, friendship and survival, Caroline Moorehead.
They were the courageous women of the French Resistance. This is the story of who these women were, how and why they joined the resistance, how they were captured and treated by the French police and the Gestapo, their journey to Auschwitz and their daily life in the death camps--and about what it was like for the 49 survivors when they returned to France.
Battlefield angels : saving lives under enemy fire from Valley Forge to Afghanistan, Scott McGaugh.
Enzo Ferrari's secret war, David Manton.
The risks were huge as Ferrari's factory workers operated undercover at night, manufacturing and repairing weapons for Italy's Resistance fighters. While Enzo Ferrari was outwardly cooperating with the German Army and the Fascists, he was secretly assisting both Partisan and Communist guerilla units and also carrying out covert assignments.
Keep your head down : one commando's brutally honest account of fighting in Afghanistan, Nathan Mullins.
A brutally honest, poignant but at times hilarious account of fighting in Afghanistan with the 2 Commando Company of the Australian Army Reserve.
Other people's wars : New Zealand in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror, Nicky Hager.
The 'war on terror'in Afghanistan and beyond has been the longest foreign war in New Zealand history, yet most New Zealanders know almost nothing about their country's part in it. For ten years, nearly everything controversial or potentially unpopular was kept secret, and obscured by a steady flow of military public relations stories.
The little man with the spade : the story of the second World War 'dig for victory' campaign, Daniel Smith.
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I, Wayne Stack
Under the devil's eye : the British military experience in Macedonia 1915-18, Alan Wakefield