Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles August 2012 (arrived in July)

Art & Architecture

Affirmation dungeon, Dan Arps.
Affirmation Dungeon surveys Arps's recent work, looking particularly at the way the artist makes spaces - whether dystopic, uncomfortable, decrepit, paranoid or aspirational - that are in their own reality.
An audience of artists: Dada, Neo-Dada, and the emergence of abstract expressionism, Catherine A. Craft.
The term Neo-Dada surfaced in New York in the late 1950s and was used to characterize young artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns whose art appeared at odds with the serious emotional and painterly interests of the then-dominant movement, abstract expressionism.
Athfield Architects, Julia Gatley.
Banksy : the man behind the wall, Will Ellsworth-Jones.
For someone who shuns the limelight by concealing his real name, never showing his face and never giving interviews except by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. In his home town of Bristol, in Los Angeles, in London, in New York, where there is a Banksy exhibition there is always a long queue.
Behind closed doors, Neil Pardington and Lara Strongman
Offers a rare view into the intimate world of private art collecting in and around Wellington. Well known photographer Neil Pardington presents a series of exquisite images capturing works of art as they appear in people's homes. The book includes text by art writer Lara Strongman and a foreword by Adam Art Gallery Director, Christina Barton. Behind Closed Doors will give readers a fascinating insight into the more personal stories that weave works of art into the fabric of peoples' lives.
Ceramics and the human figure, Edith Garcia.
The human figure has been represented in clay throughout history, and continues to evolve today. Artists today are working with the human form in new ways, playing with materials and forms, and making use of new technologies to produce exciting, challenging and unconventional work, from the whole intact figure through to fragmented, hybrid and abstract forms.
Design like you give a damn. [2]. Building change from the ground up, Architecture for Humanity.
Design Like you Give A Damn [2] is the indispensable handbook for anyone committed to building a better a more sustainable future. With the rise in social demand for recycling programs and sustainable living this second title in the Design Like you Give A Damn repertoire, documenting more than 100 new projects from around the world tunes into this fever pitch of change.
Grand designs abroad : building your dream, Kevin McCloud & Kevin Telfer.
Landscapes in colored pencil, Eileen Sorg.
Michelangelo. Volume 1, The achievement of fame, 1475-1534, Michael Hirst.
This remarkable book is the first of two volumes in what will be the definitive modern biography of Michelangelo. An illuminating study of Michelangelo's extraordinary career, it follows the artist from his apprenticeship in Ghirlandaio's workshop to his final move to Rome in 1534, when, at the age of 59, he left behind his native Florence, never to return. During these years he created such outstanding works as the marble Pieta, the giant marble David, commissioned for the cathedral in Florence, the Sistine Ceiling frescoes, and the new sacristy and library for the Medici family at San Lorenzo. He began the monumental tomb for Pope Julius II in Rome, and he became one of the most sought-after artists of the early 16th century. Written by the leading Michelangelo scholar, this prodigiously informative account benefits from recent archival discoveries and restorations, and is enriched by material from the long-awaited editions of the artist's correspondence and artistic contracts. The wealth of new information enables light to be shed on the genesis of Michelangelo's works in sculpture, painting, and architecture, and on his complex psychological relations with his family, friends, and powerful patrons.
Playground design, Michelle Galindo.
Rembrandt : his life and works in 500 images : an illustrated exploration of the artist, his life and context, with a gallery of 300 of his finest works, Rosalind Ormiston.
Roof architecture + design, Manuela Roth.
Russian revolutionary posters : from Civil War to socialist realism, from Bolshevism to the end of Stalin : from the David King collection at Tate Modern, David King.
Shigeru Ban : paper architecture, Shigeru Ban.

Automobiles

Out there North, Chris Morton & Tony Bridge ; text Tony Bridge.
New Zealanders are passionate about their four-wheel drives.
The encyclopaedia of cars : an illustrated guide to classic motorcars with 600 photographs, Peter Henshaw.
The Kiwi ute driver's guide to life, Steve Holmes.
The Rolls-Royce story, Reg Abbiss.

Biographies

Born to be Brad : my life and style, so far, Brad Goreski
Goreski has climbed his way through the ranks of the reality-show fashion world, transforming himself from an assistant stylist into a full-fledged style icon. Discover his near-fashion disasters and red-carpet victories, as he offers the moving story of his road to success, and a glimpse into his world today. Goreski was an assistant to Rachel Zoe on the television program The Rachel Zoe Project.
Bruce Springsteen and the promise of rock 'n' roll, Marc Dolan.
Burying the typewriter : childhood under the eye of the secret police, Carmen Bugan.
One day in 1983, though she pleaded with him to stay, Carmen Bugan's father put on his best suit and drove into Bucharest to stage a one-man protest against Ceausescu. He had been typing pamphlets on an illegal typewriter and burying it in the garden each morning under his daughter's bedroom window. With her father in prison and her family under surveillance in their beloved village home, surrounded by microphones and informed on by the neighbours, Carmen was abruptly forced to leave her childhood behind.
Crying for help, Casey Watson.
Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation, leading Casey to question whether she is really cut out for foster care.
Dani's story : a journey from neglect to love, Diane & Bernie Lierow and Kay West.
Neglected beyond belief, rescued by love. Dani was so severely neglected by her birth mother that she grew up knowing only squalor. She never went to school or the doctor, and rarely glimpsed sunlight. Desperately malnourished, she couldn't talk and had never been toilet-trained. The social worker who took her into care had never heard of a case so horrific.
Days like these, Kristian Anderson with Rachel Anderson.
There are love stories and then there's the story of Kristian and Rachel Anderson. After learning he had cancer, Kristian wanted nothing more than to show his wife Rachel how much he loved her. Thanks to the now famous YouTube video he made for her 35th birthday, he captured the world's attention.
Dear Lupin, Charlie and Roger Mortimer.
Nostalgic, witty and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognise, "Dear Lupin" is the entire correspondence of a Father to his only son, spanning nearly 25 years.
Edmund Spenser : a life, Andrew Hadfield.
Edmund Spenser's innovative poetic works have a central place in the canon of English literature. Yet he is remembered as a morally flawed, self-interested sycophant; complicit in England's ruthless colonisation of Ireland; in Karl Marx's words, 'Elizabeth's arse-kissing poet' a man on the make who aspired to be at court and who was prepared to exploit the Irish to get what he wanted.
Elizabeth : a diamond jubilee portrait, Jennie Bond.
In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II will mark the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, a diamond jubilee that this book, written by former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond, commemorates.
Elizabeth the Queen : the life of a modern monarch, Sally Bedell Smith.
Happens every day : an all-too-true story, Isabel Gillies.
Gillies pens a fast-paced, intriguing memoir in which she is forced to come to terms with the swift destruction of her picture-perfect life after her husband leaves her for another woman.
How's about that then? : the authorised biography of Jimmy Savile, Alison Bellamy.
This is the remarkable life story of a national icon who appeals to people across all generations and from all walks of life. It is written by close friend, Alison Bellamy, with the full support of Sir Jimmy's family and closest friends.
In for the kill : a true story of hunting evil, C. J. Hart.
A childhood which saw her abandoned on the doorstep of a convent and then abused by her adoptive parents left Christine Hart vulnerable and desperate to find somewhere that she belonged. A quest to trace her real father led her along a confused and complex path to the prison cell of the notorious Moors murderer Ian Brady, and thereafter to a life of espionage and subterfuge.
It worked for me : in life and leadership, Colin Powell with Tony Koltz.
Colin Powell, one of America's most admired public figures, reveals the principles that have shaped his life and career in this inspiring and engrossing memoir.
Just send me word : a true story of love and survival in the Gulag, Orlando Figes.
A uniquely powerful and moving experience. It is the story of the relationship between Lev and Sveta, two young Muscovites separated by the Second World War and then the Gulag, where the Soviet state sent Lev for ten years on absurd and arbitrary charges.
Justin Fashanu : the biography, Jim Read.
For over 20 years Justin Fashanu was the only professional footballer anywhere in the world who had come out as gay. This first account of his life shows how he survived the bullying of Brian Clough, public rejection by his brother, John, and abuse from the terraces. But it also tells of clubs eager to sign him, support from managers and team mates, and affection from supporters.
King Edward VIII, Philip Ziegler.
In this authorized biography, Philip Ziegler reveals the complex personality of Edward VIII, the only British monarch to have voluntarily renounced the throne.
Mario Lanza : an American tragedy, Armando Cesari
Lanza's career and personal life are examined with great sensitivity and the authority of more than twenty years of research with the full cooperation of Lanza's family.
Matron on call : more true stories of a 1960s nurse, Joan Woodcock.
Mrs. Kennedy and me, Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin.
For four years, from the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in November 1960 until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964, Clint Hill was the Secret Service agent assigned to guard the glamorous and intensely private Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. During those four years, he went from being a reluctant guardian to a fiercely loyal watchdog and, in many ways, her closest friend.
My cross to bear, Gregg Allman with Alan Light.
No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of brother Duane Allman, and life on the road in one of rock's most legendary bands.
My sister Rosalind Franklin, Jenifer Glynn.
In this family memoir her sister, the writer and historian Jenifer Glynn, paints a full picture of Rosalind's life. Looking at Rosalind's background; her early education, her time as a science student at Cambridge, and her relations with her family, to her life as an adult and her time in Paris and at King's, Glynn shows how much her sister achieved and how she was influenced by the social and intellectual climate of the period she worked in.
Narrow dog to Wigan Pier, Terry Darlington.
Terry and Monica Darlington had, at seventy-five, reached the end of the line. They had done everything they could think of doing, including making their fortune and becoming athletes and running a literary society.
Now all roads lead to France : the last years of Edward Thomas, Matthew Hollis.
Edward Thomas was perhaps the most beguiling and influential of First World War poets. Now All Roads Lead to France is an account of his final five years, centred on his extraordinary friendship with Robert Frost and Thomas's fatal decision to fight in the war.
Prince William : born to be king : an intimate portrait, Penny Junor.
Second chance : the autobiography, Mark Todd with Kate Green.
Sex, drugs & rock'n'roll : the life of Ian Dury, Richard Balls.
The baroness : the search for Nica the rebellious Rothschild, Hannah Rothschild.
The Billy Bob tapes : a cave full of ghosts, Billy Bob Thornton and Kinky Friedman.
The Billy Bob Tapes is full of incredible stories and righteous philosophical rants, told with the help of his close friend, legendary country music star and bestselling author, Kinky Friedman. Put these two iconoclasts together and you get a story that's not just a celebrity memoir, but a unique, hilarious and insightful pop culture manifesto.
The boxer & the goalkeeper : Sartre vs Camus, Andy Martin.
The boy who wouldn't die, David Nyuol Vincent with Carol Nader.
David Nyuol Vincent was a little boy when he fled southern Sudan with his father, as war raged in their country. He left behind his distraught mother and sisters, his village and his childhood. He would never return. For months David and his father walked across southern Sudan, barefoot, desperately searching for safety, food and water. They survived the perilous Sahara Desert crossing into Ethiopia only to be separated.
The Lindsay Lohan story, Ally Croft.
The lost woman, Sydney Smith.
When Sydney Smith was nine, she thought about killing herself because of her mother's cruelty. When she reached puberty, her mother sexually assaulted her a pattern repeated over the years. By the time Sydney was twenty, she believed there were cameras behind every mirror in the house, that her mother could read her mind, that anybody who looked at her could see the bloody fantasies of murder and mutilation which tormented her. How to escape? How to survive?
The other side of suffering : the father of JonBenet Ramsey tells the story of his journey from grief to grace, John Ramsey with Marie Chapian.
The Patagonian hare : a memoir, Claude Lanzmann
The author traces his life in film and journalism, describing his early experiences as an underground soldier in occupied Paris, his affair with Simone de Beauvoir, and the making of his seminal documentary Shoah.
The Samoan who said yes, Filipo Tevaga Sio.
Filipo writes about his early childhood in Samoa, of moving to New Zealand in 1955 aged 19; meeting and falling in love with a Palagi girl, his life, his loves, his ambitions to provide for a growing family; his first house, his DIY ability, mateship, learning to adapt and survive in a Palagi culture.
The years of Lyndon Johnson. [Volume 4], The passage of power, Robert A. Caro.
Big bestseller in the U.S. and as full an account of L.B.J. as you could want.
Tony 'Tank' Gordon : my dad, my legend, Rashelle Gordon.
Touchstones : memories of people and place, James McNeish.
A young man leaves home as a deckhand on a Norwegian freighter, to travel the world. He returns to New Zealand changed almost beyond recognition. Along the way he meets nine people who influence his life and help make him the writer he becomes.
What the grown-ups were doing : an odyssey through 1950s suburbia, Michele Hanson.
Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip in the 1950s a suburban, Metroland idyll of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials. Yet this shopfront of respectability masked a multitude of anxieties and suspected salacious goings-on. Was Shirley's mother really having an affair with the man from the carpet shop? Did chatterbox Dora Colborne harbour unspeakable desires for Michele's sulky dad?
When I fell from the sky : the true story of one woman's miraculous survival, Juliane Koepcke
On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds.
Woolgathering, Patti Smith.
In this small, luminous memoir, the National Book Award-winner Patti Smith revisits the most sacred experiences of her early years, with truths so vivid they border on the surreal. The author entwines her childhood self and its 'clear, unspeakable joy' with memories both real and envisioned from her twenties on New York's MacDougal Street, the street of cafes.

Business & Management

Building your business, your people, your life, Peter Irvine.
The man who helped steer the phenomenal growth of Gloria Jean's Coffees in Australia warns that success is not just about being the best and making the most profit. It's also about taking the people around you, your family, staff, customers and community on the journey with you.
Business etiquette : keep your competitive edge and maintain successful business networks, Patsy Rowe.
Do nothing! : how to stop overmanaging and become a great leader, J. Keith Murnighan.
Outlines a revisionist approach to management that instructs business leaders to think positively and become more effective by adopting a policy of non-interference for high performers, facilitating without micromanaging, and creating a culture of independence and trust.
Foolproof : how to find and test great business opportunities, Jenny Douche
How we lead matters : reflections on a life of leadership, Marilyn Carlson Nelson
From the woman named one of "America's Best Leaders" by U.S. News & Report Powerful insights into the practice of motivation Marilyn Carlson Nelson has achieved global recognition for the Carlson brands of hotels, restaurants, cruise, travel, and marketing services
Life's a pitch : what the world's best sales people can teach us all, Philip Delves Broughton.
Management in 10 words : practical advice from the man who created one of the world's largest retailers, Terry Leahy.
Ownership thinking : how to end entitlement and create a culture of accountability, purpose, and profit, Brad Hams.
Start your business in 7 days, James Caan.
The enemy of engagement : put an end to workplace frustration and get the most from your employees, Mark Royal and Tom Agnew.
The loyalty leap : turning customer information into customer intimacy, Bryan Pearson.
The map of meaning : a guide to sustaining our humanity in the world of work, Marjolein Lips-Wiersma and Lani Morris.
The one thing to win at the game of business, Creel Price.
The strategist : be the leader your business, Cynthia A. Montgomery.
Work smarter live better, Tina Konstant and Morris Taylor.

Computers

Digitized : the science of computers and how it shapes our world, Peter J. Bentley.
There's a hidden science that affects every part of your life. You are fluent in its terminology of email, WiFi, social networking, and encryption. You use its results when you make a telephone call, access the Internet, use any factory-produced product, or travel in any modern car.
Mac OS X Lion, Maria Langer.
Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual QuickStart Guides are a smart choice and guide the learner in a friendly and respectful tone. Visually presented with copious screenshots, the focused discussions by topic and tasks make learning a breeze and quickly take you to exactly what you want to learn. The latest update of this best-selling Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running in no time with Mac OS X Lion.
My Microsoft Windows 7 PC, Katherine Murray.
The iPad for photographers : master the newest tool in your camera bag, Jeff Carlson.
The new iPad fully loaded, Alan Hess.

Crafts & Collecting

100 fresh and fun handmade cards : step-by-step instructions for 50 new designs and 50 amazing alternatives, Kimber McGray.
50 fabric animals : fun sewing projects for you and your home, Renee Mery
A year of flowers : [creatively stamped cards for every occasion, Melanie Muenchinger].
This book enables the beginning or more advanced card maker to create an entire year's worth of floral designs for all occasions in a variety of styles based on one versatile stamp set, organized by month and holiday. A Year of Flowers is a one of a kind set that contains realistic floral elements for building arrangements dreams are made of and a variety of blooms that will take one through every season: tulips in spring, poinsettias for those festive winter months, and more! All projects will use A Year of Flowers as a starting point, but with different techniques and layouts, clean and simple to more complicated ones, whimsical to vintage.
Bead crochet jewelry : an inspired journey through 27 designs, Bert Rachel Freed
Big book of whittle fun : 31 simple projects you can make with a knife, branches & other found wood, Chris Lubkemann.
Whittling is a fun past time for those just starting to carve, and those who have been carving for years. This book is filled with great little projects and games that are enjoyable to make and enjoyable to use.
Essential William Morris, Iain Zaczek
Essentially feminine knits : 25 must-have chic designs, Lene Holme Samsoe.
Everything Oz, Christine Leech & Hannah Read-Baldrey
Follow the Yellow Brick Road and get swept along by the cyclone force of Everything Oz, where dreams are brought to life. The classic tale of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum provides the inspiration for this spell-binding and creative collection of 50 makes and bakes, ranging from a Dress-up Dorothy Doll and Toto's Dog Jacket to the Tin Woodman's Heart Garland, Cowardly Lion Hand Puppet and Squashed Wicked Witch Cupcakes.
Extreme double-knitting : new adventures in reversible colorwork, Alasdair Post-Quinn.
Post-Quinn puts a conversational, accessible spin on a complex technique. His expert guidance, combined with a variety of attractive, well-written patterns, will introduce knitters to this fascinating technique.
Hand in hand : crafting with kids, Jenny Doh.
Mommy bloggers are a hugely popular source of advice for parents on everything from discipline to which stores have the best deals. And one of the top trending topics is crafting with your kids. In this title, 20 superstar mommy bloggers share exclusive, photo-rich insights into their creative lives, along with a favourite how-to craft for parent and child to make together. The 20 projects feature a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials, colours and styles for a range of ages.
Knitted dolls, Arne Nerjordet
Knitted toy travels : 15 wild knitting projects from across the globe, Laura Long.
Labour of love : knitting patterns for treasured girls, Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard.
Linen and thread : creating homewares embellished with embroidery and ribbon, Monique Lyonnet
Little bears to knit & crochet, Val Pierce
Lucie Rie : modernist potter, Emmanuel Cooper.
Metal magic : how to etch, pierce, enamel, and set striking jewelry, Kim St. Jean.
Step inside Kim St. Jean's workshop as she teaches advanced beginner to intermediate jewelry makers how to create 30 mixed-metal and mixed-media projects that celebrate the process as well as the finished product. Readers will learn to build color with enameling, add detail with etching, create unique settings for unusual components, and more.
Natural wooden toys : 75 easy-to-make and kid-safe designs to inspire imaginations & creative play, Erin Freuchtel-Dearing.
Sew magical for baby, Laura Lee Burch.
Te mahi kete : Maori flaxwork for beginners, Mick Pendergrast.
The complete and unauthorized guide to vintage Barbie dolls : with Barbie & Skipper fashions and the whole family of Barbie dolls, Hillary Shilkitus James.
The homemade home : 50 thrifty and chic handmade projects, Sania Pell.
Tilda's spring ideas, Tone Finnanger.
With fabric & thread : more than 20 inspired quilting & sewing patterns, Joanna Figueroa.

Crime

All the commissioner's men, Chris Birt.
The killing of Jeanette and Harvey Crewe at Pukekawa, South Auckland, is indelibly burnt into the memory in anyone resident in New Zealand at that time. Most Kiwis know that an innocent man was arrested and spent almost 10 years in prison for two murders he did not commit. The story of Arthur Thomas has been well told. The subsequent condemnation by a Royal Commission of Inquiry of two former detectives is also well documented. What has never been disclosed however is the extent of the malpractice which occurred in that double homicide inquiry. Not even the Thomas Royal Commission got to examine that, for reasons 'All the Commissioner's Men' explains in great depth. This new book reveals, for the first time ever, that more than two detectives were involved in this corrupt investigation, and that key players in that nasty game suppressed crucial witness statements, any one of which would have proved categorically that Arthur Thomas was not the murderer.
Bringing down the Krays : finally the truth about Ronnie and Reggie by the man who took them down, Bobby Teale with Alfie and David Teale.

Crime & Espionage

Justice for Colette, Jacqui Kirkby with Veronica Clark.
On 30th October 1983, 16-year-old Colette Aram left the family home to walk to her boyfriend's house. She never arrived. Her mother, Jacqui Kirkby, knew instinctively that something was very wrong and the following morning Colette's lifeless body was found dumped by a hedgerow.
Popular crime : reflections on the celebration of violence, Bill James.
Tangled webs : how false statements are undermining America : from Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff, James B. Stewart.

Economics

Basic economics : a common sense guide to the economy, Thomas Sowell.
Bonds : an introduction to the core concepts, Mark Mobius.
Each book in the series cuts through the jargon and mystique of the financial markets to give the reader a clear picture of how and why these markets function as they do.
Doing more with less : the new way to wealth, Bruce Piasecki.
Get a financial grip : a simple plan for financial freedom, Pete Wargent.
Guide to investing : what the rich invest in, that the poor and middle class do not!, Robert T. Kiyosaki
How China became capitalist, Ronald Coase and Ning Wang.
Investment theory and risk management, Steven P. Peterson.
Local dollars, local sense : how to shift your money from Wall Street to Main Street and achieve real prosperity, Michael H. Shuman ; foreword by Peter Buffett.
Make it in America : the case for re-inventing the economy, Andrew Liveris.
The case for revolutionizing the U.S. economy, from a leading CEO. America used to define itself by the things they built. They designed and produced the world's most important innovations, and in doing so, created a vibrant manufacturing sector that established the middle class. Now, as they struggle to recover from the worst recession in generations, their only chance to turn things around is to revive the American manufacturing sector and to revolutionise it.
Martin Hawes' investment guide : 7 timeless rules for investment success, Martin Hawes.
This book will spell out the main principles of investment which are for all time and all times. It doesn't matter what country you live in, or what tax rules you follow, the fundamental principles of investment remain the same. People who are investing (nearly everyone, whether they realise it or not) ignore any of these principles at their peril. Yet, depending on economic times and individual circumstances, they are frequently ignored.
The A-Z of careers and jobs, Susan Hodgson.
The new depression : the breakdown of the paper money economy, Richard Duncan.
Introduces a new theoretical construct, The Quantity Theory of Credit, discusses how paper money creation is the only thing keeping the global economy from collapse, and provides practical advice for the coming instability.
The perfect balance : how to get ahead financially and still have a life, Hannah McQueen.
Who repo'd my jet? : the manic millionaires and why they'll lead us to the next boom and bust, Robert Frank.
Winner take all : China's race for resources and what it means for the world, Dambisa F. Moyo.

Education

Born to rise : a story of children and teachers reaching their highest potential, Deborah Kenny.
After her husband's death, the author, devoting herself to radically reinventing public education, recounts the journey that led her to risk her life savings to open schools in Harlem while proving that even children living in poverty could learn at a high level.
In the early world, Elwyn S. Richardson.
The book has two stories - the story of Elwyn an innovative teacher breaking away from a teacher dominated approach and learning to trust the creative power of children. Elwyn discarded the official syllabus and turned to the children's lives and immediate environment for the basis of his curriculum. Using the children's natural curiosity and interest, Richardson taught them how to observe closely the world around them and to record their new discoveries and their own responses to these. From here, he developed a school programme that was anchored in the children's surroundings and real lives. The second story is told through the voices and imagery of the children's own work.
Paulo Freire's philosophy of education : origins, developments, impacts and legacies, Jones Irwin.
This is a critique of Freire's thinking, the influence of his work and ways in which his theories may be developed into the future.
Why think? : philosophical play from 3-11, Sara Stanley.
Malamalama i le NCEA : o se taiala puupuu ma le aoga mo famau i aoga maualuluga ma o latou matua, Irena Madjar ma Elizabeth McKinley.

Environment

Ecological restoration and environmental change : renewing damaged ecosystems, Stuart K. Allison.
EcoMind : changing the way we think, to create the world we want, Frances Moore Lappe.
Argues that the biggest challenge to survival is faulty thinking about the environmental crises that are affecting the planet and offers "thought leap" that will transform one's eco-mind.
Global environmental issues, Frances Harris.
Green building with concrete : sustainable design and construction, Gajanan M. Sabnis.
Green washed : why we can't buy our way to a green planet, Kendra Pierre-Louis.
Under the surface : fracking, fortunes and the fate of the Marcellus Shale, Tom Wilber.
Running from southern West Virginia through eastern Ohio, across central and northeast Pennsylvania, and into New York through the Southern Tier and the Catskills, the Marcellus Shale formation underlies a sparsely populated region that features striking landscapes, critical watersheds, and a struggling economic base. It also contains one of the world's largest supplies of natural gas.
Water : science and solutions for Australia, editor, Ian P. Prosser.

Farming

1080 usage in New Zealand, Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome ; John McBrewster [editor]

Fashion

Elizabeth : reigning in style, Jane Eastoe.
The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II, as befits any monarch, is one of exquisite and sumptuous occasion frocks, dignified hats and coats for state visits and national walkabouts and practical clothes for off-duty pursuits. At every appearance, her public watch her closely and her outfits always come in for scrutiny and comment.
Fashion : a visual history from regency & romance to retro & revolution, NJ Stevenson.
A chronological look at fashion trends from the Regency period to the current day discusses the evolution of the designer, key styles that defined each fashion movement, and the connection between fashion and society.
Overdressed : the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline.
Raising eyebrows : your personal guide to fabulous brows, Cameron Tuttle.
Victorian fashion accessories, Ariel Beaujot.
Women from the ankle down : the story of shoes and how they define us, Rachelle Bergstein.
Featuring interviews with designers, historians, and cultural experts, this history of shoes, which reflects the story of women, examines the design innovations and social changes of footwear through the twentieth century.

Film, Television & Theatre

!mprovisation : the guide : theatre and performance games, warm-up and scene work for coaches and players, Lyn Pierse.
This bible for all teachers, actors, and improvisors, is a practical, hands-on feast of ideas, exercises and scene-work. Improvisation processes ignite spontaneity, develop lateral thinking, encourage team work and release the potential artist. The results are tangible.
A year and six seconds : a love story, Isabel Gillies.
The author looks at her life after her husband left her for another woman as she copes with raising two toddlers, tries to understand what caused the disintegration of her marriage, finds self-acceptance, and falls in love.
An actor's guide to getting work, Simon Dunmore.
Chicks dig Time Lords : a celebration of Doctor Who by the women who love it, Lynne M. Thomas, Tara O'Shea.
A host of award-winning female novelists, academics and actresses come together to celebrate the phenomenon that is Doctor Who, discuss their rather inventive involvement with the show's fandom, and examine why they adore this series so much.
Deadwood, Jason Jacobs.
Jason Jacobs' study of Deadwood (HBO, 2004-6) combines an in-depth production and reception history with astute analysis of the series' key themes and aesthetic strategies to argue that the show not only marked a radical revision of the Western genre but an outstanding work of television art.
Mr. Broadway : the inside story of the Shuberts, the shows, and the stars, Gerald Schoenfeld.
Applause Books Mr. Broadway was completed just one month before Gerald Schoenfeld's death in 2008 at the age of 84. Bringing the reader backstage, the long-term chairman of the Shubert Organization shares his triumphs and failures, sings praise, and settles scores.
Prometheus : the art of the film, Mark Salisbury ; foreword by Ridley Scott.
Rule of thumb : Ebert at the movies, Todd Rendleman.

Food & Wine

A Southern woman's kitchen : crockpot cooking and more for the family table, Joan Bishop
In The Southern Woman's Cookbook Joan Bishop has collected the recipes that she uses most often when cooking for her family and friends. As she says, 'sharing food with friends and family is the way we celebrate not only the big occasions but the everyday.
Boutique baking : delectable cooks, cookies and teatime treats, Peggy Porshen
Cake pops : delightful cakes for every occasion, Francis Van Arkel.
What is a cake pop? It's a delicious little cake on a stick! There are 35 recipes all beautifully illustrated of home-baked cake pops in every shape, size and colour which are so much fun and easy to make.
Cook like an Italian, Tobie Puttock
Tobie Puttock gathers together 100 of his favourite Italian-inspired recipes, and shows us how to achieve authentic Italian flavours wherever we live.
Every grain of rice : simple Chinese home cooking, Fuchsia Dunlop
Extreme brewing : an introduction to brewing craft beer at home, Sam Calagione
Food, Mary McCartney.
Food is full of uncomplicated, tasty meals to tempt both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Inspired by growing up as a vegetarian and working on her mother's recipes, and using stories and photographs (past and present) to tell her life through food, Mary has created recipes for friends and family that are imaginative and creative.
Food in jars : preserving in small batches year-round, Marisa McClellan.
French food safari : a delicious journey into culinary heaven, Maeve O' Meara
Getting the best from your bread machine : step-by-step techniques and 50 classic recipes, Jennie Shapter.
Gok cooks Chinese, Gok Wan
Hashi : a Japanese cookery course, Reiko Hashimoto.
Homemade preserves and jams : over 90 recipes for luscious jams, tangy marmalades, crunchy chutneys, and more, Mary Tregellas.
Honestly healthy : eat with your body in mind, the alkaline way, Natasha Corrett
Honestly Healthy is a refreshing cookbook and lifestyle guide promoting balanced and healthy living. Using the revolutionary new alkaline diet, it's packed with recipes, tips and tricks to help you transform your daily routine from hectic and hurried to harmonious and holistic.
Love and hunger, Charlotte Wood.
Love and Hunger is a distillation of everything Charlotte Wood has learned over more than twenty years about cooking and the pleasures of simple food well made.
My abuela's table, Daniella Germain.
This is no ordinary cookbook, it is a lavishly illustrated, whimsical journey to the heart of 'real' Mexican food. You won't find the obligatory Tex-Mex nachos or hard tacos here: this book celebrates clean, spicy, authentic Mexican flavours.
One pot : low-fuss food for busy people, Pamela Clark
Pie : 80+ pies and pastry delights, Dean Brettschneider ; photography by Aaron McLean.
Preserves, Dick & James Strawbridge.
Real men drink port and ladies too! : a contemporary guide, Ben Howkins
Rosa's farm : country cooking, Rosa Mitchell.
Sweet designs : bake it, craft it, style it, Amy Atlas.
The 10 secrets of 100% health cookbook : simple and delicious recipes for optimum health, Patrick Holford and Fiona McDonald Joyce.
The curious cookbook : viper soup, badger ham, stewed sparrows & 100 more historic recipes, Peter Ross with a foreword by Heston Blumenthal.
The essential camping cookbook, or, How to cook an egg in an orange and other Scout recipes, Nick Allen ; foreword by Bear Grylls.
The fresh & green table : delicious ideas for bringing vegetables into every meal, Susie Middleton
The New Zealand gluten-free cookbook, Jim Boswell ; photography by Sean Shadbolt.
The sweet life in Paris : delicious adventures in the world's most glorious and perplexing city, David Lebovitz.

Gardens and Gardening

A guide to bearded irises : cultivating the rainbow for beginners and enthusiasts, Kelly D. Norris.
A year in the life of Beth Chatto's gardens, Rachel Warne
Garlic : the mighty bulb: cooking, growing and healing with garlic, Natasha Edwards
Hedge Britannia : a curious history of a British obsession, Hugh Barker.
Love your garden, Alan Titchmarsh.
Sweet peas for summer : how to create a garden in a year, Laetitia Maklouf

Graphic novels

5 centimeters per second, Makoto Shinkai
Love can move at the speed of terminal velocity, but as award-winning director Makoto Shinkai reveals in his latest manga comic, it can only be shared and embraced by those who refuse to see it stop. 5 Centimeters Per Second is a faithful adaptation of one of Shinkai's most recognised works, a powerful and timeless manga romance.
Animal Man. Volume 1, The hunt, Jeff Lemire
When his daughter begins manifesting her own powers, Buddy Baker, also the superhero known as Animal Man, wonders if he'll be able to keep his family together.
Bakuman. 10, Visualization and imagination, Tsugumi Ohba .
Moritaka and Akito will need to come up with an amazing new manga idea if they ever hope to get back into Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and they only have six months to do it! But with Hattori, their former editor, helping behind the scenes, the duo might have everything in place to create the perfect story.
Bakuman. 11, Title and character design, Tsugumi Ohba
With Hattori, their former editor, helping out again, Moritaka and Akito do everything they can to make their new series the best it can be. Moritaka works on the character designs while Akito tries to come up with the perfect names for the characters and the series itself. But when it debuts in Weekly Jump magazine, can it take the top spot?!
Bakuman. 12, Artist and manga artist, Tsugumi Ohba
With their new series Perfect Crime Party doing well in Weekly Shonen Jump, Moritaka and Akito sets their sights on beating their rivals in the magazine. But just as their dreams seem within reach, some surprising news will deal them an unexpected setback.
Baltimore. Volume two, The curse bells, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
Black bird. 14, Kanoko Sakurakouji
Channel Zero : the complete collection, Brian Wood with Becky Cloonan ; introduction by Warren Ellis.
DMZ. [12], The five nations of New York, Brian Wood, writer ; Riccardo Burchielli
Fables. [17], Inherit the wind, Bill Willingham, writer ; Mark Buckingham
The fearsome Mister Dark is dead, killed in a kamikaze attack by the only entity colder than himself: the North Wind, King of the Frozen Wastes, Ruler of the Cardinal Winds and Bigby Wolf's deadbeat dad.
The wallflower = Yamatonadeshiko shichihenge. 28, Tomoko Hayakawa ; translated and adapted by Andria Cheng

Health & Medicine

Band-aid for a broken leg : being a doctor with no borders (and other ways to stay single), Damien Brown.
Damien Brown is a twenty-nine-year-old Australian doctor, inexperienced but motivated by a strong desire to help, when he arrives in Angola - an impoverished, war-torn country in south west Africa - for a six-month posting with Medecins Sans Frontieres. It's his first stint with the organisation, and he thinks he's ready.
Breasts : a natural and unnatural history, Florence Williams.
A science journalist draws from the fields of anthropology, biology and medicine to describe the life cycle of the human female breast, from puberty to pregnancy to menopause and discusses the organ's modern susceptibility to toxins and disease.
Experiment eleven : deceit and betrayal in the discovery of the cure for tuberculosis, Peter Pringle.
In 1943, Albert Schatz, a young Rutgers College Ph.D. student, worked on a wartime project in microbiology professor Selman Waksman's lab, searching for an antibiotic to fight infections on the front lines and at home. On his eleventh experiment on a common bacterium found in farmyard soil, Schatz discovered streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, at that time the world's leading killer disease
Hatha yoga asanas : pocket guide for personal practice, Daniel DiTuro, Ingrid Yang.
Increase your sex drive naturally, Sandra Cabot.
This is a book for all women who want to improve their sex life. No matter what age you are, it is possible to have a sex life, and it can be a really wonderful one!
Multiple sclerosis : [a safe and easy approach to better health and well-being through yoga], Laurie Sanford.
Natural solutions to PCOS : how to eliminate your syptoms and boost your fertility, Marilyn Glenville.
Reclaiming your life after diagnosis : the Cancer Support Community handbook, Kim Thiboldeaux and Mitch Golant
Offers cancer survivors strategies and advice to help them address their physical, emotional, social, and practical needs while undergoing treatment, with first-person accounts in which other cancer survivors share their tips for survival.
Spontaneous happiness, Andrew Weil.
The headspace diet, Andy Puddicombe.
The healing remedies sourcebook : over 1000 natural remedies to prevent and cure common ailments, C. Norman Shealy.
The hoarder in you : how to live a happier, healthier, uncluttered life, Dr. Robin Zasio.
The spark of life : electricity in the human body, Frances Ashcroft
Understanding cerebral palsy : a guide for parents and professionals, Marion Stanton
Understanding stammering or stuttering : guide for parents, teachers and other professionals, Elaine Kelman and Alison Whyte

History, Geography & Travel

100 wonders of India : the finest treasures of civilization and nature, Nirad Grover
A cartoon war : the cartoons of the New Zealand Freelance and New Zealand Observer as historical sources, August 1914-November 1918, Sarah Murray.
A lost legionary in South Africa : the recollections of an officer of the Natal Native Contingent during the Zulu War, 1879, G. Hamilton-Browne (Maori Browne).
An essential first hand account of the Anglo-Zulu War. The author of this book, sometimes known as 'Maori Browne,' had a long career as a colonial soldier. He writes in the first person and was present as the British invaded Zululand. As an officer of the N. N. C., Browne was present at Isandlwhana camp both before and after the battle and took an active role in the campaign making his a genuine 'first hand' voice of the period.
A savage country : the untold story of New Zealand in the 1820s, Paul Moon.
An outback life, Mary Groves.
All I could think of as my heart thumped in my chest and the rumble of 900 stampeding buffalo rocked my vehicle was, Strewth! Am I in trouble now! In An Outback Life, Mary Groves describes the heart-breaking isolation, the hard work and the rises and falls in her family fortunes as they battle to survive in the Top End. An earthy tale of love, hope, loss and survival in the outback, Mary tells her story at a lively pace, with one entertaining yarn after another.
Antonia and her daughters, Marlena de Blasi.
The renovations to 34 via del Duomo now complete, Marlena de Blasi, the bestselling international author and woman with the 'fairytale life', longs to find time and space to finish a book. Lured by a friend's offer of a simple stone cottage in a remote province of western Tuscany and distant from the distractions of everyday life in Orvieto, she sets off for a period of solitude. Enter Antonia. Imperious, tempestuous, Antonia is the still - stunning elderly matriarch of a complicated family of four generations of beautiful blue-eyed, high-bottomed, high-strung hellions, each with a story of her own. Mistrustful of tourists and outsiders, Antonia baits and clashes with Marlena, sets out to destroy her fragile peace and send her packing. Yet the two are drawn to one another. Walking together in the pre-dawn Tuscan light over the high meadows to forage for wild herbs, cooking and feasting with the family, an affinity grows between them, a sympathy which belies the differences in their ages, cultures, characters and histories and inspires Antonia to reveal her terrible secrets. Evocative, powerful, haunting, the narrative gives compelling insight into Tuscany's recent past and an uncensored look into one extraordinary woman's story.
Barack Obama : the making of the man, Maraniss, David.
In Barack Obama, David Maraniss has written a sweeping narrative which reveals the real story of Obama's beginnings: child of a black man from Luoland and a white woman born in Texas.
Beijing tai tai : life, laughter and motherhood in China's capital, Tania McCartney.
Beijing Tai Tai is a collection of witty observations on Beijing expat life, from a mother, wife and woman intent on capturing her love-hate affair with China. Intensely personal, at times a little controversial, it's a rollercoaster ride of honesty and openness as a mother and wife (tai tai) juggles suburban family life in urban Beijing. It's a book about bad hair and silk markets as much as it is about China's quest to stay true to its ancient origins, while the world sucks this complicated country headlong into the future. 'Beijing Tai Tai' is a book for anyone keen to learn more about this diverse and culturally rich country. It's for anyone, from anywhere, who knows what it's like to fall in love, explore new worlds and live with challenges. Both funny and deeply sad, its content epitomises the dichotomy that typifies China.
Ben le Vay's eccentric London : a practical guide to a curious city., Ben Le Vay
Meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet, the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, the guy with the world's biggest collection of pillar boxes.
Beyond the blue horizon : how the earliest mariners unlocked the secrets of the oceans, Brian Fagan.
Looks at the early development of navigation, examining how ancient humans discovered the secrets of wind, tides, and stars that allowed them to make long voyages that profoundly changed human civilization.
Camp fire yarns of the lost legion : reminiscences of the Maori and Zulu wars by a colonial officer, G. Hamilton-Browne (Maori Browne).
China : world heritage sites, Cao Nanyan.
Convicts : New Zealand's hidden criminal past, Matthew Wright.
New Zealand's Pakeha origin as a bolt-hole for convicts escaping Australia, a place where former convicts joined whaling and sealing gangs, and where sea captains thumbed their noses at the law, has been quietly forgotten. It has become a hidden part of our past, buried under the convenient fiction that the Treaty of Waitangi is the sole pivot of New Zealand's colonial story. In Convicts: New Zealand's Hidden Criminal Past, noted historian Matthew Wright challenges that notion. Our early nineteenth-century Pakeha past is, at least in part, a story of convicts who had found their way past the edge of the law, an age of heroic tales of survival, scurrilous deeds, cannibalism and piracy.
Corcreeny to Canterbury : 150 years of the Upritchard family in New Zealand, 22-May-1862 to 22-May-2012, Alan Upritchard.
Discover your family history online : a step-by-step guide to starting your genealogy search, Nancy Hendrickson.
Egypt, Zora O'Neill
Pyramids, ancient temples, camels: everything you've seen on the postcards is true. But the full picture of Egypt includes beautiful beaches, the megacity of Cairo and the Egyptians themselves.
Egypt : the world of the Pharaohs, Regine Schulz and Matthias Seidel
Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania, Brandon Presser
Lands of crumbling castles, soaring dunes, pagan rituals, towering pine forests, quaking lakelands and churning northern seas a trip to the Baltic proves that fairy tales do come true.
Exploring Midsomer : the towns and villages at the murderous heart of England, Chris Behan.
The real towns and villages of 'Midsomer' are situated in the Chilterns, the Thames Valley and the Vale of Aylesbury, all areas of outstanding natural beauty, and this illustrated book reveals the many stunning key locations for this popular show.
Following fish : travels around the Indian Coast, Samanth Subramanian.
In a coastline as long and diverse as India's, fish inhabit the heart of many worlds - food of course, but also culture, commerce, sport, history and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories.
From splendor to revolution : the Romanov women, 1847-1928, Julia P. Gelardi.
This sweeping saga recreates the extraordinary opulence and violence of Tsarist Russia. As the shadow of revolution fell over the land, an apocalypse destroyed a way of life for these imperial women of the Romanov dynasty.
Frommer's New Zealand day by day, Adrienne Rewi.
Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan, John Noble, Michael Kohn, Danielle Systermans]
With breathtaking natural beauty, wonderfully hospitable people, quaintly charming architecture and cosmopolitan capitals, the three small South Caucasus nations are just waiting to be explored.
Gilded lives, fatal voyage : the Titanic's first-class passengers and their world, Hugh Brewster.
Goa & Mumbai, Amelia Thomas
Colorful and colliding, spiritual and soothing, crammed with deserted beaches, yogic bliss and heady nightlife. Goa is many things to many people, but everyone agrees there s nowhere on earth quite like it.
Grand hotels of Egypt in the golden age of travel, Andrew Humphreys.
Growing old outrageously : a memoir of travel, food and friendship, Hilary Linstead and Elisabeth Davies.
Two old school friends reconnect unexpectedly after thirty-five years and discover that they both love travelling and the more exotic and far-flung the location, the better! Not having a clue whether they will get along, and realising each other's well-developed eccentricities could make things even more fraught, the pair embarks on a trial journey to Morocco to see if they can survive the stresses of travelling into the unknown
India rising : travels from a changing nation, Oliver Balch.
Israel & the Palestinian Territories, Daniel Robinson
Jerusalem, Israel, Petra & Sinai.
The DK Eyewitness Jerusalem, Israel, Petra & Sinai Travel Guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Jerusalem, Israel, Petra & Sinai have to offer.
Kenya, Anthony Ham, Stuart Butler, Dean Starnes].
Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where the human race was born.
Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang, Simon Richmond, Celeste Brash
Beautiful heritage and stunning modern architecture, delicious streetside meals, masses of markets and malls, and an engaging mix of cultures wait to be discovered.
Liberation Square : inside the Egyptian revolution and the rebirth of a nation, Ashraf Khalil.
Libya : the history of Gaddafi's pariah state, John Oakes.
Lisbon : war in the shadows of the City of Light, 1939-1945, Neill Lochery.
In this riveting narrative, renowned historian Neill Lochery offers a revelatory portrait of World War II's back stage as he tells the story of how Portugal, a relatively poor European country trying frantically to remain neutral amidst extraordinary pressures, survived the war not only physically intact but significantly wealthier.
Little America : the war within the war for Afghanistan, Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
In this book, the author focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of Obama's surge. This is the story of the long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obama's watch, and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the President and a military that, once on the ground, increasingly went its own way.
Madagascar, [this edition written and researched by Emilie Filou, Paul Stiles].
Lemurs, baobabs, rainforest, beaches, desert, trekking and diving: Madagascar is a dream destination for nature and outdoor lovers and half the fun is getting to all these incredible attractions.
Ngati Tutemohuta : a Maori history of north east Taupo, Mataara Wall, Bruce Stirling, Lennie Johns.
No tuawhakarere : Te Rohe Potae : through the lens, Compiled by Shane Te Ruki and Piki Knap.
Our man in Rome : Henry VIII and his Italian ambassador, Catherine Fletcher.
It's 1527. Gregorio The Cavalier Casali is Henry VIII's man in Rome. An Italian freelance diplomat, he charmed his way into the English service before he was twenty. But now he faces an almighty challenge. Henry wants a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and Casali must persuade Pope Clement VII of his master's case.
Poenamo revisited : a facsimile of the 898 edition of Poenamo, John Logan Campbell
Prague winter : a personal story of remembrance and war, 1937-1948, Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward.
From former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright comes a moving and thoughtful memoir of her formative years in Czechoslovakia during the tumult of Nazi occupation, World War II, fascism, and the onset of the Cold War. Publisher's description.
Rolling through the Isles : a journey back down through the roads that led to Jupiter, Ted Simon.
Shackleton's dream : Fuchs, Hillary and the crossing of Antarctica, Stephen Haddelsey.
Southeast Asia on a shoestring, China Williams
Spirit of China : a photographic journey of the people, culture and history, Gill Davies.
Stories of Kokatahi and Kowhitirangi, Helen M. Staniland.
Protecting the scenic jewel of the Hokitika Gorge, 25 kilometres southeast of the greenstone centre of Hokitika, are the lush, green pasturelands of the Kokatahi and Kowhitirangi dairy-farming districts. Behind their prosperous aspect lie many stories of vision, hard work, co-operation and endurance that go a long way towards explaining the roots of the down-to-earth, independent, warm-hearted character that Westlanders are famous for. The book concentrates on the period from 1935 onwards.
Streets of Timaru, Jack Hamilton & Keith Bartholomew.
Explores the origins and stories that lie behind the street names of Timaru.
The Alastair Campbell diaries. Volume 4, The burden of power : countdown to Iraq, Alastair Campbell and Bill Hagerty.
The fabled coast : legends & traditions from the seas & shores of Britain and Ireland, Sophia Kingshill & Jennifer Westwood.
The history and conquests of ancient Rome, Nigel Rodgers.
The last slave market, Alastair Hazell.
The making of New Zealanders, Ron Palenski.
The natural explorer, Tristan Gooley
The new Middle East : after the Arab Spring, a different world unfolds.
The old ways : a journey on foot, Robert Macfarlane.
In "The Old Ways" Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads and sea paths that form part of a vast network of routes criss-crossing the British landscape and its waters, and connecting them to the continents beyond.
The tin ticket : the heroic journey of Australia's convict women, Deborah J. Swiss.
Thunder dog : the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero, Michael Hingson with Susy Flory.
Titans of history, Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Sebag Montefiore, one of our pre-eminent historians, presents the lives of the giants who have made our world. The cast varies from conquerors, poets, kings, empresses and whores to psychopaths, composers and explorers. Informative, entertaining, inspiring and sometimes horrifying, this is a history of the world that contains the stories and characters that everyone should know and no one should forget.
Under the neon sky : a Las Vegas doorman's story, Jay Rankin.
Walking London : the best of the city, Sara Calian.
Walking New York : the best of the city, Katherine Cancila.
Walking Paris : the best of the city, Pas Paschali, Brian Robinson.
Walking Rome : the best of the city, Katie Parla.
Where the home is : the Christchurch earthquakes 2010-2012, Jane Zusters.
Jane Zusters has taken some of her collection of photographs of the Christchurch earthquakes and montaged them into the living rooms of her friends showing the juxtaposition of normal life and tragedy.

House & Garden

Creative display : inspiring ideas to make every surface beautiful, Geraldine James.
Treasured personal possessions are what turns a house into a home, but finding ways to display them can be a challenge. Whether you have a single treasured objet d'art or a collection of nature finds gathered on a country walk, a family of framed photographs or a set of leatherbound books, a trio of glass candlesticks or an evergrowing pile of bone china plates, here you will find new and exciting ways to present them.
Do-it-yourself : a complete practical guide to home improvement : home decorating, repairs and maintenance, Consultant editor, John McGowan
Down to earth : a guide to simple living, Rhonda Hetzel.
Rhonda Hetzel gently encourages readers to find the pleasure and meaning in a simpler life, sharing all the practical information she has gathered on her own journey. Whether you want to learn how to grow tomatoes, bake bread, make your own soap and preserve fruit, or just be inspired to slow down and live more sustainably, Down to Earth will be your guide.
James May's man lab : the book of usefulness, James May and Will Maclean
Making a house your home : the essential guide to modern day homemaking, Clare Nolan.
Using her 15 years of experience as an interiors writer and stylist, Clare Nolan walks you through your home and helps you achieve the beautiful, balanced, individual space you've always dreamed of but never quite attained. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, Making a House Your Home includes chapters on Chaos to Calm, Making the Most of What You've Got, and Be a More Considered Shopper. With expert tips on how to avoid needless stress and expense, it includes simple projects to work on, and gives step-by-step guides to all you need to know, from buying key, last-a-lifetime items, to the finishing touches; the flowers, fripperies, photos and fragrance that make a house a home.
Parisian chic : a style guide, Ines de la Fressange
Period property manual, Ian Alistair Rock.
Quiet living : unique country interiors, Piet Swimberghe
Step-by-step home design & decorating, Clare Steel.
The arts and crafts country house : from the archives of Country Life, Clive Aslet.

Law

GST : a practical guide, Alastair McKenzie.

Literature

All roads lead to Austen : a yearlong journey with Jane, Amy Elizabeth Smith.
How successfully does the world of Jane Austen translate into Spanish? One intrepid author finds out in this literary exploration/travel memoir. On sabbatical, Austen devotee Smith embarked on a project to discuss Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma with reading groups in Latin America.
Diaries. Volume three, Liberation : 1970-1983, Christopher Isherwood ; edited and introduced by Katherine Bucknell ; preface by Edmund White.
In this final volume of his diaries, capstone of a million-word masterwork, he greets advancing age with poignant humour and an unquenchable appetite for the new; aches, illnesses, and diminishing powers are clues to a predicament still unfathomed. The mainstays of his mature contentment, his Hindu guru, Swami Prabhavananda and his long term companion, Don Bachardy, draw from him an unexpected high tide of joy and love. Around his private religious and domestic routines orbit gifted friends both anonymous and infamous. Bachardy's burgeoning career pulled Isherwood into the 1970s art scene in Los Angeles, New York and London, where we meet Rauschenberg, Ruscha, and Warhol (serving foetid meat for lunch) as well as Hockney (adored) and Kitaj. Collaborating with Bachardy on scripts for their prize-winning Frankenstein and their Broadway fiasco, "A Meeting by the River", extended ties in Hollywood and the theatre world. John Huston, Merchant and Ivory, John Travolta, John Voight, Elton John, David Bowie, Joan Didion, Armistead Maupin each take a turn through Isherwood's densely populated human comedy, sketched with both ruthlessness and benevolence against the background of the Vietnam War, the Energy Crisis, the Nixon, Carter and Reagan White Houses. In his first book of this period, Kathleen and Frank, Isherwood unearthed the family demons that haunted his fugitive youth. When contemporaries began to die, he responded in "Christopher and His Kind" and "My Guru and His Disciple" with startling fresh truths about shared experiences. These are the most concrete and the most mysterious of his diaries, candidly revealing the fear of death that crowded in past Isherwood's fame, and showing how his life-long immersion in the day-to-day lifted him, paradoxically, towards transcendence.
Favourite New Zealand jokes about Australians, Katrina Power.
Graft, Helen Heath.
The poems in Graft attempt to bring things together - ideas and cultures, people, sometimes to heal. Sometimes there are unlikely pairs: science and magical thinking, fact and fiction, myth and history. Sometimes there are more predictable pairings with less predictable outcomes - mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters. They dig away at things, trying to find a truth or an answer or a lost person. What we find is often not what we are looking for.
Jubilee lines : 60 poets for 60 years, Carol Ann Duffy.
To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together a dazzling array of contemporary poets (sixty in fact) to write about each of the sixty years of Her Majesty's reign.
The Bengal Engine's mango afterglow, Geoff Cochrane.
The great Japanese poet Basho is just one of the shades that haunt the vividly precise yet deeply mysterious poems in Geoff Cochrane's new collection.
The grand tour, Agatha Christie
Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition.
Tonight no poetry will serve : poems, 2007-2010, Adrienne Rich.
Collects new poems by the author, that celebrate social presence under enforced isolation, aggressive authority, and ancient and present wars.

Manufacturing

A flitch of the past : as told by a sawmiller's daughter, Janette Langridge (nee Houston) ; illustrations and maps by Chris Webster.
This book tells the story of a family who, in 1937, siezed the business opportunities provided by the vast forests of South Westland and set out on a journey that was to keep them there for the next 44 years.

Music & Musicians

ABBA : let the music speak : an armchair guide to the musical soundscape of the Swedish supergroup, Christopher Patrick ; editor, Matthew Tesch.
Chris Patrick has created this guide to ABBA's soundscape: the vocal and keyboard genius and precision audio engineering which continue to defy successful emulation to this day.
Beefheart : through the eyes of Magic, John "Drumbo" French.
The author unveils his account of working with Beefheart. He draws on new reminiscences and interviews with all the key players from inside and around the Magic Band and the cross-pollinated Mothers of Invention.
Dear Sibelius : letter from a junky, Marshall Walker.
When a schoolboy in Glasgow, Marshall Walker became addicted to the music of Sibelius. In 1996 he made a pilgrimage to Finland, visiting places of special significance to the composer, his birthplace in Hameenlinna, the villa 'Ainola' where he lived for over 50 years, the forests and lakes near Koli in the Karelia. Back home in New Zealand Walker began to write Sibelius a thank-you letter for a lifetime's companionship.
Fear of music, Jonathan Lethem.
Fear of Music, the third album by Talking Heads, was recorded and released in 1979. It is, like each of their first four albums, a masterpiece. Edgy, paranoid, funky, addictive, rhythmic, repetitive, spooky, and fun with Brian Eno's production, it's a record that bursts out of the downtown scene that birthed the band.
Learn to play the ukulele : a simple and fun guide for complete beginners, Bill Plant & Trisha Scott.
Leonard Cohen : the music and the mystique, Maurice Ratcliff.
A track by track analysis of every song recorded on officially released albums by Cohen, from his 1968 Songs Of Leonard Cohen to his most recent studio and live sets from the 21st Century.
Music as alchemy, Tom Service.
How are conductors' silent gestures magicked into sound by a group of more than a hundred brilliant but belligerent musicians? The mute choreography of great conductors has fascinated and frustrated musicians and music-lovers for centuries, from Toscanini to Karajan, from Carlos Kleiber to Gustavo Dudamel.
No regrets : writings on Scott Walker, Rob Young.
Squeeze this! : a cultural history of the accordion in America, Marion Jacobson.
Telling stories, Tim Burgess.
Tim Burgess grew up in rural Cheshire but from his mid-teens he spent as much time as he could at the legendary Hacienda in Manchester. He was invited to be the vocalist in newly formed The Charlatans, who went from supporting The Stone Roses to having three UK number one albums and seventeen Top Thirty singles.
The Rolling Stones : fifty years, Christopher Sandford.

Natural Science

A natural history of Australian bats : working the night shift, Greg Richards and Les Hall ; photographer, Steve Parish.
This is the first book on Australian bats that focuses on their natural history. It describes the bioregions, describe what bats do in them and the ecosystem services that they provide. The book features a description of the 80-90 species in Australia, a section on bat myths and stories and rock art from indigenous Australians.
Collins fungi guide, Stefan Buczacki
Cuckoos of the world, Johannes Erritze
This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and coucals the family Cuculidae. Famed as brood-parasites of other birds, the cuckoos include a diverse range of species, from the roadrunners of North America to the spectacular malkohas of southern Asia. This book discusses the biology and identification of these birds on a species-by-species basis, bringing together the very latest research with accurate range maps, more than 600 stunning colour photographs that illuminate age and racial plumage differences, and 36 superb plates by a team of internationally renowned artists.
Earth before the dinosaurs, Sebastien Steyer ; illustrated by Alain Beneteau ; translated by Chris Spence ; foreword by Carl Zimmer.
Freeze frame : a wildlife cameraman's adventures on ice, Doug Allan
This book is so much more than a collection of superb images. Doug started life as a research diver in 1976 at Signy Island, Antarctica. Now with 35 years of experience in the Antarctic and Arctic, the stories that accompany every picture in this book tell of Doug's astonishing adventures and encounters, his insights and emotions, his deep understanding of the biology of the animals and the psychology of film-makers.
Gifts of the crow : how perception, emotion, and thought allow smart birds to behave like humans, John Marzluff and Tony Angell ; illustrated by Tony Angell.
Life everlasting : the animal way of death, Bernd Heinrich.
When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist/author to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world deal with the flip side of the life cycle?
Nature's compass : the mystery of animal navigation, James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould.
We know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But it is only in recent years that scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished.
Nest : the art of birds/ Janine Burke., Janine Burke
As an amateur naturalist and nature lover, Janine Burke, art historian and author, has spent many years observing birds. Nest: The Art of Birds is the story of her passion, a personal, wide-ranging and intimate book part natural history, part folklore, part exploration of art and aesthetics, part memoir that will appeal to all those who love nature, literature and art.
RSPB British birdfinder, Marianne Taylor.
The great animal orchestra : finding the origins of music in the world's wild places, Bernie Krause.
Bernie Krause is the world's leading expert in natural sound. He has spent the last 40 years recording ecological soundscapes and has archived the sounds of over 15,000 species half of the wild soundscapes he has on tape don't exist anymore because of human actions. Krause divides natural sound into three categories.
The last great ape : a journey through Africa and a fight for the heart of the continent, Ofir Drori and David McDannald.
Looks at Ofir Drori's organization, The Last Great Ape, which has been instrumental in stopping poaching, trafficking, and cruelty to animals in Cameroon.
The marsh lions : the story of an African pride, Brian Jackman

Parenting

Save our sleep feeding : a parent's guide to healthy eating from nursing to family meals, Tizzie Hall.
Teenagers explained : a manual for parents by teenagers, Megan Lovegrove and Louise Bedwell.
The blossom method : the revolutionary way to communicate with your baby from birth, Vivien Sabel.

Pets & Animals

A modern dog's life, Paul McGreevy.
Written with clarity and humour, A Modern Dog's Life offers a new approach to owning and training a dog. It draws on the latest research on dog behaviour and the author's expertise as a vet and animal behaviourist to explain why dogs behave the way they do. The book explores the challenges faced by modern dogs (and their owners) while exploring what motivates dogs, how to train them effectively, and how to meet their needs for fun and exercise. It will appeal to every dog owner, vet, trainer or breeder genuinely interested in dogs.
K9 cops : police dogs of the world, Nigel Allsopp.
In this fascinating book, Nigel Allsopp lifts the lid on the world of police dogs, examining the vital roles they play both in Australia and around the world.
The urban beekeeper : how to keep bees in the city, Steve Benbow.

Photography

Old new world, Photographs by Mary Macpherson ; introduction and artist interview by Gregory O'Brien.
Saul Leiter : retrospektive, Ingo Taubhorn, Brigitte Woischnik.

Poetry

At the white coast, Janet Charman.
If 'Mother won't come to us', New Zealanders must go to 'Mother' ...In alien yet strangely familiar territory, a place her ancestors 'got off', what must an expat in England do to survive? Score herself a bedsit, work in a pub, hunt up an office job - and keep an eye out ...Set on the cusp of the 1970s-1980s, Janet Charman's compelling new book centres on the disorienting experiences of a young woman newly arrived in London - squalid flats, temp work, ancestral visits and trips to the Continent. Charman has a laser-sharp eye for unsettling social cues, her outsider's vision of the city peristently challenged by encounters with an array of its remarkable inhabitants - distant relatives who stayed 'at home', welfare 'clients' and their social workers, fellow antipodean travellers - contacts inescapably marked by the claims and memories of that 'other' white coast: Aotearoa. In gritty lyric and biting word play, Charman's account of the OE experience reveals a passage hedged with earnest expectation and ripe with the black comedy of disillusion. This multi - voiced narrative sets out with telling details, a record of the secular pilgrimage of a single traveller from all the generations of Kiwis to alight 'at the white coast'.
Harp in the wind, Willow Macky.
Writing poems to her lost love in the United States was Willow's way of assuaging her grief, and these poems were kept hidden for decades. Now, after her death, Willow's love story in verse is told here for the first time.

Politics & Government

The Australian moment : how we were made for these times, George Megalogenis.
The interrogator : an education, Glenn L. Carle.
Presents the author's account of an interrogation of a suspected al-Quaeda leader, including the CIA's response to his findings and his views on how the War on Terrorism has affected the decisions made by the White House and CIA.

Religion & Ethics

A nun always : the story of Teresa Grigolini, an Italian missionary sister in the Sudan, 1876-98, Therese Pickard.
This extraordinary but true story of Sister Teresa Grigolini, missionary in the Sudan from 1878, is both an uplifting heroic one and a dark and terrible one. Captured by the Islamist Mahdists in 1882, this Nun and others of her community became slaves, constantly abused and threatened with death, over what became interminable years. Some of them died in these appalling conditions, but no threat could persuade them to give up their faith as was demanded constantly of them. The personal and tragic life events of Teresa Grigolini occur at the time of the rise of the Mahdists against the long and oppressive rule of the Sudan by Egypt, supported by English colonial interests, the 1885 fall of Khartoum, and eventually the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, the decisive event in the retaking of Khartoum and the Sudan by Horatio Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian army. In 1898 the remaining few of the missionary captives were freed after sixteen years in captivity, but life for Sister Teresa had changed forever. Her story has been pieced together from her own and other letters. These documents enchant, edify, shock and sadden, but ultimately leave the reader with spirits raised for the love, strength and commitment of a remarkable woman.
Am I my keeper's brother? : human origins from a Christian and scientific perspective, Philip Pattemore.
Bulletproof faith : a spiritual survival guide for gay and lesbian Christians, Candace Chellew-Hodge.
Courage : overcoming fear and igniting self-confidence, Debbie Ford.
Grace walk, Steve McVey.
The nearly 200,000-selling "Grace Walk" has helped thousands of believers leave behind the "manic-depressive" Christian walk: either running around trying to perform to be acceptable to God - or thinking they've failed Him again and wondering if they'll ever measure up.
How God became king : getting to the heart of the gospels, Tom Wright.
Kneeling with giants : learning to pray with history's best teachers, Gary Neal Hansen.
Mary, Queen of Angels, Doreen Virtue.
Simply Jesus : who he was, what he did, why he matters, Tom Wright.
Modern critical biblical scholarship often points out how the church's teachings about Jesus have become encrusted with tradition so that it is hard to see what the New Testament really says about him. So how should the church present the story and identity of Jesus of Nazareth?
The (honest) truth about dishonesty : how we lie to everyone especially ourselves, Dan Ariely.
The Church's other half : women's ministry, Trevor Beeson.
The good Muslim : reflections on classical Islamic law and theology, Mona Siddiqui.
In this unusual, thought-provoking and beautifully written book, Mona Siddiqui reflects upon key themes in Islamic law or theology. She has selected these topics, which range through discussions about friendship, divorce, drunkenness, love, slavery, and ritual slaughter, in part because they are of particular interest to her, and in part because they reveal fascinating insights into Islamic ethics.
The religion of Falun Gong, Benjamin Penny.
The sign : the shroud of Turin and the secret of the resurrection, Thomas de Wesselow.
Who chose the Gospels? : probing the great Gospel conspiracy, C.E. Hill.

Science

Gravity : how the weakest force in the universe shaped our lives, Brian Clegg.
Identically different : why you can change your genes, Tim Spector.
This book is about how minor life events and the choices we make, as well as those made by our ancestors, fuse with our inherited genes to mould us into individuals. What makes you so different to your siblings? Why do you vote a certain way, remain faithful for twenty years, believe in God, love salads, be heterosexual, get cancer or depression, dislike sport or never put on weight?
Ignorance : how it drives science, Stuart Firestein.
It's not rocket science, Ben Miller.
An engaging, accessible and fascinating look at science's 'best bits' by popular comedian and particle physicist Ben Miller.
Radioactivity : a history of a mysterious science, Marjorie C. Malley.
This is the story of a new science. Beginning with an obscure discovery in 1896, radioactivity led researchers on a quest for understanding that ultimately confronted the intersection of knowledge and mystery. Mysterious from the start, radioactivity attracted researchers who struggled to understand it.
Science tales : lies, hoaxes and scams, Darryl Cunningham.
The ballet of the planets : on the mathematical elegance of planetary motion, Donald C. Benson.
The Ballet of the Planets unravels the beautiful mystery of planetary motion, revealing how our understanding of astronomy evolved from Archimedes and Ptolemy to Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. Mathematician Donald Benson shows that ancient theories of planetary motion were based on the assumptions that the Earth was the center of the universe and the planets moved in a uniform circular motion.
The fate of the species : why the human race may cause its own extinction and how we can stop it, Fred Guterl.
Describes the greatest threats to the human species, including super diseases, ecological calamities, and technology.
The hockey stick and the climate wars : dispatches from the front lines, Michael E. Mann.
The new astronomy guide : stargazing in the digital age, Patrick Moore and Pete Lawrence
The owl that fell from the sky : stories of a museum curator, Brian Gill.
Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell - often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences.
Transit of Venus : 1631 to the present, Nick Lomb.
Why cats land on their feet : and 76 other physical paradoxes and puzzles, Mark Levi.

Self Development

Be your potential : ask, believe, receive, Joseph Clough.
Imagine a life free of limitations, what would you achieve? Joseph Clough has been helping people transform their lives since he was 18 years old. His own journey from a shy, anxious youth to an influential life coach has given him a unique perspective on how we can move beyond our past selves.
Beyond words : grieving when your child has died, Andrew Thompson and Tricia Irving Hendry.
How will you measure your life?, Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth & Karen Dillon.
How do you lead a fulfilling life? That profound question animates this book of inspiration and insight from world-class business strategist and bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton Christensen.
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain.
Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed. That fact is whether we're an introvert or an extrovert. The introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality. And at least a third of us are on the introverted side.
Rainy brain, sunny brain : the new science of optimism and pessimism, Elaine Fox.
Rising from the rubble : inspiring stories of people who have survived disaster and achieved great things, Karen Scott.
Risk intelligence : how to live with uncertainty, Dylan Evans.
The age of insight : the quest to understand the unconscious in art, mind, and brain : from Vienna 1900 to the present, Eric R. Kandel.
A brilliant book by a Nobel Prize winner, "The Age of Insight" takes readers to Vienna in 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that changed forever how we think about the human mind--our conscious and unconscious thoughts and emotions--and how mind and brain relate to art.
The shrink and the sage : a guide to living, Julian Baggini, Antonia Macaro.
Based on their Financial Times Weekend column, philosopher Julian Baggini and his psychotherapist partner Antonia Macaro offer intriguing answers to life's questions.
The top five regrets of the dying : a life transformed by the dearly departing, Bronnie Ware.
Part memoir, part inspirational guide, in The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Bronnie shares her own life story, and interweaves it with the lessons she learned from her experiences with the patients she tended as a palliative care nurse.
The winner effect : how power affects your brain, Ian Robertson.
Wait : the useful art of procrastination, Frank Partnoy.
You are not your brain : the 4-step solution for changing bad habits, ending unhealthy thinking, and taking control of your life, Jeffrey M. Schwartz and Rebecca Gladding.

Social Issues

A new kind of bleak : journeys through urban Britain, Owen Hatherley.
What happens when ruination overtakes regeneration? Following on from A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain, Owen Hatherley investigates the fate of British cities in the desolate new world of savage public-sector cuts, when government funds are withdrawn and the Welfare State abdicates. He explores the urban consequences of what Conservatives privately call the "progressive nonsense" of the Big Society and "the localism agenda," the putative replacement of the state with charity and voluntarism; and he casts an eye over the last great Blairite schemes limping to completion, from London's Shard to the site of the 2012 Olympics. Criss-crossing Britain from Aberdeen to Plymouth, from Croydon to Belfast, A New Kind of Bleak finds a landscape left to rot and discovers strange and potentially radical things growing in the wasteland.
Becoming sister wives : the story of an unconventional marriage, Kody Brown ... [et al.].
In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family: they eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping their relationship loving and strong. The difference is, there are five adults in the openly polygamous Brown marriage - Kody and his four wives who among them have seventeen children. Since TLC first launched its popular reality program Sister Wives, the Browns have become one of the most famous families in the country. Now Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn reveal in their own words exactly how their special relationship works the love and faith that drew them together, the plusses and pitfalls of having sister wives, and the practical and emotional complications of a lifestyle viewed by many with distrust, prejudice, even fear. With the candor and frankness that have drawn millions to their show, they talk about what makes their fascinating family work.
Being childfree in New Zealand : how couples who choose to not have children are perceived, Theresa Riley.
This book is the product of a qualitative study undertaken for a Masters degree in Social Science. It based on the experiences of ten New Zealand couples who, by choice, do not have children
Children, citizenship, and environment : nurturing a democratic imagination in a changing world, Bronwyn Hayward.
Chiva : a village takes on the global heroin trade, Chellis Glendinning.
Chiva is street slang for heroin and heroin is a hot topic. This book uses creative non-fiction to merge the global epic of heroin trafficking with the human-scale story of its presence in the small desert town that boasts the most per-capita overdose deaths in the US. Compelling, disturbing yet hopeful, the book is both personal and political, revealing the relationship between colonisation and drug abuse, and the importance of reclaiming sustainable culture as a key to recovery.
Decolonizing methodologies : research and indigenous peoples, Linda Tuhiwai Smith.
To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which scientific research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory for many of the world's colonized peoples.
Displaced : the human cost of development and resettlement, Olivia Bennett and Christopher McDowell.
Although displacement is commonly associated with refugees fleeing conflict, millions of people are resettled every year in the name of development and progress. Many of these individuals endure social and cultural disruption as well as economic upheaval, and a significant number never regain their former quality of life.
How much is enough? : money and the good life, Robert Skidelsky & Edward Skidelsky.
A provocative and timely call for a moral approach to economics, drawing on philosophers, political theorists, writers, and economists from Aristotle to Marx to Keynes. What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealth?
Huia histories of Maori : nga Tahuhu korero, Danny Keenan.
This comprehensive history of Aotearoa New Zealand written entirely from Maori viewpoints using Maori customary structures takes a fresh look at what Maori history is and how it is different from that formerly portrayed. As a post-colonial history, it provides a range of fresh views on events in the past.
Meltdown! : the nuclear disaster in Japan and our energy future, Fred Bortz.
Recounts the Tohoku earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Ninety days : a memoir of recovery, Bill Clegg.
The goal is ninety: just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything.
Rescue : pursuit of the ultimate dream, Sue van Schreven
Account of Sue van Schreven's personal journey as she sets out to rescue some of the world's abandoned and forgotten children in Romania, Russia, Nepal and India. Sue tells how she established the valuable charitable work of Orphans Aid International.
The end of leadership, Barbara Kellerman.
Over the past thirty years, leadership has become a mantra in our culture - a path to power and money, a road to personal and professional success, and a mechanism for creating change that has spawned its own lucrative worldwide industry. Yet why does government remain riddled with inept, corrupt, or badly behaved leaders? Why is business filled with leaders who are venal, self-centered, and seek more power and influence than they can exercise wisely and well?
The fifties mystique, Jessica Mann.
The Fifties Mystique is both a personal memoir and a polemic. In explaining the lives of pre-feminists to the post-feminists of today, Jessica Mann discusses the period's very different attitudes to sex, childbirth, motherhood and work, describes how she and other young women lived in that distant world with its forgotten restrictions and warns against taking hard-won rights for granted.
The interventionist, Joani Gammill.
Gammill appeared to be living an idyllic live until she went on national television and exposed her years-long addiction to prescription painkillers. Through the life-changing intervention staged by Dr. Phil, Gammill not only committed to getting help for her addiction, but went on to become a professional interventionist, helping hundreds of others in distress.
The post-American world : release 2.0, Fareed Zakaria.
This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else. So begins Fareed Zakaria 's blockbuster on the United States in the twenty-first century, and the trends he identifies have proceeded faster than anyone anticipated.
The price of inequality, Joseph E. Stiglitz.
Examines how the wealthy classes have contributed to growing inequality in society and explains how the quest to increase wealth has hindered the country's economic growth as well as its efforts to solve its most pressing economic problems.
The sex lives of Australians : a history, Frank Bongiorno.
Cross-dressing convicts, effeminate bushrangers and women-shortage woes here is the first ever history of sex in Australia, from Botany Bay to the present day. In this highly readable social history, Frank Bongiorno uses vivid examples to chart the changing sex lives of Australians.
Things get better, Katie Piper.
To look and listen to the extraordinary Katie Piper, it is difficult to comprehend the severe physical and psychological trauma she suffered from a brutal rape and acid attack which left her with deep physical and emotional scars.
Trip of the tongue : cross-country travels in search of America's languages, Elizabeth Little.
Documents the author's travels throughout the country, where she witnesses firsthand the nation's many cultures and languages and what they say about who we are individually, socially and politically.
Victory : the triumphant gay revolution, Linda Hirshman.
Drawing on rich archival material and in-depth interviews, a Supreme Court lawyer and political pundit chronicles the gay rights movement, revealing how the fight for gay rights has changed the American landscape for all citizens, blurring rigid gender lines and redefining the definition of family.

Sport & Recreation

Becoming a true champion : achieving athletic excellence from the inside out, Kirk Mango with Daveda Lamont.
Today, aspiring athletes have to work harder and be more dedicated than athletes of previous generations who did not have to contend with the messages of a popular culture that promotes winning at all costs and implicitly condones shortcuts to winning. Many of today's athletic superstars glorify and demonstrate cheating and illicit, destructive conduct. Whether off the field antics or on the field cheating through the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs typify an athlete's lack of personal values, the bad behaviour displayed by many in a broad range of sports is hard to escape. The result is that too many such negative role models and influences are out there, diverting today's developing competitors down a seductive path to failure rather than upward to excellence and lasting, honest achievement. Becoming a True Champion: Achieving Athletic Excellence from the Inside Out fills a critical need by speaking in a frank and direct voice directly to today's aspiring athletes about these crucial, controversial issues and the personal choices they face. At the same time the book presents them with the antidote to these negative influences-the fundamental values, attitudes and concepts, both mental and practical, that support and lead to athletic excellence.
Bowling : how to play, coach and win, Mark Davis and Sam Collins.
Call of the mild : learning to hunt my own dinner, Lily Raff McCaulou.
When Lily Raff McCaulou traded in an indie film production career in New York for a journalism job in central Oregon, she never imagined that she'd find herself picking up a gun and learning to hunt.
Distance cycling, John Hughes, Dan Kehlenbach.
Hardmen : Rugby League's roughest, toughest and most courageous players, Malcolm Andrews.
Jacked : the outlaw story of grand theft auto, David Kushner.
The book explains how British prep school brothers Sam and Dan Houser took their dream of fame, fortune, and the glamor of American pop culture and transformed it into a worldwide videogame blockbuster.
Jeremy Lin : the reason for the linsanity, Timothy Dalrymple.
Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin is the New York Knicks' and NBA's newest star. He's also the league's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent.
La Roja : a journey through Spanish football, Jimmy Burns.
This is a book about Spanish football by the journalist and football writer, Jimmy Burns, to coincide with the 2012 European championship.
Magical illusions, conjuring tricks, amazing puzzles & stunning stunts, Nicholas Einhorn ; photography by Paul Bricknell.
A fun and fully accessible step-by-step guide to more than 200 brilliant illusions, tricks, puzzles and stunts.
Make me I'm yours-- party.
Helps you to create what you need for a party on a budget with over 20 ideas. This title offers simple projects ranging from bunting and gift bags to cupcakes and cards. It includes a range of craft projects that can be personalised and adapted for various party occasions. Create everything you need for a fabulous party on a budget with over 20 ideas. Quick and simple projects range from bunting and gift bags to cupcakes and cards. There's something for every theme and occasion, with inspiration for personalising each design to suit your celebration. This title includes a broad range of craft projects that can be personalised and adapted for any party occasion.
Replay : capturing 20 years of New Zealand sporting glory.
The feeling when you finally win is like every cell in your body is rejoicing over and over again ... that all the pain, sacrifice and disappointment was worth it. Produced in partnership with award-winning photographic agency Photosport on its 20th anniversary, this unique book revisits the highs and lows, the agony and ecstasy, the magic and the melodrama of the past 20 years in New Zealand sport. From New Zealand's winning streak in the 1992 Cricket World Cup to the All Blacks' long-awaited Rugby World Cup triumph in 2011, Replay brings those memorable moments back to life. Photosport's stunning images are enhanced with commentary from some of New Zealand's best-loved sporting heroes, as they relive those moments in their own words.
Rugby skills, tactics & rules, Tony Williams & Frank Bunce.
The 100 greatest Olympians and Paralympians, Nick Callow ; foreword by Sebastian Coe.
The hidden mathematics of sport, Rob Eastaway & John Haigh.
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising link between boxing and figure skating, the unusual location of England's earliest 'football' game (in a parish church), and the formula for always winning a game of tennis.
The ox is slow but the earth is patient, Mick Malthouse & David Buttifant.
At the end of 2000, David Buttifant joined Coach Mick Malthouse as head of conditioning at the Collingwood Football Club. A decade later the pair have shared many events together, some of which have been life-changing.
The rules of golf in plain English, Jeffrey S. Kuhn & Bryan A. Garner.
To the last breath : a memoir of going to extremes, Francis Slakey.
A Georgetown University physics professor describes the rigidly scheduled and isolated existence he led before embarking on a life-risking effort to climb the world's highest mountains and surf every ocean.
When to bid, when to pass, Ron Klinger.

Trains, Boats, Planes

Atlantic fever : Lindbergh, his competitors, and the race to cross the Atlantic, Joe Jackson.
A fast-paced, dynamic account of the race to cross the Atlantic, and the larger-than-life personalities of the aviators who captured the world's attention
British diesel locomotives, David Hucknall.
The rapid dieselisation of Britain's railways meant that many designs of locomotives were introduced from various manufacturers. Some were highly successful and generated a very enthusiastic following that continues today. British Diesel Locomotives is a superb collection of black-and-white photographs, supported by David's usual meticulously researched and well-written captions, that portrays important locomotive classes.
Classic classes, Vanessa Bird.
This is the complete reference to the classic yachts and dinghies still sailing today.
GPS for mariners, Bob Sweet.
The great liners story, William H. Miller.
The great railway revolution, Christian Wolmar.
The Kingston Flyer line : a history, Tony Hurst.
The narrowboats story, Nick Corble.
This informative guide retraces the story of how narrowboats have evolved, how their very existence was once challenged and how they have risen phoenix-like into the holiday craft of today.
The saltwater highway : the story of ports & shipping in New Zealand, Gordon McLauchlan.

War

Alamein to the Alps : war in the Piedmont with Mission Cherokee and the lost ANZACs 1943-45, Ken Fenton.
Dead men risen : the Welsh Guards and the real story of Britain's war in Afghanistan, Toby Harnden.
Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2012. This is the tale of the Welsh Guards in Helmand in 2009. Underequipped and overstretched, guardsmen from the coal mining valleys and slate quarry villages of Wales found themselves in Helmand in some of the most intense fighting by British troops for more than a generation.
Great military leaders and their campaigns, Jeremy Black.
I flew for the Fuhrer : the memoirs of a luftwaffe fighter pilot, Heinz Knoke
Kursk : the greatest battle : Eastern Front 1943, Lloyd Clark.
A monumental, enthralling work charting the greatest land battle of all time which changed the course of World War Two, by a highly regarded military expert.
Monty and Rommel : parallel lives, Peter Caddick-Adams.
Two men came to personify generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery for the British and Erwin Rommel for the Germans. In the span of a few years, they fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theaters of war.
Ngarimu : te tohu toa, na Andrew Burdan nga pikitia.
Tells the story of Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, the first Māori soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross, describing the battle on the 26 & 27th of March 1943 in which he fought heroically, but was killed.
No empty chairs : the short and heroic lives of the young aviators who fought and died in the First World War, Ian Mackersey.
Orderly and humane : the expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War, R.M. Douglas.
Savage continent : Europe in the aftermath of World War II, Keith Lowe.
Small arms 1914-45, Michael E. Haskew.
Soldier dogs : true stories of canine heroes, Maria Goodavage.
The Second World War, Antony Beevor.
The spy beside the sea : the extraordinary wartime story of Dorothy O'Grady, Adrian Searle.
Dorothy O'Grady is uniquely placed in the annals of espionage. She was the first Briton condemned to death under the Treachery Act of 1940 after she was frequently spotted on the outskirts of Sandown (a prohibited area on the Isle of Wight), insisting time and again that her dog had strayed.
Trinity : a graphic history of the first atomic bomb, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm.
With the lost legion in New Zealand : the war against the Maoris 1866-71, G. Hamilton-Browne (Maori Browne).
World at war : [the story of World War II], Nigel Cawthorne.