Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles March 2012 (arrived February 2012)

Art & Architecture

Frozen dreams : contemporary art in Russia, editor, Hossein Amirsadeghi
I hate : the art of Todd Bratrud, Winston Tseng and Todd Bratrud.
Infinity net : the autobiography of Yayoi Kusama, translated by Ralph McCarthy.
Koretsky : the Soviet photo poster : 1930-1984, Erika Wolf.
Make space : how to set the stage for creative collaboration, Scott Doorley
Maori art market 2011.,
Maori Art Market 2011 brought together over 200 Maori visual artists, musicians and culinary experts. Maori Art Market showcases the best contemporary Maori art under the same roof for three days.
Philip Trusttum, Robin Woodward.
Romantic Irish homes, Robert O'Byrne
The art of Footrot Flats, Murray Ball.
The eye of the connoisseur : authenticating paintings by Rembrandt and his contemporaries, Anna Tummers.
Tirohanga o Mua = Looking back : Robert Jahnke, [exhibition curator, Nicola Jennings

Automobiles

Modern earthmoving machines, Keith Haddock.
Thinking small : the long, strange trip of the Volkswagen Beetle, Andrea Hiott.

Biographies

Charles Dickens : a life, Claire Tomalin.
Charles Dickens and the great theatre of the world, Simon Callow.
An entertaining biography of Charles Dickens by one of our finest actors.
David Bowie : starman, Paul Trynka.
The author illuminates Bowie's seemingly contradictory life and his many reinventions as an artist, offering over 300 new interviews with everyone from classmates to managers to lovers. He reveals Bowie's broad influence on the entertainment world, from movie star to modern day icon, trend setter to musical innovator.
May I have your attention, please? : the autobiography, James Corden.
As far back as he can remember James Corden has only ever wanted to be in one place: in front of you, doing something to make you cry, shout, scream or giggle uncontrollably. He knew where he wanted to be and he'd keep on trying until he got there. This is the story of how it all happened.
More room in a broken heart : the true adventures of Carly Simon, Stephen Davis ; photographs by Peter Simon.
The first full-length biography of Carly Simon, from an acclaimed music journalist who has known her for decades
My friend Michael : an ordinary friendship with an extraordinary man, Frank Cascio with Hilary Liftin.
Over the 25 years that Frank Cascio knew Michael Jackson, he saw Michael as many things: friend, big brother, boss, and client.
Nica's dream : the life and legend of the jazz baroness, David Kastin.
Describes the life of the Rothschild heiress and jazz enthusiast who moved to Manhattan and began hosting late-night jam sessions, socializing with Beat poets and made headlines when Charlie Parker died in her hotel suite.
Nixon's darkest secrets : the inside story of America's most troubled president, Don Fulsom.
Queen Anne : the politics of passion : a biography, Anne Somerset.
Rare : a life amoung antiquarian books, Stuart Kells ; foreword by Geoffrey Blainey.
The Garner files, James Garner
The revered actor and quintessential self-made man recalls "trying to decipher" William Wyler with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, breaking Doris Day's ribs, having a "heart-to-heart and eyeball-to-eyeball" with Steve McQueen, being "a card-carrying liberal--and proud of it," and much more.
The girl from Baghdad, Michelle Nouri.
Michelle Nouri was born in Prague but grew up in vibrant pre-war Baghdad. Her privileged Iraqi childhood was like a fable; full of fun and games with her sisters and cousins in the crowded house of Bibi, matriarch of the powerful Nouri family.
Under the baobab tree : a memoir of two great loves, Jane Chidgey.
From Melbourne career woman to 'Lady of the Lodge' in Africa ... A heartwarming memoir about having the courage to follow love and change your life, no matter what your age.
Who's that girl? : the autobiography of Elisabeth Sladen, Elisabeth Sladen with Jeff Hudson.
When Elisabeth Sladen first appeared as plucky journalist Sarah Jane Smith in 1973 Doctor Who story The Time Warrior, little did she know the character would become one of the most enduring and fondly remembered of the series' long history.
Worth fighting for : love, loss and moving forward, Lisa Niemi Swayze.
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the gorgeous waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. It didn't take long for them to fall in love.

Business & Management

2600 phrases for setting effective performance goals : ready-to-use phrases that really get results, Paul Falcone.
Brilliant workshops : how to deliver effective workshops to any audience, Cyrus Cooper.
Communication : organisation and innovation, Sandra Barnett and Susan O'Rourke.
Entrepreneurial opportunity : the right place at the right time, Greg Clydesdale.
Human resource management in the workplace, [edited by] Jane Bryson & Rose Ryan.
Marketing : real people, real choices, Solomon ... [et al.].
Shake the world : it's not about finding a job, it's about creating a life, James Marshall Reilly.
Simple works : the common-sense guide to success at work, Fergus O'Connell.
Small business for dummies, Eric Tyson and Jim Schell.
Taking people with you : the only way to make big things happen, David Novak.
The daily you : how the new advertising industry is defining your identity and your worth, Joseph Turow.
The prosperous heart : creating a life of "enough", Julia Cameron.
Cameron presents a twelve-week program to guide you to true prosperity: possessing a prosperous heart and the ability that afford you to see clearly-- and appreciate-- the aspects of your life that are truly valuable.
What's stopping you : why smart people don't always reach their potential, and how you can.,
Zoom! : the faster way to make your business idea happen, Ian Sanders and David Sloly.

Civil Rights

You can't read this book : censorship in an age of freedom, Nick Cohen.

Computers

How is the Internet changing the way you think? : the net's impact on our minds and future, John Brockman.
How to design websites, Alan Pipes.
HTML5 and CSS3, Elizabeth Castro, Bruce Hyslop.
Learning iPad programming : a hands-on guide to building iPad apps with iOS 5, Kirby Turner, Tom Harrington.
Learning UML 2.0, Russ Miles and Kim Hamilton.
Macbook in easy steps, Nick Vandome.
Nine algorithms that changed the future : the ingenious ideas that drive today's computers, John MacCormick with a foreword by Chris Bishop.
Sams teach yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 in 24 hours, Betsy Bruce and John Ray.
Worm : the first digital world war, Mark Bowden.

Crafts & Collecting

A life in stitches, Rachael Herron.
From creating her very first sweater, an electric blue disaster that led to an unlikely bonding between father and daughter to the yellow afghan that caused a breakup (and, ultimately, a breakthrough) and discovering that her love of knitting pales next to actual, true love.
Aran knits: 23 contemporary designs using classic cable patterns, Martin Storey ; photographs by John Heseltine.
Crafts for every season : creative recycling and handmade treasures, Kelly Doust.
Cross-stitch samplers, Marjorie Massey
Kim Hargreaves' vintage designs to knit : 25 timeless patterns for women and men from the Rowan collection, Kate Buller.
Seamless crochet : techniques and motifs for join-as-you-go designs, Kristin Omdahl.
Stunning jewelry made easy, [by Svetlana Kunina].
Sweet shawlettes : 25 irresistible patterns for knitting cowls, capelets, and more, Jean Moss
The complete guide to spinning yarn : techniques, projects, and recipes, Brenda Gibson.
The complete photo guide to needlework, [Linda Wyszynski].
The practical step-by-step guide to making pop-ups & novelty cards : a how-to guide to the art of paper engineering, Trish Phillips & Ann Montanaro.
Traditions from Elm Creek quilts : 13 quilt projects to piece & applique : inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts novels, Jennifer Chiaverini.
Utility quilting : simple solutions for quick hand quilting, Carolyn Forster.

Crime

Don't look behind you : and other true cases, Ann Rule.
Rule chronicles fateful encounters with the hidden predators among us in this riveting collection. Uncover cases of unfortunate victims who made one tragic mistake: trusting the wrong person, even someone they'd known intimately, or thought they knew.
From "real rape" to real justice : prosecuting rape in New Zealand, Elisabeth McDonald and Yvette Tinsley.
Gang of one, Gary Mulgrew.
Gang of one is the remarkable true story of one man's journey from a Glasgow orphanage to a notorious gang-infested prison in Texas.
The officer's wife : a true story of unspeakable betrayal and cold-blooded murder, Michael Fleeman.
Recounts how Michelle Theer persuaded her lover, John Diamond, to murder her husband, Marty Theer, and, after her lover took the fall, describes how she claimed the insurance money, fled the state, and had plastic surgery to hide her identity.
The serial killers whisperer : how one man's tragedy helped unlock the deadliest secrets of the world's most terrifying killers, Pete Earley.
True story of a young man who suffers a traumatic brain injury that renders him incapable of judging or feeling repulsion, and subsequently becomes the most trusted confidant of numerous imprisoned serial killers.

Customs

A tea reader : living life one cup at a time : an anthology of readings for tea lovers old and new, [compiled by] Katrina Avila Munichiello.

Economics

20/20 hindsight : from starting up to successful entrepreneur, by those who've been there, Rachelle Thackray ; [foreword by Richard Branson].
4 keys to profitable forex trend trading : unlocking the profit potential of trending currency pairs, Christopher Weaver.
Daylight robbery : a story of bankers, shysters & others who want to steal your money, Ian Wishart.
Deadly monopolies : the shocking corporate takeover of life itself, and the consequences for your health and our medical future., Harriet A. Washington.
Exchange-traded funds for dummies, Russell Wild.
Inside Coca-Cola : a CEO's life story of building the world's most popular brand, Neville Isdell with David Beasley.
Mondo Agnelli : Fiat, Chrysler, and the power of a dynasty, Jennifer Clark.
Risk less and prosper : your guide to safer investing, Zvi Bodie and Rachelle Taqqu.
The behaviour gap : simple ways to stop doing dumb things with money, Carl Richards.
The hedge fund mirage : the illusion of big money and why it's too good to be true, Simon Lack.
The instant economist : everything you need to know about how the economy works, Timothy Taylor.
The legacy of Steve Jobs : Apple through the years.,
The rules of wealth : a personal code for prosperity and plenty, Richard Templar.

Education

Teaching minds : how cognitive science can save our schools, Roger Schank.
The global achievement gap : why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need and what we can do about it, Tony Wagner.

Farming

Organic pastoral : resource guide, project manager, Esther Dijkstra.

Fashion

Nostalgia in Vogue : 2000-2010, Eve MacSweeney.
Rick Owens.,
"This luxurious large-format book documents the work of the American designer Rick Owens, a transformational figure in contemporary fashion.
Science ink : tattoos of the science obsessed, Carl Zimmer ; foreword by Mary Roach.
Timeless makeup, Rae Morris

Film, Television & Theatre

Body of a dancer, Renee E. D'Aoust.
Kris Jenner and all things Kardashian, Kris Jenner.
The Oprah Winfrey show : reflections on an American legacy, Deborah Davis.

Folklore

Preposterous proverbs : why fine words butter no parsnips, Max Cryer.
Language expert Max Cryer looks at a vast array of proverbs from around the world. He has chosen some of the most interesting and perplexing and analyses their meaning and truth.
The secret language of flowers, Samantha Gray.

Food & Wine

$120 food challenge, Sandra Reynolds ; photography by Rob Palmer.
100 great chicken recipes, Ainsley Harriott.
100 vegetarian feasts, Sophie Grigson.
200 healthy feasts, Jo McAuley.
All new delicious slow cooker recipes, Simon & Alison Holst.
Cook smart nice 'n' spicy : easy curries, spicy suppers and light meals all with ProPoints values.,
Food in a minute : everyday cookbook.,
Great food at home, Mark McEwan with Jacob Richler.
Have your cake & eat it too, Sally Bee.
Healthy living with high fibre : easy high-fibre recipes and lifestyles solutions, introductory text by Susanna Holt.
Kidney health gourmet : diet guide and kidney friendly recipes for people not on dialysis : a collection of recipes, Nina Kolbe.
Making it : radical home ec for a post-consumer world, Kelly Coyne & Erik Knutzen.
Rice & curry : Sri Lankan home cooking, S. H. Fernando Jr. ; photos by Susan Now.
Riverstone Kitchen : recipes from a chef's garden, Bevan Smith
Scanwiches, Jon Chonko.
The farmer's market family cookbook : recipes from the Murdoch Books test kitchen.,
The game cook : inspired recipes for pheasant, partridge, duck, deer, rabbit, and more, Norman Tebbit.
Under the walnut tree, Anna Bergenstrom
Under the Walnut Tree is an inspiring cookbook by mother and daughter team, Anna and Fanny Bergenstrom. Combining international and Scandinavian flavours, recipes are organised by ingredient, such as coconut, ginger, chillies, chocolate and vanilla.
Vintage cocktails : retro recipes for the home mixologist, Amanda Hallay with illustrations by David Wolfe.
Zumbo : Adriano Zumbo's fantastical kitchen of other-worldly delights, Adriano Zumbo.
Join Adriano Zumbo on a trip through his whimsical world of sweet treats. His Willy Wonka style inventions and combinations of flavours are astonishingly bold, surprising and delicious.

Gardens and Gardening

30-minute gardening.,
Armitage's garden perennials, Allan M. Armitage.
Dirr's encyclopedia of trees and shrubs, Michael A. Dirr.
Garden details : ideas, inspiration, great garden spaces, Marg Thornell, Kate Thornell.
Growing hardy orchids, Philip Seaton ... [et al.]
Principles of horticulture, C.R. Adams, K.M. Bamford & M.P. Early.
The complete gardener's guide, [authors, Simon Akeroyd ... [et. al]].
The living collection, David Rae.
The Timber Press guide to succulent plants of the world : a comprehensive reference to more than 2000 species, Fred Dortort.

Government

Future state : directions for public management in New Zealand, Bill Ryan and Derek Gill.

Graphic novels

A flight of angels, conceived & illustrated by Rebecca Guay
Bakuman. Volume 9, Talent and pride, story by Tsugumi Ohba
Mazeworld, writer, Alan Grant ; artist, Arthur Ranson.
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 18, Everybody's song, story and art by Naoki Urasawa
Robot : a graphic novel, S. Lem, A. Klimowski, D. Schejbal.
Sandcastle, [written by] Pierre Oscar Levy
The complete Peanuts, 1981 to 1982, Charles M. Schulz.
The dark tower. The gunslinger. The battle of Tull, creative director and executive director, Stephen King
Wandering son. Vol. two, [Shimura Takako].

Health & Medicine

A nurse and mother : my life as a post-war nurse, Evelyn Prentis.
Back pain, featuring contributions by Laurie Sanford.
Calories & corsets : a history of dieting over 2000 years, Louise Foxcroft.
Complementary feeding : nutrition, culture and politics, Gabrielle Palmer.
DIY sex & relationship therapy : an effective self-help programme for couples wanting to improve their relationship, Lori Boul with June Kerr.
Healthy parents, healthy baby : a guide to conception & pregnancy, Jan Roberts.
Life love food kids : love your children, get them food savvy, Glenda Gourley
Plastic surgery, Lana Thompson.
Preparing for childbirth : a practical guide to childbirth choices, Miriam Stoppard.
Scleroderma coping strategies, B. Bianca Podesta
The aging myth : unlocking the mysteries of looking and feeling young, Joseph Chang.
The bathroom key : put an end to incontinence, Kathryn Kassai
The de-stress diet : the revolutionary lifestyle plan for a calmer, slimmer you, Charlotte Watts and Anna Magee.
The everything guide to narcissistic personality disorder : professional, reassuring advice for coping with the disorder : at work, at home, and in your family, Cynthia Lechan Goodman and Barbara Leff.
The insider's tell-all handbook on weight-training technique : the illustrated step-by-step guide to perfecting your exercise form for injury-free maximum gains, Stuart McRobert.
The origins of AIDS, Jacques Pepin.
The science of yoga : the risks and the rewards, William J. Broad ; illustrations by Bobby Clennell.
The thyroid diet revolution : manage your master gland of metabolism for lasting weight loss, Mary J. Shomon.
Unhooked : how to quit anything, Frederick Woolverton and Susan Shapiro.
Why women need fat : how "healthy" food makes us gain excess weight and the surprising solution to losing it forever, William D. Lassek and Steven J.C. Gaulin.

History, Geography & Travel

A glimpse of empire, Jessica Douglas-Home.
This is the story of a young Anglo-Irish beauty's visit to Delhi for the 1911 Royal Durbab, where a new King, George V, is to be proclaimed Emperor to reinforce the loyalty to the Crown of India's ruling princess.
A line in the sand : Britain, France and the struggle for the mastery of the Middle East, James Barr.
Between monks and monkeys, Gill Winter.
In late 2010 Gill Winter spent three months teaching English to adult students at Tibet Charity in Dharamshala, India. This book is her story of her time there.
Bright young royals : your guide to the next generation of blue bloods, Jerramy Fine.
Burned Bridge : how East and West Germans made the Iron Curtain, Edith Sheffer ; foreword by Peter Schneider.
Careless talk : the hidden history of the Home Front, 1939-45, Stuart Hylton.
Castlepoint : the story of life on an iconic New Zealand sheep and cattle station, Lorain Day.
City of fortune : how Venice ruled the seas, Roger Crowley.
Empire : what ruling the world did to the British, Jeremy Paxman.
Extreme frontiers : racing across Canada from Newfoundland to the Rockies, Charley Boorman with Jeff Gulvin.
Feed the world : Birhan Woldu and Live Aid, Oliver Harvey ; foreword by Bob Geldof.
Images of a nation : Great Barrier : a journey from the heart, David Hancock & Rob Tucker.
Johnson's life of London : the people who made the city that made the world, Boris Johnson.
This sparkling new history of London is told through a relay-race of great Londoners. It shows in one, personality-packed book that the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are second to none.
Kenya : a history since independence, Charles Hornsby.
Looking for transwonderland : travels in Nigeria, Noo Saro-Wiwa.
Odessa : genius and death in a city of dreams, Charles King.
Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, and Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky, and examines the mass murders of the Romanian occupation during World War II.
Otago Central Rail Trail : easy guide, Brian and Diane Miller.
Outsider : almost always, never quite : an autobiography, Brian Sewell.
Revolution 2.0 : the power of the people is greater than the people in power : a memoir, Wael Ghonim.
A key figure behind the Egyptian uprising in January 2011 which resulted in the ousting of President Mubarak tells the inside story and presents lessons on how to unleash the power of crowds to create political change.
Sweet surrender : love, life and the whole damn thing, Mary Moody.
Tales from the crypt : bewitching stories from the cemeteries of West Auckland, Matthew Gray.
Te hao nui = The great catch, Fiona McKergow
Museum collections are a treasure trove of objects, each with the capacity to tell a compelling story or stories. Many objects in Te Manawa's collection speak of a deep curiosity for the world 'out there and beyond', while others evoke an intense sense of belonging to the Manawatu.
The baby names almanac 2012, Emily Larson.
The death of Mao : the Tangshan earthquake and the birth of the New China, James Palmer.
The everything baby names book : from classic to contemporary, 50,000 baby names that you and your child will love, June Rifkin.
The French place in the Bay of Islands : essays from Pompallier's printery = Te urunga mai o te iwi Wiwi, Kate Martin & Brad Mercer.
The golden Grey : West Coasters, 1860-2010, Tony Kokshoorn.
This book celebrates 150 years of the last frontier, the discoveries, the wealth, storms, hardships, protests, murders, shipwrecks, disasters, good times and laughter; all moulding the landscape and its people into character of its own.
The great divide : history and human nature in the old world and the new, Peter Watson.
The inner life of empires : an eighteenth-century history, Emma Rothschild.
The Obamas, Jodi Kantor.
The Thomas Sowell reader.,
These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political
The White House : the president's home in photographs and history, Vicki Goldberg in cooperation with the White House Historical Association
Titanic lives : migrants and millionaires, conmen and crew, Richard Davenport-Hines.
Trapped : remarkable stories of survival from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake, Martin van Beynen
Waitangi revisited : perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi, [edited by] Michael Belgrave, Merata Kawharu and David Williams.
Words between us = He korero : first Maori-Pakeha conversations on paper, Alison Jones and Kuni Jenkins.
This book traces Maori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826.

House & Garden

Handmade chic : fashionable projects that look high-end, not homespun, Laura Bennett.
Mend it better, Kristin M. Roach.
Preventing home accidents : a quick-and-easy safety reference, Dan Hannan with a foreword by Bob Vila.
Scandinavian modern home, Elizabeth Wilhide.

Language

ACE spelling dictionary, David Moseley.
Punc rocks : foundation stones for precise punctuation, Jenny Buxton, Susan Carter, Sean Sturm.

Law

Access to information, [edited by] G.D.S. Taylor, P.A. Roth.
This book is about the access to information regime in New Zealand.
Brookers unit titles handbook 2011 : with an analysis by Rod Thomas.,
In June 2011 the Unit Titles Act 2010 will come into force. This will repeal and replace the Unit Titles Act 1972, providing a new legal framework for the joint ownership and management of land, buildings and facilities by communities of individual owners on a socially and economically sustainable basis.
Butterworths New Zealand law dictionary.,
Legal aid handbook, [John Rowan
New Zealand law style guide, Geoff McLay, Christopher Murray, Jonathan Orpin.
Power concedes nothing : one woman's quest for social justice in America, from the courtrooms to the kill zones, Connie Rice.
An influential civil rights attorney describes the family beliefs and achievements that inspired her career, recounting her dedication to civil rights causes in areas ranging from transportation and education to the death penalty and the LAPD.
Reconstructing New Zealand's labour law : consensus or divergence?, Gordon Anderson.
Unit titles manual : a practical guide to understanding and complying with the new unit titles regime.,

Library Science

Coaching in the library : a management strategy for achieving excellence, Ruth F. Metz.
The new downtown library : designing with communities, Shannon Mattern.

Literature

Death in a cold climate : a guide to Scandinavian crime fiction, Barry Forshaw.
Dickens and the workhouse : Oliver Twist and the London poor, Ruth Richardson.
The recent discovery that as a young man Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save the workhouse from demolition caught the public imagination.
Eminent outlaws : the gay writers who changed America, Christopher Bram.
Fear and loathing at Rolling stone : the essential writing of Hunter S. Thompson, edited and with a foreword by Jann S. Wenner
How to write a children's picture book and get it published, Andrea Shavick.
Janet Frame : in her own words, selected and edited by Denis Harold and Pamela Gordon.
For the first time ever, this collection brings together Janet Frame's published short non-fiction in one collected volume, as well as material never seen before.
Mysteries : suspense, crime, thriller, and other mystery fiction exercises from today's best authors and teachers, Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson.
Now write! screenwriting : exercises by today's best writers and teachers, Sherry Ellis with Laurie Lamson.
The broken book, Fiona Farrell.
"Fiona Farrell's meandering travel book shows how an earthquake can change everything in a flash: the book you were writing, the house you were living in, the thoughts that preoccupied you.
The exercise book : creative writing exercises from Victoria University's Institute of Modern Letters, Bill Manhire ... [et al.].
Contains writing prompts to help beginning writers and to help tackle writer's block.
The Financial Times essential guide to business writing : how to write to engage, persuade and sell, Ian Atkinson.
The nerdist way : how to reach the next level (in real life), Chris Hardwick.
As a lifelong member of "The Nerd Herd," as he calls it, Chris Hardwick has learned all there is to know about Nerds. Developing a system, blog, and podcasts, Hardwick shares hard-earned wisdom about turning seeming weakness into world-dominating strengths in the hilarious self-help book.
The pleasures of reading in an age of distraction, Alan Jacobs.
Jacobs offers an insightful, accessible, and playfully irreverent guide for aspiring readers. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, and the book explores everything from the invention of silent reading, reading responsively, rereading, and reading on electronic devices.
Till I end my song : a gathering of last poems, edited with commentaries by Harold Bloom.
A collection of poems by one hundred poets, including pieces from T.S. Eliot, Alexander Pope, W.B. Yeats, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, William Shakespeare, Conrad Aiken, George Meredith, and others. Features critical commentary from Harold Bloom on each poem.

Music & Musicians

Carnegie Hall treasures, Tim Page and Carnegie Hall.
A work about Carnegie Hall one of the greatest cultural institutions in the world. It relates the history of Carnegie Hall, information on the building itself (concert halls: history and design, evolution of the exterior and interior, acoustics) in the introduction.
Chasing the dragon : the life and death of Marc Hunter, Jeff Apter.
Dead letters : the very best Grateful Dead fan mail, Paul Grushkin.
Drum-kit manual : how to buy, maintain and improve your drum-kit, Paul Balmer.
Dunedin soundings : place and performance, Dan Bendrups and Graeme Downes.
The 'Dunedin Sound' of the 1980s is a phenomenon known throughout the world. But what does Dunedin music-making sound like in the 21st century?
Guitar gear of the greats : the guitars, amps and effects behind the sound of 100 players, Dave Rubin.
Lady Gaga, Terry Richardson.
Music in the landscape : how the British countryside inspired our greatest composers, Em Marshall.
No regrets : a rock 'n' roll memoir, Ace Frehley with Joe Layden & John Ostrosky.
Onstage, offstage, Michael Buble
Pairing the singer's own heartfelt words with hundreds of exclusive, never-before-seen photographs.
The drum : a history, Matt Dean.
The history of jazz, Ted Gioia.
The last holiday : a memoir, Gil Scott-Heron.
The lost Beatles photographs : the Bob Bonis archive, 1964-1966, Larry Marion

Natural Science

How humans evolved, Robert Boyd, Joan B. Silk.
Relics : travels in nature's time machine, text and photos by Piotr Naskrecki.
World-renowned zoologist and photographer Naskrecki leads readers on a time-lapse tour that renders Earth's colossal age comprehensible, visible in creatures and habitats that have persisted, nearly untouched, for hundreds of millions of years.
Sparrow, Kim Todd.
Stones bones steam, Philip Andrews.
Looks at Maori myths and landforms; power of ignimbrite eruptions; early geological exploration; past discoveries of moa, mosasaur and other fossils; the man who made artificial geysers; Rotorua's great bores versus geysers controversy; and geology in verse
The genome generation, Elizabeth Finkel.
The sounding of the whale : science & cetaceans in the twentieth century, D. Graham Burnett.
Trout, James Owen.
Wildflower wonders : the 50 best wildflower sites in the world, Bob Gibbons with a foreword by Richard Mabey.
Wolf, Gary Marvin.

Occult

Psychic kids : true life stories of children who see beyond the everyday, Sue Bishop.

Parenting

Best start : understanding your baby's emotional needs to create the best beginnings, Lynn Jenkins.
French children don't throw food, Pamela Druckerman.
The everything parent's guide to raising a gifted child : all you need to know to meet your child's emotional, social, and academic needs, Sarah Herbert Robbins.

Pets & Animals

Free-range chicken gardens : how to create a beautiful, chicken-friendly yard, Jessi Bloom with photographs by Kate Baldwin.
Sporting terriers : their form, their function and their future, David Hancock.
The complete dog breed book, consultant editor, Kim Dennis-Bryan

Photography

Early New Zealand photography : images and essays, Angela Wanhalla and Erika Wolf.
Polaroids, Helmut Newton.
Simple ways to edit digital photos : easy-to-use techniques for pictures with maximum impact : how to use digital imaging tools to create perfect images, with expert advice and 450 photographs and illustrations : from adjusting contrast, cropping and clon, Steve Luck.

Poetry

By birdlight, Sue Wootton.
How far would you travel to find that bird? What would you do if you found it? If you got lost, would you know your way home? Would you retrace your steps, or forge ahead and build anew, by birdlight? Here are poems about hope, endeavour, invention, migration, conflict, upheaval, loss, findings, change and courage.
Cactusfear, Douglas Wright.
Tales, poems and songs from the underwater world, Daren Kamali.
The 20th century in poetry, Michael Hulse and Simon Rae.

Politics & Government

Back to work : why we need smart government for a strong economy, Bill Clinton.
The new hate : a history of fear and loathing on the populist right, Arthur Goldwag.

Religion & Ethics

A controversial churchman : essays on George Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield, and Sarah Selwyn, Allan Davidson.
Apocalypse not : everything you know about 2012, Nostradamus and the rapture is wrong, John Michael Greer.
Bringing home the dharma : awakening right where you are, Jack Kornfield ; foreword by Daniel J. Siegel.
Iran and Christianity : historical identity and present relevance, Mark Bradley.
Leaving Alexandria : a memoir of faith and hope, Richard Holloway.
Rules of engagement : finding faith and purpose in a disconnected world, Chad Hennings.
Scandalous, immoral and improper : the trial of Helen Percy, Helen Percy.
The heart of simple living : 7 paths to a better life, Wanda Urbanska.
Tiny Buddha : simple wisdom for life's hard questions, Lori Deschene.

Science

A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing, Lawrence M. Krauss
Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? And how is it all going to end?
Black holes, wormholes, and time machines, Jim Al-Khalili.
Cosmic essays : a collection of popular essays on astronomy, written to mark the International Year of Astronomy 2009, John Hearnshaw.
Easy algebra step-by-step : master high-frequency concepts and skills for algebra proficiency, Sandra Luna Mccune, William D. Clark.
Philip's stargazing with binoculars, Robin Scagell, David Frydman.
Probability demystified, Allan G. Bluman.
Revolutions that made the Earth, Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson.
Rocks & fossils, Arthur B. Busbey
Seventeen equations that changed the world, Ian Stewart.
The practical skywatcher's handbook, Robert Burnham
The science delusion : freeing the spirit of enquiry, Rupert Sheldrake.
The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in.
The theory that would not die : how Bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down Russian submarines, & emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

Self Development

Emotional equations : simple truths for creating happiness + success, Chip Conley.
Life's a game so fix the odds : how to be more persuasive and influential in your personal and business life, Philip Hesketh.
Place, identity and everyday life in a globalizing world, Harvey C. Perkins, David C. Thorns.
Rewire your brain for love : creating vibrant relationships using the science of mindfulness, Marsha Lucas.
Situations matter : understanding how context transforms your world, Sam Sommers.
Smart trust : creating prosperity, energy, and joy in a low-trust world, Stephen M.R. Covey and Greg Link with Rebecca R. Merrill.
The half-lived life : overcoming passivity and rediscovering your authentic self, John Lee.
The happy life : the search for contentment in the modern world, David Malouf.
The procrastination equation : how to stop putting things off and start getting things done, Piers Steel.
Unconditional forgiveness : a simple and proven method to forgive everyone and everything, Mary Hayes Grieco.

Social Issues

All my fault : the true story of a sadistic father and a little girl left destroyed, Audrey Delaney.
American desperado : my life from mafia soldier to cocaine cowboy to secret government asset, Jon Roberts and Evan Wright.
A mafia insider and former head smuggler for the Medellin cartel describes his violent relationships with criminal powers, his alliance with the U.S. government, and his role in reshaping the nation's war on drugs.
Being cultural, Bruce M.Z. Cohen, editor.
An ambitious collection of original readings introducing students to key theory and key issues within cultural studies and popular culture.
Dangerous trade : histories of industrial hazard across a globalizing world, Christopher Sellers and Joseph Melling.
Going solo : the extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone, Eric Klinenberg.
How we love now : sex and the new intimacy in second adulthood, Suzanne Braun Levine.
Women in their fifties, sixties, and seventies are living--and defining--a totally new love narrative. Whether they are already experiencing intimacy, joy, and great sex, or need the inspiration and support to go for it, readers will be energized by the stories of new ways of loving.
Intel wars : the secret history of the fight against terror, Matthew M. Aid.
Maori and social issues, Tracey McIntosh and Malcolm Mulholland.
Maori and Social Issues is a collection of chapters by specialists in their disciplinary areas from various social and health sciences.
Not the last goodbye : on life, death, healing, and cancer, David Servan-Schreiber with Ursula Gauthier.
Recounts the author's personal struggle with terminal brain cancer and his take on the merits of the "anticancer" lifestyle that he adopted and advocated until his death in 2011.
Psychology for a better world : strategies to inspire sustainability, Niki Harre.
Sex drive : in pursuit of female desire, Bella Ellwood-Clayton.
Strong, beautiful and modern : national fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, 1935-1960, Charlotte Macdonald.
Charlotte Macdonald shows how governments became convinced that they must encourage citizens to be healthier and more active, and how these efforts reinforced the cultural ties of the Empire.
The girl in the painted caravan, Eva Petulengro with Claire Petulengro.
Eva describes the wonderful characters in her family, from her grandfather 'Naughty' Petulengro to her four beautiful aunts who entranced everyone they met, as well as the fascinating people they came across on the road. Moving, evocative, romantic and funny.
The hunt : a Kiwi mum, her kidnapped babies and a 30 year worldwide search, Ian Wishart & George London.
She was a former New Zealand fashion model and a diplomat's wife. He was the British WW2 fighter ace-turned-criminal who seduced her. She attended garden parties with the Queen. He got her pregnant, then kidnapped her children.
The politics of indigeneity : dialogues and reflections on indigenous activism, Sita Venkateswar and Emma Hughes.
The spirit of the game : how sport has changed the modern world, Mihir Bose.
The wisdom of my grandmothers : lessons to live by, from one generation of remarkable women to the next, Adriana Trigiani.
Wanted women : faith, lies, and the war on terror : the lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui, Deborah Scroggins.
Wanted Women explores strange parallels and dramatic changes in the lives of two Muslim women: Hirsi Ali fled to the West to become a vocal critic of radical Islam's cruelties to women (her memoir Infidel chronicles her experiences, including genital mutilation). In contrast, Pakistan-born Aafia Siddiqui earned a neuroscience degree in America, was accepted to Harvard, and later married Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks.

Sport & Recreation

A life too short : the tragedy of Robert Enke, Ronald Reng ; translated by Shaun Whiteside.
Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life?
Cycling Auckland : technical know-how and bike trails around the city and environs, Catherine Smith.
No limit Texas hold 'em for winners, Andrea Shavick & Dan Shavick.
Psychovertical, Andy Kirkpatrick.
Surviving K2 : [surviving three days in the death zone, Wilco van Rooijen].
The art of stand up paddling : a complete guide to SUP on lakes, rivers, and oceans, Ben Marcus.
The complete Hogan : a shot-by-shot analysis of golf's greatest swing, Jim McLean with Tom McCarthy.
The greatest guide to cricket, Guy Clifford & Roly Rotherham.
Thinking the Olympics : the classical tradition and the modern Games, Barbara Goff & Michael Simpson.
Ticking off the icons, Kelly Barber.

Trains, Boats, Planes

The world is my ocean : the trials, tribulations and adventures of a young man on his voyage from ship's boy to captain, John C Briggs.
Upgrading your boat's interior, Mike Westin.

War

All the king's men : the British soldier from the Restoration to Waterloo, Saul David.
Five days that shocked the world : eyewitness accounts from Europe at the end of World War II, Nicholas Best.
Invaluable service : the secret history of New Zealand's signals intelligence during two world wars, Desmond Ball, Cliff Lord, Meredith Thatcher.
Precious metal : classic fighters in New Zealand, Gavin Conroy.
Road to victory : D-Day, June 1944 to VJ Day, August 1945 : classic, rare and unseen photographs from the Daily Mail, James Alexander.
The Battle of Britain : five months that changed history, May-October 1940, James Holland.
Wojtek the bear : Polish war hero, Aileen Orr ; [epilogue by Neal Ascherson].
This is the inspiring true story of one of the Second World War's most unusual combatants, a 500-pound cigarette- smoking, beer-drinking brown bear.