Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles October 2012 (arrived in September)

Art & Architecture

21st century houses : 150 of the world's best, Robyn Beaver.
A bumper selection of outstanding contemporary designs in gorgeous, glossy colour spreads.
30 Millenia of Sculpture, Joseph Manca.
30 Millenia of Sculpture presents the masterpieces of sculpture that, with their intriguing silhouettes, have shaped the current notion of beauty.
A 21st century palace : Mexico City, Geoffrey Brandfield
For more than 40 years, Geoffrey Bradfield has been creating exceptional residences around the world and in 'A 21st Century Palace' Bradfield documents one such modern-day palace in Mexico City.
An art lover's guide to Florence, Judith Testa.
Baroque & Rococo, Gauvin Bailey.
Building with bamboo, Gernot Minke
China art now, Michel Nuridsany
Da Vinci's last commission : the most sensational detective story in the history of art, Fiona McLaren.
Daring adventures in paint : find your flow, trust your path, and discover your authentic voice, techniques for painting, sketching, and mixed media, Mati Rose McDonough.
Dick Frizzell : the painter, Dick Frizzell
This title contains all of Dick's major paintings, the story of his life in his own thoughtful and highly articulate words, and an essay by Hamish Keith on Dick's work and its place in the New Zealand art world.
Erik Parker : colourful resistance, Monica Ramirez-Montagut.
A retrospective survey of the work of the New York-based painter. Inspired by the many voices of American subculture — underground comics, graffiti, alternative music — Parker is well-known for his neon psychedelica and flair for political and social rebellion.
Follies : fabulous, fanciful and frivolous buildings, Gwyn Headley.
Britain's countryside is sprinkled with follies: eccentric, original buildings built for fun by landowners and aristocrats over the centuries. They include prospect towers, ornamental temples, rustic hermits' cottages, faux-prehistoric stone circles, and some buildings that don't seem to have had any purpose at all.
Great buildings, Philip Wilkinson
"Great Buildings" takes you on an amazing tour of 50 of the world's architectural masterpieces from the Houses of Parliament to the Sydney Opera House.
Italian Renaissance Maiolica, Elisa P. Sani
This study explores the significance of these fascinating objects in the art and social history of the Italian Renaissance, tracing their use from birth through courtship and marriage rituals to death, and offering insight into the life of noble families in this period.
Living halls, Fiona Jack.
Living Halls represents the findings of an ambitious research project undertaken by Fiona Jack based in the study and cataloguing of New Zealand war memorial halls.
Makeshift metropolis : ideas about cities, Witold Rybczynski.
Reveals how current ideas about urban planning evolved from definitive twentieth-century movements and the seminal creations of leading architects, offering insight into the practices of today's market-age constructions.
Masterpieces of ancient Egypt, Nigel Strudwick.
Modern world architecture, Jonathan Glancey.
Old buildings, new designs : architectural transformations, Charles Bloszies
Open house London : an exclusive insight into 100 architecturally inspiring buildings in London, Victoria Thornton.
Every year for one weekend in September, hundreds of buildings in London, some historical, some modern, but all of great architectural interest open their doors to the general public for free.
Pop art : the independent group to neo pop, 1952-90, Bradford R. Collins.
Prefab houses designSource, Marta Serrats
Raw + material = art : found, scavenged, and upcycled, Tristan Manco.
Reading architecture : a visual lexicon, Owen Hopkins.
Rubens unveiled : notes on the master's painting technique : catalogue of the Rubens paintings in the Antwerp Museum, Nico van Hout
Sustainable, affordable, prefab : the ecoMOD Project, John D. Quale.
The art of the northern Renaissance, Craig Harbison.
The human form : techniques for drawing and painting the nude, Giovanni Civardi
The mythic modern : architectural expeditions into the spirit of place, Travis Price
Understanding perspective : form, depth and distance, Giovanni Civardi.
Why we build, Rowan Moore.
Wives and stunners : the Pre-Raphaelites and their muses, Henrietta Garnett.
Essentially a domestic biography whose main concern is the tragicomedy of manners enacted by a closely knit group of friends and lovers, Wives and Stunners tells the story of Janey Morris, Georgie Burne-Jones, Lizzie Siddall, Effie Gray and less well-known, Marie Spartali, Aglaia Coronio and Mary Zambacco.
Young Michelangelo : the path to the Sistine, John T. Spike.
Spike covers the full range of Michelangelo's early years and explores the overwhelming influence that his charismatic personality had upon his contemporaries and followers. He traces Michelangelo's development into a master sculptor, probes his involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with vivid sketches.

Automobiles

Great Australian ute stories, John Bryant.
How to restore classic car bodywork : tips, techniques & step-by-step procedures, applies to all metal-bodied cars, colour throughout, Martin Thaddeus.
Total lemons : one hundred and eleven heroic failures of motoring, Tony Davis.

Biographies

A girl aboard the Titanic : a survivor's story, Eva Hart.
This is the story of how Eva survived the sinking of the Titanic, how her father perished and the affect it had on her life following the tragedy.
A very English hero : the making of Frank Thompson, Peter J. Conradi.
Gentle, modest and handsome, a fine poet, proficient in nine languages, eccentric Englishman Frank Thompson made an unlikely soldier.
A wife on Gorge River, Catherine Stewart.
Catherine tells her story of living at Gorge River (two days walk from the nearest road) with her husband and raising two children.
Adele : the biography, Marc Shapiro.
A biography of the British modern pop music star Adele.
Becoming Karl : a brain-injured baby's journey to recovery, Norma Delgarno.
Karl was born seriously damaged by toxoplasmosis. Barely alive at birth, he survived, but doctors said he would be uneducable. Today, forty-five-year-old Karl is articulate, talented, and living independently.
Blitz diary : life under fire in World War II, Carol Harris.
Caravans and wedding bands : a Romany life in the 1960s, Eva Petulengro.
For Romany Eva Petulengro, marrying outside her culture was a big step to take. And now she had to adapt to living with a gorger and her husband had to adapt to living with her!
Darcey Bussell., Darcey Bussell
This book of images chronicles Darcey Bussell's amazing career on the stage. From her early years through to her final performance, every significant moment has been captured.
Graham Henry : final word, Bob Howitt.
Although he would eventually be knighted in recognition of one of the most remarkable coaching careers in the history of rugby, Graham Henry experienced his share of crushing setbacks and disappointments. This was the man responsible for restoring the glory days of the All Blacks and reinvigorating the spirits of an entire nation, but also the one held accountable for a disastrous 2007 World Cup.
Helena Rubinstein : the woman who invented beauty, Michele Fitoussi.
This is the extraordinary story of the woman who created a cosmetic empire and gave it her name, of an entrepreneur who started with nothing except a belief in the strength of women.
How to be wild like Keith Richards : 50 years of riffs, spliffs, snorting & soul from the original wild man of rock 'n' roll, Jack Wilson.
Into the midnight sun, Barbara Thomas.
We all have our dreams and most of us never turn them into reality - but this adventurous Kiwi couple did. Neil and Barbara Thomas's vision was to put to sea for an extended voyage across the Pacific Ocean, heading north, from New Zealand to Japan and Alaska.
Island practice : cobblestone rash, Underground Tom, and other adventures of a Nantucket doctor, Pam Belluck.
Nantucket is an island 30 miles out to sea off Massachusetts. Dr. Lepore is doctor, surgeon, medical examiner, tick expert, and so much more. He has treated the rich and famous and the down-and-out, and has created quite a name for himself both in his abilities and his oddities.
January first : a child's descent into madness and her father's struggle to save her, Michael Schofield.
An account of a father's fight to save his child from an extremely severe case of mental illness in the face of overwhelming adversity.
Mercury : an intimate biography of Freddie Mercury, Lesley-Ann Jones.
As lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury’s unmatched skills as a songwriter and his flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar and Queen a household name. But despite his worldwide fame, few people ever really glimpsed the man behind the glittering façade.
Monkey mind : a memoir of anxiety, Daniel Smith.
Daniel Smith articulates what it is like to live with anxiety, defanging the disease with humour, traveling through its demonic layers, evocatively expressing both its painful internal coherence and its absurdities.
Muckraker : the scandalous life and times of W.T. Stead : Britain's first investigative journalist, W. Sydney Robinson.
The life of W.T. Stead, the father of tabloid journalism.
My life with the Taliban, Abdul Salam Zaeef
The autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former senior member of Afghanistan's Taliban and a principal actor in its domestic and foreign affairs.
No time to lose : a life in pursuit of deadly viruses, Peter Piot.
A microbiologist describes his adventure-filled career, discussing his time spent in Central Africa in the 1970s identifying the Ebola virus and his work there again in the 1980s as part of the area's first international AIDS efforts.
Not me : memoirs of a German childhood, Joachim Fest.
How did the young Fest, born in 1926, personally experience National Socialism, the Second World War and a catastrophically defeated Germany? In this memoir of his childhood and youth, Joachim Fest chronicles his own extraordinary early life, providing an intimate portrait of those dark years of conflict.
Occupation diaries, Raja Shehadeh.
Anger co-exists with a sense of beauty in a valuable journal of West Bank life.
Old school : my life story, Nathan Hindmarsh
The life story of one of rugby league's most popular players, and captain of the Parramatta Eels.
Piri, straight up : cups, downs & keeping calm, Piri Weepu.
'I'm not a superhero, I don't wear my jocks over my jeans, I can't deflect lightning bolts with my hand and I'm not likely to be found rescuing damsels in distress - unless they happen to be my beloved daughters Kiera or Taylor.' And so begins Piri Weepu's biography.
Red card Roy, Roy McDonough
The story of terrace cult hero Roy McDonough, Britain's wildest ever footballer who was sent off a record 22 times in a career of more than 650 games, 100 goals, thousands of beers and, allegedly, 400 women.
Someone like Adele, Caroline Sanderson.
She is the 20-something London girl who has taken the music world by storm. Topping the charts for weeks on end and winning consistent international critical acclaim. Adele already has a host of awards and record-breaking achievements to her name.
Stalin's general : the life of Georgy Zhukov, Geoffrey Roberts.
Drawing on rich new sources from the recently-opened Soviet archives, Geoffrey Roberts has fashioned the definitive, first full-scale biography of this seminal 20th century figure.
Stolen : escape from Syria, Louise Monaghan
The true story of a mother who risked her life to rescue her kidnapped daughter from war-torn Syria.
Survivor : Auschwitz, the Death March and my fight for freedom, Sam Pivnik.
Sam Pivnik is the ultimate survivor from a world that no longer exists. On fourteen occasions he should have been killed, but luck, his physical strength and his determination not to die all played a part in Sam Pivnik living to tell his life story.
The book of Mormon girl : a memoir of an American faith, Joanna Brooks.
Story about leaving behind the innocence of childhood, belief, and embracing the complications and heartbreaks that come to every adult life of faith.
The man who sold the world : David Bowie and the 1970s, Peter Doggett.
Peter Doggett explores the rich heritage of David Bowie's most productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him.
The voice is all : the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac, Joyce Johnson.
A profile of the iconic author's early years offers insight into his efforts to bridge his dual cultural heritage while exploring how his French Canadian background enriched his prose.
Toyo, Lily Chan.
Toyo is the story of a remarkable woman, a vivid picture of Japan before and after war, and an unpredictable tale of courage and change in present-day Australia.
We heard the heavens then : a memoir of Iran, Aria Minu-Sepehr.
When the Shah was overthrown and the Ayatollah rose to power in 1979, Aria's idyllic life skidded to a halt. As the surreal began to invade the mundane, with family friends disappearing every day and resources growing scarce, Aria found himself torn between being the man of the house and being a much needed source of comic relief.

Business & Management

Active interviewing : branding, selling, and presenting yourself to win your next job, Eric P. Kramer.
Become a franchise owner! : the start-up guide to lowering risk, making money, and owning what you do, Joel Libava.
Blue collar resumes, Steven Provenzano.
Identify and effectively market your skills and abilities to land the job you want.
Brand bible : the complete guide to building, designing, and sustaining brands, Debbie Millman.
A comprehensive resource on brand design fundamentals.
Brilliant employability skills : how to stand out from the crowd in the graduate job market, Frances Trought.
Calculating success : how the new workplace analytics will revitalize your organization, Carl Hoffmann
Click millionaires : work less, live more with an internet business you love, Scott C. Fox.
Teaches the design principles that can be used to launch an online business that can be fulfilling and enjoyable.
Conversations for creating star performers : go beyond the performance review to inspire excellence every day, Shawn Kent Hayashi.
Crazy good interviewing : how acting a little crazy can get you the job, John B. Molidor
Dealing with the tough stuff : how to achieve results from critical conversations, Darren Hill
High-tech, high-touch customer service : inspire timeless loyalty in the demanding new world of social commerce, Micah Solomon.
How to start a business without any money, Rachel Bridge.
I got my dream job and so can you : 7 steps to creating your ideal career after college, Pete Leibman.
Outlines practical strategies for landing a dream job as well as career advancement advice for after getting hired, covering such topics as acing an interview, using social media, and networking.
Job hunting 3.0 : skills and secrets to sell yourself effectively in the modern age, Richard Maun.
Job hunting after 50, Carol A. Silvis
Kiss, bow, or shake hands, sales and marketing : the essential cultural guide from presentations and promotions to communicating and closing, Terri Morrison
Leading business change for dummies, Christina Tangora Schlachter
Occupational health and safety for small and medium sized enterprises, E. Kevin Kelloway
Practical accounts and bookkeeping in easy steps, Alex Byrne.
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting & orienting new employees, Diane Arthur.
Rules of the hunt : real-world advice for entrepreneurial and business success, Michael Dalton Johnson.
Sexy little numbers : how to grow your business using the data you already have, Dimitri Maex
Successful job hunting in a week, Hilton Catt
The 2-hour job search : using technology to get the right job faster, Steve Dalton.
A job-search manual that gives career seekers a systematic formula to efficiently and effectively target potential employers and secure the essential first interview.
The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace : empowering organizations by encouraging people, Gary D. Chapman
The Economist guide to better decision-making : getting it more right than wrong, Helga Drummond.
Three moves ahead : what chess can teach you about business (even if you've never played), Bob Rice.
Ultimate interview : 100s of great interview answers, Lynn Williams.

Computers

Grep : pocket reference, John Bambenek
Photoshop elements 10 : for Windows and MAC OS X, Jeff Carlson.
Presentation patterns : techniques for crafting better presentations, Neal Ford
Ubuntu made easy : a project-based introduction to Linux, Rickford Grant

Crafts & Collecting

60 more quick baby knits : adorable projects for newborns to tots in 220 super wash sport from Cascade Yarns.
Beautiful winter, Edle Catharina Norman
Using seasonal materials and flowers to put together 53 entrancing and easy to assemble home projects from festive garlands to fun table decorations.
Bohemian-inspired jewelry : 50 designs using leather, ribbon, and cords, Lorelei Eurto
Classic style, fresh look : 60 jewelry designs to make and wear, Irina Miech.
Faemaker : making fantasy characters in polymer clay, Dawn M. Schiller.
Fearless Fair Isle knitting : 30 gorgeous original sweaters, socks, mittens, and more, Kathleen Taylor.
Felted feathered friends : techniques and projects for needle-felted birds, Laurie Sharp
This adorable book shows how to make a wide variety of birds by needle felting - sculpting wool roving into a three-dimensional figure using a special barbed needle.
Flowers in the heart, Moniek Vanden Berghe
A diverse collection of creative heart shaped floral arrangements; bouquets, centrepieces and garlands to celebrate a special event or just to bring a touch of love and sweetness to the home.
Freehand machine embroidery, Poppy Treffry.
French girl knits accessories : modern designs for a beautiful life, Kristeen Griffin-Grimes.
Home sewn : with patterns from 10 leading New Zealand designers.
Junior knits : for 3-10 years, Debbie Bliss.
Knit in a day for baby, Candi Jensen
Knit the nativity, Jan Messent.
Knitted dinosaurs : 15 prehistoric pals to knit from scratch, Tina Barrett.
Knitted finger puppets, Susie Johns.
Knitted fruit & vegetables, Susie Johns.
More rag rugs & recycled textile projects, Jenni Stuart-Anderson.
Painting and finishing techniques, Gary Edmunson
Paper made! : 101 exceptional projects to make out of everyday paper, Kayte Terry.
Print with collage & stitch : techniques for mixed-media printmaking, Val Holmes.
Quilt a gift for Christmas : 21 beautiful projects to make with love, Barri Sue Gaudet.
Rustic wrappings : exploring patina in wire, metal, and glass jewelry, Kerry Bogert.
So pretty! Crochet : inspiration and instructions for 24 stylish projects, Amy Palanjian
Stitch it for Christmas, Lynette Anderson.
The art of forgotten things : creating jewelry from objects with a past, Melanie Doerman.
The complete photo guide to felting, Ruth Lane.
The stitch bible : a comprehensive guide to 225 embroidery stitches and techniques, Kate Haxell
The unofficial guide to Harry Potter collectibles, Kathy J. Wells.
Throwing, Richard Phethean.
Throwing is an important skill for any potter to master, using only a few tools, the guidance of their hands, and the momentum of a wheel.
Twist & twine : 18 ideas for rag rugs and home decor, Bobbie Irwin.
What to knit when you're expecting : 28 simple mittens, baby blankets, hats & sweaters, Nikki Van De Car ; photography by Claire Richardson.
Wonky one-block quilts : simple technique, dramatic results, Marlous Carter.

Crime

A wilderness of error : the trials of Jeffrey MacDonald, Errol Morris.
Bloodhouse, Darcy Dugan
Written in secret during his long years in jail and smuggled out to keep it safe from his enemies until now, this is Darcy's brutally honest and gripping story of his extraordinary life and times.
Octopus : Sam Israel, the secret market, and Wall Street's wildest con, Guy Lawson.
Separating fools from their money : a history of American financial scandals, Scott B. MacDonald
The black widower : the life and crimes of a sociopathic killer, Charles Lavery.
The boy in the river, Richard Hoskins.
The mammoth book of gangs, James Morton
The sting : Australia's plot to crack a global drug empire, Nick McKenzie.
This machine kills secrets : how WikiLeakers, cypherpunks, and hacktivists aim to free the world's information, Andy Greenberg.
An analysis of how "cypherpunk" innovators of the digital generation are safeguarding individual anonymity whilst sharing institutional secrets for public use. Also chronicles the activities of such controversial figures as Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg.

Crime & Espionage

The wolf and the watchman : a CIA childhood, Scott Johnson.
Growing up, Scott Johnson always suspected that his dad was somehow different. Only as a teenager did he discover the truth: his father was a spy.

Economics

End this depression now!, Paul Krugman.
Krugman pursues the questions of how bad the "Great Recession" really is, how we got stuck in what can now be called a depression and, above all, how we can free ourselves.
Ending the global casino?, Ad Broere.
Ad Broere explains that financial crises, scarcity, debts, and interest are not Nature's Way, and that the present monetary system is not the only choice we have.
Forex for beginners : a comprehensive guide to profiting from the global currency markets, Adam Kritzer.
Hedge fund market wizards : how winning traders win, Jack D. Schwager.
How to make money trading : everything you need to know to control your financial future, Lex van Dam.
The European Union : a beginner's guide, Alasdair Blair.
The golden revolution : how to prepare for the coming global gold standard, John Butler.
The indomitable investor : why a few succeed in the stock market when everyone else fails, Steven M. Sears.
The perfect balance : how to get ahead financially and still have a life, Hannah McQueen.
The secrets of economic indicators : hidden clues to future economic trends and investment opportunities, Bernard Baumohl.
Unintended consequences : why everything you've been told about the economy is wrong, Edward Conard.
Visual guide to financial markets, David Wilson.

Education

Children, meaning-making and the arts, Susan Wright.
An introduction to both theory and practice in arts education in the early years of childhood.
How children succeed : grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character, Paul Tough.
We've been trained to believe that the way to judge a child's success is from test scores and what school he gets into. Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control.
Saving the school : the true story of a principal, a teacher, a coach, a bunch of kids, and a year in the crosshairs of education reform, Michael Brick.
Teaching primary school mathematics and statistics : evidence-based practice, Robin Averill
The study skills handbook, Stella Cottrell.
Under the stars : foundations of Steiner early childhood education : collected essays, Renate Long-Breipohl.

Engineering

Machine tools : design, reliability and safety, Scott P. Anderson
Small gas engines : fundamentals, service, troubleshooting, repair, applications, Alfred C. Roth
, Franklin D. Jones.

Environment

Every last drop : rainwater harvesting and sustainable technologies in rural China, Zhu Quang
Green lighting : how energy-efficient lighting can save you energy and money and reduce your carbon footprint, Brian Clark Howard
The Goldilocks planet : the four billion year story of Earth's climate, Jan Zalasiewicz
The spine of the continent : the most ambitious wildlife conservation project ever undertaken, Mary Ellen Hannibal.

Fashion

Tim Gunn's fashion bible : the fascinating history of everything in your closet, Tim Gunn

Film, Television & Theatre

An actor's craft : the art and technique of acting, David Krasner.
Contemporary erotic cinema, Douglas Keesey.
Starting your career as an actor, Jason Pugatch.
The art and making of the Dark knight trilogy, Jody Duncan Jesser
The Doctor's monsters : meanings of the monstrous in Doctor Who, Graham Sleight.

Food & Wine

A life at Mudbrick : stories and recipes from Waiheke's famous Mudbrick vineyard and restaurant, Robyn Jones
A little dinner before the play, Agnes Jekyll.
Originally published in "The Times" in the early 1920s the writings of Agnes Jekyll describe food for every imaginable occasion.
A Sardinian cookbook, Giovanni Pilu
Beat sugar addiction now! : cookbook : recipes that cure your type of sugar addiction and help you lose weight and feel great!, Jacob Teitelbaum
Burma : rivers of flavor, Naomi Duguid
Everyday gluten-free slow cooking : 140 easy & delicious recipes, Kimberly Mayone
Give them something better : America's longest living culture shares their family secrets, Sarah Frain
Hugh's three good things on a plate, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Kitchen & Co. : colourful home cooking through the seasons, Rosie French
Kylie Kwong's simple chinese cooking class, Kylie Kwong
Leiths meat bible, Max Clark
Love Italian food : recipes for friends and family from a home in Asolo, Maddalena Caruso.
More fired up : no nonsense barbecuing, Ross Dobson.
My pizza, Pete Evans.
Pickled : from curing lemons to fermenting cabbage, the gourmand's ultimate guide to the world of pickling, Kelly Carrolata.
Savour, Marc Hirschowitz
Featuring over 200 recipes catering for any occasion, this is a cookbook with a difference. One word captures the essence of each chapter (think Chill, Sizzle, Love) with the recipes contained within that chapter demonstrating the inherent meaning and evocation of that word.
Spanish cooking, Miguel Maestre.
Miguel shares his culinary traditions, his childhood memories of growing up in a large household that revolved around cooking and eating, and his experience working in some of the world's best restaurants.
The 10 secrets of 100% health cookbook : simple and delicious recipes for optimum health, Patrick Holford
The cake parlour : sweet tables, Zoe Clark.
The contented cook : fuss free food throughout the year, Xanthe Clay
The gourmet farmer deli book : food as it used to taste, Matthew Evans
The Jamie Oliver effect : the man : the food : the revolution, Gilly Smith.
The tastes of Ayurveda : more healthful, healing recipes for the modern Ayurvedic, Amrita Sondhi.
Two greedy Italians eat Italy, Antonio Carluccio
Vintage cakes, Julie Richardson
A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yellow birthday cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, to the new holiday standard, Gingerbread Icebox Cake with Mascarpone Mousse.
Wild kitchens : the best of Monteith's Beer and Wild Food Challenge, Kerry R. Tyack.

Gardens and Gardening

Back to the land : a year of country gardening, Lynda Hallinan
Peppered with practical advice and recipes for making the most of her harvests, Lynda's monthly accounts of country life reveal her unstoppable energy and down-to-earth enthusiasm for living off the land.
Bob Flowerdew's organic gardening bible : successful growing the natural way., Bob Flowerdew
Carol Klein's favourite plants : choosing & growing plants by character, Jonathan Buckley
Kitchen gardens of Australia : eighteen productive gardens for inspiration and practical advice, Kate Herd
Spirit : garden inspiration, Dan Pearson.
The fruit tree handbook, Ben Pike.
The holistic orchard : tree fruits and berries the biological way, Michael Phillips.
The illustrated world encyclopedia of apples : a comprehensive identification guide to over 400 varieties accompanied by 90 scrumptious recipes, Andrew Mikolajski
Women in my rose garden : the history, romance and adventure of old roses, Ann Chapman with photographs by Paul Starosta.
Many of our best-loved heritage roses are named after women, and in this charming book, Ann Chapman explores the lives and stories behind the evocative names. We may be familiar with Mary Queen of Scots, Amy Robsart and Jeanne d'Arc, but who were Adelaide d'Orlans, Nancy Steen and Nur Mahal?

Graphic novels

The underwater welder, Jeff Lemire.

Health & Medicine

6 weeks to superhealth : an easy-to-follow programme for total health transformation, Patrick Holford.
Achieve superhealth in six easy weeks.
A woman's disease : the history of cervical cancer, Ilana Lowy.
Anatomy for runners : unlocking your athletic potential for health, speed, and injury prevention, Jay Dicharry.
Body sculpting bible for men : featuring the 14-day body sculpting workout, James Villepigue
Brain bugs : how the brain's flaws shape our lives, Dean Buonomano.
A look at the causes and consequences of the brain's imperfections in terms of its innermost workings and its evolutionary purposes.
Chronic fatigue syndrome/M.E. : symptoms, diagnosis, management, Rosamund Vallings.
Confessions of a male nurse, Michael Alexander.
A touching, shocking and frequently hilarious account of one man's life in nursing.
Coping with lupus : a practical guide to alleviating the challenges of systematic lupus erythematosus, Robert H. Phillips.
Coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder : a step-by-step guide using the latest CBT techniques, Jan van Niekerk.
Cure tooth decay : remineralize cavities & repair your teeth naturally with good food, Ramiel Nagel
Presents a holistic approach to dental health based on the nutrition protocol developed by Dr. Weston Price.
Doctor, doctor : incredible true tales from a GP's surgery, Rosemary Leonard.
Dreamland : adventures in the strange science of sleep, David K. Randall.
Examines the complex world of sleep and discusses whether or not women sleep differently than men and if killing someone while sleepwalking would count as murder.
Heal your eye problems with herbs, minerals and vitamins, Max Crarer.
Health at every size : the surprising truth about your weight, Linda Bacon.
Help for depression and anxiety : how to have a happy and healthy nervous system, Dr. Sandra Cabot.
Aims to give you practical help and understanding of the use of prescribed antidepressant drugs, natural hormones and natural dietary supplements that can strengthen the emotional system and indeed your whole brain.
Hormone heresy : what women must know about their hormones, Sherrill Sellman.
Hunger, thirst, sex, and sleep : how the brain controls our passions, John K. Young.
Hyperactive : the controversial history of ADHD, Matthew Smith.
Like a virgin : how science is redesigning the rules of sex, Aarathi Prasad.
An adventurous romp through the real-world experiments to make babies without sex.
Misconception : one couple's journey from embryo mix-up to miracle baby, Paul Morell
Rabid : a cultural history of the world's most diabolical virus, Bill Wasik
Real cause, real cure : the 9 root causes of the most common health problems and how to solve them, Jacob Teitelbaum
Self-healing with Reiki : how to create wholeness, harmony & balance for body, mind & spirit, Penelope Quest.
Stem cell research, Hal Marcovitz.
Presents information on the stem cell research that scientists do, including the methods that they employ and the results that they achieve.
Stem cell research progress, Aamir Al Mosawi.
The 20/20 diet : lose 20 kilos in 20 weeks and feel great!, Lola Berry.
The complete idiot's guide to plant-based nutrition, Julieanna Hever.
You are what you eat, and every bite you take affects your body and your well-being. Eating a whole-food, plant- based diet helps you and your body thrive.
The eczema diet : eczema-safe food to stop the itch and prevent eczema for life, Karen Fischer.
The essence of chi-gung : a handbook of basic forms for daily practice, Daniel Reid
The full diet : a weight-loss doctor's 7-day guide to shedding pounds for good, Michael A. Snyder.
The homocysteine solution : the fast new way to dramatically improve your health, Patrick Holford
The international traveler's guide to avoiding infections, Charles E. Davis.
Davis provides advice about what to do before, during, and after a trip to prevent infection and explains options if an illness does occur.
The meat fix : how a lifetime of healthy living nearly killed me!, John Nicholson.
The migraine solution : a complete guide to diagnosis, treatment, and pain management, Paul Rizzoli
The mindful way through pregnancy : meditation, yoga, and journaling for expectant mothers, Susan Piver.
The mindfulness workbook for addiction : a guide to coping with the grief, stress and anger that trigger addictive behaviours, Rebecca E. Williams
The power of self-healing : unlock your natural healing potential in 21 days!, Fabrizio Mancini
The ravenous brain : how the new science of consciousness explains our insatiable search for meaning, Daniel Bor.
The skinny rules : the simple, non-negotiable principles for getting to thin, Bob Harper
The teaching of talking : learn to do expert speech therapy at home with children and adults, Mark A. Ittleman.
The whole life prostate book : everything that every man at every age needs to know about maintaining optimal prostate health, H. Ballentine Carter
Understanding pain : exploring the perception of pain, Fernando Cervero.
Vaccine : the debate in modern America, Mark A. Largent.
Yoga cures : simple routines to conquer more than 50 common ailments and live pain-free, Tara Stiles.
Your baby's best shot : why vaccines are safe and save lives, Stacy Mintzer Herlihy and E. Allison Hagood.
Your brain on nature : the science of nature's influence on your health, happiness and vitality, Eva M. Selhub, Alan C. Logan.
Details how the human brain is linked to the natural world and offers nature-based methods for reducing stress, improving cognitive powers and boosting the efficiency of exercise.

History, Geography & Travel

A people's history of London, Lindsey German
Aboriginal convicts : Aborigines, Khoisan and Māori exiles, Kristyn Harman.
Africa's top wildlife countries : Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe : also including Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, R. Congo, Mauritius and Seychelles Islands, Mark W. Nolting.
Alice Springs, Eleanor Hogan.
Connemara Mollie : an Irish journey on horseback, Hilary Bradt.
An account of a journey through western Ireland made in 1984, fulfilling a childhood dream of a long-distance ride.
Exploring an estuary : a field guide to the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai Christchurch, Shelley McMurtrie
French ties : love, life & recipes, Jane Webster
After years of painstaking work renovating an old chateau in Normandy, Jane Webster has found her bearings, running The French Table over the summers and juggling family life across two countries year-around.
Ghost milk : recent adventures among the future ruins of London on the eve of the Olympics, Iain Sinclair.
Greece on my wheels, Edward Enfield.
Fired by a long enthusiasm for all things Greek, Edward Enfield mounts his trusty Raleigh to follow in the footsteps of such notable travelers to Greece as Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Lear and the Romantic poet Lord Byron.
Internet family history, Cora Num.
The internet and new technology are changing the way we research, store and share our family history.
Landmarks of New Zealand, Rob Suisted
A stunning collection of images by photographer Rob Suisted.
Libya : the rise and fall of Qaddafi, Alison Pargeter.
Looking for adventure, Steve Backshall.
How do you become an explorer? After a visit to an exhibition of artifacts from Papua New Guinea, it was a question that began to obsess the seven-year old Backshall.
Mexico, John Noble
My little Paris : the best kept Parisian secrets, Catherine Taret.
My Little Paris is the favourite website of Parisian women. In this book, the creators of the site share their best-kept secret addresses.
Nagaland : a journey to India's forgotten frontier, Jonathan Glancey.
Naples declared : a walk around the Bay, Benjamin Taylor.
New flags flying : Pacific leadership, Ian Johnstone
Ian Johnstone and Michael Powles interviewed the Pacific people in key leadership positions in the lead-up to and achievement of independence.
New Zealand, Charles Rawlings-Way
Only in Spain, Nellie Bennett.
A foot-stamping, full-on firecracker of a travel memoir, crackling with energy, dance, gypsies, love, food and the occasional donkey.
Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands, Regis St. Louis
Physical geography : great systems and global environments, William M. Marsh
Postcards from Auckland, Bob McCree.
Resilience in the Pacific : addressing the critical issues : proceedings of a conference held in Wellington, New Zealand, 16-17 February 2011, Brian Lynch
Samoa's journey, 1962-2012 : aspects of history, Leasiolagi Malama Meleisea
Sandstorm : Libya in the time of revolution, Lindsey Hilsum.
Describes the 2011 defeat of Libya's dictator Muammar Gadaffi by his own people, tracing the story of Gadaffi's regime from its early days of popular appeal to the fear and corruption of its final years from the perspectives of five Libyan rebels.
Secrets of tracing your ancestors, W. Daniel Quillen.
Skyline London : a guide to the finest views from the capital's highest points, Caroline Dale.
Syria : the fall of the house of Assad, David W. Lesch.
The day Parliament burned down, Caroline Shenton.
In the early evening of 16 October 1834, a huge ball of fire exploded through the roof of the Houses of Parliament, creating a blaze so enormous that it could be seen by the King and Queen at Windsor, and from stagecoaches on top of the South Downs.
The genealogist's Internet : the essential guide to researching your family history online, Peter Christian.
The graves are walking : the great famine and the saga of the Irish people, John Kelly.
The Great North walk, Matt McClelland
The 250-kilometre Great North Walk winds it way from Central Sydney to Newcastle, threading through some of the most beautiful areas in between those two cities.
The idle traveller, Dan Kieran.
The illustrated history of knights & crusades : battles, chivalry, campaigns, weapons, tournaments, Charles Phillips
The king's revenge : Charles II and the greatest manhunt in British history, Don Jordan
The pirates of Somalia : inside their hidden world, Jay Bahadur.
The real Lark Rise to Candleford : life in the Victorian countryside, Pamela Horn.
The revenge of history : the battle for the twenty-first century, Seumas Milne.
The scramble for China : foreign devils in the Qing empire, 1832-1914, Robert Bickers.
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The splendor of Italy : a portrait in pictures, Natasha Foges.
The unconquered : in search of the Amazon's last uncontacted tribes, Scott Wallace.
The Vikings : culture and conquest, Martin Arnold.
The world's must-see places.
A look inside more than 100 magnificent buildings and monuments.
Touchstones, Felicity Hayes-McCoy.
Life on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland.
Tracing your London ancestors : a guide for family historians, Jonathan Oates.
Tracing your Scottish ancestors : a guide for family historians, Ian Maxwell.
Traveling the Silk Road : ancient pathway to the modern world, Mark Norell
Travels with my economist : encounters with India, Lisa Scott.
Irreverent, laugh-out-loud tales of living and travelling in India.
Walking home : travels with a troubadour on the Pennine Way, Simon Armitage.
Ways of forgetting, ways of remembering : Japan in the modern world, John W. Dower.
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.
Wonders of New York, Valeria Manferto de Fabianis
Worlds worst travel destinations : 50 travel experiences you will want to miss, Kara Simsek
You know you're from ChCh when-. 2, Bruce Raines
Published to coincide with the second anniversary of the September 2010 earthquake in Canterbury, YKYFCW is back by popular demand. Starting life as a hugely popular Facebook page, the postings have taken on a life of their own, with contributions coming from all over the country.

Hospitality & Tourism

Raising the bar : a selected history of Canterbury hotels and hospitality, 1849-2010, Billy Barnz.

House & Garden

100 interiors around the world = So wohnt die Welt = Un tour du monde des interieurs, Margit J. Mayer
Country house life : a century in photographs, Elizabeth Drury
An intriguing look at the life that was led in the country homes and estates now cared for by the National Trust in the period between the 1840s to the end of WWII.
If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home, Lucy Worsley.
Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, and giving us, an eye-popping account of how its use has evolved from medieval times to the present day.
Magnificent baths : private indulgences : from Baroque to minimalist, Massimo Listri
One-plank woodworking projects, Andy Standing.
Recycled home : transform your home using salvaged materials, Rebecca Proctor.
The first apartment book : cool designs for small spaces, Kyle Schuneman

Humour

One on one, Craig Brown.
101 chance meetings, juxtaposing the famous and the infamous, the artistic and the philistine, the pompous and the comical, the snobbish and the vulgar, each 1,001 words long, and with a time span stretching from the 19th century to the 21st.

Journalism

Rupert Murdoch : an investigation of political power, David McKnight.

Language

A general dictionary of provincialisms, William Holloway.
First published in 1839, this entertaining dictionary of provincial language aimed to record and preserves the array of England's local dialects.
Beginner's Albanian, Anila Mayhew.
Colloquial Albanian : the complete course for beginners, Linda Meniku
Colloquial Panjabi : the complete course for beginners, Mangat Rai Bhardwaj.
Correct your French blunders : how to avoid 99% of the common mistakes made by learners of French, Veronique Mazet.
Correct your Spanish blunders : how to avoid 99% of the common mistakes made by learners of Spanish, Jean Yates.
Dubious definitions : a dictionary of misinterpretation, Brian Allen.
Idiomantics : the weird and wonderful world of popular phrases, Philip Gooden
Italian in three months, Milena Reynolds.
It's a wonderful word : the real origins of our favourite words, from anorak to zombie, Albert Jack
Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap?
More word smart : how to build an impressive vocabulary, Adam Robinson
Planet word, J.P. Davidson
Planet Word uncovers everything you didn't know you needed to know about how language evolves: from feral children to deaf Tourette's, fairy-tale princesses and wicked stepmothers to secrets codes, invented languages, backslang - even a language that was eaten!

Law

Keeping farming in the family : a guide to farm succession, Ian Ross Blackman.
Written for farmers to help with creating a succession plan.

Literature

Hit lit : cracking the code of the twentieth century's biggest best sellers, James W. Hall.
Analyzes the common themes in many of the 20th century's best-sellers, what made them best-sellers, and recounts the experiences and discoveries the author shared with students in his popular modern literature college courses.
Japanese proverbs : wit and wisdom, David Galef
Japanese proverbs with English translations for the language learner.
Living, thinking, looking, Siri Hustvedt.
This title brings together thirty-two essays written between 2006 and 2011, in which the author culls insights from philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, psychoanalysis, and literature.
The Arvon book of literary non-fiction : writing about travel, nature, food, feminism, history, sexuality, death and friendship, Sally Cline
The woman reader, Belinda Jack.
The complete history of women's reading and the ceaseless controversies it has inspired.
Unpacking my library : writers and their books, Leah Price.
Winter journal, Paul Auster.
From the bestselling novelist and author of "The Invention of Solitude," a moving and highly personal meditation on the body, time, and language.

Military

1,000,000 years of weapons : tools of war through the ages, Dwight Jon Zimmerman.
HMNZS Blackpool : the story of a frigate's five year service in the Royal New Zealand Navy, 1966-1971, Gerry Wright.
Modelling armoured vehicles, Gary Edmundson
Postwar armored fighting vehicles : 1945-present, Michael E. Haskew.
Saving Private Sarbi, Sandra Lee.
The heart-warming true story of a black Labrador-cross trained by the Australian Army as an explosives detection dog for the most dangerous combat mission imaginable. This canine warrior went missing in action following an historic battle between the elite SAS and the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2008.
The complete illustrated encyclopedia of the Lancaster Bomber : the history of Britain's greatest night bomber of World War II, in more than 275 photographs, Nigel
The military history book : the ultimate visual guide to the weapons that shaped the world.
The Western way of war : infantry battle in Classical Greece, Victor Davis Hanson

Music & Musicians

Blues harmonica for dummies, Winslow Yerxa.
Cherish : Madonna, like an icon, David Foy.
A nostalgic visual journey from Madonna's arrival in New York in the late 1970s to the lead-up to her latest album release, MDNA, in 2012, covering all her albums, tours, plays and films, and the occasional husband or boyfriend along the way.
Classic hymns & carols, John Betjeman.
Erewhon calling : experimental sound in New Zealand, Bruce Russell
This book explores how a bunch of Antipodean misfits and malcontents have forged new ways and new reasons to make composed art music in New Zealand. Improvised noise and rock 'n' pop filth are explored.
Essential rock guitar techniques : 24 skills every serious player should master, Chad Johnson.
How music works, David Byrne.
David Byrne explores how profoundly music is shaped by its time and place, and he explains how the advent of recording technology in the twentieth century forever changed our relationship to playing, performing, and listening to music.
Mozart at the gateway to his fortune : serving the Emperor, 1788-1791, Christoph Wolff.
Describes the composer's life after entering into the service of Emperor Joseph II of Austria, discussing the influence of imperial style on his major compositions from this time as well as unfamiliar, incomplete works.
Music for silenced voices : Shostakovich and his fifteen quartets, Wendy Lesser.
Wendy Lesser speculates about what Shostakovich was really expressing in his string quartets.
Practicing the piano : how students, parents, and teachers can make practicing more effective, Nancy O'Neill Breth.
Recording on a budget : how to make great audio recordings without breaking the bank, Brent Edstrom.
The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music, Paul Kingsbury
The home recording handbook, Dave Hunter.
The jazz standards : a guide to the repertoire, Ted Gioia.
The NZSO National Youth Orchestra : fifty years and beyond, Joy Tonks.
The practical jazz guitarist : essential tools for soloing, comping, and performing, Mark White
The rise & fall of EMI Records, Brian Southall.
The true adventures of the Rolling Stones, Stanley Booth
This will end in tears : the miserabilist guide to music, Adam Brent Houghtaling.
Treasures of AC/DC, Jerry Ewing.

Natural Science

An illustrated guide to common grasses, sedges and rushes of New Zealand, Paul Champion
Chameleons, Chris Mattison
With flattened bodies, opposed feet, independently swiveling eyes, a prehensile tail, and the ability to change colour to match their environment, chameleons are both fascinating and charismatic.
Gliding mammals of the world, Stephen Jackson
Mosquito, Richard Jones.
Lots of insects suck blood, but one species above all others has a reputation for this, out of all proportion to its size: the mosquito.
Swimming with dolphins, tracking gorillas : how to have the world's best wildlife encounters, Ian Wood.
The beauty of trees, Michael Jordan
The complete book of trees of Britain & Europe : the ultimate reference guide and identifier to 550 of the most spectacular, best-loved and unusual trees, Tony Russell
The mating lives of birds, James Parry.
The rocks don't lie : a geologist investigates Noah's flood, David R. Montgomery.

Painting

Brave intuitive painting : let go, be bold, unfold!, Flora Bowley.
Jean Haines' atmospheric watercolours : painting with expression, freedom and style., Jean Haines
Watercolour flower painting : step-by-step, Wendy Tait

Parenting

A parent's guide to children's medicines, Edward A. Bell.
Artificial maturity : helping kids meet the challenge of becoming authentic adults, Tim Elmore.
How to raise children who can handle the real world.
Brain-based parenting : the neuroscience of caregiving for healthy attachment, Daniel A. Hughes
An attachment specialist and a clinical psychologist with neurobiology expertise team up to explore the brain science behind parenting.
Fed up with frenzy : slow parenting in a fast-moving world, Susan Sachs Lipman
The hectic pace of everyday life can keep families constantly on the go, but removing some of the frenzy is easy if you just take a moment to slow down. Hit the pause button on all of life's daily distractions and reconnect with your family in familiar and exciting ways.
Growing up brave : expert strategies for helping your child overcome fear, stress, and anxiety, Donna B. Pincus.
Mindful birthing : training the mind, body, and heart for childbirth and beyond, Nancy Bardacke.
Parenting a teen girl : a crash course on conflict, communication & connection with your teenage daughter, Lucie Hemmen.
Parenting young athletes : developing champions in sports and life, Frank L. Smoll
Sacred baby names, Kjirstin Youngberg.
Say it again in a nice voice, Meg Mason.
The joys of motherhood.
Strong fathers, strong daughters : the 30-day challenge, Meg Meeker.
Meg Meeker takes dads through thirty practical father-daughter activities, meant to strengthen dads in their parenting roles, while also creating honest and thriving relationships.
The baby bump : twins and triplets edition : 100s of secrets for those 9 long months with multiples on board, Carley Roney
The case for the only child : your essential guide, Susan Newman.
The thriving child : parenting successfully through allergies, asthma, and other common challenges, Erica Reid.
What children need to be happy, confident and successful : step by step positive psychology to help children flourish, Jeni Hooper.
Why did nobody tell me?, Natasha Joffe and Justine Roberts.
Why did nobody tell me: that the gurus don't always know best, that you don't have to 'get your figure back' six weeks after birth, that you don't need to worry about the other parents at the school gates, that it's okay to let them eat dirt, that you don't have to have a naughty step And most importantly, that you should never buy a guinea pig?

Pets & Animals

The best there ever was : Dan Patch and the dawn of the American century, Sharon B. Smith.
A century before Secretariat, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods, Dan Patch captured virtually every harness racing record and the hearts (and wallets) of the American public.
The railway dog : the true story of an Australian outback dog, Olwyn M Parker.
The true story of Bob, a stray, bought on impulse by a local railway man as a gift for his wife and setting in motion the beginnings of a legend.
Todo in Tuscany : the dog at the villa, Louise Badger
Urban chicks : celebrating backyard chooks in the city, Trevor Newman

Philosophy & Psychology

A short history of Western thought, Stephen Trombley.
Fate & philosophy : a journey through life's great questions, Jim Flynn.

Photography

Lonely Planet's guide to travel photography, Richard I'Anson.
Night visions : reflections for the moonlight hours, Barney Brewster.
Out of focus : photography, Saatchi Gallery
Photography explained : from capture to presentation, Ken Duncan
Picturing atrocity : photography in crisis, Geoffrey Batchen
Sixty tips for creative iPhone photography, Martina Holmberg
Working the light : a landscape photography masterclass, Joe Cornish

Poetry

Flaubert's drum, Sugu Pillay.
Jack Kerouac : collected poems, Jack Kerouac
London : a history in verse, Mark Ford.
Night's glass table, Karen Zelas.
One hundred leaves : a new annotated tranlation of the Hyakunin isshu, Blue Flute.
A poetry anthology beloved by generations of Japanese since it was compiled in the 13th
Selected poems, Bill Manhire.
The collected poems, Elizabeth Jennings
Voicetracks : poems 2002-2012, Jan Kemp.

Pounamu

Flashback : tales and treasures of Taranaki, Andrew Moffat.
Ka tu, ka oho : visions of a bicultural partnership in psychology : invited keynotes : revisiting the past to reset the future
This book contains 20 years of bicultural keynote addresses given to the New Zealand Psychological Society at its annual conference. Raymond Nairn returned to these speakers and asked them to reflect on their keynote addresses then and now.
Māori role models. II : inspirational korero from inspirational Māori = Nga tauira Māori II : he kupu ranga wairua mai i nga tino tauira o te ao Māori, Te Aorangi Harrington
Nga porearea me nga matemate o nga mara taewa = Pests and diseases of taewa (Māori) crops, Nick Roskruge
Once were Pacific : Māori connections to Oceania, Alice Te Punga Somerville.
Pounamu treasures = Nga taonga pounamu, Russell Beck
Tahua-roa, korare = Food for your visitors, Māori green vegetables : their history and tips on their use, Nick Roskruge
The gift of children : Māori and infertility, Paul Reynolds
Based on a three-year study, this book explores infertility from Māori perspectives and provides insights into Māori concepts, views and practices in relation to fertility and infertility.

Religion & Ethics

An enlightened philosophy : can an atheist believe anything?, Geoff Crocker.
God's honours board, Brendan Schollum.
This is about men and women whose lives, personalities and dedication helped develop Catholic education to where it is today
How to be secular : a call to arms for religious freedom, Jacques Berlinerblau.
Toxic charity : how churches and charities hurt those they help (and how to reverse it), Robert D. Lupton.
Unstoppable : the incredible power of faith in action, Nick Vujicic.
This book takes up the incredible story of Nick Vujicic where the bestselling Life Without Limits left off - revealing how he retains his amazingly positive high octane approach to life.

Science

Barron's E-Z pre-algebra, Caryl Lorandini.
A thorough preparation for students who need the basic skills to continue on to algebra classes, and an accessible review for older students who need to brush up on forgotten rules and techniques.
Cells to civilizations : principles of change that shape life, Enrico Coen.
Green universe : a microscopic voyage into the plant cell, Stephen Blackmore
Hawking incorporated : Stephen Hawking and the anthropology of the knowing subject, Helene Mialet .
Higgs : the invention and discovery of the 'God Particle', Jim Baggott.
How to build an android : the true story of Philip K. Dick's robotic resurrection, David F. Dufty.
Matroids : a geometric introduction, Gary Gordon
Measurement, Paul Lockhart.
On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson, William Souder.
Secret chambers : the inside story of cells and complex life, Martin Brasier.
The irrationals, Julian Havil.
Julian Havil tells the story of irrational numbers and the mathematicians who have tackled their challenges.
The violinist's thumb : and other lost tales of love, war, and genius, as written by our genetic code, Sam Kean.
This is improbable : cheese string theory, magnetic chickens, and other WTF research, Marc Abrahams.
What a plant knows : a field guide to the senses, Daniel Chamovitz.
Explores the secret lives of various plants, from the colours they see to whether or not they really like classical music to their ability to sense nearby danger.

Self Development

Emotional vampires : dealing with people who drain you dry, Albert J. Bernstein.
How to improve your mind : twenty keys to unlock the modern world, James R. Flynn.
Personality style at work : the secret to working with (almost) anyone, Kate Ward.
Pieces of light : the new science of memory, Charles Fernyhough.
Quantum warrior : the future of the mind, John Kehoe.
Understanding emotional intelligence : strategies for boosting your EQ and using it in the workplace, Neilson Kite

Social Issues

A child's journey through placement, Vera I. Fahlberg.
Children who are cared for in and out of home placement are in need of support and stability. This book offers information and advice for professionals and carers on how to help these children, who will often have attachment difficulties.
Another place at the table, Kathy Harrison.
Kathy Harrison fosters a shifting cast of troubled youngsters: the offspring of prostitutes and addicts; the sons and daughters of abusers; and teenage parents who aren't equipped for parenthood. All of this in addition to raising her three biological sons and two adopted daughters.
Beneath the blue sky, Dominic Reeve.
Dominic chronicles the massive changes in British Traveller life from the mid-sixties to the early years of the new Millennium, caused by the replacement of horse-drawn vehicles with lorries, and the ever dwindling access to stopping places.
Bloody nasty people : the rise of Britain's far right, Daniel Trilling.
An account of white extremism in Britain.
Fatal invention : how science, politics, and big business re-create race in the twenty-first century, Dorothy Roberts.
It examines how the archaic belief system underlying the concept of race, revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, undermines a just society and promotes continuing inequality.
Fit, fifty and fired up : one man's witty and inspiring account of taking a risk to chase a more joyful life, Nigel Marsh.
Why do so many of us spend large parts of our life slogging our guts out at jobs we don't particularly like to buy things we don't particularly need? What's the point of having a family if we rarely spend time with them? Why can't our forties and fifties be up there with the best years of our lives?
Gaysia : adventures in the queer east, Benjamin Law.
Benjamin considers himself lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. But as the child of migrants, he's also curious about how different life might have been had he grown up in Asia. So he sets off to meet his fellow Gaysians.
Globalization and the environment : capitalism, ecology & power, Peter Newell.
Half a citizen : life on welfare in Australia, John Murphy
Homo mysterious : evolutionary puzzles of human nature, David P. Barash.
For all that science knows about the living world, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology.
How to find work that works for people with Asperger syndrome : the ultimate guide for getting people with Asperger syndrome into the workplace (and keeping them there!), Gail
Life as we have known it : the voices of working-class women, Margaret Llewelyn Davies.
The women write about growing up in poverty, going into domestic service, being a hat factory worker, or a miner's wife concerned about the colliery baths, and how they become politically active through the Women's Co-operative Guild movement.
Making champion men : how one New Zealand man's vision is changing boys' lives, Billy Graham
Media life, Mark Deuze.
My name is Graham and I am an alcoholic, Graham Mc.
Our kind of people : thoughts on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Uzodinma Iweala.
Simply Wonderwoman : the survival guide for women who have too much to do, Joanna Gosling
Simply Wonderwoman is about helping you have the life you want, not the crazy muddled one that's foisted on you once you have children, when suddenly order and time for yourself goes out the window.
Successful foster care adoption : emotional journey, uncommon love, Deborah A. Beasley.
The cost of hope : a memoir, Amanda Bennett.
From Pulitzer Prize winner Amanda Bennett comes a moving, eye-opening, and beautifully written memoir, a love story of two unusual people, their complex marriage and deep devotion, and finally, Bennett's quest to save her husband's life.
The end of men : and the rise of women, Hanna Rosin.
The foster carer's handbook : for carers of children 11 years and under, Ann Wheal
The Girls' Project : girl fighting : an investigation of young women's violent and anti-social behaviour : research report, Donna Swift.
The little girl in the radiator : mum, alzheimer's and me, Martin Slevin
The story of a man's struggle to care for his mother after her diagnosis with Alzheimer's.
The myth of sex addiction, David J. Ley.
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 teenager's foster carer's handbook : caring for young people in foster and residential care and helping them to become adults, Ann Wheal
Toward sustainable communities : solutions for citizens and their governments, Mark Roseland.
When two cultures meet, the New Zealand experience, John Robinson.
Story of the meeting of two very different peoples and the steady building of the one nation promised by Hobson at the first signing of the Treaty of Waitangi …
Whore stories : a revealing history of the world's oldest profession, Tyler Stoddard Smith.

Sport & Recreation

A short history of Rugby League in Australia, Will Evans.
A stadium of 4 million, Martin Snedden.
This is a book that goes behind-the-scenes of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. It covers everything from the success of our bid to host the event and then it documents every step along the way.
Ball of confusion : puzzles, problems and perplexing posers, Johnny Ball.
Fun maths teasers and brain-bending puzzles.
Buried in the sky : the extraordinary story of the Sherpa climbers on K2's deadliest day, Peter Zuckerman
Presents the stories of the Sherpa’s who have acted as expert consultants to Westerners climbing the Himalayas, focusing in particular on Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Pasang Lama, who survived when eleven other climbers died on K2 in August 2008.
Climbing the seven summits : a comprehensive guide to the continents' highest peaks, Mike Hamill
Gliding : from passenger to pilot, Steve Longland.
Harbour manoeuvres step-by-step, Lars Bolle
How to take a penalty : the hidden mathematics of sport, Rob Eastaway
Improve your play at trump contracts, Ron Klinger.
Legends of the Australian football hall of fame, Eva Bruce
Mastering opening strategy, Johan Hellsten.
Mathletics : a scientist explains 100 amazing things about the world of sports, John D. Barrow.
Outfitting the offshore cruising sailboat : refitting used sailboats for blue-water voyaging, Peter I. Berman.
Quinn's quips, Keith Quinn.
Soccer : perfect shooting techniques, Thomas Dooley
Stand up paddling : flatwater to surf and rivers, Rob Casey
Swim smooth : the complete coaching programme for swimmers and triathletes, Paul Newsome
The 100 best swimming drills, Blythe Lucero.
The complete idiot's guide to geocaching
Explore the latest advances in this exciting and popular GPS adventure.
The complete sailing manual, Steve Sleight.
The contested auction, Roy Hughes
The dance bible : the complete resource for aspiring dancers, Camille LeFevre.
The fast stuff : twenty years of top bike racing tales from the world's maddest motorsport, Mat Oxley.
The tennis book : the illustrated encyclopedia of world tennis, John Parsons
The Torre attack : move by move, Richard Palliser.
The Tour de France to the bitter end, Richard Nelsson.
The ultimate guide to fishing skills, tactics, and techniques, Jay Cassell.
With a bended bow : archery in medieval and Renaissance Europe, Erik Roth.
World voyage planner : planning a voyage from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world, Jimmy Cornell ; charts by Ivan Cornell.

Trains, Boats, Planes

E-learning in aviation, Suzanne K. Kearns.
On railways far away, William D. Middleton.
In this lavishly illustrated memoir, William D. Middleton invites readers to climb aboard and share with him 60 years of railroad tourism around the globe.
Qf32, Richard de Crespigny.
In 2010 a sudden mid-air explosion shattered engine no.2 of the Qantas A380 shrapnel ripped through the wing and fuselage creating chaos as it destroyed vital flight systems.
The wind beneath my wings, Keith Beattie.

Transport

A look back at the New Zealand traffic officer, Lou Forhecz.
A pictorial look back at the work and equipment used by the traffic officers and road traffic instructors from 1937 until 1992.
Call the fire brigade! : friendships, fire and fear, Allan Grice.
Working as a fireman in London's East End during the early 1970s was no easy ride.
Mighty moves : heavy haulage and house moving in New Zealand, Bee Dawson.
A social history of New Zealand through the eyes of the heavy haulage industry - fascinating stories about moving really big things around the country, with memorable people and some amazing feats of strength and expertise.
The motorbike book : the definitive visual history.

War

A people's history of the Second World War : resistance versus empire, Donny Gluckstein.
Agent Garbo : the brilliant, eccentric secret agent who tricked Hitler and saved D-Day, Stephan Talty.
Juan Pujol was a nobody, a Barcelona poultry farmer determined to oppose the Nazis. Using only his gift for daring falsehoods, Pujol became Germany's most valued agent or double agent.
Berlin ghetto : Herbert Baum and the anti-fascist resistance, Eric Brothers.
Bombers and mash : the domestic front, 1939-45, Raynes Minns.
A social history of British women during World War II told through stories, pictures and recipes.
Hurricane : victor of the Battle of Britain, Leo McKinstry.
My Lai : an American atrocity in the Vietnam War, William Thomas Allison.
Outpost of occupation : how the Channel Islands survived Nazi rule, 1940-1945, Barry Turner.
Shrapnel, William Wharton.
A previously unpublished wartime memoir from the acclaimed author of Birdy and A Midnight Clear.
The kissing sailor : the mystery behind the photo that ended World War II, Lawrence Verria
The lost history of 1914 : reconsidering the year the great war began, Jack Beatty.
Challenges beliefs that World War I was inevitable, documenting largely forgotten events in each of the warring countries to reveal how several factors may have prevented the war or caused a different outcome.
Warrior : the amazing story of a real war horse, Jack Seely