Recreation

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

Art & Architecture

A new history of Italian Renaissance art, Stephen J. Campbell and Michael W. Cole.
Aboriginal art, Wally Caruana.
All told : my art and life among athletes, playboys, bunnies, and provocateurs, LeRoy Neiman.
LeRoy Neiman, arguably the world's most recognizable contemporary artist, broke the barrier between fine art and popular art during a career in which he created indelible images that helped define the twentieth century.
Art & archaeology of the Greek world : a new history, c. 2500-c. 150 BCE, Richard T. Neer.
Art + science now, Stephen Wilson.
A groundbreaking overview of the art being made at the cutting edge of scientific research.
Art since 1900 : modernism, antimodernism, postmodernism, Hal Foster ... et al..
Castles of Britain and Ireland, Rodney Castleden.
Drawn from paradise : the discovery, art and natural history of the birds of paradise, David Attenborough and Errol Fuller.
Felling the ancient oaks : how England lost its great country estates, John Martin Robinson.
Get there first, decide promptly : the Richard Brown Baker collection of postwar art, Jennifer Farrell with essays by Thomas Crow, et al.
Heads & faces : with character and expression, Giovanni Civardi.
Out of Australia : prints and drawings from Sidney Nolan to Rover Thomas, Stephen Coppel with a contribution by Wally Caruana on Aboriginal prints.
Still lifes & florals : laying the groundwork for beautiful works of art, Vanessa Rothe.
Sustainable architecture containers, Luis de Garrido.
This title offers a fascinating look at how the ubiquitous shipping container can be used to create inexpensive sustainable living
The art book.
A - Z guide to artists from medieval times to the present day.
The Queen's diamonds, Hugh Roberts.
Published on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, this book tells the story of the magnificent royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to the present day.

Biographies

Along the way : the journey of a father and son, Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez with Hope Edelman.
Spanning nearly 50 years of family history, the book chronicles the remarkable lives of two creative talents, Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez.
Captivity, slavery and survival as a Far East POW : the conjuror on the Kwai : a biography, Peter Fyans.
The story of Gus Anckorn, a British soldier who was captured by the Japanese and held for over three and a half years. Before the war, Gus was a magician and throughout the war, entertained both fellow soldiers and Japanese guards with his tricks.
Dearie : the remarkable life of Julia Child, Bob Spitz.
Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway around the world to join a spy agency during World War II. She eventually settled in Paris, where she learned to cook. She was already fifty when The French Chef went on the air, at a time in our history when women were not making those leaps. Julia became the first educational TV star, virtually launching PBS as we know it today.
Dying to be me : my journey from cancer, to near death, to true healing, Anita Moorjani.
In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system began shutting down. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth. and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was able to be released from the hospital within weeks - without a trace of cancer in her body!
Edward Heath : the authorised biography, Philip Ziegler.
The official biography of Britain's former prime minister, which captures all the political drama of the 1970s, so relevant for the present day. He helped to transform the Conservative Party, and by securing Britain's historic entry into Europe, the high point of his career, he arguably changed the lives of the British people more fundamentally than any prime minister since Winston Churchill.
Encore performance : how one woman's passion helped a town tap into happiness, Vicki G. Riordan and Brian S. Riordan.
Billy Elliot meets The Golden Girls in this inspiring true story of a woman who learned that it's never too late to live the life you want.
Fire in the belly : the life and times of David Wojnarowicz, Cynthia Carr.
The first biography of a beleaguered art-world figure who became one of the most important voices of his generation. Wojnarowicz emerged from a Dickensian childhood that included orphanages, abusive and absent parents, and a life of hustling on the street. Carr's brilliant biography traces the untold story of a controversial and seminal figure at a pivotal moment in American culture.
Footballer : my story, Kelly Smith with Lance Hardy.
She has been called the best player in the world. She has been called the Zinedine Zidane of the women's game. She has scored more goals for England than any other player in history. Yet since she was old enough to kick a ball, Kelly Smith has had to battle every step of the way to play the game she loves.
Gaz : the autobiography of a league legend, Mark Gasnier and Andrew Webster.
Throughout his football career, Gasnier was guarded with the media. For the first time, he candidly tells his story.
Get well soon! : my (un)brilliant career as a nurse, Kristy Chambers.
Aged thirty, I was spat out of university with a degree in nursing and a sense of bewilderment. I was dumb with wonder: I wondered why on earth I hadn't studied something else. My first day in hospital was a baptism of fire, but a pointed reminder that buried beneath my foul mouth was a kind heart, and I had been given an opportunity to use it on a daily basis.
Gina Rinehart, Adele Ferguson.
Set against the backdrop of the mining boom that will have the most profound effect on Australia over the next few decades, this is an extraordinary biography of Gina, the family she came from, and the wealth and power she wields, by award-winning journalist Adele Ferguson.
Good living street : the fortunes of my Viennese family, Tim Bonyhady.
In Good Living Street Bonyhady follows the lives of three generations of women in his family in an intimate account of fraught relationships, romance, and business highs and lows. They enjoyed a lifestyle of unimaginable luxury and privilege until the rise of Nazism made their existence in Austria untenable. As they remade their lives as refugees, the past was rarely discussed and fifty years passed before Tim discovered the remarkable arc of his family's fortunes.
Graham Henry : final word, Bob Howitt.
This is an honest and reflective look at the life and career of a truly remarkable and often controversial leader. With the Rugby World Cup win in 2011, Graham Henry broke the 24-year curse and restored the NZ All Blacks to the top of the rugby pedestal.
Harry : the ride of my life : the Noel Harris story, with Wally O'Hearn.
Racing is a game of wins and losses, highs and lows, and in this book, Noel takes us on the rollercoaster, from growing up in a racing family and apprenticeship days in a wild and scary Singapore, the rides and races of the NZ and Australian racing calendars, and the trials, tribulations and triumphs of staying at the top.
House of Hancock : the rise and rise of Gina Rinehart, Debi Marshall.
From an early age Gina Rinehart knew she was heir to one of Australia's largest fortunes. Her father, Lang Hancock loved her dearly and groomed her to take over the company. Then along came Rose, the Filipina housekeeper Lang married in 1985, and the obsessively private House of Hancock was changed forever.
I just made the tea : tales from 30 years inside Formula 1, Di Spires with Bernard Ferguson ; forewords by Murray Walker and Michael Schumacher.
This memoir of Di Spires looks at Formula 1 from a very unusual viewpoint. She travelled the world in Formula 1 for 30 years, running the team motorhome for a succession of different teams. This is a fast-paced read packed with surprising snippets and observations, with plenty of intimate insight into what the drivers are really like.
In my father's country : an Afghan woman defies her fate, Saima Wahab.
Relates the author's decision, years after her father was taken away by the KGB, to relocate to her uncle's home in America, where she pursued an education and worked as an interpreter before becoming a cultural adviser for the U.S. Army.
In the water they can't see you cry : a memoir, Amanda Beard with Rebecca Paley.
A seven-time Olympic medalist describes her battles with depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse in spite of her successful career, recounting how she hid her struggles from her loved ones before seeking help and finding renewal in the birth of her son.
Inky fingers : Elijah Tucker, a printer, editor & journalist in the Victorian era & noted New Zealand colonist, Janet Robyn Worthington.
An English printer, editor and journalist with left wing political views who emigrated with his wife of French descent and five children to New Zealand where he was involved in many early newspapers.
Making a difference : how one New Zealander created a global business, and his thoughts on the country's direction, Owen Glenn.
From humble beginnings in New Zealand Owen Glenn built up a highly successful global business empire, and now he is concentrating on using his wealth to deliver significant philanthropic benefits here and overseas. This memoir gives insight into Owen's business philosophies and commercial strategies, especially with regard to international business expansion and success.
Marilyn : the passion and the paradox, Lois Banner.
Like her art, Marilyn Monroe was rooted in paradox: she was a powerful star and a childlike waif; a joyful, irreverent party girl with a deeply spiritual side; a superb friend and a narcissist; a dumb blonde and an intellectual. No previous biographer has recognised much less attempted to analyse most of these aspects of her personality.
Most talkative : stories from the front lines of pop culture, Andy Cohen.
The man behind the "Real Housewives" writes about his lifelong love affair with pop culture that brought him from the suburbs of St. Louis to his own television show.
My first coup d'etat : memories from the lost decades of Africa, John Dramani Mahama.
Chronicles the coming-of-age of John Dramani Mahama in Ghana during the dismal post-independence 'lost decades' of Africa. He was seven years old when rumours of a coup reached his boarding school in Accra. His father, a minister of state, was suddenly missing, then imprisoned for more than a year. My First Coup D'Etat offers a look at the country that has long been considered Africa's success story.
My life in a pea soup, Lisa Nops.
My Life in a Pea Soup follows one mother's journey to reach her profoundly autistic daughter. Set against the backdrop of three countries Sri Lanka Bahrain and Australia this book will appeal to anyone who has experienced heartbreak and then found a way to not only help themselves, but to help those dearest to them.
My life in two halves : a memoir, Betty Gilderdale.
Betty Gilderdale lived the first half of her life in England and the second, in New Zealand. This book follows her early childhood in London, the war years, university study, professional life, marriage and children, through to making a new life in New Zealand when she and her husband Alan and their three children moved here in 1967. It is a rich and full life of diverse experiences peopled with teaching colleagues, writers, friends and, most importantly, family.
Physical chess : my life in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, Billy Robinson and Jake Shannon.
This is the story of Billy Robinson, an iconic figure in professional wrestling and mixed-martial arts. In this fascinating autobiography, he recounts his upbringing amid a family of champion fighters, his worldwide travels as a wrestler, the realities of being a star and his career as a coach of some of the biggest names around today.
Reggie : you can't change your past, but you can change your future, Reggie Dabbs with John Driver.
Relates the author's challenging upbringing to offer hope and inspiration, detailing his issues with his teenage mother, his adoption, and how his faith helped him discover his inner passion.
Remembering Che : my life with Che Guevara, Aleida March.
Forty-five years after Che's assassination in Bolivia in 1967, his widow and the great love of his life has finally released her memoir of their years together. They met as fellow guerillas during the revolutionary war in Cuba and married in June 1959, a few months after the revolution. Here, with great passion and poignancy, Aleida describes their shared dreams for the future and their family.
Riis : stages of light and dark, Bjarne Riis with Lars Steen Pedersen.
In 1996 Danish cycling legend Bjarne Riis won the Tour de France. Eleven years later he called a press conference and confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs in order to achieve the ultimate cycling triumph. In Riis, his sensational autobiography already an acclaimed bestseller in Denmark and Germany the notoriously private Dane bares his soul.
Serious fun : the life and times of Alan Gibbs, Paul Goldsmith.
A man who in his twenties dared to take on the cosy club of import licence-holders who controlled the New Zealand car industry by building his own car for commercial production was always going to be someone to watch. Who could have picked, however, back in the early 1970s, that this young engineer would one day persuade Sir Richard Branson to zip across the English channel in his amphibious car, the Aquada?
Service : a Navy SEAL at war, Marcus Luttrell with James D. Hornfischer.
The author, a Navy SEAL, returned from his star-crossed mission in Afghanistan with his bones shattered and his heart broken. So many had given their lives to save him, and he would have readily done the same for them. As he recuperated, he wondered why he and others, from America's founding to today, had been willing to sacrifice everything, including themselves, for the sake of family, nation, and freedom.
Soundings : the story of the remarkable woman who mapped the ocean floor, Hali Felt.
A compelling portrait of one of the most interesting "forgotten" women of the twentieth century, the scientist who mapped, for the first time, the ocean floor. Until Marie Tharp's groundbreaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space.
The baroness : the search for Nica the rebellious Rothschild, Hannah Rothschild.
A Rothschild by birth and a Baroness by marriage, beautiful, spirited Pannonica known as Nica seemed to have it all: children, a handsome husband and a trust fund. But in the early 1950s she heard a piece by the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. The music overtook her like a magic spell, and she abandoned her marriage to go and find him.
The broken road : a mother's journey, Paige Walker.
The Broken Road is a moving true story of a mother's strength and courage as she deals with the betrayal, anger and trauma from the sexual abuse of her 8 year daughter at the hands of her best friend's husband.
The search for Anne Perry, Joanne Drayton.
In 1994, director Peter Jackson released the film Heavenly Creatures, based on a famous 1950s matricide committed in New Zealand by two teenage girls embroiled in an obsessive relationship. This film launched Jackson's international career. It also forever changed the life of Anne Perry, an award-winning, bestselling crime writer, who at the time of the film's release was publically outed as Juliet Hulme, one of the murderers. Acclaimed literary biographer Joanne Drayton was been given unparalleled access to Anne, her friends, relatives, colleagues and archives to complete the book.
The woman who wasn't there : the true story of the fraud that shocked America, Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo Jr.
It was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of horror and inspiration. Tania Head's astonishing account of her experience on September 11, 2001. The Woman Who Wasn't There is the story of one of the most audacious and bewildering quests for acclaim in recent memory one that poses fascinating questions about the essence of morality and the human need for connection at any cost.
Until further notice, I am alive, Tom Lubbock.
In 2008, Tom Lubbock was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour and told he had only two years to live. Physically fit and healthy, and suffering from few symptoms, he faced his death with the same directness and courage that had marked the rest of his life. As the Independent's chief art critic, Lubbock was renowned for the clarity and unconventionality of his writing, and his characteristic fierce intelligence permeates this extraordinary chronicle.
Up beat and down dale, Mike Pannett.
Mike Pannett, once of the Metropolitan Police, is back in Yorkshire, policing one of the largest rural beats in England.
Urban legend : Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, John Edgar.
From a working class Jewish boy in Sheffield to long serving Mayor of Auckland (1959-1980), Sir Dove-Myer Robinson's life followed an unusual path. Though his political career was outstanding and memorable, his personal life was a hot bed of gossip. Four wives, one 20 years his junior, and a very public divorce during one of his terms meant he was never far from the headlines.
What really happened : John Edwards, our daughter, and me, Rielle Hunter.
Hunter offers an extremely personal account of her relationship with John Edwards: the facts of how they actually met, how their accidental love started and escalated, what it was like to fall in love with a married man who decided to run for president.

Business & Management

Changing on the job : developing leaders for a complex world, Jennifer Garvey Berger.
From business cards to business relationships : personal branding and profitable networking made easy, Allison Graham.
Leading at the edge : leadership lessons from the extraordinary saga of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, Dennis N. T. Perkins with Margaret P. Holtman and Jillian B.
Quality management for organizational excellence : introduction to total quality, David L. Goetsch, Stanley B. Davis.
The art of the sale : learning from the masters about the business of life, Philip Delves Broughton.

Commerce

Groupon's biggest deal ever : the inside story of how one insane gamble, tons of unbelievable hype, and millions of wild deals made billions for one ballsy joker, Frank Sennett.
The exclusive and unparalleled account of the incredible rise of discount giant Groupon and the compelling story of its offbeat founder Andrew Mason as he created a juggernaut of online commerce and ignited a consumer revolution.

Computers

Droid companion, Eric Butow, Joli Ballew.
Make music with your iPad, Ben Harvell.
Sams teach yourself C++ in one hour a day, Siddhartha Rao.
The complete idiot's guide to using your computer - for seniors, Paul McFedries.
Tubes : behind the scenes at the Internet, Andrew Blum.

Crafts & Collecting

A bag for all reasons, Lisa Lam.
Features 12 new bag designs plus several accessories and variations, all designed to be both attractive and useful for busy bag-makers on the go.
Applique with attitude : from Piece O'Cake Designs : 10 projects featuring big, bold stitches, Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins.
Card sketches for paper crafters : over 500 projects using over 145 sketches.
Carnival of felting : beautiful accessories for you and your home, Gillian Harris.
Diane Fitzgerald's favorite beading projects : designs from stringing to beadweaving, Diane Fitzgerald.
Dior Joaillerie, Preface by Victoire de Castellane ; text by Michele Heuze.
The first book to celebrate the timeless beauty and craftsmanship of Dior's jewellery designs.
Easier-than-ever scrapbooking treasury.
Embellished : new vintage, Karen Nicol.
Exploring dimensional quilt art : stitch, fold, embellish, C. June Barnes.
Fabulous folds for card making, Tanya Fox.
Handmade to sell : Hello Craft's guide to owning, running, and growing your crafty biz, Kelly Rand ... [et al.] ; illustrations by Jaime Zollars.
How to make jewellery with Tatty Devine, Harriet Vine and Rosie Wolfenden.
Improv sewing : 101 fast, fun, and fearless projects, Nicole Blum and Debra Immergut ; photography by Alexandra Grablewski.
Knit your own royal wedding, Fiona Goble.
Knits for nerds : 30 projects : science fiction, comic books, fantasy, Joan of Dark, a.k.a. Toni Carr.
A collection of 30 knitting patterns inspired by popular science fiction and fantasy culture includes designs in the style of such iconic articles as Lieutenant Uhura's minidress, Hobbit slippers, and Hermione Granger's secret beaded bag.
Knitting knee-highs : sock styles from classic to contemporary, Barb Brown.
Mom & me knits : 20 pretty projects for moms and daughters, Stefanie Japel ; photographs by Aimee Herring.
Noah's ark : sewing, quilting & applique for you and your home, Anne-Pia Godske Rasmussen ; photography, Hanne Stroyer.
Op shop chic, Rosie Lyons with Esther Gleixner.
Simply stylish faux flowers, Sylvia Hague.
Stitch, cloth, shimmer & shine, Sarah Lawrence.
Tattoo a banana : and other ways to turn anything and everything into art, Phil Hansen.
The best of stamp it! cards.
The chronology of pattern : pattern in art from lotus flower to flower power, Diana Newall & Christina Unwin.
Woodcarving magic : how to transform a single block of wood into impossible shapes, Bjarne Jespersen.

Crime

America the vulnerable : inside the new threat matrix of digital espionage, crime, and warfare, Joel Brenner.
A former top-level national Security Agency insider evaluates pressing threats in digital security, revealing how operatives from hostile nations have infiltrated power, banking, and military systems to steal information and sabotage defense mechanisms.
Con game : Bernard Madoff and his victims, Lionel S. Lewis.
Cosa nostra : an illustrated history of the mafia, Massimo Picozzi ; preface by Carlo Lucarelli ; with a afterword by Pietro Grasso.
Damn his blood : being a true and detailed history of the most barbarous and inhumane murder at Oddingley and the quick and awful retribution, Peter Moore.
Life after murder : five men in search of redemption, Nancy Mullane.
Mad dog : William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank killings, Peter Corris.
Presumed guilty : Casey Anthony : the inside story, Jose Baez and Peter Golenbock.
Psycho USA : famous american killers you never heard of, Harold Schechter.
The case of the missing bloodstain : inside an incompetent and corrupt police inquiry : the truth of the Crewe murders, Keith Hunter.
The laundry man, Kenneth Rijock.
Meet Ken Rijock. Decorated Vietnam veteran. High flying lawyer. And one of the world's biggest money launderers.
Underworld London : crime and punishment in the capital city, Catharine Arnold.

Economics

7 myths about women and work, Catherine Fox.
Dark pools : the rise of artificially intelligent trading machines and the looming threat to Wall Street, Scott Patterson.
Get out of my pocket! : 5 ways to stop your kids sending you broke--, Sylvia Bowden.
How to buy a house for a dollar, Rick Otton
Only one Earth : the long road via Rio to sustainable development, Felix Dodds and Michael Strauss with Maurice Strong.
Survival investing : how to prosper amid thieving banks and corrupt governments, John R. Talbott.
The alpha masters : unlocking the genius of the world's top hedge funds, Maneet Ahuja.
The art of being unreasonable : lessons in unconventional thinking, Eli Broad with Swati Pandey.
The Financial times guide to investing in funds : how to select investments, assess managers and protect your wealth, Jerome de Lavenere Lussan.
The hour between dog and wolf : risk-taking, gut feelings and the biology of boom and bust, John Coates.
In this time of financial crisis, a resonant and singular exploration of economic behaviour and its ramifications.
The Nazis, capitalism, and the working class, Donny Gluckstein.
The rise of the Third Reich remains one of the most widely debated and discussed events of the twentieth century. Gluckstein sets out to place Nazism in the context of the economic crisis and the failed workers' revolution, seeking to draw lessons for those interested in preventing fascism's return.
The zeronauts : breaking the sustainability barrier, John Elkington.
Why capitalism?, Allan H. Meltzer.
Zombies, bananas and why there are no economists in heaven : the economics of real life, Jessica Irvine.

Education

Autism and flexischooling : a shared classroom and homeschooling approach, Clare Lawrence ; foreword by Dr Luke Beardon.
Guided inquiry design : a framework for inquiry in your school, Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari.
Language and literacy for the early years, Sally Neaum.
Reflection to transformation : a self-help book for teachers, Nick Zepke, Dean Nugent & Linda Leach.
Teaching reading comprehension: the what, the how, the why, Susan Dymock and Tom Nicholson.
The year of learning dangerously : adventures in homeschooling, Quinn Cummings.
Warming the emotional climate of the primary school classroom, Ian M. Evans & Shane T. Harvey.

Engineering

Air conditioning and refrigeration, Rex Miller, Mark R. Miller.
Brilliant : the evolution of artificial light, Jane Brox.
Geotechnical earthquake engineering : with the 2012 International building Code, Robert W. Day.
Lighting retrofit and relighting : a guide to green lighting, James R. Benya, Donna J. Leban.
Mastering AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013, George Omura with Brian C. Benton.
Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook, Neil Sclater.
OLED display : fundamentals and applications, Takatoshi Tsujimura.
Steam plant operation, Everett B. Woodruff, Herbert B. Lammers, Thomas F. Lammers
The Adlard Coles book of diesel engines., Tim Bartlett.

Environment

The conundrum : how trying to save the planet is making our climate problems worse, David Owen.

Fashion

How to look expensive : a beauty editor's secrets to getting gorgeous without breaking the bank, Andrea Pomerantz Lustig.
The WAH Nails book of nail art, Sharmadean Reid.

Film, Television & Theatre

Fundamentals of theatrical design, Karen Brewster, Melissa Shafer.
Hollywood movie stills : art and technique in the golden age of the studios, Joel W. Finler.
How to run a theatre : a witty, practical and fun guide to arts management, Jim Volz.
Mastering monologues and acting sides : how to audition successfully for both traditional and new media, Janet Wilcox.
Stage lighting : the technicians' guide : an on-the-job reference tool plus DVD video resources, Skip Mort.
The acting book, John Abott.
The third of John Abbott's essential guides to acting introduces young actors to the best performance techniques, old and new.
The Astaires : Fred & Adele, Kathleen Riley.
The handbook of techniques for theatre designers, Colin Winslow.

Food & Wine

30-minute vegetarian, Rose Elliot.
A month in Marrakesh, Andy Harris with photography by David Loftus.
A celebration of the wonderful tastes and sensational allure of Morocco.
Eat to beat cholesterol, Nicole Senior & Veronica Cuskelly.
Food in a flash.
French bistro : seasonal recipes, Bertrand Auboyneau, Francois Simon.
Fresh & easy : what to cook & how to cook it, Jane Hornby.
Gennaro's Italian home cooking, Gennaro Contaldo with photographs by David Loftus.
Good eats 3 : the later years, Alton Brown.
Fans can't get enough of Alton Brown's wildly inventive, science-geeky, food-loving spirit, which infuses every episode of the hit show.
Joe : the coffee book, Jonathan and Gabrielle Rubinstein.
Masterclass : make your home cooking easier, James Martin.
Perfect : 68 essential recipes for every cook's repertoire, Felicity Cloake.
Peter Reinhart's whole grain breads : new techniques, extraordinary flavor, Photography by Ron Manville.
Simon Bryant's vegies
Smart bites for baby : 300 easy-to-make, easy-to-love meals that boost your baby and toddler's brain, Mika Shino.
The 17 day diet cookbook : 80 all new recipes for healthy weight loss, Mike Moreno.
The Fabulous Baker Brothers, Tom & Henry Herbert.
Tom is a master baker who runs the famous Hobbs House Bakery that has been the family business for five generations. His brother Henry is the acclaimed chef who runs the Hobbs House Butchery right next door.
The little Paris kitchen : classic French recipes with a fresh and simple approach, Rachel Khoo with photography by David Loftus and illustrations by Rachel Khoo.

Gardens and Gardening

Gardening from the ground up : getting started with edible gardens.
Grow fruit naturally : a hands-on guide to luscious, home-grown fruit, Lee Reich.
How to grow perennial vegetables : low-maintenance, low-impact vegetable gardening, Martin Crawford.
Japan's master gardens : lessons in space and environment, Stephen Mansfield.
Landscape architecture now! = Landschafts-Architektur heute! = Paysages contemporains!, Philip Jodidio.
Planting techniques, Jennifer Stackhouse, Debbie McDonald.
RHS pruning plant by plant, Andrew Mikolajski.
The lavender lover's handbook : the 100 most beautiful and fragrant varieties for growing, crafting, and cooking, Sarah Berringer Bader ; photographs by Janet Loughrey.
The orchid whisperer : expert secrets for growing beautiful orchids, Bruce Rogers ; photographs by Greg Allikas.

Graphic Arts

Drawing on the right side of the brain, Betty Edwards.
This book is designed to help the reader gain access to right-brain functions, which affect artistic and creative abilities, by teaching drawing through unusual exercises designed to increase visual skills.
Home front posters of the Second World War, Susannah Walker.
Paris versus New York : a tally of two cities, Vahram Muratyan.
A visual dual tribute to the Big Apple and the City of Lights builds on the author's popular online travel journal by the same name and complements juxtaposed graphics with lighthearted taglines that celebrate the special details of each city.

Graphic novels

Absalam. Ghosts of London, Writer, Gordon Rennie ; artist, Tiernan Trevallion.
Cleanin' up the manor one bleedin' demon at a time.
Deathblow-- and then you live!, Writer Brian Azzarello ; artist, Carlos D'Anda with Henry Flint ; colorist, Carrie Strachan ; letterer, Rob Leigh.
Michael Cray - codename - Deathblow - is perhaps the deadliest man in the world, long thought dead. And when it's revealed that he's been alive for years, things get complicated.
Dr. Grordbort presents Triumph : unnecessarily violent tales of science adventure for the simple and unfortunate, Greg Broadmore.
Durarara!!. 3, Ryohgo Narita, Suzuhito Yasuda, Akiyo Satorigi.
After twenty years of searching, Celty, the headless black rider, has at last found her missing head bobbing through the streets of Ikebukuro on someone else's neck!
Future Foundation. Vol. 2, The supremor seed, Writer, Jonathan Hickman ; artists, Greg Tocchini, Steve Epting & Barry Kitson.
The War of Four Cities escalates and we learn what it is that the FF fears most. The Future Foundation is caught in the middle as the war expands to encompass the entire Marvel Universe. Plus: Black Bolt is back and is determined to reclaim his throne.
Ghost in the shell, stand alone complex. 3, Idolater, Yu Kinutani ; lettered by Paige Pumphrey.
Marcelo Jarti, the hero of a democratic revolution, and South American drug dealer, has been coming to Japan periodically and no one knows why.
Halo, fall of reach. Invasion, Brian Reed, script ; Felix Ruiz, art ; Val Staples, color art ; Jeff Eckleberry, letterer.
This is it. The final chapter of the Halo: Fall of Reach saga.
House of mystery. [8], Desolation, Matthew Sturges, writer ; Luca Rossi, penciller ; Jose Marzan, Jr., inker ; Lee Loughridge, Dave Stewart, Eva de la Cruz, colorists ; Todd Klein letterer.
This is the final volume.
Kick-Ass. 2, Writer & co-creator, Mark Millar ; penciler & co-creator, John Romita, Jr. ; inker, Tom Palmer ; colorist, Dean White with Michael Kelleher
Dave Lizewski, a teenage comic book enthusiast, decides to become a superhero known as Kick-Ass. His former ally, Red Mist, decides to become a super villain. Now Red Mist and Kick-Ass must square off.
Locke & Key. Vol. 5, Clockworks, Written by Joe Hill ; art by Gabriel Rodriguez.
The sprawling tale of the Locke family and their mastery of the 'whispering steel' thunders to new heights as the true history of the family is revealed to Tyler and Kinsey.
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. Vol. 21, Arrival of the space aliens, Story & art by Naoki Urasawa with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki.
There once was a boy who imagined the end of the world. It was just a child's game but not anymore!
Neverland : the life and death of Michael Jackson, Jim McCarthy, Brian Williamson.
New graphic novel about the King of Pop. Featuring stunning drawings of iconic periods from Michael Jackson's life and career from his early success at Motown with the Jackson 5 to the moonwalk and Thriller as well as his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, his Neverland ranch and his elaborate costumes.
Romeo and Juliet : the war, Reimagined by Stan Lee and Terry Dougas ; written by Max Work ; artwork by Skan Srisuwan & Studio Hive.
This is the story of two groups of superhuman soldiers who turn the Empire of Verona into the most powerful territory on earth.
Spandex. Fast and hard, Martin Eden.
Prowler, Liberty, Neon, Indigo, Butch, Mr Muscles, Diva - all superpowered, all British, and the first all gay superhero team there ever
The Chronicles of Conan. Volume 22, Dominion of the dead and other stories, Written by Michael Fleisher and Jim Owsley.
Conan will never say no to a gem-encrusted blade, especially if its edge is the only thing between him and a dozen angry men with death in their eyes but the sword he wields comes with a deadly debt to the demon Kx'Ulthuum!
The drops of God. Volume 4, The second Apostle, Story by Tadashi Agi ; art by Shu Okimoto.
Wine novice Shizuku Kanzaki has defeated his rival, up-and-coming wine critic, Issei Tomine in their first of twelve wine hunting trials to find the Drops of God.
Wandering son. Volume 3, Shimura Takako.
Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy. But one day, abruptly, their secret is exposed, and the two find themselves the target of sixth-grade cruelty.

Health & Medicine

Asperkids : an insider's guide to loving, understanding and teaching children with Asperger syndrome, Jennifer Cook O'Toole ; foreword by Liane Holliday Willey.
Bombshell : explosive medical secrets that will redefine aging, Suzanne Somers.
Coconut oil : discover the key to vibrant health, Siegfried Gursche.
Delavier's core training anatomy, Frederic Delavier, Michael Gundill.
Dr. Patrick Walsh's guide to surviving prostate cancer, Patrick C. Walsh and Janet Farrar Worthington.
End emotional eating : using dialectical behaviour therapy skills to cope with difficult emotions and develop a healthy relationship to food, Jennifer L. Taitz.
Great sex, naturally : every woman's guide to enhancing her sexuality through the secrets of natural medicine, Laurie Steelsmith and Alex Steelsmith with illustrations and graphics by Alex Steelsmith.
Leprosy and stigma in the South Pacific : a region-by-region history with first person accounts, Dorothy McMenamin.
Living with mild cognitive impairment : a guide to maximizing brain health and reducing risk of dementia, Nicole D. Anderson, Kelly J. Murphy, Angela K. Troyer.
Matron at last : the true story of a nurse turned matron, Evelyn Prentis.
National Geographic guide to medicinal herbs : the world's most effective healing plants, Rebecca L. Johnson ... et al.
Party planning for children and teens on the autism spectrum : how to avoid meltdowns and have fun!, Kate E. Reynolds.
Relief from snoring and sleep apnoea : a step-by-step guide to restful sleep and better health through changing the way you breathe, Tess Graham.
Rheumatoid remedies : a collection of more than 70 pages of nutritional and drug-free options to promote recovery from rheumatoid arthritis and associated inflammatory diseases, Faye Whittaker.
Seeking sickness : medical screening and the misguided hunt for disease, Alan Cassels ; foreword by H. Gilbert Welch.
Sickly sweet : sugar, refined carbohydrate, addiction and global obesity, Simon Thornley, Hayden McRobbie.
Skinny chicks eat real food : kick your fake food habit, kickstart your weight loss, Christine Avanti with Bonnie Bauman ; food photography by Neil Hazle.
Tangles : a story about Alzheimer's, my mother, and me, Sarah Leavitt.
The 10 secrets of healthy ageing : how to live longer, look younger and feel great, Patrick Holford and Jerome Burne.
The boy who loved apples : a mother's battle with her son's anorexia, Amanda Webster.
The breast cancer survival manual : a step-by-step guide for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, John S. Link with James Waisman, Nancy Link.
The medical book : from witch doctors to robot surgeons, 250 milestones in the history of medicine, Clifford A. Pickover.
The pyramid diet : the weighty is over!, Danni Levy.
The Scientific American healthy aging brain : the neuroscience of making the most of your mature mind, Judith Horstman.
The sleep diet, Carmel Harrington.
The stem cell dilemma : the scientific breakthroughs, ethical concerns, political tensions, and hope surrounding stem cell research, Leo Furcht and William Hoffman.
The truth about statins : risks and alternatives to cholesterol-lowering drugs, Barbara H. Roberts.
Vital signs for cancer prevention : protect yourself from the onset or recurrence of cancer, Xandria Williams.
Yoga to the rescue : ageless beauty : how to keep yourself glowingly beautiful inside and out!, Amy Luwis.

History, Geography & Travel

3 mph : the adventures of one woman's walk around the world, Polly Letofsky.
A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Somer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor, Caroline Stoessinger.
At 108 years old, the pianist Alice Herz-Sommer is an eyewitness to history. She has seen it all, surviving the Theresienstadt concentration camp, attending Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem, and along the way coming into contact with some of the most fascinating historical figures of our time.
A second life : Aprica to salvation in Switzerland 1943, Alan Poletti.
This book tells the story of more than 200 foreign Jews who had been in interned in the small Italian town of Aprica who fled successfully over the Italian-Swiss border.
Argentina, Sandra Bao ... et al.
Autumn in the heavenly kingdom : China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War, Stephen R. Platt.
Bilbao & the Basque Lands, Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls.
Boston, Mara Vorhees.
Colombia, Kevin Raub, Alex Egerton, Mike Power.
Culloden : the history and Archaeology of the Last Clan Battle, Tony Pollard.
Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands, Regis St Louis ... et al.
From the ruins of empire : the revolt against the West and the remaking of Asia, Pankaj Mishra.
Iran, Andrew Burke, Virginia Maxwell, Iain Shearer.
London : portrait of a city ; Portrat einer Stadt ; portrait d'une ville, Reuel Golden.
London : the essential insider's guide, Robert Kahn editor.
London in the sixties, Rainer Metzger ; picture edited by Christian Brandstatter.
London!, Photography by Marc Hoberman with text by John Andrew and foreword by Sir Christopher Frayling.
Londoners : the days and nights of London now : as told by those who love it, hate it, live it, left it, and long for it, Craig Taylor.
Macedonia : the Bradt travel guide, Thammy Evans.
Meander : east to west along a Turkish river, Jeremy Seal.
New York City, Brandon Presser, Cristian Bonetto, Carolina A. Miranda.
Northern Spain, Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls.
Shooting Victoria : madness, mayhem, and the rebirth of the British monarchy, Paul Thomas Murphy.
From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria.
Sicily, it's not quite Tuscany, Shamus Sillar.
This is the story of an Aussie couple who sought a Mediterranean sea change only to find themselves in the sprawling Sicilian city of Catania the 'anti-Tuscany' of Italy.
Sightlines, Kathleen Jamie.
Prize-winning poet and renowned nature writer Kathleen Jamie takes a fresh look at her native Scottish landscapes, before sailing north into iceberg-strewn seas.
Stonehenge : exploring the greatest Stone Age mystery, Mike Parker Pearson and the Stonehenge Riverside Project.
The Austral Islands : history, art and art history, Rhys Richards.
The golden door : letters to America, A.A. Gill.
The rise of Rome : the making of the world's greatest empire, Anthony Everitt.
The soul of Scotland : anam na h-Alba, Max Milligan.
The struggle for Arab independence : Riad el-Solh and the makers of the modern Middle East, Patrick Seale.
Unlocking the past : a guide to exploring family and local history in the Isle of Man, Matthew Richardson.

House & Garden

Bringing nature home : floral arrangements inspired by nature, Ngoc Minh Ngo ; arrangements by Nicolette Owen.
How to clean out your parent's estate in 30 days or less : a solutions-based guide to emptying the home without losing your mind, Julie Hall.
Mirrors : reflections of style, Paula Phipps.
My cool shed : an inspirational guide to stylish hideaways and workspaces, Jane Field-Lewis ; photography by Tina Hillier.
Stained glass, Roger Rosewll.
The homemade home for children : 50 thrifty and chic projects for creative parents, Sania Pell.

Law

Heart of stone : justice for Azaria, Michael Chamberlain.
After 30 years of silence, and on the eve of the verdict of a Fourth Inquest, Michael Chamberlain writes his own account of the death of his baby daughter Azaria in a heart-wrenching and compelling book.

Literature

As consciousness is harnessed to flesh : journals and notebooks : 1964-1980, Susan Sontag ; edited by David Rieff.
A second volume of journals shares intimate reflections on the writer's artistic and political development during a trip to Hanoi at the peak of the Vietnam War and throughout her film-making years in Sweden before the dawn of the Reagan era.
As I was saying : a collection of musings, Robert Dessaix.
Farther away, Jonathan Franzen.
A new collection of Franzen's non-fiction brings fresh demonstrations of his vivid, moral intelligence, confirming his status not only as a great American novelist but also as a master noticer, social critic, and self-investigator.
H.G. Wells : another kind of life, Michael Sherborne.
When H.G. Wells left school in 1880 at the age of thirteen he looked destined for obscurity. Defying expectations, he went on to become one of the most famous writers in the world, remaining active into the era of the atomic bomb, which he had predicted thirty years earlier. Along the way he created classic science-fiction tales such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds.
Haruki Murakami and the music of words, Jay Rubin.
Jay Rubin, a self-confessed fan, has written a book for other fans who want to know more about this reclusive writer. He reveals the autobiographical elements in Murakami's fiction, and explains how he developed a distinctive new style in Japanese writing.
Jack's book : an oral biography of Jack Kerouac, Barry Gifford & Lawrence Lee.
Lots of candles, plenty of cake, Anna Quindlen.
In this memoir, the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead - and celebrating it all - as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.
Raymond Chandler : a life : a mysterious something in the light, Tom Williams.
The Brontes : wild genius on the moors: the story of a literary family, Juliet Barker.
The Dickens dictionary : an A-Z of England's greatest novelist, John Sutherland.
The letters of T.S. Eliot. Volume 3, 1926-1927, Valerie Eliot and John Haffenden.

Military

Basic : surviving boot camp and basic training, Jack Jacobs and David Fisher.
Presents a description of basic training in the American military, describing how the eight-week course imparts key physical, mental, and disciplinary skills to turn trainees into order-ready soldiers.
Hitler's first war : Adolf Hitler, the men of the list regiment, and the First World War, Thomas Weber.
The spy who loved : the secrets and lives of Christine Granville, Britain's first female special agent of the second world war, Clare Mulley.

Music & Musicians

Abbey Road : the best studio in the world, Alistair Lawrence ; foreword by George Martin.
Death of a polaroid : a Manics family album, Nicky Wire... et al.
Fifty sides of the Beach Boys, Mark Dillon.
How to build electric guitars : the complete guide to building and setting up your custom guitar, Will Kelly ; foreword by Lee Dickson.
Mind the bollocks : a riotous rant through the ridiculousness of rock 'n' roll, Johnny Sharp.
Music production : for producers, composers, arrangers, and students, Michael Zager.
Musical theatre auditions and casting : a performer's guide viewed from both sides of the audition table, Neil Rutherford with a foreword by Bartlett Sher.
Reggae going international, 1967 to 1976 : the Bunny 'Striker' Lee story, Noel Hawks & Jah Floyd.
The Boston jazz chronicles : faces, places, and nightlife, 1937-1962, Richard Vacca.
The Stone Roses : war and peace, Simon Spence ; photography by Dennis Morris, Lena Kagg Ferrero and Sue Dean.
Unconquered : the saga of cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley, J. D. Davis.

Natural Science

Dolphin confidential : confessions of a field biologist, Maddalena Bearzi.
Guide to taxidermy, Charles K. Reed and Chester A. Reed ; drawings and photographs of mounted specimens by the authors and N. F. Stone.
Human population genetics, John H. Relethford.
Kenya's high country, Photography by Tui De Roy & Mark Jones ; text, Miles Bredin.
Kingdom of plants : a journey through their evolution, Will Benson ; foreword by Stephen Hopper.
Mr. Hornaday's war : how a peculiar Victorian zookeeper waged a lonely crusade for wildlife that changed the world, Stefan Bechtel.
Nature near London, Richard Jefferies with an introduction by Robert MacFarlane.
Nature Near London is a collection of observational pieces from locations near London at the end of the 19th Century. Going along with Jefferies is like taking an afternoon stroll out of the city, without having to leave your armchair.
Parrots : the animal answer guide, Matt Cameron.
The complete illustrated encyclopedia of birds of the world : the ultimate reference source and identifier for 1600 birds, profiling habitat, plummage, nesting and food, David Alderton ; with illustrations by Peter Barrett.
What the robin knows : how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world, Jon Young.

New Zealand titles

60 million gingernuts : a book of New Zealand records, Peter Janssen.
An indescribable beauty : letters home to Germany from Wellington, New Zealand, 1859 & 1862, Friedrich Krull.
Aotearoa psalms : prayers of a new people, Text by Joy Cowley ; photos by Terry Coles.
At sixties and seventies, Maurice Askew.
Memories and pictures about design, theatre and film in Christchurch during the nineteen sixties and seventies.
Beer nation : the art & heart of Kiwi beer, Michael Donaldson.
Bloodied but not beaten : the stories behind 40 years of investigative journalism, Rod Vaughan.
Buying a property in 2012, Leigh Judd, Donna Powle.
Casual cooking : recipes for good times in the kitchen, Annabelle White.
Contemporary New Zealand cinema : from new wave to blockbuster, Ian Conrich and Stuart Murray.
Curious English words and phrases : the truth behind the expressions we use, Max Cryer.
Double happiness : how bullshit works, Joe Bennett.
In this biting new book Joe Bennett unpacks examples of everyday bullshit, commercial, spiritual and political, from New Zealand and around the world to expose the techniques that underlie it.
Eating dirt : adventures and yarns from New Zealands action man, Steve Gurney.
Elemental : Central Otago poems, Brian Turner ; photographs by Gilbert Van Reenen.
Fate & philosophy : a journey through life's great questions, Jim Flynn.
Gifted and talented : New Zealand perspectives, Roger Moltzen.
Henry Lawson in New Zealand, Charles Ferrall.
Australia's best-known writer Henry Lawson nearly became a New Zealander. Lawson made three trips to "Maoriland", the first in 1894 in time to celebrate women voting for the first time in history, the last to teach at a Maori school in a remote and tiny settlement in the South Island.
Home & away : award-winning travel stories by New Zealand writers, selected and edited by Graeme Lay.
How to look at a painting, Justin Paton.
Acclaimed New Zealand art writer Justin Paton takes us on a journey of exploration through the centuries and across the painted world.
Hunter from the heart land : recipes & stories from Masterchef favourite, Cameron Petley ; food photography by Kieran Scott.
Inhale/exhale, Vincent Ward ; with essays by Roger Horrocks and Andrew Clifford.
Visionary filmmaker and artist Vincent Ward has carved out a reputation for creating powerful and haunting images.
Knucklebones : poems, 1962-2012, Sam Hunt.
Manly affections : the photographs of Robert Gant, 1885-1915, Chris Brickell.
New boots in New Zealand : nine great walks, three islands & one tramping virgin, Gillian Orrell.
Outdoors with Geoff, Geoff Thomas.
Points of contact : Jim Allen, Len Lye, Helio Oiticica, Christina Barton, Tyler Cann and Mercedes Vicente.
Points of Contact traces the connections between New Zealand artist Jim Allen expatriate New Zealander Len Lye and Brazilian artist Helio Oiticica, one of the most innovative Latin American artists of the twentieth century and a significant figure in the development of contemporary art.
Railway through the rata : memories of Otira, Stephen Wright.
Rivals : sport's greatest battles, Phil Gifford.
This book explores key rivalries between New Zealand sportsmen and their international competitors as well as great rivalries on an international stage.
Southern Lakes tracks & trails : a walking & tramping guide, Pat Barrett.
Stag Spooner : wild man from the bush : the story of a New Zealand hunter and artist, Chris Maclean.
Student hunter : the hunting tales of a university student, James Morris.
Student hunter is about the three years the author spent as an undergraduate student at University of Canterbury. Hunting and exploring the hills of Canterbury and South Westland.
Tales of a pioneer : episodes in the life of Alfred Saunders, Selected and arranged by his two youngest daughters.
The compleat cityscapes, David McGill and Grant Tilly.
244 Cityscapes heritage vignettes of Wellington houses and public structures
The Fatkin's diet : calorific meals for serious eaters, Rhys Mathewson.
This is the diet you've been waiting for. A deliberate and shameless ploy to expand a few waistlines, The Fatkin's Diet features outrageous recipes from award-winning comedian Rhys Mathewson. With total disregard for his own health, Rhys re-interprets Kiwi favourites for a hungry audience.
The heart of our game : players and personalities in New Zealand rugby, Steve Hale.
The Kiwi fisherman's guide to life, Ian Chapman and Michael Rendle.
The little things, Matt Lawrey & Peter Lole.
The Little Things is a cartoon created by parents for parents, which sympathises, commiserates and celebrates with mums and dads everywhere. Launched in 2010 The Little Things is the most successful new cartoon to have come out of New Zealand in many years, and despite slashed budgets and shrinking readerships it has been picked up by a range of newspapers in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
The truth garden : poems, Emma Neale.
Volcanic kitchens : come and join us, Photography by Gerhard Egger.
Volcanic Kitchens is a book that represents a broad New Zealand community and the mix of different cultures in a positive way, with food being the common theme.
Warbirds over Wanaka : the official record of the 2012 international airshow, Jill Herron.

Parenting

Baby day by day : in-depth, daily advice on your baby's growth, care, and development in the first year, Ilona Bendefy.
Baby whispering, Sharlene Poole.
Commando dad : basic training : how to be an elite dad or carer : from birth to three years, Neil Sinclair ; foreword by Jan Mager-Jones.
Coping with two : a stress-free guide to managing a new baby when you have another child, Simone Cave and Caroline Fertleman.
Grandchildren, our hopes and dreams : a practical and modern guide to raising grandchildren, Sally Kabak.
Mind in the making : the seven essential life skills every child needs, Ellen Galinsky.
Siblings without rivalry : how to help your children live together so you can live too, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.
The happiest baby guide to great sleep : simple solutions for kids from birth to 5 years, Harvey Karp.
Your child from birth to eight, Pam Linke.
Yummy mummy : thoughts for deliciously fabulous mums.
Enjoy this book of reflections and thoughts about the joyous state of motherhood and the sometimes overwhelming task of raising a child.

Pets & Animals

The illustrated guide to ducks and geese and other domestic fowl : how to choose them - how to keep them, Celia Lewis.
Walking with sausage dogs, Matt Whyman.
Zoobiquity : what animals can teach us about health and the science of healing, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers.

Photography

Dear photograph, Taylor Jones.
A collection of photographs-of-photographs of families submitted to the dearphotograph.com website.
Digital image transfer : creating art with your photography, Ellen G. Horovitz.
Digital photographer's handbook, Tom Ang.
Photography and the art of seeing : a visual perception workshop for film and digital photography, Freeman Patterson.
Rethinking digital photography : making & using traditional & contemporary photo tools, John Neel.

Plays

Katydid, Lucy O'Brien.
Since her birth 19 years ago Kate's parents, Daniel and Lindsay, have been struggling to cope with bringing up Kate who suffers from cerebral palsy. The demands made upon them are spinning out of control.
No. 8 wire : eight plays from eight decades.

Poetry

A history of glass : poems, Bryan Walpert
And when did you last see your father?, Blake Morrison.
First published in 1993. This new edition includes a new afterword by the author. And When Did You Last See Your Father? won the Waterstone's/Volvo/Esquire Award for Non-Fiction and the JR Ackerley Prize for Autobiography, 1993.

Politics & Government

Deception : spies, lies and how Russia dupes the West, Edward Lucas.
Once the threat from Moscow was international communism; now it comes from the siloviki, Russia's ruthless 'men of power'.
The oil kings : how the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East, Andrew Scott Cooper.
The world as it is : dispatches on the myth of human progress, Chris Hedges.
Drawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents The World As It Is, a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America's War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Pounamu

100 Maori sports heroes, Joseph Romanos.
A seat at the table of my elders, Pineaha Murray.
Pineaha Murray is an elder of Ngati Kuri of the Far North and in this personal account he tells of his ancient forebears' place in the northern tip of NZ - the Three Kings, Tom Bowling Bay and Parengarenga Harbour. Memories, history, myths and legends unfold and provide a rich personal story and a social history of northern communities.
Mai i te kakano, Na Heni Jacob.
Aims to help Maori language speakers and learners sustain more animated, in-depth conversations in Maori.
Mana Maori and Christianity, Hugh Morrison ... et al.
The book looks at the growth, development and adaptation of Christian faith among Maori people, and considers how that development has helped shape New Zealand identity and society.
Nga waituhi o Rehua, Na Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira.
Novel for young adults in Maori.

Religion & Ethics

Christian beginnings : from Nazareth to Nicaea (AD 30-325), Geza Vermes.
Encounters with Islam : on religion, politics and modernity, Malise Ruthven.
Sacred secrets : Freemasonry, the Bible and Christian faith, Mike Neville.
The edge of paradise, Martin de Lange with Belinda Lamprecht.
The story of a missionary in Turkey.
The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion, Jonathan Haidt.
The secret legacy of Jesus : the Judaic teachings that passed from James the Just to the Founding Fathers, Jeffrey J. Butz.
What money can't buy : the moral limits of markets, Michael J. Sandel.
Who are you really? : a seeker's guide to faith, Peter J. Cullinane.

Science

Destination Mars : new explorations of the Red Planet, Rod Pyle ; foreword by Robert Manning.
Drawing on contacts at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, award-winning science writer and documentary producer Rod Pyle provides an insiders look into the amazing projects now being developed here and abroad to visit the legendary red planet.
Evolution and belief : confessions of a religious paleontologist, Robert J. Asher.
Fifty minerals that changed the course of history, Eric Chaline.
Gravity's engines : how bubble-blowing black holes rule galaxies, stars, and life in the cosmos, Caleb Scharf.
Life's X factor : the missing link in materialism's science of living things, Neil Broom.
Niels Bohr and the quantum atom : the Bohr model of atomic structure, 1913-1925, Helge Kragh.
Plasticity, robustness, development and evolution, Patrick Bateson, Peter Gluckman.
Quantum theory cannot hurt you : a guide to the universe, Marcus Chown.
The universe : in 100 key discoveries, Giles Sparrow.
The violinist's thumb : and other lost tales of love, war, and genius, as written by our genetic code, Sam Kean.

Self Development

Difficult mothers : understanding and overcoming their power, Terri Apter.
Emotional chaos to clarity : move from the chaos of the reactive mind to the clarity of the responsive mind!, Phillip Moffitt.
Succeed : how we can reach our goals, Heidi Grant Halvorson ; foreword by Carol S. Dweck.
The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking, Oliver Burkeman.
The charge : activating the 10 human drives that make you feel alive, Brendon Burchard.
The third space : using life's little transitions to find balance and happiness, Adam Fraser ; foreword by Stephen Lundin.
Why you're not married yet : the straight talk you need to get the relationship you deserve, Tracy McMillan.

Social Issues

Blaming Islam, John R. Bowen.
In Blaming Islam, John Bowen uncovers the myths about Islam and Muslim integration into Western society, with a focus on the histories, policy, and rhetoric associated with Muslim immigration in Europe, the British experiment with sharia law for Muslim domestic disputes, and the claims of European and American writers that Islam threatens the West.
Blossoming in Provence, Kristin Espinasse.
In Kristin Espinasse's new book Blossoming in Provence, every encounter with the natives (including her own French family) is a chance to learn more than a country's etiquette, it is an opportunity to grow.
Call 911! : true stories from my life in emergency dispatch, Kelly R. Rasmussen.
Can any mother help me?, Jenna Bailey.
In 1935, a young woman wrote a letter to "Nursery World" magazine, expressing her feelings of isolation and loneliness. Women from all over the country experiencing similar frustrations wrote back. To create an outlet for their abundant ideas and opinions they started a private magazine, "The Cooperative Correspondence Club".
City : a guidebook for the urban age, P.D. Smith.
For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. By 2030, 60 per cent of us will be urban dwellers.
Coming apart : the state of white America, 1960-2010, Charles Murray.
Drift : the unmooring of American military power, Rachel Maddow.
Maddow shows how deeply militarised our culture has become -- how the role of the national security sector has shape- shifted and grown over the past century to the point of being financially unsustainable and confused in mission.
El Narco : inside Mexico's criminal insurgency, Ioan Grillo.
Fishing fleet: husband-hunting in the Raj, Anne de Courcy.
From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators, soldiers and businessmen. With the advent of steam travel and the opening of the Suez Canal, countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men in Britain, followed in their wake.
How to get expelled from school : a guide to climate change for pupils, parents & punters, Ian Plimer.
It gets better : coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living, Dan Savage and Terry Miller.
A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people.
Mining towns : making a living, making a life, Erik Eklund.
At any given moment in our history Australia has been in the middle of a mining boom. This timely book is a history of the iconic Australian towns that arose with these booms over a century: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda.
New age nanas : grandmothers in the 21st century, Doreen Rosenthal & Susan Moore.
Positive linking : how networks can revolutionise the world, Paul Ormerod.
Resilience : why things bounce back, Andrew Zolli & Ann Marie Healy.
All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why. Resilience is a dazzling exposition of fresh thinking about how the world works.
Runaway girl : escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time, Carissa Phelps with Larkin Warren.
The fight for home : how (parts of) New Orleans came back, Daniel Wolff.
After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became ground zero for the reinvention of the American city, with urban planners, movie stars, anarchists, and politicians all advancing their competing visions of recovery.
The mirage man : Bruce Ivins, the anthrax attacks, and America's rush to war, David Willman.
The richer sex : how the new majority of female breadwinners is transforming sex, love, and family, Liza Mundy.
Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy, Christopher Hayes.
Visit sunny Chernobyl : and other adventures in the world's most polluted places, Andrew Blackwell.
When we remember they call us liars, Suzanne Covich.
Growing up in the 1960s in a small rural community, Suzanne Covich is the dux of her primary-school classes. But it's what she learns at home that shapes her. The girl whose father bashes her mother and crawls between his daughters' sheets.

Sport & Recreation

Eat & run : my unlikely journey to ultra-marathon greatness, Scott Jurek with Steve Friedman.
Fooling Houdini : adventures in the world of magic, Alex Stone.
Getting into the game : sports programs for kids with autism, Veronica Smith and Stephanie Y. Patterson.
Go dinghy sailing, Barry Pickthall.
How to trim sails, Peter Schweer.
Jeet kune do : the arsenal of self-expression, Teri Tom ; foreword by Ted Wong.
Legends of pro wrestling : 150 years of headlocks, bodyslams, and piledrivers, Tim Hornbaker ; foreword by Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
Mental gymnastics : recreational mathematics puzzles, Dick Hess.
Naturally fun parties for kids : creating handmade, earth-friendly celebrations for all seasons and occasions, Anni Daulter with Heather Fontenot ; photography by Tnah & Mario Di
Team spirit : life and leadership on one of the world's toughest yacht races, Brendan Hall ; foreword by Robin Knox-Johnston.
The bicycle book, Bella Bathurst.
The illustrated horse and rider : a practical handbook of riding with over 1000 photographs, Sarah Muir & Debby Sly ; photography by Kit Houghton.
The Runner's World big book of marathon and half-marathon training, Jennifer Van Allen ... et al.

Transport

Boatbuilding manual, Robert M. Steward with Carl Cramer.
British lorries since 1945, Michael Forbes & David Hayward.
Clinker boat building : a guide to traditional techniques, Martin Seymour.
Engines of change : a history of the American dream in fifteen cars, Paul Ingrassia.
Chronicles the history reflected by fifteen iconic car models to discuss how automobiles reflect key cultural shifts as well as developments in such areas as manufacturing, women's rights, and environmental awareness.
London's night buses. Volume. 1, 1913-1983, Philip Wallis.
The Royal Yacht Britannia : inside the Queen's floating palace, Brian Hoey.
Sons of thunder : writing from the fast lane : a motorcycling anthology, Selected and introduced by Neil Bradford.

War

Lancaster : reaping the whirlwind, Martin W. Bowman.
History of the world's most famous aircraft of all time and undoubtedly the finest bomber of World War 2.
Ninja : 1,000 years of the shadow warriors, John Man.
The Ninjas today are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. But once they were real, the medieval equivalent of the SAS: spies, saboteurs, assassins. In their secrecy, under-cover skills and determination to survive, they were the opposite of the overt, self destructive samurai. Ninja ways live on in the real 'last of the ninjas', Hiroo Onoda, who held out in the Philippine jungle for 30 years.
Radio Congo : signals of hope from Africa's deadliest war, Ben Rawlence.