Recreation

New Titles Non-Fiction December 2013 (arrived in November 2013)

Art & Architecture

5000 years of Chinese art. 709.51 FIV
ABC, Damien Hirst. 709.42 HIR
Damien Hirst has here created a fantastic ABC, using his art to illustrate the alphabet in a large-format board book for art lovers of all ages.
Ancient American art, 3500 BC-AD 1532 : masterworks of the pre-Columbian era, Maria Magdalena Antczak. 709.8 ANC
The pre-Columbian art of Latin America is still being discovered in the mountain valleys, deserts, tropical jungles and storerooms of museums and private collectors. Spanning 50 centuries and covering the vast geographic expanse from southern Peru to northern Mexico, this collection presents a survey of ancient art.
Art & place : site-specific art of the Americas. 709.7 ART
Featuring hundreds of powerful art works in 60 cities - from Albuquerque to Boston and Baja to Rio de Janeiro - the book is both an informative guide and a virtual bucket list of outstanding art destinations.
Art and life in Melanesia, Susan Cochrane. 704.03995 COC
Art and Life in Melanesia is an exploration of Melanesian artists and their voices, providing an important juncture for many in the region and beyond to take stock of what is happening in Melanesian art.
Art from the Islamic civilization : from the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, Giovanni Curatola. 709.176 CUR
Art of Africa = Afrikanische kunst = Afrikaanse kunst = Arte Africano. 709.67 ART
Art from sub-Saharan Africa, with its wealth of unusual iconography, is illustrated in this volume through a large selection of artistic traditions spanning vast geographical areas and periods, as well as various ethnic and tribal groups.
Art of the Andes : from Chávin to Inca, Rebecca R. Stone. 709.8 STO
This wide-ranging introduction to Andean art and architecture describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chávin, Paracas, Moche, Nasca, Chimu and Inca cultures, among others.
Bars & restaurants, Carles Broto. 725.7 BRO
The designs presented in this volume offer a wide and varied vision of the latest trends in bar and restaurant design, selected from among the most cutting-edge winning-and-dining hotspots in the world.
Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery, Patricia Bjaaland Welch. 709.51 WEL
Examines the meanings behind the hundreds of common motifs and symbols found in all forms of Chinese art, exposing their linguistic, metaphoric or historic origins, common usage, and diverse applications.
Contemporary living space. 728.37 CON
Packed full of gorgeous, well photographed images, Contemporary Living Space highlights the best of international living spaces from luxury homes to the less-often featured but very important variety of well-designed apartment spaces.
Fire Island modernist : Horace Gifford and the architecture of seduction, Christopher Bascom Rawlins. 720.92 GIF
Francis Bacon and Nazi propaganda, Martin Hammer. 759.2 BAC
Born in 1909, Francis Bacon is unique amongst his generation of artists as he independently choose Hitler, Nazi Germany and Fascist propaganda to be one of the most influential sources for his practice.
Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to now : prints from the Museum of Modern Art, Judith B. Hecker. 769.968 IMP
Encompassing black-and-white linoleum cuts made at community art centres in the 1960s and 1970s, resistance posters and other political art of the 1980s, this book introduces the vital role of printmaking in South Africa.
George Clarke's amazing spaces. 728.37 CLA
George Clarke shows how amazingly unexpected small spaces can be adapted into really practical living areas.
I just like to make things : learn the secrets to making money while staying passionate about your art and craft, Lilla Rogers. 702 ROG
Indian contemporary art : contemporary, one word, several worlds, Herve Perdriolle. 709 PER
Presents a selection of the works collected by the author in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Bihar between 1996 and the present day.
Jean Prouvé: 1901-84 : the dynamics of creation, Nils Peters. 720.92 PRO
French architect and designer Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was one of the most important constructors of the 20th century. He designed buildings and furniture that could be produced with economy of labour and material and efficiency in use, while maintaining high technical standards and quality materials.
Living and sustaining a creative life : essays by 40 working artists, Sharon Louden. 700 LIV
Modern : New Zealand homes from 1938 to 1977, Jeremy Hansen. 728.0993 MOD
New suburban : reinventing the family home Australia & New Zealand, Stuart Harrison. 728 HAR
Ron Mueck, Ron Mueck. 730.994 MUE
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, 16th April-29th September
Shop design, Carles Broto. 725.21 BRO
This volume contains some of today's most creative and innovative shop designs. Renowned international architects have contributed their finest work, pushing the boundaries that define this fascinating area of design.
The age of collage : contemporary collage in modern art, Dennis Busch. 702.81 AGE
The art of clean up : life made neat and tidy, Ursus Wehrli. 701.8 WEH
Presented entirely in photographs, the creator of this humourous take on composition, brings order to daily life's inherent disorderliness.
The greenest home : superinsulated and passive house design, Julie Torres Moskovitz. 728 TOR
The memory palace : a book of lost interiors, Edward Hollis. 729 HOL
A brilliant, ambitious follow-up to The Secret Lives of Buildings, in which Hollis turns his focus from the great architectural constructions of the past and present to the now-vanished chambers they once contained.
The style of co-working : contemporary shared workspaces, Alice Davies. 725.23 DAV

Automobiles

4WD glovebox guide : essential driving skills & recovery techniques, Robert Pepper. 629.283 PEP
A glovebox guide to the essentials of offroad driving, designed to be used in the field.
BMW M3 : the complete history of these ultimate driving machines, Graham Robson. 629.2222 BMW
Polaris Sportsman 400, 450 & 500 : 1996-2013, Ed Scott. 629.28704 POL
This Clymer Polaris Sportsman ATV manual includes a quick reference date section with frequently-used specifications.

Biographies

A blaze of Autumn sunshine : the last diaries, Tony Benn. 941.085 BEN
In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age.
A long way home, Saroo Brierley. 306.874 BRI
This is the story of how five-year-old Saroo left his village home in India and became lost on the streets of Calcutta. After failed attempts to find his family, he was adopted by an Australian couple. As an adult, though, Saroo never forgot his Indian roots and with the advent of Google Earth, his long inquiry began to bear fruit.
A man called Harris : the life of Richard Harris, Michael Sheridan. 791.43028 HAR
Richard Harris was a giant who oozed charisma on screen. But off screen he was troubled and addicted to every pleasure life could offer. He was forced by a teenage illness to abandon his beloved rugby. Discovering theatre saved him.
A woman in Berlin : diary 20 April 1945 to 22 June 1945, Philip Boehm. 940.5316 WOM
Between April 20th and June 22nd of 1945 the anonymous author of A Woman in Berlin wrote about life within the falling city as it was sacked by the Russian Army.
Alex Ferguson : my autobiography. 796.334 FER
Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role.
Alone together : my life with J. Paul Getty, Teddy Getty Gaston. 338.0973 GAT
As she nears her 100th birthday, Teddy Getty Gaston reveals the intimate details of her glamourous, often painful life with one of the richest men of the twentieth century, enigmatic oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
America's mistress : the life and times of Eartha Kitt, John L. Williams. 781.64 KIT
In this panoramic account of Eartha Kitt and the convulsive era in which she lived, racism, music, and politics combine in an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary woman.
An American bride in Kabul : a memoir, Phyllis Chesler. 305.8924 CHE
In 1961 Phyllis Chesler embarked on an adventure to meet her westernized husband's family in Afghan. Back home he reverted to traditional customs and she found herself unexpectedly trapped. This dramatic tale shows how Chesler escaped and turned adversity into a passion for political reform.
Andris, where are you? From Latvia to New Zealand: the family story of Andris Apse, Ron Crosby. 947.96 APS
This book tells the family story of renowned New Zealand photographer Andris Apse who discovered that his father Voldemars, believed to be dead for 40 years, was still alive in Latvia. Andris arranged to take his mother back to Latvia. When they reunited in Riga, husband met wife, and son met father for the first time in over 40 years.
As luck would have it : my seven ages, Derek Jacobi. 792.028 JAC
Star of stage, screen and television, and one of only two people to be awarded two Knighthoods, Sir Derek Jacobi is one of Britain's most distinguished actors.
Before the year Dot, June Brown. 791.45028 BRO
June Brown is an institution, a classically trained actress and showbiz veteran, who has undoubtedly lived a full and fascinating life. She is much-loved for her role as the chain-smoking Dot Branning in the long-running BBC soap, EastEnders.
Beyond the microphone, Leighton Smith. 791.44 SMI
From his early years growing up in Sydney to becoming one of New Zealand's favourite radio stars, Leighton's life has been a full one. As well as telling his personal story, Leighton also shares his thoughts on a number of key issues confronting the world today.
Biko: a life, Xolela Mangcu. 322.42 BIK
Xolela Mangcu, who knew Biko, provides the first in-depth look at the life of one of the most iconic figures of the anti-apartheid movement, whose legacy is still strongly felt today, both in South Africa, and worldwide in the global struggle for civil rights, today.
Bonkers: my life in laughs, Jennifer Saunders. 791.45028 SAU
This is Jennifer's funny, touching and disarmingly honest memoir, filled with stories of friends, laughter and occasional heartache but never misery. From her childhood on RAF bases to her life-changing encounter with a young Dawn French, on to success and family, the book charts her extraordinary story, including the slip ups and battles along the way.
Coop: a family, a farm, and the pursuit of one good egg, Michael Perry. 977.5 PER
In over his head with two pigs, a dozen chickens, and a baby due any minute, Perry gives us a humourous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country.
Custer, Larry McMurtry. 973.8 CUS
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history George Armstrong Custer.
Darling monster : the letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952, Diana Cooper. 942.082 COO
Diary of a combatant : from the Sierra Maestra to Santa Clara, Ernesto Che Guevara. 972.91 GUE
Che Guevara's original, unpublished diaries from the guerrilla war in Cuba's Sierra Maestra.
Duke: a life of Duke Ellington, Terry Teachout. 781.65 ELL
An account of the public and private lives of the eminent jazz artist covers his slave heritage, the musical talent that inspired some 1,700 compositions, and his relationships with numerous lovers.
Elfrida: the first crowned queen of England, Elizabeth Norton. 942.01 ELF
Contrary to popular belief, Anglo-Saxon England had queens, with the tenth-century Elfrida being the most powerful and notorious of them all. She was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England, sharing her husband King Edgar's imperial coronation at Bath in 973.
Eminent hipsters, Donald Fagen. 781.66 FAG
The musician, songwriter, and cofounder of Steely Dan reveals the cultural figures and currents that shaped his artistic sensibility, as well as offering a look at his college days and a hilarious account of life on the road.
Equal justice, Rabia Siddique. 349.42 SID
Rabia Siddique is driven by a strong sense of justice. It's a passion that's taken her all over the world and led her to confront extremists in Iraq and senior military officials in the British army.
Everything to live for, Turia Pitt. 796.046 PIT
The story of one young woman's survival against extraordinary odds. In September 2011, Turia Pitt, a beautiful 25-year-old mining engineer working her dream job in the far north of Western Australia, entered an ultra-marathon race that would change her life forever.
George Harrison : behind the locked door, Graeme Thomson. 781.66 HAR
Published to coincide with what would have been the 70th anniversary of George Harrison's birth. Explores Harrison's work both within and without the Beatles and at the same time examining in detail his private and public passions, from Eastern spiritualism to horticulture, from comedy to film-making, from fast cars to working with UNICEF.
Growing up so high : a liberties boyhood, Sean O'Connor. 941.7 OCO
Sean O'Connor was born in Francis Street, in the Liberties of Dublin. He recollects the unique and colourful district of his childhood: the neighbours who lived there, their traditions, talk and lore, the music and poetry of the laneways and markets.
Hitler's valkyrie : the uncensored biography of Unity Mitford, David R.L. Litchfield. 941.082 MIT
The first biography to reveal the full, intimate details of Unity Valkyrie Mitford's remarkable relationship with Adolf Hitler.
How many camels are there in Holland? Dementia, Ma and me, Phyllida Law. 306.8743 LAW
When her Uncle Arthur dies, actress Phyllida Law returns to the tiny Scottish village of Ardentinny to look after her ma, Mego. Mego's always been deliciously dotty. She once put a new packet of tights in the fridge. But Mego's older now and becoming ever more muddled. So Phyllida devotes herself to looking after Mego.
I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai. 371.822 YOU
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.
Jack London : an American life, Earle Labor. 813.52 LON
Jack London was born a working-class, fatherless Californian in 1876. In this book, a noted Jack London scholar explores the forgotten Jack London - at once a hard-living globe-trotter and a man alive with ideas, whose passion for social justice roared until the day he died.
Kate : the future queen, Katie Nicholl. 941.085 CAT
An inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton.
Lady Catherine and the real Downton Abbey, Fiona, Countess of Carnarvon. 941.083 CAR
The story of the American girl who lived at Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowes' award winning drama "Downton Abbey". Glamourous and wealthy, Catherine became the toast of London society and married the son of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Porchester, or 'Porchey', as he was known.
Mrs Miles's diary : the wartime journal of a housewife on the home front, Constance Miles. 940.531 MIL
At the outbreak of the Second World War Constance Miles was living with her husband in the pretty Surrey village of Shere. A prolific correspondent with a keen interest in current affairs, Constance kept a war journal from 1939 to 1943, recording in vivid detail what life was like for women on the Home Front.
Olivier, Philip Ziegler. 792.028 OLI
Hollywood superstar; Oscar-winning director; greatest stage actor of the twentieth century. The era abounded in great actors Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Burton, O'Toole but none could challenge Laurence Olivier's range and power.
One Direction : five lives, Jim Maloney. 781.64 ONE
As solo singers trying their luck on The X-Factor in 2010 they looked to be on their way out until Simon Cowell put them together to form the band, One Direction. They finished third in the final but it was just the beginning - today, they are one of the biggest and most profitable bands in the world.
Peter McLeavey : the life and times of a New Zealand art dealer, Jill Trevelyan. 709.93 MCL
Jill Trevelyan chronicles the life of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1960s has shaped - even transformed - New Zealand art.
Reform : a memoir, Geoffrey Palmer. 993.038 PAL
In this memoir, Geoffrey Palmer recounts the events and forces that shaped him as well as his many adventures in reforming a wide range of institutions, laws and policies.
Ride like hell and you'll get there : detours into mayhem, Paul Carter. 622.3382 CAR
Whether discovering that being dyslexic means delivering your lines to camera back to front in the midst of filming a TV series, or starting a new business and travelling the world, or dealing with life's more sober moments like the birth of a son or the loss of a father, Paul Carter is still the funniest man in the bar and the nicest alpha male you'll ever meet as he risks all for the sake of a good story.
Self-portrait, Marti Friedlander. 779 FRI
From a childhood in London orphanages to half a century in New Zealand photographing wine-makers and artists, children and kuia, Marti Friedlander has lived a rich life - one defined by the art of looking, seeing, capturing on film. In Self-Portrait, Marti tells her story for the first time.
Shunt : the story of James Hunt, Tom Rubython. 796.72 HUN
James Hunt was no ordinary racing driver and this is no ordinary sports biography. Hunt was simply the most colourful and charismatic driver ever to have raced in Formula One.
Sophie Pascoe : stroke of fate, Tony Smith. 797.21 PAS
Losing a leg in a lawnmower accident would be catastrophic for most people. But swimming star Sophie Pascoe believes it’s the best thing that has happened to her. She reveals how her family helped her turn a negative into a positive and how she developed the drive to become one of the world’s greatest Paralympians.
Taking the stand : my life in the law, Alan Dershowitz. 340.092 DER
Alan Dershowitz, recounts his legal autobiography, describing how he came to the law, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past 50 years, most of which he has personally been involved in.
Ted and I : a brother's memoir, Gerald Hughes. 821.914 HUG
A unique portrait of a shared childhood between Gerald Hughes and his younger brother Ted, one of the finest and best-loved poets of modern times.
The Anne Boleyn papers, Elizabeth Norton. 942.052 ANN
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, caused comment wherever she went. Through the chronicles, letters and dispatches written by both Anne and her contemporaries, it is possible to see her life and thoughts as she struggled to become queen of England, ultimately ending her life on the scaffold.
The Boy on the Wooden Box : how the impossible became possible on Schindler's list, Leon Leyson. 940.5318 LEY
A remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list.
The boy who was born a girl : one mother's unconditional love for her child, Jon Edwards. 306.768 EDW
Brought up as female for fifteen years, Jon can remember feeling different from other girls since he was only five years old. When Jon eventually confides to his mother that he feels like a boy, Luisa commits herself unconditionally to helping her child.
The butler : a witness to history, Wil Haygood. 973.92 ALL
A mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation's imagination and inspired a major motion picture: Lee Daniels' The Butler'.
The girl who loved camellias : the life and legend of Marie Duplessis, Julie Kavanagh. 944.063 DUP
The astonishing and unknown story of Marie Duplessis, the courtesan who inspired Dumas's novel and play La dame aux camelias, Verdi's opera La Traviata, George Cukor's film Camille, and Frederick Ashton's ballet Marguerite and Armand.
The great escaper : the life and death of Roger Bushell : love, betrayal, Big X and the great escape, Simon Pearson. 940.5472 BUS
Roger Bushell was 'Big X', mastermind of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, immortalised in the Hollywood film The Great Escape.
The life and art of Lynley Dodd, Finlay Macdonald. 823.914 DOD
Finlay Macdonald tells the tale of how a small girl raised in Kaingaroa Forest became the illustrator and virtuoso wordsmith behind so many picture books that are living classics.
The McCashins story : the first craft beer and the Kiwi brewing revolution it sparked, John McCrystal. 338.766 MCC
This book tells the story of the entrepreneurial McCashin family and the challenges they've faced over the years. They're now rebuilding their brand with new beers such as Stoke, and a highly successful range of ciders.
The real Mrs. Brown : the Brendan O'Carroll story, Brian Beacon. 791.45028 OCA
The authorised biography of Brendan O'Carroll, based on extensive interviews with the hugely popular star of Mrs Brown's Boys.
Twin ambitions : my autobiography, Mohamed Farah. 796.42 FAR
A powerful and gripping human story of the 2012 London Olympics hero.
Under a mackerel sky : a memoir, Rick Stein. 641.5 STE
The author's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he grew older, the holidays were filled with loud and lively parties in his parents' Cornish barn.
Vivien Leigh : an intimate portrait, Kendra Bean. 792.028 LEI
Chronicles Leigh's journey from her birth in India to prominence in British film, winning the most-coveted role in Hollywood history, her celebrated love affair with Laurence Olivier, through to her untimely death at age fifty-three in 1967.
White Beech : the rainforest years, Germaine Greer. 333.75 GRE
One bright day in December 2001, sixty-two-year-old Germaine Greer found herself confronted by an irresistible challenge in the shape of sixty hectares of dairy farm, one of many in south-east Queensland that, after a century of logging, clearing and downright devastation, had been abandoned to their fate.

Business & Management

3,000 power words, phrases, and sentences for effective performance reviews : ready-to-use language for successful employee evaluations, Sandra E. Lamb. 658.3125 LAM
A comprehensive yet accessible handbook for writing and conducting meaningful, effective performance reviews, geared toward managers of all levels.
Content marketing for nonprofits : a communications map for engaging your community, becoming a favorite cause, and raising more money, Kivi Leroux Miller. 658.8
Digilogue : how to win the digital minds and analogue hearts of tomorrow's customer, Anders Sorman-Nilsson. 658.827 SOR
Extreme scoping : an agile approach to enterprise data warehousing and business intelligence, Larissa T. Moss. 658.4038 MOS
Getting to it : accomplishing the important, handling the urgent, and removing the unnecessary, Jones Loflin. 650.11 LOF
The only guide you need to sort through the many priorities in your life, know what your IT (Important Thing) should be, and understand how to get IT done.
Procedures & theory for administrative professionals, Karin M. Stulz. 651 STU
Prepares students seeking entry-level assistant positions or who are transitioning to a job with greater responsibility.
The generosity network : new transformational tools for successful fund-raising, Jennifer McCrea. 658.048 MCC
Posits that traditional pre-scripted, money-centered, goal- oriented fund-raising techniques lead to anxiety and failure, while open-spirited, curiosity-driven, person-to-person connections lead to discovery and growth.
The reality test : still relying on strategy?, Robert Rowland Smith. 658.401 SMI
Unlimited sales success : 12 simple steps for selling more than you ever thought possible, Brian Tracy. 658.85 TRA
Youtility : why smart marketing is about help not hype, Jay Baer. 658.8 BAE

Cartoons

Co-mix : a retrospective of comics, graphics, and scraps, Art Spiegelman. 741.5 SPI
This book collects some of Spiegelman's best work spanning nearly six decades along with biographical information and critical essays
Drawn in : a peek into the inspiring sketchbooks of 44 fine artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and cartoonists, Julia Rothman. 741.9 DRA
From Earth's end : the best of New Zealand comics, Adrian Kinnaird. 741.5 KIN
Super graphic : a visual guide to the comic book universe, Tim Leong. 741.5 LEO

Civil Rights

The speech, Gary Younge. 323.1196073 YOU
Martin Luther King delivered his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963. Fifty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment in the civil rights movement. It continues to be heralded as a beacon in the ongoing struggle for racial equality.

Commerce

The everything store : Jeff Bezos and the age of Amazon, Brad Stone. 381.45 STO
The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder.

Computers

Adobe Creative Cloud design tools, Jennifer Smith. 006.68 SMI
Adobe Edge animate : the missing manual : the book that should have been in the box, Chris Grover. 006.69 GRO
Want to create animated graphics for iPhone, iPad, and the Web, using familiar Adobe features? Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual shows you how to build HTML5 graphics with Adobe visual tools.
Building a PC, Stuart Yarnold. 621.391 YAR
For those who want more than the standard pre-built PC.
iTunes and iCloud for iPhone, iPad & iPod touch : absolute beginner's guide, Brad Miser. 006.5 MIS
Making sense of NoSQL : a guide for managers and the rest of us, Dan McCreary. 005.74 MCC
Microsoft OneNote 2013 plain & simple, Peter Weverka. 005.72 WEV
Raspberry Pi manual : a practical guide to the revolutionary small computer : owner's workshop manual, Gray Girling. 004.165 GIR

Crafts & Collecting

101 ways to stitch, craft, create vintage : quick & easy projects to make for your vintage lifestyle. 745.5 ONE
500 quilt blocks : the only compendium of quilt blocks you'll ever need, Lynne Goldsworthy. 746.46 GOL
This book is the ultimate reference guide for quilters of all skill levels, including techniques for beginners and advanced quilters alike.
A collector's guide to Royal Albert china, Beverley J. Hanson. 738.20942 HAN
This book features beautiful photographs of Royal Albert china dating from 1920s to
Christmas ornaments for woodworking : 300 beautiful designs, Rick Longabaugh. 745.5941 LON
Coloring techniques for cardmaking : popular coloring techniques to use with 45+ fun projects. 745.594 COL
Crocheted wild animals : a collection of cuddly creatures to make from scratch, Vanessa Mooncie. 746.434 MOO
Crochetopedia : the only crochet reference you'll ever need, Julie Oparka. 746.434 OPA
Elizabethan stitches : a guide to historic English needlework, Jacqui Carey. 746.4 CAR
Felt fantastic : over 25 brilliant things to make with wool felt, Sarah Tremelling. 746.0463 TRE
Holiday crafts : 35 projects for the home and for giving, Catherine Woram. 745.5941 WOR
Japanese contemporary floral art, Hideyuki Niwa. 745.92 NIW
Japanese floral designs often outshine other floral arrangements in perfection and symmetry. The floral designs of Hiroyuki OKa are no exception to that rule.
Knit and Destroy gets handy: twenty projects that put the 'fun' in functional!, Kandy Diamond. 746.432 DIA
Kandy Diamond, shares the patterns for twenty of her unique and quirky hand-knitted creations in this fun, user-friendly book. You won't find any 'normal' knitting patterns in here; instead you'll find easy-to-follow instructions on how to fashion anything from a cupcake cushion to a candy cane brooch.
Knit your own zoo, Sally Muir. 746.432 MUI
Make your own lampshades : 35 original shades to make for table lamps, ceiling lights, and more, Elizabeth Cake. 745.593 CAK
Merchant & Mills sewing book, Carolyn Denham. 646.407 DEN
This book contains fifteen step-by-step projects aimed at guiding you gently but firmly through the basics of sewing. Each project you make from this book will be stylish, but above all, useful.
Modern bee : 13 quilts to make with friends, Lindsay Conner. 746.46 CON
Nordic crafts : over 30 projects inspired by Scandinavian style, Mia Underwood. 745.5 UND
Scandinavian Christmas stockings, Mette N. Handberg. 745.5941 HAN
Knitters will enjoy creating handmade Christmas decorations that are sure to become treasured family heirlooms.
Simple printmaking : with more than 30 step-by-step hand printing projects to make at home, Elizabeth Harbour. 746.62 HAR
Small woodturning projects with Bonnie Klein : 12 skill-building designs, Bonnie Klein. 684.08 KLE
The antiques magpie : a fascinating compendium of absorbing history, stories, facts and anecdotes from the world of antiques, Marc Allum. 745.1 ALL
The Belle & Boo book of craft, Mandy Sutcliffe. 745.5 BEL
Containing 25 innovative makes and ideas including sewing projects such as an irresistible cuddly rabbit toy, a delightful washing line wendy house and an intrepid explorer's canvas satchel for playtime. There are also simple papercraft ideas for decorations and party pieces, such as paper boat place-settings and a hot-air balloon mobile.
The magic of Shetland lace knitting, Elizabeth Lovick. 746.22 LOV
The Star Wars LEGO Minifigure catalog, Christoph Bartneck. 688.725 BAR
The ultimate book of decorative knots, Lindsey Philpott. 746.422 PHI
Treasures of the Habsburgs : the Kunstkammer at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Sabine Haag. 739.2 TRE
Urban views : 12 quilts inspired by city living, Cherri House. 746.46 HOU

Crime & Espionage

Homicide Miami : the millionaire killers, Peter Davidson. 364.1523 DAV
Tells the story of how a gang of brutal thugs planned to make a fortune from killing millionaires, including Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton.
Scott Guy : his parents' story of love, betrayal, murder and courage, Tony Farrington. 364.1523 GUY
Son of a gun : a memoir, Justin St. Germain. 364.1523 ST
Recounts the murder of the author's mother in September 2001 and explores the crime against a backdrop of a shattering national tragedy and the author's efforts to distance himself from the legendary Tombstone, Arizona, of his youth.
The witness wore red : the 19th wife who brought polygamous cult leaders to justice, Rebecca Musser. 364.1555 MUS
Rebecca Musser's struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and her subsequent decision to take the witness stand against prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages.
Unholy trinity: the hunt for the paedophile priest Monsignor John Day, Dennis Ryan. 364.153 DAY
One policeman's desperate and moving account of how he tried for decades to bring a paedophile priest to justice but was blocked by not only the Catholic Church but by his own police force.
Who killed Scott Guy? the case that gripped a nation, Mike White. 364.1523 MCD
Russian roulette : a deadly game : how British spies thwarted Lenin's global plot, Giles Milton. 327.12 MIL

Customs

Encyclopedia of Korean seasonal customs, Korean editor Na, Kyung Soo ; English editor Chae, Ria. 390.09519 ENC

Economics

Introductory course on financial mathematics, M.V. Tretyakov. 332.015 TRE
Investing in frontier markets : opportunity, risk and role in an investment portfolio, Gavin Graham. 332.673 GRA
A comprehensive guide to reaping big returns investing in the hottest new growth markets.
Making it happen : Fred Goodwin, RBS and the men who blew up the British economy, Iain Martin. 332.16 MAR
Mass flourishing : how grassroots innovation created jobs, challenge, and change, Edmund Phelps. 330 PHE
Phelps explores what makes nations prosper and why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today.
Mission in a bottle : the honest guide to doing business differently and succeeding, Seth Goldman. 338.766 GOL
In graphic novel format, the co-founders of Honest Tea present the history of the company and provide practical advice on launching a successful business, perseverance, and creative problem-solving.
Money : a love story : untangle your financial woes and create the life you really want, Kate Northrup. 332.024 NOR
Redeeming economics : rediscovering the missing element, John D. Mueller. 330 MUE
Scarcity : why having too little means so much, Sendhil Mullainathan. 338.52 MUL
An examination of how scarcity and our flawed responses to it shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.
Soldier of finance : take charge of your money and invest in your future, Jeff Rose. 332.024 ROS
Strategic risk management : a practical guide to portfolio risk management, David Iverson. 332.6 IVE
A comprehensive guide to the key investment decisions all investors must make and how to manage the risk that entails.
The approaching great transformation : toward a liveable post carbon economy, Joel Magnuson. 338.92 MAG
The purpose of this book is to provide inspiration for those seeking the ongoing global effort to move away from our dependency on fossil fuels and ceaseless growth, and towards a more sustainable, stable, and just system.
The betrayal of the American dream, Donald L. Barlett. 330.973 BAR
Examines the formidable challenges facing the middle class, calling for fundamental changes while surveying the extent of the problem and identifying the people and agencies most responsible.
The downfall of money : Germany's hyperinflation and the destruction of the middle class, Frederick Taylor. 330.943 TAY
The five stages of collapse : survivor's toolkit, Dmitry Orlov. 330.9 ORL
A user's guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse.
The map and the territory : risk, human nature, and the future of forecasting, Alan Greenspan. 330.9 GRE
The prize : the epic quest for oil, money, & power, Daniel Yergin. 338.272 YER
Chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades and that continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations.
The year without pants : WordPress.com and the future of work, Scott Berkun. 338.761 BER

Education

Big ideas for little kids : teaching philosophy through children's literature, Thomas E. Wartenberg. 372.8 WAR
Developing play for the under 3s : the treasure basket and heuristic play, Anita M. Hughes. 155.4 HUG
The treasure basket and heuristic play approach is astoundingly simple; by offering natural and household objects to babies and toddlers you can make a profound impact on their learning capabilities, encouraging concentration, exploration and intellectual development.
Dyslexia and ADHD : the miracle cure, Wynford Dore. 371.914 DOR
One man's quest to help his daughter led to the start of a whole new way of treating learning and attention difficulties, and this is their astounding story.
Jump-starting boys : help your reluctant learner find success in school and life, Pam Withers. 370.154 WIT
Passing exams for dummies, Patrick Sherratt. 371.3028 SHE

Engineering

Androids : build your own lifelike robots, Bryan Bergeron. 629.892 BER
Learn how to create your own lifelike robots that simulate realistic human responses!
The TAB guide to vacuum tube audio : understanding and building tube amps, Jerry C. Whitaker. 621.38933 WHI

Environment

Ecosanctuaries : communities building a future for New Zealand's threatened ecologies, Diane Campbell-Hunt. 333.95 HUN
Living in a warmer world : how a changing climate will affect our lives, Jim Salinger. 304.25 LIV
Rethink : the way you live, Amanda Talbot. 333.72 TAL
A book to inspire and challenge people to reconsider how to redesign their homes. Rethink shows the way people are starting to live, with an overview of the amazing things happening and how you can include them in your life.
The last ocean : Antarctica's Ross Sea project : saving the most pristine ecosystem on earth, John Weller. 998.9 WEL

Fashion

20th century jewelry & the icons of style, Stefano Papi. 739.27 PAP
Debutantes : when glamour was born, Diana Oswald. 305.48 OSW
Dior impressions : the inspiration and influence of impressionism at the House of Dior, Florence Muller. 746.92 DIO
An exploration of the relationship between the haute couture of Dior and the Impressionist movement.
Forever chic : Frenchwomen's secrets for timeless beauty, style and substance, Tish Jett. 646.7 JET
Hair : fashion and fantasy, Laurent Philippon. 646.724 PHI
Suitable for fashionistas, photographers and stylists who love the infinite possibilities of hair, this book celebrates the art of hair: braids, curls, loose hair, mohawks, chignons, coloured hair, wigs, crops.
Happy homemade : sew chic : 20 simple everyday designs, Yoshiko Tsukiori. 646.404 TSU
Fashion the way you like it! Patterns for 20 fabulous, easy-to-make dresses, skirts, pants and tops.
Polish you pretty : 24 stunning step-by-step nail art designs you can create at home, Jenny Stencel. 646.727 STE
Younger skin in 28 days : the fast-track diet for beautiful skin and a cellulite-proof body, Karen Fischer. 646.726 FIS

Film, Television & Theatre

1001 movies you must see before you die, Steven Jay Schneider. 791.437 ONE
Behind the scenes at Downton Abbey, Emma Rowley. 791.457 ROW
Doctor Who : the vault, Marcus Hearn. 791.457 HEA
Drawing on unseen and iconic material from the BBC archive and private collectors, 'The Vault' is an unforgettable journey through 50 years of Doctor Who, via carefully selected photographs, props, costume designs, production memos, letters, scripts and more.
Secrets of performing confidence : for musicians, singers, actors and dancers, Andrew Evans. 792.028 EVA
The art of movie storyboards : visualising the action of the world's greatest films, Fionnuala Halligan. 791.43023 HAL
The circus, 1870s-1950s, Dominique Jando. 791.3 CIR
The complete make-up artist : working in film, fashion, television and theatre, Penny Delamar. 792.027 DEL
The prop building guidebook : for theatre, film, and tv, Eric Hart. 792.025 HAR
The Rovers Return : Coronation Street official companion, Tim Randall. 791.457 RAN

Folklore

An encyclopedia of plants in myth, legend, magic and lore, Stuart Phillips. 398.24 PHI
Nice and naughty nursery rhymes for grown-ups and precocious kids, Garrick Tremain. 398.8 TRE
An irreverant spin on nursery rhymes by humorist Garrick
The tale of Chun Hyang, Shin Jae-hyo. 398.209519 SIN

Food & Wine

500 cake decorating motifs : the only compendium of cake decorations you'll ever need, Amanda Rawlins. 641.8653 RAW
A comprehensive introduction to sugarcraft detailing the most used tools and essentials and how to decorate a variety of cakes with impressive results.
A taste of home : 100+ easy, tasty everyday recipes, Brett McGregor. 641.555 MCG
Brett McGregor's second book is packed with delicious recipes that are easy and quick to make. Designed for busy families with children, these recipes are also modern, fresh and healthy.
Around the world in 120 recipes, Allegra McEvedy. 641.59 MCE
An authentic glimpse into food and cultures, it is filled with Allegra's favourite dishes eaten over 20 years of travelling, tasting and scribbling.
Beach, bach, boat, barbecue : the complete collection, Penny Oliver. 641.564 OLI
Bluebells Cakery, Karla Goodwin. 641.815 GOO
A truly beautiful book of baking recipes - picture-perfect cupcakes, cakes, biscuits, slices and more - with a special section on high teas.
Christmas cooking with the Weekly, Pamela Clark. 641.568 CHR
For eighty years The Australian Women's Weekly has been offering recipes and guidance to cooks the world over but if there's one time in the year when this help is most invaluable it's Christmas time.
Christmas cupcakes & cookies. 641.568 CHR
Commonsense vegetarian : more than 300 easy everyday recipes. 641.5636 COM
This is both a vegetarian cookbook and a nutritional guide to eating wisely to maintain optimum health and wellbeing.
Decadent gluten-free treats : with tempting vegan & dairy-free options, Tamara Jane. 641.5631 JAN
Eat : the little book of fast food, Nigel Slater. 641.555 SLA
Eat in : the best food is made at home, Anna Gare. 641.5 GAR
Everyday quinoa, Rena Patten. 641.631 PAT
Forks over knives : the cookbook : over 300 recipes for plant-based eating all through the year, Del Sroufe. 641.5636 SRO
Historic Heston, Heston Blumenthal. 641.5941 BLU
Ice cream and other frozen delights, Ben Vear. 641.862 VEA
This mouth-watering book is brimming with delicious ice cream concoctions and iced wonders from the world of Ben Vear, expert on frozen delights.
Kitchen revelry : a year of festive menus from my home to yours, Ali Larter. 641.568 LAR
A month by month culinary scrapbook that brings out the reveler in every home
Little and Friday. Celebrations, Kim Evans. 641.568 EVA
Kim Evans presents sweet and savoury recipes for a host of fun-filled occasions in her latest cookbook. Mouth- watering miniature tarts and cakes, savoury galettes, breads, biscuits and decorative cakes cater for simple gatherings.
Mea’ai Samoa : recipes and stories from the heart of Samoa, Robert Oliver. 641.599614 OLI
Nadia Lim's good food cook book : simple, healthy & delicious food for busy people. 641.555 LIM
Nurse Maude's household book : cooking recipes, garden notes, home nursing notes. 641.5 NUR
On the noodle road : from Beijing to Rome, with love and pasta, Jen Lin-Liu. 641.822 LIN
A food writer travels the Silk Road, immersing herself in a moveable feast of foods and cultures and discovering some surprising truths about commitment, independence, and love.
Painting flowers on cakes, Stephanie Weightman. 641.8653 WEI
Paleo sweets & treats : seasonally inspired desserts that let you have your cake and your paleo lifestyle, too, Heather Connell. 641.86 CON
Primrose Bakery celebrations, Martha Swift. 641.8653 SWI
Eight themed celebrations cover every age group and event, with sweet and savoury treats for small children, cocktail-laced cupcakes for grown ups and inspiring ideas for everything in between.
Quick meals, Simon Holst. 641.555 HOL
Minimal ingredients, quick recipes, step by step instructions - your 'go to' book at the end of the day.
Rachel's kitchen : simple, delicious family food. 641.5 ALL
Recipes and secrets from the test kitchen, Pamela Clark. 641.5 REC
This book celebrates the rich history and the wealth of knowledge amassed in 80 years of The Australian Women's Weekly Test Kitchen.
Scandinavian Christmas, Trine Hahnemann. 641.568 HAH
Sweet things : chocolates, candies, caramels & marshmallows to make & give, Annie Rigg. 641.853 RIG
The China study cookbook : over 120 whole-food, plant-based recipes, LeAnne Campbell. 641.5636 CAM
The food and cooking of Sichuan and West China : 75 regional recipes from Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou and Shaanxi, in over 370 photographs, Terry Tan. 641.5951 TAN
The French kitchen : recipes from the master of French cooking, Michel Roux, Jr. 641.5944 ROU
The gentle art of preserving, Katie Caldesi. 641.4 CAL
The Revive Cafe cookbook. 3, Jeremy Dixon. 641.5636 DIX
The telling room : a tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and the world's greatest piece of cheese, Michael Paterniti. 637.3 PAT

Gardens and Gardening

From Marie Antoinette's garden : an eighteenth century horticultural album, Elisabeth de Feydeau. 712.60944 FEY
A horticultural tour of Marie-Antoinette's domain, the lavishly constructed gardens at Versailles, accompanied by eighteenth-century archival illustrations.
Guide to companion planting, Jackie French. 635.9 FRE
Companion planting works but only when you know why. This book is the result of 40 years of studying gardens, orchards and the bush, of Jackie French experimenting and testing what lore works and what doesn't.
Market farming success : the business of growing and selling local food, Lynn Byczynski. 635 BYC
Permaculture in pots : how to grow food in small urban spaces, Juliet Kemp. 631.58 KEM
Powerhouse plants : 510 top performers for multi-season beauty, Graham Rice. 635.9 RIC
Offers information on plants that stay beautiful all year round through dramatic seasonal changes.
Seven flowers and how they changed the world, Jennifer Potter. 635.9 POT
The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid. Seven flowers: seven stories full of surprise and secrets.
Soil science & management, Edward J. Plaster. 631.4 PLA
This non-technical, reader-friendly book details all aspects of effective soil usage, including management techniques, composition, fertility, erosion, conservation, and irrigation in this practical guide.
The allotment almanac : month-by-month on the plot, Terry Walton. 635 WAL
The organic guide to edible gardens, Jennifer Stackhouse. 635.0484 STA
This is a guide to growing authentic produce at home from purchasing your first seedlings, understanding the growth cycle, sourcing biological fertilisers, controlling pests and sustaining healthy, organic plants.
Vegie patch : how to grow your own food, Alan Buckingham. 635 BUC
Wally's glasshouse gardening for New Zealand, Wally Richards. 635.0483 RIC

Generalities and the Unknown

Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids, Daniel Loxton. 001.944 LOX
Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience.

Graphic novels

Vader's little princess, Jeffrey Brown. 741.5 BRO

Health & Medicine

A man's guide to healthy aging : stay smart, strong, and active, Edward H. Thompson, Jr. 613.0423 THO
Borderline personality disorder : a guide for the newly diagnosed, Alexander L. Chapman. 616.8585 CHA
Bottom Line's the healing kitchen : prevent and reverse today's most common health conditions with delicious foods and meals, medically proven!, Stephen Sinatra. 615.854
Carly's voice : breaking through autism, Arthur Fleischmann. 618.9289 FLE
The father of a child who was diagnosed as autistic at the age of two describes the intensive therapies that were pursued before Carly had a breakthrough at the age of ten, when she began using her computer to communicate.
Change your thinking : positive and practical ways to overcome stress, negative emotions and self-defeating behaviour using CBT, Sarah Edelman. 616.8914
Choosing cesarean: a natural birth plan, Magnus Murphy. 618.86 MUR
Complementary therapies for older people in care, Sharon Tay. 615.547 TAY
An invaluable companion for complementary and beauty therapists working with older people in care, this book offers unique information and practical advice on the issues that are often overlooked in training.
Dealing daily with dementia : 2000+ practical hints & strategies for carers, Angela Caughey. 362.19683 CAU
How to cure the plague & other curious remedies, Julian Walker. 615.88 WAL
How to feel better : practical ways to recover well from illness and injury, Frances Goodhart. 613 GOO
Managing hot flushes and night sweats : a cognitive behavioural self-help guide to the menopause, Myra Hunter. 618.175 HUN
She's got breast cancer: a book for men, Peter Calder. 362.196994 SHE
A resource for men to help them cope with a partner having breast cancer. Consists of interviews with New Zealand men recalling what life was like supporting their partners with breast cancer.
The black hole : the challenges of young onset Alzheimer's, Eileen Smith. 362.196831 SMI
The hormone cure : reclaim balance, sleep, sex drive, and vitality naturally with the Gottfried Protocol, Sara Gottfried. 618.175 GOT
A Harvard physician's scientifically proven method to improve physical and mental health by optimizing the hormones in the 30s, 40s, and beyond.
The mindfulness & acceptance workbook for social anxiety & shyness : using acceptance and commitment therapy to free yourself from fear & reclaim your life, Jan E. Fleming. 616.8522 FLE
The story of the human body : evolution, health and disease, Daniel E. Lieberman. 612 LIE
Wylde on health : your best choices in the world of natural health, Bryce Wylde. 613.2 WYL
Yogalosophy : 28 days to the ultimate mind-body makeover, Mandy Ingber. 613.7046 ING
Provides a handbook to a twenty-eight day yoga techniques program, designed to enliven both the mind and body, and includes effective workouts, eating guidelines, and daily affirmations.

History, Geography & Travel

Churchill's Cold War : the Iron Curtain speech that shaped the postwar world, Philip White. 909.824 WHI
This book explores Churchill's predilection for direct diplomatic action from his first tentative involvement in 1908 until his retirement as prime minister in 1955. Its principal focus is the period 1945-1955, during which the full force of Churchill's personal diplomacy was directed at sustaining Britain's great power status at a time when its own economic power was declining.
The infographic history of the world, Valentina D'Efilippo. 909 DEF
A journey to nowhere : detours and riddles in the lands and history of Courland, Jean-Paul Kauffmann. 947.96 KAU
Courland is an entity that no longer exists. With the Gulf of Riga to the north, the Baltic to the west and Lithuania at its southern border, and now part of modern Latvia, the region was occupied by Nazi Germany and returned to Soviet Russia after the war, remaining largely inaccessible until 1991. It is now a nowhere land of wide skies and forests, deserted beaches, ruined castles and ex-KGB prisons.
Britain's secret treasures, Mary-Ann Ochota. 941 OCH
An official British Museum companion to the ITV series, celebrating extraordinary artefacts found by ordinary members of the public and the secret histories they've revealed.
Churchill's bomb : a hidden history of science, war and politics, Graham Farmelo. 941.084 FAR
"Churchill's Bomb" reveals a new aspect of the great Prime Minister's life, so far completely neglected by historians: his relations with his nuclear scientists, and his management of Britain's policy on atomic weapons.
Coast : a New Zealand journey, Bruce Ansley. 993 ANS
A magnificent celebration of New Zealand's long, complex, varied coastline.
Crown of thistles : the fatal inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots, Linda Porter. 941.105 MAR
Danubia : a personal history of Habsburg Europe, Simon Winder. 940.2 WIN
Dingle Peggy : further travels on horseback through Ireland, Hilary Bradt. 941.7 BRA
With her replacement pony, the author travels from the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, south down the coast of Co Cork, before turning inland through Counties Waterford, Tipperary and Limerick.
Discover New Zealand : a photographic journey, Ted Scott. 993 SCO
East coast Australia handbook, Darroch Donald. 994 DON
Europe's greatest places : the most amazing travel destinations in Europe, Sylvia Goulding. 940 EUR
An inspirational journey through the 'old' continent, this beautifully illustrated book, with over 2,000 breath-taking photographs, captures the magic and essence of every location worth a visit.
Headhunters on my doorstep : a true treasure island ghost story, J. Maarten Troost. 995 TRO
The author of recounts his latest hilarious misadventures in the South Pacific, following in the footsteps of his unlikely idol, Robert Louis Stevenson.
History's greatest decisions : and the people who made them, Bill Price. 904.7 PRI
'I think I am becoming a New Zealander' : letters of J.C. Beaglehole, J.C. Beaglehole. 993.03 BEA
This selection, made by his son and biographer, has been chosen to reflect the range of J.C. Beaglehole's associations and interests - in history, particularly his scholarly field of Cook and the Pacific, in music, art and architecture, typography and publishing, and friendship.
Lost enlightenment : Central Asia's golden age from the Arab conquest to Tamerlane, S. Frederick Starr. 958 STA
Tells the story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds - remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world.
Lost gold : the 100-year search for the gold reef of Northwest Nelson, Paul Bensemann. 993.75 BEN
Made in London, Jean-Luc Planche. 942.1 PLA
London is a city of contradiction. To the eyes of the explorer, everything is new and yet everything is old. Tradition rubs shoulders with innovation. Style rubs shoulders with tastelessness. Far from the usual cliches, this title compiles a visual cocktail gleaned from the wondrous and varied life of the city.
Meet me in Gaza : uncommon stories of life inside the strip, Louisa Waugh. 953.1 WAU
Meet you at the church steps : a social history of a Nelson landmark, Karen Stade. 993.76 STA
My life on the plains ; or, Personal experiences with Indians : Custer's memoir of his campaigns against the Indian tribe of the Western Plains, George A. Custer. 973.8
New Zealand : the making of an Asia-Pacific society, Nicholas Tarling. 993 TAR
Gives an historical view of New Zealand in the context of relationships with China. The book was commissioned to increase understanding of New Zealand for young Chinese students intending to study in New Zealand and to help New Zealanders understand the current shift of the country from a European orientation to an Asia-Pacific Society.
New Zealand's lost heritage : the stories behind our forgotten landmarks, Richard Wolfe. 993 WOL
Orkney's Italian chapel : the true story of an icon, Philip Paris. 941.132 PAR
Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world.
Rediscovering the ancient world on the Bay of Naples, 1710-1890, Carol C. Mattusch. 937.725 RED
Sweden, Ulf Johansson. 948.5 JOH
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
The British : a genetic journey, Alistair Moffat. 941 MOF
The broken road : from the Iron Gates to Mount Athos, Patrick Leigh Fermor. 949.6 FER
The complete illustrated history of the Inca Empire : a comprehensive encyclopedia of the Incas and other ancient peoples of South America with more than 1000 photographs, David M. Jones. 985.01 JON
The dark heart of Italy, Tobias Jones. 945.092 JON
This title explores Italy's familiar delights (art, climate, cuisine), and the livelier and stranger sides of the bel paese: language, football, Catholicism, cinema, television and terrorism.
The day Kennedy died : 50 years later LIFE remembers the man and the moment. 973.922 KEN
Fifty years ago, LIFE delivered an unrivaled account of the death of a President and a nation's loss of innocence. This compilation contains much of that original journalism and photojournalism, as well as recollections of those who were there and opinions on what it all meant going forward.
The end of the Chinese dream : why Chinese people fear the future, Gerard Lemos. 951.38 LEM
The explorer gene: how three generations of one family went higher, deeper and further than anyone before, Tom Cheshire. 910.92 PIC
The first bohemians : life and art in London's golden age, Vic Gatrell. 942.107 GAT
The Kennedy half-century : the Presidency, assassination, and lasting legacy of John F. Kennedy, Larry J. Sabato. 973.922 KEN
The Kennedy years : from the pages of The New York Times, Richard Reeves. 973.922 KEN
Collects The New York times's coverage of JKF's presidency and the events during those three turbulent years of 1961 to 1963.
The Mitford girls' guide to life, Lyndsy Spence. 929.2 MIT
A look at how the perennially popular Mitford girls would cope with modern life, with rare and unpublished images courtesy of the Mary Evans Picture Library, and extracts from archived interviews previously unused.
The moaning of life : the worldly wisdom of Karl Pilkington, Karl Pilkington. 910.4 PIL
Travelling from far-flung tribes to high-tech cities, the author experiences everything from a drive-thru wedding in Las Vegas to a vocational theme park in Japan, he meets a group of people in Mexico who find happiness through pain, and undergoes a plastic surgery procedure in LA. This book tells his story.
The modern Maya : incidents of travel and friendship in Yucatán, Macduff Everton. 972.01 EVE
This photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatán who resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live have survived centuries of upheaval.
The Rainborowes : pirates, puritans and a family's quest for the promised land, Adrian Tinniswood. 973.2 TIN
The Rainborowes bridges two generations and two worlds, weaving together the lives of the Rainborowe clan as they struggle to forge a better life for themselves and a better future for humankind in the New World.
The teardrop island : following Victorian footsteps across Sri Lanka, Cherry Briggs. 954.93 BRI
This title follows in the footsteps of the eccentric Victorian James Emerson Tennent, along a route which takes Cherry to pilgrimage trails, into tea estates and rural regions inhabited by indigenous tribes.
The tender soldier : a true story of war and sacrifice, Vanessa M. Gezari. 958.1 GEZ
In this story of three tough-minded American civilians carrying out the most audacious military social science experiment since Vietnam, journalist Vanessa Gezari shows how their humanity is tested and their lives are changed forever when a lone Afghan attacks one of them in an open market.
The Wahine: New Zealand's worst maritime disaster, Nyree Bowen-Lilly. 910.45 BOW
This other London : adventures in the overlooked city, John Rogers. 942.1 ROG
Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city's remote and forgotten reaches.
To be a friend is fatal : the fight to save the Iraqis America left behind, Kirk W. Johnson. 956.7044 JOH
Describes how the author, as a USAID reconstruction coordinator, attempted to take his own life after failing in Iraq, an experience that led to his founding of The List Project, a seven-year mission to help Iraqis find refuge in the United States.
Traveller : observations from an American in exile, Michael Katakis. 910.4 KAT
Tudor : passion, manipulation, murder : the story of England's most notorious royal family, Leanda De Lisle. 941.05 TUD
Waiheke : an island and its people, John Hawkesby. 993.24 HAW
What's in a surname? a journey from Abercrombie to Zwicker, David McKie. 929.4 MCK
When Britain burned the White House : the 1814 invasion of Washington, Peter Snow. 973.5 SNO

House & Garden

Colour deconstructed, Tricia Guild. 747.94 GUI
Tricia Guild aims to unlock the secrets of her distinctive style. The book focuses on colour as a starting point but, through careful dissection, looks at how other elements of a room come together.
Couture prairie and flea market treasures, Rachel Ashwell. 747 ASH
This is a journey in pictures and words, following Rachel through the fields of a little town called Round Top, home to one of the largest, most eclectic and vibrant antiques and flea markets in the world, and then back to Rachels newly acquired bed-and-breakfast in Texas.
Creative family home : imaginative and original spaces for modern family living, Ashlyn Gibson. 747.7 GIB
Ashlyn Gibson explores homes that capture the zeitgeist in family living and celebrate the magic of childhood.
Creative living : London, Emily Wheeler. 747 WHE
With its high concentration of music, fashion, design, and film, London is one of the world's leading creative hubs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the dwellings of the talents from around the world who make the city their home. Here, Emily Wheeler unlocks the doors of the liveliest and most inspirational homes.
Creative spaces : inspired homes and creative interiors, Geraldine James. 747 JAM
European furniture of the 19th century, Christopher Payne. 749 PAY
Faded glamour : nostalgia revisited, Rebecca Kain. 747 KAI
It was a journey that took Rebecca Kain, co-founder of the highly successful New Zealand chain of homeware and gift boutiques Redcurrent, back in time to the lives of her grandmothers, their homes and their way of living.
Glamorous retreats, Jan Showers. 747 SHO
Glamorous Retreats takes readers inside Jan Showers luxurious interiors in holiday locales across North America and the Caribbean, from the mountains of Colorado, to the beaches of Florida and the Bahamas, to the ranches of Arizona and Texas.
Gypsy, Sibella Court. 747.94 COU
A beautiful book for lovers of design, interiors and travel - Gypsy presents Sibella's styling inspiration from around the globe and will encourage you to channel your passions into styling your interior spaces.
I am dandy : the return of the elegant gentleman, Rose Callahan. 646.32 CAL
The dandy is back! Their carefully composed portraits not only depict the clothes, accessories, and the homes of their subjects, they also capture the very essence of their lifestyles.
La vie est belle : the elegant art of living in the French style, Henrietta Heald. 747 HEA
The English country house, James Peill. 747 PEI
The inspired home : interiors of deep beauty, Karen Lehrman Bloch. 747 LEH
This title provides direct and practical advice to guide readers in creating beautiful, uplifting homes that are as warm and comfortable as they are elegant and inviting.
The makerspace workbench, Adam Kemp. 684.08 KEM
Create a dynamic space for designing and building DIY electronic hardware, programming, and manufacturing
Visual contrast : the art of display and arrangement, Tim Rundle. 747 RUN
Timothy Rundle looks at shape, colour, placement and personality and reveals how these seemingly abstract concepts are the stylist's essential tools, and the key to a beautiful, practical and individual home.

Humour

Is it really too much to ask?, Jeremy Clarkson. 827.914 CLA
Setting off on another quest to beat a path of sense through all the silliness and idiocy, the author takes issue with whatever nonsense gets in the way of his search for all that's worth celebrating.

Journalism

Stop press : the last days of newspapers, Rachel Buchanan. 079.94 BUC
A unique insider's account of the rise and slow decline of print, this insightful, passionate book investigates the transition taking place in the Australian media today.

Language

Cantonese : phrasebook & dictionary. 495.17 CAN
Colloquial Hebrew : the complete course for beginners, Zippi Lyttleton. 492.482 LYT
Complete Ukrainian, Olena Bekh . 491.793 BEK
Fijian-English dictionary : with notes on Fijian culture and natural history, Ronald Gatty. 499.5 GAT
French grammar, Mary E. Coffman Crocker. 448.2 COF
Hebrew : phrasebook & dictionary. 492.43 HEB
Italian all-in-one for dummies, Antonietta Di Pietro. 458.2 ITA
Polish : phrasebook & dictionary. 491.85 POL
Spanish grammar, Conrad J. Schmitt. 468.2 SCH

Law

Immigration and refugee law, Doug Tennent. 342.082 TEN

Literature

How literature plays with the brain : the neuroscience of reading and art, Paul B. Armstrong. 801.92 ARM
How to not write bad : the most common writing problems and the best ways to avoid them, Ben Yagoda. 808.04 YAG
Mind of an outlaw : selected essays, Norman Mailer. 814.54 MAI
The first posthumous publication from this literary icon collects Mailer's most important and representative
The letters of Ernest Hemingway. Volume 2, 1923-1925, Sandra Spanier. 813.52 HEM
The time by the sea : Aldeburgh 1955-58, Ronald Blythe. 828.914 BLY

Military

Command and control, Eric Schlosser. 355.0217 SCH
Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs.
Great War tank, mark IV : owner's workshop manual, David Fletcher. 623.7475 FLE
The illustrated history of weaponry : from flint axes to automatic weapons, Chuck Wills. 623.44 WIL
The true German : the diary of a World War II military judge, Werner Otto Müller-Hill. 940.53 MUL

Music & Musicians

Les miserables : from stage to screen, Benedict Nightingale. 782.14 NIG
In this book, the reader can find out how the musical came to life, the trials and tribulations of turning it from the initial concept into a thrilling musical extravaganza and how the new film version has emerged from the show.
Music : the definitive visual history. 780.9 MUS
Pink Floyd : behind the wall : the complete psychedelic history from 1965 to today, Hugh Fielder. 781.66 PIN
The mammoth book of the Rolling Stones, Sean Egan. 781.66 ROL
Yeah yeah yeah : the story of modern pop, Bob Stanley. 781.66 STA

Natural Science

52 wildlife weekends : a year of British wildlife-watching breaks, James Lowen. 508.41 LOW
A guide to British wildlife experiences which is packaged into 52 weekend-sized breaks that highlights the best of British wildlife from tiny silver-spotted skippers to gargantuan basking sharks, from seabird skyscrapers to autumn fungi.
Badgerlands : the twilight world of Britain's most enigmatic animal, Patrick Barkham. 599.76 BAR
Penguins : the animal answer guide, Gerald L. Kooyman. 598.47 KOO
Taxidermy, Alexis Turner. 590.75 TUR
The Great British year : wildlife through the seasons, Stephen Moss. 508 MOS
Tracks and signs of the animals and birds of Britain and Europe, Lars-Henrik Olsen. 591.4 OLS

Painting

Great Korean portraits : immortal images of the noble and the brave, Cho Sun-mie. 757 CHO
Paintings from Mughal India, Andrew Topsfield. 759.954 TOP
A unique style of court painting, combining Persian, Indian and European elements, developed in India under the Mughal emperors in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Paul Klee : making visible. 759.3 KLE

Parenting

Co-parenting 101 : helping your kids thrive in two households after divorce, Deesha Philyaw. 306.89 PHI
A successful co-parenting relationship with your ex is as vital to your child's well-being and health as nutritious food or proper exercise.
Expecting a baby? a complete guide to pregnancy, birth and your baby's first six weeks, Penelope Law. 618.2 LAW
Expecting twins? a complete guide to pregnancy, birth & your twins' first year, Mark Kilby. 618.25 KIL
How to bully-proof your child : a parents' guide, Ann Neville. 302.34 NEV
Ringleaders & sidekicks : how to help your son cope with classroom politics, bullying, girls and growing up, Rosalind Wiseman. 649.132 WIS
The parent survival guide : from chaos to harmony in ten weeks or less, Theresa Kellam. 649.1 KEL

Pets & Animals

10-minute dog training games : quick and creative activities for the busy dog owner, Kyra Sundance. 636.70887 SUN
Cat daddy : what the world's most incorrigible cat taught me about life, love, and coming clean, Jackson Galaxy. 636.8 GAL
Chaser : unlocking the genius of the dog who knows a thousand words, John W. Pilley. 636.7 PIL
The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence. Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them more than any other animal of any species except humans.
Dog games : stimulating play to entertain your dog and you, Christiane Blenski. 636.70887 BLE
Dogs in action : working dogs and their stories, Maria Alomajan. 636.7088 ALO
Games and house design for dwarf rabbits, Esther Schmidt. 636.93 SCH
Hamish McHamish of St Andrews : cool cat about town, Susan McMullan. 636.8 MCM
Hamish McHamish is a truly remarkable cat. He has roamed around the heart of the world-famous town of St Andrews for the last 13 years, adored by locals, students and tourists from all over the world and now has more than 2,500 Facebook friends.
The big New Yorker book of cats, Anthony Lane. 636.8 BIG
This is a fine collection of feline fiction, essays, poetry, humour and cartoons taken from the archives of the American magazine, The New Yorker.
The healthy homemade pet food : 75 whole-food recipes and tasty treats for dogs and cats of all ages, Barbara Taylor-Laino. 636.0887 TAY
What the dog knows : the science and wonder of working dogs, Cat Warren. 636.7088 WAR
Explores the world of working dogs, as well as canine intelligence and training, as the author and her German shepherd, Solo, work with forensic anthropologists, detectives, and dog handlers to find the bodies of the missing.

Philosophy and psychology

Spinning straw into gold : straight talk for troubled times, Morris Berman. 128 BER
The phenomenal self, Barry Dainton. 126 DAI
Truth : philosophy in transit, John D. Caputo. 121 CAP

Photography

On this earth, a shadow falls, Nick Brandt. 778.932 BRA
Why it does not have to be in focus : modern photography explained, Jackie Higgins. 771 HIG

Poetry

Dark sparring : poems, Selina Tusitala Marsh. 821.92 MAR
Gleam, Sarah Broom. 821.92 BRO
I heard life calling me : poems of Yi Song-bok, Song-bok Yi. 895.71 YI
Memorial : an excavation of the Iliad, Alice Oswald. 821.914 OSW
Focuses on Homer's extended similes and on the brief biographies of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each of whom lives and dies unforgettably and unforgotten in the copiousness of Homer's glance.
Presence in absence, John Davidson. 821.914 DAV
The faerie queene, Edmund Spenser. 821.3 SPE
The Faerie Queene is a scholarly masterpiece that has influenced, inspired, and challenged generations of writers, readers and scholars since its completion in 1596. Hamilton's edition is itself, a masterpiece of scholarship and close reading. It is now the standard edition for all readers of Spenser. The entire work is revised, and the text of The Faerie Queene itself has been freshly edited, the first such edition since the 1930s. This volume also contains additional original material, including a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses and dedicatory sonnets, chronology of Spenser's life and works and provides a compilation of list of characters and their appearances in The Faerie Queene.

Politics & Government

A colossal wreck : a road trip through scandal, political corruption, and American culture, Alexander Cockburn. 320 COC
Diplomatic ladies : New Zealand's unsung envoys, Joanna Woods. 327.93 WOO
Diplomatic Ladies tells the inside story of New Zealand's diplomatic wives and daughters over a hundred years of diplomacy.
Empty mansions : the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune, Bill Dedman. 328.73 CLA
Political science research methods in action, Michael Bruter. 320 POL
Strategy : a history, Lawrence Freedman. 320.6 FRE
Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.

Pounamu

Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand : understanding the culture, protocols and customs, Buddy Mikare. 305.8994 MIK
Te mātāpunenga : a compendium of references to the concepts and institutions of Māori customary law, Richard Benton. 340.5 MAT
The Native Land Court 1862-1887 : a historical study, cases, and commentary, Richard Boast. 346.043 BOA
Waka taua : the Māori war canoe, Jeff Evans. 387.21 EVA

Religion & Ethics

Amazing adventure : a journey of faith, Patricia Bawden. 263 BAW
A personal spiritual journey through the 'holy' sites of the UK, Europe and the USA, ending with preparations for a celebration of the first Christian service to the Māori people in New Zealand's Bay of Islands.
Blazing splendor : the memoirs of the Dzogchen Yogi Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. 294.39 URG
With unsurpassed honesty and humility, the highly influential meditation master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche offers a glimpse into the remarkable reality of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as an in depth portrait of the lost culture of old Tibet.
God : a story of Revelation, Deepak Chopra. 291.2 CHO
Korean Buddhism, Ven. Beopgwang. 294.3 POP
Let it go : forgive so you can be forgiven, T.D. Jakes. 234.5 JAK
Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.
Making Zen your own : giving life to Zen's golden age ancestors, Janet Jiryu Abels. 294.39 ABE
The Book of Common Prayer : a biography, Alan Jacobs. 264.03 JAC
The reason for my hope : salvation, Billy Graham. 234.2 GRA
The renowned preacher and evangelist presents his core message of salvation by encouraging spiritual seekers to consider their present lives in the light of future redemption.

Science

Beginning chemistry, David E Goldberg. 540 GOL
Beyond the god particle, Leon Lederman. 539.72 LED
Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higgs Boson, the future of particle physics, and the mysteries of the universe yet to be unraveled.
Calculus : a complete introduction, P. Abbott. 515 ABB
Dreams of other worlds : the amazing story of unmanned space exploration, Chris Impey. 629.43 IMP
Earth : colours of the Earth, Bernhard Edmaier. 551 EDM
Let them eat shrimp : the tragic disappearance of the rainforests of the sea, Kennedy Warne. 577.69 WAR
My brief history, Stephen Hawking. 530 HAW
Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inwards for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution.
Serving the Reich : the struggle for the soul of physics under Hitler, Philip Ball. 539.7 BAL
Tells the story of physics under Hitler. While some scientists tried to create an Aryan physics that excluded any ‘Jewish ideas’, many others made compromises and concessions as they continued to work under the Nazi regime.
The Gaia hypothesis : science on a pagan planet, Michael Ruse. 571 RUS
The handy astronomy answer book, Charles Liu. 520 LIU
The handy chemistry answer book, Ian C. Stewart. 540 STE
The melting world : a journey across America's vanishing glaciers, Christopher White. 551.312 WHI
The space book : from the beginning to the end of time, 250 milestones in the history of space & astronomy, Jim Bell. 523.1 BEL
Presents a series of 250 significant events in the history of astronomy and space exploration, from the original formation of the galaxies, to the space mission to the planet Mars, to speculation about the end of the universe.
What a wonderful world : one man's attempt to explain the big stuff, Marcus Chown. 500 CHO
Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work or not, as the case may be?

Self Development

Ep2s : nine do-it-yourself energy experiments that prove your thoughts create your reality, Pam Grout. 158.1 GRO
E-Squared could best be described as a lab manual with simple experiments that prove reality is malleable, consciousness trumps matter, and you shape your life with your mind.
It starts with passion : do what you love and love what you do, Keith Abraham. 158.1 ABR
How to ignite your passion, live with purpose, and succeed in life and business. No matter what you want to achieve in life, the secret to doing it is passion.
The art of procrastination : a guide to effective dawdling, lollygagging, and postponing, John Perry. 155.23 PER
The bedside book of psychology : from perception to personality : adventures in popular psychology, Christian Jarrett. 150 JAR
True lies : a guide to reading faces, interpreting body language and detecting deception in the real world, Stu Dunn. 153.69 DUN

Social Issues

A 1970s teenager : from bell-bottoms to disco dancing, Simon Webb. 305.235 WEB
This book looks at the fads and fashions, music, hobbies and TV programmes which defined the '70s for many youngsters.
A very British murder : the story of a national obsession, Lucy Worsley. 306.4 WOR
Murder — a dark, shameful deed, the last resort of the desperate or a vile tool of the greedy. And a very strange, very British obsession. This book explores this phenomenon in forensic detail, revisiting notorious crimes like the Ratcliff Highway Murders, which caused a nation-wide panic in the early nineteenth century.
Can I tell you about adoption? a guide for friends, family and professionals, Anne Braff Brodzinsky. 362.734 BRO
Countdown : our last, best hope for a future on Earth?, Alan Weisman. 304.62 WEI
A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future.
Cripin Place, David Ashton. 362.196834 ASH
David’s life story isn’t for the faint hearted, feeble minded or humourless. It exposes how life is for persons living with MS, dependant on the vagaries and mindless inconsistencies of State funded care and oft times compassionless bureaucracy.
Millennium 3 : unresolved issues of our time, George Bryant. 361.1 BRY
Why do major issues like child abuse, poverty and racism continually plague us? Why can't we resolve them? George Bryant probes twelve current social problems, discusses the pros and cons of each, and offers suggestions for positive progress.
Outraged, Paul Henry. 306 HEN
A collection of short pieces on topics dear to Paul Henry's heart. A smattering of sample topics: tipping; political zealots of all persuasion; dog owners; people who just stop at the top of escalators; roadwork signs that haven't been put away and closed-minded people.
Parenting your parents : straight talk about aging in the family, Bart J. Mindszenthy. 362.6 MIN
Reality bites back : the troubling truth about guilty pleasure TV, Jennifer L. Pozner. 791.453 POZ
Takes a look at how our favourite shows reinforce stereotypes and force-feed us messages about who we're supposed to be and what we're supposed to want.
Routledge international handbook of contemporary social and political theory, Gerard Delanty. 300 ROU
Single women : a history of misogyny : devaluing the feminine, Andrea Shoebridge. 305.42 SHO
The end of the homosexual?, Dennis Altman. 306.766 ALT
The origins of racism in the west, Miriam Eliav-Feldon. 305.8 ORI
The season : a summer whirl through the English social season, Sophie Campbell. 306.0942 CAM
Twelve years a slave : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, Solomon Northup. 306.362 NOR
Writing on the Wall : social media - the first 2,000 years, Tom Standage. 302.224 STA

Sport & Recreation

Beefy's cricket tales : my favourite stories from on and off the field, Ian Botham. 796.358 BOT
Brick city : global icons to make from Lego, Warren Elsmore. 688.725 ELS
Climbing anchors, John Long. 796.5223 LON
A comprehensive guide to anchoring systems for rock climbers.
Injun Joe : the legend of Smoking Joe Collins, Marion Day. 799.26 COL
This is the life story of "Injun Joe," born Wellwyn Harris Collins, in 1950. Joe became well known as an elite hunter-helicopter pilot. His name is inextricably linked to the exploits that typified the early days of aerial hunting in New Zealand, when the industry was wild and young, and anything could happen, when helicopters and cockpits replaced horses and saddles.
Karting explained, Graham Smith. 796.76 SMI
Kayaking manual : the essential guide to all kinds of kayaking : sea kayaking, sit-on kayaks, white water, kayak fishing, competition, Bill Mattos. 797.122 MAT
Lawn bowls : the beginner's essential handbook, John Archer. 796.315 ARC
Men in black : the first 500 tests, Ron Palenski. 796.3336 PAL
Something to aim for : a hunter's quest, Daryl Crimp. 799.2 CRI
From surviving snow-stinging blizzards on the Southern Alps, challenging roaring stags in Westland, fending off old boars and meeting tahr in testing terrain, Crimpy is not short on adventures to share.
The Black Singlet Brigade : tales of adventure in the NZ bush, Tony Walsh. 799.26 WAL
Tony Walsh was first introduced to NZ's bush clad ranges, to pig hunting and some life-defining experiences by Ned Tuite, whose usual attire was a black woollen bush singlet and a pair of khaki shorts suspended from a thin leather belt. Through Ned, Tony met a band of those iconic good keen men of an era now past, and began a journey of experiences he will never forget.
The King's gambit, John Shaw. 794.122 SHA
The New Zealand cycle trails = Ngā haerenga : a guide to New Zealand's 23 great rides, Jonathan Kennett. 796.64 KEN
The sports book : the sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques, Ray Stubbs. 796 SPO
Understanding the racing rules of sailing through 2016, Dave Perry. 797.124 PER
Wapiti hunting in New Zealand, Simon Gibson. 799.26 GIB
Why trout usually win : the guides' book of fishing excuses, Graeme Marshall. 799.17 MAR

Trains, Boats, Planes

Airline : identity, design and culture, Keith Lovegrove. 387.742 LOV
This fascinating book examines every aspect of airline style, from the company liveries and interior designs of planes to advertising, haute couture and airborne haute cuisine.
Britain's bizarre railways, Robin Jones. 385.0941 JON
Concorde : a designer's life : the journey to Mach 2, Ted Talbot. 629.13092 TAL
Fabulous flying boats : a history of the world's passenger flying boats, Leslie Dawson. 629.13334 DAW
Ocean Sentinel : the short sunderland, John F Hamlin. 629.13334 SUN
The Beeching era : proposed, closed, survived, Peter Waller. 385.0941 WAL

Transport

Bradford trolleybuses, Stephen Lockwood. 388.41 LOC
Museo Ducati : six decades of classic motorcycles of the official Ducati museum, Chris Jonnum. 629.2275 DUC
The Go-Ahead Group, Mark Lyons. 388.322 LYO
Urban rail Down Under : S-Bahnen und Strassenbahnen in Australien und Neuseeland = metropolitan railways & trams in Australia & New Zealand, Robert Schwandl. 388.46 SCH

War

Images of war : New Zealand and the First World War in photographs, Glyn Harper. 940.4 HAR
New Zealand and the First World War : 1914-1919, Damien Fenton. 940.4 FEN
Operation Neptune : the Normandy landings, 1944, Kenneth Edwards. 940.5421 EDW
Survivor on the River Kwai : the incredible story of life on the Burma Railway, Reg Twigg. 940.5472 TWI
The bombing war : Europe 1939-1945, Richard Overy. 940.544 OVE
War dog : the no-man's land puppy who took to the skies, Damien Lewis. 940.544 LEW
After getting shot down in the skies over France during a daring mission over the trenches in the winter of 1939, airman Robert Bozdech stumbled across a tiny German Shepherd puppy while engaged in his own nail-biting escape from no-mans-land.
Wounded : from battlefield to Blighty, 1914-1918, Emily Mayhew. 940.475 MAY
A homage to the courage and determination of the men and women who cared for, and saved the lives of, the hundreds of thousands of British soldiers who were wounded at the Western Front.
Year zero : a history of 1945, Ian Buruma. 909.824 BUR