Recreation

New Titles Non-Fiction May 2013 (arrived in April)

Art & Architecture

A house in the city : home truths in urban architecture, Robert Dalziel
Robert Dalziel and Sheila Qureshi critically examine what they believe are the most significant elements of urban housing design: adaptability and flexibility, construction and sustainability, space and light, appearance and threshold, and density and urban form.
Building limes in conservation, Ian Brocklebank.
Using limes in repairing historic buildings.
Built for justice : visits to old North Island courthouses, Terry Carson.
Contemporary villas : dialogues with nature, David Strahan
Cultivating your creative life : exercises, activities, and inspiration for finding balance, beauty & success as an artist, Alena Hennessy.
Cutting edges : contemporary collage, Robert Klanten
Showcases a collection of contemporary collage artwork from around the world, which combines traditional materials with computer technologies, and includes an essay about the art form's history.
Cycle space : architectural & urban design in the age of the bicycle, Steven Fleming.
Desire to inspire : using creative passion to transform the world, Christine Mason Miller.
Introduces readers to a variety of writers, artists and entrepreneurs, each with an example of how she wishes to make an impact in the world, share her message and encourage others to inspire those around them.
Light show, Hayward Gallery.
Light Show explores how artists working over the past fifty years have used that power to create some of the most innovative and compelling sculpture in contemporary art.
Old house eco handbook : a practical guide to retrofitting for energy-efficiency & sustainability, Marianne Suhr
Regarding Warhol : sixty artists, fifty years, Mark Rosenthal
Salvador Dali : the making of an artist, Catherine Grenier
Sorted books, Nina Katchadourian
The collage workbook : how to get started and stay inspired, Randel Plowman.

Automobiles

501 must-drive cars, Fid Backhouse
Competition car aerodynamics, Simon McBeath.
Fast car physics, Chuck Edmondson.
How to rebuild the small-block Chevrolet, Larry Atherton
Jaguar : all the cars, Nigel Thorley.
Porsche, Peter Morgan
Rat rods : rodding's imperfect stepchildren, Scotty Gosson.

Biographies

A matter of principle, Conrad Black.
After being convicted of corporate fraud by the United States government and imprisoned, the Canadian newspaperman discusses the charges, the overturn of some of them on appeal, his life in prison, the American criminal justice system, and the reactions of family, friends, and critics during his ordeal.
Banished : surviving my years in the Westboro Baptist Church, Lauren Drain
Battle ready : memoir of a SEAL warrior medic, Mark L. Donald
A memoir from a SEAL and medic in which he explores his 25-year career in dangerous combat missions and the post-traumatic stress disorder that developed at home.
Battler from the Buller : a memoir, Peter Roselli.
Born and raised in Buller, Roselli left to go to university but came back here for good as part of an accounting business. He married and raised his children here. Peter has been an integral partner in the search for economic development opportunities on the Coast, sometimes succeeding and sometimes beaten by simply being ahead of his time.
Between man and beast : an unlikely explorer, the evolution debates, and the African adventure that took the Victorian world by storm, Monte Reel.
Documents the story of mid-19th century explorer Paul Du Chaillu, who after three years in the equatorial wilderness of West Africa emerged with definitive proof of the existence of the mythical gorilla, only to be swept up by the heated debate about Darwin's theory of evolution.
Bloom : a memoir, Kelle Hampton.
What is it like to be a parent of a child with Down Syndrome.
Bolivar : American liberator, Marie Arana.
Drawing on a wealth of primary documents, novelist and journalist Marie Arana brilliantly captures early nineteenth century South America and the explosive tensions that helped revolutionize Bolivar Simon.
Call the midwife : a true story of the East End in the 1950s, Jennifer Worth.
Jennifer Worth was just 22 years old when she volunteered to spend her early years of midwifery training in London's East End in the 1950s. These stories encompass the whole spectrum of human emotions - they candidly reveal the shocking truth of childbirth conditions just 50 years ago.
Carrie and me : a mother-daughter love story, Carol Burnett.
In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life.
Changing my mind, Margaret Trudeau.
Margaret Trudeau speaks with candour and insight about the illness that silently shaped her life - a life lived often in turbulence and in the public’s fascination.
Disraeli's daughter, Catherine Styles.
Catherine Styles who is the great grand-daughter of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, uncovers the true identity of the child Catherine Donovan, (Style's grandmother) who was born to Disraeli when he was 61.
Gardens of stone, Stephen Grady
An extraordinary French Resistance wartime memoir, combining the best kind of adventure story with a coming of age testimony of unforgettable resonance and poignancy.
Legend : from electric fences to global success : the Sir William Gallagher story, Paul Goldsmith.
The story of New Zealand's most successful exporter and its head, Bill Gallagher, who built on the invention of an electric fence to make the company a world leader in its field.
Mad girl's love song : Sylvia Plath and life before Ted, Andrew Wilson.
Madeleine : a life of Madeleine St. John, Helen Trinca.
Madeleine St John had a brilliant, creative mind and wrote four remarkable novels, including the irrepressibly optimistic and lovely Australian classic "The Women in Black". But her personal life was anything but happy. Helen Trinca has captured the troubled life of Madeleine St John in this touching account.
My beloved world, Sonia Sotomayor.
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.
Roy Strong : self-portrait as a young man.
For nearly half a century, Sir Roy Strong has enjoyed a high public profile in the arts world in Britain. In this book, richly illustrated with drawings, letters, photographs and other archival material, he recounts for the first time the story of his social origins and the roots of his life-long passion for the culture and history of England.
The golden age : my life. Volume three, Royal Robbins.
Royal captures his thrilling adventures during the Golden Age of Yosemite Valley.
The good boy : a memoir, John Fiennes.
A first-hand account of a young man's struggle with religion, gay sex, marriage and middle-class morality.
The long walk : a story of war and the life that follows, Brian Castner.
Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them as the commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq. He and his team, his brothers, disarmed bombs. This title exposes two harrowing and simultaneous realities: the terror, excitement and camaraderie of combat, and the lonely battle against the enemy within.
The man who was George Smiley : the life of John Bingham, Michael Jago.
The book traces the life of the heir to an Irish barony. Bingham became Lord Clanmorris in 1960, and a devoted Briton who worked in Fleet Street before joining MI5 in 1940.
The secret life of a submissive : a true story, Sarah K.
By day she’s a writer and level-headed single mother; by night she’s a submissive, living a real-life Fifty Shades of Grey that is thrilling beyond her wildest dreams.
Tom Daley : my story.
Tom Daley had hearts in mouths when he dived at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he won two gold medals. In this title, Tom offers unprecedented access to the pressures, challenges and fascinating experiences of a world-class Olympian.
Trespassers : a memoir, Julia O'Faolain.
A book about being an outsider looking in, a trespasser in Ireland and in other countries: France, Italy in the late 1950s, the West Coast during the turbulent sixties and also in other lives, the permanent temptation of the creative writer.
William Cox : Blue Mountains road builder and pastoralist, Richard Cox.
William Cox was an English soldier, an explorer, a road builder, and a pioneering pastoralist in the early period of British settlement in the colony of New South Wales, Australia. In 1814, Cox supervised the construction of a road across Australia's Blue Mountains, and it was a remarkable achievement
'Yes Dad, I want to go to sea!', Eric Kemp.
Being the son of a captain in the Merchant Navy left Eric's upbringing mainly to his mother, but he remembers well the days when he was able to travel on ships with his father on short voyages, and particularly the time when he finally told his father that he wanted to go to sea himself.

Business & Management

Accounting for dummies, John A. Tracy.
Armstrong's handbook of management and leadership : developing effective people skills for better leadership and management, Michael Armstrong.
Business brilliant : surprising lessons from the greatest self-made business icons, Lewis Schiff.
Combines storytelling with research and practical guidance to shatter commonly held myths about wealth and identifies the seven distinct principles practiced by successful individuals.
Confucius on leadership, John Adair.
Consumer behaviour : applications in marketing, Robert East
Content strategy at work : real-world stories to strengthen every interactive project, Margot Bloomstein
Financial analysis & cashflow for practicing accountants, David Cartney.
Generations at work : managing the clash of boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the workplace, Ron Zemke,
Into the storm : lessons in teamwork from the treacherous Sydney to Hobart ocean race, Dennis N.T. Perkins
Lean in : women, work, and the will to lead, Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg argues that women lose out in the workplace because they don't negotiate for themselves and, if they do, are punished for it.
Marketplace 3.0 : rewriting the rules of borderless business, Hiroshi Mikitani.
Our iceberg is melting : changing and succeeding under any conditions, John Kotter
In this business management fable, one penguin notices something that could become a big problem for the whole colony, but the other penguins don't want to listen, so he must convince and enlist the help of others to get something done.
Start it up : why running your own business is easier than you think, Luke Johnson.
Superteams : the secrets of stellar performance from seven legendary teams, Khoi Tu.
Tame the primitive brain : 28 ways in 28 days to manage the most impulsive behaviours at work, Mark Bowden.
The brain-based boss : adding serious value through employee engagement, Terry Williams.
The customer rules : the 39 essential rules for delivering sensational service, Lee Cockerell.
The power of starting something stupid : how to crush fear, make dreams happen, and live without regret, Richie Norton
The retail revival : reimagining business for the new age of consumerism, Doug Stephens.
The young New Zealander's guide to enterpreneurship, Ian Hunter.
What management is : how it works and why it's everyone's business, Joan Magretta
What's the future of business? : changing the way businesses create experiences, Brian Solis.

Civil Rights

Twisting the Treaty : a tribal grab for wealth and power, John Robinson
This book exposes the extent of Treaty fraud and warns of the National-Maori Party coalition's plan to hijack our constitution so as to turn all non-Maoris into second class citizens in the land that our forbears built by their sweat and toil.

Computers

Content strategy for the Web, Kristina Halvorson
Describes the value of content strategy, discusses how to audit and analyze content, and looks at ways to maintain content over
Excel 2013 all-in-one for dummies, Greg Harvey.
Excel formulas and functions for dummies, Ken Bluttman.
iPhone 5 portable genius, Paul McFedries.
Shares tips, techniques, and shortcuts to using the iPhone 5, covering such topics as synching, using Siri, and configuration.
iPod Touch, Guy Hart-Davis.
Provides clear, step-by-step instructions for tackling more than 110 iPod touch tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on your iPod touch in no time.
Office 2013 for dummies, Wallace Wang.
Picasa for seniors : get acquainted with Picasa : free, easy-to-use photo editing software, Joland Ligthart
Word 2013 for dummies, Dan Gookin.

Crafts & Collecting

Arne & Carlos' Easter knits.
Art journal freedom : how to journal creatively with color & composition, Dina Wakley.
Big book of knitting : everything you need for 100 gorgeous projects.
Felt with love : felt hearts, flowers and much more, Madeleine Millington.
Girls style book, Yoshiko Tsukiori
24 projects for gorgeous dresses, blouses, outfits and accessories for girls aged 4-10. The easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by detailed diagrams, gorgeous full-colour photographs and full-sized pattern sheets.
Happy homemade. Vol 2, Kids, Yamada Ruriko.
Happy homemade. Vol. 1, Treasured collection, Yoshiko Tsukiori.
Hip crochet, Natalie Clegg.
From bedspreads and cushions to baskets, bags, egg cosies, doorstops, Christmas decorations and even a crocheted clock, this book is full of easy-to-follow patterns.
Inner excavation : explore your self through photography, poetry and mixed media, Liz Lamoreux.
Japanese quilting : piece by piece : 29 stitched projects, Yoko Saito
Kaffe Fassett quilts : shots and stripes, Kaffe Fassett
24 quilt projects made with his solid-colored cotton fabrics and striped cotton fabrics.
Knits for you and your home, Debbie Bliss.
Knitted cats & kittens, Sue Stratford.
Knitted letters : make personalized gifts and accents with creative typography-based projects, Catherine Hirst
Light & layered knits : 19 sophisticated designs for every season, Vicki Square.
November knits : inspired designs for changing seasons, Kate Gagnon Osborn
Precious jewellery from plastics, Chris Bond.
This book includes instructions on cutting, joining, laser, waterjet, heating and colouring.
Pretty patchwork gifts, Helen Philips.
Quilting modern : techniques and projects for improvisational quilts, Jacquie Gering
Quilting-on-the-go, Carolyn Foster.
Swords and hilt weapons, Michael D. Coe
The art of pop-up : the magical world of three-dimensional books, Jean-Charles Trebbi.
The complete idiot's guide to selling your crafts on Etsy, Marcia Layton Turner.
The complete illustrated guide to woodworking : tools, techniques, projects, picture framing, joinery, home maintenance, furniture repair, Stephen Corbett.
It features 260 techniques and projects, including over 30 constructions shown step-by-step, such as a stylish bookcase, an elegant corner cabinet and a traditional storage chest, all shown in simple and straightforward instructions to help you achieve great results.
The crafty minx at home : 50+ handmade and upcycled projects for beautiful living, Kelly Doust.
The flower recipe book, Alethea Harampolis
Tilda's fairy tale wonderland, Tone Finnanger.
Transport yourself to a magical world of princesses, soldiers and adorable animals with this collection of beautiful projects inspired by fairy tales you know and love. Over 25 charming sewing and papercraft designs including gifts, decorations, toys and accessories for your home.

Crime

An account of murder, mutiny & mayhem : concerning the affairs of the blackest-hearted villains from Irish history, Joe O'Shea.
This book explores the most obscure and unbelievable stories of the Irish who wreaked havoc from Rio de Janeiro to China - from slaves, mercenaries, drug lords and killers.
Dead by Friday : how lust and greed led to murder in the suburbs, Derek Pedley.
A compelling portrait of murder for hire in the Australian suburbs.
Dead run : the murder of a lawman and the greatest manhunt of the modern American West, Dan Schultz.
Gods of mischief : my undercover vendetta to take down the Vagos outlaw motorcycle gang, George Rowe.
Handsome brute : the story of a ladykiller, Sean O'Connor.
Neville George Clevely Heath was an English killer who was responsible for the murders of two young women. He was executed in London in 1946.
House of lies, Linda Rosencrance.
Kelley Cannon was living the American Dream. The former prom queen had three beautiful children with her successful, handsome husband, Jim, and an elegant home in well-to-do Nashville. But when their housekeeper found Jim murdered, strangled to death as their children slept, the fairytale collapsed.
Murder on a lonely road, George Pawlaczyk
Award-winning investigative reporting team presents the true account of a brutal murder that shocked Missouri residents and a killer it took 25 years to bring to justice.
Nobody's women : the crimes and victims of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland serial killer, Steve Miller.
Follows the case of Anthony Sowell, an ex-marine and registered sex offender who picked his victims from the fringes of society and kept the dismembered and decaying bodies of the women he butchered hidden throughout his house.
Slow death, Jim Fielder.
David Parker Ray and his girlfriend Cynthia Hendy lived near New Mexico's Elephant Butte Lake. They called their windowless trailer, "The Toybox" and over the years, they lured countless young women into its chamber of unspeakable pain and horror and filmed every moment.
Youth justice in New Zealand, Nessa Lynch.

Customs

Imperial Chinese robes : from the forbidden city, Ming Wilson
Focusing on the dress and accessories of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), this book captures the grandeur of the garments worn by emperors and empresses for defined formal engagements.

Economics

Bet the farm : how food stopped being food, Frederick Kaufman.
Explores the relationship between commodities speculation on Wall Street and rising food prices everywhere.
Europe's unfinished currency : the political economics of the Euro, Thomas Mayer.
Forecast : what physics, meteorology and the natural sciences can teach us about economics, Mark Buchanan.
Futures made simple : a beginner's guide to futures trading for success, Kel Butcher
Investment risk and uncertainty : advanced risk awareness techniques for the intelligent investor, Steven P. Greiner.
Valuable insights on the major methods used in today's asset and risk management arena.
The Gear : a history of the Gear Meat Preserving & Freezing Company, 1865 to 1981, Warwick Johnston.
The short goodbye : a skewed history of the last boom and the next bust, Elisabeth Wynhausen.
The undercover economist, Tim Harford.
Ever wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why it's so difficult to get a foot on the property ladder, or where the banks went wrong? This book offers the hidden story behind these and other forces that shape our day-to-day lives, often without our knowing it.

Education

Educating the wholehearted child : a handbook for Christian home education, Clay Clarkson
Education around the world : a comparative introduction, Colin Brock
Games children sing and play : singing movement games to play with children ages 3-5, Joan Carr Shimer
Inclusive education : perspectives on professional practice,
My favourite teacher : 126 famous people tell of the teachers who made a difference, Pamela Coleman
126 individual pieces about the teachers who influenced many of today's leading personalities. From sports stars to actors, TV personalities, celebrity chefs and even politicians.
Taking the hell out of homework : a manual for parents and home educators, Neil MacKay.
The essential guide for educating beginning English learners, Debbie Zacarian
The professional identity of teacher educators : career on the cusp?, Ronnie Davey.
Weaving Te Whariki : Aotearoa New Zealand's early childhood curriculum framework in theory and practice, Joce Nuttall.

Engineering

Gears and gear cutting, Ivan Law.

Environment

Alternative fuels : the future of hydrogen, Michael Frank Hordeski.
Project Sunshine : how science can use the sun to fuel and feed the world, Steve McKevitt
That Pommie bastard : a roaring true tangle with New Zealand environmental politics, Bryan Winters.
The devouring dragon : how China's rise threatens our natural world, Craig Simons.
While China’s rise is often viewed through its wide-ranging political and economic effects on the world, its growing impacts on the physical planet will leave a more permanent legacy

Farming

Farms with a future : creating and growing a sustainable farm business, Rebecca Thistlethwaite
Folks, this ain't normal : a farmer's advice for happier hens, healthier people, and a better world, Joel Salatin.
The author discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love.
Greenhorns : 50 dispatches from the new farmers' movement, Zoe Ida Bradbury
A community of more than 5000 young farmers and activists, the Greenhorns are committed to producing and advocating for food grown with vision and respect for the earth.
Storey's guide to growing organic orchard fruits : market or home production, site & crop selection, planting, care & harvesting, business basics, Danny L. Barney.
The sheer ecstasy of being a lunatic farmer, Joel Salatin.
Salatin explains both the rationale for and the satisfaction from a solar-driven, pastured-based, locally-marketed, symbiotic, synergistic, relationally-oriented farm.

Fashion

1001 little skincare miracles : simple solutions to enhance your natural radiance, Esme Floyd.
From skin superfoods to the latest hydrating serums and oils, these top-to-toe skincare tips will help you make the small changes that reap really big benefits in terms of your skin's health and appearance.
Beauty therapy : level 2 NVQ/SVQ diploma, Judith Ifould,
Dressed to kill : Jazz Age fashion from Virginia's, Virginia Bates
Love your hair : 24 easy-to-follow recipes for effortlessly sexy hair, Richard Kavanagh
Nature's beauty secrets : recipes for beauty treatments from the world's best spas, Dawn Gallagher
Presents recipes for beauty treatments for the face and body which use natural oils, fruits, and other kitchen ingredients, along with descriptions of the treatments available at spas located around the world.
The closet stylist : your guide to personal style, Anna Caselberg.
The meanings of dress, Kimberly A. Miller-Spillman

Film, Television & Theatre

Doctor Who character encyclopedia, Jason Loborik
Give me the money and I'll shoot! finance your factual TV/film project, Nicola Lees.
Guts: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster, Kristen Johnston.
The actress best known for her work on "3rd Rock from the Sun" traces the story of her career and the personal difficulties that challenged her after "3rd Rock" ended.
Mastering the audition : how to perform under pressure, Donna Soto-Morettini.
Studying the event film : The lord of the rings, Harriet Margolis
Sucker punch : the art of the film, Zack Snyder.
Tales I never told, Michael Winner.
The stories that form the basis of the book feature stars of film and TV, figures from Michael Winner's personal life and things in general that have amused him.
The Cambridge companion to theatre history, David Wiles
The life and times of Call the midwife : the official companion to series one and two, Heidi Thomas
The twilight saga : the complete film archive : memories, mementos, and other treasures from the creative team behind the beloved motion pictures, Robert Abele.

Food & Wine

Barefoot contessa family style, Ina Garten.
Blood sugar: the family, Michael Moore.
Everyday inspiring recipes for anyone facing the challenges of diabetes and healthy living.
Chocolate: a healthy passion, Shara Aaron
Delia's cakes, Delia Smith
The only cake book you'll ever need, from Britain's best-loved and most-trusted cook.
Dropping acid: the reflux diet cookbook & cure, Jamie Koufman
A groundbreaking approach to healthy eating featuring 75 delicious original low-fat recipes.
Freeze : with 120 delicious recipes and fantastic new ways to use your freezer and make life just that bit easier, Justine Pattison.
Gather : delicious recipes, beautiful gatherings, Julie Goodwin.
How to cook delicious recipes for large and small crowds of family and friends.
Good food made simple : more than 150 quick-smart recipes and meal solutions, Allyson Gofton
Great Italian : antipasto, pizza, pasta, mains, salads, desserts, Pamela Clark
In one pot : fresh recipes for every occasion, Blanche Vaughan.
Manu Feildel, Manu Feildel
This carefully chosen selection of Manu's classic French home-style and bistro recipes is like the 'little red dress' of French cuisine a must-have for anyone interested in the beauty of a cuisine that never goes out of fashion.
Mastering artisan cheesemaking : the ultimate guide for home-scale and market producer, Gianaclis Caldwell
Meals in a jar : quick and easy, just-add-water, homemade recipes, Julie Languille.
"Meals in a Jar" provides step-by-step, detailed instructions for creating natural breakfast, lunch, and dinner options that can be kept on a shelf and enjoyed at any time.
Preserving with Aunt Daisy : over 200 trusted recipes for jams, jellies, pickles and chutneys.
Slow cooker desserts : hot, easy and delicious custards, cobblers, souffles, pies, cakes and more, Jonnie Downing.
Tanoshii : joy of making Japanese style cakes and desserts, Yamashita Masataka.
The art of cooking with vegetables, Alain Passard
The baking collection, Pamela Clark
The ultimate collection of baking recipes celebrating 80 years of The Australian Women's Weekly.
The low FODMAP cookbook : cooking for family and friends with dietary irritable bowel syndrome and malabsorption of fructose and other FODMAPS, Natalie Nott.
The medicinal chef : eat your way to better health, Dale Pinnock.
The mystic cookbook : the secret alchemy of food, Denise Linn
The perfect meal : in search of the lost tastes of France, John Baxter.
The vegetarian pantry : fresh and modern recipes for meals without meat, Chloe Coker
Learn how to create stunning dishes using fresh vegetables and fruit with this collection of modern recipes. With plenty of tips on what to stock in your pantry and how to store vegetarian staples.
Toxic oil : why vegetable oil will kill you & how to save yourself, David Gillespie.
Vintage cakes : tremendously good cakes for sharing and giving, Jane Brocket
This is the first domestic cake and baking book to combine cake history, fabulous recipes and vintage styling, in settings that include colourful china, vintage tablecloths and tableware, cake tins and paper cases, and inspiring cake stands.

Gardens and Gardening

A slow passion : snails, my garden and me, Ruth Brooks.
Ruth Brooks is not a scientist. So it came as a surprise when she won the BBC’s Amateur Scientist of the Year Award 2010, for proving that the common garden snail has a homing instinct.
Ayrlies, Beverley McConnell.
Ayrlies is one of the select few New Zealand Gardens of International Significance. Its creator, Bev McConnell, has spent five decades planning and planting 4.5 hectares of glorious garden and another 10 hectares of surrounding wetlands in the rural Manukau suburb of Whitford.
Backyard water gardens : how to build, plant & maintain ponds, streams & fountains, Veronica Lorson Fowler.
Choosing garden plants made easy.
This essential bible will help you select the best plants for your garden, whether you're looking to fill a shady corner, plant a climber or create a flowering border.
Container gardening.
Garden plants & flowers in Australia, Ian Spence
Garden rescue : first aid for plants and flowers, Jo Whittingham.
Grow your own crops in pots : with 30 step-by-step projects using vegetables, fruit, and herbs, Kay Maguire Wooster.
Keshiki bonsai : an easy, modern approach to create miniature landscapes, Kenji Kobayashi
Keshiki bonsai is the easy art of creating a miniature landscape in a small container. Get step-by-step tips on how to nurture your own piece of nature!
Natural gardening the old fashioned way : timeless techniques for the ecological gardener with more than 280 inspirational illustrations, Nigel Colborn.
Planting : a new perspective, Piet Oudolf
The first book to share Oudolf’s original planting plans and plant groupings and the only book to explicitly show how his gardens and landscapes are made.
The complete idiot's guide to aquaponic gardening, Meg Stout.
The flower of empire : an Amazonian water lily, the quest to make it bloom, and the world it helped create, Tatiana Holway.
The good life : four glorious seasons in my country garden, Sarah O'Neil.
Discovering how to be a country bumpkin and rub off some of that city-slicker shine has been an interesting journey with a lot of learning things the hard way and definitely a lot of laughter, hard work and a whole lot of fun.
The grafter's handbook, R.J. Garner
A classic reference book on plant propagation by grafting and has now been revised and updated for a new generation by respected horticulturalist, Steven Bradley.
Veg street : grow your own community, Naomi Schillinger.
You don't need a country garden or an allotment to grow good fruit and veg. This book celebrates the fact that anyone can 'grow your own' and that through veg growing you can meet your neighbours and grow your own community too.

Generalities and the Unknown

Bigfoot : the life and times of a legend, Joshua Blu Buhs.
The mammoth book of unexplained phenomena, Roy Bainton.

Graphic Arts

How to create your own gig posters, band T-shirts, album covers & stickers : screenprinting, photocopy art, mixed-media collage, and other guerilla poster styles, Ruthann Godollei.
The parcel carriage labels of New Zealand, Adam Miller.

Graphic novels

Aquaman. Volume 1, The trench, Geoff Johns
Attack on Titan. 4, Hajime Isayama
Bakuman. 18, Leeway and hell, Tsugumi Ohba
Blacksad. [A silent hell], Juan Diaz Canales
Delphine, Richard Sala.
Demon love spell. 2, Mayu Shinjo
Gunslinger girl : omnibus collection 1. Vol. 1-3, Yu Aida
Gunslinger girl : omnibus collection 2. Vol. 4-6, Yu Aida
Gunslinger girl : omnibus collection 3. Vol. 7-8, Yu Aida
Gunslinger girl : omnibus collection 4. Vol. 9-10, Yu Aida
Gunslinger girl : omnibus collection 5. Vol. 11-12, Yu Aida
Gunslinger girl : omnibus collection 6. Vol. 13-14, Yu Aida
Hand drying in America and other stories, Ben Katchor.
Hawkeye. [1], My life as a weapon, Matt Fraction
Message to Adolf. Part 2, Osamu Tezuka
Naoki Urasawa's 21st century boys. Vol. 02, 20th century boy, Naoki Urasawa
Nemo. Heart of ice, Alan Moore
Northlanders. Book 7, The icelandic trilogy, Brian Wood
Northlanders. Book six, Thor's daughter and other stories, Brian Wood
Suicide squad. Volume 2, Basilisk rising, Adam Glass
Superman. Red son, Mark Millar
Sweet tooth. [1], Out of the deep woods, Jeff Lemire
Sweet tooth. [2], In captivity, Jeff Lemire
Sweet tooth. [3], Animal armies, Jeff Lemire
Sweet tooth. Unnatural habitats, Jeff Lemire
Tails. Book one, Ethan Young
The chronicles of Conan. Volume 23, Well of souls and other stories, Jim Owsley
The Goon. [12], Them that raised us lament, Eric Powell
Uncanny X-Force. Final execution. Book 2, Rick Remender
Wonder Woman. Volume 2, Guts, Brian Azzarello

Health & Medicine

1001 home remedies & natural cures : from your kitchen and garden, Esme Floyd-Hall.
Anatomica : the complete home medical reference, Ken Ashwell
An illustrated medical reference that explains all bodily workings and covers all the major body locations, systems, health issues, and diagnostic techniques for diseases and disorders.
Any given Monday : sports injuries and how to prevent them, for athletes, parents, and coaches : based on my life in sports medicine, James R. Andrews
Autism in the family : caring and coping together, Robert A. Naseef.
Bad pharma : how drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients, Ben Goldacre.
Be fruitful : the essential guide to maximizing fertility and giving birth to a healthy child, Victoria Maizes
Practical advice covering contraception, nutrition, diet, and exercise to increase optimal fertility. Includes information for both males and females and ways for them to curtail environmental factors and stress.
Buddha's book of sleep : sleep better in seven weeks with mindfulness meditation, Joseph Emet.
Bums, tums & bingo wings : the four-step plan to a fit, firm, fabulous new you, Karl Henry.
Clean & lean warrior : your blueprint for a strong, lean body, James Duigan
Explains how men can achieve their body shape.
Concussed! sports-related head injuries : prevention, coping and real stories, Keith Primeau
Dr. Ruth's guide for the Alzheimer's caregiver : how to care for your loved one without getting overwhelmed and without doing it all by yourself, Ruth Westheimer
Ed says U said : the eating disorder translator, June Alexander
This book aims to improve communication between someone with an eating disorder and their friends and family by revealing the eating disorder mind set and decoding language choices.
Energy healing : the essentials of self-care, Ann Marie Chiasson.
Physician Ann Marie Chiasson offers a complete guidebook of easy-to-use energy practices to enhance our health and vitality.
Fat, sick, & nearly dead : how fruits & vegetables changed my life, Joe Cross
Gulp : adventures on the alimentary canal, Mary Roach.
Mary Roach investigates the beginning, and end, of our food, addressing such questions as why crunchy food is so appealing, how much we can eat before our stomachs burst, and whether constipation killed Elvis.
Hands-on healing remedies : 150 recipes for herbal balms, salves, oils, liniments & other topical therapies, Stephanie L. Tourles
How to eat well when you have cancer, Jane Freeman.
Internal time : chronotypes, social jet lag, and why you're so tired, Till Roenneberg.
Involving senior citizens in group music therapy, Joseph Pinson.
Is it me or my hormones? the good, the bad, and the ugly about perimenopause and all the crazy things that occur with hormone imbalance, Marcelle Pick.
Live better, live longer : the new studies that reveal what's really good and bad for your health, Sanjiv Chopra
Lose weight now : the easy way, Allen Carr.
Make the pool your gym : no-impact water workouts for getting fit, building strength and rehabbing from injury, Karl Knopf.
Midlife eating disorders : your journey to recovery, Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph. D.
Miracles happen : the transformational healing power of past-life memories, Brian L. Weiss
The awareness that we have multiple lifetimes, separated by spiritual interludes on the other side, helps to dissolve the fear of death and bring more peace and joy into the present moment. Weiss reveals how getting in touch with our past lives can profoundly and permanently heal mind and body.
My pilates guru : your ultimate pilates instructor, Anya Hayes.
Principles of Chinese herbal medicine : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, John Hicks.
Principles of hypnotherapy : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Vera Peiffer.
Principles of kinesiology : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Maggie La Tourelle
Principles of reflexolgy : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Nicola Hall.
Principles of reiki : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Kajsa Krishni Borang
Principles of Tibetan medicine : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Tamdin Sither Bradley.
Regrowing hair naturally : effective remedies and natural treatments for men and women with alopecia areata, alopecia androgenetica, telogen effluvium and other hair loss problems, Vera Peiffer.
SEAL survival guide : a Navy SEAL's secrets to surviving any disaster, Cade Courtley.
Spiritual lovemaking : relax into sex & awaken into life, Jody Baron
Tai chi illustrated, Master Pixiang Qiu
Take control of your cancer : integrating the best of alternative and conventional treatments, James W. Forsythe.
Testicular cancer : the essential guide, Priya Shah.
The 5:2 diet book : feast for 5 days a week and fast for 2 to lose weight, boost your brain and transform your health, Kate Harrison.
The Alexander technique : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Jeremy Chance.
The big, fun, sexy sex book, Lisa Rinna
Shares frank recommendations for rekindling intimacy and promoting a fulfilling sexual relationship, in a guide that is complemented by a ten-day program for getting started.
The book of oriental medicine : a complete self-treatment guide, Clive Witham.
A guide to health and well-being based on traditional oriental medicine, including acupressure, massage, exercise, scraping, tapping, diet, and more.
The brain supremacy : notes from the frontiers of neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor.
The essential homebirth guide : for families planning or considering birthing at home, Jane E. Drichta
The fast metabolism diet : eat more food & lose more weight, Haylie Pomroy
The heavy : a mother's battle against her seven-year-old daughter's obesity, Dara-Lynn Weiss.
The IBD healing plan and recipe book : using whole foods to relieve Crohn's disease and colitis, Christie A. Korth.
The immune system recovery plan : a doctor's 4-step program to treat autoimmune disease, Susan S. Blum
The men on my couch : true stories of sex, love, and psychotherapy, Dr. Brandy Engler
The overnight diet : start losing weight tonight and keep it off permanently, Caroline Apovian
The Paleo coach : expert advice for extraordinary health, sustainable fat loss, and an incredible body, Jason Seib
The Parisian diet : how to reach your right weight and stay there, Jean-Michel Cohen
Thoughts & feelings : taking control of your moods & your life, Matthew McKay
'Thoughts and Feelings' provides you with twenty evidence-based techniques that can be combined to create a personal treatment plan for overcoming a range of mental health concerns, including worry, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and emotional and behavioural challenges of any kind.
Training tough : working out with the Franks brother, Ben Franks
Ultimate jump rope workouts : kick-ass programs to strengthen muscles, get fit and take your endurance to the next level, Brett Stewart
Ultimate survival : wilderness, terrorism, surviving extreme situations : land, sea, air,
What to do when disaster strikes: in the outdoors, the city and in the home; how to survive on land, water and in the air, in any climate and in harsh terrain. This book offers practical advice, street know-how and step-by-step techniques for staying alive.
What you must know about dialysis : the secrets to surviving and thriving on dialysis, Rich Snyder.
Your 12-week guide to running : from your armchair to a 5 km race in 12 weeks, Daniel Ford
You're not crazy it's your mother : understanding and healing for daughters of narcissistic mothers, Danu Morrigan.

History, Geography & Travel

A castle in Spain, Matthew Parris.
One man's attempt to transform a magnificent forgotten ruin into his own castle.
A month by the sea : encounters in Gaza, Dervla Murphy.
Dervla recalls the month she spent in Gaza during the summer of 2011, and paints a pen portrait of day to day life for the residents of Gaza, as they navigate ordinary lives in uniquely un-ordinary geopolitical surroundings.
Above and beyond : inspiring adventures into the blue, Heather McKeown.
Heather McKeown shares stories of airline passengers she has come across in her work as a flight attendant.
Against a tide of evil : how one man became the whistleblower to the first mass murder of the twenty-first century, Mukesh Kapila.
The former head of the United Nations in Sudan reveals for the first time the shocking depths of evil plumbed by those in Khartoum who designed and orchestrated 'the final solution in Darfur'.
Bali & Lombok, Ryan Ver Berkmoes
Lonely Planet Guide
Beijing, Daniel Mccrohan
Lonely Planet Guide
Confronting the classics : traditions, adventures and innovations, Mary Beard.
Cooks, clowns and cowboys : 101 skills and experiences to discover on your travels, Andrew Bain
Collects several unique activities from around the world that could be a vacation, including horseback riding in Mongolia, learning to pole dance in Las Vegas, and learning the capoeira in Brazil.
Copenhagen encounter, Cristian Bonetto
Lonely Planet Guide
Cricket by candlelight, Lloyd Jerome.
It chronicles the progress of Lloyd, his wife, Laura, and their pets, from a luxurious and complicated, stress-laden life in the city of Glasgow, Scotland to their new home in the depths of rural New Zealand.
Croatia, Anja Mutic
Lonely Planet Guide
Dragonfly imago : sailing the dream : a personal journey, Patricia Gogay.
What does it take to make a dream come true? Tenacity, hope, love, luck? Ken and Patrica Gogay show readers how they made their dream come true.
Dunedin & Oamaru : with North & South Otago, Peter Morath.
Explore Australia's national parks, Guy Troughton
Foster's English oddities, Allen Foster.
A wonderful collection of England's quirkiest characters, most extraordinary facts and strangest coincidences.
Great southern land, Ivan O'Mahoney
Based on the ABC TV series, this book will take you on an epic journey across Australia, from the Snowy Mountains to the tropical wilds of the Gulf of Carpentaria; the irrigated farms of the Murray Darling Basin to the ancient forests of Tasmania.
Head over heels in France : falling in love in the Lot, Samantha Brick.
When the author's life started to unravel - her company in liquidation, homeless, penniless and friendless, and on max-strength anti-depressants - it seemed that everything was going wrong. But a chance week away in France led to the most unexpected of all turn-arounds: a whirlwind romance with gun-toting, stubborn and ever-so-macho Pascal.
Here, there, elsewhere : stories from the road, William Least Heat-Moon.
In this collection of short writings the author draws together for the first time his greatest short-form travel writing including his funny and touching adventures in Japan, England, Italy, Mexico, Long Island, Oregon, Arizona, and more.
Higher learning : a Himalayan journey, Sarah Davey.
Davey writes of her experiences in Nepal voluntarily teaching English over four trips to the area.
Keeping hope alive : how one Somalian woman changed 90,000 lives, Hawa Abdi
For the last twenty years, Dr Hawa Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their family farm not far from Mogadishu which has grown to shelter 90,000 displaced Somalis: men, women, and children in urgent need of medical attention.
Madrid, Anthony Ham.
Lonely Planet Guide
Nation dates : significant events that have shaped the nation of New Zealand, Wendy McGuinness
Nelson & Marlborough : with Tasman & Kaikoura, Peter Morath.
Paris to the Pyrenees : a skeptic pilgrim walks the way of Saint James, David Downie
Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down, Rosecrans Baldwin.
A comic account of an American who arrives loving Paris out of all proportion, and finds life there to be completely unlike what he expected.
Peru, Carolyn McCarthy
Lonely Planet Guide
Pumiceland pioneers : the 20th century settlement of New Zealand's Volcanic Plateau, Douglas R. Martin.
Queenstown & Wanaka : with Arrowtown, Wakatipu & Hawea, Peter Morath.
Revolutionary Iran : a history of the Islamic Republic, Michael Axworthy.
Shanghai, Damian Harper
Lonely Planet Guide
Spain, Anthony Ham
Lonely Planet Guide
St. Petersburg, Catherine Phillip
Eyewitness Travel Guide
The Axmann conspiracy : the Nazi plan for a Fourth Reich and how the U.S. Army defeated it, Scott Andrew Selby.
The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century, Paul Collins.
The clipper ship Sebastopol : New Zealand immigration ship, 1861-1863, Belinda Lansley.
The Sebastopol was a fine clipper ship that made two voyages from London, England to Lyttelton, New Zealand loaded with immigrants for the Provincial Government. From Chinese passengers staging a mutiny, to the suicide of a ship's surgeon, the Sebastopol has an interesting past.
The creation of Anne Boleyn : a new look at England's most notorious queen, Susan Bordo.
The elimination : a survivor of the Khmer Rouge confronts his past and the commandant of the killing fields, Rithy Panh
The Great Ocean Road : scenic and historic views, Neil J. Leed.
From Queenscliff to Portland, the Great Ocean Road presents a rich and ever-changing panorama. This book shows some of the highlights.
The hour of peril : the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War, Daniel Stashower.
The hunt for Blackbeard : the world's most notorious pirate, Craig Cabell
The Romans : from village to empire, Mary T. Boatwright
Titanic : 9 hours to hell, the survivors' story, W.B. Bartlett.
A major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived.
Turkey, James Bainbridge
Lonely Planet Guide
Unsuitable for publication : editing Queen Victoria, Yvonne M. Ward.
Based on unprecedented access to the royal archives, this book reveals how key aspects of Victoria's life were deemed unfit for public consumption: her experience of motherhood, her struggle to combine the roles of ruler and wife, and her intimate friendships with other royal European women.
Wave, Sonali Deraniyagala.
On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since.
Westland & Fiordland : with Buller, Peter Morath.
You've never had it so good! : recollections of life in the 1950s, Stephen F. Kelly
Zimbabwe handbook, Lizzie Williams.
Footprint Handbook

Hospitality & Tourism

Where chefs eat : a guide to chefs' favourite restaurants : chef selection and reviews, Joe Warwick.

House & Garden

A place called home, Jason Grant
Become your own stylist and transform your house into a beautiful home.
Furniture makeovers : simple techniques for transforming furniture with paint, stains, paper, stencils, and more, Barb Blair
Masonry heaters : designing, building, and living with a piece of the sun, Ken Matesz.
Whilst not a DIY guide for building a masonry heater, this book provides facts every heater builder should know about designing, installing and maintaining one.
Nicky Haslam's Folly de Grandeur : romance and revival in an English country house, Susan Crewe
Interior designer Nicky Haslam presents the history of his English country home, Folly de Grandeur, along with his personal decorating schemes in full-colour photographs of the home's interior and exterior landscapes.
So far, David Trubridge.
The story of David Trubridge's development as a internationally recognised furniture designer.
The home insulation manual, Ian Rock
The homeowner's energy handbook : your guide to getting off the grid, Paul Scheckel.
The iconic interior : 1900 to the present, Dominic Bradbury
The life of a Bowerbird : creating beautiful interiors with the things you collect, Sibella Court
Sibella is famous for creating interiors that entice and inspire from found objects beloved mementos and upcycled furniture.
The New Zealand guide on how to subdivide a 1/4 acre property : my experience of residential subdivision in New Zealand, Toa Greening.

Humour

I can make you hate, Charlie Brooker.

Inventions

The tinkerers : the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great, Alec Foege.

Journalism

Bateman New Zealand writer's handbook : an indispensable guide to getting published, Tina Shaw.
Extra! Extra! : how the people made the news, David Hastings.
The newspaper wars of 19th-century Auckland were life or death struggles. This book tells the story of the newspapers, the editors, reporters and owners who made them, and the readers who decided what was news and which papers would live or die.
Tiny beautiful things : advice on love and life from Dear Sugar, Cheryl Strayed.
Life can be hard, life can be great. For years, the anonymous author of Dear Sugar was the one to turn to for advice. Now, the best of Cheryl Strayed's online columns are collected in one place for you to enjoy and learn from.

Language

Collins dictionary English-Portuguese, Portugues-Ingles.
Decoding China : a handbook for traveling, studying, and working in today's China, Matthew B. Christensen
A hands-on communication guide.
French, Mary E. Coffman Crocker
Language textbook.
How to speak New Zenglish, Jesse Mulligan.
Designed for both New Zealanders and people who want to talk to New Zealanders, How to Speak New Zenglish brings everyday Kiwi conversation to life with unnerving accuracy, and celebrates the mangled mess of a language we proudly call our own.
Indonesian phrasebook & dictionary.
Italian, Joseph E. Germano
Language textbook
Spanish, Conrad Schmitt
Language Textbook

Law

Advocacy, Anthony Willy
A practical guide aimed at all advocates both in and out of the courtroom. The book first examines the personal qualities and ethical standards required by successful advocates, and then outlines advocacy techniques and advice on how to effectively use them
An introduction to the law of contract in New Zealand, Maree Chetwin
Freeloading : how our insatiable appetite for free content starves creativity, Chris Ruen.
Ruen examines the near-pervasive problem of internet piracy, and the moral and monetary dilemmas to which it gives rise.
Murder at the Supreme Court : lethal crimes and landmark cases, Martin Clancy
Veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien pull back the curtain of secrecy that surrounds Supreme Court deliberations and reveal the crucial links between landmark capital-punishment cases and the lethal crimes at their root.
New Zealand employment law guide, Richard Rudman.
Pharmacy law : guidebook, Sanya Ram
Principles of law for New Zealand business students, Jeremy Hubbard
Protection of personal and property rights : act & analysis, Sylvia Bell
Shipping law, Simon Baughen.

Library Science

By the book : a reader's guide to life, Ramona Koval.
What is it about reading that we love so much? Why do books make our lives so much richer?
IFLA library building guidelines : developments and reflections, Karen Latimer

Literature

Conversations with Paul Auster, James M. Hutchisson.
Here and now : letters 2008-2011, Paul Auster
Correspondence between Paul Auster and J. M. Coetzee over three years.
How to create the perfect wife : Britain's most ineligible bachelor and his enlightened quest to train the ideal mate, Wendy Moore.
Wendy Moore's exploration of British writer Thomas Day's mission to groom his ideal mate captures the radicalism and deep contradictions at the heart of the Enlightenment.
Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Mary Wollstonecraft
The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity.
Memoir writing for dummies, Ryan Van Cleave.
On writing, A. L. Kennedy.
After six novels, five story collections and two books of non-fiction, and countless international prizes, A.L. Kennedy certainly has the authority to talk about the craft of writing books - its just a wonder she's found the time.
Simple : conquering the crisis of complexity, Alan Siegel
For decades, Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn have championed simplicity as a competitive advantage and a consumer right. Simple shows us how having empathy, striving for clarity, distilling your message, and simplifying experiences can reduce the distance between company and customer, hospital and patient, government and citizen.
The everything guide to writing children's books : how to write, publish, and promote books for children of all ages, Luke Wallin
The true secret of writing : connecting life with language, Natalie Goldberg.
Who was Dracula? : Bram Stoker's trail of blood, Jim Steinmeyer.
An acclaimed historian sleuths out literature's most famous vampire, uncovering the source material from folklore and history to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman behind Bram Stoker's bloody creation.

Manufacturing

George Daniels : a master watchmaker & his art : the story of the man who invented the co-axial escapement, Michael Clerizo.
Over the course of his career George Daniels laboriously constructed just 25 watches using antiquated tools, creating almost every component by hand.

Military

Atlas of history's greatest military victories : the 50 most significant moments explored in words and maps, Jeremy Harwood.
Carrier aircraft 1917-present, Thomas Newdick.
Fit to fight : compulsory military training and national service in New Zealand 1949-72, P.D.F. Cooke.
Foreign planes in the service of the Luftwaffe : (1938-1945), Jean-Louis Roba.
Napalm : an American biography, Robert M. Neer.
A history of napalm, from its inaugural test on the Harvard College soccer field, to a Marine Corps plan to attack Japan with millions of bats armed with tiny napalm time bombs, to the reflections of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a girl who knew firsthand about its power and its morality.
Postwar British military aircraft : a colour photographic record from 1945-1970, Tony Buttler.
Ravaged innocents, John Wright.
In Uganda and neighbouring Darfur there is no end of conflict in sight. Every night, hospitals and school halls are crowded by the many thousands of children who commute by night to relative safety from capture by Joseph Kony and other evil dictators.
The Wellington Bomber story, Martin W. Bowman.
The world encyclopedia of bombers : an illustrated A-Z directory of bomber aircraft, Francis Crosby.
The world encyclopedia of military helicopters, Francis Crosby.
US guided missiles : the definitive reference guide, Bill Yenne.
Warrior geeks : how 21st-century technology is changing the way we fight and think about war, Christopher Coker.

Music & Musicians

50 licks : myths and stories from half a century of the Rolling Stones, Pete Fornatale

Natural Science

A photographic guide to fossils of New Zealand, Hamish Campbell
A visual celebration of giant pandas, Fanny Lai
Animal wise : the thoughts and emotions of our fellow creatures, Virginia Morell.
Explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising examination into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals.
Call of the kokako, Jeff Hudson.
Coastal fishes of New Zealand, Malcolm Francis.
Dolphins down under : understanding the New Zealand dolphin, Liz Slooten
Flies : the natural history & diversity of Diptera, Stephen A. Marshall.
Geckos : the animal answer guide, Aaron M. Bauer.
Kangaroo, John Simons.
Looking for the Goshawk, Conor Mark Jameson.
The book traces Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent yet rarely seen (in Britain at least) raptor.
Paleofantasy : what evolution really tells us about sex, diet, and how we live, Marlene Zuk.
Debunks beliefs based on the assumption that human beings have finished evolving and defends the assertion that modern man is not biologically the same as our caveman ancestors.
Planet penguin : a (mostly) black and white book, Grant Sheehan
RPSB birdwatching for beginners, Rob Hume.
The Crossley ID guide. Raptors, Richard Crossley
The illustrated world encyclopedia of butterflies & moths : a natural history and identification guide to the most significant species, including swallowtails, hairstreaks, yellows, fritillaries, blues, skippers and tiger moths, Sally Morgan.

Occult

Inside the medium, Kelvin Cruickshank.
What must it feel like to be surrounded by spirit all the time?

Parenting

A parent's guide to making every child a reader : strategies for helping struggling readers, Sarah ShaBazz-Ugwumba.
Bumpology, Linda Geddes.
How much alcohol is really safe in pregnancy? Why do humans find giving birth so difficult? Can my baby dream? Does becoming a parent change your brain? Why do newborns smell so good? Will the shape of my bump tell me the sex of my child? Can eating curry really trigger labour? This book deals with these questions.
Calms : a guide to soothing your baby, Debby Takikawa
Reparenting the child who hurts : a guide to healing developmental trauma and attachments, Caroline Archer
Equips parents and primary carers with the knowledge and skills to be able to respond to children's changing needs as they move through childhood. This book explains the impact of early trauma on the neuro-biological development of children, and provides clear guidance for foster and adoptive parents.
The fourth trimester : understanding, protecting, and nurturing an infant through the first three months, Susan Brink.
The very best baby name book, Bruce Lansky.

Pets & Animals

A letter to my dog : notes to our best friends, Robin Layton
A portrait collection of dogs and famous owners, matched with personal letters in which owners express their thoughts and feelings to their dogs.
Complete dog care.
Hatching & brooding your own chicks : chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, Gail Damerow.
Presents a guide to acquiring and brooding hatchlings, covering such topics as setting up a brooder; managing water, feed, and bedding; chick development and health issues; and managing and operating the incubator.
Living with goats : everything you need to know to raise your own backyard herd, Margaret Hathaway
Pig manual : the complete step-by-step guide to keeping pigs, Liz Shankland.
Puppy bible : the ultimate week-by-week guide to raising your puppy, Claire Arrowsmith

Philosophy & Psychology

Introducing continental philosophy, Christopher Kul-Want
The perfect crime, Jean Baudrillard
The silence of animals : on progress and other modern myths, John Gray.

Photography

A year in the life of Face Hunter, Yvan Rodic.
A travel diary that chronicles a year-long face-hunting expedition to more than 30 of Rodic's favourite fashion cities.
Chasing a dream, Carla Coulson.
In this highly evocative collection of photographs, Carla records her personal quest to enrich her life.
Photo craft : creative mixed-media and digital approaches to transforming your photographs, Susan Tuttle
Wild behaviour : a New Zealand perspective, Trevor Penfold.
This book takes a look at some of New Zealand's wonderful and diverse wildlife through the lens of award-winning wildlife photographer, Trevor Penfold.
Wildlife photographer of the year. Portfolio 22, Rosamund Kidman Cox.
This collection features all winning and commended photographs from the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition.

Poetry

Singing with both throats, Maris O'Rourke.
The yellow buoy : poems 2007-2012, C.K. Stead.

Politics & Government

A novel approach to politics : introducing political science through books, movies, and popular culture, Douglas A. Van Belle.
Bullies : how the left's culture of fear and intimidation silences America, Ben Shapiro.
Cheating justice : how Bush and Cheney attacked the rule of law and plotted to avoid prosecution and what we can do about it, Elizabeth Holtzman
Digital revolutions : activism in the Internet age, Symon Hill.
From Occupy to the Arab Spring: how the internet and social media are changing activism and movements. Digital Revolutions conveys the global range and uses of online activism while exploring the issues and controversies involved, successes and limitations.
Power systems : conversations with David Barsamian on global democratic uprisings and the new challenges to U.S. empire, Noam Chomsky.
Explores the immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by US business interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right.
The secretary : a journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the heart of American power, Kim Ghattas.
The first inside account to be published about Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, anchored by Ghattas's own perspective and her quest to understand America's place in the world.

Pounamu

Greater Maori Auckland, David Simmons
Traditional tales of the Auckland isthmus and wider region.
The New Zealand wars, 1820-72, Ian Knight
The story of a treaty, Claudia Orange.
The second edition of this popular book brings the story up to the present.

Relationships

Cain's legacy : liberating siblings from a lifetime of rage, shame, secrecy, and regret, Jeanne Safer.
Safer explores the roots of inter-sibling woes, and provides compassionate guidance to brothers and sisters whose relationship is broken. She reveals how they can come to terms with the one peer relationship they can never sever even if they never see each other again.
Get the guy : use the secrets of the male mind to find, attract and keep your ideal man, Matthew Hussey
This book offers clear, honest and practical advice for women on how to find their ideal man - and, importantly, how to keep him.
How to choose a husband : and make peace with marriage, Suzanne Venker.
A 12-step guide for women seeking a lasting union in a culture that prepares them for anything but.
Wanting sex again : how to rediscover your desire and heal a sexless marriage, Laurie J. Watson.

Religion & Ethics

11 days at the edge : one man's spiritual journey into evolutionary enlightenment, Michael Wombacher.
This book chronicles the author's experience on an eleven-day meditation retreat with Andrew Cohen and some 250 individuals in Montserrat, Spain in 2005.
Adam and Eve after the pill : paradoxes of the sexual revolution, Mary Eberstadt.
Examines the social changes caused by the sexual revolution and argues that is has produced widespread discontent.
From stone to flesh : a short history of the Buddha, Donald S. Lopez Jr
Going clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief, Lawrence Wright.
Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists, both famous and less well known and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his skills to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.
More or less : choosing a lifestyle of excessive generosity, Jeff Shinabarger
Explores what would happen if we created a culture in which we gave away whatever was more than enough for us, shedding the excess of money, clutter, and food in our lives.
Mortal sins : sex, crime, and the era of Catholic scandal, Michael D'Antonio.
An explosive, sweeping account of the pedophile scandal that has sent the Catholic church into a tailspin and the fight to bring it to justice.
One nation without God? the battle for Christianity in an age of unbelief, David Aikman.
Our church : a personal history of the Church of England, Roger Scruton.
The myth of persecution : how early Christians invented a Story of Martyrdom, Candida Moss.
The Pope's war: why Ratzinger's secret crusade has imperilled the church and how it can be saved, Matthew Fox
This is a blistering indictment of Pope Benedict XVI, from the unique standpoint of internationally acclaimed theologian Matthew Fox. It looks at the Pope's early career to years as Chief Inquisitor, protection of reactionary groups and role in covering up the paedophilia crisis.
The Vatican diaries : a behind-the-scenes look at the power, personalities, and politics at the heart of the Catholic Church, John Thavis.
Twelve examples of illusion, Jan Westerhoff.
Jan Westerhoff offers an engaging look at a dozen illusions - including magic tricks, dreams, rainbows, and reflections in a mirror showing how these phenomena can give us insight into reality.

Science

Auroras : fire in the sky, Dan Bortolotti
From 0 to infinity in 26 centuries : the extraordinary story of maths, Chris Waring.
Geochemistry, William M. White.
Introducing meteorology : a guide to weather, Jon Shonk.
Introduction to mathematical thinking, Keith Devlin.
Introduction to plant physiology, William G. Hopkins
Introduction to Plant Physiology became the best-selling first edition plant physiology text of the 1990's! Now, we're building on the success of prior editions to provide an even more effective fourth edition. This is a one-semester course. It assumes that the student has had introductory biology or botany as a pre-requisite.
Letters to a young scientist, Edward O. Wilson.
Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.
Madlands : a journey to change the mind of a climate sceptic, Anna Rose.
An idealistic 20-something environmentalist versus a retired right-wing finance minister: this is the story of Anna Rose’s whirlwind journey around the world with climate skeptic Nick Minchin.
Math for real life for dummies, Barry Schoenborn.
Mathematics : an illustrated history of numbers, Tom Jackson
Mushrooms : the natural and human world of British fungi, Peter Marren.
The elements : an illustrated history of the periodic table, Tom Jackson.
The great extinctions : what causes them and how they shape life, Norman MacLeod.
The great mathematical problems : marvels and mysteries of mathematics, Ian Stewart.
The island's plants : eco-restoration of Otamahua/Quail Island, 1997-2010, Colin J. Burrows
The Kew Plant glossary : an illustrated dictionary of plant terms, Henk J. Beentje
The realm of the nebulae, Edwin Hubble
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The theoretical minimum : what you need to know to start doing physics, Leonard Susskind
A first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur beginning with classical mechanics.
The universe : an illustrated history of astronomy, Tom Jackson.
Turned out nice again : on living with the weather, Richard Mabey.
An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather. In his trademark style, the author weaves together science, art and memoirs to show the weather's impact on our culture and national psyche. He rambles through the myths of Golden Summers and our persistent state of denial about the winter.
Weird life : the search for life that is very, very different from our own, David Toomey.
Introduces unusual life-forms and the scientists who search for them and traces the discoveries of unfamiliar life forms in extreme areas of the solar system.
What's that tree?,
Featuring over 150 common trees from around the UK and Europe, species overviews show you what to look for where and related trees are shown side by side for quick comparison and identification.
Wild flowers : nature's own to garden grown, Carol Klein
Containing thirty two of Britain's favourite wild flowers and their home-grown descendents, structured by season and illustrated with Jonathan Buckley's amazing photographs, this book of botanical wonders will inspire, surprise and inform gardeners of all levels.

Self Development

Crucial conversations : tools for talking when stakes are high, Kerry Patterson
A crucial conversation is a discussion between two or more people about tough issues where opinions vary, stakes are high, and emotions run strong. Mastering your crucial conversations can kick-start your career, strengthen your relationships, revitalize your organization and your community,
Dream more : celebrate the dreamer in you, Dolly Parton.
Based on her popular commencement speech at the University of Tennessee and drawing on her own life experiences, the country superstar explores the four great hopes she urges everyone to embrace, dream more, learn more, care more, and be more.
Drunk tank pink : and other unexpected forces that shape how we think, feel, and behave, Adam Alter.
Find your courage : 12 acts for becoming fearless at work and in life, Margie Warrell.
Make your brain smarter : increase your brain's creativity, energy, and focus, Sandra Bond Chapman
Mastermind : how to think like Sherlock Holmes, Maria Konnikova.
For Holmes aficionados and casual readers alike, Konnikova reveals how the world’s most keen-eyed detective can serve as an unparalleled guide to upgrading the mind.
The "BASIC Ph" model of coping and resiliency : theory, research and cross-cultural application, Mooli Lahad

Social Issues

All in the family : a practical guide to successful multigenerational living, Sharon Graham Niederhaus
Asian and Pacific cities : development patterns, Ian Shirley
Big data : a revolution that will transform how we live, work and think, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger
A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.
Border vigils : keeping migrants out of the rich world, Jeremy Harding.
Analysis of the new politics of immigration in both Europe and America.
Clean : overcoming addiction and ending America's greatest tragedy, David Sheff.
Author David Sheff offers a new paradigm for dealing with addiction based on cutting-edge research and stories of his own and other families' struggles with and triumphs over drug abuse.
Digital media and society : an introduction, Adrian Athique.
Dollars and sex : how economics influences sex and love, Marina Adshade.
Economist Marina Adshade converts economic theory into a sexy science by applying the principles of market forces to matters of love and the libido.
Fifty shades of feminism, Lisa Appignanesi,
Fifty women young and old writers, politicians, actors, scientists, mothers reflect on the shades that inspired them and what being woman means to them today.
Issues experienced by disabled people following the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake series : evidence based analysis to inform future planning and best practice guidelines for better emergency preparedness, S.R. Phibbs
Mighty silence : images of destruction : the great 2011 earthquake and tsunami of east Japan and Fukushima, Yasushi Handa.
Noise : a human history of sound and listening, David Hendy.
Explores the role of sound and of listening in 100,000 years of human history.
Patched : the history of gangs in New Zealand, Jarrod Gilbert.
Personal narratives of Irish and Scottish migration, 1921-65 : 'for spirit and adventure', Angela McCarthy.
Between 1921 and 1965, Irish and Scottish migrants continued to seek new homes abroad. This book examines the experience of migration and settlement in North America and Australasia.
Radiation : what it is, what you need to know, Robert Peter Gale
Responders : the New Zealand volunteer response teams, Christchurch earthquake deployments, Pete Seager
Say anything to anyone, anywhere : 5 keys to successful cross cultural communication, Gayle Cotton.
Servants : a downstairs view of twentieth-century Britain, Lucy Lethbridge.
Sex and the Citadel : intimate life in a changing Arab world, Shereen El Feki.
A groundbreaking examination of changing sexual attitudes and behaviours in the Middle East identifies the sexual factors behind key political, economic, social, and religious trends impacting the region.
Surviving suicide : a mother's story, Heather Hapeta
The end of power : from boardrooms to battlefields and churches to states, why being in charge isn't what it used to be, Moises Naim.
The gen Y handbook : applying relationship leadership to engage millennials, Diane E. Spiegel.
The information diet : a case for conscious consumption, Clay A. Johnson.
Just as junk food can lead to obesity, junk information can lead to new forms of ignorance. The Information Diet provides a framework for consuming information in a healthy way, by showing you what to look for, what to avoid, and how to be selective.
The spirit of terrorism and other essays, Jean Baudrillard
The system of objects, Jean Baudrillard
A cultural critique of the commodity in consumer society, The System of Objects is a tour de force a theoretical letter-in-a-bottle tossed into the ocean in 1968, which brilliantly communicates to us all the live ideas of the day.
The taste of ashes : the afterlife of Totalitarianism in Eastern Europe, Marci Shore.
Vintage tomorrows : a historian and a futurist journey through steampunk into the future of technology, James H. Carrott
Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk's alternative history says about our own world and its technological future.
Who owns the future?, Jaron Lanier.
This book shows how the power paradigm operates, how it is conceived and controlled, and why it is leading to a collapse in living standards.

Sport & Recreation

All in a day's cricket : an anthology of outstanding cricket writing, Brian Levison.
Are we there yet? : tales from the never-ending travels of WWE superstars, Robert Caprio.
As the crow flies : my journey to Ironman World Champion, Craig Alexander
A detailed study of how Crowie joined triathlon’s greatest champions
Classic cycle routes of Europe : the 25 greatest road races and how to ride them, Werner Muller-Schell.
Packed with practical information, including maps of each route, vital statistics on altitude, distance and difficulty of the course and essential insider knowledge to help you plan and prepare.
Cruising under sail, Dag Pike.
Family sailing in European waters, Derek Phillips.
Formula 1 : all the races : the World Championship story race-by-race : 1950-2012, Roger Smith
How to read a nautical chart : a complete guide to understanding and using electronic and paper charts, Nigel Calder.
I am the secret footballer : lifting the lid on the beautiful game.
Only a few people know the true identity of the secret footballer. But whoever he is and whoever he plays for he is always honest, always fearless and always opinionated. Now he reveals everything you need to know about the hidden world of professional football the extraordinary highs, the desperate lows and what it's really like to do the job most of us can only dream of.
Macca : Bob McCarthy : my life in rugby league, Brad Ryder.
The story of the rollercoaster career of South Sydney's most capped player ever, including his marriage and fatherhood as a teenager as well as public feuds with personalities such as Jack Gibson and Alan Jones.
Mastering snowboarding, Hannah Teter
One step beyond : how an ordinary man took on the ultimate running challenge and won, Malcolm Law.
In November 2009, Malcolm Law set out to run New Zealand's seven mainland 'Great Walks' in seven days (the equivalent of running nine mountain marathons).
Performance cycling : the science of success, James Hopker
Safety in the mountains : useful reminders for trampers, mountaineers, hunters and others in the New Zealand backcountry.
Seven deadly sins : my pursuit of Lance Armstrong, David Walsh.
Snow travel : skills for climbing, hiking, and moving across snow, Mike Zawaski.
The 50 greatest professional wrestlers of all time : the definitive shoot, Larry Matysik.
The Alpine Chamois : (rupicapra, rupicapra, rupicapra), D. Bruce Banwell
The art of mountain biking : singletrack skills for all riders, Robert Hurst.
The art of surfing : a training manual for the developing and competitive surfer, Raul Guisado.
The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS, Mark Denny.
The three count : my life in stripes as a WWE referee, Jimmy Korderas
When the fight goes to the ground, Lori O'Connell
This book provides you with an essential system of self-protection for street-oriented ground scenarios.
Youth cricket coaching : how to play, coach and win, Rob Maier

Trains, Boats, Planes

Fate is the hunter, Ernest K. Gann.
A fascinating and thrilling account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air.
The big book of wooden boat restoration : basic techniques, maintenance, and repair, Thomas Larrson.

Transport

Beautiful tractors : portraits of iconic models, Rick Mannen
Classic Honda motorcycles : identification guide to the collectible models 1958-90, Bill Silver.
Dennis Dominator : including associated models the Domino, Falcon and Arrow, Stewart J. Brown.
Heels on wheels : a lady's guide to owning and riding a bike, Katie Dailey
Reeds diesel engine troubleshooting handbook : a pocket guide to diesel engines, Barry Pickthall.
Reeds outboard motor troubleshooting handbook : a pocket guide to outboard engines, Barry Pickthall.
Underground : how the tube shaped London, David Bownes
This illustrated history is the official 150th anniversary publication of the London Underground, drawing on various sources and images to celebrate the crucial role of the tube in the creation and everyday life of modern London.
Volvo Ailsa, Stewart J. Brown.

War

Deserter : the last untold story of the second World War, Charles Glass.
The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War.
Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War, Paul Kennedy.
An account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War.
Giants : the dwarfs of Auschwitz : the extraordinary story of the Lilliput Troupe, Yehuda Koren
In this remarkable, never-before-told account of the Ovitz family, seven of whose ten members were dwarves, readers bear witness to the terrible irony of the Ovitz's fate: being burdened with dwarfism helped them to endure the Holocaust.
Kill anything that moves : the real American war in Vietnam, Nick Turse.
Based on classified documents and interviews, a controversial history of the Vietnam War argues that American acts of violence against millions of Vietnamese civilians were a pervasive and systematic part of the war.
Monte Cassino : ten armies in Hell, Peter Caddick-Adams.
Military historian Peter Caddick-Adams provides a vivid account of how an array of men from across the globe fought the most lengthy and devastating engagement of the Italian campaign in an ancient monastery town.
Operation Storm : Japan's top secret submarines and its plan to change the course of World War II, John J. Geoghegan.
The war that never ended : New Zealand veterans remember Korea, Pip Desmond