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Art & Architecture
- 100 works of art that will define our age, Kelly Grovier. 709.05 GRO
- This book dares to predict the 100 most significant works of art made since the 1990s, providing a clear and intelligent map through the landscape of contemporary art.
- Abstracts : techniques and textures, Rolina van Vliet. 751.4 VLI
- Carlo Scarpa, Robert McCarter. 720.945 SCA
- Carlo Scarpa is a definitive monograph on the celebrated Italian architect. This beautiful book includes more than 350 photographs, sketches and architectural plans, and in-depth 'walk throughs' of over 15 key projects including the Central Pavilion in the Giardini of the Venice Biennale, the Olivetti Showroom in St. Mark's Square in Venice, the Canova Museum, and the Brion Cemetery, among others.
- Eco living, Chris van Uffelen. 720.47 UFF
- Combining sustainability with trendsetting design is one of the great challenges of contemporary architecture. Resource sparing living space is one of the most important themes. This title shows the variety of possibilities with the established technologies as well as newer experimental approaches.
- Homes from home : inventive small spaces, from chic shacks to cabins and caravans, Vinny Lee. 728.7 LEE
- How to draw Grimm's dark tales, fables & folklore, Illustrated by Rachel A. Marks ; written by Merrie Destefano. 743.87 MAR
- In black and white : prints from Africa and the diaspora, edited by Gill Saunders and Zoe Whitley. 769.96 IN
- Mexico : a revolution in art, 1910-1940, Adrian Locke. 709.72 LOC
- In the first half of the twentieth century Mexico was home to a burgeoning of art comparable in energy to the political revolution that shook the country between 1910 and 1920. This title explores the artistic documentation of dramatic changes wrought by the revolution, the governments role in employing artists to promote its reforms.
- New container architecture : design guide + 30 case studies, complied, edited & written, Jure Kotnik. 720.4 KOT
- A comprehensive technical introduction lays out all the aspects that the architect will need to consider when designing with these highly versatile elements.
- Paintings by John Z. Robinson, Editors: Kallan MacLeod and Brent Coutts. 759.993 ROB
- The artist John Z. Robinson has recently released a new book entitled J Z Robinson. New Paintings to coincide with his exhibition at the TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre in Auckland. The book presents a survey of his paintings over a 35 year period.
- Promoting prosperity : the art of early New Zealand advertising, Peter Alsop & Gary Stewart ; foreword by Kevin Roberts. 741.6 ALS
- Look to the past in order to forge the future - according to Māori proverb - hoki whakamuri, kia anga whakamua. Promoting Prosperity is a book about the art of early New Zealand advertising, before colour photography and TV changed the media landscape forever.
- R. A. Lawson : Victorian architect of Dunedin, Norman Ledgerwood. 720.993 LAW
- Following the discovery of gold in Otago in the early 1860s, the settlement of Dunedin quickly grew to become the largest and richest city in New Zealand. Architects came to the young city for they knew that gold meant not only mining, but growth and building. Amongst this inflow was the young Scottish born and educated architect, Robert Arthur Lawson.
- Sex on show : seeing the erotic in Greece and Rome, Caroline Vout. 704.9428 VOU
- The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. In classical Greece, statues of erect penises served as boundary-stones and signposts. In Rome, marble satyrs and nymphs grappled in gardens. How are we to make sense of this abundance of sexual imagery? Were these images seductive, shocking, humorous? This title answers these questions.
- The awakening artist : madness and spiritual awakening in art, Patrick Howe. 701.15 HOW
- The Holy Ghost among the fantails : being the rendering of certain painterly situations in the missionary life of Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier who laboured in New Zealand from 1838 to 1868 and witnessed many of the events of those turbulent years, Piera McArthur. 759.993 MCA
- Gorgeous, full-colour coffee-table book depicting scenes from Bishop Pompallier's ministry in New Zealand (1838-1868).
- The sunflowers are mine : the story of Van Gogh's masterpiece, Martin Bailey. 759.9492 GOG
- Well-read women : portraits of fiction's most beloved heroines, Samantha Hahn. 759.13 HAH
- Seeing the faces of literature's most memorable female characters from Anna
Karenina's icy grey gaze to Scarlett O'Hara's sensual open-lipped pout - will stir up treasured memories for every reader who has been dazzled by a well-written woman.
- Wild art, David Carrier, Joachim Pissarro. 709.05 CAR
- Wild Art is an incredibly vivid, colourful and current collection of over 300 extraordinary artworks that are too offbeat, outrageous, kitsch, quirky or funky to 'make it' in the formal art world of galleries and museums.
Automobiles
- I did it my way : Bill Black, edited & compiled by Merv Halliday. 629.13092 BLA
- Bill was involved in over 500 search and rescue missions, including over 300 mercy missions, and was awarded numerous awards, the greatest being the MBE, awarded for Bill's significant achievement and outstanding service to the community. As well as lifting literally hundreds of thousands of feral deer from the mountain tops, Bill has lifted or salvaged over 100 aircraft and helicopters.
- Tractor nation : working the land in New Zealand, John Wilson. 629.225 WIL
- Veteran cars : amazing New Zealand collections, Steve Reid. 629.222 REI
Biographies
- All made up, Janice Galloway. 823.914 GAL
- An 'anti-memoir' of growing up in 1970s Scotland.
- An appetite for wonder : the making of a scientist : a memoir, Richard Dawkins. 509.2 DAW
- Angela Merkel : the chancellor and her world, Stefan Kornelius ; translated by Anthea Bell and Christopher Moncrieff. 943.088 MER
- Ayrton Senna : the messiah of motor racing, Richard Craig. 796.72 SEN
- Blue plate special : an autobiography of my appetites, Kate Christensen. 813.54 CHR
- In the tradition of M.F.K. Fisher, Laurie Colwin, and Ruth Reichl, this book is a narrative in which food eating it, cooking it, reflecting on it becomes the vehicle for unpacking a life.
- Dilemma : a priest's struggle with faith and love, Albert Cutie. 282.092 CUT
- In this deeply personal and controversial memoir, Father Albert Cutie, once the poster boy of the Roman Catholic Church, tells of his devastating struggle between upholding his sacred promises as a priest and falling in love.
- Ernest R. Godward, inventor, Shirley Walker. 609 GOD
- Invercargill inventor Ernest Godward (1869-1936) is best known for the two key products, a spiral hairpin and an economising petrol carburettor system, that helped make his substantial fortune. He was a self-made man, multi-talented and often flamboyant, who ran away to sea at 12, was a champion athlete at 20 and started his own cycle factory at 25.
- Gertrude Jekyll, Twigs Way. 635 JEK
- Almost eighty years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers. Best known for her superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self taught horticultural skills.
- GI brides : the war-time girls who crossed the Atlantic for love, Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi. 306.81 BAR
- From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love, providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience.
- Ian Frazer, Madonna King. 306.461 FRA
- When Professor Ian Frazer was awarded the patent for the vaccine to cervical cancer, he knew it could help to save the lives of 275,000 women around the world each year. Respected across the globe, few people know the real story of the Scottish-born Australian of the Year who is behind one of the great medical discoveries of the century.
- In my shoes : a memoir, Tamara Mellon. 746.92 MEL
- When Tamara Mellon's father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: "Don't let the accountants run your business." Little did he know. Over the next fifteen years, the struggle between "financial" and "creative" would become one of the central themes as Mellon's business savvy, creative eye, and flair for design built Jimmy Choo into a premier name in the competitive fashion industry.
- Island wife : living on the edge of the wild, Judy Fairbairns. 941.14 FAI
- A memoir of a woman's life on a remote Scottish island: from young girl to wife to mother of five, hotelier and domestic miracle worker.
- It's all about the bike : my autobiography, Sean Yates with John Deering. 796.62 YAT
- The sensational autobiography of the British cycling legend and architect of Bradley Wiggins's Tour de France triumph.
- Learning to listen : the jazz journey of Gary Burton : an autobiography, Neil Tesser. 781.65 BUR
- In Learning to Listen, Gary Burton shares his fifty years of experiences at the top of the jazz scene. A seven-time Grammy award winner, Burton made his first recordings at age 17, has toured and recorded with a who's who of famous jazz names, and is one of only a few openly gay musicians in jazz.
- Life is so good, George Dawson. 973.91 DAW
- In this remarkable book, George Dawson, a slave's grandson who learned to read at age 98 and lived to the age of 103, reflects on his life and shares valuable lessons in living, as well as a fresh, firsthand view of America during the entire sweep of the twentieth century.
- Ma, Jackser's dyin alone, Martha Long. 941.83 LON
- On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to watch him suffer. But in the hospital she sees a frightened, lonely old man and realises with a shock that he seems to regret his earlier actions.
- Marilyn at rainbow's end : sex lies, murder, and the great cover-up, Darwin Porter. 791.43028 MON
- This book follows Marilyn during the year before her death, and the mass hysteria that followed in the wake of her assassination. No death in the 20th century, other than that of JFK himself, ever sparked more cover-ups, lies, criminal thefts of vital data (including body parts), bribes, perjury, myths, incompetent investigating, distorted medical records, and unauthorized leaks.
- Martin Clunes : the biography, Stafford Hildred and Tim Ewbank. 791.45028 CLU
- Music at midnight : the life and poetry of George Herbert, John Drury. 821.3 HER
- Negative gravity : a life of Beatrice Shilling, Matthew Freudenberg. 620.0092 SHI
- Five foot two inches of determination, Beatrice Shilling entered the masculine world of engineering with energy, intuition and intelligence.
- Paikea : the life of I.L.G. Sutherland, Oliver Sutherland. 378.12 SUT
- Ivan L.G. Sutherland was Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Canterbury University until he died in 1952. Professor Sutherland was interested in the Māori-Pakeha relationship after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. "From the mid-1920s he and Sir Apirana were close colleagues - one the politician, the other the university academic," said his son, Oliver Sutherland. His research was based on his father's papers in the Macmillan Brown Library at Canterbury University and extensive correspondence archived in the Turnbull Library.
- Pope Francis : untying the knots, Paul Vallely. 282.092 FRA
- Runaway : wild child, working girl, survivor, Emily MacKenzie and Clifford Thurlow. 362.76 MCK
- Beaten by her mother and whipped by her stepfather, Emily eventually finds her way into the care system at the age of twelve, and has an abortion after being gang-raped at thirteen. Continuously abused in a sequence of homes, she runs away at sixteen, becomes a prostitute in Soho, and convinces herself she is being punished for killing her baby. But it was never meant to be like that.
- Salinger, David Shields, Shane Salerno. 813.54 SAL
- See you in the morning, Barry Norman. 791.45028 NOR
- Barry Norman is one of Britain's most popular and enduring broadcasters. Journalist, writer and presenter, he is best known for having fronted the BBC's flagship Film programme for more than 25 years.
- Shattered image : my triumph over body dysmorphic disorder : a memoir, Brian Cuban. 362.196852 CUB
- Brian Cuban is living with an enemy that has haunted him for over 30 years - his own reflection in the mirror.
- Shirley Jones : a memoir, Shirley Jones with Wendy Leigh. 791.43028 JON
- The actress and singer explores her life and career telling all and breaking her nice girl
- Simple dreams : a musical memoir, Linda Ronstadt. 781.64 RON
- In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson,
Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and '70s.
- The dark path : a memoir, David Schickler. 813.6 SCH
- The fiction author and producer of the Cinemax action series Banshee explores his intense desire to become a Catholic priest and his equally fervent desire for the company of women, trying various obsessions - karate, beer, fiction writing - attempting to duck the mystical God he feels called him to serve as a priest.
- The pearl : a true tale of forbidden love in Catherine the Great's Russia, Douglas Smith. 782.1092 KOV
- Set against the backdrop of imperial Russia, this tale of forbidden romance is the stuff of a great historical novel. It presents the account of the love between Count Nicholas Sheremetev, Russia's richest aristocrat, and Praskovia Kovalyova, his serf and the greatest opera diva of her time.
- The wharf at Waterfall Bay : an isolated life in the Sounds, the courage to change tack, Lisa Harper. 630.92 HAR
- This is not about me, Janice Galloway. 823.914 GAL
- In the first volume of her memoirs, Janice Galloway brings all the brilliance of her prizewinning fiction to bear on her
own memories and vividly describes how a retiring child became an outspoken artist. When her mother left her alcoholic father and set up home in a tiny attic room above a doctor's surgery, Galloway quickly learned how to keep quiet and stay out of the way.
- Va va Froome : the remarkable rise of Chris Froome, David Sharp. 796.62 FRO
- A fascinating portrait of a global star on the rise. An honest, intelligent, thoughtful, bookish 27-year-old with a hidden steely determination Froome is far removed from your average sportsman, having ploughed his own esoteric furrow from his childhood in Africa to his current home in the glamorous taxhaven of Monaco.
- Wild tales : a rock & roll life, Graham Nash. 781.66 NAS
- From Graham Nash the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies comes a candid and riveting autobiography.
- Wilkie Collins : a life of sensation, Andrew Lycett. 823.8 COL
- 1868 and bestselling author Wilkie Collins is hard at work on a new detective novel The Moonstone. But he is
weighed down by a mountain of problems his own sickness, the death of his mother, and, most pressing, the announcement by his live-in mistress that she has tired of his relationship with another woman and intends to marry someone else. His solution is to increase his industrial intake of opium, and knuckle down to writing the book.
- Will you love me? the story of my adopted daughter Lucy, Cathy Glass. 362.734 GLA
Business & Management
- Coaching with empathy, Anne Brockbank and Ian McGill. 658.3124 BRO
- Delivering high performance : the third generation organisation, Douglas G. Long. 658.406 LON
- Emergency evacuation planning for your workplace : from chaos to life-saving solutions, Jim Burtles ; Kristen Noakes-Fry, editor. 658.405 BUR
- Fixing the game : bubbles, crashes, and what capitalism can learn from the NFL, Roger L. Martin. 658.4 MAR
- Groundchange : the story of Trade Aid, Sally Blundell. 338.91 BLU
- The local Trade Aid store has become a ubiquitous feature in the New Zealand high street. Its story, however, is the largely untold history of the founders of Trade Aid, New Zealand couple Vi and Richard Cottrell, who travelled to India to work with Tibetan refugees in the 1970s.
- Hooked : how leaders connect, engage and inspire with storytelling, Gabrielle Dolan, Yamini Naidu. 650.13 DOL
- Mean girls at work : how to stay professional when things get personal, Katherine Crowley, Kathi Elster. 650.13 CRO
- Offers females advice on handling women-to-women relationships in the workplace, discussing how to transform toxic relationships into mutually beneficial ones.
- Neuromarketing for dummies, Stephen J. Genco, Andrew P. Pohlmann and Peter Steidl. 658.834 GEN
- Neuromarketing is a controversial new field where researchers study consumers' brain responses to advertising and media. Neuromarketing and the brain sciences behind it provide new ways to look at the age-old question: why do consumers buy?
- The art of selling yourself : the simple step-by-step process for success in business and life, Adam Riccoboni and Daniel Callaghan. 650.1 RIC
- The chaos imperative : how chance and disruption increase innovation, effectiveness, and success, Ori Brafman and Judah Pollack. 658.314 BRA
- The firm : the story of McKinsey and its secret influence on American business, Duff McDonald. 338.761 MCD
- The power of doing less, Fergus O'Connell. 650.1 OCO
- Thinking in new boxes : a new paradigm for business creativity, Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny. 650.1 BRA
- Women still at work : professionals over sixty and on the job, Elizabeth F. Fideler. 331.4 FID
- Xero for dummies, Heather Smith. 657 SMI
Cartoons
- Luv from Dog, Murray Ball. 741.5 BAL
Computers
- Adobe creative cloud design tools all-in-one for dummies, Jennifer Smith. 005.2 ADO
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 : digital classroom, Jeremy Osborn. 006.7 OSB
- Android tablets for seniors : in easy steps, Nick Vandome. 004.165 VAN
- Computing with quantum cats : from Colossus to Qubits, John Gribbin. 004.1 GRI
- The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could.
- iPad and iPad mini : absolute beginner's guide, James Floyd Kelly. 004.165 IPA
- Make the most of your new iPad or iPad mini without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable, get productive, get online, connect with friends and family, enjoy media, play games, post to Facebook and Twitter, and more.
- Microsoft Access 2013, Paul McFedries. 005.7565 MIC
- Microsoft SharePoint 2013 step by step, Olga M. Londer, Penelope Coventry. 004.68 MIC
- Photoshop CC : for Windows and Macintosh, Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas. 006.68 WEI
- Raspberry Pi user guide, Eben Upton and Gareth Halfacree. 005.1 UPT
- Using Drupal, Angela Byron, Addison Berry, and Bruno De Bondt. 006.7 BYR
- With the recipes in this book, you'll take full advantage of the vast collection of community-contributed modules that make the Drupal web framework useful and unique. Learn how to combine modules in interesting ways to develop a variety of community-driven websites.
- Word 2013 in easy steps, Scott Basham. 005.52 BAS
Crafts & Collecting
- Collaboration through craft, Helen Felcey, Amanda Ravetz and Alice Kettle. 745.5 COL
- Colour recipes for painted furniture and more : 40 step-by-step projects to transform your home, Annie Sloan. 745.72 SLO
- With this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to transform everyday furniture into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint.
- Complete guide to symbol crochet, Rita Weiss and Susan Lowman. 746.434 WEI
- Discover the awesome simplicity of crochet!
- Cozy country knits : socks, hats, jackets and sweaters with classic rural charm, Manuela Burkhardt, Dorothea Neumann. 746.432 BUR
- Creating the vintage look : 35 ways to upcycle for a stylish home, Ellie Laycock. 745.5 LAY
- Harvesting color : how to find plants and make natural dyes, Rebecca Burgess. 746.13 BUR
- Japanned papier mache and tinware, c. 1740-1940, Yvonne Jones. 745.72 JON
- Just mosaics : simple projects for your home and garden, Tracy Boomer & Deborah Morbin. 738.5 BOO
- Kaffe Fassett's quilt grandeur : 20 designs from Rowan for patchwork and quilting., Kaffe Fassett. 746.46 FAS
- Learn to crochet socks for the family, Darla Sims. 746.434 SIM
- Looking terrific : the story of El Jay, Doris de Pont. 746.92 FIS
- Celebrating the achievements of New Zealand fashion industry leader Gus Fisher who headed the House of El Jay in New Zealand for almost 50 years, this publication accompanies the exhibition curated by acclaimed Auckland designer Doris de Pont.
- More modern top-down knitting : 24 garments based on Barbara G. Walker's 12 top-down templates, Kristina McGowan. 746.432 MCG
- Obsessive creative, Collette Dinnigan. 746.92 DIN
- Collette Dinnigan, the Australian designer and fashion icon, provides an intimate insight into her life and
- Old time whittling : easy techniques for carving classic projects, Keith Randich. 736.4 RAN
- Polymer clay art jewelry, Ilysa Ginsburg and Kira Slye. 745.594 GIN
- Super-cute felt animals : 35 delightfully dainty projects to stitch, Laura Howard. 746.0463 HOW
- The art of beadwork : techniques and inspirational projects for creating exquisite pieces, Jane Lock. 745.594 LOC
- Vogue model : the faces of fashion, Robin Derrick and Robin Muir. 746.92 VOG
- Weaving flowers from New Zealand flax, Ali Brown. 746.41 BRO
- Wedding crochet : 20 romantic & feminine crochet designs for your special day, Sandy Powers. 746.434 POW
- Woodcarving : techniques & projects for the first-time carver, Everett Ellenwood. 736.4 ELL
- Woodland knits : over 20 enchanting tales from the heart of the forest, Stephanie Dosen. 746.432 DOS
- Woodland Knits is the first time Stephanie's most popular and iconic
designs have been collected together in print along with a selection of brand-new, neverseen-before handknits.
Crime & Espionage
- A long walk home : one woman's story of kidnap, hostage, loss - and survival, Judith Tebbutt. 364.154 TEB
- Judith recounts her six-month ordeal as a hostage of Somali pirates and revisits the night of the kidnapping, when her husband of 33 years lost his life trying to protect her.
- Devil in the grove : Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the dawn of a new America, Gilbert King. 305.896 KIN
- Chronicles a little-known court case in which Thurgood Marshall successfully saved a black citrus worker from the electric chair after the worker was accused of raping a white woman with three other black men.
- Flood of lies : the St. Rita's nursing home tragedy, James A. Cobb, Jr. 345 COB
- When an elderly couple are charged with murder in the drowning deaths of thirty-five bed-
ridden residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home, an emotional edge-of-your-seat thriller takes off like a shot! The players: a wily and profane defense lawyer, a ferocious prosecutor, devastated families of the victims, and a ravenous media that brands the defendants 'Monsters of Hurricane Katrina.
- Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces, Radley Balko. 363.20973 BAL
- Relates the history of American police forces from the constables and sheriffs of the past to the modern-day SWAT teams and riot squads that blur the line between police officers and soldiers.
- Snowing in Bali : [the incredible inside account of Bali's hidden drug world], Kathryn Bonella. 363.45 BON
- Spying on democracy : government surveillance, corporate power, and public resistance, Heidi Boghosian. 323.49 BOG
- The annals of unsolved crime, Edward Jay Epstein. 364.1523 EPS
- The atom spy and MI5 : the story of Alan Nunn May, John H. Smith. 327.12 NUN
- A dramatic account of the uncovering of Britain's first "atom spy", Alan Nunn
- The fine print : how big companies use "plain English" to rob you blind, David Cay Johnston. 364.168 JOH
- The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Perfectly Legal and Free Lunch presents a sobering analysis of the ways everyday people are systematically victimized by corporate interests, revealing small-print tactics in commonplace consumer agreements while sharing recommendations for how to combat consumer-targeting abuses.
- The Natashas : the horrific inside story of slavery, rape, and murder in the global sex trade, Victor Malarek. 306.74 MAL
- The whistleblower : sex trafficking, military contractors, and one woman's fight for justice, Kathryn Bolkovac with Cari Lynn. 364.15 BOL
- Who killed Scott Guy? : the case that gripped a nation, Mike White. 364.1523 MCD
Economics
- Inequality : a New Zealand crisis, Max Rashbrooke. 339.2 INE
- A staggering rise in wealth disparity has transformed New Zealand from one of the developed world's most equal nations to one of the most unequal. So dramatic has been this shift from a supposedly egalitarian society that the future has become difficult to grasp. What are the options for - and barriers to - tackling the gap between rich and poor?
- Judgements of all kinds : economic policy-making in New Zealand, 1945-1984, Jim McAloon. 330.993 MCA
- The oil and the glory : the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea, Steve LeVine. 338.272 LEV
- Why stocks go up and down, William H. Pike. 332.6322 PIK
Education
- Cognitive coaching : weaving threads of learning and change into the culture of an organization, Jane Ellison and Carolee Hayes. 370.152 ELL
- Educating a gifted child : a guide for parents and teachers, Peter Marshall. 371.95 MAR
- The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way, Amanda Ripley. 370.9 RIP
- Following three teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, a literary journalist recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results.
- The year of learning dangerously : adventures in homeschooling, Quinn Cummings. 371.04 CUM
- A blogger and former child actor recounts her misadventures in first-time homeschooling, an endeavor marked by her own math aversion, experiments with current trends, and a chaperone venture at a home-school prom.
Engineering
- Making everyday electronics work : a do-it-yourself guide, Stan Gililisco. 621.381 GIB
Engineering technologies
- New Zealand glass, Angela M. Bowey. 666.1 BOW
- Information about New Zealand Glass including many original catalogue pictures and dozens of photographs. This is the expanded 2nd Edition of this comprehensive guide to understanding and identifying New Zealand Glass.
Environment
- Minimising waste, Roman Jaques. 363.728 JAQ
- Reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, residual disposal - this book explains with detailed guidance and case studies how these steps can be achieved. It is designed for builders, designers, tradespeople and educators.
- Oil & honey : the education of an unlikely activist, Bill McKibben. 333.72 MCK
- Prosperity, poverty or extinction? : humanity's choices, Allen Cookson. 333.7 COO
- Solar technologies for the 21st century, Anco S. Blazev. 621.47 BLA
- The carbon crunch : how we're getting climate change wrong -- and how to fix it, Dieter Helm. 333.79 HEL
- Why we argue about climate change, Eric Knight. 363.7387 KNI
- Climate change is one of the most polarising issues of our time, but it doesn't have to be that way. In Why
We Argue about Climate Change, Eric Knight unpicks the misconceptions that keep us arguing about, and stop us seeing, the true nature of the problem and its solutions.
- Zero waste home : the ultimate guide to simplifying your life, Bea Johnson. 640 JOH
Fashion
- Bag : the ultimate fashion accessory, Sue Huey, Susie Draffan. 391.44 HUE
Film, Television & Theatre
- Anime, Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc. 791.433 ODE
- Armchair nation : an intimate history of Britain in front of the TV, Joe Moran. 302.234 MOR
- Tells the story of television and how it has changed our lives from the moon landings to the X Factor. This book reveals the fascinating, lyrical and sometimes surprising history of telly, from the first demonstration of television by John Logie Baird (in Selfridges) to the fear and excitement that greeted its arrival in households.
- Dancing lives : five female dancers from the Ballet d'Action to Merce Cunningham, Karen Eliot. 792.8 ELI
- Karen Eliot closely examines the lives and careers of five popular female dancers: Giovanna Baccelli, Adele Dumilatre, Tamara Karsavina, Moira Shearer, and Catherine Kerr.
- Great movies : 100 years of cinema, Andrew Heritage. 791.437 HER
- Historical wig styling : Ancient Egypt to the 1830s, Allison Lowery. 792.027 LOW
- Life in the saddle : adventures of legendary horseman, the Kokotunga Kid, Alwyn Torenbeek with David Gilchrist. 791.84 TOR
- Alywn Torenbeek's boyhood in outback Queensland in the 1940s was spent chasing wild horses, catching death adders and dreaming of becoming a rodeo champion. At the age of 14, he left Kokotunga for good, taking with him a bushman's spirit, an uncanny natural riding ability and determination to succeed. By 21 he was an international rodeo champion.
- My lunches with Orson : conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles, Edited and with an introduction by Peter Biskind. 791.43023 JAG
- Based on long-lost recordings, a set of riveting and revealing conversations with America's great cultural provocateur. There have long been rumours of a lost cache of tapes containing private conversations between Orson Welles and his friend the director Henry Jaglom, recorded over regular lunches in the years before Welles died.
- Rebellious mirror : community-based theatre in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Paul Maunder. 792.0993 MAU
- This unique account of community-based theatre - theatre created by professionals working with communities - challenges the mainstream history of New Zealand theatre.
- Star Trek Federation : the first 150 years, compiled by David Goodman. 791.457 GOO
- For the first time, an 'in universe' history of Star Trek, complete with excerpts from Starfleet records and intergalactic intelligence, including James T. Kirk's official biography and newly translated Klingon reports. From Humankind's First Contact with Vulcan in 2063 to the Romulan War in 2156, and beyond, this unprecedented illustrated volume is a must for all fans.
- The collaboration : Hollywood's pact with Hitler, Ben Urwand. 791.430973 URW
- To continue doing business in Germany after Hitler's ascent to power, Hollywood studios agreed not to make films that attacked the Nazis or condemned Germany's persecution of Jews.
- The pointe book : shoes, training & technique, Janice Barringer, Sarah Schlesinger. 792.8 BAR
- A thorough examination of ballet pointe shoes and pointe techniques, giving advice on how to select the best fit, care for and custom-order shoes. Includes discussions of pointe readiness, technique, injuries, remedies, medical and therapy facilities.
- The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets, Simon Singh. 791.457 SIN
- Some have seen philosophy embedded in episodes of The Simpsons; others have detected elements of psychology and religion. Simon Singh, bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book and The Big Bang, instead makes the compelling case that what The Simpsons' writers are most passionate about is mathematics.
Food & Wine
- 4 ingredients : diabetes, Kim McCosker. 641.5631 MCC
- Another book in the four ingredients series. This one focussing on diabetes.
- A bit of what you fancy, Jo Seagar. 641.5 SEA
- Jo creates new modern classics that every home cook wants to have in their repertoire. She draws on some old favourites and gives them a new twist, plus she introduces lots of fresh new tastes.
- Amazing grains : from classic to contemporary, wholesome recipes for every day, Ghillie James. 641.631 JAM
- How to make your own drinks : create fresh seasonal drinks from elderflower cordial to cinnamon schnapps, Susy Atkins. 641.87 ATK
- Le livre blanc, Anne-Sophie Pic. 641.5 PIC
- Le Livre Blanc is a cookbook that reinvents cuisine. Anne-Sophie Pic has taken the long-established culinary traditions of her family and her country, and re-imagined them through a contemporary and exhilarating approach to texture, form and flavor.
- Maggie's christmas, Maggie Beer. 641.568 BEE
- Mastering the art of Soviet cooking : a memoir of food and longing, Anya von Bremzen. 641.5947 VON
- Rowan Bishop with relish : fine chutneys, pickles & more, Photographs by Carolyn Robertson. 641.852 BIS
- The cranks recipe book : the vegetarian classics, David Canter. 641.5636 CAN
Gardens and Gardening
- 100 acoustic lessons, Chad Johnson. 787.87193 JOH
- Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series.
- A gardener's guide to snowdrops, Freda Cox. 635.94 COX
- Growing & using herbs & spices, Don Burke. 635.7 BUR
- Here we have a wonderful collection of herbs, and a few spices, that can be grown in your own garden. Herbs are by far the best and easiest of all edible plants to grow. Choosing what herb or spice is right for you is easy in this lovely illustrated guide to herbs and spice. Each herb listing has information on how to grow and harvest the herb as well as kitchen uses and health benefits.
- Growing garden bulbs, Richard Wilford. 635.94 WIL
- Landscape and garden design : lessons from history, Gordon Haynes. 712 HAY
- Parks, plants, and people : beautifying the urban landscape, Lynden B. Miller. 712.0973 MIL
- Offers advice on planning public spaces in urban areas, discussing the positive effects that parks and gardens can have on cities and their residents; and covering design, maintenance, volunteers, public funding, and private donations; with a list of plants and other resources.
- Starting out with cacti : prickly plants with flowers ranging from tiny to flamboyant, David L. Jones. 635.93 CAC
- Cacti are an amazing group of plants, perfect for dry areas. The book is full of invaluable information and is a great introduction to cacti and their cultivation.
- The garden at Stonefields, Paul Bangay. 712.60994 BAN
- The wildlife gardener : creating a haven for birds, bees and butterflies, Kate Bradbury. 639.92 BRA
- What plant where encyclopedia., . 635 WHA
- RHS experts make it easy to find the perfect plant for every site. Whether your garden is stuck in shade or scorching in the sun, RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia is the go-to guide for making the most of your garden.
Health & Medicine
- An unintended journey : a caregiver's guide to dementia, Janet Yagoda Shagam. 616.83 SHA
- Appetite for destruction : food : the good, the bad and the fatal, Gareth Morgan & Geoff Simmons. 613.2 MOR
- We Kiwis are literally eating ourselves to death. In the move from cooking to convenience food we have given up control of what we eat. As a result our food is heavy on sugar, fat and salt, and light on the nutrients our body needs.
- Back to normal : why ordinary childhood behavior is mistaken for ADHD, bipolar disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Enrico Gnaulati. 618.9285 GNA
- Being a doctor : understanding medical practice, Hamish Wilson & Wayne Cunningham. 610.6952 WIL
- Bragg build strong healthy feet : making a stand for healthy feet, Paul C. Bragg and Patricia Bragg. 617.58 BRA
- Dr Libby's beauty from the inside out : enhance the gifts nature so graciously gave you, Dr Libby Weaver. 613.0424 WEA
- Healing fatty liver disease : a complete health & diet guide, including 100 recipes, Maitreyi Raman, Angela Sirounis & Jennifer Shrubsole. 616.362 RAM
- I'm too young for this! : the natural hormone solution to enjoy perimenopause, Suzanne Somers. 618.175 SOM
- Just a moment too soon : what to expect when you have a premature baby, Judi Venten. 618.9201 VEN
- Mold : the war within, Kurt and Lee Ann Billings. 613.5 BIL
- Neurocomic, Matted Farinella, Hana Ros. 612.82 FAR
- Do you know what your brain is made of? How does memory function? What is a neuron and how does it work? For that matter what's a comic? And in the words of Lewis Carroll's famous caterpillar: "who are "you"?" "Neurocomic" is a journey through the human brain: a place of neuron forests, memory caves, and castles of deception. Along the way, you'll encounter Boschean beasts, giant squid, guitar-playing sea slugs, and the great pioneers of Neuroscience.
- Overcoming binge eating : the proven program to learn why you binge and how you can stop, Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn. 616.8526 FAI
- Reconstructing faces : the art and wartime surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe & Mowlem, Murray C. Meikle. 617.52 MEI
- Sole trader : the holistic therapy business handbook, Jane Sheehan. 615.5 SHE
- Learn how to attract new clients, negotiate, understand cash flow forecasts, overcome the fear of asking for you fee.
- Survival lessons, Alice Hoffman. 616.994 HOF
- The compatibility gene, Daniel M. Davis. 616.079 DAV
- The Compatibility Gene is a scientific adventure story set in a new field of genetic discovery that of the crucial genes that define our relationships, our health and our individuality.
- The posture workbook : free yourself from back, neck and shoulder pain with the Alexander technique, Carolyn Nicholls. 613.78 NIC
- Yoga for children : 200+ yoga poses, breathing exercises, and meditations for healthier, happier, more resilient children, Lisa Flynn. 613.7046 FLY
History, Geography & Travel
- 39 Brighton Street, Angie Belcher. 929.2 FAM
- 39 Brighton Street is the fusion of an Italian heritage, personal experiences and self-reflection, linked with recipes, poetry and historical facts
- A changing land : Sir Donald McLean's Maraekakaho - 1857 to today, Alan Scarfe. 993.465 MCL
- A snapshot in time : Waiau, North Canterbury, 1862-2012., . 993.81 SNA
- A Photobook compiled by Amuri Historical Society.
- A splendid isolation : Gisborne, East Coast, 1950-2012, Sheridan Gundry. 993.44 GUN
- A walk a day : 365 short walks in New Zealand, Peter Janssen. 993 JAN
- Advanced genealogy research techniques, George G. Morgan. 929.1 MOR
- A professional genealogist reveals how to get past brick walls in research and unearth hard-to-find ancestors.
- Aztecs : conquest and glory, Kerry Jimson. 972.01 JIM
- The story of the Aztecs is fascinating and dramatic, from its mythic origins, rituals and ways of life to its tragic conquest. Accompanying the major new Te Papa exhibition, this accessible, colourful book tells that story, immersing readers in all the richness, splendour and mystery of the complex Aztec civilisation.
- Beyond betrayal, Keith Newman. 993.021 NEW
- Beyond Betrayal delves into New Zealand's pioneering history, and asks why such promising partnerships descended into decades of distrust.
- Calcutta : two years in the city, Amit Chaudhuri. 954.14 CHA
- An account of the author's two years in Calcutta depicts the city's vibrant architecture, diverse classes, and evolving politics while exploring its self-renewing culture and resilience against globalisation.
- Christchurch, the transitional city. Pt. IV, Barnaby Bennett, Eugenio Boidi, Irene Boles. 993.83 CHR
- The changing face of post-earthquake Christchurch, showcases more than 150 rebuilding projects that have emerged since the February 2011 quake.
- Easter Island : the great taboo : rebuilding its history after ten years of excavations, Nicolas Cauwe. 996.18 CAU
- Edward III and the triumph of England : the battle of Crecy and the Company of the Garter, Richard Barber. 942.037 BAR
- The destruction of the French army at Crecy in 1346 and the subsequent siege and capture of Calais marked a new era in European history. This book is about knighthood, battle tactics and grand strategy, and, also about fashion, literature and the privates lives of everyone from queens to freebooters.
- Explore everything : place-hacking the city, Bradley L. Garrett. 910.4 GAR
- It is assumed that the world has been explored and charted; that there is nowhere new to go. But perhaps it is the everyday places around us - the cities we live in that need to be rediscovered. What does it feel like to find the city's edge, to explore its forgotten tunnels and scale high above the metropolis upon unfinished skyscrapers?
- Explore New Zealand : 101 must-do's for Kiwis, Renee Lang. 993 EXP
- Great motorcycle journeys of the world, Colette Coleman. 910.4 COL
- New Zealand : an island journey, Karl Johaentges, Jackie Blackwood. 993 JOH
- A colourful portrayal of New Zealand's stunning landscape, and the diversity, warmth and spirit that characterise its inhabitants. Looking at the country with the fresh perspective of a visitor's eye, Karl's photographs celebrate the diversity of the landscape, from green plains, mossy forests and rugged mountains to fiords, magnificent beaches, thermal springs and volcanic craters. Writer Jackie Blackwood gives an overview of the areas they have visited on their travels round the country, arranged in geographical order as they work their way down the South Island from Banks Peninsula to Bluff, and back up the West Coast to the North Island, ending at Cape Reinga. The book is not only focussed on nature however, but also features fascinating accounts of people from all walks of life who they meet along the way.
- New Zealand's Waitomo Caves : water, time, light, Brydie Walker Bain. 993.38 WAL
- A comprehensive history of the caves and stunning photographs from a unique perspective.
- On the trail of Genghis Khan : an epic journey through the land of the nomads, Tim Cope. 950.2 COP
- Rajasthan : under the desert sky, Gillian Wright. 954.4 BED
- With unique photographs taken from a hot air balloon, this is a medley of aerial view images showcasing the cultural diversity of Rajasthan; social norms, decorations, prayers and rituals, and the beautiful landscapes of Rajasthan. Each picture tells a story which captures an emotion which goes unnoticed in the real world.
- Story of a death foretold : the coup against Salvador Allende, 11 September 1973, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera. 983 GUA
- The ancient Ireland guide, Robert Emmet Meagher and Elizabeth Parker Neave. 941.501 MEA
- A splendid guidebook to Ireland's spectacular antiquities-its passage tombs, ring forts, castles, Neolithic settlements, and monastic sites.
- The city of Abraham : history, myth and memory : a journey through Hebron, Edward Platt. 956.951 PLA
- The Exotic Booze Club, Brian Armstrong. 910.4 ARM
- It was a club created in flagrant violation of his employer's rules. A club for intrepid film-makers to share their hair-raising stories of deadly snakes, acid lakes, enormous crocodiles and other examples of nature at its most dangerous over a glass (or ten) of rotgut booze from the world's most dangerous zones. A memoir of alcoholic proportions!
- The ghosts of Happy Valley : searching for the lost world of Africa's infamous aristocrats, Juliet Barnes. 967.62 BAR
- 'Happy Valley' was the name given to the region of Kenya's Highlands where a community of hedonistic white expatriates settled between the wars. Juliet Barnes has explored Happy Valley in a remarkable and indefatigable archaeological quest to find the homes and haunts of this extraordinary and vanished set of people.
- The Syria dilemma, Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel. 956.91 SYR
- Tudor : the family story, Leanda de Lisle. 942.05 DE
- The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But, as Leanda de Lisle shows in this gripping new history, beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.
- Tuhoe : portrait of a nation, Text by Kennedy Warne ; photography by Peter James Quinn. 305.8994 WAR
- Explores the relationship between Tuhoe and Te Urewera, the people and the land. It is the result of a multi-year project by acclaimed documentary photographer Peter James Quinn and Kennedy Warne, founding editor of New Zealand Geographic.
- Unholy pilgrims : how one man thought walking 800 kilometres across Spain would sort out his life, Tom Trumble. 946.1 TRU
- Veni, vidi, vici : everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask, Peter Jones. 937 JON
- Vietnam : the real war : a photographic history, the Associated Press. 959.7043 VIE
- Wild about New Zealand : a guide to our national parks, Gus Roxburgh 993 ROX
House & Garden
- Make it your own : 25 stylish projects for your home, Anna Alicia. 747 ALI
- New Zealand interior style, LeeAnn Yare. 747 YAR
- Style your modern vintage home : a guide to buying, restoring and styling from the 1920s to 1990s, Kate Beavis. 747 BEA
- An inspirational book for all vintage enthusiasts, covering the 1920s to the 1990s. Encompasses every practical tip for buying, styling and restoring your vintage homewares, integrating them into your perfectly styled modern vintage home. A foreword by UK singer and actress, and vintage style icon, Paloma Faith.
Law
- A country too far : writings on asylum seekers, Rosie Scott. 342.083 COU
- One of the central moral issues of our time is the question of asylum seekers, arguably the most controversial subject in Australia today.
Literature
- How to teach your children Shakespeare, Ken Ludwig. 822.33 LUD
- Outlines an engaging way to instill an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's classic works in
children, outlining a family-friendly method that incorporates the history of Shakespearean theater and society.
- If I tell you I'll have to kill you : Australia's top crime writers reveal their secrets, Michael Robotham. 808.3872 IF
- Keep it pithy : useful observations in a tough world, Bill O'Reilly. 814.6 ORE
- O'Reilly offers a classic collection of the most memorable writings from his previous books and
columns, topped off with a new introduction, and looks back at how his opinions and ideas have been proven right or wrong by the passage of time.
- Maeve's times : selected Irish Times writings, Maeve Binchy ; edited by Roisin Ingle. 828.914 BIN
- For many years Maeve was a journalist, writing for The Irish Times. From
'The Student Train' to 'Plane Bores', 'Bathroom Joggers' to 'When Beckett met Binchy', these articles have all the warmth, wit and humanity of her fiction.
- The enchanter : Nabokov and happiness, Lila Azam Zangeneh. 813.54 NAB
- Plunging into the enchanted and luminous worlds of Speak, Memory, Ada, or Ardor; and the infamous Lolita, Lila Azam Zanganeh seeks out the Nabokovian experience of time, memory, sexual passion, nature, loss, love in all its forms, language in all its allusions.
- The trip to Echo Spring : why writers drink, Olivia Laing. 810.9 LAI
- Why is it that some of the greatest works of literature have been produced by writers in the grip of alcoholism, an addiction that cost them personal happiness and caused harm to those who loved them? In this title, the author examines the link between creativity and alcohol through the work and lives of six extraordinary men.
Music & Musicians
- 100 rock lessons, Chad Johnson. 787.87193 JOH
- Another title from the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series.
- 1001 guitars to dream of playing before you die, Terry Burrows. 787.87 ONE
- Banjo method. Book 2 : for 5-string banjo, Mac Robertson, Robbie Clement, and Will Schmid. 787.88193 ROB
- Fiddle method. Book 1, Chris Wagoner. 787.2193 WAG
- How to hear classical music, Davinia Caddy. 781.1 CAD
- Lap steel guitar, Johnie Helms. 787.87193 HEL
- Latin jazz piano improvisation : clave, comping, and soloing, Rebecca Cline ; edited by Jonathan Feist. 786.2193 CLI
- This book breaks down the harmonic, rhythmic, and
melodic techniques used by the greatest artists of Cuban piano music.
- Music in Pacific Island cultures : experiencing music, expressing culture, Brian Diettrich. 781.6299 DIE
- Play banjo today! : a complete guide to the basics, Colin O'Brien. 787.88193 OBR
- Sitar method, Josh Feinberg. 787.82193 FEI
- Solo jazz piano : the linear approach, Neil Olmstead. 786.2193 OLM
- Talk about a dream : the essential interviews of Bruce Springsteen, Christopher Phillips and Louis P. Masur. 781.66 SPR
- The Berklee book of jazz harmony, Joe Mulholland & Tom Hojnacki. 781.65 MUL
Natural Science
- An illustrated country year : nature uncovered month by month, Celia Lewis. 508 LEW
- An Illustrated Country Year Nature uncovered month by month is perfect for nature lovers and everyone who enjoys spending time in the countryside.
- Best 100 birdwatching sites in Australia, Sue Taylor. 598.072 TAY
- Dolphins of Aotearoa : living with New Zealand dolphins, Raewyn Peart. 599.53 PEA
- Flocks of colour, Penny Olsen. 598.71 OLS
- Flying-foxes : Australian night foresters, Photographs and text, Vivien Jones. 599.49 JON
- The Grey-headed Flying-fox, or Pteropus poliocephalus is an Australian native mammal that plays a vital part in maintaining the health of forests along Australia's eastern coast. The species is crucial to the regeneration of our native hardwood forests and rainforests acting as pollinator and disperser of seeds as it feeds. This book is a brilliant photographic essay about the Grey-
Headed Flying-fox.
- Primates of the world : an illustrated guide, Jean-Jacques Petter and Francois Desbordes. 599.8 PET
- This stunningly illustrated guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar among the smallest primates known to exist--to the regal mountain gorillas of Africa. Organized by region and spanning every family of primates on Earth, the book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of key features of each family, and 86 color distribution maps.
- Some notes on the rowi & blue-hen of Westland. Volume I, Sid Marsh. 598.54 MAR
- From January 2001 to the spring of 2004, Sid Marsh was employed as a kiwi ranger at Franz Josef, to help implement a West Coast recovery operation for the rowi or Okarito brown kiwi. He was also in search of a local subspecies of little spotted kiwi that had been known to nineteenth-century diggers as the 'blue-hen' -- a bird that ornithologists feared to be, at best, functionally extinct.
- The biology of reefs and reef organisms, Walter M. Goldberg. 578.778 GOL
- Tui : a nest in the bush, Meg Lipscombe. 598.8 LIP
- Tui is an intimate and rare look at the beginning of a tui's life. It is presented as a series of photographs showing the 37-day development of a pair of tui from eggs to fledglings.
- Wildlife of New Zealand, Photography by Rob Suisted ; text by Matt Turner. 578.0993 SUI
Painting
- Handbook of watercolour landscapes tips & techniques, Richard Bolton. 751.422 HAN
- Landscape paintings of New Zealand : a journey from North to South, Christopher Johnstone. 758.1 JOH
Parenting
- Small talk : simple ways to boost your child's speech and language development from birth, Nicola Lathey and Tracey Blake. 649.122 LAT
- The dyslexia empowerment plan : a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning, Ben Foss. 371.914 FOS
- The intelligent parent's guide to faster potty training children, Jacqueline Coe. 649.62 COE
- The whole spectrum of social, motor and sensory games, Barbara Sher. 790.192 SHE
- ToddlerCalm : a guide for calmer toddlers & happier parents, Sarah Ockwell-Smith. 649.122 OCK
- Why can't my child stop eating? : a guide to helping your child overcome emotional overeating, Debbie Danowski. 618.9285 DAN
Pets & Animals
- Australian mongrel, David Darcy. 636.7 DAR
- Australian Mongrel is a photographic exploration of Australia's relationship with this beloved icon. Renowned photographer David Darcy explores the lives of a diverse range of dogs from the land down under, from working dogs to suburban canines, Aboriginal camp dogs to the ordinary Aussie mongrel.
- Cat sense : the feline enigma revealed, John Bradshaw. 636.8 BRA
- Worshipped as gods, feared as demonic servants, seen as both wild opportunists and beloved companions, cats often seem as unfathomable, enigmatic and magical to us today as they did in ancient times. This book offers us a picture of one of humanity's closest and enigmatic companions.
- Quake dogs : heart-warming stories of Christchurch dogs, Laura Sessions ; photography by Craig Bullock. 636.7 SES
- Weekends with Daisy, Sharron Kahn Luttrell. 636.7 LUT
- Still mourning the death of her previous dog, Sharron Kahn Luttrell decides to volunteer as a weekend puppy raiser in a program for prison-trained service dogs. Daisy captures Sharron's heart the moment she's handed the leash. Keith, the convict who cares for Daisy during the week, seems intimidating at first, but he is soft-spoken and polite.
Philosophy & Psychology
- The consolations of the forest : alone in a cabin on the Siberian Taiga, Sylvain Tesson. 808.84 TES
- A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Winner of the Prix Medicis for nonfiction, The Consolations of the Forest is a Thoreau-esque quest to find solace, taken to the extreme.
Philosophy and psychology
- Free will, Sam Harris. 123.5 HAR
- In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that free will is an illusion but that this truth should not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom; indeed, this truth can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.
- Reflections of a metaphysical flaneur and other essays, Raymond Tallis. 100 TAL
- Written with Tallis's customary energy and vigor, these essays endeavour to elaborate a vision of humanity that rejects religious myths while not succumbing to scientism or other forms of naturalism.
- SoulPancake : chew on life's big questions, Rainn Wilson ... [et al.]. 100 SOU
- A graphic-intensive artistic primer draws on the philosophies of the successful SoulPancake website to ruminate on life's biggest questions using representative artwork by leading form masters.
Photography
- Color rush : American color photography from Stieglitz to Sherman, Katherine A. Bussard & Lisa Hostetler. 778.6 BUS
- Scotland's landscapes : the national collection of aerial photography, James Crawford. 778.35 CRA
Politics & Government
- The socialist way : social democracy in contemporary Britain, Roy Hattersley and Kevin Hickson. 320.531 SOC
- This town : two parties and a funeral plus, plenty of valet parking! in America's gilded capital, Mark Leibovich. 306.2 LEI
Religion & Ethics
- A rising tide : evangelical Christianity in New Zealand, 1930-65, Stuart M. Lange. 269.2 LAN
- Creation, power and truth : the gospel in a world of cultural confusion, Tom Wright. 226 WRI
- He wins, she wins : learning the art of marital negotiation, Willard F. Harley, Jr. 248.84 HAR
- Loving our kids on purpose : making a heart-to-heart connection, Danny Silk. 248.84 SIL
- More than a carpenter, Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell. 232 MCD
- The inspirational classic More than a Carpenter is now updated for a new generation with a fresh look, revised material, and a new chapter that addresses questions commonly raised today. Josh McDowell is joined by his son Sean as they examine the evidence about Jesus.
- The case for the Psalms : why they are essential, N.T. Wright. 223.2 WRI
- The great partnership : God, science and the search for meaning, Jonathan Sacks. 215 SAC
- The tragedy of the Templars : the rise and fall of the Crusader states, Michael Haag. 271.7 HAA
Science
- Four fields, Tim Dee. 508 DEE
- Four fields spread around the world: their grasses, their hedges, their birds, their skies, and their natural and human histories. Four real fields - walkable, mappable, man-made, mowable and knowable, but also secretive, mysterious, wild, contested and changing. This book tells the story of four green fields.
- Living by the moon = Te maramataka a Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Wiremu Tawhai. 529.3 TAW
- Sets out and discusses the maramataka or lunar month and the understanding of the days and nights according to Te Whanau-a-Apanui tribal knowledge
- What if Einstein was wrong? : asking the big questions about physics, Editor, Brian Clegg. 530 WHA
Self Development
- Before happiness : 5 actionable strategies to create a positive path to success, Shawn Achor. 158.1 ACH
- Do you want to achieve success in your personal and professional endeavours? The first step is to see a reality where success is possible. Only when we choose to believe we live in a world in which challenges can be overcome, in which our behaviour matters, and in which change is possible can we summon all our drive, energy, and emotional and intellectual resources to make that change possible.
- Humble inquiry : the gentle art of asking instead of telling, Edgar H Schein. 302.2 SCH
- Impulse : why we do what we do without knowing why we do it, David Lewis. 153.4 LEW
- Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern and occasionally enrich our lives.
- Kitchen table wisdom : stories that heal, Rachel Naomi Remen ; foreword by Dean Ornish. 158 REM
- The yellow world : trust your dreams and they'll come true, Albert Espinosa. 158.1 ESP
- Albert Espinosa never wanted to write a book about surviving cancer, so he didn't. He wrote a book instead about the Yellow World. What is the yellow world? The yellow world is a world that's within everyone's reach, a world the colour of the sun. It is the name of a way of living, of seeing life.
- Transformation : the mindset you need, the body you want, the life you deserve, Bill Phillips. 158.1 PHI
- Combining art, science, common sense, and the wisdom of life experience, the author offers insights into making significant, meaningful, and healthy changes for life through his eleven Transformation Tenets.
- When sorry isn't enough : making things right with those you love, Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas. 158.2 CHA
Social Issues
- Childhoods : growing up in Aotearoa New Zealand, Nancy Higgins & Claire Freeman. 305.23 CHI
- Decision time : a guide to choosing an aged-care facility in New Zealand, Jenny Moloney & Heather Johnston. 362.61 MOL
- Five days at Memorial : life and death in a storm-ravaged hospital, Sheri Fink. 362.11 FIN
- Fink provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina-- and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths.
- Girl in the water : a true story of sibling abuse, Nancy Kilgore. 362.76 KIL
- When Nancy Kilgore was nine years old, her eleven-year-old sister Sherry led her into the scorching midday sun, tied her to a chair, and taped her eyelids to her eyebrows with electrical tape, leaving Nancy helpless for hours to stare into a blinding blue sky. For years, Sherry physically tortured her younger sister and threatened to kill her if the cruelty was revealed.
- Pink sari revolution : a tale of women and power in the badlands of India, Amana Fontanella-Khan. 305.42 FON
- When Sheelu was arrested for stealing from a powerful politician in the badlands of India, she was sure that she would be forced to accept a prison sentence, not least because she alleged that she had been abused by a man in the politician's household. But then Sampat Devi Pal heard word of the charges, and the formidable commander of the pink-sari-
wearing, pink-baton-wielding, 20,000-strong Gulabi Gang, a/k/a the "Pink" Gang, decided to shake things up.
- Sexual harassment and bullying : a guide to keeping kids safe and holding schools accountable, Susan L. Strauss. 302.34 STR
- The English in love : the intimate story of an emotional revolution, Claire Langhamer. 306.73 LAN
- Love has a history. It has meant different things to different people at different moments and has served different purposes. This book tells the story of love at a crucial point, a moment when the emotional landscape changed dramatically for large numbers of people. It is a story based in England, but informed by America, and covers the period from the end of the First World War until the break-up of The Beatles.
- The remarriage blueprint : how remarried couples and their families succeed or fail, Maggie Scarf. 306.84 SCA
- Relationship expert Maggie Scarf shares in-depth stories of
seven remarried couples--revealing the unique challenges they face as they strive to achieve lasting intimacy and familial harmony.
Sport & Recreation
- 101 great football players : the best players in the world today, Colin Mitchell. 796.334 MIT
- A century of cricket tests : 100 of the greatest tests ever played, Liam Hauser. 796.3586 HAU
- A history of hunting : the Deerstalkers part 2, 1987-2012, . 799.26 HIS
- The New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association is 75 years old. To celebrate, this book has been compiled to show a snapshot of the organisation today, how it has progressed in the past 25 years, since its fiftieth anniversary when a history of the NZDA was written by Philip Holden to mark that milestone, and how it looks towards the future.
- A million little bricks : the unofficial illustrated history of the LEGO phenomenon, Sarah Herman. 688.725 HER
- Alpine passes by road bike : 100 routes through the Alps and how to ride them, Rudolf Geser. 796.64 GES
- Through Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Switzerland, the pass roads are presented with accurate on-bike directions, ride characteristics and detailed location and elevation maps.
- High altitude, Mike Allsop. 796.522 ALL
- Most people who survived an almost unsurviveable plane crash would be tempted to sit back, take a good hard look at life and take things a little bit easier. Mike Allsop is not most people. Almost losing his life in a Twin Otter crash off the coast of Hawai'i awakened Mike's zest for life and his thirst for adventure.
- How to win your pub quiz : your only guide to ultimate victory, Les Palmer. 793.73 PAL
- It's not about the pigs, Andy Lyver. 799.26 LYV
- This is not your usual pig hunting book. There are no 'two hundy' boars, no 'wonder dogs' and no 'super hunters'; just a couple of unlikely late starters making up for lost time and having the best of Kiwi adventures.
- Katie Jerram on showing : schooling secrets, management know-how and winning ways, Katie Jerram & Carolyn Henderson. 798.23 JER
- Top showing competitor, trainer and judge Katie Jerram shares the skills and techniques that make her one of the best known, most successful and sought-after names in the business. Covering everything from finding the right horse or pony to schooling and management methods, this book is a mine of information for every rider, at any level.
- Kicking essentials : the ultimate guide for players and coaches, Gareth Ashton. 796.333 ASH
- McLaren from the inside, Photographs by Tyler Alexander. 796.72 ALE
- New Zealand grand slam of fishing : one man & the ultimate top-ten game-fish challenge, Alain Jorion. 799.16 JOR
- Of dice and men : the story of Dungeons & Dragons and the people who play it, David M. Ewalt. 793.93 EWA
- Our mountains : journeys to New Zealand's high places, Paul Hersey & Mark Watson. 796.522 HER
- Principles of traditional archery, Thomas Grissom. 799.32 GRI
- Study chess with Tal, Alexander Koblenc and Mikhail Tal. 794.12 KOB
- Mikhail Tal is one of the all-time chess greats. In 1960 he became the youngest champion in world history at the age of 23, sweeping to victory at his first attempt. His extraordinary tactical ability has never been bettered, and his reputation goes from strength to strength.
- The Orvis guide to beginning wingshooting : 101 tips for the absolute beginner, Tom Deck. 799.24 DEC
- The right way to teach chess to kids, Richard James. 794.12 JAM
- The ultimate book of darts : a complete guide to games, gear, terms, and rules, Anne Kramer. 794.3 KRA
Trains, Boats, Planes
- Launching dreams : Percy Vos : the boats & his boys, Baden Pascoe. 623.82 VOS
- A sumptuous, large format pictorial and historical account of the life of businessman and boat builder Percy Vos, his boatyard at Westhaven, the boats he built and the people he worked with.
- New Zealand manufactured cars : a cottage industry, Patrick Harlow. 629.222 HAR
- At one stage almost all the cars sold in New Zealand were assembled in this country by big names like Holden, Ford and Toyota. Less known is the fact that during this time New Zealand was also the producer of many home grown cars and still is, but on a much smaller scale.
- Queen Victoria : a photographic journey, Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross. 387.243 FRA
- Built by Fincantieri and introduced into service in late 2007, Cunard's Queen Victoria's reign is still quite young.
- Union-Castle Liners : from Great Britain to the Africa 1946-1977, William H. Miller. 387.5 MIL
- It was one of the most important British liner routes of all the express run from Southampton to the South African Cape. Carrying passengers as well as cargo, including the all-important mail, it was a byword in travel 'every Thursday at 4', as one of the big Union-Castle liners set off for Cape Town and beyond.
- Vertical take-off fighter aircraft, Bill Rose. 629.13335 ROS
War
- 1914 : fight the good fight : Britain, the army and the coming of the First World War, Allan Mallinson. 940.31 MAL
- American gun : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms, Chris Kyle. 623.442 KYL
- British generals in Blair's wars, Jonathan Bailey, Richard Iron, and Hew Strachan. 355 BRI
- Based on a series of high profile seminars held in Oxford in which senior British officers, predominantly from the army, reflect on their experience of campaigning, this title includes chapters that embrace UK's major operations since the end of the Cold War, but they also focus particularly on Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Catastrophe 1914 : Europe goes to war, Max Hastings. 940.31 HAS
- A history of the outbreak of World War I, from the breakdown of diplomacy to the dramatic battles that occurred before the war bogged down in the trenches.
- Exercise Tiger : the D-Day practice landing tragedies uncovered, Richard T Bass. 940.5421 BAS
- Forgotten ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945, Rana Mitter. 951.042 MIT
- Forgotten war, Henry Reynolds. 994.02 REY
- Great guns : the artillery heritage of New Zealand, Peter Cooke and Ian Maxwell. 623.41 COO
- Describes artillery on public display in New Zealand.
- Hanns and Rudolf : the German jew and the hunt for the Kommandant of Auschwitz, Thomas Harding. 940.5318 HAN
- Hitler's furies : German women in the Nazi killing fields, Wendy Lower. 940.53 LOW
- Wendy Lower's stunning account of the role of ordinary German women on the Nazi eastern front powerfully revises history. The long-held picture of German women holding down the homefront during the war, as loyal wives and cheerleaders for the Fuhrer, pales in comparison to Lower's incisive case for the massive complicity, and worse, of the 500,000 young German women directly on the genocidal war zone of the expanding Reich.
- Letters from Berlin : a story of war, survival and the redeeming power of love and friendship, Margaret Dos and Kerstin Lieff. 940.5343 DOS
- A vivid recreation of a largely untold side of World War II the German side. Six years before Margarete died, the author asked her mother to tell her all her stories of life during and just after the Second World War.
- On western terrorism : from Hiroshima to drone warfare, Noam Chomsky and Andre Vitchek. 327.1 CHO
- One hundred days : the memoirs of the Falklands battle group commander, Sandy Woodward with Patrick Robinson. 997.1 WOO
- Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, this is the bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the conflict, written by the commander of the British Task Force.
- Storming the eagle's nest : Hitler's war in the Alps, Jim Ring. 940.5421 RIN
- From the Fall of France in June 1940 to Hitler's suicide in April 1945, the swastika flew from the
peaks of the High Savoy in the western Alps to the passes above Ljubljana in the east. This title tells the story of how the war was conceived and directed from the Fuhrer's mountain retreat, and how all the Alps bar Switzerland fell to Fascism.
- The Great War : July 1, 1916 : the first day of the Battle of the Somme : an illustrated panorama, Joe Sacco ; with an essay by Adam Hochschild. 940.42 SAC
- Launched on July 1, 1916, the Battle of the Somme has come to epitomize the madness of the First World War. Almost 20,000 British soldiers were killed and another 40,000 were wounded that first day, and there were more than one million casualties by the time the offensive halted a few months later. This title depicts the events of that day.
- The secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish : my life in Churchill's secret army, Noreen Riols. 940.5486 RIO
- 'My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish.' So begins Noreen Riols' compelling memoir of her time as a member of Churchill's 'secret army', the Special Forces Executive.
- Voyage to Gallipoli, Peter Plowman. 940.4 PLO