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New Titles Non-Fiction April 2014 (arrived in March)
Art & Architecture
- A day at Versailles, text by Yves Carlier. 728.82 CAR
- Australian art : a history, Sasha Grishin. 709.94 GRI
- Chagall : love, war, and exile, Susan Tumarkin Goodman. 759.7 CHA
- Design Brooklyn : renovation, restoration, innovation, industry, Anne Hellman. 720.973 HEL
- Design Brooklyn shows us the architecture, interiors & design trends of NY's hottest borough.
- Drawing and painting imaginary animals : a mixed-media workshop, with Carla Sonheim. 743.6 SON
- Drawing and painting insects, Andrew Tyzack. 743.6 TYZ
- Drawing for dummies, Jamie Combs and Brenda Hoddinott. 741.2 COM
- Georges Braque and the Cubist still life 1928-1945, Karen K. Butler. 759.4 BRA
- Joan Bullock Morrell, sculptor, Valerie Cowan. 730.92 BUL
- Joan Bullock Morrell is an artist of international repute and one of New Zealand's foremost bronze sculptors.
- John Singer Sargent watercolors, Erica E. Hirshler. 759.2 SAR
- Lazy days : painting the Kiwi lifestyle, Graham Young. 759.993 YOU
- Religious poverty, visual riches : art in the dominican churches of Central Italy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Joanna Cannon. 704.948 CAN
- Show time : the 50 most influential exhibitions of contemporary art, Jens Hoffmann. 709.04 HOF
- The liberation of painting : modernism and anarchism in avant-guerre Paris, Patricia Leighten. 759.4 LEI
Automobiles
- Big book of campervan, [Steve Lumley]. 629.223 VOL
- British vans & pick ups : 1945-1965 : including camper vans, Rinsey Mills. 629.223 MIL
- Modern diesel technology. Diesel engines, Sean Bennett. 629.2506 BEN
- Projects for the young mechanic : over 250 classic instructions & plans, Popular Mechanics Co. 680 POP
Biographies
- A house unlocked, Penelope Lively. 942.38 LIV
- The only child of divorced parents, the author was often sent to stay at her grandparents' country house Golsoncott. Years later, she began to piece together the lives of those she knew fifty years before. In this title, she delves into the domestic past of her former home, and the contrasts between life today and the way they lived then.
- A life of Barbara Stanwyck. [Volume one], Steel-true 1907-1940, Victoria Wilson. 791.43028 STA
- Behind the candelabra, Scott Thorson with Alex Thorleifson. 786.2092 THO
- By turns bizarre, shocking and touchingly intimate, Behind the Candelabra is a compulsive insight in to Liberace, the man behind the flamboyant performer whose successes provide a bright counterpoint to a darker tale of a man hungry for power, a man given to every excess.
- E.E. Cummings : a life, Susan Cheever. 811.5 CUM
- A major reassessment of the life and work of the novelist, painter, and playwright considered to be one of America's preeminent twentieth-century poets.
- Johnny Cash : [an illustrated biography].. 781.642 CAS
- Michael Elphick : the great pretender, Kate Elphick & Nigel Denison. 791.45028 ELP
- Nicholson : a biography, Marc Eliot. 791.43028 NIC
- A definitive portrait of the iconic Hollywood star draws on new research and insider interviews to cover his New Jersey upbringing, his early years with Hanna-Barbera, his private life, and his considerable film achievements.
- Proud : the story of James Brown, Ronald D. Lankford Jr. 781.644 BRO
- Proud the story of James Brown follows the artistic peaks and personal tragedies of one of the most important and influential musical voices of the contemporary era.
- Stillways : a memoir, Steve Bisley. 792.028 BIS
- From one of Australia's favourite actors comes a classic memoir of an Australian childhood in the sixties.
- TC : Tom Carroll, Nick Carroll. 797.32 CAR
- On the surface he was Tom Carroll, dreamer, cheeky grommet, brilliant surfer, Australian sporting hero, fitness fanatic, businessman, family man, big wave charger. Inside turned the terrible wheel of drug addiction, part family curse, part legacy of the footloose surf culture he'd done so much to legitimise.
- The mighty totara : the life and times of Norman Kirk, David Grant. 993.037 KIR
- A major biography of arguably New Zealand's greatest modern political leader As Norman Kirk's body lay in state near the steps of Parliament on the day after his death on 31 August 1974, a kaumatua wailed 'the mighty totara has fallen'. The lament reflected what many New Zealanders felt about this big, commanding and loved leader, dead at just 51.
- The tender bar : a memoir, J.R. Moehringer. 070.92 MOE
- In the rich tradition of bestselling memoirs about self-invention, The tender bar is by turns riveting, moving, and achingly funny. An evocative portrait of one boy's struggle to become a man, it's also a touching depiction of how some men remain lost boys.
- Those wild Wyndhams : three sisters at the heart of power, Claudia Renton. 941.081 WIN
- Three sisters beautiful, cultured and aristocratic, born into immense wealth during the reign of Queen Victoria. Their dramatic lives are here unfolded in a rich historical biography.
Business & Management
- Absolute value : what really influences customers in the age of (nearly) perfect information, Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen. 658.8 SIM
- Confidence at work : get it, feel it, keep it, Ros Taylor. 650.1 TAY
- eBay for dummies, Marsha Collier. 381.17 COL
- How to measure digital marketing : metrics for assessing impact and designing success, Laurent Flores. 658.872 FLO
- How to pass professional level psychometric tests : challenging practice questions for graduate and professional recruitment, Sam Al-Jajjoka. 650.028 AL
- Leadership, discourse and ethnicity, Janet Holmes,. 658.45 HOL
- Leverage : the CEO's guide to corporate culture, John R. Childress. 658.409 CHI
- Managing extreme financial risk : strategies and tactics for going concerns, Karamjeet Paul. 658.155 PAU
- Managing trauma, loss and grief in the workplace, [writer and editor, Tricia Irving Hendry]. 658.38 IRV
- More than money : five forms of capital to create wealth and eliminate poverty, Paul C. Godfrey. 658.152 GOD
- Paid to think : a leader's toolkit for redefining your future : achieve more, earn more, live more, David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith. 658.409 GOL
- Performance coaching : a complete guide to best practice coaching and training, Carol Wilson. 658.3124 WIL
- Success as a coach : start and build a successful coaching practice, Stephen Newton. 658.407 NEW
- The anti 9 to 5 guide : practical career advice for women who think outside the cube, Michelle Goodman. 650.1 GOO
- The definitive guide to warehousing : managing the storage and handling of materials and products in the supply chain, Scott B. Keller and Brian C. Keller. 658.78
- The leader's guide to managing people : how to use soft skills to get hard results, Mike Brent. 658.409 BRE
- The rules of work : a practical engineering guide to ergonomics, Dan MacLeod. 620.8 MCL
- Time management, Brian Tracy. 650.11 TRA
- Unfair fight : give your small business the winning advantage, Sam Hazledine. 658.022 HAZ
- What great brands do : the seven brand-building principles that separate the best from the rest, Denise Lee Yohn. 658.827 YOH
Computers
- iPad all-in-one for dummies, Nancy Muir. 004.165 IPA
- iPad portable genius, Paul McFedries. 004.165 IPA
- Java programming for Android developers for dummies, Barry Burd. 005.133 JAV
- Mastering Perl, Brian D. Foy. 005.133 PER
- Murach's Visual Basic 2012 : training & reference, Anne Boehm. 005.133 BAS
- OS X Mavericks all-in-one for dummies, Mark L. Chambers. 005.446 MAC
Crafts & Collecting
- 1000 mini cross stitch motifs, Sharon Welch. 746.443 WEL
- Adventures in Pompom Land : 25 cute projects made from handmade pompoms, Myko Diann Bocek. 745.5924 BOC
- Essential skills for scale modelers, Aaron Skinner. 688.1 SKI
- Exquisite modular origami, Meenakshi Mukerji. 736.98 MUK
- Japanese ikebana for every season, Rie Imai and Yuji Ueno. 745.92 IMA
- Kete whakairo : plaiting flax for beginners, Margaret Rose Ngawaka. 746.412 NGA
- Knitting : colour, structure and design, Alison Ellen. 746.432 ELL
- An in-depth look at the technique of hand knitting and at what effects can be created from different stitches and by knitting in different directions. Taking a fresh approach to knitting and examining it from scratch, this book explores not just the look of a knitted pattern, but how the knitted fabric can be altered with different stitches to change its stretch, drape, and thickness. Once understood, the design and application potential of this textile technique is thrilling and endless, and it encourages and inspires both beginners and experienced knitters to experiment and develop their own designs. This guide covers basic stitches, including many different ways of casting on and off; new approaches to construct fabric in any direction in order to make any shape without sewn seams; an in-depth section on color; advice on dyeing yarns; and knitting patterns to suit a range of body shapes, with directions for personalizing the size.
- Knitting by design : gather inspiration, design looks, and knit 15 fashionable projects, Emma Robertson. 746.432 ROB
- Knitting clothes kids love : colorful accessories for heads, shoulders, knees, hands, toes, Kate Oates. 746.432 OAT
- Knitting with giant needles : simple projects to knit and crochet, Hanna Charlotte Erhorn. 746.43 ERH
- Knitting with wire : a very practical guide for the home workshop, written by Andrew Leary. 684.08 LEA
- Korean lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl : the everlasting beauty, [authors Hwang Jihyun, Kawada Sadamu ; translated from the Korean by Timothy Atkinson]. 745.72
- Kusudama origami, Ekaterina Lukasheva. 736.98 LUK
- Making the most of reclaimed and natural materials, Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton. 372.35 THO
- Michael LaFosse's origami butterflies : elegant designs from a master folder, Michael G. LaFosse. 736.98 LAF
- Mixed-media girls with Suzi Blu : drawing, painting, and fanciful adornments from start to finish.. 702.81 BLU
- Pattern magic : stretch fabrics, Tomoko Nakamichi. 646.4 NAK
- Playing with image transfers : exploring creative imagery for use in art, mixed media, and design, Courtney Cerruti. 746.62 CER
- Pyrography basics : techniques and exercises for beginners, Lora S. Irish. 745.51 IRI
- Pyrography patterns : basic techniques and 30 wildlife designs for woodburning, Sue Walters. 745.51 WAL
- Rustic modern crochet : 18 designs inspired by nature, Yumiko Alexander. 746.434 ALE
- The finer edge : crocheted trims, motifs & borders, Kristin Omdahl. 746.434 OMD
- An innovative collection of 40 stitch and 12 garment patterns from best-selling author Kristin Omdahl, The Finer Edge demonstrates various techniques, construction methods, and versatile applications for crochet edgings. While crochet edgings are customarily used to trim or finish blankets and garments, designer Kristin Omdahl treats you to both traditional and novel new ways to expand your use of edgings. Discover innovation at its finest with The Finer Edge.
- The hand embroidered haven : 20 home sewing projects with hand embroidery, twilling & appliqué, Megan Frock. 746.44 FRO
- The overlocker technique manual : the complete guide to serging and decorative stitching, Julia Hincks. 646.2 HIN
- The TAB Guide to DIY welding : hands-on projects for hobbyists, handymen, and artists, Jackson Morley. 671.52 MOR
- What to knit the toddler years : 30 gorgeous jumpers, cardigans, hats, toys & more, Nikki Van De Car. 746.432 VAN
- Woven scarves : 26 inspired designs for the rigid heddle loom, Jane Patrick & Stephanie Flynn Sokolov. 746.14 PAT
Crime
- A killer in the family, Amanda Howard. 364.1523 HOW
- Explores the darkest depths of the human psyche to tell the stories of the world's most depraved killers and their families.
- Carl Williams : the short life and violent times of Melbourne's gangland drug lord, Adam Shand. 364.994 WIL
- Eliot Ness : the rise and fall of an American hero, Douglas Perry. 363.25 NES
- A wide-ranging portrait of the legendary leader of the Untouchables traces his years after his famous confrontation with Al Capone, documenting his efforts to end corruption in Cleveland and his achievements throughout the Torso Murderer case.
- Reclaiming Parkland : Tom Hanks, Vincent Bugliosi, and the JFK assassination in the new Hollywood, James DiEugenio. 364.1524 DIE
- Examines the connections between Washington and Hollywood, as well as the CIA influence in the film colony today.
- The mad sculptor : the maniac, the model, and the murder that shook the nation, Harold Schechter. 364.1523 IRW
- Robert Irwin, was a promising young sculptor, but he was also deeply disturbed. An obsession with Veronica Gedeon, a stunning photographer's model, would inspire him to murder.
- The sting man : inside Abscam, Robert W. Greene. 364.132 GRE
- From hustling on the streets of the Bronx to selling bogus businesses and sham investments around the world, Mel Weinberg netted millions of dollars. So legendary were his skills that in the late 1970s he was recruited by the FBI to combat art thieves and counterfeiters. But the trail quickly led to even bigger targets.
Economics
- Aspects of tourist behavior, Metin Kozak and Nazmi Kozak. 338.4791 ASP
- Economic development : what everyone needs to know, Marcelo M. Giugale. 338.9 GIU
- Facing the other way : the story of 4AD, Martin Aston. 338.4778 AST
- The first official account of the iconic record label.
- I spend, therefore I am : the true cost of economics, Philip Roscoe. 330 ROS
- Investment banking for dummies, Matthew Krantz and Robert R. Johnson. 332.66 KRA
- Life after growth : how the global economy really works and why 200 years of growth are over, Tim Morgan. 338.9 MOR
- Supply shock : economic growth at the crossroads and the steady state solution, Brian Czech. 338.92 CZE
- The antidote : inside the world of new pharma, Barry Werth. 338.4761 WER
- The leading indicators : a short history of the numbers that rule our world, Zachary Karabell. 330 KAR
- The physics of Wall Street : a brief history of predicting the unpredictable, James Owen Weatherall. 332.632 WEA
Education
- Teaching with story : classroom connections to storytelling, Margaret Read MacDonald,. 372.67 MCD
- The MindUp curriculum. Grades 6-8.. 370.11 MIN
- Research-based curriculum that features 15 lessons using the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students.
Engineering
- Hydrofracking, Alex Prud'homme. 622.33 PRU
- Mechanics of materials, R.C. Hibbeler. 620.112 HIB
Engineering technologies
- Superfuel : thorium, the green energy source for the future, Richard Martin. 669.29 MAR
Environment
- Ecosystem services in New Zealand : conditions and trends, John R. Dymond. 333.7 ECO
- Plant protection in the Pacific, Semisi Pone. 632.9 PON
Farming
- The wisdom of the radish : and other lessons learned on a small farm, Lynda Hopkins. 630.973 HOP
Fashion
- Scatter my ashes at Bergdorf Goodman, Sara James Mnookin. 381.14 BER
- A gorgeously illustrated companion to the fashion documentary of the same name, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman is an unforgettable collection of anecdotes, from the hilarious to the poignant, in commemoration of the internationally renowned luxury specialty store's 111th anniversary.
Film, Television & Theatre
- Love, lipstick and lies, Katie Price. 659.152 PRI
- The last three years of author's life that have been as dramatic as ever!
- Once upon a time in Hollywood, Juliette Michaud. 791.430973 MIC
- From the pioneers of cinema to the New Hollywood of the 1960s, this volume tells the epic tale of the golden age of American film studios.
- One leg too few : the adventures of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, William Cook. 792.7 COO
- "One Leg Too Few" will feature an extensive range of fresh interviews, previously unpublished archive material and a wealth of information about the most creative (and explosive) double act that British comedy has ever produced.
- Playmarket 40 : 40 years of playwriting in New Zealand, Laurie Atkinson with David O'Donnell (consulting editor). 792.0993 PLA
- The National theatre story, Daniel Rosenthal. 792.0941 ROS
- Voice into acting : integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach, Christina Gutekunst. 792.028 GUT
Food & Wine
- A good baking day : 500 recipes from the kitchens of Rural Women New Zealand.. 641.815 GOO
- Beer buyers' guide : Australia & New Zealand, Ian Kingham. 641.23 BEE
- Clean living cookbook : delicious Paleo food to help you change your life, Luke Hines and Scott Gooding. 641.563 HIN
- Delicious probiotic drinks : 75 recipes for kombucha, kefir, ginger beer, and other naturally fermented drinks, Julia Mueller. 641.875 MUE
- Drink more whiskey : everything you need to know about your new favorite drink, Daniel Yaffe. 641.252 YAF
- Feed a family of six for under $20, Jas McPhee. 641.552 MCP
- Fermenting for dummies, Marni Wasserman and Amy Jeanroy. 664.02 WAS
- Root to stalk cooking : the art of using the whole vegetable, Tara Duggan. 641.65 DUG
- Smashing plates : Greek flavours redefined, Maria Elia. 641.59495 ELI
- Tapas revolution, Omar Allibhoy. 641.812 ALL
- The art of French pastry, Jacquy Pfeiffer. 641.865 PFE
- The A-Z of eating out, Joseph Connolly. 394.12 CON
- The paleo chocolate lovers' cookbook : 80 gluten-free treats for breakfast & dessert, written and photographed by Kelly V. Brozyna. 641.563 BRO
- The taste of America, Colman Andrews. 641.3 AND
- Treat petite : 42 sweet & savoury miniature bites, Fiona Pearce. 641.815 PEA
Gardens and Gardening
- Edible landscaping with a permaculture twist : how to have your yard and eat it too, Michael Judd. 631.58 JUD
- Plantiful : start small, grow big with 150 plants that spread, self-sow, and overwinter, Kristin Green. 635 GRE
- Roses Down Under : the world's most beautiful roses, where they came from and where they are going, Dawn Eagle. 635.93 ROS
- The cut flower patch : grow your own cut flowers all year round, Louise Curley. 635.9 CUR
- The gardener of Versailles : my life in the world's grandest garden, Alain Baraton. 712.0944 BAR
- The history of the garden in fifty tools, Bill Laws. 635 LAW
Graphic novels
- Creative illustration, Andrew Loomis. 741.2 LOO
- Divided into seven sections: Line, Tone, Colour, Telling the Story, Creating Ideas, Fields of Illustration, and Experimenting and Studies, this book is filled with instructions, tips, insider experiences, and incredible illustrations.
- Incomplete works, Dylan Horrocks. 741.5 HOR
- Incomplete Works is both the chronicle of an age and a portrait of one man's heroic struggle to get some work.
- Popeye classics. [3], Bud Sagendorf. 741.5 SAG
Health & Medicine
- All because of Henry : my story of struggle and triumph with two autistic children and the dogs that unlocked their world, Nuala Gardner with Beth McDonough. 618.9289
- Arthritis, pregnancy and the path to parenthood, Suzie E. May. 649.1 MAY
- Beat the heart attack gene : a revolutionary plan to prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, Bradley Bale and Amy Doneen with Lisa Collier Cool. 616.12
- Cancer : cause & cure : a 20th century perspective : nature's secrets exposed, Percy Weston. 616.994 WES
- Carpe diem : notes on a marathon journey, Joshua Hartwell and Marie Hartwell. 362.19748 HAR
- On 10 September 2007, while on his OE in London, Josh went for a run after work. He never arrived home - instead he woke up from a coma two months later. Josh had had a cardiac arrest on the footpath of a busy London street, caused by a rare, undiagnosed congenital heart condition, this is his story of gradual rehabilitation.
- Cavewomen don't get fat : the paleo chic diet for rapid results, Esther Blum. 613.28 BLU
- Coconut cures : preventing and treating common health problems with coconut, Bruce Fife. 615.32 FIF
- Foundations of professional personal training, Gregory Anderson . 613.71 FOU
- French women don't get facelifts : the secret of aging with style & attitude, Mireille Guiliano. 613.0424 GUI
- Greedy girl's diet second helpings : fab food fast for a slim life, Nadia Sawalha. 641.5635 SAW
- Health and healing after traumatic brain injury : understanding the power of family, friends, community, and other support systems, Heidi Muenchberger. 362.19748
- Life after brain injury : survivors' stories, Barbara Wilson, Jill Winegardner and Fiona Ashworth. 617.48 WIL
- Make peace with your plate : change your life one meal at a time, Jess Ainscough. 613.2 AIN
- My age of anxiety : fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind, Scott Stossel. 616.8522 STO
- The author recounts his lifelong battle with anxiety, showing the many manifestations of the disorder as well as the countless treatments that have been developed to counteract it, and provides a history of the efforts to understand this common form of mental illness.
- Overcoming phobias : a practical guide, Patricia Furness-Smith. 616.8522 FUR
- Pills & potions at the Cotter Medical History Trust, Claire Le Couteur. 610.993 LE
- Gauze containing 'double cyanide of mercury and zinc' … Fletcher's Phosphatonic to 'put
your nerves right in a jiffy' … In this fascinating and by turns alarming book, Claire Le Couteur has researched the background to some of the popular medical remedies in New Zealand's medical history.
- Rekindling desire, Barry McCarthy and Emily McCarthy. 613.96 MCC
- The empathy trap : understanding antisocial personalities, Jane McGregor and Tim McGregor. 616.8582 MCG
- Sociopathy affects an estimated 1- 4% of the population, but not all sociopaths are cold-blooded murderers. They're best described as people without a conscience, who prey on those with high levels of empathy. This book looks at how people can protect themselves against these arch-manipulators.
- The infested mind : why humans fear, loathe, and love insects, Jeffrey A. Lockwood. 616.8522 LOC
- The paleo approach : reverse autoimmune disease and heal your body, Sarah Ballantyne. 616.978 BAL
- The practice of collaborative counseling & psychotherapy : developing skills in culturally mindful helping, David A. Paré. 616.8914 PAR
- The quantum doctor : a quantum physicist explains the healing power of integrative medicine, Amit Goswami. 610 GOS
- The ultimate natural beauty bible, Sarah Stacey. 646.72 STA
History, Geography & Travel
- A curious madness : an American combat psychiatrist, a Japanese war crimes suspect, and an unsolved mystery from World War II, Eric Jaffe. 952.04 JAF
- A history of Britain in thirty-six postage stamps, Chris West. 941 WES
- A mad, bad, and dangerous people? : England, 1783-1846, Boyd Hilton. 942.07 HIL
- A thousand shards of glass : there is another America, Michael Katakis. 973.932 KAT
- A Thousand Shards of Glass is Michael's appeal to his fellow citizens to change their course; a cautionary tale to those around the world who idealise an America that never was; and, crucially, a glimpse beyond the myth, to a country whose best days could still lie ahead.
- Africa, Lonely Planet. 960 AFR
- American smoke : journeys to the end of the light : a fiction of memory, Iain Sinclair. 973.932 SIN
- In a book filled with bad journeys and fated decisions, this is a delirious expedition in the footsteps of Malcolm Lowry, Charles Olson, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder and more.
- Australia, lonely planet. 994 AUS
- Bending adversity : Japan and the art of survival, David Pilling. 952 PIL
- The author argues that the Japanese may use the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and consequent terrifying meltdown at the nuclear complex at Fukushima, to stimulate their economy and turn it into a mature economy, comfortable in itself, with satisfactory growth and a senior and respected seat in the global parliament.
- Central Europe. 943 CEN
- Chicago, Lonely Planet. 977.311 ZIM
- Cuba, Lonely Planet. 972.91 SAI
- Death and burial records for family historians, Stuart A. Raymond. 929.1 RAY
- Devon & Cornwall, Lonely Planet. 942.35 BER
- Dublin, Lonel Planet. 941.83 DAV
- Eastern Europe. 947 EAS
- Encountering the Pacific in the age of the enlightenment, John Gascoigne. 990 GAS
- Florence & Tuscany, Lonely Planet. 945.5 MAX
- Flying Kiwis : a history of the OE, Jude Wilson. 910.4 WIL
- Genealogy online for dummies, Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm. 929.1 HEL
- Georgians revealed : life, style and the making of Modern Britain, Moira Goff. 942.07 GEO
- Getting away with murder : Benazir Bhutto's assassination and the politics of Pakistan, Heraldo Muñoz. 954.91 MUN
- Goliath : life and loathing in greater Israel, Max Blumenthal. 956.94054 BLU
- In Goliath, New York Times bestselling author Max Blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine, painting a startling portrait of Israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the Palestinians deepens.
- Greece, Lonely Planet. 949.5 GRE
- India, Lonely Planet. 954 IND
- Island : how islands transform the world, J. Edward Chamberlin. 909.094 CHA
- An exploration into the cultural, natural, and historical significance of islands, this unique book delves into what islands represent, how different cultures view them, and even the geological roots of island formations. Islands play a significant role in both the ancient and modern world, and play an important part in how civilizations were formed. The book looks at islands through the lens of the philosophical, psychological, biological, and political, as human identity has revolved around islands ever since people first discovered them. It celebrates islands for all their worth, whether real or invented, literal or fictitious, as a central part of the human narrative.
- It was a long time ago, and it never happened anyway : Russia and the communist past, David Satter. 947.0842 SAT
- Kerikeri Mission Station and Kororipo Pā : an entwined history, Angela Middleton. 993.13 MID
- Land of eagles : riding through Europe's forgotten country, Robin Hanbury-Tenison. 949.65 HAN
- London, Lonely Planet. 942.1 LON
- Making soapies in Kabul : hot days, crazy nights and dangerous liasons in a war zone, Trudi-Ann Tierney. 958.1 TIE
- Mandela : my prisoner, my friend, Christo Brand with Barbara Jones. 968.06 BRA
- Mary's two grandmas.. 929.2 WOO
- These books are a history of the Nelson region told through one family's eyes.
- Mitterrand : a study in ambiguity, Philip Short. 944.083 MIT
- Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his 14 years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound and change-averse country into modern world.
- Munich & the Bavarian Alps, Eyewitness. 943.3 GAL
- Naseby : a history : to everything there is a season, Keith Scott. 993.94 SCO
- Oceania : neocolonialism, nukes & bones, André Vltchek ; foreword by Noam Chomsky ;. 995 VLT
- Oceania: neocolonialism, nukes and bones is a critical appraisal of the destructive consequences of colonialism and later neocolonialism and how they have reshaped and undermined the very essence of Pacific humanity.
- One hundred fathoms square : our involvement in the Cadastral Survey of the Kingdom of Tonga, and experiencing the Tongan way of life in the 1950s, Bruce Alexander & Larry Wordsworth. 333.08 ALE
- An intriguing portrait of an island nation as it started to undergo dramatic social and economic changes in the late 1950s.
- Pacific histories : ocean, land, people, David Armitage. 990 PAC
- Penny loaves & butter cheap : Britain in 1846, Stephen Bates. 941.081 BAT
- Pocket Edinburgh : top sights, local life, made east, Lonely Planet. 941.34 WIL
- Pocket Florence & Tuscany, Lonely Planet. 945.5 MAX
- Pocket Tokyo : top sights, local life, made easy, Lonely Planet. 952.135 MIL
- Random writings, Franki Wood. 920.72 WOO
- "This book is a compilation of thoughts, stories, skits and verse. I hope the readers of this book can be as equally entertained as I have been writing it"
- Rio de Janeiro, Lonely Planet. 981.53 ST
- Rome, Lonley Planet. 945.632 GAR
- Russians : the people behind the power, Gregory Feifer. 947.086 FEI
- San Francisco, Lonely Planet. 979.461 BIN
- Scandinavia. 948 SCA
- Seattle, Lonely Planet. 979.777 SAI
- South India & Kerala. 954.8 SOU
- The badlands : decadent playground of old Peking, Paul French. 951.156 FRE
- The cats of Ephesos, Sabine Ladstätter, Lois Lammerhuber, Niki Gail. 939.2 LAD
- Follow the cats of Ephesos on a magical mystery tour through an antique world of temples, stones, theatres and private houses.
- The empire of necessity : slavery, freedom, and deception in the New World, Greg Grandin. 306.362 GRA
- Documents an early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Benito Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.
- The idea of Israel : a history of power and knowledge, Ilan Pappe. 956.9405 PAP
- The Mary Rose, revealed : a treasury of images, [Alexandra Hildred,. 623.822 MAR
- Describes the excavation of the Mary Rose, a military ship which sank on July 19, 1545, during the reign of Henry VIII. Includes photos and illustrations depicting the excavation and artifacts from the ship.
- The Nile : downstream through Egypt's past and present, Toby Wilkinson. 962 WIL
- The prime minister's ironing board and other state secrets : true stories from the government archives, Adam Macqueen. 941.085 MCQ
- Stored in Whitehall's archives are not only detaills of Mrs Thatcher's ironing board, but Ted Heath's car, Harold Macmillan's bedroom carpet, Imelda Marcos and her son Bong Bong's trip to Buckingham Palace and President Eisenhower's particular problem with Winston Churchill's trousers.
- The sea and civilization : a maritime history of the world, Lincoln P. Paine. 910.45 PAI
- The voyagers : remarkable European explorations of New Zealand, Paul Moon. 993.01 MOO
- They sailed to the south, Lorna Clauson. 929.2 BAK
- They Sailed to the South' tells the true story of three families who left England forever to carve out new lives in the South Pacific.
- USA, Lonely Planet. 973 USA
- Venice & the Veneto, Lonely Planet. 945.31 BIN
- Vienna, Eyewitness. 943.613 BRO
- Vienna, Lonely Planet. 943.613 HAY
- Vietnam : a portrait of its people at war, David Chanoff. 959.7043 CHA
- Wales. 942.9 DRA
- Western Europe. 940 WES
House & Garden
- Dog house : an instructional guide to build your very own large doghouse for the backyard, Ronald Rex. 728.9 REX
- Do-it-yourself outdoor projects, Jonathan Edwards. 643.55 EDW
- Fifth Avenue style : a designer's New York apartment, Howard S. Slatkin. 747 SLA
- Gardens are for living : design inspiration for outdoor spaces, Judy Kameon. 747.88 KAM
- Lumens, watts & lux : the expanded guide to lighting design, Karen Wardell. 621.32 WAR
- Print & finish, Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris. 686.22 AMB
- An introduction to a variety of printing and finishing techniques for any graphic design project.
- Rural modern, Russell Abraham. 720.47 ABR
- Utilization : creative home space designs.. 747 UTI
- Yurts : living in the round, Becky Kemery. 690.81 KEM
Humour
- At my wit's end, John Lapsley. 827.914 LAP
- At My Wit's End is a collection of John Lapsley's best columns from the Otago Daily Time.
Journalism
- When reporters cross the line : the heroes, the villains, the hackers and the spies, Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert. 070.433 PUR
Language
- Get started in modern Hebrew, Shula Gilboa ; advisory editor, Gila Mielke. 492.482 GIL
- Keeping languages alive : documentation, pedagogy and revitalization, Mari C. Jones and Sarah Ogilvie. 306.44 KEE
Law
- Forsyth's guide to trusts and estate practice, Cordelia Thomas. 346.05 THO
- New Zealand employment law guide, Richard Rudman. 344.012 RUD
- The new terrain of international law : courts, politics, rights, Karen J. Alter. 341 ALT
Library Science
- Exploring digital libraries : foundations, practice, prospects, Karen Calhoun. 025.0028 CAL
- Transforming young adult services, Anthony Bernier. 027.62 TRA
Literature
- Eastbourne : an anthology, Mary McCallum, Anne Manchester & Maggie Rainey-Smith - editors. 820.8032 EAS
- From the trenches : the best Anzac writing of World War One, Mark Dapin. 808.80358 FRO
- Happily ever after : celebrating Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice, Susannah Fullerton. 823.7 AUS
- Here is the tale of how Pride and Prejudice came to be written, its first reception in a world that didn't take much notice of it and then its growing popularity. As well as discussing the famous characters sex-symbol Mr Darcy, charming heroine Elizabeth Bennet, and the superb range of comic characters who make readers laugh again and again.
- Inside a pearl : my years in Paris, Edmund White. 813.54 WHI
- When Edmund White moved to Paris in 1983, leaving New York City in the midst of the AIDS crisis, he was forty-three years old, couldn't speak French, and only knew two people in the entire city. But in middle age, he discovered the new anxieties and pleasures of mastering a new culture.
- Mad honey : a collection of writing by New Zealand teenagers, selected by Tessa Duder & James Norcliffe ; edited by Glyn Strange. 820.809283 MAD
- NLP for writers, Bekki Hill. 808.04 HIL
- Pacific highways, co-edited by Julianne Schultz and Lloyd Jones. 993 PAC
- This collection of original essays, memoir, poetry, fiction and reportage will challenge the way you think about New Zealand.
- Slow reading in a hurried age, David Mikics. 372.4 MIK
- This is a practical guide for anyone who yearns for a more meaningful, satisfying reading experience, as well as sharper reading skills and improved concentration.
- The Inklings : C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and their friends, Humphrey Carpenter. 820.9 CAR
- The magical world of the Inklings : J.R.R. Tolkein, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, Gareth Knight. 820.9 KNI
Music & Musicians
- 27 : a history of the 27 club through the lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse, Howard Sounes. 781.64 SOU
- Imagine a club that people are dying to get into literally! Sounes examines the lives of six musicians and singers who died at the age of 27.
- 50 moments that rocked the classical music world, Darren Henley and Sam Jackson. 780.9 HEN
- A history of Western music, J. Peter Burkholder, Donald Jay Grout, Claude V. Palisca. 780.9 BUR
- A luthier's memoirs, Roberto Gomes. 787.87192 GOM
- This unique, first-hand testimony of a luthier with over thirty years in the trade will be attractive to professionals, researchers, and afficionates of classical guitar music and lutherie.
- A rush of blood to the head [music], Coldplay. 781.66 COL
- Easy piano arrangements of all 11 tracks from the hit album.
- Bagpipes for beginners. Study unit 1, Elixir Piping & Drumming. 788.49193 BAG
- Black Sabbath : symptom of the universe, Mick Wall. 781.66 BLA
- Bowie : album by album, Paolo Hewitt. 781.66 BOW
- Bruce Springsteen : American poet and prophet, Donald L. Deardorff II. 781.66 SPR
- I'll take you there : Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the march up freedom's highway, Greg Kot. 782.254 STA
- Recounts the life and achievements of the lead singer of the Staple Singers, revealing how her family fused diverse musical genres to transcend racism and oppression through song, and discussing her collaborations with fellow artists and her impact on civil rights culture.
- Inventing the American guitar : the pre-Civil War innovations of C.F. Martin and his contemporaries, Robert Shaw . 787.87 INV
- Quincy Jones : his life in music, Clarence Bernard Henry. 781.64 JON
- Respect yourself : Stax Records and the soul explosion, Robert Gordon. 384 GOR
- Traces the rise and fall of the original Stax Records, touching upon the racial politics in Memphis in the 1960s, the personal histories of the sibling founders, and the prominent musicians they featured.
- Rocks off : 50 tracks that tell the story of The Rolling Stones, Bill Janovitz. 781.66 ROL
- Rolling Stones gear : all the Stones' instruments from stage to studio, Andy Babiuk and Greg Prevost. 781.66 ROL
- The Beatles : the BBC Archives 1962-1970, Kevin Howlett. 781.66 BEA
- The Beatles are here! : 50 years after the band arrived in America, writers and other fans remember, Penelope Rowlands. 781.66 BEA
- The Fender Stratocaster : the life and times of the world's greatest guitar and its players, Dave Hunter. 787.87 HUN
- The KLF : chaos, magic and the band who burned a million pounds, John Higgs. 781.66 KLF
- The Nibelungs Ring : a guide to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Peter Bassett. 782.1 WAG
- The self-promoting musician : strategies for independent music success, Peter Spellman. 780 SPE
- The walrus & the elephants : John Lennon's years of revolution, James A. Mitchell. 781.66 LEN
- Examines Lennon's post-Beatle years, beginning in late 1971, when he left London behind and moved to New York, eager to join a youth movement rallying for social justice and an end to the Vietnam War.
- Under the afro, Evan Silva. 781.64 SIL
- A non-fiction story of mid-50s suburban culture in Mission Bay
- Verve : the sound of America, Richard Havers. 781.65 HAV
- Tells the entire story of jazz from its earliest days in New Orleans to the 1970s and beyond told through archival material from Verve, the genres most important label.
- When Ziggy played guitar : David Bowie and four minutes that shook the world, Dylan Jones. 781.66 BOW
- And then there was David Bowie, the uber-freak with the mismatched pupils, the low-tech space face from the planet Sparkle. This was Bowie's third appearance on TOTP but this was the one that properly resonated with its audience, the one that would go on to cause a seismic shift in the Zeitgeist.
Natural Science
- Apes and human evolution, Russell H. Tuttle. 599.93 TUT
- Horse sanctuary, text by Allison Milionis. 599.665 MIL
- How to connect with nature, Tristan Gooley. 508 GOO
- Hummingbirds : a life-size guide to every species, Michael Fogden,. 598.76 FOG
- Mammoths & mastodons of the Ice Age, Adrian Lister. 569.6 LIS
- Naturalists at sea : scientific travellers from Dampier to Darwin, Glyn Williams. 509 WIL
- Neanderthal man : in search of lost genomes, Svante Pääbo. 569.9 PAA
- Our origins : discovering physical anthropology, Clark Spencer Larsen. 599.9 LAR
- Out on a limb : what black bears taught me about intelligence and intuition, Benjamin Kilham. 599.78 KIL
- Overleaf, Richard Ogilvy & Susan Ogilvy. 575.5 OGI
- Leaves live a thankless life!
- RSPB handbook of British birds, Peter Holden. 598.0941 HOL
- Sharks & people : exploring our relationship with the most feared fish in the sea, Thomas P. Peschak. 597.3 PES
- The extreme life of the sea, Stephen R. Palumbi. 591.77 PAL
- The monkey's voyage : how improbable journeys shaped the history of life, Alan de Queiroz. 570 DE
- The sixth extinction : an unnatural history, Elizabeth Kolbert. 576.84 KOL
- Kolbert provides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as a concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in French Revolutionary Paris through to the present day.
- Whales and dolphins of Aotearoa New Zealand, Barbara Todd. 599.5 TOD
- What's that rock or mineral?, Tom Jackson. 552 JAC
- What's that tree?, Tony Russell. 582.16 RUS
Occult
- Journeys through time : uncovering my past lives, Jenny Cockell with Anthea Courtenay. 133.9013 COC
- The numerology guidebook : uncover your destiny and the blueprint of your life, Michelle Buchanan. 133.335 BUC
Parenting
- The smallest things : thoughts on making a happy family, Angela Mollard. 646.78 MOL
- From popular columnist and commentator, Angela Mollard, comes the story of how she learned to aim wide, not high, and to enjoy her children again. Part memoir, part manual.
Pets & Animals
- Haatchi & Little B : the inspiring true story of one boy and his dog, Wendy Holden. 636.7 HOL
- How to raise horses : everything you need to know, Daniel Johnson and Samantha Johnson. 636.1 JOH
- How to raise pigs : everything you need to know, Philip Hasheider. 636.4 HAS
- How to raise sheep : everything you need to know, Philip Hasheider. 636.31 HAS
- Real life with horses : a practical New Zealand guide to horse care, Rita Virtama. 636.1083 VIR
- Rescuing Riley, saving myself : a man and his dog's struggle to find salvation, Zak Anderegg with Peter Nelson. 636.7 AND
- Very important pets : our furry family, J.M. Baumfield. 636.8 BAU
Photography
- Bryan Peterson's exposure solutions : the most common photography problems and how to solve them, Bryan Peterson with Jeff Kent. 771 PET
- Call me Kiwi, [compiled by] Renee Hollis. 779 CAL
- This book is the result of a national photographic competition promoting New Zealand photographers.
- Capturing the light : the birth of photography, a true story of genius and rivalry, Roger Watson and Helen Rappaport. 770.92 WAT
- An intimate look at the journeys of two men a gentleman scientist and a visionary artist as they struggled to capture the world around them, and in the process invented modern photography. During the 1830s, in an atmosphere of intense scientific enquiry fostered by the Industrial Revolution, two quite different men one in France, one in England developed their own dramatically different photographic processes in total ignorance of each other's work. Drawing on a wide range of original, contemporary sources and featuring plates in colour, sepia and black and white, many of them rare or previously unseen, Capturing the Light charts an extraordinary tale of genius, rivalry and human resourcefulness in the quest to produce the world's first photograph.
- Natural newborn baby photography : a guide to posing, shooting, and business, Robin Long. 778.925 LON
- The Design Aglow posing guide for family portrait photography : 100 modern ideas for photographing newborns, babies, children, and families, Lena Hyde. 778.92
Plays
- Downfall : three New Zealand history plays, Michelanne Forster. 822.914 FOR
- Twenty New Zealand playwrights, Michelanne Forster and Vivienne Plumb. 822.91409 FOR
Poetry
- Book of equanimity verses, Richard von Sturmer. 821.914 VON
- Gathering evidence, Caoilinn Hughes. 821.92 HUG
- With pinpoint accuracy, virtuosity and humour, Caoilinn Hughes aligns scientific and poetic venturing.
- Horse with hat, Marty Smith ; collages by Brendan O'Brien. 821.92 SMI
- Now we are sixty (and a bit), Christopher Matthew ; decorations by David Eccles. 821.914 MAT
- Polynesian legends and other poems, A. Stanley Sherratt. 821.912 SHE
- Ruby Duby Du, Elizabeth Smither ; watercolours by Kathryn Madill. 821.914 SMI
- Ruby Duby Du is a little suite of poems written by Elizabeth Smither for her granddaughter, Ruby.
- The limits, Alice Miller. 821.92 MIL
- The white clock : poems, Owen Marshall. 821.914 MAR
- Who is Ozymandias? and other puzzles in poetry, John Fuller. 821.009 FUL
- In this book, the author looks at some of our greatest poems and considers the number of individual puzzles at their heart, casting light on how we should approach these conundrums as readers.
- Wilfred Owen, Guy Cuthbertson. 821.912 OWE
- One of Britain's best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was killed at age 25 on one of the last days of
the First World War, having acted heroically as soldier and officer despite his famous misgivings about the war's rationale and conduct.
- Cactus body, Blanca Castellón ; with translations by Roger Hickin. 868.992251 CAS
Politics & Government
- How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics, Lorenzo Fioramonti. 320.014 FIO
- Isaac & Isaiah : the covert punishment of a Cold War heretic, David Caute. 320.5 CAU
- Rancorous and highly public disagreements between Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher escalated to the point of cruel betrayal in the mid-1960s. In this account, the author uncovers a hidden story of passionate beliefs, unresolved antagonism, and the high cost of reprisal to both victim and perpetrator.
- Kicking the Kremlin : Russia's new dissidents and the battle to topple Putin, Marc Bennets. 320.947 BEN
- Let the land speak : a history of Australia : how the land created our nation, Jackie French. 327.94 FRE
- The character of democracy : how institutions shape politics, Richard A. Clucas, Melody Ellis Valdini. 321.8 CLU
- Offers a uniquely comprehensive overview of the major democratic institutions found around the world, including electoral systems, party systems, presidential and parliamentary governments, legislatures, federalism, and constitutional courts.
- The dark side of Zionism : Israel's quest for security through dominance, Baylis Thomas. 320.54 THO
- Thermonuclear monarchy : choosing between democracy and doom, Elaine Scarry. 327.174 SCA
- In this incisive, masterfully argued new book, award-winning social theorist Elaine Scarry demonstrates that the power of one leader to obliterate millions of people with a nuclear weapon.
Religion & Ethics
- Chit happens : a guide to discovering divinity, Narain Ishaya. 299.93 ISH
- Culture and the death of God, Terry Eagleton. 200 EAG
- Terry Eagleton, formidable thinker and renowned cultural critic, investigates in this thought-provoking book the contradictions, difficulties and significance of the modern search for a replacement for God.
- God hates you, hate him back : making sense of the Bible, C.J. Werleman. 220.6 WER
- Learning true love : practicing Buddhism in a time of war : a nun's journey from Vietnam to France and the history of Thich Nhat Hanh's Buddhist community, Sister Chan Khong (Cao Ngoc Phuong). 294.3 CHA
- Matter & what matters : some science for the religious & some religion for scientists, Lionel Sharman. 215 SHA
- Muslim on the bridge : on being an Iraqi-Arab muslim in the twenty-first century, Ali Shakir. 297 SHA
- On Hinduism, Wendy Doniger. 294.5 DON
- Soul obsession : when God's primary pursuit becomes your life's driving passion, Nicky Cruz with Frank Martin. 248.4 CRU
- The ark before Noah : decoding the story of the flood, Irving Finkel. 220.93 FIN
- The collected letters of the Rev. Abraham Honoré and Elisabeth Honoré missionaries to the Māori, compiled by Ralph Dearlove. 266.42 HON
- Honore Abrahm was among the missionaries who worked with the Maoris in the middle and late 19th century in New Zealand.
- The gentle art of blessing : a simple practice that will transform you and your world, Pierre Pradervand. 203.8 PRA
- The values factor : the secret to creating an inspired and fulfilling life, John Demartini. 170.44 DEM
- Based on his landmark research and teachings, Dr. John Demartini has discovered the key to fulfillment in all aspects of life. What is the most important step you can take to achieve the life you've always dreamed of?
- Truly human enhancement : a philosophical defense of limits, Nicholas Agar. 174.2 AGA
- Agar explores notions of transformative change and motives for human enhancement; distinguishes between the instrumental and intrinsic value of enhancements; argues that too much enhancement undermines human identity; considers the possibility of cognitively enhanced scientists; and argues against radical life extension.
Science
- Revealing the heart of the galaxy : the Milky Way and its black hole, Robert H. Sanders. 523.113 SAN
- The art of the infinite : the pleasures of mathematics, Robert Kaplan. 515.2 KAP
- The geek dad book for aspiring mad scientists : the coolest experiments and projects for science fairs and family fun, Ken Denmead. 507.8 DEN
- The heart of mathematics : an invitation to effective thinking, Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird. 510 BUR
- The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity, Pedro G. Ferreira. 530.11 FER
- The perfect wave : with neutrinos at the boundary of space and time, Heinrich Päs. 539.721 PAS
- Almost weightless and able to pass through the densest materials with ease, neutrinos may offer answers to questions ranging from relativity and quantum mechanics to more radical theories about dark energy and supersymmetry.
- The quantum world, Michel le Bellac. 530.12 LE
- This is improbable too : synchronized cows, speedy brain extractors and more WTF research, Marc Abrahams. 502 ABR
- Guardian columnist Marc Abrahams collects the odd, imaginative, and amazingly improbable research from around the world. Now he investigates the ins and outs of the very improbable evolutionary innovation that is the human body.
- What is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to Einstein's ideas, and why they matter, Jeffrey Bennett. 530.11 BEN
- What should we be worried about? : real scenarios that keep scientists up at night, edited by John Brockman. 303.49 WHA
Self Development
- Beyond revenge : the evolution of the forgiveness instinct, Michael E. McCullough. 155.92 MCC
- Empower yourself : daily affirmations to reclaim your power!, Miranda Kerr. 158.1 KER
- Face it : what women really feel as their looks change : a psychological guide to enjoying your appearance at any age, Vivian Diller. 155.9 DIL
- Mindwise : how we understand what others think, believe, feel and want, Nicholas Epley. 152.4 EPL
- Partners in passion : a guide to great sex, emotional intimacy and long-term love, Mark A. Michaels. 306.7 MIC
Social Issues
- A million little pieces, James Frey. 362.29 FRE
- A powerful story of James Frey as he starts his perilous journey back to the world of the drug and alcohol-free.
- Acid House : the true story, Luke Bainbridge. 306.1 BAI
- This is the definitive story of the seismic movements in music and youth culture that changed the cultural landscape forever.
- Affluenza : how overconsumption is killing us and how we can fight back, John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor. 306.3 DE
- Beyond Priscilla : one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea… the Beyond 'That's so Gay' national tour, Daniel Witthaus. 306.766 WIT
- Daniel's simple aim was to challenge and confront homophobia 'one cuppa at a time'. In doing so he met a wide range of individuals, all with harrowing or uplifting stories to tell of 'pride and prejudice'. Join Daniel as he encounters foul-mouthed police officers, transgender treasures, a billionaire's butler, gay jackaroos and straight lumberjacks looking to change.
- Dance of the reptiles : selected columns, Carl Hiaasen. 975.9 HIA
- A collection of Carl Hiaasen's best columns from the past twelve years, covering topics that have become national issues including hurricanes, off-shore drilling, voting rights, and political corruption.
- Dandelion hunter : foraging the urban wilderness, Rebecca Lerner. 581.632 LER
- In this engaging and eye-opening read, forager-journalist Becky Lerner sets out on a quest to find her inner hunter-gatherer in the city of Portland, Oregon.
- Deep field : dispatches from the frontlines of aid relief from Pakistan to Kazan, The Punjab to the Pacific, Tom Bamforth. 361.26 BAM
- Dot complicated : how to make it through life online in one piece, Randi Zuckerberg. 303.483 ZUC
- From Randi Zuckerberg, social media and technology expert and former marketing executive at Facebook, comes a welcome, essential guide to understanding social media and technology, and how they influence and inform our lives online and off.
- How to be an outstanding childminder, Allison Lee. 362.71 LEE
- I met lucky people : the story of the Romani Gypsies, Yaron Matras. 305.891497 MAT
- Phil Cross : Gypsy Joker to a Hell's Angel, Phil and Meg Cross. 302.34 CRO
- This is the story of one man's fifty-plus year life in the unique, often dangerous, and always exciting culture of the three patch motorcycle club.
- Psi wars : TED, Wikipedia and the battle for the Internet, Craig Weiler. 501 WEI
- Reconfiguration of fono for the maintenance of Samoan language, Papaaliitele Moeimanono Fouvaa. 306.44 FOU
- An issue facing Samoan families and their children living in New Zealand is the decline of Samoan language … The hypothesis is that one way Samoans use to ensure the maintenance of their language is through the family fono and church fono.
- Redefining girly : how parents can fight the stereotyping and sexualizing of girlhood, from birth to tween, Melissa Atkins Wardy. 305.23 WAR
- Sex after : women share how intimacy changes as life changes, Iris Krasnow. 306.7 KRA
- Sisterly love, Cloris De Matteis. 305.851 DE
- An account of Cloris De Matteis middle class family, Italian life of the 50's and 60's until she leaves Italy bound for Australia. Her account of her life in Australia is entitled "An Italian down under"
- Sorry we have no space, Joseph Wakim. 305.8927 WAK
- Sorry we have no space explores how an 'average joe' became ignited by his fury over war and death to become one of Australia's most fearless independent newspaper columnists.
- Starship : inside our national children's hospital, Dr. Lochie Teague. 362.19892 STA
- The global war for internet governance, Laura DeNardis. 384.3 DEN
- The good life lab : radical experiments in hands-on living, Wendy Jehanara Tremayne. 640 JEH
- This is the inspirational story of how one couple ditched their careers and high-pressure life in New York City to move to rural New Mexico, where they made, built, invented, foraged, and grew all they needed to live self-sufficiently.
- The great indoors : at home in the modern British house, Ben Highmore. 392.36 HIG
- The rise and fall of National Women's Hospital : a history, Linda Bryder. 362.11 BRY
- The second machine age : work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant technologies, Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee. 303.483 BRY
- Undercover : the true story of Britain's secret police, Rob Evans & Paul Lewis. 363.232 EVA
- This was an undercover operation so secret that some of our most senior police officers had no idea it existed. The job of the clandestine unit was to monitor British 'subversives' environmental activists, anti-racist groups, and animal rights campaigners.
- Unpacking the kists : the Scots in New Zealand, Brad Patterson,. 305.89163 PAT
- Until we all come home : a harrowing journey, a mother's courage, a race to freedom, Kim de Blecourt with Ginger Kolbaba. 362.734 BLE
- De Blecourt's riveting first-
person account of her battle to free her adopted son from a corrupt regime reveals the abiding power of God's protective care.
- Wheels stop : the tragedies and triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011, Rick Houston. 629.441 HOU
Sport & Recreation
- A complete guide to New Zealand kayak fishing, Tim Taylor. 797.122 TAY
- ABCs of rifle shooting, David Watson. 799.31 WAT
- Abseiling : a manual for instructors, compilers: Karen Corcoran. 796.522 ABS
- Acrobatics for children & teenagers, Michael Blume. 796.47 BLU
- Australian football : steps to success, Andrew McLeod, Trevor D. Jaques. 796.336 MCL
- Bowls through the decades : the proud history of over 100 years of bowls in New Zealand, written by John Carter. 796.315 CAR
- Chess tactics for the tournament player, Sam Palatnik. 794.12 PAL
- Classic New Zealand mountain bike rides, Jonathan Kennett. 796.63 KEN
- Coaching cross country successfully, Pat Tyson with Doug Binder. 796.428 TYS
- Lacrosse for dummies, Jim Hinkson and Joe Lombardi. 796.347 HIN
- Masterly batting : 100 great test centuries, compiled and edited by Patrick Ferriday & Dave Wilson. 796.3586 MAS
- Outdoor safety : risk management for outdoor leaders, author: Cathye Haddock. 796.5 HAD
- Rugby in the bays : a history of rugby in Golden Bay, Motueka and Murchison to 1970, Mike Parkinson. 796.33306 PAR
- Softball : steps to success, Diane Potter, Lynn V. Johnson. 796.3578 POT
- The champion's mind : how great athletes think, train, and thrive, Jim Afremow. 796 AFR
- The history of cycling in fifty bikes, Tom Ambrose. 629.2272 AMB
- The thrill of the hunt and other short stories, David M. Johns. 799.2 JOH
- Tracks of a hunter, John Royle. 799.2 ROY
Trains, Boats, Planes
- Flight radio for pilots : VFR operations, editorial team, David Robson, Melanie Waddell, Henry Buttner. 629.135 FLI
- On the wings of history. Volume 01, The Vintage Aviator collection, written and edited by Allan Udy. 358.43 UDY
- Wellington's railway stations : a contemporary pictorial, Sean Millar. 385.314 MIL
War
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry : men with No1 Troop and B Squadron, 1943 to 1945, Italy, compiled by Philip Deed. 940.541 DEE
- A German Tommy : the secret of a war hero, Ken Anderson. 940.48 MER
- A strong sense of duty : the First World War letters of Chaplain the Reverend Clive Mortimer Jones 1917-1920, editors: Herbert H Farrant, Elizabeth Morey, Delysse Storey. 940.478 MOR
- Anzac's long shadow : the cost of our national obsession.. 940.42 BRO
- In Anzac's Long Shadow, James Brown, a former army officer and brilliant young thinker, describes how Australia is investing too much time, money and emotion in the Anzac legend.
- Bonzo's war : animals under fire 1939-1945, Clare Campbell. 355.424 CAM
- Burma Railway Man : secret letters from a japanese POW : the remarkable record of Charles Steel, a Japanese POW, Charles Steel. 940.5472 STE
- Defiant : the POWs who endured Vietnam's most infamous prison, the women who fought for them, and the one who never returned, Alvin Townley. 959.7043
- Englanders and Huns : how five decades of enmity led to the First World War, James Hawes. 940.341 HAW
- Last post : rugby's wartime roll call, Ron Palenski. 796.333 PAL
- Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story, Glyn Harper. 940.43 HAR
- Military robots and drones : a reference handbook, Paul J. Springer. 355.02 SPR
- Moon over Malaya : the 2nd Argylls and Plymouth Argyll Royal Marines in Malaya and Singapore, Jonathan Moffatt and Audrey Holmes McCormick. 940.5425
- The bombers and the bombed : Allied air war over Europe 1940-1945, Richard Overy. 940.544 OVE
- The D-Day atlas : anatomy of the Normandy Campaign, Charles Messenger. 940.5421 MES
- The fateful year : England 1914, Mark Bostridge. 940.3 BOS
- The girl with the white flag : a spellbinding account of love and courage in wartime Okinawa, Tomiko Higa. 940.5425 HIG
- Separated from her family in the confusion and horror of World War II, seven-year-old Tomiko Higa struggles to survive on the battlefield of Okinawa, Japan.
- The New Zealand Cross : the rarest bravery award in the world, Dr. Brian L. Kieran. 355.134 KIE
- Wellingtons over the Med : a kiwi bomber pilot's story from the Mediterranean, Richard Stowers. 940.5421 STO