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New Titles Audio and Video August 2014 (arrived in July 2014)
CDs
BLUES
- Wine dark sea, Jolie Holland.
- Back to the well, Midge Marsden.
- A special life, John Mayall.
- Man & guitar, Ian Siegal.
CLASSICAL
- Poems of love and war, Jack Body.
- Jack Body is one of New Zealand’s leading composers. His fascination with Asian traditional music has had a profound impact on music which often tells ‘dark stories of repression and unjust political imprisonment’.
- Landscapes of the soul, Lyell Cresswell.
- Stephen de Pledge, pinao, & NZSO.
- The silver album., Anne-Sophie Mutter
- With Lambert Orkis, piano.
- Corybas, John Psathas.
- This new album from the NZCS features all of renowned New Zealand composer, John Psathas' works for chamber ensemble that include piano - most originally commissioned for the ensemble.
COUNTRY
- 10,000 towns, Eli Young Band.
- Long time--, Seldom Scene.
- Put your needle down, Secret Sisters.
- Live from Austin, TX, Guy Clark.
- Tarpaper sky, Rodney Crowell.
- Wrecking ball, Emmylou Harris.
- Dangerous spirits, Ray Wylie Hubbard.
- Platinum, Miranda Lambert.
- Blue moon junction, Jim Lauderdale.
- Our year, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis.
EASY LISTENING
- Live in London, Acoustic Alchemy.
- Live, love, sing!, Geoff Sewell.
JAZZ
- Dig it, Down to the Bone.
- Extended circle, Tord Gustavsen Quartet.
- The imagined savior is far easier to paint, Ambrose Akinmusire.
- The Boston record, John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension.
- Songbook classics, Ella Fitzgerald.
- Radio music society, Esperanza Spalding.
- The Mercury recordings, 1954-1960, Sarah Vaughan.
KEYBOARD
- If you could read my mind, Cameron Carpenter.
- Carpenter and his International Touring Organ.
POPULAR
- 9 dead alive, Rodrigo y Gabriela.
- Is there anybody out there?, A Great Big World.
- Now that's what I call feel good.
- The power of love, Sam Bailey.
- Judy Collins live in Ireland., Judy Collins
- Nightclubbing, Grace Jones.
- Sorry I'm late, Cher Lloyd.
- The candlelight concerts : live at Montreux, 2013, Brian May & Kerry Ellis.
- Stuff, Eleanor McEvoy.
- Caustic love, Paolo Nutini.
- Brightly painted one, Tiny Ruins.
ROCK
- 4, Boozoo Bajou.
- Amplified heart, Everything But the Girl.
- Cool planet, Guided by Voices.
- Do to the beast, The Afghan Whigs.
- Escape from the shadow garden, Magnum.
- Fanatic live from Caesars Colosseum, Heart.
- Fortuna, Popstrangers.
- Indie Cindy, Pixies.
- Live in Holland 1976, Little Feat.
- Live in Poland : 35th anniversary, Toto.
- Luminous, The Horrors.
- Made in Japan, Deep Purple.
- Meteorites, Echo and the Bunnymen.
- Phosphorescent harvest, CRB.
- R.I.P., The Zombies.
- RNB superclub. Volume 14.
- Saudade, Thievery Corporation.
- Skylarking, XTC.
- Stay gold, First Aid Kit.
- This is dubstep. 2014,
- Time travelers & bonfires, Sevendust.
- Underwater dub, Sly & Robbie.
- Sheezus, Lily Allen.
- Give 'em hell, Sebastian Bach.
- Silver rails, Jack Bruce.
- Changing states, Keith Emerson.
- Someday world, Eno, Hyde.
- Built on glass, Chet Faker.
- Forget the past, Greg Fleming.
- Welcome to Florida, Flo Rida.
- A matter of trust : the bridge to Russia, Billy Joel.
- Some other place, some other time : the Greg Johnson anthology, Greg Johnson.
- Supernova, Ray Lamontagne.
- Natural avenue, John Lodge.
- I never learn, Lykke Li.
- All I ever wanted : the anthology, Kirsty MacColl.
- Lights out, Ingrid Michaelson.
- Vauxhall and I, Morrissey.
- Something to talk about, Bonnie Raitt.
- American interior, Gruff Rhys.
- Life journey, Leon Russell.
- Dreaming of the prophet, Patti Smith.
- Are we there, Sharon Van Etten.
- All night long, Joe Walsh.
WORLD
- Moods and visions, Strunz & Farah.
- The rough guide to African blues.
- The rough guide to the music of Mali.
- The ultimate guide to Spanish folk, In association with Mundofonias.
- Romantic Spanish guitar. Volume 1, Armik.
- Tomokia, Toni Huata.
- Didgeridoo street music, Dieter Iby.
- Echoes, Emily Smith.
- Magic of the Greek bouzouki : Ionicos cosmos, Michalis Terzis.
DVDs
COMEDY
- How I met your mother. Season two,
FILM
- Age of uprising : the legend of Michael Kohlhaas, director, Arnaud des Pallieres.
- Attack Force Z, directed by Tim Burstall.
- World War II story with Sam Neill and Mel Gibson.
- Carry on nurse, directed by Gerald Thomas
- The second of the venerable British comedy series.
- Closed circuit, directed by John Crowley.
- Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall & Jim Broadbent.
- Delete, directed by Steve Barron.
- Seth Green & Erin Karpluk.
- Delicatessen, directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
- French black comedy.
- Faintheart, directed by Vitto Rocco.
- British comedy with Eddie Marsan and Ewen Bremner.
- For greater glory the true story of Cristiada, director, Dean Wright.
- Andy Garcia, Ruben Blades, Peter O'Toole.
- Grudge match, directed by Peter Segal.
- Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro and Kim Basinger.
- Hell and Mr. Fudge, directed by Jeff Wood.
- Tale of a Bible Belt preacher in 1970s Alabama.
- Here comes the boom, directed by Frank Coraci.
- Henry Winkler and Salma Hayek.
- Inside Llewyn Davis, written and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.
- Oscar Isaak, Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake.
- The misfits, directed by John Huston.
- Marilyn in the movie written for her by Arthur Miller.
- Morituri, directed by Bernhard Wicki.
- War drama with Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner.
- My life without me, directed by Isabel Coixet.
- Sarah Polley and Mark Ruffalo.
- Natural causes, directed by Vernon Lawrence.
- Comedy with George Cole and Prunella Scales.
- Peeples, written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism.
- Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington.
- Pork Chop Hill, directed by Lewis Milestone.
- Gregory Peck and George Peppard.
- Red sorghum, directed by Zhang Yimou.
- Runner runner, directed by Brad Furman.
- Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake & Gemma Arterton.
- Son of Batman, directed by Ethan Spaulding.
- Based on the comic book characters.
- The big year, directed by David Frankel.
- Jack Black, Steve Martin.
- The breakfast club, written and directed by John Hughes.
- The 1980s classic with Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson.
- The children's hour, produced and directed by William Wyler.
- Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn in film that was once banned in New Zealand.
- The crocodile, written and directed by Lin Lisheng.
- Chinese drama set around a crocodile farm.
- The English teacher, directed by Craig Zisk.
- Julianne Moore in the classroom with Lily Collins and Greg Kinnear.
- The five obstructions, A film by Jorgen Leth & Lars Von Trier.
- Von Trier challenges Leth to remake one of his films.
- The gilded cage, A film by Ruben Alves.
- Portuguese comedy set in Paris.
- The honey pot, written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
- 1960s modern day take on "Volpone" with Rex Harrison, Maggie Smith, Susan Hayward and Cliff Robertson.
- The secret life of words, written and directed by Isabel Coixet.
- Sarah Polley, Julie Christie & Tim Robbins.
- Wild in the country, directed by Philip Dunne.
- Elvis and Hope Lange.
- The sweet hereafter, directed by Atom Egoyan.
- Ian Holm in adaptation of the Russell Banks novel.
- Dances with wolves, directed by Kevin Costner.
- Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell.
- Ender's game, directed by Gavin Hood.
- Harrison Ford in adaptation of the Orson Scott Card novel.
- Mr. Pip, directed by Andrew Adamson.
- Hugh Laurie in adaptation of the Lloyd Jones novel.
- The secret life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller.
- Remake of the classic adaptation of James Thurber.
Non-fiction
- Top gear. The perfect road trip,
- Make hummus not war : a film about love, war, sex & politics - with chickpeas, writer & director, Trevor Graham.
- Meeting James Gleeson, directed by Geoffrey Sykes.
- Documentary about the Aussie painter.
- Muscle Shoals, directed by Greg "Freddy" Camalier.
- Documentary celebrating the founder of the music studio in Alabama.
- Freestyle : the art of rhyme, directed by DJ Organic.
- Heavenly voices : the legacy of Farinelli, A film by Gino Pennacchi and Alessandro Scillitani.
- The class of '92 : the players who inspired a generation.
- The rise to fame of six Man U. players including Beckham and Ryan Giggs.
- Stars in Brazil : the ultimate guide to the players on the road to Rio, directed by Billy Simpson.
- Love the beast, directed by Eric Bana.
- Eric Bana's long love affair with his car.
- The blitz on Berlin,
- The dust bowl, directed by Ken Burns.
- The terrible story of 1930s America. Narrated by Peter Coyote.
- Echoes that remain, adapted for the screen and directed by Arnold Schwartzman.
- Story of traditional Jewish life before the Holocaust.
- Little Dieter needs to fly, a film by Werner Herzog.
- Documentary about the woman who was sole survivor of plane crash in Peru in 1971.
TV SERIES
- Downton Abbey : the London season.
Talking Books
ADVENTURE
- Command authority, Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney.
- Dead or alive, Tom Clancy with Grant Blackwood.
- Red storm rising, Tom Clancy.
- The hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy.
- Threat vector, Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney.
- The tombs, Clive Cussler & Thomas Perry.
- Hazardous duty, W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.
- The Chinaman, Stephen Leather.
- Beloved enemy, Eric Van Lustbader.
- The accident, Chris Pavone.
- Masters of war, Chris Ryan.
- Outlaw, Mark Sullivan.
- The war of the dragon lady, John Wilcox.
FANTASY
- Silverthorn, Raymond E. Feist.
- Anansi boys, Neil Gaiman.
- The eternity gate, Traci Harding.
- Impossible things, Kate Johnson.
FICTION
- Fractured, Dani Atkins.
- This dark road to mercy, Wiley Cash.
- Little Beach Street bakery, Jenny Colgan.
- The tell-tale heart, Jill Dawson.
- A hundred pieces of me, Lucy Dillon.
- Andrew's brain, E.L. Doctorow.
- The only meaning of the oil-wet water, Dave Eggers.
- The perfect match, Katie Fforde.
- The seance, John Harwood.
- The best Australian yarns and other true stories, Jim Haynes.
- The world is a wedding, Wendy Jones.
- Beyond black, Hilary Mantel.
- The secret children, Alison McQueen.
- The one plus one, Jojo Moyes.
- Stonecliff, Robert Nathan.
- The first fifteen lives of Harry August, Claire North.
- The first fifteen lives of Harry August, Claire North.
- Snow, Orhan Pamuk
- Village fortunes, Rebecca Shaw.
- Village fortunes, Rebecca Shaw.
- The winter garden, Jane Thynne.
- The legacy of Hartlepool Hall, Paul Torday.
- Balancing act, Joanna Trollope.
- Balancing act, Joanna Trollope.
- Cat out of Hell, Lynne Truss.
HISTORICAL
- Stormbird, Conn Iggulden.
- Stormbird, Conn Iggulden.
- The passionate enemies, Jean Plaidy.
- At break of day, Elizabeth Speller.
- At break of day, Elizabeth Speller.
MYSTERY
- Resolutions, Jane A. Adams.
- Resolutions, Jane A. Adams.
- The facts of life and death, Belinda Bauer.
- The dead in their vaulted arches, Alan Bradley.
- One shot, Lee Child.
- Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves.
- Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves.
- Screwed, Eoin Colfer.
- The wolf in winter, John Connolly.
- The wolf in winter, John Connolly.
- Trouble in mind : the complete stories, Jeffery Deaver.
- Long way home, Eva Dolan.
- Damsel in distress, Carola Dunn.
- Ruddy gore, Kerry Greenwood.
- Unnatural habits, Kerry Greenwood.
- Brothers' tears, J.M. Gregson.
- Brothers' tears, J.M. Gregson.
- Cry of the children, J.M. Gregson.
- Cry of the children, J.M. Gregson.
- The telling error, Sophie Hannah.
- The telling error, Sophie Hannah.
- Wolf, Mo Hayder.
- Wolf, Mo Hayder.
- Dark paradise, Tami Hoag.
- Still waters, Tami Hoag.
- The 9th girl, Tami Hoag.
- A pleasure and a calling, Phil Hogan.
- Trophies and dead things, Marcia Muller.
- Cat of many tails, Ellery Queen.
- Death on a pale horse : Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's secret service, Donald Thomas.
- Next to die, Neil White.
NON-FICTION
- The great train robbery, Nick Russell-Pavier & Stewart Richards.
- Peas & queues, Sandi Toksvig.
- Seeds of hope : wisdom and wonder from the world of plants, Jane Goodall with Gail Hudson.
- Allen Carr's easy way to stop smoking, introduced by Allen Carr.
- Do no harm : stories of life, death and brain surgery, Henry Marsh.
- Under a mackerel sky, written & read by Rick Stein.
- Drinking & dating : P.S. social media is ruining romance, Brandi Glanville with Leslie Bruce.
- One pair of hands, Monica Dickens.
- One pair of hands, Monica Dickens.
- The pike, Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
- 1914 : the year the world ended, Paul Ham.
- War dog : the no-man's land puppy who took to the skies, Damien Lewis.
ROMANCE
- Behind palace doors, Jules Bennett.
- Desperate remedies, Christina Courtenay.
- The secret kiss of darkness, Christina Courtenay.
- Street game, Christine Feehan.
SAGA
- Cavendon Hall, Barbara Taylor Bradford.
- Fairfield Hall, Margaret Dickinson.
- Beauty, Louise Mensch.
- Beauty, Louise Mensch.
- Meet me under the clock, Annie Murray.
- A sister's secret, Mary Jane Staples.
- A sister's secret, Mary Jane Staples.