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New Titles Non-Fiction January 2016 (arrived in December 2015)
Art & Architecture
- A history of architecture in 100 buildings, Dan Cruickshank. 720.9 CRU
- Andy Goldsworthy : ephemeral works : 2004-2014. 730.92 GOL
- Architecture in an expanded field, Sarah Treadwell and Lucy Treep. 720.993 ARC
- Architecture in an Expanded Field is a collection of essays stemming from the 2013 A+W.NZ Symposium of the same name.
- Art & about : a pocket guide to Wellington's public art, Frances Sutton. 709.93 SUT
- Art since 1989, Kelly Grovier. 709.049 GRO
- Body of art. 704.942 BOD
- The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body.
- Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction, Bill Addis. 690 ADD
- Building art : the life and work of Frank Gehry, Paul Goldberger. 720.973 GEH
- Cabin porn : inspiration for your quiet place somewhere, collected by Beaver Brook. 728.73 CAB
- Delacroix and the rise of modern art, Patrick Noon and Christopher Riopelle. 759.4 DEL
- Fanfare, Rosa Shiels. 730.92 DAW
- The book traces the decade-long story of Fanfare and the people who made it happen, from the artist's eastside studio, across the Tasman to Sydney and back to Christchurch.
- Fearless watercolor for beginners : adventurous painting techniques to get you started, Sandrine Pelissier. 751.422 PEL
- Florence : the paintings & frescoes 1250-1743, . 759.5 KIN
- Frank Stella : a retrospective, Michael Auping. 759.13 STE
- This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of Frank Stella (b. 1936), one of the most important figures in 20th-century American art.
- How to draw incredible optical illusions, Gianni A. Sarcone. 741.2 SAR
- Listening to stone : the art and life of Isamu Noguchi, Hayden Herrera. 730.952 NOG
- Throughout the 20th century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the sculpturing of space.
- Marcus King, Peter Alsop, Warren Feeney. 759.993 KIN
- King was trusted for decades to paint New Zealand as an alluring tourism utopia and progressive agricultural and industrial power. Born in 1891, he is perhaps best known for his graphic art, especially the ground-breaking posters he produced for the New Zealand Tourism and Publicity Department in the 1930s.
- Model making, conceive, create and convince, Arjan Karssen, Bernard Otte. 720.22 KAR
- This book is a step-by-step guide about how to create convincing architectural models.
- Mumbling beauty Louise Bourgeois, Alex Van Gelder. 709.73 BOU
- From 2008 to 2010 Louise Bourgeois allowed Alex Van Gelder into her private world her studio and home and indulged his lens, while she worked, rested and waited, mischievous or lost in thought, weary of decrepitude, raging, defiant to the end. She fills the camera with her presence.
- No excuses watercolor : painting techniques for sketching & journaling, Gina Rossi Armfield. 751.422 ARM
- Olivia Spencer Bower : making her own discoveries, Julie King. 759.993 SPE
- The first book to consider Olivia Spencer Bower's life and work, art historian Julie King offers,
through a lively and impeccably researched text and a selection of watercolours, paintings, drawings, prints and illustrations, a superb evocation of one of the most important and vital artists this country has produced.
- On sculpture, Antony Gormley. 730.942 GOR
- Looking at Asian and Buddhist traditions as much as to Western sculptural history, this book explores author's thoughts on the body, time and space.
- Painting still life in Gouache, Kevin Scully. 751.422 SCU
- Painting the modern garden : Monet to Matisse, texts by Clare A. P. Willsdon. 759.05 PAI
- Picturing people : the new state of the art, Charlotte Mullins. 704.942 MUL
- The companion to the bestselling Painting people, exploring the most exciting artists working with the figure today.
- Portraits : John Berger on artists, John Berger. 709.2 BER
- In his penetrating and singular prose, Berger presents entirely new ways of thinking about artists both canonized and obscure, from Rembrandt to Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock to Picasso.
- The art nouveau poster, Alain Weill. 709.034 WEI
- The art of ballpoint : experimentation, exploration, and techniques in ink, Matt Rota. 741.26 ROT
- The artist's guide to painting water in watercolor : 30 techniques, Ron Hazell. 751.422 HAZ
- The English cathedral, Peter Marlow. 726.6 MAR
- The face of Britain : the nation through its portraits, Simon Schama. 704.942 SCH
- The natural way to draw : a working plan for art study, Kimon Nicolaides. 743.4 NIC
- The new nomads : temporary spaces and a life on the move, . 720.4 NEW
- The life of urban nomads places new demands on cities, buildings, residences, and working spaces. This book presents temporary architecture and flexible room and furniture concepts, as well as the fitting tools and fashion, for a generation that feels at home in every corner of the globe.
- The terrace house, Cameron Bruhn & Katelin Butler. 728.31 TER
- With British precedents and working-class origins, the terrace house is a story of remarkable resilience.
Today it is highly sought-after for its nostalgic charm and inner-city locale.
- The trip : Andy Warhol's plastic fantastic cross-country adventure, Deborah Davis. 709.73 WAR
- A book about a little-known road trip Andy Warhol took from New York to LA in 1963, and how that journey and the numerous artists and celebrities he encountered profoundly affected his life and art.
- The world goes pop : the EY exhibition, Jessica Morgan. 709.0407 WOR
- This volume explores the contemporaneous engagements with a spirit of pop throughout the globe, looking not only at the relatively well-covered activity in the US, UK, and France but also surveying developments throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Vivid : the Paul Hartigan story, Don Abbott. 709.93 HAR
- Paul Hartigan is New Zealand's foremost neon artist. His large light installations - Colony in Auckland, Whipping the wind in Wellington and Nebula Orion in Christchurch - are amongst some of the best-known and loved public sculptures in this country.
- White cloud worlds. Volume three : an anthology of science fiction and fantasy artwork from Aotearoa New Zealand, Paul Tobin. 776 WHI
- Yayoi Kusama : I who have arrived in heaven, text by Akira Tatehata ; poem by Yayoi Kusama. 709.52 KUS
- Overview: Yayoi Kusama: I Who Have Arrived in Heaven features new work from the artist's critically acclaimed 2013 inaugural exhibition.
- Zen of drawing, Peter Parr. 741.2 PAR
Automobiles
- Automotive electrical performance projects, Tony Candela. 629.27 CAN
- Norton motor cycles : from 1950 to 1986, Steve Wilson. 629.2275 NOR
- The ultimate history of BMW, Andrew Noakes. 629.2222 BMW
- The ultimate history of Ferrari, Brian Laban. 629.2222 FER
- The ultimate history of Porsche, Stuart Gallagher. 629.2222 POR
- TopGear drives of a lifetime : around the world in 25 road trips., . 910.2 TOP
Biographies
- Becoming Beyonce : the untold story, J. Randy Taraborrelli. 781.64 BEY
- Blood, sweat & tyres : the autobiography, The Hairy Bikers Si King & Dave Myers. 641.5 KIN
- Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, have lived life to the fullest.
They had fantastically rich northern childhoods, laced with food and fun, but of course, with some tragedy too. But we also get to know the early Bikers we find out how their friendship developed and all of the mad capers and round-the-world trips they went on.
- But enough about me : a memoir, Burt Reynolds. 791.43028 REY
- Reynolds has been a Hollywood leading man for six decades, known for his legendary performances,
sex-symbol status, and storied Hollywood romances. In his long career of stardom. Reynolds has seen it all.
- Churchill : the life : an authorised pictorial biography, Max Arthur. 941.082 CHU
- Cristiano Ronaldo : the biography, Guillem Balague. 796.334 RON
- Crossing the floor : the story of Tariana Turia, Helen Leahy. 993.038 TUR
- This biography of Tariana Turia sees family members, iwi leaders, social justice advocates and politicians share their experiences of this remarkable woman.
- Custer's trials : a life on the frontier of a new America, T.J. Stiles. 973.8 CUS
- A new biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man
and his turbulent times.
- Dan Carter : my story, with Duncan Greive. 796.333 CAR
- Eamon de Valera : a will to power, Ronan Fanning. 941.7 DE
- Eamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland.
- Flowers are my passport, J. Barry Ferguson. 745.92 FER
- Having retired to the tranquil coastline of Northland, Barry has produced a fascinating memoir that illustrates how a combination of timing, good fortune and hard work, plus plenty of chutzpa, allowed him to seize unique opportunities, whether it was running a theatre company in Stockholm or a business designing flowers and decor for special events in Manhattan.
- George and Martha Washington : a revolutionary marriage, Flora Fraser. 973.4 WAS
- George and Martha Washington, of Mount Vernon, Virginia, were America's original first couple.
- Giving up the ghost : a memoir, Hilary Mantel. 823.914 MAN
- From the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall', a wry, shocking and beautiful memoir of childhood, ghosts, hauntings, illness and family. 'Giving up the Ghost' is award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel's uniquely unusual five-part autobiography.
- James I : Scotland's king of England, John Matusiak. 941.061 JAM
- Margaret Thatcher : the authorized biography. Volume two, Everything she wants, Charles Moore. 941.085 THA
- MJ : the genius of Michael Jackson, Steve Knopper. 781.66 JAC
- A veteran music reporter offers a sweeping and vivid portrait of the King of Pop, from his first on-stage appearance at a local talent show in 1965, to his record-breaking album sales, Grammy awards, dance moves and years of scandal and controversy.
- Notes from the Velvet Underground : the life of Lou Reed, Howard Sounes. 781.66 REE
- Peggy Guggenheim : the shock of the modern, Francine Prose. 708 GUG
- A biography of one of twentieth century America's most influential patrons of the arts that covers her personal life, uncompromising spirit, and relationships with such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray.
- Pour me : a life, A.A. Gill. 828.914 GIL
- Full of raw and unvarnished truths, exquisitely written throughout, Pour Me is about lost time and self-discovery. Lacerating,
unflinching, uplifting, it is a classic about drunken abandon.
- Second innings : my sporting life, Andrew Flintoff as told to Ed Smith. 796.358 FLI
- Fast bowler, six-hitter, popular hero, one of the lads, king of the jungle Andrew Flintoff is all of those things. Second Innings, is his searingly honest yet uplifting autobiography
- Snow on the Lindis : my life at Morven Hills Station, Madge Snow with Bee Dawson. 636.301 SNO
- A station matriarch recounts a life lived on the famous Morven Hills.
- Speer : Hitler's architect, Martin Kitchen. 943.086 SPE
- The lost Tudor princess : a life of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, Alison Weir. 942.052 LEN
- The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret, Catherine Hewitt. 944.06 LA
- Valtesse de la Bigne was a celebrated nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan. She was painted by Manet and inspired Emile Zola, who immortalised her in his scandalous novel Nana. Her rumoured affairs with Napoleon III and the future Edward VII kept gossip columns full. But her glamourous existence hid a dark secret ...
- Truths, half truths and little white lies, Nick Frost. 792.028 FRO
- Nick Frost burst onto our screens in a blaze of camo fatigues and weaponry as the Territorial Army obsessed loveable idiot Mike Watt in the hit cult comedy Spaced. This is his memoir
- Where am I? : my autobiography, Phil Tufnell with Justyn Barnes. 796.358 TUF
- When Phil Tufnell hung up his cricket boots back in 2003, little did he know the dramatic direction his professional life would take next.
- Wildflower, Drew Barrymore. 791.43028 BAR
- Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today.
- Woody, David Evanier. 791.43023 ALL
- In this first biography of Woody Allen in over a decade, David Evanier discusses key movies, plays and prose as well as Allen's personal life.
Business & Management
- Beyond belief : racist, sexist, rude, crude and dishonest : the golden age of Madison Avenue, Charles Saatchi. 659.113 SAA
- Beyond Belief: Racist, Sexist, Rude, Crude and Dishonest is Charles Saatchi's selection of ads created before the industry had a conscience.
- Embracing complexity : strategic perspectives for an age of turbulence, Jean G. Boulton. 658 BOU
- The authors cover the theory and ideas of complexity and explore issues
of complexity in the fields of management, strategy, economics and international development.
- Hotel pricing in a social world : driving value in the digital economy, Kelly A. McGuire, PhD. 910.46 MCG
- Humans are underrated : what high achievers know that brilliant machines never will, Geoff Colvin. 650.1 COL
- Leading across new borders : how to succeed as the center shifts, Ernest Gundling. 658.409 GUN
- Leading Across Borders takes up a newer aspect of leadership that has emerged full-blown with the increasing importance of China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, and other growing economies.
- Liespotting : proven techniques to detect deception, Pamela Meyer. 153.6 MEY
- Liespotting" links three disciplines facial recognition training, interrogation training, and a
comprehensive survey of research in the field into a specialized body of information developed specifically to help business leaders detect deception and get the information they need to successfully conduct their most important interactions and transactions.
- Screen to screen selling : how to increase sales, productivity, and customer experience with the latest technology, Doug Devitre. 658.872 DEV
- SEO for dummies, Peter Kent. 658.872 KEN
- The best place to work : the art and science of creating an extraordinary workplace, Ron Friedman. 658.314 FRI
- Transforming teams : tips for improving collaboration and building trust, Claudia St. John. 658.402 ST
- We are all weird : the rise of tribes and the end of normal, Seth Godin. 658.81 GOD
- We Are All Weird is Seth Godin's cult classic on celebrating (and marketing to) the individual, now repackaged and relaunched.
Civil Rights
- One treaty, one nation : the book every New Zealander should read, Hugh Barr. 323.11994 BAR
- "175 years ago our forebears brought forth a new nation, conceived in trust
and dedicated to the proposition that all New Zealanders would be one people, living under the same law. But for the last 40 years we have been under relentless pressure to divide the country into two groups - iwi and the rest of us".
Collecting
- Stoned : jewelry, obsession, and how desire shapes the world, Aja Raden. 739.27 RAD
- An account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history shares insights into the role of precious gemstones in triggering cultural movements, political dynasties, and wars, while exploring how jewels reflect darker aspects of human nature.
Computers
- Amazon web services for dummies, Bernard Golden. 006.7 GOL
- Big data made easy : a working guide to the complete Hadoop toolset, Michael Frampton. 005.74 FRA
- Build your own gaming PC, Russell Barnes and Adam Barnes. 621.391 BAR
- Design sprint : a practical guidebook for building great digital products, Richard Banfield, C. Todd Lombardo, and Trace Wax. 005.14 BAN
- Excel 2016 all-in-one for dummies, Greg Harvey, PhD. 005.36 MIC
- How to do (just about) anything on the Internet : make the Internet work for you : great advice for new users and seasoned pros alike., . 025.04 HOW
- Humans need not apply : a guide to wealth and work in the age of artificial intelligence, Jerry Kaplan. 006.3 KAP
- Learning robotics using Python : design, simulate, program, and prototype an interactive autonomous mobile robot from scratch with the help of Python, ROS, and Open-CV!, Lentin Joseph.
005.133 PYT
- Mastering Apache Spark : gain expertise in processing and storing data by using advanced techniques with Apache Spark, Mike Frampton. 006.312 FRA
- Python programming for Arduino : develop practical Internet of things prototypes and applications with Arduino and Python, Pratik Desai. 005.133 PYT
- Swift 2 for absolute beginners, Gary Bennett, Brad Lees. 005.26 BEN
- Windows 10 bible, Rob Tidrow. 005.446 MIC
- Word 2016 for dummies, Dan Gookin. 005.52 GOO
Crafts & Collecting
- Knitted animal scarves, mitts and socks : 35 fun and fluffy creatures to knit and wear, Fiona Goble. 746.432 GOB
- The embroidered garden : stitching through the seasons of a flower garden, Kazuko Aoki. 746.44 AOK
Crafts & Hobbies
- 3D printing projects, Brook Drumm [and eight others]. 621.98 DRU
- 50 traditional toys to make : easy-to-follow projects to create for and with kids, Petra Boase. 745.592 BOA
- Bead play every day : 20+ projects with peyote, herringbone & more, Beth Stone. 745.58 STO
- Beautiful babies : the art of reborn doll making : a complete beginners guide to creating lifelike baby dolls, Michele Barrow-Belisle. 745.5922 BAR
- Color + pattern : 50 playful exercises for exploring pattern design, Khristian A. Howell. 745.4 HOW
- Crafting with wood pallets : projects for rustic furniture, decor, art, gifts and more., . 684.08 LAM
- Design for 3D printing : scanning, creating, editing, remixing, and making in three dimensions, Samuel N. Bernier. 686.233 BER
- DIY wardrobe makeovers : alter, refresh & refashion your clothes : step-by-step sewing tutorials, Suzannah Hamlin Stanley. 646.3 STA
- Free-motion quilting idea book : 155 mix & match designs : bring 30 fabulous blocks to life : plus plans for sashing, borders, motifs & allover designs, Amanda Murphy. 746.46 MUR
- Great big toy trucks : plans & instructions for building 9 giant vehicles, Les Neufeld. 745.592 NEU
- Home sewn : over 30 contemporary cushions, curtains, quilts & more, Cassandra Ellis. 646.21 ELL
- How to print fabrics, Zeena Shah. 746.62 SHA
- Let's go camping! : crochet your own adventure, Kate Bruning. 746.434 BRU
- Modern cross stitch : over 30 fresh and new counted cross-stitch patterns, Hannah Sturrock of Bobo Stitch. 746.443 STU
- More creative lettering : techniques & tips from top artists, Jenny Doh. 745.61 DOH
- Papier mache : 25 creative projects shown step by step, Marion Elliot. 745.54 ELL
- Precious knit blankies for baby : [16 fast & fabulous wraps, designed by Jean Adel]. 746.432 ADE
- Rag crafts : 25 contemporary projects shown step by step, Lizzie Reakes. 746.4 REA
- Sew magical for kids, Laura Lee Burch. 745.592 BUR
- Simple woven garments : 20+ project to weave & wear, Sara Golderberg & Jane Patrick. 746.432 GOL
- Slow stitch : mindful and contemplative textile art, Claire Wellesley-Smith. 746 WEL
- Stringwork : 25 decorative projects shown step by step, Deena Beverley. 746.0471 BEV
- The modern natural dyer : a comprehensive guide to dyeing silk, wool, linen, and cotton at home, Kristine Vejar ; photography by Sara Remington. 746.13
- The white road, Edmund de Waal. 738 DE
- In this volume, Edmund de Waal travels the globe to tell the story of his obsession with porcelain, or 'white gold', and the lure it
held for the Europeans who encountered it.
- 'Tis the season to be felt-y, Kathy Sheldon with Amanda Carestio. 746.0463 SHE
- Wall art : 35 fresh and striking projects to decorate your walls, Clare Youngs. 745.5 YOU
- Weave, knit, wear : simply fabulous clothing and accessories for rigid-heddle (and other) weavers, Judith Shangold. 746.14 SHA
- Welcome to Marwencol, Mark Hogancamp & Chris Shellen. 745.5928 HOG
- After being brutally attacked outside a bar and recovering from a coma and extensive physical injuries, Mark Hogancamp suffered brain damage and nearly total memory loss. Unable to afford therapy he spent the next few years building a scale model, World War II-era town, Marwencol, populated with dolls, where he lived out his fantasy life, and which he documented in photographs.
- Woodland craft, Ben Law ; foreword by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. 684.08 LAW
- Accompany woodsman Ben Law as he celebrates the amazing diversity of craft products made from materials sourced directly from the woods.
- Woodworking essentials : timeless techniques for woodworkers, Scott Francis. 684.08 WOO
Crime
- In the evil day : violence comes to one small town, Richard Adams Carey. 364.1523 CAR
- This is the story of a town, the people, and that day. In the Evil Day is a moving portrait of small-town life and familiar characters forever changed by sudden violence.
- My adventures with your money : George Graham Rice and the golden age of the con artist, T. D. Thornton. 364.163 RIC
- That lonely section of hell : the botched investigation of a serial killer who almost got away, Lori Shenher. 364.1523 SHE
- From her first assignment in 1998 to explore an increase in the number of missing women to the harrowing 2002 interrogation of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, Lori Shenher tells a story of massive police failure failure of the police to use the information about Pickton available to them, failure to understand the dark world of drug addiction and sex work, and failure to save more women from their killer.
- The Lufthansa heist : behind the six-million-dollar cash haul that shook the world, Henry Hill and Daniel Simone. 364.162 HIL
- They all love Jack : busting the Ripper, Bruce Robinson. 364.1523 JAC
Customs
- Better send-off : the ultimate funeral guide, Gail McJorrow. 393 MCJ
- My couch is your couch : exploring how people live around the world, Gabriele Galimberti. 392.36 GAL
- Unearthly landscapes : New Zealand's early churchyards, cemeteries and urupa, Stephen Deed. 393 DEE
- Virtual afterlives : grieving the dead in the twenty-first century, Candi K. Cann. 393 CAN
- As technology and other hallmarks of modernity change the ways in which we experience death, this engaging study explores the culture of bereavement and the ways in which it, too, is being significantly transformed.
Economics
- Charlie Munger : the complete investor, Tren Griffin. 332.6 MUN
- Chicagonomics : the evolution of Chicago free market economics, Lanny Ebenstein. 330.15 EBE
- Chicagonomics explores the history and development of classical liberalism as taught and explored at the University of Chicago.
- Investing in bonds for dummies, Russell Wild. 332.6323 WIL
- Manias, panics and crashes : a history of financial crises, Robert Z. Aliber and Charles P. Kindleberger. 338.54 ALI
- Never enough : Donald Trump and the pursuit of success, Michael D'Antonio. 338.04 TRU
- No ordinary disruption : the four global forces breaking all the trends, Richard Dobbs. 337 DOB
- Ours is an era of near constant discontinuity. Today and even more so in the
years ahead, speed, surprise, and sudden shifts in direction in huge global markets will routinely shape the destinies of established companies and provide opportunities for new entrants.No Ordinary Disruption is aimed at a broad audience of middle and senior level managers, investors, and policy makers.
- PostCapitalism : a guide to our future, Paul Mason. 303.4 MAS
- The China boom : why China will not rule the world, Ho-fung Hung. 330.951 HUN
- The courage to act : a memoir of a crisis and its aftermath, Ben S. Bernanke. 332.11 BER
- From his arrival in Washington in 2002 and his experiences before the Financial crisis, to the intense days and weeks of the crisis itself, and through the Great Recession that followed, Dr. Bernanke gives readers a unique perspective on the American economy.
- The demographic cliff : how to survive and prosper during the great deflation of 2014-2019., . 330.973 DEN
- The dollar trap : how the U.S. dollar tightened its grip on global finance, . 332.4 PRA
- The elements of power : gadgets, guns, and the struggle for a sustainable future in the rare metal age, David S. Abraham. 338.274 ABR
- The New Zealand property guide : everything you need to know about investing in residential property : plus how 10 Kiwis made their fortunes!, Lisa Dudson. 332.6324
- Understanding the economic environment, Matthew Barber, Andrew Callander. 330 BAR
Education
- Creative schools : revolutionizing education from the ground up, Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica. 371.207 ROB
- Sexual cultures in Aotearoa/New Zealand education, Alexandra C. Gunn and Lee A. Smith. 371.8266 SEX
- This book explores how the assumption that heterosexuality is the norm operates in education, and the discriminatory effects of this for teachers, for students, and for parents.
Engineering
- Digital engineering with Minecraft, James Floyd Kelly. 620.0042 KEL
- Green diesel era, Derek Huntriss. 625.26 HUN
- More than just a place of work : a history of Dunedin's Hillside Railway Workshops, Ian Dougherty. 625.18 DOU
Environment
- Land by water = Whenua maa wai, Peter Cleave. 333.91 CLE
- Polluted inheritance : New Zealand's freshwater crisis, Mike Joy. 363.7394 JOY
Etiquette
- E-etiquette : the definitive guide to proper manners in today's digital world, Charles Winters. 395.5 WIN
- The conscious wedding handbook : how to create authentic ceremonies that express your love, Lila Sophia Tresemer & David Tresemer. 395.22 TRE
- The everything mother of the bride book : the ultimate wedding planning guide for mom!, Katie Martin. 395.22 MAR
- The mother-of-the-bride book : giving your daughter a wonderful wedding, Sharon Naylor. 395.22 NAY
- Weddings in color : 500 creative ideas for designing a modern wedding, Vane Broussard. 395.22 BRO
Farming
- Maize for the Gods : unearthing the 9,000-year history of corn, Michael Blake. 633.15 BLA
- Permaculture for the rest of us : abundant living on less than an acre, Jenni Blackmore. 631.58 BLA
- Southern shepherd : the stories of Graeme Fechney, written by Matt Wright. 636.301 FEC
- Southern Shepherd traces the action-packed shepherding career of New Zealander Graeme Fechney.
- Up with the lark : my life on the land, Joan Bomford. 630.92 BOM
- An account of a lifelong love-affair with the land and the people who work on it. With the warmth and wit of a born story teller, Bomford tells us what it's been like to live through an era of enormous change.
Fashion
- A portrait of fashion : six centuries of dress at the National Portrait Gallery, Aileen Ribeiro with Cally Blackman. 391 RIB
- Becoming, Cindy Crawford with Katherine O'Leary. 746.92 CRA
- International supermodel Cindy Crawford chronicles her life and career, sharing stories and lessons learned, and featuring her most memorable images.
- Corsets and codpieces : a social history of outrageous fashion, Karen Bowman. 391 BOW
- Dermocracy : for brown skin, by brown skin : the definitive Asian skin care guide, Sharad P. Paul. 646.726 PAU
- Fashion forecasting, Evelyn L. Brannon and Lorynn Divita. 746.92 BRA
- Libertine : [the creative beauty, humor, and inspiration behind the cult label], Johnson Hartig. 746.92 HAR
- Swarovski : celebrating a history of collaborations in fashion, jewelry, performance, and design, contributions by Vivienne Becker. 748.2 SWA
- Tales from the back row : an outsider's view from inside the fashion industry, Amy Odell. 746.92 ODE
- The Mood guide to fabric and fashion : the essential guide from the world's most famous fabric store, foreword by Tim Gunn ; photography by Johnny Miller. 646.11
- The sartorialist X, Scott Schuman. 779 SCH
- Your beauty mark : the ultimate guide to eccentric glamour, Dita Von Teese with Rose Apodaca. 646.7 VON
Film, Television & Theatre
- Andy and Don : the making of a friendship and a classic American TV show, Daniel de Vise. 791.457 DE
- When Andy Griffith went to Hollywood in 1960 to film a TV pilot about a small-town sheriff, his friend Don Knotts called to ask if his sheriff could use a deputy. Together, Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife elevated The Andy Griffith Show from a folksy sitcom into a timeless study of human friendship. The program was fiction, but the friendship was powerful and real.
- Can I go now? : the life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's first superagent, Brian Kellow. 659.29 MEN
- Days of our lives : 50 years, Greg Meng. 791.457 MEN
- Beginning with rare black-and-white historical photos and including a wealth of rare full-colour photos, this is a spectacular journey highlighting iconic characters and beloved stories over 50 years.
- How to watch a movie, David Thomson. 791.43 THO
- Reel history : the world according to the movies, Alex von Tunzelmann. 791.43658 VON
- Star Trek costumes : five decades of fashion from the final frontier, Paula M. Block. 791.457 BLO
- The adventures of Jonathan Dennis : bicultural film archiving practice in Aotearoa New Zealand, Emma Jean Kelly. 791.430993 DEN
- The art of Mad Max fury road, Abbie Bernstein. 791.437 BER
- The secret life of Ealing Studios : Britain's favourite film studio, Robert Sellers. 791.430941 SEL
- The world of Poldark, Emma Marriott. 791.457 MAR
- Emma Marriott's The World of Poldark explores the characters, the compelling stories and the era that Winston Graham and the television series set out to recreate
- Theatrical makeup : basic application techniques, Sharon Sobel. 792.027 SOB
- Whoniverse : the unofficial planet-by-planet guide to the universe of the Doctor, from Gallifrey to Skaro, Lance Parkin. 791.457 PAR
- Woody Allen : a retrospective, Tom Shone. 791.43023 ALL
Food & Wine
- A taste of Grammar : the Auckland Grammar School cookbook, . 641.5 TAS
- Austrian desserts : over 400 cakes, pastries, strudels, tortes, and candies, Toni Morwald,. 641.86 MOR
- CCCP cook book : true stories of Soviet cuisine, text, Olga & Pavel Syutkin. 641.5947 SYU
- Clean living eat clean all year : over 70 of your family favourites given the paleo makeover, Luke Hines and Scott Gooding. 641.563 HIN
- For the love of a place : the stories and cuisine of Otahuna, Hall Cannon. 641.5 CAN
- Rich in personality and anecdote, For the Love of a Place is a beautiful book,
celebrating the history of a house as well as the people who made it, and then charting its rebirth as one of the country's most welcoming luxury lodges and sharing many fine recipes from its acclaimed kitchen.
- Happy go paleo, Irena Macri. 641.563 MCR
- Homemade happiness, Chelsea Winter. 641.5 WIN
- Homemade takeaway, Julie Goodwin. 641.5 GOO
- La Latina : a cook's journey through Latin America, Grace Ramirez. 641.598 RAM
- Modern German cookbook, Frank Rosin. 641.5943 ROS
- Modern homebrew recipes : exploring styles and contemporary techniques, Gordon Strong. 641.873 STR
- My kind of food : recipes I love to cook at home, John Torode. 641.5 TOR
- New Zealand backcountry cooking : the best recipes for trampers and other outdoor adventurers, Paul and Rebecca Garland. 641.578 GAR
- Posh toast : over 70 recipes for glorious things on toast, recipes by Emily Kidd. 641.815 KID
- Runner's world meals on the run : 150 energy-packed recipes in 30 minutes or less, Joanna Sayago Golub. 641.555 RUN
- Sourdough : recipes for rustic fermented breads, sweets, savories, and more, Sarah Owens. 641.815 OWE
- The chickpea flour cookbook : healthy gluten-free and grain-free recipes to power every meal of the day, Camilla V. Saulsbury. 641.563 SAU
- The everyday Ayurveda cookbook : a seasonal guide to eating and living well, Kate O'Donnell. 641.5636 ODO
- The Hairy Bikers' meat feasts, Si King and Dave Myers. 641.66 KIN
- The home distilling & infusing handbook : make your own whiskey & bourbon blends, infused spirits, cordials & liqueurs, Matt Teacher. 663.5 TEA
- The vegan slow cooker : simply set it and go with 150 recipes for intensely flavorful, fuss-free fare everyone (vegan or not!) will devour, Kathy Hester. 641.5636
- Veganomics : the surprising science on vegetarians, from the breakfast table to the bedroom, Nick Cooney. 613.262 COO
- Very veggie family cookbook, Sara Ask & Lisa Bjarbo. 641.5636 ASK
- Why does asparagus make your wee smell? : and 57 other curious food and drink questions, Andy Brunning. 664 BRU
Gardens and Gardening
- Encyclopedia of herb gardening., . 635.7 ENC
- Garden design solutions : ideas for outdoor spaces, Stephen Woodhams. 712.6 WOO
- Garden made : a year of seasonal projects to beautify your garden and your life, Stephanie Rose. 635 WHI
- Garden magic : making the ordinary extraordinary, George Carter ; photographs by Harry Cory Wright. 712.60942 CAR
- Great gardens of London, text by Victoria Summerley. 712.60942 SUM
- Knott's handbook for vegetable growers, Donald N. Maynard, George J. Hochmuth. 635 MAY
- Planting in a post-wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes, Thomas Rainer. 712 RAI
- Succulents, Cassidy Tuttle. 635.952 TUT
- The half-hour allotment : timely tips for the most productive plot ever, Lia Leendertz. 635 LEE
- The jewel garden : a story of despair and redemption, Monty and Sarah Don. 635 DON
- In his weekly column for the Observer, Monty Don has always been candid about the garden's role in helping him to pull back from the abyss of depression; The jewel garden elaborates on this much further.
- The practical gardener's encyclopedia., . 635 PRA
- The ultimate book of vegetables : gardening, health, beauty, craft, cooking., . 635 ULT
Health & Medicine
- 4 steps to lower cholesterol : the practical guide to a healthy heart, Linda Main and Baldeesh Rai. 613.28 MAI
- A cancer companion : an oncologist's advice on diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, Dr. Ranjana Srivastava. 616.994 SRI
- A guide to survivorship for women who have ovarian cancer, Robert E. Bristow. 616.994 GUI
- Adolescent depression : a guide for parents, Francis Mark Mondimore, MD, and Patrick Kelly, MD. 616.8527 MON
- Before and after cancer treatment : heal faster, better, stronger, Julie K. Silver, M.D. 616.994 SIL
- Cannabis extracts in medicine : the promise of benefits in seizure disorders, cancer and other conditions, Jeffrey Dach, Elaine A. Moore and Justin Kander. 615.32
- CBT at work for dummies, Gill Garratt. 616.8914 GAR
- Concussion, Jeanne Marie Laskas. 617.51 OMA
- Cultured food for health : a guide to healing yourself with probiotic foods, Donna Schwenk. 613.26 SCH
- Deadly outbreaks : how medical detectives save lives threatened by killer pandemics, exotic viruses, and drug-resistant parasites, Alexandra M. Levitt ; foreword by Donald R. Hopkins. 616.9 LEV
- Diabetes : collected edition, Michael Smith, Jess Lomas. 616.462 SMI
- Do-it-yourself herbal medicine : home-crafted remedies for health & beauty., . 615.321 DO
- Dr Dawn's guide to brain health, Dawn Harper. 616.8 HAR
- Dr Dawn's guide to digestive health, Dawn Harper. 612.3 HAR
- Energy medicine : heal yourself naturally, Jane Lee-Stewart. 615.851 LEE
- Exercises for better balance : the stand strong workout for fall prevention and longevity, William Smith. 613.71 SMI
- Fix your neck pain, headache & migraine, Dr Giresh Kanji. 617.53 KAN
- Future brain : the 12 keys to create your high-performance brain, Dr Jenny Brockis. 612.82 BRO
- Heal your hips : how to prevent hip surgery and what to do if you need it, Robert Klapper, MD and Lynda Huey. 617.58 KLA
- Home remedies : an A-Z guide of quick and easy natural cures, Meredith Hale. 615.5 HAL
- How to deal with OCD, Elizabeth Forrester. 616.8522 FOR
- Indian head massage for special needs : easy-to-learn, adaptable techniques to reduce anxiety and promote wellbeing, Giuliana Fenwick. 615.822 FEN
- Infectious madness : the surprising science of how we "catch" mental illness, Harriet A. Washington. 616.89 WAS
- Integrated approaches to infertility, IVF, and recurrent miscarriage : a handbook, Justine Bold. 618.178 INT
- Living with the challenges of dementia : a guide for family and friends, Patrick McCurry. 616.83 MCC
- Medical pharmacology at a glance, Michael J. Neal. 615.1 NEA
- Natural remedies for kids : the most effective natural, make-at-home remedies and treatments for your child's most common ailments, Kate Tietje, Bob Zajac, M.D. 615.535
- Navigating life with multiple sclerosis, Kathleen Costello. 616.834 COS
- Nutrition at a glance, editor-in-chief, Sangita Sharma. 613.2 NUT
- Pain is really strange, [Steve Haines. 616.047 HAI
- Principles of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) : what it is, how it works, and what it can do for you, Lawrence Pagett. 616.8914 PAG
- Raw food weight loss & vitality : shedding pounds and becoming healthy with nature's candy, Andrew Perlot. 613.26 PER
- Reverse gut diseases naturally, Michelle Honda, PhD. 616.34 HON
- Sex addiction : a critical history, Barry Reay, Nina Attwood and Claire Gooder. 616.8583 REA
- Super genes : unlock the astonishing power of your DNA for optimum health and well-being, Deepak Chopra, & Rudolph E. Tanzi. 613 CHO
- Teenage depression : a CBT guide for parents, Monika Parkinson and Shirley Reynolds. 616.8527 PAR
- The acid reflux escape plan : two weeks to heartburn relief., . 641.563 ACI
- The bad doctor : [the troubled life and times of Dr. Iwan James], Ian Williams. 610.92 WIL
- In this graphic novel, a doctor doubts his ability to make decisions about the lives of others when he may need more than a little help himself.
- The belly burn plan : 6 weeks to a lean, fit and healthy body, Traci D. Mitchell. 613.25 MIT
- The Buddha & the borderline : my recovery from borderline personality disorder through dialectical behavior therapy, Buddhism & online dating, Kiera Van Gelder. 616.8585
- The complete guide to suspended fitness training, Ben Pratt. 613.71 PRA
- The death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable and how we can get there, Vincent T. DeVita, Jr.
616.994 DEV
- The endo patient's survival guide : a patient's guide to endometriosis & chronic pelvic pain, Andrew S. Cook, Libby Hopton, Danielle Cook. 618.1 COO
- The goddess pose : the audacious life of Indra Devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the West, Michelle Goldberg. 613.7046 DEV
- The man who wasn't there : investigations into the strange new science of the self, Anil Ananthaswamy. 616.8 ANA
- In the tradition of Oliver Sacks, a tour of the latest neuroscience of schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's disease, ecstatic epilepsy, Cotard's syndrome, out-of-body experiences, and other disorders.
- The meaning of madness, Neel Burton. 616.89 BUR
- This book aims to open up the debate on mental disorders, to get people interested and talking.
- The new Chinese medicine handbook : an innovative guide to integrating eastern wisdom with western practice for modern healing, Misha Ruth Cohen. 610.951
- The new generation breast cancer book : how to navigate your diagnosis and treatment options and remain optimistic in an age of information overload, Elisa Port. 616.994
- The number 1 guide to preventing skin cancer : proven advice from an expert, Karen M Ong. 616.994 ONG
- The tapping solution for weight loss & body confidence : a woman's guide to stressing less, weighing less, and loving more, Jessica Ortner. 613.0424 ORT
- The traumatized brain : a family guide to understanding mood, memory, and behavior after brain injury, Vani Rao. 617.48 RAO
- The whole person recovery handbook, Emma Drew. 613.7 DRE
- You can conquer cancer : the ground-breaking self-help manual including nutrition, meditation and lifestyle management techniques, Ian Gawler. 616.994
History, Geography & Travel
- 198 : how I ran out of countries by visiting random people on incredible travels to every country in the whole wide world, Gunnar Garfors. 910.41 GAR
- A dangerous world, Ernest McIvor. 956.05 MCI
- The Middle East is a region steeped in history that has seen the rise and fall of great civilisations and empires over thousands of years. Who is really to blame for the region's descent into a nightmare scenario of killing and destruction? Is there any solution, and what are the implications for the countries beyond in Europe and North Africa?
- An atlas of countries that don't exist : a compendium of fifty unrecognized and largely unnoticed states, Nick Middleton. 912 MID
- Arctica : the vanishing North, Sebastian Copeland ; foreword by Richard Branson. 998 COP
- Argentina., . 982 ARG
- Insight Guides
- Atlantis and the coming ice age : the lost civilization, a mirror of our world, Frank Joseph. 001.94 JOS
- Atlas of cursed places : a travel guide to dangerous and frightful destinations, Olivier Le Carrer, Sibylle Le Carrer. 001.9 LE
- Bali : a cultural history, Arthur Cotterell. 959.86 COT
- Barcelona & Catalonia, . 946.7 WIL
- The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
- Beijing & Shanghai, . 951.156 NEV
- The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
- Better than fiction. 2, [edited by Don George and Samantha Forge]. 910.4 BET
- A collection of true original travel tales by some of the world's best fiction writers reveals the perils and joys of travel.
- Beyond the gopurams : a woman's spiritual journey through South India, Priti Aisola. 954.8 AIS
- Christchurch : Sumner, Lyttelton, Akaroa, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Deb Donnell. 993.83 DON
- Eye in the sky : a drone above New Zealand, photography, Grant Sheehan. 993 SHE
- Florence, a delicate case, David Leavitt. 945.51 LEA
- French revolutions : cycling the Tour de France, Tim Moore. 796.62 MOO
- Battling it out with the old men on butchers' bikes across the plains of Aquitaine and pursued by cattle over Europe's second highest road, Moore soon finds himself resorting to narcotic assistance, systematic overeating, and waxed legs before summoning a support vehicle staffed by cruelly sceptical family and friends.
- Girl in the woods : a memoir, Aspen Matis. 979 MAT
- Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation.
- Heat : extreme adventures at the highest temperatures on earth, Ranulph Fiennes. 910.915 FIE
- Hidden treasures of London : a guide to the capital's best-kept secrets, Michael McNay. 942.1 MCN
- History's people : personalities and the past, Margaret MacMillan. 901 MCM
- In this year's highly anticipated Massey Lectures, internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of the memorable figures of the past, women and men, who have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times.
- Hitler at home, Despina Stratigakos. 943.086 HIT
- Rich illustrations, many previously unpublished, offer readers a rare glimpse into the decisions involved in the making of Hitler's homes and into the sheer power of the propaganda that influenced how the world saw him.
- How to be a Tudor : a dawn-to-dusk guide to everyday life, Ruth Goodman. 941.05 GOO
- Human race : 10 centuries of change on earth, Ian Mortimer. 909 MOR
- Sweeping through the last thousand years of human development, Human Race is a treasure chest
of the lunar leaps and lightbulb moments that, for better or worse, have sent humanity swerving down a path that no one could ever have predicted.
- I know I am rude but it is fun : the royals and the rest of us as seen by Prince Philip, Nigel Cawthorne. 941.085 PHI
- In America : travels with John Steinbeck, Geert Mak. 973.9 MAK
- In 1960 John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green GMC pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans.
- In the land of giants : journeys through the Dark Ages, Max Adams. 942.01 ADA
- India, Steve McCurry. 954 MCC
- It ended badly : thirteen of the worst breakups in history, Jennifer Wright. 302 WRI
- Karl Doenitz and the last days of the Third Reich, Barry Turner. 943.086 DON
- An even-handed portrait of Nazi Germany's last leader and a compellingly readable account
of the culmination of the war in Europe, Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich gives a fascinating new perspective on a complex man at the heart of this crucial period in history.
- Keep the flag flying : the history and meaning of the New Zealand flag, John McLean. 929.92 MCL
- Land of the midnight sun : my Arctic adventures, Alexander Armstrong. 998 ARM
- London night and day : the insider's guide to London 24 hours a day, Matt Brown. 942.1 BRO
- Lonely Planet's best in travel 2016., . 910.2 LON
- Lost Japan : last glimpse of beautiful Japan, Alex Kerr. 952.04 KER
- Mailman of the Birdsville Track : the story of Tom Kruse, Kristin Weidenbach. 383.4 WEI
- Tom was a real Australian hero and no matter what happened, the mail always got through.
- Malaysia & Singapore., . 959.5 MAL
- The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
- Montreal & Quebec City, . 971.428 ST
- Lonely Planet Montreal & Quebec City
- New Zealand : a photographic journey, Todd Sisson & Sarah Sisson. 993 SIS
- New Zealand North Island : NZ frenzy, Scott Cook. 993.1 COO
- New Zealand South Island : NZ frenzy, Scott Cook. 993.7 COO
- No more champagne : Churchill and his money, David Lough. 941.082 CHU
- Oamaru : New Zealand's living Victorian town, Paul Sorrell and Graham Warman. 993.91 SOR
- Ocean notorious : journeys to lost and lonely places of the deep south, Matt Vance. 998.9 VAN
- Once in a great city : a Detroit story, David Maraniss. 977.434 MAR
- Only in New York, Lily Brett. 974.71 BRE
- Brett takes us to her favourite places and introduces us to the characters of the city that has nurtured, perplexed and inspired.
- Pacific : the ocean of the future, Simon Winchester. 909.0982 WIN
- Please demolish with a kind heart : behind Christchurch's red zone, Glen Howey ; introduction by Tony Benny. 993.83 HOW
- Please Demolish with a Kind Heart - a moving
and at times eerie homage to Christchurch's abandoned homes, buildings, recreational spaces and iconic cathedrals.
- Pocket Sydney : top sights, local life, made easy, Peter Dragicevich. 994.41 DRA
- Provence & the Cote d'Azur, . 944.9 WIL
- The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
- Reminiscences of the Cuban revolutionary war, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. 972.91 GUE
- South American handbook. 2016, Ben Box. 980 BOX
- Suffragettes : how Britain's women fought & died for the right to vote, Frank Meeres. 324.62 MEE
- Suffragettes : the fight for votes for women, Joyce Marlow. 324.62 SUF
- Sydney, . 994.41 DRA
- Lonely Planet Sydney
- Te Araroa : walking New Zealand's 3,000-kilometre trail, photography by Mark Watson. 993 WAT
- Te Whiti o Rongomai and the resistance of Parihaka, Danny Keenan. 993.488 TE
- Tea, sugar and a dream, Shirley Smith. 956.1 SMI
- Shirley Smith, from a small village near Invercargill. With the children all adults and settled, a marriage separation,
the time seemed right to experience some of the stories she had read and heard about. She felt it was time to go and step out of her 'Comfort Zone'.
- The 500 hidden secrets of Paris, [Marie Farman. 944.36 FAR
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984), Riad Sattouf. 741.5 SAT
- In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi's Libya, and Assad's Syria but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab
nation.
- The Celts : search for a civilization, Alice Roberts. 936.4 ROB
- The crossing : my journey to the shattered heart of Syria, Samar Yazbek. 956.91 YAZ
- Samar Yazbek was well known in her native Syria as a writer and a journalist but, in 2011, she fell foul of the Assad regime and was forced to flee. Since then, determined to bear witness to the suffering of her people, she bravely revisited her homeland by squeezing through a hole in the fence on the Turkish border.
- The Gapes Valley Hall, 1914-2014 : 100 years, N.D.W. Patrick. 993.87 PAT
- The gates of Europe : a history of Ukraine, Serhii Plokhy. 947.7 PLO
- The great game : on secret service in high Asia, Peter Hopkirk. 958 HOP
- The Grey Lynn book : the life & times of New Zealand's most fascinating suburb, Matt McEvoy. 993.24 MCE
- The High Line : foreseen, unforeseen, James Corner Field Operations. 712.5 HIG
- The first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of the creative inspiration behind the High Line, the transformative public 'park in the sky' that has reshaped global perceptions of urban space and become one of the most beloved and visited destinations in New York City.
- The Lion of Sabray : the Afghani warrior who defied the Taliban and saved the life of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson. 958.1 GUL
- The Old West, Stephen G. Hyslop. 978 HYS
- The Pentagon's brain : an uncensored history of DARPA, America's top secret military research agency, Annie Jacobsen. 355.07 JAC
- The road to Little Dribbling : more notes from a small island, Bill Bryson. 941 BRY
- The time travel handbook, researched and written by James Wyllie, Johnny Acton & David Goldblatt. 909 WYL
- If you could go back in time to any point in history, what would it be? Where would you stay? What would you wear? And how would you get there?
- The witches : Salem, 1692, Stacy Schiff. 133.43 SCH
- Top wildlife sites of the world, Will & Natalie Burrard-Lucas. 778.932 BUR
- Tracing your Great War ancestors : the Somme : a guide for family historians, Simon Fowler. 929.1 FOW
- Tramping in New Zealand : 40 great tramping trips, Shaun Barnett ; maps by Geographx. 993 BAR
- Travel with children : family-friendly travel without the fuss : destination ideas, practical information, kids' activities, . 910.2 TRA
- Treasured island, Frank Barrett. 941 BAR
- In an unreliable 800 Saab with 120,000 miles on the clock, just like Ian Rankin's Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, Frank Barrett embarks on a literary quest around Britain, from Eliot's East Coker to Austen's Bath, Winnie-the-Pooh's Hartfield to Dracula's Whitby.
- Unearthing the Polynesian past : explorations and adventures of an island archaeologist, Patrick Vinton Kirch. 930.1 KIR
- Walking the Kiso Road : a modern-day exploration of old Japan, William Scott Wilson. 952 WIL
- White eskimo : Knud Rasmussen's fearless journey into the heart of the Arctic, Stephen R. Bown. 998 RAS
House & Garden
- At home : Sarah style, [Sarah Richardson. 747 RIC
- Building kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, Steve Cory. 684.16 COR
- Deck designs : great design ideas from top deck designers, Steve Cory. 690.893 COR
- Everything in its place : storage for stylish homes, Rebecca Winward. 747 WIN
- Habitat : the field guide to decorating, Lauren Liess. 747 LIE
- How to sell your home for more : the essential guide to making your next sale a stunning success, Ray Wood. 333.338 WOO
- Life on Mar's : creating casual luxury, Mar Jennings. 747 JEN
- Life/Style, Tricia Foley. 747 FOL
- Lovable livable home : how to add beauty, get organized, and make your house work for you, Sherry & John Petersik of Young House Love. 747 PET
- My shed and how it was built : a how to book, Donato Cinicolo. 690.89 CIN
- Reclaim that : upcycling your home with style, words and photography by Sarah Heeringa. 747 HEE
- Sage living : decorate for the life you want, Anne Sage ; photographs by Emily Johnston. 747 SAG
- The guide to period styles for interiors : from the 17th century to the present, Judith Gura. 747 GUR
- The maker : beyond decorating : crafting a unique space, Tamara Maynes. 747 MAY
- The man who made things out of trees, Robert Penn. 684.08 PEN
- The mindful home : the secrets to making your home a place of harmony, beauty, wisdom and true happiness, Dr Craig & Deirdre Hassed. 747 HAS
- The new bandsaw box book : techniques and patterns for the modern woodworker, David Picciuto. 684.08 PIC
Humour
- Off you go : away from home and loving it. Sort of., Maeve Higgins. 827.92 HIG
- Full of amazing stories (she stayed quiet once for ten days); wonderful advice (if you like a
guy, get all the same tattoos as him, then introduce yourself and act surprised at the coincidence); and brilliantly unreliable memories, Off You Go will make your day, your night and your bed - if you let it.
Journalism
- The war on journalism : media moguls, whistleblowers and the price of freedom, Andrew Fowler. 070.4 FOW
Language
- A new Latin primer, Mary C. English, Georgia L. Irby. 478 ENG
- Colloquial Korean : the complete course for beginners, Danielle Ooyoung Pyun and In-Seok Kim. 495.783 PYU
- Learn to read Latin : workbook, Andrew Keller, Stephanie Russell. 475 KEL
Law
- GST in New Zealand, general editors Judge Paul Barber, Professor John Prebble ; authors Grant Pearson, Mark Keating, Craig Macalister. 343.055 PEA
- Legal response to natural disasters, editors: Jeremy Finn, Elizabeth Toomey. 344.0534 LEG
- Lords of the land : indigenous property rights and the jurisprudence of empire, Mark Hickford. 346.043 HIC
- The collection and retention of DNA from suspects in New Zealand, Nessa Lynch. 345.064 LYN
Library Science
- Crash course in collection development, Wayne Disher. 025.21 DIS
- Digital literacy and digital inclusion : information policy and the public library, Kim M. Thompson [and four others]. 303.483 THO
- Is digital different? : how information creation, capture, preservation and discovery are being transformed, Michael Moss. 025.04 IS
- Making the most of digital collections through training and outreach : the innovative librarian's guide, Nicholas Tanzi. 025.28 TAN
- Social media for creative libraries, Phil Bradley. 025.04 BRA
Literature
- And yet : essays, Christopher Hitchens. 814.54 HIT
- A volume of Hitchens' previously unpublished essays, covering the themes that define Hitchens the thinker: literature,
religion and politics.
- Living on paper : letters from Iris Murdoch 1934-1995, Iris Murdoch ; edited by Avril Horner and Anne Rowe. 823.914 MUR
- Notes from the sofa, Raymond Briggs. 823.914 BRI
- In Notes from the Sofa, Raymond Briggs traces the course of his life in a series of wonderfully observed vignettes that take him from the awkwardness and embarrassment of growing up to the vicissitudes and frustrations of growing old.
- Running with scissors : a memoir, Augusten Burroughs. 813.54 BUR
- Recounts the bizarre events of the author's childhood. Afyer his parents' divorce, his mother, a delusional poet, left him in the care of her psychiatrist, a man who might have benefitted from a little therapy himself. Suddenly, at 12, Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian mansion with a bizarre family.
- Tell you what : great New Zealand nonfiction, 2016, Susanna Andrew & Jolisa Gracewood. 820.80092 TEL
- The art of memoir, Mary Karr. 808.066 KAR
- The compleat Discworld atlas : [of general and descriptive geography which together with new maps and gazetteer forms a compleat guide to our world and all it encompasses, Terry Pratchett ;
aided and abetted by The Discworld Emporium]. 823.914 PRA
- The lost detective : becoming Dashiell Hammett, Nathan Ward. 813.52 HAM
- The Sherlock Holmes book., . 823.8 DOY
- The unspeakable : and other subjects of discussion, Meghan Daum. 814.6 DAU
- A master of the personal essay candidly explores love, death, and the counterfeit rituals of American life
Music & Musicians
- 100 blues lessons, John Heussenstamm & Chad Johnson. 787.87193 HEU
- A passionate affair : Llewellyn Owen and music, Margaret Bean. 780.92 OWE
- A Passionate Affair contains the scores for seven of Llewellyn's musical works, one of which was discovered during research for this book, as well as a CD of his music"--Back cover.
- Dark days : a memoir, D. Randall Blythe. 781.66 BLY
- In 2010, a nineteen-year-old super-fan rushed the stage during a Lamb of God concert in Prague. To protect himself,
singer Randy Blythe pushed the fan away. Unbeknownst to Blythe, the young man hit his head on the floor when he fell and later died from the injury. Blythe was promptly incarcerated on charges carrying a prison term of five to ten years. Thirty-seven days later, he was released on bail to await trial.
- Dem Himmel nahe : faszinierende Blicke auf Orgeln und Gewolbe = Looking up : at organs and ceilings = Tuyaux sonores : pres du ciel, Jenny Setchell. 786.5 SET
- Here it is clear how organ building and architecture can soar together to harmonious and aesthetic excellence.
- For the love of classical music : a companion, Caroline High. 781.1 HIG
- Guitar fretboard atlas : get a better grip on neck navigation, Joe Charupakorn. 787.87193 CHA
- Instrumental, James Rhodes. 786.2 RHO
- An impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music, Instrumental also weaves in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works and about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers. It explains why and how music has the potential to transform all of our lives.
- Kate : inside the rainbow, John Carder Bush. 781.64 BUS
- Kate is a collection of beautiful images from throughout Kate Bush's career.
- Lee Brilleaux : rock'n'roll gentleman : the adventure of Dr Feelgood's iconic frontman, Zoe Howe. 781.66 BRI
- Musicals : the definitive illustrated story., . 782.14 MUS
- My life with Wagner, Christian Thielemann. 782.1 WAG
- Over a distinguished career conducting some of the world's finest orchestras, Christian Thielemann has earned a reputation as the leading modern interpreter of Richard Wagner.
- Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, M. T. Anderson. 780.92 SHO
- The drum programming handbook : the complete guide to creating great rhythm tracks, Justin Paterson. 786.9 PAT
- The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed, Shea Serrano. 781.66 SER
- The Who : the official history, Ben Marshall with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. 781.66 WHO
- Vinyl : the art of making records, Mike Evans. 780.266 EVA
Natural Science
- A continent on the move : New Zealand geoscience revealed, chief editor, Ian J. Graham. 559.3 CON
- Astounding mushrooms, . 579.6 BEL
- Better birding : tips, tools, and concepts for the field, George L. Armistead and Brian L. Sullivan. 598 ARM
- Better Birding reveals the techniques expert birders use to identify a wide array of bird species in the field quickly and easily.
- Bioluminescence : nature and science at work, Marc Zimmer. 572.4 ZIM
- Offers information on bioluminescence, a unique adaptation found in the animal kingdom, and scientific and medical uses of the green fluorescent protein genes that make it possible, including tracking body processes and the progress of disease.
- Bird love, Leila Jeffreys. 598 JEF
- Darwin on evolution : words of wisdom from the father of evolution, Charles Darwin. 576.82 DAR
- Extreme Earth, Michael Martin. 577.58 MAR
- Firefly encyclopedia of reptiles and amphibians, general editor, Chris Mattison. 597.9 FIR
- Geology : a complete introduction, David A. Rothery. 551 ROT
- Lonely Planet's wild world., . 910.22 LON
- Natural histories : 25 extraordinary species that have changed our world, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss. 508 WES
- Pollination power, Heather Angel. 571.86 ANG
- The company of trees : a year in a lifetime's quest, Thomas Pakenham. 582.16 PAK
- The encyclopedia of sharks, Steve Parker. 597.3 PAR
- The fishes of New Zealand, Clive D Roberts. 597.0993 FIS
- The rabbit, Jill Mason. 599.32 MAS
- The secret lives of bats : my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals, Merlin Tuttle. 599.4 TUT
- The story of the British and their weather, Patrick Nobbs. 551.5 NOB
- The worst of times : how life on earth survived eighty million years of extinctions, Paul B. Wignall. 576.84 WIG
- Wild cats of the world, Luke Hunter. 599.75 HUN
Parenting
- Breastfeeding made easy : your step-by-step guide to using the Miskin method, Geraldine Miskin. 649.33 MIS
- Diaper-free before 3 : the healthier way to toilet train and help your child out of diapers sooner, Jill M. Lekovic. 649.62 LEK
- The science of mom : a research-based guide to your baby's first year, Alice Callahan. 649.122 CAL
Pets & Animals
- Barnyard kids : a family guide for raising animals, Dina Rudick with Erik Jacobs. 636 RUD
- Charlie : the dog who came in from the wild, Lisa Tenzin-Dolma. 636.7 TEN
- Do unto animals : a friendly guide to how animals live, and how we can make their lives better, Tracey Stewart ; illustrations by Lisel Ashlock. 636.083 STE
- Encyclopedia of dog breeds, D. Caroline Coile. 636.71 COI
- My old dog : rescued pets with remarkable second acts, Laura T. Coffey. 636.7083 COF
- Tales from a young vet : mad cows, crazy kittens and all creatures big and small, Jo Hardy with Caro Handley. 636.089 HAR
- The Dogist : photographic encounters with 1,000 dogs, Elias Weiss Friedman. 636.7 FRI
- Zoo tails, Oliver Graham-Jones. 636.089 GRA
- One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile. This was the list of sick animals presented to Oliver Graham-Jones on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951.
Philosophy and psychology
- A sense of more than, Tony Michael Martin. 128 MAR
- Starting at a London railway station, he takes the reader into an investigation of the farthest reaches of our consciousness: crossing continents, stepping into the shoes of the ancients and sifting through phenomena that defy the usual scientific and medical tools. He finishes up in Aotearoa New Zealand encountering a two thousand-year-old tree called Tane Mahuta
Photography
- 9 fotografi per la terra = 9 photographers for the planet, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Irene Kung. 779 NOV
- Coloring the universe : an insider's look at making spectacular images of space, Dr. Travis A. Rector,. 778.35 REC
Plays
- Maui and Sina : a play series, Helen Tauau Filisi. 822.92 TAU
- Tagaloalagi : a play series, Helen Tauau Filisi. 822.92 TAU
- The plays of Bruce Mason : a survey, John Smythe. 822.914 MAS
Poetry
- 12 netball poems, Mark Pirie. 821.914 PIR
- Anatomy, Jamie Trower. 821.92 TRO
- Buddy's brother, Pete Carter. 828.92 CAR
- The poetry and prose in Buddy's Brother is straight-up, in your face, and open-hearted, and covers Pete's usual preoccupations:
life and death, tennis and bad backs, dogs and walking.
- Carbon shapes and dark matter, Stephanie Christie. 821.92 CHR
- Entangled islands, Serie Barford. 821.914 BAR
- In this new collection of poetry and short stories, beloved Pacific writer Serie Barford reflects on the entangled history of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
- Faithful and virtuous night, Louise Gluck. 811.54 GLU
- In Louise Gluck's new collection, night takes on the dimensions of myth, becomes the setting for a sequence of journeys and explorations through time and memory.
- Felt intensity, Keith Westwater. 821.92 WES
- Main trunk lines : collected railway poems, Michael O'Leary. 821.914 OLE
- Scattered feathers, Laurice Gilbert. 821.9208 SCA
- Soundings of Hellas, John Davidson. 821.92 DAV
- John Davidson's second volume of poetry, influenced by his lifelong study of the history and culture.
- The blue voyage and other poems, Anne French. 821.914 FRE
- The burnt hotel, Olivia Macassey. 821.92 MCA
- Thuds underneath, Brent Kininmont. 821.92 KIN
- "The author's first collection of poetry musters scenes from antiquity, a life in Japan, and a preoccupation with flight in its varied forms.
- WORK, Sarah Jane Barnett. 821.92 BAR
- WORK is a collection of eight long poems that use technical language to explore human situations.
Politics & Government
- As it is : my time in Parliament and thoughts for our future, Gordon Copeland. 324.293 COP
- Children of monsters : an inquiry into the sons and daughters of dictators, Jay Nordlinger. 321.9 NOR
- Fools, frauds and firebrands : thinkers of the new left, Roger Scruton. 320.53 SCR
- Mad, bad and dangerous : the eccentricity of tyrants, Tom Ambrose. 321.9 AMB
- Nixon's gamble : how a president's own secret government destroyed his administration, Ray Locker. 973.924 NIX
- Political life writing in the Pacific : reflections on practice, Jack Corbett, Brij V. Lal, editors. 324.2 POL
- Politics in minutes : [200 key concepts explained in an instant], Marcus Weeks. 320 WEE
- Polynesian Panthers : Pacific protest and affirmative action in Aotearoa New Zealand 1971-1981, Melani Anae. 322.4 POL
- War against the people : Israel, the Palestinians and global pacification, Jeff Halper. 327.1 HAL
Religion & Ethics
- Battling the gods : atheism in the ancient world, Tim Whitmarsh. 211.8 WHI
- Brand Luther : 1517, printing, and the making of the Reformation, Andrew Pettegree. 284.1 LUT
- Christ in the crossfire, Ian Wishart. 212.1 WIS
- The atheists have got it wrong. Investigative journalist Ian Wishart decided to put the best arguments against Christianity to the test. What he found will stun you. None of the most quoted evidence against Jesus Christ or the existence of God stands up to close scrutiny. Whether you're a Christian or not, your questions, and the answers, are here.
- Hospitality and Islam : welcoming in God's name, Mona Siddiqui. 297.22 SID
- Merchants in the temple : inside Pope Francis's secret battle against corruption in the Vatican, Gianluigi Nuzzi. 262.13 NUZ
- My time in heaven : a true story of dying and coming back, Richard Sigmund. 236.1 SIG
- Paradise gardens : spiritual inspiration and earthly expression, Toby Musgrave. 204.4 MUS
- The gardens of world religions, ancient and contemporary.
- The heavenly man : the remarkable true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun, with Paul Hattaway. 269.2 YUN
- The Lion comic book hero Bible, Siku, Richard Thomas & Jeff Anderson. 220.52 LIO
- The many faces of Christ : the thousand-year story of the survival and influence of the lost gospels, Philip Jenkins. 229 JEN
- To walk a pagan path : practical spirituality for every day, Alaric Albertsson. 299.9 ALB
- When you need a miracle : the seven secrets of faith, Cherie Hill. 248.4 HIL
Science
- An Einstein encyclopedia, Alice Calaprice. 530.092 EIN
- Curious tales from chemistry : the last alchemist in Paris, and other episodes, Lars Ohrstrom. 540 OHR
- Even more things that nobody knows : 501 further mysteries of life, the universe and everything, William Hartston. 500 HAR
- Failure : why science is so successful, Stuart Firestein. 501 FIR
- Failure, is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults.
- How many moons does the Earth have? : the ultimate science quiz book, Brian Clegg. 500 CLE
- Kepler and the universe : how one man revolutionized astronomy, David K. Love. 520.92 KEP
- Moons : a very short introduction, David A. Rothery. 523.9 ROT
- Newton's apple and other myths about science, Ronald L. Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis. 509 NEW
- Searching for the oldest stars : ancient relics from the early universe, Anna Frebel. 523.8 FRE
- Anna Frebel who is credited with discovering several of the oldest and most primitive stars using the world's largest telescopes takes readers into the far-flung depths of space and time to provide a gripping firsthand account of the cutting-edge science of stellar archaeology.
- Seven brief lessons on physics, Carlo Rovelli. 530 ROV
- Sound : a very short introduction, Mike Goldsmith. 534 GOL
- The cell : a visual tour of the building block of life, Jack Challoner ; Dr. Phil Dash, consultant editor. 571.6 CHA
- The only woman in the room : why science is still a boys' club, Eileen Pollack. 305.420973 POL
- The science of everyday life : why teapots dribble, toast burns and light bulbs shine, Marty Jopson. 500 JOP
- The unknown universe : in ten chapters, Stuart Clark. 523.1 CLA
- Can we ever know what happened before the Big Bang? What's at the bottom of a black hole? Are there Universes beyond our own? Does time exist? Are the once immutable laws of physics changing?
- Thing explainer : complicated stuff in simple words, Randall Munroe. 500 MUN
Self Development
- 30 days of courage, Christine Jacques. 158.1 JAC
- About time! : 120 tips for those with no time, Robyn Pearce. 650.1 PEA
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- Attached : identify your attachment style and find your perfect match, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller. 158.2 LEV
- Body intelligence : harness your body's energies for your best life, Joseph Cardillo, PhD. 158.1 CAR
- Emotional intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry. 152.4 BRA
- Freud : an illustrated biography, Corinne Maier, Anne Simon. 150.1952 FRE
- Mindfulness in motion : a happier, healthier life through body-centred meditation, Dr Tamara Russell. 158.12 RUS
- Self-coaching with logosynthesis : how the power of words can change your life, Willem Lammers. 158.1 LAM
- Strangers drowning : voyages to the brink of moral extremity, Larissa MacFarquhar. 158.3 MCF
- What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In
'Strangers Drowining' Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment, and tells their intimate stories: their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; their wrenching dilemmas.
- Stress free in 30 days, Charles Linden. 155.9042 LIN
- Strong looks better naked, Khloe Kardashian. 158.1 KAR
- Khloe Kardashian shares her secrets for finding strength of body, mind, and heart with stories of her own struggles with weight, relationships, and her self-image.
- The Buddha pill : can meditation actually change you?, Dr Miguel Farias & Catherine Wikholm. 158.12 FAR
- The divine spark : psychedelics, consciousness, and the birth of civilization, Graham Hancock. 154.4 DIV
- In The Divine Spark, bestselling author Graham Hancock brings us
a groundbreaking collection of the latest thinking on consciousness and psychedelics.
- Unforbidden pleasures, Adam Phillips. 152.42 PHI
- Explores the philosophical, psychological and social complexities that govern human desire and shape our reality. This
book focuses on the meanings and importance of the Unforbidden, from the fall of our first parents Adam and Eve to the work of the great twentieth-century psychoanalytic thinkers.
- Winners : and how they succeed, Alastair Campbell. 158.1 CAM
Slavery
- The complete make-up artist, Penny Delamar with contributions from Leda Shawyer. 792.027 DEL
Social Issues
- A colourful history of popular delusions, Robert E. Bartholomew and Peter Hassall. 302.13 BAR
- What do fads, crazes, manias, urban legends, moral panics, riots,
stampedes, and other mass expressions of emotion have in common?
- Antisemitism : the oldest hatred, John Mann. 305.8924 MAN
- Becoming Nicole : the transformation of an American family, Amy Ellis Nutt. 306.768 WAI
- When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But it wasn't long before they noticed a marked difference between Jonas and his brother, Wyatt. Jonas preferred sports and trucks and many of the things little boys were "supposed" to like; but Wyatt liked princess dolls and dress-up and playing Little Mermaid.
- Cancer and all the other shit, Lauren Wepa. 362.196994 WEP
- "Hi, I'm a cancer kid. It was February 2013 when cancer became part of my life. I was 20 years old - two months from hitting the big two- one - and it ruined everything. Cancer really is a bitch like that. When it drops by, everything stops for it. Not only does it attack the body but it has the power to isolate people as well"
- Change of heart : what psychology can teach us about spreading social change, Nick Cooney. 303.4 COO
- Conquering chaos, Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra. 306.8743 LOW
- How did two troublemaking kids from the trailer park make it through the storm of family dysfunction, teen pregnancy, and adoption without letting go of each other? What gave them the strength to conquer the chaos of their lives and go on to become people their children could be proud of? And what really happened when the [16 and pregnant and Teen mom] cameras weren't there?
- Date like a dude : how to get, get rid of, or get over a guy, Sam Pease. 646.77 PEA
- Doing good better : effective altruism and a radical new way to make a difference, William MacAskill. 171 MCA
- Doing Good Better reveals why buying sweatshop-
produced goods benefits the poor; why cosmetic surgeons can do more good than charity workers; and why giving to a relief fund is generally not the best way to help after a natural disaster.
- Every thing we touch : a 24-hour inventory of our lives, Paula Zuccotti. 301 ZUC
- What's the first thing we touch when we wake up? How do our favourite things reveal our hopes and fears? Can objects tell the story of our lives?
- Forget me not : love in the time of dementia, Rosamunde Irons-Read. 362.19683 IOR
- Gun baby gun : a bloody journey into the world of the gun, Iain Overton. 363.33 OVE
- Home truths : confronting New Zealand's housing crisis, Philippa Howden-Chapman. 363.5 HOW
- Home, here to stay, Mere Kepa. 307.336 HOM
- This is a collection of twelve academic essays that consider understandings of home and the impact of dominant societies on indigenous societies and their homes.
- Kill the silence : a survivor's life reclaimed, Monika Korra. 362.883 KOR
- In 2009, college sophomore and track star Monika Korra was grabbed by three men on her way home from a party and brutally raped. Within hours of being released, Monika resolved that she would not be a victim she was going to be a survivor. Monika shares how she made herself whole again after the attack.
- Metropolis : mapping the city, Jeremy Black. 307.76 BLA
- This sumptuous volume looks at the development of the mapping and representation of the city revealing how we
organize the urban space.
- Nemesis : one man and the battle for Rio, Misha Glenny. 363.45 LOP
- His name was Antonio, but they would call him Nem. From the infamous favela of Rocinha in Rio,
he was a hardworking young father forced to make a decision that would turn his world upside down. Nemesis is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio.
- No such thing as a free gift : the Gates Foundation and the price of philanthropy, Linsey McGoey. 361.76 MCG
- Out of the box : the crazy true story of the Australian champion athlete who posted himself home, became a drug smuggler and found himself on death row in a Sri Lankan prison, Julie and Marcus
McSorley. 363.45 SPI
- Pioneering the possible : awakened leadership for a world that works, Scilla Elworthy. 303.34 ELW
- Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Scilla Elworthy, a realist with 40 years' experience at the sharp end of politics and conflict, presents a bold but realistic vision for the future in 'Pioneering the Possible'.
- Princess : secrets to share, Jean Sasson. 305.4209538 SUL
- Jean Sasson and the much-loved Princess collaborate once again to bring readers up to date on the secret work undertaken by the Princess and those who help her to rescue women who are the enslaved victims of brutal physical and psychological abuse.
- Psychedelia and other colours, Rob Chapman. 615.788 CHA
- Rob Chapman explores in crystalline detail the history, precedents and cultural impact of LSD, from the earliest experiments in painting with light and immersive environments to the thriving avant-garde scene that existed in San Francisco long before the Grateful Dead and the Fillmore Auditorium.
- Radhika's story : surviving human trafficking, Sharon Hendry. 364.153 HEN
- In telling Radhika's story, journalist Sharon Hendry highlights the pervasive nature of human trafficking in the 21st century.
- Resonate : for people who need to be heard, Louise Mahler. 302.224 MAH
- In Resonate Dr Louise Mahler, voice coach extraordinaire, demonstrates that your mind, body and voice are inextricably linked.
- Simple sabotage : a modern field manual for detecting and rooting out everyday behaviors that undermine your workplace, Robert M. Galford, Bob Frisch & Cary Greene. 302.35 GAL
- Skin deep : all she wanted was a mommy, but was she too ugly to be loved?, Casey Watson. 362.733 WAT
- Casey has come across children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in her previous job in a high school behaviour unit, but is now realising that fostering Flip is going to be full of challenges which will test her and Mike's skills to the limit.
- Speak peace in a world of conflict : what you say next will change your world, Marshall B. Rosenberg. 158.2 ROS
- The animal activists' handbook : maximizing our positive impact in today's world, Matt Ball. 179.3 BAL
- The great British dream factory : the strange history of our national imagination, Dominic Sandbrook. 306.0941 SAN
- This is a book about the success and the meaning of Britain's modern popular culture, from Bond and the Beatles to heavy metal and Coronation Street, from the Angry Young Men to Harry Potter, from Damien Hirst to The X Factor.
- The Pacific festivals of Aotearoa New Zealand : negotiating place and identity in a new homeland, Jared Mackley-Crump. 394.26 MCK
- The way around : finding my mother and myself among the Yanomami, David Good with Daniel Paisner. 305.89892 GOO
- Rooted in two vastly different cultures, a young man struggles to understand himself, find his place in the world, and reconnect with his motherand her remote tribe in the deepest jungles of the Amazon rainforestin this powerful memoir that combines adventure, history, and anthropology.
- The wife drought, Annabel Crabb. 306.872 CRA
- The Wife Drought is about women, men, family and work. Written in Annabel Crabb's inimitable style, it's full of candid and funny stories from the author's work in and around politics and the media, historical nuggets about the role of 'The Wife' in Australia, and intriguing research about the attitudes that pulse beneath the surface of egalitarian Australia.
- Through the eyes of a foster child : my childhood in over 30 New Zealand homes, Daryl Brougham. 362.733 BRO
- Tonio : a requiem memoir, Adri van der Heijden. 306.874 HEI
- On Pentecost 2010, Tonio the only son of writer Adri van der Heijden is hit by a car. He dies of his injuries that same day. Adri van der Heijden is driven by two compelling questions: what happened to Tonio during the final days and hours before the accident, and how could this accident happen? This search takes in various eyewitnesses, friends, police officers, doctors, and the mysterious Jenny who turns out to have played a crucial role in Tonio's life during those final weeks.
- Violence against queer people : race, class, gender, and the persistence of anti-LGBT discrimination, Doug Meyer. 362.88 MEY
- Wayfinding leadership : ground-breaking wisdom for developing leaders, Chellie Spiller. 303.34 SPI
- Who is Charlie? : xenophobia and the new middle class, Emmanuel Todd. 306.44 TOD
- While asking uncomfortable questions and offering no easy solutions, Todd points to the difficult and uncertain path that might lead to an accommodation with Islam rather than a deepening and divisive confrontation.
- Worktown : the astonishing story of the birth of Mass-Observation, David Hall. 306.0942 HAL
- In the late 1930s the Lancashire town of Bolton witnessed a ground-breaking social experiment. Over three years, a team of ninety observers recorded, in painstaking detail, the everyday lives of ordinary working people. Their aim was to create an 'anthropology of ourselves'. The first of its kind, it later grew into the Mass Observation movement that proved so crucial to our understanding of public opinion in future generations.
Sport & Recreation
- A complete chess course, Antonio Gude. 794.12 GUD
- Beast : blood, struggle and dreams at the heart of mixed martial arts, Doug Merlino. 796.8 MER
- Beginner's guide to road and track cycling, Ian Gray and Jonathan Kennett. 796.6 GRA
- Family biking : the parent's guide to safe cycling, Robert and Christie Hurst. 796.6 HUR
- Hunting New Zealand, [editors] Mark Draper, Mark Airey. 799.2 HUN
- Left for dead : my journey home from Everest, Beck Weathers with Stephen G. Michaud. 796.522 WEA
- Recounts Beck Weathers' story of surviving the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expedition.
- Legacy, Tim Cahill. 796.334 CAH
- The story of international football star Tim Cahill.
- Magical illusions, conjuring tricks, amazing puzzles & stunning stunts : Nicholas Einhorn teaches 200 fabulous tricks in 1300 step-by-step pictures, Nicholas Einhorn. 793.8
- Moorman's book of poker, Chris Moorman. 795.412 MOO
- Mr. America : the tragic history of a bodybuilding icon, John D. Fair. 796.41 FAI
- Murph : the illustrated history of Greg Murphy, [written by Greg Murphy with Andrew Clarke]. 796.72 MUR
- Red leaders : the official story of Manchester United's captains, Ben Hibbs. 796.334 MAN
- Sixty years cricket, Jean (Fiery Fred) Ruddenklau. 796.358 RUD
- Skate the world : photographing one world of skateboarding, Jonathan Mehring ; foreword by Tony Hawk. 796.22 MEH
- The 100 greatest console video games : 1977-1987, Brett Weiss. 794.8 WEI
- The ghosts of K2 : the epic saga of the first ascent, Mick Conefrey. 796.522 CON
- At 28,251 ft, K2 might be almost 800 ft shorter than Everest, but it's a far harder climb. In this definitive account, Mick Conefrey grippingly describes the early attempts to reach the summit and provides a fascinating exploration of the first ascent's complex legacy.
- The longboard travel guide : a guide to the world's best longboarding waves, Sam Bleakley ; foreword by Taylor Jensen. 797.32 BLE
- The road less taken : lessons from a life spent cycling, Kathryn Bertine. 796.6 BER
- Weird sports and wacky games around the world : from Buzkashi to Zorbing, Victoria Williams. 796 WIL
Trains, Boats, Planes
- An illustrated A-Z directory of military helicopters : featuring over 80 helicopters shown in more than 300 historical and modern photographs, Francis Crosby. 623.746047
- Concorde : the rise and fall of the supersonic airliner, Jonathan Glancey. 629.13334 CON
- Coral route : Tasman Empire Airways Ltd, flying boats & the South Pacific, Garry Barton, Philip Heath. 387.706 BAR
- Higher : 100 years of Boeing, Russ Banham. 629.13334 BOE
- How to build a flatiron skiff : simple steps using basic tools, K. D. Jones. 623.81 JON
- Railway depots, stations, & terminals, Brian Solomon. 385.31 SOL
- The railways : nation, network and people, Simon Bradley. 385.0941 BRA
- The story of Mainline Steam, Jo Evans. 385.0993 EVA
Transport
- The moving metropolis : a history of London's transport since 1800, revised by David Lawrence. 388.4 MOV
War
- 1916 : a global history, Keith Jeffery. 940.31 JEF
- 1944 : FDR and the year that changed history, Jay Winik. 940.5373 WIN
- An illustrated encyclopedia of uniforms of World War II : an expert guide to the uniforms of Britain, America, Germany, USSR and Japan, together with other Axis and Allied Forces, Jonathan North. 355.14 NOR
- Charles Bean, Ross Coulthart. 070.433 BEA
- On the eve of the centenary of Gallipoli, Ross Coulthart tells the real story of the iconic Australian war.
- Coventry : Thursday, 14 November 1940, Frederick Taylor. 940.5421 TAY
- Devotion : an epic story of heroism, friendship, and sacrifice, Adam Makos. 951.9042 MAK
- Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator duo,
Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend.
- Fighter : technology, facts, history, Ralf Leinburger. 623.7464 LEI
- Fighters & bombers, Gavin Conroy. 623.746 CON
- Fighters in the shadows : a new history of the French Resistance, Robert Gildea. 940.5344 GIL
- Fighting Nazi occupation : British resistance 1939-1945, Malcolm Atkin. 940.5486 ATK
- From ice floes to battlefields : Scott's 'Antarctics' in the First World War, Anne Strathie. 940.4 STR
- Great escapes, Barbara A. Bond. 940.5486 BON
- The definitive history of MI9's emergency escape and evasion mapping programme and the contribution the maps made to victory in 1945.
- Hitler's violent youth : how trench warfare and street fighting moulded Hitler, Bob Carruthers. 943.086 HIT
- How to plan a crusade : reason and religious war in the High Middle Ages, Christopher Tyerman. 909.07 TYE
- Hubris : the tragedy of war in the twentieth century, Alistair Horne. 355.02 HOR
- Operation Blunderhead : the incredible adventures of a double agent in Nazi-occupied Europe, David Kirby. 940.5486 SET
- Paris at war : 1939-1944, David Drake. 944.36 DRA
- Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda, Brian Glyn Williams. 327.12 WIL
- Soldiers from the Pacific : the story of Pacific Island soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One, Howard Weddell. 940.41 WED
- The First Blitz : bombing London in the First World War, Ian Castle. 940.44 CAS
- The German War : a nation under arms, 1939-1945 : citizens and soldiers, Nicholas Stargardt. 943.086 STA
- The Iran-Iraq War, Pierre Razoux ; translated by Nicholas Elliott. 955.054 RAZ
- The Ottoman defence against the Anzac landing : 25 April 1915, Mesut Uyar. 940.42 UYA
- The Second World War. Volume II, Their finest hour, Winston S. Churchill. 940.54 CHU
- The Second World War. Volume III, The Grand Alliance, Winston Churchill. 940.54 CHU
- The Second World War. Volume IV, The hinge of fate, Winston S. Churchill. 940.54 CHU
- The Second World War. Volume V, Closing the ring, Winston S. Churchill. 940.54 CHU
- The Second World War. Volume VI, Triumph and tragedy, Winston Churchill ; foreword by Antony Beevor. 940.54 CHU
- Three minutes in Poland : discovering a lost world in a 1938 family film, Glenn Kurtz. 943.841 KUR
- Traveling in Europe in August 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, David Kurtz, the author's grandfather, captured three minutes of ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland on 16 mm Kodachrome color film. More than seventy years later, through the brutal twists of history, these few minutes of home-movie footage would become a memorial to an entire community an entire culture that was annihilated in the Holocaust.
- When Britain saved the West : the story of 1940, Robin Prior. 940.5421 PRI