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New Titles Non-Fiction October 2017 (arrived in September 2017)
Art & Architecture
- Abandoned castles, Kieron Connolly. 728.81 CON
- Apartment living New Zealand, Catherine Foster. 728.31 FOS
- Art of Renaissance Rome: artists and patrons in the Eternal City, John Marciari. 709.45 MAR
- Art of the islands: Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking visual culture, c.450-1050, Michelle P. Brown. 709.41 BRO
- Artist's drawing techniques., 741.2 ART
- Beginning colored pencil: tips and techniques for learning to draw in colored pencil, [Eileen Sorg]. 741.24 SOR
- Contemporary landscapes in mixed media, Soraya French. 704.9436 FRE
- Dzieje Polski w obrazach = Polish history in pictures, Piotr Marczak. 943.8 MAR
- Foundations of drawing: a practical guide to art history, tools, techniques, and styles, Al Gury. 741.2 GUR
- Gainsborough: a portrait, James Hamilton. 759.2 GAI
- Highland retreats: the architecture and interiors of Scotland's romantic North, Mary Miers. 728.8 MIE
- Icelandic art today, edited by Christian Schoen. 709.4912 ICE
- Modern watercolor, Kristin Van Leuven. 751.422 VAN
- Old Cuba, Alicia E. Garcia; photos by Julio A. Larramendi. 720.97291 GAR
- Picturing the apocalypse: the book of Revelation in the arts over two millennia, Natasha O'Hear and Anthony O'Hear. 704.948 OHE
- The book of Revelation has been a source of continual fascination for nearly two thousand years. Yet few people know much about either the basic meaning or original context of these concepts or the multiplicity of different ways in which they have been interpreted by visual artists in particular. This book fills these gaps in a striking and original way by means of ten concise thematic chapters.
- Ravilious & Co: the pattern of friendship, Andy Friend. 709.41 RAV
- In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, whose
watercolours and wood engravings capture an essential sense of place and the spirit of mid-century England. What is less appreciated is that he did not work in isolation, but within a much wider network of artists, friends and lovers.
- Renoir: intimacy, Guillermo Solana. 759.4 REN
- Revoliutsiia! Demonstratsiia!: Soviet art put to the test, Matthew S. Witkovsky. 709.47 REV
- Self-portraits, Ernst Rebel; Norbert Wolf. 704.942 REB
- The art of brutalism: rescuing hope from catastrophe in 1950s Britain, Ben Highmore. 701.03 HIG
- The most popular art exhibition ever!, Grayson Perry. 738.0942 PER
- There are some artists for whom 'popular' is a bit of a dirty word. Grayson Perry is not one of them.
- Vibrant watercolours: how to paint with drama and intensity, Hazel Lale. 751.422 LAL
- Walled city: the art of the mural., 751.73 WAL
Automobiles
- Automotive detailing in detail: a guide to enhancing, renovating and maintaining your vehicle's appearance, Dom Colbeck, Jon Steele and David McLean. 629.26 COU
- Ford Escort Mk1, Graham Robson. 629.2222 FOR
- Mercedes Benz SL 1971-2014, [Colin Howard]. 629.2222 MER
- Motor City barn finds: Detroit's lost collector cars, Tom Cotter. 629.222 COT
- Shelby American up close and behind the scenes: 1962-1965: the Venice years, Dave Friedman. 629.2222 SHE
- The BSA Bantam bible: all models 1948-1971, Peter Henshaw. 629.2275 BSA
- The complete book of Moto Guzzi: every model since 1921, Ian Falloon. 629.2275 MOT
- The Honda Gold Wing: classic four-cylinder bikes, Peter Rakestrow. 629.2275 HON
- The lost art of high-performance driving: how to get the most out of your modern performance car, Ross Bentley. 629.283 BEN
- The Norton Commando bible: all models 1968-1978, Peter Henshaw. 629.2275 NOR
- Vintage and classic tractor restoration, Richard Lofting. 629.2875 LOF
- Volkswagen Type 3: concept, design, international production models & development, Simon Glen. 629.2222 VOL
Biographies
- A life in jazz, Danny Barker. 781.65 BAR
- This illustrated edition of A Life in Jazz brings Barker's autobiography back into print, accompanied by more than one hundred images that bring his story to life.
- Ah well, nobody's perfect: the untold stories, Molly Meldrum with Jeff Jenkins. 791.450994 MEL
- Ah, Well, Nobody's Perfect is a funny, eye-opening, nostalgic, warm and utterly compelling collection of Molly's best stories and anecdotes from across his life.
- An outlaw and a lady: a memoir of music, life with Waylon, and the faith that brought me home, Jessi Colter with David Ritz. 781.642 COL
- This is Colter's unvarnished account life, music, and love in the midst of heartache, and the faith that sustained her.
- Art sex music, Cosey Fanni Tutti. 780.92 TUT
- This book is the autobiography of a musician who, as a founding member of the avant-garde group Throbbing Gristle and electronic pioneers Chris & Cosey, has consistently challenged the boundaries of music over the past four decades.
- Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg prosecutor and peace advocate, Tom Hofmann. 341.69 FER
- Bloody Mary: my story, Mary Coughlan. 781.65 COU
- Since she rose to international fame in 1985 with her seminal Irish jazz album Tired and Emotional, Mary Coughlan's battles with addiction, the problems in her personal life and career have been well documented. But until now she has never spoken of the traumatic events in her childhood.
- Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood, Trevor Noah. 791.45028 NOA
- Trevor Noah is one of the comedy world's brightest new voices, a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life.
- Casting off: a memoir, Elspeth Sandys. 823.914 SAN
- Elspeth Sandys' refreshing honesty and her skill as a writer of fiction and drama propel the reader through an absorbing life story that is equally a commentary on the meaning of memoir and the peculiarities of memory.
- Don Andrés and Paquita: the life of Segovia in Montevideo, Alfredo Escande. 787.87 SEG
- Edmund Hillary: a biography, Michael Gill. 796.522 HIL
- Freddie Mercury: a kind of magic, Mark Blake. 781.66 MER
- Irrepressible: the Jazz Age life of Henrietta Bingham, Emily Bingham. 306.765 BIN
- Intoxicating and intoxicated, selfish and shameful, seductive and brilliant, and often terribly troubled,
Henrietta Bingham drove men and women wild with desire, and her youth blazed with sex. But her lesbian love affairs made her the subject of derision and drove a doctor to try to cure her. After the speed and pleasure of her youth, the toxicity of judgment coupled with her own anxieties led to years of addiction and breakdowns.
- Jim Henson: the biography, Brian Jay Jones. 791.53 HEN
- For the first time ever a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most innovative creative artists.
- Miss Ulysses from Puka-Puka: the autobiography of a South Sea trader's daughter, Florence (Johnny) Frisbie. 996.23 FRI
- Miss Ulysses from Puka-Puka (2nd edition) by Florence (Johnny)
Frisbie is the first book written by a Polynesian woman. It tells the amazing story of a young girl growing up on a remote island in the Cook Islands group.
- My idol years, Mark Holden. 781.64 HOL
- From Carnation Kid and early pop stardom, to LA songsmith and actor, to producer and manager, to Idol judge, to barrister, Mark Holden's memoir is always startlingly honest, a unique portrait of the music and TV industries, of family and ageing in the public eye
- Schrödinger: life and thought, Walter Moore. 530 SCH
- Schrödinger's life is portrayed against the backdrop of Europe at a time of change and unrest. His best known scientific work was the discovery of wave mechanics, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1933. Schrödinger led a very intense life, both in his scientific research and in his personal life.
- Should auld acquaintance: discovering the woman behind Robert Burns, Melanie Murray. 821.6 ARM
- So much things to say: the oral history of Bob Marley, text and photographs by Roger Steffens. 781.66 MAR
- Toscanini: musician of conscience, Harvey Sachs. 780.92 TOS
- Toscanini is a story of a man who was incapable of separating his spectacular career from the call of his conscience. Famed for his fierce dedication but also for his explosive temper, Toscanini conducted the world premieres of many Italian operas, While this consuming passion constantly blurred the distinction between professional and personal, it did forge within him a steadfast opposition to totalitarianism and a personal bravery that would make him a model for artists of conscience.
- Trials of the earth: the true story of a pioneer woman, Mary Mann Hamilton. 976.24 HAM
- Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) was encouraged to record her experiences as a female pioneer. The result is the only known firsthand account of a remarkable woman thrust into the center of taming the American South.
- Up until now: the inspiring story of the founder of Quest for Life, Petra King. 362.196994 KIN
- The inspirational true story of an amazing Australian woman who has devoted her life to helping people experiencing life-threatening illnesses and devastating mental distress.
- Waterloo Messenger: the life of Henry Percy, peninsular soldier and French prisoner of war, William Mahon. 355.009 PER
- Henry Percy is best known as the officer who carried the Waterloo Dispatch, the Duke of Wellingtons account of the Battle of Waterloo and the ultimate defeat of Napoleon, to London in June 1815.
Books about books
- Printer's error: irreverent stories from book history, J. P. Romney and Rebecca Romney. 002 ROM
Business & Management
- Consumer behaviour, Hoyer [and four others]. 658.834 HOY
- Cutting edge and relevant to the local context, this first Australia and New Zealand edition of Hoyer, Consumer Behaviour, covers the latest research from the academic field of consumer behaviour.
- Content marketing in a week, Jane Heaton. 658.872 HEA
- Extraordinary PR ordinary budget: a strategy guide, Jennifer R. Farmer. 659.2 FAR
- Frugal value: designing business for a crowded planet, Carina Millstone. 333.77 MIL
- Mastering private equity: transformation via venture capital, minority investments & buyouts, Claudia Zeisberger. 658.152 ZEI
- Perennial seller: the art of making and marketing work that lasts, Ryan Holiday. 658.8 HOL
- The Adweek copywriting handbook: the ultimate guide to writing powerful advertising and marketing copy from one of America's top copywriters, Joseph Sugarman. 659.132 SUG
- The pumpkin plan: a simple strategy to grow a remarkable business in any field, Mike Michalowicz. 658.42 MIC
- The red rubber ball at work: elevate your game through the hidden power of play, Kevin Carroll. 658.409 CAR
- Women who work: rewriting the rules for success, Ivanka Trump. 650.1 TRU
Computers
- Computer science distilled: learn the art of solving computational problems, Wladston Ferreira Filho. 004 FER
- Designing platform independent mobile apps and services, Rocky Heckman. 005.2 HEC
- Excel VBA in easy steps, Mike McGrath. 005.36 MIC
- Introducing regular expressions: JavaScript and TypeScript, Jörg Krause. 005.133 JAV
- The user experience team of one: a research and design survival guide, Leah Buley. 004.019 BUL
Crafts & Collecting
- 100 flower garlands: step-by-step projects for fresh and dried floral circles and swags, in 800 photographs, Fiona Barnett and Terence Moore. 745.92 BAR
- 40 colorful afghans to crochet: a collection of eye-popping stitch patterns, blocks & projects, Leonie Morgan. 746.434 MOR
- Adventures in hexagons: 11 quilts, 29 blocks, unlimited possibilities, Emily Breclaw. 746.46 BRE
- Beginner's guide to pottery & ceramics: everything you need to know to start making beautiful ceramics, Jacqui Atkin. 738.1 ATK
- Collecting for the nation: The Australiana Fund, Jennifer Sanders. 745.1 COL
- From ceramic cockatoos and hand-painted china to splendid silverware and historic paintings, Collecting for the Nation illustrates a broad sweep of Australian history and culture through the stories of the artworks in The Australiana Fund's unique collection.
- Easy crochet dishcloths: learn to crochet stitch by stitch with modern stashbuster projects, Camilla Schmidt Rasmussen & Sofie Grangaard. 746.434 RAS
- Easy knit dishcloths: learn to knit stitch by stitch with modern stashbuster projects, Helle Benedikte Neigaard. 746.432 NEI
- Furoshiki handobukku: Eigoyakutsuki: fudanzukai no musubikata to tsutsumikata., 746 YAM
- Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth.
- How to make heirloom teddy bears, Sue Quinn. 745.5924 QUI
- In full flower: inspired designs by floral's new creatives, Gemma + Andrew Ingalls. 745.92 ING
- Knitskrieg! A call to yarns: a history of military knitting from 1800s to present, [Joyce Meader]. 746.432 MEA
- Knitted cats & dogs, Sue Stratford. 746.432 STR
- Layered cloth: the art of fabric manipulation, Ann Small. 746 SMA
- Literary yarns: crochet projects inspired by classic books, Cindy Wang. 746.434 WAN
- Making candles, Sarah Ditchfield. 745.593 DIT
- Making concrete pots, bowls, & platters: 35 stylish and simple projects for the home and garden, Hester Van Overbeek. 745.5 VAN
- More traditional Dutch ganseys: 65 classic sweaters to knit from 55 fishing villages, Stella Ruhe. 746.432 RUH
- Norah Gaughan's knitted cable sourcebook: a breakthrough guide to knitting with cables and designing your own, 746.432 GAU
- Ponchos to knit: more than 40 projects and paired accessories in classic and contemporary styles, Denise Samson. 746.432 SAM
- Potted: make your own stylish garden containers, Annette Goliti Gutierrez & Mary Gray. 745.72 GUT
- Scandi Christmas: over 45 projects and quick ideas for beautiful decorations & gifts, Christiane Bellstedt Myers. 745.5941 MYE
- Sew Caroline: weekend style: 15 easy-sew patterns for the must-have weekend wardrobe, Caroline Hulse. 646.404 HUL
- Sherry Serafini's sensational bead embroidery: 25 inspiring jewelry projects., 746.5 SER
- Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth stamp catalogue. New Zealand & dependencies., 769.56 STA
- The art of creative lettering: calligraphy techniques, projects and alphabets, Janet Mehigan. 745.61 MEH
- The glaze book, Stephen Murfitt. 738.14 MUR
- Tilda's seasonal ideas collection, Tone Finnanger. 745.5 FIN
- Wedding jewelry: 30 inspirational designs to make, Sian Hamilton. 745.594 HAM
Crime
- A rose for her grave: and other true cases, Ann Rule. 364.1523 RUL
- Includes the cases of convicted murderers Randy Roth, Charles Rodman Campbell, Cynthia Marler, Ken Burke, and Richard Marquette.
- American fire: love, arson, and life in a vanishing land, Monica Hesse. 364.164 HES
- Documents the trial of a man charged with dozens of counts of arson in a rural Virginia county, sharing insight into his struggles with addiction, his relationship with his accomplice girlfriend, and the impact of the fires on their community.
- Ghost of the innocent man: a true story of trial and redemption, Benjamin Rachlin. 364.973 RAC
- When the final gavel clapped in a rural southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J.
Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom.
- Green is the new black: inside Australia's hardest women's jails, James Phelps. 365.43 PHE
- Operation Relentless: the world's most-wanted criminal: the elite forces hunt to catch him, Damien Lewis. 364.133 BOU
- Reenactment of a killer and serial rapist: cold-eyed Mark Shirley, Helen Stockford. 364.1532 STO
- Small sacrifices: a true story of passion and murder, Ann Rule. 364.1523 RUL
- 'Somebody just shot my kids!' Diane Downs brought her car to a halt in front of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital,
her three gravely wounded children beside her. Thus begins the shocking tale of a truly unthinkable crime that shattered the tranquility of a tight-knit community.
- The cocaine diaries: a Venezuelan prison nightmare, Paul Keany with Jeff Farrell. 365.6 KEA
- The crime book, foreword by Peter James. 364 CRI
- The spider network: the wild story of a math genius, a gang of backstabbing bankers, and one of the greatest scams in financial history, David Enrich. 364.168 ENR
Economics
- Austerity: the history of a dangerous idea, Mark Blyth. 336 BLY
- How to pick quality shares: a three-step process for selecting profitable stocks, Phil Oakley. 332.6322 OAK
- I will teach you to be rich, Ramit Sethi. 332.024 SET
- Institutional investors in global markets, Gordon L. Clark and Ashby H. B. Monk. 330 CLA
- Loan sharks: the birth of predatory lending, Charles R. Geisst. 332.8 GEI
- Lyttelton Engineering calendar images 2007-2011, compiled by Colin Amodeo. 338.4762 AMO
- Rental-property profits: a financial tool kit for landlords, Michael C. Thomsett. 332.6324 THO
- Social finance, Alex Nicholls. 332.6 SOC
- Social Finance is a rapidly advancing area of practice, policy and research, with alot of unanswered questions. What does it amount to? What is it to be 'social' in finance? How do you value assets that offer a social as well as a financial return?
- Sugar, rum and tobacco: taxes and public health in New Zealand, Mike Berridge and Lisa Marriott. 336.27 BER
- The abundance book, John Randolph Price. 332.024 PRI
- Trading, Lita Epstein, Grayson D. Roze. 332.6322 EPS
- Unshakeable: your guide to financial freedom, Tony Robbins with Peter Mallouk. 332.024 ROB
Education
- Autistic spectrum disorders: practical strategies for teachers and other professionals, Northumberland County Council Communication Support Service. 371.94 AUT
- Becoming a high expectation teacher: raising the bar, Christine Rubie-Davies. 371.1 RUB
- In defense of read-aloud: sustaining best practice, Steven L. Layne. 372.4 LAY
- LAUNCH: using design thinking to boost creativity and bring out the maker in every student, John Spencer. 370.973 SPE
- Number talks. Fractions, decimals, and percentages: a multimedia professional learning resource, Sherry Parrish. 372.7 PAR
- Number talks. Whole number computation, Sherry Parrish. 372.7 PAR
- Over hill and Dale, Gervase Phinn. 371.1 PHI
- The Other Side of the Dale continues the story of Gervase Phinn working as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales.
- Rhythms of learning: what Waldorf education offers children, parents and teachers, edited & introduced by Roberto Trostli. 371.39 STE
- Social LEADia: moving students from digital citizenship to digital leadership, Jennifer Casa-Todd. 371.201 CAS
- The best days of our lives: schooldays, compiled by Gervase Phinn. 371 BES
- The homeschooling handbook: how to make homeschooling simple, affordable, fun, and effective, Lorilee Lippincott. 371.04 LIP
- The other side of the Dale, Gervase Phinn. 371.1 PHI
- Gervase Phinn is a school inspector in Yorkshire, including the Yorkshire Dales. He chronicles in this book his appointment to the local school inspectorate and then stories of various visits made, with a background cast of brilliant characters.
- Up and down in the Dales, Gervase Phinn. 371.1 PHI
- Now in his fourth year as an Inspector for English in the Yorkshire Dales, Gervase Phinn still relishes visiting the schools whether an inner
city comprehensive fraught with difficulties or a small Dales primary school where the main danger is one of closure.
Engineering
- Carbon fiber, Paul Spencer. 620.193 SPE
- Mastering AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018, George Omura with Brian C. Benton. 620.0042 OMU
- Shooter's Bible guide to knives: a complete guide to fixed and folding blade knives for hunting, survival, personal defense and everyday carry, Roger Eckstine. 621.93 ECK
Fashion
- I actually wore this: clothes we can't believe we bought, written by Tom Coleman. 391 COL
- John Galliano unseen, Robert Fairer. 746.92 GAL
- Philippe Ferrandis: Parurier + Paris, Carine Loeillet. 739.27 FER
- Since 1986 Philippe Ferrandis has been creating spectacular fashion jewelry and accessories
- The house of Dior: seventy years of haute couture, Katie Somerville. 746.92 CHR
Film, Television & Theatre
- BBC Doctor Who: a brief history of Time Lords, Steve Tribe. 791.457 TRI
- Female stars of British cinema: the women in question, Melanie Williams. 791.430941 WIL
- Heroes & villains: a photographic odyssey into the fantastic world of cosplay, Andrew Boyle. 646.478 BOY
- How not to be a boy, Robert Webb. 791.45028 WEB
- Looking back over his life, from schoolboy crushes (on girls and boys) to discovering the power of making people laugh (in the Cambridge Footlights with David Mitchell), and from losing his beloved mother to becoming a husband and father, Robert Webb considers the absurd expectations boys and men have thrust upon them at every stage of life.
- Klingon Bird of Prey: I.K.S. Rotarran (B'rel-class): owners' workshop manual, Rick Sternbach and Ben Robinson. 791.457 STE
- A follow-up to Haynes' hugely successful "U.S.S. Enterprise Manual", this book reveals the secrets of the Klingon Empire's formidable Bird of Prey starship.
- Star wars: the essential guide to warfare, Jason Fry with Paul R. Urquhart. 791.437 FRY
- The Disneyland encyclopedia: the unofficial, unauthorized, and unprecedented history of every land, attraction, restaurant, shop, and major event in the original Magic Kingdom, Chris Strodder; illustrated maps by Tristan Tang. 791.068 STR
- The never, um, ever ending story: life, Countdown and everything in between, Ian Molly Meldrum. 791.450994 MEL
- Molly Meldrum's warm, vivid, often hilarious and always compelling account of life in and out of Countdown. More than thirty-five years in the making, this is the story of Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and the television show that stopped the nation.
- Tiny ladies in shiny pants, Jill Soloway. 791.45023 SOL
- Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants is a genre-defying combination of personal essay and memoir, or a hilarious, unruly and unapologetic evaluation of society, religion, sex, and love
- Twentieth Century Fox: a century of entertainment, Michael Troyan. 791.430973 TRO
- Victim: the secret tapes of Marilyn Monroe, Matthew Smith. 791.43028 MON
Folklore
- The encyclopedia of superstitions, Richard Webster. 398.41 WEB
- The land of the green man: a journey through the supernatural landscapes of the British Isles, Carolyne Larrington. 398.20941 LAR
Food & Wine
- A lighthouse keeper's cookbook: stories and recipes from New Zealand lighthouses, Paul Trevethick. 387.155 TRE
- A thirst for empire: how tea shaped the modern world, Erika Rappaport. 641.337 RAP
- Bee's adventures in cake decorating: how to make cakes with the wow factor, Bee Berrie. 641.8653 BER
- Bread, toast, crumbs: recipes for no-knead loaves and meals to savor every slice, Alexandra Stafford. 641.815 STA
- Crave: brilliantly indulgent recipes, Martha Collison. 641.865 COL
- Dinner chez moi: 50 French secrets to joyful eating and entertaining, Elizabeth Bard. 641.5944 BAR
- Elly Pear's let's eat!: simple, delicious food for everyone, every day, Elly Curshen. 641.5636 CUR
- Everyday gluten-free., 641.563 EVE
- Family favorite casserole recipes: 103 comforting breakfast casseroles, dinner ideas, and desserts everyone will love, Addie Gundry. 641.821 GUN
- Ferment, Holly Davis. 641.61 DAV
- Food for babies & toddlers., 641.5622 FOO
- Hard core carnivore: cook meat like you mean it, Jess Pryles. 641.66 PRY
- Hibiscus, Lopè Ariyo. 641.59669 ARI
- Hippie Lane: the cookbook, Taline Gabrielian. 641.5636 GAB
- I quit sugar with Sarah Wilson: fast family meals: Sunday cook-ups, dessert hacks and 23 one-pot wonders., 641.5638 WIL
- Jamie's dinners, Jamie Oliver. 641.54 OLI
- Joel Serra's modern Spanish kitchen, Joel Serra Bevin. 641.5946 SER
- Little Bird goodness, Megan May. 641.5637 MAY
- Make it easy cookbook: foolproof, stylish and delicious make-ahead recipes, Jane Lovett. 641.555 LOV
- Mary Berry's baking bible: over 250 classic recipes., 641.815 BER
- Monday morning cooking club: it's always about the food, Lisa Goldberg. 641.5 GOL
- Onions etcetera: the essential allium cookbook: more than 150 recipes for leeks, scallions, garlic, shallots, ramps, chives and every sort of onion, Kate Winslow and Guy Ambrosino. 641.652 WIN
- Practical self-sufficiency: an Australian guide to sustainable living, Dick & James Strawbridge. 640 STR
- Squirrel pie, Elisabeth Luard. 641.5 LUA
- Illustrated with Elisabeth's own beautiful black-and-white line drawings, Squirrel Pie is a charming blend of anecdotes and practical advice, with a sprinkling of recipes (including the eponymous pie)
- Stirring up fun with food: over 115 simple, delicious ways to be creative in the kitchen, Sarah Michelle Gellar. 641.5 GEL
- The best baby food: 125 healthy & delicious recipes for babies & toddlers, Jordan Wagman & Jill Hillhouse. 641.5622 WAG
- The China study family cookbook: 100 recipes to bring your family to the plant-based table, Del Sroufe. 641.5636 SRO
- The grammar of spice, Caz Hildebrand. 641.6383 HIL
- The plantpower way: whole food plant-based recipes and guidance for the whole family, Rich Roll and Julie Piatt. 641.5636 ROL
- Vintage cake decorations made easy: timeless designs using modern techniques, Christina Ludlam. 641.8653 LUD
- Yes, chef: a memoir, Marcus Samuelsson. 641.5 SAM
- It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother's house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson.
Gardens and Gardening
- 100 perfect plants: a simple plan for your dream garden, Simon Akeroyd. 635.9 AKE
- 365 days of colour in your garden, Nick Bailey. 635.9 BAI
- An orchard odyssey: find and grow tree fruit in your garden, community and beyond, Naomi Slade; with a foreword by James Wong. 634 SLA
- Big ideas, small spaces: cutting-edge ideas and 30 projects for balconies, roof gardens, windowsills, and terraces, Kay Maguire. 635 MAG
- Container gardens: over 200 fresh ideas for indoor and outdoor plantings, the editors of Southern Living. 635.986 CON
- Forest gardening in practice: an illustrated practical guide for homes, communities & enterprises, Tomas Remiarz. 631.58 REM
- Gardening for mindfulness, Holly Farrell. 635 FAR
- Gardening with foliage first: 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more, Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz. 635.975 CHA
- Growing food the Italian way, Fabian Capomolla. 635 CAP
- Heavenly hydrangeas: a practical guide for the home gardener, Joan Harrison. 635.93 HYD
- High-value vegetables, Mel Bartholomew. 635 BAR
- How not to kill your houseplant: survival tips for the horticulturally challenged, Veronica Peerless. 635.965 PEE
- How to grow more vegetables: (and fruits, nuts, berries, grains, and other crops) than you ever thought possible on less land with less water than you can imagine, John Jeavons. 635.0484 JEA
- Late bloomer: how to garden with comfort, ease and simplicity in the second half of life, Jan Coppola Bills. 635.084 BIL
- Louis Benech: twelve French gardens, texts by Eric Jansen. 712.50944 BEN
- Making a garden: successful gardening by nature's rules, Carol Klein. 635 KLE
- My tiny garden: stylish ideas for small spaces, Lucy Anna Scott. 635 SCO
- No dig organic home & garden: grow, cook, use & store your harvest, Charles Dowding & Stephanie Hafferty. 635.0484 DOW
- Plant craft: 30 projects that add natural style to your home, Caitlin Atkinson. 635.965 ATK
- Plant style: how to greenify your space, Alana Langan. 635.965 LAN
- Raised-bed gardening: how to grow more in less space, Simon Akeroyd. 635.962 AKE
- Rhapsody in green: a novelist, an obsession, a laughably small excuse for a vegetable garden, Charlotte Mendelson; illustrations by Aitch. 635 MEN
- Square metre gardening, Mel Bartholomew. 635 BAR
- The beginner's guide to starting a garden: 326 fast, easy, affordable ways to transform your yard one project at a time, Sally Roth. 635 ROT
- The children's garden: loads of things to make & grow, Matthew Appleby. 635 APP
- The gardener's book of colour, Andrew Lawson. 635.968 LAW
- The good gardener: expert advice for every garden from the National Trust, Simon Akeroyd. 635 AKE
- The woman hobby farmer, Karen Lanier. 630 LAN
- Urban jungle: living and styling with plants, Igor Josifovic. 635.965 JOS
- Veg patch: inspiration and practical advice for beginners, Diana Galligan. 635 GAL
- Vegetable gardening, Carol Klein. 635 KLE
- Wonderful weeds: an extensive & fully illustrated guide from seedlings to fruit, [Madeline Harley]. 632.5 HAR
Government
- Who thought this was a good idea?: and other questions you should have answers to when you work in the White House, Alyssa Mastromonaco with Lauren Oyler. 352.3 MAS
- Who thought this was a good idea? is an intimate and admiring portrait of a president, a candid book of advice for young women, and a promising debut from a savvy political star.
Health & Medicine
- Aging well with diabetes: 146 eye-opening secrets that prevent and control diabetes., 616.462 AGI
- Bright minds and healthy bodies: the best food and diet for your children's physical and intellectual health, Hilda Glickman. 613.2 GLI
- Cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Victoria Bream. 616.8522 BRE
- Cold vein, Anne Tonner. 616.8526 TON
- Anne Tonner, a high achieving human rights lawyer and mother of four, is used to facing battles and winning. But when her 13-year-old daughter Chloe stops eating and is diagnosed with anorexia, she is confronted with the mother of all enemies, one that is completely unfathomable and seemingly incurable. Anne and her family throw everything they have at helping Chloe face the 'demon' they name 'Cold Vein'
- Complete guide to prescription & nonprescription drugs, H. Winter Griffith, M.D. 615.1 GRI
- Deadliest enemy: our war against killer germs, Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker. 614.4 OST
- Diabetes., 641.5631 DIA
- Everyday fitness: train smart, eat well and get the body you love, Clean Eating Alice. 613.71 CLE
- Getting ahead of ADHD: what next-generation science says about treatments that work and how you can make them work for your child, Joel T. Nigg. 618.9285 NIG
- Healing from depression: a memoir of abuse, Alice Little. 616.8527 LIT
- Healthy liver, Dr Cris Beer. 616.362 BEE
- How to prevent autism: expert advice from medical professionals, Dara Berger. 618.9289 BER
- How to start, carry on and end conversations: scripts for social situations for people on the autism spectrum, Paul Jordan. 616.8588 JOR
- Infant massage: a handbook for loving parents, Vimala McClure. 615.822 MCC
- James Duigan's blueprint for health: the Bodyism 4 pillars of health mindset, nutrition, movement, sleep., 613.25 DUI
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, Zindel V. Segal. 616.8527 SEG
- Multiple sclerosis: tips and strategies for making life easier, Shelley Peterman Schwarz. 616.834 SCH
- On the wagon, Lennox Nicholson. 616.86 NIC
- Jack Kerouac's On the Road helped to define freedom for a generation. But when a young recovering alcoholic turned to the Beat classic for inspiration, he saw more warning signs and wreckages than enlightenment and self-discovery.
- Peripheral neuropathies: how to treat yourself successfully, James D Skaug. 615.53 SKA
- Returning to the Void: Papa Joe, Maori healing & sacred teachings, Iris Loesel, MD, PH. D. 615.53 LOE
- "Returning to the Void came into manifestation per the request of Hohepa Delamere,
alias Papa Joe, who is a widely known and highly respected Maori elder and healer from New Zealand.
- Stack your bones: 100 simple lessons for realigning your body and moving with ease, Ruthie Fraser. 613.78 FRA
- Strength band training, Phil Page, Todd Ellenbecker. 613.71 PAG
- Tai chi for depression: a 10-week program to empower yourself and beat depression, Dr. Aihan Kuhn. 616.8527 KUH
- The boy who loved too much: a true story of pathological friendliness, Jennifer Latson. 618.928 LAT
- The butterfly: a mother's story of her Down's syndrome daughter, Judith A Dempsey. 616.8588 DEM
- The end of Alzheimer's: the first program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline, Dale E. Bredesen, MD. 616.831 BRE
- The high road: a journey to the new frontier of cannabis, Colin Hogg. 615.782 HOG
- The lean: a revolutionary (and simple!) 30-day plan for healthy, lasting weight loss, Kathy Freston. 613.25 FRE
- The little book of big weightloss, Bernadette Fisers. 613.25 FIS
- The longevity list, Merlin Thomas. 612.68 THO
- The new puberty, Amanda Dunn. 612.66 DUN
- Emily is a happy ten-year-old who wears a size 12B bra and has tampons nestled in her school bag beside her play lunch. She isn't alone.
Children are going through puberty earlier than ever before. How does this affect them?
- The recovery letters: addressed to people experiencing depression, James Withey. 616.8527 REC
- In 2012, The Recovery Letters was launched to host a series of letters online written by people recovering from depression, addressed to those currently affected by a mental health condition.
- The Wahls protocol: how I beat progressive MS using paleo principles and functional medicine, Terry Wahls, M.D. with Eve Adamson. 616.834 WAH
- They can't find anything wrong!: 7 keys to understanding, treating, and healing stress illness, David D. Clarke, M.D. 616.98 CLA
- Waiting for the fat fairy: a common-sense guide to weight loss and healthy living, Julie Crabbe. 613.25 CRA
- What am I supposed to eat? making sense of food confusion, 613.2 WEA
- Yoga therapy: a personalized approach for your active lifestyle, Kristen Butera, Staffan Elgelid. 613.7046 BUT
History, Geography & Travel
- A country between: making a home where both sides of Jerusalem collide, Stephanie Saldana. 956.944 SAL
- In this sequel to her first memoir, The Bread of Angels
- A history of the world in 500 walks, Sarah Baxter. 796.51 BAX
- Aerial Australia, Nick Rains. 994 RAI
- Affluence without abundance: the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman. 968 SUZ
- A vibrant portrait of the "original affluent society" the Bushmen of southern Africa--by the anthropologist who has spent much of the last twenty-five years documenting their encounter with modernity.
- Archaeology: the whole story, general editor, Paul Bahn. 930.1 ARC
- Bali & Lombok., 959.86 BAL
- Barcelona: top sights, authentic experiences, 946.72 SYM
- Border: a journey along the edges of Russia, Maria Gruzdeva. 947 GRU
- Botswana & Namibia, Anthony Ham, Trent Holden. 968.8 HAM
- Breaking borders: travels in pursuit of an impossible record, James Asquith. 910.41 ASQ
- There are 196 officially recognized countries in the world. In 2013, James Asquith became the youngest person in history to travel to every country in the world, and now holds the official world record.
- Cattle kingdom: the hidden history of the cowboy West, Christopher Knowlton. 978 KNO
- Crossing continents with top deck: the travel revolution of the 70s - 90s, written and illustrated by Trevor Carroll. 910.4 CAR
- Cuba: 101 beautiful & nostalgic places to visit, 972.91 CON
- Destroying a nation: the civil war in Syria, Nikolaos Van Dam. 956.91 DAM
- Enver Hoxha: the iron fist of Albania, Blendi Fevziu. 949.65 HOX
- Stalinism, that particularly brutal phase of the Communist experience, came to an end in most of Europe with the death of Stalin in 1953. However, in one country - Albania - Stalinism survived virtually unscathed until 1990.
- Epic drives of the world: explore the planet's most thrilling road trips., 910.2 EPI
- Ethiopia & Djibouti, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Anthony Ham. 963 CAR
- Family London: fun days out with children from tots to teens, Jimi Famurewa. 942.1 FAM
- Farewell Shiraz: an Iranian memoir of revolution and exile, Cyrus Kadivar. 955.053 KAD
- France: top sights, authentic experiences, 944 WIL
- From source to sea: notes from a 215-mile walk along the River Thames, Tom Chesshyre. 942.2 CHE
- Haiti will not perish: a recent history, Michael Deibert. 972.94 DEI
- Hannah's dress: Berlin 1904-2014, Pascale Hugues. 943.155 HUG
- Hannah's Dress tells the dizzying story of Berlin's modern history. Curious to learn more about the city she has lived in for over twenty years, journalist Pascale Hugues investigates the lives of the men, women and children who have occupied her ordinary street during the course of the last century.
- Hawai'i, the big island, 996.9 KAR
- Honolulu, Waikiki & O'ahu, 996.9 MCL
- Iran, 955 RIC
- Italy: top sights, authentic experiences, 945 GAR
- Kaua'i, 996.941 KAR
- Land of the dawn-lit mountains: a journey across Arunachal Pradesh India's forgotten frontier, Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent. 954.163 BOL
- London: top sights, authentic experiences, 942.1 FIL
- Maui, 996.921 BAL
- Miss Savidge moves her house, Christine Adams with Michael McMahon. 942.61 ADA
- May Savidge lived in a half-timbered house in Hertfordshire. When the council served her with a compulsory purchase notice to make way for a roundabout, May decided she had to move but so did the house. So she had the whole thing dismantled and shipped to the North Norfolk coast and then spent the rest of her life rebuilding it, single-handed.
- My outback life: adventures in the Gulf Country, Toni Tapp Coutts. 636.21 TAP
- New York City: top sights, authentic experiences, 974.71 ST
- No guts no story: Bob the Bike (travels on a pushbike), Robert Winstanley, Linda Swinford. 796.64 WIN
- 'No Guts, No Story' is about the years and the distances 'Bob the Bike' spent in his sixties on his bicycle. In four years he rode 40,000 miles through 32 countries, completely alone.
- Nomad deluxe, Herbert Ypma. 910.41 YPM
- Notes on a foreign country: an American abroad in a post-American world, Suzy Hansen. 070.433 HAN
- A revelatory reflection on America's role in the world from the perspective of a young woman who has been living in Istanbul for the past six years.
- Novel destinations: a travel guide to literary landmarks from Jane Austen's Bath to Ernest Hemingway's Key West, Shannon McKenna Schmidt. 910.2 SCH
- Obama: the call of history, Peter Baker. 973.932 OBA
- On Poland and Poles: a historical tale, Krawczyk, Jaroslaw. 943.8 KRA
- One hot summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the great stink of 1858, Rosemary Ashton. 942.1 ASH
- Our latest longest war: losing hearts and minds in Afghanistan, Aaron B. O'Connell, USMC. 958.1 OUR
- Painting the sand: one man's fight against the Taliban bomb-makers of Helmand, Kim Hughes. 958.1 HUG
- Paris: top sights, authentic experiences, 944.36 LE
- Portugal: top sights, authentic experiences, 946.9 DI
- Rome: top sights, authentic experiences, 945.632 GAR
- Route 66: America's longest small town, text by Jim Hinckley. 978 HIN
- Sea dreams in the Adriatic: sailing, seafood and wine: Croatia, Montenegro and Italy, [Rob and Rosemary Peterswald]. 949.7 PET
- Secret marvels of the world., 910.2 SEC
- Sugar: the world corrupted, from slavery to obesity, James Walvin. 664.1 WAL
- The 9th floor: conversations with five New Zealand prime ministers, Guyon Espiner and Tim Watkin. 993.038 ESP
- The archaeology of the Solomon Islands, Richard Walter and Peter Sheppard. 995.93 WAL
- The barbarians, Peter Bogucki. 936 BOG
- The dream of Rome, Boris Johnson. 937 JOH
- Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern
times, this is an authoritative and amusing study from bestselling author Boris Johnson.
- The epic city: the world on the streets of Calcutta, Kushanava Choudhury. 954.14 CHO
- The Gilded Age in New York: 1870-1910, Esther Crain. 974.71 CRA
- The happy traveler: unpacking the secrets of better vacations, Jaime Kurtz. 910 KUR
- The House of Government: a saga of the Russian Revolution, Yuri Slezkine. 947.0841 SLE
- The hungry empire: how Britain's quest for food shaped the modern world, Lizzie Collingham. 909.0971 COL
- The Kelloggs: the battling brothers of Battle Creek, Howard Markel. 977.4 KEL
- In The Kelloggs, Howard Markel tells the sweeping saga of these two extraordinary men, whose lifelong competition and enmity toward one another changed America's notion of health and wellness from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, and who helped change the course of American medicine, nutrition, wellness, and diet.
- The king's assassin: the fatal affair of George Villiers and James I, Benjamin Woolley. 941.061 BUC
- The last wolf: the hidden springs of Englishness, Robert Winder. 942 WIN
- It is often assumed that the national identity must be a matter of values and ideas. But in Robert Winder's brilliantly-
written account it is a land built on a lucky set of natural ingredients: the island setting that made it maritime; the rain that fed the grass that nourished the sheep that provided the wool, and the wheat fields that provided its cakes and ale. Then came the seams of iron and coal that made it an industrial giant.
- The Mau Mau rebellion: the emergency in Kenya 1952-1956, Nick van der Bijl. 967.62 VAN
- The rough guide to the Philippines, 959.9 EDW
- The South and America since World War II, James C. Cobb. 975 COB
- The storied city: the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past, Charlie English. 966.23 ENG
- The travel book: a journey through every country in the world., 910.2 TRA
- The twelve apostles, Tim Pat Coogan. 941.50821 COO
- Ireland, 1919: When Sinn Fein proclaims Dail Eireann the parliament of the independent Irish republic, London declares the new assembly to be illegal, and a vicious guerilla war breaks out between republican and crown forces. Michael Collins, intelligence chief of the Irish Republican Army, creates an elite squad whose role is to assassinate British agents and undercover police. The so-called 'Twelve Apostles' will create violent mayhem, culminating in the events of 'Bloody Sunday' in November 1920.
- To walk under palm trees: the Germans in Samoa: snapshots from albums. Part one, Tony Brunt. 996.14 BRU
- Travellers in the Third Reich: the rise of fascism through the eyes of everyday people, Julia Boyd. 943.086 BOY
- Under a wing: a memoir, Reeve Lindbergh. 929.2 LIN
- Protected from her parents' fame through their efforts to shield their children from the public eye after the tragic kidnapping of their first child, the daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh describes what it was like to grow up in that family.
- Untangling the Middle East: a guide to the past, present and future of the world's most chaotic region, Ori Z. Soltes. 956 SOL
- Victoria & Abdul: the extraordinary true story of the Queen's closest confidant, Shrabani Basu. 941.081 KAR
- Volunteer: a traveller's guide to making a difference around the world, Charlotte Hindle. 910.2 HIN
- Watling Street: travels through Britain and its ever-present past, John Higgs. 942 HIG
- A journey along one of Britain's oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today.
- West Africa, 966 HAM
- Wildboy: to the edge and back: more adventures through rugged, remote New Zealand, Brando Yelavich. 993.962 YEL
- To the Edge and Back" is an exhilarating, nail-biting account of the Brando'solo exploration of the Deep South. An adventure tale of grit and determination, practical survival guide and inspirational story about chasing your dreams, it is the perfect read for any armchair adrenalin junky.
- Wish you were here, Sheridan Jobbins. 973 JOB
- Every woman with a heart and a sense of humour will want jump on board this unforgettable ride and it's the best antidote for anyone who's ever had her heart broken and thought she might not survive.
House & Garden
- Best of The simple things: taking time to live well, [edited by] Lisa Sykes. 640 BES
- David Hicks scrapbooks, Ashley Hicks. 747 HIC
- Feelings of imperfection: a visual expression of timelessness, Anna Malmberg & Anna Börkman. 747 MAL
- This book is a collection of images and texts that highlight the breadth of Scandinavian interiors.
- In the rough: raw interiors & rugged makers, Iris De Feijter. 747 FEI
- Lagom: the Swedish secret of living well, Lola A. Åkerström. 646.7 AKE
- Let it go: downsizing your way to a richer, happier life, Peter Walsh. 648.8 WAL
- Let's party: unique kids' birthday party ideas, Martine Lleonart. 793.21 LLE
- Love your skin: the ultimate guide to a glowing complexion, Abigail James. 646.726 JAM
- Mathematics for carpentry and the construction trades, Alfred P. Webster, Kathryn E. Bright. 694 WEB
- Style secrets: what every room needs, Sophie Donelson. 747 DON
- Tricia Guild paint box: 45 palettes for choosing colour texture and pattern, text by Tricia Guild. 747.94 GUI
- Wooden houses: from log cabins to beach houses, Judith Miller. 694 MIL
Humour
- Content provider: selected short prose pieces, 2011-2016, Stewart Lee. 827.914 LEE
- Over the last few years, often when David Mitchell has been on holiday, the comedian Stewart Lee has been attempting to understand modern Britain in a weekly newspaper column.
Language
- Kanji fast finder, Laurence Matthews. 495.611 MAT
- Maori at home: an everyday guide to learning the Maori language, Scotty and Stacey Morrison. 499.442 MOR
- Mastering Japanese Kanji: the innovative visual method for learning Japanese characters. Volume 1, Glen Nolan Grant; iillustrations by Ya-Wei Lin. 495.611 GRA
Law
- A charter of rights for Australia, George Williams, Daniel Reynolds. 342.085 WIL
- The trial of Adolf Hitler: the Beer Hall Putsch and the rise of Nazi Germany, David King. 345.023 KIN
Literature
- Autumn, Karl Ove Knausgaard. 839.8 KNA
- From the author of the monumental My Struggle series, Karl Ove Knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons.
- Fresh ink: a collection of voices from Aotearoa New Zealand., 820.80092 FRE
- From the historical to the fantastical, the real to the surreal, this exciting new anthology of New Zealand fiction,
poetry, and artwork presents the varied voices and styles of New Zealand writing at its best - exhibiting work from established and award-winning authors as well as some lively 'fresh ink' from previously unpublished literary voices.
- I am, I am, I am: seventeen brushes with death, Maggie O'Farrell. 823.92 OFA
- A childhood illness she was not expected to survive. A teenage yearning to escape that nearly ended in disaster. A terrifying encounter on a remote path. A mismanaged labour in an understaffed hospital. This is a memoir with a difference: seventeen encounters with Maggie at different ages, in different locations, reveal to us a whole life in a series of tense, visceral snapshots.
- I need a lifeguard everywhere but the pool, Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella. 818.54 SCO
- Join Lisa and Francesca as they regret drunk-shopping online, try smell-dating, and explore the freedom of a hiatus from men. They offer a fresh and funny take on modern life, showing that when it comes to navigating the crazy world we live in, you're always your own best lifeguard.
- Jane Austen: a brief life, Fiona Stafford. 823.7 AUS
- Poetry will save your life: a memoir, Jill Bialosky. 811.54 BIA
- An unconventional and inventive coming-of-age memoir organized around forty-three remarkable poems from a critically acclaimed
New York Times bestselling author and poet.
- Second half first, Drusilla Modjeska. 823.914 MOD
- Richly textured, combining memoir with literary criticism, in Second Half First Drusilla Modjeska looks back on the experiences of the past thirty years which have shaped her writing, her reading and the way she has lived.
- The fuse box: essays on writing from Victoria University's International Institute of Modern Letters, Emily Perkins and Chris Price. 808.02 FUS
- The wisdom of the Middle Ages, Michael Kellogg. 809.02 KEL
- An overview and appreciation of medieval literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trends, various genres,
and key historical figures of the period.
- Why poetry, Matthew Zapruder. 809.1 ZAP
- In Why Poetry, award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder takes on what it is that poetry and poetry alone can do. Zapruder argues that the way we have
been taught to read poetry is the very thing that prevents us from enjoying it.
- Words are my matter: writings about life and books, 2000-2016 with a journal of a writer's week, Ursula K. Le Guin. 818.54 LE
Music & Musicians
- A Grammy salute to music legends: all-star artists pay tribute to their musical heroes, David Konjoyan. 780.92 GRA
- This captivating book gathers nearly 20 years worth of these sometimes touching, sometimes humorous, always inspiring essays. For music fans of all kinds, these essays offer a glimpse into how artists are personally affected by their musical heroes, and the debt of gratitude, influence, and inspiration they owe each other.
- Fearless: the making of post-rock, Jeanette Leech. 781.66 LEE
- Grown-up anger: the connected mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet massacre of 1913, Daniel Wolff. 781.64 WOL
- In their lives: great writers on great Beatles songs, Andrew Blauner a note from Paul McCartney. 781.66 BEA
- An anthology of essays from a chorus of twenty-nine luminaries singing the praises of their favorite Beatles songs.
- Loft jazz: improvising New York in the 1970s, Michael C. Heller. 781.65 HEL
- Meet me in the bathroom: rebirth and rock and roll in New York City 2001-2011, Lizzy Goodman. 781.66 GOO
- Spirit of 76: London Punk eyewitness, John Ingham. 781.66 ING
- This is the noise that keeps me awake, Garbage with Jason Cohen. 781.66 GAR
- Toscanini: the maestro: a life in pictures, Marco Capra,. 780.92 TOS
- This book provides insight into the legendary conductor's genius through never-before-seen photos focusing on key moments of his extraordinary private and public life.
- Van Halen rising: how a Southern California backyard party band saved heavy metal, Greg Renoff. 781.66 VAN
Natural Science
- Agates: treasures of the earth, Roger Pabian. 553.87 PAB
- Australasian eagles and eagle-like birds, Stephen Debus. 598.94 DEB
- Biology: an illustrated history of life science, Tom Jackson. 570 BIO
- Birds of New York City, Cal Vornberger. 598.0973 VOR
- Britain's spiders: a field guide, Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford and Helen Smith. 595.4 BEE
- Earthquake prediction: dawn of the new seismology, David Nabhan. 551.22 NAB
- Evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters, Donald R. Prothero. 576.8 PRO
- Extinct birds, Julian P. Hume. 598.168 HUM
- Flora of the Silk Road: an illustrated guide, Christopher Martin Gardner,. 582.13 GAR
- Oceans: a very short introduction, Dorrik Stow. 551.46 STO
- Prehistoric life, 560 PRE
- Risingtidefallingstar, Philip Hoare. 591.77 HOA
- From the author of Leviathan, or, The Whale, comes the third of his watery books, the author goes in pursuit of human and animal stories of the sea.
- Rock and gem, Ronald Louis Bonewitz. 553.8 BON
- Seabirds beyond the mountain crest: the history, natural history and conservation of Hutton's shearwater, Richard J. Cuthbert. 598.42 CUT
- The complete mushroom hunter: an illustrated guide to foraging, harvesting and enjoying wild mushrooms: including new sections on growing your own edibles and off-season collecting, Gary Lincoff. 579.6 LIN
- The great quake: how the biggest earthquake in North America changed our understanding of the planet, Henry Fountain. 551.22 FOU
- The monarch: saving our most-loved butterfly, Kylee Baumle. 595.78 BAU
- The seabird's cry: the lives and the loves of puffins, gannets and other ocean voyagers, Adam Nicolson. 598.176 NIC
- The weather obsession, Lawrie Zion. 551.6 ZIO
- Trees of New York City, Benjamin Swett. 582.16 SWE
- Whale watching in Australian and New Zealand waters, Peter Gill and Cecilia Burke. 599.5 GIL
- Wild flowers of Britain: month by month, Margaret Erskine Wilson. 582.13 WIL
Occult
- Haunted New Zealand roadtrip: in search of paranormal activity, Mark Wallbank. 133.12 WAL
- The astonishing power of emotions: let your feelings be your guide, [channelled by] Esther and Jerry Hicks. 133.93 ABR
Parenting
- Holy sht I'm having twins!: the definitive guide to remaining calm when you're twice as freaked out, Elizabeth Lyons. 618.25 LYO
- Nurturing young minds, ed. Dr Ramesh Manocha. 649.125 NUR
- Out of control: why disciplining your child doesn't work and what will, Shefali Tsabary. 649.64 TSA
- The new contented little baby book: the secret to calm and confident parenting, Gina Ford. 649.122 FOR
Pets & Animals
- Beginning beekeeping: everything you need to make your hive thrive!, Tanya Phillips. 638.1 PHI
- Horses that save lives: true stories of physical, emotional, and spiritual rescue, Cheryl Reed-Dudley. 636.1 DUD
- Letters to a beekeeper, Steve Benbow, Alys Fowler. 638.1 BEN
- Pig/pork: archaeology, zoology and edibility, Pia Spryqués,. 636.4 SPR
- Shop cats of New York, Tamar Arslanian. 636.8 ARS
- The holistic dog: inside the canine mind, body, spirit, space, stories by Laura Benko. 636.70887 BEN
- The horse-lover's encyclopedia: A-to-Z guide, Jessie Haas. 636.1 HOR
- The new complete dog book, American Kennel Club. 636.71 NEW
Philosophy & Psychology
- Materialism, Terry Eagleton. 146.3 EAG
- Terry Eagleton makes a powerful argument that materialism is at the center of today's important scientific and cultural as well as philosophical debates.
Philosophy and psychology
- Between one and one another, Michael Jackson. 128 JAC
- Michael Jackson extends his path-breaking work in existential anthropology by focusing on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self.
Photography
- Black & white photography: the timeless art of monochrome, Michael Freeman. 778.6 FRE
- Domon ken: the master of Japanese realism., 779 DOM
- Eugene Richards: the run-on of time, Lisa Hostetler. 779 RIC
- The first publication to situate the work of Richards in the long photographic tradition that merges personal artistic vision with documentary practice.
- Radiographic: X-ray photo inventions, Steve Miller. 779 MIL
- Fascinated by the conjunction of art and science, by what the contrast between what must be theorized and what can be seen,
Steve Miller s work explores a visual vocabulary of science in photographs, paintings, and sculptures.
- Stoppers: photographs from my life at Vogue, Phyllis Posnick; foreword by Anna Wintour. 778.99746 POS
- The dramatic portrait: the art of crafting light and shadow, Chris Knight. 778.92 KNI
Plays
- Acting Shakespeare is outrageous!: playing the Bard for beginners, Herb Parker. 792.028 PAR
Plays & Screenplays
- Mask: making, using and performing, Mike Chase. 391.43 CHA
- Based on many years' experience training and working across the world, Mike Chase brings his expertise to this most comprehensive book for practitioners in mask drama.
Poetry
- Beloved, Emma Farry. 821.92 FAR
- "Beloved is an antidote to these crazy, accelerated and uncertain times. It encourages us to slow down, breathe deeply and connect with our true nature in order to become more present in our own lives"
- Night burns with a white fire: the essential Lauris Edmond, Frances Edmond & Sue Fitchett. 821.914 EDM
- The trials of Minnie Dean: a verse biography, Karen Zelas. 821.92 ZEL
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Politics & Government
- Democracy and its crisis, A. C. Grayling. 321.8 GRA
- Done: the secret deals that are changing our world, Jacques Peretti. 320 PER
- This book tells the story of twelve secret deals that changed the world, and revolutionized everything we do,
including money, the food we eat, what we buy, and the drugs we take to stay well.
- From head shops to whole foods: the rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs, Joshua Clark Davis. 322.3 DAV
- Clark Davis writes a new history of movements and capitalism by showing how activists embraced small businesses in a way few historians have considered. The book rethinks the widespread idea that the work of activism and political dissent is inherently antithetical to business and market activity.
- Jo Cox: more in common, Brendan Cox. 328.41 COX
- Jo Cox was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the Batley and Spen constituency from her election in
May 2015 until her murder in June 2016.
- The crisis of multiculturalism in Europe: a history, Rita Chin. 320.56 CHI
- The fate of the west: the battle to save the world's most successful political idea, Bill Emmott. 321.8 EMM
Religion & Ethics
- Archaeology of the Bible: the greatest discoveries from Genesis to the Roman era, Jean-Pierre Isbouts. 220.93 ISB
- Finding God in the waves: how I lost my faith and found it again through science, Mike McHargue. 261.2 MCH
- Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version: containing the Old and New Testaments with the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books., 220.52 BIB
- I'll push you: a journey of 500 miles, two best friends, and one wheelchair, Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck. 263 GRA
- Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives. When Justin was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease that robbed him of the use of his arms and legs, Patrick was there, helping to feed and care for him in ways he'd never imagined.
- In the days of rain, Rebecca Stott. 289.9 STO
- As Rebecca Stott's father lay dying he begged her to help him write the memoir he had been struggling with for years. He wanted to tell the story
of their family, who, for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect. Yet, each time he reached a certain point, he became tangled in a thicket of painful memories and could not go on.
- Pope Francis: why he leads the way he leads: lessons from the first Jesuit Pope, Chris Lowney. 282.092 FRA
- Practical Buddhism: mindfulness and skilful living in the modern era, Paramabandhu Groves. 294.34 GRO
- The ethical carnivore: my year killing to eat, Louise Gray. 179.3 GRA
- The Islamic Antichrist, Joel Richardson. 236 RIC
- The Bible predicts in the last days a charismatic leader will establish a global following in the name of peace. Islamic prophecy also predicts that a man will rise up to lead the nations, pledging to usher in an era of peace. Islam's savior is called the Mahdi. However, the man in the Bible is the Antichrist. Joel Richardson's stunning research and analysis suggest the Mahdi and the Antichrist may actually be one and the same.
- The universe in a single atom: how science and spirituality can serve our world, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 294.33 BST
Science
- An introduction to linear algebra, Ravi P. Agarwal and Cristina Flaut. 512.5 AGA
- Einstein's unfinished symphony: the story of a gamble, two black holes, and a new age of astronomy, Marcia Bartusiak. 530.11 BAR
- Fashion, faith and fantasy in the new physics of the universe, Roger Penrose. 539 PEN
- How to code a human, Kat Arney. 572.8 ARN
- Mathematics: an illustrated history of numbers, contributors, Richard Beatty [and six others]; edited by Tom Jackson. 510 MAT
- Organic chemistry: a very short introduction, Graham Patrick. 547 PAT
- Philip's night sky atlas: the Moon, planets, stars and deep-sky objects, Robin Scagell with maps by Wil Tirion. 523.8 SAG
- Scientific sleuthing: chemical discoveries made in New Zealand, Rebecca Hurrell, Andrew Muscroft-Taylor, Glyn Strange, Bryce Williamson. 509.93 SCI
- Superstition & science: mystics, sceptics, truth-seekers and charlatans, Derek Wilson. 509 WIL
- The fascinating world of graph theory, Arthur Benjamin, Gary Chartrand, Ping Zhang. 511.5 BEN
Self Development
- Barking up the wrong tree: the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong, Eric Barker. 158.1 BAR
- Confidence: the secret, Katie Piper. 158.1 PIP
- Conscious communications: your step-by-step guide to harnessing the power of your words to change your mind, your choices, and your life, Mary Shores. 158.1 SHO
- Ecology of consciousness: the alchemy of personal, collective, and planetary transformation, Ralph Metzner. 154.4 MET
- Entering the castle: an inner path to God and your soul, Caroline Myss; foreword by Ken Wilber. 158.1 MYS
- Every third thought: on life, death and the endgame, Robert McCrum. 155.937 MCC
- Every Third Thought is an enthralling exploration of what it means to approach the 'end game', and begin to
recognize, perhaps reluctantly, that we are not immortal.
- Face value: the irresistible influence of first impressions, Alexander Todorov. 153.75 TOD
- Father therapy: how to heal your father issues so you can enjoy your life, Doreen Virtue and Andrew Karpenko. 155.92 VIR
- Get high now, James Nestor. 154.4 NES
- More than 175 ways to alter human perception without drugs or alcohol.
- Happy as a Dane: 10 secrets of the happiest people in the world, Malene Rydahl. 158.1 RYD
- How to succeed at an assessment centre, Harry Tolley & Robert Wood. 153.94 TOL
- Lagom: the Swedish art of balanced living, Linnea Dunne. 158 DUN
- Live lagom: balanced living, the Swedish way, Anna Brones. 158 BRO
- Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, Mark Williams and Danny Penman. 155.9042 WIL
- One small yes: small decisions that lead to big results, Misty Lown. 153.83 LOW
- Positive communication: activities to reduce the isolation and improve the wellbeing of older adults, Robin Dynes. 155.67 DYN
- Set free: a life-changing journey from banking to Buddhism in Bhutan, Emma Slade. 364.154 SLA
- In 1997, Emma Slade was taken hostage in a hotel room on a business trip to Jakarta. Over the ensuing months the trauma following the event took hold. Realising her view on life had profoundly changed she embarked upon a journey, discovering the healing power of yoga and, in Bhutan, opening her eyes to a kinder, more peaceful way of living.
- The four tendencies: the indispensable personality profiles that reveal how to make your life better (and other people's lives better, too), Gretchen Rubin. 158.1 RUB
- The little book of ikigai: the essential Japanese way to finding your purpose in life, Ken Mogi. 158 MOG
- The mother factor: how your mother's emotional legacy impacts your life, Stephan B. Poulter. 155.92 POU
- The present: the secret to enjoying your work and life, now!, Spencer Johnson. 158.1 JOH
- Why?: what makes us curious, Mario Livio. 155.23 LIV
- Women who love too much: when you keep wishing and hoping he'll change, Robin Norwood. 155.333 NOR
Social Issues
- Chase the rainbow, Poorna Bell. 362.28 BEL
- Chase the Rainbow is an affecting, poetic, and deeply personal journey which teaches to seek hope and happiness, even in the most tragic of circumstances. Shattering the stigma surrounding depression and suicide, Poorna Bell challenges us talk about what we most fear, and to better understand the personal struggles of those closest to us.
- Damaged: the heartbreaking true story of a broken child, Cathy Glass. 362.733 GLA
- Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass.
- Defiant Earth: the fate of humans in the Anthropocene, Clive Hamilton. 304.2 HAM
- Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole,
bringing on a new geological epoch--the Anthropocene--one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'.
- Eight seasons: our family's journey with childhood leukaemia, Sandra Evans. 362.196994 EVA
- Good as you, Paul Flynn. 306.766 FLY
- This is the story of Britain's brothers, cousins and sons. Sometimes it is the story of their fathers and husbands. It is one of public outrage and personal
loss, the (not always legal) highs and the desperate lows, and the final collective victory as gay men were final recognised, as Good As You.
- How to resist: turn protest to power, Matthew Bolton. 303.484 BOL
- Leadership matters, David Pich and Ann Messenger. 303.34 PIC
- My stroke of insight, Jill Bolte Taylor. 362.19681 TAY
- Not always happy: an unusual parenting journey, Kari Wagner-Peck. 362.3 WAG
- A moving memoir about finding and adopting a son from the foster care system with Down syndrome and realizing that life is best lived by expecting the unplanned.
- Once we were one: the fraud of modern separatism, Andy Oakley. 305.8 OAK
- In this book Andy Oakley, the author of "Cannons Creek to Waitangi", exposes the fraud of the New Zealand government in the 21st century, continuing to transfer wealth, rights and public resources from the general public into the hands of a small tribal elite composed of people who have more European blood in them than Maori.
- Patient H69: the story of my second sight, Vanessa Potter. 362.41 POT
- In 2012, Vanessa Potter, was stricken by Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), a rare illness that resulted in sudden blindness and paralysis. She was hospitalized for two weeks. Over the next five months at home, she regained mobility but recovering her sight was more problematic. Supported by neuroscientists and Britain's National Health Service, Potter became a science sleuth, uncovering some of the innermost functions of the brain and our complex visual system.
- Scared selfless: my journey from abuse and madness to surviving and thriving, Michelle Stevens. 362.76 STE
- Selfie: how we became so self-obsessed and what it's doing to us, Will Storr. 155.2 STO
- Taking my life back: my story of faith, determination, and surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing, Rebekah Gregory with Anthony Flacco. 363.32 GRE
- The family guide to preventing elder abuse: how to protect your parents and yourself, Thomas Lee Wright. 362.6 WRI
- The making of Black Lives Matter: a brief history of an idea, Christopher J. Lebron. 305.896 LEB
- The Pinks: the first women detectives, operatives, and spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, Chris Enss. 363.289 ENS
- The politically correct economy, Greg Clydesdale. 306 CLY
- The secret life: three true stories, Andrew O'Hagan. 302.3 OHA
- The slippery online ecosystem is the perfect breeding ground for identities: true, false, and in between. We no longer question the reality of online experiences but the reality of selfhood in the digital age.
- The trouble with illness: how illness and disability affect relationships, Julia Segal. 362.404 SEG
- Thirty days: a journey to the end of love, Mark Raphael Baker. 362.196994 BAK
- "Thirty Days" is a portrait of grief, of a marriage and of a family. It is the moving memoir of Mark's wife of 33 years, Kerryn Baker, who died ten months after her diagnosis, aged 55, from stomach cancer. It is also a study in how we construct our own version of the past, after Mark discovers a cache of Kerryn's letters in the laundry cupboard and has to rethink their relationship.
- Tokyo geek's guide: manga, anime, gaming, cosplay, toys, idols & more, Gianni Simone. 306.1 SIM
- Too young to be a mum: can Jess learn to be a good mummy, when she is only a child herself?, Maggie Hartley. 306.87432 HAR
- Unbreakable: women share stories of resilience & hope, Jane Caro. 362.829 UNB
- What cancer taught me, Jake Bailey with Nicola McCloy. 362.196994 BAI
Sport & Recreation
- A game of throws: celebrating 50 years of Judo, Neil Adams. 796.8152 ADA
- A long way from Wyandra: my story: from the bush to Black Caviar, Peter Moody with Trevor Marshallsea. 798.4 MOO
- Peter Moody is best-known to the Australian public as the trainer of legendary race horse Black Caviar.
- AJ: how Alan Jones climbed to the top of Formula One, Alan Jones and Andrew Clarke. 796.72 JON
- At the edge: riding for my life, Danny MacAskill. 796.6 MCA
- Join Danny for a nerve-shredding ride. Just be sure to bring a crash helmet.
- Be a player: a breakthrough approach to playing better on the golf course, Pia Nilsson. 796.352 NIL
- Built for speed: my autobiography, John McGuinness. 796.75 MCG
- Complete guide to boating and seamanship, Vin T. Sparano. 623.88 SPA
- Donald Campbell: 300+ a speed odyssey: his life with Bluebird, David de Lara. 796.72 CAM
- Fly fishing: places to catch trout in Australia and New Zealand, David Anderson. 799.12 AND
- Fuelling the cycling revolution: the nutritional strategies and recipes behind grand tour wins and Olympic gold medals, Nigel Mitchell. 796.62 MIT
- It's all a game: the history of board games from Monopoly to settlers of Catan, Tristan Donovan. 794 DON
- Lady of the dance, Marie Duffy with Eddie Rowley. 793.31 DUF
- Marie Duffy is the undisputed queen of Irish dancing: she has trained more world champions than any other teacher, and has been Michael Flatley's right-hand woman for twenty years.
- Road racer: it's in my blood, Michael Dunlop. 796.75 DUN
- The captain class: the hidden force that creates the world's greatest teams, Sam Walker. 796.07 WAL
- The complete sailing manual, Steve Sleight. 797.124 SLE
- The push: a climber's journey of endurance, risk and going beyond limits, Tommy Caldwall. 796.5223 CAL
- A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan.
- Trout tips: more than 250 fly-fishing tips from the members of Trout Unlimited, Kirk Deeter. 799.17 TRO
War
- After the war: returned soldiers and the mental and physical scars of World War I, Leigh Straw. 940.3 STR
- Attack on the Scheldt: the struggle for Antwerp 1944, Graham A. Thomas. 940.5421 THO
- Bomber boys, Marianne van Velzen. 940.544 VEL
- From Battle of Britain airman to POW escapee: the story of Ian Walker, RAF, Angela Walker. 940.5472 WAL
- Light Dragoons: the making of a regiment, Allan Mallinson. 357.1 MAL
- Major & Mrs Holt's definitive battlefield guide to the Somme, Tonie & Valmai Holt. 940.42 HOL
- Perpetrators: the world of the Holocaust killers, Guenter Lewy. 940.5318 LEW
- Samurai in 100 objects, Stephen Turnbull. 355.00952 TUR
- Secret army: an elite force, a secret mission, a fleet of Model-T Fords, a far flung corner of WWI, Barry Stone. 940.4 STO
- Sons and soldiers: the Jews who escaped the Nazis and returned for retribution, Bruce Henderson. 940.541 HEN
- The crime of complicity: the bystander in the Holocaust, Amos N. Guiora. 940.5318 GUI
- The defeat of Germany then and now, Winston Ramsey. 940.54 DEF
- The Nazi death camps then and now, Winston Ramsey. 940.5318 NAZ
- The operator: the SEAL team operative and the mission that changed the world, Robert O'Neill. 359.98 ONE
- The tank book: the definitive visual history of armoured vehicles, 623.7475 WIL
- Weird war two: intriguing items and surprising stuff from the Second World War, Peter Taylor. 940.53 TAY