Recreation

New Titles Non-Fiction February 2019 (arrived in January)

Art & Architecture

111 museums in New York that you must not miss, Wendy Lubovich.069.0973 LUB
Acrylic: expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with acrylic, Mark Mehaffey.751.426 MEH
Baselitz, Martin Schwander.759.3 BAS
Many of Baselitz's most important paintings and sculptures from the past six decades seen together for the first time.
Botanical painting: with the Society of Botanical Artists, Margaret Stevens.758.5 STE
Charles I: King and collector. 759.2 CHA
During his reign, King Charles I (1600-1649) assembled one of Europe's most extraordinary art collections. By the time of his death it contained some 2,000 paintings and sculptures. This book explores the origins of the collection, the way it was assembled and what it came to represent.
Contemporary voices: from the Asian and Islamic art worlds, Olivia Sand.709.5 SAN
The first available book to cover the Asian and Islamic contemporary art scene.
Creative watercolor: a step-by-step guide for beginners, Ana Victoria Calderon.751.422 CAL
Frida Kahlo: the Gisèle Freund photographs, with texts by Gérard de Cortanze, Gisèle Freund, and Lorraine Audric.759.972 KAH
Gabriele Münter, 1877-1962: painting to the point, Isabelle Jansen.759.3 MUN
Global art and the Cold War, John J. Curley.701.03 CUR
Inventing the opera house: theater architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy, Eugene J. Johnson.725.822 JOH
Living Monet: the artist's gardens, Doris Kutschbach.759.4 MON
Mantegna & Bellini, Caroline Campbell.759.5 MAN
Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (active c. 1459; died 1516) each produced groundbreaking paintings, marked by pictorial and technical innovations, that are among the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.
Mark Foster Gage: projects and provocations, Mark Foster Gage.720.973 GAG
Architect to Lady Gaga and Nicola Formichetti, Mark Foster Gage has spent 20 years leading the digital architectural avant-garde, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in architecture and design and exploding expectations.
Modern London: an illustrated cityscape from the 1920s to the present day, Lukas Novotny.720.942 NOV
Secret houses of the Cotswolds, Jeremy Musson.728.8 MUS
The artists who will change the world, Omar Kholeif.709.2 KHO
'The Artists Who Will Change the World' is a new global map of art that points to the future. Unlike a traditional atlas, its cartography illustrates a world of international artists who may not yet be household names, but who will undoubtedly shape the art of tomorrow.
The collector of lives: Giorgio Vasari and the invention of art, Ingrid Rowland and Noah Charney.709.45 VAS
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was a man of many talents a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar--but he is best known for Lives of the Artists, the classic account that singlehandedly invented the genre of artistic biography and established the canon of Italian Renaissance art.
The Pre-Raphaelites and science, John Holmes.700.942 HOL
The shell: a world of decoration and ornament, Ingrid Thomas.704.943 THO
The Sistine Chapel: paradise in Rome, Ulrich Pfisterer.759.5 MIC
Van Gogh & Japan, Louis van Tilborgh.759.9492 GOG
Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) encounter with Japanese ukiyo-e prints during his time in Paris was decisive for the direction that his art would take in the years to come.
Watercolor: expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with watercolor, Ron Stocke.751.422 STO
 
 

Biographies

A better me, Gary Barlow.781.64 BAR
Here is one of the UK's most beloved pop stars, more open, honest and raw than ever before.
A dangerous liaison: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, Carole Seymour-Jones.848.914 BEA
From their first meeting in the summer of 1929, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir shared an intense, passionate, and sometimes painful love-affair that was to last fifty-one tempestuous years. As the creators of existentialism, Sartre and Beauvoir became an inspiration for their generation, the model couple of the counter-culture.
A matter of principle, Conrad Black.070.5 BLA
Black maintains his innocence and recounts what he describes as 'the fight of and for my life.' A Matter of Principle is a riveting memoir and a scathing account of a flawed justice system.
All that heaven allows: a biography of Rock Hudson, Mark Griffin.791.43028 HUD
All you can ever know: a memoir, Nicole Chung.362.734 CHU
What does it mean to lose your roots; within your culture, within your family, and what happens when you find them? Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting, prepackaged myth.
Battle scars: a story of war and all that follows, Jason Fox with Matt Allen.356.16 FOX
Jason Fox served with the SBS for over a decade, thriving on the close bonds of the Special Forces brotherhood and the "death or glory" nature of their missions. Battle Scars tells the story of his career as an elite operator, from the gunfights, hostage rescues, daring escapes and heroic endeavours that defined his service, to a battle of a very different kind.
Billy Slater autobiography, Billy Slater with Richard Hinds.796.3338 SLA
The autobiography of one of the greatest rugby league players in the game's long history. During a long and decorated career with the Melbourne Storm, Queensland and Australia, Billy Slater has forged a reputation as not merely one of rugby league's great fullbacks, but as one of the best players in the game's long history.
Crawl of fame: Julie Moss and the fifteen feet that created an ironman triathlon legend, Julie Moss and Robert Yehling.796.425 MOS
Readers will join the inner and outer journey of one of the world's most impressive athletes, a woman who has already inspired millions, with millions more to come.
Don't say a word: he told me not to tell, but one day the hurting had to stop, Kate Marshall with Linda Watson-Brown.362.76 MAR
Don't say a word is the empowering memoir of Kate Marshall, a mother-of-four from Manchester. Ripped from her many brothers and sisters at the age of eight, Kate's mother uproots her to a new life in which love and safety are not priorities.
Ed Sheeran, Sean Smith.781.64 SHE
Ed Sheeran is a true inspiration. His moving and uplifting songs forge a lasting connection with the millions of people around the world who love him and his music.
Eisenhower was my boss, Kay Summers.973.921 EIS
Tossed by the fortunes of war into close association with World War II's top leaders, Miss Summersby tells the inside story of military command from a woman's point of view.
Full disclosure, Stormy Daniels with Kevin Carr O'Leary.791.43653 DAN
She was already well-known in some circles before March 6, 2018, but that's probably the first time you heard the name Stormy Daniels. That's the day she filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over a nondisclosure agreement negotiated before the election but never signed.
Gentleman Jack: the biography of Anne Lister: regency landowner, seducer and secret diarist, Angela Steidele.942.81 LIS
Anne Lister was a wealthy Yorkshire heiress, a world traveller and a lesbian in an era when it was difficult simply to be female. She wrote her diary in code derived from Ancient Greek, including details of her liaisons with women. Liberated by her money, she remained unmarried, opened a colliery and chose to dress in men's clothes.
Going down to the river: a homeless musician, an unforgettable song, and the miraculous encounter that changed a life, Doug Seegers and Steve Eubanks.781.642 SEE
Doug's inspirational story of faith, forgiveness, and the power of prayer and belief. It is also the never-give-up tale of a man who played music for 55 years without success only to become a chart-topping artist at the age of 62.
Henry VII: the maligned Tudor King, Terry Breverton.942.051 HEN
Henry Tudor, the future Henry VII, has been called the most unlikely King of England. Yet his rise from obscurity was foretold by the bards, and by 1485, the familial bloodbath of the Wars of the Roses left Henry as the sole adult Lancastrian claimant to the throne.
Honouring high places: the mountain life of Junko Tabei, Junko Tabei and Helen Y. Rolfe.796.522 TAB
A collection of personal stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.
John F. Kennedy: an unfinished life, 1917-1963, Robert Dallek.973.922 KEN
Updated edition of the authoritative single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy.
Josef Albers: life and work, Charles Darwent.709.04 ALB
While Josef Albers' Bauhaus colleagues Klee and Kandinsky are household names, Albers himself has remained inscrutable. He is best known as the painter of the 'Homages to the Square', a series of over 2,000 seemingly tightly controlled experiments in the interaction of colour.
King of the dinosaur hunters: the life of John Bell Hatcher and the discoveries that shaped paleontology, Lowell Dingus.560 HAT
Making Oscar Wilde, Michèle Mendelssohn.822.8 WIL
Witty, inspiring, and charismatic, Oscar Wilde is one of the Greats of English literature. Today, his plays and stories are beloved around the world. But it was not always so.
Marcus Aurelius: warrior, philosopher, emperor, Frank McLynn.937.07 MAR
My heart is my own: the life of Mary Queen of Scots, John Guy.941.105 MAR
Napoleon: a biography, Frank McLynn.944.05 NAP
Ned Kelly: a lawless life, Doug Morrissey.364.1552 KEL
This book will cause heated debate. It includes a criticism of the best known Kelly books and a line by line annotation of the errors and misrepresentations in Ned's own Jerilderie Letter.
Ned Kelly: selectors, squatters and stock thieves, Doug Morrissey.364.1552 KEL
Oscar: a life, Matthew Sturgis. 822.8 WIL
Oscar Wilde's life, like his wit, was alive with paradox. He was both an early exponent and victim of 'celebrity culture': famous for being famous, he was often ridiculed and disparaged. His achievements were frequently downplayed, his successes resented.
Out of the forest, Gregory P. Smith with Craig Henderson.994.4 SMI
For ten years a man calling himself Will Power lived in near-total isolation in northern New South Wales, foraging for food, eating bats and occasionally trading for produce. But who was this mysterious man who roamed the forest and knew all of its secrets and riddles?
Over and out: Albert Trott: the man who cleared the Lord's pavilion, Steve Neal.796.358 TRO
Over and Out is the remarkable story of a neglected cricket hero. Albert Trott was good enough to play for Australia and England, but at the height of his powers no Test team would pick him.
Portrait of an addict as a young man: a memoir, Bill Clegg.362.298 CLE
What makes one of the most gifted, charismatic and successful literary agents in New York fall into full-blown crack- addiction: a collapse that would cost him his business, his home, many of his friends and, very nearly, his life?
Rauschenberg, art and life, Mary Lynn Kotz.709.73 RAU
In preparing this highly readable book, Mary Lynn Kotz interviewed nearly everybody who had been important to Rauschenberg over the course of his life. Fresh anecdotes complement those already familiar to Rauschenberg followers, and contributions from the artist further personalize this biography.
Running free: the autobiography, Robin Knox-Johnston.910.41 KNO
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston burst to fame when he became the first man ever to complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Now, 50 years on from that famous voyage, he reveals the true, extraordinary story of his life.
Somebody to love: the life, death and legacy of Freddie Mercury, Matt Richards & Mark Langthorne.781.66 MER
Southern discomfort: a memoir, Tena Clark.781.64 CLA
Tena Clark was born in 1953 in a tiny Mississippi town close to the Alabama border, where the legacy of slavery and racial injustice still permeated every aspect of life. On the outside, Tena's childhood looked like a fairytale. But behind closed doors, Tena's life was deeply lonely and chaotic.
Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish intellectual, Nathan Abrams.791.43023 KUB
Stanley Kubrick is generally acknowledged as one of the world's great directors.
Telling tales: the fabulous lives of Anita Leslie, Penny Perrick.940.5481 LES
Anita Leslie (1914-85), best known for popular biographies of her relatives including Jennie Churchill, Winston's mother, was also an unlikely war heroine. In 1940, Anita volunteered as an ambulance driver. By the end of the war, she was the only woman to have been awarded both the Africa Star and the Croix de Guerre.
The Abbot's shoes: seeking a contemplative life, Peter Robertson.248.8 ROB
Out of the organised chaos of a radio station newsroom and into the silence of an austere Trappist monastery. In The Abbot's Shoes Peter recounts his journey and brings into our view the hidden day-to-day life within an enclosed contemplative community.
The barefoot woman, Scholastique Mukasonga.967.571 MUK
A moving, unforgettable tribute to a Tutsi woman who did everything to protect her children from the Rwandan genocide, by the daughter who refuses to let her family's story be forgotten.
The extraordinary life of E. Nesbit: author of Five children and it and The railway children, Elisabeth Galvin.823.912 NES
Imagine being one of the most well-loved children's authors of all time, yet your readers don't know if you're a man or a woman. Or even your real name.
The fabulous Bouvier sisters: the tragic and glamorous lives of Jackie and Lee, Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger.920.72 ONA
The life of Saul Bellow: love and strife, 1965-2005, Zachary Leader.813.52 BEL
When this second volume of The Life of Saul Bellow opens, Bellow, at forty-nine, is at the pinnacle of American letters; rich, famous, critically acclaimed.
The rise and rise of Kerry Packer uncut, Paul Barry.070.5 PAC
This new edition of the book brings the true Packer story to Australia in a way that was never possible for the first edition. This is the real deal about Kerry Packer: unvarnished, uncut, more astonishing than you ever could have imagined.
The words of my father, Yousef Khalil Bashir.956.94 BAS
In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, eleven-year-old Yousef is preoccupied by video games, school pranks, and meeting his father's impossibly high standards. Everything changes when the Second Intifada erupts and soldiers occupy the family home.
Tragedy plus time: a tragi-comic memoir, Adam Cayton-Holland.792.7 CAY
Meet the Magnificent Cayton-Hollands, a trio of brilliant, acerbic teenagers from Denver, Colorado, who were going to change the world. Anna, Adam, and Lydia were taught by their father, a civil rights lawyer, and mother, an investigative journalist, to recognize injustice and have their hearts open to the universe.
Tries, lies & meat pies, Sam Thaiday with James Colley.796.3338 THA
Sam Thaiday is one of rugby league's most highly regarded and respected players. Often seen as one of the last true larrikins of the game, Sam has entertained Brisbane Broncos, Queensland State of Origin and Australian fans over his fifteen-year career.
True indie: life and death in filmmaking, Don Coscarelli.791.43023 COS
From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course.
Under cover: a poet's life in publishing... and all that jazz: an anecdotal memoir, Jeremy Robson.821.92 ROB
In this engrossing memoir, Robson looks back at both his publishing career and life as a poet.

Business & Management

Auditing: theory and practice in New Zealand, Karen Van Peursem & Michael J Pratt.657.45 VAN
Be a project motivator: unlock the secrets of strengths-based project management, Ruth Pearce.658.404 PEA
Better business relationships, Kim Tasso.650.13 TAS
Business success is usually reliant on being able to get along with people. Brings together a wealth of knowledge and practical advice, from psychology to communications.
Don't bullsht yourself!: crush the excuses that are holding you back, Jon Taffer.650.1 TAF
Teaches you how to stop fooling yourself and turn your excuses into solutions to improve your life and business.
Getting things done: the art of stress-free productivity, David Allen.650.11 ALL
Growth IQ: master the 10 paths to grow your business, Tiffani Bova.658.406 BOV
Kindness in leadership, Gay Haskins, Mike Thomas and Lalit Johri.658.409 KIN
In a global climate of increasing complexity and uncertainty, there have been calls for a more responsible form of leadership in business and society.
The business book, Editor, Sam Atkinson.650 BUS
Packed with innovative graphics and simple explanations of business concepts, from managing risk and alternative business models to effective leadership and thinking.
The compass and the radar: the art of building a rewarding career while remaining true to yourself, Paolo Gallo.650.14 GAL
The leader's guide to mindfulness: how to use soft skills to get hard results, Audrey Tang.658.409 TAN
The ultimate finance book: master profit statements, understand bookkeeping and accounting, prepare budgets and forecasts, Roger Mason.658.15 MAS
The ultimate management book: motivate people, manage your time, build a winning team, Martin Manser.658.4 MAN
The ultimate sales book: master account management, perfect negotiation, create happy customers, Christine Harvey.658.81 HAR
Transforming organizations: engaging the 4Cs for powerful organizational learning and change, Michael Anderson and Miranda Jefferson.658.406 AND
Writing for social media, Carrie Marshall.658.872 MAR
Writing for social media can be difficult to get right and even big brands can get it wrong.

Cartoons

On the Camino, Jason.741.5 JAS
To mark his 50th birthday, the brilliant Norwegian cartoonist Jason decided that walking the length of the Camino was what he needed to do. Full of quiet incidents, odd encounters, small triumphs, and the occasional setback.
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers omnibus, Gilbert Shelton.741.5 SHE
The Freak Brothers are timeless clowns, and it's Shelton's mastery of satire and slapstick, silly punch lines and the traditional forms of humor at the heart of theses tripped-out cartoons that have kept them fresh and mirthful for 40 years.

Computing & Digital

Beginning PHP and MySQL: from novice to professional, Frank M. Kromann.005.72 KRO
Learning Perl 6: keeping the easy, hard, and impossible within reach, Brian D. Foy.005.133 PER

Crafts, Hobbies & Collecting

10 granny squares, 30 blankets: color schemes, layouts, and edge finishes for 30 unique looks, Margaret Hubert.746.434 HUB
101 textures in oil & acrylic: practical techniques for rendering a variety of surfaces, Mia Tavonatti.745.72 TAV
A 100 things 2 do Christmas: 40 holiday crafts, gifts and decor you can make, Shelley Shepherd.745.5941 SHE
Adventures in paper piecing & design: a quilter's guide with design exercises, step-by-step instructions & patterns to get you sewing, Sarah Elizabeth Sharp.746.46 SHA
Airbrushing scale model aircraft, Robin Carpenter.629.1331 CAR
Crochet animal rugs: over 20 crochet patterns for fun floor mats and matching accessories, Ira Rott.746.434 ROT
Diary in stitches: 65 charming motifs - 6 fabric & thread projects to bring you joy, Minki Kim.746.445 KIM
Firmament: stellar stitches for your next adventure, Hunter Hammersen.746.432 HAM
Get addicted to free-motion quilting: go from simple to sensational with Sheila Sinclair Snyder, Sheila Sinclair Snyder.746.46 SNY
Grace: 21 designs, Kim Hargreaves.746.432 HAR
Range of sweaters and accessories with detailed instructions for how to create each piece.
Grey: twenty-one designs, Kim Hargreaves.746.432 HAR
Range of sweaters and accessories with detailed instructions for how to create each piece.
Make + mend: sashiko-inspired embroidery projects to customize and repair textiles and decorate your home, Jessica Marquez.746.46 MAR
Modern memory quilts: a handbook for capturing meaningful moments: 12 projects + the stories that inspired them, Suzanne Paquette.746.46 PAQ
More sewing to sell: take your handmade business to the next level: 16 new projects to make & sell!, Virginia Lindsay.646.2 LIN
Still: 21 designs, Kim Hargreaves.746.432 HAR
21 knitting designs.
The art of mixing textiles in quilts: 14 projects using wool, silk, cotton & home decor fabrics, Lynn Schmitt.746.46 SCH
The big book of pretty & playful appliqué: 150+ designs, 4 quilt projects: cats & dogs at play, gardens in bloom, feathered friends & more, Carol Armstrong.746.445 ARM
The ultimate sashiko sourcebook, Susan Briscoe.746.46 BRI
Sashiko, the traditional Japanese technique of needlework quilting, uses simple running stitch to create beautifully decorative patterns ideal for patchwork, quilting and embroidery.
The why & how of woodworking, Michael Pekovich.684.08 PEK
Upcycling with style: a step-by-step workbook, Sarah Heeringa.745.5 HEE
A guide to clever project ideas that will help to create stylish and unique living spaces.
Waterford Crystal: the creation of a global brand, 1700-2009, John M. Hearne.748.2 HEA
Wood pallet DIY projects: 20 building projects to enrich your home, your heart & your community, Stephen & Diane Fitzberger.684.08 FIT
Woven in wire: dimensional wire weaving in fine art jewelry, Sarah Thompson.739.27 THO
Yokes: eleven signature designs, with stories of the sweater that changed the shape of modern knitting, Kate Davies.746.432 DAV
 
 

Crime & Espionage

Can you ever forgive me?: memoirs of a literary forger, Lee Israel.364.163 ISR
Before turning to her life of crime; running a one-woman forgery business out of a phone booth in a Greenwich Village bar and even dodging the FBI, Lee Israel had a legitimate career as an author of biographies.
Dance in chains: political imprisonment in the modern world, Padraic Kenney.365.45 KEN
Political incarceration today seems to offer the clearest evidence of a repressive regime, and of a determined political opposition.
Enemies within: communists, the Cambridge spies and the making of modern Britain, Richard Davenport-Hines.327.12 DAV
What pushed Blunt, Burgess, Cairncross, Maclean and Philby into Soviet hands? With access to recently released papers and other neglected documents,this sharp analysis of the intelligence world examines how and why these men and others betrayed their country and what this cost Britain and its allies.
Hunting Charles Manson: the quest for justice in the days of helter skelter, Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother.364.1523 MAN
On Father's Day: Cindy Gambino's shattering account of her children's revenge murders, Megan Norris.364.1523 NOR
The Griffith wars: the powerful true story of Donald Mackay's murder and the town that stood up to the Mafia, Tom Gilling and Terry Jones.364.1523 GIL

Customs & Etiquette

It's all Chinese to me: an overview of culture & etiquette in China, Pierre Ostrowski & Gwen Penner; updated & expanded by Matthew Christensen. 306.0951 OST

Education

Otago: 150 years of New Zealand's first university, Alison Clarke.378.9392 CLA
The adult student's guide to survival & success, Al Siebert & Mary Karr.378.198 SIE

Electronics

Car electrical & electronic systems, Julian Edgar.629.254 EDG

Engineering

Discovering engineering that changed the world, Julian Edgar.620 EDG

Environment

The ocean book: how endangered are our seas?, Esther Gonstalla.363.7394 GON

Farming

The end of animal farming: how scientists, entrepreneurs, and activists are building an animal-free food system, Jacy Reese.179.3 REE

Fashion & Beauty

100 ideas that changed fashion, Harriet Worsley.391 WOR
A Victorian lady's guide to fashion and beauty, Mimi Matthews.391.2 MAT
Pure skin care: nourishing recipes for vibrant skin & natural beauty, Stephanie L. Tourles.646.72 TOU
The capsule wardrobe: 1,000 outfits from 30 pieces, Wendy Mak.646.34 MAK

Film, Television & Theatre

100 ideas that changed film, David Parkinson.791.43 PAR
Aardman: an epic journey: taken one frame at a time: an autobiography, Peter Lord & Dave Sproxton with David Gritten.791.433 LOR
For over 40 years, Aardman has entertained and charmed the world, creating memorable stories and timeless animated characters that have gone on to become household names, including Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph.
Ballet: the definitive illustrated story, Viviana Durante.792.8 BAL
Selling the movie: the art of the film poster, Ian Haydn Smith.741.67 SMI
The Twilight saga: the complete film archive: memories, mementos, and other treasures from the creative team behind the beloved motion pictures, Robert Abele.791.437 ABE

Finance & Economics

Blockchain: an illustrated guidebook to understanding Blockchain, Mingxing Xu, Ying Tian, and Jiyue Li.332.178 XU
Cryto economy: how blockchain, cryptocurrency, and token-economy are disrupting the financial world, Aries Wanlin Wang.332.178 WAN
Lab rats: why modern work makes people miserable, Dan Lyons.331 LYO
Personality tests. Team-building exercises. Forced Fun. Desktop surveillance. Open-plan offices. Acronyms. Diminishing job security. Hot desking. Pointless perks. Hackathons. If any of the above sound familiar, welcome to the modern economy.
Marx and Marxism, Gregory Claeys.335.4 MAR
An illuminating history of Marx's thought and intellectual influence from a leading historian of socialism.
Million dollar maths: the secret maths of becoming rich (or poor), Hugh Barker.332 BAR
Millionaire success habits: the gateway to wealth & prosperity, Dean Graziosi.332.024 GRA
Radical markets: uprooting capitalism and democracy for a just society, Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl.330.12 POS
Seriously curious: the Economist explains: the facts and figures that turn our world upside down, Tom Standage.032.02 SER
Smart, savvy answers to universal questions, from the highly popular The Economist Explains and Daily Chart blogs; a treat for the knowing, the uninitiated, and the downright curious.
The 30-day money cleanse: take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley.332.024 FEI
The bank that lived a little: Barclays in the age of the very free market, Philip Augar.332.12 AUG
The billionaire raj: a journey through India's new gilded age, James Crabtree.330.954 CRA
The bitcoin guidebook: how to obtain, invest, and spend the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, Ian DeMartino.332.178 DEM
The communist manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; adapted by Martin Rowson.335.4 ROW
Published in 1848, at a time of political upheaval in Europe, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's Manifesto for the Communist Party was at once a powerful critique of capitalism and a radical call to arms. It remains the most incisive introduction to the ideas of Communism and the most lucid explanation of its aims.
The finance curse: how global finance is making us all poorer, Nicholas Shaxson.332.04 SHA
The new trading for a living: psychology, discipline, trading tools and systems, risk control, trade management, Alexander Elder.332.645 ELD
The rational optimist: how prosperity evolves, Matt Ridley.330.4 RID

Folklore

Pilgrimage with the leprechauns: a true story of a mystical tour of Ireland, Tanis Helliwell.398.21 HEL
 
 
 
 

Food & Drink

15 minute vegan on a budget: fast, modern vegan food that costs less, Katy Beskow.641.56362 BES
30 days of sugar-free: a whole month of delicious recipes to make going sugar-free a breeze, Catherine Kidd.641.5638 KID
A taste of Naples: Neapolitan culture, cuisine, and cooking, Marlena Spieler.641.3 SPI
Cocktail cookbook, Oskar Kinberg.641.874 KIN
Cooking for the sensitive gut: delicious, soothing, healthy recipes for everyday, Joan Ransley and Nick Read.641.5631 RAN
Cooking with scraps: turn your peels, cores, rinds, and stems into delicious meals, Lindsay-Jean Hard.641.552 HAR
Curry easy vegetarian, Madhur Jaffrey.641.6384 JAF
East West: a culinary journey through Malta, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, and Andalusia, Shane Delia.641.5956 DEL
EATS: a compilation of more than 100 favourite recipes from mums, dads & celebrity chefs.. 641.5 EAT
Featuring recipes from: Nigella Lawson, Peter Gordon, Toni Street, Emma Galloway, Jacinda Ardern, Hilary Barry, Josh Emett, Dr Libby Weaver, Annabel Langbein, Pete Evans, Jo Seagar, Jaquie Brown, Simon Gault, Jax Hamilton, Dean Brettschneider, Lou Bentley.
Every day easy air fryer: 100 recipes bursting with flavor, Urvashi Pitre.641.77 PIT
First, catch: study of a spring meal, Thom Eagle.641.564 EAG
In an era when we are so distracted that we eat almost without realising what we've just put in our mouth, this is food and writing to savour, gently steering the cook back towards simplicity, confidence and, above all, taste.
In defence of food: the myth of nutrition and the pleasures of eating, Michael Pollan.394.12 POL
Jamie's Friday night feast cookbook., Jamie Oliver.641.5 OLI
Khazana, Saliha Mahmood Ahmed.641.5954 AHM
Khazana, which means treasure trove, is a cookbook that promises to be the next step in our on-going love affair with the Indian sub- continent.
Mastering the art of vegan cooking: over 200 delicious recipes and tips to save you money and stock your pantry, Annie and Dan Shannon.641.56362 SHA
One-dish vegan: 175 soul-satisfying recipes for easy and delicious one-pan and one-plate dinners, Robin Robertson.641.56362 ROB
Ottolenghi simple: a cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi.641.555 OTT
Recipe for life, Mary Berry.641.5 BER
Save make do: slash your grocery bill by living sustainably, Lyn Webster.640 WEB
Simply hot pots: a complete course in Japanese nabemono and other Asian one-pot meals, Amy Kimoto-Kahn.641.589 KIM
So vegan in 5, Roxy Pope & Ben Pook.641.56362 POP
Don't let anyone tell you vegan food is bland, boring or complicated. Roxy and Ben, creators of 'So Vegan', one of the world's leading vegan recipe channels, will show you how to create fun and super tasty vegan recipes using just five ingredients.
The 101 healthiest foods for kids: eat the best, feel the greatest--healthy foods for kids, and recipes too!, Sally Kuzemchak.641.5622 KUZ
The clean plate: eat, reset, heal, Gwyneth Paltrow.641.563 PAL
The Crock-Pot ladies big book of slow cooker dinners: more than 300 fabulous and fuss-free recipes for families on the go, Heidi Kennedy, Katie Zaborac, Sarah Ince.641.588 KEN
The food of Argentina: asado, empanadas, dulce de leche & more, Ross Dobson & Rachel Tolosa Paz.641.5982 DOB
The kind diet: a simple guide to feeling great, losing weight, and saving the planet, Alicia Silverstone.641.56362 SIL
The new 500 low-carb recipes: 500 updated recipes for doing low-carb better and more deliciously, Dana Carpender.641.5638 CAR
The pulses & grains cookbook: delicious recipes for every day, with lentils, grains, seeds and chestnuts, Becks Wilkinson.641.6565 WIL
The seaweed cookbook: discover the health benefits and uses of seaweed, with 50 delicious recipes.. 641.698 SEA
The yoga kitchen plan: a seven-day vegetarian lifestyle plan with over 70 recipes, Kimberly Parsons.641.5636 PAR
There's a vegan in the house.. 641.56362 THE
Embrace veganism and keep the whole household happy and well-fed, without making a different meal for everyone.
Tom Kerridge's fresh start: how to cook amazing food at home.. 641.5 KER
Vegan: recipes for a more delicious life, Kyra de Vreeze.641.56362 DE
Veggie lean in 15, Joe Wicks.641.5636 WIC
The first veggie cookbook from the healthy cook and fitness sensation, Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach.
Venice: recipes lost and found, Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi.641.5945 CAL
Well being: recipes and rituals to realign the body and mind, Danielle Copperman.641.563 COP
Yummy, easy, quick: around the world: 135 of the world's most delicious recipes, Matt Preston.641.59 PRE

Gardens & Gardening

Cacti and succulents handbook: basic growing techniques and a directory of more than 140 common species and varieties, Gideon F. Smith.635.93 CAC
Mastering the art of vegetable gardening: rare varieties, unusual options, plant lore & guidance, Matt Mattus.635 MAT
No-waste kitchen gardening: regrow your leftover greens, stalks, seeds, and more, Katie Elzer-Peters.635 ELZ
Organic gardening techniques, Nick Hamilton.635.0484 HAM
The practical guide to pruning, training and topiary: how to prune and train trees, shrubs, hedges, topiary, tree and soft fruit, climbers and roses, Richard Bird.631.542 BIR

Health

Balance your life: a 6-week eating and exercise plan for a calmer, healthier you, Amélie Khellaf-Govett & Jodie Kidd.613.7 KHE
Better balance for life: banish the fear of falling with simple activities added to your everyday routine, Carol Clements; foreword by Jon LaPook.613.0438 CLE
Breathe: the 4-week breathing retraining plan to relieve stress, anxiety and panic, Mary Birch.613.19 BIR
Crohn's & colitis: understanding & managing IBD, A. Hillary Steinhart.616.344 STE
Don't just sit there: transitioning to a standing and dynamic workstation for whole-body health, Katy Bowman.615.82 BOW
Fast exercise, Michael Mosley with Peta Bee.613.71 MOS
How just a few minutes of exercise a day can make you feel better and look great. Dr Michael Mosley and Peta Bee investigate the fascinating science behind a radical new approach to exercise, one that is incredibly time efficient.
Gene eating: the science of obesity and the truth about diets, Giles Yeo.613.25 YEO
Just eat it: how intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food, Laura Thomas.613.2 THO
Mindsight: the new science of personal transformation, Daniel J. Siegel.616.891 SIE
Inspiring and informative, "Mindsight" offers exciting new proof that people aren't hardwired to behave in certain ways, but instead have the ability to harness the power of their minds to resculpt the neural pathways of their brains.
Move your DNA, Katy Bowman.615.82 BOW
From couch potatoes to professional athletes, new parents to seniors, readers love Katy's humorous, passionate, and above all science-based guide to restoring your body through natural movement.
Sicker, fatter, poorer: the urgent threat of hormone-disrupting chemicals to our health and future… and what we can do about it, Leonardo Trasande.362.1964 TRA
Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices, and polluting the air we breathe is something sinister. Something we've turned a blind eye to for far too long. Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a pediatrician, professor, and world-renowned researcher, tells the story of how our everyday surroundings are making us sicker, fatter, and poorer.
The 6 week programme: reshape your body and change your habits for life, Louise Parker.613.7 PAR
The alcohol experiment: 30 days to take control, cut down or give up for good, Annie Grace.616.861 GRA
The Alzheimer's solution: a breakthrough program to prevent and reverse the symptoms of cognitive decline at every age, Dean Sherzai and Ayesha Sherzai.616.831 SHE
The atlas of disease: mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the zika virus, Sandra Hempel.614.42 HEM
The evolution of obesity, Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.616.398 POW
Undo it!: how simple lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic diseases, Dean Ornish and Anne Ornish.616.044 ORN
Younger for longer: how you can slow the ageing process and stay healthy for life, Duncan Carmichael.613.0438 CAR

History, Geography & Travel

1000 incredible adventures in the natural world: the bucket list, Kath Stathers.910.2 STA
Alexander the Great: from his death to the present day, John Boardman.938.07 ALE
An illustrious scholar presents an elegant, concise, and generously illustrated exploration of Alexander the Great's representations in art and literature through the ages.
Andalucía, Isabella Noble.946.8 NOB
A Lonely Planet guide.
Berlin, Paul Sullivan, Małgorzata Omilanowska.943.155 SUL
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Brothers: the hidden history of the Kennedy years, David Talbot.973.922 KEN
City of light: the reinvention of Paris, Rupert Christiansen.944.36 CHR
Dreamers: when the writers took power, Germany, 1918, Volker Weidermann.943.3 WEI
At the end of the First World War in Germany, the journalist and theatre critic Kurt Eisner organised a revolution which overthrew the monarchy, and declared a Free State of Bavaria. In February 1919, he was assassinated, and the revolution failed. But while the dream lived, it was the writers, the poets, the playwrights and the intellectuals who led the way.
Forgotten ships: unfinished voyages to New Zealand, 1820-1925, Bruce E. Collins.910.45 COL
Ganges: the many pasts of an Indian River, Sudipta Sen.954.1 SEN
Gervase Phinn's Yokshire journey, Gervase Phinn.942.84 PHI
Globetrotting on a shoestring: an intrepid traveller's delightful odyssey, Lynley Smith.910.41 SMI
Hitler and the Habsburgs: the Führer's vendetta against the Austrian royals, James M. Longo.943.605 FRA
Hubris: the road to Donald Trump: power, popularism, narcissism, David Owen.973.933 OWE
A brilliant exposé of the mental and physical condition of UK & US political leaders, past and present.
In Hitler's shadow, Tim Heath.943.086 HEA
In Hitler's Shadow conveys the hopes, the horrors and the aftermath of the Second World War in the form of eye witness testimonies, diary entries and interviews. Through the eyes of the BDM girls, it recounts the struggle to rebuild lives destroyed by years of war, and how a country came to terms with terrible war crimes committed in its name.
Ireland, Darragh Geraghty, Lisa Gerard-Sharp, Tim Perry.941.5 GER
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Italy, Ros Belford.945 BEL
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Land of vision and mirage: Western Australia since 1826, Geoffrey Bolton.994.1 BOL
London's docklands: an illustrated history, Geoff Marshall.942.1 MAR
Madrid, Anthony Ham.946.41 HAM
A Lonely Planet guide.
Mandela and the general, John Carlin, Oriol Malet.968.065 MAN
A historically and artistically rich graphic novel with obvious relevance to today's polarized politics.
National parks of America.. 973 NAT
A Lonely Planet guide.
New York City, Stephen Keeling, Eleanor Berman.974.71 KEE
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
North Korea: the Bradt travel guide, Henry Marr with Neil Taylor.951.93 MAR
Paris, Bryan Pirolli, Alan Tillier.944.36 PIR
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Portugal, Matthew Hancock.946.9 HAN
A Dorling Kindersley guide
Provence & the Côte d'Azur, Hugh McNaughtan, Oliver Berry, Gregor Clark.944.9 MCN
A Lonely Planet guide.
Rick Steves best of Scotland, Rick Steves with Cameron Hewitt.941.1 STE
Rome, Ros Belford, Olivia Ercoli, Roberta Mitchell.945.632 BEL
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Russia without Putin: money, power and the myths of the new Cold War, Tony Wood.947.086 PUT
Seoul, Thomas O'Malley, Phillip Tang.951.95 OMA
A Lonely Planet guide.
South America on a shoestring, Regis St Louis.980 ST
A Lonely Planet guide.
Switzerland: top sights, authentic experiences, Gregor Clark.949.4 CLA
A Lonely Planet guide,
Terracotta warriors: guardians of immortality, Rebecca Rice.931 TER
This book is published to mark the exhibition at Te Papa of the remarkable third century BC funerary statues excavated from the astounding archaeological site at X'ian, China.
The darkest dawn: the story of the Iolaire tragedy = call na h-Iolaire, Malcolm Macdonald, Donald John MacLeod.910.45 MCD
At 1.55am on 1st January 1919, a naval yacht carrying sailors home on leave ran aground on rocks near the village of Holm, a mere 20 yards from the shore of the Isle of Lewis and less than a mile from the safe harbour of Stornoway. HMY Iolaire was crowded with 280 men, mostly naval reservists returning to the safety and comfort of their homes after the horrors of the Great War.
The eternal city: a history of Rome, Ferdinand Addis.945.632 ADD
The golden rhinoceros: histories of the African Middle Ages, Franèois-Xavier Fauvelle.960 FAU
The Habsburg empire: a new history, Pieter M. Judson.943.603 JUD
The Oxford illustrated history of the world, Felipe Fernández-Armesto.909 OXF
The rough guide to Bangkok, Updated by Paul Gray.959.3 GRA
The rough guide to Thailand's beaches & islands, Updated by Paul Gray and Marco Ferrarese.959.3 GRA
The Stepney Doorstep Society, Kate Thompson.940.5308 THO
Minksy, Gladys, Beatty, Joan, Girl Walker. While the men were at war, these women ruled the streets of the East End. Brought up with firm hand in the steaming slums and teeming tenements, they struggled against poverty to survive, and fought for their community in our country's darkest hours. But there was also joy to be found.
The travel book: a journey through every country in the world. 910.2 TRA
Time and power: visions of history in German politics, from the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich, Christopher Clark.943 CLA
Unruly waters: how mountain rivers and monsoons have shaped South Asia's history, Sunil Amrith.333.91 AMR
Vietnam, Andrew Forbes.959.7 FOR
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Washington, DC, Paul Franklin.975.3 FRA
A Dorling Kindersley guide.
Where we go from here: two years in the resistance, Bernie Sanders.973.933 SAN
During his campaign for President in 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders stated over and over again that the future of America was dependent upon its willingness to start a political revolution. Real change never occurs from the top down it always happens from the bottom up.
Women's experiences in the Holocaust in their own words, Agnes Grunwald-Spier.940.5318 GRU

House & DIY

150 best mini interior ideas, Francesc Zamora Mola.729 ZAM
A slice of England, India Hicks.747 HIC
Decorating for Christmas at historic houses, Patricia Hart McMillan & Katharine Kaye McMillan.747.93 MCM
DIY guide to painting and wallpapering: a complete handbook to finishing walls and trim for a stylish home, Michael R. Light.747.3 LIG
DIY roofing: shingles, shakes, tile, rubber, metal, plus roof repair. 695 DO
Flea market style, Emily Chalmers.747.1 CHA
Emily Chalmers and Ali Hanan explain how to find fresh and unexpected uses of second-hand pieces and antiques, and reveal how to mix old and new with flair and panache.
Great English interiors, David Mlinaric and Derry Moore.747.88 MLI
Relaxed coastal style, Sally Denning.747.88 DEN
The minimalist home: a room-by-room guide to a decluttered, refocused life, Joshua Becker with Eric Stanford.241.6 BEC
Unstuff your life!: kick the clutter habit and completely organize your life for good, Andrew J. Mellen.648.5 MEL

Journalism

Breaking news: the remaking of journalism and why it matters now, Alan Rusbridger.070.4 RUS
How do we know any more what is true and what isn't? We are living through the greatest communication revolution since Gutenberg in which falsehood regularly seems to overwhelm truth. In Breaking News Alan Rusbridger offers an urgent and agenda-setting examination of the past, present and future of the press, and the forces menacing its freedom.
Truth and duty: the press, the President, and the privilege of power, Mary Mapes.070.92 MAP
It was the kind of story any news producer would love to report, nail down and get on the air. And that's just what Mary Mapes and her team did in September, 2004, when they aired their report on President George W. Bush's dereliction of his National Guard duty for CBS News. The firestorm that followed trashed Mapes' career.

Language

#Language hacking French: a conversation course for beginners, Benny Lewis.448.3 LEW
#Language hacking German: a conversation course for beginners, Benny Lewis.438.3 LEW
#Language hacking Spanish: a conversation course for beginners, Benny Lewis.468.3 LEW
15 minute German: learn in just 12 weeks, Sylvia Goulding.438.2 GOU
15 minute Mandarin Chinese: learn in just 12 weeks, Ma Cheng.495.1834 CHE
Easy Mandarin Chinese: learn to speak Mandarin Chinese quickly!, Haohsiang Liao.495.1834 LIA
Have you eaten grandma?, Gyles Brandreth.428.2 BRA
In this brilliantly funny tirade and guide, Gyles anatomizes the linguistic horrors of our times, tells us where we've been going wrong (and why) and shows us how, in future, we can get it right every time. Is 'alright' all right? You'll find out right here.
Words that go ping: the ridiculously wonderful world of onomatopoeia, Barbara Lasserre.428.1 LAS

Library Science

Conducting the reference interview: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians, Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen and Marie L. Radford.025.52 ROS
Creating the sustainable public library: the triple bottom line approach, Gary L. Shaffer.025.1 SHA
Digital archives: management, use and access, Milena Dobreva.025.84 DIG
Foundations of library and information science, Richard E. Rubin.020.973 RUB
Fundamentals of collection development and management, Peggy Johnson.025.21 JOH
Library world records, Godfrey Oswald.027 OSW
Reading still matters: what the research reveals about reading, libraries, and community, Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie, and Paulette M. Rothbauer.028 ROS
The elementary school library makerspace: a start-up guide, Marge Cox.025.5 COX
Writing the literature review: a practical guide, Sara Efrat Efron, Ruth Ravid.028.1 EFR

Literature

McSweeney's 50. 818.6 MCS
To celebrate our 50th issue, we've put together a guaranteed showstopper, with stories, essays, treatises, manifestos, letters, comics, and illustrated travel diaries from fifty different contributors.
Notes to self: essays, Emilie Pine.824.92 PIN
Tackling subjects like addiction, fertility, feminism and sexual violence, and where these subjects intersect with legislation, these beautifully written essays are at once fascinating and funny, intimate and searingly honest. Honest, raw, brave and new, Notes to Self breaks new ground in the field of personal essays.
The basics of essay writing, Nigel Warburton.808.4 WAR
The flame, Leonard Cohen.811.54 COH
The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.
The library of ice: readings from a cold climate, Nancy Campbell.828.92 CAM
Long captivated by the solid yet impermanent nature of ice, by its stark, rugged beauty, acclaimed poet and writer Nancy Campbell sets out from the world's northernmost museum; at Upernavik in Greenland, to explore it in all its facets.
The novel in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the South Pacific since 1950, Coral Ann Howells, Paul Sharrad, and Gerry Turcotte.823.909 NOV
Wit's end: what wit is, how it works, and why we need it, James Geary.809.7 GEA
In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns demonstrate the essence of creativity.

Music & Musicians

AC/DC 1973-1980: the Bon Scott years, Jeff Apter.781.66 SCO
Backstage passes: the untold story of New Zealand's live music venues, 1960-1990, Joanna Mathers.781.66 MAT
New Zealand music was made on beer-stained stages, in grimy toilets and smoky back rooms. Venues like Dunedin's Empire Tavern and the Gladstone Hotel in Christchuch were the cradle for scenes that won worldwide acclaim, where idiosyncratic styles were forged and local legends made.
Don't stop the carnival, Kevin Le Gendre.781.64 LE
This is a story of empire, colonialism and then the new energies released by the movements for freedom and independence of the post second-world-war years; of the movements of peoples across borders; of the flow of music around the triangle that takes in Africa, the Caribbean, the USA and Great Britain.
Making poor man's guitars: cigar box guitars, the frying pan banjo, and other DIY instruments, Shane Speal.784.192 SPE
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: pretending to see the future, Richard Houghton.781.66 ORC
Told in the first person, Pretending To See The Future is an oral history of OMD, mixing hundreds of fan anecdotes with memories from the band, their collaborators, other musicians and celebrity admirers garnered from 40 years of recording and performing.
Singing in the age of anxiety: lieder performances in New York and London between the World Wars, Laura Tunbridge.782.42 TUN
Through richly varied case studies, Singing in the Age of Anxiety traces how lieder were circulated, presented, and consumed in metropolitan contexts, shedding new light on how music facilitated unlikely crossings of nationalist and internationalist ideologies during the interwar period.
Stone free: Jimi Hendrix in London, September 1966-June 1967, Jas Obrecht.781.66 HEN
A compelling portrait of rock's greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrix's life.
The death and resurrection of Elvis Presley, Ted Harrison.781.66 PRE
The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley is the story of Elvis' "afterlife", of Elvis after he left the building. Walking the eccentrically carpeted rooms of Graceland, bidding into stratospheric sums on his auctioned relics, and mingling among the some 200,000 impersonators of his likeness, Ted Harrison offers nothing less than the ultimate Elvis tribute.
Ukulele for beginners: how to play the ukulele in easy-to-follow steps, Will Grove-White.787.89193 GRO

Parenting

A forever family: fostering change one child at a time, Rob Scheer with Jon Sternfeld.306.874 SCH
Love, money & parenting: how economics explains the way we raise our kids, Matthias Doepke & Fabrizio Zilibotti.306.874 DOE
Mindfulness for mums & dads: proven strategies for calming down and connecting, Diana Korevaar.649.1 KOR
The emotionally healthy child: helping children calm, center, and make smarter choices, Maureen Healy.155.412 HEA
The enchanted hour: the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction, Meghan Cox Gurdon.649.58 GUR
The parenting project: build extraordinary relationships with your kids through daily conversation, Amy Alamar and Kristine Schlichting.306.874 ALA
The soul of discipline: the simplicity parenting approach to warm, firm, and calm guidance--from toddlers to teens, Kim John Payne.649.64 PAY

Pasifika

Oceania, Peter Brunt and Nicholas Thomas.709.9 OCE
This book, accompanying the exhibition at the Royal Academy in September 2018, showcases Oceanic art and the subsequent migrations of people, cultures and objects from the Pacific around the world, from the unrivalled navigational feats of the first settlers who traversed the open ocean in wooden canoes to the explorations of Captain Cook 250 years ago.

Personal Development

59 seconds: think a little, change a lot, Richard Wiseman.158.1 WIS
Psychologist Richard Wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems. From job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem, personal and professional success may be less than a minute away.
A life less lonely: what we can all do to lead more connected, kinder lives, Nick Duerden.158.2 DUE
Calm the fk down: how to control what you can and accept what you can't so you can stop freaking out and get on with your life, Sarah Knight.158.1 KNI
Delusions of gender: the real science behind sex differences, Cordelia Fine.155.33 FIN
Fk it: be at peace with life, just as it is, John C. Parkin.158.1 PAR
The top reason for being unhappy and stressed in life is 'being over here, but wanting to be over there'. The gap between how life really is and how we'd like it to be, hurts.
Game changers: what leaders, innovators, and mavericks do to win at life, Dave Asprey.158.1 ASP
Getting to yes with yourself: [& other worthy opponents], William Ury.158.1 URY
Leading from your gut: how you can succeed by harnessing the power of your values, feelings, and intuition, Dr. John Townsend.158.4 TOW
Questions are the answer: a breakthrough approach to your most vexing problems at work and in life, Hal Gregersen.153.43 GRE
Quiet: silencing the brain chatter and believing that you're good enough, Fearne Cotton.158.1 COT
Rage becomes her: the power of women's anger, Soraya Chemaly.155.333 CHE
The art of life admin: how to do less, do it better, and live more, Elizabeth Emens.158.1 EME
The beauty of discomfort: how what we avoid is what we need, Amanda Lang.158.1 LAN
Truly successful people don't merely tolerate discomfort; they embrace it and seek it out again and again. Business founders and university students, top athletes and couch potatoes, meditation gurus and military leaders all have very different ways of coping with discomfort, but the most successful among them believe that withstanding discomfort is a skill that has helped them in hugely positive ways.
The book of highs: 255 ways to alter your consciousness without drugs, Edward Rosenfeld.158.1 ROS
The stress solution: the 4 steps to reset your body, mind, relationships & purpose, Rangan Chatterjee.155.9042 CHA
The subtle art of not giving a fck: a counterintuitive approach to living a good life, Mark Manson.158.1 MAN
The unbelievable happiness of what is: beyond belief to love, fulfillment & spiritual awakening, Jon Bernie.152.42 BER
This really isn't about you, Jean Hannah Edelstein.155.937 EDE
A book about finding your way in life. Which is to say, it's a book about discovering you are not really in control of that at all.
Your dream life starts here: essential and simple steps to creating the life of your dreams, Kristina Karlsson.158.1 KAR

Pets & Animals

A dog's life, Hannah Dale.636.71 DAL
Features over 50 dogs painted by Hannah Dale in her uniquely quirky, characterful style. Each portrait is accompanied by insightful and entertaining text from Hannah, who is a trained zoologist as well as an artist.
Emperor: the perfect penguin, Sue Flood.598.47 FLO
Honey from the earth: beekeeping and honey hunting on six continents, Eric Tourneret, Sylla De Saint Pierre.638.1 TOU
Owls of the world, James Duncan.598.97 DUN
Reindeer: an Arctic life, Tilly Smith.599.65 SMI
Reptiles and amphibians of New Zealand: a field guide, Dylan van Winkel, Marleen Baling and Rod Hitchmough.597.9 VAN
The dog decoder: how to identify any dog, any time, David Alderton.636.7 ALD

Philosophy & Psychology

Psychology, G. Neil Martin, Neil R. Carlson.150 MAR
Psychology is the internationally best-selling introduction to one of the world's most exciting sciences. This new 6th edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes over 1000 new references.
The kindness cure: how the science of compassion can heal your heart & your world, Tara Cousineau.177 COU
Psychologist Tara Cousineau draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience to show how compassion and empathy are hardwired into our DNA and essential to our survival.
The sublime object of ideology, Slavoj Žižek.140 ZIZ
Slavoj Žižek's first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.
The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet: the principles of Taoism demonstrated by Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet, Benjamin Hoff.181 HOF

Photography

Catwalking, Photographs by Chris Moore; words by Alexander Fury.779 MOO
Of love & war, Lynsey Addario.779 ADD
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and New York Times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.
Styling for Instagram, Leela Cyd.770.2 CYD

Plays & Screenplays

Dawn raids, Oscar Kightley.822.914 KIG
Tension is rising in 1970s New Zealand. Muldoon's government is cracking down on illegal immigration and the notorious dawn raids are ripping Pasifika families from their beds. At the eye of this political storm, everyday New Zealanders like Sione struggle to keep their families united.
Orestes and other plays, Euripedes.882 EUR
In these four plays Euripides explores ethical and political themes,contrasting the claims of patriotism with family loyalty, pragmatism and expediency with justice, and the idea that 'might is right' with the ideal of clemency.
Plautus: four plays, translated with introduction and notes, David Christenson.872 PLA
This anthology contains English translations of four plays by one of the best practitioners of Roman comedy, Plautus.
The intricate art of actually caring: and other New Zealand plays, Editor, Sharon Mazer.822.91408 INT
Troilus and Cressida, William Shakespeare; edited by David Bevington.822.33 SHA
A revised edition of this intriguing and complex play, updated to cover recent critical thinking and stage history.

Poetry

A sleepwalk on the Severn, Alice Oswald.821.914 OSW
Adultolescence, Gabbie Hanna.811.6 HAN
Gabbie Hanna disarms the sacred and elevates the mundane in this exhilarating debut collection of illustrated poems.
Finding voice: women on the Dunstan, 1860-1900, Robynanne Milford.821.92 MIL
NZ poetry.
The people's favourite poems: out and about with Kipling, Larkin and the rest, Gary Dexter.821.009 DEX

Politics & Government

Not for the faint of heart: lessons in courage, power & persistence, Wendy R. Sherman.327.73 SHE
During her time as the lead US negotiator of the Iran nuclear deal and throughout her distinguished career, Sherman has amassed tremendous expertise in the most pressing foreign policy issues of our time. Now she takes readers inside the world of international diplomacy to show why good work in her field is so hard to do, and how we can learn to apply core skills of diplomacy to the challenges in our own lives.
The deep state: how an army of bureaucrats protected Barack Obama and is working to destroy the Trump agenda, Jason Chaffetz.352.63 CHA
The fifth risk, Michael Lewis.320.973 LEW
"The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed about the functions of their new workplace.
The world after the war: America confronts the British superpower, 1945-1957, Derek Leebaert.327.73 LEE
One of the great myths of the twentieth century is that after the Second World War Britain simply relinquished its power and America quickly embraced its worldwide political and military commitments. Instead the two allies improvised an uneasy, shifting partnership for twelve long years while most of western Europe lay in turmoil and Russia grew more aggressive.

Relationships

Alone together: making an Asperger marriage work, Katrin Bentley.362.1968588 BEN
Principia amoris: the new science of love, John Mordechai Gottman.152.41 GOT
The complete book of rules: time tested secrets for capturing the heart of Mr Right, Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider.646.77 FEI
Everything you need to know to capture Prince Charming's heart.

Religion & Ethics

A Baptist peacher's Buddhist teacher: how my interfaith journey with Daisaku Ikeda made me a better Christian, Lawrence Edward Carter Sr.261.243 CAR
A nearly infallible history of Christianity, Nick Page.270 PAG
Falling into grace: insights on the end of suffering, Adyashanti.294.34 ADY
Healing the soul of a woman: how to overcome your emotional wounds, Joyce Meyer.248.84 MEY
Jesus is risen: Paul and the early church, David Limbaugh.227 LIM
Saints: a visual guide, Edward and Lorna Mornin.235.2 MOR
Spiritual science: why science needs spirituality to make sense of the world, Steve Taylor.215 TAY
The end of your world: uncensored straight talk on the nature of enlightenment, Adyashanti.294.34 ADY
The infographic Bible: visualising the drama of God's word, Karen Sawrey.220.6 SAW
In this this pioneering book Karen Sawrey shows you the bible as you never seen it before, using powerful infographics, with data sourced by experts in their fields, to communicate the key biblical themes and narratives.
The rock, the road, and the rabbi: my journey into the heart of scriptural faith and the land where it all began, Kathie Lee Gifford, with Rabbi Jason Sobel.248.3 GIF
Now you can walk with Kathie on a journey through the spiritual foundations of her faith. Explore dozens of ancient landmarks and historical sites from Israel, the promised land of God's covenant.
Unshakable hope: building our lives on the promises of God, Max Lucado.248.4 LUC
When spirit leaps: navigating the process of spiritual awakening, Bonnie L. Greenwell.204 GRE
Who told you that you were naked?: a study of the conscience, Andrew Wommack.241.1 WOM
Why religion?: a personal story, Elaine Pagels.270 PAG
Your best destiny: becoming the person you were created to be, Wintley Phipps with James Lund.248.4 PHI

Science

Atlas of poetic botany, Francis Hallé in collaboration with Éliane Patriarca.580 HAL
Botanical encounters in the rainforest: trees that walk, a leaf as big as an awning, a plant that dances. This Atlas invites the reader to tour the farthest reaches of the rainforest in search of exotic-poetic-plant life.
CERN and the Higgs boson: the global quest for the building blocks of reality, James Gillies.539.721 GIL
Collins botanical bible: a practical guide to wild and garden plants, Sonya Patel Ellis.580 PAT
Double flowers: the remarkable story of extra-petalled blooms, Nicola Ferguson with Charles Quest-Ritson.582.13 FER
Essential cell biology, Bruce Alberts.571.6 ALB
Five photons: remarkable journeys of light across space and time, James Geach.523.01 GEA
Life on Earth: the greatest story ever told, David Attenborough.591.38 ATT
Mastering numbers: everyday mathematics made simple, Andrew Jeffrey.510 JEF
Mathematics for the million: how to master the magic of numbers, Lancelot Hogben.510 HOG
Moongazing, Tom Kerss.523.3 KER
An in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Rewild yourself: 23 spellbinding ways to make nature more visible, Simon Barnes.508 BAR
We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing.
Seeing science: an illustrated guide to the wonders of the universe, Iris Gottlieb.570 GOT
Snow: the biography, Giles Whittell.551.578 WHI
How many snowflakes does it take to build a snowman? Why does it feel so good to watch snow fall? Why is snow so quiet? Will it survive global warming and what was the greatest snowstorm in history? Snow has a lot in common with religion. It comes from heaven.
The real number system, John M.H. Olmsted.512.7 OLM
The second kind of impossible: the extraordinary quest for a new form of matter, Paul J. Steinhardt.548 STE
The Second Kind of Impossible is the story of Steinhardt's thirty-five-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom.
The universe explained: a cosmic Q&A, Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest.520 COU
Your place in the universe: understanding our big, messy existence, Paul M. Sutter.523.1 SUT

Social Issues

A history of the world in 21 women: a personal selection, Jenni Murray.305.42 MUR
Amateur: a true story about what makes a man, Thomas Page McBee.306.768 MCB
Amateur is ultimately a story of hope, as McBee traces a way forward: a new masculinity, inside the ring and out of it. A graceful and uncompromising exploration of living, fighting and healing, in Amateur we gain insight into the stereotypes and shifting realities of masculinity today through the eyes of a new man.
At day's close: night in times past, A. Roger Ekirch.306.4 EKI
A portrait of how people lived in the pre-industrial age describes how a lack of electric lighting separated daytime and evening into more contrasting worlds, explaining how superstition, work, fire, crime, religion, slavery, and other factors were different before the advent of electric lighting.
Bi: notes for a bisexual revolution, Shiri Eisner.306.765 EIS
Female erasure: what you need to know about gender politics' war on women, the female sex and human rights, Ruth Barrett, anthology editor.305.42 FEM
Lights in the distance: exile and refuge at the borders of Europe, Daniel Trilling.325.21 TRI
A mother who puts her children into a refrigerated lorry and asks 'what else could I do?' A runaway teenager who comes of age on the streets and in abandoned buildings. A student who leaves his war-ravaged country behind because he doesn't want to kill. Each of the thousands of people who come to Europe in search of asylum every year brings a unique story with them.
Making a splash, Rosemary Scully.362.4045 SCU
Following the international disability movement, disability rights in New Zealand began to gain momentum in the early 1980s. At the forefront was Rosemary Scully, founding member of the self-advocacy group, People First, and a committed spokesperson for people with learning/intellectual disabilities. Now retired, Rosemary has set out to make sure what she has learned in more than three decades of self-advocacy is not lost.
Opening the door from inside: how to deal with domestic violence, Robin Parry.362.829 PAR
Say what you mean: a mindful approach to nonviolent communication, Oren Jay Sofer.302.2 SOF
The future of everything: big, audacious ideas for a better world, Tim Dunlop.303.49 DUN
We are in the middle of the greatest technological revolution in history. Its epicentre lies in Silicon Valley, but its impacts are felt on all corners of the earth. It could give all of us a better quality of life and new, more cooperative ways of living. Or it could further concentrate the world's wealth in the hands of a few.
The human tide: how population shaped the modern world, Paul Morland.304.6 MOR
The unexpected joy of being single, Catherine Gray.306.81 GRA

Sport & Recreation

A ringside affair: boxing's last golden age, James Lawton.796.83 LAW
For three decades at the end of the twentieth century; throughout boxing's most engrossing era, James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout, spending time with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and many other great fighters.
Fair go, sport: inspiring and uplifting tales of good folks, great sportsmanship and fair play, Peter FitzSimons.796.09 FIT
Golf is not a game of perfect, Bob Rotella with Bob Cullen.796.35201 ROT
Golf Is not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.
How to play and win at bridge: rules, skills and strategy, from beginner to expert, demonstrated in over 700 step-by-step illustrations, David Bird.795.415 BIR
Solo around Cape Horn and beyond…, Edward Allcard.797.124 ALL
Solo Around Cape Horn tells the story of a pioneering English yachtsman's adventures in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in his elderly wooden ketch.
Super mahjong: the art of winning, Peter J Tan.795.3 TAN
The boys of summer, Roger Kahn.796.3576 KAH
This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson.
The complete history of cross-country running: from the nineteenth century to the present day, Andrew Boyd Hutchinson.796.428 HUT
What did you say stopped play?: 25 years of the Wisden Chronicle, Matthew Engel.796.358 WHA

Supernatural

50 real ghost stories: terrifying real life encounters with ghosts and spirits, M J Wayland.133.1 WAY
The power of eight: harnessing the miraculous energies of a small group to heal others, your life, and the world, Lynne McTaggart.133.82 MCT

Transport

Aircraft: past and present, David Dalmau, editor.629.13 AIR
British Airways: 100 years of aviation posters, Paul Jarvis.741.67 JAR
Cargo liners and tramps, Mark Lee Inman.623.8245 INM
Even in the post-war era, there was still a demand for ocean-going travel, not just on the glamorous large liners and mail ships, but also on much smaller ships.
Flying boats: air travel in the golden age, Charles Woodley.629.13334 WOO
Handling cargo: freighters of the 1950s and '60s, William H. Miller.623.8245 MIL
Lost railway journeys: from around the world, Anthony Lambert.385 LAM
Safe is not an option: how a futile obsession with getting everyone back alive is killing our expansion into space, Rand Simberg.629.45 SIM
The history of exploration and establishment of new lands, science and technologies has always entailed risk to the health and lives of the explorers. Yet, when it comes to exploring and developing the high frontier of space, the harshest frontier ever, the highest value is apparently not the accomplishment of those goals, but of minimizing, if not eliminating, the possibility of injury or death of the humans carrying them out.
Supersonic: the design and lifestyle of Concorde, Lawrence Azerrad.629.13334 CON
The complete Model 'A' Ford restoration manual, Les Pearson.629.2872 PEA
The Invercargill-Bluff railway and Bluff school train, Alex C. Glennie.385.0993 GLE
The Union-Castle Line: sailing like clockwork, Mike Roussel and Sam Warwick.387.5 ROU
Triumph cars: the complete story, Graham Robson, Richard M Langworth.629.2222 TRI

War & Defence

1918: the decisive year in soldiers' own words and photographs, Richard Van Emden.940.3 VAN
Alpha one sixteen: a combat infantryman's year in Vietnam, Peter Clark.959.7043 CLA
Clark gives a vivid account of life in the platoon, as he progresses from green recruit to seasoned soldier over the course of a year in the complexities of the Vietnamese conflict.
B-17 flying fortress, Robert Jackson.623.7463 B
Before the battlecruiser: the big cruiser in the world's navies 1865-1910, Aidan Dodson.359.3253 DOD
Charlie Company's journey home: the boys of '67 and the war they left behind, Andrew Wiest.959.7043 WIE
The human experience of the Vietnam War is almost impossible to grasp. Focusing in on just one company's experience of war and its eventual homecoming, Andrew Wiest shines a light on the shared experience of combat and both the darkness and resiliency of war's aftermath.
D-Day: the battle for Normandy, Antony Beevor.940.5421 BEE
Flies, sand and unwashed socks: letters from WWII: New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1940-1943, R.G. (Dick) Harris.940.5423 HAR
Landing on the edge of eternity: twenty-four hours at Omaha Beach, Robert Kershaw.940.5421 KER
Messerschmitt Bf109, Robert Jackson.623.7464 MES
Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the battle of Manila, James M. Scott.940.5425 SCO
Reckless: Henry Kissinger and the tragedy of Vietnam, Robert K. Brigham.327.73 KIS
Henry Kissinger??s role in the Vietnam War prolonged the American tragedy and doomed the government of South Vietnam. Now, perhaps for the first time, we can see the full scale of that tragedy and the machinations that fed it.
Spitfire: pilots' stories, Alfred Price.940.544 PRI
Superguns 1854-1991: extreme artillery from the Paris gun and the V-3 to Iraq's project babylon, Steven J. Zaloga.623.41 ZAL
Supermarine Spitfire: the MKV and its variants, Lance Cole.623.7464 SPI
The battle of the Four Courts: the first three days of the Irish Civil War, Michael Fewer.941.50822 FEW
The Catlins and the Great War 1914-1918, Mike & Anabel McPhee.940.4 MCP
Wingate's lost brigade: the first Chindit operation 1943, Philip Chinnery.940.5425 CHI