Recreation

Non-Fiction New Titles April 2011 (arrived in March)

Art & Architecture

Fantastica : the world of Leo Bensemann Peter Simpson.
Fantastica is the first book to survey the life and work of Leo Bensemann (1912-1986).
Heather Straka : the Asian.
Both the book and associated touring exhibition trace this thought-provoking project, in which Straka produced a Shanghai poster girl painting and then commissioned fifty Chinese artisans, from the Dafen Oil Painting Village in the Longgang District of Shenzhen, to each produce a copy of her "original" work.
Life between buildings : using public space Jan Gehl
Low price houses Chris van Uffelen.
Powerful watercolor landscapes : 37 tools for painting with impact Catherine Gill with Beth Means.
Pre-raphaelite drawing Colin Cruise.
The tropical modern house Raul A. Barreneche.

Automobiles

Know your buses James Race.
Street machines : classic, muscle cars, modern Sue Elliott.
The A-Z of cars : the greatest automobiles ever made Hilton Holloway & Martin Buckley.
Zinn and the art of mountain bike maintenance Lennard Zinn ; illustrated by Todd Telander.

Biographies

A widow's story : a memoir Joyce Carol Oates.
Joyce Carol Oates shares her struggle to comprehend a life absent of the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century.
Amelia Earhart : the turbulent life of an American icon Kathleen C. Winters.
Damn you, Scarlett O'Hara : the private lives of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier Darwin Porter & Roy Moseley.
Day of honey : a memoir of food, love, and war Annia Ciezadlo.
Ciezadlo presents a beautifully written, fiercely intelligent memoir exploring the heightened meaning of cooking during wartime.
Growing, older : a chronicle of death, life, and vegetables Joan Dye Gussow.
Michael Pollan calls her one of his food heroes. Barbara Kingsolver credits her with shaping the history and politics of food in the United States. And countless others who have vied for a food revolution, pushed organics, and reawakened Americans to growing their own food and eating locally consider her both teacher and muse.
Have you no shame? : and other regrettable stories Rachel Shukert.
Rachel Shukert's essays about her awkward outsider childhood as a precocious Jewish girl growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, are at turns uproarious and poignant. Her obsession with the Holocaust, and her neurotic anxieties--which develop into alcoholism and anorexia later in life--fuel these pitch-perfect tales of discomfort.
Henry's demons : living with schizophrenia : a father and son's story Patrick Cockburn and Henry Cockburn.
I am the voice left from rehab James Freud.
"I LOVED taking drugs and getting mindlessly wasted," exults James Freud in I Am The Voice Left From Rehab,his latest memoir of lurid self-indulgence and purported recovery. "I was a rock star, for god's sake! That's what we do. It's our job."
I shall not hate : a Gaza doctor's journey on the road to peace and human dignity Izzeldin Abuelaish.
Heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is a Palestinian doctor's inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin.
Inside story : from ABC foreign correspondent to Singapore prisoner #12988 Peter Lloyd.
It is July 2008 at 8pm and one of ABC-TV's best-known foreign correspondents, Peter Lloyd, is being arrested on the streets of Singapore. And so begins a dramatic and highly publicised ordeal.
Known and unknown : a memoir Donald Rumsfeld.
With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history.
Late, late at night : a memoir Rick Springfield.
In a searingly candid memoir, Grammy Award-winning pop icon Springfield pulls back the curtain on his image as a bright, shiny, happy performer to share the startling story of his rise and fall and rise again in music, film, and television, and his lifelong battle with depression.
Life without limits : how to live a ridiculously good life Nick Vujicic.
From Life Without Limbs to Life Without Limits! Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs but the love he holds overcomes any physical limitation.
Long past stopping Oran Canfield.
Son of motivational speaker Jack Canfield, creator of Chicken soup for the soul, relates his unstable childhood, his experiments with drugs, and his attempts at rehabilitation in a world he finds paradoxically mad. Sometimes the only way out is the hard one.
Mennonite in a little black dress : a memoir of going home Rhoda Janzen.
A funny and moving memoir--in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron--about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis.
Possessed : the life of Joan Crawford Donald Spoto.
The pantomime life of Joseph Grimaldi : [laughter, madness and the story of Britain's greatest comedian] Andrew McConnell Stott.
Tough without a gun : the life and extraordinary afterlife of Humphrey Bogart Stefan Kanfer.
The definitive biography of one of the great movie icons of the twentieth century, and a wide-reaching appraisal of the actor's singular legacy.
Twin : a memoir Allen Shawn.
When Allen Shawn and his twin sister, Mary, were two, she began exhibiting signs of what would be diagnosed many years later as autism. At the age of eight, with almost no warning, her parents sent Mary to a residential treatment centre, to never live at home again. Fifty years later, Shawn realized that his fate was inextricably linked to his sister's, and that their natures were far from being different.
When the bough breaks Joanne W. Jones.
"The only way you'll ever have a baby is through IVF or adoption." Until the moment she first heard those words, Joanne Jones had taken for granted that she would become a mother with a family of her own. Now she would spend the next decade doing everything within her power to conceive or adopt. From endless rounds of IVF to faith healing and Chinese herbs, she tried them all, believing that with enough willpower and determination she would succeed. But it was not to be. And then began Joanne's real challenge, the painful task of how to accept and adjust to the fact that she would never be a mother, never hold her own child, never share the ups and downs of parenting with her partner
Why not say what happened? : a memoir Ivana Lowell.
Guinness heiress Ivana Lowell gives a frank and, at times, comic account of growing up amid extreme privilege and eccentric personalities such as her grandmother (Maureen the Marchioness of Dufferin) and her complicated mother (writer Lady Caroline Blackwood).

Business & Management

Evil plans : having fun on the road to world domination Hugh MacLeod.
A new collection of irreverent wisdom and cartoons celebrates offbeat examples of how to enjoy work and life by engaging in happiness-promoting activities that are likely to incite the wrath of others.
Get the job you really want James Caan.
Lean six sigma demystified Jay Arthur.
Make your own rules : a renegade guide to unconventional success Wayne Rogers with Josh Young.
Practically radical : not-so-crazy ways to transform your company, shake up your industry, and challenge yourself William C. Taylor.
Suddenly in charge : managing up, managing down, succeeding all around Roberta Chinsky Matuson.
The Dentsu way : secrets of cross switch marketing from the world's most innovative advertising agency Kotaro Sugiyama, Tim Andree.
The idea writers : copywriting in a new media and marketing era Teressa Iezzi.
The resume and cover letter phrase book : what to write to get the job that's right : plus 50 phrases you should never use! Nancy Schuman and Burton Jay Nadler.
The ultimate sales letter : attract new customers, boost your sales Dan S. Kennedy.
Wikibrands : reinventing your company in a customer-driven marketplace Sean Moffitt and Mike Dover.
Sean Moffitt and Mike Dover show you how to take advantage of the exciting new models of business and technologies--and enthusiastic online communities--one click at a time. --from publisher description

Computers

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium how-tos : 100 essential techniques Scott Citron and Michael Murphy.
Provides information on using the key features of Adobe Creative Suite to design and create effective Web sites.
Beginning Mac programming : develop with Objective-C and Cocoa Tim Isted.
Building the perfect PC Robert Bruce Thompson
A guide to building a custom PC provides information on planning the project, choosing the components, and constructing six different systems, including a mainstream PC and a media centre.
Creating web pages all-in-one for dummies Richard Wagner.
Gimp 2.6 for photographers : image editing with open source software Klaus Goelker.
Hello, Android : introducing Google's mobile development platform Ed Burnette.
Network your computers & devices step by step Ciprian Adrian Rusen.
PHP : the good parts Peter B. MacIntyre.
Pragmatic guide to JavaScript Christophe Porteneuve
Provides information on JavaScript, covering such topics as DOM, events, timers, mashups, forms, and Ajax.
Pragmatic guide to Subversion Mike Mason.
A guide to the version control system covers such topics as working with a team, viewing the log, file locking, and setting up a server.
Troubleshooting Windows 7 inside out Mike Halsey.

Crafts & Collecting

50 fashion designers you should know Simone Werle.
Cloth doll workshop : from the beginning and beyond Elinor Peace Bailey, Patti Medaris Culea, and Barbara Willis.
Collecting under the radar : tomorrow's antiques Michael Hogben
Fast fabric gifts : scrap fabric style, small scale sewing, thrifty chic Sally Southern.
Fresh quilting : fearless color, design, & inspiration Malka Dubrawsky.
Jewelry making & beading for dummies Heather Dismore, Tammy Powley.
Pattern Orla Kiely.
Print workshop : hand-printing techniques + truly original projects Christine Schmidt.
Sew step by step Alison Smith.
Techniques using slips John Mathieson.
Slip is simply liquid clay which can be used for decoration on its own or covered with glaze. This book examines the many techniques of using slips such as brushing, dipping, trailing and sgraffito amongst others, and uses contemporary potters' work as illustrations.
Teddy bears Judith Miller.
This title features 300 specially commissioned photographs of adorable teddy bears from around the world. It contains information about the styles, designers and makers, from antique Steiff bears to modern artist bears. It tells the story of how the teddy bear became a child's best friend. This is the ultimate book for teddy bear lovers.
The complete photo guide to doll making Nancy Hoerner
The practical guide to patchwork : new basics for the modern quiltmaker : 12 quilt projects Elizabeth Hartman.
The Queen's dolls' house Lucinda Lambton.

Crime & Espionage

Bridge of spies : a true story of the Cold War Giles Whittell.
How to cheat at everything : a con man reveals the secrets of the esoteric trade of cheating, scams, and hustles Simon Lovell.
In the place of justice : a story of punishment and deliverance Wilbert Rideau.

Economics

Beyond business John Browne
Chocolate nations : living and dying for cocoa in West Africa Orla Ryan.
Drowning in oil : BP and the reckless pursuit of profit Loren C. Steffy.
The first in-depth examination of how a lack of corporate responsibility and government oversight led to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Emerging markets for dummies Ann C. Logue.
A guide to emerging-market investing discusses the risks and opportunities for return, examines political and legal issues, and provides an overview of markets of varying sizes and levels of economic development.
How the west was lost : fifty years of economic folly and the stark choices ahead Dambisa Moyo.
How to make money : the 88 steps to get rich and find success Felix Dennis.
It takes a pillage : an epic tale of power, deceit, and untold trillions Nomi Prins.
Local money : how to make it happen in your community Peter North.
An inspiring yet practical new book, Local Money helps you understand what money is and what makes good and bad money. It draws on the considerable track record of experimentation with local money around the world and gives ideas to those in the Transition movement and beyond about what has been tried, what works, and what to avoid.
Merchant kings : when companies ruled the world, 1600-1900 Stephen R. Bown.
Never buy another stock again : the investing portfolio that will preserve your wealth and your sanity David Gaffen.
Putin's oil : the Yukos affair and the struggle for Russia Martin Sixsmith.
The story of Russia's energy wars and their consequences, focusing on Mikhail Khodorkovsky, owner of Yukos, which was once the country's biggest oil firm and key to the Russian economy.
The global economic crisis : the Great Depression of the XXI century Michel Chossudovsky and Andrew Gavin Marshall, editors.
The golden rule : safe strategies of sage investors Jim Gibbons.
The investment answer : learn to manage your money & protect your financial future Daniel C. Goldie & Gordon S. Murray.
Explains the basics of investing and offers guidance in making the five informed decisions leading to a successful investment experience at any level.
The real cost of living : making the best choices for you, your life, and your money Carmen Wong Ulrich.
The truth about money Ric Edelman.

Environment

Rewilding the world : dispatches from the conservation revolution Caroline Fraser.

Film, Television & Theatre

Acting techniques : an introduction for aspiring actors Michael Powell.
Classes in classical ballet Asaf Messerer.
A new edition of Messerer's groundbreaking manual of classical ballet. Six classes are presented here, with careful, complete notation, the positions and steps illustrated by photographs of principal Bolshoi dancers.
Making radio : a practical guide to working in radio in the digital age Steve Ahern.
The Top gear story Martin Roach.

Food & Wine

Bread : simple and satisfying recipes for the bread machine Kathryn Hawkins.
Bread machine easy : 70 delicious recipes that make the most of your machine Sara Lewis.
Cheese : a global history Andrew Dalby.
Curry : a global history Colleen Taylor Sen.
Every day cooking for diabetes : 75 quick and easy recipes full of delicious ingredients for a healthy diet bursting with taste and goodness Bridget Jones.
Favourite recipes for your baby & toddler Annabel Karmel.
Gino's pasta : everything you need to cook the Italian way Gino D'Acampo
Healthy family, happy family : the complete healthy guide to feeding your family Karen Fischer.
High tea at the Victoria Room Jill Jones-Evans and Joe Gambacorta.
The tradition of high tea dates back two centuries. Jill Jones-Evans & Joe Gambacorta are the owner and chef at The Victoria Room at Sydney's Darlinghurst. With recipes for scones, cakes tarts and more.
Hopscotch and honey joys : food for your family and friends Lisa McCune
Mayumi's kitchen : macrobiotic cooking for body and soul Mayumi Nishimura
Planet obesity : how we're eating ourselves and the planet to death Garry Egger & Boyd Swinburn.
Quay : food inspired by nature Peter Gilmore.
Simply gluten-free & dairy-free : breakfasts, lunches, treats, dinner, desserts Grace Cheetham.
Soup : a global history Janet Clarkson.
Tea : a global history Helen Saberi.
The food lover's diet : eating your way to a healthy weight Penny Small ; photography by Adrian Lander.
The giant $7 a meal cookbook : 701 inexpensive meals the whole family will love Susan Irby.
The recipe for life : healthy eating for real people Sally Bee.
The spice necklace : my adventures in Caribbean cooking, eating, and island life Ann Vanderhoof.
While sailing around the Caribbean, Vanderhoof and her husband befriend a collection of unforgettable island characters. A wonderful escape into a life filled with sunshine (and hurricanes), delicious food, irreplaceable company, and island traditions.
Turkey : recipes and tales from the road Leanne Kitchen.
Vegan with a vengeance : over 150 delicious, cheap, animal-free recipes Isa Chandra Moskowitz.
Veggie burgers every which way : fresh, flavourful, healthy vegetarian & vegan burgers : plus toppings, sides, buns, & more Lukas Volger
Yoshoku : contemporary japanese Jane Lawson
One of the most intriguing traditions in Japan is that of adopting Western cuisine and altering it slightly to make it uniquely Japanese. This style of food is called 'Yoshoku' and many of its creations are now classics.

Gardens and Gardening

Crocuses : a complete guide to the genus Janis Ruksans.
Grow something to eat every day Jo Whittingham.
Organic gardening : the whole story Alan & Jackie Gear ; foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.
Organic vegetable & fruit growing & preserving : month by month Alan & Jackie Gear.
The foliage garden : leaf texture and tone : climbers, pots, grasses, ferns, palms, succulents, herbs Denise Greig.
The resilient gardener : food production and self-reliance in uncertain times Carol Deppe.
The rose : a true history Jennifer Potter.
The women behind the roses : an introduction to Alister Clark's rose-namesakes 1915-1952 Tilley & Andrew Govanstone.

Graphic novels

Akira club : the memory of Akira lives on in our hearts! Otomo Katsuhiro
Astro City, the dark age.. 2, Brothers in arms Kurt Busiek
Bakuman. 3, Debut and impatience Tsugumi Ohba
Chew. Vol. 1 Written & lettered by John Layman
Daytripper Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba
Demo Brian Wood ; illustrated by Becky Cloonan.
Twelve stories of young people standing at a crossroads, each faced with a life-altering decision in a world where merely living is hard enough.
Dr. Horrible : and other horrible stories Zack Whedon ; art by Eric Canete
Girl Genius. [6], Agatha Heterodyne & the golden trilobite : a gaslamp fantasy with adventure, romance & mad science Kaja & Phil Foglio
Girl Genius. [8], Agatha Heterodyne & the Chapel of Bones : a gaslamp fantasy with adventure, romance & mad science Kaja & Phil Foglio
Howard Chaykin's American Flagg. Vol. 1 Howard Chaykin
One of the key comics of the 1980s - along with Watchmen and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Howard Chaykin's American Flagg! was a massive-selling hit, breaking new ground in comics storytelling and influencing a generation of writers and artists. America, 2031. TV star Reuben Flagg is drafted to protect the citizens of Chicago as a Plexus Ranger, having pretended to be one onscreen. The inexperienced Flagg must tackle an America blighted by a biased and oppressive media, dubious 'wars', widespread political corruption and environmental disaster...Never-before-collected, this bitingly prescient satirical series is an all-time classic. This debut volume features an introduction by Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys).
Judge Dredd : the complete case files. 16 John Wagner, Garth Enis, Alan Grant, writers ; artists, Steve Dillon ... [et al.].
Judge Dredd : the restricted files. 02 writers, John Wagner, Alan Grant ; artists, John Higgins ... [et al.].
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, vampire hunter. Circus of the damned. Book 1, The charmer Laurell K. Hamilton
Local Brian Wood
From Brian Wood (Demo, DMZ, Northlanders) and Ryan Kelly (Lucifer, American Virgin, The New York Four) comes Local, a collection of twelve interconnected short stories, each featuring Megan McKeenan, a young woman who sets out from Portland, Oregon with nothing but a rucksack and a bad case of wanderlust.
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 1, Friends Naoki Urasawa
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 10, The faceless boy Naoki Urasawa
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 11, List of ingredients Naoki Urasawa
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 12, Friend's face Naoki Urasawa
Naoki Urasawa's 20th century boys. 13, Beginning of the end Naoki Urasawa
Pictures that tick. Short narrative. Book one Dave McKean.
Saga of the Swamp Thing. Book four Alan Moore
Stigmata Lorenzo Mattotti & Claudio Piersanti.
The Goon in Death's greedy comeuppance Eric Powell
The walking dead. [Volume 13, Too far gone Robert Kirkman,
Troublemaker. Book 2 : a Barnaby and Hooker graphic novel Janet and Alex Evanovich

Health & Medicine

50 steps to lose 50 kg and keep it off [Sally Symonds].
ADHD & me : what I learned from lighting fires at the dinner table Blake E.S. Taylor.
The author describes his life after being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of five.
Aromatherapy : a complete guide to the healing art Kathi Keville and Mindy Green.
Aromatherapy for life empowerment : using essential oils to enhance body, mind, spirit well-being David Schiller & Carol Schiller.
Back to life : getting past your past with resilience, strength, and optimism Alicia Salzer.
A psychiatrist who specializes in treating trauma explains how to surmount past traumatic experiences and live a happy life without always feeling like a victim.
Can I just ask? : [the 250+ curious questions that off-duty doctors are most often asked] Christian Jessen.
Challenging depression and despair : a medication-free self-help programme that will change your life Angela Patmore.
Conscious medicine : creating health and well-being in a conscious universe Gill Edwards.
Curves, twists and bends : a practical guide to Pilates for scoliosis Annette Wellings
Deadly choices : how the anti-vaccine movement threatens us all Paul A. Offit.
Dealing with depression : understanding and overcoming the symptoms of depression Caroline Shreeve.
Grow your own medicine Mim Beim.
Himalayan salt crystal lamps for healing, harmony, and purification Clemence Lefevre
How a man lived in three centuries : the complete guide to natural health : a natural health guide to freedom from illness and early ageing Roger French.
How not to get fat Ian Marber.
How not to get fat : your daily diet Ian Marber
Hypnoquit : how to break free of any addiction for ever Susan Hepburn.
Lap-band and laughter : a journey taken one tightening at a time! Jodi Williams.
Now that you're sober : week-by-week guidance from your recovery coach Earnie Larsen
One born every minute : real stories from the delivery room Maria Dore
Pregnancy & birth : everything you need to know Mary Steen.
Prevent a second heart attack : 8 foods, 8 weeks to reverse heart disease Janet Bond Brill
Psychiatric tales : eleven graphic stories about mental illness Darryl Cunningham.
This book delves inside the mystery of mental disorders - presenting explanations and recollections using the cartoonist's own experiences as both a psychiatric and care nurse and as someone who himself has suffered from depression.
Shock waves : a practical guide to living with a loved one's PTSD Cynthia Orange.
Sight loss : the essential guide Antonia Chitty & Victoria Dawson.
Something different about Dad : how to live with your Asperger's parent Kirsti Evans
The better brain book : the best tools for improving memory and sharpness and for preventing aging of the brain David Perlmutter
The bipolar disorder survival guide : what you and your family need to know David J. Miklowitz.
Provides current information and practical problem-solving advice for reclaiming your life from bipolar disorder.
The chemistry of calm : a powerful, drug-free plan to quiet your fears and overcome your anxiety Henry Emmons.
The Chinese medicine bible : the definitive guide to holistic healing Penelope Ody.
The Cleveland Clinic guide to epilepsy Elaine Wyllie.
The encyclopedia of healing points : the home guide to acupoint treatment Roger Dalet
The family ADHD solution : a scientific approach to maximizing your child's attention and minimizing parental stress Mark Bertin.
The feel good factor : [10 proven ways to boost your mood and motivate yourself] Patrick Holford.
The field : the quest for the secret force of the universe Lynne McTaggart.
The great fitness experiment : one year of trying everything Charlotte Hilton Andersen.
The natural menopause plan : overcome the symptoms with diet, supplements, exercise, and more than 90 delicious recipes Maryon Stewart.
The new evolution diet and lifestyle programme : the smart way to lose weight, feel great and live longer Arthur De Vany.
The new rules of lifting for abs : a myth-busting fitness plan for men and women who want a strong core and a pain-free back Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove.
The panic virus : fear, myth and the vaccination debate Seth Mnookin.
The type 2 diabetes diet book Calvin Ezrin, Robert E. Kowalski.
Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism Temple Grandin
With a foreword by Oliver Sacks.
Walking for fitness : the low-impact workout that tones and shaps Nina Barough.

History, Geography & Travel

Arctic Bruce Parry
Argentina : wild South America Isabella Brega
Armenia : the sacred land, the cradle of Christianity Graziella Vigo.
Bali & Lombok Ryan Ver Berkmoes
Bathing in the Roman world Fikret Yegul.
Behold the moon : the European occupation of the Dunedin district 1770-1848 Peter Entwisle.
Bhutan Written and researched by Bradley Mayhew et al.
Brazil on the rise : the story of a country transformed Larry Rohter.
Concrete : a seven-thousand-year history Reese Palley.
For seven thousand years, concrete has periodically shaped the path of human progress. Reese Palley's fascinating history of this ubiquitous and versatile material chronicles the repeated and often centuries-long losses of the technology and its many re-emergences, and the cultural, scientific and engineering accomplishments it has enabled.
Croatia Anja Mutic, Iain Stewart.
Fire & song : the story of Luis de Carvajal and the Mexican Inquisition Anna Lanyon.
It is 1596 and in Mexico the Inquisition is at its most efficient. A young man trembles in his cell as he prays for salvation, torn between the Christianity he was schooled in and his ancestral faith. What heresies will the Holy Office uncover? Can he protect his mother and sisters? He is Luis de Carvajal, whose spirit and ingenuity are tested again and again in his quest for true faith.
Florence & Tuscany Christopher Catling.
History : the definitive visual guide : from the dawn of vivilization to the present day Adam Hart-Davis.
This is the definitive, 4.4 million year-old story of human history. From the origins of mankind to the 21st century, spanning the globe and based on the latest research, this is the complete story of the people, events, themes, ideas and forces that have shaped human existence. Find out about our history's turning points: eye witness accounts and biographies give a personal angle to major events. Explore humankind's legacy from architecture and artefacts to the big ideas that have changed our world. Examine the effect we've had on nature and vice versa. And discover how the past has been unlocked: from interpreting ancient documents to analysing ice cores. This is a compelling look at human existence: perfect for the family bookshelf.
India : a portrait Patrick French.
Jerusalem : the biography Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang Joe Bindloss, Celeste Brash.
Land of the lakes : the rebirth of Southeast Anatolia David Barchard
Legions of Rome : the definitive history of every imperial roman legion Stephen Dando-Collins.
No book on Roman history has attempted to do what Stephen Dando-Collins does in Legions of Rome: to provide a complete history of every Imperial Roman legion and what it achieved as a fighting force.
Levant : splendour and catastrophe on the Mediterranean Philip Mansel.
New York City Eleanor Berman.
Prague Vladimir Soukup.
Sahara : [a journey of love, loss and survival] Paula Constant.
Taiwan Robert Kelly
The discovery of Jeanne Baret : a story of science, the high seas, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe Glynis Ridley.
In a deeply researched and engagingly written narrative of science, adventure, love, and an unprecedented voyage of discovery, Ridley reveals the true story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
The King's speech : how one man saved the British Monarchy Mark Logue and Peter Conradi.
The Russian court at sea : the voyage of HMS Marlborough, April 1919 Frances Welch.
To a mountain in Tibet Colin Thubron.
Mount Kailas is the most sacred of the world's mountains - holy to one fifth of humanity. Isolated beyond the central Himalayas, it is claimed by myth to be the source of the universe created from cosmic waters and the mind of Brahma. Its summit has never been scaled, but for centuries the mountain has been ritually circled by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims.
Why the West rules for now : the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future Ian Morris.
Archaeologist and historian Ian Morris explains that Western dominance is largely the result of the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, however, the world over the next hundred years will subsequently change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process.
Wild Africa Alex Bernasconi.
A sumptuous visual record of one of the last natural paradise on earth, the very personal work of a photographer with a passion for Africa.

House & Garden

Best tips on finishing, sharpening, gluing, storage, and more Editors, readers, and contributors of Fine woodworking.
Build your own house manual : how to plan, manage and build the home of your dreams Ian Alistair Rock.
Casual living : no-fuss style for a comfortable home Judith Wilson
Essential bathrooms : the back to basics guide to home design, decoration & furnishing Terence Conran.
Essential kitchens : the back to basics guide to home design, decoration & furnishing Terence Conran.
Great book of woodworking projects : 50 projects for indoor improvements and outdoor living The experts at American Woodworker.
How to make bookshelves & bookcases : 19 outstanding storage projects from the experts at American Woodworker.
How to make picture frames : 12 simple to stylish projects From the experts at American woodworker.
Little girls, big style : sew a boutique wardrobe from 4 easy patterns Mary Abreu.
Lovely things to make for girls of slender means Eithne Farry.
A stylish book about making gorgeous clothes for not much money, recycling thrifted material and creating something brand new from foraged fabric. I
Making wooden chess sets : 15 one-of-a-kind projects for the scroll saw Jim Kape.
Romantic style Selina Lake & Sara Norrman ; photography by Debi Treloar.
The style checklist : the ultimate wardrobe essentials for you Lloyd Boston.
The table book From the editors of Popular woodworking.

Language

The last lingua franca : English until the return of Babel Nicholas Ostler.

Law

The rule of law Tom Bingham.

Literature

I remember nothing : and other reflections Nora Ephron.
A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long- anticipated inheritance with unanticipated results, and the evolution of her relationship with her e-mail in-box.
Make a great speech Jackie Arnold.
Phantoms on the bookshelves Jacques Bonnet
Polar bears Mark Haddon.
Polar Bears is a captivating play by award-winning writer Mark Haddon. Balancing humour and pathos, it tells of one man's struggle to love, support and live with someone suffering from a psychological condition.
Romantic moderns : English writers, artists and the imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper Alexandra Harris.
Alexandra Harris presents a confident case for the interest and importance of the English arts during the Modern period. She examines the work of writers, painters, gardeners, architects, critics and composers, some well known and some almost forgotten.
The poetry lesson Andrei Codrescu.
The sixties : diaries. Volume 2, 1960-1969 Christopher Isherwood

Music & Musicians

60 years of Fender : six decades of the greatest electric guitars Tony Bacon.
Acoustic guitar : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
All you need to know about the music business Donald S. Passman
Clarinet : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
December 8, 1980 : the day John Lennon died Keith Elliot Greenberg.
In a breathtaking, minute-by-minute format, "December 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died" follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman calmly fired his Charter Arms .38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety.
Electric guitar and bass guitar : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
Electric guitars and basses : a photographic history George Gruhn and Walter Carter.
Flute and piccolo : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
I & I : the natural mystics : Marley, Tosh and Wailer Colin Grant.
Keyboard and digital piano : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
Makin' stuff up : secrets of song-craft & survival in the music-biz Rand Bishop.
A guide to the decision-making process of writing successful pop songs, interspersed with anecdotes describing Bishop's experiences in the music industry.
Michael Jackson : the making of Thriller : 4 days/1983 Douglas Kirkland
The only photographer permitted on the set of Michael Jackson's iconic 1983 "Thriller" video offers a collection of more than two hundred behind-the-scenes photographs that depict Jackson in performance, relaxing, and being transformed into the video's characters.
Mozart and the Nazis : how the Third Reich abused a cultural icon Erik Levi.
Piano : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
Progressive electronic keyboard method. Book 1 Andrew Scott & Gary Turner.
Progressive flute Peter Gelling.
Progressive piano for adults : designed for the adult : beginner Peter Gelling.
Rock connexions : the complete road map of Rock 'n' roll Bruno MacDonald
The Hollywood film music reader Mervyn Cooke.
Trumpet and trombone, flugelhorn and cornet : the complete guide Hugo Pinksterboer.
Wagner and the erotic impulse Laurence Dreyfus.
Why Mahler : how one man and ten symphonies changed the world Norman Lebrecht.
Young perople's guide to classical music Helen Bauer.

Natural Science

The book of shells : a lifesize guide to identifying and classifying six hundred shells M.G. Harasewych & Fabio Moretzsohn.

Painting

Water paper paint : exploring creativity with watercolor and mixed media Heather Smith Jones.

Parenting

Babycare : everything you need to know Ann Peters.
Being a great dad for dummies Stefan Korn
Escaping the endless adolescence : how we can help our teenagers grow up before they grow old Joseph P. Allen, Claudia W. Allen.
Great with child : letters to a young mother Beth Ann Fennelly.
Helping your baby to sleep : why gentle techniques work best Anni Gethin & Beth Macgregor.
It's not fair! : parenting your bright and challenging child Gill Hines
My kid is back : empowering parents to beat anorexia nervosa June Alexander
Parenting and teaching the gifted Rosemary Callard-Szulgit.
The art of conscious parenting : the natural way to give birth, bond with, and raise healthy children Jeffrey L. Fine
The happy child : everything you need to know to rasie enthusiastic, confident children Linda Blair.
The politically incorrect guide to teenagers : before your teenagers drive you crazy Nigel Latta.
What to feed when : more than 300 Q&As & 50 delicious recipes Annabel Karmel.
Supplies all the answers to feeding your baby and toddler, from birth to age three.
You and your toddler : a practical guide to life with your toddler from 18 months to five years Miriam Stoppard.
Your new baby : a practical guide to your baby's first six months Miriam Stoppard.

Pets & Animals

Living proof that cats do have nine lives Janet Hayward.
Pomeranians : everything about purchase, care, nutrition, behavior, and training Joe Stahlkuppe.
Siberian huskies : everything about selection, care, nutrition, behavior, and training Kerry Kern.
The secret language of cats : the body language of feline bodies Heather Dunphy.
The secret language of dogs : the body language of furry bodies Heather Dunphy.
The Weimaraner Diane Morgan.

Philosophy & Psychology

The hemlock cup : Socrates, Athens, and the search for the good life Bettany Hughes.

Philosophy and psychology

50 big ideas you really need to know Ben Dupre.
Driving with Plato : the meaning of life's milestones Robert Rowland Smith.
This is the follow-up to international phenomenon "Breakfast with Socrates". It has everything you'll need to know about history's greatest thinkers and on life's big moments.
The immortalization commission : science and the strange quest to cheat death John Gray.

Politics & Government

The new road to serfdom : a letter of warning to America Daniel Hannan.
A prominent British conservative warns Americans to stop President Obama from leading their country down the path to European-style socialism.

Religion & Ethics

Sacred geography : deciphering hidden codes in the landscape Paul Devereux.
Signs of life : 40 Catholic customs and their Biblical roots Scott Hahn.
The complete Buddhism for mothers Sarah Napthali.

Science

50 ideas you really need to know universe Joanne Baker.
A history of mathematics Uta C. Merzbach and Carl B. Boyer.
Curious and curiouser : burping cows, bending spoons, beer goggles & other scintillating scientific stories Karl Kruszelnicki.
Hidden harmonies : the lives and times of the Pythagorean theorem Robert Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan
How to teach quantum physics to your dog Chad Orzel.
In search of ancient New Zealand Hamish Campbell & Gerard Hutching.
New Zealand is one of the most dynamic landscapes in the world. The evidence is everywhere: soaring mountains, fiery volcanoes, grand fiords, brawling rivers and spectacular lakes. Plants and animals known nowhere else in the world have evolved over millions of years in splendid isolation. How did this happen?
Incoming! : or, Why we should stop worrying and learn to love the meteorite Ted Nield.
Once before time : a whole story of the universe Martin Bojowald.
Traces how the author, a physics professor, used the new science of loop quantum gravity to create a simple model of the universe that launched loop quantum cosmology, proposing the theory that the universe undergoes an infinite series of expansions and contractions through time.
Partial differential equations Paul DuChateau, David W. Zachmann.
Periodic tales : the curious lives of the elements Hugh Aldersey-Williams.
Saturn Nicole Mortillaro.
Featuring photos from NASA resources, Saturn examines the planet and its place in our universe with a special emphasis on the most recent discoveries of the Cassini probe.
The power of the sea : tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disasters Bruce Parker.
The story of science : power, proof and passion Michael Mosley and John Lynch.
Voyager : 101 wonders between earth and the edge of the cosmos Stuart Clark

Self Development

Choke Sian Beilock.
Why do you mess up when it matters the most - and how can you perform your best instead? It happens to all of us. You've prepared for days, weeks, even years, for the big day when you will finally show your stuff - in academia, in your career, in sport - but when the big moment arrives, nothing seems to work. You hit the wrong note, drop the ball, get stumped by a simple question. In other words, you choke.
It's not him, it's you : how to take charge of your life and create the love and intimacy you deserve Laura Berman.
Make miracles in forty days : turning what you have into what you want Melody Beattie.
The career within you : how to find the perfect job for your personality Elizabeth Wagele, Ingrid Stabb.
The second journey : the road back to yourself Joan Anderson.
A lifestyle consultant examines the family and professional responsibilities that threw her life into chaos, and describes the intervention staged by her friends and family members to convince her to take the same advice she gives to her clients.
What's your type of career? : find your perfect career by using your personality type Donna Dunning.
Work makes me nervous : overcome anxiety and build the confidence to succeed Jonathan Berent

Social Issues

A history of mistresses Elizabeth Abbott.
She has been known as the 'kept woman', the 'fancy woman' and the 'other woman'. She is both a fictional character and flesh-and-blood human being. But who is she, really? What do Madame de Pompadour, Heloise, Marilyn Monroe, and Camilla Parker-Bowles have in common?
Freemasonry : an introduction Mark E. Koltko-Rivera.
How we age : a doctor's journey into the heart of growing old Marc E. Agronin.
Little princes : one man's promise to bring home the lost children of Nepal Conor Grennan.
Describes how the author's three-month service as a volunteer at the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal became a commitment for advocacy and reform when he discovered that many of his young charges were victims rescued from human traffickers.
Making girls and boys : inside the science of sex Jane McCredie.
Misframing men : the politics of contemporary masculinities Michael Kimmel.
Never say die : the myth and marketing of the new old age Susan Jacoby.
In a narrative that combines the intensely personal with social, economic, and historical analysis, Jacoby turns an unsparing eye on the marketers of longevity--pharmaceutical companies, lifestyle gurus, and scientific businessmen who suggest that there will soon be a "cure" for the "disease" of aging.
New Zealand racism in the making : the life & times of Walter Mantell Harry C. Evison.
There was no racism in New Zealand 200 years ago. But New Zealand now has an official Race Relations Commisioner to deal with racism. Where did this racism come from, and how did it get established? This book explains how it came about.
School blues Daniel Pennac
With a foreword by Quentin Blake.
The 100 thing challenge : how I got rid of almost everything, remade my life, and regained my soul Dave Bruno.
Recounts the author's experience in restricting his personal possessions to only one hundred items, and includes his reflections on consumerism, the culture of materialism, and the personal growth he found on his journey.
The big mo : why momentum now rules our world Mark Roeder.
The new manhood : the handbook for a new kind of man Steve Biddulph.
Ugly beauty : Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and the blemished history of looking good Ruth Brandon.

Sport & Recreation

Better balanced bidding : the banzai method David Jackson & Ron Klinger
Mana. Nick Danzinger
For the first time, a camera goes deep inside the sacred space of the All Black camp - revealing the highs and the lows, the pain and the passion, the commitment and the courage of New Zealand's iconic sporting team.
Snowboarding : freestyle tricks, skills and techniques Alexander Rottmann
Table tennis : steps to success Richard McAfee.
The essential karate book : for white belts, black belts and all karateka in between Graeme John Lund.
The top 10 of Rugby League Alan Whiticker & Ian Collis.
Triathlon : skills, techniques, tactics Steve Trew.

Trains, Boats, Planes

Across the Paciific : liners from Australia and New Zealand to North America Peter Plowman.
An A-Z of railways : a nostalgic tour of Britain's railways Paul Atterbury.
Chasing Icarus : the seventeen days in 1910 that forever changed American aviation Gavin Mortimer.
By 1910, America and the world had been transfixed by the danger and challenge of mastering the air. "Chasing Icarus" captures both a pivotal moment in the history of aviation and the end of a gilded era that would soon be devastated by World War I. 24 b&w photographs.
Rails to Roxburgh : the story of a provincial railway W.J. Cowan.

War

A history of handguns Frederick Wilkinson.
From Dachau to D-Day : the refugee who fought for Britain Helen Fry.
The unending vigil : a history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commision Philip Longworth