Recreation

New Titles Non-Fiction December 2016 (arrived in November 2016)

Art & Architecture

America after the fall : painting in the 1930s, Judith A. Barter with essays by Judith A. Barter. 759.13 AME
American rhapsody : writers, musicians, movie stars, and one great building, Claudia Roth Pierpont. 700.973 PIE
Art + climate = change, Guy Abrahams, Bronwyn Johnson and Kelly Gellatly. 709.94 ART
In a period of profound environmental and social upheaval, climate change has become one of our greatest challenges. But a cultural shift is also needed.
Art crime and its prevention, Editor: Arthur Tompkins. 364.162 ART
Art deco sculpture, Alastair Duncan. 735.23 DUN
Back to the start, Belinda Fox. 709.04 FOX
The book features essays from close associates, and follows Belinda's journey through her work as a printmaker, an independent artist, a collaborative ceramicist, and a sculptor.
Beyond art fundamentals : a guide to emotion, mood, and storytelling for artists 750 BEY
Dada Africa : dialogue with the other, Ralf Burmeister, Michaela Oberhofer and Esther Tisa Francini. 709.6 DAD
Richly illustrated essays shed light on the cultural background of artifacts from Africa, Asia, and Oceania from an ethnological perspective.
Edward Ardizzone : artist and illustrator, Alan Powers. 759.2 POW
Edward Hopper : masterpieces of art, Rosalind Ormiston. 759.13 HOP
Frieze : a to z of contemporary art. 709.04 FRI
Horcher in die Zeit : Ludwig Meidner im Exil = Eavesdropper on an age : Ludwig Meidner in exile. 741.943 MEI
In fine style : the dancehall art of Wilfred Limonious, written by Christopher Bateman. 741.6 LIM
During the 1980s Wilfred Limonious (1949-99) became one of Jamaican music's most prolific graphic artists, designing countless reggae album jackets and record-label logos.
Oh so pretty : punk in print 1976-80, essay by Rick Poynor ; the Mott Collection. 704.94978 OH
Persian art & architecture, Henri Stierlin. 720.955 STI
Salvador Dali & Andy Warhol : encounters in New York and beyond, Torsten Otte. 759.6 DAL
Scottish painting : 1837 to the present, William Hardie. 759.29 HAR
Studio of the South : Van Gogh in Provence, Martin Bailey. 759.9492 GOG
The art of the con : the most notorious fakes, frauds, and forgeries in the art world, Anthony M. Amore. 702.87 AMO
The print before photography : an introduction to European printmaking, 1550-1820, Antony Griffiths. 769.94 GRI
The secret lives of colour, Kassie St Clair. 701.85 CLA
The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues.
The Spanish Golden Age : painting and sculpture in the time of Velazquez. 709.46 SPA

Automobiles

Campervan crazy : travels with my bus : a tribute to the VW camper and the people who drive them, David and Cee Eccles. 629.223 VOL
Driverless : intelligent cars and the road ahead, Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman. 388.34 LIP
Jowett : a century of memories, Noel Stokoe. 629.222 STO
The fascinating history of the iconic Jowett car marque, based in Bradford.
We had one of those! : the cars we drove during New Zealand's motoring heyday, 1950-1970., Stephen Barnett. 629.222 BAR

Biographies

A life in parts, Bryan Cranston. 791.45028 CRA
In his riveting memoir, Cranston maps his zigzag journey from abandoned son to beloved star by recalling the many odd parts he's played in real life :paperboy, farmhand, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, dock loader, lover, husband, father.
Ariel : a literary life of Jan Morris, Derek Johns. 920.72 MOR
Jan Morris is one of the great British writers of the post-war era. Soldier, journalist, writer about places, elegist of the British Empire, novelist, she has fashioned a distinctive prose style that is elegant, fastidious, supple, and sometimes gloriously gaudy.
Between breaths : a memoir of panic and addiction, Elizabeth Vargas. 362.292 VAR
Beyond the vapour trail : the beauty, horror and humour of life : an aid worker's story, Brett Pierce. 361.37 PIE
A two year old girl is abandoned on the streets of Ulaan Bataar with a bag of clothes and a note pinned to her: 'Please take care of me.' An Australian aid worker finds himself off the tourist map confronted by the struggles of people.
Bobby Kennedy : the making of a liberal icon, Larry Tye. 973.922 KEN
Draws on unpublished memoirs, unreleased government files, private papers, and interviews with Kennedy's close family and colleagues.
Born to run, Bruce Springsteen. 781.66 SPR
Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing to these pages the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs.
Cecil Beaton at home : an interior life, Andrew Ginger. 779 BEA
This lavishly illustrated visual biography brings together original photographs, artworks, and possessions from his interiors to present an intimate picture of Beaton's extraordinary life.
C'est la Folie : one man's quest for a more meaningful life, Michael Wright. 944.084 WRI
One day in late summer, Michael Wright gave up his comfortable South London existence and, with only his long-suffering cat for company, set out to begin a new life. His destination was 'La Folie', a dilapidated 15th century farmhouse in need of love and renovation in the heart of rural France.
Charlemagne, Johannes Fried. 944.014 CHA
When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome.
Cured : the tale of two imaginary boys, Lol Tolhurst. 781.66 TOL
A deeply moving and engaging memoir by Laurence Tolhurst, co-founder of The Cure, detailing the origins and creation of one of the most beloved bands of all time and Tolhurst's own return from the brink of self-destruction.
Danger close : my epic journey as a combat helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan, Amber Smith. 956.7044 SMI
A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Edward Heath : a singular life, Michael McManus. 941.085 HEA
Sir Edward Heath KG MBE MP (1916-2005) was the first leader of the Conservative Party to come from a working-class background; he was also the first leader to be elected by the party's MPs, rather than 'emerging'.
Elizabeth Jane Howard : a dangerous innocence, Artemis Cooper. 823.914 HOW
Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923-2014) wrote brilliant novels about what love can do to people, but in her own life the lasting relationship she sought so ardently always eluded her.
Ethelred the Unready, Levi Roach. 942.0174 ETH
An imaginative reassessment of Aethelred "the Unready," one of medieval England's most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure.
Fat chance : my life in ups, downs and crisp sandwiches, Louise McSharry. 791.44 MCS
Louise McSharry's passion is to talk to young women and the men who love them, about being a woman in the modern world. Drawing on her own 33 years of life, she writes about everything from surviving a messed up childhood, to crashing out of education and still making it.
Forty autumns : a family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall, Nina Willner. 929.2 WIL
In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Gainsbourg : the biography, Gilles Verlant. 781.64 GAI
When Serge Gainsbourg died in 1991, France went into mourning: Francois Mitterand himself proclaimed him "our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire." Gainsbourg redefined French pop.
Gerrard Winstanley : the digger's life and legacy, John Gurney. 320.5312 WIN
Despite being one of the great English radicals, Winstanley remains unmentioned in today's lists of 'great Britons'.
Good vibrations : my life as a Beach Boy, Mike Love with James S. Hirsch. 781.66 LOV
Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five- decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations.
Grant & I : inside and outside the Go-Betweens, Robert Forster. 781.66 FOR
Grant and I is the story of the friendship and collaboration of Grant McLennan and Robert Forster, who gave Australia The Go-Betweens, one of our best and most influential bands.
How far can you go? : my 25-year quest to walk again, John Maclean with Mark Tabb. 796.42 MCL
An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident.
I am Brian Wilson : a memoir, Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman. 781.66 WIL
The memoirs of the legendary co-founder of the Beach Boys offer insights into his difficult relationship with his father, the women in his life, his parenting experiences, and the events that inspired his music.
I will find you, Joanna Connors. 364.1532 CON
Setting out to uncover the story of her attacker, Connors embarked on a journey to find out who he was, where he came from, who his friends were and what his life was like. What she discovers stretches beyond one violent man's story and back into her own, interweaving a narrative about strength and survival with one about rape culture and violence in America.
Iron man : the autobiography, Corey Parker with Stuart Honeysett. 796.3338 PAR
Brisbane Broncos legend Corey Parker has played more rugby league games than any other forward in the game's 108-year history.
Jail bird : the inside story of the glam vicar, Sharon Grenham-Thompson. 259.5 GRE
Jail Bird explores how it is possible to reach out to those vilified in the press and by society at large, and to work for the good of all, recognising the humanity in those who commit crimes.
Lecretia's choice : a story of love, death and the law, Matt Vickers. 362.196994 SEA
A successful young lawyer in Wellington, Lecretia Seales met and fell in love with Matt Vickers in 2003. In Lecretia's Choice, Matt tells the story of their life together, and how it changed when his proud, fiercely independent wife was diagnosed with a brain tumour and forced to confront her own mortality.
Life on the Edge : radio star reveals all : a memoir, Jay-Jay Harvey. 791.440993 HAR
Top radio host Jay-Jay Harvey tells all in these stories of her 22 years at hugely popular radio station The Edge.
Losing my virginity : the autobiography, Richard Branson. 338.04 BRA
This is the bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, featuring his take on his latest business ventures, personal achievements and intrepid adventures.
Michael and me : the untold story of Michael Jackson's secret romance, Shana Mangatal. 781.66 JAC
More than seven years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to fascinate the world. Shana Mangatal was one of Jackson's only constant and true rocks of stability for nearly two decades.
Mike's place : a true story of love, blues, and terror in Tel Aviv, Jack Baxter, Joshua Faudem, Koren Shadmi. 363.32 BAX
Recounts the authors' experiences as filmmakers who were working on a project on Mike's Place, a Tel Aviv blues bar where Jews, Christians, and Muslims freely mingled with expatriates, and the events that led up to the destruction of the bar in a suicide bombing.
My damage : the story of a punk rock survivor, Keith Morris with Jim Ruland. 782.4216 MOR
Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore the way he does. With his waistlength dreadlocks and snarling vocals, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it.
My father's island : a memoir, Adam Dudding. 070.5092 DUD
After the death of his brilliant, eccentric father, Adam Dudding went in search of the stories and secrets of a man who had been a loving parent and husband, but was also a tormented, controlling and at times cruel man. Robin Dudding was the greatest New Zealand literary editor of his generation - friend and mentor of many of our best-known writers.
My story, Michael Clarke. 796.358 CLA
He was the greatest batsman of his generation and, as captain, possessed the sharpest tactical mind in the game. Bursting onto the scene in 2004 with a Test century on debut, Michael Clarke was Australian cricket's golden boy.
Night, Elie Wiesel. 940.5318 WIE
An autobiographical narrative, in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps.
Not dead yet : the autobiography, Phil Collins. 781.66 COL
Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins' candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines.
Paddy Mayne : Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment, Hamish Ross. 940.5412 MAY
An Irish solicitor and international rugby player, Blair 'Paddy' Mayne became one of the most outstanding soldiers and leaders of the Second World War. After seeing action in Syria with the Commandos, he joined the new unit that David Stirling was establishing, the Special Air Service.
Rena's promise : a story of sisters in Auschwitz, Rena Kornreich Gelissen with Heather Dune Macadam. 940.5318 GEL
The inspiring story of one woman's struggle to survive during the Holocaust.
Rescue pilot : the daring adventures of a New Zealand search and rescue pilot, John Funnell. 363.348 FUN
John Funnell is one of New Zealand's longest serving and most respected search and rescue pilots, having clocked an incredible 19,000 hours of flying time.
Rolling with the punchlines : a memoir, Urzila Carlson. 792.7 CAR
Chuckle, laugh and snigger along with Urzila in this fascinating memoir of a life in comedy.
Running man : how running saved me from addiction and transformed my life, Charlie Engle. 796.425 ENG
After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit rock bottom after a near-fatal six-day binge ended in a hail of bullets. Then he found running, and it has helped keep him sober, focused and alive. He began to take on the most extreme endurance races, such as the 155-mile Gobi March, and developed a reputation as an inspirational speaker.
Sachiko : a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story, Caren Stelson. 940.5425 YAS
Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace.
She's not there : a life in two genders, Jennifer Finney Boylan. 306.768 BOY
The provocative bestseller She's Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders.
Showboat : the life of Kobe Bryant, Roland Lazenby. 796.323 BRY
Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan on the court.
Soldier spy, Tom Marcus. 327.12 CAR
Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure; a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities.
Sully : my search for what really matters, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow. 629.13 SUL
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed one of the most remarkable emergency landings in aviation history when Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the surface of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard.
Te Oka - pakeha kaumatua : the life of Jock McEwen, Mary McEwen. 993.035 MCE
Jock McEwen, administrator, historian, linguist, composer and master carver, was a well-known figure in the Maori world and the wider Pacific for over half a century.
The flying doctor, Dave Baldwin. 610.6952 BAL
From the author of Healthy Bastards, the man known as the Flying Doctor' is back, this time with his misadventures, escapades and high jinks from a life of medicine, aviation and hunting.
The French chef in America : Julia Child's second act, Alex Prud'homme. 641.5 CHI
Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew and My Life in France coauthor vividly recounts the myriad ways in which she profoundly shaped how we eat today.
The hostage's daughter : a story of family, madness, and the Middle East, Sulome Anderson. 364.154 AND
The Hostage's Daughter is an intimate look at the effect of the Lebanese Hostage Crisis on Anderson's family, the United States, and the Middle East today. Sulome tells moving stories from her experiences as a reporter in the region and challenges our understanding of global politics, the forces that spawn terrorism and especially Lebanon, the beautiful, devastated, and vitally important country she came to love.
The hunt for Rob Roy : the man and the myths, David Stevenson. 941.106 ROB
This is the first time that Rob Roy's life has been written with a full range of sources. A man deeply wronged and oppressed, forced into outlawry, has to be modified by the clear evidence that he was only outlawed after undertaking a careful plan to swindle his creditors.
The last crocodile hunter, Bob Irwin with Amanda French. 639.9 IRW
Bob Irwin's extraordinary life as a wildlife pioneer, father to wildlife warrior Steve and founder of Australia Zoo, told in his own words.
The little ghost girl : abused starved and neglected. A little girl desperate for someone to love her, Maggie Hartley. 362.733 HAR
Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to.
The loonliness of a deep sea diver : David Beckett, my autobiography, David Harrison Beckett and Paul Zanon. 627.72 BEC
It's a fascinating tale of a life diving for treasure, recovering shipwrecks and the gruesome task of pulling bodies from the water.
The man who ate the zoo : Frank Buckland, forgotten hero of natural history, Richard Girling. 508 BUC
A lively and fascinating biography of Frank Buckland, 'the forgotten man of Victorian science', surgeon, natural historian, bestselling writer and early conservationist, an eccentric giant of his time.
Tippi, Tippi Hedren with Lindsay Harrison. 791.43028 HED
For too long Hedren's story has been told by others through whispered gossip and tabloid headlines. Now, Hedren sets the record straight, recalling how a young and virtuous Lutheran girl from small-town Minnesota became a worldwide legend as one of the most famous Hitchcock girls, as an unwavering animal activist, and as the matriarch of a powerful Hollywood dynasty.
When the war is over : far from home, far from family, safe from the war, a true story of two Second World War evacuees, Barbara Fox and Gwenda Gofton. 940.5316 GOF
Gwenda and Douglas Brady were among the millions of British children sent to live with new families for their own safety during the Second World War, leaving behind their parents, their friends and all that felt familiar and safe.
Zero to 60 : from a wooden caravan to a multi-millionaire dollar business empire, Tony Quinn with Robert Tighe. 338.04 QUI
From growing up in a wooden caravan to building his own state-of-the-art racetrack, this is the remarkable story of Targa champion, Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park owner Tony Quinn.

Books about books

Footnotes from the world's greatest bookstores : true tales and lost moments from book buyers, booksellers, and book lovers, Bob Eckstein. 381.45 ECK
Meetings with remarkable manuscripts, Christopher De Hamel. 091 DE

Business & Management

Exponential organizations : why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than yours (and what to do about it), Salim Ismail with Michael S. Malone and Yuri van Geest. 658.406 ISM
Managing in the gray : 5 timeless questions for resolving your hardest problems at work, Joseph L. Badaracco. 658.4 BAD
Peterson's Rip the resume : job search & interview power prep, Torin Ellis. 650.14 ELL
The customer experience book : how to design, measure and improve customer experience in your business, Alan Pennington. 658.812 PEN
The lean turnaround action guide : how to implement lean, create value, and grow your people, Art Byrne. 658.401 BYR
The power of collaborative leadership : lessons for the learning organization, Bert Frydman, Iva Wilson, JoAnne Wyer. 658.4063 FRY
Unsubscribe : how to kill email anxiety, avoid distractions, and get real work done, Jocelyn K. Glei. 384.3 GLE
What customers crave : how to create relevant and memorable experiences at every touchpoint, Nicholas J. Webb. 658.812 WEB

Cartoons

Murdoch : the cartoons of Sharon Murdoch 741.5 MUR
Sharon Murdoch represents a bold new voice in New Zealand cartooning. As regular cartoonist for the Sunday Star Times and the Press, she has been delighting readers with her witty observations, drawing talent and insightful social and political commentary.
You're all just jealous of my jetpack, comics by Tom Gauld. 741.5 GOU

Civil Rights

The new Trail of Tears : how Washington is destroying American Indians, Naomi Schaefer Riley. 323.1197 RIL

Computers

High performance mobile web, Maximiliano Firtman. 004.67 FIR
iMac for dummies, Mark L. Chambers. 004.165 IMA
Mastering Microsoft Exchange server 2016, Clifton Leonard. 005.713 MIC
Mobile security and privacy : advances, challenges and future research directions, edited Man Ho Au, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo. 005.8 MOB
PHP 7 : in easy steps, Mike McGrath. 005.2762 MCG
Programming in Haskell, Graham Hutton. 005.11 HAS
Web style guide : foundations of user experience design, Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton. 004.67 LYN

Crafts & Collecting

100 little Christmas gifts to make, Kate Haxell. 745.5941 HAX
Arm knitting : 30 no-needle projects for you and your home. 746.432 ARM
Big knits, big needles, Helgrid van Impelen. 746.432 IMP
Christmas ornaments to crochet : 31 festive and fun-to-make designs for a handmade holiday, Megan Kreiner. 746.434 KRE
Double vision quilts : simply layer shapes & color for richly complex curved designs, Louisa L. Smith. 746.46 SMI
Easy Fair Isle knitting : 27 projects with a modern twist, Martin Storey. 746.432 STO
Free to make : how the maker movement is changing our schools, our jobs, and our minds, Dale Dougherty with Ariane Conrad. 600 DOU
Geo knits : 10 lessons and projects for knitting stripes, chevrons, triangles, polka dots, and more, Mary Jane Mucklestone. 746.432 MUC
Homemade Christmas : creating your own gifts, cards, decorations, and recipes. 745.5941 HOM
I got 99 problems but a stitch ain't one : cross-stitch with attitude, Genevieve Brading. 746.44 BRA
Knitted animal cozies : 35 woolly creatures to keep things safe and warm, Finoa Goble. 746.432 GOB
Pompomania, Christine Leech. 745.5 LEE
Tapestry crochet and more : a handbook of crochet techniques and patterns : tapestry crochet, granny squares, lacy stars, and 3D patterns, Maria Gullberg. 746.434
The art of crayon : draw, color, resist, sculpt, carve!, Lorraine Bell. 741.23 BEL
The joy of lettering : a creative exploration of contemporary hand lettering, typography & illustrated typeface, Gabri Joy Kirkendall, Jaclyn Escalera. 745.6 KIR
The knitted hat book : 20 knitted beanies, tams, cloches, and more. 746.432 KNI
Turned toys, Mark Baker. 745.592 BAK
Vintage modern crochet : classic crochet lace techniques for contemporary style, Robyn Chachula. 746.434 CHA
Wartski : the first one hundred and fifty years, Geoffrey C. Munn. 745.1 MUN
Wartski is a family firm of art and antique dealers, specialising in fine jewellery, gold boxes, silver and works of art by Carl Faberge.
Wild things to make : heirloom accessories and clothes to sew for your children, Kirsty Hartley. 646.406 HAR

Crime

Al Capone : his life, legacy, and legend, Deirdre Bair. 364.106 CAP
Writing with exclusive access to Capone's descendants, Deirdre Bair finally gets at the truth behind this eternally fascinating man, who was equal parts charismatic mobster, doting father, and calculating monster.
All for my children, Sally Faulkner ; with James Knight. 362.8297 FAU
21-year-old Sally had scored her dream life as an Emirates flight attendant. She was dazzled by a world far removed from the suburbs of Brisbane. Then, she met Ali, a charismatic charmer with a Californian accent, who she thought was the perfect man, married him and had the children she'd always hoped for. But her dream life didn't last.
Deconstructing Jack : the secret history of the Whitechapel murders, Simon Daryl Wood. 364.1523 WOO
Filthy rich, James Patterson, John Connolly with Tim Malloy. 364.153 EPS
Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers and for people Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more.
The black widow : how one woman got justice for her murdered brother, Lee-Anne Cartier. 364.1523 CAR
The infamous Black Widow case shocked our nation. An average-looking suburban housewife carefully staged her husband's 'suicide'.
Who killed these girls? : cold case : the yogurt shop murders, Beverly Lowry. 364.1523 LOW
From the author of Crossed Over, another masterful account of a horrible crime: the murder of four girls, countless other ruined lives, and the evolving complications of the justice system that frustrated the massive attempts for twenty-five years to find and punish those who committed it.

Economics

All about market indicators, Michael Sincere. 332.6322 SIN
China's crony capitalism : the dynamics of regime decay, Minxin Pei. 330.951 PEI
Open veins of Latin America : five centuries of the pillage of a continent, Eduardo Galeano, foreword by Isabel Allende. 330.98 GAL
Progress : ten reasons to look forward to the future, Johan Norberg. 330.9 NOR
The bitcoin guidebook : how to obtain, invest, and spend the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, Ian DeMartino. 332.178 DEM
The euro : and its threat to the future of Europe, Joseph E. Stiglitz. 332.494 STI
The fix : how nations survive and thrive in a world in decline, Jonathan Tepperman. 338.9 TEP
The refusal of work : the theory and practice of resistance to work, David Frayne. 331 FRA
The wealth of humans : work, power, and status in the twenty-first century, Ryan Avent. 338.06 AVE
We wanted workers : unraveling the immigration narrative, George J. Borjas. 331.1 BOR

Education

Coherence : the right drivers in action for schools, districts, and systems, Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn. 371.207 FUL
The battle for Room 314 : my year of hope and despair in a New York City high school, Ed Boland. 373.11 BOL

Engineering

Build your own personal computer : [an illustrated step-by-step practical guide to planning and building a modern personal computer hardware system], Hugh Pittman. 621.391 PIT
Chilled : how refrigeration changed the world, and might do so again, Tom Jackson. 621.56 JAC
Designing for sustainability : a guide to building greener digital products and services, Tim Frick. 621.381 FRI
Make : family projects for smart objects : tabletop projects that respond to your world, John Keefe. 621.3916 KEE
Practical recording techniques : the step-by-step approach to professional audio recording, Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett. 621.3893 BAR
Up and running with AutoCAD 2017 : 2D and 3D drawing and modeling, Elliot Gindis. 620.0042 GIN

Environment

A farewell to ice, Peter Wadhams. 363.7 WAD
Most of the scientific establishment predict that the North Pole will be free of ice around the middle of this century. As Peter Wadhams, the world's leading expert on sea ice, demonstrates in this book, even this assessment of the future is optimistic.
New Zealand's rivers : an environmental history, Catherine Knight. 333.916 KNI
Proposed marine protected areas for New Zealand's South Island south-east coast, South-East Marine Protection Forum. 333.91641609937 SOU
The atlas of water : mapping the world's most critical resource, Maggie Black. 333.91 BLA
Working with nature in Aotearoa New Zealand : an ethnography of coastal protection, Friederike Gesing. 333.917 GES

Farming

Farm sanctuary : changing hearts and minds about animals and food, Gene Baur. 179.3 BAU
The independent farmstead : growing soil, biodiversity, and nutrient-dense food with grassfed animals and intensive pasture management, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. 631.58 DOU

Fashion

Fashion hacks : 500 stylish wardrobe solutions from head to toe, Caroline Jones and Fiona Wright. 646.34 JON
Iranian textiles, Jennifer Wearden and Patricia L. Baker. 746 WEA
The Victoria and Albert Museum has an unrivalled collection of Iranian textiles from the first half of the nineteenth century.
Practical fashion tech : wearable technologies for costuming, cosplay, and everyday, Joan Horvath, Lyn Hoge, Rich Cameron. 646.478 HOR
Runway : the spectacle of fashion, Alix Browne. 746.92 BRO
Russian splendor : sumptuous fashions of the Russian court, in association with the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. 391.0094 RUS
The coveteur : private spaces, personal style, Stephanie Mark and Jake Rosenberg. 746.92 MAR
The fashion of film : how cinema has inspired fashion, Amber Butchart. 746.9209 BUT
Women in Dior : portraits of elegance, Laurence Benaim. 746.92 DIO

Film, Television & Theatre

Bolshoi confidential : secrets of the Russian ballet from the rule of the Tsars to today, Simon Morrison. 792.8 MOR
Performing indigenous culture on stage and screen : a harmony of frenzy, Marianne Schultz. 791 SCH
The fifty-year mission : the complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Star trek : the next 25 years from The next generation to J.J. Abrams, Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. 791.457 ALT

Food & Wine

200 really easy recipes, Louise Pickford. 641.512 PIC
A new way to dinner : a playbook of recipes and strategies for the week ahead, Amanda Hesser & Merrill Stubbs. 641.54 HES
A taste of the valley : from our family to yours, photography by Laura Hunter. 641.5 TAS
Best blender recipes ever : fast, healthy recipes to whip up for every meal, Rebecca Miller Ffrench. 641.589 FFR
Chop chop : Asian-inspired family favourites, Brett McGregor ; photography by Jae Frew. 641.595 MCG
Deliciously Ella : smoothies & juices. 641.875 WOO
Eat smart : what to eat in a day every day, Niomi Smart. 641.5635 SMA
Eataly : contemporary Italian cooking. 641.5945 EAT
Elbows off the table, please : recipes to make any occasion special, Jo Seagar. 641.5 SEA
Home brew recipe bible : an incredible array of 101 craft beer recipes from classic styles to experimental wilds, Chris Colby. 641.873 COL
Icy creamy healthy sweet : 75 recipes for dairy-free ice cream, fruit-forward ice pops, frozen yogurt, granitas, slushies, shakes, and more, Christine Chitnis. 641.86
Incredible bakes : that just happen to be refined-sugar free!, Caroline Griffiths. 641.5638 GRI
Jamie Oliver's Christmas cookbook. 641.568 OLI
Little & Friday. Every meal, Kim Evans and Sophie Beck. 641.5 EVA
Living the farm sanctuary life : the ultimate guide to eating mindfully, living longer, and feeling better every day, Gene Baur with Gene Stone. 641.5636 BAU
More please! : my family recipes you'll love to cook and share, Manu Feildel with Clarissa Weerasena. 641.5 FEI
Mozza at home : more than 150 crowd-pleasing recipes for relaxed, family-style entertaining, Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreno. 641.5945 SIL
New Zealand wine : the land, the vines, the people, Warren Moran. 641.22 MOR
N'ice cream : 80+ recipes for healthy homemade vegan ice creams, Virpi Mikkonen and Tuulia Talvio. 641.862 MIK
Outlander kitchen : the official Outlander companion cookbook, Theresa Carle-Sanders. 641.5 CAR
Power grains : spelt, faro, freekeh, amaranth, kamut, qunoa and other ancient grains. 641.631 POW
Powerbowls : all you need in one healthy bowl, written by Kate Turner. 641.5637 TUR
Pret-a-portea : high-fashion bakes & biscuits, recipes by Mourad Khiat. 641.536 KHI
Rick Stein's long weekends., Rick Stein. 641.594 STE
Cadiz, Palermo, Copenhagen and more. Rick Stein goes in search of good food in fabulous locations, and all of them just a quick hop, skip and a jump from the UK.
Salads & vegetables, Karen Martini. 641.65 MAR
Samarkand : recipes & stories from Central Asia & the Caucasus, Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford. 641.5939 EDE
Taste of Persia : a cook's travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan, Naomi Duguid. 641.5955 DUG
The 30-minute cook : the best of the world's quick cooking, Nigel Slater. 641.555 SLA
The complete gut health cookbook : everything you need to know about the gut and how to improve yours, Pete Evans with Helen Padarin. 641.5631 EVA
The cook's table, Stephanie Alexander. 641.5 ALE
The expert cook in enlightenment France, Sean Takats. 641.5944 TAK
The joy of real food : over 150 raw food recipes to relish, ignite the joy of healthy eating and inspire you to change your life, Rowena Jayne. 641.563 JAY
The skills : how to become an expert chef in your own kitchen : 120 recipes, tips and techniques, Monical Galetti ; photography by Cristian Barnett. 641.5 GAL
The ultimate bodybuilding cookbook : high-impact recipes to make you stronger than ever, Kendall Lou Schmidt. 641.5638 SCH
The Zen kitchen, Adam Liaw with Asami Fujitsuka. 641.5952 LIA
Thug kitchen 101. 641.5636 THU
A kickass kitchen primer full of healthy, plant-based recipes that you can whip up any night of the week.
Weekday meals in minutes Holst, Simon. 641.555 HOL

Gardens and Gardening

Bring the outside in : the essential guide to cacti, succulents, planters and terrariums, Val Bradley. 635.965 BRA
Disobedient gardens : landscapes of contrast & contradiction, Michael Cooke & Brigid Arnott. 712 COO
Evergreen : living with plants 635.965 EVE
Gardenista : the definitive guide to stylish outdoor spaces, Michelle Slatalla. 712.6 SLA
House of plants : living with succulents, air plants and cacti, Caro Langton & Rose Ray. 635.952 LAN
Landscape lighting, Roger Narboni. 712 LAN
Landscape of dreams : the gardens of Isabel & Julian Bannerman, Isabel & Julian Bannerman ; foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales. 712 BAN
Patrizia Pozzi : contemporary landscape : new tales and new visions = nuovi racconti e visioni, Luca Molinari & viapiranesi. 712 POZ
The good dirt : improving soil health for more successful gardening, Xanthe White. 631.4 WHI

Health & Medicine

8 steps to reverse your PCOS : a proven program to reset your hormones, repair your metabolism and restore your fertility, Fiona McCulloch. 618.1 MCC
ADHD nation : the disorder. The drugs. The inside story, Alan Schwarz. 618.9285 SCH
After a stroke : 500 tips for living well, Cleo Hutton. 616.81 HUT
Awakening from Alzheimer's : how 9 maverick doctors are reversing Alzheimer's, dementia and memory loss, Peggy Sarlin. 616.831 SAR
Connecting in the land of dementia : creative activities to explore together, Deborah Shouse. 616.831 SHO
Diabetes type 2 : you can reverse it naturally, lose weight & restore your health, Sandra Cabot, Margaret Jasinska. 616.462 CAB
Explain pain, David S. Butler and G. Lorimer Moseley. 616.047 BUT
Fusion workouts : fitness, yoga, pilates, and barre, Helen Vanderburg. 613.7 VAN
Glow kids : how screen addiction is hijacking our kids--and how to break the trance, Nicholas Kardaras. 616.8584 KAR
Heaven in my hands : a midwife's stories of birth & life, Nancy Spencer. 618.2 SPE
Lose it right : a brutally honest, 3-stage program to help you get fit and lose weight without losing your mind, James S. Fell and Margaret Yufera-Leitch. 613.7
Manage your pain : practical and positive ways of adapting to chronic pain, Dr Michael Nicholas. 616.047 NIC
Pacing : individual strategies for optimal performance, Kevin G. Thompson. 613.711 THO
Painful yarns : metaphors & stories to help understand the biology of pain, G. Lorimer Moseley. 616.047 MOS
Sports nutrition needs for child and adolescent athletes, Chad M. Kerksick, Elizabeth Fox. 613.7043 SPO
The antianxiety food solution : how the foods you eat can help you calm your anxious mind, improve your mood, and end cravings, Trudy Scott. 616.8522
The brain that changes itself : stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science, Norman Doidge. 612.8 DOI
The doctor's guide to sleep solutions for stress & anxiety : combat stress and sleep easier every night, Robert S. Rosenberg. 616.8498 ROS
The field guide to pregnancy : navigating new territory with research, recipes, and remedies, Caylie See. 618.2 SEE
The pill that steals lives : one woman's terrifying journey to discover the truth about antidepressants, Katinka Blackford Newman. 616.8527 NEW
The tapping solution for pain relief : a step-by-step guide to reducing and eliminating chronic pain, Nick Ortner. 616.047 ORT
The truth about cancer : what you need to know about cancer's history, treatment, and prevention, Ty M. Bollinger. 616.994 BOL
Vision : how it works and what can go wrong, John E. Dowling and Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. 612.84 DOW

History, Geography & Travel

1941 : the America that went to war, William M. Christie. 973.917 CHR
A kingdom of their own : the family Karzai and the Afghan disaster, Joshua Partlow. 958.104 PAR
The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its entirety for the first time by the former Washington Post Kabul bureau chief.
Antipodes : in search of the southern continent, Avan Judd Stallard. 910.9 STA
Atlas obscura : an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders, Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton. 910.2 FOE
Atlas of improbable places : a journey to the world's most unusual corners, Travis Elborough & Alan Horsfield. 910 ELB
Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks, Brendan Sainsbury, Michael Grosberg. 971 SAI
Lonely Planet.
Barcelona, this edition written and researched by Regis St Louis, Sally Davies. 946.72 ST
Lonely Planet.
Belize, this edition written and researched by Alex Egerton, Paul Harding, Daniel C Schechter. 972.82 EGE
Lonely Planet.
Between the wars : 1919-1939, Philip Ziegler. 909.82 ZIE
Big history, foreword by David Christian. 909 BIG
Big History presents the history of the world as you've never seen it.
Cape country : seven generations of the Gordon family at Clifton, Cape Kidnappers,, Jenny Carlyon & Diana Morrow. 929.2 GOR
Central America on a shoestring, this edition written and researched by Steve Fallon. 972.8 FAL
Lonely Planet.
Costa Rica : top sights, authentic experiences, this edition written and researched by Mara Vorhees, Ashley Harrell and Anna Kaminski. 972.86 VOR
Crusoe's island : a rich and curious history of pirates, castaways and madness, Andrew Lambert. 983.255 LAM
Curiocity : in pursuit of London, Henry Eliot & Matt Lloyd-Rose. 942.1 ELI
Dashing for the post : the letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Selected and edited by Adam Sisman. 910.92 FER
Dublin, this edition written and researched by Fionn Davenport. 941.83 DAV
Lonely Planet.
Four princes : Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the obsessions that forged modern Europe, John Julius Norwich. 942.052 HEN
High seas & high teas : voyaging to Australia, Roslyn Russell. 910.45 RUS
House of snow : an anthology of the greatest writing about Nepal 954.96 HOU
Love letters to the landscape : 54 notable New Zealanders write about the places in their hearts, compiled by Paul Little ; featuring photography by Stephen Entwistle et al. 993 LOV
Malaysia & Singapore : top sights, authentic experiences, Written and researched by Simon Richmond. 959.5 RIC
Lonely Planet.
Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei, this edition written and researched by Isabel Albiston. 959.5 ALB
Lonely Planet.
Medieval Europe, Chris Wickham. 940.1 WIC
Morocco : in the labyrinth of dreams and bazaars, Walter M. Weiss. 964 WEI
Mr Barry's war : rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the great fire of 1834, Caroline Shenton. 942.132 SHE
New Zealand : top sights, authentic experiences, this edition written and researched by Brett Atkinson. 993 ATK
Lonely Planet.
New Zealand's South Island (Te Waipounamu), this edition written and researched by Charles Rawlings-Way. 993.7 RAW
Lonely Planet.
Nicaragua, this edition written and researched by Bridget Gleeson, Alex Egerton. 972.85 GLE
Lonely Planet.
Peru : top sights, authentic experiences, written and researched by Phillip Tang. 985 TAN
Lonely Planet.
Seeking Provence : old myths, new paths, Nicholas Woodsworth. 944.9 WOO
Singapore, this edition written and researched by Cristian Bonetto. 959.57 BON
Lonely Planet.
South American handbook. 2017, Ben Box. 980 BOX
Spain, this edition written and researched by Anthony Ham. 946 HAM
Lonely Planet.
Spain : top sights, authentic experiences, Written and researched by Anthony Ham. 946 HAM
Lonely Planet.
Sudan : the failure and division of an African state, Richard Cockett. 962.404 COC
Tales from the backroads : a journey through the South Island's heartland, written by Mike Crean ; photography by David Hallett. 993.7 CRE
Thailand : top sights, authentic experiences, Written and researched by China Williams. 959.3 WIL
Lonely Planet.
The beauty of Canterbury, photographs by Graeme Matthews. 993.8 MAT
Showing the scenic beauty of Canterbury from north to South including Christchurch city and
The death of the nation and the future of the Arab revolution, Vijay Prashad. 956.054 PRA
This fast-paced and timely book from Vijay Prashad is the best critical primer to the Middle East conflicts today, from Syria and Saudi Arabia to the chaos in Turkey.
The history of England. Volume IV, Revolution, Peter Ackroyd. 941.06 ACK
The Jet project : a 600-day global ed-venture with my son, Sam Pease. 910.41 PEA
Ever dreamt of running away to see the world? Best-selling author Sam Pease did exactly that. For nearly two years. With her son Jet.
The plots against Hitler, Danny Orbach. 943.086 HIT
The road to Santiago : walking the way of St James, Rene Freund. 914.6048 FRE
The rough guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland, this eighth edition updated by Hilary Heuler. 968 ROU
The rough guide to Wales, Tim Burford, Norm Longley and James Stewart. 942.9 BUR
The Third Reich in power 1933-1939, Richard J. Evans. 943.086 EVA
The tunnels : escapes under the Berlin Wall and the historic films the JFK White House tried to kill, Greg Mitchell. 943.155 MIT
The voyages of Captain James Cook : the illustrated accounts of three epic voyages, James Cook. 910.9182 COO
Turtles in our wake, Sandra Clayton. 910.45 CLA
Most people at some point long to escape - from the weather, the commute, the routine. Sailing off in a forty-foot boat called Voyager comes at a price, however.
Vietnam, this edition written and researched by Iain Stewart. 959.7 STE
Lonely Planet.
Walking with James Hogg : the Ettrick shepherd's journeys through Scotland, Bruce Gilkison. 941.15 HOG
White mountain : real and imagined journeys in the Himalayas, Robert Twigger. 954.96 TWI

Hobbies

Alan Lacer's woodturning projects & techniques. 684.083 LAC
Building and operating a realistic model railway : a guide to running a layout like an actual railway, Allen Jackson. 625.19 JAC

House & Garden

A way home : building a new life and a strawbale house in Central Otago : one woman's inspirational story, Jillian Sullivan. 693.9 SUL
Annie Sloan paints everything : step-by-step projects for your entire home, from walls, floors, and furniture, to curtains, blinds, pillows, and shades, Annie Sloan. 745.72
Around that time : Horst at home in Vogue, Valentine Lawford. 747.0904 LAW
Domus : a journey into Italy's most creative interiors, Oberto Gili, Marella Caracciolo Chia. 747.0945 GIL
Elemental living : contemporary houses in nature. 720.47 ELE
How to build a natural swimming pool : the complete guide to healthy swimming at home, Wolfram Kircher and Andreas Thon. 690.896 KIR
In the mood for colour : perfect palettes for creative interiors, Hans Blomquist. 747.94 BLO
Life unstyled : how to embrace imperfection and create a home you love, Emily Henson. 747 HEN
Living design, Jamie Durie & Nadine Bush. 747 DUR
Living in the countryside = vivre a la campagne, Barbara & Rene Stoeltie ; edited by Angelika Taschen. 728.37 STO
Mr. Ken Fulk's magical world, Ken Fulk. 747 FUL
Working out of The Magic Factory, a 15,000- square-foot think tank in San Francisco, Ken Fulk specializes in interior design, special events, and architecture.
Patina Farm, Brooke Giannetti and Steve Giannetti. 728.6097 GIA
A few years ago Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to follow their dream of building Patina Farm in Ojai, California.
The lamps of Tiffany Studios : nature illuminated, the Neustadt collection at the New-York Historical Society, Margaret K. Hofer with Rebecca Klassen ; photography by Colin Cooke. 749.63 HOF
The log cabin book : a complete builder's guide to small homes and shelters, Oliver Kemp. 694 KEM
Tiny house living : tiny home woodworking plans & interior design ideas for living in less than 400 square feet and feel large, Tamra Brookings. 728.37 BRO
Upcyclist : reclaimed and remade furniture, lighting and interiors, Antonia Edwards. 749 EDW
Woodwork projects for your garden and porch : simple, functional, and rustic decor you can build yourself, Mattias Wenblad. 684.08 WEN

Humour

The book of senior jokes : (the ones you can remember), Geoff Tibballs. 808.87 TIB

Journalism

We chose to speak of war and strife : the world of the foreign correspondent, John Simpson. 070.433 SIM

Law

Imbeciles : the Supreme Court, American eugenics, and the sterilization of Carrie Buck, Adam Cohen. 344.048 COH
Nevill's trusts drafting handbook, Sarah Parsons. 346.059 PAR
The European Union : politics and policies, Jonathan Olsen, John McCormick. 341.2422 OLS

Library Science

Being evidence based in library and information practice, Denise Koufogiannakis and Alison Brettle. 020 BEI
Crash course in library services for seniors, Ann Roberts and Stephanie G. Bauman. 027.62 ROB

Literature

Keeping on keeping on, Alan Bennett. 822.914 BEN
Alan Bennett's third collection of prose follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories, each published ten years apart.
The boy behind the curtain, Tim Winton. 823.914 WIN
The remarkable true stories in The Boy Behind the Curtain reveal an intimate and rare view of Tim Winton's imagination at work and play.
The divine madness of Philip K. Dick, Kyle Arnold. 813.54 ARN
Widely recognized as one of the most imaginative writers of the 20th century, Philip K. Dick helped to shape science fiction into the popular genre it is today.
The man who invented fiction : how Cervantes ushered in the modern world, William Egginton. 863.32 CER
The new torchlight list : in search of the best modern authors, Jim Flynn. 809.3 FLY
The simplest words : a storyteller's journey, Alex Miller ; selected and arranged by Stephanie Miller. 828.914 MIL
These short stories and essays, written over the last forty years, comprise an insightful and intelligent meditation on the life of the novelist and the culture of contemporary Australia.
Vanity Fair's writers on writers, Graydon Carter. 809 VAN

Military

An illustrated encyclopedia of the uniforms of the Roman world : a detailed study of the armies of Rome and their enemies, including the Etruscans, Samnites, Carthaginians, Celts, Macedonians, Gauls, Huns, Sassanids, Persians and Turks, Kevin F. Kiley. 355.14 KIL
Fighting cockpits : in the pilot's seat of great military aircraft from World War I to today, Donald Nijboer. 623.7464 NIJ
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom : 1958 onwards (all marks) : owners' workshop manual, Ian Black. 623.7464 PHA
Phantom boys : true tales from the UK operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4, Richard Pike. 623.7464 PHA
Rogue heroes : the history of the SAS, Britain's secret special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazis and changed the nature of the war, Ben MacIntyre. 940.541
Tornado boys : thrilling tales from the men and women who have operated this indomitable modern-day bomber, Ian Hall. 358.43 HAL

Motorcycles

A short history of the motorcycle, Richard Hammond. 629.2275 HAM

Music & Musicians

1966 : the year the decade exploded, Jon Savage. 781.64 SAV
Altamont : the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the inside story of rock's darkest day, Joel Selvin. 782.42 SEL
Boss : Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band : the illustrated history, Gillian G. Gaar. 782.4216 GAA
Essential elements for guitar. Book 2 : comprehensive guitar method, Bob Morris. 787.87193 MOR
Goodnight and good riddance : how thirty-five years of John Peel helped to shape modern life, David Cavanagh. 791.44028 PEE
A chronological history of 265 programmes presented by John Peel between 1967 and 2003.
The age of Bowie : how David Bowie made a world of difference, Paul Morley. 781.66 BOW
The musical instrument desk reference : a guide to how band and orchestral instruments work, Michael J. Pagliaro. 784 PAG

Natural Science

Britain's birds : an identification guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland, Rob Hume. 598.0941 HUM
Collins life-size birds : the only guide to show British birds at their actual size, Rob Read and Paul Sterry. 598.0941 STE
Planet Earth II : a new world revealed, Stephen Moss ; foreword by David Attenborough. 508 MOS
10 years on from the first, groundbreaking, Planet Earth, we use the most incredible advances in technology and scientific discovery to bring you the most exciting and immersive picture of our world's wildlife yet.
Project Kiwi : how one man's passion for the land hatched New Zealand's first community kiwi sanctuary, Sue Hoffart. 598.54 HOF

Parenting

Parenting through the storm : find help, hope, and strength when your child has psychological problems, Ann Douglas. 618.9289 DOU

Pasifika

Jacked up and unjust : Pacific Islander teens confront violent legacies, Katherine Irwin and Karen Umemoto. 305.235 IRW
No 1 neighbour : art in Papua New Guinea 1966-2016. 709.953 NO
Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands, W. David McIntyre. 325.341 MCI

Pets & Animals

A friend for life, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home with Punteha Van Terheyden. 636.7 FRI
Cat wars : the devastating consequences of a cuddly killer, Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella. 636.8 MAR
Cat Wars tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of these cat populations.
Good dog! : New Zealand writers on dogs, Stephanie Johnson. 636.7 GOO
Nigel : my family and other dogs, Monty Don. 636.7 DON
Peggy and Me, Miranda Hart. 636.7 HAR
Hello dear book browser and welcome to Peggy and Me. The story of my life since getting a beautiful Shih-Tzu Bichon Frise cross puppy.
The horse whisperer : when he talks, horses listen, Andrew Froggatt ; with Leslie Van Gelder. 636.1083 FRO
The lion in the living room : how house cats tamed us and took over the world, Abigail Tucker. 636.8 TUC
The secret language of dogs : unlocking the canine mind for a happier pet, Victoria Stilwell. 636.7 STI
Wild babies : photographs of baby animals from giraffes to hummingbirds, Traer Scott. 778.932 SCO

Philosophy & Psychology

Architects of the culture of death, Donald De Marco and Benjamin D. Wiker. 902 DEM

Photography

100 photographs : the most influential images of all time, editor, Ben Goldberger. 779 ONE
A beauty collected : a captivating ABC book to discover the beauty around you, Rachel Garahan. 779 GAR
Her : meditations on being female, Marjorie Salvaterra. 779 SAL
Stunning portraits capture the essence of women, their emotions, and their struggles within themselves and in their relationships with the world in general.
Life on Instagram : 2017. 779 LIFE
Photography reinvented : the collection of Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker, compiled by Sarah Greenough. 779 MEY
Slim Aarons women, photographs by Slim Aarons ; written & edited by Laura Hawk. 778.92 AAR

Politics & Government

Islamic exceptionalism : how the struggle over Islam is reshaping the world, Shadi Hamid. 320.557 HAM
The Brexit club : the inside story of the Leave campaign's shock victory, Owen Bennett. 328.2 BEN
Who is Hillary Clinton? : two decades of answers from the Left, introduction by Katha Pollitt ; edited by Richard Kreitner. 973.929 CLI

Pounamu

Gottfried Lindauer's New Zealand : the Maori portraits, Ngahiraka Mason and Zara Stanhope. 759.993 LIN
Mauri ora : wisdom from the Maori world, Peter Alsop & Te Rau Kupenga. 398.9 ALS

Religion & Ethics

A call to mercy : hearts to love, hands to serve, Mother Teresa. 234.5 TER
Being disciples : essentials of the Christian life, Rowan Williams. 248.4 WIL
Christmas in the crosshairs : two thousand years of denouncing and defending the world's most celebrated holiday, Gerry Bowler. 263.915 BOW
God on mute : engaging the silence of unanswered prayer, Pete Greig. 248.3 GRE
Grace, not perfection : embracing simplicity, celebrating joy, Emily Ley. 248.84 LEY
How Jesus became God : the exaltation of a Jewish preacher from Galilee, Bart D. Ehrman. 232 EHR
John the Baptist and the last Gnostics : the secret history of the Mandaeans, Andrew Phillip Smith. 299.932 SMI
Present over perfect : leaving behind frantic for a simpler, more soulful way of living, Shauna Niequist. 248.4 NIE
Sacred histories in secular New Zealand, Geoffrey Troughton and Stuart Lange. 279.3 SAC
Sacred Histories in Secular New Zealand sheds light on previously unexamined pockets of New Zealand's history, from missionaries and Maori martyrs to charismatic preachers and puritan novelists, from sectarian conflict and competition to increased cooperation and ecumenism.
Switch on your brain : the key to peak happiness, thinking, and health, Dr. Caroline Leaf. 248.4 LEA
The beauty and the horror, Richard Harries. 214 HAR
Life is at once wonderful and appalling, beautiful and horrific. How can we live with this contradiction?
The book of joy, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams. 294.34 BST
The cost : my life on a terrorist hit list, Ali Husnain with J. Chester. 275 HUS
Born into a prominent Shia Muslim family in Pakistan, Ali had it all prestige, security, wealth, social status. The Cost is the extraordinary story of his dramatic encounter with Jesus that would change everything.
The seat of the soul, Gary Zukav. 299.93 ZUK

Science

A fortunate universe : life in a finely-tuned cosmos, Geraint F. Lewis, Luke A. Barnes. 576.83 LEW
Calculating the cosmos : how mathematics unveils the universe, Ian Stewart. 523.1 STE
Dinosaurs : how they lived and evolved, Darren Naish & Paul Barrett. 567.9 NAI
Easy as pi : maths made simple, Liz Strachan. 510 STR
How long is now? : fascinating answers to 191 mind-boggling questions : questions and answers from the popular 'Last word' column, Frank Swain. 502 HOW
Spaceships : an illustrated history of the real and the imagined, Ron Miller. 629.47 MIL
Stalin and the scientists : a history of triumph and tragedy, 1905-1953, Simon Ings. 509 ING
The intimate universe : how the stars are closer than you think, Marek Kukula. 520 KUK
The unburnt egg : more stories of a museum curator, Brian Gill. 508.074 GIL
Timekeepers, Simon Garfield. 529 GAR
Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the one thing we crave the most.
Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott. 523.1 TYS

Self Development

Empower me : the magic is in believing it's possible, Rebecca Morris. 158.1 MOR
Getting the love you want : a guide for couples, Harville Hendrix. 306.872 HEN
How to hygge : the secrets of Nordic living, Signe Johansen. 158.1 JOH
Life without envy : ego management for creative people, Camille DeAngelis. 158.1 DEA
Loving my actual life : an experiment in relishing what's right in front of me, Alexandra Kuykendall. 248.84 KUY
O's little guide to starting over, the editors of O, The Oprah Magazine. 155.333 O
Overcoming anger and irritability : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques, William Davies. 152.47 DAV
Rise sister rise : a guide to unleashing the wise, wild woman within, Rebecca Campbell. 158.1 CAM

Social Issues

Army wives : from Crimea to Afghanistan : the real lives of the women behind the men in uniform, Midge Gillies. 355.1 GIL
Disabled people and housing : choices, opportunities and barriers, Laura Hemingway. 363.59 HEM
Do it yourself caskets and coffins, Steven J. Fray. 684.08 FRE
Future sex, Emily Witt. 306.7 WIT
An open-minded, honest account of the contemporary pursuit of connection and pleasure.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 : why it disappeared and why it's only a matter of time before this happens again, David Soucie. 363.12465 SOU
See something, say nothing : a Homeland Security officer exposes the government's submission to jihad, Philip Haney & Art Moore. 303.62 HAN
The field of fight : how to win the global war against radical Islam and its allies, Lt. General Michael T. Flynn and Michael Ledeen. 363.32 FLY
The global sexual revolution : destruction of freedom in the name of freedom, Gabriele Kuby. 306.7 KUB
The war on cops : how the new attack on law and order makes everyone less safe, Heather Mac Donald. 363.2 MCD
Third sector/Not-for-profit sector recovery in post-earthquake Christchurch : research and report commissioned by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), Dr. Chrys Horn, Sarah Wylie, Jane Mountier. 361.76 HOR
This chair rocks : a manifesto against ageism, Ashton Applewhite. 305.26 APP
Trainwreck : the women we love to hate, mock, and fear and why, Sady Doyle. 305.4 DOY
This book dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to behave.
Unsportsmanlike conduct : college football and the politics of rape, Jessica Luther. 364.1532 LUT

Sport & Recreation

A bunk for the night : a guide to New Zealand's best backcountry huts, Shaun Barnett, Rob Brown, Geoff Spearpoint. 728.73 BAR
A year in the saddle : 365 stories from the world of cycle sport, Giles Belbin. 796.6 BEL
American endurance : Buffalo Bill, the Great Cowboy Race of 1893, and the vanishing Wild West, Richard A. Serrano. 798.4 SER
American Endurance : The Great Cowboy Race and the Vanishing Wild West depicts nine cowboys as they race thousands of miles across the American prairie to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
Angling days : a fly fisher's journals, Robert DeMott. 799.12 DEM
Behind the silver fern : the players speak, Tony Johnson, Lynn McConnell. 796.3336 JOH
Gymnastics : how to create champions : the theory and methodology of training top-class gymnasts, Arkaev/Suchilin. 796.44 ARK
Mountains : epic cycling climbs, Michael Blann. 796.6 BLA
Power games : a political history of the Olympics, Jules Boykoff. 796.48 BOY
Rowing faster, Volker Nolte, editor. 797.123 ROW
Run the world : my 3,500-mile journey through running cultures around the globe, Becky Wade. 796.42 WAD
Running to extremes : the legendary athletes of ultrarunning, Scott Ludwig with Bonnie Busch [and 5 others]. 796.425 LUD
Scuba diving safety, Dan Orr, Eric Douglas. 797.23 ORR
Stag doo : all new rip-roaring yarns, from 'Big Al' Lester. 799.2 LES
The hockey coaching bible, Joe Bertagna, editor. 796.962 HOC
The Kiwi pair, Hamish Bond & Eric Murray with Scotty Stevenson. 797.123 BON
Since competing at their first race meeting together in 2009, the powerhouse duo of rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have never been beaten.
The road to Sparta : reliving the ancient battle and epic run that inspired the world's greatest footrace, Dean Karnazes. 796.42 KAR
The Shotokan karate bible : beginner to black belt, Ashley P. Martin. 796.8153 MAR
Worms to catch, Guy Martin. 796.75 MAR
In his brand new book, discover how Britain's favourite daredevil fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation. He set about breaking records on the world's biggest Wall of Death, cycling 2,745 miles across the length of the United States.
WWE encyclopedia : the definitive guide to WWE, Kevin Sullivan. 796.812 SUL

Trains, Boats, Planes

A chronology of aviation : a day-by-day history of a century of powered flight, Jim Winchester. 629.1309 WIN
British Rail class 20 locomotives, Pip Dunn. 385.36 DUN
Grand Central : how a train station transformed America, Sam Roberts. 385.31 ROB
How to make a spaceship : a band of renegades, an epic race and the birth of private space flight, Julian Guthrie. 387.8 GUT
Ocean ships, Allan Ryszka-Onions. 387.24 RYS

War

44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia, Michael Veitch. 940.544 VEI
Crete 1941 : the battle and the resistance, Antony Beevor. 940.5421 BEE
Eichmann in Jerusalem : a report on the banality of evil, Hannah Arendt ; introduction by Amos Elon. 940.5318 ARE
Hannah Arendt's authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account.
Killing the Rising Sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. 940.5426 ORE
No parachute : a classic account of war in the air in WWI in letters written in 1917 by Lieutenant A.S.G. Lee, Sherwood Forresters, attached Royal Flying Corps, Arthur Gould Lee. 940.44 LEE
Operation Big Ben : the anti-V2 Spitfire missions, Craig Cabell. 940.544 CAB
Spies in the Congo : America's atomic mission in World War II, Susan Williams. 967.51 WIL
The face of battle : a study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme, John Keegan. 355.4 KEE