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New Titles Non-Fiction November 2016 (arrived in October 2016)
Art & Architecture
- After Caravaggio Michael Fried 759.5 FRI
- A revelatory study of a school of remarkable painters from one of the great art historians of the 20th century.
- Ai Weiwei 709.51 AI
- Ai is today an artist of global stature, and his strong social conscience has galvanized a generation of Chinese artists.
- Bauhaus Boris Friedewald 709.43 FRI
- Billy Showell's botanical painting in watercolour 751.422 SHO
- Chagall to Malevich : the Russian avant-gardes Edited by Evgenia Petrova and Klaus Albrecht Schroder 709.04 CHA
- Ed Ruscha and the Great American West Karin Breuer with Kerry Brougher and D. J. Waldie 759.13 RUS
- Emily Jackson : a painter's landscape Bronwen Nicholson 759.993 JAC
- A memoir told in the painter's own words, selected from her private journals and letters, Emily Jackson: A Painter's Landscape reveals the inner life of a passionate and driven artist as well as giving an insightful glimpse into the Auckland art scene of the 1970s, '80s and '90s.
- From Kandinsky to Pollock : the art of the Guggenheim collections Luca Massimo Barbero 709.05 FRO
- Georgia O'Keeffe Tanya Barson 759.13 OKE
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was one of the foundational figures of American modernism.
- Great houses : modern aristocrats James Reginato 728.8 REG
- How to see it, how to draw it : the perspective workbook Matthew Brehm 701.82 BRE
- Mad enchantment : Claude Monet and the painting of the water lilies Ross King 759.4 MON
- On the verge of insanity : Van Gogh and his illness Nienke Bakker, Louis van Tilborgh, Laura Prins 759.9492 GOG
- Plant : exploring the botanical world 704.9434 PLA
- This fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolours, drawings, and prints to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life.
- Richard Wentworth : making do and getting by 709.2 WEN
- A leading figure in the New British Sculpture movement of the early 1980s, Richard Wentworth (born 1947)
uses photography to register chance encounters of oddities and discrepancies in the modern landscape, expanding the possibilities of sculpture into the public realm.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art masterpiece paintings Kathryn Calley Galitz 708.13 GAL
- This model world : travels to the edge of contemporary art Anthony Byrt 709.93 BYR
- To see without being seen : contemporary art and drone warfare Svea Braunert, Meredith Malone 709.05 BRA
- Unruly nature : the landscapes of Theodore Rousseau Scott Allan and Edouard Kopp with an essay by Line Clausen Pedersen 759.4 ROU
- Welcome to Painterland : Bruce Conner and the Rat Bastard Protective Association Anastasia Aukeman 700.92 CON
- What paintings say : 100 masterpieces in detail Rose-Marie & Rainer Hagen 750.11 HAG
Automobiles
- Great British motorcycles of the 1950s & 1960s Bob Currie 629.2275 CUR
- The complete book of American muscle supercars : Yenko, Shelby, Baldwin Motion, Grand Spaulding, and more Tom Glatch 629.222 GLA
- The complete book of Ducati motorcycles : every model since 1946 Ian Falloon 629.2275 DUC
Biographies
- A little thing called life : on loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and songs in between Linda Thompson 791.45028 THO
- Songwriter and actress Linda Thompson breaks her silence for the first time to share the extraordinary story of her life, career, and her epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars--Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner.
- Augustus : the biography Jochen Bleicken ; translated by Anthea Bell 937.07 AUG
- Avid reader : a life Robert Gottlieb 070.51 GOT
- The editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster writes with wit and candor about becoming the editor of The New Yorker, and the challenges and satisfactions of running America's preeminent magazine.
- Beer money : a memoir of privilege and loss Frances Stroh 338.766 STR
- The Stroh Brewing Company had become the largest private beer fortune in America and a brand emblematic of the American dream itself; while Stroh was coming of age, the Stroh family fortune was estimated to be worth $700 million. But behind the beautiful facade lay a crumbling foundation. Detroit's economy collapsed with the retreat of the automotive industry to the suburbs and abroad and likewise the Stroh family found their wealth and legacy disappearing.
- Blood on the mirror : true story from the streets to redemption Anita Mary 616.8527 MAR
- After a childhood of lies, emotional and physical violence, many different homes and 18 schools, Anita ran away to be free. What she encountered along the way was everything but freedom, until finally she made the wisest choice anyone could ever make.
- 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.
- Breaking the surface Greg Louganis with Eric Marcus 797.24 LOU
- This is the haunting, searingly candid story of the world's greatest diver.
- Bromhead Peter Bromhead 741.5 BRO
- A wickedly funny illustrated memoir by award-winning cartoonist Peter Bromhead. Peter Bromhead has led an unashamedly colourful life, from surviving German air raids as a child in the United Kingdom to navigating parallel careers as a cartoonist and interior designer, marrying three times and becoming a father again in his seventies.
- Catching the sky : two brothers, one family, and our dream to fly Colten Moore with Keith O'Brien 796.94 MOO
- Raised on the prairies of the Texas Panhandle, Colten and Caleb Moore heeded another call and became stars on the burgeoning freestyle ATV and snowmobile circuits.
- Deirdre : a life on Coronation Street Glenda Young 791.457 YOU
- This the official Coronation Street tie-in celebration of Deirdre Barlow's time on the show.
- Einstein's greatest mistake : the life of a flawed genius David Bodanis 530.092 EIN
- Fast into the night : a woman, her dogs, and their journey north on the Iditarod Trail Debbie Clarke Moderow 798.8 MOD
- Freedom : my book of firsts Jaycee Dugard 364.154 DUG
- In the follow-up to her bestselling memoir, A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own.
- Grinding it out : the making of McDonald's Ray Kroc with Robert Anderson 647.95 KRO
- Meet the man behind McDonald's, one of the largest fast-food corporations in the world with over 32,000 stores around the globe.
- 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.
- In endless fear : a true story Colin Crump 920.71 CRU
- This book is Colin Crump's courageous and heart-warming story of growing up in a New Zealand farming family with his brother Barry. Stories of an often-idyllic country boyhood, running wild half a century ago, are interwoven with almost unbearable scenes in which abusive father delivers brutal beatings to his spirited sons.
- Into the lion's mouth : the true story of Dusko Popov : World War II spy, patriot, and the real-life inspiration for James Bond Larry Loftis 940.5486 POP
- Jail bird : the inside story of the glam vicar Sharon Grenham-Thompson 259.5 GRE
- Sharon Grenham-Thompson is an Anglican minister and former prison chaplain at Bedford Jail in the UK, where she was responsible for running a large multi-faith team. Jailbird explores her motivation to help those who are the least in society.
- Just Boris : a tale of blond ambition Sonia Purnell 941.085 JOH
- A major and controversial new biography of one of the most compelling and contradictory figures in modern British life.
- Kanye West owes me $300 : and other true stories from a white rapper who almost made it big Jensen Karp formerly know as "Hot Karl". 781.66 KAR
- The comedian, writer and co-owner of Gallery 1988 traces his heyday experiences as rapper "Hot Karl," describing the childhood experiences that shaped his early creative life, his relationship with rap partner Rickye and his recordings with such famous artists as Kanye West and will.i.am.
- Karl Marx : greatness and illusion Gareth Stedman Jones 335.4 MAR
- Kick : the true story of Kick Kennedy, JFK's forgotten sister and the heir to Chatsworth Paula Byrne 973.91 KEN
- Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter Barbara Leaming 973.91 KEN
- Labyrinths : Emma Jung, her marriage to Carl, and the early years of psychoanalysis Catrine Clay 150.1954 JUN
- Lara : the untold love story that inspired Doctor Zhivago Anna Pasternak 891.734 IVI
- The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya the true tragedy behind the timeless classic.
- Margaret Pole : the Countess in the Tower Susan Higginbotham 942.052 SAL
- Of the many executions ordered by Henry VIII, surely the most horrifying was that of sixty-
seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, hacked to pieces on the scaffold by a blundering headsman.
- My life in design Terence Conran 747 CON
- Terence Conran tells the story of the Conran brand from the founding of the Conran Design Studio sixty years ago to the creation of the Design Museum, now moving to a dazzling new space on High Street Kensington in November this year.
- Neymar : the unstoppable rise of Barcelona's Brazilian superstar Luca Caioli 796.334 NEY
- From a young age, Neymar was identified as a future great of world soccer. Since his move to Barcelona in 2013 he has progressed at an unstoppable rate, not simply coping but thriving under the pressure of expectation.
- No cunning plan : my story Tony Robinson 791.450941 ROB
- He presented Time Team for twenty years, watching countless gardens ruthlessly dug up in the name of archaeology, and risked life and limb filming The Worst Jobs in History.
- Nujeen : one girl's incredible journey from war-torn Syria in a wheelchair Nujeen Mustafa with Christina Lamb 325.21 MUS
- Queen bees : six brilliant and extraordinary society hostesses between the wars Sian Evans 941.08 AST
- Queen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax.
- 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. An expanded edition of the remarkable story of Rena Korneich, one of the few women who survived the first Jewish transport to Auschwitz and more than three years in the Nazi death camp.
- Ronaldo : the obsession for perfection Luca Caioli 796.334 RON
- A three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo's status as a footballing superstar is unquestionable.
- Shirley Jackson : a rather haunted life Ruth Franklin 813.54 JAC
- Still known to millions only as the author of the "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) remains curiously absent from the American literary canon. A genius of literary suspense, Jackson plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America better than anyone.
- Ten ways not to commit suicide : a memoir Darryl "DMC" McDaniels with Darrell Dawsey 781.66 DMC
- The legendary rap star and cofounder of Run D.M.C. speaks out about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts one of the most devastating yet little known health issues plaguing the black community today.
- The Arab of the future. 2 : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985) Riad Sattouf 741.5 SAT
- The Arab of the Future, Volume 2 once again reveals
the inner workings of a tormented country and a tormented family, delivered through Riad Saffoufs dazzlingly original talent.
- The big cat man : an autobiography Jonathan Scott. 590.92 SCO
- One man's infatuation with Africa and his unfailing devotion to the woman who shares his passion. Jonathan's writing makes for a fascinating safari through a life lived in the world's most spectacular wilderness area. His book raises uncomfortable questions about the future of wildlife on a continent where the needs of the people sometimes seem overwhelming.
- The bounder : the riotous true-life adventures of a bon viveur Mike Daunt 799.1 DAU
- This merry memoir tells how the author has lurched through a life full of friendship, laughter and bad behaviour. He has bonded with some of the most famous names in show business; drinking with Lee Marvin, lunching with Richard Burton (and a couple of ferrets), fishing with Chris Tarrant and Eric Clapton, laughing with Ronnie Corbett.
- The house at Salvation Creek Susan Duncan 994.41 DUN
- Continuing the story of Susan Duncan's bestselling memoir, Salvation Creek.
- The invention of Angela Carter Edmund Gordon 823.914 CAR
- Angela Carter is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and beguiling writers of the last century. Her work stands out for its bawdiness and linguistic zest, its hospitality to the fantastic and the absurd, and its extraordinary inventiveness and range. Her life was as modern and as unconventional as anything in her fiction.
- The making of Donald Trump David Cay Johnston 338.04 TRU
- Love him or hate him, Trump's influence is undeniable. A man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout, Trump's career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy.
- The Osamu Tezuka story : a life in manga and anime Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions 741.5 TEZ
- This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka Japan's "God of Manga" looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack).
- The snow farmer : John Lee of the Cardrona Valley Sally Rae ; photographs by Stephen Jaquiery 338.04 LEE
- One man's dream to breathe life into a sleepy Central Otago valley has brought high-adrenaline adventure to millions in a spectacularly beautiful part of New Zealand.
- The worst woman in Sydney : the life and crimes of Kate Leigh Leigh Straw 364.1 LEI
- Matriarch of the criminal underworld or the Robin Hood of inner Sydney. The legend of Kate Leigh, Sydney's famed brothel madam, sly grog seller and drug dealer, has loomed large in TV's Underbelly and every other account of Sydney's criminal history from the 1920s to the 1960s.
- Van Gogh's ear : the true story Bernadette Murphy 759.9492 GOG
- On a dark night in Provence in December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than a century biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened that night have been left with more questions than answers.
- Where am I now? : true stories of girlhood and accidental fame Mara Wilson 791.43028 WIL
- A former child actress best known for her starring roles in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl.
- Working class boy Jimmy Barnes 781.66 BAR
- Working Class Boy is a powerful reflection on a traumatic and violent childhood, which fuelled the excess and recklessness that would define, but almost destroy, the rock'n'roll legend. This is the story of how James Swan became Jimmy Barnes
- You'll grow out of it Jessi Klein 792.7 KLE
- You'll grow out of it hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity.
Business & Management
- A more beautiful question : the power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas Warren Berger 658.403 BER
- Be the boss everyone wants to work for : a guide for new leaders William Gentry 658.409 GEN
- Critical path analysis in practice : collected papers on project control Gail Thornley 658.4032 CRI
- Design a better business : new tools, skills and mindset for strategy and innovation written by Patrick van der Pijl, Justin Lokitz, and Lisa Kay Solomon 658.401
- Digital selling : how to use social media and the web to generate leads and sell more Grant Leboff 658.872 LEB
- Find your extraordinary : dream bigger, live happier, and achieve success on your own terms Jessica DiLullo Herrin 650.1 HER
- From impossible to inevitable : how hyper-growth companies create predictable revenue Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin 658.81 ROS
- Great answers to tough questions at work Michael Dodd 650.1 DOD
- Grit to great : how perseverance, passion, and pluck take you from ordinary to extraordinary Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval 650.1 KAP
- How to be a great boss Gino Wickman and Rene Boer 658.409 WIC
- How to show & sell your crafts : how to build your craft business at home, online, and in the marketplace Torie Jayne 745.5 JAY
- Market research in a week Judy Bartkowiak 658.83 BAR
- Media training for modern leaders : how to face the news media with confidence in today's world Pete Burdon 352.23 BUR
- Navigating the new retail landscape : a guide for business leaders Alan Treadgold and Jonathan Reynolds 658.87 TRE
- Negotiation : how to craft agreements that give everyone more Gavin Presman 658.405 PRE
- The 100 best business books of all time : what they say, why they matter, and how they can help you Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten with Sally Haldorson 650
- The glass wall : success strategies for women at work and businesses that mean business Sue Unerman & Kathryn Jacob 650.1 UNE
- Think like a manager don't act like one : 75 approaches Harry Starren 658.4 STA
- Turn waste into wealth : how to find cash in every corner of the company Mark C. DeLuzio 658.314 DEL
Cartoons
- DC Comics covergirls Louise Simonson ; foreword by Adam Hughes 741.5 SIM
Civil Rights
- Creating freedom : power, control and the fight for our future Raoul Martinez 323.44 MAR
Computers
- Beginning visual C# 2015 programming Benjamin Perkins, Jacob Vibe Hammer, Jon D. Reid 005.133 C
- Building microservices Sam Newman 005.1 NEW
- How do I do that in Photoshop? : the quickest ways to do the things you want to do, right now! Scott Kelby 006.68 KEL
- iMac for dummies Mark L. Chambers 004.165 IMA
- My digital entertainment for seniors Jason R. Rich 004 RIC
- PHP for the web Larry Ullman 005.72 ULL
- Raspberry Pi 3 in easy steps Mike McGrath 005.1 MCG
- Sams teach yourself iOS 9 application development in 24 hours John Ray 004.165 RAY
- The joy of UX : User Experience and interactive design for developers David Platt 005.43 PLA
- Virtualization essentials Matthew Portnoy 005.43 POR
Crafts & Collecting
- Arita 738.20952 ARI
- Celebrating the 400th anniversary of traditional Japanese ceramic culture as interpreted by today's leading designers.
- Bejewelled treasures : the Al Thani collection Susan Stronge with Joanna Whalley and Anna Ferrari 739.27 STR
- Examines in exquisite detail, spectacular jewelled and enamel objects, drawn from a single private collection, and to explore the broader themes of tradition and modernity in Indian jewellery.
- Britains toy soldiers : the history and handbook 1893-2013 James Opie 745.5928 OPI
- Clay : contemporary ceramic artisans Amber Creswell Bell 738 BEL
- Cute crocheted animals Emma Varnam 746.434 VAR
- Decorative paper craft : origami, paper cutting, papier mache 745.54 DEC
- DIY woven art : inspiration and instruction for handmade wall hangings, rugs, pillows and more! Rachel Denbow 746.14 DEN
- Epic cosplay costumes : a step-by-step guide to making and sewing your own costume designs Kristie "Karmada" Good 646.478 GOO
- If these jewels could talk : the legends behind celebrity gems Beth Bernstein 739.27 BER
- Modern crocheted shawls & wraps : 35 stylish ways to keep warm from lacy shawls to chunky wraps Laura Strutt. 746.434 STR
- On the loom : a modern weaver's guide Maryanne Moodie ; photographs by Alexandra Grablewski 746.14 MOO
- Patterns : inside the Design Library Peter Koepke 746 KOE
- Rugged knits : 24 practical projects for everyday living Andrea Rangel 746.432 RAN
- Simple tailoring & alterations : hems, waistbands, seams, sleeves, pockets, cuffs, darts, tucks, fastenings, necklines, linings J. Francois-Campbell 646.408 FRA
- Stitches to savor : a celebration of designs Sue Spargo 746.46 SPA
- String craft : create 35 fantastic projects by winding, looping, and stitching with string Lucy Hopping 746.42 HOP
- Textile nature : textile techniques and inspiration from the natural world Anne Kelly 746 KEL
- The art of whimsical stitching : creative stitch techniques and inspiring projects Joanne Sharpe 746.4 SHA
- Thrilling quilling : the ultimate quiller's sourcebook Elizabeth Moad 745.54 MOA
- Weaving flowers from New Zealand flax Ali Brown 746.41 BRO
- Weekend wraps : 18 quick knit cowls, scarves & shawls Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre 746.432 MCD
Crime & Espionage
- Becky : the heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father Darren Galsworthy Darren Galsworthy 364.1523 GAL
- This is the heartbreaking story of the murder of 16-year-
old Bristol schoolgirl Becky Watts, a personal and heartfelt account of a crime that shocked the nation in a unique way and tore a family in two. A vulnerable and shy girl, Becky Watts was brutally murdered by her own step-brother on 19 February 2015.
- In sickness, in health and in jail : what happened when my husband unexpectedly went to prison for two years Mel Jacob 365.6 JAC
- My Italians : true stories of crime and courage Roberto Saviano ; translated by Anne Milano Appel 945.093 SAV
- From the international bestselling author of Gomorrah, this is a deeply personal and candid portrait of Italy today: a place of trafficking and toxic waste, where votes can be bought and sold, where organized crime ravages both north and south yet also where many courageous individuals defy the system, and millions work tirelessly for a better future.
- Remembering Anita Cobby : the case, the husband, the aftermath : 30 years on Mark Morri 364.1523 MOR
- The invitation-only zone : the true story of North Korea's abduction project Robert S. Boynton 364.154 BOY
- The secret Deric Henderson 364.1523 HEN
- May 1991 in the seaside town of Castlerock in Northern Ireland and the bodies of two people police officer Trevor Buchanan and nurse Lesley Howell are found in a car filled with carbon monoxide. Their spouses are having an affair and, it appears, the pair are so distraught they have taken their own lives.
- The Shepherd's Bush murders Nick Russell-Pavier 364.1523 RUS
- The crime, the criminals, the victims and their families. And the biggest manhunt by British
- Tong wars : the untold story of vice, money, and murder in New York's Chinatown Scott D. Seligman 364.106 SEL
- True crime Japan : thieves, rascals, killers and dope heads : true stories from a Japanese courtroom Paul Murphy 364.1 MUR
- Wolf boys : two American teenagers and Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel Dan Slater 364.106 SLA
- The story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel, and their pursuit by a Mexican-American detective who realizes the War on Drugs is unwinnable.
Economics
- Breaking Rockefeller : the incredible story of the ambitious rivals who toppled an oil empire Peter B. Doran 338.272 DOR
- Chart patterns : after the buy Thomas Bulkowski 332.632 BUL
- Fair food : stories from a movement changing the world Nick Rose 338.19 FAI
- Makers and takers : the rise of finance and the fall of American business Rana Foroohar 332.0973 FOR
- Man vs money : understanding the curious economics that power our world written by Stewart Cowley ; iluustrated by Joe Lyward 332.024 COW
- Technological innovation and economic growth in New Zealand : 1918 to "Think Big" Alan Wylde 338.06 WYL
Education
- Counting what counts : reframing education outcomes Editor Yong Zhao 379.158 COU
- Overemphasizing test scores as measures of achievement is potentially harmful to
education. The contributors identify key traits such as mindset, motivation, social skills, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that students, teachers, and schools need to acknowledge and cultivate.
Engineering
- Arduino project handbook : 25 practical projects to get you started Mark Geddes 621.381 GED
- Stothert & Pitt : cranemakers to the world Ken Andrews and Stuart Burroughs 621.873 AND
- Structural engineering : a very short introduction David Blockley 624.1 BLO
Environment
- Energy and climate : vision for the future Michael B. McElroy 333.79 MCE
Etiquette
- Works well with others : shaking hands, shutting up, and other crucial skills in business that no one ever teaches you Ross McCammon 395.5 MCC
Farming
- Country calendar : stories from our rural heartland Matt Philp & Rob Suisted 630 PHI
- This year saw Country Calendar turn 50, and this book celebrates this milestone by revisiting 15 families who have appeared on the show during the last decade - and, in some cases, whose properties have featured two or three times during the last 50 years.
- The farmer's office : tools, tips and templates to successfully manage a growing farm business Julia Shanks 630.68 SHA
- Wool away, boy! Alan Blunt 636.3083 BLU
- A firsthand account of Australian shearing sheds of the 1950s and 60s. Alan chronicles all the larger-than-life personalities he met: the misfits, romantics, larrikins and psychopaths. With an irrepressible wit, he captures the voices of the men he worked with and brings to life a golden era of shearing.
Fashion
- Fashion details : a historical sourcebook 391 FAS
- Combining the works of the classic nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth with an authoritative modern text, this book is a study of the rich vocabulary of style through the ages.
- Get gorgeous : 21 days to a more beautiful, confident you Christel Vatasso, Pascal Loperena 646.7 VAT
- Two fashion industry experts share tips honed over years of turning newly discovered talent into the unforgettable faces we admire on runways and in the fashion press.
- Grace : the American Vogue years 746.92 COD
- Jackie and Cassini : a fashion love affair Lauren Marino 920.72 ONA
- As the glamorous Kennedys took the White House in 1961, Jackie appointed famed designer - and family friend - Oleg Cassini, as her personal Secretary of Style.
- Military style invades fashion Timothy Godbold 391 GOD
- Of beards and men : the revealing history of facial hair Christopher Oldstone-Moore 391.5 OLD
- Style forever : how to look fabulous at every age Alyson Walsh ; illustrated by Leo Greenfield 391.2 WAL
- The curated closet : a simple system for discovering your personal style and building your dream wardrobe Anuschka Rees 646.3 REE
- Vogue : the shoe Harriet Quick 391.41 QUI
Film, Television & Theatre
- Disney villains : delightfully evil : the creation, the inspiration, the fascination Jen Darcy 791.433 DAR
- In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox Carol Burnett 791.457 BUR
- Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-
the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show.
- The perfect stage crew : the complete technical guide for high school, college, and community theater John Kaluta 792.025 KAL
- Unbuttoned : the art and artists of theatrical costume design E. Shura Pollatsek 792.026 POL
Food & Wine
- 2-day super diet : a collection of our best 2-day a week diet recipes to lose weight 641.5635 TWO
- Bake off : creme de la creme Martin Chiffers and Emma Marsden 641.865 CHI
- Basics to brilliance Donna Hay ; photography by William Meppem 641.5 HAY
- Celebrating Christmas 641.568 CEL
- China : the cookbook Kei Lum Chan, Diora Fong Chan 641.5951 CHA
- Cuba! : recipes and stories from the Cuban kitchen Dan Goldberg, Andrea Kuhn, and Jody Eddy 641.597291 GOL
- Delicious gluten-free food 641.563 DEL
- Family Sunday lunches : over 150 delicious recipes for a relaxed Sunday lunch Mary Berry 641.53 BER
- Ferment, pickle, dry : ancient methods, modern meals Simon Poffley and Gaba Smolinska-Poffley 641.46 POF
- Flavour : eat what you love Ruby Tandoh ; photographs by Charlotte Bland 641.5 TAN
- Foolproof cooking Mary Berry 641.5 BER
- Generation chef : risking it all for a new American dream Karen Stabiner 641.5 STA
- Gizzi's season's eatings : feasts & celebrations from Halloween to Happy New Year Gizzi Erskine 641.568 ERS
- Grown & gathered Matt & Lentil 641.5 PUR
- 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
- Leiths techniques bible Sue Spaull with Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne 641.5 SPA
- The ultimate cookery reference book.
- Little tables : anytime breakfasts from around the world Vanessa Lewis 641.52 LEW
- Melie's kitchen Amelia Ferrier ; photography by Tam West 641.865 FER
- New Zealander Amelia Ferrier, or Melie as she is known to her fans, has amassed an enthusiastic following for the delectable creations she shares on Instagram and her Melie's Kitchen blog.
- Outdoors : simple delicious food for barbecues, spits, and open fires Jeremy Schmid ; photography by Devin Hart 641.578 SCH
- Palestine on a plate : memories from my mother's kitchen Joudie Kalla 641.595694 KAL
- River Cottage A to Z : our favourite ingredients, & how to cook them Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 641.5 RIV
- Scandikitchen : Fika & Hygge : comforting cakes and bakes from Scandinavia with love Bronte Aurell ; photography by Peter Cassidy 641.5948 AUR
- Scrumptious Chelsea Winter ; photography by Tam West 641.5 WIN
- Skin : delicious recipes & the ultimate wellbeing plan for radiant skin in 6 weeks Liz Earle 641.563 EAR
- Stirring slowly : recipes to restore & revive Georgina Hayden 641.5 HAY
- Tanya bakes Tanya Burr 641.865 BUR
- The French chef in America : Julia Child's second act Alex Prud'homme 641.5 CHI
- The healing kitchen : cooking with nourishing herbs for health, wellness, and vitality Holly Bellebuono 641.657 BEL
- The plan cookbook : more than 150 recipes for vibrant health and weight loss Lyn-Genet Recitas 641.5635 REC
- The seaweed cookbook Xa Milne 641.69 MIL
- Toast hash roast mash : real food for every time of day Dan Doherty 641.5 DOH
Gardens and Gardening
- A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants editor-in-chief, Christopher Brickell 635.9 A
- Capability Brown and his landscape gardens Sarah Rutherford 712.6 BRO
- Fine gardening easy-to-grow vegetables : greens, tomatoes, peppers & more 635 FIN
- Grow fruit Alan Buckingham ; Australian consultant, Jennifer Wilkinson 634 BUC
- Growing vegetables : an easy guide for all seasons Sarah O' Neil 635 ONE
- Royal Horticultural Society companion to wildlife gardening Chris Baines 639.92 BAI
- The garden awakening : designs to nurture our land & ourselves Mary Reynolds ; foreword by Larry Korn 712.6 REY
- The plant lover's guide to hardy geraniums Robin Parer 635.93 HAR
- The plant lover's guide to magnolias Andrew Bunting 635.97 MAG
- The plant lover's guide to primulas Jodie Mitchell & Lynne Lawson 635.93 PRI
- The Virago book of women gardeners Deborah Kellaway 635 VIR
Genealogy
- Organize your genealogy : strategies and solutions for every researcher Drew Smith 929.1 SMI
Health & Medicine
- ADHD nation : the disorder. The drugs. The inside story Alan Schwarz 618.9285 SCH
- Be your own CBT therapist Windy Dryden 616.8914 DRY
- Beyond borderline : true stories of recovery from borderline personality disorder John G. Gunderson, Perry D. Hoffman 616.8585 BEY
- Big fat myths Ruben Meerman 613.25 MEE
- Diet myths and wellness nonsense topple like dominoes along the way, restoring your confidence in common sense and the age-old wisdom that to lose weight, you simply need to eat less and move more.
- Bringing yoga to life : the everyday practice of enlightened living Donna Farhi 613.7046 FAR
- Bump it up : the dynamic, flexible exercise and healthy eating plan for before, during and after pregnancy Greg Whyte 618.24 WHY
- Crowdsourced health : how what you do on the Internet will improve medicine Elad Yom-Tov 610.28 YOM
- Defeating teenage depression Roslyn Law 616.8527 LAW
- Diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another dementia Kate Swaffer & Lee-Fay Low 616.83 SWA
- Dog medicine : how my dog saved me from myself Julie Barton 616.8527 BAR
- Feeding the young athlete : sports nutrition made easy for players, parents and coaches Cynthia Lair with Scott Murdoch 613.2 LAI
- Health hacks : 500 simple solutions that provide big benefits Esme Floyd 613.0424 FLO
- Herbs & nutrients for neurologic disorders : treatment strategies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke, multiple sclerosis, migraine, seizures Sidney J. Kurn and Sheryl Shook 615.321 KUR
- Left for dead Dick Quinn 616.12 QUI
- Left for dead by his doctors after a 1978 heart attck and failed bypass surgery, Dick Quinn discovered an herb that saved his
- Lose the clutter, lose the weight : the six-week total-life slim down Peter Walsh 613.25 WAL
- Medicine : the definitive illustrated history Steve Parker 610 PAR
- Moving on after childhood sexual abuse : understanding the effects and preparing for therapy Jonathan Willows 616.8583 WIL
- The appointment Dr Graham Easton 610.696 EAS
- The Appointment offers an intimate and honest account of how a typical GP tries to make sense of a patient's health problems and manage them within the constraints of their health system and the short ten minute appointment.
- The human superorganism : how the microbiome is revolutionizing the pursuit of a healthy life Rodney Dietert, PhD 613 DIE
- The Juice Lady's sugar knockout Cherie Calbom 613.28 CAL
- Best-selling author, and global health expert, Cherie Calbom shares her unique expertise and knowledge in this thirty-day guided transition into a low sugar impact diet.
- Tic disorders : a guide for parents and professionals Uttom Chowdhury and Tara Murphy ; foreword by Suzanne Dobson 618.9283 CHO
- Vision : how it works and what can go wrong John E. Dowling and Joseph L. Dowling, Jr 612.84 DOW
- Vitamin K2 and the calcium paradox : how a little-known vitamin could save your life Kate Rheaume-Bleue 612.399 RHE
- Yoga therapy for Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis Jean Danford 613.7046 DAN
History, Geography & Travel
- A chorus of cockerels : walking on the wild side in Mallorca Anna Nicholas 946.754 NIC
- A road tour of American song titles : from Mendocino to Memphis Karl Du Fresne 973 DU
- Antarctica Alexis Averbuck 998.9 AVE
- Preserved for peace and science, this ice-crowned continent offers inspiration, adventure and perspective. Wildlife roams freely, icebergs crash into the sea, whales breach beside your ship.
- Ascension : the story of a South Atlantic island Duff Hart-Davis 997.3 HAR
- Atlas obscura : an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton 910.2 FOE
- Caught in the revolution : Petrograd 1917 Helen Rappaport 947.0841 RAP
- Estuary : out from London to the sea Rachel Lichtenstein 942.1 LIC
- Europe since 1989 : a history Philipp Ther ; translated by Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmuller 940.5 THE
- Far and away : how travel can change the world Andrew Solomon 910.41 SOL
- Hannibal : leadership, strategy, conflict Nic Fields ; illustrated by Peter Dennis 937.04 HAN
- Heathcote: the upside : community creativity, innovation and initiative in response to the Christchurch earthquakes Sooze Harris with Sara Templeton 993.83 HEA
- This book showcases and celebrates the many resident initiatives over the last five years.
- Hitler's compromises : coercion and consensus in Nazi Germany Nathan Stoltzfus 943.086 STO
- Holocaust heroes : resistance to Hitler's 'Final Solution' Mark Felton 940.5318 FEL
- Imperial triumph : the Roman world from Hadrian to Constantine Michael Kulikowski 937.06 KUL
- Ireland : the autobiography : one hundred years in life of the nation, told by its people John Bowman 941.5 IRE
- Jungle : a harrowing true story of adventure, danger and survival Yossi Ghinsberg 984 GHI
- Love of country : a Hebridean journey Madeleine Bunting 941.14 BUN
- More moaning : the enlightened one returns Karl Pilkington 910.4 PIL
- Will his travels around the world bring him any closer to the meaning of life? Find out in his hilarious new book.
- New Zealand society at war, 1914-1918 Steven Loveridge 940.393 NEW
- Photographing Aoraki Mount Cook : a guide to the best walks & photography locations Mark Watson 993.88 WAT
- Rick Steves Europe through the back door. 2017 940 STE
- Rick Steves' Greece : Athens & the Peloponnese 949.5 STE
- Salonica city of ghosts : Christians, Muslims and Jews 1430-1950 Mark Mazower 949.565 MAZ
- So far so good : a three-month traverse of the Southern Alps Craig Potton 993.71 POT
- The broken decade : prosperity, depression and recovery in New Zealand, 1928-39 Malcolm McKinnon 993.032 MCK
- The fall of heaven : the Pahlavis and the final days of imperial Iran Andrew Scott Cooper 955.053 MOH
- The French Revolution : from Enlightenment to tyranny Ian Davidson 944.04 DAV
- The general vs. the president : MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war H. W. Brands 973.918 BRA
- The great global bucket list : one-of-a-kind travel experiences Robin Esrock 910.2 ESR
- The sea and the snow : the South Indian Ocean Expedition to Heard Island 1964-5 Philip Temple 969.9 TEM
- The ultimate guide to safe travel for women : safe travel tips for the modern woman K. Paige Engle 910 ENG
- The United States of paranoia : a conspiracy theory Jesse Walker 973 WAL
- Time to take flight : the savvy woman's guide to safe solo travel Jayne Seagrave 910 SEA
- Treasures from the map room : a journey through the Bodleian collections Debbie Hall 912 TRE
- Vietnam : a new history Christopher Goscha 959.7 GOS
Hobbies
- Build 25 beautiful boxes Doug Stowe 684.08 STO
- Learning JavaScript robotics : design, build, and program your own remarkable robots with JavaScript and open source hardware Kassandra Perch 629.892
- Metalsmithing made easy Kate Ferrant Richbourg 739.27 RIC
- Modelling the lineside : a guide for railway modellers Richard Bardsley 625.19 BAR
House & Garden
- Bright.bazaar's dream decor : styling a cool, creative and comfortable home, wherever you live Will Taylor 747 TAY
- Coastal living : a celebration of living by the water Henrietta Heald 747.88 HEA
- For the love of old : living with chipped, frayed, tarnished, faded, tattered, worn and weathered things that bring comfort, character, and joy to the places we call home written and photographed by Mary Randolph Carter 747 CAR
- In bloom : creating and living with flowers Ngoc Minh Ngo 745.92 NGO
- This can be beautiful : simple DIY projects to style your home and redesign your life Tiffany Pratt 745.5 PRA
- Tiny houses built with recycled materials : inspiration for constructing tiny homes using salvaged and reclaimed supplies Ryan Mitchell 728.37 MIT
- Upcycling : 20 creative projects made from reclaimed materials Max McMurdo ; photography by Simon Brown 747.1 MCM
- White rooms : decorating with style, pattern and colour Karen McCartney, David Harrison ; photography by Richard Powers 747.94 MCC
Journalism
- Batttling with the truth : the contrast in the media reporting of World War II Ian Garden 070.433 GAR
- Rolling blackouts : dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq Sarah Glidden 070.433 GLI
- Cartoonist Sarah Glidden accompanies her two friends reporters and founders of a
journalism non-profit as they research potential stories on the effects of the Iraq War on the Middle East and, specifically, the war's refugees.
Language
- Easy Vietnamese : learn to speak Vietnamese quickly! Bac Hoai Tran 495.922 TRA
- Japanese for beginners : learning conversational Japanese Sachiko Toyozato 495.6834 TOY
- Women talk more than men : and other myths about language explained Abby Kaplan 401.9 KAP
Law
- A constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler 342.93 PAL
- My father and Atticus Finch : a lawyer's fight for justice in 1930s Alabama Joseph Madison Beck 345.025 BEC
- Trials of the century : a decade-by-decade look at ten of America's most sensational crimes Mark J. Phillips and Aryn Z. Phillips 345.07 PHI
Library Science
- Acquisitions in the new information universe : core competencies and ethical practices Jesse Holden 025.2 HOL
Literature
- How to be a writer : who smashes deadlines, crushes editors and lives in a solid gold hovercraft John Birmingham 808.02 BIR
- Little grey cells : the quotable Poirot Agatha Christie ; edited by David Braun 823.912 CHR
- Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective solved some of the world's most puzzling crimes using only his little grey cells. Now, in his own words, discover the man behind the moustache, and the wit and wisdom of the Queen of crime who created him.
Military
- Good bye Bill Massey : no more khaki : Reg Hird's letters from the Great War [compiled by] Rachel Hird 940.481 HIR
Music & Musicians
- Playing the bass with three left hands Will Carruthers 781.66 CAR
- Uproot : travels in twenty-first-century music and digital culture Jace Clayton 781.64 CLA
- When the screaming stops : the dark history of the Bay City Rollers Simon Spence 781.66 BAY
- Your song changed my life : from Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, thirty-five beloved artists on their journey and the music that inspired it Bob Boilen 780.92 BOI
Natural Science
- A charm of goldfinches & other collective nouns Matt Sewell 590 SEW
- African wild dogs : on the front line Brendan Whittington-Jones 599.77 WHI
- Birds : myth, lore & legend Rachel Warren Chadd, Marianne Taylor 598 CHA
- Field guide to the amphibians & reptiles of Britain and Europe Jeroen Speybroek [and 3 others] ; illustrated by Ilian Velikov 597.9 SPE
- Last stand : George Bird Grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the new West Michael Punke 599.643 PUN
- Mountain flowers Michael Scott 582.13 SCO
- Remarkable birds Mark Avery 598 AVE
- The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Tim Flannery 582.16 WOH
Painting
- Colour mixing guide. Oils Julie Collins 752 COL
Parenting
- Baby names. 2017 Ella Joynes 929.4 JOY
- Talk to me, baby! : how you can support young children's language development Betty S. Bardige 372.6 BAR
- The "me, me, me" epidemic : a step-by-step guide to raising capable, grateful kids in an over-entitled world Amy McCready 649.1 MCC
- The conscious parent's guide to coparenting : a mindful approach to creating a collaborative, positive parenting plan Jenna Flowers 306.874 FLO
- The secrets of successful adoptive parenting : practical advice and strategies to help with emotional and behavioural challenges Sophie Ashton ; foreword by Bryan Post 649.14 ASH
- Your baby and toddler problems solved Gina Ford 649.122 FOR
Pasifika
- The Fijian colonial experience : a study of the neotraditional order under British colonial rule prior to World War II Timothy John Macnaught 996.11 MCN
Pets & Animals
- Alan the Christmas donkey : the little donkey who made a big difference Tracy Garton with Danielle Hoffman 639.97 GAR
- Being a dog : following the dog into a world of smell Alexandra Horowitz 636.7 HOR
- Cows in trees : a warm and witty memoir of a vet's life Julian Earl 636.089 EAR
- My rescue dog rescued me : amazing true stories of adopted canine heroes Sharon Ward-Keeble 636.7 WAR
- Old dogs new tricks : more tales from two Kiwi country vets Peter Jerram & Peter Anderson 636.089 JER
- Pets on the couch : neurotic dogs, compulsive cats, anxious birds, and the new science of animal psychiatry Nicholas H. Dodman 636.0887 DOD
- The trainable cat : how to make life happier for you and your cat John Bradshaw and Sarah Ellis 636.80887 BRA
- Village vets. Calving straps and zombie cats Anthony Bennett & James Carroll with Mark Whittaker 636.089 BEN
- The hilarious true adventures of two young vets dealing with all creatures (and humans!) great and small in country Australia.
Philosophy and psychology
- Cracking philosophy : you, this book and 3,000 years of thought Dr Martin Cohen 100 COH
Photography
- Capture your style : transform your Instagram images, showcase your life, and build the ultimate platform Aimee Song with Erin Weinger 778.3 SON
- Fiordland Andris Apse 993.961 APS
- Fiordland is a master-work, a remarkable collection of photographs, that in stunning style, pays homage to the place of his early and greatest inspiration.
- GoPro cameras Chad Fahs 778.59 FAH
- Helmut Newton : work Curator, June Newton ; essay, Francoise Marquet ; editor, Manfred Heiting 779 NEW
- Picture perfect lighting : an innovative lighting system for photographing people Roberto Valenzuela 778.7 VAL
Plays
- Shakespeare's prop room : an inventory John Leland and Alan Baragona 822.33 LEL
- This study provides the first comprehensive examination of every prop in Shakespeare's plays, whether mentioned in stage directions, indicated in dialogue or implied by the action.
Poetry
- Night fishing Brian Turner 821.914 TUR
- NZ poetry.
- Robert Burns : poet & revolutionist Harry Holland ; edited by Dougal McNeill 821.6 BUR
- Harry Holland (1868-1933), militant socialist and the NZ Labour Party's first leader, mixed politics with a passion for poetry. He loved the works of Burns, and drew on his life and verse as inspiration and example. Amid a hectic life fighting for left-wing causes, Holland found time to work on a study of the Scottish poet, to bring Burns to a working-class New Zealand audience.
- Shooting gallery Wes Lee 821.92 LEE
- NZ poetry.
- Ten poems to change your life Roger Housden 808.81 HOU
- The collected poems of Alistair Te Ariki Campbell 821.914 CAM
- NZ poetry.
- The new poetic : Yeats to Eliot C. K. Stead 821.912 STE
- This book offers a classic survey of modern English poetry from the new tradition established by Yeats in the 1890s through to Eliot, including a reassessment of the Georgians and the influence of Pound.
- The rain in Portugal : poems Billy Collins 811.54 COL
- Threnody for Joaquin Pasos : & other poems Carlos Martinez Rivas; with translations by Roger Hickin 868.992251 MAR
- Visions of Valhalla : a poetic tribute to Richard Wagner John Davidson 821.92 DAV
- NZ poetry inspired by Wagner and his works.
- Water for days of thirst : selected poems Blanca Castellon. 868.992251 CAS
Politics & Government
- A rage for order : the Middle East in turmoil, from Tahrir Square to ISIS Robert F. Worth 909.0974 WOR
- Electile dysfunction : a guide for unaroused voters Alan Dershowitz 324.973 DER
- Alan Dershowitz tackles the important choice facing voters in the 2016 presidential election. He offers a balanced assessment of each candidate's positions.
- Local government in New Zealand : challenges & choices Jean Drage & Christine Cheyne 351.93 LOC
- The gardens of democracy : a new American story of citizenship, the economy, and the role of government Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer 320.973 LIU
Pounamu
- Toitu te whare kaietita Agnes McFarland raua ko Taiarahia Black 899.4428 TOI
- A collection of articles exploring the role and significance of whare tipuna and marae as sources of traditional and ancestral knowledge, and of the richness of te reo Maori language and literature.
- Tupuna awa : people and politics of the Waikato River Marama Muru-Lanning 333.339 MUR
- 'We have always owned the water .we have never ceded our mana over the river to anyone', King Tuheitia asserted in 2012. Prime Minister John Key disagreed.
Religion & Ethics
- A simple path Mother Teresa ; compiled by Lucinda Vardey 266.2092 TER
- In search of Japan's hidden Christians : a story of suppression, secrecy and survival John Dougill 275 DOU
- Made for love : spiritual reflections for couples Joy Cowley ; art design, Miranda Brown 248.4 COW
- Nurturing healing love : a mother's journey of hope and forgiveness Scarlett Lewis with Natasha Stoynoff 248.86 LEW
- The mother of one of the children killed in the Newtown massacre discusses how the tragedy led her to a path of promoting peace and forgiveness, and counsels readers on how to deal with the unimaginable in their own lives.
- Reformations : the early modern world, 1450-1650 Carlos M. N. Eire 270.6 EIR
- That was the church, that was : how the Church of England lost the English people Andrew Brown and Linda Woodhead 283 BRO
- The great good thing : a secular Jew comes to faith in Christ Andrew Klavan 248.24 KLA
- The meaning of Jesus : two visions Marcus J. Borg, N. T. Wright 232 BOR
- The naked now : learning to see as the mystics see Richard Rohr 248.22 ROH
- The saints : a short history Simon Yarrow 235.2 YAR
- The world, the flesh & the Devil : the life and opinions of Samuel Marsden in England and the Antipodes, 1765-1838 Andrew Sharp 266.3 MAR
- Translating God : hearing God's voice for yourself and the world around you Shawn Bolz ; foreword by Bill Johnson 231.7 BOL
Science
- 50 ideas you really need to know. Science Paul Parsons & Gail Dixon 500 PAR
- And soon I heard a roaring wind : a natural history of moving air Bill Streever 551.518 STR
- Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds Rachelle Bergstein 553.82 BER
- Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society's enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts.
- Giants of the Lost world : dinosaurs and other extinct monsters of South America Donald R. Prothero 567.9 PRO
- Man vs mathematics : understanding the curious mathematics that power our world written by Timothy Revell ; illustrated by Joe Lyward 510 REV
- Measurement : a very short introduction David J. Hand 530.8 HAN
- Molecular biology : a very short introduction Aysha Divan and Janice A. Royds 572.8 DIV
- Now : the physics of time Richard A. Muller 530.11 MUL
- StarTalk : everything you ever need to know about space travel, sci-fi, the human race, the universe, and beyond with Neil deGrasse Tyson 523.1 STA
- Sun moon Earth : the history of solar eclipses from omens of doom to Einstein and exoplanets Tyler Nordgren 523.7 NOR
- The book of R : a first course in programming and statistics Tilman M. Davies 519.5 R
- The origin of (almost) everything New Scientist ; words by Graham Lawton ; illustrations by Jennifer Daniel 500 LAW
- Universal : a guide to the cosmos Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw 523.1 COX
- Venomous : how earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry Christie Wilcox 572 WIL
- Virus Marilyn J. Roossinck with a foreword by Carl Zimmer 579.2 ROO
- This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you.
Self Development
- Authentic : how to be yourself & why it matters Professor Stephen Joseph 158.1 JOS
- Bloom : navigating life and style Estee Lalonde 646.7 LAL
- Emotional agility : get unstuck, embrace change, and thrive in work and life Susan David 158.1 DAV
- Healing the nightmare, freeing the soul : a practical guide to dreamwork Margaret M. Bowater 154.63 BOW
- How pleasure works : the new science of why we like what we like Paul Bloom 152.4 BLO
- Mindware : tools for smart thinking Richard E. Nisbett 160 NIS
- O's little book of happiness the editors of O, the Oprah Magazine 158 O
- O's little guide to finding your true purpose the editors of O, the Oprah Magazine 158 O
- Radical beauty : how to transform yourself from the inside out Deepak Chopra and Kimberly Snyder 646.7 CHO
- The athletic brain : how neuroscience is revolutionising sport and can help you perform better Amit Katwala 158.1 KAT
- The irresistible introvert : harness the power of quiet charisma in a loud world Michaela Chung 155.23 CHU
- This modern love Will Darbyshire 152.41 THI
- This Modern Love is a unique crowd-sourced book of letters, stories, and photographs about the state of modern romance by
YouTuber Will Darbyshire.
- When strangers meet : how people you don't know can transform you Kio Stark 158.2 STA
Social Issues
- Behind the tape : life on the police front line Lance Burdett with Nicola McCloy 363.20993 BUR
- New Zealand's top police crisis negotiator reveals the everyday drama of
being a cop: the lives saved, the lives lost, and the extreme pressure to perform in tough and confronting circumstances.
- Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us Sara E. Gorman, Jack M. Gorman 362.1 GOR
- Eating the elephant : a true story of loss, betrayal and abuse Alice Wells 362.76 WEL
- A compelling first person account of a mother whose marriage is shattered by revelations of pornography addiction, paedophilia and deceit.
- Fortify : the fighter's guide to overcoming pornography addiction Fight the New Drug 306.77 FOR
- Generation M : young muslims changing the world Shelina Janmohamed 305.235 JAN
- What does it mean to be young and Muslim today? There is a segment of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims that is more influential than any other, and will shape not just the future of Muslims, but also the world around them: meet Generation M. Tech-savvy and self-empowered, Generation M believe their identity encompasses both faith and modernity.
- It takes a village : and other lessons children teach us Hillary Rodham Clinton 306.85 CLI
- Ten years ago one of America's most important public figures, Hillary Rodham Clinton, chronicled her quest to help make our society into the kind of village that enables children to become able, caring resilient adults.
- Mythomania : tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS Peter Conrad 306 CON
- Not for sale : the return of the global slave trade and how we can fight it David Batstone 306.362 BAT
- Rise of the machines : a cybernetic history Thomas Rid 303.483 RID
- Roll on the revolution. but not till after Xmas! : selected feminist writing Margot Roth selected and edited by the Margot Collective 305.420993 ROT
- She's not there : a life in two genders Jennifer Finney Boylan 306.768 BOY
- The kingdom of speech Tom Wolfe 301 WOL
- Taking readers on a rollicking ride through history, a master storyteller and reporter, whose legend began in journalism, presents a paradigm-shifting argument that speech, not evolution, is responsible for humanity's complex societies and achievements.
- The middlepause : on turning 50 Marina Benjamin 305.244 BEN
- The radium girls : they paid with their lives their final fight was for justice Kate Moore 363.11 MOO
- Ordinary women in 1920s America. All they wanted was the chance to
shine. Be careful what you wish for. 'The first thing we asked was, "Does this stuff hurt you?" And they said, "No." The company said that it wasn't dangerous, that we didn't need to be afraid.' 1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium.
- The voyeur's motel Gay Talese 306.77 TAL
- The Voyeur's Motel is an extraordinary work of narrative journalism, and one of the most talked about books of the year.
- Tiny prisoners : two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them Maggie Hartley 362.733 HAR
- White rage : the unspoken truth of our racial divide Carol Anderson 305.896 AND
- Woman on fire : 9 elements to wake up your erotic energy, personal power, and sexual intelligence Amy Jo Goddard 306.7 GOD
- Worth dying for : the power and politics of flags Tim Marshall 306.2 MAR
- Tim Marshall draws on more than twenty-five years of global reporting experience to reveal the histories, the power and the politics of the symbols that unite us and divide us.
- Youth justice in New Zealand Nessa Lynch 364.36 LYN
Sport & Recreation
- Basketball essentials Ryan Goodson 796.323 GOO
- Best practice for youth sport Robin S. Vealey, Melissa A. Chase 796.08 VEA
- Bicycling complete book of road cycling skills : your guide to riding faster, stronger, longer, and safer Jason Sumner 796.6 SUM
- Break away : the heroes and hellraisers that made road cycling Euan Ferguson 796.62 FER
- Breaking the jump : the secret story of parkour's high-flying rebellion Julie Angel 796.046 ANG
- From its humble origins in the backstreets and rooftops of Paris's urban jungle, to the tops of London and New York's skyscrapers, Parkour, has become an adrenaline-fuelled implosion on the urban landscape.
- Chess and The art of war : ancient wisdom to make you a better player Al Lawrence, Elshan Moradiabadi 794.12 LAW
- Coaching youth netball : an essential guide for coaches, parents and teachers Anita Navin 796.324 NAV
- Curling : steps to success Sean M.R. Turriff 796.964 TUR
- Hand, reef and steer : traditional sailing skills for classic boats Tom Cunliffe 623.88 CUN
- Learn how to increase your chances of winning the lottery written by Richard Lustig 795.3 LUS
- Olympic and world records Keir Radnedge 796.48 RAD
- Planet golf : modern masterpieces Darius Olive 796.35206 OLI
- Shine : the making of the Australian Netball Diamonds Jenny Sinclair & Megan Maurice 796.324 SIN
- Taut lines : extraordinary true fishing stories Cameron Pierce 799.1 TAU
- The end of the perfect ten : the making and breaking of gymnastics' top score from Nadia to now Dvora Meyers 796.44 MEY
- The hockey drill book Dave Chambers 796.962 CHA
- 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. They are one of New Zealand's most successful sporting partnerships of all time.
- The last wild trout : frontier fishing from Tasmania to Iceland and everywhere in between Greg French 799.17 FRE
- The race : inside the Indy 500 James McGuane 796.72 MCG
- The streak : Queensland's eight-year domination of Origin : the games, the moments, the players Paul Connolly 796.3338 CON
- Tour de France : legendary climbs Richard Abraham 796.62 ABR
- Urban cycling : how to get to work, save money, and use your bike for city living Madi Carlson 796.6 CAR
Trains, Boats, Planes
- Best of the National Air and Space Museum F. Robert van der Linden 629.13 BES
- Miles M.52 : gateway to supersonic flight Eric Brown in association with Dennis Bancroft 629.13334 MIL
- Rails across Australia : a journey through the continent David Cable 385.0994 CAB
- Wings of the weird & wonderful Eric 'Winkle' Brown 629.13334 BRO
- Eric 'Winkle' Brown, the former Chief Naval Test Pilot and Commanding Officer of the renowned Aerodynamics Flight at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having flown more types of aircraft than any other pilot in the world.
Transport
- Freight at the back : New Zealand's distinctive composite buses & coaches Sean Millar 388.322 MIL
- London taxis in camera Bill Munro 388.34 MUN
War
- Battle for the Crimea 1941-1944 : rare photographs from wartime archives Anthony Tucker-Jones 940.5421 TUC
- Blitzkrieg : myth, reality and Hitler's lightning war, France, 1940 Lloyd Clark 940.5421 CLA
- Charts of war : the maps and charts that have informed and illustrated war at sea John Blake 359.4 BLA
- Featherston Military Training Camp : the record of a remarkable achievement Alice L. Hutchison with Tony Rasmussen, Glyn Harper, Neil Frances and Bronwyn Reid 355.7 HUT
- For king and another country : Indian soldiers on the Western Front 1914-18 Shrabani Basu 940.4 BAS
- Over a million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War, the largest force from the colonies and dominions. Their contribution, however, has been largely forgotten.
- Gallipoli : command under fire Edward J. Erickson 940.42 ERI
- Handley Page Halifax manual : 1939 onwards (all marks) : owners' workshop manual Jonathan Falconer 623.7463 HAL
- How everything became war and the military became everything : tales from the Pentagon Rosa Brooks 355.0335 BRO
- In which they served : the Royal Navy officer experience in the Second World War Brian Lavery 940.545 LAV
- Lancaster : the Second World War's greatest bomber Leo McKinstry 940.544 MCK
- New Zealand's Western Front campaign Ian McGibbon 940.42 MCG
- Passchendaele : requiem for doomed youth Paul Ham 940.43 HAM
- This book shows how ordinary men on both sides endured this constant state of siege, with a very real
awareness that they were being gradually, deliberately, wiped out.
- Pearl Harbor : from infamy to greatness Craig Nelson 940.5426 NEL
- 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
- Russia's last gasp : the eastern front 1916-17 Prit Buttar 947.084 BUT
- Sisters Barbara Mortimer in association with Royal College of Nursing 940.5475 MOR
- On 3 September 1939, the Prime Minister declared that Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Thousands of young women, many of them barely out of school, were sent headlong into gruelling training regimes that would see them become wartime nurses.
- Somme : into the breach Hugh Sebag-Montefiore 940.42 SEB
- Tank : heavy metal at war Philip Kaplan 623.7475 KAP
- The complete Roman army Adrian Goldsworthy 355.00937 GOL
- The great war & the Middle East : a strategic study Rob Johnson 940.41 JOH
- The victors : the men of World War II Stephen E. Ambrose 940.541 AMB
- U-boat in New Zealand waters : U 862's war patrol off Gisborne and Napier in 1945 Gerald Shone 940.545 SHO
- Wings of the Luftwaffe : flying the captured German aircraft of World War II Eric 'Winkle' Brown 623.746 BRO