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New Titles Non-Fiction December 2019 (arrived in November 2019)
Art & Architecture
- A month in Siena, Hisham Matar. 700.4 MAT
- Hisham Matar's short book is the story of how art can console and disturb in equal measure. It is a profoundly moving contemplation of the relationship between art and the human condition.
- Beyond the face : new perspectives on portraiture, Wendy Wick Reaves. 704.942 BEY
- Presents sixteen essays by leading scholars who explore the subtle means by which artists and subjects convey a sense of identity and reveal historical context.
- Big ideas for small houses, Catherine Foster. 728.37 FOS
- A look at a range of small houses around New Zealand, and the strategies the owners used to get a toehold in the tight housing market.
- Boom : mad money, mega dealers, and the rise of contemporary art, Michael Shnayerson. 701.03 SHN
- Dealers operate within a private world of handshake agreements, negotiating for the highest commissions. This kaleidoscopic history begins in the mid-1940s in genteel poverty with a scattering of galleries in midtown Manhattan, takes us through the ramshackle 1950s studios of Coenties Slip, the hipster locations in SoHo and Chelsea, London's Bond Street, and across the terraces of Art Basel until today.
- Botanical illustration from life : a visual guide to observing, drawing and painting plants, Isik Guber. 743.7 GUN
- A visual guide to beautiful botanic watercolour painting from life for artists.
- Breaking ground : architecture by women, Jane Hall. 720.8 HAL
- Featuring more than 150 architects and buildings by women architects and spanning the last 100 years.
- Bridgman's complete guide to drawing from life, George B. Bridgman. 743.49 BRI
- Cabin porn : inside, Zach Klein. 728.73 CAB
- Concrete houses : the poetics of form, Joe Rollo. 721.044 ROL
- Concrete Houses celebrates the incontrovertible fusion of concrete's versatility and brute force to make timeless architecture of lyric beauty.
- Edvard Munch : love and angst, Giulia Bartrum. 759.8 MUN
- Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is best known today as a painter, but his reputation was in fact established through his prints, which were central to his creative process. His printmaking was experimental and innovative, and he continually revisited the subjects of his paintings in striking prints, in which he evoked a wide range of emotion and mood through the use of varied techniques.
- Gustav Klimt : landscapes, Stephan Koja. 759.36 KLI
- Accompanied by scholarly essays, the images reproduced in this book comprise all extant landscapes from this brilliant artist.
- Haunted Bauhaus : occult spirituality, gender fluidity, queer identities, and radical politics, Elizabeth Otto. 700.4 OTT
- The Bauhaus (1919-1933) is widely regarded as the twentieth century's most influential art, architecture, and design school, celebrated as the archetypal movement of rational modernism and famous for bringing functional and elegant design to the masses. Art historian Elizabeth Otto uncovers a movement that is vastly more diverse and paradoxical than previously assumed.
- How Turner painted : materials & techniques, Joyce H. Townsend. 759.2 TUR
- McCahon country, Justin Paton. 759.993 MCC
- Paton brings his curator's eye to a selection of nearly 200 of McCahon's paintings and drawings, including iconic and beloved works and others never before published, presented in fifteen themed sections offering fresh perspectives on McCahon's abiding concerns. In elegant, responsive and deeply compelling prose, the author traces McCahon's travels through New Zealand.
- Postures : body language in art, Desmond Morris. 704.942 MOR
- Exploring postures in art with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world, finding surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures.
- The golden age of flowers : botanical illustration in the age of discovery 1600-1800, Celia Fisher. 758.4 FIS
- Watercolour lakes & rivers : start to paint with 3 colours, 3 brushes and 9 easy projects, Stephen Coates. 751.422 COA
- Ways of drawing : artists' perspectives and practices, Julian Bell. 741.2 WAY
- This book brings together a sophisticated, exciting range of reflections on markmaking by practising artists, teachers and writers.
Biographies
- A genius at his trade : C. Raymond Hunt and his remarkable boats, Stan Grayson. 623.822 HUN
- Hunt is recognized as one of the most influential yacht designers of the 20th century. His most enduring designs, the Concordia yawls and sloops, and the original Boston Whaler, are recognized as classics of form and function.
- A woman like her : the short life of Qandeel Baloch, Sanam Maher. 305.488 BAL
- Drawing on interviews and in-depth research, Sanam Maher pieces together Qandeel's life from the village where she grew up in the backwaters of rural Pakistan, to her stint in a women's shelter after escaping her marriage, to her incarnation as a social media sensation and the Muslim world's most unlikely feminist icon.
- American spy : wry reflections on my life in the CIA, H. K. Roy. 327.1273 ROY
- In a series of lively vignettes, a former CIA operations officer reflects on his life as a spy, covert ops, war zones, and the importance of intelligence for national security.
- Another good dog : one family and fifty foster dogs, Cara Sue Achterberg. 636.7 ACH
- A warm and entertaining memoir about what happens when you foster fifty dogs in less than two years and how the dogs save you as much as you save them.
- Believe : a horseman's journey, Buck Brannaman. 636.1083 BRA
- Master horseman Buck Brannaman, the real-life Horse Whisperer, continues the chronicle of his life as trainer and mentor in Believe, where we meet thirteen remarkable people whose lives he has affected.
- Big sister, little sister, red sister : three women at the heart of twentieth-century China, Jung Chang. 951.04 SOO
- This book is a gripping story of love, war, exile, intrigue, glamour and betrayal, which takes us on a monumental journey, from Canton to Hawaii and New York, from exiles' quarters in Japan and Berlin to secret meeting rooms in Moscow, and from the compounds of the Communist elite in Beijing to the corridors of power in democratic Taiwan.
- Call sign chaos : learning to lead, Jim Mattis. 355.00973 MAT
- This book is an account of Jim Mattis's storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East.
- Can't hurt me : master your mind and defy the odds, David Goggins. 359 GOG
- For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes.
- Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir, David Fajgenbaum. 362.196994 FAJ
- The inspiring memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete who became a champion for people suffering from rare, under-researched diseases all while battling his own.
- Clean : a story of addiction, recovery and the removal of stubborn stains, Michele Kirsch. 362.299 KIR
- Michele Kirsch - an anxious 19-year-old, with a growing valium dependency - starts taking on cleaning jobs to help make ends meet. It gives her a taste of the life she thinks is in storea and yet, when she finally does have something like that life, as a wife and mother in London, she is the one blaring music from her room, necking drink and drugs and making an almighty mess of her own home and family.
- Einstein on the run : how Britain saved the world's greatest scientist, Andrew Robinson. 530.092 EIN
- In this lively account of the world's greatest scientist showing why Britain was the perfect
refuge for Einstein from rumored assassination by Nazi agents. Welcomed by the British people, who helped him campaign against Nazi anti-Semitism, he even intended to become a British citizen. So why did Einstein then leave Britain, never to return to Europe?
- Emergence : labeled autistic : a true story, Temple Grandin. 616.8588 GRA
- Temple Grandin was diagnosed as being autistic at the age of three unable to properly express herself or control her own behavior. Eventually, her disruptive behavior forced her expulsion from a "normal" school and enrollment at a school for autistic children. There she began to suffer from "nerve attacks." Through working at the school's farm, Temple learned about cattle presses, which are used to calm nervous livestock. After building her own press, Temple Grandin used it to successfully control her nerve attacks.This is a story that is so breathtakingly unusual you will think it to be mere fiction.
- Escaping, Henrietta Taylor. 944.9 TAY
- Searching for a way of escaping from her current life, she packed her bags and took the children off to France. In a tiny village in Provence, Veuve
(Widow) taylor, as she is known, finds a new circle of friends, an unexpected role as the proprietor of three charming guesthouses, and an unorthodox relationship with the man she calls the Latin Lover. Along the way she discovers that the path to happiness can sometimes turn into a very unconventional journey.
- Forged through fire : a reconstructive surgeon's story of survival, faith, and healing, Mark D. McDonough. 617.95 MCD
- Inspirational true story about a man who survived a tragic fire to pursue his passion of becoming a reconstructive surgeon to bring hope and healing to those dealing with great physical and emotional pain.
- From the eye of the hurricane : my story, Alex Higgins. 794.735 HIG
- Considered by many to be a genius at his peak, Alex Higgins's unorthodox snooker playing and exciting style earned him the nickname 'Hurricane' and led to his immense popularity and fame.
- Hard truth, Todd Carney. 796.3338 CAR
- This is an account that's honest, insightful and fascinating, and a rare window into the real life of one of rugby league's most talked-about yet least-
known figures.
- Hitch-22 : a memoir, Christopher Hitchens. 818.54 HIT
- Over the last thirty years Christopher Hitchens has established himself as one of the world's most influential public intellectuals. His originality, bravery, range and wit made him first a leading iconoclast of the political left, and then later a formidable advocate of secular liberalism.
- Hitler : a life, Peter Longerich. 943.086 HIT
- Peter Longerich focuses on his central role as the driving force of Nazism itself and shows just how ruthless Hitler was in his path to power. He emphasizes Hitler's political skills as Germany gained prominence on the world's stage. Hitler's rise to, and ultimate hold on, power was more than merely a matter of charisma; rather, it was due to his ability to control the structure he created. His was an image constructed by his regime an essential piece self-created of propaganda.
- Home work : a memoir of my Hollywood years, Julie Andrews. 791.43028 AND
- In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed and bestselling memoir Home, the enchanting Julie Andrews picks up her story with her arrival in Hollywood, sharing the career highlights, personal experiences and reflections behind her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria and many others.
- How to be autistic, Charlotte Amelia Poe. 616.8588 POE
- Charlotte Amelia Poe's voice is confident, moving and often funny, as she reveals to us a very personal account of autism, mental illness, gender and sexual identity.
- I love the bones of you : my father and the making of me, Christopher Eccleston. 791.45028 ECC
- Eccleston unveils a vivid portrait of a relationship that has shaped his entire career trajectory, mirroring and defining his own highs and lows, from stage and screen triumph to breakdown, anorexia, self-doubt, and a deep belief in the basic principles of access and equality denied to generations.
- I ran with the gang : my life in and out of the Bay City Rollers, Alan Longmuir. 787.87 LON
- The Bay City Rollers were one of the brightest things to happen in the tumultuous 1970s. Alan Longmuir, an apprentice plumber from Edinburgh, was inspired by The Beatles to form a band in the 1960s. Firstly, he enlisted his brother and then his cousin and via throwing a dart at a map they eventually became the Bay City Rollers.
- Inside out, Demi Moore. 791.43028 MOO
- For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. Inside Out is a story of survival, success, and surrender a wrenchingly honest portrayal of one woman's at once ordinary and iconic life.
- Karl Marx : philosophy and revolution, Shlomo Avineri. 335.4 MAR
- Karl Marx (1818-1883) was one of the most influential and revolutionary thinkers of modern history, but he is rarely thought of as a Jewish thinker, and his Jewish background is either overlooked or misrepresented. Here, distinguished scholar Shlomo Avineri argues that Marx's Jewish origins did leave a significant impression on his work
- King and emperor : a new life of Charlemagne, Janet L. Nelson. 944.014 CHA
- Charles I, often known as Charlemagne, is one of the most extraordinary figures ever to rule an empire. Driven by unremitting physical energy and intellectual curiosity, he was a man of many parts, a warlord and conqueror, a judge who promised 'for each their law and justice', a defender of the Latin Church, a man of flesh-and-blood.
- Let the whole thundering world come home : a memoir, Natalie Goldberg. 362.196994 GOL
- When longtime Zen practitioner and world-renowned writing teacher Natalie Goldberg learns that she has a life-threatening illness, she is plunged into the challenging realm of hospitals, physicians, unfamiliar medical treatments, and the intense reality of her own impermanence. In navigating this foreign landscape, Natalie illuminates a pathway through illness that is grounded in the fierce commitment to embrace the suffering directly.
- Love as always, Mum xxx : the true and terrible story of surviving a childhood with Fred and Rose West, Mae West. 364.1523 WES
- Through her own memories, research and the letters her mother wrote to her from prison, Mae shares her emotionally powerful account of her life as a West.
- Mad, bad & dangerous to know, Ranulph Fiennes. 910.92 FIE
- Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite and raised millions of pounds for charity. This autobiography describes how he led expeditions all over the world and became the first person to travel to both poles on land.
- Mata Hari, Emma Beeby. 327.12 MAT
- This book explores the life of the controversial and historical figure, Mata Hari the exotic dancer, convicted double agent, and original femme fatale told from her own perspective.
- Piety & power : Mike Pence and the taking of the White House, Tom LoBianco. 973.933 PEN
- LoBianco offers a revealing portrait of Mike Pence, the devout Christian who shocked many of his closest followers when he joined the campaign and became one of the strongest champions of Donald Trump. From unearthing anecdotes about Pence's faith, his marriage to Karen Pence, his obsequious relationship with Trump, his deeply buried personality, and his presidential aspirations and plans for America's future, LoBianco sheds light on this ambitious Midwestern politician, his past, and his possible future.
- Prince Albert : the man who saved the monarchy, A.N. Wilson. 941.081 ALB
- Riding with Ces Gledhill : 1925 to 1952, Bill Prebble. 625.26 GLE
- Ces Gledhill hired on with New Zealand Railways in 1925. Forever the rolling stone in search of better money, overtime and promotion, Ces transferred around New Zealand seeking out opportunities within the railway service. Starting as a cleaner, he worked his way up through the ranks of fireman and eventually first-class enginedriver. Ces recounts with interest his time living at the various towns and cities, working on both isolated sections, branch lines amd main trunk trains.
- Running : the autobiography, Ronnie O'Sullivan. 794.735 OSU
- This is world Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's frank and honest account of his astonishingly dramatic life.
- Scarred : the true story of how I escaped NXIVM, the cult that bound my life, Sarah Edmondson. 361.4 EDM
- Edmondson spent twelve years within the organization NXIVM, founded by Keith Rainiere. Here she chronicles the abuses of power she witnessed, and details the role female friendships play in the cult.
- The basis of everything : Rutherford, Oliphant and the coming of the atomic bomb, Andrew Ramsey. 539.7 RAM
- The story that bonds Ernest Rutherford and Marcus Oliphant is as extraordinary as it is unlikely. They were kindred souls and their brilliance illuminated the sub-atomic recesses of the natural world and, as a direct result, set loose the power of nuclear fusion.
- The doctor broad : a Mafia love story, Barbara H. Roberts. 616.12 ROB
- This memoir is a tale of motherhood, political activism, controversy, heartbreak and survival; it traces one woman's trajectory against the backdrop of America's 20th century upheavals.
- The great escaper : the life and death of Roger Bushell : love, betrayal, Big X and The great escape, Simon Pearson. 940.5472 BUS
- Roger Bushell was 'Big X', mastermind of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, immortalised in the Hollywood film The Great Escape. In 2011 his family donated his private papers a treasure trove of letters, photographs and diaries to the Imperial War Museum and through exclusive access to this material as well as new research from other sources, Simon Pearson, has now written the first biography of this iconic figure.
- The great successor : the divinely perfect destiny of brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un, Anna Fifield. 951.93 KIM
- The author has been able to create a captivating portrait of the oddest and most isolated political regime in the world, one that is broken yet able to summon a US president for peace talks, bankrupt yet in possession of nuclear weapons. Kim Jong Un; ridiculous but deadly, and a man of our times.
- The life and loves of E. Nesbit : Victorian iconoclast, children's author, and creator of The railway children, Eleanor Fitzsimons. 823.912 NES
- The author uncovers the little-known details of Nesbit's life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw.
- The price of fortune : the untold story of being James Packer : a biography, Damon Kitney. 338.7 PAC
- The private life of Lord Byron, Antony Peattie. 821.7 BYR
- This is a richly woven and intensely researched portrait of an unexamined side of the great literary figure.
- The salt path, Raynor Winn. 796.51 WIN
- The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world.
- The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care, Anne Boyer. 616.994 BOY
- When Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, the illness was both a crisis and an initiation into new ideas about mortality and the gendered politics of illness.
- The woman who cracked the anxiety code : the extraordinary life of Dr Claire Weekes, Judith Hoare. 610.92 WEE
- The true story of the little-known mental-health pioneer who revolutionised how we see the defining problem of our era- anxiety.Panic, depression, sorrow, guilt, disgrace, obsession, sleeplessness, low confidence, loneliness, agoraphobia.
- Titanic hero : the autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia, Arthur Rostron. 910.45 ROS
- The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors.
- Trudeau : the education of a prime minister, John Ivison. 971.07 TRU
- This book will trace the palimpsest of the man, now barely visible beneath the talking points, virtue signalling, and polished trappings of office. One of the central contentions of this book that Trudeau's greatest strengths are also his greatest weakness; that the famous name, lifetime of privilege, and impulsiveness are as liable to hurl him from office, as they were to get him there in the first place.
- What is a girl worth? : my story of breaking the silence and exposing the truth about Larry Nassar and USA gymnastics, Rachael Denhollander. 796.44 DEN
- Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, abused hundreds of young athletes for almost three decades. Denhollander reveals her full story for the first time, detailing her journey from an idealistic young gymnast to a strong and determined woman who found the courage to raise her voice against evil, even when she thought the world might not
listen.
- Who am I, again?, Lenny Henry. 792.7 HEN
- Sir Lenny Henry tells the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame.
- Widow Basquiat : a memoir, Jennifer Clement. 759.13 BAS
- Unable to deal with the demands that his new fame brought, in 1987, at the age of twenty-seven Basquiat, the most successful black visual artist in history, died from a heroin overdose.Widow Basquiat is an exploration of the artist as seen through the eyes of his muse, Suzanne. It is a love story like no other.
- Year of the monkey, Patti Smith. 781.66 SMI
- Taking us from Southern California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places - this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery.
Books about books
- For the love of books : designing and curating a home library, Thatcher Wine. 002.075 WIN
- Explore the significance of the home library, embellished with alluring photography and illustrations, in a keepsake worthy of any bibliophile's collection. For the Love of Books recounts the history of books and private libraries, and champions the resilience of books in the digital era.
Business & Management
- Beyond team building : how to build high performing teams and the culture to support them, Gibb Dyer. 658.402 DYE
- The book helps the reader assess how his/her team is performing on each of the 5Cs-context, composition, competencies, change, and collaborative leadership, and discusses options concerning how to improve team performance along each of these dimensions.
- Building a better business using the Lego serious play method, Per Kristiansen. 658.402 KRI
- This book delivers a creative approach to enhancing innovation and improving business performance, with the focus on unleashing play.
- Culture shift : a practical guide to managing organizational culture, Kirsty Bashforth. 658.406 BAS
- Developing leadership excellence : a practice guide for the new professional supervisor, Tracey Harris. 658.302 HAR
- Professional Supervision is a core component of maintaining accreditation for many professions particularly in the community and human services sector. Professional supervision is the most effective space to reflect on practice, engage in ongoing growth and development as well as ensure effective client outcomes.
- Focus on them : become the manager your people need you to be, Ryan Changcoco. 658 FOC
- This book explores ATD's new management framework-the ACCEL model. Each chapter, written by a leader in management and talent development, focuses on one of the five skills all managers need: Accountability, Communication, Collaboration, Engagement and Listening and assessing.
- HBR's 10 must reads : the definitive management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review 2020., . 658 HAR
- How to lead when your boss can't (or won't), John C. Maxwell. 650.13 MAX
- Maxwell unveils the keys to successfully navigating the challenges of working for a bad boss.
- HR manager : a New Zealand handbook, Richard Rudman. 658.3 RUD
- Not just another meeting : creative strategies for facilitation, Rodney Napier. 658.401 NAP
- You will learn how to get what you need from a meeting, whether it's a solution to a problem, a resolution to a conflict, or a more trusting team. By expanding your repertoire of what to do and how to do it, you can respond to any situation with calm, certainty, and creativity.
- Peer coaching : the wave of the future, Shana Montesol Johnson. 658.3124 JOH
- Companies frequently overlook peer coaching-a low-cost, high-impact, customizable way to promote professional and personal growth and development. But this collaborative process can be beneficial to employees.This book details the ins and outs of peer coaching and explains why you should implement such a program at your organization.
- The elements of mentoring : 75 practices of master mentors, W. Brad Johnson. 658.3124 JOH
- The everyday leader : understand how to motivate, empower and influence those around you, John Cross. 658.409 CRO
- The Everyday Leader will help you recognise and embrace your natural leadership qualities, so that you can be more motivated and empowered in the workplace and at home.
- The infinite game, Simon Sinek. 658.409 SIN
- Explains how the unending, constantly evolving challenges of business can be better served through an "infinite mindset," sharing inspiring examples of how a shift in perspective can promote stronger, more enduring organizations.
- The lean product playbook : how to innovate with minimum viable products and rapid customer feedback, Dan Olsen. 658.401 OLS
- This book helps improve your chances of building successful products through clear, step-by-step guidance and advice. This book describes the Lean Product Process: a repeatable, easy-to-follow methodology for iterating your way to product-market fit. It walks you through how to: Determine your target customers Identify underserved customer needs Create a winning product strategy Decide on your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Design your MVP prototype Test your MVP with customers Iterate rapidly to achieve product-market fit
- The relationship economy : building stronger customer connections in the digital age, John R. DiJulius III. 658.812 DIJ
- The ride of a lifetime : lessons in creative leadership from the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Robert Iger. 658.409 IGE
Cartoons
- Deliveries from elsewhere, Quentin Blake. 741.941 BLA
- In recent years I have found myself working increasingly in sequences of drawings which explore subjects and techniques which interest me. These sequences are the origins of the QB Papers; they vary in approach and tone, and between reality and fantasy. But I hope that in each of them in its own way will appeal to anyone who likes looking at drawings.
- Let me be frank : comics, 2010-2019, Sarah Laing. 741.5 LAI
- The bird king : an artist's sketchbook, Shaun Tan. 741.64 TAN
- A treasure trove of sketchbook pages, jottings, doodles and drawings from life reveal much about Shaun's personal style and themes in this inspiring collection.
- The Peanuts papers : writers and cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the gang, and the meaning of life, Andrew Blauner. 741.5 PEA
Computing & Digital
- Arduino : the ultimate Arduino guide for beginners, including Arduino programming, Arduino cookbook, tips, tricks, and more!, . 621.381 ARD
- BBC micro:bit recipes : learn programming with Microsoft MakeCode blocks, Pradeeka Seneviratne. 006 SEN
- Build engaging programs for the BBC micro:bit using Microsoft's MakeCode web editor. Using this open source platform, you'll learn to program in an accessible way that easily translates into real-world programming.
- Cult of the Dead Cow : how the original hacking supergroup might just save the world, Joseph Menn. 005.8 MEN
- With its origins in the earliest days of the Internet, the cDc is full of oddball characters activists, artists, and musicians--some of whom went on to advise presidents, cabinet members, and CEOs, who now walk the corridors of power in Washington and Silicon Valley. Today, the group and its followers are battling electoral misinformation, making personal data safer, and organizing to keep technology
a force for good instead of for surveillance and oppression.
- Flutter for beginners : an introductory guide to building cross-platform mobile applications with Flutter and Dart 2, Alessandro Biessek. 005.2 BIE
- A step-by-step guide to learning Flutter and Dart 2 for creating Android and iOS mobile applications.
- Networking all-in-one, Doug Lowe. 004.6 LOW
- Fully updated to capture the latest Windows 10 releases through Spring 2018, this is the comprehensive guide to setting up, managing, and securing a successful network.
- Office 365 all-in-one, Peter Weverka. 005.36 MIC
- The minibooks found inside explain how to use each application, how the applications work together, what commands and features are common to all the tools, ways you can streamline your work, and how to collaborate online with other users.
Crafts, Hobbies & Collecting
- Crafting Aotearoa : a cultural history of making in New Zealand and the wider Moana Oceania, Karl Chitham. 745.0993 CHI
- A major new history of craft that spans three centuries of making and thinking Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Moana (Pacific).
- Exploring folk art with wool applique & more : 16 projects using embroidery, rug hooking & punch needle, Rebekah L. Smith. 746.445 SMI
- Fair Isle knitting : a practical & inspirational guide, Monica Russel. 746.432 RUS
- From clay to kiln : a beginner's guide to the potter's wheel, Stuart Carey. 738.14 CAR
- Mabel Bunny & Co. : 15 loveable animals to crochet using chunky yarn, Claire Gelder. 746.434 GEL
- Organic free-motion quilting idea book, Amanda Murphy. 746.46 MUR
- This handy guide provides over one hundred original ideas inspired by the elements-water, air, earth, fire, and more.
- Sweet baby crochet : 20 crochet patterns for girls & boys newborn to 24 months, Sandy Powers. 746.434 POW
- This golden fleece : a journey through Britain's knitted history, Esther Rutter. 746.432 RUT
- Whitework embroidery : create 30 beautiful projects with a modern touch, Ayako Otsuka. 746.44 OTS
- Writing : making your mark, Ewan Clayton. 745.61 WRI
- This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the act of writing from across the globe. Exploring the history of writing it reflects on the use of writing over the last 5,000 years and challenges our preconceptions about writing's decline in the digital age.
- Yearn to burn : a pyrography master class, Simon Easton. 745.51 EAS
- Contains information on pyrography tools, burning techniques, and detailed step-by-step instructions and images for 18 pyrography projects.
Crime & Espionage
- Chaos : Charles Manson, the CIA and the secret history of the sixties, Tom O'Neill. 364.1523 MAN
- An investigative journalist chronicles his twenty-year obsession with the 1969 Manson murders and describes how he discovered evidence of a cover-up, carelessness from police, misconduct by prosecutors, and potential surveillance by intelligence agents.
- Chase darkness with me : how one true-crime writer started solving murders, Billy Jensen. 363.259 JEN
- Gripping, complex, unforgettable, Chase Darkness with Me is an examination of the evil forces that walk among us, illustrating a novel way to catch those killers, and a true crime narrative unlike any you've listened to before.
- Dead man walking : the murky world of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich, Kate McClymont. 364.1524 MCC
- This story involves bumbling criminals, turncoats, snitches, miniature korans, developers, wealthy people brought down, and devastated families.
- Escape from the lion's paw : reflections of Singapore's political exiles, Teo Soh Lung. 364.132 ESC
- The six authors: Ang Swee Chai, Francis Khoo Kah Siang, Tan Wah Piow, Tsui Hon Kwong, Tang Fong Har and Ho Juan Thai speak of their narrow escapes in the 1970s and 1980s, and their lives then and now with frankness, humour and sadness, but always with optimism and hope for Singapore and the world.
- Mrs Escobar : my life with Pablo, Victoria Eugenia Henao. 364.177 ESC
- The story of Pablo Escobar, one of the wealthiest, powerful and violent criminals of all time has fascinated the world. Maria Victoria Henao met Pablo when she was 13, eloped with him at 15, and despite his numerous infidelities and violence, stayed by his side for the following 16 years until his death. She shares her story and reveals the real man behind the legend.
Customs & Etiquette
- For small creatures such as we : rituals for finding meaning in our unlikely world, Sasha Sagan. 390.0973 SAG
- Sagan outlines the phenomena behind our most treasured occasions from births to deaths, holidays to weddings, anniversaries.
Education
- Cracking the dyslexia code : a parent's guide, Gerald Hughes. 371.914 HUG
- Cracking the Dyslexia Code leads the user step-by-step through a simple, yet powerful program to improve reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, test-anxiety, and much more. Simply incorporate the easy-to-use exercises and strategies into the student's daily assignments and see significant improvements beginning the very first day.
- Learn better : mastering the skills for success in life, business, and school, or, how to become an expert in just about anything, Ulrich Boser. 370.152 BOS
- An education researcher maps out the new science of learning, showing how simple techniques like comprehension check-ins and making material personally relatable can help people gain expertise in dramatically better ways than simple rote memorization.
- Limitless mind : learn, lead, and live without barriers, Jo Boaler. 370.152 BOA
- In this book Boaler presents original groundbreaking research that proves that limiting beliefs really do hold us back from fulfilling our potential and that with a few careful life hacks we can transform our potential for good.
- Teaching empathy : strategies for building emotional intelligence in today's students, Suzanna E. Henshon. 370.114 HEN
- Using relevant research and ideas for classroom activities, each chapter shows teachers how to create an environment of empathy and understanding for 21st-century students.
- The Montessori toddler : a parent's guide to raising a curious and responsible human being, Simone Davies. 371.392 DAV
- Here is how to set up Montessori-friendly spaces in your home. Principles for fostering curiosity in your child and in yourself. And it goes much deeper, showing how a parent can really be present, be the child's guide, and handle tantrums and problematic behaviour without resorting to bribes, threats, or punishment and truly celebrate every stage.
- The return to study handbook : study skills for mature, distance, and workplace learners, Chloe Burroughs. 371.3028 BUR
- Wonder art workshop : creative child-led experiences for nurturing imagination, curiosity, and a love of learning, Sally Haughey. 745.5 HAU
- Educator and educational development expert Sally Haughey shares her approach to hands-on, play-based learning with parents, teachers, and other facilitators, offering 25 activities that let your child take the lead in developing their own sense of intrinsic motivation to imagine, experiment, and discover.
Engineering
- Electronics in easy steps, Bill Mantovani. 621.381 MAN
- Incandescent : we need to talk about light, Anna Levin. 621.32 LEV
- Anna Levin reveals her own fraught relationship with changes in lighting, and she explores its real impact on nature, our built environment, health and psychological well-being.
- Last call for steam : chasing locos in the 1960s, Nigel Kendall. 625.26 KEN
- This book is full of photographs and anecdotal vignettes, which come together as an entertaining and informative documentary of how things were during the heady days of steam's decline throughout the sixties.
Environment
- Clearing the air : the beginning and the end of air pollution, Tim Smedley. 363.7392 SME
- Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and most importantly what we can do about them.
- On fire : the burning case for a green new deal, Naomi Klein. 333.7 KLE
- This book shows us how the only way forward out of a polluted world of our own making is only through policy reform a concrete set of actions to combat the mounting threat of total environmental catastrophe.
- SOS : what you can do to reduce climate change, Seth Wynes. 363.7387 WYN
- The Green New Deal : why the fossil fuel civilization will collapse by 2028, and the bold economic plan to save life on earth, Jeremy Rifkin. 333.79 RIF
- Wilding : the return of nature to a British farm, Isabella Tree. 333.95 TRE
- In Wilding, Isabella Tree tells the story of the 'Knepp experiment', a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife. Part gripping memoir, part fascinating account of the ecology of our countryside, Wilding is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.
Farming
- Farewell silent spring : the New Zealand apple story, Howard Wearing. 634.11 WEA
- This book tells the story of how, in the course of 50+ years of dedicated R&D, highly toxic broad-
spectrum pesticides were removed from the pipfruit orchards of New Zealand. It shows how spraying by the calendar, regardless of need, has been replaced by pest monitoring, biological control, and sophisticated techniques like mating disruption and selective chemicals that are toxic to pests and safe to beneficial species.
- Wild about weeds : garden design with rebel plants, Jack Wallington. 632.5 WAL
Fashion & Beauty
- Back chat beauty : the beauty guide for real life, Sophie Beresiner. 646.72 BER
- Focusing on what affects the appearance of your skin, from diet to sleep, inflammation to environment, Sophie and Lisa offer up solutions to help you tailor-make a routine that works!
- Fashion evolution : the 250 looks that shaped modern fashion, Paula Reed. 391 REE
- Spanning fifty years from the 1950s to the 1990s.
- Paris : capital of fashion, Valerie Steele. 391 PAR
- The graphic art of tattoo lettering, B.J. Betts. 391.65 BET
Film, Television & Theatre
- Downton Abbey : the official film companion, Emma Marriott. 791.437 MAR
- Firefly encyclopedia, Monica Valentinelli. 791.457 VAL
- The ultimate guide to Joss Whedon's much-loved sci-fi creation, including material from the Firefly TV show, the motion picture Serenity, and the comics.
- Harry Potter : the character vault, Jody Revenson. 791.437 REV
- Unlock new information about your favourite characters from the Harry Potter movies with this definitive coffeetable book profiling the good, the bad, and everything in between.
- Star Trek : the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 & 1701-A : illustrated handbook, 791.457 STA
- This volume provides a detailed account of the TV starship from the original 1966-1969 series, and the movie starships from the first six Star trek movies. Also included is Captain Christopher Pike's Enterprise from the TV series Star trek: Discovery.
- Tall tales and wee stories, Billy Connolly. 792.7 CON
- With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, this book it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.
- The Lion King : the circle of life., 791.433 LIO
- This movie special goes behind the scenes with Jon Favreau and his creative team to uncover the techniques of this new production.
- The Walt Disney Studios : a lot to remember, Steven B. Clark. 791.433 CLA
- Park your car in the Zorro lot, take a stroll down Mickey Avenue, and get ready for an insider tour this is the Walt
Disney Studios like it's never been seen before.
Finance & Economics
- Blowout : corrupted democracy, rogue state Russia, and the richest, most destructive industry on Earth, Rachel Maddow. 338.272 MAD
- Rachel Maddow's Blowout offers a dark, serpentine, riveting tour of the unimaginably lucrative and corrupt oil-and-gas industry.
- Clever girl finance : ditch debt, save money, and build real wealth, Bola Sokunbi. 332.024 SOK
- Don't buy it : the trouble with talking nonsense about the economy, Anat Shenker-Osorio. 330.973 SHE
- Argues that the economic debate is often won with faulty messages and personification of the economy, leading to uncertainty as to what the economy actually is.
- Efficiently inefficient : how smart money invests and market prices are determined, Lasse Heje Pedersen. 332.6 PED
- Efficiently Inefficient describes the key trading strategies used by hedge
funds and demystifies the secret world of active investing.
- Equal : a story of women, men & money, Carrie Gracie. 331.21 GRA
- Equal is BBC journalist Carrie Gracie's urgent call to arms a powerful story about how women can fight for equal pay, and how men and employers can help them.
- Narrative economics : how stories go viral & drive major economic events, Robert J. Shiller. 330 SHI
- Radical markets : uprooting capitalism and democracy for a just society, Eric A. Posner. 330.12 POS
- The book reveals new ways to organize markets for the good of everyone. It shows how
the emancipatory force of genuinely open, free, and competitive markets can reawaken the dormant nineteenth-century spirit of liberal reform and lead to greater equality, prosperity, and cooperation.
- Tech titans of China : how China's tech sector is challenging the world by innovating faster, working harder & going global, Rebecca A. Fannin. 338.476 FAN
- Tech titans of China is the go-to-
guide for companies (and those interested in competition from China) seeking to understand China's grand tech ambitions, who the players are and what their strategy is.
- The moneyless man : a year of freeconomic living, Mark Boyle. 332.024 BOY
- Boyle puts the fun into frugality and offers some great tips for economical (and environmentally friendly)
living.
- Women mean business : colonial businesswomen in New Zealand, Catherine Bishop. 338.7 BIS
- The pages of this book overflow with the stories of hard-working milliners and dressmakers, teachers, boarding-house keepers and laundresses, colourful publicans, brothelkeepers and travelling performers, along with the odd taxidermist, bootmaker and butcher - and Australasia's first woman chemist.
- Work like a woman : a manifesto for change, Mary Portas. 331.4 POR
Food & Drink
- 200 pies & tarts, Sara Lewis. 641.8652 LEW
- 20-minute Italian : your traditional favorites, faster, easier and with a modern twist, Andrea Soranidis. 641.5945 SOR
- A taste of Scotland's islands, Sue Lawrence. 641.59411 LAW
- Chef Del's Better than vegan : 101 favorite low-fat, plant-based recipes that helped me lose over 200 pounds, Del Sroufe. 641.56362 SRO
- Chocolate : recipes and techniques from the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts, Ferrandi Paris. 641.6374 FER
- Dishoom : "from Bombay with love", Shamil Thakrar. 641.5954 THA
- An eccentric and charming cookbook from Dishoom, with over 100 recipes from the much-loved restaurants.
- Easy. Whole. Vegan. : 100 flavor-packed, no-stress recipes for busy families, Melissa King. 641.56362 KIN
- Eat your heart out : love stories from around the world, Peta Mathias. 641.59 MAT
- With her characteristic wit and colour, Peta dishes up many of the ingredients of love: intriguing courtship rituals, such as bundling and the apple slice dance; poetry penned by those with their own stories to tell; and, of course, romantic recipes, purported aphrodisiacs and alluring delicacies.
- Elsa's wholesome life, Ellie Bullen. 641.56362 BUL
- This cookbook features more than 100 of her go-to dishes, from nutritious granolas and powerhouse smoothies to flavour-packed salads and soups, hearty curries and burgers, and drop-dead delicious sweets.
- Festive table., . 641.568 FES
- Christmas is a time of abundance and joy. With overflowing This book contains menus for any type of festival table, be that a traditional dinner with a roast turkey and all the trimmings, or a plant-based banquet, loaded with the goodness of perfectly cooked vegetables.
- From scratch : 10 meals, 175 recipes, and dozens of techniques you will use over and over, Michael Ruhlman. 641.5 RUH
- From the oven to the table : simple dishes that look after themselves, Diana Henry. 641.82 HEN
- Global kitchen, Lindy Davis. 641.5993 DAV
- London Restauranteur Lloyd Rooney and his partner Mike Fraser have opened restaurants in several of New Zealand's most popular coastal towns. Their formula for innovative, quality dining has proved popular in their six restaurants and this book celebrates their commitment to creating unique culinary experiences to suit every palate.
- Gluten-free baking at home : 102 foolproof recipes for delicious breads, cakes, cookies, and more, Jeffrey Larsen. 641.563 LAR
- GreenFeast. Autumn, winter, Nigel Slater. 641.5636 SLA
- Handmade pickles & preserves : traditional accompaniments for meat, cheese or fish, Tracklements. 641.4 HAN
- Happy vegan, Fearne Cotton. 641.56362 COT
- Easy plant-based recipes to make the whole family happy. Recipes include ideas to start the day right, for lunch on the go, some long and lazy
slow cooking, dishy dinners, sharing feasts, party time and irresistible sweetest things.
- I can cook vegan, Isa Chandra Moskowitz. 641.56362 MOS
- Judy Joo's Korean soul food, Mi Kyung Jeong. 641.59519 JOO
- Maangchi's big book of Korean cooking : from everyday meals to celebration cuisine, Maangchi. 641.59519 MAA
- The definitive book on Korean cuisine.
- One pot feeds all : 100 new recipes from roasting tin dinners to one-pan desserts, Darina Allen. 641.82 ALL
- Quick and delicious, Gordon Ramsay. 641.555 RAM
- 100 tried and tested recipes that you'll find yourself using time and again. All the recipes take 30 minutes or less and use readily available ingredients that are transformed into something special with Gordon's expertise.
- Rick Stein's secret France., . 641.5944 STE
- Real French home cooking with all the recipes from Rick's new BBC Two series.
- Salt & time : recipes from a Russian kitchen, Alissa Timoshkina. 641.5947 TIM
- Shuk : from market to table, the heart of Israeli home cooking, Einat Admony. 641.595694 ADM
- Solo food : 72 recipes for you alone, Janneke Vreugdenhil. 641.561 VRE
- Summer with Simon Gault : simple, sensational food for the beach, bach and BBQ, Jane Rangiwahia. 641.564 GAU
- Tea & cake with Lisa Faulkner, Lisa Faulkner. 641.865 FAU
- The 12 step mind-body-food reset, Jessica Sepel. 641.563 SEP
- Jessica shares her 12 key pieces of practical advice for overcoming disordered eating, achieving weight balance and creating good habits for life.
- The clever guts diet recipe book : 150 delicious recipes to mend your gut and boost your health and wellbeing, Clare Bailey. 641.563 BAI
- A companion book to Dr Michael Mosley's bestselling Clever Guts Diet, Dr Clare Bailey and food and nutrition consultant Joy Skipper offer the definitive toolkit for bringing your gut back to optimum health.
- The global vegan, Ellie Bullen. 641.56362 BUL
- A collection of simple and delicious recipes inspired by the authors travels around the world to places such as Indonesia, India, Korea and Japan.
- The hot book of chillies : history, science, 51 recipes and 97 varieties from mild to super spicy, David Floyd. 641.338 FLO
- The ketodiet cookbook : more than 150 delicious low-carb, high-fat recipes for maximum weight loss and improved health, Martina Slajerova. 641.5638 SLA
- Vegan snacks : simple, delicious sweet and savoury treats, Elanor Clarke. 641.56362 CLA
- Vegetarian cookbook for beginners : the essential cookbook to get started., . 641.5636 VEG
Gardens & Gardening
- A year in my garden, Jacqueline van der Kloet. 635 KLO
- Encyclopedia of plants & flowers, Christopher Brickell. 635.9 ENC
- English gardens : from the archives of Country Life, Kathryn Bradley-Hole. 712.0942 BRA
- Firescaping : protecting your home with a fire-resistant landscape, Douglas Kent. 635.95 KEN
- Gardens for Gloriana : wealth, splendour and design in the Elizabethan garden, Jane Whitaker. 712.0942 WHI
- The lean farm guide to growing vegetables : more in-depth lean techniques for efficient organic production, Ben Hartman. 635.0484 HAR
- The story of gardening, Penelope Hobhouse. 712 HOB
- From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the imposing palace grounds of Chinese emperors and the clean lines of the formal French parterre, this inspiring history charts the fascinating evolution of gardening over thousands of years, bringing to life the world's most beautiful and magnificent gardens.
Health
- All EMFd up (ElectroMagneticField) : my journey through wireless radiation poisoning : plus, how you can protect yourself, Anne Mills. 612.0144 MIL
- Wireless devices such as Cell phones, routers, WiFi, cell towers and antenna emit ElectroMagnetic Field Radiation (EMF) which can make some people ill with a permanent malady called Electromagnetic HyperSensitivity (EHS). Gain knowledge in how to protect yourself from wireless radiation or recover from EMF exposure.
- An elegant defense : the extraordinary new science of the immune system : a tale in four lives, Matt Richtel. 616.079 RIC
- Bottle of lies : the inside story of the generic drug boom, Katherine Eban. 615.1 EBA
- Eban reveals an industry where fraud is rampant, companies routinely falsify data, and executives circumvent almost every principle of safe manufacturing to minimize cost and maximize profit, confident in their ability to fool inspectors. Meanwhile, patients unwittingly consume medicine with unpredictable and dangerous effects.
- Heal : discover your unlimited potential and awaken the powerful healer within, Kelly Noonan Gores. 613 NOO
- Heal follows two people on their healing journeys, while combining science-
backed research and real-world testimonials from experts like Marianne Williamson, Bruce Lipton, Deepak Chopra, Bernie Siegel, Anita Moorgani, Kelly Brogan, and many others. Heal shows us that science and spirituality are united and demonstrates that our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions have a huge impact on our overall
health and the ability to recover from illness and injury.
- How the pill changes everything : your brain on birth control, Sarah E. Hill. 613.943 HIL
- In praise of walking : the new science of how we walk and why it's good for us, Shane O'Mara. 612.044 OMA
- Living with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency : the complete guide to risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options, Samantha Bowick. 616.042 BOW
- Menopause : all you need to know in one concise manual, Dr Louise Newson. 618.175 NEW
- Rebuild your bones : the 12-week osteoporosis protocol, Mira Calton. 616.71 CAL
- This is the go-to guide for anyone who wants to safely and naturally reverse or stave off osteoporosis, without drugs.
- Sawbones : the horrifying, hilarious road to modern medicine, Dr. Sydnee McElroy. 610.9 MCE
- This rollicking journey through thousands of years of medical mishaps and miracles is not only hilarious but downright educational.
- Seven minutes to fit : 50 anytime, anywhere interval workouts, Brett Klika. 613.71 KLI
- Stop smoking with Allen Carr., . 613.85 CAR
- The body : a guide for occupants, Bill Bryson. 612 BRY
- The complete CBT guide for anxiety, Roz Shafran. 616.8522 COM
- A guide on all the anxiety disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, health anxiety, panic, phobias, social anxiety, OCD.
- The meaning of pain : what it is, why we feel it, and how to overcome it, Nick Potter. 616.047 POT
- The secret life of bones : their origins, evolution and fate, Brian Switek. 611.71 SWI
- Vaccines & vesicles : a history of smallpox vaccination in New Zealand, Claire Le Couteur. 614.521 LE
- This book follows the many episodes of the introduction of smallpox to our shores and how the authorities prevented its spread.
History, Geography & Travel
- 100 great wildlife experiences : what to see and where, James D. Fair. 941 FAI
- This takes in all the amazing things to see and do in the UK, in all seasons.
- A beginner's guide to Japan : observations and provocations, Pico Iyer. 952 IYE
- A walk through Paris, Eric Hazan. 944.36 HAZ
- Amsterdam, Mike Gerrard. 949.23 GER
- Assad or we burn the country : how one family's lust for power destroyed Syria, Sam Dagher. 956.91 DAG
- A Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter and former prisoner of the pro Assad militia presents a revisionist account of the Syrian Civil War that incorporates previously unpublished details about the origins and persistence of its human atrocities.
- Australia, Andrew Bain. 994 BAI
- Australia : top sights, authentic experiences, Anthony Ham. 994 HAM
- Australia's best trips : 38 amazing road trips, Paul Harding. 994 HAR
- Baby names. 2020, Eleanor Turner. 929.4 TUR
- Berlin, Jurgen Scheunemann. 943.155 SCH
- Berlin, Andrea Schulte-Peevers. 943.155 SCH
- Best in travel 2020, Joe Bindloss. 910.2 BIN
- The top 10 countries, regions, cities and best value destinations. The best new openings. The best new places to stay. The best new food experiences. The best sustainable trips for families. How to minimise your carbon footprint. How to help local communities and businesses. How to give back on your travels and Hiking for meditation.
- Boston, Mara Vorhees. 974.461 VOR
- Boston, Patricia Harris. 974.461 HAR
- By the light of the moon, Bernadette Marama Gavin. 910.41 GAV
- Personal, raw and honest love story told through the unique poetic voice of a young woman who finds herself on an epic four-year, high-seas adventure in extraordinary situations, in exotic locations, and through these experiences finds her lost voice and inner strength
- Canada, Joanna Ebbutt. 971 EBB
- Chicago, Elaine Glusac. 977.311 GLU
- Chile, Ruth Bradley. 983 BRA
- Copenhagen, Antonia Cunningham. 948.913 CUN
- Costa Rica, Christoper Baker. 972.86 BAK
- Costa Rica : top sights, authentic experiences, Ashley Harrell. 972.86 HAR
- Cruise ports Mediterranean Europe : a guide to perfect days on shore, Virginia Maxwell. 940 MAX
- Cruise ports Northeast Asia : a guide to perfect days on shore, Ray Bartlett. 950 BAR
- Cycle touring in Wales : a two-week circuit and shorter tours, Richard Barrett. 942.9 BAR
- Cycling the Camino de Santiago : the way of St James, Mike Wells. 946 WEL
- Cycling the Canal de la Garonne : from Bordeaux to Toulouse, Declan Lyons. 944 LYO
- Denmark, Taraneh Ghajar Jerven. 948.9 JER
- Don't thank me for my service : my Viet Nam awakening to the long history of US lies, S. Brian Willson. 959.7043 WIL
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- Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian coast, Robin McKelvie. 949.7 MCK
- Ecuador & Galapagos, Luke Waterson. 986.6 WAT
- Edinburgh, Roddy Martine. 941.34 MAR
- Escape from Rome : the failure of empire and the road to prosperity, Walter Scheidel. 937.09 SCH
- The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world. Ranging across the entire premodern world, this book offers new answers to some of the biggest questions in history.
- Europe : top sights, authentic experiences, Alexis Averbuck. 940 AVE
- Fifteen million years in Antarctica, Rebecca Priestley. 998.9 PRI
- In 2011 Priestley visited the wide white continent for the first time. She is to travel south twice more, spending time with Antarctic scientists including paleo-climatologists, biologists, geologists, glaciologists - exploring the landscape and marvelling at wildlife. Writing against the backdrop of Trump's America, extreme weather events, and scientists' projections for Earth's climate, she grapples with the truths we need to tell ourselves as we stand on a tightrope between hope for the planet, and catastrophic change.
- Fiji, Patrick Kinsella. 996.11 KIN
- Frommer's Iceland, Nicholas Gill. 949.12 GIL
- Gold beneath dark waters : the people of Waipori, David Still. 993.93 STI
- Waipori is a gold mining area now mostly covered by Lake Mahinerangi, a man made lake for hydro generation. The book contains stories and family histories of 518 families and individuals who lived and worked on the Waipori Goldfields in Otago.
- Great cities through travellers' eyes, Peter Furtado. 910.4 GRE
- We see the world's great cities through the eyes of traders, explorers, soldiers, diplomats, pilgrims and tourists; the experiences of emperors and monarchs sit alongside those of revolutionaries and artists, but also those of ordinary people who found themselves in remarkable situations.
- Hiking and cycling in the Black Forest, Kat Morgenstern. 943 MOR
- Hindsight : pivotal moments in New Zealand history, Mandy Hager. 993 HAG
- Iceland, Fran Parnell. 949.12 PAR
- Israel & the Palestinian Territories, Daniel Robinson. 956.94 ROB
- Japan, Matthew Wilcox. 952 WIL
- Livingstone's London : a celebration of people and places, Ken Livingstone. 942.1 LIV
- London, Michael Macaroon. 942.1 MAC
- London : top sights, authentic experiences, Emilie Filou. 942.1 FIL
- Malta, Jo Caruana. 945.85 CAR
- Melbourne, Patrick Kinsella. 994.51 KIN
- Middle East, Anthony Ham. 956 HAM
- Namibia, Philip Briggs. 968.81 BRI
- New England, Patricia Harris. 974 HAR
- New York City, Eleanor Berman. 974.71 BER
- New Zealand, Rachel Mills. 993 MIL
- Normandy, Fiona Duncan. 944.2 DUN
- Normandy & Brittany, Chris Newens. 944 NEW
- Panama, Sara Humphreys. 972.87 HUM
- Paris, Michael Macaroon. 944.36 MAC
- Paris, Donna Dailey. 944.36 DAI
- Perth and West Coast Australia, Patrick Kinsella. 994.1 KIN
- Poland, Maciej Zglinicki. 943.8 ZGL
- Poland, Jonathan Bousfield. 943.8 BOU
- Portugal, Gregor Clark. 946.9 CLA
- Printed in North Korea : the art of everyday life in the DPRK, Nicholas Bonner. 741.67 BON
- Depicting the everyday lives of the country's train conductors, steelworkers, weavers, farmers, scientists, and fishermen, these unique lino-cut and woodblock prints are a fascinating way to explore the culture of this still virtually unknown country.
- Provence & Southeast France road trips, Oliver Berry. 944.9 BER
- Queensland, Patrick Kinsella. 994.3 KIN
- Rick Steves Lisbon., . 946.94 STE
- Rome, Florence & Venice, Alexei J. Cohen. 945 COH
- San Francisco, Jeffrey Kennedy. 979.461 KEN
- Scotland, Robin Gauldie. 941.1 GAU
- Scotland, Neil Wilson. 941.1 WIL
- Sicily, Susie Boulton. 945.8 BOU
- Soldiers, scouts & spies : a military history of the New Zealand wars, 1845-1864, Cliff Simons. 993.022 SIM
- Soldiers, Scouts and Spies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British troops, their militia and M?ori allies, and M?ori iwi and coalitions.
- South Africa, Philip Briggs. 968 BRI
- Southwest USA and national parks, Donna Dailey. 979 DAI
- Spain, Victoria Trott. 946 TRO
- Switzerland's Jura Crest Trail : a two week trek from Zurich to Geneva, Ali Rowsell. 949.4 ROW
- The brothers York : an English tragedy, Thomas Penn. 942.04 PEN
- The Cook voyages encounters : the Cook voyages collections of Te Papa, Janet Davidson. 910.41 COO
- The Family Tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy, Blaine T. Bettinger. 929.1 BET
- The Fourth Reich?, Sara Moore. 943.087 MOO
- This book exposes the dangerous cover-up of Germany's aggressive intentions to create a European Empire through two world wars and the present economic depression.
- The history of the ancient world : from the earliest accounts to the fall of Rome, Susan Wise Bauer. 930 BAU
- The last of the sail whalers : whaling off southern New Zealand and Tasmania, Captain William McKillop. 639.28 MCK
- The lion and the nightingale : a journey through modern Turkey, Kaya Genc. 956.104 GEN
- The Lion and the Nightingale tells the spellbinding story of a country whose history has been split between East and West, between violence and beauty between the roar of the lion and the song of the nightingale.
- The Long March 1934-35 : the rise of Mao and the beginning of modern China, Benjamin Lai. 951.042 LAI
- The odysseum, David Bramwell. 910.4 BRA
- The Odysseum explores the fascinating stories behind some of the world's most extraordinary and unexpected journeys. Expect adventures with stowaways, astronauts, psychedelic pilgrims, prisoners of war and the artist who created the world's biggest treasure hunt.
- The road to San Donato : fathers, sons, and cycling across Italy, Robert Cocuzzo. 945 COC
- A first-person account of an Italian-American father and son who take two weeks to travel, by bicycle, to the small town in Italy,
- The rough guide to Crete, John Fisher. 949.59 FIS
- The rough guide to Ecuador, Stephan Kuffner. 986.6 KUF
- The rough guide to Guatemala, Robert Savage. 972.81 SAV
- The rough guide to Italy, Robert Andrews. 945 AND
- The rough guide to South America on a budget, Steph Dyson. 980 DYS
- The Summer Isles : a voyage of the imagination, Philip Marsden. 941.15 MAR
- In an old wooden sloop, Philip Marsden plots a course north from his home in Cornwall. He is sailing for the Summer Isles, a small archipelago near the top of Scotland that holds for him a deep and personal significance.This is an unforgettable account of the search for actual places, invented places, and those places in between that shape the lives of individuals and entire nations.
- The war for America's soul, Sebastian Gorka. 973.933 GOR
- On one side are American patriots, dedicated to freedom under the Constitution; on the other side are leftists campaigning not just to win elections, but to radically transform the nation. In this political war for the soul of our country, America's patriots need a strategist with a blueprint for victory. Gorka shows how America's elite in both parties betrayed our heartland, sabotaged the American dream, and accepted national decline as inevitable.
- The worst journey in the world : with Scott in Antarctica 1910-1913, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. 998.9 CHE
- Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, it recounts the riveting tale of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of the party, offers sensitive characterisations of each of his companions. Their journal entries complement his narrative, providing vivid perspectives on the expedition's dangers and hardships as well as its inspiring examples of optimism, strength, and selflessness.
- The year of living Danishly : uncovering the secrets of the world's happiest country, Helen Russell. 948.9 RUS
- Trekking in Greenland : the Arctic Circle Trail, Paddy Dillon. 998.2 DIL
- Turkey, Marc Dubin. 956.1 DUB
- Venice : a literary guide for travellers, Marie-Jose Gransard. 945.31 GRA
- Vienna, Stephen Brook. 943.613 BRO
- Vienna, Michael Leidig. 943.613 LEI
- Walking in the Cotswolds, Damian Hall. 942.417 HAL
- Walking in Umbria, Gillian Price. 945.65 PRI
- Walking Lake Como and Maggiore, Gillian Price. 945 PRI
- Walks and treks in Croatia : mountain trails and national parks including Velebit, Dinara and Plitvice, Rudolf Abraham. 949.72 ABR
- West Coast Australia, Charles Rawlings-Way. 994.1 RAW
- West Coast RV camping, Tom Stienstra. 979 STI
- Whenua Hou, a new land : the story of Codfish Island, Neville Peat. 993.962 PEA
- Where to go when., . 910.2 WHE
- This book combines inspiring narrative with sumptuous photography to bring to life over 100 destinations across the globe discover when and where to explore Costa Rica's rainforests, journey into the clouds in Nepal, sail between Croatia's cypress-clad islands, or gaze at the saw-toothed crags of Canada's Rocky Mountains.
- World War II infographics, Jonathan Fenby. 940.53 WOR
- World War II: Infographics tells the story of the great conflict through graphic design. Infographics allow data to be comprehensible to the general reader while still satisfying demands for the rigorous approach of a historian.
House & DIY
- Housebuilder's bible 13, Mark Brinkley. 690.8 BRI
- Latest edition of the UK's best selling selfbuild guide.
- Our spaces : contemporary New Zealand interiors, Alana Broadhead. 747 BRO
- Patina living, Brooke Giannetti. 747 GIA
- An intimate look at life on Patina Farm enjoying the interplay of rustic and modern European farmhouse charm--including the sheds, outbuildings and well-designed gardens where the Giannettis entertain and enjoy their miniature goats, sheep and donkeys, the chickens and ducks, and dogs.
- Veere Grenney : a point of view, Ruth Guilding. 747 GRE
- The first book from AD100 designer Veere Grenney the master of streamlined, glamorous, classical rooms with an English touch eloquently explores not only the hows but also the whys of decorating.
Humour
- Dishonesty is the second-best policy : and other rules to live by, David Mitchell. 827.92 MIT
- You might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell's attempts to make light of
all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, exercise, rude street names, inheritance tax, salad cream, proportional representation and farts are all touched upon by Mitchell's unremitting laser of chit-chat.
Language
- A word for every day of the year, Steven Poole. 428.1 POO
- Each day offers a rare and remarkable word with its history and definition and occasionally a challenge to include it in our lives.
- Italian, Lydia Vellaccio. 458.2 VEL
- Introduces spoken and written Italian for beginners or as a refresher course for those who have studied the language.
- Teach your dog M?ori, Anne Cakebread. 499.442 CAK
- Suitable as a first introduction to Maori for learners of all ages, for tourists who would like a fun way to pick up a few basic words when visiting New Zealand.
- Teach yourself Chinese, Elizabeth Scurfield. 495.1 SCU
- Starts with the basics and moves quickly to help the reader speak Mandarin and read and write the Chinese characters that are used
throughout the People's Republic.
- Teach yourself Korean, Mark Vincent. 495.78 VIN
- Introduces spoken and written Korean for beginners or as a refresher course for those who have studied the language.
Law
- Indigenous water rights in law and regulation : lessons from comparative experience, Elizabeth Jane Macpherson. 346.0432 MCP
- Intellectual property law : principles in practice, Paul Sumpter. 346.048 SUM
Literature
- Good things out of Nazareth : the uncollected letters of Flannery O'Connor and friends, Flannery O'Connor. 813.54 OCO
- How to write a novel using the snowflake method, Randy Ingermanson. 808.3 ING
- The Snowflake Method is a battle-tested series of ten steps that jumpstart your creativity and help you quickly map out your story.
- How to write effective business English : your guide to excellent professional communication, Fiona Talbot. 808.066 TAL
- How to write reports and proposals : create attention-grabbing documents that achieve your goals, Patrick Forsyth. 808.066 FOR
- Jay to Bee : Janet Frame's letters to William (Bill) Theophilus Brown, 1969-1971, Denis Harold. 826.914 FRA
- This moving and enlightening correspondence opens up the hopes, fears, joys, and inner machinations of one of New Zealand's most renowned authors, and offers a side of her dramatic personal history often ignored or misunderstood by the public.
- The illustrated world of Tolkien, David Day. 823.912 DAY
- This book gathers together artworks and essays from expert illustrators, painters and etchers, and fascinating and scholarly writing.
- Trick mirror : reflections on self-delusion, Jia Tolentino. 814.6 TOL
- We are living in the era of the self, in an era of malleable truth and widespread personal and political delusion. In these nine interlinked essays, Jia Tolentino, the New Yorker's brightest young talent, explores her own coming of age in this warped and confusing landscape.
Music & Musicians
- A mad love : an introduction to opera, Vivien Schweitzer. 782.1 SCH
- Afternoons with the blinds drawn, Brett Anderson. 781.66 AND
- The trajectory of Suede hailed in infancy as both 'The Best New Band in Britain' and 'effete southern wankers' is recalled with moving candour by its frontman Brett Anderson, whose vivid memoir swings seamlessly between the tender, witty, turbulent, euphoric and bittersweet. Suede began by treading the familiar jobbing route of London's emerging new 1990s indie bands gigs at ULU, the Camden Powerhaus and the Old Trout in Windsor and the dispiriting experience of playing a set to an audience of one. But in these halcyon days, their potential was undeniable. Anderson's creative partnership with guitarist Bernard Butler exposed a unique and brilliant hybrid of lyric and sound; together they were a luminescent team burning brightly and creating some of the era's most revered songs and albums. In Afternoons with the blinds drawn, Anderson unflinchingly explores his relationship with addiction, heartfelt in the regret that early musical bonds were severed, and clear-eyed on his youthful persona. 'As a young man I oscillated between morbid self-reflection and vainglorious narcissism' he writes. His honesty, sharply self-aware and articulate, makes this a compelling autobiography, and a brilliant insight into one of the most significant bands of the last quarter century.
- Break on through : the life and death of Jim Morrison, James Riordan. 781.66 MOR
- Since his death in 1971, friends and band members have produced several biographies describing various aspects of Jim Morrison's life and carreer. Now James Riordan and Jerry Prochnicky examine with insightful clarity the entire story of Morrison's roots, his early family life, the intellectual foundations of his music, his wild days with the Doors, his private life, and the mystery that still surrounds his death.
- Bruce Springsteen : from Asbury Park, to Born to Run, to Born in the USA, David Gahr. 781.66 SPR
- Bruce Springsteen : the stories behind the songs, Brian Hiatt. 781.66 SPR
- Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe, Will Birch. 781.66 LOW
- Cruel to Be Kind is the definitive account of Nick Lowe's uncompromising life as a songwriter and entertainer, from his days at Stiff Records, to becoming the driving force behind Rockpile, to the 1979 smash hit 'Cruel To Be Kind'. Nick's original compositions have been recorded by the best in the business, from enfant terrible of the New-Wave, Elvis Costello, to 'The Godfather of Rhythm and Soul', Solomon Burke; from household names, including Engelbert Humperdink, Diana Ross, and Johnny Cash, to legendary vocalists such as Curtis Stigers, Tom Petty, and Rod Stewart. His reputation as one of the most influential musicians to emerge from that most formative period for pop and rock music is cast in stone. He will forever be the man they call the 'Jesus of Cool'.
- Die Zauberflote, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 782.1 MOZ
- In this guide, Nicholas Till writes about the background and genesis of the opera, locating it on the cusp of the Enlightenment and the
beginnings of German Romanticism. The guide provides a perfect companion to opera-goers wishing to extend their understanding and increase their enjoyment of this much beloved work.
- Elton John : the definitive portrait, with unseen images, Terry O'Neill. 781.66 JOH
- Elton John and iconic photographer Terry O'Neill worked together for many years, taking in excess of 5,000 photographs. From intimate backstage shots to huge stadium concerts, the photographs in this book represent the very best of this archive, with most of the images being shown here for the first time. O'Neill has drawn on his personal relationship with Elton John to write the book's introduction and captions.
- For the love of music : a conductor's guide to the art of listening, John Mauceri. 781.1 MAU
- With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience?
- Freddie Mercury A to Z, Steve Wide. 781.66 MER
- With his raw charisma, electric stage presence, undeniable sex appeal and supreme vocal skill, Mercury was a singular talent. From his early days in Zanzibar and India, through his chart-busting years with Queen, and his later-life dalliance with opera, Wilde charts Mercury's career in an A-to-Z format.
- High school, Sara Quin + Tegan Quin. 781.64 QUI
- High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, who grew up at
the height of grunge and rave culture in the nineties, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today. While grappling with their identity and sexuality, often alone, they also faced academic meltdown, their parents' divorce, and the looming pressure of what might come after high school. Written in alternating chapters from both Tegan's and Sara's points of view, the book is a raw account of the drugs, alcohol, love, music, and friendship they explored in their formative years. A transcendent story of first loves and first songs, High School captures the tangle of discordant and parallel memories of two sisters who grew up in distinct ways even as they lived just down the hall from each another. This is the origin story of Tegan and Sara.
- Horror stories : a memoir, Liz Phair. 781.66 PHA
- When Liz Phair was just starting out in the Wicker Park, Chicago, music scene in the early 1990s, she encountered some people--mostly men, who didn't respect her and were determined not to see her fail, exactly, because they didn't care enough about her to wish failure on her they just wanted her to get out of their space, to disappear. "Girly Sound" was the name of the cassettes she used to pass around in those days, and in 1993 those songs became the landmark album Exile in Guyville, which turned Phair, at twenty-five, into a foul-mouthed feminist icon. Now, like a Gen X Patti Smith, Liz Phair tells the story of her life and career in a memoir about the moments that have haunted her most. Horror is in the eye of the beholder. For Phair, horror is what stays with you the often unrecognized, universal experiences of daily pain, shame, and fear that make up our common humanity. In Phair's case it means the dangers of falling for "the perfect guy," and the disaster that awaits her; the memory of a stranger passed out on a bathroom floor amid a crowd of girls, forcing her to consider our responsibilities to one another, and the gnawing regret of being a bystander; and the profound sense of emptiness she experienced on the set of her first celebrity photoshoot. Horror Stories is a literary accomplishment, and reads like the confessions of a friend. It is a book that gathers up all of our isolated shames, bringing us together in our shared imperfection, our uncertainty and our cowardice, smashing the stigma of not being in control. But most importantly, Horror Stories is a memoir that asks questions of how we feel about the things that have happened to us, how we cope with regret and culpability, and how we break the spell of those things, leeching them of their power over us. This memoir is an immersive experience, taking readers inside the most intimate moments of Phair's life. Her fearless prose, wit, and uncompromising honesty transform those deeply personal moments into tales about each and every one of us that will appeal to both the serious fan and the serious reader.
- Jeff Buckley : his own voice : the official journals, objects & ephemera, Mary Guibert & David Browne ; photography by Geoff Moore. 781.66 BUC
- In 1994, an artist named Jeff Buckley released 'Grace', his debut album. Hailed immediately by the likes of Bono, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, as a singer, guitarist, and writer of a generation. Throughout his life, Buckley obsessively kept journals chronicling his goals, inspirations, aspirations, and creative struggles. His diaries amount to one of the most insightful life chronicles any musical artist has ever left behind. Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice will mark the first-ever publication of Buckley's account of his journey through his handwritten diaries and lyrics. Combined with reproductions of other memorabilia, including letters, notes, and unpublished lyrics, the book will take readers deep inside Buckley's creative mind and personal life. For those who grew up listening to Jeff's music and for those who are just discovering it, Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice will be an intimate portrait of one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century in his own extremely vibrant words and never seen before lyrics.
- La traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. 782.1 VER
- There are articles in the guide about Verdi's preparations for the first performances, a musical commentary, an overview of the opera's social background and an examination of how the libretto was adapted from Dumas's play. Also included are a survey of important performances and performers, sixteen pages of illustrations, a musical thematic guide, the full libretto and English translation, a discography, bibliography and DVD and website guides.
- Me, Elton John. 781.66 JOH
- In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the smash-hit film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time. Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again. His life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade. In Me Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes.
- On the road not taken, Paul Dodgson. 781.64 DOD
- On the Road Not Taken is a memoir about the transformational power of music. It begins with a boy growing up in a small town on the Kent coast in the 1970s, who learns to play the guitar and dreams of heading out on the open road with a head full of songs. But when the moment comes to make the choice he is not brave enough to try and do it for a living. Time passes but the desire to explain the world through music never goes away. And as the years go
by it gets harder and harder to risk looking like a fool, of doing the very thing he would most like to do, of actually being himself. Eventually, thirty-five years later, when it feels like time is running out, he walks out onto a stage in front of 500 people and begins to sing again. What follows is an extraordinary period of self-
discovery as he plays pubs, clubs, theatres and festivals, overcoming anxiety to experience the joy of performance.
- Revenge of the she-punks : a feminist music history from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot, Vivien Goldman. 781.66 GOL
- The colourful "Punk Professor", new-wave musician, and critic/filmmaker spins a dazzling survey of women in punk, from the genre's inception in 1970s London to the current voices making waves around the globe. As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music journalism is unusually well-rounded. In Revenge of the She-Punks, she probes four themes-identity, money, love, and protest-to explore what makes punk such a liberating art form for women. With her visceral style, Goldman blends interviews, history, and her personal experience as one of Britain's first female music writers in a book that reads like a vivid documentary of a genre defined by dismantling boundaries.
- Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. 782.1 VER
- The guide contains articles on the place of Rigoletto in Verdi's oeuvre and the background to its composition, a detailed examination of its musical structure and a survey of its performance history including discussions of some of its most distinguished interpreters.
- The Classic fM family music box : learn about the world's greatest composers while listening to their iconic music, Sam Jackson. 780.92 JAC
- This the perfect introduction to the world of classical music. Featuring beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and 8 sound-chip buttons that play short bursts of iconic pieces of music. In addition to high-quality sound chips, a unique QR code allows access to a bespoke landing page on Classic FM's website allowing readers to listen to full versions of the music featured in the book.
- The guitar book. Volume 1 : the ultimate resource for discovering new guitar chords & arpeggios, Troy Nelson. 787.87193 NEL
- The guitar book. Volume 2 : the ultimate resource for discovering new guitar scales, exercises, and licks!, Troy Nelson. 787.87193 NEL
- 'Til wrong feels right, Iggy Pop. 781.66 POP
- Iggy Pop hasn't simply left a mark on music; he's left blood stains all over it. From fronting the legendary proto-punk band The Stooges to collaborating with an eclectic mix of artists including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Jack White and Josh Homme, Iggy has proved himself to be one of punk's most iconic, outrageous and enduring music artists. In this beautifully illustrated collection, he shares his lyrics and reflections on a genre-defining music career that spans five decades.
- Toiapiapi : he huinga o ng? kura puoro a te M?ori = a collection of M?ori musical treasures, Hirini Melbourne. 781.62994 MEL
- A collection of waiata which reproduce the sounds of birds and other "voices of the environment" using traditional M?ori instruments. Book contains notes on these instruments along with song texts and background information.
- Touched by the sun : my friendship with Jackie, Carly Simon. 781.64 SIM
- A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship
between Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. An intimate, vulnerable, and insightful portrait of the bond that grew between two iconic and starkly different American women, this work is a celebration of kinship in all its many forms.
- You never give me your money : the Beatles after the breakup, Peter Doggett. 781.66 BEA
- The world stopped in 1970 when Paul McCartney announced that he was through with the Beatles.
His statement not only marked the end of the band's remarkable career, but also seemed to signal the demise of an era of unprecedented optimism in social history. Though the Beatles' breakup was widely viewed as a cultural tragedy, one of the most fascinating phases of their story was just about to begin. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of the personal rivalries and legal feuds that have dominated the Beatles' lives since 1969. Journalist Peter Doggett charts the Shakespearean battles between Lennon and McCartney, the conflict in George Harrison's life between spirituality and fame, and the struggle with alcoholism that threatened to take Richard Starkey's life. This is a compelling human drama and a rich and absorbing story of the Beatles' creative and financial empire, set up to safeguard their interests but destined to control their lives.
Parenting
- ABCs of raising smarter kids : hundreds of ways to inspire your child, Joanne Foster. 649.1 FOS
- How to grow a grown up : prepare your teen for the real world, Dominique Thompson. 649.125 THO
- This book will help you to build your child's confidence and resilience so they can become a strong, happy and independent adult.
- How to talk so little kids will listen : a survival guide to life with children ages 2-7, Joanna Faber. 649.12 FAB
- Raising our children, raising ourselves, Naomi Aldort. 649.1 ALD
- An insightful and eloquent guide for parents who wish to raise their children with unconditional love, and empower them to be self-reliant, expressive, caring and able to form close human connections.
- The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind, Daniel J. Siegel. 649.1 SIE
Personal Development
- 24/6 : the power of unplugging one day a week, Tiffany Shlain. 158.1 SHL
- This book delves into the neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and history of a weekly day of rest across cultures, making the case for why we need to bring this ritual back.
- All of this is for you : a little book of kindness, Ruby Jones. 158.1 JON
- Am I dreaming? : the new science of consciousness and how altered states reboot the brain, James Kingsland. 154.4 KIN
- A scientific travel guide to altered states of consciousness and what we can learn from them.
- Atomic habits : an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones : tiny changes, remarkable results, James Clear. 152.33 CLE
- Dreams : unlock inner wisdom, discover meaning, and refocus your life, Rosie March-Smith. 154.63 MAR
- Embrace your weird : face your fears and unleash creativity, Felicia Day. 153.35 DAY
- Emotion : a very short introduction, Dylan Evans. 152.4 EVA
- Face to face : the art of human connection, Brian Grazer. 158.2 GRA
- Grazer argues that we are missing an essential piece of the human experience. Only when we are face to face, able to look one another in the eyes, can we form the kinds of connections that expand our world views, deepen our self-awareness, and ultimately lead to our greatest achievements and most meaningful moments.
- Find your artistic voice : the essential guide to working your creative magic, Lisa Congdon. 153.35 CON
- Good vibes, good life : how self-love is the key to unlocking your greatness, Vex King. 158.1 KIN
- Instagram guru Vex King provides guidelines on how to change the way one thinks, feels, speaks, and acts.
- Helping children cope with loss and change : a guide for professionals and parents, Amanda Seyderhelm. 155.9 SEY
- How to fix your sht : a straightforward guide to a better life, Shaa Wasmund. 158.1 WAS
- Kaizen : the Japanese method for transforming habits, one small step at a time, Sarah Harvey. 152.33 HAR
- This beautiful, simple book suggests tiny changes we can make to improve all areas of life, from friendships to a cluttered flat.
- Memory wise : how memory works and what to do when it doesn't, Dr Anne Unkenstein. 153.12 UNK
- Perform under pressure, Dr Ceri Evans. 155.9042 EVA
- Persuasion : convincing others when facts no longer seem to matter, Lee Hartley Carter. 153.85 CAR
- Queer objects, Chris Brickell. 155.3 QUE
- What makes an object queer? The sixty-three chapters in Queer Objects consider this question in relation to lesbian, gay and transgender communities across time, cultures, and space.
- The 1000 most important questions you will ever ask yourself : that make life work for you, Alyss Thomas. 158.1 THO
- The art of making memories : how to create and remember happy moments, Meik Wiking. 153.14 WIK
- The art of taking it easy : how to cope with bears, traffic, and the rest of life's stressors, Dr. Brian King. 155.9042 KIN
- Explores what stress is, where it comes from, and what it does to our bodies and brains. Includes life-changing tips through a blend of humor, science, and guidance.
- The girls : a memoir of family, grief and sexuality, Chloe Higgins. 155.937 HIG
- In a memoir of breathtaking power, Chloe Higgins describes the heartbreaking aftermath of that one terrible day.
It is a story of grieving, and learning to leave grief behind, for anyone who has ever loved, and lost.
- The happiness trap : stop struggling, start living, Russ Harris. 158.1 HAR
- This book shows you how to apply ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) in your life to increase self-
awareness, develop emotional intelligence, enhance relationships, create a sense of meaning and purpose, and transform painful thoughts and feelings so they have less impact in your life.
- The highly sensitive person : how to thrive when the world overwhelms you, Elaine N. Aron. 155.23 ARO
- The journal writer's companion : achieve your goals, express your creativity, realize your potential, Alyss Thomas. 158.1 THO
- The laws of human nature, Robert Greene. 158 GRE
- Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose.
- The serenity passport : a world tour of peaceful living in 30 words, Megan C. Hayes. 158.1 HAY
- Discover a calmer way of life with secrets drawn from cultures around the world.
- The source : the secrets of the universe, the science of the brain, Dr. Tara Swart. 158.1 SWA
- For the first time, a Neuroscientist and Senior Lecturer at MIT reveals the surprising science that supports The Law of Attraction as an effective tool for self-discovery and offers a guide to discovering your authentic self and accessing your best life now.
- Thinking, fast and slow, Daniel Kahneman. 153.83 KAH
- This path-breaking book shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both business and personal lives.
- Ultimate memory magic : the transformative program for sharper memory, mental clarity, and greater focus at any age!, Jim Karol. 153.12 KAR
Pets & Animals
- Bee hotel : all you need to know in one concise manual : 30 DIY insect home projects, Melanie von Orlow. 638.1 ORL
- Here you'll find numerous ideas for creating insect dwellings, whether you live in a flat with a balcony, a town house with a terrace, or have a suburban or countryside garden. With step-by-step instructions, material checklists and exact dimensions for the individual parts, you can get started straight away.
- Dog is love : the science of why and how your dog loves you, Clive D. L. Wynne. 636.70887 WYN
- Housetraining, Susan McCullough. 636.70887 MCC
- Want to make housetraining easier for you dog and yourself? This practical guide offers the latest information on teaching your pet basic bathroom behavior and preventing future potty problems.
- How to walk a dog, Mike White. 636.7 WHI
- Mike White began walking his SPCA-rescue huntaway, Cooper, at Wellington's dog parks ten years ago, and since then has become part of a remarkable community of people and their pets. Written with wit, wisdom and heartbreaking poignancy, How to Walk a Dog is a story anyone who has ever owned or loved a dog will relate to. You will You will laugh, you will cry, and you will learn some of the secrets of living with a dog.
- Puppy zen : eight weeks to train your pup and create a lifelong bond, Mark Vette. 636.70887 VET
- Taming the wild : a life training horses, and what they can teach us, Kelly Wilson. 636.1083 WIL
- The rescue dog : a practical guide to adopting, training & living with a dog with emotional baggage, Laura Vissaritis. 636.70887 VIS
- What your cat is thinking : everything you need to know to understand your pet, Bo Soderstrom. 636.8 SOD
- What your dog is thinking : everything you need to know to understand your pet, Bo Soderstrom. 636.7 SOD
Philosophy & Psychology
- Hivemind : the new science of tribalism in our divided world, Sara Rose Cavanagh. 128.2 CAV
- Sarah Rose Cavanagh leaves no stone unturned in her quest to understand how social technology is reshaping the way we socialize. Cavanagh argues that there's no need to try and turn back the clock; instead, she presents a fully examined and thoughtful call to cut through our online tribalism, dial back our moral panic about screens and mental health, and shore up our sense of community.
- Lessons in stoicism, John Sellars. 188 SEL
- A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more enjoyable lives.
- Revolution of the soul : awaken to love through raw truth, radical healing, and conscious action, Seane Corn. 181 COR
- Seane guides us into a deep, gut-level understanding of our highest Self through yoga philosophy and other tools for emotional healing not just as abstract ideas but as embodied, fully felt wisdom.
Photography
- Animated storytelling : simple steps for creating animation & motion graphics, Liz Blazer. 778.5347 BLA
- Jim Marshall : show me the picture : images and stories from a photography legend, Amelia Davis. 779 MAR
- Jim Marshall created iconic images of rock 'n' roll stars, jazz greats, and civil rights leaders. This deluxe, career-spanning volume showcases hundreds of photographs: intimate portraits, heady crowd scenes, and haunting street shots evoking the sights and sounds of the 1960s and 1970s.
- The complete guide to landscape astrophotography : understanding, planning, creating, and processing nightscape images, Mike Shaw. 778.936 SHA
Poetry
- Dancing by the light of the moon, Gyles Brandreth. 821.008 DAN
- In this book Gyles Brandreth shares over 250 poems to read, relish and recite whether you are nine, nineteen or ninety.
- Millefiori, Omar Musa. 821.92 MUS
- A collection of love poems and fierce raps.
- Oyster, Michael Pedersen. 821.92 PED
- Michael Pedersen's unique brand of poetry captures a debauchery and a disputation of characters, narrated with an intense honesty and a love of language that is playful, powerful and penetrative; he vividly illuminates scenes with an energy that is both witty, humourous but also deeply intelligent.
- Somewhere becoming rain : collected writings on Philip Larkin, Clive James. 821.914 LAR
- James writes about Larkin's poems, his novels, his jazz and literary criticism; he also considers the two major biographies, Larkin's letters and even his portrayal on stage in order to chart the extreme and, he argues, largely misguided equivocations about Larkin's reputation in the years since his death.
- Up in the attic, Pam Ayres. 821.914 AYR
- With the same magic that has enchanted her fans for more than four decades, Pam's new collection is by turns side-splittingly funny, at others so reflective and profound that it moves whole audiences to tears.
Politics & Government
- Crises of democracy, Adam Przeworski. 321.8 PRZ
- For a left populism, Chantal Mouffe. 320.56 MOU
- What is the "populist moment" and what does it mean for the left? A left-populist strategy could bring together the manifold struggles against subordination, oppression and discrimination. In redrawing political frontiers, this "populist moment" points to a "return of the political" after years of postpolitics. A return may open the way for authoritarian solutions through regimes that weaken liberal-democratic institutions but it could also lead to a reaffirmation and extension of democratic values.
- Kremlin winter : Russia and the second coming of Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Putin. 947.086 PUT
- This book reveals a premier who cannot take his supremacy for granted, yet is determined to impose his will not only on his closest associates but on society at large. It is a riveting insight into power politics as Russia faces a blizzard of difficulties both at home and abroad.
- Project Rainfall : the secret history of Pine Gap, Tom Gilling. 327.1294 GIL
- Pine Gap is a top secret American spy base on Australian soil, The job of the satellites controlled from Pine Gap was to eavesdrop on Soviet missile tests. No longer just a listening station, Pine Gap has metamorphosed into a key weapon in the Pentagon's war on terror, with Australians in frontline roles.
- Surprise, kill, vanish : the definitive history of secret CIA assassins, armies and operators, Annie Jacobsen. 327.12 JAC
- The myths we live by : adventures in democracy, free speech and other liberal inventions, Peter Cave. 320.01 CAV
- In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical argument to reveal that many issues are less straightforward than we'd like to believe.
- The plot to attack Iran : how the CIA and the Deep State have conspired to vilify Iran, Dan Kovalik. 327.73 KOV
- We've got people : from Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the end of big money and the rise of a movement, Ryan Grim. 324.273 GRI
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may seem like she came from nowhere, but the movement that propelled her to office and to global political stardom has been building for 30 years.
- Where power stops : the making and unmaking of presidents and prime ministers, David Runciman. 352.23 RUN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Theresa May, and Donald Trump: each had different motivations, methods, and paths, but they all sought the highest office. And yet when they reached their goal, they often found that the power they had imagined was illusory.
Pounamu
- Identifying Rongoa Maori healing and medical health collaboration issues : a thematic synthesis review, Dr Glenis Mark. 362.1089 MAR
- In Aotearoa/New Zealand, rongoa Maori remains largely unrecognised by the medical health system. However, recent research has shown that both Maori patients and rongoa practitioners desire collaborative treatment.
- Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals on Rongoa Maori in hospitals : technical report, Dr Glenis Mark. 362.1089 MAR
- Rebuilding the kainga : lessons from te ao hurihuri, Jade Kake. 363.5 KAK
Relationships
- Eight dates : essential conversations for a lifetime of love, John Gottman. 646.77 GOT
- Discover or rediscover your partner like never before, and be able to realize your hopes and dreams for the love you desire and deserve.
Religion & Ethics
- A course of love : combined volume : the course, the treatises, the dialogues, Mari Perron. 299.93 PER
- A course of love is, a continuation of A course in miracles. It builds upon the same profound thought system, yet in a language both accessible and eloquent.
- A theory of everything (that matters) : a short guide to Einstein, relativity and the future of faith, Alister McGrath. 215 MCG
- After virtue : a study in moral theory, Alasdair MacIntyre. 170.44 MAC
- This book elaborates the position on the connection between philosophy and history, relativism, and the relation of moral philosophy to theology.
- Fear & courage, Renee Hollis. 179.6 FEA
- Collected from around the world, the twenty-five true stories showcased here capture the full range of the fear and courage experience. From the 65-year-old woman stepping outside her comfort zone to visit Antarctica, to the young social worker confronting an abusive father and husband; from a gay woman's experience of coming out, to a man confronting his claustrophobia to have an MRI.
- Guided Buddhist meditations : essential practices on the stages of the path, Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. 294.34 THU
- How happiness happens : finding lasting joy in a world of comparison, disappointment, and unmet expectations, Max Lucado. 248.4 LUC
- How to be a Christian : reflections and essays, C. S. Lewis. 248.4 LEW
- Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, this illuminating and thought-
provoking collection provides practical wisdom and direction Christians can use to nurture their faith and become more devout disciples of Christ.
- How to practice : the way to a meaningful life, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 294.34 BST
- An instructional resource and inspirational guide to daily life describes each step on the path to spiritual enlightenment and explains how to practice everyday morality, meditation, wisdom, and compassion.
- I give up : the secret joy of a surrendered life, Laura Story. 248.4 STO
- Living in total surrender to God is the only pathway to true joy and an abundant life, no matter what challenges you face.
- Jesus and the Dead Sea scrolls : revealing the Jewish roots of Christianity, John Bergsma. 296.15 BER
- Live the questions : how searching shapes our convictions and commitments, Jeffrey F. Keuss. 230 KEU
- Religion, Karen Armstrong. 200 ARM
- The laws of the Sun : one source, one planet, one people, Ryuho Okawa. 299.93 OKA
- This book describes the origin of the soul and the creation of the universe, the stages of love and enlightenment, the hidden history of lost civilizations, and the path to ultimate self-realization.
- The plight of western religion : the eclipse of the other-worldly, Paul Gifford. 200 GIF
- The spiritual dimension of ageing, Elizabeth MacKinlay. 259.3 MAC
- This clear and practical text presents much-needed guidance for health and social care practitioners, as well as for religious professionals, seeking to identify and meet the spiritual needs of older people in their caring role.
- The universal Christ : how a forgotten reality can change everything we see, hope for, and believe, Richard Rohr. 232 ROH
- This book exploring what it means that Jesus was called "Christ,"
and how this forgotten truth can transform everything we see, hope for, and believe.
- What are biblical values? : what the Bible says on key ethical issues, John J. Collins. 241 COL
- What do we do with the Bible?, Richard Rohr. 220.6 ROH
- Does this ancient, sometimes violent and contradictory text have anything to teach us today? Selective use of Scripture by preachers and politicians alike has been employed to justify violence, racism, misogyny, homophobia the list goes on. How can we read it in a contemplative and intelligent way?
Science
- 50 things to see in the sky, Sarah Barker. 520 BAR
- Astronomy for the amateur astronomer, with 50 illustrations to guide the user to astronomical patterns.
- A sparrow's life's as sweet as ours : in praise of birds and seasons, Carry Akroyd. 598.0941 AKR
- A compilation of 60 beautiful screenprints of birds full of variety and color that illustrate British birds in all four seasons of the year.
- Discovering Pluto : exploration at the edge of the solar system, Dale P. Cruikshank. 523.49 CRU
- Dr Karl's random road trip through science, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. 500 KUR
- Whether you're ten or sixty-ten, discover answers to questions you've always wanted to ask and questions you'd never even think to.
- In oceans deep : courage, innovation, and adventure beneath the waves, Bill Streever. 551.46 STR
- Streever celebrates the daring pioneers who tested the limits of what the human body can endure under water as he traces both the little-known history and exciting future of how we travel and study the depths.
- Letters from an astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 523.1 TYS
- This is an awe-inspiring read and an intimate portal into an incredible mind, which reveals the power of the universe to start conversations and inspire curiosity in all of us.
- Remarkable trees, Christina Harrison. 582.16 HAR
- Rise of wolf 8 : witnessing the triumph of Yellowstone's underdog, Rick McIntyre. 599.77 MCI
- Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995. This is the incredible true story of one of those wolves.
- Southern nights : the story of New Zealand's night sky from the southern lights to the Milky Way, Naomi Arnold. 520 ARN
- Space : the 10 things you should know, Becky Smethurst. 520 SME
- Superlative : the biology of extremes, Matthew D. LaPlante. 591 LAP
- Superlative is the story of extreme evolution, and what we can learn from it about ourselves, our planet, and the cosmos.
- Tales of impossibility : the 2000-year quest to solve the mathematical problems of antiquity, David S. Richeson. 516.2 RIC
- The 50 best birdwatching sites in New Zealand, Liz Light, Oscar Thomas. 598.072 LIG
- The brilliance of birds : a New Zealand birdventure, Skye Wishart. 598.0993 WIS
- The maths book., . 510 MAT
- A vibrant exploration of the world's most famous and important mathematical ideas, theorems, and movements, and the great minds behind them.
- The number of the heavens : a history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos, Tom Siegfried. 523.12 SIE
- The private life of the hare, John Lewis-Stempel. 599.32 LEW
- The secret life of the Cairngorms, Andy Howard. 591.9411 HOW
- The sky atlas : the greatest maps, myths and discoveries of the universe, Edward Brooke-Hitching. 520 BRO
- This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography a glorious genre of map-making often overlooked by modern map books as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogues, antique instruments and other appealing curiosities.
- The twelve birds of Christmas, Stephen Moss. 598.0941 MOS
- The world beneath : the life and times of unknown sea creatures and coral reefs, Dr. Richard Smith. 578.778 SMI
- Urban legends from space : the biggest myths about space demystified, Bob King. 520 KIN
- Volcanoes and earthquakes : a guide to our unquiet Earth, Chiara Maria Petrone. 551.2 PET
- Volcanoes of Auckland : a field guide, Bruce W. Hayward. 551.21 HAY
- Zoology : the secret world of animals., . 590 ZOO
Social Issues
- Before and after : the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society, Judy Christie. 362.73 CHR
- From the 1920s through 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children's Home Society in Memphis. She offered up more than 5,000 orphans tailored to the wish lists of eager parents hiding the fact that many weren't orphans at all, but stolen children of poor families, desperate single mothers, and women told in maternity wards that their babies died. In a poignant culmination of art-meets-life, long silent victims of the tragically corrupt system return to Memphis with the authors to reclaim their stories at a Tennessee Children's Home Society reunion with extraordinary results.
- Biased : the new science of race and inequality, Jennifer L. Eberhardt. 303.385 EBE
- You don't have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice.
- Can I speak to someone in charge?, Emily Clarkson. 305.4 CLA
- Emily Clarkson addresses all manner of subjects and absurdities that impact on our modern-day lives. She unpicks the validity of notions such as "the thigh gap"; writes a letter to the cellulite on her upper thigh; questions the merciless quotidian scrutiny of the Daily Mail ; ponders the etymology of the term "plus size"; considers our unshakeable obsession with dieting and assesses why some of us are still crying in changing rooms.
- Child development : a cultural approach, Jeffrey Arnett. 305.231 ARN
- Through current research and examples from around the world, this book allows students to observe similarities and differences in human development across cultures.
- Crossfire hurricane : inside Donald Trump's war on the FBI, Josh Campbell. 363.25 CAM
- Former FBI director James Comey's special assistant chronicles the bureau's investigation into Russian election interference and possible collusion by the president himself. Here, he takes readers deep inside key moments of this historic operation.
- Embracing multilingualism across educational contexts, Corinne A. Seals. 306.44 EMB
- This book seeks to empower the speakers and teachers of heritage, Indigenous, and minority languages around the world. It challenges research agendas and pushes our understanding of linguistic terminology, especially in areas of social justice.
- Family experiments : middle-class, professional families in Australia and New Zealand c. 1880-1920, Shelley Richardson. 306.85 RIC
- Family Experiments explores the forms and undertakings of 'family' that prevailed among British professionals who migrated to Australia and New Zealand in the late nineteenth century.
- Finding your voice : a path to healing for survivors of abuse, Mannette Morgan. 362.829 MOR
- This is a personal, comprehensive guide for survivors of abuse making the journey toward healing. Led by an author who has walked the path for more than three decades, readers will find encouragement and hope as they move step-by-step to a place of recovery.
- Genius & anxiety : how Jews changed the world, 1847-1947, Norman Lebrecht. 305.8924 LEB
- Guest house for young widows : among the women of ISIS, Azadeh Moaveni. 306.88 MOA
- This book charts the different ways women were recruited, inspired, or compelled to join the militants.They fell prey to sophisticated propaganda that promised them a cosmopolitan adventure and a chance to forge an ideal Islamic community. It wasn't long before the militants exposed themselves as little more than violent criminals, more obsessed with power than the tenets of Islam, and the women of ISIS were stripped of any agency, perpetually widowed and remarried, and ultimately trapped in a brutal, lawless society.
- How he gets into her head : the mind of the male intimate abuser, Don Hennessy. 306.872 HEN
- Presenting some ground-breaking ideas, this book prompts a radical reappraisal of how we think about and understand male intimate abuse and violence.
- How to get a woman to have sex with you if you're her husband, Stephan Labossiere. 306.7 LAB
- Mating in captivity : unlocking erotic intelligence, Esther Perel. 306.77 PER
- A guide for loving couples who are looking to renew sexual passion in their lives explains how societal taboos and
ideals about domestic equality have compromised the healthy expression of eroticism in today's relationships.
- Messengers : who we listen to, who we don't, and why, Stephen Martin. 302.2 MAR
- Martin and Marks show how looking and sounding right is often far more persuasive than actually being right. In a world of ambiguity, uncertainty and fake news they compellingly demonstrate how, increasingly, the Messenger is the Message.
- Nurturing your new life : words and recipes for the new mother, Heidi Sze. 306.8743 SZE
- As women go through the profound transition of becoming a mother, it is crucial that they identify their support needs and trust their intuition.
- Outliers : the story of success, Malcolm Gladwell. 302 GLA
- This book identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers.
- Pride : the LGBTQ+ rights movement : a photographic journey, Christopher Measom. 306.766 MEA
- Protest Tautohetohe : objects of resistance, persistence and defiance, Stephanie Gibson. 303.484 GIB
- For a small, peaceful democracy in the South Pacific, New Zealand has had its fair share of major protest issues, and over the decades New Zealanders have become adept at mobilising around causes. This richly illustrated book brings together the objects made by protesters to proclaim and symbolise their causes and their struggles. It is a vivid reflection of 250 years of resistance and persistence.
- Sex at dawn : the prehistoric origins of modern sexuality, Christopher Ryan. 306.7 RYA
- Soft city : building density for everyday life, David Sim. 307.76 SIM
- Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life.The soft city must consider the organization and layout of the built environment for more fluid movement and comfort, a diversity of building types, and thoughtful design to ensure a sustainable urban environment and society.
- Swiss settlers in New Zealand : a history of Swiss immigration to New Zealand, Joan Waldvogel. 305.835 WAL
- The dark island : leprosy in New Zealand and the Quail Island colony, Benjamin Kingsbury. 362.196998 KIN
- The moment of lift : how empowering women changes the world, Melinda Gates. 305.42 GAT
- Melinda shares lessons she's learned from the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world.
- The power broker : Robert Moses and the fall of New York, Robert A. Caro. 307.76 MOS
- The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time blighting the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one.
- The step-parents' parachute : the four cornerstones of good step-parenting, Flora McEvedy. 306.874 MCE
- This land is our land : an immigrant's manifesto, Suketu Mehta. 304.8 MEH
- An argument for why the United States and the West should accept more immigrants, and would benefit from doing so.
- Traditions of death and burial, Helen Frisby. 306.9 FRI
- This beautifully illustrated history explores English approaches to death and burial from the medieval era to the present day.
- Why won't my teenager talk to me?, John Coleman. 306.874 COL
- Will my cat eat my eyeballs? : big questions from tiny mortals about death, Caitlin Doughty. 306.9 DOU
- Best-selling author and licensed mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. She blends her scientific understanding of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five urgent questions.
- Women, men & the whole damn thing, David Leser. 305.3 LES
- One of the most talked-about and widely praised articles of our time becomes the water-cooler book of the #MeToo era. In February 2018, the Good Weekend cover story by David Leser, In this essential and incisive investigation, Leser unearths the roots of misogyny, its inextricable links to the patriarchy, and how history brought us to the #MeToo movement and the wave of incandescent female rage that is sweeping the world.
- Working daughter : a guide to caring for your aging parents while making a living, Liz O'Donnell. 305.26 ODO
- Working Daughter is the story of a woman caring for her parents while trying to hang on to her career and raise her kids, the lessons she learned, and the advice she has to share.
Sport & Recreation
- Against all odds : around alone in the BOC challenge, Alan Nebauer. 797.14 NEB
- Against All Odds is the true story of Alan Nebauer's remarkable experiences in the 1994-95 BOC Around the World Race for single-handed sailors. Sailing as a Class II competitor aboard the 50-foot (15.2 m) Newcastle Australia, Alan Nebauer had to endure incredible difficulties in a race that lasted almost eight months and covered 27,000 nautical miles.
- Black Crusade : roleplaying in the grim darkness of the 41st millenium, Owen Barnes. 793.93 BLA
- Black Crusade offers players a chance to explore the depth of this universe in a unique new way, and it gives Game Masters of all four Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay titles the ultimate toolkit to create engaging new villains.
- Ciao, Stirling : the inside story of a motor racing legend, Valerie Pirie. 796.72 STI
- When Valerie Pirie interviewed for her first real secretarial job after college, she did not expect to end up working for Stirling Moss. Regarded as the greatest driver who was never crowned world champion, he would become not only her new boss, but a lifelong friend. Here, in this playful and moving memoir, she opens up about the man behind the steering wheel.
- Hiking & tramping in New Zealand, Andrew Bain. 796.51 BAI
- Learning to climb indoors, Eric J. Horst. 796.5224 HOR
- The essential handbook for every beginner.
- My greatest defeat : stories of hardship and hope from motor racing's finest heroes, Will Buxton. 796.72 BUX
- Rogue trader : core rulebook, Owen Barnes. 793.93 ROG
- Running rewired : reinvent your run for stability, strength & speed, Jay Dicharry. 796.42 DIC
- The art of wooden boat repair : how to save wood boats, Allen Cody Taube. 623.8207 TAU
- This clearly written book takes the mystery out of wooden boat repair. You'll feel confident and have
the information you need to work, repair and maintain your own wooden boat.
- The complete book of soccer, Clive Gifford. 796.334 GIF
- The world's 100 weirdest sporting events : from gravy wrestling in Lancashire to wife carrying in Finland, Geoff Tibballs. 796 TIB
- Unholy union : when rugby collided with the modern world, Mike Aylwin. 796.333 AYL
- Unholy Union is a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the sport, examining the journey so far and speculating on where it will go next. It is irreverent and provocative, asking uncomfortable questions of rugby, but imbued throughout with affection for a game that integrates all human life, as beautiful as it is ugly, as in love with itself as it is terrified.
Transport
- 100 dream cars : the best of my ride, A.J. Baime. 629.222 BAI
- 1001 cars to dream of driving before you die, Simon Heptinsall. 629.222 ONE
- Art of the Corvette, Randy Leffingwell. 629.2222 CHE
- Auto repair, Deanna Sclar, John O'Dell. 629.2872 SCL
- A reference guide covering the many parts of a vehicle provides step-by-step instructions for automotive repair and maintenance, as well as a list of the ten most common problems.
- British buses in colour, Gavin Booth. 629.2223 BOO
- Chevrolet trucks : 100 years of building the future, Larry Edsall. 629.223 CHE
- Come fly with us : NASA's Payload Specialist Program, Melvin Croft. 629.45 CRO
- Come Fly with Us is the story of an elite group of space travelers who flew as members of many space shuttle crews from pre-Challenger days to Columbia in 2003. Not part of the regular NASA astronaut corps, these professionals known as "payload specialists" came from a wide variety of backgrounds and were chosen for an equally wide variety of scientific, political, and national security reasons.
- Flight, Zack Scott. 629.1309 SCO
- Flight weaves together the extraordinary history of aviation with an in-depth look at the mechanics of how planes work.
- Harley-Davidson Knucklehead : eighty years, Greg Field. 629.2275 HAR
- Jaguar : the art of the automobile : the definitive history of the finest cars ever made, Zef Enault. 629.2222 JAG
- London's exiled buses, Keith A. Jenkinson. 629.2223 JEN
- Since 1952 former London buses have found new homes across the whole of the UK as well as in over seventy countries across the world, and this book takes a wide look at those that gained new lives outside the capital.
- Mini scrapbook : 60 years of a British icon, Martin Port. 629.2222 MIN
- Taking to the air : an illustrated history of flight, Lily Ford. 629.1309 FOR
- The car miscellany, Simon Heptinstall. 629.222 HEP
- The changing railways of Britain : from steam to diesel and electric, Paul Hurley. 385.0941 HUR
- The extraordinary daddy-long-legs railway of Brighton, Martin Easdown. 385.5 EAS
- The book details the history of the Daddy-Long-Legs and features the best collection of photographs of it so far assembled, along with plans, timetables and posters and associated features.
- The lighthouse story, Nicholas Leach. 387.1 LEA
- This book presents the story of the lighthouse, and its development, from the earliest lights, through the 19th century era of lighthouse building to the modern aids to navigation across the British Isles and Europe.
- The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's guide to motorcycling excellence : skills, knowledge, and strategies for riding right., . 629.2847 MOT
- The steam tram in Australia & New Zealand, Bruce Macdonald. 388.46 MAC
War & Defence
- Albuera 1811 : the bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War, Guy Dempsey. 940.27 DEM
- Tells the story of the Battle of Albuera. Supported by detailed maps, battalion-level orders of battle and
uniform information of the British, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.
- Battle of the Bulge : Germany's last offensive December 1944 - January 1945, Will Fowler. 940.5421 FOW
- Bletchley Park and D-Day : the untold story of how the battle for Normandy was won, David Kenyon. 940.5486 KEN
- Crucible : the long end of the Great War and the birth of a New World, 1917-1924, Charles Emmerson. 940.51 EMM
- Cruise ports European rivers : a guide to perfect days on shore, Andy Symington. 940 SYM
- Fire and fortitude : the US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943, John C. McManus. 940.5426 MCM
- First to fight : the Polish War 1939, Roger Moorhouse. 940.5421 MOO
- The Polish campaign is the forgotten story of the Second World War. Despite prefacing many of that conflict's later horrors the wanton targeting of civilians, indiscriminate bombing and ethnic cleansing it is little understood, and most of what we think we know about it is Nazi propaganda. Drawing on letters, memoirs and diaries by generals and politicians, soldiers and civilians from all sides, Roger Moorhouse's dramatic account of the military events is entwined with a tragic human story of courage and suffering, and a dark tale of diplomatic betrayal.
- Flying the SR-71 Blackbird : in the cockpit on a secret operational mission, Richard H. Graham. 623.7467 GRA
- For anyone who has ever wondered what its like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, Graham takes you along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced.
- Gentlemen of uncertain fortune : how younger sons made their way in Jane Austen's England, Rory Muir. 940.2 MUI
- A portrait of Jane Austen's England told through the career paths of younger sons-men of good family but small fortune.
- German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther' : the naval archaeology of a U-Boat, Aaron Stephan Hamilton. 623.8257 HAM
- Greece and Rome at war, Peter Connolly. 355.00938 CON
- In this sumptuous guide to twelve centuries of military development, Peter Connolly combines a detailed account of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome with his superb full-colour artwork.
- Paris 1919 : six months that changed the world, Margaret MacMillan. 940.31 MAC
- Between January and July 1919, after "the war to end all wars," men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. Center stage was an American president, For six monthsin 1919, Paris was effectively the center of the world as the peacemakers carved up bankrupt empires and created new countries. This book brings to life the personalities, ideals, and prejudices of the men who shaped the settlement.
- Slow trains to Venice : a love letter to Europe, Tom Chesshyre. 940 CHE
- Join Tom Chesshyre on his meandering rail journey across Europe from London to Venice. Escaping the rat race for
a few happy weeks, Chesshyre indulges in the freedom of the tracks with no set plans. As the trains lead the way, his trip takes him as far east as Ukraine before winding back to his destination.
- The big show : some experiences of a French fighter pilot in the R.A.F., Pierre Clostermann. 940.544 CLO
- The furthest garrison : imperial regiments in New Zealand, 1840-1870, Adam Davis. 356.1 DAV
- The history of the Renaissance world : from the rediscovery of Aristotle to the conquest of Constantinople, Susan Wise Bauer. 940.21 BAU
- A chronicle of the years between 1100 and 1453 describes the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Black Death, the Little Ice Age, the emergence of the Ottomans, the rise of the Mongols, and the invention of new currencies, weapons, and schools of thought.
- The war for the seas : a maritime history of World War II, Evan Mawdsley. 940.545 MAW
- To war with the Walkers : one family's extraordinary story of survival in the Second World War, Annabel Venning. 940.53 WAL
- From the Blitz to the battlefields of Europe and the Far East, this is the remarkable story of four brothers and two sisters who were swept along by the momentous events of the war.
- Under pressure : living life and avoiding death on a nuclear submarine, Richard Humphreys. 359.93 HUM
- World War II plans that never happened, Michael Kerrigan. 940.53 KER
- A Nazi scheme to capture the Pope, an IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland, a British plan to attack the Soviet Union after the defeat of Hitler or a Japanese seizure of the Panama Canal - it may sound unbelievable, but during World War II these operations and others as seemingly far-fetched were seriously considered by both the Allies and the Axis.