New Non Fiction 2023
Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
The ultimate companion piece to the hit musical, the unforgettable and heart-warming true story of a small town in Newfoundland, Canada, which welcomed 38 planes and 7,000 passengers on September 11, 2001, when the US closed its airspace.
Freedom To Think: The Long Struggle To Liberate Our Minds Susie Alegre
This is an excellent book for our times. Chilling and thought-provoking, it highlights the huge importance of freeing our minds from the subliminal influences all around us.
Invasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival Luke Harding
Award-winning foreign correspondent with the Guardian and acknowledged expert on Putin's Russia, Luke Harding offers an examination of the biggest armed conflict in Europe since 1945, Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Just One Thing: How Simple Changes Can Transform Your Life Michael Mosley
Dr Michael Mosley trained to be a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in London before joining the BBC, where he spent three decades as a science journalist and executive producer. His latest book looks at the power of changing small habits.
Life as Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal Garcia Millas
This wise and humorous book was a New Scientist book of the year. It weaves prehistory with storytelling to great effect, showing us where we come from and how there are traces of human ancestry in our present lives.
Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present Philipp Blom
The "Little Ice Age" in 16th & 17th Century had an enormous effect on Europe causing catastrophic changes, but also stimulating new inventions and sweeping societal changes.
Needles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981-1988 Matthew Goody
All the bands, all the records- from Tally Ho! to Bird-Dog. An exhaustively researched discography of the iconic record label's Christchurch years, by an ardent Canadian fan and record collector.
New Zealand at the Beach Terry Moyle
A nostalgic look at New Zealanders in the 60s and 70s enjoying their summer holidays at the beach. Featuring caravans, jandals, vintage beach towels, picnic baskets, thermos flasks, bacon and egg pies...
Pierre Cardin: Making Fashion Modern Jean-Pascal Hesse
Couturier Pierre Cardin trained in all facets of clothing design and construction in some of the most famous European fashion houses before developing his own label. This book showcases his designs which evolved from 1950s haute couture elegance into 1960s space age modern.
Red Pill, Blue Pill: How To Counteract the Conspiracy Theories that are Killing Us David Neiwert
A well-written book about extremism in America with some good ideas on how society can deal with it.
Sacred Medicine: A Doctor's Quest To Unravel the Mysteries of Healing Lissa Rankin
An American doctor trained in the ways of Western medicine embarks on a 10 year journey exploring healing and the interface between modern medicine and faith healing. The results surprised and uplifted her.
Spare Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
William is the heir, Harry is the spare. Still coping with the grief and anger from losing his adored mother in a globally publicised tragic accident, Spare is an unflinching account from a royal prince who is attempting to find his place in the world.
The Age of Seeds: How Plants Hack Time and Why our Future Depends on it Fiona McMillan-Webster
Seeds are one of nature's miracles. They are capable of extreme lifespans. The fascinating story of seeds is told in a very readable way and highlights many of the ways humanity relies on seeds.
The Home-Scale Forest Garden: How To Plan, Plant, and Tend a Resilient Edible Landscape Dani Baker
The home gardener can work with nature to transform a small space into a thriving garden ecosystem containing overstory and understory trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, groundcovers, vines, and mushrooms too. Edible plants are also part of the landscape.
The Queen's Pictures: Masterpieces From the Royal Collection Anna Poznanskaya
This volume showcases 240 masterpieces from the Royal Collection, selected from a collection of art treasures not normally available for public viewing. Housed in 13 historic royal residences, it includes paintings by Titian, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Caravaggio, plus many more.