Non-Fiction Highlights
How to Make Coffee: The Science Behind the Bean. Lani Kingston
Learn all about the art and science of the coffee bean - its anatomy and chemistry, how to roast and grind, brewing and extraction methods, and lastly the many ways to make a cup of coffee.
Kitchen Creamery: Making Yogurt, Butter and Cheese at home. Lowell Hill
Make your own yogurt, butter, and cheese and turn your home into a thriving kitchen creamery.
The Photographer’s iPad. Frank Gallaugher
A comprehensive guide that details how to set up your new ipad to import, organise, edit and share your photos. Also covers working with Lightroom Mobile, iMovie and in the studio.
Too Much of a Good Thing: How Four Key Survival Traits Are Now Killing Us. Lee Goldman
A story of how four protective traits that once ensured our survival – hunger, thirst, fear and blood clotting – are responsible for the modern illnesses of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, mental illness, heart disease and stroke.
High Country Stations of the Mackenzie. Mary Hobbs
A long-time resident of the Mackenzie Country, Mary Hobbs tells the story of 11 stations, which are full of courage and determination, tragedy and hardship, but also humour and triumph.
Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour. Dita Von Teese
Eccentrically glamorous burlesque queen Dita Von Teese reveals the beauty wisdom that keeps her on international best-dressed lists and high-profile fashion show rosters.
Fantastic Man: Men of Great Style and Substance. edited by Emily King
This book has been published to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Fantastic Man magazine, the original style journal for men, with a compilation of interviews, portraits and profiles from some of the world’s most creative and compelling men.
Onward: Portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume 3. P J Beattie and M J Pomeroy
The latest volume from the Onward Project contains 4,000 portraits of men and women who served in the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The total is now 12,000 published portraits, and 13,000 await future publishing.