New Non Fiction
Always Add Lemon Danielle Alvarez
Here you’ll find a great selection of inspiring recipes accompanied by illustrations that will make your mouth water. These, and many useful cooking tips, have been provided by a chef from one of Sydney’s best restaurants.
Berserker! Adrian Edmondson
Ade Edmondson smashed onto the comedy circuit in the 1980s, stormed The Comedy Store and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - end up joining the revolution? Well, he is part Norse. Could it be his berserker heritage? With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it's a memoir like no other.
Folded in the Hills Marilyn Webb
This beautiful book was published alongside an exhibition of Marilyn Webb’s works at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Like the exhibition, the book represents 5 decades of Webb’s life and works. It is written in both English and te reo Māori. This book has been longlisted for the Ockham Book Awards. It is a real treasure.
This lavishly photographed book features fascinating journeys in North-West, Nordic, Central, Southern and South-East Europe, ranging from international mega-trips to short, nostalgic excursions on steam trains. Whether you are planning a special trip by train or delighting in discovering Europe's best railway journeys from the comfort of your armchair, this book is an informative and entertaining read.
Gretchen Albrecht: Between Gesture and Geometry Luke Smythe
This comprehensive survey of Albrecht's much-admired work reveals a painter steeped in art history, drawing freely from a range of sources to create vivid, intellectually persuasive and deeply affecting work, and determined to push her work in new directions.This revised edition also interrogates her Illuminations work of the 1970s.
Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe John Guy
Missing from most accounts is how the turbulent nature of Anne and Henry's relationship was tied almost completely to the major events of international politics at one of the great turning points of British and European history. Drawing on new archival documents, startling artefactual discoveries and reinterpretations of long-misunderstood sources, John Guy and Julia Fox unearth the truth of these two extraordinary lives and their tumultuous times. Hunting the Falcon is a sumptuous retelling of one of the most consequential marriages in history and a startling portrait of love, lust, politics and power.
Jane Campion on Jane Campion Michel Ciment
Jane Campion on Jane Campion offers a unique perspective on the creative process of one of cinema's greatest contemporary film directors. Each chapter contains the study of a film, starting with the short films that Campion made during her studies at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, then moving through the Academy Award-winning The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady, Holy Smoke, In the Cut, Bright Star, the TV series Top of the Lake, and ending with the Academy Award-winning The Power of the Dog.
Rapture: An anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand Carrie Rudzinski and Grace Iwashita-Taylor (editors)
The editors of this publication have done a great job of gathering the poems of ninety performance poets from Aōtearoa and presenting them here in one place. Well known poets such as David Eggleton and Ben Brown are included as well as many emerging writers.
Skipper's Canyon: History, Art and Adventure John Gillies
This historic and scenic gorge, carved out by the Shotover River in Queenstown's back country, has been a favourite destination and inspiration for artist John Gillies for some forty years. His love of Skippers and the challenges it presents is illustrated in this beautiful collection of paintings and sketches interspersed with personal and historical notes that mark John's frequent journeys to this remarkable part of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Language of Tattoos: 130 Symbols and What They Mean Oliver Munden and Nick Schonberger
This beautifully illustrated guide delves deep into the meaning and significance of different tattoo symbols, exploring the rich cultural history around the world of this widespread form of body art. Body art is one of the most popular ways of expressing our identity and beliefs. But whether we're aware of it or not when we choose a design to be permanently inked on our skin, a complex language of meanings lies behind the visuals we choose.
Pull Down the Shades Richard Langston
During the mid 1980s Richard Langston produced a fanzine called Garage. This was mostly about underground music that was being made in abundance in Aōtearoa at that time. These fanzines have been reproduced for Pull Down the Shades, which also includes essays from contemporary New Zealand writers and many illustrations.
Ultimate Coastal Trips: Australia Lee Atkinson
Whether you’re in need of a guide, travel inspiration or just a good book to browse this will fit the bill. Ultimate Coastal Trips: Australia is full of detailed maps and interesting photographs, and for anyone embarking on a coastal road trip in Australia there are many useful travel trips. It is a companion guide to Ultimate Road Trips Australia.
The Writer's Garden: How Gardens Inspired the World's Great Authors Jackie Bennett
The Writer's Garden goes inside the lives of 20 influential authors to discover the roles that gardens played. From Sir Walter Scott's fairytale Scottish castle to Rupert Brooke's riverside retreat in Cambridge; from Virginia Woolf's rural Sussex idyll to Beatrix Potter's windswept hill-top farm in the Lake District, each garden provides new insights into the writer's work, life, solace and inspiration.
Yoga Bones: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Pain and Orthopedic Injuries Through Yoga Laura Statton
From neck pain to knee replacement and everything in between, Laura Staton uses yoga as a roadmap to restore function and life balance. This invaluable guide helps you explore your mind-body connection to manage your discomfort and find long-term healing, increase strength, and decrease pain.