Staff Picks 2022

Recommended reads from the staff at Puke Ariki, Community Libraries and the Museum 2022

Updated December 4, 2023
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Staff Picks 2022

Recommended reads from the staff at Puke Ariki, Community Libraries and the Museum 2022

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The darkest sin
Bishop, D. V.
Paper Book
'Pretty much everything I want in an historical thriller - an absolutely terrific read' Philip Gwynne Jones 'A great insight into Renaissance Florence. What I love about these books is the seamless weaving of factual history with a great story' Abir Mukherjee
All systems red
Wells, Martha
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award for Best Novella Winner of the Alex Award A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy...
A spoonful of murder
Hall, J. M., (Novelist)
Paper Book
'Fabulous, cosy, mystery... Wonderful... Absolutely perfect for fans of Richard Osman!' NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet... Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their...
The maid : a novel
Prose, Nita
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * "A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center" (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.   FINALIST FOR...
The family remains
Jewell, Lisa
Paper Book
The Family Upstairs has gripped audiences around the world, becoming a smash hit with readers everywhere. In 2022 no. 1 bestselling author Lisa Jewell will publish a sequel. **Pre-order now to be one of the first to read it.** 'Enthralling' RUTH...
It ends with us
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
Don't miss IT STARTS WITH US, the sequel to IT ENDS WITH US! 'A brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've finished it' Anna Todd, author of the After <...
The Dalai Lama's cat and the art of purring
Michie, David
Paper Book
What makes you purr? Of all the questions in the world, this is the most important. It is also the great leveler. Because no matter whether you are a playful kitten or a sedentary senior, a scrawny alley Tom or a sleek-coated uptown girl, whatever your circumstances, you just want to be happy....
Exiles : a novel
Harper, Jane
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FOR 2023At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother having vanished into the crowds. A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine...
Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
Van Pelt, Shelby
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Soon to be a Netflix Film A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today "Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately...
The recovery agent
Evanovich, Janet
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author and "thriller master" (Mystery and Suspense Magazine) Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a "tense, suspenseful, funny, and wise" (Lee Child) series blending wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humor. ...
Demon Copperhead : a novel
Kingsolver, Barbara
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century * An Oprah's Book Club Selection * An Instant New York Times Bestseller * An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller * A #1 Washington Post...
The dark remains
McIlvanney, William
Paper Book
Bridge of clay
Zusak, Markus
Paper Book
From the author of the no.1 New York Times bestselling novel The Book Thief."An amazing talent in Australian literature" Sunday Telegraph The Dunbar boys bring each other up in a house run by their own rules. A family of ramshackle tragedy - their mother is dead, their father has fled - they love...
Portrait in sepia : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
"Portrait in Sepia is the best book Allende has published in the United States since her first novel of nearly two decades ago, The House of the Spirits." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World "Portrait in Sepia tightens the weave of a multigenerational fantasy as...
Quarter to midnight
Rose, Karen
Paper Book
Discover New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose's brand-new series set in the sultry city of New Orleans and featuring a tough team of high-end private investigators who are after justice--no matter what they have to do to get it. Good cops....
The braid
Colombani, Laetitia
Paper Book
Smita, Giulia, Sarah: three lives, three continents, three women with nothing in common, but nevertheless bound by a rare expression of courage . . . like three strands in a braid. Through the story of one woman's hair, three women's destinies are drawn together. India. Smita is an untouchable,...
The Lincoln highway
Towles, Amor
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Readers' Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The...
A gentleman in Moscow
Towles, Amor
Paper Book
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers * A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" Pick From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a...
Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Soon to be an Apple TV series starring Brie Larson 'Sparky, rip-roaring, funny' SUNDAY TIMES 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' INDIA KNIGHT, Book of the Year 'I...
Verity
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed--the inspiration for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of...
The patron saint of second chances : a novel
Simon, Christine
Paper Book
The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the cost in this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming debut novel. Vacuum repairman and self-appointed mayor of Prometto, Italy (population 212) Signor Speranza has a problem: unless...
Graceling
Cashore, Kristin
Paper Book
Discover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable, award-winning novel from bestselling author Kristin Cashore. A New York Times bestseller ALA Best Book for Young Adults Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Winner...
The seven sisters : Maia's story
Riley, Lucinda
Paper Book
The first book in a major new series from the #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley. Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, "Atlantis"--a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva--having been told that their...
Once there were wolves
McConaghy, Charlotte
Paper Book
INDIE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER 2022 "So damn good" Jeff VanderMeer, NYT bestselling author "Changes you as you read." Laurie Frankel, NYT bestselling author "This is a stunner." Publishers Weekly (starred review) -...
Throne of glass
Maas, Sarah J
Paper Book
The first book in New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's sweeping fantasy saga - now available in hardcover with a new look to match the series! When magic has gone from the world, and a vicious king rules from his throne of glass, an assassin comes to the castle....
American dirt
Cummins, Jeanine
Paper Book
Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over three million copies Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks...
Horse
Brooks, Geraldine
Paper Book
"Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for...
A brilliant night of stars and ice
Connolly, Rebecca
Paper Book
Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia--the one ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking Titanic. Shortly after midnight on April 15, 1912, the captain of the Carpathia, Arthur Rostron, wakes to a distress...
Overkill
Brown, Sandra
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller in which a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives.   Former Super...
The Sandman [1] : preludes & nocturnes
Gaiman, Neil.
Paper Book
Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones, III; Painted Cover by Dave McKean A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a glass bottle for...
Devotion
Kent, Hannah
Paper Book
BOOKTOPIA'S FAVOURITE BOOK OF 2021 Prussia, 1836 Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature - she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity . . . until she meets Thea. Ocean, 1838 The Nussbaums are...
Fables [1] : legends in exile
Willingham, Bill.
Ebook
The body : a guide for occupants
Bryson, Bill
Paper Book
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 _______ 'A directory of wonders.' - The Guardian 'Jaw-dropping.' - The Times 'Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson...an...
The Hollywood spy
MacNeal, Susan Elia
Paper Book
Maggie Hopeis offto Californiato solve a crime that hits too close to home-and to confront the very evil she thought she had left behind in Europe-as the acclaimed World War II mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal continues. NAMED ONE...
The girl from Bletchley Park
McGurl, Kathleen
Paper Book
The latest unforgettable timeslip novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Secret of the Chateau. Will love lead her to a devastating choice? 1942. Three years into the war, Pam turns down her hard-won place at Oxford University to become a...
Enemy of all mankind : a true story of piracy, power, and history's first global manhunt
Johnson, Steven
Paper Book
How did a single manhunt spark the modern era of multinational capitalism? Henry Every was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular-and wildly inaccurate-reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture,...
The little wartime library
Thompson, Kate
Paper Book
London, 1944.Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the tracks in the disused Bethnal Green tube station. Down here a secret community thrives: with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery,...
The forgotten coast
Shaw, Richard
Paper Book
'You approach family stories with caution and care, especially when a thing long forgotten is uncovered in the telling.' In this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated...
The last hours
Walters, Minette
Paper Book
For most, the Black Death is the end. For a brave few, it heralds a new beginning.
Your Money or Your Life 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
Robin, Vicki
Ebook
A fully revised edition of one of the most influential books ever written on personal finance with more than a million copies sold "The best book on money. Period." -Grant Sabatier, founder of "Millennial Money," on CNBC Make It "This is a wonderful...
The turn of midnight
Walters, Minette
Paper Book
"As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress, Lady Anne, they wait, knowing that when their dwindling stores are...
Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood
Trejo, Danny
Ebook
Total meditation : stress free living starts here
Chopra, Deepak.
Paper Book
Times are hard. Meditation doesn't have to be. Discover the simple steps to bring stress-relief into your life with the definitive book on meditation from the expert and Sunday Times bestselling author. 'A huge subject tackled beautifully' Fearne Cotton,...
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of...
A sunlit weapon
Winspear, Jacqueline
Paper Book
In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a historical mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.  October 1942. In this gripping...
Paper cage
Baragwanath, Tom
Paper Book
A child goes missing in a small town. Then another. And suddenly everyone's holding their own kids a little tighter. Lorraine doesn't have kids, but she has a dearly loved nephew. And she knows the police don't have any idea about this case, because she works for...
Eddy, Eddy
De Goldi, Kate
Paper Book
Eddy, Eddy is a coming of age story, a love story, an earthquake story and a story of finding your way back from grief.
Auē
Manawatu, Becky
Paper Book
Taukiri was born into sorrow. Au? can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father's. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding, and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight...
This mortal boy
Kidman, Fiona
Paper Book
An utterly compelling, award-winning recreation of the events that led to one of the last executions in New Zealand. Albert Black, known as the 'jukebox killer', was only twenty when he was convicted of murdering another young man in a fight at a milk bar in Auckland on 26 July...
The no-show
O'Leary, Beth
Paper Book
'Sweepingly romantic, bursting with character, and so, so clever I gasped out loud' Gillian McAllister 'Utterly heartwarming and a total page turner. The No-Show is Beth O'Leary at her very best' Lindsey Kelk 'It will break your heart...
The Warrior
Aryan, Stephen.
Paper Book
The story of Kell Kressia continues in Book II of the gripping fantasy duology. Kell, two time saviour of the Five Kingdoms, is now the King of Algany. He has fame, power, respect, and has never been more miserable... Bound, by duty and responsibility, Kell is King only in name....
The candy house
Egan, Jennifer
Paper Book
From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a "sibling novel" to her Pulitzer Prize- and NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad--an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories...
Tell me an ending : a novel
Harkin, Jo
Paper Book
Named a Best Science Fiction Book of 2022 by The New York Times "Sharply, beautifully written." --The New York Times Book Review "Intriguing, frightening, witty, and humane." --The Wall Street Journal Black Mirror meets Severence...
The Leonard girls
Challinor, Deborah
Paper Book
Rowie's pro-war, her sister Jo's a protester. And they're both in Vietnam. The compelling new novel from the bestselling author of From the Ashes In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam war, nurse Rowie Leonard is serving a 12-month tour of duty. She supports the war and is...
Nyxia
Reintgen, Scott
Paper Book
"A high-octane thriller . . . Nyxia grabs you from the first line and never lets go." --Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Warcross Every life has a price in this sci-fi thriller--the first in a trilogy--that has the...
The runaway daughter
Rees, Joanna
Paper Book
It's 1926 and Anna Darton is on the run from a terrible crime she was forced into committing. Alone and scared in London, salvation comes in the form of Nancy, a sassy American dancer at the notorious nightclub, The Zip. Re-inventing herself as Vita Casey, Anna becomes part of the line-up and is...
Scythe
Shusterman, Neal
Paper Book
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in the chilling, New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series from National Book Award-winning...
The candy house : a novel
Egan, Jennifer
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER * Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The...
The good sister
Hepworth, Sally
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Younger Wife and The Mother-in-Law with new novel Darling Girls out soon. Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible....
The long weekend
Macmillan, Gilly
Paper Book
'Fast paced and incredibly compelling' Shari Lapena ___________________________________ By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend...
Who's lying now?
Lewis, Susan
Paper Book
Don't miss the captivating new page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis You think you're safe. You think you know your neighbours. But can you ever really know who's telling the truth? Jeannie Symonds is a force to be...
The reunion
Phillips, Polly
Paper Book
'An utterly addictive, deliciously dark look at the underside of glamorous university life . . . An absolute five star read' GYTHA LODGE 'I was completely hooked. Reminiscent of Big Little Lies' VICTORIA SELMAN A...
M.O.M. Mother of Madness. Volume 1
Clarke, Emilia
Paper Book
GAME OF THRONES superstar EMILIA CLARKE's debut!The mayhem begins with Maya, under-the-weather scientist by day, over-the-topsuperhero by night, and badass single mom 24/7. DEADPOOL action and FLEABAGcomedy collide when Maya activates her freakish superpowers to take on a...
Kurt Busiek's Astro city. Family album
Busiek, Kurt
Paper Book
Snapshots. They let us capture moments of truth, fragments of time -- and that's as true in Astro City, a city of heroes, villains, monsters and more, as it is anywhere. You're invited, in the Family Album, to share some of the city's greatest memories -- from the wonder and terror experienced by a...
East of West. 1
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
The things that divide us are stronger than the things that unite us. A Sci-Fi Western set in a dystopian America where all hope for the future rests in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...who just happen to be trying to kill the President of the United States. This is the world. It...
Tomie : no use escaping
It?, Junji
Paper Book
The complete classic horror series, now available in a single deluxe volume. Murdered again and again, one girl always comes back for more... Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive...
Righteous thirst for vengeance. Volume 1
Remender, Rick
Paper Book
When an unassuming man stops a vicious dark webcontract assassin from killing their target, he turns himself into one. A quiet,atmospheric slice of life story with sudden bouts of unique and brutalviolence--part THE PROFESSIONAL part ROAD TO PERDITION, writer RICKREMENDER...
Sakamoto days. Vol. 1
Suzuki, Yuto
Paper Book
Kill some time with former hit man Taro Sakamoto! Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He's now living the quiet life as the owner of a...
Y : the last man : Vertigo ; 1
Vaughan, Brian K.
Paper Book
Written by Brian K. Vaughan; Art by Pia Guerra and Jos#65533; Marz#65533;, Jr.; Painted Cover by J.G. Jones When a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome, unemployed and unmotivated slacker Yorick Brown suddenly discovers that he is the only male left in a world...
Dead man Logan : the complete collection
Brisson, Ed
Paper Book
Old Man Logan is dying. His healing factor is depleted, and his search for a cure has led to nothing but dead ends. Can Logan take his last breath in peace? Not if Mysterio has anything to say about it! The villain means to set in motion the massacre of the X-Men that kicked off Old Man Logan's...
Pride of Baghdad
Vaughan, Brian K.
Paper Book
In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid, roaming the streets in a desperate struggle for their lives. "Pride of Baghdad" raises questions about the true meaning of liberation--can it be given or is it earned only through self-determination...
The drunken botanist : the plants that create the world's great drinks
Stewart, Amy.
Paper Book
The New York Times-bestselling guide to botany and booze celebrates its 10th anniversary with an updated edition--now including a guide to planting your very own cocktail garden to go with more than fifty drink recipes. This fascinating, go-to text...
Lost and found : my story of heartbreak and hope
Street, Toni
Paper Book
A remarkable story of devastating loss and recovery.
Making it : how love, kindness and community helped me repair my life
Blades, Jay
Paper Book
Making It is a memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless, by Jay Blades, known from the hit BBC One show The Repair Shop. We had our hardships, and there were times that we didn't have a lot of food and didn...
A class act : life as a working-class man in a middle-class world
Beckett, Rob
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Pacy, witty, and affectionate,' Guardian. 'A very funny book,' Jonathan Ross 'A fantastic read...so warm, so honest, so affectionate,' Chris Evans Rob Beckett never seems to fit...
Ross Taylor : black & white
Taylor, Ross
Paper Book
When an athlete with an exceptional record of achievement and longevity comes to the end of their career, the numbers can speak for themselves. Ross Taylor has scored the most runs, made the most centuries and taken the most catches by a New Zealander in international cricket. He's the first New...
Ng? Whakam?oritanga
Friel, Brian
Paper Book
Kei tetahi wharekura i te papakainga o Baile Beag, i tetahi hapori korero Airihi i te whaitua o Tonekara i te pito o te marama o Akuhata, i te tau 1833, nga mahi o te whakaari nei. E hopuni mai ana i tetahi parae tutata tetahi wahanga o te Kahui Kaipukaha a te Kingi katahi ano ka tae mai, a, ko ta...
You probably think this song is about you
Camp, Kate
Paper Book
In these disarming true stories, Kate Camp moves back and forth through the smoke-filled rooms of her life: from a nostalgic childhood of the Seventies and Eighties, through the boozy pothead years of the Nineties, and into the sobering reality of a world in which Hillary Clinton did not win. 'Never...
A Paris year : my day-to-day adventures in the most romantic city in the world
MacLeod, Janice
Paper Book
Part memoir and part visual journey through the streets of modern-day Paris, France, A Paris Year chronicles, day by day, one woman's French sojourn in the world's most beautiful city. Beginning on her first day in Paris, Janice MacLeod, the author of the best-selling book, Paris Letters,<...
Down South
Ansley, Bruce
Paper Book
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people who hold clues to the...
Theroux the keyhole
Theroux, Louis
Paper Book
Step inside Louis' life like never before as he turns his critical eye on himself, his home, and family and tries to make sense of our weird and sometimes scary world. His new autobiography is the perfect book for our uncertain times by the hilarious and relatable Louis Theroux. Louis started...
Celtic myths : a guide to the ancient gods and legends
Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J.
Paper Book
The Celtic Myths is accessible for readers new to Celtic mythology, but satisfyingly detailed in its analysis of contexts, cultures and archaeology for those well versed in the stories. Written down in medieval Wales and Ireland, the legends derive from oral poetry composed...
Grand : becoming my mother's daughter
McCarthy, Noelle
Paper Book
"I'll be grand, girl, I've great faith." - Mammy, just before she died Funny, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pub lounges all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol rages against her life and everything she's lost. As soon as she...
The art of frugal hedonism : a guide to spending less while enjoying everything more
Raser-Rowland, Annie
Paper Book
It sounds too good to be true. You can save money and the world, inoculate yourself against many of the ills of modern life, and enjoy everything more on both the sensual and profound levels? Preposterous! Yet here is a toolkit to help you do just that. A tweak here, a twiddle...
Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest
Simard, S.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest--a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery "Finding the Mother Tree...
The Prince Rupert Hotel for the homeless : a true story of love and compassion amid a pandemic
Lamb, Christina
Paper Book
'There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lamb's' DAILY TELEGRAPH A story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain When Covid-19 hit the UK and lockdown was declared, Mike Matthews...
Polynesian Island myths
Jackson, Jake
Paper Book
The Polynesian triangle covers Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand and the many isles in between. The legends of the region are based on the creation of land, fish, sea, valleys and the volcanic outcrops scattered across the long stretches of the Pacific. The beautiful myths of the...
Banks
Kieza, Grantlee
Paper Book
Lust, science, adventure -- Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery The extraordinary life of one of the world's most famous and notorious adventurers Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with...
Rest: why you get more done when you work less
Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim
Paper Book
Learning how to rest- the smartest lifehack of all In our 24-7 global economy, rest feels like a luxury at best and a weakness at worst. We see work and rest as competitors - but what if they're actually partners in a productive, balanced life? Blending rigorous scientific...
Call the midwife : a labour of love : ten years of life, love and laughter
McGann, Stephen
Paper Book
An intimate and engrossing celebration of the first ten years of the beloved TV series Call the Midwife. Learn the up-close and personal story of Call the Midwife as told by the cast and crew. Call the Midwife: A Labour of Love is a moving journey through...
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