The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Secret Plot to Stop the Nazi Atomic Bomb by Sam Kean
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services created a secret offshoot - the Alsos Mission - meant to gather intelligence on and sab ...Show more
Brothers in Black: The Long History of Brotherhood in New Zealand Rugby by Jamie Wall
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
There's an astounding number of brothers playing in top level rugby in New Zealand. How is this so? What's it like for the siblings: do they compete with each other or do they support each other? Is there a particular climate in some families that encourages this success? The All Blacks have had a brill ...Show more
Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War by Monty Soutar
Category: Sale Book
Second hand. This major publication about Maori participation in the First World War is written by NZ's leading Maori military historian Dr Monty Soutar, author of the award-winning Nga Tama Toa C Company, Maori Battalion. A fascinating look at the Pioneer Battalion (the Battalion created for Maori to ...Show more
Chasing New Horizons - Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto by Alan Stern; David Grinspoon
Category: Non Fiction
Called "spellbinding" (Scientific American) and "thrilling...a future classic of popular science" (Publishers Weekly), the up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other k ...Show more
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold by Stephen Fry
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths | Reading Level: very good
Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes ...Show more
Helena Rubinstein: the Adventure of Beauty by Michèle Fitoussi; Helena Rubinstein; Paul Salmona; Danielle Spera; Mason Klein
Category: Non Fiction
Second hand. Helena Rubinstein's remarkable life--from the inception of her beauty empire to the legacy she left behind--is celebrated in this comprehensive book that retraces her inspiring story. Helena Rubinstein was the first to establish the link between beauty and science, at a time when makeup wa ...Show more
The Space Barons - Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenport
Category: Business
The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Brans ...Show more
1918: the Year of Victories by Martin Marix Evans
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi by Toby Morris; Ross Calman; Mark Derby; Piripi Walker
Category: Non Fiction
Ground-breaking full-colour graphic novel about Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi. This reorua (bilingual) graphic-novel-style flip book presents important information in a visually appealing and engaging way. The text (in both English and te reo Māori) and illustrations work together to provi ...Show more
Faber & Faber - The Untold Story by Toby Faber
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
To celebrate its 90th anniversary, here is the untold story behind one of one of the world's most iconic publishing houses. Faber and Faber is one of the world's greatest independent publishers. Literary superstars like T.S.Eliot, William Golding, Ted Hughes, and Sylvia Plath are synonymous with the nam ...Show more