New books on display at Hurunui District Library from 24 July – 31 July

 ”Collins artist’s little book of colour” by Simon Jennings

An attractive handy guide to the fascinating world of colour, Collins Artist’s Little Book of Colour is an essential sourcebook for artists, designers, art students and teachers. It explores the most popular colours available to the artist – their history, composition and attributes. It also contains a useful visual index of over 450 popular artists’ colours in a variety of media to help you get to know your colours and how best to use them. [Cover]

 “The world without us” by Alan Weisman

Alan Weisman looks to the future to discover what the world might be like, and how it would change, if humans disappeared right now, for good. In the current age of anxiety over our impact on the earth’s climate and environment, this timely book offers an intriguing glimpse of what the real legacy of our time on the planet may be. How would the natural world respond if it were suddenly relieved of the burden of humanity? Would the climate return to where it was before we fired up our engines? Could nature ever obliterate all traces of human civilization? How would it undo our largest buildings and public works, and could it reduce our myriad plastics and synthetics to benign, basic elements? And what about architecture and art? What will be our most enduring legacy? This groundbreaking book examines areas of the world that have been abandoned or never occupied by humans to see how they have fared without us and looks beyond to discover whether, and for how long, our largest cities, biggest achievements and most devastating mistakes will last after we are gone. In doing so it wrestles with some of the key concerns of our time and reveals a picture of the future that is both illuminating and terrifying. [Cover]

 “A year in a bottle” by Sally Wise

Zesty yet simple raspberry jam on steaming fresh scones from the oven; tasty pickles, relishes and chutneys to complement roasts; and plump, tasty pickled onions and sumptuous fruit cheeses for the cheese platter … just a small taste of what readers will find in Sally Wise s wonderful preserving cookbook. Containing a lifetime of passion and preserving wisdom, A Year in a Bottle is an inspiring and practical collection of more than 100 recipes and hints for making your own glorious jams, jellies, marmalades, drinks, pastes, fruit cheeses, chutneys, relishes and pickles. Includes easy and simple recipes, technical advice and helpful hints from selecting ingredient to safety tips to ensure success. [Cover]  

 

 “New Zealand filmakers” edited by Ian Conrich & Stuart Murray 

 

 

Contains twenty in-depth studies of prominent New Zealand directors, producers, actors, and cinematographers. This book displays the diversity of filmmaking in New Zealand and highlights the specific industrial, aesthetic, and cultural concerns that have created a film culture of international significance. [Cover] 

   “You shut up! : re-defining teenager” by Eva Maria

Russian-born Wellington teenager Eva-Maria has some advice for parents. ”You shut up!” is her first book and is aimed at helping to improve parent-teenager relationships. Eva’s speculations of parent-teenager conflicts and how they can be resolved with a win-win outcome have come from many years of mentoring and coaching teenagers all over the world through one-on-one, or group talking, TXTing, e-mail, over the phone, and instant messaging. [Cover]
  

 

To reserve any of these items please contact your local library or email info@hurunuilibraries.govt.nz
 

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New books on display at Hurunui District Library from 17 July to 24 July

 “Felted friends : 25 step-by-step projects to make and enjoy” by Sue Pearl 

Soft, squishy felting fun will bring out the playful side of every crafter. Tactile and versatile, feltmaking is easy for the beginner and endlessly rewarding for the seasoned felter. Whether you’re wet-felting the basic body shapes for these irresistible animal projects, using needle-felting skills to add embellishments, or rolling small bits of roving into beaks and spikes, you’ll enjoy creating every critter in this lovable menagerie. [Cover]

 “Bachelor boy : fifty years of Cliff in the words of those who have known him best” by Steve Turner

Cliff Richard has been Britain’s longest surviving and most consistent hit music maker. Starting his career as a rock ‘n’ roll threat to decent, upstanding citizens, he is now a friend to Royalty and prime ministers, a Knight and a holder of the OBE. This book tells his story through the voices of his friends, family and colleagues. [Cover]

 “The enchanted” by Charlotte Bingham

When Kathleen finds a mare in foal, despite the fact that she and her father can barely afford to feed her, they take her in. Tragically the mare dies, leaving an orphan which they name The Enchanted. But even as he is growing up among Ireland’s lush pastures, Kathleen knows that they will eventually have to sell him, and with him will go her heart. [Cover]

 “The book of origins” by Trevor Homer

Everything has an origin. This book is for people who want to know how, or when, things began, where they came from, why they started. Everyday items such as the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the films we watch, the medicines that cure us, the languages we use, all began somewhere (and the answers are often not what you expect). The Book of Origins celebrates the work of explorers, scientists and inventors… people who wanted to know how the world works and ended by discovering something no one had ever seen before. [Cover]

 “The brutal art” by Jesse Kellerman

In a New York slum, an elderly tenant has mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind a huge collection of disturbing but brilliant paintings. For forty years he came and went in solitude, his genius undiscovered. For art dealer Ethan Muller, this is the discovery of a lifetime. He displays the pictures in his gallery and watches as they rocket up in value. But suddenly the police want to talk to him. It seems that the missing artist had a sinister past – and the drawings in Ethan’s gallery start to look less like art and more like evidence. A brilliant and thought-provoking thriller that flips between past and present. [Cover]  

To reserve any of these items please contact your local library or email info@hurunuilibraries.govt.nz
 

 

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New books on display at Hurunui District Library from 3 July – 10 July

 ”Where underpants come from” by Joe Bennett

When Joe Bennett bought a five-pack of ‘Made in China’ underpants in his local Christchurch hypermarket for $8.59, he wondered who on earth could be making any money, let alone profit, from the exchange. How many processes and middlemen are involved? Where and how are the pants made? And who decides on the absorbent qualities of the gusset? Where Underpants Come From tells you all you need to know -in fact, probably more – about this mystery of global commerce. Funny, wise and insightful, it is another wonderful journey from the bestselling author of A Land of Two Halves and Mustn’t Grumble. [Cover]

 “Eggs : 150 great recipes” by Alex Barker

The definitive guide to identifying, preparing and cooking all types of eggs, including delicious dishes shown in more than 800 stunning step-by-step photographs to instruct and inspire. Includes failsafe techniques for boiling, poaching, frying, baking, scrambling and coddling and for making foolproof soufflés, omelettes, frittatas, sauces, pastries, roulades, meringues and batters. [Cover]

 

 “Chosen by a horse” By Susan RichardsTo reserve any of these items please contact your local library or email info@hurunuilibraries.govt.nz
 

 

When Susan Richard agrees to take on one of the abused horses just rescued by the local Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals a new chapter opens in her turbulent life. Caring for this trusting creature she begins a relationship that will change her view of the world. Susan Richards lost her mother at the age of five and was raised by uncaring relatives; married, unhappily divorced she had also become an alcoholic. At forty-three she found herself living with just horses for company. Beautifully-written poignant and often sharply funny this memoir is an inspiring must-read for anyone who ever loved a horse and anyone who has ever lost their lost their way in life. [Cover]

 

 “The complete guide to decorating with ceramic tile” by Jerri Farris

Includes the basics and traditional techniques as well as fresh projects for revamping tile walls with designer accent tiles, dressing up drab surfaces with fresh decorative tile, creating wall art with mosaic tiles, designing with large or three-dimensional tiles, using tile to add an artistic element to any room, and working with specialty tile. [Cover]

 

 “Anything goes” by Billy Hopkins

 

 

It’s December 1963 when Billy Hopkins and his wife Laura arrive home in Manchester after five years in Africa. The world has changed beyond recognition: it’s the swinging sixties, with headlines full of the Beatles and the pill, LSD and mini skirts. Billy’s youngest son still believes in Santa Claus and while his daughter’s reading Jackie, she’s not even a teenager yet, so Billy’s not too worried about the impact of modern society on his family. He’s more concerned about the welfare of his increasingly forgetful father and about the daily challenges he faces as a college lecturer. When the four junior Hopkins start to choose their own, unexpected paths in life, though, Billy finds it harder than usual to see the funny side of things… [Cover]

 

 

 

 

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