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February 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our History & Current Events newsletter.

Find great reads and resources about wars, revolutions, and extraordinary lives all over the world - in the present day, and the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - February 2025

Explore new titles on history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"31 Inventions That Built Our World" by Elledge, Jonn
"A Word for All Seasons" by Crystal, David, 1941-
"The Vanishing Earth" by Crawford, James (Writer on aerial photography)
"A History of the World in Ten Wars" by Deary, Terry, 1946-
"The Queen and Her Presidents" by Page, Susan, 1951-
"Berlin" by Buttar, Prit
"A Word for All Seasons" by Crystal, David, 1941-
More history

New Zealand history

"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"Roadscapes" by Smith, Derek, 1957-
"Understanding Kāwanatanga" by Smail, Roimata
"South Island Māori Rock Art" by Graham, Philippa Flower
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social prediction

"End Times Fascism" by Klein, Naomi, 1970-
"A Century of Plenty"
"What Should My Children Do?" by Susskind, Daniel
"The Challenge of the Future" by Grayling, A. C., 1949-
"21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Harari, Yuval N.
"Another Now" by Varoufakis, Yanis, 1961-
"A Century of Plenty"
More titles
 

Library events

Staff List

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

Staff List

Horror - New & Trending

A list of the freshest frights for every horror fan, from titles that have just reached our shelves to those that are flying off them.

 

Blog Post

Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby

Troy reviews Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby, a book about a surgeon who served in the Spanish Civil War and WW2.

 

Featured magazine: Attitude

Each issue has a balance of features on a diverse range of subjects, with block busting A-list celebrity exclusives and in-depth analysis of news and issues affecting the LGBT community.

 

Online Resource

New Zealand History Collection

Access major and authoritative New Zealand history and biography published by Bridget Williams Books.

 

Book Sale coming soon!

Staff List

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

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