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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

"Queens at War" by Weir, Alison, 1951-
"Captain Kidd" by Marquis, Samuel (Novelist)
"The Quest for Queen Mary" by Pope-Hennessy, James, 1916-1974
"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"An Accidental History of Tudor England" by Gunn, S. J.
"The Discovery of Britain" by Robb, Graham, 1958-
"Captain Kidd" by Marquis, Samuel (Novelist)
More history

New Zealand history

"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
"Gold Under the Mānuka" by Mouat, Bill
"New Zealand History in Bite-sized Chunks" by McCloy, Nicola, 1971-
"Isaac Featherston 'Petatone'" by Martin, John E., 1951-
"Kiwi Country" by Te Radar (Comedian)
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social prediction

"21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Harari, Yuval N.
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
"Utopia for Realists" by Bregman, Rutger, 1988-
"Neuromined" by Grant, Robert Edward
"What Have You Changed your Mind About?"
"Neuromined" by Grant, Robert Edward
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
More titles
 

Library events

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

 

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!

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

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