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July 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 - July 2025

New additions to the library collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"The Queen" by Morgan, Michelle, 1970-
"The Far Edges of the Known World" by Rees, Owen (Historian)
"The Invisible Coup" by Schweizer, Peter, 1964-
"The Stones of Britain" by Cannon, Jon, 1962-
"The Spirit of Manaaki" by Mines, Stephanie
"Generations" by Strauss, William, 1947-
"The Far Edges of the Known World" by Rees, Owen (Historian)
More history

New Zealand history

"Atarau" by Light, Rowan
"Ngā Kakahu Māori O Mua" by Mead, Sidney M., 1927-
"Wild Life" by Werry, Philippa, 1958-
"Photography" by Holden, Barry
"The Spirit of Manaaki" by Mines, Stephanie
"Niue"
"Ngā Kakahu Māori O Mua" by Mead, Sidney M., 1927-
More NZ history

Featured topic: Elon Musk

"Hubris Maximus" by Siddiqui, Faiz
"The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk" by Kneale, Dennis
"Hubris Maximus" by Siddiqui, Faiz
"Rocket Dreams" by Davenport, Christian
"Hubris Maximus" by Siddiqui, Faiz
"The Tesla Files" by Iwersen, Sönke
"The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk" by Kneale, Dennis
More titles
 

Featured magazine: Eastwest

Eastwest is an Italian language magazine with news and analyses on geopolitical themes from a European point of view. 

 

Coming soon

Capitalism and Its Critics by John Cassidy

At a time when artificial intelligence, climate change, inequality, trade wars, and right-wing populism, this book provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism.

 

Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age by Amanda Hess

Hess confronts technology's distortions as they follow her through pregnancy and into her son's early life. The result is a critical record of our digital age that reveals the unspoken ways our lives are being fractured and reconstituted by technology.

 

Strangers in the Land by Michael Luo

Michael Luo follows the Chinese immigrants from early years to modern times, as they persisted in the face of bigotry and persecution, revealing anew the complications of a multiracial democracy.

WORD Christchurch events at Tūranga

Website

Read Tom Bower's Betrayal now on Libby

Read the explosive new Royal biography from the No.1 bestselling investigative biographer, Tom Bower. Available now on Libby.

Website

Read Tom Bower's Betrayal now on Libby

Read the explosive new Royal biography from the No.1 bestselling investigative biographer, Tom Bower. Available now on Libby.

Blog Post

Get your Library on at Open Christchurch 2026

Open Christchurch 2026: 52 open buildings, 6 guided walks, and a range of special activities (from expert talks and tours to workshops).

More WORD Christchurch events
 

Blog Post

Speak up - Kōrerotia podcast: Gender pay equity

Podcast episode about gender pay equity in New Zealand along with suggested reading on this topic.

 
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