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September 2024

 

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Find library titles, events, and resources that reveal the surprising and wondrous about the world we live in.

 

Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - September 2024

Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.

 

Website

Days of Ice: 8 to 13 October 2024

Come celebrate Ōtautahi Christchurch's connection to Antarctica with activities, speakers, films, and more!

 

New books

Science

"Cardboard Box Engineering" by Adolph, Jonathan
"Paddy Mayne" by Ross, Hamish (Writer on military history)
"The Doom of the Great City" by Hay, W. Delisle 1851-
"Not Just for the Boys" by Donald, A. M. 1953-
"The Echo Machine" by Pakman, David
"Return to the Sky" by Morris, Tina, 1949-
"Paddy Mayne" by Ross, Hamish (Writer on military history)

Nature

"In the Hide" by Buchanan, Gordon, 1972-
"The River Has Roots" by El-Mohtar, Amal
"The Green Witch Illustrated" by Murphy-Hiscock, Arin
"Autumn Feast" by Taylor, Sean, 1965-
"Birdsplaining" by Donahaye, Jasmine
"Radical Landscapes"
"The River Has Roots" by El-Mohtar, Amal

Featured topic: Quantum theory

"The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book" by Liu, Charles, 1968 April 5-
"The Art of Physics" by Bharmal, Zahaan
"The Quantum Revelation" by Levy, Paul, 1956-
"Escape From Shadow Physics" by Kay, Adam
"Quantum!" by Edge, Christopher
"Just Plain Wrong" by Lad, Frank
"The Art of Physics" by Bharmal, Zahaan

Featured topic: New Zealand birds

"The Huia & Our Tears" by Harris-Ching, Raymond, 1939-
"Kiwi" by Wolfe, Richard, 1948-
"Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao" by Szabo, Michael
"Hard by the Cloud House" by Walker, Peter (Journalist)
"Force of Nature" by Young, David 1947-
"The 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in New Zealand" by Light, Liz
"Kiwi" by Wolfe, Richard, 1948-
 

Event

The Great Stash Swap

Sep 14th | 11:00am - 1:00pm

Tūranga

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims etc then choose what you want to take away. No cash involved!

 

Online Resource

New Zealand Geographic

Writers, photographers and scientists tell the story of NZ in this online magazine archive. Includes video, podcast, and photography.

 
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