Most Popular in 2024 - Non-Fiction for adults
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2024's popular items at Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi. The books are listed in order of how many times they were borrowed.
- Did I ever tell you this?: a memoir Sam Neill [NZ]
- Spare Prince Harry
- The last secret agent : my untold story of life as a spy behind Nazi enemy lines Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson [NZ]
- Untouchable girls : the Topp Twins's story Jools and Lynda Topp [NZ]
- From there to here: a memoir Joe Bennett [NZ]
- The woman in me Britney Spears
- Second chances : facing my demons and finding a better me Hayley Holt [NZ]
- The twat files Dawn French
- Still standing : a memoir Anna Crighton [NZ]
- On call: stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother Ineke Meredith [NZ]
- Wavewalker : breaking free Suzanne Heywood
- There's a cure for this : a memoir Emma Espiner [NZ]
- The long and winding road: my autobiography Lesley Pearse
- Evolving: Finding health and happiness as we age Judy Bailey [NZ]
- The light we carry: overcoming in uncertain times Michelle Obama
- Atomic habits : an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones : tiny changes, remarkable results James Clear
- Bookshop dogs Ruth Shaw [NZ]
- Smithy : endless winters & the spring of '22 Wayne Smith with Phil Gifford [NZ]
- Plated : a lifetime love affair with food Tina Duncan [NZ]
- The boy from Gorge River : from New Zealand's remotest family to the world beyond Chris Long [NZ]
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Jessie's Favourites 2024 - Non-fiction
In no particular order, Jessie's favourite non-fiction read in 2024.
Paul's Best Non-Fiction Reads of 2024
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Donna's Best Non-fiction of 2024
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Jill's Best Non-Fiction Reads of 2024
A varied list of reads that have delighted and inspired Jill this year.
Jessie's Favourites 2024 - Non-fiction
In no particular order, Jessie's favourite non-fiction read in 2024.
Paul's Best Non-Fiction Reads of 2024
A general reference librarian reflects on his favourite non-fiction reads of the last year featuring a healthy proportion of NZ titles.
Donna's Best Non-fiction of 2024
These non-fiction reads are intelligent, well-written, and thoroughly readable.
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