Most Popular in 2025: Non-Fiction eBooks for adults
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2025'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 from Libby.
- Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World Ruth Shaw [NZ]
- The Let Them Theory Mel Robbins
- A Very French Affair Maria Hoyle [NZ]
- The Bookseller at the End of the World Ruth Shaw [NZ]
- The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing Lara Love Hardin
- The Last Secret Agent: The Untold Story of My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Enemy Lines Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson [NZ]
- The Salt Path Raynor Winn
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear
- Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work Sarah Wynn-Williams [NZ]
- No Words for This Alison Mau [NZ]
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt
- Did I Ever Tell You This?: A Memoir Sam Neill [NZ]
- Hastings: A boy's own adventure Dick Frizzell [NZ]
- The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness Ichirō Kishimi
- The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk
- Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones Mindy Pelz
- Jacinda Ardern: The Story of an Extraordinary Leader Michelle Duff [NZ]
- Tasty Chelsea Winter [NZ]
- The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage Mel Robbin
- Ultra-Processed People: The Definitive #1 Bestseller You Need to Understand Ultra-Processed Food Chris Van Tulleken
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