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What you waiting for? October 2024

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Donna_R

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

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A monthly selection of titles I am looking forward to. These are the things gracing my holds and for later shelf.

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Donna_R

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

21 items

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Thousand Threads

Thousand Threads

by Cherry, Neneh

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'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' Zadie Smith Published 8 October 2024. 'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' Zadie Smith Published 8 October 2024. Show less

'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' Zadie Smith Published 8 October 2024. 'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' Zadie Smith Published 8 October 2024. Show less

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Misty

Misty

45 Years of Fear : the Essential Collection

Book - 2023

I was raised on Misty, the classic 80s horror comic, so am stoked to see the library has bought this history of her witchy ways. I was raised on Misty, the classic 80s horror comic, so am stoked to see the library has bought this history of her witchy ways. Show less

I was raised on Misty, the classic 80s horror comic, so am stoked to see the library has bought this history of her witchy ways. I was raised on Misty, the classic 80s horror comic, so am stoked to see the library has bought this history of her witchy ways. Show less

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Bloody Minded: War, Womanhood and Finding My Voice

Bloody Minded: War, Womanhood and Finding My Voice

by Ferguson, Susie

Book - 2024

"Early in her radio career Susie Ferguson became a war correspondent. The only woman among hundreds of soldiers, in a helmet and flak jacket she was ...Show more "Early in her radio career Susie Ferguson became a war correspondent. The only woman among hundreds of soldiers, in a helmet and flak jacket she was one of the boys. None of them knew she was taking fifteen painkillers a day and relying on opioids to stem the burning and stabbing pain in her uterus. Even bloody-minded grit couldn't have prepared Susie for womanhood. More than your body's betrayal, it's the vicious bullying only girls can do. It's waiting years for surgery because your pain doesn't matter. It's the threat of violence in countries where a woman is either property or the spoils of war. It's going overnight from a high-powered career to a stay-at-home mum. It's the doctor who says you're wasting his time. But it is also friendship, love and having the strength to carry on - and to do it smiling." Published by HarperCollins. Show less

"Early in her radio career Susie Ferguson became a war correspondent. The only woman among hundreds of soldiers, in a helmet and flak jacket she was ...Show more "Early in her radio career Susie Ferguson became a war correspondent. The only woman among hundreds of soldiers, in a helmet and flak jacket she was one of the boys. None of them knew she was taking fifteen painkillers a day and relying on opioids to stem the burning and stabbing pain in her uterus. Even bloody-minded grit couldn't have prepared Susie for womanhood. More than your body's betrayal, it's the vicious bullying only girls can do. It's waiting years for surgery because your pain doesn't matter. It's the threat of violence in countries where a woman is either property or the spoils of war. It's going overnight from a high-powered career to a stay-at-home mum. It's the doctor who says you're wasting his time. But it is also friendship, love and having the strength to carry on - and to do it smiling." Published by HarperCollins. Show less

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Cher

Cher

by Cher

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"The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself. After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir." "The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself. After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir." Show less

"The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself. After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir." "The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself. After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir." Show less

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Bold Types: Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand

Bold Types: Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand

by Jane, Ussher

Book - 2024

Just in time for NZ Bookshop Day in October. Just in time for NZ Bookshop Day in October. Show less

Just in time for NZ Bookshop Day in October. Just in time for NZ Bookshop Day in October. Show less

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The Bright Sword

The Bright Sword

A Novel of King Arthur

by Grossman, Lev, 1969-

Book - 2024

I used to read all the Arthurian books I could get my hands on. I especially loved Arthur Rex by Thomas Berger, and Marion Zimmer Bradley's This Mists of ...Show more I used to read all the Arthurian books I could get my hands on. I especially loved Arthur Rex by Thomas Berger, and Marion Zimmer Bradley's This Mists of Avalon. and T. H. White's The Once and Future King. But it has been a long time since I read Arthurian. This one is tagged " The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, who are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves. Show less

I used to read all the Arthurian books I could get my hands on. I especially loved Arthur Rex by Thomas Berger, and Marion Zimmer Bradley's This Mists of ...Show more I used to read all the Arthurian books I could get my hands on. I especially loved Arthur Rex by Thomas Berger, and Marion Zimmer Bradley's This Mists of Avalon. and T. H. White's The Once and Future King. But it has been a long time since I read Arthurian. This one is tagged " The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, who are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves. Show less

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Headshot

A Novel

by Bullwinkel, Rita

Book - 2024

This one is getting loads of kudos - longlist for the Booker Prize, one of Barack Obama's summer reading picks. "Frenetic, surprising, and strikingly...Show more This one is getting loads of kudos - longlist for the Booker Prize, one of Barack Obama's summer reading picks. "Frenetic, surprising, and strikingly original, Headshot is a portrait of the desire, envy, perfectionism, madness, and sheer physical pleasure that motivate young women to fight—even, and perhaps especially, when no one else is watching." Show less

This one is getting loads of kudos - longlist for the Booker Prize, one of Barack Obama's summer reading picks. "Frenetic, surprising, and strikingly...Show more This one is getting loads of kudos - longlist for the Booker Prize, one of Barack Obama's summer reading picks. "Frenetic, surprising, and strikingly original, Headshot is a portrait of the desire, envy, perfectionism, madness, and sheer physical pleasure that motivate young women to fight—even, and perhaps especially, when no one else is watching." Show less

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Creation Lake

Creation Lake

by Kushner, Rachel

Book - 2024

"Creation Lake is an espionage thriller sealed tight in the soiled plastic wrap of noir. Existential dread and exhaustion are its signature moods; do...Show more "Creation Lake is an espionage thriller sealed tight in the soiled plastic wrap of noir. Existential dread and exhaustion are its signature moods; double-crossing, seduction and sudden death its plot devices. Orson Welles fans may find themselves humming the iconic theme music from The Third Man as they read Kushner’s latest novel: She’s Welles’ partner-in-grime in terms of her stylized depictions of the world as a spiritual and moral vacuum." Maureen Corrignan, NPR. It's on the National Book Awards longlist. Show less

"Creation Lake is an espionage thriller sealed tight in the soiled plastic wrap of noir. Existential dread and exhaustion are its signature moods; do...Show more "Creation Lake is an espionage thriller sealed tight in the soiled plastic wrap of noir. Existential dread and exhaustion are its signature moods; double-crossing, seduction and sudden death its plot devices. Orson Welles fans may find themselves humming the iconic theme music from The Third Man as they read Kushner’s latest novel: She’s Welles’ partner-in-grime in terms of her stylized depictions of the world as a spiritual and moral vacuum." Maureen Corrignan, NPR. It's on the National Book Awards longlist. Show less

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Chernobyl Roulette

Chernobyl Roulette

by Plokhy, Serhii

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"In the past few years, Plokhy has also written an excellent history of Ukraine, a history of Russian nationalism and one on the 1986 Chernobyl nucle...Show more "In the past few years, Plokhy has also written an excellent history of Ukraine, a history of Russian nationalism and one on the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Clearly no one else was better placed to tell the tale of the 35 days of the Russian occupation of Chernobyl than him and, given the risk of a new catastrophe caused by the fighting, this is an occupation story like no other." Tim Judah, Financial Times. Show less

"In the past few years, Plokhy has also written an excellent history of Ukraine, a history of Russian nationalism and one on the 1986 Chernobyl nucle...Show more "In the past few years, Plokhy has also written an excellent history of Ukraine, a history of Russian nationalism and one on the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Clearly no one else was better placed to tell the tale of the 35 days of the Russian occupation of Chernobyl than him and, given the risk of a new catastrophe caused by the fighting, this is an occupation story like no other." Tim Judah, Financial Times. Show less

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1967

1967

How I Got There and Why I Never Left

by Hitchcock, Robyn

Book - 2024

"A bright, obsessive compulsive boy is shipped off to a hothouse academic boarding school just before he reaches his thirteenth birthday; just as Bob...Show more "A bright, obsessive compulsive boy is shipped off to a hothouse academic boarding school just before he reaches his thirteenth birthday; just as Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited starts to bite, and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band explodes. In January 1966, Robyn Hitchcock is still a boy pining for his green Dalek sponge and his family’s comforting au pair, Teresa. By December 1967, he’s mutated into a 6 ft 2-inch rabid Bob Dylan fan, whose two ambitions in life are to get really stoned and move to Nashville." Show less

"A bright, obsessive compulsive boy is shipped off to a hothouse academic boarding school just before he reaches his thirteenth birthday; just as Bob...Show more "A bright, obsessive compulsive boy is shipped off to a hothouse academic boarding school just before he reaches his thirteenth birthday; just as Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited starts to bite, and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band explodes. In January 1966, Robyn Hitchcock is still a boy pining for his green Dalek sponge and his family’s comforting au pair, Teresa. By December 1967, he’s mutated into a 6 ft 2-inch rabid Bob Dylan fan, whose two ambitions in life are to get really stoned and move to Nashville." Show less

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The Girls in the Red House Are Singing

The Girls in the Red House Are Singing

by Slaughter, Tracey

Book - 2024

One for the best NZ book cover list. "Tracey Slaughter’s powerful new collection of poems begins with the sequence that won the £10,000 Manchester Po...Show more One for the best NZ book cover list. "Tracey Slaughter’s powerful new collection of poems begins with the sequence that won the £10,000 Manchester Poetry Prize in 2023, opioid sonatas, which travels the jagged aftermath of a high-speed crash, charting the fallout of grief and the body’s long-term struggles with dosage and damage." Published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Show less

One for the best NZ book cover list. "Tracey Slaughter’s powerful new collection of poems begins with the sequence that won the £10,000 Manchester Po...Show more One for the best NZ book cover list. "Tracey Slaughter’s powerful new collection of poems begins with the sequence that won the £10,000 Manchester Poetry Prize in 2023, opioid sonatas, which travels the jagged aftermath of a high-speed crash, charting the fallout of grief and the body’s long-term struggles with dosage and damage." Published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Show less

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Leave the Girls Behind

Leave the Girls Behind

by Bublitz, Jacqueline

Book - 2024

"You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind. Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted kill...Show more "You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind. Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. But no one has ever believed her. After dropping out of college and failing to prove her serial killer theory, Ruth is bartending when she hears that another young girl has gone missing from her home town. With Oswald now deceased, she begins to suspect he had an accomplice. A partner in crime who is still active today. Crossing the globe from New York to New Zealand, Ruth unlocks parts of herself that she hasn't dared to revisit, bringing her perilously close to three different women. The deeper she delves, the more she can't shake the feeling that one of them knows the truth. About her childhood friend. About the missing girl. And, perhaps most dangerously of all, about Ruth herself..." by the author of the popular New Zealand book "Before you knew my name". Show less

"You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind. Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted kill...Show more "You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind. Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. But no one has ever believed her. After dropping out of college and failing to prove her serial killer theory, Ruth is bartending when she hears that another young girl has gone missing from her home town. With Oswald now deceased, she begins to suspect he had an accomplice. A partner in crime who is still active today. Crossing the globe from New York to New Zealand, Ruth unlocks parts of herself that she hasn't dared to revisit, bringing her perilously close to three different women. The deeper she delves, the more she can't shake the feeling that one of them knows the truth. About her childhood friend. About the missing girl. And, perhaps most dangerously of all, about Ruth herself..." by the author of the popular New Zealand book "Before you knew my name". Show less

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Becoming Tangata Tiriti

Becoming Tangata Tiriti

Working With Māori, Honouring the Treaty

by Bell, Avril, 1956-

Book - 2024

"Becoming Tangata Tiriti" brings together twelve non-Māori voices – dedicated professionals, activists and everyday individuals – who have engag...Show more "Becoming Tangata Tiriti" brings together twelve non-Māori voices – dedicated professionals, activists and everyday individuals – who have engaged with te ao Māori and have attempted to bring te Tiriti to life in their work. In stories of missteps, hard-earned victories and journeys through the complexities of cross-cultural relationships, Becoming Tangata Tiriti is a book of lessons learned." Published by Auckland University Press. Show less

"Becoming Tangata Tiriti" brings together twelve non-Māori voices – dedicated professionals, activists and everyday individuals – who have engag...Show more "Becoming Tangata Tiriti" brings together twelve non-Māori voices – dedicated professionals, activists and everyday individuals – who have engaged with te ao Māori and have attempted to bring te Tiriti to life in their work. In stories of missteps, hard-earned victories and journeys through the complexities of cross-cultural relationships, Becoming Tangata Tiriti is a book of lessons learned." Published by Auckland University Press. Show less

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Between the Sheets

Between the Sheets

Easy and Inventive Layered Traybakes

by Wordie, Sarah

Book - 2024

I'm a fan of lasasgne and moussaka and tiramisu and layered foods, so this catches my attention. I'm a fan of lasasgne and moussaka and tiramisu and layered foods, so this catches my attention. Show less

I'm a fan of lasasgne and moussaka and tiramisu and layered foods, so this catches my attention. I'm a fan of lasasgne and moussaka and tiramisu and layered foods, so this catches my attention. Show less

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Rebel Rising

Rebel Rising

A Memoir

by Wilson, Rebel, 1980-

Downloadable Audiobook - 2024

Rebel reads her own story. "This “beautiful, brave book,” (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson’s remarkable personal trans...Show more Rebel reads her own story. "This “beautiful, brave book,” (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson’s remarkable personal transformation, from a painfully shy child in Australia who literally had to be dragged to drama classes and achieved break-out success in the US through iconic roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, and Isn’t It Romantic. Through “stunningly personal revelations” (The New York Times), Rebel shares the extraordinary experiences that shaped her life. A malaria-induced hallucination? An all-style martial arts fighting tournament? Junior handling at dog shows? And this was all BEFORE she moved to Hollywood!" Show less

Rebel reads her own story. "This “beautiful, brave book,” (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson’s remarkable personal trans...Show more Rebel reads her own story. "This “beautiful, brave book,” (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson’s remarkable personal transformation, from a painfully shy child in Australia who literally had to be dragged to drama classes and achieved break-out success in the US through iconic roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, and Isn’t It Romantic. Through “stunningly personal revelations” (The New York Times), Rebel shares the extraordinary experiences that shaped her life. A malaria-induced hallucination? An all-style martial arts fighting tournament? Junior handling at dog shows? And this was all BEFORE she moved to Hollywood!" Show less

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Too Much Too Young

Too Much Too Young

The 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of A Generation

by Rachel, Daniel

Book - 2024

"We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of multiculturalism an...Show more "We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of multiculturalism and diversity. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher governed years, with this comprehensive, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label." PAULINE BLACK, OBE Show less

"We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of multiculturalism an...Show more "We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of multiculturalism and diversity. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher governed years, with this comprehensive, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label." PAULINE BLACK, OBE Show less

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On Gaslighting

On Gaslighting

by Abramson, Kate

Book - 2024

"In a crisp new book, On Gaslighting, Kate Abramson sets out to get a clearer view of gaslighting, distinguishing it from related harms such as lying...Show more "In a crisp new book, On Gaslighting, Kate Abramson sets out to get a clearer view of gaslighting, distinguishing it from related harms such as lying, brainwashing or infantilizing. For her the term’s increasing use in both popular and academic discourse should give one pause: broadening the concept “runs the real risk of what’s come to be called ‘semantic bleaching’”. By attending carefully to what is specific about gaslighting, Abramson hopes to help protect the power of the idea." Rhoda Feng, TLS Show less

"In a crisp new book, On Gaslighting, Kate Abramson sets out to get a clearer view of gaslighting, distinguishing it from related harms such as lying...Show more "In a crisp new book, On Gaslighting, Kate Abramson sets out to get a clearer view of gaslighting, distinguishing it from related harms such as lying, brainwashing or infantilizing. For her the term’s increasing use in both popular and academic discourse should give one pause: broadening the concept “runs the real risk of what’s come to be called ‘semantic bleaching’”. By attending carefully to what is specific about gaslighting, Abramson hopes to help protect the power of the idea." Rhoda Feng, TLS Show less

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How to Run An Indie Label

How to Run An Indie Label

by McGee, Alan

Book - 2024

What with Oasis reforming for concerts, this could be pretty timely. "Blending rock 'n' roll memoir with unconventional business manual, McGee's acco...Show more What with Oasis reforming for concerts, this could be pretty timely. "Blending rock 'n' roll memoir with unconventional business manual, McGee's account of his wild ride as head of Creation Records is steeped in outrageous anecdotes and irresistible bravado." Show less

What with Oasis reforming for concerts, this could be pretty timely. "Blending rock 'n' roll memoir with unconventional business manual, McGee's acco...Show more What with Oasis reforming for concerts, this could be pretty timely. "Blending rock 'n' roll memoir with unconventional business manual, McGee's account of his wild ride as head of Creation Records is steeped in outrageous anecdotes and irresistible bravado." Show less

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Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

A Novel

by Reid, Ava

Book - 2024

The cover on it! "Lady Macbeth doesn’t retell Shakespeare so much as slice cleanly through it, revealing what was hidden beneath. I couldn’t look away.”—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House The cover on it! "Lady Macbeth doesn’t retell Shakespeare so much as slice cleanly through it, revealing what was hidden beneath. I couldn’t look away.”—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House Show less

The cover on it! "Lady Macbeth doesn’t retell Shakespeare so much as slice cleanly through it, revealing what was hidden beneath. I couldn’t look away.”—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House The cover on it! "Lady Macbeth doesn’t retell Shakespeare so much as slice cleanly through it, revealing what was hidden beneath. I couldn’t look away.”—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House Show less

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Under A Rock

Under A Rock

by Stein, Chris, 1950-

Book - 2024

Recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. Recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. Show less

Recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. Recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. Show less

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Beastie Boys Book

Beastie Boys Book

by Mike D, 1965-

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

Also recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. His hot tip - you get interjections by people like Kim Gordon in the audiobook itself, meta! Also recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. His hot tip - you get interjections by people like Kim Gordon in the audiobook itself, meta! Show less

Also recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. His hot tip - you get interjections by people like Kim Gordon in the audiobook itself, meta! Also recommended by a friend who shares my love of a music memoir. His hot tip - you get interjections by people like Kim Gordon in the audiobook itself, meta! Show less

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