In 1839, on the basis of a single mysterious fragment of bone from the other side of the world, the great English anatomist Richard Owen reached the conclusion that it came from an unknown gigantic flightless bird. Despite this being shortly before the time of Darwin and the great evolution debate, many initially thought Owen's claim preposterous.
A huge new bird that couldn't fly? Like an Ostrich? Ridiculous!
Owen's piece of bone is the starting point for Richard Wolfe's fascinating story of scientific intrigue and personality clashes in one of the nineteenth century's great natural history discoveries.

Moa: The dramatic story of the discovery of a giant bird

Science & Math

Wolfe, Richard

Biological Sciences

Penguin Global

A Society of Gentlemen: The Untold Story of the First New Zealand Company

Penguin??Books

Well made New Zealand: A century of trademarks

Reed Methuen

About the Author\nRichard Wolfe is an art, design, and cultural historian who has a PhD in Art History from the University of Auckland and a BFA from the Elam School of Fine Arts. He was Curator of Display at Auckland War Memorial Museum from 1977 to 1997, and has written or co-authored around 40 books covering aspects of New Zealand art, history, and popular culture. He has contributed over 50 articles to the quarterly Art New Zealand, as well as articles to other journals, and has curated or supported the development of multiple art exhibitions. Peter Alsop is a senior executive who has worked across the public and private sectors. He is a keen collector of New Zealand art, with particular interests in tourism publicity, hand-coloured photography, and mid-century New Zealand landscape paintings. He is the author and co-author of six previous books, including Promoting Prosperity, Hand-Coloured New Zealand, and Scenic Playground. Neill Atkinson is Chief Historian/Manager of Heritage Content at Manatu Taonga – Ministry for Culture and Heritage, where he is responsible for the Ministry’s history and reference websites: Te Ara – Encyclopedia of NZ, Dictionary of NZ Biography, Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories, 28th Maori Battalion, and NZ History. He is the author of six books and a number of articles and chapters, mostly on New Zealand political and transport history, including Crew Culture: New Zealand Seafarers under Sail and Steam (Te Papa Press, 2001) and Trainland: How Railways Made New Zealand (Random House, 2007). Katherine Milburn is the ephemera collection curator at the Hocken Library, Dunedin, and has extensive knowledge of the Railways Studios’ output.\nOn the 100th anniversary of its creation, this book celebrates Railways Studios—the design studio of the New Zealand Railways—and its role in helping build and connect New Zealand. It’s a surprising story: a government agency that produced advertising for any-and-all clients, and dominated outdoor advertising for over 65 years (1920–1987). The Studios’ advertisements ranged from posters to painted billboards and brochures, and they decorated every city and town, creating a gallery of the street. Whatever the promotion—from rail travel and tourism to enlistment in the army, clothing, and health promotion—the Studios played a role. Thousands of its designs influenced public attitudes, shaping how New Zealanders saw themselves. This definitive history of railways advertising is a time capsule of New Zealand life and examines the art of the Railways Studios, detailing its formative place in New Zealand design and art history.

Railway Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build New Zealand

Arts & Photography

Atkinson, Neil

Alsop, Peter

Milburn, Katherine

Graphic Design

Te Papa Press

Highland Park, Illinois, USA, and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, have been Sister Cities for over 16 years. A relationship that began by connecting cities has evolved into a unique relationship between people. Through a variety of educational, cultural, sports and humanitarian exchanges, it has become clear that our connection transcends geography and politics. We are one people who share the same values. This book, a collaboration by members of both Sister Cities committees, examines individuals in both countries who have demonstrated those values.

Cultures United by Shared Values: A Collaboration by the Highland Park, Illinois, Sister Cities Foundation and the Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Sister Cities Committee

Biographies & Memoirs

Wolfe, Carol

Delgado, HON David

Allison, Eliane

Murguia, Carlos

Baumgarten, Julia

Almaguer, Roberto

Baumgarten, Dr. Javier

Flores Gariby Vega, José

Papich, Mary Jo

Community & Culture

Independently published

DREAMING OF AN EMPTY INBOX, BUT DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? We’re bombarded with messages every day, but no one tells you how to improve these vital email skills. In less than 100 pages, this handy book will help you discover how to regain control of your email – and get back to your job – in five simple steps. Email doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With Speedmailing’s five-step process you can manage emails quickly and efficiently. The benefits of Speedmailing: • Empties your inbox every day • Increases your productivity and peace of mind • Keeps your to-do list in one place • Maintains a system of reminders • Makes sure nothing slips through the gaps • Improves communication • Decreases post-holiday stress • Works on any platform or device CONTROL YOUR EMAIL: DON’T LET EMAIL CONTROL YOU. "Smart people are lazy. So if you want to double your effectiveness and productivity emailing clients, colleagues and friends. Read this book." Eelco Smit, Personal &amp; Business Coach for Entrepreneurs and Bestselling Author of Book for MEN “Simplicity is underestimated. Richard has sharpened the knife of day-to-day email management in the leanest possible way." Nick Bortot, Founder and CEO of FinTech startup BUX "Speedmailing is a concise action plan for mastering email. Richard has distilled thousands of hours of training into an easy to follow guide that will turn your inbox from a burden into a powerful business tool." Marshall Hughes, Inbox Zero Coach at coach.me “Richard gives us a practical approach to email that really works, with useful habits and shortcuts that can drastically change the way we work. If you want to tame the monster that email has become, this book is for you. Forget emailing – the future is Speedmailing!” Shirley Taylor, International bestselling author of Model Business Letters, Emails &amp; Other Business Documents 7th Edition “All my career I have focused on how we can get more leverage from our brain and process information quicker and better. Richard’s way of dealing with email blew me away when I realised that I will spend less energy on a per email basis, today and every day from now on. What a return on investment!" Mark Tigchelaar, CEO of UseClark and Specialist in Speed Reading and Productivity “An easy and practical life changer, one of these books of which you think why didn’t I read that earlier, it would help me so much” Marine Guignardeau, Learning and Development Manager, L'Oréal Netherlands “Until bots and AI solve the hassle of email, dealing with large quantities of email is a skill that is rarely mastered. This is definitely one of the best books on it and should be mandatory for every knowledgeworker.” Martijn Aslander, Speaker, Writer and Boardroom Sparring Partner

Speedmailing: Turn your work enemy into your best work tool

Business & Money

Business Culture

Pearson

According to the Book: Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks

How are curriculum policies translated into opportunities to learn in the classroom? According to the Book presents findings from the largest cross-national study of textbooks carried out to date - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study included a detailed, page-by-page, inventory of the mathematics and science content, pedagogy, and other characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks in over forty countries. Drawing on these data, the authors investigate the rhetorical and pedagogical features of textbooks to understand how they promote and constrain educational opportunities. They investigate how textbooks are constructed and how they structure diverse elements into prescriptions for teaching practice. The authors break new ground in understanding textbooks in terms of different educational opportunities that they make possible. The book examines policy implications from these new understandings. In particular, conclusions are offered regarding the role of textbooks in curriculum-driven educational reform, in light of their role as promoters of qualitatively distinct educational opportunities.

Houang, Richard T.

William H. Schmidt

Valverde, Gilbert

Bianchi, Leonard J.

Technology

Springer

In My Day; Looking At New Zealands Past

UNSPECIFIED VENDOR

Sure to Rise: The Edmonds story

Parsonson, Kate

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Canterbury University Press

Footprints on the Land: How Humans Changed New Zealand

History

Australia & Oceania

Oratia Books

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