Every Thursday we update our RSS with new non-fiction, fiction and just ordered titles. Here’s a selection of those ‘just ordered’ – so fresh they haven’t even made into the shelf:
Australian theme
Sounds
- Document and eyewitness : An intimate history of Rough Trade – the inside story of the phenomenally influential record label, told by people like Geoff Travis, Jarvis Cocker, and more. Cabaret Voltaire, The Smiths, The Fall – music lovers will go ape for this one.
And more …
- Iconoclast : A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently – Through vivid accounts of successful innovators ranging from glass artist Dale Chihuly to physicist Richard Feynman to country/rock trio the Dixie Chicks, Berns reveals the inner workings of the iconoclast’s mind with remarkable clarity.
- Training your pet ferret
- 101 whiskies to try before you die
- Curly like me : How to grow your hair healthy, long, and strong by the wonderfully named Teri LaFlesh. “Do you spend countless hours– and untold dollars–on weaves, perms, salon visits, and products that promise to “cure”, change, heal, or make your hair more manageable, only to end up even more frustrated?”
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