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NON-FICTION

DEC 2014

Highlights

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ART

NON-FICTION TITLESDEC 2014

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From research to retail, when

you're looking for something today, the first place you go is

the web.

Web presence has moved from

the periphery to the center of a business's focus. As the digital

industry booms, the need for

talented developers grows with

it. Finding your way in, however,

can be a tricky. THE PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO

WEB DEVELOPMENT offers a

guide to industry success from

the inside out.

9781455588145THE PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO PRODUCT MANAGEMENT (INTERNATIONAL)(Hard Cover)HACHETTE BK GRPS$24.00 BUS

Sell a hamburger. Run an airline.

Build a website.

No matter how simple or complicated your business is, there's one thing

that determines if it's a success or

not: the customer.

THE PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO

USER EXPERIENCE breaks down the essence of what it takes to meet

a customer's needs and shows you

how to apply these principles while

working in tech.

Despite years of research,

countless products like these

see high-profile launches, only to end up failing to connect with

an audience. THE

PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

provides a firsthand road map to help you avoid the pitfalls of

product failure-taking you

through the field of product

management with candid

stories and real-world experiences of what it takes to

create a product that meets the

customer's needs.

9781455531516THE PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (INTERNATIONAL)(Hard Cover )HACHETTE BK GRP S$24.00 BUS

9780062372031HITRECORD ON TV! SEASON ONE(Hard Cover)JOSEPH, GORDON-LEVITTHARPER USS$38.00 ART

9780062315670A YEAR WITH PETER DRUCKER(Hard Cover)JOSEPH A. MARCIEARIELLOHARPER USS$38.00 BUS

A year-long leadership

development course, divided

into short, weekly lessons,

based on Peter Drucker'spersonal coaching program,

previously unpublished

material, and selected readings

from the management guru's

classic works, compiled by his longtime collaborator Joseph A.

From hitRECord, a unique

global online production

company led by actor-director

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, an official 9-book boxed set

companion to the first season

of their cable variety show—

the only way to obtain all of

the groundbreaking series' episodes together.

9781472359964150 BAKING RECIPES(Hard Cover)PARRAGONS$5.00 CKY

Do you love the smell of freshly baked goodies and adore the taste

even more? Then explore the

world of baking with this gorgeous

collection of 150 home-baked recipes. Whether you’re looking for

something to cook for a bake sale

at work or just baking for your

family and friends, this collection

has a range of flavours and styles to suit every taste and occasion.

Why not start out with a simple

Chocolate Cake or Apple Pie

before moving on to a more

complex Lemon Cheesecake or Profiteroles? With our simple, step-

by-step instructions and full colour

images, creating delicious bakes

really couldn’t be easier.

Want to spice up your weekly

meals or just in the mood for

trying some tasty new dishes? Then step into the world of Indian

cooking with this gorgeous

collection of 150 recipes. Whether

you’re looking for a hearty curry, a

zesty salad or an authentically Indian dessert, this collection has

a range of delicious ideas to suit

every taste and occasion. Why

not start out with a hearty South

Indian Lentil & Vegetable Curry for dinner before moving on to

explore the delights of a Goan

Layered Coconut Cake for

dessert? With our step-by-step instructions and full colour

images, creating a vibrant Indian

menu really couldn’t be easier.

9781455531523THE PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO WEB DEVELOPMENT (INTERNATIONAL)(Hard Cover )HACHETTE BOOK GRPS$24.00 BUS

9781472359995150 INDIAN RECIPES(Hard Cover)PARRAGONS$5.00 CKY

9781472359988150 CUPCAKE AND MUFFIN RECIPES(Hard Cover)PARRAGONS$5.00 CKY

Preparing for a bake sale or just in the

mood for a tasty sweet treat? Then

step into the world of cupcakes and muffins with this gorgeous collection

of 150 home-baked recipes. Whether

you’re looking for something fresh and

fruity or rich and chocolatey, this

collection has a range of flavours and styles to suit every taste and

occasion. Why not start out with a

simple Blueberry Muffin or Butterfly

Cupcake before moving on to explore

the delights of a decadent frosted Margarita Cupcake? With our simple,

step-by-step instructions and full

colour images, creating delicious

baked goodies really couldn’t be easier.

BUSINESS

COOKERY

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NON-FICTION TITLESDEC 2014

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Tony's 11 Laws are the basis for

his bestselling workout programs—here he shows

readers how to apply them to

the rest of their lives for instant

and dramatic change. Using eye-opening examples from his

own journey as well as inspiring

stories from people he's met

along the way, Tony shows you

how to identify the life you want—and walks you through

the path to creating it.

9780062249128THE 100(Soft Cover)JORGE CRUISEHARPER USS$25.00 HTH

From the woman known to some of

the most famous bands in the world as the “Rock n’ Roll Doctor” comes a

holistic prescription to achieving

health and balance—even when you

don’t live like a saint.

As a holistic practitioner and

therapeutic masseuse to the music

industry's elite, Gabrielle Francis has helped famous rockers to repair,

recover, and refuel from the

demanding schedules and occasional

overindulgences that come along with

the rock star lifestyle.

Be a part of the diet revolution and change your relationship with

calories foreverAmerica's favorite

diet and fitness expert, Jorge

Cruise, will change the way you

think about calories. For years, conventional wisdom has

continued to state the wrong and

outdated research that says simply

counting calories is the key to

weight loss, and if you cannot follow that plan, you must lack

willpower.

9780062310606THE ROCKSTAR REMEDY(Hard Cover )DR.GABRIELLE FRANCISHARPER USS$33.00 HTH

9781472363473150 CAKE RECIPES(Hard Cover)PARRAGONS$5.00 CKY

9781472364548SUPERFOOD KITCHEN(Hard Cover)PARRAGONS$7.00 CKY

Eat your way to improved health

with The Superfood Kitchen – the

simplest way to boost your vitality

and wellbeing. Discover how to tailor your diet to give you whatever boost

you need with this invaluable guide

to superfoods and their qualities.

There are 50 nutritious superfood-

packed recipes to help keep you at peak fitness from dawn to dusk.

Are you in the mood for cake?

If your answer is ‘I’m always in

the mood for cake!’ then this is the book for you! With a

delicious range of 150 cake

recipes, this gorgeous

collection contains something

to satisfy every flavourcraving. Whether you are

baking for a hungry crowd at

the office or just making a

sweet treat for friends, there is

a recipe for every occasion.

9780062135605THE SKINNY JEANS DIET(Soft Cover ) HARPER USS$24.00 HTH

97% of dieters fail. Learn the

secrets of the 3%—the “it” girls!—

with the diet that took the New

York-metro area by storm.

Thirteen years, fifty pounds, and four jean sizes ago, nutritionist

Lyssa Weiss took control of her life

for good. Drawing on years of food

struggles and an education in nutrition, she created the amazing

Skinny Jeans Diet.

British politician Daniel Hannan's

Inventing Freedom is an

ambitious account of the historical origin and spread of the principles

that have made America great,

and their role in creating a sphere

of economic and political liberty that is as crucial as it is imperiled.

9780062282446THE BIG PICTURE(Soft Cover )TONY HORTONHARPER USS$24.00 HTH

9780062231741INVENTING FREEDOM(Soft Cover)HARPER USDANIEL HANNANS$24.00 POL

HEALTH

POLITICS

9781451648294LYING IN WAIT(Soft Cover)ANN RULESIMON AND SCHUSTERS$15.00 CRM

Ann Rule presents another

collection of fascinating and

disturbing true-crime stories—drawn from her real-life personal

files—in this seventeenth volume in

the #1 New York Times bestselling

Crime Files series.

Three decades ago, Jackie Schut

was considered one of the most

prolific “baby sellers” in the country.

She traveled all over the US,

murdered women who had just borne babies, and then stole their

infants. She is still imprisoned in the

South.

CRIME

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SCIENCE

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The ultimate guide to surviving

anywhere

Updated to reflect the latest in

survival knowledge and technology, and covering new

topics such as urban survival

and terrorism, the internationally

bestselling SAS Survival

Handbook is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers,

and outdoor adventurers.

9781906610760INFLUENCING POCKETBOOK(Soft Cover)RICHARD STOREYPUB INTS$15.00 SH

In Embrace the Suck, Madden

chronicles the year he devoted to mastering all of the basic Crossfit

exercises like double unders, muscle

ups and kipping pullups, and

immersing himself in the Paleo diet that strips weight from its followers

but leaves them fantasizing about

loaves of bread.

Influencing skills are at the heart of all successful communication. The

Influencing Pocketbook examines

influencing styles, how to establish

rapport, dealing with different

personalities, handling resistance and, crucially, getting a decision.

The new 2nd edition of this

pocketbook lists five easy steps to

influence, eight influencing styles,

ten good reasons to build rapport and four different personality types

with influencing techniques for

each.

9780062257864EMBRACE THE SUCK(Hard Cover )STEPHEN MADDENHARPER USS$33.00 SPO

9780061806469THE WILD LIFE OF OUR BODIES(Soft Cover)ROB DUNNHARPER USS$24.00 SCI

9781595589095OUR DAILY POISION: FROM PESTICIDES TO PACKAGING, (Hard Cover)MARIE-MONIQUE, ROBINPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$44.00 SCI

The result of a rigorous two-year

investigation that took Robin

across three continents, Our

Daily Poison documents the many ways in which we

encounter a shocking array of

chemicals in our everyday lives -

from the pesticides that blanket

our crops to the additives and plastics that contaminate our food

- and their effects on our bodies

over time.

Biologist Rob Dunn reveals

the crucial influence that other

species have upon our health,

our well being, and our world in The Wild Life of Our

Bodies—a fascinating tour

through the hidden truths of

nature and codependence.

Dunn illuminates the nuanced, often imperceptible

relationships that exist

between homo sapiens and

other species, relationships that underpin humanity’s

ability to thrive and prosper in

every circumstance.

9781612389264MOON SPOTLIGHT BEIJING(Soft Cover)SUSIE GORDON PERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$15.48 TRV

Moon Spotlight Beijing is a 110-

page compact guide covering the

city of Beijing, as well as

surrounding areas. Author Susie

Gordon offers her seasoned advice on must-see attractions, and

includes maps with sightseeing

highlights so you can make the

most of your time. This lightweight guide is packed with

recommendations on

entertainment, shopping,

recreation, accommodations, food,

and transportation, making navigating this multifaceted city

uncomplicated and enjoyable.

This full-color guide to Istanbul

and the Turkish coast includes

vibrant photos and helpful planning maps.

Turkey resident Leeann Murphy

guides travelers to the highlights of Istanbul and the Turkish coast,

from exploring the world-class

shopping and dining of Istanbul's

charming neighborhoods to

relaxing on the golden sands of the Mediterranean's beaches.

Murphy also offers unique trip

ideas, including Outdoor

Adventures in Turkey, Retracing

History, and Gastronomica.

9780062378071SAS SURVIVAL HANDBOOK (THIRD EDITION)(Soft Cover )JOHN ‘LOFTY’ WISEMANHARPER USS$33.00 SPO

9781612386133MOON ISTANBUL & THE TURKISH COAST(Soft Cover)LEEANN MURPHYPERSEUS INTERNATIONAL S$34.08 TRV

9781612389288MOON SPOTLIGHT SHANGHAI(Hard Cover)SUSIE GORDON PERSEUS INTERNATIONAL S$15.48 TRV

Moon Spotlight Shanghai is a 120-

page compact guide covering the city of Shanghai, as well as surrounding

areas. Author Susie Gordon offers her

seasoned advice on must-see

attractions, and includes maps with

sightseeing highlights so you can make the most of your time. This

lightweight guide is packed with

recommendations on entertainment,

shopping, recreation,

accommodations, food, and transportation, making navigating this

multifaceted city uncomplicated and

enjoyable.

This Spotlight guidebook is excerpted from Moon Beijing & Shanghai.

SELF-HELP SPORT

TRAVEL

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TRAVEL

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You can count on Rick Steves to

tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Ireland.

With this guide, you can explore

lively Dublin, quaint Kilkenny, and the moss-draped ruins of

the Ring of Kerry. Navigate

meandering back roads that lead

to windswept crags on the

dramatic Dingle Peninsula.

9781612389721RICK STEVES SPAIN 2015(Soft Cover)RICK STEVESPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$38.73 TRV

You can count on Rick Steves to tell

you what you really need to know when traveling in Vienna.

With this guide, you'll explore elegant

Vienna—the epicenter of opera, coffee, Art Nouveau, and waltz

music. Meander through Habsburg

palaces and nibble a Sacher torte in a

velvet-lined café. In the evening,

catch a classical concert, or sip wine with the locals in a traditional

Heuriger garden. Beyond Vienna,

stroll the Baroque street of Salzburg,

home to Mozart and The Sound of

Music.

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to

know when traveling in Spain.

In this guide, you’ll find an inviting

mix of exciting cities and cozy towns. Explore the lively cities of

Madrid, Barcelona, and Sevilla,

and follow the Route of the White

Hill Towns in Andalucía’s sun-

drenched countryside. Experience the works of the great masters—

from El Greco to Picasso to Dalí—

and learn how to avoid the lines at

the most popular museums.

9781631210563RICK STEVES' VIENNA, SALZBURG & TIROL(Soft Cover)RICK STEVESPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$30.98 TRV

9781612389141MOON PHUKET & KO SAMUI(Soft Cover)SUZANNE NAMPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$30.98 TRV

9781612389042MOON TEXAS (Soft Cover)ANDY RHODESPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$30.98 TRV

As a longtime Austin resident and

writer for the Texas Historical

Commission, Andy Rhodes knows

the best ways to experience the Lone Star State. In keeping with the

"everything is bigger in Texas” motif

the state is famous for, Rhodes

covers a colossal amount of sights

and activities, including catching up-and-coming indie bands at Austin’s

South by Southwest music festival

and exploring the rugged landscape

of Big Bend National Park.

This full-color guide to Phuket

and Ko Samui includes vibrant

photos and helpful planning

maps.

Journalist and Thailand

resident Suzanne Nam shares

an inside look at these

breathtaking islands, from relaxing on the gorgeous

beaches to exploring the clear

waters offshore. experience.

9781612389684RICK STEVES FRANCE 2015(Soft Cover)RICK STEVESPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$40.28 TRV

You can count on Rick Steves to

tell you what you really need to

know when traveling in France.

With this guide, you’ll explore sleepy villages, romantic hill towns,

and cosmopolitan cities, including

Paris, Avignon, and Nice. Climb

the Eiffel Tower, wander world-renowned museums, and dine at

sidewalk cafés. Then escape to the

sunny countryside, where you can

explore castles of all shapes and

sizes or pedal your way from village to vineyard. is never more

than a stroll away.

Lonely Planet Sardinia is

your passport to the most

relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip,

and what hidden

discoveries await you.

Kayak through the sea

grottoes of Golfo di Orosei, seek out secluded coves at

Costa Smeralda, or

boulder-hop in Europe's

Grand Canyon - Gola Su

Gorropu; all with your trusted travel companion.

Get to the heart of Sardinia

and begin your journey

now!

9781612389745RICK STEVES IRELAND 2015(Soft Cover)RICK STEVESPERSEUS INTERNATIONALS$38.73 TRV

9781742207353SARDINIA 5(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$34.08 TRV

9781742207308MIAMI & THE KEYS 7(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$34.08 TRV

Lonely Planet Miami & the

Keys is your passport to the

most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and

skip, and what hidden

discoveries await you. Explore

the art-deco streets of South

Beach, spot alligators amongst the Everglades' mangroves, or

party all night in Key West; all

with your trusted travel

companion. Get to the heart of

Miami & the Keys and begin your journey now!

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This travel guide to Paris

enables travellers to travel the way they want to. Information is

provided on where to eat, sleep

and shop and an itineraries

chapter allows the traveller to plan their time effectively. .

9781742208022SRI LANKA 13(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$38.73 TRV

Lonely Planet Paris is your passport

to the most relevant, up-to-date

advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.

Grab a cafe creme at a Parisian

sidewalk cafe, explore the grand

Champs-Elysees, shop for haute

couture in the city's vintage flea markets or take in the riches of one

of the great art repositories of the

world; all with your trusted travel

companion. Get to the heart of Paris

and begin your journey now!

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka is your

passport to the most relevant, up-

to-date advice on what to see and

skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Follow in the footsteps

of Buddha and modern-day

pilgrims to the summit of Adam's

Peak, wander the crumbling ruins and lost cities of the cultural

triangle in the heart of the island or

explore undiscovered beaches on

the recently reopened east coast;

all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Sri

Lanka and begin your journey now!

9781743215555PARIS 10(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$34.08 TRV

9781742207520FLORIDA 7(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$38.73 TRV

9781743214732HONG KONG 16(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$34.08 TRV

Lonely Planet Hong Kong is your

passport to the most relevant, up-to-

date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await

you. Cruise Victoria Harbour aboard

the Star Ferry, ride on the Peak

Tram for amazing views, or explore

the Mong Kok markets; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the

heart of Hong Kong and begin your

journey now!

Lonely Planet Florida is your

passport to the most relevant,

up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden

discoveries await you. Dance

to Caribbean beats in Miami,

fulfill your inner child at Walt

Disney World, or kayak the Everglades' shallow

waterways; all with your

trusted travel companion. Get

to the heart of Florida and

begin your journey now!

9781742208909POCKET PARIS 4(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$21.68 TRV

9781743214640DISCOVER SPAIN 4(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$34.08 TRV

9781743214046DISCOVER BARCELONA 3(Soft Cover)LONELY PLANETS$34.08 TRV

Lonely Planet's Discover Spain is

your passport to the most relevant,

up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden

discoveries await you. Marvel at

stunning architecture, enjoy tapas

and pintxos, and hike through the

Pyrenees; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the

best of Spain and begin your

journey now!

Barcelona is your passport to the

most relevant, up-to-date advice on

what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.

Explore out-of-this-world Gaudi

architecture, graze on tapas as you

go bar-hopping, or stroll along the

carnivalesque La Rambla; all with your trusted travel companion.

Discover the best of Barcelona and

begin your journey now!

9781743211823EAST TIMOR PHRASEBOOK 3(Hard Cover)LONELY PLANETS$13.93 PHR

This phrasebook to Tetum, East

Timor's national language, also

includes useful background information for anyone visiting the

country. As a former Portugese

territory, it also contains useful words

and phrases in Portuguese.

PHRASE BOOK

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