Each month the Library lets you know what's new in our recreational and cultural collection

Books

Live from Downing Street
Nick Robinson, 2012, 070.449 ROB (STANDARD)      

From rationalism to existentialism: the existentialists and their nineteenth-century backgrounds
Robert Solomon, 2001, 142.78 SOL (STANDARD)  

The folly of fools: the logic of deceit and self-deception in human life
Robert Trivers, 2011 153.4 TRI (STANDARD)  

American politics: a beginner's guide
Jon Roper, 2011 320.973 ROP (STANDARD)   

The hour between dog and wolf: risk-taking, gut feelings and the biology of boom and bust
John Coates, 2012,  338.5 COA (STANDARD)  

The story of architecture
Jonathan Glancey, 2003, 720.9 GLA (STANDARD)     

Miller's antiques handbook & price guide
2012-2013 Judith Miller, 2011, 745.107 MIL (STANDARD)  

All sewn up: 35 exquisite projects using appliqué, embroidery, and more
Chloe Owens, 2012, 746.4 OWE (STANDARD) 

Crochet in no time: 50 scarves, wraps, jumpers & more to make on the move
Melody Griffiths, 2009, 746.434 GRI (STANDARD)  

The complete guide to black & white digital photography
Michael Freeman, 2010, 778.3 FRE (STANDARD)  

Replications: a robotic history of the science fiction film
J.P. Telotte, 1995, 791.436 TEL (STANDARD)  

The complete guide to climbing and mountaineering
Pete Hill, 2008, 796.522 HIL (STANDARD)  

The business
Iain Banks, 2000, 800 BAN (STANDARD)     

A fall of moondust
Arthur C. Clarke, 2002, 800 CLA (STANDARD)    

The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Philip K. Dick, 2012, 800 DIC (STANDARD)   

Hallucinating Foucault
Patricia Duncker, 2006, 800 DUN (STANDARD)    

Our Lady of Alice Bhatti
Mohammed Hanif, 2012, 800 HAN (STANDARD)    

Perfect people
Peter James, 2012, 800 JAM (STANDARD)     

Going postal
Terry Pratchett, 2011, 800 PLA (STANDARD)     

Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi, 2003, 800 SAT (STANDARD)     

The lair of the white worm
Bram Stoker, 2008, 800 STO (STANDARD)    

Merivel: a man of his time
Rose Tremain, 2012, 800 TRE (STANDARD)    

Writing scientific research articles: strategies and steps
Margaret Cargi, 2009, 808.066 CAR (STANDARD)  

Through the window: seventeen essays (and one short story)
Julian Barnes, 2012, 824.92 BAR (STANDARD)

The rough guide to England Robert Andrews, 2011, 914.204 ROU (STANDARD)  

The rough guide to walks in London & southeast England
Helena Smith, 2009, 914.21 SMI (STANDARD)  

The rough guide to China
David Leffman, 2011, 915.104 ROU (STANDARD)  

Southeast Asia on a shoestring
China Williams, 2012, 915.904 SOU (STANDARD)   

New Zealand
Charles Rawlings-Way, 2012, 919.304 NEW (STANDARD)  

Australia
Charles Rawlings-Way , 2011, 919.404 AUS (STANDARD)   

Empire Antarctica: ice, silence & emperor penguins
Gavin Francis, 2012, 919.89 FRA (STANDARD)  

The lady and the peacock: the life of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma
Peter Popham ,2012, 959.105 POP (STANDARD)  

DVDs

Lemontree
Eran Riklis, 2009   

Divorzio All'Italiana
Pietro Germi, 2011 

The dark knight rises
Christopher Nolan, 2012

The apartment
Billy Wilder, 2011 

Shower
Yang Zhang, 2002  

Caramel
Nadine Labaki, 2008  

Pretty in pink
Molly Ringwald, 1986 

In Bruges
Martin McDonagh, 2008  

Russian ark
Alexandr Sokurov, 2003 

The grocer's son 
Eric Guirado, 2009  

Giselle
Adolphe Adam, 2008

Swan lake
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 2009

The firebird and les noce
Igor Stravinsky, 1996 

There are no CDs this month.

All items listed are in the Central Library, South Kensington campus. Click on the link to check availability and please check the recreational items display stand in the core text room on level 1 for very new items. To see recreational items from the last 12 months visit Recreational and cultural books, CDs and DVDs.