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News at Arty Bees Books

It is almost time for our Annual Christmas Buying Holiday.

We will not be purchasing stock from
Friday 11th DECEMBER
and will not start purchasing stock again until
Monday 11th JANUARY

We regret any inconvenience this may cause - as usual we are still taking small exchanges and credits to shop cards.

What's New - New and exciting titles in this week at Arty Bees

New Zealand books this week include some lovely brand new titles hot from the publisher, and some older classics like, From Gigs to Rigs – Steel Brothers and 120 Years of Road Transport in New Zealand by Gordon Ogilvie, The Nature Guide to New Zealand Native Orchids by Ian St. George The Celluloid Circus – The Heyday of the New Zealand Picture Theatre by Wayne Brittenden, Barry Crump’s Two in One – A Good Keen Man and Hang on a Minute Mate, Mountains of Fire – The Volcanic Past of Banks Peninsula by Geoffrey J. Cox and Birds of Tutira by H. Guthrie-Smith [Boxed]

New New Zealand titles just in are:

• All Formed Up - A History of Wellington Returned and Services' Association 1916-2007 by Peter Cooke
• Kiwi Companeros - New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War edited by Mark Derby
• New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity -Vol 1- Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia edited by Dennis P Gordon
• The Salamander's Brood by Watty McEwan
• Mine Alone - The Story of an Immigrant Mining Engineer from Staffordshire and his Unrelenting Struggle for Recognition in Colonial New Zealand by R D Mercer
• Chatham Islands - Heritage and Conservation edited by Colin Miskelly
• Backyard Poultry in New Zealand by Glenys O'Byrne
• Khaki Angels - Kiwi Stretcher-Bearers in the First Aid Second World Wars by Brendan O'Carroll
• Aotearoa New Zealand - A Land to Love by Timo Rannali
• The Good Citizen - A Life of C E Daniell of Masterton by Tim Shoebridge
• Going Native - Growing and Using New Zealand Native Plants edited by Ian Spellerberg & David Given
• A Very Publick Reserve - The Story of a Community's Parks by Gareth Winter
• Deer - The New Zealand Story by David Yerex

Natural History and Science, Brains and Bodies

• Superbrain – 101 Easy Ways to a More Agile Mind by Carol Vorderman
• The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson and the QI gang
• The 21 st Century Brain – Explaining, Mending and Manipulating the Mind by Steven Rose
• The Score – How the Quest for Sex has shaped the Modern Man by Faye Flam
• Almost Like a Whale – The Origin of Species Updated by Steve Jones
• Weather – Spectacular Images of the World’s Extraordinary Climate by Storm Dunlop
• On Giants’ Shoulders – Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA by Melvyn Bragg
• Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe – The Physical Possibilities of Travel through Time by J. Richard Gott
• Moon Dust – In Search of the Men who Fell to Earth by Andrew Smith
• The Global Warming Survival Kit - The Must-Have Guide to Overcoming Extreme Weather... by Brian Clegg
• The Road to Reality – A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose

Art, Architecture, Photography and Design books in this week:

• Tuculescu Mutamenti – Change Overs, Mutations by Francesco Aschieri
• Rimpa Art – From the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo by Yuzo Yamane, Masato Naito and Timothy Clark
• The Ultimate Illustrations by Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell
• Masterworks Klimt
• High Voltage Tattoo by Kay Von D.
• Terraces, Balconies and Patios by Macarena San Martin
• English Shops and Shopping by Kathryn A. Morrison
• The Art and Craft of Papier Mâché by Juliet Bawden
• Heritage by Martin Rosswog

And Performing Arts

• Doctor Who – The Writer’s Tale – The Untold Story of the BBC Series by Russell T. Davies
• A Theatrical Feast in New York by Elizabeth Sharland
• Understanding Popular Music Culture by Roy Shuker
• The Dylan Companion edited by Elizabeth Thomson and David Gutman
• Metal – The Definitive Guide – Heavy. Thrash. Death. Black. Gothic. Doom. Power. Progressive by Garry Sharpe-Young
• Punk Rock – An Oral History by John Robb
• Total Piano Tutor – The Ultimate Guide to Learning and Mastering the Piano by Terry Burrows
• Kurt Cobain Journals

Language, Psychology, Religion and Literature titles to inspire you...

• The Stories of English by David Crystal
• The Great Transformation – The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah by Karen Armstrong
• Off the Road – Twenty Years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg by Carolyn Cassady
• Troublesome Things - A History of Fairies and Fairy Stories by Diane Purkiss
• Uncle Tungsten – Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks

Books on History and Biography just in!

• The Shackled Continent – Africa’s Past, Present and Future by Robert Guest
• The Death of Kings – Royal Deaths in Medieval England by Michael Evans
• Gulag – A History by Anne Applebaum
• The KGB in Europe and the West – The Mitrokhin Archiveb by Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin
• Khrushchev by William Taubman
• A Left-Handed History of the World – by Ed Wright
• Concise Encyclopedia of the American Indian – With 200 Illustrations by Bruce Grant
• Primo Levi – A Life by Ian Thomson
• The Witch-hunt in Early Modern Europe by Brian P. Levack
• The Victorian House – Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed by Judith Flanders
• The White Masai , Reunion in Barsaloi and Back from Africa by Corinne Hofmann
• 1700 – Scenes from London Life by Maureen Waller
• Lords of the Horizons – A History of the Ottoman Empire by Jason Goodwin

And on that note, we have some fascinatingMaps and Military books in this week including:

• Mapping History – Classical World – Over 140 Maps explore the Great Civilisations… by Dr Ian Barnes
• Mapping History – World History – Over 160 Maps trace the developments of Civilisation… by Dr Ian Barnes
• Mapping History - Battles and Campaigns – Over 170 Maps trace the History of Warfare… by Malcolm Swanston
• Anthony Beevor’s Crete – The Battle and the Resistance [in PB]

Food and Garden books to solve any problem...

• The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook – The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet by Pamela J. Pangborn et al
• Truly Tiny Gardens by Thomasina Tarling
• The Primal Cheeseburger – A Generous Helping of Food History Served Up on a Bun by Elisabeth Rozin
• Cookies, Biscuits and Biscotti by Linda Collister

Books on Places and Travel...

• The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cell Phone – Reflections on India, the Emerging 21 st Century Power by Shashi Tharoor
• Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Tahir Shah [Travels in India]
• The Atlas of Legendary Lands – Fabled Kingdoms, Phantom Islands, Lost Continents and Other Mythical Worlds by Judyth A. McLeod
• The River at the Centre of the World – A Journey up the Yangtze, and back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester
• An Unexpected Light – Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot
• Veiled Courage – Inside the Afghan Women’s Resistance by Cheryl Benard

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