What's New - New and exciting titles in this week at Arty Bees
... It's rather expansive this week - Large, Huge, Massive, Overflowing, Inundated, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Substantial.
Whopping even ...
Fiction for all tastes:
- Historical Novel yummies
- Now Face to Face by Karleen Koen
- The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale
- Dreams of Origami by Elenor Gill
- Blood Royal and Queen of Silks both by Vanora Bennett
- The Lady and the Poet by Maeve Haran
- The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
- Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
- Sylvia Plath – Collected Poems edited by Ted Hughes
- The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
- A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Collected Plays: Five – Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children by Brecht
- Selected Poems of Jorge Luis Borges
- Boy in the World by Niall Williams
- Dexter in the Dark – No Rest for the Wicked by Jeff Lindsay
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Reference, Language and Literati titles as well...
- Penguin Encyclopedia edited by David Crystal
- Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson in delicious new retro Penguin edition
- Shakespeare – The Life, the Works, the Treasures by Catherine M. S. Alexander
- The Penguin Book of the Beats edited by Ann Charters
- Coffee with Dickens by Paul Schlicke
- Kant and the Platypus – Essays on Language and Cognition by Umberto Eco
- He Said What?! Quips, Anecdotes & One-Liners from Ovid to the Iraqi Information Minister by Michelle Lovric
- Orwell – The Life by D. J. Taylor
- As They Say in Zanzibar – Proverbial Wisdom from Around the World by David Crystal
- The Life and Times of Allen Lane - Penguin Special by Jeremy Lewis
- Virginia Woolf by Hermione Lee
New Zealand books just in, and yummy!
- Alter / Image – Feminism and Representation in New Zealand Art 1973-1993 edited by Barton and Lawler-Dormer
- The Aunt Daisy Cookbook [New] edited by Barbara Basham
- Unquiet Earth – A History of the Bolton Street Cemetery by Margaret H. Alington
- Hear Our Voices, We Entreat – The Extraordinary Story of New Zealand’s National Anthems by Max Cryer
- David Haywood's New Zealand Reserve Bank Annual 2010 has gone through a reprint and is now back in stock
- Fun with Flax – 50 Projects for Beginners by Mick Prendergrast
- All Dogs Shot – The Photography of Roger Donaldson
- Fiordland by David Hallett and Yvonne Martin
- Ngati Ruanui – A History by Tony Sole
Books in this week on History ...
- The Emperor of Scent - A Story of Perfume, Obsession and the Last Mystery of the Senses by Chandler Burr
- The Crusades by Zoé Oldenbourg
- Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones and John Mason
- Lindisfarne – The Cradle Island by Magnus Magnusson
- Great Discoveries – An Amazing Journey through Space and Time by TIME
- The Old School Tie – The Phenomenon of the English Public School by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy
- A Short History of Wine by Rod Phillips
- Empires of the Plain – Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon by Lesley Adkins
- Empire – How Britain made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson
- The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World edited by Brian M Fagan
- The Mapmaker’s Wife –A True Tale of Love, Murder and Survival in the Amazon by Robert Whitaker
- Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood by Henry Gilbert with illustrations by Walter Crane
And titles about War and Crime
- Dreams of Empire – Napoleon and the First World War 1792-1815 by Paul Fregosi
- The African Dream – The Diaries of the Revolutionary War in the Congo by Ernesto `Che’ Guevara
- Exposing the Real Che Guevara – And the Useful Idiots who Idolize him by Humberto Fontova
- Gangs – My Close Call with the Hardest Men on the Streets, from Rio to Moscow by Ross Kemp
- To the Gates of Richmond – The Peninsula Campaign by Stephen W Sears
- The Biographical Dictionary of World War II by Mark M. Boatner III
- The Gangs of New Orleans – An Informal History of the French Quarter Underworld by Herbert Asbury
- Crete – The Battle and the Resistance by Antony Beevor
- Chancellorsville 1863 – The Souls of the Brave by Ernest B. Furgurson
- Blue Rage, Black Redemption – A Memoir by Stanley Tookie Williams
- Hitler’s Spies – German Military Intelligence in WW2 by David Kahn
- Uprising – Crips and Bloods tell the Story of America’s Youth in the Crossfire by Yusuf Jah & Sister Shah’Keyah
- Barbarossa – The Russian-German Conflict 1941-1945 by Alan Clark
- Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
And also Biography and Politics ...
- Great Rivals in History – When Politics Gets Personal by Joseph Cummins
- Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics by Frederic Spotts
- The Lost King of France – The Tragic Story of Marie-Antoinette’s Favourite Son by Deborah Cadbury
- Chronicles of the Tudor Kings – The Tudor Dynasty from 1485 to 1553: Henry VII, Henry VIII and Edward VI in the words of their Contemporaries edited by David Loades
- Koba the Dread – Laughter and the Twenty Million by Martin Amis
And a lovely collection of titles on Asia – including History, Biography and Food topics like...
- From Emperor to Citizen – The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
- Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper – A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuschia Dunlop
- Singapore – A Pictorial History 1819 – 2000 by Gretchen Liu
- Japan – The Cycle of Life by Kodansha International
- China – The Land of the Heavenly Dragon edited by Professor Edward L Shaughnessy
- Meena Pathak Celebrates Indian Cooking – 100 Delicious Recipes, 50 Years of Patak’s with Anjali Pathak
- Princess Masako – Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne – The Tragic True story of Japan’s Crown Princess by Ben Hills
- Samurai Swords – A Collector’s Guide to Japanese Swords by Clive Sinclaire [New]
And speaking of Cooking and Food
- A Collection of 500 Classic Recipes – Country Treasures by the Country Women’s Association
- Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine by Gabriel Cousens M.D. and the Tree of Life Café Chefs
- Not your Mother’s Cookbook – Unusual Recipes for the Adventurous Cook by Marina and John Bear
- The Big Book of Bread – 365 Recipes for Bread Machines and Home-Baking by Anne Sheasby
- The Man Who Ate the World by Jay Rayner
- Windows on the World – Complete Wine Course by Kevin Zraly
- Leith’s Cookery Bible – The Only Cookbook you will ever Need by Prue Leith and Caroline Waldegrave
- Nigel Slater – Real Food
- Complete Comfort Food edited by Bridget Jones
- River Cafe – Italian Kitchen by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers
- South Wind through the Kitchen – The Best of Elizabeth David
- Making Great Cakes – Creating and Decorating Faultless Cakes … by Angela Nilsen and Sarah Maxwell
- The Great Wine Swindle – How Snobs are Ruining your Wine by Malcolm Gluck
- The Momo Cookbook – A Gastronomic Journey through North Africa by Mourad Mazouz
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma - The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World
- And In Defence of Food both by Michael Pollan
- Wild Sides – An A-Z of Essential, Exceptional Vegetable Side Dishes by Vicki Wild
- Organic Cookbook – A Superb Guide to Organic Food … by Ysanne Spevack
- Don’t Try This At Home – Culinary Catastrophes from the World’s Greatest Cooks and Chefs including Jamie Oliver, Anthony Bourdain, Raymond Blanc et al
Pop Culture, Business and Philosophy books:
- Gangs of America – The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy by Ted Nace
- Deluxe – How Luxury lost its Lustre by Dana Thomas
- Street Graphics Tokyo by Barry Dawson
- Real Utopia – Participatory Society for the 21 st Century edited by Chris Spannos
- The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought edited by Alan Bullock and Stephen Trombley
- Traders, Guns and Money – Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives by Satyajit Das
- Between Man and Man by Martin Buber
- The Rise and Fall of Marks and Spencer – and How it Rose Again by Judi Bevan
- Consumed – How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults and Swallow Citizens Whole by Benjamin R Barber
- Arcade Fever – The Fan’s Guide to the Golden Age of Video Games by John Sellers
Native Americans!
- Indian Gaming – Tribal Sovereignty and American Politics by W. Dale Mason
- Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty – The Casino Compromise by Steven Light and Kathryn Rand
- Without Reservation – How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World’s Largest Casino by Jeff Benedict
- Hitting the Jackpot – The Inside Story of the Richest Indian Tribe in History by Brett D. Fromson
- Revenge of the Pequots – How a Small Native American Tribe Created the World’s Most Profitable Casino By Kim Isaac Eisler
- Tecumseh – A Life of America’s Greatest Indian Leader by John Sugden
Sports and Transport books:
- Cross-Country with Blyth Tait – World and Olympic Champion – A Photo Analysis of Technique
- A Fighter’s Heart – One Man’s Journey through the World of Fighting by Sam Sheridan
- Playing with Trains – A Passion beyond Scale – Why do Grown Men Play with Trains? by Sam Posey
- The Ultimate History of Fast Bikes – Vehicles built for the Fast Lane by Roland Brown
- Sound and Fury – Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship - Ali and Cosell – by Dave Kindred
And a Classic Collection of Chart Topping Hits have arrived in the Music section this week ...
- This Day in Rock – Day by Day Record of Rock’s Biggest News Stories by John Tobler
- Lou Reed – Pass thru Fire – The Collected Lyrics
- Michael Jackson – A Life in Pictures edited by Yann-Brice Dherbier
- Take another Little Piece of me Heart – A Groupie grows up by Pamela des Barres
- Keith Richards – The Unauthorised Biography by Victor Bockris
- I Walked the Line – My Life with Johnny by Vivian Cash with Ann Sharpsteen
- Cash – The Autobiography of Johnny Cash with Patrick Carr
- Heavy Metal Thunder – Album Covers that Rocked the World by Neil Aldis and James Sherry
- Gig – The Life and Times of a Rock-star Fantasist by Simon Armitage
- Plus a little cache of Bob Dylan and Freddie Mercury treasures:
- Studio A – The Bob Dylan Reader edited by Benjamin Hedin
- Wanted Man – In Search of Bob Dylan edited by John Bauldie
- Freddie Mercury – The Definitive Biography by Lesley-Ann Jones
- Mercury – The King of Queen by Laura Jackson
- Younger than that Now – The Collected Interviews with Bob Dylan
- Mercury and Me by Jim Hutton with Tim Wapshott
- Chimes of Freedom – The Politics of Bob Dylan’s Art by Mike Marqusee
- Like a Roling Stone – Bob Dylan at the Crossroads – An Explosion of Vision and Humour that forever changed Pop Music by Greil Marcus
- Dylan’s Visions of Sin by Christopher Ricks
- Do you, Mr. Jones? Bob Dylan with the Poets and Professors edited by Neil Corcoran
- Dylan – Behind Closed Doors – The Recording Sessions 1960-1994 by Clinton Heylin
- Encounters with Bob Dylan – If you see Him, say Hello by Tracy Johnson
- Down the Highway – The Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes
- Isis – A Bob Dylan Anthology edited by Derek Barker
- Like a Complete Unknown – The Poetry of Bob Dylan’s Songs 1961-1969 by John Hinchey
- On the Road with Bob Dylan – A Reissue of a Rock and Roll Classic by Larry `Ratso’ Sloman
- Bob Dylan – A Retrospective edited by Craig McGregor
Hysteria, brothels and madness - we have books on all of them in our Sociology, Psychology and Health sections.
- Dora – An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria by Sigmund Freud
- Dying for a Cure – A Memoir of Antidepressants, Misdiagnosis and Madness by Rebekah Beddoe
- The Wisdom of Whores – Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS by Elizabeth Pisani
- The Gift of Therapy – An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom
- Why Are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria and Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Single Mothers by Choice – A Guidebook for Single Women who are Considering or have Chosen Motherhood by Jane Mattes, L.C.S.W.
- Sleep – The Mysteries, The Problems and The Solutions by Carlos H. Schenck
- Treat your own Neck and Treat your own Back both by Robin McKenzie
- Why Do People get Ill? By Darian Leader and David Corfield
Books on Film and Humour ...
- Warner Bros. Presents: The ACME Catalog – Quality Is Our #1 Dream – Redefining Pain for over 60 years!
Redefining pain for over 60 years, the ACME Company has been the sole purveyor of products used by Looney Tunes characters.
Iron bird seed, anvils, and portable holes are but a few of the amazing gadgets and gimmicks they supply. In this extensive catalog, ACME proudly presents 87 of their most up-to-date, best selling product lines, featuring both classic and entirely new, untested items untarnished by government regulations or political correctness.
Chronicle Books is proud to present an exclusive catalog featuring ACME's must-have, best-selling line of items, each guaranteed to promote a happy* life provided that they are used properly.** There's something here for everyone. An extruder that doubles as a pasta maker for Grandma. A roof-mounted catapult for Dad. And what about a little jet-powered pogo stick for yourself? Each item is matched with a thorough product description, the price, and the shipping cost.
*"Happy" being relative to the level of one's acceptance of fate.
**Liability is limited to the competence of the user
- The Art of Star Wars – Episode III – Revenge of the Sith by J. W. Rinzler
- The Truth About Chuck Norris – 400 Facts About the World’s Greatest Human by Ian Spector
- The Hypochondriac’s Handbook – A Disease for every Occasion, An Illness for every Symptom by John Naish
Architecture and Design ...
- The World of Contemporary Architecture by Könemann
- The World of Edwardiana by Philippe Garner
- Icons of Design – The 20 th Century by Prestel
- City of Bits – Space, Place and the Infobahn by William J. Mitchell
- Sammlung Hermann Zapf by the Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel [Typography, in German]
- New York Living by Lisa Lovatt-Smith
And Art and Crafts and Fashion, Jewellery and Beauty:
- Decades of Fashion – The Hulton Getty Picture Collection
- The Complete Guide to Bead Jewellery and Decoration – A Creative Guide to Beautiful Bead Projects
- Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain – A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence by Betty Edwards
- The Treasures of Leonardo da Vinci – The Story of his Life and Work including 30 Rare Removable Facsimile Documents by Matthew Landrus
- Making Art on your Computer by Saul Bernstein and Leo McGarry
- Mastering the Art of Watercolour by Wendy Jelbert and Ian Sidaway
- The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher
- Quick Crochet, Huge Hooks by Sally Harding
- Titian to Tiepolo – Three Centuries of Italian Art
New Age and Religion titles, and books on Travel and Places:
- Worldwide Laws of Life – 200 Eternal Spiritual Principles by John Marks Templeton
- God is Not Great – How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
- The Illustrated Alchemist – A Fable about Following your Dream by Paulo Coelho, paintings by Moebius
- Through the Narrow Gate – A Nun’s Story by Karen Armstrong
- Extreme Earth – A Journey through the World’s most Dangerously Beautiful Places by Collins
- Argentina – Patagonia edited by Marius Carol and Albert Moré
- Stockholm Horizons by Jeppe Wikström
- Walking the Bible – A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler
Science and Natural History!
- Living Green – The New Zealand Handbook for an Eco-Friendly, Toxin-Free, Sustainable Life by Kane and Neubert
- The Ancestor’s Tale – A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
- And Climbing Mount Improbable both by Richard Dawkins
- The Blue Bear by Lynn Schooler
- Your Horse’s Skin – The Barometer of your Horse’s Health by Hilary Pooley
- Caviar – The Strange History & Uncertain Future of the World’s most Coveted Delicacy by Inga Saffron
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Rabbits and Rodents by Esther Verhoef-Verhallen
- Get a Grip on Ecology by David Burnie
- Guns, Germs and Steel – A Short History of Everybody for the last 13000 Years by Jared Diamond
- Spix’s Macaw – The Race to Save the World’s Rarest Bird by Tony Juniper
- In matching Science Masters volumes:
- River out of Eden by Richard Dawkins
- The Origin of Humankind by Richard Leakey
- The Origin of the Universe by John D Barrow
- Why is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality by Jared Diamond
- The Last Three Minutes by Paul Davies
And also Computing! - Revolution in the Valley – The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made by Andy Hertzfeld
Childrens’ classic titles just in this week:
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
- The Seventy Fifth Anniversary Edition of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon – Old Tales from the North illustrated by Kay Nielsen
- On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1 st Edition HB
Also Little House on the Prairie and Little Town on the Prairie, [in PB]
- Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou and Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Why Beethoven Threw the Stew and Lots more Stories about the Lives of Great Composers by Steven Isserlis
- Kay Thompson’s Eloise with drawings by Hilary Knight
- The Sisters Grimm – The Fairytale Detectives by Michael Buckley
- Noughts and Crosses, Knife Edge and Checkmate by Malorie Blackman
- The Book of Beasts by E. Nesbit and illustrated by Inga Moore
- Clubs – A Lolly Leopold Story by Kate de Goldi and Jacqui Colley
- And, republished in a little Applewoods edition - The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
- And by Methuen Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff
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