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

Fiction, Fiction, Fiction!

• The Sandman – Book of Dreams edited by Neil Gaiman and Ed Kramer
• Dylan Thomas Collected Stories
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
• The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Pop Gun War - A Graphic Novel by Farel Dalrymple

New Zealand and the Pacific

• Behind Enemy Lines – Kiwi Freedom Fighters in WW2 – edited by Matthew Wright (New)
• People of the Land – Images & Maori Proverbs of Aotearoa New Zealand by Hirini Moko Mead & June Te Rina Mead (New)
• Guide Rangi by Rangitiaria Dennan with Ross Annabell (signed)
• Chancers and Visionaries – A History of Wine in New Zealand by Keith Stewart (New)
• An Extraordinary Life by Sir Edmund Hillary
• Sense of Place - Photographs of New Zealand by Robin Morrison
• Pubs of New Zealand by Malcolm Somerville
• Summer Cruise - Being the Grand Pleasure Trip of the S.S. Ngapuhi along the Northern Coast of New Zealand by David Johnson
• The New Zealand Fruit Garden - Growing Fruit in Your Own Garden by Colin Hutchinson
• Maori Carving Illustrated by W J Phillips

Classics and Poetry, Language and Literati

• City Boy – My Life in New York during the 1960s and 1970s by Edmund White
• The Pedant’s Revolt – Why Most Things you think are Right are Wrong by Andrea Barham
• The Book of General Ignorance – Everything you think you know is Wrong by QI, Lloyd and Mitchinson
• A Tree in a Forest – A Collection of Ajahn Chah’s Similes compiled and edited by Dhamma Garden
• John Keats – A Life by Stephen Coote
• Money – Wu Ch’êng-ên translated by Arthur Waley and illustrated by Duncan Grant (boxed Folio edition)
• Vera Brittain – A Life by Paul Berry and Mark Bostridge
• The Creative Writing Coursebook – Forty Authors share advice and exercises for Fiction and Poetry
• The Norton Anthology of English Literature - The Romantic Period edited by Stephen Greenblatt

History and Biography

• The Man who Drew London – Wenceslaus Hollar in Reality and Imagination by Gillian Tindall
• Clever Girl – Growing up in the 1950s by Brian Thompson
• The Red Carpet - Every Family has a story by Lavanya Sankaran
• Lords of the Golden Horn – The Sultans, their Harems and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire by Noel Barber
• The European Heritage – An Outline of Western Culture by A. G. Lehmann
• Stalin – The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
• Safavid Iran – Rebirth of a Persian Empire by Andrew J Newman and
• The Sword of Persia – Nader Shah – From Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant by Michael Axworthy
• Parting the Desert - The Creation of the Suez Canal by Zachary Karabell
• Place of Reeds- A True African Love Story by Catlin Davies
• Twenty Chickens for a Saddle - The Story of an African Childhood by Robyn Scott
• The Ascent of Money – A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson

Travel and Places

• Venice – Pure City - A Glittering Story-Filled Portrait of Venice by Peter Ackroyd
• Italian Labyrinth – Italy in the 1980s by John Haycraft
• Travel Writing – Expert Advice on Travel Writing from the Best in the Business by Don George and Lonely Planet
• Wanderlust - A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
• The Stone Boudoir – In search of the Hidden Villages of Sicily by Theresa Maggio
• Eat, Prey, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Spoken Here - Travels Among Other Languages by Mark Abley
• Bill Bryson's African Diary
• The River at the Centre of the World - A Journey up the Yangtze, & Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester
• The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

Military, Crime and Politics

• Reefer Men – The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire Drugs Ring by Tony Thompson
• We Did Nothing – Why the Truth doesn’t always come out when the UN goes in by Linda Polman
• McMafia - Seriously Organised Crime by Misha Glenny
• Homicide- A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon

Cooking

• The Onion Lover’s Cookbook – with over 100 Recipes by Brian Glover
• Antonio Carluccio’s Southern Italian Feast – More than 100 Recipes inspired by the Flavours of Southern Italy
• Rock around the Kitchen – Fresh, Funky Foos that happens to be Good for you by Peter Chaplin and Mary Cox
• Mrs Beeton’s Everyday Cookery dated around 1950
• The Virago Book of Food – The Joy of Eating edited by Jill Foulston

Arts and Crafts, Magic and Animation

• Antoni Gaudi By Rainer Zerbst and Taschen
• Stop Staring – Facial Modelling and Animation Done Right by Jason Osipa (2 nd edition)
• Dore's Illustrations for Rabelais - A Selection of 252 Illustrations by Gustave Dore
• Everyday Matters - a New York Diary by Danny Gregory
• The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects by Isaac V. Kerlow (3 rd edition)
• Create Your Own Wall Art by Henny Donovan
• Hand Made Modern by Todd Oldham
• The Complete Idiots Guide to Street Magic by Tom Ogden
• The Home Guide to Craft by Katherine Sorrell
• In Irina's Garden With Henry Moore's Sculpture by Stephen Spender with photos by David Finn
• Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
• Gourmet Soaps - Made Easy by Melinda Coss
• Mirrors by Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz
• LOVE - Moments, Intimacy, Laughter, Kinship and Our Beautiful Children by M.I.L.K

Fashion and Dance

• The Salvage Sisters' Guide to Finding Style in the Street and Inspiration in the Attic by Kathleen Hackett and Mary Ann Young
• The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman
• Bad Hair – A Collection of Hairstyles so Bad you Can’t Look Away by James Innes-Smith and Henrietta Webb
• Breakdancing – Mr. Fresh and the Supreme Rockers show you how to do it!
• Burlesque and the Art of the Teese by Dita Von Teese
• Let’s Dance – Social, Ballroom and Folk Dancing by Peter Buckman

Architecture, Décor and Antiques

• Dream Houses by Francisco Asensio Cerver
• The Romanesque – Towns Cathedrals and Monasteries by Xavier Barral i Altet and Taschen
• French Line - L’école Française – L’Art de Vivre au Temps de Normandie
• Items of art and design from the great Liner Normandie, in English and French
• The City as a Work of Art – London – Paris – Vienna by Donald J Olsen
• Generating Context – The Practice of Perry Dean Rogers / Partners Architects
• Richard Meier by Philip Jodidio and Taschen
• Lalique Glass by Nicholas M Dawes
• Painted Ladies - San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen & Morley Baer
• Work Spaces - Simple Ideas for Creative Project Rooms and Home Offices by Pottery Barn and Martha Fay
• Hundertwasser Architecture by Hundertwasser (and Taschen)
• Inside Today's Home by LuAnn Nissen, Ray Faulkner and Sarah Faulkner
• Car Mascots – An Enthusiast’s Guide by Giuseppe di Sirignano and David Sulzberger

Film and Music

• The Ultimate Guitar Book by Tony Bacon
• Lord of Misrule – The Autobiography of Christopher Lee with introduction by Peter Jackson
• From Pieces to Weight by 50 Cent
• Jagger – Unathorised by Christopher Andersen
  
  Plus…
• A big swagger of new popular sheet music jiving it’s way onto the shelves this week

Science, Animals and Business

• How Brains Think – Evolving Intelligence, Then and Now by William H. Calvin
• The Rough Guide to Ethical Living – Low-Carbon Living and Responsible Shopping by Duncan Clark
• The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
• Wonderful Life – The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould
• Dictionary of Alchemy by Mark Haeffner
• Cranks, Quarks, and the Cosmos - Essays on Science and Scientists by Jeremy Bernstein
• Pop-Up House of Inventions- Hundreds of Fabulous Facts about Your Home by Robert Crowther
• Money - Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender by Thomas H Greco Jr
• Shelby Marlo's New Art of Dog Training - Balancing Love and Discipline

Philosophy

• Philosophical Ethics – An Introduction to Moral Philosophy by Tom L Beauchamp
• Ethics – A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory by Lawrence M Hinman
• Essential Muir - A Selection of John Muir's best writings
• Well and Good - How We Feel and Why it Matters by Richard Eckersley

Sex, Astronomy and Communication

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Men and Women by Lillian Glass, Ph.D.
• Position of the Day - Sex Every day in Every Way from Nerve.com
• Blame Your Planet - A Wicked Astrological Tour Through Darkside Zodiac by Stella Hyde
• Great Sex Guide, The Karma Sutra and Great Sex Games all by Anne Hooper
• How to Deal with Verbal Aggression at Work, at Home or on the Street by Robert Agar-Hutton
• How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or less, Using the Secrets of Professional Dog Trainers by Karen Salmansohn
• Weddings - All the Facts, Advice and Inspiration you need for the Perfect Wedding by Cathy Howes

Sports and Gardening - hey, both make you sweat if you do them properly!

• Winter Colours – Changing Seasons in World Rugby by Donald McRae
• Flower-Growing for Shows by E. R. Janes
• What Houseplant Where – The Creative Guide to Choosing the Best Plants by Roy Lancaster and Matthew Biggs

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