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This is the spot to check out every week, as we bring you the latest on the fabulous, weird, interesting, intriguing, and wonderful books, big or small, mostly square-ish - although not always - that have come into Arty Bees over the past seven days or so.

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

Children's Books!

Yes we've had one of those weeks again with literally boxes of super yummy and beautiful kids books for all ages!
And even if the staff hadn't been generous and left most of the yummy ones there, (well, broke and with no more room at home) there are actually soooo many gorgeous books there that there would still be plenty to share with you lovely customers ...
... But they won't last long so hurry for the best pickings - Meanwhile here are a smattering to whet your appetite:

• The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups revealed and illustrated by David Wisniewski
• Free Lunch – Featuring Bad and Good by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh
• Poetry is what – A Book of Poems by L.M. Hannan and B.A. Breen
• Hop on Pop – The Simplest Seuss for Toddles’ Use by Dr. Seuss
• How do Dinosaurs eat their Food? By Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
• How do Dinosaurs say Good Night? Also by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
• Piano Rock – A 1950s Childhood by Gavin Bishop
• My Cat likes to Hide in Boxes by Eve Sutton and illustrated by Lynley Dodd
• 100 New Zealand Poems for Children edited by Jo Noble and illustrated by David Elliot
• Another 100 New Zealand Poems for Children edited by Rachel McAlpine and illustrated by David Elliot
• 100 Best Poems for Children chosen by Children, edited by Roger McGough, illustrated by Sheila Moxley
• Not the End of the World by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Sophie’s Masterpiece – A Spider’s Tale by Eileen Spinelli and illustrations by Jane Dyer
• Nonsense Poems – Unabridged in Easy-to-Read Type by Edward Lear
• The Crocodile Nest – Tread carefully in the Predator’s Lair by Des Hunt
• Viola Vincent Reporting by Anna Kenna
• Arthur High King of Britain by Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman
• The Crossing – Blood of the Lamb, Book One - Like 1984 for Teenagers by Mandy Hager
• A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper
• Requiem for a Beast – A Work for Image, Word and Music by Matt Ottley
• Once and Then by Morris Gleitzman
• Ned Kelly – Gangster Hero of the Australian Outback by Charlie Boxer
• Gatty’s Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland
• Framed – The Perfect Crime – It’s a Work of Art by Frank Cottrell Boyce
• Arabella by Wendy Orr and Kim Gamble
• Alice through the Looking Glass and What She Found There by Lewis Carroll illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
• Angel Isle by Peter Dickinson
• First Flight and Dear Diary, both by Sara Fanelli
• The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and David Small
• Billy Bunter’s Barring-Out and Billy Bunter’s Benefit both by Frank Richards
• Beneath the Surface by Gary Crew and Steven Woolman
• Quetta by Gary Crew and Bruce Whatley
• Mihi and the Last of the Moas written and illustrated by Lyndahl Chapple Gee (1940)
• Screw Loose by Chris Wheat
• This Way Up by Lindsay Wood
• Malory Towers Boxed Set by Enid Blyton including all six books in the series
• Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher
• The Sheep on the Fourth Floor – When is it Right to do something Wrong? by Leonie Thorpe
• Jellybean by Tessa Duder
• The Taniwha’s Tear– The Spine-Chilling Adventure that began with the Bone Tiki by David Hair
• Sheep with Boots by Maritgen Matter and Jan Jutte
• Auschwitz by Pascal Croci and Erika’s Story by Ruth Vander Lee and Roberto Innocenti
• The Artful Alphabet by Martina Jirankova-Limbrick

New Zealand and the Pacific

• What the Roof Dreamt by Denis O’Connor
• The Last Imperial Venture Trilogy – The Long Voyage, The Lotus Eaters and Landfall New Zealand by Rufus Dawes
• Dark Journey – Three Key New Zealand Battles of the Western Front by Glyn Harper
• Jeff Thomson - Any Old Iron by Richard Brimer
• Wellington at Work in the 1890s by Beverley Randell and Hugh Price
• ANZAC Fury – The Bloody Battle of Crete 1941 by Peter Thompson (New)
• Barney Flanagan and other Poems read by James K. Baxter – Ten JKB poems on two records
• Every Bastard says No – The 42 Below Story by Justine Troy with Geoff Ross (New)
• Crafty Girls’ Road Trip by Ann Packer
• Te Kerikeri – The Meeting Pool 1770-1850 edited and introduced by Judith Binney
• A Life in Letters by Toss Woollaston edited by Jill Trevelyan
• The Cat’s Whiskers – New Zealand Writers on Cats edited by Peter Wells
• The Singing Island – The Story of Tiritiri Matangi by Lynnette Moon

NZ Poetry and Literature

• The Year of Adverbs by Elizabeth Smither
• Making Lists for Frances Hodgkins by Paula Green
• Doubtful Sounds by Bill Manhire
• Dead Reckoning by Michael Jackson
• Because Paradise by Charlotte Trevella
• Clung by Sonja Yelich
• The Pop-up Book of Invasions by Fiona Farrell
• Our Own Kind – 100 New Zealand Poems about Animals edited by Siobhan Harvey, photos by Mark Smith
• Footfall by Brian Turner – Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate 2004
• The Red Tram by C. K. Stead
• Southward Car Museum, Otaihanga Road, Paraparaumu New Zealand
• Quest for Kaitiakitanga – The Ancient Maori Secret from New Zealand that could save the Earth by Richard Bangs
• Incognito by Jessica Le Bas
• Beauty Sleep by Kate Camp
• A Box of Bees by Emily Dobson
• Vivid Familiar by Stephanie de Montalk
• Small Packages edited by Linda Burgess and Raewyn Bright
• Nice Morning for it, Adam by Vincent O’Sullivan
• One Shapely Thing – Poems and Journals by Dinah Hawken
• The Inhabited Initial by Fiona Farrell
• How to Live by the Sea by Lynn Davidson
• Dreamhunter – Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet (signed) by Elizabeth Knox

Poetry and Essays, Language and Literati

• Anglo-English Attitudes – Essays, Reviews and Misadventures by Geoff Dyer
• Classics – Books for Life by Jane Gleeson-White
• Small Wonder – Essays by Barbara Kingsolver
• Y Geiriadur Mawr – The Complete Welsh-English English-Welsh Dictionary by H. Meurig Evans and W. O. Thomas
• Overheard on a Saltmash – Poets’ Favourite Poems edited by Carol Ann Duffy
• I Was Told There’d be Cake – Essays by Sloane Crosley
• Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words – A Writer’s Guide to Getting it Right by Bill Bryson
• The Best American Non required Reading edited by David Eggers with introduction by Viggo Mortensen
• Shakespeare – The Animated Tales – All twelve abridged plays in one volume by Leon Garfield
• Shop Talk – A Writer and his Colleagues and their Work by Philip Roth
• When you are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
• Who’s Who in Enid Blyton – From Amelia Jane to the Wishing Chair by Eva Rice
• Remarkable Reads – 34 Writers and their Adventures in Reading edited by J. Peder Zane
• Ben Naparstek in Conversation - Encounters with 39 Great Writers
• Margaret Atwood – Writing with Intent – Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose 1983-2005
• And The Tent also by Margaret Atwood
• Mind Readings – Writers’ Journeys through Mental States edited by Sara Dunn, Blake Morrison & Michèle Roberts
• Into the Looking Glass Wood by Alberto Manguel
• A Bit of Nonsense by Edward Lear
• Where I was From and Political Fictions both by Joan Didion
• Lady Gregory’s Toothbrush by Colm Tóibin
• Grimalkin and other Poems by Thomas Lynch
• The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson with illustrations by Geneviève Côté
• and The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes with illustrations by Murray Kimber in matching volumes
• Aesop’s Fables – A New Translation by Laura Gibbs
• Oscar’s Books by Thomas Wright

History and Biography, Politics and Media

• Perfect Hostage – A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Justin Wintle
• The Lady in the Tower – The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
• The Cold War Experience 1945-1991 by Norman Friedman - Boxed with DVD
• Ideas – A History from Fire to Freud by Peter Watson
• Salt – A World History by Mark Kurlansky
• The House of Wittgenstein – A Family at War by Alexander Waugh
• Skeletons on the Zahara – A True Story of Survival by Dean King
• The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy
• Garibaldi by Jasper Ridley
• Coronation – From the 8 th to the 21 st Century by Roy Strong
• In the Devil’s Garden – A Sinful History of Forbidden Food by Stewart Lee Allen
• The End of America – Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf
• Batavia’s Graveyard – The True Story of the Mad Heretic who led History’s Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash

Places and Travel

• Let’s Go Camping – 66 Great Places to Pitch your Tent or Park your Van by Sarah Bennett and Lee Slater
• Wrong about Japan – A Father’s Journey with his Son by Peter Carey
• Tony Wheeler’s Bad Lands – A Tourist on the Axis of Evil
• Chasing the Sea – Lost among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia by Tom Bissell
• China shakes the World – The Rise of a Hungry Nation by James Kynge

Military and Terrorism, Transport and True Crime

• Zero Hour – The ANZACs on the Western Front by Leon Davidson
• We Captured a U-Boat by Rear-Admiral Daniel V Gallery, US Navy
• Jihad – The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid
• Master Tips – Practical Handgunning collected by Jon Winokur
• Shot a Handgun – A Complete Manual of Simplified Handgun Instruction by Dave Arnold
• The Baader Meinhof Complex by Stefan Aust
• Cocaine – A Definitive History by Dominic Streatfeild
• Gomorrah – Italy’s Other Mafia by Roberto Saviano
• Siberian Education – Growing up in a Criminal Underworld by Nicolai Lilin
• Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die – Sailing Experts Share the World’s Greatest Destinations by Chis Santella
• The Age of the Warrior – Selected Writings by Robert Fisk
• The Way of a Ship – A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail by Derek Lundy

Aviation!

Over thirty volumes of Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft (1960s-2000s), Jane’s Avionics and Jane’s Airport Equipment have just flown in and filled up the aviation section, and there are a few older volumes (1930s-1950s) in the cabinet too!

Art and Antiques, Fashion and Photography

• True Crime Detective Magazines 1924-1969 by Taschen (New)
• The Beginner’s Guide to Drawing People – Step-by-step Techniques by Patricia Monahan et al
• Signs – Hidden Trails in the History of Art by Valter Miotto
• This is Modern Art by Matthew Collings
• Mixed-up Childhood by Janita Craw and Robert Leonard
• Cow Parade New York – The Cows, The Artists, The Spectacle – Over 300 Moovers and Shakers
• How to Get Ideas by Jack Foster and illustrated by Larry Corby
• A Brush with the Past 1900-1950 – The Years that Changed our Lives by Shirley Hughes
• Toulouse-Lautrec – A Definitive Biography by Henri Perruchot
• Fantastic Plastic – The Kitsch Collector’s Guide by Pete Ward
• World Photography – 25 Contemporary Masters write about their Work, Techniques and Equipment edited by Bryn Campbell
• Coups de Soleil & Bikinis by Marie-Christine Grasse (in French)
• Fashion Drawing in Vogue by William Packer with Preface by David Hockney
• Body Bizarre, Body Beautiful by Nan McNab
• The Book of Coffee by Alain Stella (The Ultimate Coffee Table Book)
• Vogue Makeup by Juliet Cohen
• Egon Schiele – Drawings and Watercolours by Erwin Mitsch
• Banksy – Wall and Piece by Banksy
• Frederic Remington text by Peter Hassrick

Architecture, Design and Engineering

• Bridges – Three Thousand Years of Defying Nature by David J. Brown
• Period Finishes and Effects – A step-by-step guide to Decorating Techniques by Judith and Martin Miller
• The Master Architect Series II – NBBJ Selected and Current Works by Erika Rosenfeld PhD
• Paper Engineering – 3S Design Techniques for a 2D Material by Natalie Avella
• The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design by Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris
• Type Image Message – A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell
• Esopus No. 6 – Process edited by Tod Lippy
• Starck Mobilier edited by Michel Aveline

Music and Film, TV and Star Trek

• Our Betty – Scenes From My Life by Liz Smith
• Losing the Plot in Opera – Myths and Secrets of the World’s Great Operas by Brian Castles-Onion
• A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies by Martin Scorsese & Michael Henry Wilson
• The Art of Star Trek by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
• Star Trek – New Worlds, New Civilizations by Michael Jan Friedman
• MI5 not 9 to 5 – Spooks – The Personnel Files by the BBC
• Crazy Heart – Limited edition book of the making of the award-laden film with photos by Jeff Bridges
• George Lucas – The Creative Impulse – Lucasfilm’s First 25 Years by Charles Champlin
• Cassavetes on Cassavetes by Ray Carney
• The Beatles Anthology – Told for the First Time in their own Words and Pictures by the Beatles

Cooking and Food

• Seasons – The Best of Donna Hay Magazines by Donna Hay
• Mouthful Simple and Stunning Party Food by Danielle Bowater
• The Rewards of Patience by Andrew Caillard and Penfolds
• Me’a Kai – The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific by Robert Oliver
• Rifling through my Drawers by Clarissa Dickson Wright
• Lotus – Asia Flavours by Teage Ezard
• The Kitchen Congregation – A Memoir by Nora Seton
• The Classic Pasta Cookbook by Giuliano Hazan and DK
• Braise – A Journey through International Cuisine by Daniel Boulud and Melissa Clark
• Italian Intermezzo – Recipes by Celebrated Italian Chefs and Romantic Italian Music by Sharon O’Connor
• 1001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes – Delicious, Easy-to-Make, Healthy Meals for Everyone by Sue Spitler
• The Sicilian Kitchen by Michele Di’Bartolo

Family and Philosophy

• Routledge Critical Thinkers - Edward Said by Bill Ashcroft and Pal Ahluwalia
• Less is More – An Anthology of Ancient and Modern Voices raised in Praise of Simplicity selected and edited by Goldian VandenBroeck
• Wounded Innocents and Fallen Angels – Child Abuse and Child Aggression by Gregory K. Moffatt
• Why Love Matters – How Affection shapes a Baby’s Brain by Sue Gerhardt
• Unplugged Play – No Batteries, No Plugs, Pure Fun – 710 Games and Activities for 12 Months to 10 Years by Bobbi Conner
• How to Write Wedding Speeches and Toasts by Barbara Jeffrey and Natasha Reed
• The Bridesmaids Wedding – The Guide to your Role from confetti.co.uk
• Rekindling your Relationship after Childbirth by Dr Martien Snellen
• Marry Him – The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough by Lori Gottlieb
• Introducing Chaos – A Beautifully Succcinct Primer by Ziauddin Sardar and Iwona Abrams
• Enigma – The Big Book of Brain Teasers and Games of Logic by Fabrice Mazza and Sylvain Lhullier

Sports, Business and Economics

• Lucky Legs – What I’ve Learned about Winning and Losing by Steve Gurney
• Open – An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
• Kick the Balls – An Offensive Suburban Odyssey by Alan Black – A season in kids’ soccer
• A Corner of a Foreign Field – The Indian History of a British Sport by Ramachandra Guha
• Playing the Enemy – Nelson Mandela and the Game that made a Nation by John Carlin
• Payback – Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood
• On Bullfighting by A.L. Kennedy
• Bad Money – Reckless Finance, Failed Politics and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Keven Phillips

Science, Ecology and Growing your own Veg

• A Handful of Herbs by Karina Hilterman
• Growing your own Groceries - Easy on the Pocket Vegetable Gardening by Dennis Greville
• I Have Landed – Splashes and Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould

Old and Cherished

In addition to our current Sale of Old and Cherished Treasures needing a good home, we’ve had a clattering, steaming, piston-driven cluster of old Engineering books in this week.
Many of them are very cute, if that word can be used to describe Engineering books. We think it totally can!

They aren’t on display, but can be found in the Engineering section of Old and Cherished upstairs – Some of the titles include:

• Wannan’s Engine-Driver’s Guide… by A.C. Wannan (1903)
• Heat Engines by William Ripper (1923)
• Mechanical Engineers’ Pocketbook (1920)
• Handbook of Engineering by Henry C. Tulley in wrap-around leather case (1907)
• Ward, Lock and Co.’s Pocket Ready Reckoner (no date)
• Oxy-Acetylene Welding – Fully Illustrated by T. Newton and A. Eyles
• Boiler Draught by H. Jeay Pratt (1911)
• Molesworth’s Pocket Book of Engineering Formulae for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers by Sir Guilford L. Molesworth (1913)
• Saws and Sawing by Sydney Lister (1937)
• The `Practical Engineer’ Electrical Pocket Book and Diary 1930 edited by Conrad Arnold
• Handbook for Constructional Engineers containing Tables relating to Steel & information regarding the Products & Manufactures of Dorman, Long & Co. Ld, Iron & Steel Manufacturers, Middlesbrough
• The Engineman’s Master Key – A Handbook by L.F.R. Schnabel (1917)
• Indicating the Refrigerating Machine by Gardner T. Voorhees (1899)

Sex, Humour (or in Brand’s case both…) and New Age

• Blackadder – The Whole Damn Dynasty 1485-1917 by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton et al
• Happyslapped by a Jellyfish – The Words of Karl Pilkington
• The Onion – Ad Nauseam – Complete News Archives No. 13
• The Onion Presents Our Dumb Century – 100 years of Headlines from America’s Finest News Source
• Great Bordellos of the World – An Illustrated History by Emmett Murphy
• And Bordello – A Collection of Photographs by Vee Speers
• The Definitive Guide to Stuff White People Like – The Unique Taste of Millions by Christian Lander
• Cautionary Tales for Grown-ups by Chris Addison
• My Booky Wooky by Russell Brand
• The Good Sex Bible – How to Make Love – Over 1000 Photographs by Judy Bastyra and Nitya Lacroix
• The Zen of the Zombie – Better Living through the Undead by Scott Kenemore
• SQ – Spiritual Intelligence – The Ultimate Intelligence by Danah Zhar and Ian Marshall
• The Life of Graham – The Authorised Biography of Graham Chapman by Bob McCabe

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