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What's New at Arty Bees Books.
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

Fiction

• The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
• Boxed set of Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake
• And the Ass saw the Angel by Nick Cave
• Granta – The Magazine of New Writing 2009 Special Issue
• The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway – The Finca Vigia Edition
• Queen Victoria – Demon Hunter – She Loved her Country, She Hated Zombies by A E Moorat
• The Best of Zane Grey – 3 Classic Western Novels Complete and Unabridged
  • Riders of the Purple Sage,
  • The Trail Driver
  • and Rangers of the Lone Star (in Fat Flexi Format)

Graphic Novels

• Scary Girl by Nathan Jurevicius
• X-Men – The Ultimate Guide – Updated Edition by Peter Sanderson and DK
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens illustrated by Michael Cole

New Zealand and the Pacific

• Te Ao Marama – The World of Light – The Cinema of New Zealand – Exhibition book in English & Italian
• Sam Hunt – Backroads – Charting a Poet’s Life
• Pacific Journey – Paintings Weaving Voices – A Celebration by Valerie Hunton
• New Zealand’s Romantic Landscape – Paintings by John Gully by John Sidney Gully
• 40 Legends of New Zealand Design by Douglas Lloyd Jenkins
• Classic Kiwiana – An Essential Guide to New Zealand Popular Culture by Richard Wolfe and Stephen Barnett
• The Story of Cycling in New Zealand by The Kennett Brothers
• A Gentleman’s Collection – French Postcards from Te Papa by Lloyd and Thompson
• Willie Apiata VC – The Reluctant Hero by Paul Little
• Reed Book of Maori Mythology by A W Reed revised by Ross Calman
• The Essential Crump Collection including – A Good Keen Man, Wild Pork and Watercress & Bastards I have Met by Barry Crump
• Jonathan White’s New Zealand
• Spirit Abroad – A Second Selection of New Zealand Spiritual Verse edited by Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts & Mike Grimshaw
• Timeless Land by Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner and Owen Marshall (New)
• Gallipoli – The New Zealand Story by Christopher Pugsley
• Tatau by Sean Mallon, Peter Brunt and Nicholas Thomas and photos by Mark Adams (New)
• Blue Water Kiwis – New Zealand’s Naval Story by Matthew Wright
• Ian Scott by Warwick Brown
• The Native Trees of New Zealand by J T Salmon
• Landforms – The Shaping of New Zealand by Les Molloy and Roger Smith

Literati

• Two Lives – Gertrude and Alice (Stein and Toklas) by Janet Malcolm
• Rebus’s Scotland – A Personal Journey by Ian Rankin
• Reconstructing the Beats edited by Jennie Skerl
• Beatrix Potter 1866-1943 – The Artist and her World by Taylor, Whalley, Hobbs and Battrick
• The Diaries of Miles Franklin edited by Paul Brunton
• The Joke’s Over – Ralph Steadman on Hunter S Thompson by Ralph Steadman
• A Life Drawing – Recollections of an Illustrator by Shirley Hughes
• Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Márquez translated by Edith Grossman

Reference and Media, Classics, Myths and Poetry

• The QI Book of Quotations – Advanced Banter by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson
• The Noticeably Stouter QI Book of General Ignorance – Now 26% more Ignorant also by Lloyd & Mitchinson
• The New Kings of Non Fiction edited by Ira Glass
• The Prince – a New Translation by Peter Constantine by Niccolò Machiavelli
• Native American Myths by Diana Ferguson
• Selected Poems by E E Cummings
• Hegemony or Survival – America’s Quest for Global Dominance by Noam Chomsky
• Illustrated Tales from Shakespeare – A Modern Adaptation from the Charles and Mary Lamb Classic
• Ted Hughes – Birthday Letters
• Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T S Eliot and illustrated by Nicolas Bentley
• The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry edited by John Silkin

History, Politics and Biography

• Days that Changed the World – The 50 Defining Events of World History by Hywel Williams
• The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan edited by Douglas Brinkley
• Ghost Colonies – Lost & Found in History – Failed Utopias, Forgotten Exiles & Abandoned Outposts of Empire by Ed Wright
• Geisha – A Living Tradition by Kyoko Aihara
• Postwar – A History of Europe since 1945 by Tony Judt
• Power and Greed – A Short History of the World by Philippe Gigantès
• Survival in our Own Land - `Aboriginal’ Experiences in `South Australia’ since 1836 told by Nungas et al edited and researched by Christobel Mattingley and Ken Hampton
• The Brotherhood – Inside the Secret World of the Freemasons by Tim Dedopulos
• Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P Bix
• Florence Nightingale – The Woman and her Legend by Mark Bostridge
• Bedlam – London and its Mad by Catharine Arnold
• Imperium by Ryszard Kapuscinski
• Che Guevara – A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
• A Patriot’s History of the United States – From Columbus’s Great Discovery to the War on Terror by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
• A People’s History of the United States - 1492 to the Present by Howard Zinn

Military and Espionage

• Kriegsmarine – The Illustrated History of the German Navy in WW2 edited by Robert Jackson
• Tools of War – The Weapons that Changed the World by Jeremy Black
• Tars – The Men who made Britain Rule the Waves by Tim Clayton
• The Siegfried Line Series all by Charles Whiting
  • Ardennes – The Secret War (Vol 5),
  • Decision at St Vith (Vol 6)
  • and Paths of Death and Glory – The Last Days of the Third Reich (Vol 10)
• Weapons and Equipment of the SAS by Peter Darman
• Crash Dive – In Action with HMS Safari 1942-1943 by Arthur P Dickison
• The Irregulars – Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant
• Nelson’s Trafalgar – The Battle that Changed the World by Roy Adkins
• The Battle of Britain – Images of War by Maureen Hill with photographs by the Daily Mail
• Commando to Colditz – Micky Burn’s Journey to the Far Side of Tears – The Raid on St Nazaire by Peter Stanley
• The Hitler Book – The Secret Dossier prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler’s closest aides edited by Henrik Eberle and Matthias Uhl
• Attrition – The Great War on the Western Front – 1916 by Robin Neillands
• The Blitz – Images of War by Maureen Hill with photographs by the Daily Mail
• The Battle of the Bulge – The Photographic History of an American Triumph by John R Bruning

Travel, Transport and Places

• A Sense of the World – How a Blind Man became History’s Greatest Traveller by Jason Roberts
• Voyages that Changed the World by Peter Aughton
• Zone 22 – A Journey to Hell and Back by Tim Hague
• Best of Britain’s Castles – 100 of the most Impressive Historic Sites in Britain by AA
• British Steam Locomotives – New Photography capturing the Nostalgic Past by Mirco de Cet
• Harley-Davidson – Motorcycles from Milwaukee - An Historical Snapshot by Mirco de Cet
• Modern Superbikes – Riding the Ultimate Dream Machines by Mirco de Cet
• Legendary Racing Motorcycles by Mick Duckworth and Alan Seeley

Plus a selection of Railway and Bus mini Spotting books including –

• British Rail Motive Power 1980 by Ian Allan
• British Rail Locomotives and other Motive Power by Ian Allan
• British Locomotives 1951, 1957 by Ian Allan
• The ABC of LNER Locomotives – Complete list of Engines in Service in 1947 by Ian Allan
• British Railways Locomotives and Coaching Stock 1985, 1997 by Peter Fox
• British Railways Locomotives and Coaching Stock 2001 by Neil Webster, Peter Fox and Peter Hall
• British Railways Locomotives and Coaching Stock 2002 by Peter Fox and Peter Hall
• Midland Railway Time Tables from 1 st June 1860 – Facsimile published in 1981 by Turntable Publications
• London and South Western Railway Service Time Tables August 1857 by Turntable Publications
• Motive Power Recognition – Locomotives by Colin J Marsden
• British Rail Locomotives Winter 1962 by Ian Allan
• British Railways Locomotives 1948-1950 by Ian Allan
• Municipals and PTEs – Fleet List by A W Neuls
• National Bus Company and Scottish Bus Company – Fleet List by A W Neuls
• Bus and Coach Recognition – Veteran and Vintage by G B Wise
• Preserved Buses by Keith A Jenkinson
• Preserved Locomotives of British Railways by Peter Fox and Peter Hall
• Preserved Locomotives and Multiple Units by Peter Fox and Alan Sugden

Arts and Crafts, Architecture and Photography

• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas all by Patrick Bade
• Alfred Gregory – Photographs from Everest to Africa
• Celtic Cross Stitch Designs by Carol Phillipson
• Stitch `n Bitch – The Knitter’s Handbook by Debbie Stoller
• The Principles and Practice of Ornamental or Complex Turning by John Jacob Holtzapffel
• Tom of Finland by Taschen
• Amedeo Modigliani by Frances Alexander
• The Monster Makers Mask Makers Handbook – Your Complete Guide to Sculpting, Molding, Casting, Painting and Finishing Your Own Latex Mask Creations by Arnold Goldman

Music ♫ ♫ ♫

• The Beatles – Icons of our Time by Tim Hill
• Kylie – La la la by William Baker and Kylie Minogue
• The Complete Lyrics 1978-2001 by Nick Cave
• Let it Blurt – The Life and Times of Lester Bangs – America’s Greatest Rock Critic by Jim DeRogaris
• Elliott Smith – Autumn de Wilde including CD of unreleased live Recordings
• Communing with Music – Practising the Art of Conscious Listening by Matthew Cantello
• The Tao of Music – Using Music to Change your Life by John M Ortiz
• 1001 Albums you must Hear before you Die edited by Robert Dimery
• Opera 101 – A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera by Fred Plotkin
• Classical Music 101 – A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music by Fred Plotkin

TV and Film

• Sex and the City – Kiss and Tell by Amy Sohn
• How to be a Sitcom Writer – Secrets from the Inside by Marc Blake
• The Complete Works of Ronnie Barker – ”All I Ever Wrote” edited by Bob McCabe
• The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook – About Filmmaking, by Filmmakers, for Filmmakers by Genevieve Jolliffe
• The Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint – The What, Where and How Much of Independent Film Making by Chris Jones
• Cinematography – The Classic Guide to Filmmaking, Revised & Updated for the 21 st Century by Kris Malkiewicz
• Videohound’s Horror Show – 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish and Humorous Movies by Mike Mayo
• Filmmakers and Financing – Business Plans for Independents – Fourth Edition by Louise Levison
• What They Don’t Teach You at Film School – 161 Strategies for Making Your Own Movie No Matter What by Camille Landau
• Independent Feature Film Production – A Complete Guide From Concept Through Distribution by Gregory Goodell
• Directing Film Techniques and Aesthetics – Third Edition by Michael Rabiger

Bond, James Bond

• James Bond - The Legacy by John Cork and Bruce Scivally
• The Essential Bond – The Authorized Guide to the World of 007 by Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall
• The James Bond Girls by Graham Rye
• James Bond Movie Posters – The Official 007 Collection from Dr No to Die Another Day by Tony Nourmand

Fashion and Dance

• Private View – Inside Baryshnikov’s American Ballet Theatre by John Fraser and photos by Eve Arnold
• Make-up by Marie Claire
• How to Dress by Gok Wan
• Kabuki Costume by Ruth M Shaver with illustrations by Soma Akira and Ota Gako
• Ballet 101 – A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet by Robert Greskovic

Cooking and Gardening

• Bringing Tuscany Home – Sensuous Style from the Heart of Italy by Frances Mayes
• The Essential Gardening Encyclopedia
• The Martini Book – The First, the Last, the Only True Cocktail by Sally Ann Berk
• Food Cures – Breakthrough Nutritional Prescriptions for Everything from Colds to Cancer by Reader’s Digest
• Delicious – Quick, Smart Cook by Valli Little

Science and Natural History

• Making Animals Happy – How to Create the Best Life for Pets and other Animals by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
• The Story of Astronomy – From Babylonian Stargazers to the Search for the Big Bang by Peter Aughton
• The Planets by Dava Sobel
• Mammoths, Sabertooths and Hominids – 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe by Jordi Austi and Mauricio Antón

Faith, Family and Health

• Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren – Finding Calm in the Chaos of the School Years
• and Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children – Becoming a Mindful Parent both by Sarah Napthali
• Navigating Teenage Depression – A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Gordon Parker & Kerrie Eyers
• Always Liza to Me – A Memoir for my Silent Sister by Cecilia Rice
• A Treasury of Saints - 100 Saints – Their Lives and Times by Malcolm Day

Psychology and Martial Arts

• Shadows of the Mind – A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness by Roger Penrose
• Bushido – The Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture by Inazo Nitobe
• The Black Swan – The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Sex, New Age and Philosophy

• Journeying to Other Worlds – Personal Quests to Inner States – Accessing our Dreamworlds for Spiritual Awareness and Well-being by Will Adcock, Rosalind Powell and Anthony Duncan
• The Art of Sexual Ecstasy – A Lovers’ Guide to Sacred Sexuality by Margo Anand
• Forget the Elephants, Watch out for the Fleas – It’s the Small Issues that Create the Big Problems by Justin Herald
• The Closing of the Western Mind – The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason by Charles Freeman

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