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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, Fiction, Fiction!

• Geisha in Rivalry – A Tale of Life, Love and Intrigue in the Shimbashi Geisha Quarter by Kafu Nagai
• The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (PB)
• The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
• Franz Kafka – The Complete Stories edited by Nahum N Glatzer
• Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist
• Twenty Years, two People and One Day by David Nicholls
• Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code - Special Illustrated Collector’s Editions by Dan Brown
• Flannery O’Connor Complete Stories

New Zealand and the Pacific

• Change in Mind – Kia Puawai A Mua – A History of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
• Scenic New Zealand – Photography by Rob Suisted
• New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order by J Bryant Haigh and A J Polaschek
• Spiders in New Zealand by Bill Fairweather and photos by Don Horne
• Soundtrack – 118 Great New Zealand Albums by Grant Smithies
• Common New Zealand Marine Fishes by Chris Paulin
• Natural Wonders of New Zealand by Trevern and Anna Dawes
• The Lost Tribe – A Harrowing Passage into New Guinea’s Heart of Darkness by Edward Marriott
• Plant Me Instead – Plants to use in place of Common and Invasive Environmental Weeds in the Lower North Island by D.O.C.

Language and Essays, Myths and Literati

• Outside of a Dog – A Bibliomemoir by Rick Gekoski
• Myth, Literature and the African World by Wole Soyinka
• Arthur Miller – Echoes down the Corridor – Collected Essays 1944-2000
• George Orwell – A Magisterial Biography by Gordon Bowker
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
• Memory Babe – A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac by Gerald Nicosia
• The Languid Goat is Always Thin – The World’s Strangest Proverbs compiled by Stephen Arnott
• Nabokov – His Life in Part by Andrew Field
• The Adventure of English – The Biography of a Language by Melvin Bragg
• Stephen King on Writing – A Memoir of the Craft
• No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty

History, Politics and Biography

• Dr. Simon Forman – A Most Notorious Physician by Judith Cook
• Germs – A Memoir of Childhood by Richard Wollheim
• Lindbergh by A Scott Berg
• The Invisibles – A Tale of the Eunuchs of India by Zia Jaffrey
• Henry VIII – King and Court by Alison Weir
• Four Queens – The Provençal Sisters who Ruled Europe by Nancy Goldstone
• On the Run – A Mafia Childhood by Gregg and Gina Hill
• Sleep Demons – An Insomniac’s Memoir by Bill Hayes

Military and Transport

• Heroes – The Greatest Generation and the Second World War by James Holland
• Special Forces Heroes – Extraordinary True Stories of Daring and Valour by Michael Ashcroft
• Queen of Bermuda and the Furness Bermuda Line by Piers Plowman and Stephen J Card
• The World’s Worst Cars – From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters by Craig Cheetham
• The Fifty Year War – Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War by Norman Friedman
• Monuments Men – Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves & the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M Edsel
• VW Beetle – Sutton’s Photographic History of Transport by Laurence Meredith

Travel and Places

• The Blue-Eyed Salaryman – From World Traveller to Lifer at Mitsubishi by Niall Murtagh
• In Morocco by Edith Wharton
• Thomas Cook – 150 Years of Popular Tourism by Piers Brendon
• The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
• Antarctica by Eliot Porter
• The Road to Ubar – Finding the Atlantis of the Sands by Nicholas Clapp
• When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World – The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty by Hugh Kennedy
• Yemen – Travels in Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
• Europe by Eurail – Touring Europe by Train 2009 by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski
• Wild – An Elemental Journey by Jay Griffiths
• One People – Many Journeys by Lonely Planet

Art and Photography

• Yinka Shonibare MBE – Time and Transformation in Art
• The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain – A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence by Betty Edwards
• Pop Art by Tilman Osterwold and Taschen
• Me We – Love, Humanity and Us edited by Geoff Blackwell
• Pre-Raphaelites at the Office by Carol McKendrick
• Wisdom – Ideas by Andrew Zuckerman
• The Complete Book of Drawing – Essential Skills for every Artist by Barrington Barber
• Imogen Cunningham – Flora with text by Richard Lorenz
• The Chinese Calligraphy Bible by Yat-Ming Cathy Ho

Crafts and Keepsakes

• Stamping Tricks for Scrapbooks – A Guide for Enhancing your pages with Stamps by Betty Auth
• Collage – Lost and Found – Creating Unique Projects with Vintage Ephemera by Giuseppina `Josie’ Cinincione
• Crafting your own Heritage Album by Bev Kirschner Braun
• The Textured Scrapbook by Kerrin Quall
• Collage Discovery Workshop – Make your own Collage Creations using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemera by Claudine Hellmuth
• Making Memories – Scrapbook Ideas for your Treasured Photographs and Keepsakes by Penny Boylan
• Collage Discovery Workshop – Beyond the Unexpected – New Techniques using Colour, Personal Imagery and Creative Surfaces by Claudine Hellmuth
• Great Scrapbooks – Ideas, Tips and Techniques by Michele Gerbrandt with Judith Durant
• Lan Na Textiles by Yuan Lue Lao

Architecture, Antiques and Design

• Fabergé Eggs – A Retrospective Encyclopedia by Will Lowes and Christel Ludewig McCanless
• Obey the Giant – Life in the Image World by Rick Poynor
• Contemporary – Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s by Lesley Jackson and Phaidon
• Saint Peter’s by James Lees-Milne

Film and TV

• The Art of The Empire Strikes Back edited by Deborah Call
• Uma Thurmann – The Biography by Bryony Sutherland and Lucy Ellis
• Labyrinth – The Photo Album based on the Jim Henson Film by numerous Goblins as told to Rebecca Grand
• The Art of Star Wars including the Complete Script of the Film by George Lucas – edited by Carol Titelman

Fashion and Music ♫ ♫ ♫

• Decades of Fashion by Getty Images edited by Richard Collins
• Shoes – A Love Story introduced by Tim Blanks
• Nylon Street – The Nylon Book of Global Style designed by Michael Pangilinan and Connie Makita
• Wall of Pain – The Life of Phil Spector by Dave Thompson
• Access all Eras – Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture edited by Shane Homan
• Ready to Wear – An Expert’s Guide to Choosing and Using your Wardrobe by Mary Lou Andre
• A Buyer’s Guide to Thai Gems and Jewellery by John Hoskin

Cooking and Gardening

• Sauces – Sweet and Savoury, Classic and New by Michel Roux
• Sauces – Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making by James Peterson
• The Potato – From the Andes in the 16 th Century to Fish and Chips – The Story of how a Vegetable changed History by Larry Zuckermann
• Peppers – A Story of Hot Pursuits by Amal Naj
• Gastronaut – Adventures in Food for the Romantic, the Foolhardy and the Brave by Stefan Gates
• Jamie’s Italy by Jamie Oliver
• Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen
• Moosewood Restaurant – Low-Fat Favourites by the Moosewood Collective
• Terrific Pacific Cookbook – The Vibrant Foods of Thailand, Bali, Singapore, Australia, Vietnam and Malaysia Over 300 Aromatic Recipes by Anya Von Bremzen and John Welchman

Science, Natural History and Computing

• Last Chance to See – In the Footsteps of Douglas Adams by Mark Carwardine with Stephen Fry
• Choosing and Keeping Chickens by Chris Graham
• Origin of the Species – 150 th Anniversary Edition by Charles Darwin
• Into Orbit by the Seven Astronauts of Project Mercury 1 st UK edition 1962
• Artifacts – An Archaeologist’s Year in Silicon Valley by Christine A Finn
• Taking the Quantum Leap – The New Physics for Non-Scientists by Fred Alan Wolf
• Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman
• Surely You’re Joking My Feynman by Richard Feynman
• What Do You Care What Other People Think by Richard Feynman
• The Book Nobody Read – Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus by Owen Gingerich
• Death March – The Complete Software Developer’s Guide to Surviving `Mission Impossible’ Projects by Edward Yourdon
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Prehistoric Flying Reptiles by Dr Peter Wellnhofer
• Dinosaurs Past and Present – Vols 1 & 2 by the Natural History Museum of LA County
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs – An Original and Compelling Insight into Life in the Dinosaur Kingdom by Dr David Norman and Dr Peter Wellnhofer

Pop Culture and New Age

• Sailing Home – Using the Wisdom of Homer’s Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils & Pitfalls by Norman Fischer
• How to be Free by Tom Hodgkinson
• Party of One – The Loners’ Manifesto by Anneli Rufus
• Outliers – The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Paradox of Choice – Why More is Less – How the Culture of Abundance Robs Us of Satisfaction by Barry Schwarz

Religion and Philosophy

• A Walk with Four Spiritual Guides – Krishna, Buddha, Jesus and Ramakrishna by Andrew Harvey
• The Bible in Arabic
• Muhammad – A Short Biography by Martin Forward
• The Qur’an – An Introduction by Anna M Gade
• Krishnamurti for Beginners – An Anthology – Centenary Edition 1995
• The Intellectual Devotional – Revive your Mind, Complete your Education and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class by David S Kidder and Noah D Oppenheim
• The Portable Nietzsche edited and translated by Walter Kaufmann
• The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
• Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning by Viktor E Frankl
• The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton

Family, Health and Self Help

• They F*** You Up – How to Survive Family Life by Oliver James
• The Complete Tightwad Gazette – Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Amy Dacyczyn
• Clutter’s Last Stand – It’s Time to De-Junk your Life! By Don Aslett
• Dog Training – How to Educate your Dog by Gwen Bailey and Collins Gem
• Frugal Living for Dummies – Practical Ideas to help you Spend Less, Save More and Live Well by Deborah Taylor-Hough
• Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Black Book of Connections – 6.5 Assets for Networking your way to Rich Relationships
• The Good Girl’s Guide to Bad Girl Sex by Barbara Keesling
• Emotional Vampires – Dealing with People who Drain you Dry by Albert J Bernstein
• How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week – 52 Proven Ways to Enhance your Memory Skills by Dominic O’Brien

Business and Work

• Manipulating Meetings – How to get What you Want, When you Want it by David Martin
• Workplace Bullying – The Costly Business Secret by Andrea W Needham
• The Bully at Work – What you can do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim your Dignity on the Job by Gary and Ruth Namie
• Ready to Take yourself to Market? Float You – Capitalize on your Talent by Carmel McConnell & Mick Cope
• It’s your Life, What are you Going to do With it? Coach yourself – Make Real Change in your Life by Anthony M Grant & Jane Greene
• The Use and Abuse of Office Politics – How to Survive and Thrive in the Corporate Jungle by Mark Holden
• Brag! The Art of Tooting your Own Horn without Blowing it by Peggy Klaus
• Crazy Bosses by Stanley Bing
• The Living Dead – Switched Off, Zoned Out – The Shocking Truth about Office Life by David Bolchover
• The Escape Artists – True Stories of People who Turned their Obsessions into Professions by Joshua Piven
• I’m Doing What I‘ d Rather be Doing – The Big Difference – Life Works when you Choose It by Nicola Phillips
• Just How Good Could you Be? Grow your Personal Capital by Hilarie Owen

Fun, Sport and Frivolities

• A Pig with Six Legs and Other Clouds from the Cloud Appreciation Society edited by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
• Power Training - Men’s Health – Build Bigger Stronger Muscles by Robert dos Remedios
• Scrawny to Brawny – The Complete Guide to Building Muscle the Natural Way by Michael Mejia & John Berardi
• An Excursion into the Paranormal by George Karolyi
• The Game – Undercover in the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists by Neil Strauss
• As Luck would Have It – Incredible Stories from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes by Joshua Piven

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