Maus, On the Road, and Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists

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

Fiction

• On the Road – 50 th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac
• The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
• Octopus edition compilations of Hermann Hesse, Franz Kafka and George Orwell
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Graphic Novels

• The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

New Zealand and the Pacific

• Ranger – The Making of a New Zealand Yachting Legend by Sandra Gorter and Aroha Tercel
• Place Names of New Zealand by A W Reed
• Northland New Zealand by Barry Mitcalfe
• Landscape Paintings of New Zealand – A Journey from North to South – by Christopher Johnstone
• Low Visibility – A Cartoon History 1945-1953 by David Low
• Edward Gibbon Wakefield and the Colonial Dream – A Reconsideration by Friends of the Turnbull Library
• Early Paintings of the Maori - Illustrated and Described by George French Angas, edited by A W Reed
• The Ship – Retracing Cook’s Endeavour Voyage by Simon Baker
• A History of Gardening in New Zealand by Bee Dawson

Classics and Media, Language and Literati

• Alpha Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours by Pamela Rice Hahn and Dennis E Hensley
• The Life of Irène Némirovsky – Author of Suite Française by Olivier Philipponnat & Patrick Lienhardt (2010)
• Why is Q always followed by U? Word Perfect Answers to the Most-asked Questions about Language by Michael Quinion
• Astrology and the Popular Press – English Almanacs 1500-1800 by Bernard Capp
• Paper Voices – The Popular Press and Social Change 1935-1965 by A C H Smith
• Dante’s Inferno with translations by different poets, broadcast by the BBC (1966)
• Print and the People 1819-1851 edited by Louis James
• Zamenhof – Creator of Esperanto by Marjorie Boulton
• The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon translated and edited by Ivan Morris
• The Elder Edda – A Selection translated from Icelandic by Paul B Taylor and W H Auden
• Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita and Dr A Coomaraswamy

History, Politics and Biography

• The Natural History of Quackery by Eric Jameson
• The Faces of Europe edited by Alan Bullock
• Splendours of the Past – Lost Cities of the Ancient World by National Geographic
• Empire – How Britain made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson
• The Story of the Cornish Language by Peter Berresford Ellis
• The Unruly Queen – The Life of Queen Caroline by Flora Fraser
• The Greatest Stories never told – 100 tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder and Stupefy by Rick Beyer

Military and Transport

• Years of Combat – A Personal Story of the First War in the Air by Sholto Douglas, Marshal of the RAF
• Americans in Paris – Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-1944 by Charles Glass (2010)
• Helmet for my Pillow - - The WW2 Pacific Classic by Robert Leckie
• With the Old Breed – The WW2 Pacific Classic by E B Sledge
• Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley with Ron Powers
• The Aces by Frederick Oughton (WW1)
• Nancy Wake by Russell Braddon

Travel, Cultures and Places

• From Here to Nirvana – The Yoga Journal Guide to Spiritual India by Anne Cushman and Jerry Jones
• Italian Joy by Carla Coulson
• The Magic of Provence – Pleasures of Southern France by Yvone Lenard

Music, Dance and Theatre ♫ ♫ ♫

• The Lyrics of Noel Coward
• Home – A Memoir of my Early Years by Julie Andrews
• Eric Clapton – The Man, the Music, the Memorabilia by Marc Roberty
• Mozart and Vienna – Including Selections from Johann Pezzl’s `Sketch of Vienna’ 1786-1790 by H C Robbins Landon
• Alice Cooper – Golf Monster – How a Wild Rock’n’Roll Life led to a Serious Golf Addiction by Alice Cooper with Keith and Kent Zimmerman
• 365 Days – Rolling Stones by Simon Wells and Getty Images
• The Music Explorer – A Journey around Music and the People who make it by Guy Noble
• One Love – Life with Bob Marley and the Wailers by Lee Jaffe
• Elvis by the Presleys – Intimate Stories from Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley and other Family Members edited by David Ritz
• Good Morning Blues – The Autobiography of Count Basie as told to Albert Murray
• Black Theatre USA – 45 Plays by Black Americans 1847-1974 edited by James V Hatch
• Early Jazz by Gunther Schuller

Film, TV and Fashion

• Ricky Gervais - The Story so Far by Michael Heatley
• Racinet’s Full-Colour Pictorial History of Western Costume – with 92 plates showing over 950 Authentic Costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800 by Auguste Racinet and Dover publications
• Beads – The Art of Beadwork in 25 Beautiful Projects by Isabel Stanley and photos by Peter Williams

Tolkien

• Tolkien – The Illustrated Encyclopedia by David Day
• Tolkien’s Ring by David Day and illustrated by Alan Lee
• The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook – Extended Edition by Ian Brodie

Art, Design and Antiques

• The Thames and Hudson Manual of Woodcut Printmaking by Walter Chamberlain
• Reading Pictures – A History of Love and Hate by Alberto Manguel
• Beth Russell’s Traditional Needlepoint – Glorious Rugs, Cushions and Pictures
• Introduction to Chinese Brush Painting by Pauline Cherrett
• A Guide to Japanese Prints and their Subject Matter by Basil Stewart
• The Art of Drawing Manga by Ben Krefta
• Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair
• The Collectible Barbie Doll – An Illustrated Guide to her Dreamy World by Janine Fennick
• Illuminated Manuscripts – Bocaccio’s Decameron
• The Story of Art by E H Gombrich
• Colour – A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colours by Betty Edwards
• Colour edited by Helen Varley
• Artists’ Questions Answered – Watercolour Pencils by Hilary Leigh
• Tracks on Canvas – The Railway Paintings of Philip D Hawkins
• Ceská Grafika Stoleti 1827-1997 by Scug Hollar (in Czech)

Architecture and Photography

• Multiple Family Housing – from Aggregation to Integration by David Mackay
• Building the Timber Frame House – The Revival of a Forgotten Craft by Tedd Benson with James Gruber
• Little House on a Small Planet – Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats and Energy Efficient Possibilities by Shay Salomon)
• Ceská Architektura / Czech Architecture 1989-1999 by Petr Kratochvil and Pavel Halik
• The Art of Seeing – The Best of Reuters Photography by Ulli Michel

Cooking and Food

• Practical Cookery by Victor Ceserani and Ronald Kinton
• The French Cheese Book by Patrick Rance
• How it all Vegan – Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet by Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer
• The Art of Sugarcraft – Piping by Norma Laver
• The International School of Sugarcraft – Books One & Two by Nicholas Lodge &c
• Two Fat Ladies – Gastronomic Adventures (with Motorbike & Sidecar) by Jennifer Paterson & Clarissa Dickson Wright

Science, Ecology and Natural History

• The Naked Woman – A Study of the Female Body by Desmond Morris
• Red-Tails in Love – A Wildlife Drama in Central Park by Marie Winn
• The Private Life of Birds by Stephen Moss
• The Molecule Hunt – How Archaeologists are Bringing the Past back to Life by Martin Jones
• Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches – The Riddles of Culture – Why People behave the way they do by Marvin Harris
• Shy Boy – The Horse that came in from the Wild by Monty Roberts
• On the Shoulders of Giants – The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy edited by Stephen Hawking
• Fossils, Finches and Fuegians – Charles Darwin’s Adventures and Discoveries on the Beagle 1832-1836 by Richard Keynes

Religion and the Occult

• Dictionary of Satanism by Wade Baskin
• The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John M Allegro
• The Oxford Dictionary of Saints by David Hugh Farmer
• A Year with C S Lewis – Daily Readings from his Classic Works
• The Chosen People – A Study of Jewish History from the Exile to the Revolt of Bar Kocheba by John M Allegro
• The Koran translated with notes by N J Dawood
• Witchcraft edited by Barbara Rosen
• Magic – An Occult Primer by David Conway
• Encyclopedia of Esoteric Man by Benjamin Walker

Family, Health and Self Help

• The Anatomy Colouring Book by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M Elson
• Simply Irresistible – Unleash your Inner Siren and Mesmerize Men, with help from the most Famous and Infamous Women in History by Ellen T White
• The Green Pharmacy – New Discoveries in Herbal Remedies for Common Diseases and Conditions by James A Duke
• Drug Proof your Kids – Complete Guide to Education, Prevention, Intervention by Stephen Arterburn and Jim Burns
• Bully Blocking – Six Secrets to help Children deal with Teasing and Bullying by Evelyn M Field

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