Minnie Dean, Shakespeare’s Wife and Scott of the Antarctic

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

• The Dog of a Marriage – The Collected Stories by Amy Hempel
• Selected Stories by Alice Munro
• Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (2009 Man Booker Prize Winner)
• Orcs by Stan Nicholls

New Zealand and the Pacific

• Minnie Dean – Her Life and Crimes by Lynley Hood
• Legends of Aotearoa – text by Chris Winitana and photographs by Andy Reisinger
• Making Peoples – A History of the New Zealanders – From Polynesian Settlement to the end of the 19 th Century by James Belich
• The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor by Judy Siers
• We will not Cease – The Autobiography of a Conscientious Objector by Archibald Baxter
• Captured by Maori – White Female Captives, Sex and Racism on the 19 th Century New Zealand Frontier by Trevor Bentley
• The Legend of Lovelock by Norman Harris
• Trophy Hunter – Adventures in New Zealand and around the World by Murray Cameron
• Norman Marsh’s Troutfishing
• Jade Country by Theo Schoon
• Featherston – The First 150 Years 1857-2007 by David Yerex

Poems, Essays and Mythology

• You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs
• Erotic Poems by E E Cummings
• Works on Paper – The Craft of Biography and Autobiography by Michael Holroyd
• Russian Fairy Tales collected by Aleksandr Afanas’ev, translated by Norbert Guterman and illustrations by Alexander Alexeieff

Books, Language and Literati

• Shakespeare’s Wife by Germaine Greer
• A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
• Committed – A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert
• A Dictionary of Obscenity, Taboo and Euphemism by James McDonald
• Eats, Shites and Leaves – Crap English and How to Use it – A Parody
• More Making Books by Hand – Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures and Found Objects written and illustrated by Peter and Donna Thomas

History and Biography

• The Tipping Point – How Little Things can make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt by Aidan Dodson
• South London Murders by Peter de Loriol
• Voltaire – The Universal Man by Derek Parker
• Salt – A World History by Mark Kurlansky
• Love and Louis XIV – The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser
• House of Stone – The True Story of a Family Divided in War-Torn Zimbabwe by Christina Lamb
• The Middle Sea – A History of the Mediterranean by John Julius Norwich
• Rose Tinted 50s – A Perfect View of the Past – DVD included edited by Ruth Anna Hobday

War, Transport and Politics

• Blackwater – The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill
• Crusade in Spain Jason Gurney
• The Spanish Civil War by Antony Beevor
• Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country – Kids’ Letters to President Obama edited by Jory John
• Deliverance – The Inside Story of East Timor’s Fight for Freedom by Don Greenlees and Robert Garran
• Indonesia’s Forgotten War – The Hidden History of East Timor by John G Taylor
• Interrogations – Inside the Minds of the Nazi Elite by Richard Overy
• HMS Ark Royal IV – Britain’s Greatest Warship by Richard Johnstone-Bryden
• Shrapnel and Semaphore – A Signaller’s Diary from Gallipoli compiled by Jan Chamberlin

Travel, Exploration and Places

• Scott of the Antarctic by David Crane
• Easy Hindi for the Tourist – A Phonetic Phrase Book for Everyday Use
• Ranulph Fiennes – Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know – The Autobiography
• The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
• A Pilgrimage to Nejd by Lady Anne Blunt
• The Crossing of Antarctica by Sir Vivan Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary
• Samurai William – The Englishman who Opened Japan by Giles Milton

Art, Fashion and Photography

• Patrick Demarchelier – Fashion Photography by Kathryn E Livingston
• Bags – A Lexicon of Style by Valerie Steele and Laird Borrelli
• The Fashion Book by Phaidon
• Fashion Memoir – Lanvin by Elisabeth Barillé
• Galliano by Colin McDowell
• Physique – Classic Photographs of Naked Athletes by Peter Kühnst
• Key Moments in Fashion – The Evolution of Style edited by Humaira Husain
• Ansel Adams – Examples – The Making of 40 Photographs
• Catwalking – A History of the Fashion Model by Harriet Quick

Design and Architecture

• Skyscrapers – A History of the World’s most Famous and Important Skyscrapers by Judith Dupré
• The New Ecological Home – A Complete Guide to Green Building Options by Daniel D Chiras
• Trends Perfect Home – Inspiring Ideas for Creating Perfect Living Spaces by Julia Richardson
• Trends Perfect Kitchen – Inspiring Ideas for Creating Practical and Beautiful Kitchens also by Julia Richardson

Film and Radio, Music and Dance ♫♪♫ ♫♪♪

• Gielgud’s Letters introduced and edited by Richard Mangan
• Dylan by Steve Matteo
• The Rolling Stones – On Camera, Off Guard 1963-1969 by Mark Hayward including DVD
• Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985
• Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin Uncensored by Richard Cole with Richard Trubo
• Spike & Co – Inside the House of Fun with Milligan, Sykes, Galton and Simpson by Graham McCann

Cooking and Gardening

• Viva Food – Four Seasons of Sensational Flavours by Julie Le Clerc
• Madhur Jaffrey’s Ultimate Curry Bible – India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, Kenya, Great Britain, Trinidad, Guyana, Japan and USA
• Lazy Brunch – Something for the Weekend by Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy
• Serene Gardens – Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden by Yoko Kawaguchi
• The Arab Table – Recipes and Culinary Traditions by May Shakhashir Bsisu
• Australia and New Zealand – Organic Gardening by Peter Bennett

Science, Ecology and Natural History

• Ecologic – The Truth and Lies of Green Economics by Brian Clegg
• Hot, Flat and Crowded – Why the World needs a Green Revolution - and How We Can Renew our Global Future by Thomas L Friedman
• Wildlife Wars – My Battle to save Kenya’s Elephants by Richard Leakey and Virginia Morell
• Volcano Cowboys – The Rocky Evolution of a Dangerous Science by Dick Thompson
• Eating the Sun – The Everyday Miracle of how Plants Power the Planet by Oliver Morton
• Mind in the Waters – A Book to Celebrate the Consciousness of Whales and Dolphins assembled by Joan McIntyre
• The Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin
• Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare

Religion and New Age, Philosophy and Pop Culture

• The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
• Magician, Magus or Initiate? The Zelator – The Secret Journals of Mark Hedsel edited by David Ovason
• The Zen Manifesto – Freedom from Oneself by Osho Rajneesh
• Guide to I Ching by Raymond R Bullock

Family and Health, Psychology and Self Help

• He Comes Next – The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Pleasuring a Man by Ian Kerner and
• She Comes First – The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman also by Ian Kerner
• Would it Kill you to say Please? A Guide to Modern Manners by Alice Williams

Barbies and Doll-making

• The Doll’s Dressmaker – The Complete Pattern Book by Venus A Dodge
• Collecting Antique and Old Dolls by Romy Roeder
• Insider’s Guide to China Doll Collecting by Jan Foulke
• The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration – A Storehouse of Workable Methods and Step-by-Step Directions for the Doll Collector / Restoration Artist by Marty Westfall
• How to Dress an Old-Fashioned Doll – A Reprint of the 1908 Classic by Mary H Morgan
• The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book – Detailed Identification Guide by Marcie Melillo
• Barbie Fashion – The Complete History of the Wardrobes of Barbie Doll, her Friends and her Family Vol 1 1959-1967 by Sarah Sink Eames
• Barbie – Four Decades of Fashion, Fantasy and Fun by Marco Tosa
• The Paris Collection – French Doll Fashions and Accessories by Sylvia MacNeil (Cabinet)
• Fashion Doll Makeovers – Learn from the Artists by Jim Faraone
• Anatomy of a Doll – The Fabric Sculptor’s Handbook by Susanna Oroyan

Each week, we bring you the most tragic & fantastic piece of cover art that's crossed our desk.
And in honour of this weekends SF Convention we have a little classic cover art...

Au Contraire is the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention for 2010, with special guests including our own Elizabeth Knox!

The convention will be taking place in Wellington this weekend - 27-29 August 2010 - the weekend before the WorldCon in Australia.

And to celebrate (and because it's what we do) we have lots of great new SF!

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- Please drool on your computer screen here, and not on our books (until you buy them and get them home ...) Thank you.

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