Rspb British Naturefinder Marianne Taylor (Author) Series:
Rspb
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (US) 288pp h216mm x w135mm x s0mm ISBN13: 9781472951274 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5127-4 ISBN10: 1472951271 EAN: 9781472951274 x Description: Most wildlife books are designed to help you identify the animals you have seen. This book is different. In this new, user-friendly guide one British species is highlighted per page, and each account explains in accessible text how to find it, where to find it and how to ensure you have the most rewarding wildlife-watching experiences. Within the 'How to Find' section, author Marianne Taylor explains the best time to look for each species, its preferred habitat, and offers tips to help make your search easier or more productive. In 'Watching Tips' she advises on how to get the most from your encounter, how to observe the species at length and with luck witness its most fascinating behaviour. A colour panel indicates each species' geographical distribution on a map, including 'Super Sites' where the species is particularly abundant or regular. A calendar shows when each species is present or active in the UK to help you plan your visits to nature reserves. Colour photos serve as a reminder of each species' key identification features. In total, RSPB British Naturefinder features nearly 300 species, and it includes all British mammals, reptiles and amphibians, along with a carefully chosen selection of other British animals of interest, such as butterflies, moths, dragonflies, spiders and fishes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt: Master Painter of the Naval World of Nelson and Patrick O'Brian Geoff Hunt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Adlard Coles Nautical
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 144pp ISBN13: 9781472965387 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6538-7 ISBN10: 1472965388 EAN: 9781472965387 x Description: Geoff Hunt is known to millions of readers across the world as the artist responsible for the covers of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, and more recently for those of Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading marine artists of his generation. More than a showcase of the versatility and creativity of his work, this book, written by the artist himself, also reveals its accuracy, through five key case studies that explain the initial inspirations, gathering of source material and often lengthy artistic progression that leads to the creation of a finished painting. The artist has selected over 150 paintings and sketches to illustrate his prolific career, painting techniques and influences, dividing them into sections on Nelson's Navy, The American War of Independence, illustrating the naval writers and the Modern Maritime Scene, which includes recent commissions from the commercial sector and yachting community. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Surface Decoration Kevin Millward (Buckinghamshire New University, UK) (Author) Series:
New Ceramics
Edition:
Imprint:
Herbert Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp h246mm x w189mm 120 colour illus ISBN13: 9781912217724 ISBN13: 978-1-912217-72-4 ISBN10: 1912217724 EAN: 9781912217724 x Description: This step-by-step guide will encourage the reader to explore the full range of surface treatment techniques and help them to give a professional finish to their work by guiding them to an appropriate finish choice. Surface Decoration looks at all manner of surface decoration techniques, at every stage of the ceramic process and from a practical perspective explains how to achieve these effects. The book explores a variety of innovative and contemporary approaches to surface finish, including sgrafitto, resist methods, sprigging, trailing, glaze layering, lustre, transfer, impressing, incising and textural methods amongst others. This is the perfect guide for any ceramic artist interested in exploring new surface decoration techniques. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Porcelain Vivienne Foley (Author) Series:
New Ceramics
Edition:
Imprint:
Herbert Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 144pp h246mm x w189mm 165 colour illus ISBN13: 9781912217700 ISBN13: 978-1-912217-70-0 ISBN10: 1912217708 EAN: 9781912217700 x Description: For thousands of years, the special properties of porcelain - its delicacy, translucency and remarkable strength - have fascinated and inspired, and these qualities continue to have an enduring appeal for ceramic artists. However, porcelain is also a notoriously demanding medium that presents unique challenges for the maker. In this inspiring practical guide, porcelain artist Vivienne Foley introduces ceramicists to the material she has been working with for more than forty years. The book takes a comprehensive look at all aspects of porcelain, and covers everything from its composition and workability, to decorating and glazing. Methods of throwing and building are thoroughly covered, with a focus on techniques and faults specific to porcelain. Drying and firing is also discussed, and there is a useful troubleshooting section on all the most likely problems and faults along with suggested remedies. Beginning with the fascinating history of making in porcelain, from the Imperial kilns of China to the Meissen factory of Germany and beyond, this book offers an insight into the way porcelain has been used in the past and how it has been adapted and developed for contemporary work, by current artists who are constantly looking to push the boundaries of possiblity. Illustrated throughout with helpful how-to images, as well as the beautiful works of current artists, Porcelain is the essential handbook for any ceramic student or artist seeking to understand and work with this extraordinary material. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Modelling and Sculpting the Figure Tanya Russell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Herbert Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 128pp h276mm x w219mm 140 colour illus ISBN13: 9781912217625 ISBN13: 978-1-912217-62-5 ISBN10: 1912217627 EAN: 9781912217625 x Description: The human figure in sculpture is a powerful form, capable of great expression and depth. Sculpting the figure in any medium is a rewarding practice, but one that presents special challenges for the maker. Tanya Russell, founder and principal of the Art Academy in London, details the whole creative process for sculpting the figure, from the fundamental conceptual and practical considerations through to the finished and presented work. She covers essential tools and equipment, methods for building armatures, and the processes for creating not only realistic, but also abstract and expressive figures, in a variety of styles and materials. Techniques are supported by practical exercises with step-by-step instructions and images. The book is filled with the inspiring works of contemporary sculptors, all of whom are tutors, students, or alumni of the Art Academy. Modelling and Sculpting the Figure is an essential companion for beginners and established artists alike. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic Glenn Frankel (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 400pp h235mm x w156mm 520g 2 x 8-page B&W insert ISBN13: 9781620409497 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-949-7 ISBN10: 1620409496 EAN: 9781620409497 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music's Hometown Robert Gordon (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 272pp h235mm x w156mm 522g black and white images throughout ISBN13: 9781632867735 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-773-5 ISBN10: 1632867737 EAN: 9781632867735 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Music as an Art Roger Scruton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h234mm x w153mm 1000g Music examples included ISBN13: 9781472955715 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5571-5 ISBN10: 1472955714 EAN: 9781472955715 x Description: Music as an Art begins by examining music through a philosophical lens, engaging in discussions about tonality, music and the moral life, music and cognitive science and German idealism, as well as recalling the author's struggle to encourage his students to distinguish the qualities of good music. Scruton then explains - via erudite chapters on Schubert, Britten, Rameau, opera and film - how we can develop greater judgement in music, recognising both good taste and bad, establishing musical values, as well as musical pleasures. As Scruton argues in this book, in earlier times, our musical culture had secure foundations in the church, the concert hall and the home; in the ceremonies and celebrations of ordinary life, religion and manners. Yet we no longer live in that world. Fewer people now play instruments and music is, for many, a form of largely solitary enjoyment. As he shows in Music as an Art, we live at a critical time for classical music, and this book is an important contribution to the debate, of which we stand in need, concerning the place of music in Western civilization. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can't Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock'n'Roll War Stories Allan Jones (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408885925 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8592-5 ISBN10: 1408885921 EAN: 9781408885925 x Description: Allan Jones launched Uncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press. By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me...stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From backstage brawls and drug blow-outs, to riots, superstar punch-ups, hotel room confessionals and tour bus lunacy, these are stories from the madness of a music scene now long gone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Abandon Me: Memoirs Melissa Febos (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 336pp h210mm x w140mm 346g ISBN13: 9781632866585 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-658-5 ISBN10: 1632866587 EAN: 9781632866585
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Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World Nate Staniforth (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 256pp h210mm x w140mm 418g ISBN13: 9781632864246 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-424-6 ISBN10: 163286424X EAN: 9781632864246 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jane Welsh Carlyle: And Her Victorian World Kathy Chamberlain (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Duckworth Overlook
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9780715652688 ISBN13: 978-0-7156-5268-8 ISBN10: 0715652680 EAN: 9780715652688 x Description: Hailed by Virginia Woolf and many others as one of the all-time great letter writers, Jane Welsh Carlyle, wife of Thomas Carlyle, is not as well-known today as she should be. In this compelling new biography for the general reader, Kathy Chamberlain brings Jane out of her husband's shadow, revealing her to be a remarkable woman and writer in her own right. Caught between her own literary aspirations and Victorian society's oppression of women, Jane Welsh Carlyle hoped to move beyond domestic life and become a respected published writer. As she and her husband moved in exclusive London literary circles, mingling with noted authors, poets, and European revolutionaries, Carlyle created and reported to her correspondents on her rich, rewarding life in her Chelsea home - until her husband's infatuation with a wealthy, imposing aristocratic society hostess threw her life into chaos. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Robert Graves: From Great War Poet to Good-bye to All That (1895-1929) Jean Moorcroft Wilson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h234mm x w153mm 884g 2 x black and white 8pp plate sections ISBN13: 9781472929143 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-2914-3 ISBN10: 1472929144 EAN: 9781472929143 x Description: The writer and poet Robert Graves suppressed virtually all of the poems he had published during and just after the First World War. Until his son, William Graves, reprinted almost all the Poems About War in 1988, Graves's status as a `war poet' seems to have depended mainly on his prose memoir (and bestseller), Good-bye to All That. None of the previous biographies written on Graves, however excellent, attempt to deal with this paradox in any depth. Robert Graves the war poet and the suppressed poems themselves have been largely neglected - until now.
Jean Moorcroft Wilson, celebrated biographer of poets Siegfried Sassoon, Isaac Rosenberg and Edward Thomas, relates Graves's fascinating life during this period, his experiences in the war, his being left for dead at the Battle of the Somme, his leap from a third-storey window after his lover Laura Riding's even more dramatic jump from the fourth storey, his move to Spain and his final `goodbye' to `all that'. In this deeply-researched new book, containing startling material never before brought to light, Dr Moorcroft Wilson traces not only Graves's compelling life, but also the development of his poetry during the First World War, his thinking about the conflict and his shifting attitude towards it. Robert Graves: From Great War Poet to Good-bye to All That casts new light on the life, prose and poetry of Graves, without which the story of Great War poetry is incomplete. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quiet Genius: Bob Paisley, British football's greatest manager SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 Ian Herbert (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 275g 16 pages full colour plate section ISBN13: 9781472937339 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-3733-9 ISBN10: 1472937333 EAN: 9781472937339 x Description: The full story of the man who brought unprecedented - and since unmatched - success to Liverpool FC Bob Paisley was the quiet man in the flat cap who swept all domestic and European opposition aside and produced arguably the greatest club team that Britain has ever known. The man whose Liverpool team won trophies at a rate-per-season that dwarfs Sir Alex Ferguson's achievements at Manchester United and who remains the only Briton to lead a team to three European Cups. From Wembley to Rome, Manchester to Madrid, Paisley's team was the one no one could touch. Working in a city which was on its knees, in deep post-industrial decline, still tainted by the 1981 Toxteth riots and in a state of open warfare with Margaret Thatcher, he delivered a golden era - never re-attained since - which made the city of Liverpool synonymous with success and won them supporters the world over. Yet, thirty years since Paisley died, the life and times of this shrewd, intelligent, visionary, modest football man have still never been fully explored and explained. Based on in-depth interviews with Paisley's family and many of the players whom he led to an extraordinary haul of honours between 1974 and 1983, Quiet Genius is the first biography to examine in depth the secrets of Paisley's success. It inspects his man-management strategies, his extraordinary eye for a good player, his uncanny ability to diagnose injuries in his own players and the opposition, and the wicked sense of humour which endeared him to so many. It explores the North-East mining community roots which he cherished, and considers his visionary outlook on the way the game would develop. Quiet Genius is the story of how one modest man accomplished more than any other football manager, found his attributes largely unrecorded and undervalued and, in keeping with the gentler ways of his generation, did not seem to mind. It reveals an individual who seemed out of keeping with the brash, celebrity sport football was becoming, and who succeeded on his own terms. Three decades on from his death, it is a football story that demands to be told. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist Edward M. Hallowell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 416pp h235mm x w156mm 720g ISBN13: 9781632868589 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-858-9 ISBN10: 163286858X EAN: 9781632868589 x Description: From the bestselling author of the classic book on ADD, Driven to Distraction, a memoir of the strange upbringing that shaped Dr. Edward M. Hallowell's celebrated career. When Edward M. Hallowell was eleven, a voice out of nowhere told him he should become a psychiatrist. A mental health professional of the time would have called this psychosis. But young Edward (Ned) took it in stride, despite not quite knowing what "psychiatrist" meant. With a psychotic father, alcoholic mother, abusive stepfather, and two so-called learning disabilities of his own, Ned was accustomed to unpredictable behavior from those around him, and to a mind he felt he couldn't always control. The voice turned out to be right. Now, decades later, Hallowell is a leading expert on attention disorders and the author of twenty books, including Driven to Distraction, the work that introduced ADD to the world. In Because I Come from a Crazy Family, he tells the often strange story of a childhood marked by what he calls the "WASP triad" of alcoholism, mental illness, and politeness, and explores the wild wish, surging beneath his incredible ambition, that he could have saved his own family of drunk, crazy, and well-intentioned eccentrics, and himself. Because I Come from a Crazy Family is an affecting, at times harrowing, ultimately moving memoir about crazy families and where they can lead, about being called to the mental health profession, and about the unending joys and challenges that come with helping people celebrate who they are. A portion of the author's proceeds of this book will go to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Prelude and Other Poems William Wordsworth (Author) Series:
Alma Classics Great Poets
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 320pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847497505 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-750-5 ISBN10: 1847497500 x Description: William Wordsworth's verse was the embodiment of the Romantic age, with its evocation of a unifying spirit running through all things. This collection brings together a rich and diverse selection of his works, from the epic autobiographical masterpiece The Prelude to much-loved shorter poems such as `I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' and `She Was a Phantom of Delight'. Alongside his more personal and introspective compositions, poems such as `Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey', `She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways' and `The Idiot Boy' demonstrate, in an era of political and social ferment, the manner in which Wordsworth, together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, forged a revolutionary new poetic style through the publication of Lyrical Ballads -one that embraced the vernacular and subjects previously deemed unworthy of poetry - and thus changed the literary landscape of England for ever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pity Rory Mullarkey (Author) Series:
Modern Plays
Edition:
Imprint:
Methuen Drama
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 72pp h198mm x w129mm 72g ISBN13: 9781350093898 ISBN13: 978-1-350-09389-8 ISBN10: 1350093890 EAN: 9781350093898 x Description: Two bombs in one day is a foul coincidence Don't forget the lightning strike A normal day. A person stands in the market square watching the world go by. What happens next verges on the ridiculous. There's ice cream. Sunshine. Shops. Some dogs. A wedding. Bombs. Candles. Blood. Lightning. Sandwiches. Snipers. Looting. Gunshots. Babies. Actors. Azaleas. Famine. Fountains. Statues. Atrocities. And tanks. (Probably). Rory Mullarkey's new play asks whether things really are getting worse. And if we care. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972 Kathleen Burk (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 576pp h234mm x w153mm 1032g 15 integrated B&W maps1x16pp colour section ISBN13: 9781408856178 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5617-8 ISBN10: 1408856174 EAN: 9781408856178 x Description: An invigorating history of the arguments and cooperation between America and Britain as they divided up the world and an illuminating exploration of their underlying alliance Throughout modern history, British and American rivalry has gone hand in hand with common interests. In this book Kathleen Burk brilliantly examines the different kinds of power the two empires have projected, and the means they have used to do it. What the two empires have shared is a mixture of pragmatism, ruthless commercial drive, a self-righteous foreign policy and plenty of naked aggression. These have been aimed against each other more than once; yet their underlying alliance against common enemies has been historically unique and a defining force throughout the twentieth century. This is a global and epic history of the rise and fall of empires. It ranges from America's futile attempts to conquer Canada to her success in opening up Japan but rapid loss of leadership to Britain; from Britain's success in forcing open China to her loss of the Middle East to the US; and from the American conquest of the Philippines to her destruction of the British Empire. The Pax Americana replaced the Pax Britannica, but now the American world order is fading, threatening Britain's belief in her own world role. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
To Obama: With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair Jeanne Marie Laskas (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 416pp h234mm x w153mm 622g ISBN13: 9781408894514 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9451-4 ISBN10: 1408894513 EAN: 9781408894514 x Description: One of the most important politics books of the year, To Obama is a record of a time when politics intersected with empathy. Every day, President Obama received ten thousand letters from ordinary American citizens. Every night, he read ten of them before going to bed. In To Obama, Jeanne Marie Laskas interviews President Obama, the letter-writers themselves and the White House staff in the Office of Presidential Correspondence who were witness to the millions of pleas, rants, thank-yous and apologies that landed in the mailroom during the Obama years. There is Peggy, a patriotic grandmother who thinks the President is trying to lead the country into socialism and recommends that he read the Constitution; Bill, a lifelong Republican whose attitude towards immigration reform was transformed when he met a boy who escaped MS-13 gang leaders in El Salvador; Jordan, a seven-year-old about to be adopted, who wants to thank the President for keeping him safe; James, who on the morning after the 2016 election tells the President to start packing; and Dawn, who writes to say that he made it possible for a very jaded generation to begin to hope and believe in the good. They wrote to Obama out of gratitude and desperation, in their darkest times of need, with anger, fear and respect. To Obama is an intimate look at one man's relationship with the American people, and at how this extraordinary dialogue shaped an era-defining presidency. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can You Tolerate This? Ashleigh Young (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h205mm x w135mm 364g ISBN13: 9781526600356 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0035-6 ISBN10: 1526600358 EAN: 9781526600356 x Description: An Elle Ultimate Summer Read and a Guardian Best Summer Book 'Beautiful, unusual and memorable ... I love this book' MAGGIE NELSON, author of THE ARGONAUTS In Can You Tolerate This? - the title comes from the question chiropractors ask to test a patient's pain threshold - Ashleigh Young ushers us into her early years in the faraway yet familiar landscape of New Zealand: fantasising about Paul McCartney, cheering on her older brother's fledging music career, and yearning for a larger and more creative life. As Young's perspective expands, a series of historical portraits - a boy with a rare skeletal disease, a French postman who built a stone fortress by hand, a generation of Japanese shut-ins - strike unexpected personal harmonies, as an unselfconscious childhood gives way to painful shyness in adolescence. As we watch Young fall in and out of love, undertake intense physical exercise that masks something deeper, and gradually find herself through her writing, a highly particular psyche comes into view: curious, tender and exacting in her observations of herself and the world around her. How to bear each moment of experience: the inconsequential as much as the shattering? In this spirited and singular collection of essays, Ashleigh Young attempts to find some measure of clarity amidst the uncertainty, exploring the uneasy tensions - between safety and risk, love and solitude, the catharsis of grief and the ecstasy of creation - that define our lives. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama E.J. Dionne Jr., Jr. (Author) Joy-Ann Reid (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 272g ISBN13: 9781408889053 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8905-3 ISBN10: 1408889056 EAN: 9781408889053 x Description: 'Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change we seek' In his speeches as president, Barack Obama had the power to move people from all over the world as few leaders before him. We Are the Change We Seek is a collection of twenty-seven of Obama's greatest speeches, covering the issues most important to our time: war, inequality, race relations, gun violence and human rights. With brief introductory remarks explaining the context for each speech, this is a book to inform, illuminate and inspire, providing invaluable insight into a groundbreaking and era-defining presidency. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grief Cottage: A Novel Gail Godwin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 336pp h210mm x w140mm 332g ISBN13: 9781632867056 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-705-6 ISBN10: 1632867052 EAN: 9781632867056 x Description: Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 (Top 10) Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2017 Indie Next Summer 2018 Pick For Reading Groups The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin. After his mother's death, eleven-year-old Marcus is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a woman of few words, points out a ruined cottage, telling Marcus she had visited it regularly after she'd moved there thirty years ago because it matched the ruin of her own life. Eventually she was inspired to take up painting so she could capture its utter desolation. The islanders call it "Grief Cottage," because a boy and his parents disappeared from it during a hurricane fifty years before. Their bodies were never found and the cottage has stood empty ever since. During his lonely hours while Aunt Charlotte is in her studio painting and keeping her demons at bay, Marcus visits the cottage daily, building up his courage by coming ever closer, even after the ghost of the boy who died seems to reveal himself. Full of curiosity and open to the unfamiliar and uncanny given the recent upending of his life, he courts the ghost boy, never certain whether the ghost is friendly or follows some sinister agenda. Grief Cottage is the best sort of ghost story, but it is far more than that--an investigation of grief, remorse, and the memories that haunt us. The power and beauty of this artful novel wash over the reader like the waves on a South Carolina beach. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Among the Barley Melissa Harrison (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h216mm x w135mm 378g 2 x single-spread illustrated maps by Neil Gower ISBN13: 9781408897980 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9798-0 ISBN10: 1408897989 EAN: 9781408897980 x Description: From the author of Costa-shortlisted and Baileys-longlisted At Hawthorn Time comes a major new novel. Set on a farm in Suffolk just before the Second World War, it introduces a girl on the cusp of adulthood 'A masterpiece' Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 The autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, although the Great War still casts its shadow over the fields and villages around her beloved home, Wych Farm. Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to document fading rural traditions and beliefs. For Edie, who must soon face the unsettling pressures of adulthood, the glamorous and worldly outsider appears to be a godsend. But there is more to the older woman than meets the eye. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the entire community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 256g ISBN13: 9781526604743 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0474-3 ISBN10: 1526604744 EAN: 9781526604743 x Description: THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER `Devastating' Daily Telegraph `Heartbreaking' The Times `Unforgettable' Isabel Allende `Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h178mm x w111mm 200g ISBN13: 9781526604736 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0473-6 ISBN10: 1526604736 EAN: 9781526604736 x Description: The number one bestseller, chosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian `Devastating' Daily Telegraph `Heartbreaking' The Times `Unforgettable' Isabel Allende `Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 432pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781526604750 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0475-0 ISBN10: 1526604752 EAN: 9781526604750 x Description: THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER `A suspenseful epic' Daily Telegraph `A triumph' Financial Times `Heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday `Deeply moving' Sunday Times Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 432pp h178mm x w111mm 232g ISBN13: 9781526604767 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0476-7 ISBN10: 1526604760 EAN: 9781526604767 x Description: THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER `A suspenseful epic' Daily Telegraph `A triumph' Financial Times `Heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday `Deeply moving' Sunday Times Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 496pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781526604637 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0463-7 ISBN10: 1526604639 EAN: 9781526604637 x Description: THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER `Magnificent' Mail on Sunday `Gripping' New York Times `A master storyteller' The Times `Epic' Sunday Telegraph Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not to be separated from her. Neither brother nor sister know what this fateful journey will bring them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 496pp h178mm x w111mm 266g ISBN13: 9781526604644 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0464-4 ISBN10: 1526604647 EAN: 9781526604644 x Description: THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER `Magnificent' Mail on Sunday `Gripping' New York Times `A master storyteller' The Times `Epic' Sunday Telegraph Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not to be separated from her. Neither brother nor sister know what this fateful journey will bring them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sea Prayer Khaled Hosseini (Author) Dan Williams (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
30 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 48pp h240mm x w156mm 329g Colour illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781526602718 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0271-8 ISBN10: 1526602717 EAN: 9781526602718 x Description: A deeply moving, gorgeously illustrated short story for people of all ages from the international bestselling author of The Kite Runner, brought to life by Dan Williams's beautiful illustrations 'The book may be brief, but it is beautiful, poetic - a distillation of his strengths' Sunday Times On a moonlit beach a father cradles his sleeping son as they wait for dawn to break and a boat to arrive. He speaks to his boy of the long summers of his childhood, recalling his grandfather's house in Syria, the stirring of olive trees in the breeze, the bleating of his grandmother's goat, the clanking of her cooking pots. And he remembers, too, the bustling city of Homs with its crowded lanes, its mosque and grand souk, in the days before the sky spat bombs and they had to flee. When the sun rises they and those around them will gather their possessions and embark on a perilous sea journey in search of a new home. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Rending and the Nest Kaethe Schwehn (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h235mm x w156mm 442g ISBN13: 9781635571943 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-194-3 ISBN10: 1635571944 EAN: 9781635571943 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Forest Dark Nicole Krauss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 251g ISBN13: 9781408871812 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7181-2 ISBN10: 1408871815 EAN: 9781408871812 x Description: CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE OBSERVER, NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES BOOKS REVIEW, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT AND THE TIMES `Lucid and exhilarating ... A great gift' New York Review of Books `Tantalizes and compels ... A welcome reminder of how a novel can be defiantly and brilliantly novel' Douglas Kennedy, New Statesman Jules Epstein has vanished: first slowly, then all at once. He begins divesting himself of all of his worldly possessions. Now he's fallen off the face of the earth, and all the search parties can find is his empty monogrammed briefcase, abandoned in the Judean foothills. In her room at the Tel Aviv Hilton, an American novelist has also left home to undergo a transformation. But when a stranger recruits her for a project involving Kafka, she is drawn into a mystery that will take her on a metaphysical journey and change her in ways she could never have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Walking: A Novel Laleh Khadivi (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 272pp h210mm x w140mm 252g ISBN13: 9781608194377 ISBN13: 978-1-60819-437-7 ISBN10: 160819437X EAN: 9781608194377 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Wanderers: The West Country Trilogy Tim Pears (Author) Series:
The West Country Trilogy Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
11 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h216mm x w135mm 524g ISBN13: 9781408892336 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9233-6 ISBN10: 1408892332 EAN: 9781408892336 x Description: The beautiful, questing second novel in Tim Pears' acclaimed West Country trilogy. Two teenagers, bound by love yet divided by fate, forge separate paths in pre-First World War Devon and Cornwall 1912. Leo is on a journey. Aged thirteen and banished from the secluded farm of his childhood, he travels through Devon, grazing on berries and sleeping in copses. Behind him lies the past, and before him the West Country, spread out like a tapestry. But a wanderer is never alone for long, try as he might - and soon Leo is taken in by gypsies, with their waggons, horses and vivid attire. Yet he knows he cannot linger, and must forge on to Penzance, towards the western horizon... Lottie is at home. Life on the estate continues as usual, yet nothing is as it was. Her father is distracted by the promise of new love and Lottie is increasingly absorbed in the natural world: the profusion of wild flowers in the meadow, the habits of predators, and the mysteries of anatomy. And of course, Leo is absent. How will the two young people ever find each other again? In The Wanderers, Tim Pears's writing, both transcendental and sharply focused, reaches new heights, revealing the beauty and brutality that coexist in nature. Timeless, searching, charged with raw energy and gentle humour, this is a delicately wrought tale of adolescence; of survival; of longing, loneliness and love. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
French Exit Patrick deWitt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h216mm x w135mm 282g ISBN13: 9781526601186 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0118-6 ISBN10: 1526601184 EAN: 9781526601186 x Description: The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers 'DeWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn' Kate Atkinson, author of Transcription `My favourite book of his yet ... Dizzyingly good ... A triumph from a writer truly in the zone' Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette `French Exit made me so happy ... Brilliant, addictive, funny and wise' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother and Upper East Side force of nature - is in dire straits, beset by scandal. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there's their cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral lawyer whose gruesome tabloid death rendered them social outcasts. To put their troubles behind them, the trio cut their losses and head for the exit. Their beloved Paris becomes the backdrop for a giddy drive to selfdestruction, helped along by a cast of singularly curious characters: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic and Mme. Reynard, friendly American expat and aggressive houseguest. Brimming with pathos, warmth and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of
mothers and sons. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
French Exit Patrick deWitt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 388g ISBN13: 9781526601179 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0117-9 ISBN10: 1526601176 EAN: 9781526601179 x Description: The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers 'DeWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn' Kate Atkinson, author of Transcription `My favourite book of his yet ... Dizzyingly good ... A triumph from a writer truly in the zone' Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette `French Exit made me so happy ... Brilliant, addictive, funny and wise' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother and Upper East Side force of nature - is in dire straits, beset by scandal. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there's their cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral lawyer whose gruesome tabloid death rendered them social outcasts. To put their troubles behind them, the trio cut their losses and head for the exit. Their beloved Paris becomes the backdrop for a giddy drive to selfdestruction, helped along by a cast of singularly curious characters: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic and Mme. Reynard, friendly American expat and aggressive houseguest. Brimming with pathos, warmth and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 183g ISBN13: 9781408854631 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5463-1 ISBN10: 1408854635 EAN: 9781408854631 x Description: From the National Book Award-winning author comes a luminous, deeply humane novel about three generations of an Irish immigrant family in 1940s and 1950s Brooklyn - for those who love Colm Toibin, Anne Enright and Anne Tyler On a dim winter afternoon in a Brooklyn tenement, a young Irish immigrant unhooks the oven gas, and inhales. In the aftermath of the fire that follows, Sister St. Savior, an ageing nun appears, unbidden, to direct the way forward for his widow and unborn child. This is how Sally comes to grow up in the convent laundry, amidst the crank of the wringer and the hiss of the iron, her universe governed by the strange, kind and mysterious Little Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor. But although superstition and shame will collude to erase Sally's father's brief existence, his suicide will reverberate through many lives and over many decades. And when she comes of age, Sally will commit her own irrevocable deed, sacrificing her grace at the altar of human love.
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The Voyeur Alain Robbe-Grillet (Author) Richard Howard (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Calder Publications Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: French Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 176pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9780714548579 ISBN13: 978-0-7145-4857-9 ISBN10: 071454857X x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Triumph of Vice and Other Stories William S. Gilbert (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
01 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847497543 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-754-3 ISBN10: 1847497543 x Description: Gilbert's libretti of the comic operas composed by Arthur Sullivan are hugely well known, and lines such as "let the punishment fit the crime" have entered the English lexicon - but his short stories also deserve to be rediscovered by the modern reader. This collection, carefully curated by the secretary of the W.S. Gilbert Society, brings together the best of these sharp, clever, comical tales - many of which are published here for the first time since their first appearance in ephemeral magazines - enriched with the author's own illustrations. The stories feature many of the powerful motifs so associated with his work - fairies, elixirs, magic - and a wide variety of characters - from burglars to barristers and shopkeepers to gentlemen. This volume is shot through with the observational wit which drove Gilbert and Sullivan's works to fame, and constitutes a hugely enjoyable companion for fans of the pair's theatrical oeuvre. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 224pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847496522 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-652-2 ISBN10: 1847496520 x Description: Rich in allegory and symbolism, and suffused with darkness and tragedy, satire and touching humour, these tales, written by a master of the short-story genre, delve into the conflict between good and evil, explore the concept of Original Sin and repeatedly invite the reader to make their own judgements concerning what they can and cannot trust. Described by Herman Melville as being "as deep as Dante", `Young Goodman Brown' is set during the Salem witch trials and features the sort of narrative ambiguities and troubling uncertainties over the reality of events that Hawthorne was known for, and which resurface in `Rappaccini's Daughter' - also included in this volume - leading the readers to ponder what they have read long after the last page has been turned. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Prophecies Leonardo da Vinci (Author) J. G. Nichols (Translated by) Series:
101 Pages series - Alma Classics
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: Italian Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 114pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847497697 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-769-7 ISBN10: 1847497691 x Description: Found in the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci's writings and drawings, `The Prophecies' are a collection of enigmatic divinatory pronouncements, some punning and playful, others dire and ominous. While the author's intentions behind these utterances are unclear, they clearly attest to the artist's fevered and troubled imagination and offer a glimpse into a world very similar to that depicted in his lost painting The Battle of Anghiari. This volume also contains a further selection of Leonardo da Vinci's fragmentary writings, in the form of fables and aphorisms. Taken together, these pieces provide an invaluable insight into the thought processes of one of the Renaissance's most productive minds. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tropisms Nathalie Sarraute (Author) Maria Jolas (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Calder Publications Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: French Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9780714542546 ISBN13: 978-0-7145-4254-6 ISBN10: 0714542547 x Description: A series of sketches and observations of daily life - a crowd gathering in front of shop windows, an old man talking to his grandchild about death, a professor lecturing about Proust and Rimbaud, a woman concealing her disdain at family gathering - Nathalie Sarraute's first work of fiction places human existence under the microscope, revealing the dynamics at play between our thoughts and actions beneath the veneer of social convention. First published in 1939 to little fanfare, Tropisms was ahead of its time and finally received the recognition it deserved when it was republished in 1957 at the height of the nouveau roman movement, of which it is now considered a precursor. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You Belong to Me Colin Harrison (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 235g ISBN13: 9781408886267 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8626-7 ISBN10: 140888626X EAN: 9781408886267 x Description: `No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
Her story, his trouble, begins in desire Paul Reeves is a successful New York lawyer with a seemingly charmed life. He has an adoring girlfriend, a beautiful apartment on the Upper West Side and a voracious appetite for rare and beautiful maps. But when his seductive, all-American neighbour Jennifer Mehraz - wife of the suave but shadowy young businessman Ahmed Mehraz - desperately pleads for his help, Paul is catapulted into Manhattan's dangerous underworld. Behind its glamourous facade, this city is a dark and troubling place where anything can be bought for a high enough price... As past and present collide, devastating secrets are unearthed, loyalties put to the test and Paul will be forced to consider what he is willing to sacrifice to possess what - and who - he most desires. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Is How It Ends: The most critically acclaimed crime thriller of 2018 Eva Dolan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 230g ISBN13: 9781408886618 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8661-8 ISBN10: 1408886618 EAN: 9781408886618 x Description: Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Times Crime Book of the Month Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week `Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Corset Laura Purcell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h216mm x w135mm 536g ISBN13: 9781408889619 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8961-9 ISBN10: 1408889617 EAN: 9781408889619 x Description: The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 and Zoe Ball ITV Book Club pick, The Silent Companions. Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?
Dorothea and Ruth. Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless. Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted with the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets teenage seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another theory: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread. For Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches. The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations - of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses - will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption. Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 528pp h234mm x w153mm 791g 1 x double-spread illustrated floorplan (used as endpapers) ISBN13: 9781408889541 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8954-1 ISBN10: 1408889544 EAN: 9781408889541 x Description: A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new talent: Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror One of Stylist Magazine's 20 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Harper's Bazaar's 10 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Marie Claire, Australia's 10 Books You Absolutely Have to Read in 2018 `Somebody's going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won't appear to be a murder and so the murderer won't be caught. Rectify that injustice and I'll show you the way out.' It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Invitation to a Bonfire Adrienne Celt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h234mm x w153mm 400g ISBN13: 9781408895153 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9515-3 ISBN10: 1408895153 EAN: 9781408895153 x Description: A seductive, sensual and sinister love triangle set in 1930s America and inspired by the infamous Nabokov marriage Zoya Andropova, a young Russian refugee, finds herself in an elite New Jersey boarding school. Having lost her family, her home and her sense of purpose, Zoya struggles to belong, a task made more difficult by her new country's paranoia about Soviet spies. When she meets charismatic fellow Russian emigre Leo Orlov - whose books Zoya has obsessed over for years - everything seems to change. But she soon discovers that Leo is bound by the sinister orchestrations of his brilliant wife, Vera, and that their relationship is far more complex than Zoya could ever have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Moscow Sleepers: A Liz Carlyle Novel Stella Rimington (Author) Series:
A Liz Carlyle Novel
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h234mm x w153mm 484g ISBN13: 9781408859759 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5975-9 ISBN10: 1408859750 EAN: 9781408859759 x Description: For fans of Spooks, Homeland, McMafia and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot - tense, gripping and global in scope A man lies dying in a hospital in upstate Vermont. The nurses know only that he is an academic at a nearby university but they have been instructed to call the FBI should anyone visit their patient. News of this suspected Russian illegal soon reaches MI5 in London where Liz Carlyle has been contacted by a top secret source known as Mischa who is requesting a clandestine rendezvous in Berlin. Meanwhile in Brussels a Russian sleeper agent who has lived undercover for years is beginning to question his role, while suspicions have been roused about a boarding school in Suffolk that has recently changed hands in mysterious circumstances. The latest expertly-plotted thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling series, The Moscow Sleepers is a white-knuckle ride through the dark underbelly of international intelligence, simmering political animosities and global espionage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter Hallie Bateman (Illustrated by) Suzy Hopkins (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback Paper over boards 144pp h222mm x w165mm 596g 4-color throughout ISBN13: 9781632869685 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-968-5 ISBN10: 1632869683 EAN: 9781632869685 x Description: A mother's advice to her daughter--a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime--with full-color illustrations throughout. One sleepless night while she was in her early twenties, illustrator/writer Hallie Bateman had a painful realization: her mom would die, and after she died she would be gone. The prospect was devastating, and also scary--how would she navigate the world without the person who gave her life? She thought about all the motherly advice she would miss--advice that could help her through the challenges to come, including the ordeal of losing a parent. The next day, Hallie asked her mother, writer Suzy Hopkins, to record step-by-step instructions for her to follow in the event of her mom's death. The list began: "Pour yourself a stiff glass of whiskey and make some fajitas" and continued from there, walking Hallie through the days, months, and years of life after loss, with motherly guidance and support, addressing issues great and small--from choosing a life partner to baking a quiche. The project became a way for mother and daughter to connect with humor, openness, and gratitude. It led to this book. Combining Suzy's wit and heartfelt advice with Hallie's quirky and colorful style, What to Do When I'm Gone is the illustrated instruction manual for getting through life without one's mom. It's also a poignant look at loss, love, and taking things one moment at a time. By turns whimsical, funny, touching, and above all pragmatic, it will leave readers laughing and teary-eyed. And it will spur conversations that enrich family members' understanding of one another. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas Mark Kurlansky (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 400pp h235mm x w156mm 696g B&W images throughout ISBN13: 9781632863829 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-382-9 ISBN10: 1632863820 EAN: 9781632863829 x Description: Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way. But while mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is the milk of other mammals that humans have cultivated ever since the domestication of animals more than 10,000 years ago, originally as a source of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and all manner of edible innovations that rendered lactose digestible, and then, when genetic mutation made some of us lactose-tolerant, milk itself. Before the industrial revolution, it was common for families to keep dairy cows and produce their own milk. But during the nineteenth century mass production and urbanization made milk safety a leading issue of the day, with milk-borne illnesses a common cause of death. Pasteurization slowly became a legislative matter. And today milk is a test case in the most pressing issues in food politics, from industrial farming and animal rights to GMOs, the locavore movement, and advocates for raw milk, who controversially reject pasteurization. Profoundly intertwined with human civilization, milk has a compelling and a surprisingly global story to tell, and historian Mark Kurlansky is the perfect person to tell it. Tracing the liquid's diverse history from antiquity to the present, he details its curious and crucial role in cultural evolution, religion,
nutrition, politics, and economics. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Solomons 1943-44: The Struggle for New Georgia and Bougainville Mark Stille (Author) (Author) Peter Dennis (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Paul Kime (Maps by) Bounford.com Bounford.com (Maps by) Series:
Campaign 326
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Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 96pp h248mm x w184mm 308g ISBN13: 9781472824479 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2447-9 ISBN10: 1472824474 EAN: 9781472824479 x Description: Victory at Guadalcanal for the Allies in February 1943 left them a vital foothold in the Solomon Islands chain, and was the first step in an attempt to isolate and capture the key Japanese base of Rabaul on New Britain. In order to do this they had to advance up the island chain in a combined air, naval, and ground campaign. On the other hand, the Japanese were determined to shore up their defences on the Solomons, which was a vital part of their southern front, and would bitterly contest every inch of the Allied advance. The scene was set for one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific War. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned maps and artwork, this is the compelling story of the struggle for the Solomons, a key part of the Allied advance towards Japan which saw tens of thousands of casualties and so many ships lost that part of the ocean became known as 'Ironbottom Sound'. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
British Microcars 1947-2002 Duncan Cameron (Author) Series:
Shire Library 849
Edition:
Imprint:
Shire Publications
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 64pp h210mm x w149mm 148g ISBN13: 9781784422783 ISBN13: 978-1-78442-278-3 ISBN10: 1784422789 EAN: 9781784422783 x Description: From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945 John Foot (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 496pp h234mm x w153mm 902g 2x8pp colour plates section ISBN13: 9781408827246 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-2724-6 ISBN10: 1408827247 EAN: 9781408827246 x Description: A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John Foot Italy emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some claimed had ceased to exist. By the 1960s, Italy could boast the fastest-growing economy in the world, as rural society disappeared almost overnight. In The Archipelago, acclaimed historian John Foot chronicles Italy's tumultuous history from the post-war period to the present. From the silent assimilation of fascists into society after 1945 to the troubling reign of Silvio Berlusconi, and from the artistic peak of neorealist cinema to the celebration of Italy's 150th birthday in 2011, he examines both the corrupt and celebrated sides of the country. While often portrayed as a failed state on the margins of Europe, Italy has instead been at the centre of innovation and change - a political laboratory. Through stories of trials, TV programmes, songs and football matches, moments of violence and beauty, epochal social transformation and suffocating continuities, this new history tells the fascinating story of a country always marked by scandal but with the constant ability to re-invent itself. Comprising original research and lively insights, The Archipelago chronicles the crises and modernisations of over seventy years of post-war Italy, from its fields, factories, squares and housing estates to the political intrigue of Rome. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Social History of Early Rock `n' Roll in Germany: Hamburg from Burlesque to The Beatles, 1956-69 Julia Sneeringer (Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA) (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
31 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w156mm 16 b/w illustrations ISBN13: 9781350034389 ISBN13: 978-1-350-03438-9 ISBN10: 135003438X EAN: 9781350034389 x Description: A Social History of Early Rock `n' Roll in Germany explores the people and spaces of St. Pauli's rock'n'roll scene in the 1960s. Starting in 1960, young British rockers were hired to entertain tourists in Hamburg's red-light district around the Reeperbahn in the area of St. Pauli. German youths quickly joined in to experience the forbidden thrill of rock'n'roll, and used African American sounds to distance themselves from the old Nazi generation. In 1962 the Star Club opened and drew international attention for hosting some of the Beatles' most influential performances. In this book, Julia Sneeringer weaves together this story of youth culture with histories of sex and gender, popular culture, media, and subculture. By exploring the history of one locale in depth, Sneeringer offers a welcome contribution to the scholarly literature on space, place, sound and the city, and pays overdue attention to the impact that Hamburg had upon music and style. She is also careful to place performers such as The Beatles back into the social, spatial, and musical contexts that shaped them and their generation. This book reveals that transnational encounters between musicians, fans, entrepreneurs and businessmen in St. Pauli produced a musical style that provided emotional and physical liberation and challenged powerful forces of conservatism and conformity with effects that transformed the world for decades to come. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Queen's Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis Joan DeJean (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 400pp h235mm x w156mm 702g B/W illustrations throughout; 1 x 8 page colour insert ISBN13: 9781632864741 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-474-1 ISBN10: 1632864746 EAN: 9781632864741 x Description: From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France. Paris, 1719. The stock market is surging and the world's first millionaires are buying everything in sight. Against this backdrop, two families, the Magoulets and the Chevrots, rose to prominence only to plummet in the first stock market crash. One family built its name on the burgeoning financial industry, the other as master embroiderers for Queen Marie-Therese and her husband, King Louis XIV. Both patriarchs were ruthless money-mongers, determined to strike it rich by arranging marriages for their children. But in a Shakespearean twist, two of their children fell in love. To remain together, Louise Magoulet and Louis Chevrot fought their fathers' rage and abuse. A real-life heroine, Louise took on Magoulet, Chevrot, the police, an army regiment, and the French Indies Company to stay with the man she loved. Following these families from 1600 until the Revolution of 1789, Joan DeJean recreates the larger-than-life personalities of Versailles, where displaying wealth was a power game; the sordid cells of the Bastille; the Louisiana territory, where Frenchwomen were forcibly sent to marry colonists; and the legendary "Wall Street of Paris," Rue Quincampoix, a world of high finance uncannily similar to what we know now. The Queen's Embroiderer is both a story of star-crossed love in the most beautiful city in the world and a cautionary tale of greed and the dangerous lure of windfall profits. And every bit of it is true. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great MexicanAmerican Migration Alfredo Corchado (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 304pp h235mm x w156mm 598g ISBN13: 9781632865540 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-554-0 ISBN10: 1632865548 EAN: 9781632865540 x Description: From prizewinning journalist and immigration expert Alfredo Corchado comes the sweeping story of the great Mexican migration from the late 1980s to today. When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas, he connected with two other Mexican men and one Mexican American, all feeling similarly isolated. Over the next three decades, the four friends continued to meet, coming together over their shared Mexican roots and their love of tequila. One was a radical activist, another a restaurant/tequila entrepreneur, the third a lawyer/politician. Alfredo himself was a young reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Homelands merges the political and the personal, telling the story of the last great Mexican migration through the eyes of four friends at a time when the Mexican population in the United States swelled from 700,000 people during the 1970s to more than 35 million people today. It is the narrative of the United States in a painful economic and political transition. As we move into a divisive, nativist new era of immigration politics, Homelands is a must-read to understand the past and future of the immigrant story
in the United States, and the role of Mexicans in shaping America's history. A deeply moving book full of colorful characters searching for home, it is essential reading. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Barack Obama: American Historian Steven Sarson (Jean Moulin University, France) (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 376pp h234mm x w156mm 575g ISBN13: 9781350032330 ISBN13: 978-1-350-03233-0 ISBN10: 1350032336 EAN: 9781350032330 x Description: Barack Obama's politics are deeply informed by his profound knowledge and understanding of his country's history. His articles, books, and speeches are replete with references to America's past and how that relates to the present he sees and the future he envisions. Exploring Obama's own words, Steven Sarson examines his interpretation of American history from colonial times to the present, showing how Obama sees American history as beginning with the "common creed" of equality and liberty proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and the "more perfect union" created by the Constitution. He analyses Obama's understanding of the colonies, revolution, and early nation, slavery and the civil war, segregation and civil rights, economy and society, Native Americans and foreign policy. An epilogue explores how Obama personifies the American dream through the stories of individuals, including his own. A unique and fascinating take on the past and how we interpret it, this book will appeal to all students and scholars of American history, as well as anyone interested in Obama's presidency. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Apostles of Revolution: Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe John Ferling (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 496pp h235mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781632862099 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-209-9 ISBN10: 1632862093 EAN: 9781632862099 x Description: From acclaimed historian John Ferling, the story of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe's involvement in the American and French Revolutions and their quest for sweeping change in both America and Europe. Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe hazarded all in quest of revolutions. As founding fathers, they risked their lives and their liberty for American independence, and as reformers, each rejoiced at the opportunity to be part of the French Revolution, praying that it in turn would inspire others to sweep away Europe's monarchies and titled nobilities. For these three men, real revolution would lead to substantive political and social alterations and an escape from royal and aristocratic rule. But as the eighteenth century unfolded, these three separated onto different routes to revolution-two became soldiers, two became writers, and two became statesmen-and their united cause but divided means reshaped their country and the Western world. Apostles of Revolution spans a crucial time in Western Civilization. The era ranged from the American insurgency against Great Britain to the Declaration of Independence, from desperate engagements on American battlefields to the bloody Terror in France. It culminates with the tumultuous election of 1800, the outcome of which - according to Jefferson - saved the American Revolution.
Written as a sweeping narrative of a turbulent and pivotal era, Apostles of the Revolution captures the spirit of our founding fathers and the history of America and Europe's great turning point. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture: An Introduction Mary Emerson (Independent Scholar, UK) (Author) Series:
Edition:
2nd Revised edition
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 296pp h234mm x w156mm 518g 115 bw illus ISBN13: 9781472575289 ISBN13: 978-1-4725-7528-9 ISBN10: 1472575288 EAN: 9781472575289 x Description: Assuming no prior knowledge, this book introduces the reader to a selection of sites and temples, exploring them in detail and explaining all technical terms along the way. Intended for college-level students and the interested general reader, this book aims to equip the student of Greek architecture for further study, and can also serve as a handbook for visitors to the sanctuaries. The book covers many of the most popular sites, including Delphi, Olympia and the Athenian Acropolis. In this second edition there are new chapters on Western Greece, covering the site of Paestum in Magna Graecia (South Italy), and the unique temple of Olympian Zeus in Acragas, Sicily. The book also offers a concise account of the evolution of Greek architecture, explores aesthetic ideas underlying Greek architectural design, and gives consideration to specific buildings in their social and religious context. This second edition has expanded the discussion of the most important temples and lays emphasis on architectural sculpture as part of the meaning of the whole building. Along with an updated bibliography and a glossary, an abundance of plans, photos and drawings helps clarify the text. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Roman Legionary vs Carthaginian Warrior: Second Punic War 217-206 BC David Campbell (Author) Adam Hook (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Combat 35
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 80pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472828040 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2804-0 ISBN10: 1472828046 EAN: 9781472828040 x Description: The peace that followed the First Punic War was shallow and fractious, with the resumption of hostilities in 218 BC sparked by Carthaginian expansion in Iberia seeing Rome suffer some of the worst defeats in her entire history. The Carthaginian army was a composite affair primarily made up of a number of levies from Africa and around the Mediterranean augmented by mercenaries and allies, and these troops crushed the Roman heavy infantry maniples in a series of battles across Southern Europe. Improvements made to their military, however, would see Roman revenge visited on Hannibal in full measure by Scipio, who would beat him at his own game and bring Roman legions to the gates of Carthage itself. In this study, the epic battles at Lake Trasimene (217 BC), Cannae (216 BC), and Ilipa (206 BC) are explored in detail, supported by carefully chosen illustrations and specially commissioned full-colour artwork and mapping. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Burden: A Preacher, a Klansman and a True Story of Redemption in the Modern South Courtney Hargrave (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h234mm x w153mm 372g ISBN13: 9781408892626 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9262-6 ISBN10: 1408892626 EAN: 9781408892626 x Description: A harrowing true story of the modern Ku Klux Klan and an act of grace that shook a community in the Deep South. The true events that inspired the film, with a foreword by writer/director Andrew Heckler In 1996, the town of Laurens, South Carolina, was thrust into the international spotlight when a white supremacist named Michael Burden opened a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan on the community's main square. Journalists and protestors flooded the town and hate groups rallied to the establishment's defence, dredging up the long history of racial violence in this formerly prosperous mill town. Shortly after his museum opened, Michael Burden abruptly left the Klan at the urging of a woman he fell in love with. Broke and homeless, he was taken in by Reverend David Kennedy, an African American preacher and leader in the Laurens community, who plunged his church headlong into a quest to save their former enemy. In this spellbinding Southern epic, journalist Courtney Hargrave further uncovers the complex events behind the story told in Andrew Heckler's film, Burden, which won the 2018 Sundance Audience Award. Hargrave explores the choices that led to Kennedy and Burden's friendship, the social factors that drive young men to join hate groups, the intersection of poverty and racism in the divided South and the difference one person can make in confronting America's oldest sin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tudor and Stuart Seafarers: The Emergence of a Maritime Nation, 1485-1707 James Davey (Edited by) Series:
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Imprint:
Adlard Coles Nautical
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h246mm x w189mm Fully illustrated with colour paintings, maps and photographs throughout ISBN13: 9781472956767 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5676-7 ISBN10: 1472956761 EAN: 9781472956767 x Description: Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the world's leading maritime power. In 1485, England was an inward-looking country, its priorities largely domestic and European. Over the subsequent two centuries, however, this country was transformed, as the people of the British Isles turned to the sea in search of adventure, wealth and rule. Explorers voyaged into unknown regions of the world, while merchants, following in their wake, established lucrative trade routes with the furthest reaches of the globe. At home, people across Britain increasingly engaged with the sea, whether through their own lived experiences or through songs, prose and countless other forms of material culture. This exquisitely illustrated book delves into a tale of exploration, encounter, adventure, power, wealth and conflict. Topics include the exploration of the Americas, the growth of worldwide trade, piracy and privateering and the defeat of the Spanish Armada, brought to life through a variety of personalities from the well-known - Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake and Samuel Pepys - to the ordinary sailors, dockyard workers and their wives and families whose lives were so dramatically shaped by the sea.
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Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond William Dalrymple (Author) Anita Anand (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 270g 2 x 8pp colour insert ISBN13: 9781408888827 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8882-7 ISBN10: 1408888823 EAN: 9781408888827 x Description: The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over great swathes of the richest country in India in a formal Act of Submission to a private corporation, the East India Company. He was also compelled to hand over to the British monarch, Queen Victoria, perhaps the single most valuable object on the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi bazaars, but it was to become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology that has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism and appropriation told through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Masterly, powerful and erudite, this is history at its most compelling and invigorating. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rome at War Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 192pp h190mm x w190mm 668g ISBN13: 9781472831460 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3146-0 ISBN10: 1472831462 EAN: 9781472831460 x Description: The Roman Empire was the greatest the world has ever seen, and its legendary military might was the foundation of this success. This compact volume tells the fascinating story of the major conflicts that shaped the empire, from Julius Caesar's bloody Gallic Wars and the Civil War against Pompey that left the victorious Caesar Dictator of Rome, through the wars of expansion to its decline and fragmentation. Beautiful full colour artwork of the soldiers and battles bring the Roman world to life, along with images and colour maps. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-70 2: Papal States, Minor States & Volunteers Gabriele Esposito (Author) Giuseppe Rava (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Men-at-Arms 520
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h248mm x w184mm 168g ISBN13: 9781472826244 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2624-4 ISBN10: 1472826248 EAN: 9781472826244 x Description: In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by Savoy/Piedmont and volunteers such as Garibaldi, an independent Kingdom of Italy emerged. These conflicts saw foreign interventions and shifting alliances among minor states, and attracted a variety of local and foreign volunteers. This second volume in a two part series covers the armies of the Papal States; the duchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Modena; the republics of Rome and San Marco (Venice) and the transitional Kingdom of Sicily; and the various volunteer movements. These varied armies and militias wore a wide variety of highly colourful uniforms which are brought to life in stunning, specially commissioned, full colour artwork from Giuseppe Rava. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 1936-42 Marc Lohnstein (Author) Adam Hook (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Men-at-Arms 521
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472833754 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3375-4 ISBN10: 1472833759 EAN: 9781472833754 x Description: Until 1945, Indonesia was a Dutch colony known as the Netherlands East Indies. In 1930, the area had over 60 million inhabitants and was a major exporter to Japan, providing some 13 per cent of its oil needs - second only after the United States. Following Germany's occupation of the Netherlands in May 1940, Japan decided to expand its influence in the Netherlands East Indies. Defending the colony was the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL). This force, designed primarily for colonial policing, underwent a series of cutbacks in the interwar years before adopting a modernisation programme in 1936, which focused on building up a strike air force, introducing tanks and increasing the firepower of the infantry and artillery. Fully illustrated with period photographs and full-colour artwork, this book examines the dress, insignia, equipment, organization and combat performance of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army as it faced the all-conquering Japanese forces in World War II. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872-1914 Rene Chartrand (Author) (Author) Mark Stacey (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Men-at-Arms 517
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Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472826190 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2619-0 ISBN10: 1472826191 EAN: 9781472826190 x Description: France's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defence Metropolitan Army and the Armee d'Afrique in Algeria. The Naval Troops (Troupes de la Marine) were volunteers, and earned a reputation for greater toughness and hardiness than the conscripted Metropolitan Army. Spread throughout the French Empire, Naval Troops in this period were characterized by very large infantry and artillery regiments based in France, mixed race regiments (Regiments Mixtes), and entire native regiments raised in West Africa, Madagascar and Indochina. The latter, the so-called 'Tirailleurs' were organized and led by officers and cadres from the Naval Troops, and wore very varied and colourful uniforms based on formalized versions of traditional local costumes. French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872-1914 uses rich and detailed full colour plates as well as thorough analysis to detail the story of these tough colonial units which bore the brunt of French colonial campaigns in Africa and Vietnam. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
November 1918: Triumph and Tragedy in the Final Days of WW1 Gordon Brook-Shepherd (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Reader
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 592pp h234mm x w153mm 890g 8 page black and white photo section ISBN13: 9781448217182 ISBN13: 978-1-4482-1718-2 ISBN10: 1448217180 EAN: 9781448217182 x Description: The account of the Great War portrayed in this book spans the last hundred days of the conflict; from the surprise blow struck by the British at Amiens on 8 August, down to the signing of the Armistice which ended the war three months later. For the first time all of the sub-plots in the story are given their proper weight, as we see Germany's allies being knocked out one by one. The triumphs and tragedies are told in the words of the actors themselves, humble and mighty. Mr Brook-Shepherd's original eye-witness sources range from the eighty-nine-year-old former Empress Zita of Austria-Hungary (the last surviving member of Europe's old ruling order), to private soldiers who fought on both sides of the barbed wire. In describing the death of Old Europe and the suicide of the Empires, the author provides a far-reaching overview of the new world order that dawned in November 1918. The result is a panorama rich in colour and human interest which provides a background to the events of that year; an essential lesson for readers even today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
British Battle Tanks: American-made World War II Tanks David Fletcher (Author) Steven J. Zaloga (Author) (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h242mm x w190mm ISBN13: 9781472820068 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2006-8 ISBN10: 1472820061 EAN: 9781472820068 x Description: The idea of British soldiers using American tanks was not viewed with a great deal of enthusiasm by the British Army. They perceived American tanks as being crudely made, mechanically unsophisticated and impossible to fight in. However, once British crews got used to them and learned to cope with some of their difficulties, such as limited fuel capacity and unfamiliar fighting techniques, they started to see them in a far more positive light, in particular their innate reliability and simplicity of maintenance. This book, the last in a three-part series on British Battle Tanks by armour expert David Fletcher, concentrates on World War II and studies American tanks in British service, some of which were modified in ways peculiar to the British. It shows how the number of these tanks increased to the point that they virtually dominated, as well describing some types, such as the T14 and M26 Pershing, which were supplied but never used in British service. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The History of the Panzerjager: Volume 1: Origins and Evolution 1939-42 Thomas Anderson (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h242mm x w190mm 40 b/w; 23 col ISBN13: 9781472817587 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-1758-7 ISBN10: 1472817583 EAN: 9781472817587 x Description: The German Panzerjager, or Panzerjagertruppe, was one of the most innovative fighting arms of World War II and its story has never properly been told. Many books have focused on an element of the story - the Hetzer, Jagdpanzer, Jagdpanther - but this is the first time that the whole story of the development and organization of Nazi Germany's anti-tank force will have been covered, from its earliest origins in World War I, through its development in the interwar period, and its baptism of fire in the early days of World War II. This is the first of two volumes that will trace the story through the glory years of Blitzkrieg and the improvements that were made when Soviet tanks were first encountered, leading to new weapons, tactics and organization. It is packed with previously unpublished wartime photographs, combat reports, and detailed charts and statistics to give an unparalleled account of this unique arm of the Wehrmacht. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dura-Europos Jennifer Baird (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) (Author) Series:
Archaeological Histories
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 240pp h234mm x w156mm 56 bw illus ISBN13: 9781472530875 ISBN13: 978-1-4725-3087-5 ISBN10: 147253087X EAN: 9781472530875 x Description: Dura-Europos is one of Syria's most important archaeological sites. Situated on the edge of the Euphrates river, it was the subject of extensive excavations in the 1920s and 30s by teams from Yale University and the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Controlled variously by Seleucid, Parthian, and Roman powers, the site was one of impressive religious and linguistic diversity: it was home to at least nineteen sanctuaries, amongst them a Synagogue and a Christian building, and many languages, including Greek, Latin, Persian, Palmyrene, and Hebrew which were excavated on inscriptions, parchments, and graffiti. Based on the author's work excavating at the site with the Mission Franco-Syrienne d'Europos-Doura and extensive archival research, this book provides an overview of the site and its history, and traces the story of its investigation from archaeological discovery to contemporary destruction. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Edouard Glissant: A Poetics of Resistance Sam Coombes (University of Edinburgh, UK) (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h216mm x w138mm 288g ISBN13: 9781350036840 ISBN13: 978-1-350-03684-0 ISBN10: 1350036846 EAN: 9781350036840 x Description: Edouard Glissant was a leading voice in debates centering on the postcolonial condition and on the present and future of globalisation. Prolific as both a theorist and a literary author, Glissant started his career as a contemporary of Frantz Fanon in the early days of francophone postcolonial thought. In the latter part of his career Glissant's vision pushed beyond the boundaries of postcolonialism to encompass the contemporary phenomenon of globalisation. Sam Coombes offers a detailed analysis of Glissant's thought, setting out the reasons why Glissant's vision for a world of intercultural interaction both reflects but also seeks to provide a correction to some of the leading tendencies commonly associated with contemporary theory today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Religion, NGOs and the United Nations: Visible and Invisible Actors in Power Jeremy Carrette (Edited by) Mr. Hugh Miall (Edited by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h234mm x w156mm 2 bw illus ISBN13: 9781350085763 ISBN13: 978-1-350-08576-3 ISBN10: 1350085766 EAN: 9781350085763 x Description: How do religious groups, operating as NGOs, engage in the most important global institution for world peace? What processes do they adopt? Is there a "spiritual" UN today? This book is the first interdisciplinary study to present extensive fieldwork results from an examination of the activity of religious groups at the United Nations in New York and Geneva. Based on a three and half-year study of activities in the United Nations system, it seeks to show how "religion" operates in both visible and invisible ways. Jeremy Carrette, Hugh Miall, Verena Beittinger-Lee, Evelyn Bush and Sophie-Helene Trigeaud, explore the way "religion" becomes a "chameleon" idea, appearing and disappearing, according to the diplomatic aims and ambitions. Part 1 documents the challenges of examining religion inside the UN, Part 2 explores the processes and actions of religious NGOs - from diplomacy to prayer - and the specific platforms of intervention - from committees to networks - and Part 3 provides a series of case studies of religious NGOs, including discussion of Islam, Catholicism and Hindu and Buddhist NGOs. The study concludes by examining the place of diplomats and their views of religious NGOs and reflects on the place of "religion" in the UN today. The study shows the complexity of "religion" inside one of the most fascinating global institutions of the world today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House of Islam: A Global History Ed Husain (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm 508g ISBN13: 9781408872277 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7227-7 ISBN10: 1408872277 EAN: 9781408872277 x Description: 'Not just timely but important too. Ed Husain does not just set out the fundamentals of Islam as a religion but explains how and why understanding it properly matter. This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads A fascinating and revelatory exploration of the intricacies of Islam and the inner psyche of the Muslim world from the bestselling author of The Islamist `Islam began as a stranger,' said the Prophet Mohammed, `and one day, it will again return to being a stranger.' The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today. Wise and authoritative, The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the fairness, kindness and mercy of Mohammed; the aims of sharia law, through commentary on scripture, to provide an ethical basis to life; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam. The decline of the Muslim world and the current crises of leadership mean that a glorious past, full of intellectual nobility and purpose, is now exploited by extremists and channelled into acts of terror. How can Muslims confront the issues that are destroying Islam from within, and what can the West do to help work towards that end? Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a
stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to be an Outstanding Nursery Leader Allison Lee (Author) Series:
Outstanding Teaching
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h216mm x w138mm 246g ISBN13: 9781472952578 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5257-8 ISBN10: 147295257X EAN: 9781472952578 x Description: Nursery leaders play a crucial role in the overall smooth running of their nursery, as they are ultimately in charge of the recruitment of staff, child protection and development, and health and safety. They are responsible for writing and implementing policies and procedures that require current, up-to-date knowledge and for ensuring that legislation is being followed at all times. Most importantly, nursery leaders are key to achieving an 'outstanding' grade from Ofsted in all areas of nursery life. How to be an Outstanding Nursery Leader covers common everyday situations, such as staffing and potential problems, and is a useful tool for anyone enrolled on the CACHE Level 4 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner. Allison Lee uses her wealth of experience to explore important aspects of management, including effective staff meetings, appraisals and supervisions, to help a nursery leader get the best from their team and earn that all-important 'outstanding' grade from Ofsted. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Computer Science Education: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in School Sue Sentance (King's College London, UK) (Edited by) Erik Barendsen (Radboud University, The Netherlands, and The Open University, The Netherlands) (Edited by) Carsten Schulte (University of Paderborn, Germany) (Edited by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 264pp h246mm x w189mm 509g 32 bw illus ISBN13: 9781350057104 ISBN13: 978-1-350-05710-4 ISBN10: 135005710X EAN: 9781350057104 x Description: Drawing together the most up-to-date research from experts all across the world, Computer Science Education provides full, current coverage of a teaching subject that's still developing. It offers the most up-to-date coverage available on this developing subject, ideal for building confidence of new PGCE students teaching a very new discipline, exploring key concepts, pedagogical approaches and assessment practices. Highlights include: - a comprehensive taxonomy of programming misconceptions from Juha Sorva - an up-to-date discussion of computational thinking by Shuchi Grover and Roy Pea - a detailed look at issues of equity in computer science education by Jill Denner and Shannon Campe - teachers' and pupils' attitudes are considered by Quintin Cutts and Peter Donaldson - Paul Curzon and colleagues explore a range of different strategies for teaching computer science concepts - Ira Diethelm and her colleagues highlight the difficulties presented by the language we use to talk about computer science. The book is structured to support the reader with chapter outlines, synopses and key points. Explanations of key concepts, real-life examples and reflective points keep the theory grounded in classroom practice.
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100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Coding Martin Burrett (Author) Series:
100 Ideas for Teachers
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 128pp h198mm x w129mm 150g ISBN13: 9781472951373 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5137-3 ISBN10: 1472951379 EAN: 9781472951373 x Description: Coding comprises half of the National Curriculum strands for computing, and 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Coding is packed with resources that will give every teacher the confidence to deliver it. The easy-to-follow and practical activities in this book will be invaluable for all teachers, whether they are new to coding and just getting to grips with the basics, or are more experienced and wish to expand their repertoire. All the ideas have been carefully selected and written to be appropriate for the widest range of pupils' ages and abilities, and to be used with most coding platforms and devices - making them compatible with any existing scheme. Readers can also access and download additional free resources and templates online - 100 ideas is just the start! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Abolition of Britain Peter Hitchens (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h234mm x w153mm 558g ISBN13: 9781472959928 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5992-8 ISBN10: 1472959922 EAN: 9781472959928 x Description: How do you tell that a country has died? In this devastating, pessimistic, though critically-timed revised edition of his classic book, Peter Hitchens describes and regrets the abolition of Britain. In the years since Peter Hitchens first wrote The Abolition of Britain, he argues, there has been an acceleration in the decay of society and culture. Fewer people read; universities have become less and less free; more churches are closing; language has become more homogenised; the city skyline is emblematic of the triumph of Mammon; the monarchy is merely hanging on and immigration is at an unprecedented and unsustainable level, a fact accepted even by those who first welcomed its growth. Hitchens, a former revolutionary Marxist, is amazed and amused by the way in which the nominal Conservative Party has now embraced culturally and socially revolutionary ideas, especially about the family, sexual politics and education, which he would have thought ambitious in his days as a 1960s Trotskyist. As he writes, `my only concern now is to ensure that others, in some unimaginable future, will be able to find at least one voice which will explain to them how one of the fairest, kindest civilisations ever to have existed on earth ... should in so short a time have wasted its birthright and thrown away its gifts'. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East David D. Kirkpatrick (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 588g ISBN13: 9781408898451 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9845-1 ISBN10: 1408898454 EAN: 9781408898451 x Description: A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals 'This will be the must read on the destruction of Egypt's revolution and democratic moment' Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director of Human Rights Watch 'Sweeping, passionate ... An essential work of reportage for our time' Philip Gourevitch, author of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families In 2011, Egyptians of all sects, ages and social classes shook off millennia of autocracy, then elected a Muslim Brother as president. New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick arrived in Egypt with his family less than six months before the uprising first broke out in 2011. As revolution and violence engulfed the country, he lived through Cairo's hopes and disappointments alongside the diverse population of his new city. Into the Hands of the Soldiers is a heartbreaking story with a simple message: the failings of decades of autocratic rule are the reason for the chaos we see across the Arab world. Understanding the story of what happened in those years can help readers make sense of everything taking place across the region today - from the terrorist attacks in North Sinai to the bedlam in Syria and Libya. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours Truly: Staying Authentic in Leadership and Life Margarita Mayo (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Business
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 312pp h234mm x w156mm 620g ISBN13: 9781472950918 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5091-8 ISBN10: 1472950917 EAN: 9781472950918 x Description: At the heart of contemporary corporate leadership lies a crisis of confidence. Since the financial crash of 2008, distrust of employers among the workforce has dramatically increased due to a lack of authentic leadership. But how can leaders become and remain authentic? Yours Truly draws on a host of inspirational examples from executives of multinational corporations to political leaders and sports leaders, as well as more than two decades of research, in order to examine and explain the missing link in research into authentic leadership: how leaders strive for success, excellence and constant renewal, whilst remaining true to themselves. Margarita Mayo introduces the three characteristics - Heart, Habits and Harmony - that differentiate authentic from non-authentic leaders. Presented within a practical framework, the book provides a measurable guide to developing your own authentic power: Contagious passion that wins the hearts of others; Setting new habits of learning to empower others; and Enhancing harmony by building authentic contexts. Ideal for managers, senior executives and aspiring leaders, Yours Truly captures the value of authentic leadership in transforming organizations. The book strips away the seemingly magical, innate charismatic qualities of leaders in order to showcase a less mysterious and more practical process that can be followed by anyone.
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The Age of Dignity: Human Rights and Constitutionalism in Europe Catherine Dupre (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hart Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h234mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781509920013 ISBN13: 978-1-5099-2001-3 ISBN10: 1509920013 EAN: 9781509920013 x Description: Human dignity is one of the most challenging and exciting ideas for lawyers and political philosophers in the twenty-first century. Even though it is rapidly emerging as a core concept across legal systems, and is the first foundational value of the European Union and its overarching human rights commitment under the Lisbon Treaty, human dignity is still little understood and often mistrusted. Based on extensive comparative and cross-disciplinary research, this path-breaking monograph provides an innovative and critical investigation of human dignity's origins, development and above all its potential at the heart of European constitutionalism today. Grounding its analysis in the connections among human dignity, human rights, constitutional law and democracy, this book argues that human dignity's varied and increasing uses point to a deep transformation of European constitutionalism. At its heart are the construction and protection of constitutional time, and the multi-dimensional definition of humanity as human beings, citizens and workers. Anchored in a detailed comparative study of case law, including the two European supranational courts and domestic constitutional courts, especially those of Germany, the UK, France and Hungary, this monograph argues for a new understanding of European constitutionalism as a form of humanism. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Market Manipulation and Insider Trading: Regulatory Challenges in the United States of America, the European Union and the United Kingdom Ester Herlin-Karnell (Author) Nicholas Ryder (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hart Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
11 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h234mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781509903078 ISBN13: 978-1-5099-0307-8 ISBN10: 1509903070 EAN: 9781509903078 x Description: One of the emerging trends in the debate surround the causes of the global financial crisis which seriously started in 2008 has been the identification of the contributory factors. A great deal of literature has concluded that there were many factors including, inter alia, weak banking regulation, weak regulation of the consumer credit markets, securitisation and the spectacular collapse of the United States sub-prime mortgage sector. However, there has been an increasing amount of recognition that white collar crime was a significant factor that influenced the most recent financial crisis. The early body of research on the link between white collar crime and the financial crisis identified mortgage fraud as being one of the most prominent causes. However, this monograph seeks to identify a new version of and emerging type of white collar crime: market manipulation. Specific reference will be made to the manipulation of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the foreign exchange market (FOREX) and other relevant cases. In this monograph the authors will identify the association between the financial crisis and market manipulation and then critically consider the legislative, policy and enforcement responses in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Edge of Memory: Ancient Stories, Oral Tradition and the Post-Glacial World Patrick Nunn (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 288pp h216mm x w135mm 328g 8pp colour plate section and black and white illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781472943262 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4326-2 ISBN10: 1472943260 EAN: 9781472943262 x Description: In today's society it is generally the written word that holds the authority. We are more likely to trust the words found in a history textbook over the version of history retold by a friend - after all, human memory is unreliable, and how can you be sure your friend hasn't embellished the facts? But before humans were writing down their knowledge, they were telling it to each other in the form of stories. The Edge of Memory celebrates the predecessor of written information - the spoken word, tales from our ancestors that have been passed down, transmitting knowledge from one generation to the next. Among the most extensive and best-analysed of these stories are from native Australian cultures. These stories conveyed both practical information and recorded history, describing a lost landscape, often featuring tales of flooding and submergence. These folk traditions are increasingly supported by hard science. Geologists are starting to corroborate the tales through study of climatic data, sediments and land forms; the evidence was there in the stories, but until recently, nobody was listening. In this book, Patrick Nunn unravels the importance of these tales, exploring the science behind folk history from various places - including northwest Europe and India - and what it can tell us about environmental phenomena, from coastal drowning to volcanic eruptions. These stories of real events were passed across the generations, and over thousands of years, and they have broad implications for our understanding of how human societies have developed through the millennia, and ultimately how we respond collectively to changes in climate, our surroundings and the environment we live in. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs Mark Lynas (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h216mm x w135mm 436g ISBN13: 9781472946980 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4698-0 ISBN10: 1472946987 EAN: 9781472946980 x Description: 'Mark Lynas is a saint' Sunday Times 'Fluent, persuasive and surely right.' Evening Standard Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990s - working undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movement - he would descend on trial sites of genetically modified crops at night and hack them to pieces. Two decades later, most people around the world - from New York to China - still think that `GMO' foods are bad for their health or likely to damage the environment. But Mark has changed his mind. This book explains why. In 2013, in a world-famous recantation speech, Mark apologised for having destroyed GM crops. He spent the subsequent years touring Africa and Asia, and working with plant scientists who are using this technology to help smallholder farmers in developing countries cope better with pests, diseases and droughts. This book lifts the lid on the anti-GMO craze and shows how science was left by the wayside as a wave of public hysteria swept the world. Mark takes us back to the origins of the technology and introduces the scientific pioneers who invented it. He explains what led him to question his earlier
assumptions about GM food, and talks to both sides of this fractious debate to see what still motivates worldwide opposition today. In the process he asks - and answers - the killer question: how did we all get it so wrong on GMOs? 'An important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity.' Stephen Pinker 'I warmly recommend it.' Philip Pullman _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Science of Sin: Why We Do The Things We Know We Shouldn't Jack Lewis (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h216mm x w135mm 328g black and white illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781472936165 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-3616-5 ISBN10: 1472936167 EAN: 9781472936165 x Description: 'Entertaining and enlightening ... offers ways to temper our anti-social tendencies.' Dr Michael Mosley, science journalist and TV presenter It can often seem that we are utterly surrounded by temptation, from the ease of online shopping and the stream of targeted advertising encouraging us to greedily acquire yet more stuff, to the coffee, cake and fast-food shops that line our streets, beckoning us in to over-indulge on all the wrong things. It can feel like a constant battle to stay away from the temptations we know we shouldn't give in to. Where exactly do these urges come from? If we know we shouldn't do something, for the sake of our health, our pockets or our reputation, why is it often so very hard to do the right thing? Anyone who has ever wondered why they never seem to be able to stick to their diet, anyone to whom the world seems more vain and self-obsessed than ever, anyone who can't understand why love-cheats pursue their extra-marital affairs, anyone who struggles to resist the lure of the comfy sofa, or anyone who makes themselves bitter through endless comparison with other people, anyone who is addicted to their smartphone - this book is for you. The Science of Sin brings together the latest findings from neuroscience research to shed light on the universally fascinating subject of temptation where it comes from, how to resist it and why we all tend to succumb from time to time. With each chapter inspired by one of the seven deadly sins, neurobiologist Jack Lewis illuminates the neural battles between temptation and restraint that take place within our brains, suggesting strategies to help us better manage our most troublesome impulses with the explicit goal of improving our health, our happiness and our productivity - helping us to say `no!' more often, especially when it really counts. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eureka Edgar Allan Poe (Author) Series:
101 Pages series - Alma Classics
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 114pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847497703 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-770-3 ISBN10: 1847497705 x Description: Initially composed by Poe as a public lecture towards the end his career and considered by him the culmination of all his life's work, Eureka is an extended treatise about the creation, existence and the ultimate end of the world. An idiosyncratic blend of creative writing and scientific discourse, with unexpected forays into comedy and wordplay, this self-styled "prose poem" is a genre-defying masterpiece. Although it baffled the reading public of its time, Eureka found many prominent admirers, from Charles Baudelaire to W.H. Auden, and has since assembled an audience receptive to its unique appeal as a compendium of European thought that anticipated many current theories and discoveries while also pioneering many elements of science-fiction aesthetics.
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South: The Race to the Pole National Maritime Museum (Author) Pieter van der Merwe (Volume editor) Jeremy Michell (Volume editor) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Conway
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 208pp h246mm x w189mm 666g 120 photographs and maps ISBN13: 9781844864867 ISBN13: 978-1-84486-486-7 ISBN10: 1844864863 EAN: 9781844864867 x Description: Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale... Extract from Scott's `message to the public', March 1912. The late 1890s saw the start of a `heroic age' in polar exploration. This book tells the story of three men who were to embody the spirit of the time driven by courage, determination and ambition, to be the first to discover the South Pole - Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton. South: The Race to the Pole describes the extraordinary challenges faced and hardships endured in their attempts: Scott's first British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04 The exploits of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 The success of Amundsen's team in reaching the Pole in 1911 and the tragic events surrounding Scott's British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 Shackleton's dramatic journey to seek rescue after the destruction of his ship Endurance on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17 Illustrated throughout, the book contains a map depicting the routes of the various expeditions, crew lists, a selected bibliography and suggested reading, and recommended websites. This new revised edition will be thoroughly revised throughout and contain a new introduction to reflect new research and discoveries regarding these expeditions as well as more recent attempts in travelling to the Pole, in addition to containing new images from the Royal Museums Greenwich Collection. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeds Astro Navigation Tables 2019 Andy Du Port (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 80pp h297mm x w210mm ISBN13: 9781472956811 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5681-1 ISBN10: 1472956818 EAN: 9781472956811 x Description: Reeds Astro Navigation Tables is an established book of annual astro-navigation tables compiled specifically for the needs of yachtsmen. It contains all the information the ocean-going sailor needs (without the bulk) in order to navigate by the sun, moon, planets and stars, using tables devised by practical ocean navigators. This book, together with a sextant, will enable sailors to navigate confidently and safely when out of the sight of land. The book continues to feature the well-received additions of the past couple of years, including forms to help determine True Altitude (for the sun, planets and stars), Calculated Altitude (using the versine formula) and Azimuth (using the ABC Tables), as well as a pro forma for calculating Intercept. With 8 extra pages and an improved layout, there is plenty of space for making notes and calculations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeds Looseleaf Almanac 2019 inc binder Perrin Towler (Author) Mark Fishwick (Author) Series:
Reed's Almanac
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 1104pp h265mm x w192mm Full colour throughout ISBN13: 9781472957573 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5757-3 ISBN10: 1472957571 EAN: 9781472957573 x Description: The Reeds Looseleaf Almanac provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, including the Azores and Madeira. This is a versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form. The unique looseleaf format, bound inside a durable binder which stays open on the chart table, lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by complementing the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. The looseleaf format makes information access quick and easy whilst allowing the navigator to refresh it with the annual update pack. Includes 700 harbour chartlets, Harbour facilities, Tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, International codes and flags, Weather, Distance tables, Passage advice, Area planning charts, Rules of the road, Radio information, Communications, Safety, Mayday and distress procedures, and Documentation and Customs. The 2019 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes, and includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk "There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them" Sir Chay Blyth "The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs" Yachting World "On every cruising boat you'll find one of these. Don't start your engines without it" Motor Boat and Yachting "The bible of almanacs" Classic Boat _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack 2019 Perrin Towler (Author) Mark Fishwick (Author) Series:
Reed's Almanac
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 1104pp h265mm x w192mm Full colour throughout ISBN13: 9781472957580 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5758-0 ISBN10: 147295758X EAN: 9781472957580 x Description: The Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, the Azores and Madeira. A versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form, the Looseleaf Almanac is inserted into a durable binder which stays open on the chart table and lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by complementing the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. The Update Pack 2019 is for those who have bought the Reeds Looseleaf Almanac in previous years and just want to update their information rather than buy the binder again. Includes 700 harbour chartlets, Harbour facilities, Tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, International codes and flags, Weather, Distance tables,
Passage advice, Area planning charts, Rules of the road, Radio information, Communications, Safety, Documentation and customs. The 2019 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk "There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them" Sir Chay Blyth "The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs" Yachting World "On every cruising boat you'll find one of these. Don't start your engines without it" Motor Boat and Yachting "The bible of almanacs" Classic Boat _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The BBKA Guide to Beekeeping, Second Edition Ivor Davis (Author) Roger Cullum-Kenyon (Author) Series:
Edition:
2nd Revised edition
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 224pp h246mm x w189mm More than 100 full-colour photographs and artworks ISBN13: 9781472962430 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6243-0 ISBN10: 1472962435 EAN: 9781472962430 x Description: The number of people interested and active in keeping bees at an amateur level has continued to increase over the past few years in both rural and urban situations. This guide, aimed at beginning beekeepers, and the only one to be endorsed by the BBKA provides an authoritative text, along with clear photographs and illustrations. The book introduces the reader to beekeeping, including such areas as the workings of the colony, the structure of a hive, how to acquire bees and keep them healthy and what happens in each month in a beekeeping year. Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes, answers to frequently asked questions and fascinating facts about bees and honey. The new edition includes new step-by-step sequences to illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Happy Food: How eating well can lift your mood and bring you joy Niklas Ekstedt (Author) Henrik Ennart (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Absolute Press
Publisher:
Absolute Press
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h240mm x w169mm 777g Illustrated throughout with colour photography from David Loftus ISBN13: 9781472959980 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5998-0 ISBN10: 1472959981 EAN: 9781472959980 x Description: #1 International bestseller "I love Niklas's food, and it certainly makes me happy to eat it." Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Writing this book changed Niklas and Henrik's lives, and it could soon change yours too. In writing HAPPY FOOD they re-evaluated everything that
they had learned about food and stepped beyond the conversation around gut health to look at how the food we eat affects our brains and mental health, too. With so much going on in our daily lives, it's often much easier to grab fast food than cook a meal at home, and as a result so many of us our suffering both physically and mentally. Within these pages Niklas and Henrik look at how we can get what we need on a deep and nourishing level. You won't find a more interesting and hands-on book about this subject. The unbeatable combination of Ekstedt's recipes and kitchen know-how with Ennart's research and flowing narrative, along with beautiful pictures and impeccable Nordic cooking, makes this book a must-have. HAPPY FOOD brings Hygge and lagom into your kitchen, allowing everyone the chance to live and eat like the Scandinavians. With its practical and inspiring advice, HAPPY FOOD will be your companion in everyday life, both in and out of the kitchen. Ennart and Ekstedt elegantly navigate between the "Early Bird" health-shot and the anti-inflammatory burger all the way to super-beetroot juice. It's all about good food, and how the right meal can change your life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pilates for Pregnancy: A safe and effective guide for pregnancy and motherhood Anya Hayes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 192pp h234mm x w156mm 420g Full colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781472951076 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5107-6 ISBN10: 1472951077 EAN: 9781472951076 x Description: Pilates for Pregnancy is a straight talking, woman-to-woman exercise guide, focusing on pelvic floor and core strength, to improve your health, mood and energy during pregnancy. Clear, step-by-step Pilates exercises, tailored for the demands of each trimester, show you how to: - improve your posture as your bump grows - protect your back - especially when lifting older children - optimise the position of your baby for a better birth experience - help you release tension and create a positive mindset for birth - reconnect and restore your core postnatally, focusing on your pelvic floor muscles - including for Caesarean recovery. You'll find helpful advice and motivational tips from mums throughout, explaining how much Pilates improved their strength, birth experience and postnatal recovery, to help you prepare physically and mentally for your new arrival. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hand Weaving: The Basics Lynn Gray Ross (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Herbert Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 112pp h246mm x w189mm 100 colour illus ISBN13: 9781912217793 ISBN13: 978-1-912217-79-3 ISBN10: 1912217791 EAN: 9781912217793 x Description: This practical and inspirational book is perfect for beginners who want to learn the techniques of the traditional craft of hand weaving. Step-by-step instructions show how to weave on a frame loom, including changing yarns, mastering curves and using interlocking to create intricate patterns. There is also advice on spinning, dyeing yarns, designing your work, incorporating found objects, and constructing your own simple looms. Written by an experienced weaving teacher, this book contains all you need to know to get started weaving beautiful objects, and includes projects to make your own 'weavelets', purses and wall tapestries.
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Pilates for Living: Get stronger, fitter and healthier for an active later life Harri Angell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h234mm x w156mm 448g Packed with colour photographs ISBN13: 9781472947789 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4778-9 ISBN10: 1472947789 EAN: 9781472947789 x Description: Ageing successfully means learning how to make and maintain positive lifestyle changes to remain in the best of health. Not just living longer, but better, and embracing ageing, rather than dreading it. Regular Pilates practice can enable a fulfilling and active later life, helping to lower blood pressure and remove the causes of aches and pains, which can support independent living and good health. Pilates for Living combines simple and effective exercises, suitable for all levels and abilities, with expert advice and motivational interviews with those who testify to the transformative powers of Pilates. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fire Engines Eddie Baker (Author) Series:
Shire Library 852
Edition:
Imprint:
Shire Publications
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 64pp h210mm x w149mm ISBN13: 9781784423001 ISBN13: 978-1-78442-300-1 ISBN10: 1784423009 EAN: 9781784423001 x Description: More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history. The earliest water pumps had been developed by the eighteenth century - basic manual pumps that had to be hauled around by people or horses, and were often only used on fire-insured premises. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries horse-drawn, steam-powered fire engines, and eventually motorised fire engines, came to revolutionise firefighting, offering far greater versatility and the brigades came to be run by the municipalities. In this beautifully illustrated introduction, Eddie Baker charts the history of fire engines and their variants, and the increasingly complex equipment they have carried, such as high-rise ladders and high-pressure hoses. He also explains the wider history of the fire service and how the engines have been shaped by its needs and, most importantly, those of the firefighters themselves. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Bet I Can Make You Laugh: Poems by Joshua Seigal and Friends Joshua Seigal (Edited by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp h198mm x w129mm 115g ISBN13: 9781472955487 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5548-7 ISBN10: 147295548X EAN: 9781472955487
x Description: Packed full of stupendously silly, fantastically funny and hysterically hilarious poems, this brilliant anthology is edited by exciting young poet, Joshua Seigal. Featuring a diverse range of contributors and some brand new poems from Joshua himself, this book is perfect for anyone who needs a giggle or a belly laugh! Joshua's first book, I Don't Like Poetry was shortlisted for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards (the UK's only prize for funny children's books) and this book is a marvellous mixture of his subversive humour and insight into the world of children. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RSPB Nature Tracker's Handbook Nick Baker (Author) Series:
RSPB
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 288pp h210mm x w148mm 538g 500 photographs and artwork ISBN13: 9781472961013 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6101-3 ISBN10: 1472961013 EAN: 9781472961013 x Description: Every animal leaves some kind of trace as it passes and the art of tracking is very much like learning to read. If you learn to read the signs left by footprints, leftover food, droppings and scrapes in the earth you will soon be able to tell the story of an animal's life, packed with fascinating details and hidden meanings This new book shows readers how to find and interpret the evidence that animals leave behind, from a footprint, a bent blade of grass, a soil disturbance or a chewed nut or leaf. Combined with other signs, tracks and trails they will soon be able to build a profile of a huge range of creatures. Readers will not only learn the difference between a poo and a pellet; but will be able to spot the differences between pellets regurgitated by a variety of bird species. Written by popular nature presenter, Nick Baker, and beautifully designed and illustrated, the book is a brand new approach to the curious science of nature tracking. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nightingales in November: A Year in the Lives of Twelve British Birds Mike Dilger (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781472962423 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6242-3 ISBN10: 1472962427 EAN: 9781472962423 x Description: Have you ever wondered what `our' birds get up to when they're not pinching our peanuts, pilfering our pyracantha berries or nesting under the eaves of our homes? The One Show's natural history star Mike Dilger tells us the answers in Nightingales in November. This brilliant almanac tells the very different personal and annual stories of twelve well-known birds we deign to call `British'. Through a lyrical narrative, Nightingales in November showcases amazing avian facts gleaned over decades by birdwatchers, ringers, nest recorders and migration recorders. The perfect `dip-into' book, any enquiring naturalist will be able to find out such facts as where British-breeding swallows spend Christmas Day, when to look out for juvenile tawny owls, or when is the best date in the calendar to listen out for nightingales. By using a combination of cutting-edge satellite technology and millions of ringing records, Nightingales in November reveals the mysteries of migration, tracking the regular movements of, for example, cuckoos for the eight months they're not in the UK, or divulging why not all robins are the `stay-at-home' territorial types we once imagined.
Illustrated throughout by Darren Woodhead, the birds featured include a rich mix of resident birds, summer visitors, winter visitors and passage migrants. Nightingales in November is a great read for anyone with a fondness for British birds. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds Simon Harrap (Author) Series:
RSPB
Edition:
2nd Revised edition
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 224pp 272g ISBN13: 9781472962621 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6262-1 ISBN10: 1472962621 EAN: 9781472962621 x Description: This edition of the best-selling field guide from the RSPB is compact, informative and beautifully illustrated, and features 215 of the most common birds found in Britain. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Bird Guide Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 216pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963758 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6375-8 ISBN10: 147296375X EAN: 9781472963758 x Description: This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the birds of Britain and the near Continent. It covers more than 250 species, which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show - where relevant - variations in plumage, for example for male, female and juvenile birds, and breeding and non-breeding birds. A concise written account covering size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a foldout insert illustrating such topics as variations in plumage in flying birds of different species. Renowned natural history artists Richard Allen, David Daly, Szabolc Kokay, Dan Cole and Stephen Message painted the illustrations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Coastal Bird Guide Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 192pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963819 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6381-9 ISBN10: 1472963814 EAN: 9781472963819
x Description: This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the coastal birds of Britain and the near Continent. It covers more than 170 species, which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show - where relevant - variations in plumage, for example for male, female and juvenile birds, and breeding and non-breeding birds. A concise written account covering size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page.
The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a foldout insert illustrating such topics as variations in plumage in flying birds of different species.
Renowned natural history artists Richard Allen, David Daly, Szabolc Kokay, Dan Cole and Stephen Message painted the artworks. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals: Second Edition Jonathan Kingdon (Author) Series:
Edition:
2nd Revised edition
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
16 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 640pp h216mm x w140mm 1148g 500+ colour illustrations, 300+ maps ISBN13: 9781472962447 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6244-7 ISBN10: 1472962443 EAN: 9781472962447 x Description: Jonathan Kingdon, one of the world's foremost authorities on African mammals, has both written and illustrated this landmark field guide. The unique combination of his extensive field experience and artistic talent has produced a stunning work that sets new standards. The concise text provides full information on identification, distribution, ecology, relationships and conservation status, with introductory profiles that summarise the characteristics of each mammal group. All known species of African land mammal are covered, with coverage of several of the more complex groups of small mammals simplified by reference to genera. Classification has been fully updated and this new edition includes many newly recognised species. With over 780 colour illustrations, numerous line drawings and more than 520 maps, this book will be an essential companion to anyone visiting Africa or with an interest in the mammals of the continent. Competition note: There are regional mammal books covering southern Africa, for example, but none that covers the whole continent in a portable format. The smaller-format and more concise Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals may be more appealing to a more general safari market, but is much less comprehensive and more out of date. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Minibeasts with Jess French: Masses of mindblowing minibeast facts! Jess French (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Natural History
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 128pp h246mm x w189mm 1000g 250 colour photographs ISBN13: 9781472939555 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-3955-5 ISBN10: 1472939557 EAN: 9781472939555 x Description: Fancy meeting a foot-long centipede or a spider the size of your dinner plate? Willing to let the world's weirdest and most fascinating minibeasts join you on your sofa?
Then allow Jess French to lead you head first through the unbelievable world of invertebrates and explore their incredible adaptations, from dancing scorpions and blood-sucking moths to zombie spiders and slime-shooting worms. Marvel at how minibeasts have evolved to survive in almost every describable habitat. Discover the fascinating ways they find food, mate, fight, hide and collaborate in even the most extreme conditions! And pore over more than 250 breathtakingly detailed photographs of astonishing invertebrates. With her unparalled zeal for minibeasts, Jess will enlighten you on the most fascinating and intense aspects of the minibeast world, revealing everything from cloaks made of corpses to mid-flight kamikaze mating. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Butterfly and Moth Guide Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963772 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6377-2 ISBN10: 1472963776 EAN: 9781472963772 x Description: This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the butterflies and moths of Britain and the near Continent. It covers more than 150 species, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show - where relevant - variations in colour, for example for male and female butterflies, as well as some of the most spectacular caterpillars. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, flight times, distribution, foodplants and habits appears on the same page. Renowned natural history artists including Cy Baker, David Daly, Colin Emberson and Lyn Wells painted the illustrations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Insect Guide Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963765 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6376-5 ISBN10: 1472963768 EAN: 9781472963765 x Description: This beautifully illustrated pocket field guide is packed with information on the marvellous variety of insects that inhabits Britain and the near Continent. It includes more than 180 species, including dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs and flies, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, distribution, foodplants and habits appears on the same page as the illustrations for each species. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a fold-out insert with at-a-glance illustrations showing comparisons between similar species. Renowned natural history artists Sandra Doyle and Stuart Carter painted the illustrations.
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Horses Bob Langrish (Photographs by) Nicola Jane Swinney (Author) Bob Langrish (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Featherstone
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 160pp h260mm x w220mm 150 colour photographs ISBN13: 9781472962416 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6241-6 ISBN10: 1472962419 EAN: 9781472962416 x Description: The lives of humans and horses have been intricately linked for thousands of years, with equines depicted in cave paintings dating back to 5000BC. Horses have been developed by humans for many purposes - for war, for working in the field and in industry, for competitive sports events such as the Olympic Games, and as pets. Horses covers the world's most charismatic and iconic breeds, from the noble Arab and Akhal-Teke, through working breeds such as the mighty Percheron and diminutive Fell pony, to 'primitive' equines such as Przewalski's Horse and the Polish Konik. Each breed entry showcases a unique and beautiful equine breed, showing it in magnificent full-colour photographs; these are accompanied by a historical account of the breed's origins and history. More than 70 amazingly diverse breeds are featured. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Orchid Summer: In Search of the Wildest Flowers of the British Isles Jon Dunn (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h216mm x w135mm 519g ISBN13: 9781408880883 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8088-3 ISBN10: 1408880881 EAN: 9781408880883 x Description: A heady celebration of the beauty and history of the wild orchid species of the British Isles, embraced in one glorious and kaleidoscopic summer-long hunt by naturalist Jon Dunn From the chalk downs of the south coast of England to the heathery moorland of the Shetland Isles, and from the holy island of Lindisfarne in the east to the Atlantic frontier of western Ireland, Orchid Summer is a journey into Britain and Ireland's most beautiful corners. The flowers that are the focus of this treasure hunt are exquisite and diverse. Some resemble insects and develop scents that mimic the smell of a virgin female wasp in order to lure male wasps to sample their unsatisfying charms. Some tower above the surrounding vegetation; others are vanishingly small and discrete. Some are sweetly scented; others smell of ripe billy goats. Some can be readily found but some will prove more elusive - none more so than the last to flower, the rarest of them all, the ghost orchid... Capturing the intoxicating beauty of these rare and charismatic flowers, Orchid Summer is also an exploration of their history, their champions, their place in our landscape and the threats they face. Combining infectious enthusiasm and a painterly eye with a deep knowledge that comes from a lifetime's passionate devotion to their study, Dunn sweeps us up on his adventure, one from which it is impossible not to emerge enchanted and enriched. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Mushroom Guide Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963789 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6378-9 ISBN10: 1472963784 EAN: 9781472963789 x Description: This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on 200 species of fungi found in Britain and the near Continent. The range covered demonstrates the incredible variety that exists within the world of fungi, from the better-known groups such as the boletes and russulas, to more esoteric and often strangely shaped types like bracket fungi, clubs, corals, puffballs, stinkhorns and elfcups. All the species are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show - where relevant - characteristics of shape and other aspects of appearance that change during their lives. A concise written account covers size, description, habitat and the season in which each fungus may be found. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, making this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, this book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. It also includes a foldout insert with at-a-glance illustrations showing comparisons between similarlooking fungi. Renowned natural history artists including Cy Baker, David Daly, Colin Emberson and Lyn Wells painted the illustrations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Tree Guide Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963796 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6379-6 ISBN10: 1472963792 EAN: 9781472963796 x Description: This beautifully illustrated pocket field guide is packed with information on the trees of Britain and the near Continent. It covers more than 160 species, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show details of mature trees, leaves, growth patterns and other interesting features. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page as the illustrations for each species. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks help in accurate identification, making this book an invaluable reference source. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the natural history enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. A fold-out insert with at-a-glance pictures showing comparisons between trees helps quick and easy identification of various species. Renowned natural history artists including Cy Baker, David Daly, Colin Emberson and Lyn Wells painted the illustrations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concise Wild Flower Guide Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
The Wildlife Trusts
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h130mm x w90mm ISBN13: 9781472963802 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6380-2 ISBN10: 1472963806 EAN: 9781472963802 x Description: This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common wild flowers of Britain and the near Continent. It covers more than 180 species, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show details of the flowers, leaves and growth habit of the plant. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, flowering time, distribution and habits appears on the same page. The easy-tofollow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home.
It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a foldout insert with at-a-glance illustrations showing flowers grouped by colour. Renowned natural history artists including Cy Baker, David Daly, Colin Emberson and Lyn Wells painted the illustrations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4th Rock from the Sun: The Story of Mars Nicky Jenner (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 8pp colour plate section ISBN13: 9781472922526 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-2252-6 ISBN10: 1472922522 EAN: 9781472922526 x Description: Mars is ingrained in our culture, from David Bowie's extra-terrestrial spiders to H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. The red planet has inspired hundreds of scientists, authors and filmmakers - but why? What is it about this particular planet that makes it so intriguing? Ancient mythologies defined Mars as a violent harbinger of war, and astrologers found meaning in the planet's dance through the sky. Stargazers puzzled over Mars's unfamiliar properties; some claimed to see canals criss-crossing its surface, while images from early spacecraft showed startling faced and pyramids carved out of rusty rock. Did Martians exist? If so, were they intelligent, civilised beings? We now have a better understanding of Mars: its red hue, small moons, atmosphere (or lack of it), and mysterious past. Robots have trundled across the planet's surface, beaming back astonishing views of the alien landscape and seeking clues on how it has evolved. While little green Martians are now firmly the preserve of literature, evidence is growing that the now arid, frozen planet was once warmer, wetter, and possibly thronging with microbial life. Soon, we may set food on the planet. What challenges are involved, and how are we preparing for them? Is there a future for humanity on Mars? In 4th Rock from the Sun, Nicky Jenner reviews Mars in its entirety, exploring its nature, attributes, potential as a human colony and impact on 3rd Rock-culture - everything you need to know about the Red Planet. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You Can Achieve More: Live By Design, Not By Default Shiv Khera (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury India
Publisher:
Bloomsbury India
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: India Paperback 296pp h216mm x w140mm 380g ISBN13: 9789386950529 ISBN13: 978-93-86950-52-9 ISBN10: 9386950529 EAN: 9789386950529 x Description: While it is often said that a person with a negative attitude cannot be helped, it is also true that a person with a positive attitude cannot be stopped. Life is an obstacle course in which we can often become our own biggest obstacle, but a positive attitude can be transformational. In one sense, this book is a road map for a life journey in achieving more. It offers direction and can help you make positive decisions in a noisy and cluttered environment. Success is neither a miracle nor a mystery. It is the natural outcome of consistently applying certain principles on an ongoing basis. Success does not depend upon special skills, formal education or superior intelligence. Success is a matter of understanding and acting upon principles that have been in existence for centuries. These principles may be simple in themselves but none of them will work unless they are put into firm and decisive action. This book effectively teaches not only the principles of success but also how to avoid expensive and demoralising mistakes. The principles themselves are universal, cutting across country, culture and religion. Diligently practising them will help you develop confidence and allow your life to become more meaningful and rewarding. Applying these principles may require a lot of self-discipline and commitment but, once learned and applied, the results can be rewarding and gratifying. If you want to be successful and happy, then become a student and study the life of successful people in depth; if you want to become wealthy, then study the principles of acquiring wealth. Learning to make a living and learning to live are two different things. This book helps you design a more meaningful life, by making positive choices and avoiding the most common pitfalls. Acquiring facts is knowledge; interpreting facts is understanding; and the proper application of facts is wisdom. This book by Shiv Khera is designed to help you create an action plan to optimize your potential - in other words, to achieve more. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish) Christine Armstrong (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Green Tree
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm 512g ISBN13: 9781472956224 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5622-4 ISBN10: 1472956222 EAN: 9781472956224 x Description: It's time for a different conversation about working and parenting. As our working days get ever longer and our phones keep so many of us glued to work, the needs of our children and the world of school and childcare has not changed at all. School summer holidays are still longer than our annual leave. Working mothers everywhere are tearing themselves apart, trying to meet the needs of their children, their relationships and their careers and too often feeling like they are failing. So is there a solution? When Christine Armstrong became a mother, it never occurred to her that she would want to give up her job. But the truth is, combining work and small kids is hard, and when Christine tried it, she found herself desolate with misery. Determined to find a way forward, she looked for answers by interviewing other working mums and found that she wasn't alone. The Mother of All Jobs brings together the wisdom of the women who opened up about everything (and we mean everything) into a manifesto for happy professional families. Ignoring the glossy lives presented on social media, this book shows that, while it's not always pretty, working parents can thrive if they have the knowledge others learnt the hard way.
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The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football's Super-rich Owners WINNER FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR, SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2018 James Montague (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 238g ISBN13: 9781472923127 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-2312-7 ISBN10: 147292312X EAN: 9781472923127 x Description: Once upon a time football was run by modest local businessmen. Today it is the plaything of billionaire oligarchs, staggeringly wealthy from oil and gas, from royalty, or from murkier sources. But who are these new masters of the universe? Where did all their money come from? And what do they want with our beautiful game? While almost cloaked in secrecy, the billionaire owner has to raise his head above the bunker when it comes to football ownership - a rare Achilles heel that allows access to worlds normally off limits journalists and outsiders. In the Billionaires Club James Montague delves deeper than anyone ever dared, to tell this story for the first time. He criss-crosses the world - from Dhaka to Doha, from China to Crewe, from St Louis to London, from Bangkok to Belgium - to profile this new elite, their network of money and their influence that defies geographic boundaries. The Billionaires Club is part history of club ownership, part in-depth investigation into the money and influence that connects the super-rich around the globe, and part travel book as he follows the ever-shifting trail around the globe in an attempt to reveal the real force behind modern-day football. At its heart The Billionaires Club is a football book, about some of the biggest clubs in the world. But it is also about something bigger: the world around us, the global economy, where the world is headed and how football has become an essential cog in this machine. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Runner: Four Years Living and Running in the Wilderness Markus Torgeby (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 192pp h234mm x w153mm 318g 8pp four colour plate section ISBN13: 9781472954978 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5497-8 ISBN10: 1472954971 EAN: 9781472954978 x Description: 'The most beautiful book I ever read.' - Rune Larsson, ultra-distance runner Markus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate himself to his one true passion: running. He lived in a tent in the wilderness, braving the harsh Swedish winters - for four years. This is his story. An international bestseller, this extraordinary book is a powerful exploration of running, resilience, loss, and self-discovery. A talented long-distance runner in his teens, Markus Torgeby excelled in training, but often failed inexplicably in competition. Pressurised by his coach and consumed by the suffering of his MS-afflicted mother, he chose to do something that most of us only dream of: escape the modern world. In his stripped-back lifestyle in the woods, surviving with the bare minimum of supplies and enduring extreme cold, he found salvation and ultimately his true direction in life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeds Channel Almanac 2019 Perrin Towler (Author) Mark Fishwick (Author) Series:
Reed's Almanac
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 320pp h265mm x w192mm Full colour throughout ISBN13: 9781472957559 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5755-9 ISBN10: 1472957555 EAN: 9781472957559 x Description: The Reeds Channel Almanac covers the south coast of England from the Scilly Isles to Dover, the Channel Islands and northern France from Calais to L'Aberildut, offering cruising and racing yachtsmen ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format. Completely updated for 2019, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures - in fact everything the cruising yachtsman needs to know. The spiral binding allows the Almanac to be opened flat on the chart table and the large type size and clear layout makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the length of the English Channel. Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk 'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them.' Sir Chay Blyth _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeds Eastern Almanac 2019 Perrin Towler (Author) Mark Fishwick (Author) Series:
Reed's Almanac
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h265mm x w192mm Full colour harbour charts throughout ISBN13: 9781472957535 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5753-5 ISBN10: 1472957539 EAN: 9781472957535 x Description: The Reeds Eastern Almanac covers the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and from Niewport to Delfzjil and Helgoland. It is the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format. Completely updated for 2019, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information around UK and European waters, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The spiral binding allows the Almanac to be opened flat on the chart table and the large type and clear layout makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the North Sea. Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk 'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them.' Sir Chay Blyth
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Reeds Nautical Almanac 2019 Perrin Towler (Author) Mark Fishwick (Author) Series:
Reed's Almanac
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 1104pp h265mm x w192mm Full colour harbour charts and diagrams throughout ISBN13: 9781472957627 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5762-7 ISBN10: 1472957628 EAN: 9781472957627 x Description: Reeds Nautical Almanac is the indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters, and provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and Madeira. The 2019 edition continues the Almanac's tradition of year on year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the bible of almanacs for anyone going to sea. The 2019 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes, and includes: 700 harbour chartlets; tide tables and tidal streams; buoyage and lights; 7,500 waypoints; invaluable passage notes; distance tables; radio, weather and safety information; first aid section. Also: a free Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reeds Western Almanac 2019 Perrin Towler (Author) Mark Fishwick (Author) Series:
Reed's Almanac
Edition:
Imprint:
Reeds
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h265mm x w192mm Full colour harbour charts throughout ISBN13: 9781472957511 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5751-1 ISBN10: 1472957512 EAN: 9781472957511 x Description: The Reeds Western Almanac covers the coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, and is ideal for any boater lucky enough to cruise and race in the superb waters off the coast of Western Scotland, Ireland or Western England. It offers ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format. Completely updated for 2019, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The spiral binding allows the Almanac to be opened flat on the chart table and the large type size and clear layout makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. It is the complete guide for both Irish and Scottish mariners as well as those cruising the UK west coast. Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk 'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them.'
Sir Chay Blyth _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta Kushanava Choudhury (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408888834 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8883-4 ISBN10: 1408888831 EAN: 9781408888834 x Description: 'Witty, polished, honest and insightful, The Epic City is likely to become for Calcutta what Suketu Mehta's classic Maximum City is for Mumbai' William Dalrymple, Observer When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of twelve, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times. After graduating from Princeton, he moved back to Calcutta, the city which his immigrant parents had abandoned. Taking a job at a newspaper, he found the streets of his childhood unchanged. Shouting hawkers still overran the footpaths, fish sellers squatted on bazaar floors; and politics still meant barricades and bus burnings. The Epic City is a soulful, compelling and often hilarious account of this metropolis of fifteen million people that is truly a world unto itself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Being a Princess is Very Hard Work Sarah KilBride (Author) Ada Grey (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h274mm x w245mm 391g ISBN13: 9781408881934 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8193-4 ISBN10: 1408881934 EAN: 9781408881934 x Description: Being a princess is very hard work, there's so much to do it would drive you berserk! Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a REAL princess? How many thrones you need to sit on and how many hands you have to shake? Not to mention how many frogs you're supposed to kiss ... ?! BLEURGH. Perhaps being a regular girl is better after all ... A hilarious feel-good story for all would-be princesses to help teach them they are perfect just as they are. From the author of the bestselling Princess Evie's Ponies series, and illustrator of the bestselling Royal Baby series. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One Shoe Two Shoes Caryl Hart (Author) Edward Underwood (Illustrated by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 32pp h300mm x w237mm 206g ISBN13: 9781408873052 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7305-2 ISBN10: 1408873052 EAN: 9781408873052 x Description: Shoes, shoes and more shoes ... this book is bursting with them. From party shoes and flip-flops to cowboy boots and clogs, there's a pair here to suit everyone. There's even a shoe house for a little mouse! Jolly, rhythmic text carries you playfully along in this delightfully stylish book that introduces colours and numbers in a gentle and fun way. Will appeal to adults and children alike. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One Shoe Two Shoes Caryl Hart (Author) Edward Underwood (Illustrated by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h300mm x w237mm 402g ISBN13: 9781408873045 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7304-5 ISBN10: 1408873044 EAN: 9781408873045 x Description: Shoes, shoes and more shoes ... this book is bursting with them. From party shoes and flip-flops to cowboy boots and clogs, there's a pair here to suit everyone. There's even a shoe house for a little mouse! Jolly, rhythmic text carries you playfully along in this delightfully stylish book that introduces colours and numbers in a gentle and fun way. Will appeal to adults and children alike. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Little Owl's First Day Debi Gliori (Author) Alison Brown (Illustrated by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 32pp h274mm x w245mm ISBN13: 9781408892213 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9221-3 ISBN10: 1408892219 EAN: 9781408892213 x Description: It's a big day for Little Owl. His first day at school. Little Owl doesn't want a big day though. He'd rather stay at home and have fun with Mummy and Baby Owl.
But at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even make a tiny new friend. Maybe big days spent with friends can be lots of fun after all! From the bestselling creators of Little Owl's Egg comes another gentle and comforting story about the lovable Little Owl. Perfect for any little one starting nursery or school. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lulu at the Zoo Camilla Reid (Author) Ailie Busby (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 20pp h250mm x w250mm Colour ISBN13: 9781408828175 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-2817-5 ISBN10: 1408828170 EAN: 9781408828175 x Description: Lulu is the perfect character to introduce preschoolers to first experiences. Join her as she spends a fun day at the zoo and meets a whole host of noisy animals. With an accessible tone, warm and reassuring text and interactive flaps to lift on every page, Lulu at the Zoo is the perfect introduction to exciting visits out and about. Popular, trusted and reassuring, the Lulu picture, novelty and board books make the perfect companion for inquisitive little minds. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My First Book of London Charlotte Guillain (Author) Roland Dry (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 48pp h210mm x w210mm 341g ISBN13: 9781408897607 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9760-7 ISBN10: 1408897601 EAN: 9781408897607 x Description: London is one of the most exciting cities in the world! But if you are a young visitor where should you go and what should you look out for? Go for a ride on the London Eye, watch street performer spectacles at Covent Garden and stand under a life-sized model of a blue whale at the Natural History Museum. In this revised and updated edition of the much-loved My First Book of London, a fun question-and-answer format introduces young readers to the famous sights of this fascinating city. Stunning illustrations bring each feature to life and provide an ideal way for your child to learn about London and the fun of exploring it! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Selfish Crocodile Anniversary Edition Faustin Charles (Author) Michael Terry (Illustrated by) Series:
The Selfish Crocodile
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 32pp h245mm x w274mm 218g ISBN13: 9781408885253 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8525-3 ISBN10: 1408885255 EAN: 9781408885253 x Description: Every morning a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts this selfish message: `Stay away from my river! It's MY river! If you come in my river, I'll eat you all!' The animals in the forest don't know what to do. They are frightened of the crocodile. Even the fish, tadpoles, frogs, crabs and crayfish stay out of the water. Until one day the creatures are woken by a loud groaning sound which turns out to be the selfish crocodile in a lot of pain, and the smallest of them all, a little mouse, finds a way to solve their snappy dilemma! Celebrate 20 years of the classic The Selfish Crocodile with this anniversary edition! Astoundingly bright, bold illustrations bring to life all the wonderful creatures of the forest in a rainbow of colours. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grandmas from Mars Michelle Robinson (Author) Fred Blunt (Illustrated by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h274mm x w245mm 416g ISBN13: 9781408888773 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8877-3 ISBN10: 1408888777 EAN: 9781408888773 x Description: Fred and Nell's grandma is babysitting and the kids couldn't be happier. But hang on, there's something not quite right about her. In fact, she's acting very strangely indeed. And is that a spare eyeball? A tail? A striped tongue? That's NOT their grandma; it's an alien ... RUUUUUUN! Find out how Fred and Nell overcome the invasion by grandmas from Mars (and get their own grandma back!) in this completely crazy and brilliantly bonkers, fun and irreverent picture book from the talented Michelle Robinson, with illustrations by rising star Fred Blunt. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Norman the Knight Gets a Fright Mark Sperring (Author) Ed Eaves (Freelance illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h245mm x w274mm 446g ISBN13: 9781408873984 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7398-4 ISBN10: 1408873982 EAN: 9781408873984 x
Description: Meet Norman the Brave: He's in need of some knaves to help him get ready for royal parades. Can you protect Norman? Can you polish his armour? Darn his socks? Feed his horse? Could this be the job for you? Or is being a knave more difficult than it seems? Fire-breathing dragons, trusty steeds, bandits, brigands and ... a pair of medieval pants - you'll find them all in this fun adventure for brave knights everywhere. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Norman the Knight Gets a Fright Mark Sperring (Author) Ed Eaves (Freelance illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Picture book 32pp h274mm x w245mm 216g ISBN13: 9781408873991 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7399-1 ISBN10: 1408873990 EAN: 9781408873991 x Description: Meet Norman the Brave: He's in need of some knaves to help him get ready for royal parades. Can you protect Norman? Can you polish his armour? Darn his socks? Feed his horse? Could this be the job for you? Or is being a knave more difficult than it seems? Fire-breathing dragons, trusty steeds, bandits, brigands and ... a pair of medieval pants - you'll find them all in this fun adventure for brave knights everywhere. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Princess Swashbuckle Hollie Hughes (Author) Deborah Allwright (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 32pp h268mm x w268mm 226g Full colour throughout ISBN13: 9781408862810 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6281-0 ISBN10: 1408862816 EAN: 9781408862810 x Description: Tired of the same old princess-meets-her-prince stories? Bored of princesses in frilly pink dresses? Fed up with princes getting all the action? Yes? So is Princess Swashbuckle. She's Swashbuckle by name, swashbuckling by nature and she's about to show the world what a great pirate captain she can be. Charmingly breaking the mould, Princess Swashbuckle is a rollicking tale of adventure and finding your own happy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Princess Swashbuckle Hollie Hughes (Author) Deborah Allwright (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h268mm x w268mm 478g Full colour throughout ISBN13: 9781408862803 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6280-3 ISBN10: 1408862808 EAN: 9781408862803 x Description: Tired of the same old princess-meets-her-prince stories? Bored of princesses in frilly pink dresses? Fed up with princes getting all the action? Yes? So is Princess Swashbuckle. She's Swashbuckle by name, swashbuckling by nature and she's about to show the world what a great pirate captain she can be. Charmingly breaking the mould, Princess Swashbuckle is a rollicking tale of adventure and finding your own happy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ruby's Worry Tom Percival (Author) Tom Percival (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h300mm x w237mm 446g ISBN13: 9781408892138 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9213-8 ISBN10: 1408892138 EAN: 9781408892138 x Description: Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it's not such a big worry, and that's all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a must-have for all children's bookshelves. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Olobob Top: The Amazing World of Olobob Top Leigh Hodgkinson (Author) Leigh Hodgkinson (Illustrated by) Steve Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 24pp h305mm x w238mm ISBN13: 9781408897652 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9765-2 ISBN10: 1408897652 EAN: 9781408897652 x Description: What fun we can have with the Olobobs! Olobob Forest is full of shapes, colours and...adventures! Help Big Fish find her pretty thing, get lost in the underground tunnel with Deeno, play hide-and-seek with Lalloo and Bobble and make a constellated maze across the sky. This amazing activity and sticker book, based on the widely successful CBeebies series, welcomes little ones to the amazing world of Olobob Top with engaging and colourful activities! Olobob Top is the exciting CBeebies animated pre-school TV series that follows Tib, Lalloo and Bobble, which has already received an overwhelmingly
positive response. There are lots of adventures to be had, but there are often some problems to face along the way. Don't worry,the Olobobs know that the right amount of imagination, inventiveness and creativity can solve anything - from building a new house for a friend, to planning a party to finding something lost. Bloomsbury's Olobob Top series allows children to extend and explore their own creativity, just like the Olobobs,whether it's by learning new shapes and numbers or creating their own imaginative world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fantastically Great Women Who Made History Activity Book Kate Pankhurst (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Activity Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 32pp h305mm x w238mm ISBN13: 9781408899151 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9915-1 ISBN10: 1408899159 EAN: 9781408899151 x Description: Join even more of the world's most inspiring women in this amazing activity book based on Kate Pankhurst's Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, the eagerly anticipated follow up to Kate Pankhurst's hugely successful Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, number one best-selling children's non-fiction title in 2017. Full of fun activities and over 200 stickers, along with nuggets of information about these amazing women to accompany each activity, prepare to spend endless hours of fun with Harriet Tubman, Mary Shelley, Pocahontas; Josephine Baker, Valentina Tereshkova and many more! Bite-size text and informative text accompany these brilliantly fun activities. With over 200 stickers, this is the perfect activity book to celebrate girl power! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dumper Truck Danger Rose Impey (Author) Chris Chatterton (Illustrated by) Series:
Dino Diggers
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 24pp h250mm x w250mm 187g ISBN13: 9781408872482 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7248-2 ISBN10: 140887248X EAN: 9781408872482 x Description: Today the Dino Diggers are building a petrol station for Mr Dei Nonychus, but disaster strikes when the town bridge collapses due to a storm. Time to call the Dino Diggers to the rescue! The third book in a new series for fans of dinosaurs and diggers, with a fantastic free slot-together novelty included in every book. Collect the whole series for hours of dino fun! For fans of Amazing Machines and Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Kew: Lift and Look Bugs Tracy Cottingham (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Activity Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Board book 12pp h180mm x w180mm 398g ISBN13: 9781408889817 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8981-7 ISBN10: 1408889811 EAN: 9781408889817 x Description: Who is busy in the hive? What is flying around the pond? Who is hiding in the trees? Lift the flaps to peek into a honeycomb, count the beetles, or look for bugs underground. With bright illustrations and simple and accessible text, this is the perfect first introduction to bugs. Bloomsbury's Lift and Look board books are packed full of large cut-out flaps, specially designed for little hands. They also feature bright and beautiful illustrations and fun, engaging text, which children will adore. Available in a range of young children's favourite topics, including Flowers and Plants, Garden, School, Dinosaurs and Space. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Olobob Top: Let's Visit Norbet's Shop Leigh Hodgkinson (Author) Leigh Hodgkinson (Illustrated by) Steve Smith (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Board book 12pp h180mm x w180mm ISBN13: 9781408897638 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9763-8 ISBN10: 1408897636 EAN: 9781408897638 x Description: The Olobobs are having a party for Gurdy, but one thing is missing...a present! Join Tib, Lalloo, and Bobble on their trip to Norbet's shop to find the perfect gift for Gurdy's important and exciting day! Lift the flaps and uncover yummy cakes, balloons,hats, and the many wonders of Norbet's shop! Olobob Top is the exciting CBeebies animated pre-school TV series that follows Tib, Lalloo and Bobble, which has already received an overwhelmingly positive response. There are lots of adventures to be had, but there are often some problems to face along the way. Don't worry,the Olobobs know that the right amount of imagination, inventiveness and creativity can solve anything - from building a new house for a friend, to planning a party to finding something lost. Bloomsbury's Olobob Top series allows children to extend and explore their own creativity, just like the Olobobs,whether it's by learning new shapes and numbers or creating their own imaginative world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Trouble on the Farm Chris Higgins (Author) Emily MacKenzie (Illustrated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Feb 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 128pp h182mm x w129mm 128g ISBN13: 9781408868874 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6887-4 ISBN10: 1408868873 EAN: 9781408868874 x Description: Bella is going to visit a farm! Tom and Kizzy have invited her to spend the day at their place. She'll get to meet the cows, play with Fetch the dog, see the big red tractor and pick raspberries with her new friends. But at the last minute, someone else comes to the farm too - Magda! Before she knows it, Bella's visit turns into a tractor-crash involving runaway farm animals, too many pasties, an unexpected wedding and lots and lots of cow poo! With laugh-out-loud funny writing by Chris Higgins and delightful illustrations by the award-winning Emily MacKenzie, this series is perfect for fans of Kes Gray's Daisy books and the classic My Naughty Little Sister. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Girl with the Dragon Heart Stephanie Burgis (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 240g ISBN13: 9781408880777 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8077-7 ISBN10: 1408880776 EAN: 9781408880777 x Description: Once upon a time, in a beautiful city famous for chocolate and protected by dragons, there was a girl so fearless that she dared to try to tell the greatest story of all: the truth. Silke has always been good at spinning the truth and storytelling. So good that since arriving as a penniless orphan, she has found her way up to working for the most splendid chocolate makers in the city (oh, and becoming best friends with a dragon). Now her gift for weaving words has caught the eye of the royal family, who want to use her as a spy when the mysterious and dangerous fairy royal family announces it will visit the city. But Silke has her own dark, secret reasons for not trusting fairies ... Can Silke find out the truth about the fairies while keeping her own secrets hidden? From the author of the magical The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart comes a second magical adventure perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell and Cornelia Funke _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dodo Made Me Do It Jo Simmons (Author) Sheena Dempsey (Illustrated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 254g ISBN13: 9781408877777 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7777-7 ISBN10: 1408877775 EAN: 9781408877777 x Description: SUMMER HOLIDAYS = BORING! And Danny's dreading another one at his gran's. He's desperate for action, fun and adventure! And this year - amazingly and unbelievably - he gets it all, when he finds a dodo on a tiny island. A what? Yes! This is going to be the wildest summer holiday ever! (It might even be more than he can handle.) Are you in? A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to - perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother Is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We See Everything William Sutcliffe (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 228g ISBN13: 9781408890189 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9018-9 ISBN10: 1408890186 EAN: 9781408890189 x Description: A gripping and powerfully relevant thriller set in a reimagined London where constant surveillance is the norm, We See Everything simmers with tension and emotion. From internationally bestselling author William Sutcliffe, this is perfect for fans of Patrick Ness and Malorie Blackman. Lex lives on The Strip - the overcrowded, closed-off, bombed-out shell of London. He's used to the watchful enemy drones that buzz in the air above him. Alan's talent as a gamer has landed him the job of his dreams. At a military base in a secret location, he is about to start work as a drone pilot. These two young men will never meet, but their lives are destined to collide. Because Alan has just been assigned a high-profile target. Alan knows him only as #K622. But Lex calls him Dad. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Court of Frost and Starlight Sarah J. Maas (Author) Series:
A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury YA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 198g ISBN13: 9781408890325 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9032-5 ISBN10: 1408890321 EAN: 9781408890325 x Description: A companion tale to Sarah J. Maas's #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series that takes place several months after the explosive events of A Court of Wings and Ruin Told from the perspectives of Feyre, Rhys and other key characters, this story bridges the events in A Court of Wings and Ruin and the upcoming novels in the series. Feyre, Rhys and their companions are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated - scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling (Author) Jim Kay (Illustrated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h227mm x w192mm ISBN13: 9781526602381 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0238-1 ISBN10: 1526602385 EAN: 9781526602381 x Description: Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world has won legions of fans since the Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in hardback in 2015, becoming a bestseller around the world. This irresistible smaller-format paperback edition of J.K. Rowling's novel brings the magic of Jim Kay's illustration to new readers, with full-colour pictures, French flaps and a handsome poster pull-out at the back of the book. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights - the fully illustrated edition is still available in hardback. When a letter arrives for Harry Potter on his eleventh birthday, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. An incredible adventure is about to begin! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook Warner Bros (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 48pp h203mm x w203mm ISBN13: 9781408885987 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8598-7 ISBN10: 1408885980 EAN: 9781408885987 x Description: Diagon Alley is a cobblestoned shopping area for wizards and witches, and it was Harry Potter's first introduction to the wizarding world. On this bustling street, seen throughout the Harry Potter films, the latest brooms are for sale, wizard authors give book signings and young Hogwarts students acquire their school supplies - cauldrons, quills, robes, wands and brooms. This magical scrapbook takes readers on a tour of Diagon Alley, from Gringotts wizarding bank to Ollivanders wand shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and beyond. Detailed profiles of each shop include concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photographs and fascinating reflections from actors and film-makers that give readers an unprecedented inside look at the beloved wizarding location. Fans will also revisit key moments from the films, such as Harry's first visit to Ollivanders when he is selected by his wand in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Harry, Ron and Hermione's escape from Gringotts on the back of a Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1. Destined to be a must-have collectible for fans of Harry Potter, Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook also comes packed with removable inserts. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I Carolyn Mackler (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury YA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 210g ISBN13: 9781408897041 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9704-1 ISBN10: 1408897040 EAN: 9781408897041 x Description: Six months after Virginia decides to ignore the `Fat Girl Code of Conduct' and make her relationship with Froggy Welsh the Fourth official, things are getting complicated. She's not sure she still likes Froggy, her mum has betrayed her to the meanest girl in school, and her feelings about her brother Byron are still a mess since he was suspended from university for date rape. But then police come to their apartment and arrest Byron. As Virginia tries to figure it all out, she meets Sebastian - a guy with his own private drama. They make a pact not to talk about their troubles, but then a terrible secret comes out that could ruin everything. This year Carolyn Mackler will re-release her beloved coming-of-age novel The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things in a newly updated edition. Now she drops readers right back into the hilarious, haphazard life of Virginia Shreves in this long-awaited sequel! Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Dumplin'. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Misfit Kimberly Redway (Author) Series:
High/Low
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 80pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781472944283 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4428-3 ISBN10: 1472944283 EAN: 9781472944283 x Description: A warm-hearted take on black identity in modern Britain by debut author, Kimberly Redway. George Turner is a misfit. He doesn't fit in with his family and his older brothers are trying to make sure that he's an outsider at his new school. He'll never be cool and he'll never get the girl... or will he? Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font and illustrations, Misfit is aimed at readers aged 11+ and has a manageable length (80 pages) and reading age (9+). Produced in association with reading experts at Catch Up, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties. Book band: Grey _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Voices of the Future: Stories from Around the World Irina Bokova (Foreword by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 144pp h254mm x w189mm 684g ISBN13: 9781472949431 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4943-1 ISBN10: 1472949439 EAN: 9781472949431 x Description: A wonderful anthology of eight stories addressing children's rights and sustainable development, written by child authors from all around the world and produced in conjunction with UNESCO's Voices of Future Generations initiative. UNESCO's Voices of Future Generations initiative works to empower children all around the world. The stories in this book are written by children aged between 8 and 12 from every corner of the globe: Canada, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, Taiwan, Uruguay and United Arab Emirates. With beautiful, full colour illustrations throughout by four talented illustrators, Jhonny Nunez, Giovana Medeiros, Marco Guadalupi and Mona Meslier Menaua, this book is the perfect way to engage children with the issues facing the planet and the lives of children in other countries. The children's stories are imaginative, empowering and inspiring. They focus on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals and present likeable characters who go on problem-solving adventures to fix the problems faced in each region. The book features a foreword by Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO. '... and together, the children could build a better future.' Book band: Dark Blue _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Athena: The Story of a Goddess Isabel Greenberg (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Imogen Greenberg (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp h305mm x w238mm ISBN13: 9781408892497 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9249-7 ISBN10: 1408892499 EAN: 9781408892497 x Description: Discover the adventures of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, war and courage. From her extraordinary birth - sprung from the head of her father, in the midst of a thunderous headache - to her refusal to take no for an answer. Find out how she inspired powerful gods, goddesses and humans and the terrifying fate of those who dared to cross her path. Follow Athena as she competes against her bad-tempered uncle; watch as she turns her enemy into a spider and join her as she keeps Odysseus safe on his remarkable journey home. Prepare to be amazed as you uncover the story of one of the most fearless ancient goddesses, and the tales of a world where humans, gods and goddesses could meet. Illustrated and written by the brilliantly talented sister duo, Isabel and Imogen Greenberg, this is a story of daring for goddesses-in-the-making. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Elvis the Squirrel: A Bloomsbury Young Reader Tony Bradman (Author) Ashley King (Illustrated by) Series:
Bloomsbury Young Readers
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h212mm x w145mm 112g full colour ISBN13: 9781472950536 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5053-6 ISBN10: 1472950534 EAN: 9781472950536 x Description: Elvis the squirrel is always up for an adventure, especially when a good meal is involved. But when his best friend Chuck is carried off by Ronnie the raven, the biggest, meanest bird in the wood, it looks like Elvis might have bitten off more than he can chew. Can he come up with a cunning plan and persuade the local gang of garden birds to help him save his friend... or will Chuck become Ronnie's dinner? This lovely wildlife adventure from much loved author Tony Bradman (author of Through my Window and Dilly the Dinosaur) is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. Features engaging illustrations by Ashley King and quirky characters young readers will find it hard to resist. Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. They are packed with gorgeous colour illustrations and include inside cover notes to help adults reading with children, as well as ideas for activities related to the stories. Book band: Gold Quizzed for Accelerated Reader Ideal for ages: 5+ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mighty Max: A Bloomsbury Young Reader Carrie Weston (Author) Tim Bradford (Illustrated by) Series:
Bloomsbury Young Readers
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Education
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h212mm x w145mm 114g ISBN13: 9781472950574 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5057-4 ISBN10: 1472950577 EAN: 9781472950574 x Description: Max is a monster with yellow eyes, pointed ears, a big, wide mouth, sharp teeth and a long, spiky tail. He's just like the rest of his family, except Max is a mighty show off. He's not really meant to, but sometimes he does tricks in front of the children who visit Blue Lake - and they love it! Then, one day, his showing off gets Max more than he bargained for... This warm-hearted adventure from picture book author Carrie Weston (author of the Oh, Boris series) is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. Features engaging illustrations and quirky characters young readers will find it hard to resist. Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. They are packed with gorgeous colour illustrations and include inside cover notes to help adults reading with children, as well as ideas for activities related to the stories. Book band: Gold Quizzed for Accelerated Reader Ideal for ages: 5+ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________