Wastelands 3: The New Apocalypse John Joseph Adams (Author) Veronica Roth (Author) Hugh Howey (Author) Carmen Maria Machado (Author) Jonathan Maberry (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 512pp h198mm x w130mm 368g ISBN13: 9781785658952 ISBN13: 978-1-78565-895-2 ISBN10: 1785658956 x Description: The brilliant new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, for the first time including new stories by the edgiest modern writers. The new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, featuring never-before-published stories and curated reprints by some of the genre's most popular and critically-acclaimed authors. In WASTELANDS: THE NEW APOCALYPSE, veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams is once again our guide through the wastelands using his genre and editorial expertise to curate his finest collection of post-apocalyptic short fiction yet. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive. Featuring never-before-published tales by: Veronica Roth, Hugh Howey, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Tananarive Due, Richard Kadrey, Scott Sigler, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Meg Elison, Greg van Eekhout, Wendy N. Wagner, Jeremiah Tolbert, and Violet Allen-plus, recent reprints by: Carmen Maria Machado, Carrie Vaughn, Ken Liu, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kami Garcia, Charlie Jane Anders, Catherynne M. Valente, Jack Skillingstead, Sofia Samatar, Maureen F. McHugh, Nisi Shawl, Adam-Troy Castro, Dale Bailey, Susan Jane Bigelow, Corinne Duyvis, Shaenon K. Garrity, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Darcie Little Badger, Timothy Mudie, and Emma Osborne. Continuing in the tradition of WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, these 34 stories ask: What would life be like after the end of the world as we know it? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Six-Day War 1967: Operation Focus and the 12 hours that changed the Middle East Shlomo Aloni (Author) Adam Tooby (Illustrated by) Series:
Air Campaign 10
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 96pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472835277 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3527-7 ISBN10: 1472835271 EAN: 9781472835277 x Description: On one day in June, the balance of air power in the Middle East was turned upside down by perhaps the most ruthlessly effective air superiority campaign in history - Operation Moked, or Focus. In 1967, the Israeli Air Force was outnumbered more than two to one by the jets of hostile Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. Operation Focus was Israel's ingenious strike plan to overturn the balance. At 0745hrs on June 6, Israeli jets hit Egypt's airfields simultaneously, first bombing runways and then strafing aircraft. Another 20 follow-up missions were already in the air, initially scheduled to hit every five minutes. This new history of Operation Focus explains how the concept for Focus was devised and meticulously planned, the astonishing rate of serviceability and turnaround speed it required from ground crews, and how the relentless tempo of strikes shattered one air force after another. It is the story of how Israel's victory in the Six-Day War began with a single, shocking day. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Cycling Mind: The Psychological Skills for Peak Performance on the Bike - and in Life Ruth Anderson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h234mm x w153mm 30 line art illustrations ISBN13: 9781472948892 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4889-2 ISBN10: 1472948890 EAN: 9781472948892 x Description: This practical and highly accessible guide, written by a leading sport psychologist, will explore the importance of psychology in achieving peak cycling performance. The book will transfer the sport psychology strategies used in elite competition to equip individuals with the psychological skills to pursue performance excellence - on an off the bike. The Cycling Mind will take the reader through the key stages of an athlete's pathway, from training through to competition, and provide guidelines to developing the psychological skills to compete at their best. In addition the strategies explored in the book can be applied across all high-pressure performance environments, including business and daily life. Foreword by Joanna Rowsell Shand MBE, double Olympic gold medallist, winner of multiple world cycling championships and BBC commentator on major cycling competitions. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen MiMi Aye (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Absolute
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h246mm x w189mm 998g Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colour photography ISBN13: 9781472959492 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5949-2 ISBN10: 1472959493 EAN: 9781472959492 x Description: A flavour explosion Influenced by its neighbours and the countries closest to it, Burmese food draws techniques and ingredients from Thailand, India and China but uses flavours of its own to make something subtle, delicious and unique. The food of Burma is little known, but MiMi seeks to change that within these pages, revealing its secrets and providing context to each recipe with stories from her time in Burma and her family's heritage. Beginning with a look at the ingredients that make Burmese food unique - as well as suitable alternatives - MiMi goes on to discuss the special techniques and equipment needed before delving into chapters such as fritters, rice and noodles, salads, meat and fish and sweet snacks. Within these pages you'll find 100 incredible recipes, enabling you to create a taste of Burma in your own kitchen. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Men in Black International: The Official Movie Novelization R. S. Belcher (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h178mm x w110mm ISBN13: 9781789091083 ISBN13: 978-1-78909-108-3 ISBN10: 178909108X x Description: The official novelization of Men in Black International, F. Gary Gray's new movie is set within the universe of the previous Men in Black films. THE GLOBAL MEN IN BLACK AGENCY is in the midst of an existential crisis. A mole in the agency's ranks is helping an agressive race of aliens known as the Hive put the universe in danger. THE MISSION will send agents across the globe, from London, to Morocco, to the Eiffel Tower. IT WILL TAKE TWO AGENTS, with the ability to see the truth where others do not, to defeat the Hive, uncover the mole, and save the universe. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The start of a thrilling new legal series Gary Bell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 532g ISBN13: 9781526606136 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0613-6 ISBN10: 1526606135 EAN: 9781526606136 x Description: The start of a thrilling new legal series, perfect for fans of Robert Galbraith and The Secret Barrister, written by an acclaimed QC.
Elliot Rook QC is one of the greatest barristers of his generation. He is also a complete fraud. Elliot Rook is the epitome of a highly successful, old Etonian QC. Or so everyone believes. In fact, he is an ex-petty criminal with a past that he has spent decades keeping secret. Until now... An unidentified young woman of Middle Eastern origin has been found murdered on the outskirts of Rook's home town. Billy Barber - a violent football hooligan and white-supremacist - is accused of her murder. Barber insists that Rook must defend him. If Rook refuses, Barber will expose him, bringing crashing to the ground the life and career that Rook has spent his life building. The truth is there for the finding. But at what cost? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Syria: The Desert and the Sown Gertrude Bell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781838602307 ISBN13: 978-1-83860-230-7 ISBN10: 1838602305 EAN: 9781838602307 x Description: "You may rely upon one thing - I'll never engage in creating kings again; it's too great a strain."Gertrude Bell - traveller, scholar, archaeologist, spy - was one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East in the 20th century. With T.E. Lawrence, she was a significant force behind the Arab Revolt and was responsible for creating the boundaries of the modern state of Iraq, as well as installing the Hashemite dynasty, with Faisal I as king, in Iraq and Transjordan. Her knowledge of the Arab world was forged through decades of travel and the relationships she built across Arabia with tribal leaders and kings, who referred to her as Umm al Mu'mineen, or Mother of the Faithful. In the winter of 1906, she undertook an often dangerous journey through Greater Syria - Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Antioch and Alexandretta - and her portrait of the landscapes, people and customs of a part of the world that very few had explored at the time is now a classic of travel writing. Bell's Syria illuminates a region that continues to preoccupy us today as well as portraying the unique life of a remarkable, still-controversial and ultimately tragic woman. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters Abbie Bernstein (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 192pp h273mm x w302mm ISBN13: 9781789090680 ISBN13: 978-1-78909-068-0 ISBN10: 1789090687 x Description: Following the global success of Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic Monsterverse, an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-speciesthought to be mere myths-rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance. The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters is an in-depth behind the scenes look at the epic movie. Packed with concept art, on-set photography, and insight from key members of the production-including director Michael Dougherty-this beautiful book tells the story of how Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah were brought to terrifying life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harvest Bells: New and Uncollected Poems by John Betjeman John Betjeman (Author) Kevin J. Gardner (Edited by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h216mm x w135mm 366g ISBN13: 9781472966384 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6638-4 ISBN10: 1472966384 EAN: 9781472966384 x
Description: John Betjeman's unforgettable poems on landscape and suburbia, desire and death, faith and doubt, helped to establish him as the beloved voice of a nation. Yet the ten books of poetry he published individually, later assembled in the Collected Poems, were an incomplete representation of his poetic oeuvre. Many poems published in journals or magazines were excluded from Betjeman's books by him or his editors and a substantial number of finished poems were never printed at all, remaining unknown to readers - until now. In this exquisite new edition of Betjeman's verse editor Kevin Gardner promises new treasures for `Betj's' admirers the world over. Betjeman wrote many of these poems in the late 1920s and early 1930s, when he was still developing his unique poetic voice. They reveal a young poet experimenting with both Modernism and post-Romanticism, yet influenced by Shelley and Pope among others. Some of these poems are profoundly psychological, personal and deeply affecting to read today. Several have the delicate and eccentric touch of much of his early poetry and shed new light on his growth as a young poet, while many others reflect the sustained maturity of his later verse. Almost all are typically amusing and highly witty in the style typical of Betjeman; some verge on the bawdy and even, in one instance, point towards homosexuality. These charming and surprising new discoveries, found in archives as far apart as Austin, Texas, and Christ Church, Oxford, will delight poetry lovers and introduce a whole new generation to Betjeman's unforgettable work. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monster Enki Bilal (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Comics
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
18 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 264pp h316mm x w218mm 567g ISBN13: 9781785868733 ISBN13: 978-1-78586-873-3 ISBN10: 178586873X x Description: Legendary comics creator Enki Bilal's Monster tetralogy collected in English in its entirety for the first time ever. The Monster tetralogy is influential creator Enki Bilal's most personal work. The story follows Nike, Leyla, and Amir - three orphans born days apart, in the same bed, amidst the bombs of Sarajevo (Bilal's homeland) during the war of Yugoslavia in 1993. The lives of the three spiral off on different trajectories before bringing them together once more. Collects the entire four-part story in English for the first time. Collection includes - The Dormant Monster, December 32, Rendezvous in Paris, and Quatre? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Like a Local BARCELONA Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 144pp h178mm x w111mm 1000g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781526605153 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0515-3 ISBN10: 1526605155 EAN: 9781526605153 x Description: Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-theknow Barcelonians. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Like a Local SHANGHAI Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 144pp h178mm x w111mm 1000g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781526605177 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0517-7 ISBN10: 1526605171 EAN: 9781526605177 x Description: Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-theknow Shanghainese, including expert contributing editor Michael Zee (author of Symmetry Breakfast). You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sardinia: Island of Myth and Magic Edward Burman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
I.B. Tauris
Publisher:
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 288pp h216mm x w135mm 30 bw integrated ISBN13: 9781788314329 ISBN13: 978-1-78831-432-9 ISBN10: 1788314328 x Description: Tourism in Sardinia is booming, yet there is nothing in print that deals with the island's incredibly rich history and culture, which stretches back to the Neolithic period. Everyone from the Phoenicians to the Carthaginians and Aragonese invaded Sardinia, which is covered with some of the most fascinating historical and archaeological sites in Europe - from thousands of nuraghi, Bronze Age towers and settlements, to 'giant's grave' and 'fairy house' tombs. It also holds eccentric festivals, from Barbagia's carnival parade of ghoulish mamuthones, said to banish winter demons, to the death-defying S'Ardia horse race in Sedilo. There are shipwrecks off Cagliari's coast, underwater caves and submerged Roman ruins in addition to ancient castles, churches, undisturbed hilltop villages and 2,000 miles of some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Invitation to a Bonfire Adrienne Celt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781408895184 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9518-4 ISBN10: 1408895188 EAN: 9781408895184 x Description: `At once a gripping psychological thriller and a finely crafted work of literature ... An exhibition of stylistic virtuosity, a pyrotechnic display of fine writing' Financial Times
'Part psychological thriller and part literary puzzle' Grazia 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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table Kit Chapman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp 328g ISBN13: 9781472953902 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5390-2 ISBN10: 1472953908 EAN: 9781472953902 x Description: Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second - after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. From the first elements past uranium and their role in the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching our chemical world, Superheavy will reveal the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. Why did the US Air Force fly planes into mushroom clouds? Who won the transfermium wars? How did an earthquake help give Japan its first element? And what happened when Superman almost spilled nuclear secrets? In a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, Superheavy is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. By the end you'll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives - you'll wonder where it's going to take us in the future. 'Quite a tale' Simon Mayo _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York Roz Chast (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pub Date:
05 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback With flaps 176pp h203mm x w165mm ISBN13: 9781632869777 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-977-7 ISBN10: 1632869772 EAN: 9781632869777 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer (Author) Series:
Alma Classics Evergreens Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
19 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 528pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847497413 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-741-3 ISBN10: 1847497411 x Description: Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, twenty-nine pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on their long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper. The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and deception of `The Miller's Tale' and the story of chivalry and courtly romance told by the Franklin. Unfinished at the time of his death, The Canterbury Tales are here presented in their original Middle-English. This edition contains a wealth of material and a substantial number of notes which will help all students of Chaucer's masterpiece. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Weight of a Thousand Feathers Brian Conaghan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury YA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408871546 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7154-6 ISBN10: 1408871548 EAN: 9781408871546 x Description: WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 Angry, stirring and tender, this is a bold, questioning exploration of the lengths to which we'll go for the people we love. From the Costa Children's Book Award winning author of When Mr Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together. Bobby Seed has questions. What's another word for `thesaurus'? How can I tell Bel I want her as my girl friend, not my girlfriend? How much pain is Mum in today? Has she taken her pills? And sometimes, secretly, Why us? Bobby's little brother Danny has questions too. Will Bobby let him have Rice Krispies for dinner? And can he stay up late on the computer? And why won't Mum's stupid illness just GO AWAY? But it's Mum's question for Bobby that could turn everything on its head. It's the Big One. The Unthinkable One. If Bobby agrees, he won't just be soothing her pain. He'll be helping to end it. Would he? Could he? Perfect for readers of Patrick Ness and Malorie Blackman. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You're Crushing It: Positivity for living your REAL life Lex Croucher (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408892473 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9247-3 ISBN10: 1408892472 EAN: 9781408892473 x Description: Sometimes life can be pretty amazing. But other times it feels like: A. Your heart and stomach have been steamrolled into a grisly organ pancake B. You are being put through an emotional spiralizer that creates human courgetti C. Both of the above. You're a courgetti pancake No, Instagram filters won't make it look any better. And, yes, we all feel this way. An honest, thoughtful and hilarious survival guide for young people by social media sensation, Lex Croucher. Learn that you can face whatever today throws at you, because it has terrible aim anyway. And realise that only you scrutinise your flaws - seriously, no one else is paying attention, there's far too much interesting stuff on Netflix. A must-read for anyone who wants to embrace their actual, real, unedited life. Just always remember ... YOU'RE CRUSHING IT. Lex Croucher's frank and candid text is THE survival guide to help you make it through the crazy, topsy-turvy, whirlwind ride we call life. Brace yourself! Topics include: family and friends, body confidence, technology and social media, relationships, mental health, success and more. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
French Exit Patrick deWitt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 182g ISBN13: 9781526601193 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0119-3 ISBN10: 1526601192 EAN: 9781526601193 x Description: A tragedy of manners from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers `My favourite book of his yet' Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette 'Pure joy' Mail on Sunday 'Buoyantly insane' New Yorker Frances Price is in dire straits. Scandals swirl around the recently widowed New York socialite, and her adult-aged, toddler-brained son Malcolm is no help. Cutting their losses, they grab their cat, Small Frank, and head for the exit. Paris becomes the backdrop for a giddy drive to self-destruction, helped along by a cast of singularly curious characters. Brimming with pathos, warmth and wit, French Exit is a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons.
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Siren Land: A Celebration of Life in Southern Italy Norman Douglas (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 208pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781838602703 ISBN13: 978-1-83860-270-3 ISBN10: 1838602704 EAN: 9781838602703 x Description: Norman Douglas, one of the 20th century's great travellers in Italy, was for most of his life inextricably, passionately, connected to the Bay of Naples. This breathtaking sweep of sea and coastline - dominated by Vesuvius and with Pozzuoli and Sorrento standing sentinel - was Douglas' first experience of Italy. It was here, on the island of Capri, that he died, some 55 years after first buying a villa in Naples. "Siren Land", Douglas' first travel book, is a homage to a part of the world that captivated him more than any other. Weaving the myths of the Sirens into the landscape and history of the region, Douglas writes with knowledge and an irrepressible exuberance of the past and the present, of legends and archaeology, folklore and daily life, patron saints, local ghosts, wine and the wind. As the summer draws to a close, Douglas' prose becomes suffused with a melancholy tinged with excitement at what still remains to be discovered: 'relics of Roman rule, of old Hellas, or medieval romance...These are the delights of Siren Land'. 'What makes "Siren Land" exceptional is the quality of the telling. Weaving scholarship, impressions, fact and fantasy into an intricate fabric as enchantingly entertaining and full of human interest as the best of fairy tales or ancient myths. One of the most memorable books of its genre' - Mark Holloway, in his introduction to "Siren Land". _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma David Eimer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 590g ISBN13: 9781408883884 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8388-4 ISBN10: 1408883880 EAN: 9781408883884 x Description: The first of its kind: an exploration of one of the most mysterious countries in the world, as told by one of the first outsiders to access the country in its entirety For almost fifty years Burma was ruled by a paranoid military dictatorship and isolated from the outside world. A historic 2015 election swept an Aung San Suu Kyi-led civilian government to power and was supposed to usher in a new golden era of democracy and progress, but Burma remains unstable and undeveloped, a little-understood country. Nothing is straightforward in this captivating land that is home to a combustible mix of races, religions and resources. A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma reveals a country where temples take priority over infrastructure, fortune tellers thrive and golf courses are carved out of war zones. Setting out from Yangon, the old capital, David Eimer travels throughout this enigmatic nation, from the tropical south to the Burmese Himalayas in the far north, via the Buddhist-centric heartland and the jungles and mountains where rebel armies fight for autonomy in the longest-running civil wars in recent history. The story of modern Burma is told through the voices of the people Eimer encounters along the way: former political exiles, the squatters in Yangon's shanty towns, radical monks, Rohingya refugees, princesses and warlords, and the ethnic minorities clustered along the country's frontiers. In his vivid and revelatory account of life, history, culture and politics, David Eimer chronicles the awakening of a country as it returns to the global fold and explores a fractured nation, closed to foreigners for decades. Authoritative and ground-breaking, A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma is set to be a modern classic of travel writing. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma David Eimer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h234mm x w153mm 722g ISBN13: 9781408883877 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8387-7 ISBN10: 1408883872 EAN: 9781408883877 x Description: The first of its kind: an exploration of one of the most mysterious countries in the world, as told by one of the first outsiders to access the country in its entirety For almost fifty years Burma was ruled by a paranoid military dictatorship and isolated from the outside world. A historic 2015 election swept an Aung San Suu Kyi-led civilian government to power and was supposed to usher in a new golden era of democracy and progress, but Burma remains unstable and undeveloped, a little-understood country. Nothing is straightforward in this captivating land that is home to a combustible mix of races, religions and resources. A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma reveals a country where temples take priority over infrastructure, fortune tellers thrive and golf courses are carved out of war zones. Setting out from Yangon, the old capital, David Eimer travels throughout this enigmatic nation, from the tropical south to the Burmese Himalayas in the far north, via the Buddhist-centric heartland and the jungles and mountains where rebel armies fight for autonomy in the longest-running civil wars in recent history. The story of modern Burma is told through the voices of the people Eimer encounters along the way: former political exiles, the squatters in Yangon's shanty towns, radical monks, Rohingya refugees, princesses and warlords, and the ethnic minorities clustered along the country's frontiers. In his vivid and revelatory account of life, history, culture and politics, David Eimer chronicles the awakening of a country as it returns to the global fold and explores a fractured nation, closed to foreigners for decades. Authoritative and ground-breaking, A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma is set to be a modern classic of travel writing. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Men in Black Films: The Official Visual Companion to the Films Lisa Fitzpatrick (Author) Sharon Gosling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 208pp h324mm x w253mm ISBN13: 9781789090765 ISBN13: 978-1-78909-076-5 ISBN10: 1789090768 x Description: Men in Black: The Official Visual Companion to the Films is the first book to cover all four films, including Men in Black International. Men in Black: The Official Visual Companion to the Films is the ultimate retrospective to the universally beloved film franchise. Unveiling the secrets behind the suits, this book contains concept art, sketches, storyboards, costume designs, makeup tests and more. With exclusive commentary from key members of the cast and crew, this extraordinary collection of art will take readers on a journey out of this world. This book tells the whole story for each film, from sketch to screen, and delves into the design and creation of the aliens, vehicles, weaponry and the agents defending the universe as only the Men in Black can do. This must-have book details the script development and production process of all four films, as well as the impact and influence of those films in popular culture, as well as the makeup, costuming, animatronics, music, and much more. Men in Black: The Official Visual Companion to the Films is the only book you'll ever need or want on the subject. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Green Guide to Birds Of Britain And Europe Jim Flegg (Author) Martin Woodcock (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp h179mm x w118mm ISBN13: 9781472973283 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-7328-3 ISBN10: 1472973283 EAN: 9781472973283 x Description: Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe. With their diversity of form, colour, behaviour and song, birds are an endless source of fascination, but telling apart the different thrushes, finches, wagtails, warblers, tits and terns often stumps novices. The Green Guide to Birds makes identifying them easy for beginners and amateur naturalists alike. * * *
Beautiful colour illustrations of the 150 species most common in Britain and Europe Detailed description of plumage, behaviour, calls, songs and habitat to aid identification Includes a comprehensive introduction with information on practical birdwatching and conservation, as well as a photo gallery new to this edition
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The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945 John Foot (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 512pp h198mm x w129mm 2x8pp colour plates section ISBN13: 9781408893142 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9314-2 ISBN10: 1408893142 EAN: 9781408893142 x Description: `An enjoyable, highly readable history that manages to bring murky, often fiendishly complex events into the light' Sunday Times 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 artistic peak of neorealist cinema, 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. 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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hangman's Gate (War of the Archons 2) R S Ford (Author) Series:
War of the Archons 2
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
18 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 416pp h198mm x w130mm 368g ISBN13: 9781785653094 ISBN13: 978-1-78565-309-4 ISBN10: 1785653091 x Description: The highly anticipated sequel to A DEMON IN SILVER, HANGMAN'S GATE continues the epic saga of the War of the Archons. After uniting the bandit clans, the Iron Tusk has swept into Shengen and taken control of the empire. With an army behind him, he marches along the Skull Road, ready to lay waste to the lands in the west. The mountain fortress of Dunrun and its rag-tag defenders are all that stand in his way. With their country besieged on all sides, troubling rumours of a priestess amassing power in the north, and unnatural alliances to the south, no help is coming. Alone, they must hold back the inhuman powers of the Iron Tusk, or see life as they know it come to an end. The old gods have returned... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rick and Morty Hardcover Volume 2 Tom Fowler (Author) Kyle Starks (Author) Pamela Ribon (Author) C. J. Cannon (Author) Marc Ellerby (Author) Ryan Hill (Author) Katy Farina (Author) Series:
Rick and Morty Hardcover Edition: 2
Imprint:
Titan Comics
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
16 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 264pp h213mm x w317mm ISBN13: 9781785868078 ISBN13: 978-1-78586-807-8 ISBN10: 1785868071 x Description: The hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's hilarious [adult swim] animated show RICK AND MORTY is available in its second deluxe hardcover collection! Join the excitement as depraved genius Rick Sanchez embarks on insane adventures with his awkward grandson Morty across the universe and across time. Caught in the crossfire are his teenage granddaughter Summer, his veterinary surgeon daughter Beth, and his hapless son-in-law Jerry. This collection includes issues #11-20 of the comic book series, featuring the superstar talents of Tom Fowler, Kyle Starks, Pamela Ribon, CJ Cannon, Marc Ellbery, and more! Stories like "Ready Player Morty" and "Rick Burn, Dude" will make you laugh, cry, and probably question the morality of humanity. This special hardcover edition also includes a brand-new introduction, over twenty pages of extra art, and an exclusive sound clip of Rick and Morty! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Field Guide to the Mammals of South-east Asia 2nd Edition Charles Francis (Author) Series:
Edition:
2nd Revised edition
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 416pp h216mm x w140mm 81 illustrated plates ISBN13: 9781472934970 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-3497-0 ISBN10: 1472934970 EAN: 9781472934970 x Description: This book is a fully revised and updated second edition of the only comprehensive guide to the mammals of South-east Asia, one of the world's richest regions in terms of mammal diversity, where species new to science are still being described regularly, though there is increasing pressure on all of its wild mammal populations. From large mammals such as the elephant, big cats, dolphins and whales through bears, monkeys and badgers to bats, civets, rats and shrews, more than 550 species are described in detail, including key identification characteristics, habitat, behaviour, distribution and status, accompanied by line drawings of footprints and details of anatomy, or other aspects of identification. Beautiful colour plates depict nearly all species and their variations, while accompanying range maps provide up-to-date information on distribution. This field guide is essential for any naturalist or traveller visiting this special corner of Asia. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World Peter Frankopan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781526608246 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0824-6 ISBN10: 1526608243 EAN: 9781526608246 x Description: A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads `Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening Standard Revised and updated edition The New Silk Roads takes a fresh look at the relationships being formed along the length and breadth of the ancient trade routes today. The world is changing dramatically and in an age of Brexit and Trump, the themes of isolation and fragmentation permeating the western world stand in sharp contrast to events along the Silk Roads, where ties are being strengthened and mutual cooperation established. This prescient contemporary history provides a timely reminder that we live in a world that is profoundly interconnected. Following the Silk Roads eastwards from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and the Middle East, Peter Frankopan assesses the global reverberations of continual shifts in the centre of power - all too often absent from headlines in the west. The New Silk Roads asks us to re-examine who we are and where we stand in the world, illuminating the themes on which all our lives and livelihoods depend.
The Silk Roads, a major reassessment of world history, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
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Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine Mark Galeotti (Author) Adam Hook (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Elite 228
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 64pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472833440 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3344-0 ISBN10: 1472833449 EAN: 9781472833440 x Description: In February 2014, street protests in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities led to the ousting of the Russian-backed President Yanukovych. The so-called Euromaidan Revolution saw many changes to Ukraine's constitution, but the violent reaction in the east and south of the country led to armed counter-revolution, unofficially backed by Russia. This conflict is the essential example of Russia's new policy of 'hybrid warfare', which blends propaganda, misinformation, and the deployment of 'deniable' Special Forces and regular troops alongside proxies and mercenaries to achieve its strategic ends. Using his extensive contacts in both Russia and Ukraine, and access to a mass of official and unofficial sources, Mark Galeotti presents a thorough and intriguing primer on all the forces involved in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Supported by specially commissioned artwork, he analyses both the progress of the war, and what it teaches us about Russia's current military capabilities. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bolt Action: Campaign: D-Day: Overlord Warlord Games (Author) Peter Dennis (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Bolt Action
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 144pp h242mm x w190mm 80 col ISBN13: 9781472838964 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3896-4 ISBN10: 1472838963 EAN: 9781472838964 x Description: From the scaling of Pointe-du-Hoc and the assault on Pegasus Bridge, to the landings on the Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches, this new Campaign Book for Bolt Action allows players to take command of the Allied Forces or those of the defending Axis. Featuring new linked scenarios, rules, troop types, and Theatre Selectors, this volume provides plenty of options for both novice and veteran players looking to recreate these famous battles and begin the liberation of Europe. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City of Girls: The Sunday Times Bestseller Elizabeth Gilbert (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h234mm x w153mm 854g ISBN13: 9781408867044 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6704-4 ISBN10: 1408867044 EAN: 9781408867044 x Description: A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Glamorous, sexy, compelling ... Addictive ... Radical and refreshing to read' DOLLY ALDERTON, SUNDAY TIMES 'A masterpiece' Evening Standard It is the summer of 1940. Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in New York with her suitcase and sewing machine, exiled by her despairing parents. Although her quicksilver talents with a needle and commitment to mastering the perfect hair roll have been deemed insufficient for her to pass into her sophomore year of Vassar, she soon finds gainful employment as the self-appointed seamstress at the Lily Playhouse, her unconventional Aunt Peg's charmingly disreputable Manhattan revue theatre. There, Vivian quickly becomes the toast of the showgirls, transforming the trash and tinsel only fit for the cheap seats into creations for goddesses. Exile in New York is no exile at all: here in this strange wartime city of girls, Vivian and her girlfriends mean to drink the heady highball of life itself to the last drop. And when the legendary English actress Edna Watson comes to the Lily to star in the company's most ambitious show ever, Vivian is entranced by the magic that follows in her wake. But there are hard lessons to be learned, and bitterly regrettable mistakes to be made. Vivian learns that to live the life she wants, she must live many lives, ceaselessly and ingeniously making them new. `At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is,' she confides. And so Vivian sets forth her story, and that of the women around her - women who have lived as they truly are, out of step with a century that could never quite keep up with them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Record Keeper Agnes Gomillion (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
18 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 464pp h203mm x w130mm 368g ISBN13: 9781789091151 ISBN13: 978-1-78909-115-1 ISBN10: 1789091152 x Description: The Record Keeper is a visceral and thrilling near-future dystopia examining past and present race relations. After World War III, Earth is in ruins, and the final armies have come to a reluctant truce. Everyone must obey the law-in every way-or risk shattering the fragile peace and endangering the entire human race. Arika Cobane is on the threshold of taking her place of privilege as a member of the Kongo elite after ten grueling years of training. But everything changes when a new student arrives speaking dangerous words of treason: What does peace matter if innocent lives are lost to maintain it? As Arika is exposed to new beliefs, she realizes that the laws she has dedicated herself to uphold are the root of her people's misery. If Arika is to liberate her people, she must unearth her fierce heart and discover the true meaning of freedom: finding the courage to live-or die-without fear. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
America: The Epic Story of Spanish North America, 1493-1898 Robert Goodwin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 544pp h235mm x w156mm 2x8 Page Color Inserts ISBN13: 9781632867223 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-722-3 ISBN10: 1632867222 EAN: 9781632867223 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bear Out There Jacob Grant (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Picture book 40pp h274mm x w245mm ISBN13: 9781526607416 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0741-6 ISBN10: 1526607417 EAN: 9781526607416 x Description: Bear and Spider are best friends, but they couldn't be more different. Spider loves the outdoors - the warm sun, the fresh breeze, the colourful plants. Bear prefers being inside, with his cosy chair and warm tea. But when Spider's kite gets stuck in a tree, Bear agrees to help his friend get it back - even though he doesn't like the forest. As their quest to find Spider's kite goes from bad to worse, Bear realises that being a good friend sometimes means stepping out of your comfort zone. The fantastic duo from Bear's Scare is back in another quirky, charming friendship story, proving that true friends will stay by your side even on the rainiest of days. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Green Valley Louis Greenberg (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
11 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 336pp h198mm x w130mm ISBN13: 9781789090239 ISBN13: 978-1-78909-023-9 ISBN10: 1789090237 x Description: Chilling near-future SF for fans of Black Mirror and True Detective. When Lucie Sterling's niece is abducted, she knows it won't be easy to find answers. Stanton is no ordinary city: invasive digital technology has been banned, by public vote. No surveillance state, no shadowy companies holding databases of information on private citizens, no phones tracking their every move. Only one place stays firmly anchored in the bad old ways, in a huge bunker across town: Green Valley, where the inhabitants have retreated into the comfort of full-time virtual reality-personae non gratae to the outside world. And it's inside Green Valley, beyond the ideal virtual world it presents, that Lucie will have to go to find her missing niece.
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German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther': The naval archaeology of a Uboat Aaron Stephan Hamilton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 128pp 860g More than 50 photographs and illustrations ISBN13: 9781472835819 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3581-9 ISBN10: 1472835816 EAN: 9781472835819 x Description: Now in its final resting place at the bottom of the Potomac River in Maryland, the U-Boat U-1105 is unique among German World War II submarines. Technologically innovative, it was the only U-Boat to conduct a wartime patrol while equipped with the snorkel, GHG Balkon passive sonar and a rubberized coating known as Alberich designed to reduce its acoustic signature and hide from Allied sonar. After the end of World War II, it was the subject of instense testing and evaluation by the Allies, before finally being sunk to the bottom of the Potomac River. This highly illustrated book uses many new and previously unpublished images to tell the full story of this remarkable U-Boat, evaluating the effectiveness of its late war technologies, document its extensive postwar testing and detail all the features still present on the wreck site today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tangier: From the Romans to the Rolling Stones Richard Hamilton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
I.B. Tauris
Publisher:
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h216mm x w135mm 8pp colour plates, 20 bw integrated ISBN13: 9781784533434 ISBN13: 978-1-78453-343-4 ISBN10: 1784533432 x Description: Hamilton's next book will be a cultural history of Tangier, something not done before. Tangier is perennially fascinating and experiencing a major renaissance. It's a popular travel destination once again and people are interested in the city's extraordinarily rich history - from ancient beginnings suffused with myth and legend, through years of invasion and conquest, on to its becoming a focus of European rivalry and hotbed of espionage and intrigue; the Golden Age in 50s, 60s and 70s, subsequent decline and recent regeneration. The book will be woven with traveller's anecdotes, extracts of inspired poetry and prose and populated with a brilliant cast of characters: pirates, sultans, artists, musicians, writers, princes and playboys. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Land of Eagles: Riding Through Europe's Forgotten Country Robin Hanbury -Tenison (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 232pp h216mm x w138mm 11 colour in 8pp plate section, map ISBN13: 9781838603434 ISBN13: 978-1-83860-343-4 ISBN10: 1838603433 EAN: 9781838603434 x
Description: Albania is the least-known and least developed country in Europe. It has a long, rich and troubled past, characterised by unrest and isolationism. Today, very little is known of its people - beyond those who have emigrated to other countries in Europe - and its landscapes have remained virtually untravelled for centuries. Determined to discover the country behind the stereotypes and preconceptions, Robin Hanbury-Tenison and his wife Louella rode across Albania, from Thethi in the north to the border with Greece in the south. Following in the footsteps of Byron, Edward Lear and Edith Durham they crossed some of the most wild and arrestingly beautiful landscape in Europe. Through soaring mountain ranges and hidden valleys dotted with Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine ruins they lived simply; staying in the homes of communities untouched by the 21st century and in towns bursting with artistic creativity. They discovered an ancient land, proud and fiercely independent, struggling to emerge from the darkness of repression and poverty and from the shadows of its more popular neighbours. Land of Eagles is the story of a lyrical and dramatic journey, peppered with adventure and mishap, discovery and unexpected encounters. Adorned with the history, legends and literature of Albania and with the tales of past travellers, it is a luminous portrait of this mysterious and eccentric country, which has for too long been forgotten by Europe. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Passionate Spirit: The Life of Alma Mahler Cate Haste (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 496pp h234mm x w153mm 910g ISBN13: 9781408878323 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7832-3 ISBN10: 1408878321 EAN: 9781408878323 x Description: The life of an extraordinary artist and intellect: the composer, author and socialite Alma Mahler, whose life spanned one of the most captivating and dramatic periods in history Born into the dying days of the Habsburg Empire, Alma Mahler was at the epicentre of fin de siecle Vienna's artistic and intellectual life. A talented composer in her own right, she was open, generous, remarkably creative, curious, challenging and zealous in her pursuit of love. Artists, architects, musicians and writers jostled to join her coterie. Gustav Mahler was her first husband; Gustav Klimt her first kiss. The great men who were drawn into Alma's wake would be indelibly touched by her power and brilliance: from her second husband Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus and modernist architecture, to the Expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka and her last husband, writer Franz Werfel. But her life was inflected by tragedy, and the love, support and inspiration that Alma gave to the men she loved came at the heavy price of her own artistic fulfilment. As the turmoil of her century uprooted her from her homeland and she fled Austria first for occupied France and then America, it would be her love of music alone that sustained her through a series of great losses. Drawing extensively on hitherto unpublished diaries and letters, Cate Haste illuminates the passionate spirit of one of history's most complex and charismatic muses, a modern woman with an elemental vitality that could scarcely be contained by her century - who will live forever in the art she created and inspired. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Girl in Red Christina Henry (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
18 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w130mm ISBN13: 9781785659775 ISBN13: 978-1-78565-977-5 ISBN10: 1785659774 x Description: From the bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boy comes this dark retelling of Red Riding Hood. It's not safe for anyone alone in the woods. But the woman in the red jacket has no choice. Not since the Crisis came, decimated the population, and sent those who survived fleeing into quarantine camps that serve as breeding grounds for death, destruction, and disease. She is just a woman trying not to get killed in a world that was perfectly sane and normal until three months ago.
There are worse threats in the woods than the things that stalk their prey at night. Men with dark desires, weak wills, and evil intents. Men in uniform with classified information, deadly secrets, and unforgiving orders. And sometimes, just sometimes, there's something worse than all of the horrible people and vicious beasts combined. Red doesn't like to think of herself as a killer, but she isn't about to let herself get eaten up just because she is a woman alone in the woods... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
US Navy Battleships 1886-98: The pre-dreadnoughts and monitors that fought the Spanish-American War Brian Lane Herder (Author) Paul Wright (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Felipe Rodriguez (Illustrated by) Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
New Vanguard 271
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472835024 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3502-4 ISBN10: 1472835026 EAN: 9781472835024 x Description: After the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its isolationist posture towards battleships. The first true US battleships began with the experimental Maine and Texas, followed by the three-ship Indiana class, and the Iowa class, which incorporated lessons from the previous ships. These initial ships set the enduring US battleship standard of being heavily armed and armoured at the expense of speed. This fully illustrated study examines these first six US battleships, a story of political compromises, clean sheet designs, operational experience, and experimental improvements. These ships directly inspired the creation of an embryonic American military-industrial complex, enabled a permanent outward-looking shift in American foreign policy and laid the foundations of the modern US Navy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Supporting Pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties Roy Howarth (Author) Series:
100 Ideas for Teachers
Edition:
Imprint:
Featherstone
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 144pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781472961617 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6161-7 ISBN10: 1472961617 EAN: 9781472961617 x Description: Research has found that any one class might contain two to six children with profound social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Without effective intervention and response, this can have a profound impact on the progress of these children, as well as the delivery of the curriculum to all pupils. Roy Howarth uses his extensive experience and expertise in this field to present practical solutions for supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, as well as alleviating pressures on whole-class teaching and management. Suitable for all mainstream and specialist teachers, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Supporting Pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties considers techniques for observation, intervention and differentiation, as well as preventing and dealing with significant difficulties. This fully updated edition will help teachers ensure all pupils can participate fully in lessons, learn more constructively and make better progress. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chaos Queen - Fear the Stars (Chaos Queen 4) Christopher Husberg (Author) Series:
Chaos Queen 4
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 544pp h198mm x w131mm 368g ISBN13: 9781783299218 ISBN13: 978-1-78329-921-8 ISBN10: 1783299215 x Description: The fourth book in the epic Chaos Queen series. "Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." (Library Journal on Duskfall) IN THE PITILESS VOID, EVEN THE STARS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM Many forces converge on the great city of Triah, bent on its destruction. By sea, Empress Cova of Roden sails with her armada, determined to bring the rival nation under her yoke. From land, Winter, the Chaos Queen, brings her tiellan army, set on revenge. And their advance brings a yet more terrible army still: awoken by the Chaos Queen's powers, daemons mass on the border between worlds, waiting for a way in. Caught between the encroaching foes, a small group holds the key to saving the Sfaera from destruction: Knot, the former assassin; Cinzia, the exiled priestess; and Astrid, the vampire-child. But the only way to do so is to step into the Void beyond worlds-from which no one can return unchanged. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Marvel novels - X-Men: Days of Future Past Alex Irvine (Author) Series:
Marvel novels 9
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h178mm x w110mm ISBN13: 9781789092493 ISBN13: 978-1-78909-249-3 ISBN10: 1789092493 x Description: The ninth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the X-Men story, Days of Future Past. THE FUTURE IS NOW! In a dark and dangerous future, the mutant-hunting machines known as the Sentinels rule America with an iron fist. Almost all mutants and superhumans have been exterminated. Only a handful of imprisoned mutants remain to fight against their oppressive robotic overseers! Now Kate Pryde, former X-Man, must travel back in time and warn her present-day teammates of the coming danger - and hopefully prevent this horrible future from ever taking place! EXPERIENCE THE CLASSIC, GENRE-DEFINING X-MEN EVENT LIKE NEVER BEFORE! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Can Dress Myself: Activity and Sticker Book Sarah Jennings (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Activity Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 20pp h276mm x w216mm ISBN13: 9781526606464 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0646-4 ISBN10: 1526606461 EAN: 9781526606464 x Description: Leo and Lily do not like getting dressed at all. They will even hide their clothes if they have to! Can you find a yellow jumper, two red shoes or even ... Dad's glasses? This is the perfect activity book for parents struggling to get their children dressed. With plenty of fun and colourful activities, this activity book encourages children to enjoy getting dressed. Little ones will learn how to identify jeans, shirts and shoes as well as understand what we wear for each season. I Can Dress Myself will have children exploring their wardrobes and collecting reward stickers each time they get dressed on their own! Activities include: spot the odd one out, pick and choose, adding stickers, match the socks, drawing, tick the boxes, collect your reward and more! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call It What You Want Brigid Kemmerer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury YA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 266g ISBN13: 9781526605344 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0534-4 ISBN10: 1526605341 EAN: 9781526605344 x Description: From the author of the Zoella Book Club-pick Letters to the Lost comes another emotionally complex, romantic story about two teens struggling to unpick the grey area between right and wrong, perfect for fans of John Green and Jennifer Niven Rob had it all - friends, a near-guaranteed lacrosse scholarship to college and an amazing family - but all that changed when his dad was caught embezzling funds from half the town. Now he's a social pariah. Maegan always does the right thing. But when her sister comes home from college pregnant, she's caught between telling their parents the truth about the father and keeping her sister's trust. When Rob and Maegan are paired together for a project, they form an unexpectedly deep connection. But Rob's plan to fix his father's damage could ruin more than their new friendship ... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Magic Spanner: The World of Cycling According to Carlton Kirby Carlton Kirby (Author) Robbie Broughton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h234mm x w153mm 390g ISBN13: 9781472959867 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5986-7 ISBN10: 1472959868 EAN: 9781472959867 x Description: Prepare to be entertained as legendary Eurosport cycling commentator Carlton Kirby shares his tales from the road, taking you behind the scenes of the world's greatest cycle races. 'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' Ian Cleverly, Rouleur 'Carlton Kirby is no ordinary cycling commentator, so it is not surprising that this very entertaining book is no ordinary Grand Tour on a bicycle. A very enjoyable journey for everyone' Phil Liggett MBE, NBC Tour de France commentator 'Carlton Kirby's infectious enthusiasm, wine tips and Shakespearean joy for inventing words makes every stage of a bike race a must-watch event' Matt Butler, i newspaper With a candid authority that comes from over 25 years commentating on the world's biggest cycling races, legendary Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby isn't afraid to tell it like it really is. Witty, outrageous and often outspoken, Magic Spanner is an insider's view of life on cycling's Grand Tours, including the Tour de France, Giro D'Italia, Vuelta a Espana and the classics, all delivered in the inimitable style for which Carlton has become globally famous. Peppered with hilarious anecdotes of life on the road with Tour legend Sean Kelly, Carlton gives us an expert, behind-the-scenes view - one that the average fan rarely gets to see or hear about. As well as sharing his various bugbears (including crazy spectators in mankinis to the more serious issues of rider safety), Carlton also lifts the lid on team strategies, and delves into some of cycling's more questionable ethics. Delivering a mix of expert opinion and trademark wit, Carlton covers the funny, the serious and the more bizarre moments on the professional cycling caravan. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Minions Volume 3: Viva Le Boss! Stephane Lapuss (Author) Renaud Collin (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Comics
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 48pp 367g ISBN13: 9781787730175 ISBN13: 978-1-78773-017-5 ISBN10: 1787730174 x Description: Hold on to your bananas - the Minions are back! The Minions are back, back for more! More chaotic catastrophes, more astonishing (mis)adventures, more mayhem, and definitely more banana related mishaps and misdeeds, And more bananas. Lots and lots of bananas! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ants of Britain and Europe Claude Lebas (Author) Christophe Galkowski (Author) Rumsais Blatrix (Author) Philippe Wegnez (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 416pp h190mm x w135mm 600 photos ISBN13: 9781472954084 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-5408-4 ISBN10: 1472954084 EAN: 9781472954084 x Description: This photographic field guide covers every species of ant found in Britain and Europe. More than 400 species of ant can be found in Europe, and Ants of Britain and Europe covers them all,with detailed descriptions for more than 150 of the more commonly encountered. The species accounts include information on field characteristics, confusion species, habitat and biology, and appear along with accurate distribution maps. Ants of Britain and Europe also features a comprehensive introduction to ant ecology and guidance on where to look for ants and how to study them in the field, a glossary, an overview of families, and a detailed, illustrated identification key. Nearly 600 superb photos are included, showing species close-up to highlight identification features and in their natural habitats. This is the first such guide to these insects, bringing these crucial yet often overlooked insects into the spotlight. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Relics - The Edge Tim Lebbon (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 336pp h203mm x w130mm 368g ISBN13: 9781785650321 ISBN13: 978-1-78565-032-1 ISBN10: 1785650327 x Description: A diseased town-long hidden beneath a lake-rises from the depths to become a focus of the war between humankind and the Kin. Beneath the surface of our world, mythological creatures and their artifacts still exist. As with a rhino horn, a tiger's bones, or a monkey's paw, corrupt people pay fortunes for a sliver of a satyr's hoof, a gryphon's claw, a basilisk's scale, or an angel's wing. These criminals also sell living supernatural creatures, whole or a piece at a time, to be harvested for their supernatural essence. Having become embroiled in the secret world of the Relics, creatures known as the Kin, Angela Gough is on the run in the United States. Forty years ago the town of Longford was the site of a deadly disease outbreak that wiped out the entire population. The infection was contained, the town isolated, and the valley in which it sits flooded and turned into a reservoir. The truth-that the outbreak was intentional, and not every resident of Longford died-disappeared beneath the waves. Now the town is revealed again. The Kin have an interest in the ruins, as do the fairy Grace and the Nephilim leader Mallian. The infection has risen from beneath silent waters, and this forgotten town becomes the focus of the looming battle between humankind and the Kin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Adolescence: How to Survive It: Insights for Parents, Teachers and Young Adults Tony Little (Author) Herb Etkin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 380g ISBN13: 9781472944702 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4470-2 ISBN10: 1472944704 EAN: 9781472944702 x Description: There is a crisis emerging in the lives of 21st century young people, their parents, teachers and peers. The complex experiences of adolescents with permanent access to technology, growing psychological pressures, increasing competition for grades and eventually jobs mean this generation of teenagers are beset by a range of problems never encountered by their predecessors. In this book, former Head Master of Eton and bestselling author Tony Little and child and adolescent psychiatrist Herb Etkin tackle the problems faced by adolescents and set out how to combat them. Adolescence: How to Survive It covers a range of subjects from what adolescence actually is, to challenges such as drug use and discipline, character and wellbeing. The book sets adolescence in context before Little and Etkin engage in a series of question-and-answer dialogues to tackle key issues which are relevant and useful to anyone working or living with adolescents, and the teenagers themselves. Like Tony Little's bestselling An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education (`Little's 10 top tips for dealing with adolescents are alone worth the cover price' Sunday Times) this is a highly readable and indispensable book for parents, teachers and young people alike. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Blessed Girl Angela Makholwa (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h216mm x w135mm 328g ISBN13: 9781526613660 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-1366-0 ISBN10: 1526613662 EAN: 9781526613660 x Description: 'The most exciting new heroine I've read in a very long time' KATIE FFORDE THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 SOUTH AFRICAN SUNDAY TIMES LITERARY AWARDS Young, beautiful and ambitious, Bontle Tau has Johannesburg wrapped around her finger. Her generous admirers are falling over themselves to pay for her Mercedes, her penthouse, and her Instagrammable holidays. It's her duty to look fabulous - after all, people didn't sacrifice their lives in the freedom struggle for black women to wear the same cheap T-shirts they wore during apartheid. Bontle's come a long way, and it hasn't been easy. Her shrink keeps wanted to talk about a past she's put firmly behind her. And what she doesn't think about can't hurt her, can it?
Blessed adj. [pronounced bles-id] The state of being blessed, often referring to a person, usually female, who lives a luxurious lifestyle funded by an older, often married partner, in return for sexual favours. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago: Cities of Bronze Joseph A. McCullough (Author) (Author) Dmitry Burmak (Illustrated by) Kate Burmak (Illustrated by) Series:
Frostgrave Ghost Archipelago
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 96pp h242mm x w190mm 40 col ISBN13: 9781472832795 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3279-5 ISBN10: 1472832795 EAN: 9781472832795 x Description: The islands of the Ghost Archipelago are covered in the ruins of ancient civilizations, but there is one group whose culture still thrives and whose power still grows - the Dricheans. Divided into many small kingdoms and city-states that wage near-constant war with snake-men, native tribes, and with each other, the Dricheans are renowned for the gleaming bronze of their weapons and armour, and their martial prowess. Organized and militaristic, these formidable warriors pose a new threat to adventurers exploring the Lost Isles. This supplement for Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago examines the scattered realms of the Dricheans, presenting players with three new mini-campaigns featuring these bronze-armed warriors. Also included are additional rules for using Drichean Crew and Soldiers as well as guidelines for creating your own Drichean kingdoms. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Walker Bulldog vs T-54: Laos and Vietnam 1971-75 Chris McNab (Author) Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator) (Illustrated by) Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Duel 94
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 80pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472836120 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3612-0 ISBN10: 147283612X EAN: 9781472836120 x Description: During the Vietnam War, both the United States and the Soviet Union supplied all manner of weapon systems to the opposing sides, including tanks and armoured vehicles. Two tanks in particular took momentary prominence in the later years of the conflict. On the South Vietnamese side, it was the US M41 Walker Bulldog; for the communist North Vietnamese, the Soviet-supplied T-54 main battle tank was the core of their armoured power. In their first major engagement, during Operation Lam Son 719 (February-March 1971), it was the Walker Bulldog in the ascendant, but in later battles the T-54s inflicted heavy losses on their lighter opponents, taking the advantage through their superior manoeuvrability and gunnery. Illustrated with full-colour artwork as well as rare and revealing photographs from both sides, this book studies these two iconic tanks in Vietnamese service, examining how their differing designs and fighting doctrines affected their performance in this unique theatre of combat. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Visit to the Hospital Activity and Sticker Book Samantha Meredith (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Activity Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 20pp h276mm x w216mm ISBN13: 9781526606457 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0645-7 ISBN10: 1526606453 EAN: 9781526606457 x Description: Have you ever been to the hospital? This brilliant activity and sticker book is the perfect way to introduce little ones who may be visiting the hospital for the first time. Meet the doctors, nurses, midwives and paramedics, find out which special tools they use to help people when they don't feel well, buy some lovely flowers at the gift shop and help the pharmacist fill the shelves with lots of medicines. Hospitals don't have to be scary after all - they can be lots of fun! An exciting surprise awaits at the end ... meet all the newborn babies and match their tiny hats! With over 300 stickers and packed with fun activities, including pick and choose, spot the difference, match the pairs, write a diary, mazes and even play Connect 4, this activity and sticker book is ideal for visiting hospitals. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Paradise Lost John Milton (Author) Series:
Alma Classics Great Poets Collection
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
20 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 382pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847498038 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-803-8 ISBN10: 1847498035 x Description: ""Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." Blind, broken by the death of his wife and bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, Milton dictated his sweeping biblical epic Paradise Lost to a series of helpers. While the struggle between God and Satan rages across the cosmos, the human tragedy of Adam and Eve - the temptation and fall - is movingly depicted in language unsurpassed in its musicality and beauty. A staggering and audacious undertaking - seeking, in Milton's words, to "justify the ways of God to men" - Paradise Lost has been revered since its initial publication, inspiring writers from Mary Shelley to William Wordsworth, and is widely considered to be the greatest poem ever written in the English language." Based on the most authoritative text, this edition is well annotated and contains extra material for students _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Invest for Good: A Healthier World and a Wealthier You Mark Mobius (Author) Carlos von Hardenberg (Author) Greg Konieczny (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Business
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
30 May 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h216mm x w138mm ISBN13: 9781472962652 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6265-2 ISBN10: 1472962656 EAN: 9781472962652 x Description: Investors are placing increased emphasis on capital allocation methods to achieve their desired social, environmental and financial objectives, and are targeting investments that not only facilitate economic growth in countries around the world but also do good in terms of aiding human development - from cleaner environments to safer products and better employment practices. At the same time, there is considerable evidence that if companies adhere to ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) standards, they will outperform companies who do not. But how do individuals - rather than institutional investors - invest using ESG criteria? And just how complex are the procedures? This new book, written by investment guru Mark Mobius and his expert team, is full of entertaining and informative anecdotes from the authors' day-to-day experiences in the world of sustainable investment. Readers will gain a clearer understanding of what sustainable investment actually means, the positive effects it can have on businesses and societies, what to look for in order to identify sound and sustainable investment opportunities, and how to balance sustainable investing with good returns. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Beating Osteoporosis: The Facts, The Treatments, The Exercises Diana Moran (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Green Tree
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 160pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781472961907 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6190-7 ISBN10: 1472961900 EAN: 9781472961907 x Description: As a sufferer of osteopenia herself (an early form of osteoporosis) Diana Moran is a strong advocate for exercise, early diagnosis, weight bearing exercise, vitamin D and other measures that can be taken to tackle osteoporosis. Written in association with the Royal Osteoporosis Society, this practical book is a must-have for anybody affected by osteoporosis. Packed with advice, friendly tips and ideas, and an overview of current research, and what we can all be doing to help ourselves live well. Also contains specially designed exercises to help encourage a more active lifestyle and strengthen areas of weakness, alongside the important theory, and medical side of osteoporosis. This is an easy to digest, friendly guide for the general reader. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Australian Army at War 1976-2016 Leigh Neville (Author) Peter Dennis (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Men-at-Arms 526
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 48pp h248mm x w184mm 166g ISBN13: 9781472826329 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2632-9 ISBN10: 1472826329 EAN: 9781472826329 x Description: Since the end of their involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian Army has been modernized in every respect. After peacekeeping duties in South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the 1980s-90s, 'Diggers' were sent to safeguard the newly independent East Timor from Indonesian harassment in 1999, and to provide long-term protection and mentoring since 2006. Australian Army units have served in the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Special Forces are currently operating alongside US and British elements against ISIS in northern Iraq. During these campaigns the Australian SAS Regiment and Commandos have fully matured into 'Tier 1' assets, internationally recognized for their wide range of capabilities. The book, written by an Australian author who has written extensively about modern warfare, traces the development of the Army's organization, combat uniforms, load-bearing equipment, small arms and major weapon systems using specially commissioned artwork and photographs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Interventions Laura O'Leary (Author) Series:
100 Ideas for Teachers
Edition:
Imprint:
Featherstone
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 152pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781472963253 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6325-3 ISBN10: 1472963253 EAN: 9781472963253 x Description: 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Interventions focuses on low-effort, high-impact interventions that can be used at Key Stages 3 to 5. It includes tips for improving academic performance, ways of raising standards of teaching and learning, and plans for promoting a rich culture for learning and high expectations. This dip-in-and-out guide shares a wide range of practical and manageable solutions to improve interventions in the classroom. As a teacher you are pushed every year to improve the results of your learners but no one ever really tells you how to do it! Regrettably, there are no quick fixes or silver bullets to unlocking the potential of students and this can be challenging at the best of times. However, assistant headteacher Laura O'Leary presents 100 ideas, techniques and activities for effective interventions that can be used throughout the school year to raise attainment and improve the progress of every student. This invaluable resource focuses on specific areas for intervention including common barriers to achievement, such as behaviour, attendance and organisational skills, supporting key cohorts (pupil premium and students with SEND and EAL), and literacy and numeracy skills. There are even ideas for ensuring that students are revision and exam ready. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Interventions is ideal for all secondary teachers, leaders, SENCOs and teaching assistants who wish to plan effective interventions that will enable young people to succeed. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dark Souls: The Age of Fire Ryan O'Sullivan (Author) Anton Kokereve (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Comics
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
11 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 112pp 368g ISBN13: 9781787731752 ISBN13: 978-1-78773-175-2 ISBN10: 1787731758 x Description: Titan Comics returns to the very beginnings of the Dark Souls story with a dramatic retelling of the legends of Gwyn - Lord of Cinder and Knight Artotias! In a world where ancient Lords wield god-like powers and Everlasting Dragons soar the skies, what place is there for mortal men? Join Silver Knight Arkon, a powerful warrior in Lord Gwyn's army, on a quest for redemption and survival, as we journey to age before the undead curse blighted the land of Lordran. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Redeemed: The West Country Trilogy Tim Pears (Author) Series:
The West Country Trilogy Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 400pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781526604392 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0439-2 ISBN10: 1526604396 EAN: 9781526604392 x Description: A love divided. A world torn in two. A return. A redemption. A stirring, exquisitely rendered tale of homecoming; the final instalment in Tim Pears's epic West Country Trilogy It is 1916. Lottie Prideaux rides the winding lanes of her childhood on her motorcycle, defying the expectations of her class and sex as she trains to be a vet. Meanwhile young Leo Sercombe finds himself a long way from home, hauling coal aboard the HMS Queen Mary in the middle of the ocean. Here life is raw, bloody and vivid, with death never more than a heartbeat away. As Leo and Lottie wander in this strange and brave new world, and as war, loss, violence and betrayal conspire to tear asunder the ties that bind the past, present and future together, can even the most fated of returns - and redemptions - hope to come to pass? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bad Mermaids: On Thin Ice Sibeal Pounder (Author) Jason Cockcroft (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 240pp h182mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408877166 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7716-6 ISBN10: 1408877163 EAN: 9781408877166 x Description: In the kingdom of Frostopia, mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda have come to the aid of Maritza Mist, a famous water witch who supplies magic spells to the underwater kingdoms.
Two notoriously bad mermaids have escaped from Viper View prison and stolen Maritza's map that shows the locations of twelve magical objects. When brought together, these objects will create the most powerful water witch the world has ever known. Beattie, Mimi and Zelda set off to travel the underwater kingdoms to stop them. But they haven't counted on meeting a bunch of over-zealous spies, the oldest shark in the world or their faithful companion Steve the seahorse going rogue ... On Thin Ice is the third book in the hilarious Bad Mermaids series from the superbly witty and creative Sibeal Pounder, author of Witch Wars and a World Book Day author for 2019. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sherlock Holmes - The Vanishing Man Philip Purser-Hallard (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
18 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 288pp h203mm x w131mm 368g ISBN13: 9781785658426 ISBN13: 978-1-78565-842-6 ISBN10: 1785658425 x Description: A brand-new Sherlock Holmes mystery from acclaimed author Philip Purser-Hallard. A Mysterious Disappearance It is 1896, and Sherlock Holmes is investigating a self-proclaimed psychic who disappeared from a locked room, in front of several witnesses. While attempting to prove the existence of telekinesis to a scientific society, an alleged psychic, Kellway, vanished before their eyes during the experiment. With a large reward at stake, Holmes is convinced Kellway is a charlatan - or he would be, if he had returned to claim his prize. As Holmes and Watson investigate, the case only grows stranger, and they must contend with an interfering "occult detective" and an increasingly deranged cult. But when one of the society members is found dead, events take a far more sinister turn... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lyrics: Volume 3 (1824-30) Alexander Pushkin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Classics
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
20 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: Russian Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 448pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781847497338 ISBN13: 978-1-84749-733-8 ISBN10: 1847497330 x Description: The founding father of modern Russian literature, Alexander Pushkin has exerted - through his novel in verse Eugene Onegin, his plays, his short stories and his narrative poetry - a long-lasting influence well beyond the borders of his motherland. A slightly lesser-known, but by no mean less important aspect of his writing is his vast production of shorter verse, a genre at which he excelled and arguably still remains unsurpassed. This volume, part of Alma's series of the complete poetic works of Alexander Pushkin, collects the poems Pushkin wrote during his exile in Mikhaylovskoe and his subsequent return to St Petersburg, at a time when he was working on Eugene Onegin and many others of his most celebrated works, and includes some of his lyrical masterpieces, such as `To -' - arguably the most famous love poem in the Russian language - `A Flower', `St Petersburg' and `My Autograph', each presented in a verse translation opposite the original Russian text. Enriched with notes, pictures and an appendix on Pushkin's life and works, this will be essential reading for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the Russian bard's genius. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Midlife Jonathan Rauch (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Green Tree
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 228g ISBN13: 9781472960979 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-6097-9 ISBN10: 1472960971 EAN: 9781472960979 x Description: Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a well-documented U-shaped trajectory, a "happiness curve", declining from the optimism of youth into what's often a long, low trough in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s. This isn't a midlife crisis, though. Rauch reveals that this downturn is instead a natural stage of life - and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, you can equip yourself with new tools of wisdom and gratitude to head positively into your later years. And Rauch can testify to this personally - it was his own slump, despite acclaim as a journalist and commentator that compelled him to investigate the happiness curve. His own story and the stories of many others from all walks of life - from a steelworker and a limo driver to a telecoms executive and a philanthropist - show how the ordeal of midlife malaise can reboot our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude. Full of insights and eye-opening data, and featuring practical ways to endure the dip and avoid its perils and traps, The Happiness Curve doesn't just show you the dark forest of midlife, it helps you find a path through the trees. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Janet Moodie - Next of Kin L. F. Robertson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 352pp h198mm x w130mm 368g ISBN13: 9781785659126 ISBN13: 978-1-78565-912-6 ISBN10: 178565912X x Description: The third novel by L.F. Robertson, starring death row attorney Janet Moodie. J When Greg Ferrante is found shot to death at the side of his swimming pool, suspicion turns immediately on his once-glamorous wife, Sunny, now worn down by years of living under his thumb. Sure, there's no way she could have pulled the trigger, but soon she is arrested anyway, accused of hiring her daughter's boyfriend to commit the crime. In a whirlwind trial, Sunny is convicted and sentenced to death. And then, for a decade, she waits on death row, until Janet Moodie, appeals attorney, delves into the case. One thing Janet is sure of: Sunny is innocent. But her client is hiding something. Who is Sunny protecting-and is she really prepared to die to save them? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America Steven J. Ross (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback 432pp h210mm x w140mm B&W images throughout ISBN13: 9781620405635 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-563-5 ISBN10: 1620405636 EAN: 9781620405635 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Gryffindor Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606167 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0616-7 ISBN10: 152660616X EAN: 9781526606167 x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Gryffindor House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its courage, bravery and determination. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Gryffindor moments, including the appearance four of its most memorable alumni, Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs! With vibrant sprayed edges in Gryffindor house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate gold foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Gryffindor House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Gryffindor characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Hermione Granger conjuring her Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be GRYFFINDOR!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Gryffindor Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606174 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0617-4 ISBN10: 1526606178 EAN: 9781526606174
x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Gryffindor House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its courage, bravery and determination. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Gryffindor moments, including the appearance four of its most memorable alumni, Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs! With vibrant sprayed edges in Gryffindor house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate gold foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Gryffindor House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Gryffindor characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Hermione Granger conjuring her Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be GRYFFINDOR!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Hufflepuff Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606211 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0621-1 ISBN10: 1526606216 EAN: 9781526606211 x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Hufflepuff House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its dedication, patience and loyalty. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Hufflepuff moments, including the appearance of Quidditch captain - and Hufflepuff heart-throb - Cedric Diggory! With vibrant sprayed edges in Hufflepuff house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate silver foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Hufflepuff House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Hufflepuff characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Nymphadora Tonks conjuring her Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be HUFFLEPUFF!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Hufflepuff Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 478g ISBN13: 9781526606204 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0620-4 ISBN10: 1526606208 EAN: 9781526606204 x
Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Hufflepuff House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its dedication, patience and loyalty. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Hufflepuff moments, including the appearance of Quidditch captain - and Hufflepuff heart-throb - Cedric Diggory! With vibrant sprayed edges in Hufflepuff house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate silver foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Hufflepuff House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Hufflepuff characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Nymphadora Tonks conjuring her Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be HUFFLEPUFF!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Ravenclaw Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606181 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0618-1 ISBN10: 1526606186 EAN: 9781526606181 x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Ravenclaw House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its wit, learning and wisdom. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Ravenclaw moments, including the appearance of the inimitable Professor Trelawney! With vibrant sprayed edges in Ravenclaw house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate bronze foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Ravenclaw House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Ravenclaw characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Cho Chang conjuring her Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be RAVENCLAW!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Ravenclaw Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606198 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0619-8 ISBN10: 1526606194 EAN: 9781526606198 x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Ravenclaw House Edition celebrates the noble
character of the Hogwarts house famed for its wit, learning and wisdom. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Ravenclaw moments, including the appearance of the inimitable Professor Trelawney! With vibrant sprayed edges in Ravenclaw house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate bronze foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Ravenclaw House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Ravenclaw characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Cho Chang conjuring her Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be RAVENCLAW!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Slytherin Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606235 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0623-5 ISBN10: 1526606232 EAN: 9781526606235 x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Slytherin House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its pride, ambition and cunning. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Slytherin moments, including Draco Malfoy's typically sneaky attempts to sabotage the Gryffindor Seeker ... With vibrant sprayed edges in Slytherin house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate gold foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Slytherin House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Slytherin characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Severus Snape conjuring his Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be SLYTHERIN!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Slytherin Edition J.K. Rowling (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781526606228 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0622-8 ISBN10: 1526606224 EAN: 9781526606228 x Description: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this irresistible Slytherin House Edition celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its pride, ambition and cunning. Harry's third year at Hogwarts is packed with thrilling Slytherin moments, including Draco Malfoy's typically sneaky attempts to sabotage the Gryffindor Seeker ...
With vibrant sprayed edges in Slytherin house livery, the book features beautiful house-themed cover artwork with intricate gold foiling. With an exciting, bespoke introduction exploring the history of Slytherin House, and exclusive insights into the use of the Patronus Charm by favourite Slytherin characters, the book also boasts a spectacular image by Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold of Severus Snape conjuring his Patronus. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable, beautifully crafted House Editions, designed to be treasured and read for years to come. A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be SLYTHERIN!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Good Thieves Katherine Rundell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 318g ISBN13: 9781526608130 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0813-0 ISBN10: 1526608138 EAN: 9781526608130 x Description: 'An amazing adventure story, told with sparkling style and sleight of hand' JACQUELINE WILSON Vita set her jaw, and nodded at New York City in greeting, as a boxer greets an opponent before a fight. Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, death-defying plan. Katherine Rundell's fifth novel is a heist as never seen before - the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Longest Day: The D-Day Story, June 6th, 1944 Cornelius Ryan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 2x16pp bw plate sections ISBN13: 9781838603441 ISBN13: 978-1-83860-344-1 ISBN10: 1838603441 EAN: 9781838603441 x Description: 6 June, 1944. 156,000 troops from 12 different countries, 11,000 aircraft, 7,000 naval vessels, 24 hours. D-Day - the beginning of the Allied invasion of Hitler's formidable 'Fortress Europe' - was the largest amphibious invasion in history. There has never been a battle like it, before or since. But beyond the statistics and over sixty years on, what is it about the events of D-Day that remain so compelling? The courage of the men who fought and died on the beaches of France? The sheer boldness of the invasion plan? Or the fact that this, Rommel's 'longest day', heralded the beginning of the end of World War II. One of the defining battles of the war, D-Day is scored into the imagination as the moment when the darkness of the Third Reich began to be swept away. This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors - from high-ranking Allied and German officers, to the paratroopers who landed in Normandy before dawn, the infantry who struggled ashore and the German troops who defended the coast.Cornelius Ryan captures the horror and the glory of D-Day, relating in emotive and compelling detail the years of inspired tactical planning that led up to the invasion, its epic implementation and every stroke of luck and individual act of heroism that would later define the battle. In the words of its author, The Longest Day is a story not of war, but of the courage of man.
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Celebrating Life: Finding Happiness in Unexpected Places Jonathan Sacks (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 208pp 194g ISBN13: 9781472974365 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-7436-5 ISBN10: 1472974360 EAN: 9781472974365 x Description: 'I have tried to say what happiness is, how we make it, how we lose it, and how we sometimes walk past it without recognising it. Happiness isn't somewhere else, it's where we are. It isn't something we don't have, we do. It isn't fantasy, it's reality experienced in a certain way. Happiness is a close relative of faith.' Following the painful loss of his father, former Chief Rabbi Sacks began to learn how to celebrate life in a new way. He discovered where happiness lives, often in unexpected places, through family, community, friendship and responsibilities. He also found it through a renewed relationship with God who spoke to his deepest needs. Based, in part, on his columns in the UK's Times newspaper, Celebrating Life is for people of all faiths and none. It shows us how to be human and, in becoming so, how we can touch the divine. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can You Crack the Code?: A Fascinating History of Ciphers and Cryptography Ella Schwartz (Author) Lily Williams (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback Sewn 128pp h257mm x w206mm x s20mm 658g Illustrations, unspecified ISBN13: 9781681195148 ISBN13: 978-1-68119-514-8 ISBN10: 1681195143 EAN: 9781681195148 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Let's Hope for the Best Carolina Setterwall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Circus
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h216mm x w135mm 428g ISBN13: 9781526604927 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0492-7 ISBN10: 1526604922 EAN: 9781526604927 x Description: 'This book! Swedish, confessional, shockingly honest about desire, love, loss. I've read it twice now and can't stop thinking about Carolina. Utterly compulsive' MARIAN KEYES `Brutally candid. The most compelling book I've read in years' THE TIMES
`Quite simply one of the best bereavement memoirs I've read. It's impossible not to draw comparisons with Karl Ove Knausgaard, but there is a unique voice here, a style of disclosure all her own, incidentally beautifully translated. I absolutely loved it' EVENING STANDARD `Every spare, controlled sentence has the ring of truth. Gripping' DAILY MAIL THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The last night, I fall asleep believing we have thousands of days ahead of us. We don't. This night is our last night. One evening, Carolina says good night to her partner, Aksel. Things have been tough for both of them recently, especially with an eight-month-old son to raise. So when Aksel dies unexpectedly in the night, Carolina's world is turned upside down. Based on the author's own experiences, Let's Hope for the Best details the small moments of life before and after tragedy. It's a story about motherhood, family and the difficulties of loving someone who is distant, and then who is gone. Brave and unsparing, packed with emotion and humanity, it is about how the life we envisage for ourselves can be altered in an instant. What if one moment changed everything you've ever known? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Amazing World of Gumball: Adventure In Elmore Kate Sharron (Author) Gustavo Borges (Author) Rachel Matile (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Comics
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
21 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp h258mm x w170mm ISBN13: 9781787732087 ISBN13: 978-1-78773-208-7 ISBN10: 1787732088 x Description: An anthology collecting a colorful variety of short stories based on Cartoon Network's hit series The Amazing World of Gumball. The gang's all here! Join Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Carrie, and all your favorite friends from Cartoon Network's hit television series The Amazing World of Gumball in these hilarious adventures throughout the town of Elmore. Featuring an array of talent, including Jen Hickman (Jem and the Holograms), Gustavo Borges (Petals), and many more, this graphic novel collection has something for everyone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Funny Face Nicola Smee (Author) Nicola Smee (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Board book 24pp h205mm x w180mm ISBN13: 9781526609434 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0943-4 ISBN10: 1526609436 EAN: 9781526609434 x Description: Funny face. Naughty face. Cross face. Happy face. How many funny faces can you pull? When a big bear takes baby's ball, baby is shocked, then upset, then angry. But when the bear comes back to play, soon baby is having lots of fun! Children will love pulling all the hilarious faces in this charming board book classic - now reissued with a brand new cover. Turn to last page to see how funny you look in the surprise mirror! Filled with adorable baby faces, this interactive first storybook is perfect for exploring feelings with your little one, from surprise and sadness to anger and amusement. Making faces has never been so much fun! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Andrew Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 416pp h198mm x w129mm 338g ISBN13: 9781526611574 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-1157-4 ISBN10: 1526611570 EAN: 9781526611574 x Description: A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing
'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times 'Fascinating. A wonderful book' David Bowie The Apollo Moon Programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. In Moondust, Andrew Smith set out to find and interview the nine remaining Moonwalkers in order to learn how their lives, and ours, were irrevocably changed by this surreal expedition. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, Smith's powerful and gripping account of the most courageous adventure of the last century is rereleased with a new chapter, detailing his fascinating interactions with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell and Alan Bean in the years since publication. With thought-provoking meditations on the dramatic recent upswing in cosmic exploration, including astonishing encounters with the wouldbe astronaut-settlers of the Mars One project and the scientists leading the search for life in our solar system, this is an indispensable update to the definitive classic. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rage Inside the Machine: The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop the Internet Making Bigots of Us All Robert Elliott Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Business
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 344pp h234mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781472970633 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-7063-3 ISBN10: 1472970632 EAN: 9781472970633 x Description: We live in a world increasingly ruled by technology; we seem as governed by technology as we do by laws and regulations. Frighteningly often, the influence of technology in and on our lives goes completely unchallenged by citizens and governments. We comfort ourselves with the soothing refrain that technology has no morals and can display no prejudice, and it's only the users of technology who distort certain aspects of it. But is this statement actually true? Dr Robert Smith thinks it is dangerously untrue in the modern era. Having worked in the field of artificial intelligence for over 30 years, Smith reveals the mounting evidence that the mechanical actors in our lives do indeed have, or at least express, morals: they're just not the morals of the progressive modern society that we imagined we were moving towards. Instead, as we are just beginning to see - in the US elections and Brexit to name but a few - there are increasing incidences of machine bigotry, greed and the crass manipulation of our basest instincts. It is easy to assume that these are the result of programmer prejudices or the product of dark forces manipulating the masses through the network of the Internet. But what if there is something more fundamental and explicitly mechanical at play, something inherent within technology itself? This book demonstrates how non-scientific ideas have been encoded deep into our technological infrastructure. Offering a rigorous, fresh perspective on how technology has brought us to this place, Rage Inside the Machine challenges the long-held assumption that technology is an apolitical and
amoral force. Shedding light on little-known historical stories and investigating the complex connections between scientific philosophy, institutional prejudice and new technology, this book offers a new, honest and more truly scientific vision of ourselves. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rick and Morty Volume 9 Kyle Starks (Author) Marc Ellerby (Author) Tini Howard (Author) Series:
Rick and Morty 9
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Comics
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
26 Jul 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp ISBN13: 9781787731660 ISBN13: 978-1-78773-166-0 ISBN10: 1787731669 x Description: What do a planet-hopping degenerate, a totally buff (and existentially tortured) Meeseeks, a grieving gun-toting widow, an alien prince, and a bull terrier all have in common? They all hate Rick. A lot. And they're coming after him, Morty, and the whole family in RICK REVENGE SQUAD. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Breakneck Duane Swierczynski (Author) Simone Guglielmini (Illustrated by) Raffaele Semeraro (Illustrated by) Lovern Kindzierski (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Titan Books Ltd
Publisher:
Titan Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 112pp h170mm x w258mm 367g ISBN13: 9781785864612 ISBN13: 978-1-78586-461-2 ISBN10: 1785864610 x Description: A mild-mannered consultant is reluctantly forced into a race against the clock as he attempts to thwart a terrorist plot, in this gritty, countdown crime thriller set in modern-day Philadelphia. During an angry confrontation at two-bit motel, mild-mannered consultant Joe Hayward is thrown headfirst into the middle of a frightening terrorist plot to bring Philadelphia to its knees. With only two hours to thwart the attack, Joe is going to need all the help he can get... including that of his wife's paramour! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Putney Sofka Zinovieff (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 384pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408895740 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9574-0 ISBN10: 1408895749 EAN: 9781408895740 x Description: A bold, thought-provoking novel that will compel and disquiet in equal measure, about the moral lines we tread, the stories we tell ourselves and the secrets we bury; 'the best novel of 2018, by far' (Cressida Connolly, Spectator) A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 - CHOSEN BY THE OBSERVER, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR 1970s London. Ralph, an up-and-coming composer, has gone to visit Edmund Greenslay in his riverside home. At the heart of the house's wild bliss he finds Edmund's nine-year-old daughter Daphne, flitting, sprite-like, through the house's colourful rooms and unruly garden. From the moment their lives collide Ralph is consumed by an obsession to make Daphne his.
Decades later, Daphne watches her own daughter come of age and is confronted with the truth of her own childhood - and a devastating act of violence that has lain hidden for decades. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Christe Lux Mundi: Music From Taize: Vocal Edition The Taize Community (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Wire-O 72pp h210mm x w297mm ISBN13: 9781472974495 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-7449-5 ISBN10: 1472974492 EAN: 9781472974495 x Description: Prayer at Taize is almost entirely sung. Over the course of the year, numerous different musical forms are used, including hymns, psalms, long or short responses and litanies sung a capella or accompanied by the organ, and certain songs from the Orthodox tradition. Most characteristic is the use of the 'songs of Taize', such as those presented in this new volume.
The songs of Taize were first developed in the 1970s, as the number of young people from different countries grew and the need to find a way for all of them to participate in prayer together became more pressing. They were first presented to the English-speaking world in the 1980s in Music from Taize 1 & 2. These two volumes were followed in 1991 by Songs and Prayers of Taize (published by Mowbray/Continuum), the first book to give English translations for many of the songs, and in 1998 by Songs for Prayer. Christe Lux Mundi contains the principle songs written since then, nearly all composed by brothers of the Community. The contents do not overlap with the titles mentioned above.
Christe Lux Mundi is available in two editions: the vocal edition contains, as well as the congregational parts, all the solo verses in English. The congregational parts on their own are also available in the assembly edition. Taize songs have two essential elements, whatever the context in which they are used. First, the songs are meditative and are intended to help open a contemplative dimension of prayer. Secondly, they are intended to allow the participation of everyone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tracking The Highland Tiger: In Search of Scottish Wildcats Marianne Taylor (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm Black and white illustrations by the author throughout ISBN13: 9781472900920 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-0092-0 ISBN10: 1472900928 EAN: 9781472900920 x Description: Over the centuries, one by one, Britain's most formidable wild animals have fallen to the thoughtless march of humankind. A war on predators put paid to our lynxes, wolves and bears, each hunted relentlessly until the last of them was killed. Only our wildcats lived on. The Scottish wildcat's guile and ferocity are the stuff of legend. No docile pet cat, this, but a cunning and shadowy animal, elusive to the point of invisibility, but utterly fearless when forced to fight for its life. Those who saw one would always remember its beauty - the cloak of dense fur marked with bold tiger stripes, the green-eyed stare and haughty sneer, and the broad, banded tail whisking away into the forest's gloom. Driven to the remnants of Scotland's wilderness, the last few wildcats now face the most insidious danger of all as their domesticated cousins threaten to dilute their genes into oblivion. However, the wildest of cats has friends and goodwill behind it. This book tells the story of how the wildcat of the wildwood became the endangered Scottish wildcat, of how it once lived and lives now, and of how we - its greatest enemy - are now striving to save it in its darkest hour. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F-80 Shooting Star Units of the Korean War Warren Thompson (Author) (Author) Jim Laurier (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Gareth Hector (Illustrator) (Cover design or artwork by) Series:
Combat Aircraft 128
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 96pp h248mm x w184mm 20 b/w; 60 col ISBN13: 9781472829054 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-2905-4 ISBN10: 1472829050 EAN: 9781472829054 x Description: Built within a 180-day time limit in 1943, the F-80 Shooting Star first saw service in Italy in the final year of World War 2, and consequently was sent to bases in the US, Europe and the Far East after VJ Day. It was the latter groups based in Japan that initially bore the brunt of the early fighting in Korea, engaging MiG-15s in the world's first jet-versus-jet combat. Flown principally by the 8th and 49th Fighter Bomber Wings, the F-80 served until the end of the war, completing an astonishing 98,515 combat sorties, shooting down 17 aircraft (including three of the vastly superior MiG-15s), dropping over 33,000 tons of bombs, and firing over 80,000 air-toground rockets. Aside from the fighter-bomber Shooting Stars, the ultra-rare, but heavily used, photo-reconnaissance RF-80A saw extensive use in the frontline in Korea as a replacement for the vulnerable RF-51D. Filled with first-hand accounts and rare colour photographs taken by the veterans themselves, this is the engrossing story of the pioneering F-80 Shooting Star. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dragon Lady Louisa Treger (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Caravel
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h216mm x w135mm 346g ISBN13: 9781448217458 ISBN13: 978-1-4482-1745-8 ISBN10: 1448217458 EAN: 9781448217458 x Description: 'A daring blend of romance, crime and history, and an intelligent expose of the inherent injustice and consequences of all forms of oppression' Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia, The Dragon Lady tells Ginie's extraordinary story, so called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg. From the glamorous Italian Riviera before the Great War to the Art Deco glory of Eltham Palace in the thirties, and from the secluded Scottish Highlands to segregated Rhodesia in the fifties, the narrative spans enormous cultural and social change. Lady Virginia Courtauld was a boundary-breaking, colourful and unconventional person who rejected the submissive role women were expected to play. Ostracised by society for being a foreign divorcee at the time of Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Ginie and her second husband ,Stephen Courtauld, leave the confines of post-war Britain to forge a new life in Rhodesia, only to find that being progressive liberals during segregation proves mortally dangerous. Many people had reason to dislike Ginie, but who had reason enough to pull the trigger? Deeply evocative of time and place, The Dragon Lady subtly blends fact and fiction to paint the portrait of an extraordinary woman in an era of great social and cultural change. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Me Zebra Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
20 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 320pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781846884580 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-458-0 ISBN10: 1846884586 x Description: "After the death of her father, an exiled Iranian man of letters, the bookish twenty-two-year-old Zebra finds herself alone in New York and decides to retrace the steps of her traumatic flight with her family from their homeland in the 1990s, hoping that in the process she will be inspired to write a major manifesto on literature. Her first stop is Barcelona, where she meets the Italian Ludo, who becomes her lover, intellectual sparring partner and travelling companion in her picaresque meanderings around Catalonia. A natural-born raconteur, Zebra takes the reader on an irresistible journey through her thoughts, as she conceives elaborate theories about art and is increasingly convinced that her mother has been reincarnated as a cockatoo. Sparkling with wit and mischief and brimming with imaginative vignettes and unconventional musings, Call Me Zebra is a riotous, erudite, unpredictable novel about literature, lust and dislocation." _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers: How Science is Transforming the Modern Game James Witts (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 240pp h230mm x w189mm ISBN13: 9781472948458 ISBN13: 978-1-4729-4845-8 ISBN10: 1472948459 EAN: 9781472948458 x Description: Looking at every area of the game and with exclusive contributions from elite players, leading coaches and sports scientists from the world's leading clubs - including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich - this expert guide reveals how sports science ensures the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale deliver super-star performances every time. A brilliant combination of locker-room secrets and practical advice, this is a book that will interest both players and fans. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter: American Civil War 186165 Gary Yee (Author) Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Series:
Combat 41
Edition:
Imprint:
Osprey Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jun 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 80pp h248mm x w184mm ISBN13: 9781472831859 ISBN13: 978-1-4728-3185-9 ISBN10: 1472831853 EAN: 9781472831859 x Description: During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. Sometimes equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren, they fought in a manner reminiscent of Napoleonic-era light infantry. Siege warfare placed a premium on marksmanship and the sharpshooter became indispensable as they could drive artillerymen from their guns. They could also become expert scouts and, for the Confederacy, impressive raiders - one raid netted almost 250 prisoners. Initially, Union marksmen enjoyed the upper hand, but as the Confederates began raising and training their own sharpshooters, they proved themselves as worthy opponents. In this study, Gary Yee, an expert in firearms of the period, assesses the role played by sharpshooters in three bloody clashes at the height of the American Civil War - the battle of Fredericksburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and the siege of Battery Wagner. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________