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This bestselling guide to all areas of the media, now in its 106th edition, has been completely revised and updated. With 100 articles written by successful authors and publishing insiders... | Claire Cock-Starkey Ever wondered whether more people own a car in England than in France, or which country gives the most to charity? In this book, readers can discover a wealth of... |
Martin Toseland; Simon Toseland Infographica collects intriguing data from across our planet - including facial hair styles of famous dictators, the countries with the most McDonald's restaurants and the world's most expensive divorces -... | Katherine Fry; Rowena Kirton Agitated about apostrophes? Struggling with spelling? Dithering over dangling participles? Stumped by the subjunctive? This title guides you through the perils, pitfalls and problematic aspects of the English language, with... |
BBC The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical music festival and features many of the greatest artists and orchestras from the UK and around the world in over... | Simon Thurley Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. Nothing like it had... |
Guinness World Records 2013 is crammed with new and updated records, and never-before-seen photography. Meet the new shortest living man and a slam-dunking parrot, and witness the fiercest predators in... | Judith Schalansky An atlas that takes us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. It features rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and... |
Caroline Tiger Is there any polite way to shush a chatty person at the movies? Should roller bladers be passed on the left side or the right side? And when is it... | Press Association Sport The official guide to the Games, with everything you need to know about events, venues, Team GB and star athletes. |
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Why are we so often unwilling to accept that life is unpredictable? In this book, the author distils his idiosyncratic wisdom to demolish our illusions, contrasting the classical values of... | Charles Clark; Maureen Clark Combat the effects of ageing and live a fuller, healthier life. Getting older may be inevitable, but your body doesn't have to show the signs of age. This health book... |
Ashley Rumney A directory of various racehorses that ran in Britain during 2010-2011 Jumps season. It shows how each horse fared over different goings and distances; details the precise conditions under which... | David McCandless A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. |
Christopher Brickell A guide to planning your dream garden. It includes over 8,000 easy-to-find plants and thousands of photographs that give you the guidance you need. | David Wallechinsky; Jaime Loucky The Complete Book of the Olympics is the pre-eminent point of reference for sports enthusiasts and journalists alike, and the essential guide to the London games. |