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Remembering the Falklands War
24/05/2012

Sean from our Royal Festival Hall branch picks out the books that best document a conflict - memorably described by Jose Luis Borges as "two bald men fighting over a comb" - that cost 907 lives.

The original King of the Wild Things
20/05/2012

Katy recalls her own childhood enjoyment of the late Maurice Sendak's classic Where the Wild Things Are and celebrates the achievements of an author who never grew up.

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Planet Word
Planet WordJ. P. Davidson; Stephen Fry

The accompanying book to Stephen Fry's engrossing and entertaining TV guide to the wonder of language.

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Everything You Need to Know about...
Everything You Need to Know about...Tatarsky, Daniel

From before the big bang to right up this very moment in time, and from the Bible to Facebook, it's all here under one roof - the works. All of it. Everything you...

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Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price...
Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price...Judith Miller

If you want to know the value of your antiques - or find out how the antiques market is faring - the world's best-selling antiques price guide is the place to look.

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A Dictionary of British Place-names
A Dictionary of British Place-namesDavid Mills

A gazetteer tracing the origin and meaning of more than 17,000 place-names throughout Britain, this A-Z is a treasury of information and fascinating facts. It is both...

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Whitaker's Almanack: 2012
Whitaker's Almanack: 2012

Quite simply, Whitaker's Almanack 2012 is the perfect book for anyone interested in current affairs and general knowledge.

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The Official DSA Theory Test for Car...
The Official DSA Theory Test for Car...Driving Standards Agency (Great...

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Independent Schools Yearbook: 2010-2011
Independent Schools Yearbook: 2010-2011Judy Mott
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The Information: A History, a Theory,...
The Information: A History, a Theory,...Gleick, James
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Whitaker's Concise Almanack: 2011
Whitaker's Concise Almanack: 2011Whitaker's
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Dinner with Churchill: Policy-making...
Dinner with Churchill: Policy-making...Cita Stelzer
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Nostalgia in Vogue
Nostalgia in VogueMacsweeney, Eve
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The Oxford Companion to Beer
The Oxford Companion to BeerOliver, Garrett; Colicchio, Tom
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The Encyclopedia of Country Music
The Encyclopedia of Country MusicKingsbury, Paul; McCall, Michael;...
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RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and FlowersChristopher Brickell
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The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest...
The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest...Ivan March; Edward Greenfield; Robert...
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Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price...
Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price...Judith Miller
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A to Z of Everything
A to Z of EverythingTrevor Montague
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Finishing the Hat: The Collected...
Finishing the Hat: The Collected...Stephen Sondheim
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Shipwright, 2011: The International...
Shipwright, 2011: The International...John Bowen; Martin Robson
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Racehorse Record Jumps: 2010-2011
Racehorse Record Jumps: 2010-2011Ashley Rumney
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Pears' Cyclopaedia 2011-2012
Pears' Cyclopaedia 2011-2012Chris Cook
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Every subject contains its own reference and research titles but some are so useful or wide-ranging they deserve their own category. So browse here for encyclopaedias, almanacs and other general works. We also list general guides to academic and professional research to help with that tricky dissertation or published article. For our colleagues in the book world, Librarianship is also covered in this category. To refine your selection further just use the browse option on the left.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams

It's annual Towel Day. If you don't know why, then treat yourself to one of the smartest, most imaginative comic fiction creations ever.

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