JULY 2017 A Good Country Laleh Khadivi

The powerful, moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who, finding himself in an increasingly hostile world, is turned from a carefree surfer's life towards a culture of fear and fanaticism

Sales points • A magnificent and important novel from this highly acclaimed, prize-winning Iranian novelist. • For fans of Mohammed Hanif, Elif Shafak, Kamila Shamsie, Hanif Kureishi, Karan Mahajan's The Association of Small Bombs and Mohsin Hamid. • Major press coverage anticipated. Khadivi's previous novels received rave reviews and this very timely novel confronts urgent contemporary issues with subtlety and insight.

Description The powerful, moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who, finding himself in an increasingly hostile world, is turned from a carefree surfer's life towards a culture of fear and fanaticism Laguna Beach, California, 2009. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old, straight-A student and chemistry whiz, takes his first hit of pot. In that moment, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, takes up surfing, cuts classes and lies to his father. For the first time, Reza now Rez feels like an all-American teen. Then 9/11 the Boston bombings happen, and fears of terrorism abound. His newfound friends and their families begin to withdraw from Rez and he finds himself in an increasingly isolated state, where his skin colour, name and parents' background make him an object of suspicion. The only people he can relate to now are beautiful Fatima, who starts covering her hair with a hijab and going to the local mosque, and Arash until he disappears one day. Little by little, Reza is drawn into a frightening new world - A Good Country is a powerful meditation on modern life and on how international events can transform young lives. Insightful, nuanced and emotionally forceful, it is an important book for our times.

About the Author Price: $24.99 (NZ$27.99) Laleh Khadivi was born in Esfahan, Iran. She received her M.F.A. from Mills College and was a Creative Writing Fellow at ISBN: 9781408876008 Emory University. She is the author of two previous novels, The Age of Orphans and The Walking. She has been Format: awarded a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and an NEA Literature Fellowship. She has also worked as a director, Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages producer and cinematographer of documentary films. Her debut film, 900 Women, aired on A&E and premiered at the Main Category: FA Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Khadivi lives in Northern California. Sub Category: laleh-khadivi.com / @ouronebigeye Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

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Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Grief Cottage Gail Godwin

The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin.

Sales points • A PUBLISHING EVENT: An exquisite, tender new novel by a literary legend, a Southern Gothic ghost story with masterfully crafted characters to be published on the occasion of the author's 80th birthday. • A NATIONAL TREASURE: Gail Godwin is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Evensong and The Finishing School. • REVERED BY CRITICS: Gail Godwin is a favorite of the literary world.

Description The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin. After his mother's death, eleven-year-old Marcus is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a woman of few words, points out a ruined cottage, telling Marcus she had visited it regularly after she'd moved there thirty years ago because it matched the ruin of her own life. Eventually she was inspired to take up painting so she could capture its utter desolation. The islanders call it "Grief Cottage," because a boy and his parents disappeared from it during a hurricane fifty years before. Their bodies were never found and the cottage has stood empty ever since. During his lonely hours while Aunt Charlotte is in her studio painting and keeping her demons at bay, Marcus visits the cottage daily, building up his courage by coming ever closer, even after the ghost of the boy who died seems to reveal himself. Full of curiosity and open to the unfamiliar and uncanny given the recent upending of his life, he courts the ghost boy, never certain whether the ghost is friendly or follows some sinister agenda.

Grief Cottage is the best sort of ghost story, but it is far more than that--an investigation of grief, remorse, and the memories that haunt us. The power and beauty of this artful novel wash over the reader like the waves on a South Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) Carolina beach. ISBN: 9781632867049 Format: Hard Cover About the Author Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages Gail Godwin is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the bestselling author of more than a dozen critically Main Category: F Fiction acclaimed books, including Publishing, a memoir, and the novels Flora, Father Melancholy's Daughter, and Evensong. Sub Category: She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for both fiction and libretto writing, Illustrations: and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Woodstock, New York. www. Previous Titles: Author now living: gailgodwin.com.

Bloomsbury USA JULY 2017 Commonwealth Ann Patchett

'Dazzling - The combination of lightness, warmth and remarkable incisiveness creates a novel that is life- affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times

Sales points • A stunning new novel from one of America's most celebrated authors, that will appeal to fans of Marilynne Robinson, Anne Tyler and Donna Tartt • Deeply autobiographical, the story is based on real events in the author's own family • Winner of the Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award, Ann Patchett is one of today's most acclaimed writers. Both Bel Canto and State of Wonder have sold nearly 150,000 copies in the UK and export

Description 'Dazzling - The combination of lightness, warmth and remarkable incisiveness creates a novel that is life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times A powerful story of two families brought together by beauty and torn apart by tragedy, the new novel by the Orange Prize- winning author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder is her most astonishing yet It is 1964: Bert Cousins, the deputy District Attorney, shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited, bottle of gin in hand. As the cops of Los Angeles drink, talk and dance into the June afternoon, he notices a heart-stoppingly beautiful woman. When Bert kisses Beverly Keating, his host's wife, the new baby pressed between them, he sets in motion the joining of two families whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, has dropped out of law school and is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets one of her idols, the famous author Leon Posen, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story. Franny never dreams that the consequences of this encounter will extend beyond her own life into those of her scattered siblings and parents. Told with equal measures of humour and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a powerful and tender tale of family, betrayal and the far-reaching bonds of love and responsibility.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) About the Author ISBN: 9781408880364 Ann Patchett is the author of six novels and three works of non-fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Format: Paperback - B format Fiction three times; with The Magician's Assistant in 1998, winning the prize with Bel Canto in 2002, and was most Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages recently shortlisted with State of Wonder in 2012. She is also the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and was named one Main Category: FA of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty Sub Category: FA Popular Fiction languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Tennessee

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Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Our Young Man Edmund White

The newest novel from virtuosic writer Edmund White about the perils of beauty; a funny, sexy account of gay life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s.

Sales points • White's best novel in years: A masterwork, sentence for sentence. • Funny, sexy, dishy: Fun to read. And we can expect gay media, fashion media, as well as all the literary highlights.

Description Our Young Man follows the life of a gorgeous Frenchman, Guy, as he goes from the industrial city of Clermont-Ferrand to the top of the modeling profession in New York City's fashion world, becoming the darling of Fire Island's gay community. Like Wilde's Dorian Grey, Guy never seems to age; at thirty-five he is still modeling, still enjoying lavish gifts from older men who believe he's twenty-three--though their attentions always come at a price. Ambivalently, Guy lets them believe, driven especially by the memory of growing up poor, until he finds he needs the lie to secure not only wealth, but love itself. Surveying the full spectrum of gay amorous life through the disco era and into the age of AIDS, Edmund White (who worked at Vogue for ten years) explores the power of physical beauty--to fascinate, to enslave, and to deceive--with sparkling wit and pathos.

About the Author Edmund White is the author of many novels, including A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, The Farewell Symphony, and, most recently, Jack Holmes and His Friend. His nonfiction includes City Boy, Inside a Pearl, and other memoirs; The FlA neur, about Paris; and literary biographies and essays. White lives in New York and teaches at Princeton University.

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Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Please Do Not Disturb Robert Glancy

A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence, Please Do Not Disturb is the funny, disturbing and deeply affecting new book by the author of Terms & Conditions

Sales points • In the vein of William Boyd, Graham Greene and Giles Foden, Please do Not Disturb draws on Robert Glancy's own childhood in Malawi (under the presidency of Hastings Banda). • The highly acclaimed Terms & Conditions introduced Robert Glancy as a brilliantly profound comic writer. Like the late Paul Torday he writes novels that deftly use humour to make deeply serious points and creates characters who spring to life off the page. • The issues of corruption, exploitation and power in the countries of Africa are rarely out of the news and Please Do Not Disturb is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.

Description The funny, disturbing and deeply affecting new book by the acclaimed author of Terms & Conditions

Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo. Sean, an Irishman who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel if only his crazed fiancee and fierce thirst would stop distracting him. Josef, mythmaker and kingmaker, who paved the way for Tafumo's rise to power, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet. Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive, maintaining the facade of the powerful ruler, as she mourns her own broken dreams. And in the countdown to the Big Day, storm clouds are gathering as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo to the Mirage Hotel that will change the lives of all of them for ever -

Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) About the Author ISBN: 9781408866320 Robert Glancy was born in Zambia and raised in Malawi. At fourteen he moved from Africa to Edinburgh then went on to Format: Paperback - B format study history at Cambridge. His first novel, Terms & Conditions, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014 to critical acclaim. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages He has recently been awarded the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship in New Zealand, where he currently lives with his wife Main Category: FA and children. Sub Category: FA Popular Fiction @RobertGlancy Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 The Gun Room Georgina Harding

A beautiful, powerful and utterly devastating new novel from Orange-prize shortlisted author Georgina Harding

Sales points • Georgina Harding's novels have won universal critical acclaim; The Spy Game was a BBC Book at Bedtime and shortlisted for the Encore Award, and Painter of Silence was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2012 • This powerful exploration of the moral complexities of war and its emotional consequences will appeal to fans of Kazuo Ishiguro, Michael Ondaatje, Hisham Matar and Peter Hobbs as well as the film Lost in Translation

Description The memory of war will stay with a man longer than anything else.

Dawn, mist clearing over the rice fields, a burning Vietnamese village, and a young war photographer gets the shot that might make his career. The image, of a staring soldier in the midst of mayhem, will become one of the great photographs of the war. But what he has seen in that village is more than he can bear, and he flees. Jonathan drifts on to Japan, to lose himself in the vastness of Tokyo, where there are different kinds of pictures to be taken: peacetime pictures of crowds and subways and cherry blossom. And pictures of a girl with whom he is no longer lost: innumerable pictures of Kumiko, on the streets and in the rain and in the heat of the summer. Yet even here in this alien city, his history will catch up with him: that photograph and his responsibility in taking it; his responsibility as a witness to war, and as a witness to other events buried far deeper in his past. The Gun Room is a powerful exploration of image and memory, and of the moral complexity and emotional consequences of the experience of war.

About the Author Georgina Harding is the author of three novels: The Solitude of Thomas Cave, The Spy Game, which was a BBC Book at Bedtime and shortlisted for an Encore Award, and, most recently, Painter of Silence, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012. She lives on a farm in the Stour Valley, Essex.

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Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation James Runcie

The eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series, now a major ITV drama

Sales points • Sales for the 'Grantchester Mysteries' series total over 90,000 TCM, and will only increase as the TV series gathers momentum and fans. • Adapted from James Runcie's books, ITV's prime-time Grantchester TV series, starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers and Robson Green as Geordie Keating, attracted viewers of over six million in its first and second seasons. A third will air in spring 2017, and there will be a Christmas special. • This is the fifth instalment in James Runcie's enduringly popular ecclesiastical detective novels, and is guaranteed to bring more fans to Sidney Chambers' fold • For fans of the much-loved Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth novels by MC Beaton

Description The eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series, now a major ITV drama Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is beginning to think that the life of a full-time priest (and part-time detective) is not easy. So when a bewitching divorcee in a mink coat interrupts Sidney's family lunch asking him to help locate her missing son, he hopes it will be an open and shut case. The last thing he expects is to be dragged into the mysterious workings of a sinister cult, or to find himself tangled up in another murder investigation. But, as always, the village of Grantchester is not as peaceful as it seems - From the theft of an heirloom to an ominous case of blackmail, Sidney is once again rushed off his feet in this eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series.

About the Author James Runcie is an award-winning film-maker and the author of seven novels. Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, the first in 'The Grantchester Mysteries' series, was published in 2012, soon followed bySidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night, Sidney Chambers and The Problem of Evil, Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins and

Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation. In October 2014, ITV launched Grantchester, a prime-time series ISBN: 9781408870235 starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers, with the second season airing in March 2016. In May 2016 James Runcie Format: Paperback - B format became Commissioning Editor for Arts at BBC Radio 4. He lives in London and Edinburgh. Dimensions: 130x197mm www.jamesruncie.com Extent: 336 pages Main Category: www.grantchestermysteries.com Sub Category: @james_runcie Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 A Doubter's Almanac Ethan Canin

An astounding novel, where personal ambition battles against family love, and the most complex intellectual ideas leap from the page with dazzling and seductive beauty

Sales points • For fans of Good Will Hunting, The Theory of Everything and A Beautiful Mind • Will appeal to readers of Jonathan Franzen, John Updike, Donna Tartt and Hanya Yanagihara (A Little Life) • America, America, Ethan Canin's last novel, was a New York Times bestseller

Description The flame of genius scorches every generation it touches.

Following a lonely upbringing in the woods of northern Michigan, Milo Andret enrols as a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley, where the faculty is the first to recognize that the young man's childhood solitude has created a prodigiously unusual mind. Yet with Milo's great gifts come great risks, and California in the seventies is rife with temptation. The research he begins at Berkeley will make him a legend; the woman, and the rival he meets, will haunt him forever. For it soon becomes clear that Milo's brilliance is linked to a dark need that ultimately threatens to destroy not only his work and his marriage, but the lives of all his children, as well.

A Doubter's Almanac is at once a captivatingly virtuoso illustration of the powers of the mind and a deeply moving exploration of the nature of love, ambition and genius. It is a novel of flawed characters and unreachable dreams, of bonds that tie and passions that destroy; a major work of dazzling and seductive beauty from one of our foremost writers.

About the Author Ethan Canin is highly regarded as both a novelist and a short story writer. He spent his childhood in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California before attending Stanford University, the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, and then Harvard Medical School. He subsequently gave up a career in medicine to write and teach, and is now F. Wendell Miller Professor of Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) English at his alma mater, the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Ethan Canin lives in California and Iowa, with his wife, their three ISBN: 9781408879566 children, and four chickens. Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 576 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Mr. Eternity Aaron Thier

A novel of exuberance and ambition, spanning one thousand years of high-seas adventure, environmental and cultural catastrophe, and enduring love.

Sales points • An ebullient and hopeful book about climate change • Paperback audience: Aaron's fresh voice speaks to millennial readers. And Kirkus, in a starred review, calls this "a work to be read slowly and savored" -- and, it follows, a book to be discussed; perfect for book groups. • More to come from Aaron: His next novel isn't far behind, and he's building industry/bookseller relationships -- his appearance at Winter Institute led to an Indie Next Selection.

Description A novel of exuberance and ambition, spanning one thousand years of high-seas adventure, environmental and cultural catastrophe, and enduring love.

"Mr. Eternity will be sizzling in my brain for a long time." -Lauren Groff Key West, 2016. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying. In short, everything is going to hell. It's here that two young filmmakers find something to believe in: an old sailor who calls himself Daniel Defoe and claims to be five hundred and sixty years old. In fact, old Dan is in the prime of his life -- an incredible, perhaps eternal American life. The story unfolds over the course of a millennium, picking up in the sixteenth century in the Viceroyalty of New Granada and continuing into the twenty- sixth, where, in the future Democratic Federation of Mississippi States, Dan serves as an advisor to the King of St. Louis. Some things remain constant throughout the centuries, and being on the edge of ruin may be one. In 1560, the Spaniards have destroyed the Aztec and Inca civilizations. In 2500, we've destroyed our own: the cities of the Atlantic coast are underwater, the union has fallen apart, and cars, plastics, and air conditioning are relegated to history. But there are other constants too: love, humor, and old Dan himself, always adapting and inspiring others with dreams of a better life. An ingenious, hilarious, and genre-bending page-turner, Mr. Eternity is multiple novels in one. Together they form an Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) uncommon work -- about our changing planet and its remarkable continuities. ISBN: 9781632860958 Format: Paperback About the Author Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Aaron Thier is the author of the novel The Ghost Apple, a semifinalist for the 2015 Thurber Prize for American Humor. He Main Category: writes a column, Food & Consequences, for Lucky Peach and he is a regular book critic for the Nation. He lives with his Sub Category: wife in Massachusetts. Illustrations: www.aaron-thier.com Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury USA JULY 2017 The Sellout Paul Beatty

A biting American satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court

Sales points • Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2016 • Paul Beatty will be attending the Auckland and Sydney Writers' Festivals 2017

Description Born in the 'agrarian ghetto' of Dickens - on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles - the narrator of The Sellout is raised by his single father, a controversial sociologist, and spends his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. Led to believe that his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes, he is shocked to discover, after his father is killed in a police shoot-out, that there never was a memoir. In fact, all that's left is the bill for a drive-throughfuneral. Fuelled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: his hometown Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident - Hominy Jenkins - he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school. What follows is a remarkable journey that challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement and the holy grail of racial equality - the black Chinese restaurant.

About the Author Paul Beatty is the author of three novels - Slumberland, Tuff and The White Boy Shuffle - and two books of poetry: Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce. He is the editor of Hokum: An Anthology of African- American Humor. He lives in New York City.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 Siracusa Delia Ephron

An electrifying novel set in Sicily about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron

Sales points • "A stunning portrait of two marriages coming unravelled during the stress of travel abroad. Insightful and engaging. A must-read!" Sue Grafton • "Siracusa is an Italian aria, a Greek tragedy and a modern American masterpiece written by Delia Ephron at the height of her powers... unforgettable" Adriana Trigiana • A bestseller with the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today - one of Vulture's 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever - People Summer Reading pick - Elle, InStyle and Marie Claire's Best of July - Amazon Best Book of July 2016

Description New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine - Finn; his wife, Taylor; and their daughter, Snow. "From the beginning," says Taylor, "it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together." Told Rashomon-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage. With her inimitable psychological astuteness and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ioanan Sea, Siracusa unfolds with the pacing of of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none will see coming.

About the Author Delia Ephron is a journalist, playwright and screenwriter (including the smash hit You've Got Mail) as well as a bestselling author of both novels and non-fiction. She lives in New York.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 Strange Magic Sydney Moore

Rosie Strange doesn't believe in ghosts or witches or magic. No, not at all. It's no surprise therefore when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run.

Sales points • The first in a trilogy, with Strange Sight following in January 2018 • From the author of The Drowning Pool and Witch Hunt.

Description When she inherits her eccentric grandfather's Essex Witch Museum, Rosie Strange is determined to sell up and cash in. On her first visit there she encounters Bronson, the enigmatic caretaker of the museum, and Sam Stone, an enthusiastic PHD student, who was helping her grandfather to drag the museum, with its wonky exhibits and moth-eaten tableaus, into the 21st Century. But before she can drop her bombshell on the museum's loyal retainers, they are approached by an academic, George Chin, who wants them to find the remains of an executed witch from the 1500s Ursula Cadence. Despite her cynicism, Rosie finds herself sucked into the chase and, using her investigative skills - honed through her soul-rotting job as a Benefit Fraud Investigator begins to unearth the extraordinary story of Ursula's tragic demise and her peculiar post-mortem journey. But someone else is after the remains, too. Who is the man in the dark Mercedes and what is his connection with a vulnerable child who appears to be the target of a demonic possession? Rosie doesn't believe in the supernatural, but there's a strange magic descending over the Essex Witch Museum and if she doesn't keep her wits about her, it could be about to claim her too...

About the Author Syd Moore lives in Essex, where the Rosie Strange novels are set. Previously to writing, she was a lecturer and a presenter on Pulp, the Channel 4 books programme. She is the author of the mystery novels The Drowning Pool and Witch Hunt.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 By Gaslight Steven Price

For fans of Conan Doyle and Sarah Waters comes this literary tour de force of a detective's ceaseless hunt for an elusive criminal

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Description London, 1885. In a city of fog and darkness, the notorious thief Edward Shade exists only as a ghost, a fabled con, a thief of other men's futures - a man of smoke. William Pinkerton is already famous, the son of a brutal detective, when he descends into the underworld of Victorian London in pursuit of a new lead. His father died without ever tracing Shade; William, still reeling from his loss, is determined to drag the thief out of the shadows. Adam Foole is a gentleman without a past, haunted by a love affair ten years gone. When he receives a letter from his lost beloved, he returns to London in search of her; what he learns of her fate, and its connection to the man known as Shade, will force him to confront a grief he thought longburied. What follows is a fog-enshrouded hunt through sewers, opium dens, drawing rooms, and seance halls. Above all, it is the story of the most unlikely of bonds: between William Pinkerton, the greatest detective of his age, and Adam Foole, the one man who may hold the key to finding Edward Shade. Epic in scope, brilliantly conceived, and stunningly written, Steven Price's By Gaslight is a riveting, atmospheric portrait of two men on the brink. Moving from the diamond mines of South Africa to the battlefields of the Civil War, the novel is a journey into a cityscape of grief, trust, and its breaking, where what we share can bind us even against our darker selves.

About the Author Steven Price's first collection of poems, Anatomy of Keys, won Canada's 2007 Gerald Lampert Award for Best First Collection, was shortlisted for the BC Poetry Prize and was named a Globe and Mail Book of the Year. His first novel, Into That Darkness, was shortlisted for the BC Fiction Prize. His second collection of poems, Omens in the Year of the Ox, won the ReLit Award. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 The Time Machine H.G. Wells

A classic science fiction story which inspired so many future novelists. It's here presented as part of the Alma Classics H.G. Wells collection

Sales points • One of the most popular science-fiction novels • Part of H.G. Wells new collection to include The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds • Competitively priced • Includes pictures and an extensive section on Wells's life and works

Description A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads the scientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening ape-like creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world he must explore to discover the terrible secrets of this fractured society, and the means of getting back to his own time. A biting critique of class and social equality as well as an innovative and much imitated piece of science fiction which introduced the idea of time travel into the popular consciousness, The Time Machine is a profound and extraordinarily prescient novel.

About the Author Widely considered to be the father of science fiction, Herbert George Wells (1866 1946), or H.G. Wells as he is better known, was an innovative and prolific writer across many genres. His most famous works such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds are considered modern classics.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 Purgatory Dante Alighieri

Verse translation by prize-winning translator with facing Italian text

Sales points • Verse translation by prize-winning translator with facing Italian text • Follows the success of Dante's Inferno and The Divine Comedy, both also translated by J.G. Nichols • Part of Alma Classics' edition of Dante's complete works • Includes an extensive section on Dante's life and works • A student's edition

Description Describing Dante's second stage in his arduous journey to redemption, Purgatory features a host of unforgettable scenes and characters, and arguably some of the best poetry to be found in the Divine Comedy. The gloom, torments and evils of Hell have been left behind, but Dante's ascent of Mount Purgatory towards Paradise remains fraught with obstacles, not least the burden of his own mortality and his human passions. Purgatory is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols. Also included are the original Italian text, extensive notes and a critical apparatus focusing on Dante's life and works.

About the Author Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 Paradise Dante Alighieri

The third volume in Dante's trilogy, here presented with facing Italian text, extensive annotations and extra material for students

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Description In the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante recounts his journey through heaven, after the travails and torments of Hell and the arduous ascent of Mount Purgatory, creating a cosmology of the highest realm of creation which is astonishing in its complexity. In Dante's imagining, Paradise is formed out of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth, beginning with the Moon and ending with the Empyrean. Dante must traverse these ethereal regions guided by his beloved Beatrice, as a means of attaining wisdom, revelation and beatitude. Containing some of Dante's finest poetry, Dante's Paradise is an enduring vision of grace and a powerful allegory for the struggle for redemption. This dual-text edition completes J.G. Nichols's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy.

About the Author Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265 1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 Aphorisms Napoleon Bonaparte

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Description Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the great emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the painse-taking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time. Arranged into four themes (covering social life, the military arts, the exercise of power and the teachings of experience and misfortune), Napoleon's pithy pills of wisdom often Machiavellian, cynical, dry and sometimes cruel offer a unique insight into the mind of a man who prided himself on preferring action over thought and the sword over the pen, and conjure up one of the most eminent and influential historical figures of all time.

About the Author Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 1821) was a French military leader during the French Revolution, and he led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Battle of the Books Jonathan Swift

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Description Inspired by Boileau's Lutrin and illustrating the debate within European intellectual circles between the "Ancients", who argued that all essential knowledge was to be found in classical texts, and the "Moderns", who claimed that contemporary learning superseded the old sources, The Battle of the Books shows Swift at his wittiest and most trenchant. In this early satire, various books in St James's Library take on a life of their own and come into conflict with one another, in a pastiche of the heroic epic genre. As well as providing humorous reflections on the nature of scholarship and education, Swift seizes the opportunity to take swipes at several authors and critics. The result is a timeless and entertaining parody by one of the most enduringly popular writers in the English language.

About the Author Jonathan Swift (1667 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer of prose, poetry, essays and political pamphlets, and is probably the best-known satirist in the English language. His novel Gulliver's Travels is one of the landmarks of world literature.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Benefit of Farting Explained Jonathan Swift

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Description What is the nature, essence and definition of a fart? What are the consequences and disadvantages of suppressing one? Why is farting considered to be taboo? Swift's The Benefit of Farting argues eloquently, in a forceful a posteriori fashion, that most of the distempers thought to affect the fairer sex are due to flatulences not adequately vented. To complete the excursus into this venerable and age-old human activity, Charles James Fox's Essay upon Wind provides a detailed analysis, classification and history of farting, peppered with wit and curious anecdotes about particularly eminent farters of the past.

About the Author Jonathan Swift (1667 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer of prose, poetry, essays and political pamphlets, and is probably the best-known satirist in the English language. His novel Gulliver's Travels is one of the landmarks of world literature.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Crocodile Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Description The civil servant Ivan Matveich and his wife Yelena Ivanovna are spectators of an exhibition in a shopping arcade of a crocodile owned by a German, when Ivan is suddenly swallowed alive by the animal. Unsuccessful in his attempts to be freed from his prison, due to the German's concern for his crocodile and excessive desire for compensation, the civil servant gradually comes to appreciate his new environment, while his wife begins to enjoy her new-found freedom. Inspired by Gogol's surreal tales, Dostoevsky's hilarious story has been interpreted by some as a vitriolic piece of social criticism and a veiled attack on the revolutionary philosopher Nikolai Chernyshevsky.

About the Author Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 81) is considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His works include such seminal novels as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Karamazov Brothers.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Decay of Lying Oscar Wilde

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Description In the library of a country house in Nottinghamshire, Vivian is writing an article about the importance of lying, when he is interrupted by Cyril, who tries to tempt him away, but instead is drawn into a discussion about art, nature, literature and imagination. The Decay of Lying sees Wilde explore his deepest preoccupations about the relationship between life and art, and examine the work of such writers as Shakespeare and Balzac.

About the Author Famed for his brilliant wit, Oscar Wilde (1854 1900) was a prolific writer and one of the most successful playwrights of Victorian Britain, as well as a champion for the values of Aestheticism.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Dictionary of Received Ideas Gustave Flaubert

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Description A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel Bouvard and Pecuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched with darkly humorous explanations. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today.

About the Author Born in Rouen in northern France, Gustave Flaubert (1821 80) is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. He is best known for his works Madame Bovary and A Sentimental Education, and for his stylistic perfectionism and scrupulous commitment to le mot juste.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Life of Our Lord Charles Dickens

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Description Never published in its author's lifetime and intended solely for his own children, to whom he read it every Christmas, The Life of Our Lord is an accessible and gently humorous take on the life of Jesus Christ and his teachings. Far removed from the sharp satire and social dimension of his more famous writings, but showcasing his characteristic humanity and genius for storytelling, this is both an essential work for those wanting to see a different, more intimate side to Dickens and a timeless retelling for children and adults alike.

About the Author A literary phenomenon in his lifetime and renowned as much for his journalism and public speaking as for his novels, Charles Dickens (1812 70) now ranks as the most important Victorian writer and one of the most influential and popular authors in the English language. His memorable and vividly rendered characters and his combination of humour, trenchant satire and compassion have left an indelible mark on our collective imagination.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Thomas De Quincey

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Description In this dispassionate analysis of the act of murder, De Quincey's innovative, idioe-syncratic artistic vision found space for gruesome reportage, satire, aesthetic and literary criticism, in a work strewn with examples ranging from antiquity to his own time, including the urban serial-killer John Williams. De Quincey's seminal 1827 work was greatly influential on such writers as Poe, Baudelaire and Borges, and the trace of its impact can still be found today in modern satire, black humour and crime and detective fiction.

About the Author Thomas De Quincey (1785 1859) was an English writer, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 Death of a Civil Servant Anton Chekhov

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Description In 'The Death of a Civil Servant', an administrative clerk accidentally sneezes on a hierarchical superior at the opera, which results in great embarrassment and hilarious and futile attempts at atonement. The other short stories included in this volume, 'A Calculated Marriage', 'The Culprit', 'The Exclamation Mark', 'The Speech-Maker', 'Who Is to Blame?' and 'A Defenceless Creature' are in the same absurdly comical vein. This short collection shows Chekhov in an amusing, playful light, poking fun at the greed, sycophancy and ignorance of his characters, with the moral detachment that also characterizes his major, serious works.

About the Author Anton Chekhov (1860 1904) is one of the giants of modern literature, exerting a strong influence on many present-day novelists and dramatists. As a playwright, he ranks in popularity second only to Shakespeare in the English-speaking world. As a prose writer, he was one of the first to use the stream-of-consciousness technique, and his anti-heroic realism, full of ambiguity and allusion, provides no easy moral conclusions and results in a new kind of narrative approaching real life in a way no writer had achieved before him.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders Jonathan Swift

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Description A glorious exercise in cheeky punmanship, The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders sees Jonathan Swift in fine scatological form. Flying by the seat of his pants, the great author treats us to a condensed biography of his posterior, enlivened by some inspired wordplay. Most famous for his celebrated masterpiece, Gulliver's Travels, Swift was the foremost satirist of his day. Also including a selection of Swift's other lesser-known works, and a very peculiar proposal to make money from public toilets, this volume will be a hilarious and illuminating read for any fans of Ireland's most illustrious wit.

About the Author Jonathan Swift (1667 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer of prose, poetry, essays and political pamphlets, and is probably the best-known satirist in the English language. His novel Gulliver's Travels is one of the landmarks of world literature.

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Alma Classics JULY 2017 Septimania Jonathan Levi

A strange and magical picaresque romance by master storyteller Jonathan Levi

Sales points • A beautifully crafted novel, Septimania follows the adventures of three heroes from three different eras on their journeys to Rome • An epic love story that takes the reader on flights of imagination to secret places in history where little is known • Publishing alongside Levi's novel A Guide for the Perplexed • For fans of Garcia Marquez, Rushdie, Gunther Grass and David Mitchell • 'Septimania is a masterpiece: a rule-bending, category-smashing, delightful work of brilliance that combines history and longing and religion and timelessness with good old-fashioned story- telling.' Bill Buford, author of Heat and Among the Thugs • 'Septimania is a love story, a kingdom, a novel of wild and rich imagination.' A.B. Yehoshua, author of A Woman in Jerusalem • 'The musical prose combined with profound, complex ideas is masterful.' Jennifer Clement, author of Prayers for the Stolen and The Widow Basquiat • 'A richly imagined, complex tapestry of gleaming threads woven through the centuries. This is realism as magical as the best of Garcia Marquez.' Homerjo Aridjis, author of 1492: The

Description On an idyllic spring afternoon in 1978 in the loft of a church outside Cambridge, England, an organ tuner named Malory loses his virginity to a dyslexic math genius named Louiza. When Louiza disappears, Malory follows her trail to Rome. There, the quest to find his love gets sidetracked when he discovers he is the heir to the Kingdom of Septimania, given by Charlemagne to the Jews of 8th-century France. In the midst of a Rome reeling from the kidnappings and bombs of the Red Brigades, Malory is crowned King of the Jews, Holy Roman Emperor and possibly Caliph of All Islam. Over the next fifty years, Malory's search for Louiza leads to encounters with Aldo Moro, Pope John Paul II, a band of lost Romanians, a magical Bernini statue, Haroun al Rashid of Arabian Nights fame, an elephant that changes colour, a

Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) shadowy U.S. spy agency and one of the 9/11 bombers, an appleseed from the original Tree of Knowledge, and the ISBN: 9780715651964 secret history of Isaac Newton and his discovery of a Grand Unified Theory that explains everything. But most of all, Format: Paperback - B format Septimania is the quest for love and knowledge, and the ultimate discovery that they may be unified after all. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages Main Category: F Fiction About the Author Sub Category: Jonathan Levi is an American writer and producer, and author of A Guide for the Perplexed. His short stories and articles Illustrations: have also appeared in many magazines including Granta, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ, Terra Nova, The Nation and The Previous Titles: Author now living: New York Times. Born in New York, he currently lives in Rome, Italy.

Duckworth JULY 2017 Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Famous Diamond William Dalrymple and Anita Anand

The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand

Sales points • William Dalrymple has an extremely high-profile as a writer, historian and journalist • Anita Anand has a high media profile, both in print and on television and radio • William Dalrymple has won numerous prizes for his writing. The Last Mughal was winner of the 2007 Duff Cooper Prize and was shortlisted for the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year. His most recent book, Return of a King, was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and won the Hemingway Prize. In 2015 he was awarded the Ryszard Kapuscinski Award for Literary Reportage • Never has there been a greater need for a dispassionate and accurate study of the Koh-i Noor, 150 years after the version written for the British East India Company, one based on Delhi bazaar gossip rather than proper research, was written. • The first serious history of the Koh-i Noor • A beautifully produced book with lavish illustrations, this will make a stunning and special gift • William Dalrymple is the founder and a Festival Director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest literature fes

Description The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world.

On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great Fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company in a formal Act of Submission to Queen Victoria not only swathes of the richest land in India, but also Price: $24.99 (NZ$25.99) arguably the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. ISBN: 9781408888841 Format: Hard Cover The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages of Delhi Bazaars, but it was to be become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond Main Category: from the fog of mythology which has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, Sub Category: colonialism and appropriation through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its Illustrations: Previous Titles: current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Author now living: Masterly, powerful and erudite, this is history at its most compelling and invigorating.

About the Author Bloomsbury JULY 2017 Koh-i-Noor 8 Copy Pack: Includes 8 copies of Koh-i-Noor plus a free display copy

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Bloomsbury JULY 2017 Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were Philip Lymbery

A tour of some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them.

Sales points • Compassion in World Farming is a rapidly growing international charity that has 600,000 supporters and has well- connected patrons such as Joanna Lumley, Penelope Keith, former director of Friends of the Earth Jonathon Porritt and Jilly Cooper • For fans of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, Felicity Lawrence's Not On the Label, Joanna Blythman's Shopped, Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring • Farmageddon has sold over 25,000 copies in all editions to date

Description A tour of some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them. Climate change and habitat destruction are not the only culprits behind so many animals facing extinction. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us. e We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife e Our planet's resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world From the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening investigative journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species one-by-one and looking in each case at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight. This is a passionate wake-up call for us all, laying bare the myths that prop up factory farming before exploring what we can do to save the planet with healthy food.

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Price: $24.99 (NZ$29.99) Philip Lymbery is chief executive of leading international farm animal welfare organisation, Compassion in World Farming ISBN: 9781408868263 (Compassion), and Visiting Professor at the University of Winchester. Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm His book, Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat, was chosen as one of The Times Writers' Books of the Year in Extent: 384 pages Main Category: DN 2014, and was cited by the Mail on Sunday as a compelling 'game-changer'. Sub Category: He played leading roles in many major animal welfare reforms, including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and Illustrations: barren battery cages for laying hens. Previous Titles: Author now living: Described as one of the food industry's most influential people, he has spearheaded Compassion's engagement work with over 700 food companies worldwide, leading to real improvements in the lives of over three quarters of a billion farm animals every year.

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Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Scribbles in the Margins: 50 Eternal Delights of Books Daniel Gray

A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to afternoons lost in old bookshops, handwritten dedications in secondhand editions, reading to a child, and 47 other reminders of why we love books

Sales points • An original, joy-filled celebration of our favourite pastime • Harks back to earlier style of shorter, observational writing, and is inspired by JB Priestley's Delight (1949), as found on a shelf in a Wetherspoon's pub - • Reviews of author's previous book, Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters: "Gray writes like Lowry paints. Superb" and "Superlative - The book is beautifully written; pessimistic and damning, yet joyful and full of love for the game - Wonderful"

Description We lead increasingly time-poor lifestyles, bombarded 24/7 by petrifying news bulletins, internet trolls and endless noises. Where has the joy and relaxation gone from our daily lives? Scribbles in the Margins offers a glorious antidote to that relentless modern-day information churn. It is here to remind you that books and bookshops can still sing to your heart. Warm, heartfelt and witty, here are fifty short essays of prose poetry dedicated to the simple joy to be found in reading and the rituals around it. These are not wallowing nostalgia; they are things that remain pleasurable and right, that warm our hearts and connect us to books, to reading and to other readers: smells of books, old or new; losing an afternoon organising bookshelves; libraries; watching a child learn to read; reading in bed; impromptu bookmarks; visiting someone's home and inspecting the bookshelves; stains and other reminders of where and when you read a book. An attempt to fondly weigh up what makes a book so much more than paper and ink and reading so much more than a hobby, a way of passing time or a learning process these declarations of love demonstrate what books and reading mean to us as individuals, and the cherished part they play in our lives, from the vivid greens and purples of childhood books to the dusty comfort novels we turn to in times of adult flux.

Scribbles in the Margins is a love-letter to books and bookshops, rejoicing in the many universal and sometimes odd little Price: $21.99 (NZ$23.99) ways that reading and the rituals around reading make us happy. ISBN: 9781408883945 Format: Hard Cover About the Author Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Scribbles in the Margins is Daniel Gray's sixth book, and the second in his series of 'Delights'. His first book, Homage to Main Category: Caledonia was turned into a television miniseries when Gray was just 27, and he continues to present history on Scottish Sub Category: TV. He writes a travel column for The Leither magazine, and his work has appeared across various newspapers and on Illustrations: BBC radio. He lives in Edinburgh. @d_gray_writer Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury JULY 2017 The Good Bohemian: The Letters of Ida John Michael Holroyd and Rebecca John

Captivatingly fresh and intimate letters from Augustus John's first wife, Ida, reveal the untold story of married life with one of the great artists of the last century.

Sales points • Michael Holroyd is the author of numerous biographies of literary importance, including Augustus John: the New Biography (Pimlico, 1997, 2011) • Rebecca John is the granddaughter of Augustus John • Will appeal to readers interested in the lives and loves of literary and artistic figures • The letters bring Ida's voice to us direct and fresh. • For fans of bio-pics films such as The Edge of Love and Sylvia and television series such as Living in Squares and Desperate Romantics • For readers of Letters of Ted Hughes and The Love Letters of Dylan Thomas • The success of the Letters of Note books, website and events shows there is an audience for hearing personal letters from figures of the past - whether well-known or not.

Description Captivatingly fresh and intimate letters from Augustus John's first wife, Ida, reveal the untold story of married life with one of the great artists of the last century. Twelve days before her twenty-fourth birthday, on the foggy morning of Saturday 12 January 1901, Ida Nettleship married Augustus John in a private ceremony at St Pancras Registry Office. The union went against the wishes of Ida's parents, who aspired to an altogether more conventional match for their eldest daughter. But Ida was in love with Augustus, a man of exceptional magnetism also studying at the Slade, and who would become one of the most famous artists of his time.

Ida's letters to friends, to family and to Augustus reveal a young woman of passion, intensity and wit. They tell of the scandal she brought on the Nettleship family and its consquences; of hurt and betrayal as the marriage evolved into a three-way affair when Augustus fell in love with another woman, Dorelia; of Ida's remarkable acceptance of Dorelia, their Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) pregnancies and shared domesticity; of self-doubt, happiness and despair; and of finding the strength and courage to ISBN: 9781408873632 compromise and navigate her unorthodox marriage. Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Ida is a naturally gifted writer, and it is with a candour, intimacy and social intelligence extraordinary for a woman of her Main Category: period that her correspondence opens up her world. Ida John died aged just thirty of puerperal fever following the birth of Sub Category: her fifth son, but in these vivid, funny and sometimes devastatingly sad letters she is startlingly alive on the page; a young Illustrations: woman ahead of her time almost of our own time living a complex and compelling drama here revealed for the first Previous Titles: Author now living: time by the woman at its very heart.

About the Author Rebecca John is an artist and granddaughter of Augustus and Ida John. She lives in London. Bloomsbury JULY 2017 Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home Victoria Bruce

The story of one citizen's fight to preserve a US stake in the future of clean energy and the elements essential to high tech industries and national defense.

Sales points • Like Beth Macy's Factory Man, a character-driven, heroic story that taps into and explores a timely, topical, subject of national importance. • A David-and-Goliath story featuring a colorful, cowboy-booted, rough-around-the-edges hero with an interesting backstory. • An incisive look at Washington dysfunction at a time when the public is eager to understand the extent of the problem. Here, even when it comes to matters of national security, our government is falling down on the job. • Victoria Bruce is a critically acclaimed author and award-winning documentary film producer; mediagenic, well- spoken, and extremely well-connected • Interesting science, including a subplot about a nuclear technology developed by the US that promises to be much safer (and which we have also ceded to the Chinese).

Description The story of one citizen's fight to preserve a US stake in the future of clean energy and the elements essential to high tech industries and national defense. American technological prowess used to be unrivaled. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. government, once proprietary materials, components and technologies are increasingly commercialized outside the U.S. Nowhere is this more dangerous than in China's monopoly of rare earth elements materials that are essential for for nearly all modern consumer goods, gadgets and weapons systems.

Jim Kennedy is a retired securities portfolio manager who bought a bankrupt mining operation. The mine was rich in rare earth elements, but he soon discovered that China owned the entire global supply and manufacturing chain. Worse, no Price: $32.99 (NZ$34.99) one in the federal government cared. Dismayed by this discovery, Jim made a plan to restore America's rare earth ISBN: 9781632862587 Format: Hard Cover industry. His plan also allowed technology companies to manufacture rare earth dependent technologies in the United Dimensions: 0x0mm States again and develop safe, clean nuclear energy. For years, Jim lobbied Congress, the Pentagon, the White House Extent: 304 pages Office of Science and Technology, and traveled the globe to gain support. Exhausted, down hundreds of thousands of Main Category: WNR Sub Category: dollars, and with his wife at her wits' end, at the start of 2017, Jim sat on the edge of victory, held his breath and bet it all Illustrations: that his government would finally do the right thing. Previous Titles: Like Beth Macy's Factory Man, this is the story of one man's efforts to stem the dehumanizing tide of globalization and Author now living: Washington's reckless inaction. Jim's is a fight we need to join.

About the Author Victoria Bruce holds a master's degree in geology from the University of California, Riverside. She is the recipient of the Bloomsbury USA JULY 2017 The Dream Colony: A Life in Art Walter Hopps, Deborah Treisman and Anne Doran

A panoramic look at art in America in the second half of the twentieth century, through the eyes of the visionary curator who helped shape it.

Sales points • The brilliant, wildly engaging story of a larger-than-life art world icon and the artists he brought to the forefront: " a sort of gonzo museum director--elusive, unpredictable, outlandish in his range, jagged in his vision, heedless of rules."-- Washington Post • Includes intimate and unique portraits of some of the great artists of the 20th-century, including Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Will Barnet, Robert Rauschenberg, Joseph Cornell, and many others. • The product of an ace team: The Dream Colony is based on conversations between Hopps and Anne Doran, art critic and artist, and edited and adapted by Deborah Treisman, fiction editor at The New Yorker. • A bittersweet backstory: Shortly after Treisman began working at Grand Street, the literary and art quarterly for which Hopps was the art editor, he suffered a brain aneurysm. While he made a near-complete recovery, he recognized that his memories could be at risk, and he decided to begin this project. Sadly, he died before it was finished, but Treisman stayed t

Description A panoramic look at art in America in the second half of the twentieth century, through the eyes of the visionary curator who helped shape it. An innovative, iconoclastic curator of contemporary art, Walter Hopps founded his first gallery in L.A. at the age of twenty- one. At twenty-four, he opened the Ferus Gallery with then-unknown artist Edward Kienholz, where he turned the spotlight on a new generation of West Coast artists. Ferus was also the first gallery ever to show Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and was shut down by the L.A. vice squad for a show of Wallace Berman's edgy art. At the Pasadena Art Museum in the sixties, Hopps mounted the first museum retrospectives of Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Cornell and the first museum exhibition of Pop Art--before it was even known as Pop Art. In 1967, when Hopps became the director of Washington's Corcoran Gallery of Art at age thirty-four, the New York Times hailed him as "the most gifted Price: $35.00 (NZ$39.99) museum man on the West Coast (and, in the field of contemporary art, possibly in the nation)." He was also arguably the ISBN: 9781632865298 most unpredictable, an eccentric genius who was chronically late. (His staff at the Corcoran had a button made that said Format: Hard Cover WALTER HOPPS WILL BE HERE IN TWENTY MINUTES.) Erratic in his work habits, he was never erratic in his Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages commitment to art. Main Category: AGB Hopps died in 2005, after decades at the Menil Collection of art in Houston for which he was the founding director. A few Sub Category: AGB Individual Artists, Art Monographs years before that, he began work on this book. With an introduction by legendary Pop artist Ed Ruscha, The Dream Illustrations: Colony is a vivid, personal, surprising, irreverent, and enlightening account of his life and of some of the greatest artistic Previous Titles: Author now living: minds of the twentieth century.

About the Author Walter Hopps (1932 2005) was a curator and museum director who worked at the Pasadena Art Museum, the Bloomsbury USA JULY 2017 This Is Not a Border: Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature edited by Ahdaf Soueif, edited by Omar Robert Hamilton

Writers from Michael Palin to Claire Messud, Michael Ondaatje to Richard Ford have spent a week crossing military checkpoints to perform literary events across Palestine. Their words are now collected in a breathtakingly original book of new writing

Sales points • Ahdaf Soueif, co-editor of this collection, is a Booker-shortlisted novelist and an international journalist anything she does commands attention. She will publicise this book with events across the UK and at international literary festivals. • PalFest always receives a lot of press, with visiting authors writing about their experiences in media from the Guardian to Vice and the New Yorker. The tenth anniversary will attract even more interest. • Leading literary figures from around the world, including Henning Mankell, Claire Messud, Richard Ford and Kamila Shamsie, are contributing to the collection a diverse array of voices writing about Palestine.

Description The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said, 'the power of culture over the culture of power'. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, This Is Not a Border is a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world's most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity and courage in the most desperate of situations. Contributors: Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Victoria Brittain, Jehan Bseiso, Teju Cole, Molly Crabapple, Selma Dabbagh, Mahmoud Darwish, Najwan Darwish, Geoff Dyer, Yasmin El-Rifae, Adam Foulds, Ru Freeman, Omar Robert Hamilton, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Jeremy Harding, Rachel Holmes, John Horner, Remi Kanazi, Brigid Keenan, Mercedes Kemp, Omar El-Khairy, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jamal Mahjoub, Henning Mankell, Claire Price: $21.99 (NZ$23.99) Messud, China Mieville, Pankaj Mishra, Deborah Moggach, Muiz, Maath Musleh, Michael Palin, Ed PavlicAtef Abu Saif, ISBN: 9781408884980 Format: Kamila Shamsie, Raja Shehadeh, Gillian Slovo, Ahdaf Soueif, Linda Spalding, Will Sutcliffe, Alice Walker Dimensions: 0x0mm With messages from China Achebe, Michael Ondaatje and J. M. Coetzee Extent: 352 pages Main Category: DQ Sub Category: DQ Anthologies (non-poetry) About the Author Illustrations: Ahdaf Soueif is the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted The Map of Love as well as the memoir of the January 2011 Previous Titles: revolution, Cairo: A City Transformed. She co-founded the Palestine Festival of Literature and is based in both Cairo and Author now living: London. ahdafsoueif.com Omar Robert Hamilton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. He co-founded the Palestine Festival of Literature and the Mosireen media collective in Cairo. He is based between Cairo and New York. Bloomsbury JULY 2017 Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American '70s Charles Taylor

"Movie criticism's Dostoyevsky . . . Taylor reveals a national identity forged from the innocence we claim to have lost but never had in the first place." --Steve Erickson, author of Zeroville

Sales points • First book from a prominent critic: Sure to be well-reviewed. Taylor was a student of Pauline Kael; he counts among his admiring fellow critics A.O. Scott, Dwight Garner, and Greil Marcus. • Not just a film book, but a window on the 70s -- we know how to publish this sort of film book; witness THE SEARCHERS, HIGH NOON, etc. • Current cultural angles: examines a previous era of change in film distribution, and the attending democratic shift in the films that were made.

Description "Movie criticism's Dostoyevsky . . . Taylor reveals a national identity forged from the innocence we claim to have lost but never had in the first place." --Steve Erickson, author of Zeroville When we think of '70s cinema, we think of classics like The Godfather, Taxi Driver, and The Wild Bunch . . . but the riches found in the overlooked B movies of the time, rolled out wherever they might find an audience, unexpectedly tell an eye- opening story about post-Watergate, post-Vietnam America. Revisiting the films that don't make the Academy Award montages, Charles Taylor finds a treasury many of us have forgotten, movies that in fact "unlock the secrets of the times."

Celebrated film critic Taylor pays homage to the trucker vigilantes, meat magnate pimps, blaxploitation "angel avengers," and taciturn factory workers of grungy, unartful B films such as Prime Cut, Foxy Brown, and Eyes of Laura Mars. He creates a compelling argument for what matters in moviemaking and brings a pivotal American era vividly to life in all its gritty, melancholy complexity.

About the Author Price: $32.99 (NZ$35.00) Charles Taylor has written on movies, books, popular culture, and politics for the New York Times, Salon, the New ISBN: 9781632868183 Format: Hard Cover Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Dissent, the Nation, the New York Observer, Lapham's Quarterly, and others. Dimensions: 0x0mm A member of the National Society of Film Critics, Taylor has contributed to several of the society's volumes, and his work Extent: 208 pages appears in Best Music Writing 2009. He has taught journalism and literature courses at the New School, the Columbia Main Category: APFA Sub Category: School of Journalism, and the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU. Taylor lives in New York. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury USA JULY 2017 The Revolution of Robert Kennedy John R. Bohrer

A groundbreaking account of how Robert F. Kennedy transformed horror into hope between 1963 and 1966, with style and substance that has shaped American politics ever since.

Sales points • Unique Focus: No other biography of Robert Kennedy covers in detail the years following his brother's death. • Highly Readable: Bohrer's prose is dramatic and propulsive and will appeal to both readers of biography and historical fiction. • The Kennedy Name: Thought of by many as America's "royal" family, the Kennedy family is iconic, continually drawing in readers. Bohrer's book offers new insight into RFK during his final years. • Savvy author: Bohrer, a journalist, segment producer for MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and self-described "political junkie," has ties to Matt Bai, Steve Kornacki, and Tom Brokaw, among others.

Description A groundbreaking account of how Robert F. Kennedy transformed horror into hope between 1963 and 1966, with style and substance that has shaped American politics ever since.

On November 22nd, 1963, Bobby Kennedy received a phone call that altered his life forever. The president, his brother, had been shot. JFK would not survive.

In The Revolution of Robert Kennedy, journalist John R. Bohrer focuses in intimate and revealing detail on Bobby Kennedy's life during the three years following JFK's assassination. Torn between mourning the past and plotting his future, Bobby was placed in a sudden competition with his political enemy, Lyndon Johnson, for control of the Democratic Party. No longer the president's closest advisor, Bobby struggled to find his place within the Johnson administration, eventually deciding to leave his Cabinet post to run for the U.S. Senate, and establish an independent identity. Those overlooked years of change, from hardline Attorney General to champion of the common man, helped him develop the themes of his eventual presidential campaign. Price: $34.99 (NZ$37.99) The Revolution of Robert Kennedy follows him on the journey from memorializing his brother's legacy to defining his own. ISBN: 9781608199648 John R. Bohrer's rich, insightful portrait of Robert Kennedy is biography at its best--inviting readers into the mind and Format: Hard Cover heart of one of America's great leaders. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Main Category: BGH About the Author Sub Category: John R. Bohrer is a reporter, historian, and television news producer. He has helped produce high-profile interviews, Illustrations: including with nearly every major 2016 presidential candidate. His research has been cited by the New York Times, the Previous Titles: Author now living: Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. His writing has appeared in New York magazine, The New Republic, Politico, and USA Today, among others. The Revolution of Robert Kennedy is his first book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Bloomsbury USA JULY 2017 The Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Heaven on Earth Gijs van Hensbergen

A definitive and illuminating biography of one of the most famous and most famously unfinished buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona

Sales points • The Sagrada Familia is Spain's no.1 tourist destination, receiving over 3,000,000 a year. This figure is set only to rise. • The Sagrada Familia is instantly recognisable as a Gaudi and is known across the world • The cost of construction, E25million a year, and the actual aesthetic of it, have long provoked debate and will continue to do so • Gijs van Hensbergen wrote a much-acclaimed biography of the Sagrada Familia's original architect, Antoni Gaudi • Will appeal to history readers, fans of Gaudi and hispanophiles

Description A definitive and illuminating biography of one of the most famous and most famously unfinished buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. Its scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, dominating the Barcelona skyline and drawing in millions of visitors every year. What seduces our attention is perhaps a combination: not only its almost megalomaniac ambition and architectural extravagance but the sheer longevity of its construction.

Its creator, Antoni Gauda, 'God's Architect', saw the first stone laid on 19 March 1882 and yet it is unlikely to be completed until 2026 at the very earliest. It has survived two World Wars, the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and the 'Hunger Years' of Franco's rule. It has defied the critics, the penny-pinching accountants, the conservative town-planners and the slaves to sterile modernism to witness the most momentous changes in society and history.

The Sagrada Familia explores the evolution of this remarkable building, working through the decades right up to the present day before looking beyond to the final stretch of its construction. It is at once a guidebook and a chronological history, and a moving and compelling study of man's aspiration towards the divine. Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781408854778 Rich in detail, vast in scope, this is a revelatory and authoritative study of a building and its place in history and the genius Format: Hard Cover that created it. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Main Category: AM About the Author Sub Category: AM Architecture Gijs van Hensbergen is a Dutch art historian, food critic and Hispanist. Illustrations: A former Harry Ransom Research Fellow, van Hensbergen has given lectures across the world, including at the Museo Previous Titles: Author now living: del Prado, the Queen Sofia Institute in New York, the National Gallery in London and at the prestigious El Escorial summer school, Universidad de Complutense, Madrid. He appears frequently on BBC4 and Radio 4, TV3 and TV Espana and has contributed to, amongst many others, the Guardian, The Times, El Pais, La Vanguardia and the Economist. Bloomsbury JULY 2017 The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer Kate Summerscale

The gripping, fascinating account of a shocking murder case that sent late Victorian Britain into a frenzy, by the number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Sales points • To be accompanied by a major publicity and marketing campaign • The Wicked Boy is a compelling account of a shocking murder that stunned a nation bound to enthral the many fans of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher • The Suspicions of Mr Whicher sold over 600,000 copies, was a number one bestseller, the winner of both the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and the Galaxy British Book of the Year Award in 2008, and a Richard & Judy pick. Published in nineteen countries, it was also adapted into a major ITV drama in 2011, and a subsequent series.

Description Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895, thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes and his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small, yellow-brick terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match at Lord's. Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday, the boys told their neighbours, and their mother was visiting her family in Liverpool. Over the next ten days Robert and Nattie spent extravagantly, pawning their parents' valuables to fund trips to the theatre and the seaside. But as the sun beat down on the Coombes house, a strange smell began to emanate from the building. When the police were finally called to investigate, the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror and alarm, and Robert and Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the 'penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read. In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder and morality it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case, but also a compelling account of its aftermath, and of man's capacity to overcome the past.

About the Author Kate Summerscale is the author of the number one bestseller, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, winner of the Samuel Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2008, the Galaxy British Book of the Year Award, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and ISBN: 9781408851166 adapted into a major ITV drama. Her first book, the bestselling The Queen of Whale Cay, won a Somerset Maugham Format: Paperback - B format award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award. Her third book, Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, was a Sunday Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Times bestseller. Kate Summerscale was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2010. She lives in London. Main Category: BG katesummerscale.com Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 The Jane Austen Writers' Club: Inspiration and Advice from the World's Best-loved Novelist Rebecca Smith

A delightful and informative guide to writing like Jane Austen, written by the five-times-great niece of Austen herself

Sales points • Rebecca Smith is an acclaimed novelist and teaches creative writing at the University of Southampton. A previous Writer-in-Residence at Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire, and the great-great-great-great-great niece of Jane Austen, there is no one better placed to write a book on this subject • Working closely with the Austen museum, Rebecca runs popular writing workshops and judges the museum's annual competition for young writers • Will appeal to fans of Jane Austen and aspiring writers alike • To be published on the eve of the bicentenary of Austen's death

Description A delightful and informative guide to writing like Jane Austen, written by the five-times-great niece of Austen herself Jane Austen is one of the most beloved writers in the English literary canon. Her novels changed the landscape of fiction forever, and her writing remains as fresh, entertaining and witty as the day her books were first published. Bursting with useful exercises, beautiful illustrations and enlightening quotations from the classic author's novels and letters and written by none other than Austen's five-times-great-niece this book will teach you her methods, tips and tricks, from techniques of plotting and characterisation through to dialogue and suspense. Whether you're a creative writing enthusiast looking to publish your first novel, a teacher searching for further inspiration for students, or fan seeking insight into Austen's daily rituals, this is an essential companion, guaranteed to satisfy, inform and delight. 'Winning and beguiling ... Smith shares Jane Austen's clarity and gentle irony' Independent

About the Author Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) Rebecca Smith teaches creative writing at the University of Southampton. She is the author of three novels, The Bluebird ISBN: 9781408866054 Format: Paperback - B format Cafe, Happy Birthday and All That and A Bit of Earth, as well as a work of non-fiction, Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Dimensions: 0x0mm Life's Dilemmas. Her first novel for children, Shadow Eyes, was shortlisted for the 2012 Kelpies Prize. From 2009 10 she Extent: 352 pages was the Writer in Residence at Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton. She lives in Hampshire. Main Category: Sub Category: @RMSmithAuthor Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster Robert Colvile

A revelatory account of how our society is speeding up, The Great Acceleration is a fascinating insight into the science and promise of the modern world from a brilliant new writer

Sales points • Colvile is one of the few journalists to straddle the worlds of politics, technology and the arts, having supervised the Daily Telegraph's Science and Digital life pages simultaneously. He brings an amazing breadth of knowledge to this fascinating book • Perfect for fans of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, James Wallman's Stuffocation, Richard H.Thaler's Nudge, Evgeny Morozov's The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World, Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan and Freakonomics

Description Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it lead? In this vitally important new book, Robert Colvile explains how the cult of disruption in Silicon Valley, the ceaseless advance of technology and our own fundamental appetite for novelty and convenience have combined to speed up every aspect of daily life. Drawing on the latest research, this book traces the path of this acceleration through our working and social lives, the food we buy and the music to which we listen. It explains how it's transforming the media, politics and the financial markets and asks whether our bodies, and the natural environment, can cope. As we race towards the future into a world packed with new technologies, new ideas and new discoveries this scintillating and engrossing book is an invaluable, must-read guide to the wonders and dangers that await us.

About the Author Robert Colvile has been a columnist, leader writer and comment editor with the Daily Telegraph. Among his many duties, he was supervising the paper's Science and Digital Life pages, serving as comment editor of the Sunday Telegraph while Price: $20.99 (NZ$21.99) still in his twenties, and producing a host of editorials, features, reviews and opinion pieces. He went on to be news ISBN: 9781408840214 director at BuzzFeed UK. He has a Masters degree from Cambridge in International Relations, is a regular pundit on Sky Format: Paperback - B format News, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies (a leading British think-tank) and author of an influential report Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages on how the internet is transforming British politics, which was praised by Chancellor George Osborne among others. Main Category: PDZ Popular Science @rcolvile Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 The Assault on Reason: Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Age of Trump Al Gore

Now with a New Preface and Conclusion: 'Post-Truth: On Donald Trump and the 2016 Election'

Sales points • Nobel Peace Prize-winning author • An Inconvenient Truth has sold over 23,000 paperbacks in the UK (BookScan) and over 600,000 worldwide. • The film of An Inconvenient Truth has been acclaimed worldwide and is one of the top three most successful documentaries ever released. • The original edition was a New York Times bestseller • Since Brexit and the inauguration of Trump, many look for analysis of what has brought us to this point - and where we can go from here. Al Gore is a trusted and respected voice of authority

Description Now with a New Preface and Conclusion: 'Post-Truth: On Donald Trump and the 2016 Election'

The United States of America is in the midst of a deepening crisis for their democracy. After the strangest election cycle in modern American history it is important that the grave threats to the American way of life that were glaringly revealed in this campaign are addressed. In The Assault on Reason, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Vice President Al Gore examines how faith in the power of reason the idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debate is in peril. Democracy depends on a well-informed citizenry and a two-way conversation about ideas, but the public sphere has been degraded by fake news and the politics of fear, partisanship and blind faith. Now updated to investigate the rise of Trump and post-truth politics, The Assault on Reason is a farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking, crucial if the vitality of democracy is to be rebuilt and good decisions made once more.

About the Author Former Vice President Al Gore is chairman of Current TV, serves as chairman of Generation Investment Management, is Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc. and a senior advisor to Google, Inc. Gore was elected to the ISBN: 9781408891964 Format: Paperback - B format U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was Dimensions: 0x0mm inaugurated as the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. In 2007, he Extent: 352 pages was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the author of the bestsellers Earth in the Balance and An Inconvenient Truth. Main Category: He and his wife, Tipper, live in Nashville, Tennessee. They have four children and three grandchildren. Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 Jacobites: A New History of the '45 Rebellion Jacqueline Riding

The extraordinary and dramatic history of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's 1745 campaign to seize the throne of Great Britain

Sales points • Brilliantly written and packed with fresh research • Plays fascinatingly into the current debate in the aftermath of the Scottish referendum as the future of the Union is at issue • The style is often closer to reportage and current affairs than a retrospective history • Primary material from both the Stuarts and the Cumberlands

Description The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history. When Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as the Young Pretender, sailed from France to Scotland in July 1745, and with only a handful of supporters to claim the throne for his exiled father, few people within Britain were alarmed. But after he raised the Stuart standard at Glenfinnan in the Western Highlands, destroyed a contingent of the British army at Prestonpans near Edinburgh, and then marched south into England, swiftly reaching Derby, the rising threatened to destabilise the British state, dethrone King George and the Hanoverian dynasty, while disrupting Britain's military capability in Europe and colonial activities in America and beyond. Less than four decades after the controversial Act of Union between Scotland and England, arrogance and incompetence on the part of government ministers had allowed the small danger Charles and his Jacobite army had initially posed to escalate into a full-scale civil war: part of the on-going dynastic, political and ideological struggle for the heart and soul of this new nation. Yet the reality of the '45 continues to be obscured by fiction and myth, as personified by the heroic, gallant but doomed 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' versus the heartless victor, 'Butcher' Cumberland. In the years 1745-6 nothing was certain. While utilising past and recent scholarship, this magnificent account draws extensively on a wealth of contemporary sources, revealing the thoughts and feelings of the key players and local eyewitnesses as these extraordinary events played out. What emerges is a story more complex, paradoxical and even tragic than the myth suggests. Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) From the exiled Stuart court in Rome to the palaces of Versailles and Holyroodhouse, from the battlefields of Flanders to ISBN: 9781408867648 Falkirk and Culloden, Jacobites brilliantly sets the '45 in its full and proper context on the stage of European history. And Format: Paperback - B format in our own time of seismic shift for the Union, the British political system, constitution and monarchy, Jacobites offers a Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 608 pages timely re-telling of this critical episode in our island's shared past. Main Category: HBG Sub Category: HBG World History About the Author Illustrations: Dr Jacqueline Riding specialises in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British history and art. She read History and Previous Titles: Author now living: Art History at the universities of Leicester, London and York, and has over twenty-five years' experience working as a curator and consultant within a broad range of museums, galleries and historic buildings, including the Guards Museum, Tate Britain and Historic Royal Palaces. From 1993-1999 she was Assistant Curator at the Palace of Westminster and later founding Director of the Handel House Museum, London. Her publications include Houses of Parliament: History, Bloomsbury Pb JULY 2017 My Sugar Free Baby and Me Dr Sarah Schenker

Many new mums find the thought of weaning daunting and confusing and are keen to make sure their baby eats healthily. But new mums often forget to look after themselves too, and can end up grabbing unhealthy, empty calories on the go. This book makes sure mum can eat healthily too and ditch the sugar.

Sales points • Cleverly combines healthy eating for mum and baby using shared ingredients • Removing sugar from children's diets is a priority for many parents • There is no other competition at the moment that concentrates on this sugar-free aspect of weaning • Dr Sarah Schenker is a registered nutritionist, mother of three and author, with Peta Bee, of The Ageless Body

Description Many new parents find weaning daunting and confusing and are keen to make sure their baby eats healthily. But they often forget to look after themselves, and can end up grabbing unhealthy calories on the go. But by sharing ingredients like avocado or butternut squash, it means both you and your baby can eat well, there is less waste and it takes less time. The recipes in this book are very simple, quick to prepare and above all, nutritious and delicious. Find out everything you need to know to create healthy, sugar free meals it's much easier than you think.

About the Author Dr Sarah Schenker is a registered dietitian and nutritionist, and mum of two boys. She is the co-author of The Ageless Body and a contributor to The Fast Diet Recipe Book. She has also written for the Daily Mail, Top Sante and Glamour as well as appearing on and consulting for shows including This Morning, Watchdog and across BBC Radio.

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BLM Greenleaf JULY 2017 100 Year Life Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott

In this book, the authors show how living to 100 will have a profound effect on society and the economy, and result in a complete restructuring of everyone's professional and personal lives.

Sales points • No other titles offering practical advice on how we will deal with longer life-spans of 100 years, aiming to spark debate but also offer practical advice for individuals, companies and governments. • Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2016 • Lynda's profile (see below, including awards in the US, Australia and India; her title, The Shift, received the best business book of the year award in Japan) should lead to some good PR opportunities: speaking engagements, promoting the book throughout author's networks etc. • Lynda's eight previous books have been translated into more than 15 languages.

Description What will your 100-year life look like?

Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time? Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse life expectancy is rising, final-salary pensions are vanishing, and increasing numbers of people are juggling multiple careers. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you will need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways. The 100-Year Life is here to help. Drawing on the unique pairing of their experience in psychology and economics, Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott offer a broad-ranging analysis as well as a raft of solutions, showing how to rethink your finances, your education, your career and your relationships and create a fulfilling 100-year life. Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) e How can you fashion a career and life path that defines you and your values and creates a shifting balance between ISBN: 9781472947321 work and leisure? Format: e What are the most effective ways of boosting your physical and mental health over a longer and more dynamic Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages lifespan? Main Category: e How can you make the most of your intangible assets such as family and friends as you build a productive, longer Sub Category: life? Illustrations: e In a multiple-stage life how can you learn to make the transitions that will be so crucial and experiment with new ways Previous Titles: Author now living: of living, working and learning? Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, The 100-Year Life is a wake-up call that describes what to expect and considers the choices and options that you will face. It is also fundamentally a call to action for individuals, politicians, firms and governments and offers the clearest demonstration that a 100-year life can be a Shire Publications JULY 2017 A History of Cycling in 100 Objects Suze Clemitson

A fascinating and quirky look at the history of cycling as seen through 100 objects that changed the bicycle as we know it.

Sales points • A quirky gift book for fans of cycling • Beautifully illustrated throughout

Description A fascinating and quirky look at the history of cycling as seen through 100 objects that changed the bicycle as we know it. From the laufmachine to the Brompton, learn about the evolution of the bicycle from two wheeled toy of the aristocracy through to the boom years of the cycling revolution today. Find out why newspapers are so integral to the story of cycling, why the yellow jersey is yellow and why steak was so important to keep a ride comfortable back in the day.

Taking one hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of cycling and the bikes themselves, this book provides a fascinating insight into the history of cycling. From the earliest prototype bikes through to the speed machines we know today, it also covers key technological developments and the more esoteric - from the Arc de Triomphe and liquorice allsorts via ballbearings and Shimano gears.

Beautifully documented with lively and insightful text, this is the perfect gift for the cyclist in your life, giving an alternative insight into the two wheeled revolution.

About the Author Suze Clemitson is a cycling journalist and commentator. Suze is author of P is for Peloton, with artist Mark Fairhurst, and edited Ride the Revolution, also published by Bloomsbury. @festinagirl

Price: $36.99 (NZ$39.99) ISBN: 9781472918888 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Main Category: WSQ Sub Category: WSQ Cycling Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Sport JULY 2017 The Cycling Cartoonist: An Illustrated Guide to Life on Two Wheels Dave Walker

Celebrate the joys of cycling with this humorous collection of cycling cartoons

Sales points • Cycling audience is large. In the UK about 8% of the population cycles three or more times a week. 43% of people own or have access to a bicycle. • Dave Walker's cartoons are beautifully executed and charming, lacking in cynicism. • Potential for endorsement from Ned Boulting/Carlton Reid both fans • The book will appeal to a broad cross section of cyclists • Humour books make great gifts, and there aren't that many cycling humour books currently available. • People love good cartoon books and tend to go back to them again and again.

Description A delightful celebration of cycling from renowned cartoonist and multiple-bike owner Dave Walker. With over 100 full-page cartoons that give an affectionate take on cycling in all its different forms, featuring cartoons about road cycling, mountain biking and bike ownership, via sportives and commuting - celebrating the simple pleasure of getting from A to B on two wheels.

About the Author Dave Walker is a cartoonist. He has had cycling cartoons published by Cycling Weekly, CTC and others. Dave has had a weekly cartoon in Church Times since 2005.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781472938893 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 207x205mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: WSQ Sub Category: WSQ Cycling Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Sport JULY 2017 Wisden at The Oval Jon Surtees

A celebration of the greatest players, matches and rivalries showcased at The Oval during 100 Tests

Sales points • Published at the start of a summer-long campaign to celebrate The Oval's centenary Test. • Designed with recognisable Wisden branding, and embodying the Wisden reputation for authority and quality. • A must-have purchase for all cricket fans as well as Surrey CCC fans.

Description The Oval in Kennington, south London with its instantly recognisable gasholders is one of sport's most iconic and popular venues. It has played host to an array of blue-ribbon sporting events over the years, including the FA Cup final and rugby's first varsity match. But it is as an iconic cricket venue that it is so widely known and loved.

Since opening in 1845, The Oval has been the home of Surrey County Cricket Club, and these days it traditionally hosts the final Test match of the English season. It was one of the first grounds to stage a Test match (second only to Melbourne's MCG), when it hosted England Australia in 1880, and its place in sporting history continues as 2017 sees the 100th Test match at the venue. The modern-day history of cricket can be told purely by referencing events that have taken place at The Oval or players that called the ground home.

Wisden at The Oval takes the reader through that rich history, delving into the Almanack's archive, and arguing that more memorable events and moments have happened at The Oval than any other ground in the world. It will showcase the remarkable matches and series: from that first Test match in England and the subsequent birth of the Ashes, to the first ever official County Championship (won by Surrey), the first ever One Day World Cup in 1975, The Oval's key role in the birth of Twenty20 in 2003, and the biggest series of modern times with the 2005 Ashes and three subsequent Ashes victories in the following decade.

It will celebrate the outstanding players and performances, including: Jack Hobbs, who played home games and his final

Price: $40.00 (NZ$39.99) Test at The Oval; Len Hutton's astounding 364* in 1938; Don Bradman's final innings; the iconic performances of Surrey's ISBN: 9781472942654 Jim Laker; Fred Trueman becoming the first player to take 300 Test wickets; the era-defining West Indians of the 70s and Format: Hard Cover 80s who called it a home from home; and all the greats of the game through to today. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Main Category: WS Sport About the Author Sub Category: Jon Surtees is a former journalist and now communications manager at Surrey CCC. He is the author of Surrey CCC On Illustrations: This Day. Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Sport JULY 2017 Swimming For Triathlon And Open Water: Gain Confidence and Unlock Your Ideal Front Crawl Paul Mason

For anyone looking to improve their open-water swimming for a triathlon or swimming event.

Sales points • Makes effective front crawl simple to understand for beginner and improver triathletes and open-water swimmers • Techniques, practice drills and training sessions to develop their technique • Simple, easily remembered phrases help swimmers with key principles: 'Swim through the tube', 'Fingertips, wrists, elbows', etc • Based on the proven 'Swim Better Fast' triathlon and open-water clinics run by the author

Description Swimming for Triathlon and Open Water has the advice and tips you need to become more confident, more efficient and faster in the water. The drills and practices target specific key movements and skills to help you build a simple, effective front crawl style. This means you use less energy and swim further in comfort than ever before. Ideal for open-water swims and for longer- distance pool-based swimming. As well as technique, find advice about how to train for an event, on-the-day preparations, what happens during a swim, the psychological side of open-water swimming, race tactics, nutrition and equipment.

About the Author Paul Mason is a former international swimmer, British champion and record holder. Though retired from top-level racing, he still competes regularly in open-water events and triathlons. Today he combines a career as a writer with swim coaching.

Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781472936417 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: WS Sport Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Sport JULY 2017 Swell: A Waterbiography Jenny Landreth

A funny and bold account of how women fought their way into the water, and of what they did once they got there

Sales points • Open-water swimming is the nation's fastest-growing participation sport • Perfectly positioned alongside the new funny feminist voices (Lindy West's Shrill, Sara Pascoe's Animal) and the 'This Girl Can' campaign • A joyful celebration of the water that will appeal to readers of Roger Deakin's classic Waterlog

Description These days, swimming may seem like the most egalitarian of pastimes, open to anyone with a swimsuit but this wasn't always the case. In the 19th century, swimming was exclusively the domain of men, and access to pools was a luxury limited by class. Women were (barely) allowed to swim in the sea, as long as no men were around, but even into the 20th century they could be arrested and fined if they dared dive into a lake. It wasn't until the 1930s that women were finally, and reluctantly, granted equal access. This is the story of the women who made that possible, a thank-you to the fearless 'swimming suffragettes' who took on the status quo, fought for equal access, and won.

Part social history, part memoir, Swell uncovers a world of secret swimming in the face of these exclusions and shines a light on the 'swimming suffragettes'. It celebrates some amazing achievements, some ridiculous outfits and some fantastic swimmers who challenge the stereotypes of what women are capable of. It's also the story of how Jenny eventually came to be a keen swimmer herself.

Swell is a joyful hymn to the sport and an exploration of why swimming attracts so many women. Ultimately, it is a book dedicated to our brilliant swimming foremothers who collectively made it possible for any woman to plunge in with alacrity, anywhere we choose.

Price: $32.99 (NZ$35.00) About the Author ISBN: 9781472938947 Jenny Landreth is a script editor and writer. She has written two guide books on the great trees of London, and on the Format: Hard Cover best places to swim in the capital. Jenny was the main contributor to the Guardian's weekly swimming blog, writing on Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages everything from pool rules, to swimming with children, and where to swim in New York. She lives in London. Main Category: HB History @jennylandreth Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Sport JULY 2017 Bloomsbury Companion to Sociology of Sport consultant editor John Horne

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BLM Sport JULY 2017 Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight Vanessa Potter

Imagine a lit sparkler; light dancing all around, distorting the shape, glints and flashes shimmering, emitting a thousand tiny particles of hot blue metal. That was how my dustbin cheekily called out to me to get my attention as I tried to walk past

Sales points • An optic odyssey - one woman who lost but then miraculously regained her sight, and uncovered the magical science of seeing in the process. • Supported by the science community, Patient H69 investigates the inner working of her own brain to better understand and in turn explain, the bizarre visual phenomenon she experiences as her sight is reborn. • An extraordinary and unique account of the power of our brain, and how one patient used meditation and found the courage and humour to overcome a truly horrific event.

Description Imagine what it would be like to one day wake up and find that you were suddenly both blind and completely paralysed. This is what happened to Patient H69. Her condition is unique. It has no name. Over the course of the next six months, Patient H69 slowly recovered her eyesight. Opening her eyes onto a watery, two- dimensional landscape, Patient H69 saw an unrecognisably monochromatic world. As colour reappeared, she encountered a range of bizarre phenomena, from synaesthesia to discussions with inanimate objects - all part of her brain's response to suddenly losing two sense. And in the process, she became a one-woman experimental subject, as a multidisciplinary team of neurobiologists, psychologists, immunologists and developmental biologists tried to work out what had happened to her, and what incredible things could be learnt from her miraculous recovery. This mesmerising account tells the story of Patient H69 in her own words, based on the detailed audio-diaries she kept during her time of blindness and over the course of the two years of scientific research that was to follow. It provides a unique story - of terror and torment in the beginning, moving on to scientific discovery, some pretty weird neurobiology, the brilliance of the NHS and a woman battling against all odds to make the best of a unique situation, turning herself into a science sleuth to uncover the mechanics of her own brain, and learning meditation and self-hypnosis tools to endure the Price: $24.99 (NZ$29.99) ordeal. ISBN: 9781472936110 Embraced and supported by neuroscientists along the way, Patient H69 learned about some of the hidden, innermost Format: Paperback - C format functions of the brain and our complex visual system, while her own case study offered scientists an important, and Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages previously inaccessible window into the process of early visual development, as her own optic nerves self-repaired and Main Category: PDZ Popular Science her brain went into overdrive. Sub Category: This is a gripping human story, made all the more real by the unique response of one patient and the science she Illustrations: Previous Titles: uncovers. Author now living: About the Author Patient H69 is the pen-name of Vanessa Potter, who before her illness was an award-winning film producer. Her latest project is mindsongproject.co.uk, an interesting EEG experience that allows people to see and hear their own meditative Sigma JULY 2017 The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs David Hone

The story of one of the world's best-known and notorious dinosaur groups, the tyrannosaurs, with the very latest discoveries into how these beasts lived, bred, fed and died.

Sales points • Covers all areas of tyrannosaur evolution, ecology and behaviour, including the famous T. rex • An accessible and highly readable book on the undoubted star of the most enduringly popular of all animal groups • Written by a rising star of palaeontological research, David Hone, host of The Guardian's Lost Worlds blog.

Description 'Gripping and wonderfully informative' Tom Holland, New Statesman Adored by children and adults alike, Tyrannosaurus is the most famous dinosaur in the world, one that pops up again and again in pop culture, often battling other beasts such as King Kong, Triceratops or velociraptors in Jurassic Park. But despite the hype, Tyrannosaurus and the other tyrannosaurs are fascinating animals in their own right, and are among the best-studied of all dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurs started small, but over the course of 100 million years evolved into the giant carnivorous bone-crushers that continue to inspire awe in palaeontologists, screenplay writers, sci-fi novelists and the general public alike. Tyrannosaurus itself was truly impressive; it topped six tons, was more than 12m (40 feet) long, and had the largest head and most powerful bite of any land animal in history. The Tyrannosaur Chronicles tracks the rise of these dinosaurs, and presents the latest research into their biology, showing off more than just their impressive statistics tyrannosaurs had feathers and fought and even ate each other. This book presents the science behind this research; it tells the story of the group through their anatomy, ecology and behaviour, exploring how they came to be the dominant terrestrial predators of the Mesozoic and, in more recent times, one of the great icons of biology.

About the Author David Hone is based at the University of London, where he is Lecturer in Zoology at Queen Mary University of London. Price: $21.99 (NZ$23.99) He has published more than 50 academic papers on dinosaur biology and behaviour, with tyrannosaurs being of ISBN: 9781472911285 particular research interest, and his fieldwork has included some time on the famous Chinese deposits. David writes a Format: Paperback regular blog for the Guardian, Lost Worlds, a major source of dino-info for the general public. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages David includes among his writing credits the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs website. He has appeared on the Discovery Main Category: Channel, BBC Radio 5 Live and RTE, been a consultant for National Geographic documentaries, and written articles for Sub Category: New Scientist, The Times, The Independent, The Telegraph, The New York Times, and many others. Illustrations: @Dave_Hone Previous Titles: Author now living:

Sigma JULY 2017 Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality Jules Howard

There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms

Sales points • An entertaining and enchantingly written voyage of discovery • Written by a popular and charismatic broadcast personality • Cutting edge, with interviews with leading scientists in the field

Description There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms. Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We are all survivors of starvation, drought, volcanic eruptions, meteorites, plagues, parasites, predators, freak weather events, tussles and scraps, and our bodies are shaped by these ancient events. Some animals live for just a few hours as adults, others prefer to kill themselves rather than live unnecessarily for longer than they are needed, and there are a number of animals that can live for centuries. There are parasites that drive their hosts to die awful deaths, and parasites that manipulate their hosts to live longer, healthier lives. There is death in life. Amongst all of this, there is us, the upright ape; perhaps the first animal in the history of the universe fully conscious that death really is going to happen to us all in the end. With a narrative featuring a fish with a fake eye, the oldest animal in the world, the immortal jellyfish and some of the world's top death-investigating biologists, Death on Earth explores the never-ending cycle of death and the impact death has on the living, and muses on how evolution and death affect us every single day. Why are we so weird about death? Where does this fear come from? Why are we so afraid of ageing? And how might knowledge of ageing in other animals help us live better lives, free of the diseases of old age?

About the Author Jules Howard is a zoologist, writer, blogger and broadcaster. He writes on a host of topics relating to zoology and wildlife conservation, writing regularly for BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Guardian, and on radio and TV including BBC

Price: $19.99 (NZ$24.99) Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Springwatch and BBC 5 Live. Jules also runs a social enterprise that has brought 100,000 ISBN: 9781472915092 young people closer to the natural world. Death on Earth is his second book, following 2014's Sex on Earth. Format: Paperback www.juleshoward.co.uk / @juleshoward Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Sigma JULY 2017 Direct and Digital Marketing in Practice Brian Thomas and Matthew Housden

Direct and Digital Marketing in Practice is the essential manual for those needing to get to grips with the latest and most powerful techniques available to skilled direct marketers.

Sales points • A new introduction by Drayton Bird, described by the Chartered Institute of Marketing as one of the 50 living individuals who have shaped modern marketing. • Endorsed by the Institute of Direct Marketing and recommended reading for several of their courses. • Matthew Housden is involved in a teaching capacity with the IDM, as well as with Hult/Ashridge Business School and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Description Fully updated to reflect the continuing impact and future implications of the Internet on marketing, this new 3rd edition is one of the only comprehensive textbooks written entirely by current practising professionals. It covers vital issues such as: the new marketing landscape, gaining customer insight, integrating traditional and digital media, and campaign planning and budgeting. Direct and Digital Marketing in Practice is an ideal reference tool for both students and marketing professionals, presenting detailed explanations of key concepts with many practical examples and case studies to ensure that each point is relevant and memorable. For managers looking to improve customer reach, or students on marketing or MBA courses, this book will provide you with invaluable and up-to-date guidance on marketing best theory and practice.

About the Author Matthew Housden is a marketing consultant, author, academic and trainer. He has worked in marketing for 25 years, with a client list that includes IBM, Barclays and Microsoft. Brian Thomas has had a career in marketing spanning more than 40 years, and is Course Director for the IDM Diploma in Direct & Interactive Marketing.

Price: $75.00 (NZ$79.99) ISBN: 9781472939098 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 480 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: London and Sussex, UK

Bloomsbury Information JULY 2017 Songs of Love and War: The Dark Heart of Bird Behaviour Dominic Couzens

A naturalist's journey to explore and understand the birds that fill the air with their music.

Sales points • A journey in search of a subject that is both present and accessible and yet highly elusive • Features personal encounters with a variety of birds studied over a period of many months. • Plenty of hard science behind the encounters for those who like their nature writing with facts. • Interviews with experts on songbirds and other naturalists.

Description The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the morning mist soon develops into a symphony of different songs hailing the new day. Many of these songbirds are familiar and iconic features of British wildlife, and yet much about their lives remains mysterious, even to scientists. There is a simple pleasure in listening to birdsong, but curiosity on this enchanting phenomena will soon see you asking questions about every aspect of these birds lives from courting a potential mate and defending a territory, to mimicry and migration. 1 - AWAKENINGS This describes a real Dawn Chorus. The way a dawn chorus starts as a single voice and develops into a jumble is a metaphor for the whole book. What might seem simple is not only complicated, but is actually still not fully understood by scientists, even now. 2 - BIRD TABLE MANNERS How birds interact at a feeder including a discussion of conflict in garden songbirds. 3 - SONGBIRD SURVIVAL The great Magpie debate - and why it simply isn't black and white. 4 - FAVOURITE SONGSTERS The trials and tribulations of learning bird songs (with a few favourites). This chapter will introduce the concept of territories. 5 - PLAIN WEIRD The story of the Dunnock and its astonishingly complicated relationships. 6 - ROBINS ARE RED What you might not know about Robins (they are mimics, migrants etc) 7 - RECREATING THE PASTORAL SYMPHONY A chapter about trying to hear Nightingale, Quail and Cuckoo all at the same time. A story about what birds do at night. 8 - VISIBLE MIGRATION An encounter with birds migrating, and then an explanation of migratory behaviour.

Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) 9 - SONGBIRDS ABROAD How everything can be different abroad - song, migration etc. ISBN: 9781472909916 Format: Hard Cover About the Author Dimensions: 0x0mm Dominic Couzens is author of The Secret Lives of Puffins, RSPB The Secret Lives of British Birds, RSPB The Secret Extent: 288 pages Main Category: WNCB Lives of Garden Birds and RSPB The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife, all published by Christopher Helm, as well as The Sub Category: WNCB Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide to Garden Birds, Identifying British Birds and Identifying Birds by Behaviour (Collins), The Illustrations: Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher, Bird Migration and Top 100 Birding Sites of the World (New Holland), Collins Birds, Previous Titles: Author now living: Extreme Birds (Collins), 100 Birds to See Before You Die (Carlton) and My Family and 50 Other Animals.

BLM Natural History JULY 2017 Nightingales in November: A Year in the Lives of Twelve British Birds Mike Dilger

Mike Dilger explores the year-round life histories of twelve iconic 'British' birds.

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Description Have you ever wondered what 'our' birds get up to when they're not pinching our peanuts, pilfering our pyracantha berries or nesting under the eaves of our homes? The One Show's natural history star Mike Dilger tells us the answers in A Year in Birds.

This beautifully illustrated almanac tells the very different personal and annual stories of twelve well-known birds we deign to call 'British'. Through a lyrical narrative, A Year in Birds showcases amazing avian facts gleaned over decades by birdwatchers, ringers, nest recorders and migration recorders. The perfect 'dip-into' book, any enquiring naturalist will be able to find out such facts as where British-breeding swallows spend Christmas Day, when to look out for juvenile tawny owls, or when is the best date to listen out for nightingales.

By using a combination of cutting-edge satellite technology and millions of ringing records, A Year in Birds reveals the mysteries of migration, tracking the regular movements of, for example, cuckoos for the eight months they're not in the UK, or divulging why not all robins are the 'stay-at-home' territorial types we once imagined.

Illustrated throughout by Christina Holvey, the birds featured include a rich mix of resident birds, summer visitors, winter visitors and passage migrants. A Year in Birds is a great read for both novice and avid birders alike.

About the Author Mike Dilger is one of wildlife TVs best-known presenters, in his role as resident wildlife reporter on BBC One's primetime current affairs show, The One Show, since 2007.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) As well as being an experienced TV presenter, Mike has travelled widely in South America and Southeast Asia on ISBN: 9781472915375 ecological expeditions, sometimes in front of the camera, sometimes behind. He's also game: he held (briefly) the Format: Paperback Guinness World Record for 'The most snails on the face in one minute' (37), which was set on live TV, and having spent Dimensions: 0x0mm many years overseas in remote places he picked up the tag of 'Britain's most diseased man', having caught malaria, Extent: 256 pages Main Category: bilharzia and leishmaniasis Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Natural History JULY 2017 The Way of the Hare Marianne Taylor

An exploration of the relationship between humans and the charismatic and elusive hare.

Sales points • A beautifully written account of an attempt to get to know an elusive species. • Hares have a place in the popular imagination and in our iconography many people are fascinated by them. • Plenty of hard science behind the encounters for those who like their nature writing with facts. • Includes personal encounters with hares in a range of different areas. • Illustrated with the author's line drawings and photographs.

Description The Brown Hare is an animal we all know but rather rarely see, even though it is quite common, active by day and lives in the wide open spaces of classic lowland countryside. It can make itself almost invisible, lying still in its form until it takes off suddenly, fleeing at astounding, breakneck pace. Those lucky enough to see a hare in a moment of stillness, may see in its staring golden eyes a strangeness and mystery that hints at its legendary status. It is a favourite subject of wildlife artists and sculptors in love with depicting its lithe and leggy form in full flight, and its March mating madness. A nationwide treasure-hunt for a golden hare, sparked by Kit Williams' famous 1979 book Masquerade ended with more mystery than it began. It's smaller cousin, the Mountain Hare, is an even greater mystery, living on bleak uplands where snowfall shuts down access in winter. It changes colour with the seasons and is hunted by the great Golden Eagle, but most of us hardly know it exists. The book explores the lives of both of these hares, in life and in story, and attempts to unravel the real animal from its image in our collective imagination, and examine just why it holds such fascination for us. The book includes accounts of first-hand encounters with wild hares, and research evidence from those who have worked with them and studied them. It is illustrated with line drawings and a section of colour photographs taken by the author.

About the Author Marianne Taylor is a writer and photographer who has written many books on natural history subjects including RSPB

Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) British Birds of Prey, Owls, Dragonflight, RSPB NatureWatch. ISBN: 9781472909893 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Main Category: WNCF Sub Category: WNCF Wildlife: Mammals Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Natural History JULY 2017 RSPB Spotlight Hares Nancy Jennings

Spotlight: Hares is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.

Sales points • An accessible, revealing book about a popular and common, yet surprisingly hard to find mammal • Established brand and part of a successful series, lent extra credibility by the RSPB imprimatur • Well-illustrated, with in-depth information in an accessible style suitable for beginners as well as more interested naturalists • Excellent value and portable, despite containing a considerable amount of information

Description With their wild glare, swift turn of foot and secretive nature, hares are the rabbit's mysterious and untameable cousin. Always a thrilling wildlife spot, the hare has long been a symbol of Britain's sweeping, open countryside. Hares have also been associated with human culture and folklore for many centuries - their associations with spring can be traced back to the druids. Focussing on our two British species, the Brown Hare (found throughout the UK and widely distributed in Europe and Asia) and its more northerly relative the Mountain Hare (found in Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Russian Federation), RSPB Spotlight Hares offers exciting and up-to-date information on these incredible lagomorphs, with chapters covering their biology, evolution, natural history, behaviour, including courtship rituals, and ecology. Information on some of the more charismatic species of hare found elsewhere in the world and on hares' other relatives, the rabbits and pikas, is also provided. The author discusses in detail Hares' interactions with humans, in agriculture, habitat management, shooting and hunting, as well as in more culinary matters, and reveals why this almost mythical animal of hill and meadow is so sensitive to the changes we make to age-old farming landscapes. The presence and significance of hares in our culture is also discussed, including the Easter hare, Lewis Carroll's mad March hare, and hares as shape-changers. Nancy Jennings also offers useful tips on where and how to see hares for yourself in the wild. Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) ISBN: 9781472933645 About the Author Format: Paperback Nancy Jennings is a biologist specialising in mammals. After gaining her PhD from the University of Bristol, Nancy Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages researched bats, shrews, hares, dolphins, seals, moths, and fish. She now provides editorial support to biologists and is Main Category: the managing editor of the scientific journal Mammal Review. Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Natural History JULY 2017 RSPB Spotlight Owls Marianne Taylor

Sales points • The first book to consider all five UK owl species side-by-side • Owls are an incredibly popular group of species • An unusual blend of excellent image, in-depth information and an accessible style • Perfect for children and non-specialists (rather and professionals and serious amateur naturalists) • Portable yet packed with information • Excellent value for money • One of a successful, collectable series, with the RSPB stamp lending credibility

Description Owls are charismatic and exceptionally well-loved characters in British wildlife, and have always held a special place in our folklore and legends. Their nocturnal habits mean few of us have been lucky enough to see them up close. In RSPB Spotlight: Owls Marianne Taylor introduces readers to every aspect of their lives including their physiology, biology and behaviour, as well as their history, and future in conservation in Britain and abroad. Five species of owl currently live in Britain - the Tawny, Barn, Little, Long-eared and Short-eared Owls - and each of them, as well as their relatives abroad, are introduced here in detail alongside top quality colour photographs and fascinating behavioural images, which will delight and inform the whole family. The book begins with a look at owls in general then examines the five British species in more detail. It discusses their evolutionary history and distribution around the world. Their anatomy and adaptations are examined, as well as their natural behaviours including hunting, nesting and mating practices. Next, we are introduced to their life cycles, beginning as eggs, moving onto fledging and independence, migration, and finally death. Marianne also includes a discussion of conservation as it affects owls, and owls' unique relationships with humans and our culture.

About the Author Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor, and author of many natural history books, including British Birds of Prey, Owls, RSPB Spotlight Robins and RSPB British Birdfinder. A passion for all wildlife, Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) ISBN: 9781472933690 especially birds, has been a driving force in her life. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Natural History JULY 2017 Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains Victoria Broackes and Anna Landreth Strong

The first book ever produced with full access to the Pink Floyd archive.

Sales points • The first ever book produced with access to the Pink Floyd archive • Featuring a gorgeous lenticular cover with iconic Pink Floyd imagery • Published to accompany a massive exhibition at the V&A Museum in London, this exhibition is scheduled to tour globally

Description The first book ever produced with full access to the Pink Floyd archive. It celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time. Five essays tackle different aspects of their far-reaching legacy in music and the visual arts. Authors including Jon Savage, Howard Goodall and Rob Young examine what makes the band truly special, from the mythology underpinning their output, through to their experimentation with technology to create new sounds. Their epic staging and performance impact will also be explored, along with the anti-authoritarianism that infuses their lyrics. The book is heavily illustrated throughout, emphasizing the essential role that visual material played in supporting the music and creating the lasting Pink Floyd phenomenon.

About the Author Victoria Broackes is Senior Curator and Head of Exhibitions for the Department of Theatre and Performance at the V&A. She has produced a number of successful touring exhibitions, including You Say You Want a Revolution? And David Bowie Is. Anna Landreth Strong is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Performance at the V&A.

Price: $74.99 (NZ$79.99) ISBN: 9781851779161 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: B Biography/autobiography Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

V&A Publications JULY 2017 Ocean Liners Ghislaine Wood and Anna Ferrari

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V&A Publications JULY 2017 Balenciaga's Craft: Outside In Lesley Miller

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V&A Publications JULY 2017 China Mieville

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 Adam Greenfield

A field manual to the technologies that are changing our lives at bewildering speed.

Sales points • For readers of Evgeny Morozov, Jeremy Rifkind, Douglas Rushkoff • How does technology change politics: how will innovation such as the blockchain or machine learning transform our everyday lives. • A manifesto for how technology can be used to improve the future for everyone, not just Silicon Valley.

Description Everywhere we turn, our everyday experience is being overlaid and interrupted by startling new technologies. Today, we depend on the smartphone as an interface to an urban environment we share with autonomous drones and self-driving cars, even as we use augmented-reality applications to interact with things that aren't quite there. Now 3D printing offers us unprecedented fine-grained control over the form and distribution of matter, while the blockchain promises to remake the way we record and exchange value. And all the while, fiendishly complex algorithmic systems are operating quietly, reshaping the economy, transforming the fundamental terms of our politics, and even beginning to etch away at what it means to be human. Just how did these things come to be? How do they work? What (and whose) values do they reproduce? And what kind of choices do they present us with? Radical Technologies raises all of these questions to the surface and provokes us to ask what we might want to do with them now, when we might still be able to shape their impact on our shared future.

About the Author ADAM GREENFIELD is currently an instructor in Urban Design at the Bartlett, University College London. His books include Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing, Urban Computing and its Discontents, and the 2013 pamphlet 'Against the smart city.'

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 The Amateur Andy Merrifield

A passionate attack against the tyranny of experts.

Sales points • From the author of the highly acclaimed The Wisdom of Donkeys. • For readers of Frederic Gros's The Philosophy of Walking, David Graeber's The Utopia of Rules, William Davies's The Happiness Industry. • Popular philosophy for readers who hate self help. • A brilliant attack on the doctrine of expertise: a passionate call for independent thinking.

Description Modern life is being destroyed by experts and professionals. We have lost our amateur spirit, and need to re-discover the radical and liberating pleasure of doing things we love. In The Amateur, thinker Andy Merrifield shows us how the many spheres of our lives - work, knowledge, cities, politics - have fallen into the hands of box tickers, bean counters and rule followers. In response, he corrals a team of independent thinkers, wayward poets, dabblers and square pegs who challenge the accepted wisdom. Such figures as Baudelaire, Dostoevsky, Edward Said, Guy Debord, Hannah Arendt and Jane Jacobs show us the way. As we will see the amateur takes risks, thinks the unthinkable and seeks independence - and changes the world. The Amateur is a passionate manifesto for the liberated life, one that questions authority, and reclaims the non team player as a radical hero of our times."

About the Author ANDY MERRIFIELD is an independent scholar and author of nine books. His many articles, essays and reviews have appeared in The Nation, Harper's, Adbusters, New Left Review, Dissent, Brooklyn Rail, and Radical Philosophy. He has also published three intellectual biographies on Henri Lefebvre, Guy Debord, and John Berger, as well as a popular existential travelogue The Wisdom of Donkeys.

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 The H-word Perry Anderson

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Verso Academic JULY 2017 In Defense of Lost Causes Slavoj Žižek

Acclaimed, adrenalin-fuelled manifesto for universal values by the renowned philosopher.

Sales points • A new bestselling title in the bestselling Essential Zizek series - with such a prolific author how do you know which titles you have to read? • Renowned and bestselling philosopher who regularly appears on television, radio and print media. • In the year of the centenary of the Russian Revolution, it examines the idealism at the core of the Bolsheviks' revolution.

Description In this combative major work, philosophical sharpshooter Slavoj i ek looks for the kernel of truth in the totalitarian politics of the past. Examining Heidegger's seduction by fascism and Foucault's flirtation with the Iranian Revolution, he suggests that these were the 'right steps in the wrong direction.' On the revolutionary terror of Robespierre, Mao and the Bolsheviks, i ek argues that while these struggles ended in historic failure and horror, there was a valuable core of idealism lost beneath the bloodshed. A redemptive vision has been obscured by the soft, decentralized politics of the liberal-democratic consensus. Faced with the coming ecological crisis, i ek argues the case for revolutionary terror and the dictatorship of the proletariat. A return to past ideals is needed despite the risks. In the words of Samuel Beckett: 'Try again. Fail again. Fail better.'

About the Author SLAVOJ I EK is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, and a sen-ior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include Living in the End Times, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, Less Than Nothing, six volumes of the Essential i ek, and many more.

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 Tear Gas Anna Feigenbaum

The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets.

Sales points • Entertaining, narrative-driven history writing coupled with first-person accounts from global protest hotspots and inside-industry investigative reporting • Author is acknowledged expert on tear gas, has published in leading media on subject • Reviews across broadsheets • Author available for comment in broadcast and print media • Support from a new, global campaign against the civilian use and export of tear gas, founded by a coalition of human rights groups including Amnesty International (Facingteargas.org)

Description One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear-gas grenades into German trenches. Designed to force people out from behind barricades and trenches, tear gas causes burning of the eyes and skin, tearing, and gagging. Chemical weapons are now banned from war zones. But today, tear gas has become the most commonly used form of 'less-lethal' police force. In 2011, the year that protests exploded from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street, tear gas sales tripled. The majority of tear gas is produced in the United States, and many images of protestors in Tahrir Square showed tear gas canisters with 'Made in USA' printed on them, while Britain continues to sell tear gas to countries are on its own human- rights blacklist. Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson deployed tear gas to disperse crowds protesting the killing of the unarmed teenager Michael Brown, while the yellow umbrellas that Hong Kong protestors used to shield themselves from these chemicals became an international symbol of resistance. In an engrossing century-spanning narrative, Tear Gas is the first history of this deadly poison, and takes us from military labs and chemical weapons expos to union assemblies and protest camps, drawing on declassified reports and witness testimonies to show how policing with poison came to be.

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Price: $27.99 (NZ$29.99) ANNA FEIGENBAUM is co-author of the book Protest Camps, and her work has appeared in Vice, The Atlantic, Al ISBN: 9781784780265 Jazeera America, Guardian, Salon, Financial Times, Open Democracy and New Internationalist. She is a Senior Lecturer Format: Paperback in the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University. Her website is www.annafeigenbaum.com. Dimensions: 0x0mm Follow her on Twitter: @drfigtree. Extent: 176 pages Main Category: JW Military Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Verso Trade JULY 2017 Life Under Surveillance: A Field Guide Osman Kibar

A Step-by-Step Guide to Resisting the Government and Corporate Takeover of Your Privacy

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Description We are all constantly being spied on--and we know it. A 2015 Pew Research Center survey found that 80% believe we should be concerned about government monitoring of our phone and Internet communication, and more than 90% understand that we have lost control over how our personal information is collected and used by corporations. And yet, in the wake of the Paris attacks by ISIS, the director of the CIA angrily complained about "hand-wringing" over privacy and civil liberties, promising more not less global surveillance. Here is a practical guide to protecting our data--ourselves--from state and corporate intrusion, and a political guide that explains the reasons for and the extent of the erosion of privacy. Discussing flashpoints over surveillance and dissidence from the Arab spring to Occupy to Edward Snowden's revelations, and written by award-winning journalists, this book provides a step-by-step guide and an accessible explanation of a seemingly technical and bewildering subject.

About the Author Osman Kibar is an award-winning journalist covering security, privacy, surveillance, and hacking. He is an investigative staff reporter with Dagens Naeringsliv, the national daily newspaper based in Oslo, Norway. He was chosen as one of 50 people on Wired Magazine's "Smart List" of 2013 as "persons who will shape our future" for his coverage of the rise of surveillance and its political and social implications.

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Chris Harman

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 General Intellects: Twenty Five Thinkers for the 21st Century McKenzie Wark

A guide to the thinkers and the ideas that will shape the future.

Sales points • Essential introduction to the thinkers and ideas transforming the 21st Century. • Great resource for students across the humanities and social sciences, but also the perfect guide for the layperson. • McKenzie Wark's Public Seminar series is one of the most popular online philosophy blogs.

Description What has happened to the public intellectuals that used to challenge and inform us? Who is the Sartre, de Beauvoir or Stuart Hall of the present age? In General Intellects, McKenzie Wark introduces us to 25 thinkers who are transforming the landscape of ideas in the 21st century, covering topics such as politics, culture, psychoanalysis, the anthropocene, and the 'nonhuman'. Each chapter explores an individual thinker, places them within the intellectual landscape, showing how they are opening up new horizons that will define our times. Wark, a respected theorist in his own right, also critically engages with their work. This is essential reading for all students as well as anyone interested in the current republic of ideas. The thinkers included: Amy Wending, Kojin Karatani, Franco Moretti, Fredric Jameson, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Yann Moulier Boutang, Paolo Virno, Maurizio Lazzarato, Franco 'Bifo' Baradi, Slavoj Zizek, Jodi Dean, Wendy Brown, Wendy Chun, Alexander Galloway, Azumo Hiroki, Timothy Morton, Isabelle Stengers, Quentin Meillassoux.

About the Author MCKENZIE WARK was born in Australia and often returns home. He is the author of A Hacker Manifesto, The Beach Beneath the Street, and Molecular Red among other books. He teaches at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City.

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Verso Trade JULY 2017 Fictitious Capital: How Finance Is Appropriating Our Future Cedric Durand

How finance is a mechanism of social and political domination

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Description The turbulence of the financial markets is often explained in terms of the immorality of market agents, misguided economic theory or unsuitable regulation. Even when these explanations are not false ones, they leave aside the main problem: the nature of financial value. Starting out from the concept of fictitious capital, Cedric Durand argues that finance pre-empts future production, appropriating for itself wealth that is yet to be created. Using comparative data covering the last four decades, he shows that the rise in private and public debt, the enormous proliferation of financial products, the promotion of the norm that value is created for shareholders, and even public authorities' steps to encourage financial stability, all contribute to the same mechanism of social and political domination. If at one time the increasing sophistication of finance allowed the masking of the growing disconnect between the exhaustion of the production dynamic and the needs of capital, the 2007 2008 crisis tore away this veil: while the hegemony of finance may well be decked out in the liberal finery of the market, each time the markets collapse, fictitious capital turns to the violence of politics.

About the Author Cedric Durand teaches Economics and Development Theories at the University of Paris 13 and the EHESS. Working within the tradition of Marxist and French Regulationist political economy, he is the author of several articles on the euro crisis, the financialization-globalization nexus and the post-Soviet transformation. He is a member of the editorial board of the radical online journal ContreTemps.

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Verso Academic JULY 2017 Time and the Dog: Society and Depression Maria Rita Kehl

The relationship of depression to contemporary capitalist society

Sales points • A compelling analysis of how capitalism makes us depressed - by taking away our time to think.

Description As capitalism takes over all the hours of our conscious life, it is also invading our subconscious there is no time to take respite from the economic treadmill. The rising mental health problems throughout the world can no longer be seen as personal or family failings, but as responses to a desperate political and economic system. Maria Rita Kehl is a psychoanalyst who has worked with depressive patients for many years. In this groundbreaking new book, she examines the relationship of depression to contemporary capitalism. She begins by exploring the symbolic role of melancholy from the classical era to the middle of the twentieth century, showing how depression moved from the public realm of the aesthetic field to the privacy of the psychoanalytic clinic. This is followed by an examination of the role of time in our understanding of depression, drawing on the work of Benjamin and Bergson. Finally, Kehl looks at the clinical treatment of depression from the psychoanalytic perspective, drawing a distinction between the subjective and circumstantial dynamics. This book will change how we see depression today.

About the Author Maria Rita Kehl was born in Campinas, Brazil. She was a journalist from 1974 to 1981, publishing articles in newspapers and journals in SAEo Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. A Doctor in Psychoanalysis from the Pontifical Catholic University of SAEo Paulo, she has worked since 1981 as a psychoanalyst in clinics for adults in SAEo Paulo. In 2006, she began clinical work at the Florestan Fernandes National School of the Rural Landless Workers' Movement in Guararema, SAEo Paulo. In 2010, she received the Jabuti Prize for the best non-fiction book of the year for Time and the Dog.

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Verso Academic JULY 2017 The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories Ilan Pappe

A powerful, groundbreaking history of the Occupied Territories from one of the most influential Israeli historians

Sales points • Includes never-before-published archival evidence • Bestselling author in this field; The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine sold over 10k through UK Nielson • A ground-breaking new history of one of the world's most tragic conflicts

Description In this comprehensive survey of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe exposes the history of one of the worldAEs most prolonged and tragic conflicts. Locating the occupation within a wider historical context that stretches back to 1948, Pappe dismisses the conventional view that the 1967 war emerged out of the blue, aeforcingAE Israel to occupy the contentious territories. Using recently declassified archival material, Pappe analyzes the establishment of legal and security infrastructures that were put in place to control the population, revealing harsh oppression that was never advertised in international headlines, and which passed without any substantial Palestinian resistance for the first twenty years of its existence. Then turning to the years that have passed since the resistance began in 1987, Pappe offers hopeful visions of a future of reconciliation and peace. From daily life under occupation to analyzing political positions and abortive peace attempts in the present day, this book seeks to redress the harm done by the occupation, reversing the trend of IsraelAEs silencing any attempt to oppose it from within.

About the Author Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor of history at the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, and the author of the bestselling The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 Breaking Sudan: The Search for Peace Jok Madut Jok

An intense, critical study of how the secession of South Sudan failed to bring peace to the region and the devastating consequences of the ongoing violence for the civil populations of both Sudan and South Sudan

Sales points • Author is a leading expert on Sudan, having been born and raised there he possesses an intimate knowledge of the country • Takes readers into a region beset by conflict and political turmoil like no other in Africa and examines what can be done to resolve problems between the two countries, including issues such as oil revenue sharing, nationality and citizenship, and the movement of people, goods and services across the new border • While specifically this is about two countries, in the manner of Joshua Oppenheimer's film The Act of Killing Jok's study reveals much about human society and violence

Description In 2005, twenty-two years of civil war in Sudan were brought to an end by the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Negotiations between north and south had ended in compromise, however, and hopes of a unified state that was open, democratic and secular, had fallen to secession. Following South Sudan's declaration of independence in 2011, political tensions have led to conflict in both countries and now there is even the growing threat of a war between them. The situation is, arguably, worse than it ever has been before. Sudan expert Jok Madut Jok investigates how violence has once more come to dominate a region where various political groups remain separated by deep-rooted mistrust and ethnic relations are nothing short of wrecked. Dissecting the failure of the peace agreement, he confronts the frightening possibility that it may have actually, in effect, legitimized the use of violence for the achievement of political goals. More than just a scrupulous survey of two countries ravaged by war, The Breakup of Sudan features starkly drawn portraits that provide a moving insight into how the Sudanese of the postsecession era continue to live with war.

About the Author Price: $39.99 (NZ$42.99) Jok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology at the University of Juba, South Sudan, and executive director of the Sudd ISBN: 9781786070036 Institute, a public policy research centre. After South Sudan became independent, Jok served as undersecretary in the Format: Paperback newly formed government's Ministry of Culture and Heritage for two years. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 432 pages Main Category: JFF Current Affairs Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Oneworld JULY 2017 Game of Queens Sarah Gristwood

Not even the twentieth century can compare with the sixteenth century's explosion of female rule

Sales points • Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Gristwood weaves together the stories of familiar figures with those of less well-known but equally fascinating women in this striking reimagining of one of the most dramatic periods in European history • Gives credit to the women of the perenially popular Tudor period • Even England, which is often seen as being outside the continental story, forms part of a network that for the first time in European history shows female rule on a large scale

Description In sixteenth-century Europe, an extraordinary set of women created a unique culture of feminine power that saw them run the continent for decades. Despite often being on opposing sides of power struggles both armed and otherwise, through family ties and patronage they educated and supported each other in a brutal world where the price of failure was disgrace, exile or even death. Following the passage of power from mother to daughter and mentor to protege, Gristwood reveals the unorthodox practices these women adopted to avoid patriarchal control and assesses the impact they had on shaping the world around them. Epic in scale, this game of queens is a remarkable spectacle of skill and ingenuity, confronting the challenges faced by women in power many of which still hold relevant today. The players in this Game of Queens are: Isabella of Castile, Margaret of Austria, Louise of Savoy, Anne de Beaujeu, Katherine of Aragon, Marguerite of Navarre, Anne Boleyn, Catherine de Medici, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth Tudor, Jeanne d'Albret and Mary Stuart.

About the Author Sarah Gristwood has written bestselling biographies of Arbella Stuart, Elizabeth and Leicester. Her previous book, Blood Sisters, was a dramatic portrait of the women whose dynastic ambitions and rivalries fuelled the Wars of the Roses. She

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Oneworld JULY 2017 The Tetris Effect Dan Ackerman

In the dying days of the USSR, battlelines have shifted from spycraft to the cut-throat capitalism and it's intellectual property, not state secrets, that are to be bought, sold, stolen and fought over

Sales points • The most popular video game of all time, with 600 million sales • A story even more gripping than the game itself: intellectual property theft, secret government organizations and the takedown of one of the biggest gaming companies in America • A start-up story about the first international viral hit of the modern era with appeal for those interested in the technology IPOs of Twitter and Facebook, or the billion-dollar deals being struck over game technology companies

Description 21 February 1989. Three men fly into Moscow, representing software giants from Britain, America, and Japan. Each of them is determined to undercut the others in order to secure a technology so powerfully addictive it has brought the government department that created it to a standstill. In a country on the brink of seismic change, where spycraft is about to give way to cut-throat capitalism, Tetris has become the grand prize. Featuring corporate espionage, unmarked government organizations, courtroom drama and international conspiracies, the origin of the world's most popular video game is a gripping, fast-paced thriller of the highest order. Not only this, but it is also the tale of a one-in-a-million software startup a unique example of an idea, a product, and an era coming together at exactly the right moment. Tetris was perfectly (if accidentally) crafted to hit primal triggers in our minds and in Ackerman's hands its story is unputdownable.

About the Author Dan Ackerman is a section editor at leading technology news site CNET. He regularly appears as a technology correspondent on major news outlets including CNN, the BBC and CBS where he is CBS This Morning's in-house technology expert. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 The Big Picture Sean Carroll

Set to put Carroll alongside our greatest humanist thinkers from Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan to Daniel Dennett and E.O. Wilson

Sales points • From the winner of the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize • His most ambitious book yet: a fascinating sweeping epic of popular science providing on a new perspective on how our everyday lives connect to the underlying laws of nature

Description Over the last few hundred years an avalanche of discoveries have changed our world dramatically, having a profound effect on what we think really matters. Now, Sean Carroll breaks down how the universe works at the quantum, cosmic and human levels, and links them together to reveal how our human values relate to scientific reality. A synthesis of cosmos-sprawling science and the most profound questions about life, death and our place in the universe, The Big Picture is the ultimate guide through the scientific revolution that has taken us from Darwin and Einstein to the origins of life, consciousness and the universe. As Carroll's eloquent quest to explain everything demonstrates, our lives may forever be dwarfed by the immensity of the universe but they can be redeemed by our capacity to comprehend it and give it meaning.

About the Author Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology. In the addition to the Royal Society Winton Prize, he has been awarded prizes and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, NASA, the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 The Fight for Beauty Fiona Reynolds

A powerful voice speaks about the things that really make life worth living a vision for our environment, our society and our future

Sales points • Modern nature writing by a big name campaigner and former director of the National Trust • Both a polemical call to arms and a narrative of the increasingly popular heritage/beauty groups • Passionate, persuasive and solution focused, Reynolds presents an alternative path forward to a better future than the one that we currently face

Description We live in a world where the drive for economic growth is crowding out everything that can't be given a monetary value. We're stuck on a treadmill where only the material things in life gain traction and it's getting harder to find space for the things that really matter but money can't buy, including our future. Fiona Reynolds proposes a solution that is at once radical and simple to inspire us through the beauty of the world around us. Delving into our past, examining landscapes, nature, farming and urbanisation, she shows how ideas about beauty have arisen and evolved, been shaped by public policy, been knocked back and inched forward until they arrived lost in the economically-driven spirit of today. A passionate, polemical call to arms, The Fight for Beauty presents an alternative path forward: one that, if adopted, could take us all to a better future.

About the Author Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE is Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and a former Director-General of the National Trust. A noted campaigner and media figure, this is her first book, distilling decades of experience and thought. When not at her post in Cambridge, she lives near Cirencester.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 Walking With Plato Gary Hayden

A self-confessed malcontent takes to the road and discovers the joy to be found in the simplest of pursuits

Sales points • Perfect for lovers of Daniel Klein and Bill Bryson • A witty, enjoyable, and at times outright hilarious, introduction to the great philosophers, including heart-warming musings on love, work and old-age

Description "If one keeps on walking, everything will be alright." So said Danish writer SA¸ren Kierkegaard, and so thought philosophy buff Gary Hayden as he set off on Britain's most challenging trek: to walk from John O'Groats to Land's End. But it wasn't all quaint country lanes, picture-postcard villages and cosy bed and breakfasts. In this humorous, inspiring and delightfully British tale, Gary finds solitude and weary limbs bring him closer to the wisdom of the world's greatest thinkers. Recalling Rousseau's reverie, Bertrand Russell's misery, Plato's love of beauty and Epicurus' joy in simplicity, Walking with Plato offers a breath of fresh, country air and clarity for anyone craving an escape from the humdrum of everyday life.

About the Author Gary Hayden is an English journalist and popular philosopher. He has written for several publications including The Times Educational Supplement , The Scotsman and Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times. He is the author of You Kant Make It Up!: Strange Ideas from History's Great Philosophers. He lives near Tokyo, Japan.

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Oneworld JULY 2017 Churchill & Orwell: The Fight For Freedom Thomas E. Ricks

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Duckworth JULY 2017 Fermented Man Derek Dellinger

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Description On January 1, 2014, homebrewer and writer Derek Dellinger began a journey that would change nearly everything he thought he knew about fermented food and beverage and as a beer expert, he knew a lot. For an entire year, Dellinger would eat or drink only products that had been created by microbes. Exploring the vast world of fermentation, Dellinger became the living embodiment of its cultural and nutritional power he became the Fermented Man. In this entertaining and informative narrative, Dellinger catalogs his year spent on this unorthodox diet, revealing insights about the science of fermentation, as well as its cultural history, culinary value, and nutritional impact along the way. He goes beyond yogurt and sauerkraut to show us how fermentation occurs in a wide range of foods we might never have expected, and is at the root of many unique delicacies around the world. From foraging for living bacteria in the modern American grocery store, to sampling mucousy green Century Eggs in Chinatown, to an epic winter quest to Iceland for rotten shark meat, Dellinger investigates a realm of forgotten foods that is endlessly complex and surprisingly flavorful. And despite our collective aversion to bacteria, Dellinger s experience and research reveals that it is these same microbes that may hold the key to our health and diets. With bonus recipes for readers who are eager to get off the page and into the kitchen, The Fermented Man is an adventure story, culinary history, and science project all in one.

About the Author Derek Dellingeris a writer, brewer, and fermentation enthusiast based in the Hudson Valley. He is the brewmaster at Kent Falls Brewing Company, the first farmhouse brewery in the state of Connecticut (and undoubtedly the only brewery in the area spontaneously fermenting beers outside of a barn in an old milk chiller). Derek also writes about homebrewing, fermentation, food, and beer for a number of publications, including his blog, www.bear-flavored.com."

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Duckworth JULY 2017 We Were The Future: A Memoir of the Kibbutz Yael Neeman

Neeman's unique and captivating first-hand experience of growing up in the kibbutz will inform and entrance

Sales points • Topped the Israeli bestseller list for months and has been published widely in other languages • Neeman is the winner of The Golden Book Award and has been twice nominated for the prestigious Sapir Prize for Literature • For fans of Assaf Inbari's Going Home and Carmit Gai's Journey to Yad Hannah • The Kibbutz experiment has always been highly controversial

Description The kibbutzim are collective settlements in Israel which have been written about extensively over the years, and are praised as the only example in world history of entire communities attempting, voluntarily, to live in total equality. Conceived as a socialist utopia by its early pioneers, the kibbutz was a radical experiment in communal living, gender equality, economic egalitarianism, and the reorganisation of family life. But in spite of its progressive ideals, there is a dark side to the kibbutz which is being told in the accounts of children who were raised in the communal 'children's houses', suggesting this was an institution which victimised its offspring for the sake of ideology. In this spare and lucid memoir, Neeman - a child of the kibbutz in the '60s - draws on the collective memory of the hundreds of thousands of people who grew up in kibbutzim during their height and who have intimately shared their memories with her. We Were the Future is more than merely a compelling personal account of growing up in a kibbutz: it is an unstintingly honest examination of the perils of organising society and a new lens through which to see the history of Israel.

About the Author Yael Neeman was born in Kibbutz Yehiam in Israel. She is the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of two novels, Orange Tuesday and Rumors About Love, and a collection of stories, The Option.

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Duckworth JULY 2017 Estate Car Named Desire: A Life on the Road Martin Gurdon

The paperback of this funny and affecting memoir - a life told through cars by one of Britain's best-loved motoring journalists

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Description This was a car with a voice: Its engine note, a deep, powerful burble, was as distinct to me as the voices of my parents and friends, but then a lot of other cars had voices too. Triumph Heralds purred, Rover 100s, the ones with St Bernard dog profiles, made a soft, almost musical whining sound when setting off sedately from traffic lights, Morris Minors blew flatulent raspberries when they slowed down. I'd hear these things and assumed other people did too. As a car-obsessed child of the 1960s, Martin Gurdon lived in a lost world of bubble cars and Ford Anglias, a place where dads took spare gearboxes on holiday and cars were frequently fixed at the roadside. A 1970s family crisis saw him sent to relatives in rural Lancashire, before spending five dysfunctional years at a vegetarian boarding school, where cars were both his salvation and undoing, thanks to an illicitly acquired Triumph Herald. He's since driven everything from supercars to 25 Morris Marinas and been stalked with murderous intent by Reliant Robins.As iconic, and sometimes spectacularly awful vehicles passed through his hands, Martin dreamed of owning an exotic Bristol 401 like his dad's, and of writing about cars, but would anyone ever be mad enough to let him -? Car fans and car agnostics alike will love An Estate Car Named Desire's eccentric cast of wheeled and human characters.

About the Author Martin Gurdon has written about cars for the Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard and Classic Cars magazine, as well as appearing on Top Gear and Radio 4's Home Truths. He is the author of Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance.

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Duckworth JULY 2017 The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet Justin Peters

The life story of Aaron Swartz, hacktivist and founding developer of Reddit, Creative Commons and Watchdog. net as well as a smart, lively history of the free culture movement and its effects on society

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Description Aaron Swartz was a zealous young advocate for the free exchange of information and creative content online. He committed suicide in 2013 after being indicted by the government for illegally downloading millions of academic articles from anon-profit online database. From the age of fifteen, when Swartz, a computer prodigy, worked with Lawrence Lessig to launch Creative Commons, to his years as a fighter for copyright reform and open information, to his work leading theprotests against the Stop Online Piracy Act, to his posthumous status as a cultural icon. Justin Peters examines Swartz's life in the context of 200 years of struggle over the control of information. The Idealist situates Swartz in the context of other "data moralists" past and present, from lexicographer Noah Webster to eBook pioneer Michael Hart to NSA whistle blower helsea Manning. Peters also breaks down the government's case against Swartz and explains how federally funded academic research came to be considered private property, and downloading that material in bulk came to be considered a federal crime. An essential look at the impact of the free culture movement on our daily lives and on generations to come.

About the Author Justin Peters is a correspondent for Slate. He has written for various publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Monthly. He is an alumnus of Cornell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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Duckworth JULY 2017 Georgia in the Mountains of Poetry Peter Nasmyth

The comprehensive guide to modern Georgia a cultural-historical journey to one of the world's most beautiful countries

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Description Peter Nasmyth has lived in and travelled extensively throughout Georgia for twenty years. Georgia in the Mountains of Poetry is his fascinating account of this intriguing country, based on his travels and hundreds of wide-ranging interviews. Reprinted numerous times, it remains the only comprehensive book on Georgia's history and culture written for the general reader, now substantially revised and expanded for this new edition. Georgia - no larger than Switzerland - ranks in the world's top twelve countries for geographical diversity. It borders on the Black Sea and contains the heart of the Caucasus mountains, subtropical wetlands and semi-arid regions. Stone towers attest to its 3,000-year-old history, which has witnessed the thousand-year reign of the Bagratuni monarchy, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, a bitter civil war and the celebration of its independence in 1991. Yet little is known about this remarkable place outside its borders, and Georgia in the Mountains of Poetry is essential reading for anyone interested in this fascinating region, as well as for students and researchers looking for an insight into life after the collapse of the old Soviet order in the richest and most dramatic of its former republics.

About the Author Peter Nasmyth is a writer, photographer and former arts journalist published in most major UK magazines and newspapers, along with American publications such as the Washington Post. He has lived between Tbilisi and London for the last twenty years and co-founded the first English language bookshop, Prospero, in Tbilisi. He is currently involved in forming the National Trust in Georgia.

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Duckworth JULY 2017 Song of the Current Sarah Tolcser

This immersive fantasy debut set along the waterways of a magical world will entrance fans of The Thief and Walk on Earth a Stranger.

Sales points • For ages 12+ • Stunning debut with immersive world building and a strong heroine: Sarah Tolscer has created a truly expansive world with a fiercely independent heroine that will appeal to fans of Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir. • Self-discovery story arc: Sarah embraces concepts near to readers' hearts and seamlessly embeds a thread of self- acceptance and discovery in the backdrop of an epic fantasy. • Page-turning adventure: With pirates and princes, swords and secrets, readers will be held in rapt attention as they follow the journey of Caroline Oresteia. • Debut author: We have two books in the series signed with Sarah and are thrilled to welcome her to Bloomsbury and see her grow as an author.

Description Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and her fate is sealed. But at seventeen, Caro may be too late. So when pirates burn ships and her father is arrested, Caro volunteers to transport cargo in exchange for his release. Secretly, Caro hopes that by piloting her own wherry, the river god will finally speak her name. But when the cargo becomes more than Caro expected, she finds herself caught in a web of politics and lies. With much more than her father's life at stake, Caro must choose between the future she knows, and the one she could have never imagined. Sarah Tolcser weaves an epic story of danger and destiny with the world building of Sabaa Tahir and the emotions of Mary E. Pearson.

About the Author Price: $17.99 (NZ$19.99) Sarah Tolcser lives in New Orleans, where she is an elementary technology teacher. A graduate of St. Lawrence ISBN: 9781408889008 University, she double majored in writing and philosophy. She enjoys video games and NBA basketball. She is married, Format: Paperback with two cats. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages http://www.sarahtolcser.com/blog/ Main Category: @SarahTolcser Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Song of the Current 8 Copy Pack

Includes 8 copies of The Song of the Current and a free reading copy

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Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 The Pearl Thief Elizabeth Wein

From the internationally-acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story of pearls, love and murder a mystery with all the suspense of an Agatha Christie and the intrigue of Downton Abbey

Sales points • For ages 12+From the author of Code Name Verity - the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for over 50 awardsCode Name Verity fans will be delighted to be back in Julie's company in her story from before the war. •

Description From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story of pearls, love and murder a mystery with all the suspense of an Agatha Christie and the intrigue of Downton Abbey.Sixteen-year-old Julie Beaufort-Stuart is returning to her family's ancestral home in Perthshire for one last summer. It is not an idyllic return to childhood. Her grandfather's death has forced the sale of the house and estate and this will be a summer of goodbyes. Not least to the McEwen family Highland travellers who have been part of the landscape for as long as anyone can remember loved by the family, loathed by the authorities. Tensions are already high when a respected London archivist goes missing, presumed murdered. Suspicion quickly falls on the McEwens but Julie knows not one of them would do such a thing and is determined to prove everyone wrong. And then she notices the family's treasure trove of pearls is missing.This beautiful and evocative novel is the story of the irrepressible and unforgettable Julie, set in the year before the Second World War and the events of Code Name Verity. It is also a powerful portrayal of a community under pressure and one girl's determination for justice.

About the Author Price: $16.99 (NZ$18.99) Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is married with two ISBN: 9781408866610 children and lives in Perth, Scotland. Elizabeth is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Format: Paperback Pilots. She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages that partly inspired the idea for her internationally acclaimed novel Code Name Verity. Main Category: YFB Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 The Pearl Thief 8 copy pack

Includes 8 copies of The Pearl Thief and a free reading copy.

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Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Cinnamon Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Divya Srinivasan

The award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman is paired with up-and-coming illustration talent Divya Srinivasan in this beautiful, vibrantly illustrated fable about a princess and a tiger

Sales points • For ages 6+ • Beautifully illustrated fable set in an imaginary India from the multi-award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman • 2017 is set to be another massive Gaiman year as the film of How to Talk to Girls at Parties (starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman) is released, alongside major TV adaptations of American Gods and Good Omens • Divya Srinavasan is a new illustrator with a background in advertising and commercial art. Her glorious, brightly coloured artwork adds heat and atmosphere to this brilliant Indian-set fable • Neil Gaiman has sold over 1.7m copies through TCM

Description In a hot, hot country, ringed with mountains on one side and jungle on the other, lives a princess called Cinnamon. Her eyes are made of pearls, which means that she is blind. And, for reasons her parents the Rajah and Rani cannot fathom, she will not talk. So they offer a reward to anyone who can teach Cinnamon to speak. People travel from far and wide to attempt it, but nothing works. Until a mighty tiger, huge and fierce, prowls into their palace and announces that he is here to teach the girl-cub to talk ... A mighty fable from Neil Gaiman, winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, illustrated in vivid colour by up-and- coming talent Divya Srinivasan. Neil Gaiman's work has been widely adapted for film and TV, including films of Coraline and Stardust, and adaptations of American Gods, Good Omens (written with Terry Pratchett) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties are in the works for 2017.

About the Author Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work The Graveyard Book. The L.A. Times has described his multimillion- Price: $24.99 (NZ$26.99) selling graphic novel series Sandman as 'the greatest epic in the history of comic books'. Many of his books, including ISBN: 9781408879238 Coraline and Stardust, have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; Good Omens and Format: Hard Cover American Gods are in development as major TV series. He has also written two amazing episodes of Doctor Who and Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 40 pages appeared in The Simpsons as himself. Main Category: YFB www.gaimanbooks.co.uk Sub Category: YFB General Fiction @neilhimself Illustrations: http://www.gaimanbooks.co.uk/ Previous Titles: Author now living: Divya Srinivasan is an illustrator and animator living in Austin, Texas. Her illustrations appear in The New Yorker magazine, and she has done work for This American Life, They Might Be Giants, Sundance Channel, Sufjan St

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Cinnamon 8 Copy Pack

Includes 8 copies of Cinnamon plus a free display copy and Poster.

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Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Telophy: Book 4 in the Betrothed Series Wanda Wiltshire

New Worlds. Eternal Love. Darkness and Shadow. (Book 4 in the Betrothed Series)

Sales points • The series is for lovers of the romance of Twilight and the magic of A Midsummer Night's Dream. • Telophy will be supported with a significant international campaign in print and online

Description Defeated by shattering news after only just surviving the Shadow Fae, Marla abandons both Faera and her future role as Queen. With King Telophy's aid, she returns to Earth, to the human family she knows and loves. But nothing is ever simple. With their immortality looming, Marla and her twin Lysander are soon plunged into a world they never new existed, a world of magic, violence - and lust, where a simple mistake could have devastating consequences. Meanwhile, the Shadow Fae are causing havoc on a breathtaking scale with Marla's loved ones facing dire peril.

About the Author Wanda Wiltshire has long been a lover of reading and writing. As a child she was often found spellbound with a novel stashed beneath her desk or tucked between the pages of her geography book. Alternatively she could be found sketching or penning poetry during maths and science lessons. Wanda has also always been an incurable dreamer, her school reports a testament to her pastime of staring out of classroom windows. But now she is long grown and finally found her passion for writing novels, Wanda puts her daydreaming to good use, spending many long and satisfying moments gazing across the sea cavorting with fairies and other magical creatures as she develops scenes and storylines for her latest work.

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BLM Pantera JULY 2017 Betrothed: Book 1 in the Betrothed Series Wanda Wiltshire

The first in an enchanting faery series by Wanda Wiltshire

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Description Amy Smith has always known she was different. Severe allergies, fragile health and taunts at school have made life an endurance test for the adopted seventeen year old. When Amy starts having strange dreams, everything changes. Night after night, she becomes trapped in a shroud of black - a void of silence but for a male voice calling for a girl named 'Marla'. One night, the darkness clears, Leif is revealed and Amy discovers that she is the girl he has been searching for. Immediately the two are swept up in a passionate yet forbidden love. Leif isn't like the other boys Amy knows. Breathtakingly gorgeous, he speaks with her telepathically ... not to mention, he can fly ... Desperate to find a way to be with her, Leif tells Amy of the terrifying threat to his Fae homeland, the danger to the people, and of an unforgivable betrayal to his King. He urges her to seek her true identity.... But Amy is confused... isn't it all just a dream?

About the Author Wanda Wiltshire has long been a lover of reading and writing. As a child she was often found spellbound with a novel stashed beneath her desk or tucked between the pages of her geography book. Alternatively she could be found sketching or penning poetry during maths and science lessons. Wanda has also always been an incurable dreamer, her school reports a testament to her pastime of staring out of classroom windows. But now she is long grown and ?nally found her passion for writing novels, Wanda puts her daydreaming to good use, spending many long and satisfying moments gazing across the sea cavorting with fairies and other magical creatures as she develops scenes and storylines for her latest work. Betrothed is the first in Wanda's young adult fantasy series, Allegiance the second, and the third installment Confused will

Price: $9.99 (NZ$11.99) be released in April2016. ISBN: 9781921997242 It is the exciting story of a girl caught between two worlds - Earth and the enchanting land of Faera. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 142x210mm Extent: 352 pages Main Category: YFB Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Pantera JULY 2017 Allegiance: Book 2 in the Betrothed Series Wanda Wiltshire

Darkness. Two Worlds. Three Loves. The Betrothed Series Continues.

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Description Having returned home, Marla seems to quickly forget her Faery Prince, Leif... And strangely, she starts seeing her best friend Jack in a different way... Tensions mount within this doomed love triangle after Leif, unwilling to part with his betrothed, strikes a deal with his father, the fiery King Telophy, to travel to Earth to win Marla back. Meanwhile in the enchanting land of Faera, more and more of King Telophy's subjects are vanishing - victims of a shadowy presence. Leif flies back to Faera, with Marla and Jack to help vanquish this deadly threat. Shifting shadows, bonds of blood, and with their lives in danger ... Marla is conflicted, relying on both Leif and Jack for support. But who will she choose? And can the three save Faera in time?

About the Author Wanda Wiltshire has long been a lover of reading and writing. As a child she was often found spellbound with a novel stashed beneath her desk or tucked between the pages of her geography book. Alternatively she could be found sketching or penning poetry during maths and science lessons. Wanda has also always been an incurable dreamer, her school reports a testament to her pastime of staring out of classroom windows. But now she is long grown and finally found her passion for writing novels, Wanda puts her daydreaming to good use, spending many long and satisfying moments gazing across the sea cavorting with fairies and other magical creatures as Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) she develops scenes and storylines for her latest work. ISBN: 9781921997372 Betrothed is the first in Wanda's young adult fantasy series, Allegiance the second, and the third installment Confused will Format: Paperback be released in March 2016. Dimensions: 137x211mm Extent: 400 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Pantera JULY 2017 Confused: Book 3 in the Betrothed Series Wanda Wiltshire

New Worlds. Eternal Love. Darkness and Shadow. The third book in this young adult enchnating fantasy romanceseries

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Description Defeated by shattering news after only just surviving the Shadow Fae, Marla abandons both Faera and her future role as Queen. With King Telophy's aid, she returns to Earth, to the human family she knows and loves. But nothing is ever simple. With their immortality looming, Marla and her twin Lysander are soon plunged into a world they never knew exisited, a world of magic, violence... and lust, where a simple mistake could have devastating consequences. Meanwhie, the shadow fae are causing havoc on a breathtaking scale with Marla's loved ones facing dire peril.

About the Author Wanda Wiltshire has long been a lover of reading and writing. As a child she was often found spellbound with a novel stashed beneath her desk or tucked between the pages of her geography book. Alternatively she could be found sketching or penning poetry during maths and science lessons. Wanda has also always been an incurable dreamer, her school reports a testament to her pastime of staring out of classroom windows. But now she is long grown and finally found her passion for writing novels, Wanda puts her daydreaming to good use, spending many long and satisfying moments gazing across the sea cavorting with fairies and other magical creatures as she develops scenes and storylines for her latest work.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) ISBN: 9781921997594 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 137x209mm Extent: 256 pages Main Category: YFB Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Pantera JULY 2017 The Betrothed Series: 4 Book Set Wanda Wiltshire

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BLM Pantera JULY 2017 Break Me Like a Promise: Once Upon a Crime Family Tiffany Schmidt

The second title in an electrifying new thriller series about the teenage children of organ-trafficking crime families. The Families will save your life . . . if you're willing the pay the price.

Sales points • For ages 12+ • The second book in a thriller/fairy tale retelling series about crime families that traffic in human organs: Magnolia Vickers, fan favorite secondary character in Hold Me Like a Breath takes center stage in this adventure that perfectly blends genre elements with a relatable contemporary voice. • Strong new direction for house author: In this series, Tiffany has created fascinating and can't-put-it-down thrillers that are sure to pull in both old and new fans. • Hot trend: Contemporary with an unexpected twist, this new series will appeal to fans of Cinder and Michael Crichton. • Great promoter: Tiffany is very active on social media and does stellar school visits, and she's always trying to expand her promotional reach. • Compelling romance to hook teen girls: Readers will be hooked as Maggie and Alex are drawn together. • Standalone potential: The strength of this series is that Break Me Like A Promise can be read without Hold Me Like A Breath, though when read togethe

Description All Magnolia Vickers ever wanted was to follow in her father's path and head up the Family business. And, once upon a time, she and Carter Landlow were going to do it together. But new legislation is about to destroy the Family's operations in the black-market organ trade, and Carter, her love, is dead. Then Maggie runs into Alex, who needs something her family is uniquely able to deliver, and he's willing to manipulate her to get it. Maggie hates being blackmailed into fulfilling his bargain, but the longer it takes to help him--and as Alex's health declines--Maggie is surprised to find herself falling for him. Like it or not, if she wants to save Alex's life and carve out a place in the new legalized organ business, she's going to have to fight for both. With swoon-worthy romance and thrilling tension perfect for fans of Holly Black and Kimberly Derting, this second book in Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) the Once Upon a Crime Family series will hold readers spellbound. ISBN: 9781681194042 Format: Paperback About the Author Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages TIFFANY SCHMIDT is the author of Hold Me Like a Breath, Send Me a Sign, and Bright Before Sunrise. She's found her Main Category: happily ever after in Pennsylvania with her saintly husband, impish twin boys, and a pair of mischievous puggles. Sub Category: www.TiffanySchmidt.com Illustrations: @TiffanySchmidt Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Children's USA JULY 2017 Hold Me Like a Breath: Once Upon a Crime Family Tiffany Schmidt

An electrifying new thriller about an underground crime syndicate that saves lives . . . if you can pay the price.

Sales points • For ages 12+ • Strong new direction for house author: Tiffany has created a fascinating and can't-put-it-down thriller that is sure to pull in both old and new fans. • Hot trend: Contemporary with an unexpected twist, this new series will appeal to fans of Cinder and Michael Crichton. • Compelling romance to hook teen girls: Penny and Char's initial connection is explosive, but their relationship builds gradually. Readers will be hooked as author Tiffany Schmidt gradually draws these two very different people together, ultimately showing that each fulfills something in the other. • Great promoter: Tiffany is very active on social media and does great school visits, and she's always trying to expand her promotional reach.

Description In Penelope Landlow's world, almost anything can be bought or sold. She's the daughter of one of the three crime families controlling the black market for organ transplants. Because of an autoimmune disorder that causes her to bruise easily, Penny is considered too "delicate" to handle the family business, or even to step foot outside their estate. All Penelope has ever wanted is independence until she's suddenly thrust into the dangerous world all alone, forced to stay one step ahead of her family's enemies. As she struggles to survive the power plays of rival crime families, she learns dreams come with casualties, betrayal hurts worse than bruises, and there's nothing she won't risk for the people she loves. Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Kimberly Derting, this first book in the stunning new Once Upon a Crime Family series from acclaimed author Tiffany Schmidt will leave readers breathless.

About the Author TIFFANY SCHMIDT is the author of Send Me a Sign and Bright Before Sunrise. She lives in Pennsylvania with her saintly

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) husband, impish twin boys, and a pair of mischievous puggles. Visit Tiffany online at www.TiffanySchmidt.com and on ISBN: 9781619638709 Twitter @TiffanySchmidt. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 139x205mm Extent: 416 pages Main Category: YFB Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Children's USA JULY 2017 Mindwalker A.J.Steiger

A brilliant new voice in YA fiction, Steiger brings us the first in a series of dystopian novels with all the power and emotional punch of Lowry's The Giver.

Sales points • Will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games, Never Let Me Go and Slated • With comparisons to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Bourne Identity, film rights are soon to be auctioned, and the author is already working on the sequel, Mindstormer • Steiger's vivid imagery and fast-paced narrative make this an issue driven, complex novel that is also an engaging love story and a real page-turner

Description "I've never killed anyone. I've never been attacked by a mob and beaten within an inch of my life. I've never watched a child die in front of me. But I've lived through the memory of all those things." It is the future. There is no war, no social unrest, no painful memories -and no freedom. The government maintains peace and tranquility by brainwiping all disturbing experiences. At just seventeen, Lain Fisher is the youngest therapist at the Institute to master the art of Mindwalking using a direct neural link to erase her clients' traumatic memories. But when a troubled classmate asks for her help, Lain's superiors warn her that Steven's scars are too deep, the risk is too great. Yet as she defies their warnings and explores Steven's memories, it becomes clear that something is very, very wrong. Is the Institute really an organisation of healing, or one of manipulation and state control? And is there more to Lain's father's suicide than meets the eye? Meet Lain, and follow her into a dystopian world of memory modification, and a society of surveillance, stigma and secrets.

About the Author A.J. Steiger majored in Fiction Writing at Columbia College, Chicago, and her lifelong interest in psychology and social justice issues led her to write Mindwalker. This is her debut novel and its sequel, Mindstormer, is to follow. She lives in Illinois, USA. Price: $17.99 (NZ$19.99) ISBN: 9781780747248 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Oneworld JULY 2017 The Circus Olivia Levez

Like it's wonderful protagonist Willow, The Circus is colourful, funny and brave, and doesn't flinch from the realities of being a homeless teenager.

Sales points • Heart-wrenching and life-affirming sequel to the acclaimed The Island • Author is a brilliant self-promoter, as a teacher of teenagers she does fascinating school visits • She has set up a YA touring group #LostandFound

Description Why would a girl who has everything want to run away and never be found? Willow has staged runaways ever since she was a little girl. She has everything a young person should want: a rich daddy, clothes, money, a pony and a place at a prestigious boarding school. In reality, she has everything except the thing she really wants: a father who cares enough to find her. Aged sixteen, on the eve of her father's wedding, she ruins the bride's dress and escapes through a window, determined never to return. Her missing mother was a circus performer, and Willow wants to follow in her footsteps. But the performers she meets don't want her. When her last bit of money is stolen by Suze, another runaway girl she thought she could trust, Willow becomes really homeless. Then Suze comes tumbling back into her life and a desperate Willow has to decide whether to trust her all over again . . . So begins their frightening, exhilarating odyssey through hunger, performance, desperation and dreams. Will they both survive and will Willow make it to the circus of her imagining? Olivia Levez takes you into the very heart of a girl who wants so hard to be lost, but saves herself through a powerful friendship and the awakening of a need for home.

About the Author Olivia Levez divides her time between teaching English and binge-writing in her caravan by the sea. Olivia likes hula- hooping, yoga and real ale, but not at the same time. She lives in Worcestershire with her husband, two sons Price: $16.99 (NZ$18.99) and her real life Dog, Basil. ISBN: 9781786070944 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Oneworld JULY 2017 Odyssey: Stories of Journeys Around Europe Various

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Alma Books JULY 2017 The Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things To Do Andy Seed

Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book!

Sales points • For ages 7 - 9 • The perfect book to get you out of the house and into the great outdoors - suitable for all seasons • Includes lots of brilliant garden activities for family fun • Andy Seed's The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff was the winner of the Best Book with Facts in the Blue Peter Book Awards 2015 • Packed full of facts, games and things to do for hours of entertainment • Find amazing indoor activities about the outdoors for really rainy days • Encourages children and families to get outdoors, get creative and have fun • Features fun facts and opportunities for children to learn as they enjoy themselves

Description Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book! From the hilarious Andy Seed, Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015 for Best Books with Facts comes the fantastically busy Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do. The outdoors are boring right? Wrong! Not when you've got Andy Seed's Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do! Suitable for all seasons, find out how to set bug traps, create a rainbow, construct an amazing summer slide and much, much more! But what about those rainy summer days we hear you cry? Not a problem! This book also includes awesome indoor activities about the outdoors for rainy days. Design your own mini parachute, create the worlds most amazing frisbee, or create a bird feeder to keep your feathered friends well fed! A brilliant book bursting with amazing outdoor activities that will have you running for the door! Packed full of hilarious illustrations from the wonderful Scott Garrett, this book will keep you entertained for hours on end! Andy Seed's laugh-out-loud 'Anti-boredom' series has something for everyone! A seemingly endless car journey to visit

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) your long lost aunty? Andy's got an activity for that! A boring rainy afternoon stuck indoors? Andy's got a joke for that! A ISBN: 9781408870099 dull holiday with no one to play with? Andy's got a game for that! Say goodbye to your boredom blues with Andy Seed's Format: Paperback fantastic range of Anti-boredom books! Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: About the Author Sub Category: Andy Seed is an author and poet, living in North Yorkshire. He writes memoirs, funny poems and humorous non-fiction Illustrations: books as well as all sorts of things for teachers. Andy's most popular book for adults is All Teachers Great and Small and Previous Titles: Author now living: his most popular book for children is a non-fiction book, The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff, which won the 2015 Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Award. His Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words has been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Award 2016.

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words Andy Seed

Warning: includes terrible tongue twisters and ridiculous riddles!

Sales points • Full of hilarious, witty and wacky word facts that children will love • The content is interactive and features fun things to read aloud, as well as encouraging children to play word games, try riddles, come up with their own silly puns and more • An opportunity for children to be creative, have fun and enjoy learning about words • Lots of material representing good value for money. Will keep children entertained for hours • Blue Peter Shortlisted

Description Do you know what 'park your jam on the frog' means? Fancy some ognib? What rhymes with 'circus'? -plus many more amazing things you never knew about words. Have hours of fun wixing up your murds with this hilarious book, packed full of rhymes, puns, games, jokes, gibberish and more.

About the Author Andy Seed is an author and poet, living in North Yorkshire. He writes memoirs, funny poems and humorous non-fiction books as well as all sorts of things for teachers. Andy's most popular book for adults is All Teachers Great and Small and his most popular book for children is a non-fiction book, The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781408853382 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 154x190mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff Andy Seed

Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015 - Best Book with Facts. Sidesplittingly silly facts, jokes, people, names and stories PLUS the silliest things to do -EVER.

Sales points • Full of hilarious, witty and wacky facts that children will love • The content is interactive and features things to read aloud, as we as fun things to do • An opportunity for children to learn as they enjoy themselves • Lots of material representing good value for money. Will keep children entertained for hours

Description This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and funny true stories all about silly people, silly animals, silly inventions, silly names and much more. Discover The Great Stink, the man who ate a bike, a girl really called Lorna Mower and a sofa that can do 101mph.

Find out about famous pranks, crazy festivals, nutty cats, gross foods, epic sports fails, ludicrously silly words and really rubbish predictions. There are even lots of great silly things to do. Unmissable!

About the Author Andy Seed is an author and poet, living in North Yorkshire. He writes memoirs, funny poems and humorous non-fiction books as well as all sorts of things for teachers. Andy's most popular book for adults is All Teachers Great and Small and his most popular book for children is the poetry collection Razzle Dazzle.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781408850794 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 154x190mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 The Story of a Snail who Discovered the Importance of being Slow Luis Sepulveda and Satoshi Kitamura

First-ever translation of an international bestseller which sold over 1 million copies in Italy alone. This book is written by one of the best-loved children's authors who built his reputation on the bestselling novel The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her to Fly translated in over 40 countries with several film and theatre adaptations.

Sales points • The follow-up to Luis Sep lveda's bestselling The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly • Illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Satoshi • An international bestseller • A charming story with a poignant message

Description Rebelde the snail can't stop asking his fellow molluscs awkward questions, starting with: why are we so slow? When he is finally banished from the snail community because of this, he is forced to travel the world alone. As he explores in his slow snail-like way, Rebelde makes new friends and goes on plenty of adventures, gaining wisdom from every new encounter. But when he finds out his friends are in danger, he decides to rush home to warn them. Will he get there in time to save them? Luis Sep lveda's bestselling The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow is a wonderful ode to diversity and unity, celebrating the importance of being slow in a world obsessed with speed.

About the Author Born in Santiago, Chile, Luis Sep lveda is the multi-award-winning author of many adult novels and stories for children. The Story of a Seagull and The Cat Who Taught Her to Fly has been translated in over 40 countries with several film and theatre adaptations.

Price: $16.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9781846884139 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Alma Books JULY 2017 Just so Stories Rudyard Kipling and Ian Beck

Originally told by Kipling to his own children, these delightful tales are beautifully illustrated in black and white by the author himself. Part of the Alma Junior classics series, this edition contains extra material for young readers.

Sales points • New edition of one of the greatest children's classics of English literature • Features Kipling's original illustrations • Perfect companion to The Jungle Books • Includes extra material for young readers

Description Originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his children at bedtime, this compendium of witty tales imagines how animals came to be as they are now. Discover how the massive whale got a tiny throat by swallowing a mariner, how the lazy camel got a hump so that he had no excuse not to work, and why the leopard's spots were painted on. Kipling's imagination runs wild as he creates charming origin stories that still enchant and delight children to this day. This edition features Kipling's iconic original illustrations.

About the Author Famous for his tales of adventure in British India, Rudyard Kipling (1865 1936) is one of the most popular writers of all time and the first English-speaking recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781847496379 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Alma Classics JULY 2017 Quest: Stories of Journeys Around Europe Various

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Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781846884269 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Alma Books JULY 2017 Little Shaq Takes a Chance Shaquille O'Neal, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

The fun, family-friendly chapter book series by superstar Shaquille O'Neal continues as Little Shaq finds the courage to take a chance.

Sales points • Exciting new series with mega-star author and strong literacy angle: This early chapter book series featuring Little Shaq has the power of a major celebrity behind it. Shaq is committed to literacy and believes strongly in education, so he's dedicated to making the books a huge success with appearances and promotional opportunities, including the keynote speech at the 2015 IRA conference. • Amazing Author Platform: Shaq will continue to support the series with appearances and include the series in his overall brand management so that the books are part of as many of Shaq's promotional moments as possible. • Talented, award-winning illustrator: Theodore Taylor III was the 2014 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent award winner, which will give these books even more notice in the school and library community. • Great friendship story plus basketball: These stories will appeal to a diverse range of emerging readers, and a gentle message about friendship, family, and community gives each story depth.

Description This new story in the exciting series created by Shaquille O'Neal and illustrated by Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent award winner Theodore Taylor III, encourages kids to find their own true talents.

Like most kids, Little Shaq doesn't love trying new things, especially if he might not be very good at them. So when his class is assigned projects for the school's upcoming art show, he's not sure that his skills will transfer from the basketball court to the art studio. Rosa Lindy and Barry have their projects all figured out. Can Little Shaq find the confidence to embrace his own style and create a piece for the show?

Continuing this series that celebrates community, family, and education, Little Shaq Takes a Chance will inspire readers the to be brave, have fun, and love reading! Price: $8.99 (NZ$9.99) ISBN: 9781619638785 About the Author Format: Paperback Shaquille O'Neal is a retired basketball legend, businessman and current analyst on the Emmy award winning show, Dimensions: 149x201mm Extent: 80 pages Inside the NBA on TNT. During his 19-year NBA career, O'Neal was a four-time NBA champion, a three-time Finals MVP, Main Category: a 15-time All-Star and was named the 1993 Rookie of the Year. Since his rookie year, O'Neal has been an ambassador Sub Category: for the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of America, a group with whom his relationship goes back to his youth in New Jersey. Illustrations: Passionate about education, he has earned his Undergraduate degree from LSU, MBA from University of Phoenix and his Previous Titles: Author now living: PhD from Barry University in 2012. www.shaq.com @shaq Theodore Taylor III was awarded the 2014 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for his first picture book BLM Children's USA JULY 2017 A Question of Magic E. D. Baker

E.D. Baker's talent for reimagining classic fairy-tales shines brighter than ever in this new adventure about watching what you wish for!

Sales points • For ages 8 - 12 • Great price, was previously 19.99! • A classic magical retelling of a fairy-tale, full of adventure, romance and wit • A stand-alone novel with an illustrated cover look that will be adored by fans of both Diana Wynne Jones and Eva Ibbotson's The Star of Kazan • E.D. Baker has over half a million copies of her books in print in the US, plus translations in more than twelve foreign countries

Description Serafina is living the normal life of a village girl when she gets a mysterious letter from a great-aunt she's never heard of. Little does she know, her great-aunt is actually Baba Yaga, the witch. Summoned to her great-aunt's magical cottage, Serafina's life takes an amazing turn as she finds herself acquiring the powers of Baba Yaga. But as she grows into her new role, answering the first question any stranger might ask her with the truth, she learns that telling the future doesn't always mean knowing the right answers! In her own unique way, bestselling author E.D. Baker has crafted a funny and romantic story that combines some fabulous details from the original Slavic tale, with a wonderful new twist!

About the Author E.D. Baker is the author of Fairy Wings and Fairy Lies, The Wide-Awake Princess and Unlocking the Spell, as well as the Tales of the Frog Princess series of books, including The Frog Princess, which was in part the inspiration for the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog. She lives with her family and many pets in Maryland, USA. To find out more, visit www.edbakerbooks.com Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408839294 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 131x200mm Extent: 272 pages Main Category: YFA Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Fairy Wings E.D. Baker

An irresistible collision of worlds as ordinary schoolgirl becomes fairy princess. From the author of The Frog Princess series

Sales points • For ages 8 - 12 • Great writing and an imaginative twist. For fans of The Princess Diaries • An adventure full of romance, fairies and princesses, written with warmth and wit • E.D. Baker has over half a million copies of her books in print in the US, plus translations in more than twelve foreign countries, and her profile continues to grow with the success of the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog

Description Tamisin Warner is a normal girl in most senses, with one major exception - she has just grown a rather beautiful set of wings. Concealing her secret at school is her number one priority, until Tamisin realises she is being stalked by strange half-animal, half-human creatures that no one else seems to notice. As the creatures become increasingly threatening, Tamisin is catapulted into another world, where she is not just any fairy but daughter of the fairy queen. Torn between her two lives, Tamisin begins a whirlwind adventure filled with fairies, dance routines and a love interest who is definitely one of the bad guys.

About the Author E.D. Baker is the author of The Tales of the Frog Princess series, including The Frog Princess, which was in part the inspiration for Disney movie The Princess and the Frog. She lives with her family and many pets in Maryland, USA. http://www.edbakerbooks.com/

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408831946 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 129x194mm Extent: 336 pages Main Category: YFB Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Fairy Lies E. D. Baker

Sparks will fly when a fairy princess is kidnapped! From the author of The Frog Princess series

Sales points • For ages 8 - 12 • Really good classic storytelling with an imaginative twist. Think Cornelia Funke, Shannon Hale and Cathy Cassidy but for a slightly younger reader • A magical fairy-filled adventure with a sprinkling of romance, written with warmth and wit • E.D. Baker has over half a million copies of her books in print in the US, plus translations in more than twelve foreign countries, and her profile continues to grow with the success of the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog

Description As if finding out that you're no ordinary schoolgirl but a fairy princess wasn't enough, now Tamisin has been stolen away by fairies! In this delightful sequel to Fairy Wings, the fairy princess Tamisin has been kidnapped from her home in the human world by Oberon, king of the fairies, who thinks he's her father. When Tamisin's boyfriend, Jak, finds out, he sets off to rescue her. In this funny and heart-warming chase through the land of fairies, goblins, sphinxes, unicorns and many more, Tamisin and Jak must look for each other, and find their way back to the human world.

About the Author E.D. Baker is the author of The Tales of the Frog Princess series, including The Frog Princess, which was in part the inspiration for Disney movie The Princess and the Frog. She lives with her family and many pets in Maryland, USA. http://www.edbakerbooks.com/

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408831922 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 128x199mm Extent: 256 pages Main Category: YFC Sub Category: YFC Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JULY 2017 Zombelina School Days Kristyn Crow, illustrated by Molly Idle

Zombelina dances her way through school in a new, delightfully ghoulish rhyming tale brought to life by Caldecott-Honor winner Molly Idle.

Sales points • Charming character with back-to-school promotional opportunities: Starring in her third picture book, the adorable zombie ballerina, Zombelina, heads to school, making this new story perfect for back-to-school promotions. • Building character success: After success on Halloween and Christmas promotions with Zombelina and Zombelina Dances the Nutcracker respectively, we'll have the opportunity to build this character even more on back-to-school promotions. • Award-winning illustrator: Molly Idle's Caldecott Honor for her book Flora and the Flamingo raised her profile, and she continues to publish new books in her other two successful character driven series. • Universal themes: Tackling themes of family, friendship, and school day anxiety, this third book has the most potential for success beyond holiday promotions. • Active author: Kristyn Crow is very active in her home state of Utah, doing many school visits a year for her array of rhyming picture books. She also has a new picture book series coming out fro

Description Zombelina loves to dance, and going to school is just as fun! She leaps on the bus and twirls down the aisle. In class she raises her hand high in the air, even if sometimes it falls under her chair. When it's time for show-and-tell, Zombelina can't wait to share her hip-hop moves, but a new student named Morty has his own case of stage fright . . . something Zombelina knows how to fix. She has the perfect idea to make Morty feel welcome: a big rockin' dance party! After all, friends who dance together, stay together!

About the Author KRISTYN CROW loves to use rhythm, rhyme, and repetition to make reading snappy and fun. Her first book, Cool Daddy Price: $22.99 (NZ$24.99) Rat, received starred reviews and was named a Blue Ribbon Book by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. ISBN: 9781619636415 Other titles include Bedtime at the Swamp, The Middle-Child Blues, and Skeleton Cat. Kristyn enjoys visiting elementary Format: Hard Cover schools, where she directs eager young readers in a "swamp rhythm symphony" using a variety of percussion Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages instruments. Kristyn is the mother of seven wonderfully creative children, and is married to a policeman, who doubles as a Main Category: mad scientist/inventor. She lives in Layton, Utah. Sub Category: www.kristyncrow.com Illustrations: MOLLY IDLE is the Caldecott-Honor winning author and illustrator of Flora and the Flamingo and Flora and the Penguin, Previous Titles: Author now living: as well as Tea Rex and Camp Rex. She is also the illustrator of the Zombelina books. Molly worked at DreamWorks Feature Animation Studios for five y

BLM Children's USA JULY 2017 Zombelina Dances the Nutcracker Kristyn Crow

The charming, dancing zombie brought to life by Caldecott-Honor winning illustrator Molly Idle is back in a Christmas-themed story... and this time Zombelina wins the lead in The Nutcracker!

Sales points • Charming character with holiday opportunities: Zombelina danced into readers' hearts in her first book, and we're thrilled to offer a new, Nutcracker-inspired story that will be perfect for Christmas promotion! • Continuing character success: We saw great sales for the first book on Halloween promotion and reorders for this upcoming Halloween, so we're continuing build and brand this character. We have another school-themed book planned for the Spring 2016 list. • Award-winning illustrator: Molly Idle just won a Caldecott Honor for her book Flora and the Flamingo, which will only increase her profile and call attention to our books with her. • Rollicking Rhyme: These high-energy, pitch-perfect rhyming texts are wonderful for read aloud and storytime. • Active author: Kristyn Crow is very active in her home state of Utah, doing many school visits a year for her array of rhyming picture books.

Description In another rhyming read-aloud tale full of delightful macabre humor Zombelina once again steals the show! This time Zombelina and her friend Lizzie are dancing in The Nutcracker. On the night of the big show, Zombelina is ready, but Grandpa Phantom has other plans for the opera house. Zombelina will need to think fast to save the show, and she'll need Lizzie's help. When best friends work together, the show will go on!

Young dancers and readers will love this family-filled, friendship-inspired picture book that brings Zombelina home for the holidays in another scary-good story!

About the Author KRISTYN CROW loves to use rhythm, rhyme, and repetition to make reading snappy and fun. Her first book, Cool Daddy Price: $22.99 (NZ$24.99) Rat, received starred reviews and was named a Blue Ribbon Book by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. ISBN: 9781619636408 Other titles include Bedtime at the Swamp, The Middle-Child Blues, and the forthcoming Skeleton Cat. Kristyn enjoys Format: Hard Cover visiting elementary schools, where she directs eager young readers in a "swamp rhythm symphony" using a variety of Dimensions: 219x286mm Extent: 40 pages percussion instruments. Kristyn is the mother of seven wonderfully creative children, and is married to a policeman, who Main Category: YB doubles as a mad scientist/inventor. She lives in Layton, Utah. Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early www.kristyncrow.com Learning Material MOLLY IDLE is the Caldecott-Honor winning author and illustrator of Flora and the Flamingo and its sequel Flora and the Illustrations: Previous Titles: Penguin as well as Tea Rex, Camp Rex, and Zombelina. Molly worked at DreamWorks Feature Animation Studios for five Author now living: years before tu

BLM Children's USA JULY 2017 Revolt Against the Romans Tony Bradman

Young Roman Marcus is headed for an island at the edge of the known world - Britannia. Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments in history.

Sales points • For ages 8 - 12 • Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments in history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics • Accessible, dramatic story to help get kids excited about history • Perfect for helping children to understand the differences between Roman and British society

Description "I've fought every kind of barbarian, but the Britons are by far the worst..." Marcus is excited about travelling to Britannia, the island at the edge of the world. But the Britons are savages who tattoo themselves and take the heads of their enemies in battle. They won't bow down to the rule of Rome. As Marcus travels to meet his father he meets a barbarian chief instead and his destiny is changed forever, along with that of Britannia...

About the Author Tony Bradman is an award-winning author who has been involved in children's books for 35 years. He has written for all ages - poetry, picture books, young fiction, novels - and for many reading schemes. Tony has edited many anthologies of poetry and short stories, has been a judge on several major book prizes, and is a regular reviewer of children's and young adult fiction for The Guardian books pages. Tony has three children, three grandchildren, and lives in London with his wife and Betty the Border Terrier - which makes him the third most important person in the house.

Price: $10.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781472929327 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

A&C Black Children's JULY 2017 Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery Saviour Pirotta

Join Nico and Thrax as they try to solve the mystery of the mark of the cyclops. Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments in history.

Sales points • For ages 9 - 11 • Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments in history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics • There is currently very little fiction for children set in this period of life in Ancient Greece. • Accessible, exciting mystery story, perfect for getting children excited about history • Saviour Pirotta is the author of the bestselling Orchard First Book of Greek Myths

Description "It seems you have a talent for solving problems. I believe Gaia is innocent. Find the real culprit and I'll pay you in gold..." Athens, 434 BC. Nico's new friend Thrax has a strange knack of figuring things out. And when a valuable wedding vase is broken Thrax's special skills might just come in useful. Can the boys prove that slave girl Gaia is innocent, and discover what the mark of the cyclops means? Join Nico and Thrax for a mysterious adventure set in ancient Greece.

About the Author Saviour Pirotta is originally from Malta and now lives in Scarborough, Yorkshire. He is the author of nearly one hundred titles, ranging from non-fiction about pirates to short novels, as well as stories for Barbie magazine, Disney and educational material for the Teletubbies franchise. He is the author of The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths which has been published successfully around the world in countries as diverse as Italy, Greece, Brazil and Korea.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781472934147 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 208 pages Main Category: YFA Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Education JULY 2017 Let's do Grammar 5-6 Andrew Brodie

All the preparation your child needs to boost their grammar skills and confidence.

Sales points • For ages 5 - 6 • Part of the popular Andrew Brodie Basics range. • Featuring over 100 full-colour stickers to motivate and reward children. • The Australia English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy and this fun, motivational book can only help. • Includes top tips and Brain Boosters throughout. • Highly respected author with educational clout.

Description Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and supports classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their punctuation skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment and motivation, it also contains over 100 reward stickers!

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $7.99 (NZ$8.99) ISBN: 9781472940605 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Andrew Brodie JULY 2017 Let's do Grammar 6 -7 Andrew Brodie

All the preparation your child needs to boost their grammar skills and confidence.

Sales points • For ages 6 - 7 • Fun and motivational activity book that relates to the Australian National Curriculum. • Part of the popular Andrew Brodie Basics range. • Highly respected author with educational clout. • Includes top tips and Brain Boosters throughout. • Featuring over 100 full-colour stickers to motivate and reward children.

Description Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and supports classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their grammar skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment and motivation, it also contains over 100 reward stickers!

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $7.99 (NZ$8.99) ISBN: 9781472940643 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Andrew Brodie JULY 2017 Let's do Grammar 7 - 8 Andrew Brodie

All the preparation your child needs to boost their grammar skills and confidence.

Sales points • For ages 7 - 8 • Part of the popular Andrew Brodie Basics range. • Highly respected author with educational clout. • The Australia English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy and this fun, motivational book can only help. • Featuring over 100 full-colour stickers to motivate and reward children. • Includes top tips and Brain Boosters throughout.

Description Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and support classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their grammar skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment and motivation, it also contains over 100 reward stickers!

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $7.99 (NZ$8.99) ISBN: 9781472940667 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Andrew Brodie JULY 2017 Let's do Grammar 8 - 9 Andrew Brodie

All the preparation your child needs to boost their grammar skills and confidence.

Sales points • For ages 8 -9 • Featuring over 100 full-colour stickers to motivate and reward children. • Part of the popular Andrew Brodie Basics range. • Highly respected author with educational clout. • The Australia English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy and this fun, motivational book can only help. • Includes top tips and Brain Boosters throughout.

Description Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and supports classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their grammar skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment and motivation, it also contains over 100 reward stickers!

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $7.99 (NZ$8.99) ISBN: 9781472940674 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Andrew Brodie JULY 2017 Let's do Grammar 9 - 10 Andrew Brodie

All the preparation your child needs to boost their grammar skills and confidence.

Sales points • For ages 9 - 10 • Part of the popular Andrew Brodie Basics range. • Featuring over 100 full-colour stickers to motivate and reward children. • The Australia English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy and this fun, motivational book can only help. • Highly respected author with educational clout. • Includes top tips and Brain Boosters throughout.

Description Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and supports classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their grammar skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment and motivation, it also contains over 100 reward stickers!

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $7.99 (NZ$8.99) ISBN: 9781472940704 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Andrew Brodie JULY 2017 Let's do Grammar 10 - 11 Andrew Brodie

All the preparation your child needs to boost their grammar skills and confidence.

Sales points • For ages 10 - 11 • Part of the popular Andrew Brodie Basics range. • Featuring over 100 full-colour stickers to motivate and reward children. • The Australia English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy and this fun, motivational book can only help. • Includes top tips and Brain Boosters throughout. • Highly respected author with educational clout.

Description Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and supports classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their punctuation skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment and motivation, it also contains over 100 reward stickers!

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $7.99 (NZ$8.99) ISBN: 9781472940827 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Andrew Brodie JULY 2017 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Numeracy Difficulties and Dyscalculia Patricia Babtie

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Numeracy Difficulties and Dyscalculia will help develop children's foundations of numeracy with minimal equipment and preparation.

Sales points • Builds on the success of The Dyscalculia Assessment; offering further games and ideas. • Practical and easy-to-use, requiring minimal extra equipment and preparation. • Provides specially-designed games and activities from experts in overcoming dyscalculia.

Description 100 ideas for Primary Teachers: Numeracy Difficulties and Dyscalculia provides specially-designed games and activities to help build firm foundations in basic number concepts. All the ideas have been tried-and-tested in specialist and mainstream schools and are designed to encourage children to talk about numbers in a natural way using everyday contexts. The book begins with a focus on counting skills, before moving on to place value structure, multiplication and division. As well as teaching key facts, the ideas in this book will develop pupils' understanding so that they become flexible thinkers who can use numbers to solve a variety of mathematical problems. The ideas require minimum preparation and resources, and are perfect for use in mainstream and specialist classrooms, individual tuition sessions or as homework assignments.

About the Author Patricia Babtie is an SEN teacher, lecturer and author who specialises in dyscalculia and numeracy difficulties. She has worked at Emerson House, a specialist centre in London, and in state and independent schools.

Price: $27.99 (NZ$29.99) ISBN: 9781441169730 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Main Category: JN Education Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Education JULY 2017 50 Fantastic Ideas for Small World Provocations Judit Horvath, volume editor Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Brand new title in the 50 Fantastics series, providing practical and imaginative ideas for extending learning and development through small world play in your early years setting.

Sales points • A versatile collection of opportunities offering ideas for different ages and interests • The book adopts a flexible approach, so that ideas can be easily customised and refreshed • Regardless of age and development stage, the activities cater for children of different ages and interests

Description Small world play offers a wide range of learning opportunities for young children. Acting out narrative and ideas through the manipulation of small or miniature equipment, tools, toys and objects helps children to respond to their environment. Play becomes representative of real-life situations and is a medium through which children can explore their own feelings about these events and experiences in a safe and productive way. The frequent inclusion of sensory elements in this play also deepens experiences. Small world play is rich in possibilities for specific, thematic, learning, such as gathering information about spaces, positions, colours and cultures. Small world play is entertaining, challenging, motivating and allows children to use their imaginations and decide on their own play choices. Many practitioners find it challenging to continually renew the play environment, but this book suggests ideas for how to ensure a meaningful play content that replicates environments or scenarios that children can connect to, using a large variety of resources from natural materials to specific props. Presented in the accessible, practical and flexible 50 Fantastics format, Judit Horvath's book is a compendium of ideas that will ensure you get the most out of small world play in your setting, without over stimulating and distracting the children involved.

About the Author Judit is the manager of Olympus KeyMed Day Nursery in Southend-on-Sea. She has a background in Early Years education with expertise in Play work and the Forest School movement. Judit has written many articles for EYE magazine, Practical Preschool and Teach Nursery magazine and has two other books in the 50 Fantastics range. Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781472938367 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 173x246mm Extent: 64 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Featherstone Education JULY 2017 50 Fantastic Ideas for Playing Outdoors with Mud and Clay Judit Horvath, volume editor Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Early Years expert, Judit Horvath, presents 50 fantastic, fun and thoroughly creative ideas to get children experimenting and investigating the properties of mud and clay.

Sales points • Time and money saving: Soil, mud and clay are very simple, cheap but still inspirational. • Sustainability: these materials appeal to the environmentally conscious, pro-recycling practitioners. • Disposability and recycling: the possibilities are endless as they reusable suiting both indoors and outdoors. • Versatile: suitable for any age and stage.

Description When given soil, clay or mud to play with, most children are instinctively motivated to explore and experiment. Mud, soil and clay are naturally open-ended, stimulating children to investigate possibilities, look for reasons and think of ideas. They are cheap and easy to source or access, simple to transform to suit any age group or activity, can be mixed with other materials, given a rich sensory experience via visual texture, deep colour, rich smell and tactile feel. As with the other 50 fantastic ideas books, this book will feature 50 inventive ideas for busy early years practitioners, advising them in a straightforward way about how to find, present and use easily accessible materials in a range of exciting and unusual ways.

About the Author Judit is the manager of Olympus KeyMed Day Nursery in Southend-on-Sea. She has a background in Early Years education with expertise in Play work and the Forest School movement. She has also attained the following qualifications: Early Years Professional Status; Postgraduate Certificate in Play Therapy (currently studying for Postgraduate Diploma); Child Psychology Level 4; Postgraduate Certificate in Play work; Forest School; Leader Level 3; Beach School Leader Level 3 and is currently a part time PhD student (project: young children's drawings). Judit has written many articles for EYE magazine, Practical Preschool and Teach Nursery magazine and has two other books in the 50 Fantastics series.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781472941596 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 64 pages Main Category: JN Education Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Featherstone Education JULY 2017 Rogue Waves: Anatomy of a Monster Michael Olagnon

This groundbreaking and very readable research into the phenomenon of rogue waves demystifies what they really are, and reveals what combination of circumstances causes them, what can be learned from past encounters, and how to cope with them.

Sales points • The definitive analysis of the phenomenon of rogue waves • Demystifies rogue waves by means of historical reports, anecdote, objective analysis and - most importantly - groundbreaking scientific research • Of immense interest to a wide range of seafarers - sailors, navigators, deep sea fishermen, cruise and cargo ship captains as well as climatologists and marine scientists • Will help seafarers prepare for encounters they will hope never to experience • Captivating rare photographs and evocative illustrations

Description Rogue waves remain something of a mystery. Long believed to be a myth or an exaggeration, they haven't been the subject of any kind of serious in-depth research - until now. This book makes rigorous marine science accessible to all, exploring the causes and frequency of rogue waves, and the reasons why some waves become killer monsters. With anecdotes, historical reports and objective analysis, all illustrated with evocative and rare photographs, Michel Olagnon's groundbreaking book is a definitive contribution to our understanding of this much-feared phenomenon. Amongst other questions in the book, he examines: - How are rogue waves created? - How do they live and die? - Are there different types? - Do they appear from nowhere? - Can ships and boats cope with them? - What lessons can be learned from past encounters? Price: $39.99 (NZ$42.99) - Will meteorologists be able to provide warnings? ISBN: 9781472936219 Authoritative but highly readable, this is a fascinating and unique study into rogue waves, offering insights for all readers, Format: Paperback but crucial advice for those who might encounter this dangerous phenomenon at sea. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 176 pages Main Category: WNC About the Author Sub Category: WNC Wildlife: General Interest Michel Olagnon is an engineer and researcher at the French Institute of Maritime Research (IFREMER). His specialisms Illustrations: Previous Titles: are wave statistics and the analysis of ship and marine structural reliability. He is the founder of the international Author now living: conference on rogue waves.

Adlard Coles Nautica JULY 2017 Camping on the Wye S. K. Baker, foreword by Michael Goffe

Four Victorian students and their adventures in a skiff on the River Wye

Sales points • Delightful and original. • A unique record of a bygone age. • A perfect gift book.

Description During their university holidays in the late 1880s, S.K. Baker and three of his University College friends clad in stripy blazers and boaters spent time sailing and camping on the River Wye. Baker, a keen artist and diarist, recorded their travels in watercolour in two small leather bound books. The result is an entirely charming, funny account along the lines of the legendary Three Men in a Boat with which the notebooks are entirely contemporaneous although the protagonists are younger and possibly naughtier. Baker records their evenings in the pub, their encounters with girls, (both ashore and afloat), nude swimming and culinary disasters, while recording lovingly the landscape and the boats on which they sailed. The notebook is published as a facsimile with an introduction by Michael Goffe, the son of one of Baker's fellow students (GG in the text), to whom it was gifted.

About the Author S. K. Baker was a student at University College, London in the late 1880s but little is known of his later life. Michael Goffe, the owner of the books, is a descendant of one of S.K. Baker's fellow travellers (GG in the book).

Price: $17.99 (NZ$19.99) ISBN: 9781472945181 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: WTL Travel Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Adlard Coles Nautica JULY 2017 Day Skipper for Sail and Power: 3rd edition Alison Noice

Covering the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper Certificate, this text offers an introduction to pilotage, navigation and general boatwork for anyone intending to make coastal passages in a small boat.

Sales points • Essential reading for the 20,000 students who enroll on the Day Skipper course each year, as well as anyone planning to make coastal passages • This book covers the whole syllabus - theory and practical, power and sail • Packed with chart extracts, instructional photographs, useful diagrams and exercises to consolidate learning • By the former training manager of the RYA and the author of the successful Yachtmaster for Sail and Power

Description Day Skipper for Sail and Power is a major reference book for anyone following the RYA Day Skipper course. Brought thoroughly up-to-date with new developments and covering all the theory and practical aspects of the RYA Day Skipper Certificate with full colour photography, helpful diagrams and worked examples, it is also a clear and comprehensive manual for anyone intending to make coastal passages in a small boat, covering: - seamanship - safety equipment - preventing collisions at sea - navigation and chart work - tides and tidal streams - pilotage - passage planning - weather - engine operation and maintenance - the most up-to-date VHF radio procedures With its refreshingly practical approach and by the same author as the highly successful Yachtmaster for Sail and Power, Price: $34.99 (NZ$36.99) no one intending to follow an RYA Day Skipper course whether for sail or power can afford to be without this lively, helpful ISBN: 9781472944818 guide to complement the course and assist with exam preparation. Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 178x252mm Extent: 208 pages About the Author Main Category: WSSN Boating Alison Noice is a former Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner. She trains and examines instructors for the Short Range Sub Category: Radio certificate and runs Yachtmaster and Day Skipper shorebased courses at her local yacht club. She still finds time to Illustrations: sail for pleasure in her Moody 31. Alison lives in Poole, Dorset. Previous Titles: Author now living:

Adlard Coles Nautica JULY 2017 Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aerial Photographs of World War II: In Association with the National Museum of World War II John Dibbs and Kent Ramsey

A lavish photographic history that reveals the vital role that the pilots and their aircraft played throughout the course of World War II. It will interest any aviation enthusiast due to the rarity and quality of the images of aircraft like the Supermarine Spitfire, P-51 Mustang and the Messerschmitt 109.

Sales points • Breathtaking wartime images of the pilots and their aircraft restored to pin-sharp quality, many of which have never appeared in print before. • The author John Dibbs is considered the world's premier aerial photographer and has published many acclaimed books on World War II aircraft including the recent Osprey title Spitfire: The Legend Lives On (2016) • Published with the support of The National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado which by 2018 will be the premier museum of the history of aviation in the world. Will also be of interest to aircraft museums in the UK such as the RAF Museum and the Imperial War Museum.

Description Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a fully illustrated coffee- table book that brings together classic as well as never-before-seen wartime images. Compiled by one of the world's premier aviation photographers and historians, this remarkable volume is a must-have for anyone interested in World War II aviation.

About the Author John Dibbs is unquestionably the world's premier aerial photographer, having flown over 1,150 aerial sorties in 125 different types. John has published 19 books including the acclaimed Spitfire: The Legend Lives On. His award-winning work has graced hundreds of magazine covers over the last 25 years. Raised in London, his interest in aviation was Price: $49.99 (NZ$55.00) passed on by his father who grew up during the Battle of Britain near Northolt aerodrome. John now lives in Seattle, and ISBN: 9781472823007 Format: Hard Cover is serving on the Board of the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs. His work can be viewed at Dimensions: 0x0mm www.planepicture.com. Extent: 200 pages World War II aviation history has been a lifelong passion for Kent Austin Ramsey, and his inspiration is driven by his Main Category: JWG Sub Category: JWG Air Forces & Warfare uncle's P-38/F-5 flight history in both the Pacific and European theatres of conflict. His uncle, Captain John G. Austin, was Illustrations: a photo reconnaissance pilot, and he was KIA one month before VE day. Kent has devoted the last 17 years to collecting Previous Titles: and restoring W Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 2: 1943-45 Thomas Anderson

A comprehensive history of the legendary armoured vehicles of the Panzerwaffe, Germany's most famous fighting force. Focusing on the later years of World War II, which saw the huge Allied invasion of Normandy, this book is a must for modelling and armour enthusiasts, as well as anyone with an interest in World War II.

Sales points • Examples of each of the tanks covered can be found at museums across the UK, Europe and America, including the Tank Museum at Bovington. • German World War II tanks are legendary, and have been immortalized in Blockbuster films such as Saving Private Ryan and Fury, as well as the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. • The armoured vehicles covered in this book are incredibly popular amongst modellers, and the rare images and illustrations will act as a perfect reference point for them.

Description The final years of World War II saw the legendary Panzerwaffe face its most difficult challenges, with Allied troops landing at Normandy and storming across the continent and the Russians gaining the upper hand on the Eastern Front. As Germany fought fiercely to hold on to the advantages gained in the early years, they relied heavily on the Panzer IV, the Panzer V Panther and the StuG III the backbone of their infamous armoured divisions to hold back their advancing opponents. This second volume on the Panzerwaffe offers a comprehensive guide to the final years of Germany's most famous fighting force, covering the further use of the Panzer IV, the role played by the StuG III assault gun and the battlefield debut of the formidable Panther. Explosive combat reports and rare archive photographs help uncover the final years of the Panzers, from their defence against the D-Day landings and the role they played in the Ardennes Offensive to their valiant last stand in Berlin.

About the Author A German national, Thomas Anderson is a specialist on the German Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World War II. He has spent decades trawling the archives throughout Germany and the rest of Europe to discover little-known facts and never Price: $59.99 (NZ$72.00) previously published photographs of the might of the Blitzkrieg. A modeller, he regularly contributes to popular modelling ISBN: 9781472814487 and historical magazines across the globe, including Military Modelcraft International (UK), Steel Art (Italy), Historia Militar Format: Hard Cover (Spain) and Batailles & Blindes (France) as well as many others. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Main Category: HBW Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 St Lô 1944: The Battle of the Hedgerows Steven J. Zaloga

A highly illustrated new study of the bitter fighting between D-Day and the breakout from Normandy in the bitter, attritional fighting in the bocage country for the vital crossroads of St LA . It will appeal to any enthusiast of land warfare in World War II.

Sales points • Complements existing Campaign titles such as: D-Day (1): Omaha Beach, D-Day (2): Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings, D-Day (3): Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings, and D-Day (4): Gold & Juno Beaches. • The fighting in the hedgerows has become an emblematic feature of the campaign, as shown in works such as Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Band of Brothers (2001). • The Normandy campaign has been one of the strongest areas for Osprey over the years, and this one of the last possible titles we can do to round out the extensive existing coverage.

Description Following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, the First US Army engaged in a six-week struggle to break out of the Normandy beach-head. The hedgerow country of lower Normandy, called the Bocage, presented unanticipated tactical problems since it proved to be ideal for German infantry defense. This book examines the brutal attritional struggle in June-July 1944 to overcome the determined German defense and secure St LA . The city was the site of a crucial cross-roads and was thus a vital target for the invading Allied forces; the initial bombing attacks were so severe that the journalist and poet Samuel Beckett would later report that it had been 'bombed out of existence in one night'. The attack by ground forces turned into a brutal attritional struggle to overcome the determined German defense. Using full-colour artwork, photographs and maps, this is the engaging story of one of the key engagements in the Battle of Normandy.

About the Author Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military ISBN: 9781472816931 technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Format: Paperback Union. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 96 pages Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after Main Category: JW Military graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. Sub Category: His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Shanghai and Nanjing 1937 Benjamin Lai, illustrated by Giuseppe Rava

A detailed account of the bloody capture of Shanghai and Nanjing by Japan in the early days of World War II in the East.

Sales points • Publishing to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the battles of Shanghai and Nanjing. • China's role in World War II is a subject area that is not well covered in Western historiography, but as the role of China in the world changes there is a greater appetite for titles on this subject. • Apart from a recent Casemate title, Peter Harmsen's Shanghai 1937, there has virtually been nothing written in English on the subject, This book aims to fill the gap.

Description From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory being occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and the start of a de facto state of war between the two countries. This force then moved south, landing an expeditionary force to take Shanghai and from there drive west to capture Nanjing. This fully illustrated book tells the story of the Japanese assault on these two great Chinese cities. The battle of Shanghai was the first large-scale urban warfare of World War II and one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Sino-Japanese War. The determined resistance by Chinese inflicted sizable Japanese casualties, and may well have contributed to the subsequent massacre of prisoners and civilians in the battle of Nanjing, tarnishing Japan's reputation in the eyes of the world.

About the Author Benjamin Lai was born in Hong Kong, educated in the UK, and went on to serve as an officer in the British Territorial Army in the 1980s and 1990s. Fluent in both Chinese and English, he currently works as a development and business consultant in China. Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self- Price: $27.99 (NZ$29.99) taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great ISBN: 9781472817495 military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Ruchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Format: Paperback Italy. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 96 pages Main Category: JW Military Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Soviet Lend-Lease Tanks of World War II Steven J. Zaloga

A fully illustrated book examining the thousands of tanks sent by Britain and the US to aid the Red Army and how they performed in Soviet service, which will appeal to any enthusiast of World War II-era armour.

Sales points • The thousands of British and American tanks shipped to the USSR were key to the success of the Red Army on the Eastern Front, and were in the thick of the fighting from late 1941 until victory in 1945 • These Lend-Lease tanks include some of the most popular WWII tanks, including the US Sherman, M3 Stuart and M3 Lee, and the British Valentine and Churchill. • This is the latest in a string of successful Eastern Front armour titles for Osprey, including NVG 223 T-64 Battle Tank (2015), NVG 218 T-26 Light Tank (2015), and NVG 119 Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies (2013).

Description The Red Army suffered such catastrophic losses of armour in the summer of 1941 that they begged Britain and the United States to send tanks. The first batches arrived in late 1941, just in time to take part in the defence of Moscow. The supplies of British tanks encompassed a very wide range of types including the Matilda, Churchill, and Valentine and even a few Tetrarch airborne tanks. American tanks included the M3 (Stuart) light tank and M3 (Lee) medium tank and the M4 Sherman tank, which became so common in 1944 45 that entire Soviet tank corps were equipped with the type. With these Western tanks, the Soviets were finally able to beat back the German tide in the East. This study examines the different types of tanks shipped to the Soviet Union during the war, Soviet assessments of their merits and problems, and combat accounts of their use in Soviet service using full colour artwork, contemporary photographs and detailed cut-away illustrations.

About the Author Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military Price: $22.99 (NZ$24.99) technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet ISBN: 9781472818133 Union. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Main Category: JW Military Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Nakajima B5N 'Kate' and B6N 'Jill' Units Mark Chambers

A fully illustrated guide to the two major Japanese carrier torpedo-bombers of World War 2, aircraft that fought in all the major battles from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa.

Sales points • There is an emerging fascination with Japanese World War 2 aircraft in the marketplace, with both aircraft types incredibly popular for modellers, aviation enthusiasts and historians alike. • The 'Kate' was one of the IJNAF's 'big three' aircraft types at Pear Harbor, along with the Zero-sen and the 'Val'. • Features an excellent selection of available photographs (of both pilots and machines alike) including numerous previously unpublished photographs. • IJN and IJNAF volumes have been popular in both the ACE and COM series, as well as in NVG and DUE.

Description Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named 'Kate') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It also contributed to the sinking of the US aircraft carriers USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, and USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Its replacement, the Nakajima B6N 'Jill', while a marked improvement over its illustrious predecessor, was never able to achieve its full potential in combat due to advances in Allied aircraft, finding itself relegated to the dreaded Kamikaze strikes in the latter part of the war. Using previously unpublished photographs as well as colour illustrations, this book will cover the history of the 'Kate' and 'Jill' torpedo/attack bombers, including their design and development, as well as the combat highs and lows of the Imperial Japanese Navy's premier torpedo-bombers.

About the Author Mark Chambers is an avid World War 2 aviation enthusiast and aviation history author. He has studied World War 2 military aviation, with a keen interest in the air war in the Pacific, extensively. He is the author of Arcadia Publishing's Images of Aviation: Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center (2007) and Images of Aviation: Naval Air Station Price: $27.99 (NZ$29.99) Patuxent River (2014). In addition, he is the author of The Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society's Engineering Test ISBN: 9781472818744 Pilot: The Exceptional Career of John P. 'Jack' Reeder (2007) and NASA Langley's From Research to Relevance: Format: Paperback Significant Achievements in Aeronautical Research at NASA Langley, 1917 2002 (2002). He also co-authored with his Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages father, Joseph R Chambers, a detailed book covering the history of radical aircraft designs and wind tunnels tested at the Main Category: JW Military NASA Langley Research Center entitled Radical Wings and Wind Tunnels (Specialty Press Publication) (2008). He works Sub Category: as a government contract Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Canadian Corps Soldier vs Royal Bavarian Soldier: Vimy Ridge to Passchendaele 1917 Stephen Bull

This illustrated study investigates the origins, combat role and battlefield performance of the two of the elite fighting forces of World War I who fought three bloody battles in 1917. It will appeal to any enthusiast of the Western Front of the Great War.

Sales points • Offers a new angle on the Western Front of World War I by examining the role of Canadian soldiers in the British army as 'shock troops'. • Published to coincide with 100-year anniversaries of the clashes featured in the book when there will be heightened interest in these battles. • Complements existing Osprey titles including CAM 151 Vimy Ridge 1917 (2005) and MAA 439 The Canadian Corps in World War I (2007), as well as 1917: Year of Offensives.

Description In 1917 the soldiers of the Canadian Corps would prove themselves the equal of any fighting on the Western Front, while on the other side of the wire, the men of the Royal Bavarian Army won a distinguished reputation in combat. Employing the latest weapons and pioneering tactics, these two forces would clash in three notable encounters: the Canadian storming of Vimy Ridge, the back-and-forth engagement at Fresnoy and at the sodden, bloody battle of Passchendaele.

Featuring carefully chosen archive photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this study assesses these three hard-fought battles in 1917 on the Western Front, and offers a new take on the evolving nature of infantry combat in World War I.

About the Author Dr Stephen Bull is Curator of Military History and Archaeology for Lancashire Museums, with particular responsibility for local regimental collections, and is a consultant for the University of Oxford on World War I projects. He has previously Price: $24.99 (NZ$26.99) worked at the National Army Museum and the BBC in London. ISBN: 9781472819765 Format: Paperback Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical Dimensions: 0x0mm reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle Extent: 0 pages tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. Main Category: JW Military Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters: Blohm und Voss P.212 , Heinkel P.1087C, Junkers EF 128, Messerschmitt P.1101, P.1110 and P.1111, and Focke-Wul Robert Forsyth

An authoritative history of Nazi Germany's futuristic but never-built jet fighters, packed with rare photos and newly researched artwork. It will appeal to all aviation enthusiasts interested in this revolutionary period of jet fighter development.

Sales points • Germany's ambitious hi-tech projects are of enduring fascination to enthusiasts. Nazi Germany's second-generation jet fighters were years ahead of anything the Allies would build. • Will be of interest to aircraft museums in the UK such as the RAF Museum and the Imperial War Museum. These both have first-generation World War II jet fighters including Heinkel He 162. • A perfect one-volume reference guide for modellers and wargamers - the artwork includes a full colour three-view of every aircraft developed under the Emergency Fighter program.

Description In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organised what it called an 'Emergency Fighter Competition' intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of the B-29 Superfortress over Europe, as well as the British Mosquito and US P-38 Lightning which were appearing in ever greater numbers. Thus was born a cutting-edge, highly sophisticated series of aircraft including the futuristic and elegant Focke-Wulf Ta 183; the extraordinary Blohm und Voss P.212, and the state-of-the-art Messerschmitt P.1101 series. Armed with heavy cannon and the latest air-to-air rockets and missiles, these were designed to inflict carnage on American bomber formations at high speed. Using stunning three-view illustrations of each prototype along with full colour artwork, aviation expert Robert Forsyth traces the history of the extraordinary aircraft of the 'Emergency Fighter Competition', Hitler's last throw of the dice in the air war against the Allies. Price: $24.99 (NZ$26.99) ISBN: 9781472819949 About the Author Format: Paperback Robert Forsyth has studied the history of the Luftwaffe and its campaigns, units, aircraft and commanders for many years. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages He is the author of several books on the subject and runs a book production and publishing business in southern Main Category: JW Military England. Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Soviet T-10 Heavy Tank and Variants James Kinnear and Stephen Sewell

A highly illustrated study of the T-10 Heavy Tank that served from the 1950s through to the end of the Soviet Union. It will appeal to any enthusiast of modern tanks and, in particular, modellers and wargamers.

Sales points • Written using primary source material appearing in English for the first time, detailing many unheard of variants. • Book contains 130 contemporary and modern photographs, making it the ideal reference guide for modellers and wargamers. • This is the last of the Soviet heavy tanks, a range that included the IS-series, that were initially constructed during World War II to combat the iconic German Tiger tanks.

Description When it was introduced into service in 1953, the T-10 represented a return to the "classic" Soviet heavy tank. Although considered a major threat to NATO tank forces, it also represented the end of an era. All gun heavy tanks like the T-10 would eventually be made effectively redundant by later models like the T-62 which had powerful next generation armament and new ammunition types. The tank was gradually withdrawn from service in the 1970s, though the last tanks would only leave Russian service, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, in 1997. As such the T-10 outlived the Soviet state that had created it. Never exported outside of the Soviet Union and rarely used in combat, the T-10 has remained a mysterious tank, with many of its variants unknown in the West until very recently. This study, written from original Russian and Ukrainian primary source documents that have only recently been made available, uncovers the history of this enigmatic tank using 130 stunning contemporary and modern photographs of the T-10 as well as full colour side-view artwork.

About the Author James Kinnear was born in Great Britain and has researched the topic of Soviet and Russian military hardware since his first visit to the Soviet Union as a young teenager. He subsequently lived and worked in the post-Soviet Russian Federation and the other states of the former Soviet Union throughout the entire period of post-Soviet "stability", the two Price: $39.99 (NZ$42.99) decades between the Soviet Union being considered a military threat and the Russian Federation finding itself again ISBN: 9781472820518 categorized as such again in recent history. James has written hundreds of articles on Soviet and Russian technology. He Format: Hard Cover is a formal contributor to IHS Jane's defence yearbooks and has published books on Soviet military technology with Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 144 pages Barbarossa, Darlington, Osprey and Tankograd. Main Category: JW Military Stephen L. "Cookie" Sewell was born in New York State and is a retired US Army Chief Warrant Officer and Department Sub Category: of the Army intelligence analyst. He was trained in Vietnamese and Russian languages and has been an active Russian Illustrations: linguist Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 The Improbable Victory: The Campaigns, Battles and Soldiers of the American Revolution, 1775-83: In Association with The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown volume editor Chris McNab

A lavishly illustrated volume marking the defining point in American history. Published to coincide with the official opening of the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, this book will have a wide appeal to anyone interested in the difficult birth of the United States.

Sales points • Published in association with the brand-new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown which replaces the old Yorktown Visitor Center. • A concise and engaging history by a leading historian, paired with remarkable illustrations drawn from the archives of the American Revolution Museum. • Regular anniversaries of battles and campaigns together with promotional support from the museum will ensure that this book has an enduring appeal. Re-enactors across the US arrange major battle re-enactments including for the battles of Saratoga, Ticonderoga and Brandywine, all of which have their 240th anniversaries in 2017. • There are UK sites dedicated to American revolutionary figures including Benjamin Franklin's House in London, and the National Army Museum has an online exhibition on the conflict.

Description The American Revolution reshaped the political map of the world, and led to the birth of the United States of America. Yet these outcomes could have scarcely been predicted when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. American rebel forces were at first largely a poorly trained, inexperienced and disorganized militia, pitted against one of the most formidable imperial armies in the world. Yet following a succession of defeats against the British, the rebels slowly rebounded in strength under the legendary leadership of George Washington. The fortunes of war ebbed and flowed, from the humid southern states of America to the frozen landscapes of wintry Canada, but eventually led to the catastrophic British defeat at Yorktown in 1781 and the establishment of an independent United States of America. Price: $39.99 (NZ$42.99) The Improbable Victory is a revealing and comprehensive guide to this seminal conflict, from the opening skirmishes, ISBN: 9781472823144 through the major pitched battles, up to the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Impressively illustrated with photographs and artwork, Format: Hard Cover it provides an invaluable insight into this conflict from the major command decisions down to the eye level of the front-line Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages soldier. Main Category: Sub Category: About the Author Illustrations: Previous Titles: Daniel Marston BA MA (McGill) DPhil (Oxon.) FRHistS holds a Professorship in Military Studies and is also the Principal Author now living: of the Military and Defence Studies Program at the Australian Command & Staff College in Canberra. He previously held the Ike Skelton Distinguished Chair of the Art of War at the US Army Command and General Staff College and was a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, he has been working with the USA, USMC, and British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2006. Osprey JULY 2017 Gothic Revival Architecture Trevor Yorke

A brief guide to the defining architectural style of Victorian Britain and its greatest architects.

Sales points • There is a huge interest in the Victorian period and there are many properties built in Gothic Revival style open to the public for example: Strawberry Hill House, the Houses of Parliament, and the Midland Hotel at St Pancras. • This book will sit well alongside Shire's other architectural titles, such as Cathedrals of Britain, and Victorian titles including Victorian Fashion. • Many of Britain's best-known architects such as Pugin, Ruskin and Gilbert Scott were proponents of the Gothic Revival Style, with the latter designing a higher number of listed buildings in the UK than any other architect.

Description From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of medieval buildings, it was a style full of colour and invention, in which its exponents created a daring new approach to design. Throwing out the old Classical rule book, Gothic Revival architects like Pugin and George Gilbert Scott designed buildings which were asymmetrical in form and visually expressive of their function. The movement went beyond just bricks and mortar and had a strong moral code, the influence of which was still felt into the 20th century. In this illustrated book, Trevor Yorke tells the story of the Gothic Revival from its origins in the whimsical fancies of the Georgian Period through to its High Victorian climax.

About the Author Trevor Yorke is a professional author and artist who has studied and written about all aspects of England's architectural heritage. He has produced over 30 illustrated books that introduce the reader to these fascinating historic gems and writes articles and reviews for various magazines. His books sell worldwide and a number of his titles have also been translated into Japanese.

Price: $16.99 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781784422288 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 64 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Mad Dogs with Guns: Wargaming in the Gangster Era Howard Whitehouse and Roderick Robertson

A skirmish wargame of gangsters, G-Men, molls and mayhem in the Roaring Twenties and beyond.

Sales points • The 20s gangster is an iconic character, and an evergreen source of inspiration for various media. • A number of ranges of Prohibition-era gangsters are on the market, and the authors have great relations with the two largest. • While the ruleset has been available before, it has only been as a PDF through limited channels. This new edition will incorporate expanded rules, and a brand-new design - a popular game is going to become even more popular!

Description In 1919, the US Government declared the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol illegal. America officially became a 'dry' land. That didn't stop people from drinking, however, and the rise of the 'speakeasy' offered huge new opportunities for organized crime. Soon, cities both large and small became battlegrounds as various crime syndicates vied for control of the underground alcohol trade. In Mad Dogs With Guns, players form their own small gangs of fedora-wearing, tommy gun-wielding gangsters and battle it out with their rivals. With numerous different gangs to choose from, including cops and G-men, a fully integrated campaign system, and rules for special situations such as car chases, the game offers a huge variety of tactical challenges. Bribe public officials, attend a gangland funeral, but always watch your back there is always another gang waiting to poach your territory -

About the Author Howard Whitehouse has been a wargamer and toy soldierist since the dawn of time, or around 1970, when he was twelve. He has written quite a lot of wargame rules, some of which he is proud of, and some which... well, he was twelve. Howard has also written two books of actual history and published four novels for discerning young persons, which involve history in a fairly muddled fashion. Having worked in and around the wargames industry for 25 years, making things, writing things, painting things and selling things, Howard's present role is twin grand poohbar at Pulp Action Library.

Price: $27.99 (NZ$29.99) Roderick Robertson started playing RPGs in the 70s, writing for RPGs in 1990, and editing in '99. Since then he has ISBN: 9781472819291 edited, written or laid-out lots of products for lots of companies, and run two different product lines for two different Format: Hard Cover companies. Roderick has liked minis ever since his Dad bought him some Elastolin Romans one Christmas, and bought Dimensions: 0x0mm his first "real" minis ruleset (WRG 5th) back in '78 or Extent: 0 pages Main Category: HB History Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Frostgrave: Ulterior Motives Joseph McCullough

A new expansion for Frostgrave, introducing the hidden agendas and secret ambitions of wizards to the core game.

Sales points • A card-based expansion for Frostgrave, bringing special objectives into the game, and tapping more directly into the role-playing aspect that is enjoyed by many players. • 40 over-sized cards, each offering a different ulterior motive that will drive players' wizards into taking new risks in the hopes of gaining the reward for achieving their goals. • Frostgrave continues to be very well received, and this expansion will be our first non-book release after the Spell Cards, so it is likely to receive considerable interest.

Description The Frozen City harbours many secrets, and not all of them are ancient. While most adventurers who brave the dangers seek wealth and lost magic, some journey into Frostgrave for more personal reasons - This expansion for Frostgrave consists of 40 Ulterior Motive cards, which add variety, depth, and new tactical challenges to wargames in the Frozen City. Each card presents the player with a specific task to accomplish and offers rewards if they succeed. Some of these missions must be revealed to all of the players, others must be kept secret. Will your wizard seek to slay a great demon? Rescue a desperate captive? Bring retribution to an enemy? All wizards seek power, but what are their ulterior motives?

About the Author Joseph A. McCullough is the author of several non-fiction books including A Pocket History of Ireland,Zombies: A Hunter's Guide, and Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George. In addition, his fantasy short stories have appeared in various books and magazines such as Black Gate, Lords of Swords, and Adventure Mystery Tales. He is also the creator of the wargame,Frostgrave: Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City, and co-wrote The Grey Mountains, a supplement for theMiddle-Earth Role-Playing Game. Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) His continued ramblings can be read at: ISBN: 9781472824004 http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk/ Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Elf Warfare Chris Pramas, illustrated by Hauke Kock illustrated by Darren Tan

A lavishly illustrated guide to the arms and tactics and troop types of the Elves, one of fantasy's most popular races, sure to appeal to fans of The Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer, and World of Warcraft.

Sales points • Elves are one of the most ubiquitous of fantasy races and play a large role in many fantasy novels and games including The Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, World of Warcraft and Warhammer. • The ongoing impact of Peter Jackson's epic series of films means that Elves have never before featured so prominently in popular culture. • Video games such as Shadows of Mordor and the Elder Scrolls series allow fans to experience Elfish combat first hand.

Description Although few in number, elves produce the most skilful and deadly warriors of all the races. Renowned for their archery and agility, they are mostly associated with hit and run tactics; however, they should not be underestimated in open battle. This book compiles all of the information known about these elegant warriors and how they practise war. From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual elf fighter, it expands to look at how they do battle in small companies and vast armies. It covers all of their troop types from their justifiably famous bowmen and swordmasters to their lightning fast cavalry, making note of regional variations and highly specialized fighters such as war mages. Accompanied by numerous illustrations in both colour and black and white, this book examines specific battles in great detail in order to fully demonstrate the elf way of war.

About the Author Chris Pramas is an award-winning game designer, writer, and publisher. He is best known as the designer of the Dragon Age RPG and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, 2nd Edition, and as the founder and President of Green Ronin Publishing. He has been a creative director at Wizards of the Coast and Flying Lab Software and a lead writer at Vigil Games. Green Price: $21.99 (NZ$22.99) Ronin continues to thrive under his leadership, publishing roleplaying games like Mutants & Masterminds, DC ISBN: 9781472810564 Adventures, and A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying. Format: Paperback Hauke Kock has illustrated books on numerous different themes, such as dinosaurs, vampires, monsters, romans, Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 64 pages vikings, knights, and many more. His rare leisure time is taken up with reading, watching films, playing football with his Main Category: FM sons, or running through the lovely landscape near Kiel, Germany. Sub Category: FM Fantasy Born and raised in Malaysia, Darren Tan grew up drawing spaceships, dinosaurs and the stuff of his imagination. He Illustrations: Previous Titles: graduated as a Computer Animator Author now living:

Methuen Drama JULY 2017 Rolls-Royce James Taylor

An essential, illustrated introduction to Britain's most prestigious car manufacturer and the vehicles it has produced.

Sales points • A valuable addition to Shire's extensive motoring list, which includes Aston Martin (2015), British Sports Cars of the 1950s and '60s (2016) and Austin-Healey (2010). • This book will have wide appeal to the many motoring museums across the UK such as the National Motor Museum, the Haynes International Motor Museum, and the British Motor Museum. • There is a large market amongst Rolls-Royce enthusiasts, with classic Rolls-Royces appearing at motor shows all over the UK such as the London Classic Car Show. • The Roll-Royce Enthusiasts Club has reached over 10,000 members across the globe.

Description Rolls-Royce is one of Britain's legendary car brands, representing the pinnacle of engineering quality and luxury like no other manufacturer. Since 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce began their collaboration, the Rolls-Royce name has earned respect and admiration the world over. This is the full story of Britain's premier luxury car-maker, from the early experimental models through the 40/50 Silver Ghost, the Twenty, the Phantoms, the Wraiths and their post-1945 successors, with evocative names such as Silver Shadow and Silver Seraph. It celebrates more than 110 years of car manufacture under the Rolls-Royce brand, revealing how careful management and simple dedication have ensured that the Rolls-Royce name remains a byword for the best of the best.

About the Author James Taylor has been researching and writing about motoring history for more than thirty years and is a respected author on many different automotive subjects. He has written more than one hundred books, including Land Rover and Family Cars of the 1970s for Shire. Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781784422202 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 64 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 English Parish Churches and Chapels: Art, Architecture and People Matthew Byrne

This book features photographic portraits and descriptions of some of the National Churches Trust's most spectacular and interesting churches from every period. It will appeal to those interested in church architecture and British heritage.

Sales points • Features photos and descriptions of some of the UK's finest churches taken by Matthew Byrne, elected a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in 1988 for his work in architectural photography. • Features a foreword by the actor and member of the comedy group, Monty Python, Michael Palin.

Description There are over 40,000 churches and chapels in the United Kingdom. The earliest were built by the first Anglo-Saxon Christians and about 10,000 were built before the Reformation in the sixteenth century. This beautifully illustrated book features photographic portraits and descriptions of 26 English churches and chapels: ancient and modern, large and small, urban and rural. It reveals the beauty of this group of buildings, the history and significance of which are unmatched anywhere in the world.

This book is published in association with The National Churches Trust, a national, independent charity dedicated to supporting church buildings across the UK.

About the Author Matthew Byrne is elected a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.

Price: $39.99 (NZ$42.99) ISBN: 9781784422394 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Osprey JULY 2017 Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight Vanessa Potter

A gripping human story, made more real by the unique response of one patient and the science she uncovers.

Sales points • An optic odyssey one woman loses then miraculously regains her sight, and uncovers the magical science of vision in the process. • Supported by a team of neurobiologists, the author investigates the inner working of her own brain to better understand and explain the bizarre visual phenomenon she experiences as her sight is reborn. • An extraordinary and unique account of the power of our brain, and how one patient used mindfulness, courage and humour to overcome a truly horrific event.

Description We see with our eyes - right? Well, not exactly. In 2012, over the course of 72 hours, Vanessa Potter dramatically lost her sight. Going blind led Vanessa to turn science sleuth and reinvent herself as Patient H69. As she slowly recovered she began to reveal the reality behind her unique experience. Opening her eyes onto an unrecognisable black-and-white world with mutating shapes and colours that crackled and fizzed, Vanessa's recovery turned into a mission to unearth the incredible science behind how and why we perceive the world as we do. Thanks to cutting-edge research she was able to recreate her bizarre and otherworldly visual landscape as a series of remarkable digital images. In this book, we follow the story of Patient H69 as, with the help of neuroscientists from the University of Cambridge, she learns the science of herself, making discoveries that will go on to change the direction of her life. Vanessa's account is raw and candid, taking us through the trauma of her sudden sight loss and the impact it had upon both herself and her family. It shows how this remarkable woman opened doors by transforming her terrifying experiences into a scientifically fascinating endeavour.

Price: $32.99 (NZ$34.99) About the Author ISBN: 9781472936103 Vanessa Potter spent 16 years as an award-winning broadcast producer in London's advertising industry, before one day Format: Hard Cover fate conspired to turn the lights out on her. Suddenly losing then slowly regaining her sight led Vanessa to change Dimensions: 0x0mm direction, turning the camera upon herself to tell her story via immersive art and storytelling. Extent: 288 pages Main Category: PDZ Popular Science Vanessa's collaborations have led to some exciting partnerships, and she is currently working on developing an Sub Category: interactive EEG science-art project that allows the public to see and understand the effects of mindfulness on their brains. Illustrations: She is also involved in several other scientific research projects. Her speaking engagements include a June 2016 TEDx Previous Titles: Author now living: talk in Ghent, Belgium. @PatientH69

Sigma JULY 2017 Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life Adam Greenfield

A field manual to the technologies that are changing our lives at bewildering speed.

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Description Everywhere we turn, our everyday experience is being overlaid and interrupted by startling new technologies. Today, we depend on the smartphone as an interface to an urban environment we share with autonomous drones and self-driving cars, even as we use augmented-reality applications to interact with things that aren't quite there. Now 3D printing offers us unprecedented fine-grained control over the form and distribution of matter, while the blockchain promises to remake the way we record and exchange value. And all the while, fiendishly complex algorithmic systems are operating quietly, reshaping the economy, transforming the fundamental terms of our politics, and even beginning to etch away at what it means to be human. Just how did these things come to be? How do they work? What (and whose) values do they reproduce? And what kind of choices do they present us with? Radical Technologies raises all of these questions to the surface and provokes us to ask what we might want to do with them now, when we might still be able to shape their impact on our shared future.

About the Author ADAM GREENFIELD is currently an instructor in Urban Design at the Bartlett, University College London. His books include Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing, Urban Computing and its Discontents, and the 2013 pamphlet 'Against the smart city.'

Price: $39.99 (NZ$42.99) ISBN: 9781784780432 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 368 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Verso Trade JULY 2017 October: The Story of the Russian Revolution China Miéville

Acclaimed fantasy author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down.

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Description The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions? This is the story of the extraordinary months between those upheavals, in February and October, of the forces and individuals who made 1917 so epochal a year, of their intrigues, negotiations, conflicts and catastrophes. From familiar names like Lenin and Trotsky to their opponents Kornilov and Kerensky; from the byzantine squabbles of urban activists to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire; from the revolutionary railroad Sublime to the ciphers and static of coup by telegram; from grand sweep to forgotten detail. Historians have debated the revolution for a hundred years, its portents and possibilities: the mass of literature can be daunting. But here is a book for those new to the events, told not only in their historical import but in all their passion and drama and strangeness. Because as well as a political event of profound and ongoing consequence, Mieville reveals the Russian Revolution as a breathtaking story.

About the Author CHINA MIEVILLE is the multi-award-winning author of many works of fiction and non-fiction. He has written for various publications, including the New York Times, Guardian, Conjunctions and Granta. He is a founding editor of the quarterly Salvage.

Price: $34.99 (NZ$36.99) ISBN: 9781784782771 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 368 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Verso Trade JULY 2017 The Amateur: The Pleasures of Doing What You Love Andy Merrifield

A passionate attack against the tyranny of experts.

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Description Modern life is being destroyed by experts and professionals. We have lost our amateur spirit, and need to re-discover the radical and liberating pleasure of doing things we love. In The Amateur, thinker Andy Merrifield shows us how the many spheres of our lives - work, knowledge, cities, politics - have fallen into the hands of box tickers, bean counters and rule followers. In response, he corrals a team of independent thinkers, wayward poets, dabblers and square pegs who challenge the accepted wisdom. Such figures as Baudelaire, Dostoevsky, Edward Said, Guy Debord, Hannah Arendt and Jane Jacobs show us the way. As we will see the amateur takes risks, thinks the unthinkable and seeks independence - and changes the world. The Amateur is a passionate manifesto for the liberated life, one that questions authority, and reclaims the non team player as a radical hero of our times."

About the Author ANDY MERRIFIELD is an independent scholar and author of nine books. His many articles, essays and reviews have appeared in The Nation, Harper's, Adbusters, New Left Review, Dissent, Brooklyn Rail, and Radical Philosophy. He has also published three intellectual biographies on Henri Lefebvre, Guy Debord, and John Berger, as well as a popular existential travelogue The Wisdom of Donkeys.

Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781786631060 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Verso Trade JULY 2017 A Good Country Laleh Khadivi

A timely novel about the radicalization of a Muslim teen in California--about where identity truly lies, and how we find it.

Sales points • Couldn't be more timely: the tale of the radicalization of an American youth, who runs away to join ISIS and ends up reconnecting more honestly with his roots... It's an informed, empathetic, literary take on the frightening headlines. • A major talent: Khadivi's talent was recognized early (Whiting Award; B&N Discover), and affirmed lately (Pushcart Prize; NEA fellowship).

Description A timely novel about the radicalization of a Muslim teen in California--about where identity truly lies, and how we find it. Laguna Beach, California, 2010. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old straight-A student and chemistry whiz, takes his first hit of pot. In as long as it takes to inhale and exhale, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, takes up surfing, and sneaks away to all-night raves. For the first time, Reza--now Rez--feels like an American teen. Life is smooth; even lying to his strict parents comes easily.

But then he changes again, falling out with the bad boy surfers and in with a group of kids more awake to the world around them, who share his background, and whose ideas fill him with a very different sense of purpose. Within a year, Reza and his girlfriend are making their way to Syria to be part of a Muslim nation rising from the ashes of the civil war.

Timely, nuanced, and emotionally forceful, A Good Country is a gorgeous meditation on modern life, religious radicalization, and a young man caught among vastly different worlds. What we are left with at the dramatic end is not an assessment of good or evil, east versus west, but a lingering question that applies to all modern souls: Do we decide how to live, or is our life decided for us?

About the Author Price: $32.99 (NZ$34.99) Laleh Khadivi is the author of The Age of Orphans, a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, and The Walking. She ISBN: 9781408875995 has been awarded a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and an NEA Literature Fellowship. She has also worked as a Format: Hard Cover director, producer, and cinematographer of documentary films. Her debut film, 900 Women, aired on A&E and premiered Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Khadivi lives in Northern California and teaches at the University of San Main Category: FC Francisco MFA. Sub Category: FC Literary Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury JULY 2017 General Intellects: Twenty Five Thinkers for the 21st Century McKenzie Wark

A guide to the thinkers and the ideas that will shape the future.

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Description What has happened to the public intellectuals that used to challenge and inform us? Who is the Sartre, de Beauvoir or Stuart Hall of the present age? In General Intellects, McKenzie Wark introduces us to 25 thinkers who are transforming the landscape of ideas in the 21st century, covering topics such as politics, culture, psychoanalysis, the anthropocene, and the 'nonhuman'. Each chapter explores an individual thinker, places them within the intellectual landscape, showing how they are opening up new horizons that will define our times. Wark, a respected theorist in his own right, also critically engages with their work. This is essential reading for all students as well as anyone interested in the current republic of ideas. The thinkers included: Amy Wending, Kojin Karatani, Franco Moretti, Fredric Jameson, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Yann Moulier Boutang, Paolo Virno, Maurizio Lazzarato, Franco 'Bifo' Baradi, Slavoj Zizek, Jodi Dean, Wendy Brown, Wendy Chun, Alexander Galloway, Azumo Hiroki, Timothy Morton, Isabelle Stengers, Quentin Meillassoux.

About the Author MCKENZIE WARK was born in Australia and often returns home. He is the author of A Hacker Manifesto, The Beach Beneath the Street, and Molecular Red among other books. He teaches at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City.

Price: $119.99 (NZ$129.99) ISBN: 9781786632838 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Verso Academic JULY 2017 Thomas E. Ricks

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Duckworth JULY 2017 Song of the Current Sarah Tolcser

An immersive fantasy debut set along the waterways of a magical world that's perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Victoria Aveyard.

Sales points • Stunning debut with immersive world building and a strong heroine: Sarah Tolscer has created a truly expansive world with a fiercely independent heroine that will appeal to fans of Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir. • Self-discovery story arc: Sarah embraces concepts near to readers' hearts and seamlessly embeds a thread of self- acceptance and discovery in the backdrop of an epic fantasy. • Page-turning adventure: With pirates and princes, swords and secrets, readers will be held in rapt attention as they follow the journey of Caroline Oresteia. • Debut author: We have two books in the series signed with Sarah and are thrilled to welcome her to Bloomsbury and see her grow as an author.

Description Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and her fate is sealed. But at seventeen, Caro may be too late. So when pirates burn ships and her father is arrested, Caro volunteers to transport mysterious cargo in exchange for his release. Secretly, Caro hopes that by piloting her own wherry, the river god will finally speak her name. But when the cargo becomes more than Caro expected, she finds herself caught in a web of politics and lies. With much more than her father's life at stake, Caro must choose between the future she knows, and the one she could have never imagined.

About the Author Sarah Tolcser lives in New Orleans, where she is an elementary technology teacher. A graduate of St. Lawrence University, she double majored in writing and philosophy. She enjoys video games and NBA basketball. She is married, with two cats. Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) http://www.sarahtolcser.com/blog/ ISBN: 9781681192970 @SarahTolcser Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Main Category: YFA Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

BLM Children's USA JULY 2017 The Good Bohemian: The Letters of Ida John Michael Holroyd and Rebecca John

Captivatingly fresh and intimate letters from Augustus John's first wife, Ida, reveal the untold story of married life with one of the great artists of the last century.

Sales points • Michael Holroyd is the author of numerous biographies of literary importance, including Augustus John: the New Biography (Pimlico, 1997, 2011) • Rebecca John is the granddaughter of Augustus John • Will appeal to readers interested in the lives and loves of literary and artistic figures • The letters bring Ida's voice to us direct and fresh. • For fans of bio-pics films such as The Edge of Love and Sylvia and television series such as Living in Squares and Desperate Romantics • For readers of Letters of Ted Hughes and The Love Letters of Dylan Thomas • The success of the Letters of Note books, website and events shows there is an audience for hearing personal letters from figures of the past - whether well-known or not.

Description Captivatingly fresh and intimate letters from Augustus John's first wife, Ida, reveal the untold story of married life with one of the great artists of the last century. Twelve days before her twenty-fourth birthday, on the foggy morning of Saturday 12 January 1901, Ida Nettleship married Augustus John in a private ceremony at St Pancras Registry Office. The union went against the wishes of Ida's parents, who aspired to an altogether more conventional match for their eldest daughter. But Ida was in love with Augustus, a man of exceptional magnetism also studying at the Slade, and who would become one of the most famous artists of his time.

Ida's letters to friends, to family and to Augustus reveal a young woman of passion, intensity and wit. They tell of the scandal she brought on the Nettleship family and its consquences; of hurt and betrayal as the marriage evolved into a three-way affair when Augustus fell in love with another woman, Dorelia; of Ida's remarkable acceptance of Dorelia, their Price: $47.99 (NZ$52.99) pregnancies and shared domesticity; of self-doubt, happiness and despair; and of finding the strength and courage to ISBN: 9781408873625 compromise and navigate her unorthodox marriage. Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Ida is a naturally gifted writer, and it is with a candour, intimacy and social intelligence extraordinary for a woman of her Main Category: period that her correspondence opens up her world. Ida John died aged just thirty of puerperal fever following the birth of Sub Category: her fifth son, but in these vivid, funny and sometimes devastatingly sad letters she is startlingly alive on the page; a young Illustrations: woman ahead of her time almost of our own time living a complex and compelling drama here revealed for the first Previous Titles: Author now living: time by the woman at its very heart.

About the Author Rebecca John is an artist and granddaughter of Augustus and Ida John. She lives in London. Bloomsbury