Ralph Steadman’s Extinct Boids Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy Cartoonist and national treasure Ralph Steadman’s unique take on a variety of extinct birds When the renowned cartoonist Ralph Steadman was asked to produce a piece for a recent exhibition of bird art, he got slightly carried away − an astonishing 100 paintings later and Ralph Steadman’s Extinct Boids was born. These remarkable pieces of art include Steadman’s unique interpretations of well-known birds such as the Great Auk and Dodo, PRICE: £30.00 along with less familiar members of the avian fi rmament−Snail-eating Coua, for example− FORMAT: Hardback and a handful of bizarre creations such as the Gob Swallow, the Nasty Tern and Needless ISBN: 9781408173763 Smut, all with a riot of colour and a slice of trademark Steadman humour. PUB DATE: October 25, 2012 TERRITORY: WO Ralph Steadman is a world-renowned cartoonist and caricaturist who fi rst burst onto the TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury national consciousness by providing the illustrations for Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Since the 1960s he has worked on projects as diverse as Private Eye and Punch, illustrations for collections of poetry by Ted Hughes, Alice in Wonderland and Animal Farm, and the Royal Mail – Steadman designed a set of stamps. His books include Gonzo – The Art (Harcourt Brace, 1998), Doodaaa: The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge (Bloomsbury, 2003) and The Joke’s Over (Heinemann, 2006). DANNY LEWIS David Bowie Style Danny Lewis David Bowie is renowned for his innovative styles; from androgynous leotards and space- age jumpsuits to short-cut blazers and distressed frock coats. With an estimated 136 million album sales under his belt, and over a thousand international tour dates, Bowie has captured the attention of rock fans everywhere. Crammed with fabulous photographs, this book is a stunning fashion retrospective of the DAVID BOWIE iconic and well-loved rockstar. Apart from documenting fi ve decades of Bowie’s style, it also STYLE explores infl uences that have shaped him, and his infl uence on others in turn. PRICE: £20.00 FORMAT: Hardback David Bowie Style is a must for die-hard Bowie fans and fashion lovers. ISBN: 9781408173763 PUB DATE: October 25, 2012 Danny Lewis has worked as a writer and editor for many years, including stints in publishing TERRITORY: WO houses in Switzerland and Australia. He has also spent a good deal of time in the underground TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury music scene in London, running clubs and playing in bands, which has left him with an enduring love of rock music. 34 ORIGINAL NON-FICTION Hallo Sausages The Lyrics of Ian Dury Jemima Dury The only complete collection of Ian Dury’s lyrics, illustrated with previously unseen material – with an exclusive CD of interviews with Ian Dury Famous for his funny, provocative, visceral lyrics, Ian Dury was a rock-and-roll poet and legendary force on the London music scene from 1970 onwards. With his band The Blockheads he had explosive hits like ‘Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll’, ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ and ‘Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part Three’. Here, for the fi rst time, are his collected lyrics, some previously unseen, collated and warmly introduced by his daughter PRICE: £25.00 Jemima. In this fantastic package, renowned designer and artist Jake Tilson has reunited the FORMAT: Hardback words with the original (coffee-stained) scrawled notes, photographs and scraps that inspired ISBN: 9781408812143 them. ‘Hallo Sausages’ are the last words that Ian Dury ever wrote. PUB DATE: October 25, 2012 TERRITORY: WO Jemima Dury is the daughter of Ian Dury. She lives in Hastings. TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Sit Down and Cheer A History of Sport on TV Martin Kelner Martin Kelner traces the relationship between sport and TV − the ultimate marriage of convenience The two circled each other warily for a while − sport anxious the sofa-bound might spurn the live product, TV reluctant in a limited-channel world to hand over too much screen time to fl annelled fools and muddied oafs. But they got together, and stayed together, for the sake of the money, and now you cannot imagine one without the other. You have only to think of the recent sports stars who have left their muddy fi elds to don sequins, grab partners and tango their way across the stage in ultimate Saturday night television style, to see how far the two have come on their journey together. Insightful and very funny, this is an entertaining PRICE: £18.99 exploration of two major national pastimes and not to be missed. FORMAT: Hardback ISBN: 978140829234 Martin Kelner has written a weekly column about sport on TV for the last twelve years, most EBOOK: 9781408171073 recently the popular Screen Break spot for the Guardian. PUB DATE: October 25, 2012 TERRITORY: WO TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury ORIGINAL NON-FICTION 35 The War We Never Fought The British Establishment’s Surrender to Drugs Peter Hitchens Peter Hitchens demolishes the arguments for liberalising legislation on drugs and offers a brilliant critique of the cannabis lobby and its intellectual and moral shallowness. We are told daily that the failed ‘War on Drugs’ should be abandoned. But Britain’s political, legal and police establishment long ago gave up any serious attempt to restrict drug-taking in this country. Public opinion was placated by statements about ‘evil drug dealers’ and futile seizures, while crucial laws were neutralized to the point of meaninglessness. Can it be that campaigners for further legal relaxation simply want the freedom to sell – and tax – these substances? PRICE: £16.99 FORMAT: Hardback Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He witnessed most of the ISBN: 9781441173317 fi nal scenes of the Cold War, and was a resident correspondent in the Soviet capital and in EBOOK: 9781441172068 Washington, DC. He frequently revisits both Russia and the USA. He currently writes for the PUB DATE: November 01, 2012 Mail on Sunday, where he is a columnist and occasional foreign correspondent, reporting TERRITORY: WO most recently from Iran, North Korea, Burma, the Congo and China. He won the journalism TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury category in the 2010 George Orwell Prize for this correspondence. The Power of Silence Travels in a Forgotten World Graham Turner In the modern world, we are assaulted on all sides by noise; but silence can change your life and this book explains why and how Silence is a mysterious and unfathomable realm, perhaps the most under-used of all resources, and one our modern culture has all but obliterated by turning up the volume control. Graham Turner explores the power that can be found in silence through interviewing monastics, religious leaders, composers, actors, psychotherapists, prisoners and peace PRICE: £16.99 workers about their experiences of practising silence. Ranging from Christian contemplation FORMAT: Hardback in the Egyptian desert to vipassana meditation in India, from the shared silence of Quaker ISBN: 9781441182234 meetings in Oxford to the profound stillness of the Alps, this is a powerful book about a great EBOOK: 9781441104632 gap in modern human awareness. PUB DATE: November 01, 2012 TERRITORY: WO After gaining a fi rst class degree at Oxford, Graham Turner worked for the Scotsman and TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury The Sunday Times. He then became nationally recognised as the BBC’s fi rst Economics Correspondent. Thereafter he worked for the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph writing substantial features which had considerable national infl uence. He currently lives in Oxford. 36 ORIGINAL NON-FICTION Who Moved My Stilton? The Victorian Guide to Getting Ahead in Business Beach & Tyers An uproarious guide to getting ahead in business… the Victorian way… from the irreverent authors of Gin & Juice Follow in the footsteps of the world’s fi rst capitalists and discover how to build a commercial empire that will stand the test of time. Forged in the white heat of the industrial revolution, Who Moved My Stilton? reveals the practical skills that every modern professional needs to get ahead in the workplace, including: what to do when the customer is literally King, how to harness the opportunities provided by the Junior Apprentice system, and the use of opium in sales and marketing. This book will change the way you think about business (and cheese) forever. PRICE: £10.00 FORMAT: Hardback Tyers and Beach met at Sir John Paul Getty’s private cricket ground. Tyers was opening ISBN: 9781408824320 the batting; Beach was eyeing up the cake stand. A shared love of wordplay and ironic EBOOK: 9781408833063 anachronism ensured their collaboration continued beyond the tea interval, onto the PUB DATE: November 08, 2012 acclaimed W.G. Grace Ate My Pedalo, Gin & Juice and beyond. TERRITORY: WO TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Whitaker’s Almanack 2013 Quite simply, Whitaker’s Almanack 2013 is the perfect book for anyone interested in current affairs and general knowledge Whitaker's Almanack 2013 is the defi nitive reference guide. In its 145th edition, the book has been completely revised and updated, using the most authoritative sources available. The Almanack contains a comprehensive overview of every aspect of UK infrastructure and an excellent introduction to world politics. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources. PRICE: £50.00 FORMAT: Hardback ISBN: 9781408172070 PUB DATE: November 08, 2012 TERRITORY: WO TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury ORIGINAL NON-FICTION 37 Whitaker’s Little Book of Knowledge A unique ready-reference of fascinating facts presented in a quirky yet authoritative way – a treasure-trove of trivia An authoritative, quirky trivia book containing thousands of general knowledge gems: from everything you learned at school to lists of contemporary ‘top-tens’, mini-biographies of famous artists and writers, plus condensed guides to works of art and literature.