AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Hidden Mary Chamberlain
A powerful novel of passion and guilt, silence and memory.
Description Dora Simon is comfortable in her retirement, indulging her interests in gardening and music. Joe O'Cleary is content on the Jersey farm he helped rebuild with its owner, Geoffrey Laurent, with time to pursue his life-long hobby of birdwatching. But their worlds are shattered by the arrival of Barbara Hummel, a young German anxious to track down the identity of a mysterious woman whose photograph she found among her mother's possessions. Forced to resurrect long-buried secrets, and confront a past they never thought they would revisit, Dora and Joe's lives unravel and entwine - in shocking and surprising ways. Trapped in the Channel Islands under the German occupation in the Second World War, Dora, a Jewish refugee, conceals her identity; Joe, a Catholic priest, conceals a secret. The consequences of the lies both are forced to live are as unexpected as they are devastating. This is a heart rending and provocative story of love and betrayal, shame and survival, casting light into the forgotten or unknown shadows of war.
About the Author Mary Chamberlain is a novelist and historian. Her debut novel, The Dressmaker of Dachau, was published in 18 countries. She is the author of non-fiction books on women's history and Caribbean history including Fenwomen, the first book published by Virago Press. She lives in London with her husband, the political theorist Stein Ringen.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Hidden 8 Copy Pack
Comprising 8 copies of The Hidden, plus a free reading copy
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Mouthful of Birds Samanta Schweblin
A spellbinding collection of short stories from the Argentinian sensation Samanta Schweblin
Description This collection of extraordinary stories by Samanta Schweblin, critically acclaimed author of Fever Dream, has been awarded several prizes including the prestigious Juan Rulfo Story Prize. Following on from the success of Fever Dream, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017, Samanta Schweblin's much-loved style returns with these dreamy yet spare stories.
About the Author Samanta Schweblin is the author of three story collections that have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Juan Rulfo Story Prize, and been translated into 20 languages. Her debut novel Fever Dream was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017. Originally from Buenos Aires, she lives in Berlin. Megan McDowell has translated books by many contemporary South American and Spanish authors, and her translations have been published in The New Yorker, Harper's and The Paris Review. She lives in Chile.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781786074560 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Short stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Zuleikha Guzel Yakhina
A multi-prize-winning debut novel from one of Russia's most exciting new talents
Description The year is 1930. In a small Tartar village, a woman named Zuleikha watches as her husband is murdered by communists. Zuleikha herself is sent into exile, enduring a horrendous train journey to a remote spot on the Angara River in Siberia. Conditions in the camp are tough, and many of her group do not survive the first difficult winter. As she gets to know her companions including a rather dotty doctor, an artist who paints on the sly, and Ignatov, her husband's killer Zuleikha begins to build a new life that is far removed from the one she left behind. Guzel Yakhina's outstanding debut has been showered with prizes and is capturing the hearts of readers all over the world.
About the Author Guzel Yakhina (b. 1977 Kazan, Tatarstan) is a Russian author and filmmaker of Tatar origins. She graduated from the Kazan State Pedagogical University and completed her PhD at the Moscow Filmmaking School. Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes is her first novel. Lisa C. Hayden translates literature from Russian to English. Her highly regarded blog on Russian literature, Lizok's Bookshelf, is followed by critics, writers, translators, academics, agents and publishers. She lives in Maine, USA.
Price: $32.99 ISBN: 9781786073495 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 448 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Last Instructions Nir Hezroni
The spine-tingling follow-up to Three Envelopes, the stunning, groundbreaking Mossad thriller published to critical acclaim
Description First there was Three Envelopes, critically acclaimed on publication now the story of Israeli secret service operative Agent 10483 continues in Last Instructions. A psychopathic former Israeli spy, Agent 10483 is busy trying to shut down the spy organisation he once worked for. At the same time, he is plotting his revenge on the individuals he deemed responsible for betraying him, and trying to hunt down a nuclear warhead. It cannot end well. Everyone wants to get their hands on him: the Organisation, two assassins working for Herr Schmidt, who is also trying to get hold of the warhead, and Carmit, who has quite literally been messing with his brain. Offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse into the technology of high- level intelligence operations, Nir Hezroni's dark thriller is a chilling exploration of a dark psychotic killer.
About the Author Nir Hezroni was born in Jerusalem. After studying physics in high school and completing several years of military service in intelligence, Hezroni retired to study economics and business management. He then proceeded to build a career in high tech. In 2014 he published his first thriller, Three Envelopes, which was enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike. He lives with his family near Tel Aviv. Steven Cohen attended the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is a freelance writer, copyeditor, editor and translator. He lives in Ra'anana, Israel.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781786075475 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Back Up Paul Colize
The bestselling Belgian crime novel about an English rock n' roll band
Description Berlin, 1967: four members of the British rock band Pearl Harbor die at the same time but in separate locations. Inexplicably, the police conclude natural causes are to blame. Brussels, 2010: A homeless man is hit by a car outside the Gare du Midi, leaving him with locked-in syndrome, able to communicate (sometimes) by blinking. An Irish journalist's interest is piqued. How did the members of Pearl Harbor die, and how is this linked to the homeless man in Brussels'
About the Author Paul Colize is a Belgian novelist who was born in Brussels in 1953. He is the author of ten novels including Back Up, which was shortlisted for the Prix Victor-Rossel and the Prix Sain-Maur en Poche. He lives in Waterloo, Belgium. Louise Rogers Lalaurie translates fiction and literary non-fiction from French. She read English Literature and Art History at Queens' College, Cambridge and worked as an editor and writer in London before moving to France in the early 1990s. Her translation of Gabrielle Wittkop's novella Murder Most Serene, set in 18th-century Venice, was shortlisted for the 2016 Best Translated Book Award.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781786074829 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 368 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Baghdad Clock Shahad Al Rawi
For fans of The Kite Runner comes this remarkable debut, the number one bestselling title in Iraq, Dubai and the UAE
Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 2018 For fans of The Kite Runner comes this remarkable debut, the number one bestselling title in Iraq, Dubai and the UAE It's 1991 and the Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. And while the city collapses around them, the sanctions bite and friends begin to flee, life goes on. People tend their gardens, go dancing and celebrate weddings, and the girls share their dreams, desires, school routines and first loves. In her brilliant debut novel, Shahad Al Rawi takes readers beyond the familiar images in the news to show the everyday struggle of Baghdad's people, revealing the reality of growing up in a war-torn city that's slowly disappearing in front of your eyes.
About the Author Shahad al Rawi was born in Baghdad in 1986. She describes herself as a writer and novelist (this is her first attempt). She is currently completing a PhD in Anthropology in Dubai. Her novel went through three printings in the first months of publication. She appeared in a literary festival in Baghdad where she was described as the best new talent of her generation. Luke Leafgren received his PhD in Comparative Literature from Harvard University in 2012, after taking BA degrees in English and theology from Columbia University and the University of Oxford. He has translated several Arabic novels into English and teaches Arabic at the University of Harvard.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781786074867 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 266 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Pretend I'm Dead Jen Beagin
Mary Karr meets Miranda July in this hilarious debut about a young woman's quest for self-acceptance and belonging
Description This book is Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine on acid!' Sara Wingfield, Goodreads Jen Beagin's brilliant, off-beat and deeply moving novel introduces an unforgettable character, Mona almost twenty-four, emotionally adrift and cleaning houses to get by. Volunteering for a needle-exchange programme, she falls for a regular she calls Mr Disgusting, who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. In search of healing, Mona decamps to Taos, New Mexico, for a fresh start, where she finds a community of seekers and cast-offs, all of whom have one or two things to teach her the pyjama-wearing, blissed-out New Agers, the slightly creepy client with peculiar tastes in controlled substances, the psychic who might really be psychic. But always lurking just beneath the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which she's trying to disentangle herself, and the crushing legacy of the past she left behind. The story of Mona's journey to find her place in the world is at once fearless and wonderfully strange, true to life and boldly human, and introduces a stunning, one-of-a-kind new voice in American fiction.
About the Author Jen Beagin holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine, and has published stories in Juked and Faultline, among other journals and literary magazines. She lives in New York.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781786074942 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Close to the Edge Toby Faber
From the author whose non fiction has been described by the New York Times as more enthralling, earthy and illuminating than any fiction could possibly be' comes a terrific, suspenseful and engaging fictional debut.
Description Morning rush hour on the London tube. Laurie Bateman witnesses a terrible accident. Life had been looking up she's dating a new man and finally getting praise at work. But after the accident everything seems to plummet downhill. In the space of a few days her flat is burgled and her flatmate assaulted - she loses her phone and then her job. Are these events linked' Perhaps what she had seen was something more sinister' Compelled to investigate, Laurie finds herself in serious danger and is soon fleeing for her life through tube tunnels in the dead of night - the hunter has become the hunted.
About the Author Toby Faber was an investment banker and management consultant before spending five years at the publishing company founded by his grandfather, Faber and Faber. He remains on Faber's Board, and is Chairman of its sister company, Faber Music and a director of Liverpool University Press, but spends most of his time writing and lecturing.
He has written two highly praised works of non-fiction, Stradivarius and Fabergee 's Eggs, this is his first novel. He lives in London with his family.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781999613532 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Crime & mystery Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Muswell Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Close to the Edge 8 Copy Pack
Close to the Edge 8 copy Pack (+ Free Reading Copy)
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Muswell Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 A Reckoning Linda Spalding
Rich in character and incident, this is an extraordinary, epic novel with echoes of The Underground Railroad and Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer
Description Spring 1855 and Virginian farmer John Dickinson has a dangerous secret that will lead to a tragic decision. The family's riches have been wasted by his reckless brother who holds all of them hostage and, adding fuel to John's desperation, the enslaved workers have been visited by a Canadian abolitionist who pushes them to escape. One does, and his pursuit of freedom involves a dangerous quest to find his mother and child North of the border. Meanwhile, the Dickinson family become fugitives of another kind, escaping their losses in a wagon en route to a new life in the West. Confronted by hunger, fear and a near fatal river boat accident, each member of the family is tested to their limits.
About the Author Linda Spalding is the author of four critically acclaimed novels The Purchase,(awarded Canada's Governor General's Literary Award) Daughters of Captain Cook, The Paper Wife, and Mere. She runs the Canadian literary magazine, Brick, with her husband Michael Ondaatje. She lives in Toronto.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781999613501 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 328 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (pre c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Muswell Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 A Reckoning 8 Copy Pack
Comprising 8 copies of A Reckoning, plus a free reading copy
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Muswell Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Wildlife: Film Tie-In Richard Ford
Now a critically acclaimed film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, co-written by Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, and directed by Paul Dano
Description Now a critically acclaimed film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, co-written by Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, and directed by Paul Dano
The setting is Great Falls, Montana, where the Rockies end and where, in 1960, the promise of good times seems as limitless as the sweep of the prairies beyond. This is where the Brinson family hopes to find a better life. Instead, sixteen- year-old Joe Brinson watches his parents discover the limits of their marriage and, at the same time, the unexpected depths of dignity and courage that remain even when love dies.
About the Author Richard Ford was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He has published eight novels and four collections of stories, including The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and the New York Times bestseller, Canada. Independence Day was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the first time the same book had won both prizes. Let Me Be Frank with You was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize in 2015. His work has been translated into twenty- eight languages, and most recently was awarded the Prix Femina Etranger in France and the Princess of Asturias Prize for Literature in Spain. Richard Ford lives in Maine with his wife.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781526611741 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 196x128mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Redeemed Tim Pears
The final instalment in Tim Pears's spellbinding chronicle of love, exile and belonging in a world on the brink of change
Description The final instalment in Tim Pears's spellbinding chronicle of love, exile and belonging in a world on the brink of change
It is 1916. The world has gone to war, and young Leo Sercombe, hauling coal aboard the HMS Queen Mary, is a long way from home. The wild, unchanging West Country roads of his boyhood seem very far away from life aboard a battlecruiser, a universe of well-oiled steel, of smoke and spray and sweat, where death seems never more than a heartbeat away.
Skimming through those West Country roads on her motorcycle, Lottie Prideaux defies the expectations of her class and sex as she covertly studies to be a vet. But the steady rhythms of Lottie's practice, her comings and goings between her neighbours and their animals, will be blown apart by a violent act of betrayal, and a devastating loss. In a world torn asunder by war, everything dances in flux: how can the old ways life survive, and how can the future be imagined, in the face of such unimaginable change' How can Leo, lost and wandering in the strange and brave new world, ever hope to find his way home' The final instalment in Tim Pears's exquisite West Country Trilogy, The Redeemed is a timeless, stirring and exquisitely wrought story of love, loss and destiny fulfilled, and a bittersweet elegy to a lost world.
About the Author Tim Pears is the winner of a Lannan Prize and the author of ten novels, including In the Place of Fallen Leaves (winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award), In a Land of Plenty (made into a ten-part BBC series), Landed (shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2012 and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2011, winner of the MJA Open Book Awards 2011) and, most recently, The Horseman (2017) and The Wanderers (2018), first two books in The West Country Trilogy. In America he has received a Lannan Award. He has been Writer in Residence at Cheltenham Festival of Literature and a Royal Literary Fund Fellow and Reading Round Lector, and has taught creative Price: $32.99 ISBN: 9781526601025 writing for Arvon, the University of Oxford, First Story and Ruskin College, among others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Format: Hard Cover Society of Literature. He and his wife live in Oxford. They have two children. Dimensions: 0x0mm timpears.com Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Prose: non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The House on Half Moon Street Alex Reeve
Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future
Description Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future
When the body of a young woman is wheeled into the hospital where Leo Stanhope works, his life is thrown into chaos. Maria, the woman he loves, has been murdered and it is not long before the finger of suspicion quickly turns on him, threatening to expose his lifelong secret.
For Leo was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend, but knowing he was meant to be a man despite the evidence of his body he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as Leo ever since. Desperate to find Maria's killer, he now stands to lose not just his freedom, but ultimately his life.
About the Author Alex Reeve lives in Buckinghamshire and is a university lecturer, working on a PhD. The House on Half Moon Street is his debut, and the first in a series of books featuring Leo Stanhope. @storyjoy
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781408892718 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Crime & mystery Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Gallows Pole Benjamin Myers
Winner of the 2018 Walter Scott Prize. 'Historical fiction at its best' Pat Barker. 'Phenomenal' Sebastian Barry. 'Superb' The Times
Description WINNER OF THE 2018 WALTER SCOTT PRIZE
'Powerful, visceral writing, historical fiction at its best. Benjamin Myers is one to watch' PAT BARKER 'Phenomenal' SEBASTIAN BARRY 'Superb' THE TIMES From his remote moorland home, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history. They are the Cragg Vale Coiners and their business is 'clipping' the forging of coins, a treasonous offence punishable by death. When an excise officer vows to bring them down and with the industrial age set to change the face of England forever, Hartley's empire begins to crumble. Forensically assembled, The Gallows Pole is a true story of resistance and a rarely told alternative history of the North.
About the Author Benjamin Myers was born in Durham in 1976. His novel The Gallows Pole received a Roger Deakin Award and won the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction. Beastings won the Portico Prize for Literature and Pig Iron won the Gordon Burn Prize, while Richard was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. He has also published poetry, crime novels and short fiction, while his journalism has appeared in publications including, among others, the Guardian, New Statesman, Caught by the River and New Scientist. He lives in the Upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire. benmyers.com / @BenMyers1
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781526611154 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Happiness Aminatta Forna
'Forna's voice is relentlessly compelling, her ability to summon atmosphere extraordinary ... A thing of lasting beauty' Observer
Description 'Forna's voice is relentlessly compelling, her ability to summon atmosphere extraordinary ... A thing of lasting beauty' Observer
Waterloo Bridge, London. Two strangers collide. Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist, and Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes. From this chance encounter in the midst of the rush of a great city, numerous moments of connections span out and interweave, bringing disparate lives together. Attila has arrived in London with two tasks: to deliver a keynote speech on trauma and to check up on the daughter of friends, his niece', Ama, who hasn't called home in a while. It soon emerges that she has been swept up in an immigration crackdown and now her young son Tano is missing. When, by chance, Attila bumps into Jean again, she joins him in his search for Tano, mobilizing into action the network she has built up, mainly from the many West African immigrants working London's myriad streets, of volunteer fox- spotters: security guards, hotel doormen, traffic wardens. All unite to help and as the search continues, a deepening friendship between Attila and Jean unfolds. In this delicate yet powerful novel of loves lost and new, of past griefs and of the hidden side of a teeming metropolis, Aminatta Forna asks us to consider the values of the society we live in, our co-existence with one another and all living creatures and the true nature of happiness.
About the Author Aminatta Forna is the author of Ancestor Stones, The Hired Man and The Memory of Love, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book and shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her memoir The Devil that Danced on the Water was a Samuel Johnson Prize finalist. Forna lives in London and Virginia. aminattaforna.com / @aminattaforna
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781408893289 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Fiction & related items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Folk Zoe Gilbert
Dark, magical and unsettling, Folk is a work of breathtaking imagination which explores the remote, unforgiving village of Neverness and it's singular inhabitants. For fans of Angela Carter, Sarah Perry and Daisy Johnson
Description Sinuous and unsettling, dark and magical, Folk is a breathtaking collection of stories exploring the remote, rocky island of Neverness and it's singular inhabitants. For fans of Angela Carter, Sarah Perry and Daisy Johnson
Come back now, up the rocks that loom above the shore, to where the men and women of Neverness wait with their torches. The sky above their heads is showing the first stars. The door of the day is nearly shut, but this is the hinge of the year itself. Days are shrinking, nights spreading.
On a remote and unforgiving island lies a village unlike any other. Here in Neverness a girl might be snatched by the waterbull and dragged to his dark lair, and Jack Frost can take his chilling revenge on a jealous sister. A babe is born with a wing for an arm, and children ask their fortunes of an oracle ox. The beliefs and rituals of the islanders conjure their own dark spirits, flying with the red kites at night or stalking lustful boys through the gorse mazes. While the islanders live out their own tales, magic always lurks, blighting and blessing lives in equal measure. Folk is a piece of exquisite writing in which stories interweve over the course of one generation of islanders. The folklore of Neverness is as tangible as its rocky shore, its deep woods and its gorse-prickled headland. In this world remote from our time and place, the tales the islanders tell in the village bard house come to life around them, twisting fates and changing lives.
About the Author Zoe Gilbert is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award 2014. Her work has appeared in anthologies from Comma, Cinnamon, Labello, and Pankhearst presses, and has been published in journals including The Stinging Fly, Mechanics' Institute Review, Bohemyth, Holdfast, Lighthouse, and the British Fantasy Society Journal. In 2015 she appeared at the Beijing Bookworm Festival in China on behalf of the British Council and was commissioned by Microsoft to create a short story book. She is working on a PhD in Fiction and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, focusing on the Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781408884317 influence of folk tales on contemporary short stories. She chairs the Short Story Critique Group at Waterstones Piccadilly Format: Paperback and co-hosts the Short Story Club at the Word Factory. She is also the co-founder of London Lit Lab, providing creative Dimensions: 0x0mm writing courses for Londoners. Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Fiction & related items @mindandlanguage Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sakhalin Island Anton Chekhov
Highly valuable both as a detailed depiction of the Tsarist system of penal servitude and as an insight into Chekhov's motivations and objectives for visiting the colony and writing the expose
Description In 1890, the thirty-year-old Chekhov, already knowing that he was ill with tuberculosis, undertook an arduous eleven-week journey from Moscow across Siberia to the penal colony on the island of Sakhalin. Now collected here in one volume are the fully annotated translations of his impressions of his trip through Siberia and the account of his three-month sojourn on Sakhalin Island, together with his notes and extracts from his letters to relatives and associates. Highly valuable both as a detailed depiction of the Tsarist system of penal servitude and as an insight into Chekhov's motivations and objectives for visiting the colony and writing the expose, Sakhalin Island is a haunting work which had a huge impact both on Chekhov's career and on Russian society.
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 AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Memoirs of a Mother in Law George R. Sims
Since mothers-in-law have always been misunderstood and no one has ever taken up their side of the argument properly, Jane is determined to set the record straight and plead the cause of the most maligned race on the face of the earth. The result is a hilarious comedy of manners and a gentle satire of Edwardian mores and attitudes.
Description Jane Tressider has never been afraid of speaking her mind, even if she admits that she may have occasionally given offence by doing so. But as a busy mother of nine children, she cannot let such a small foible get in the way of her job, which is to keep her feckless husband on his toes while ensuring the perfect management not just of her own household but also of that of her married daughters and sons. Since mothers-in-law have always been misunderstood and no one has ever taken up their side of the argument properly, Jane is determined to set the record straight and plead the cause of the most maligned race on the face of the earth. The result is a hilarious comedy of manners and a gentle satire of Edwardian mores and attitudes.
About the Author George R. Sims (1847 1922) was one of the leading satirists and playwrights of his time. A friend of W.S. Gilbert and Ambrose Bierce, he was the author of over thirty plays, some of which enjoyed long runs across Britain.
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Alma Classics AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Humiliated and Insulted Fyodor Dostoevsky
This new translation catches the verve and tumult of the original, which in concept and execution affords a refreshingly unfamiliar glimpse of the author.
Description First published in 1861, Humiliated and Insulted plunges the reader into a world of moral degradation, childhood trauma, unrequited love and irreconcile-able relationships. At the centre of the story are a young struggling author, an orphaned teenager and a depraved aristocrat, who not only foreshadows the great figures of evil in Dostoevsky's later fiction, but is a powerful and original presence in his own right. This new translation catches the verve and tumult of the original, which in concept and execution affords a refreshingly unfamiliar glimpse of the author.
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 AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Selected Writings Rene Magritte
Available for the first time in an English translation, this selection gives non-Francophone readers the chance to encounter the many incarnations of renowned Belgian painter Rene Magritte
Description Available for the first time in an English translation, this selection gives non-Francophone readers the chance to encounter the many incarnations of renowned Belgian painter Rene Magritte- the artist, the man, the aspiring noirist, the fire-breathing theorist - in his own words. Through whimsical personal letters, biting apologia, appreciations of fellow artists, pugnacious interviews, farcical film scripts, prose poems, manifestos and much more, a new Magritte emerges: part Surrealist, part literalist, part celebrity, part rascal.While this book is bound to appeal to admirers of Magritt s art and those who are curious about his personal life, there is also much to delight all readers interested in the history and theory of art, philosophy and politics, as well as lovers of creativity and the inner workings of a probing, inquisitive mind unrestricted by genre, medium or fashion.
About the Author Rene Magritte (1898 - 1967) was an internationally renowned Belgian Surrealist painter who also wrote prolifically on art and other subjects.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781846884498 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Autobiography: arts & entertainment Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Alma Classics AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Complete Poems John Keats
From Endymion and Hyperion to The Eve of St Agnes', La Belle Dame sans Merci' and the Odes, this collection, which presents Keats's oeuvre in chronological order, displays his rapid poetic growth, the development of his philosophical and spiritual beliefs and the voluptuous, silken nature of his verse.
Description Already with thee! tender is the night, And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne, Cluster'd around by all her starry Fays; But here there is no light, Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways. Despite his tragically short life, John Keats, a self-confessed rebel Angel , endures for many as a personification of the Romantic age. While contemporary critics mocked him as a Cockney poet and an uneducated lower-class apothecary who aspired to poetry, subsequent generations began to see and appreciate both the rich and impassioned sensuousness and the love of beauty and liberty that pervade his work. From Endymion and Hyperion to The Eve of St Agnes', La Belle Dame sans Merci' and the Odes, this collection, which presents Keats's oeuvre in chronological order, displays his rapid poetic growth, the development of his philosophical and spiritual beliefs and the voluptuous, silken nature of his verse.
About the Author Though little known in his own lifetime, John Keats's (1795 1821) hope that he might be considered among the English poets after his death has come to pass, and he is now considered one of the foremost poets of English literature. Keats died of consumption in Rome, with financial worries and the loss of many of those he loved most having plagued his short life.
Price: $16.99 ISBN: 9781847497567 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 520 pages Bic1: Poetry by individual poets Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Alma Classics AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law Preet Bharara
Banned by Putin, fired by Trump. And now he's free to talk.
Description The People vs. Putin. The People vs. the Mafia. The People vs. Wall Street.
For eight years Preet Bharara prosecuted some of the most high-stakes crimes in the world. Billion-dollar frauds. Terrorist attacks. Russian espionage. These were the cases that gripped America and he was the man making sure people answered.
In Doing Justice Bharara lifts the lid on his time as America's prosecutor for justice, showing in intimate and explosive detail how the criminal justice system works from the inside. Spanning history, his own fabled cases and the actions of key players in the upper echelons of power, this is a book about what it means to make the right decisions at the toughest of moments, and about what the state of justice in America reveals about today.
About the Author Preet Bharara served as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017, overseeing the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases and supervising an office of hundreds of Assistant US Attorneys, who handled cases involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cybercrime, public corruption, gang violence, organised crime and civil rights violations. The New York Times dubbed Bharara one of the nation's most aggressive and outspoken prosecutors'. He is the Executive Vice President of Some Spider Studios and the host of CAFE's Stay Tuned with Preet. He lives in New York. @PreetBharara
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781408899038 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Prose: non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Doing Justice 8 Pack
Comprises 8 copies of Doing Justice, plus a free reading copy
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About the Author
Price: $239.92 ISBN: 9781472996176 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Art of War Sun Tzu & Anthony Tucker-Jones
A new illustrated edition of Sun Tzu's classic ancient Chinese meditation on military strategy and human psychology, with a new commentary that highlight its continued relevance for modern readers.
Description A new illustrated edition of Sun Tzu's classic ancient Chinese meditation on military strategy and human psychology, with a new commentary that highlight its continued relevance for modern readers. Poetic and immensely readable, The Art of War was written 2,500 years ago and the military manual is still relevant today. A fascinating historical document that sheds light on ancient warfare, it is also a profound meditation on human psychology, interrogating the subjects of leadership, self-discipline and self-awareness. This new edition of the classic work is specially designed for modern readers. It includes an insightful introduction to the historical and philosophical context, and is accompanied by explanation and analysis of how Sun Tzu's lessons have been applied in some of the world's most famous battles. Renowned strategists from Field Marshal Montgomery to General Schwarzkopf have cited the book as an inspiration. The ancient text, attributed to Sun Tzu, is divided into 13 chapters that provide a logical and strategic approach to conflict and competition. Each focuses on a different aspect of warfare, including the importance of planning, managing your forces, decision-making, knowing your strengths and weaknesses, the art of deception and understanding the power of information. This edition, featuring more than 28 evocative photographs, offers a new perspective on a classic work and enables new generations to discover The Art of War and find new applications for the wisdom of Sun Tzu.
About the Author Sun Tzu was a Chinese general, military strategist writer and philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China. Anthony Tucker-Jones started his career writing for the internationally renowned Jane's Defence Weekly and Jane's Intelligence Review. He writes extensively on warfare and regularly appears on Sky News, ITV, Channel Four, BBC
Price: $29.99 Television, BBC Radio and the History Channel. ISBN: 9781912392117 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Vinegar Cupboard Angela Clutton
Winner of the Jane Grigson Trust Award 2018, this vibrant book discovers how vinegars can be your secret weapon in the kitchen
Description WINNER OF THE JANE GRIGSON TRUST AWARD, 2018 From food writer and historian Angela Clutton comes The Vinegar Cupboard, demonstrating the many great ways vinegars can be used to balance and enhance flavours, and enable modern cooks to make the most of this ancient ingredient. There aren't too many ingredients which manage to bring flavour and adaptability to recipes and are actively good for you, but vinegar manages it, and this must-have new book looks at how they have woven their way through culinary and medical history for thousands of years, and highlight the ways we can all benefit from vinegar in our diet. There is a growing interest in vinegars and a recognition of the role acidity plays in cooking, and within these page, Angela Clutton shows how much can be achieved using just red or white wine vinegar in your cooking, as well as exploring the vast array of vinegars available. The range of vinegars on the market are expanding rapidly, and you can easily find fruit, herb, sherry, cider, malt, rice, balsamic and many types of red and white wine vinegars (from rioja through to champagne) on your supermarket shelves. The Vinegar Cupboard encourages cooks to have an arsenal of as many varieties of vinegars as they can fit in their kitchen; while we don't expect everyone to have a vinegar cupboard, we'd like to think this book will encourage a vinegar shelf at least! Photography, info-graphics and flavour wheels enhance the recipes in this collection, ensuring this is a usable and accessible book for all home cooks.
About the Author Angela Clutton is a food writer and food historian. She has written on food and drink for publications including the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and Country Life; and she has a regular column for Borough Market for whom she is also a recipe writer, demonstration cook and hosts the hugely popular Borough Market Cookbook Club. Television work includes being the featured food historian on BBC TV's Rip Off Britain, Food. Angela is the Co-Chair of The Guild of Food Writers.
The Vinegar Cupboard won the Jane Grigson Trust Award 2018. Price: $36.99 ISBN: 9781472958112 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Fiction & related items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 A Pocketful of Herbs Jekka McVicar
Renowned expert Jekka McVicar presents a handy pocket book detailing everything you need to grow a successful herb garden
Description From rosemary to wild garlic, and hyssop to sea kale, our food would be poorer without the herbs we grow. Jekka McVicar is the expert on herbs and how to get the best from them, and this new pocket book is the go-to guide for chefs and gardeners across the country. In a compact and handy A-Z format, this guide will ensure you get the best out of your herb garden, providing details such as when and where to plant, how hardy each plant is, how to nurture and care for your herbs and what each herb is best used for in the kitchen. Jekka's own photography of the herbs complements the text, providing a quick and colourful reference.
About the Author Jekka McVicar is a renowned expert on all things herbs, and her herb farm near Bristol boasts the largest collection of culinary herbs in the UK, with more than 650 varieties. Her passion and knowledge of the subject is clear to see, and she is a well-established author, with titles including: Jekka's Complete Herb Book; Jekka' Herb Cookbook; Seeds: the ultimate guide to growing successfully from seed; New Book of Herbs; The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit; Grow Herbs; Jekka's Medicinal Herbs; RHS Seeds. She also contributes to a number of national publications, including BBC Gardener's World Magazine, BBC Good Food, Gardens Illustrated and the Guardian newspaper. Jekka has an incredibly impressive sales history with her existing titles, and in 2014 her Complete Herb Book had notched up sales of over 1 million. Jekka has been designing, growing and creating herb gardens for over three decades, and during that time she has created gardens for Jamie Oliver, Le Manoir, The Hilton Trafalgar Cocktail Roof Garden, Babbington House and The Priory Hotel. She was awarded the RHS' Victoria Medal of Honour for services to horticulture in 2017. @JekkasHerbFarm / @JekkaMcVicar
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781472959478 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Cooking with herbs & spices Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Absolute Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Price We Pay Martin Makary
From the New York Times bestselling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it.
Description From the New York Times bestselling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it.
One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr. Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research, and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of price-gouging, middlemen, and a series of elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up. Dr. Makary shows how so much of health care spending goes to things that have nothing to do with health and what you can do about it. Dr. Makary challenges the medical establishment to remember medicine's noble heritage of caring for people when they are vulnerable.
The Price We Pay offers a roadmap for everyday Americans and business leaders to get a better deal on their health care, and profiles the disruptors who are innovating medical care. The movement to restore medicine to its mission, Makary argues, is alive and well--a mission that can rebuild the public trust and save our country from the crushing cost of health care.
About the Author Marty Makary, MD, MPH, is a surgeon and Professor of Health Policy at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Unaccountable. A leading voice for physicians in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, he was the lead author of the articles introducing a surgical checklist, later adapted by the W.H.O. and has published extensively on health care costs, vulnerable populations, and quality science. He served in leadership at the W.H.O. Safe Surgery Saves Lives project and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. He lives in the Washington DC area. Price: $42.99 ISBN: 9781635574111 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Health economics Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Engines of Privilege David Kynaston & Francis Green
A rigorous, compelling and balanced examination of the British private school system and the lifetime inequalities it entrenches
Description Britain's private, fee-paying schools are institutions where children from affluent families have their privileges further entrenched through a high-quality, richly resourced education. There is an irrefutable link between private schools and life's gilded path: private school to top university to top career. Engines of Privilege contends that, in a society that mouths the virtues of equality of opportunity, of fairness and of social cohesion, the educational apartheid separating private schools from our state schools deploys our national educational resources unfairly and inefficiently; blocks social mobility; reproduces privilege down the generations; and underpins a damaging democratic deficit in our society.
Intrinsic to any vision of the future of Britain has to be the nature of our educational system. Yet the quality of conversation on the issue of private education remains surprisingly sterile, patchy and highly subjective.
Francis Green and David Kynaston carefully examine options for change, while drawing on the valuable lessons of history. Accessible, evidence-based and inclusive, Engines of Privilege aims to kick-start a long overdue national debate. Clear, vigorous prose is combined with forensic analysis to powerful effect, illuminating the painful contrast between the importance of private schools in British society and the near-absence of serious, policy-shaping debate.
About the Author Francis Green is Professor of Work and Education Economics at the UCL Institute of Education. He is the author of ten books and 150 papers, and is a recognised authority on the economic and social effects of private schooling in the past and present. He also works as an occasional adviser to the European Foundation for Living and Working Conditions, the OECD and the World Bank. David Kynaston has been a professional historian since 1973 and has written twenty books, including on the City of London and cricket, as well as a series aiming to cover the history of post-war Britain (1945 79), 'Tales of a New Jerusalem'. He is currently an honorary professor at Kingston University. Price: $34.99 ISBN: 9781526601261 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Prose: non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sarah Raven's Wild Flowers Sarah Raven
In a new, practical format - the stunning book celebrating British wild flowers by award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven
Description In a new, practical format - the stunning book celebrating British wild flowers by award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven. Inspired by childhood excursions with her botanist father, Sarah Raven has travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles to find 500 of our most breathtakingly beautiful wild flowers. This lavishly illustrated book is divided by habitat, covering woods, downs and dales, lanes and hedgerows, meadows, coast, marshes and streams, moors and mountains, and wasteland. Sarah introduces a wide range of plants, telling you their names and something about them. Discover pulsatillas, fritillaries, bluebells, wild garlic, harebells, forget-me-nots, foxgloves, wood spurge, silverweed,purple cranesbill, deadly nightshade, St John's wort, comfrey, orchids,wood sorrel, snowdrops and more. There are glorious landscape photographs by Jonathan Buckley throughout, and one of his stunning plant portraits accompanies each of Sarah's authoritative, captivating species descriptions. Informative and lovely, Sarah Raven's Wild Flowers is a botanical marvel.
About the Author Sarah Raven is a broadcaster, teacher and writer. She has made regular appearances on Gardeners' World, the BBC's flagship gardening programme; she runs her own cookery and gardening school at Perch Hill in East Sussex; and she is the author of Sarah Raven's Food for Family and Friends, The Cutting Garden, Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook (which was the Guild of Food Writers Cookery Book of the Year 2008) and Sarah Raven's Complete Christmas.
Jonathan Buckley specialises in garden and plant photography and has been working with Sarah Raven, taking photographs at Perch Hill, for ten years. He was awarded the title Garden Writers' Guild Features Photographer of the Year in 2004.
Price: $37.99 ISBN: 9781526609540 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 512 pages Bic1: Trees, wildflowers & plants Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Somebody I Used to Know Wendy Mitchell
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES ONE OF THE MOST PICKED BOOKS IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER READS
Description THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES SELECTED AS A SUMMER READ BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Revelatory' Guardian 'A miracle' Telegraph 'Remarkable' Daily Mail 'A landmark book' Financial Times
How do you build a life when all that you know is changing? How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who mean the most to you? Profoundly moving, insightful and ultimately full of hope, Somebody I Used to Know is an extraordinary memoir about what it means to be human when your memories are gone.
About the Author Wendy Mitchell spent twenty years as a non-clinical team leader in the NHS before being diagnosed with Young Onset Dementia in July 2014 at the age of fifty-eight. Shocked by the lack of awareness about the disease, both in the community and in hospitals, she vowed to spend her time raising awareness about dementia and encouraging others to Price: $22.99 see there is life after a diagnosis. She is now an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society. She has two daughters and ISBN: 9781408893333 lives in Yorkshire. Format: Paperback @WendyPMitchell Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Memoirs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Political Tribes Amy Chua
From international bestselling author Amy Chua, a bracing and original look at the tension between our tribal instincts and our democratic political ideals
Description 'A beautifully written, eminently readable and uniquely important challenge to conventional wisdom' J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy
Never has our society felt more divided.
In Political Tribes, Amy Chua diagnoses the cause of our current political discord: tribalism. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most the ones that people will kill and die for are ethnic, religious, sectarian or clan-based. Time and time again our blindness to tribalism has undermined our foreign policy.
At home, we have recently witnessed the rise of identity politics, a movement that encourages us to define ourselves against, and thereby exclude, others. The shock results of the US election and the Brexit referendum show that tribalism is a social truth that we ignore at our peril. When people are defined by their differences to each other, extremism becomes the common ground, and the grand ideals of democracy have a hard time competing with a more primal need to belong.
If we are to transcend our political tribes, we must rediscover a broader, more nuanced unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences. Insightful, challenging and provocative, Amy Chua's groundbreaking book could not be more timely.
About the Author Amy Chua is the John Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She is the author of World on Fire, Day of Empire, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and The Triple Package (with Jed Rubenfeld) and is a noted expert in the fields of international business, ethnic conflict, and globalization. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and two Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408881538 daughters. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Memoirs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Fair Shot Chris Hughes
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes makes the case that one percenters like him should pay their fortune forward in a radically simple way: a guaranteed income for working people
Description Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes makes the case that one percenters like him should pay their fortune forward in a radically simple way: a guaranteed income for working people The first half of Chris Hughes' life followed the perfect arc of the American Dream. He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means, but he was accepted into an elite boarding school and then Harvard, both on a scholarship. There, he met Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz and became one of the co-founders of Facebook.
In telling his story, Hughes demonstrates the powerful role fortune and luck play in today's economy. Through the rocket- ship rise of Facebook, Hughes came to understand how a select few can become ultra-wealthy nearly overnight. He believes the same forces that made Facebook possible have made it harder for everyone else in America to make ends meet.
To help people who are struggling, Hughes proposes a simple, bold solution: a guaranteed income for working people, including unpaid caregivers and students, paid for by the one percent. Hughes believes that a guaranteed income is the most powerful tool we have to combat poverty. Money cold hard cash with no strings attached gives people freedom, dignity and the ability to climb the economic ladder.
A guaranteed income for working people is the big idea that's missing. This book, grounded in Hughes' personal experience, will start a frank conversation about how we earn, how we can combat income inequality, and ultimately, how we can give everyone a fair shot.
About the Author Chris Hughes is the co-founder of the Economic Security Project, a network of policy-makers, academics, and Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408899816 technologists working to end poverty and rebuild the middle class through a guaranteed income. He co-founded Format: Paperback Facebook as a student at Harvard and later led Barack Obama's digital organising campaign for President. Hughes was Dimensions: 0x0mm the owner and publisher of The New Republic magazine from 2012 to 2016. He lives in New York's Greenwich Village Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Reportage & collected journalism with his family. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Left Bank Agnes Poirier
A captivating portrait of those who lived, loved, fought, played and flourished in Paris between 1940 and 1950 and whose intellectual and artistic output still influences us today
Description
'Rich and funny' Julian Barnes, Guardian
'Poirier's hugely enjoyable, quick-witted and richly anecdotal book is magnifique' The Times
A captivating portrait of those who lived, loved, fought, played and flourished in Paris between 1940 and 1950 and whose intellectual and artistic output still influences us today.
After the horrors of the Second World War, Paris was the place where the world's most original voices of the time came among them Norman Mailer, Miles Davis, Simone de Beauvoir, James Baldwin, Juliette Greco, Alberto Giacometti, Saul Bellow and Arthur Koestler. Fuelled by the elation of the Liberation, these pioneers hoped to find an alternative to the Capitalist and Communist models for life, art and politics a Third Way. Agnes Poirier transports us to a time when Paris was at the heart of all that was new and brave and controversial, skilfully weaving together a collage of images and destinies.
About the Author Agnes Poirier is a Paris-born and London-educated journalist, writer, critic and broadcaster. She is the author of four essays about the different ways in which France and Britain do things, topics she tirelessly discusses on the BBC, Sky News and CNN and writes about in, among others, the Guardian, the Observer, The Times, Marianne, Telerama and L'Espresso. She has also taught at Sciences-Po in Paris, and pre-selects British films for the Cannes film festival. She loves cycling and the songs of Charles Trenet. She lives in Paris and London.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408857472 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Biography: literary Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Rise Up Women! Diane Atkinson
A definitive history and anarchic celebration of the fight for women's right to vote; A huge achievement' Rachel Cooke, Observer
Description A Telegraph Book of 2018 An Observer Pick of 2018 A New Statesman Book of 2018
A definitive history and anarchic celebration of the fight for women's right to vote; A huge achievement' Rachel Cooke, Observer
Glorious' Sunday Times
A definitive history of the suffragettes' The Times
Magisterial' Telegraph
Between the death of Queen Victoria and the outbreak of the First World War, while the patriarchs of the Liberal and Tory parties vied for supremacy in parliament, the campaign for women's suffrage was fought with flair and imagination in the public arena. From their marches on Parliament and 10 Downing Street, to the selling of their paper, Votes for Women, through to the more militant activities of the Women's Social and Political Union, whose slogan 'Deeds Not Words!' resided over bombed pillar-boxes, acts of arson and the slashing of great works of art, the women who participated in the movement endured police brutality, assault, imprisonment and force-feeding, all in the relentless pursuit of one goal: the right to vote.
A hundred years on, Diane Atkinson celebrates the lives of the women who answered the call to 'Rise Up'; a richly diverse group of actresses and mill-workers, teachers and doctors, bootmakers and sweated workers. Meticulously Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408844052 researched, vividly rendered and definitive, Rise Up, Women! brings these women to life in a stirring celebration of their Format: Paperback grace, resilience and determination that changed the world forever. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 688 pages Bic1: History About the Author Bic2: Diane Atkinson is the author of two illustrated history books, Suffragettes in Pictures and Funny Girls: Cartooning for Illustrations: Equality, and three biographies, Love & Dirt, Elsie and Mairi Go to War and The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton. A Previous Titles: regular lecturer on the suffragettes at conferences and literary festivals, Diane Atkinson has also appeared on radio Author now living: programmes including Woman's Hour, and has consulted on numerous television documentaries, as well as, most recently, the film Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep and Helena Bonham-Carter. She lives in London. dianeatkinson.co.uk @DitheDauntless Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Going into Town Roz Chast
From the #1 NYT bestselling author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant', Roz Chast, an 'absolutely laugh-out-loud hysterical' (AP) illustrated ode/guide/thank-you to Manhattan.
Description The Washington Post '10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year' New York magazine 'The Year's Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books' Newsday 'Best Fall Books' The Verge '10 Best Comics of the Year' Oklahoman 'Best Graphic Novels of the Year' Winner of the New York City Book Award
From the #1 NYT bestselling author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant', Roz Chast, an 'absolutely laugh- out-loud hysterical' (AP) illustrated ode/guide/thank-you to Manhattan.
New Yorker cartoonist and NYT bestselling author Roz Chast, native Brooklynite-turned-suburban commuter deemed the quintessential New Yorker, has always been intensely alive to the glorious spectacle that is Manhattan--the daily clash of sidewalk racers and dawdlers, the fascinating range of dress codes, and the priceless, nutty outbursts of souls from all walks of life. For Chast, adjusting to life outside the city was surreal (you can own trees!' you have to drive!'), but she recognized that the reverse was true for her kids. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange visual world of Manhattan--its blackened sidewalk gum wads, 'those West Side Story things' (fire escapes)--its crazily honeycombed systems and grids. Told through Chast's singularly zany, laugh-out-loud, touching, and true cartoons, Going into Town is part New York stories (the 'overheard and overseen' of the island borough), part personal and practical guide to walking, talking, renting, and venting--an irresistible, one-of-a-kind love letter to the city.
About the Author Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781632869777 Roz Chast grew up in Brooklyn. Her cartoons began appearing in the New Yorker in 1978, where she has since published Format: Paperback more than one thousand. She wrote and illustrated the #1 NYT bestseller (100+ weeks) Can't We Talk about Something Dimensions: 0x0mm More Pleasant', a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize winner and finalist for the National Book Award; Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Humour What I Hate: From A to Z; and her cartoon collections The Party, After You Left and Theories of Everything. She was Bic2: awarded the Harvey Award Hall of Fame Award. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Hitler in Los Angeles Steven J. Ross
(Hitler in Los Angeles) is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding (Los Angeles Times).
Description A 2018 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE
(Hitler in Los Angeles) is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding (Los Angeles Times).
No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city's Jews and to sabotage the nation's military installations: Plans existed for murdering twenty-four prominent Hollywood figures, such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Louis B. Mayer; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast. U.S. law enforcement agencies were not paying close attention--preferring to monitor Reds rather than Nazis--and only attorney Leon Lewis and his daring ring of spies stood in the way. From 1933 until the end of World War II, Lewis, the man Nazis would come to call the most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles, ran a spy operation comprised of military veterans and their wives who infiltrated every Nazi and fascist group in Los Angeles. Often rising to leadership positions, they uncovered and foiled the Nazi's disturbing plans for death and destruction. Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, the Los Angeles Timese- bestselling Hitler in Los Angeles, by acclaimed historian Steven J. Ross, tells the story of Lewis's daring spy network in a time when hate groups had moved from the margins to the mainstream.
About the Author Steven J. Ross is professor of history at the University of Southern California and director of the Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life. He is the author of Hollywood Left and Right, recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Film Scholars Award and nominated for a Pulitzer; Working-Class Hollywood, Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781620405635 nominated for a Pulitzer and the National Book Award; Movies and American Society; and Workers on the Edge. He lives Format: Paperback in Southern California. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 432 pages Bic1: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age Sue Armstrong
Uncovering the science behind how and why we age
Description Like time', everyone knows what ageing is until we try to pin it down. When does it begin' How does it happen and why' What lies ahead for each of us individuals, and would we want to live forever, given the option' The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries, yet there is still no agreement. There are a myriad of competing theories, from the idea that ageing is a simple wear and tear process, like the rusting of a car, to the belief that ageing and death are genetically programmed and controlled. In fact, there is no clearly defined limit to life, and no single, predictable programme playing itself out: different things are happening within and between tissues, and each system or organ accumulates damage at its own pace, according to the kind of insults imposed on it by daily living. Sometime before 2020, the number of people over sixty-five worldwide will, for the first time, be greater than the number of 0-4 year olds; and by 2050 there are likely to be 2.5 times as many older people in the world as toddlers. With statistics like these, society is understandably preoccupied with the greying of the world', and there is a huge community of scientists exploring the phenomenon from every angle. Sue Armstrong tells the story of society's quest to understand ageing through the eyes of the scientists themselves, as well as through the ordinary' people who exemplify the mysteries of ageing from those who suffer from the premature ageing condition, Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, to people still running marathons in their 80s. Borrowed Time will investigate such mind-boggling experiments as transfusing young blood into old rodents, and research into transplanting the first human head, amongst many others. It will explore where science is taking us and what issues are being raised from a psychological, philosophical and ethical perspective, through interviews with, and profiles of, key scientists in the field and the people who represent interesting and important aspects of ageing.
About the Author Sue Armstrong is a science writer and broadcaster based in Edinburgh. She has worked for a variety of media organisations, including New Scientist, and since the 1980s has undertaken regular assignments for the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, writing about women's health issues and the AIDS pandemic, among many other topics, and reporting from the frontline in countries as diverse as Haiti, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Thailand, Namibia Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472936097 and Serbia. Sue has been involved, as presenter, writer and researcher, in several major documentaries for BBC Radio 4; Format: Paperback - Demy format programmes have focused on the biology of ageing, and of drug addiction, alcoholism, obesity, AIDS, CJD, cancer and Dimensions: 0x0mm stress. Her previous book was p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code, also published with Bloomsbury Sigma. It Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Popular science has been highly commended by the BMA Book Award. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Sigma AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Cycling Performance Cookbook: Food for Performance and Pleasure Alan Murchison
A recipe book designed for cyclists, written by a Michelin-starred chef and champion athlete, who now cooks for British Cycling's elite athletes. This is flavoursome food to make you go faster.
Michelin-starred chef, world champion athlete and leading sports nutritionist Alan Murchison presents more than 70 delicious, easy-to-make and nutritionally balanced meals to help cyclists of all levels reach their cycling performance goals.
Description A recipe book designed for cyclists, written by a Michelin-starred chef and champion athlete, who now cooks for British Cycling's elite athletes. This is flavoursome food to make you go faster. Michelin-starred chef, world champion athlete and leading sports nutritionist Alan Murchison presents more than 65 delicious, easy-to-make and nutritionally balanced meals to help cyclists of all levels reach their cycling performance goals.
'I can't think of a finer chef to have written a book on nutrition and diet for athletes... His drive and commitment to culinary precision is matched only by his passion and expertise.' Tom Kerridge Over 25 years of experience cooking in Michelin-starred restaurants, in combination with first-hand knowledge of elite sport from a competitor's perspective and experience of working with some of the world's best athletes, have given Alan Murchison an insight into the unique nutritional needs of cyclists.
A good diet won't make a sub-standard cyclist into a world beater, but a poor diet can certainly make a world class or any ambitious cyclist sub-standard. However, an optimised diet, whatever your potential, will help you reach your own personal performance ceiling. Drawing on the author's Michelin-starred kitchen expertise, The Cycling Chef features more than 65 mouth-watering recipes including breakfasts, salads, main meals, desserts and snacks, as well as vegetarian and vegan dishes each Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781472960023 designed with busy cyclists in mind. They can all be prepared and cooked in under 30 minutes and are made from Format: Hard Cover ingredients available in a local supermarket. Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages About the Author Bic1: Cycling Bic2: Alan Murchison is a Michelin-starred chef with over 25 years' experience working in starred restaurants (he held a Illustrations: Michelin star for over a decade and had 4 AA Rosettes whist executive Chef at L'Ortolan restaurant in Berkshire), he is Previous Titles: also a multiple World & European age group duathlon champion, national level master's cyclist & ex-international Author now living: endurance runner. Alan Murchison provides bespoke nutritional support for athletes across a number of sports, although predominantly for cyclists. Alan is a consultant with British Cycling and works with athletes across a range of abilities from first timers looking to just complete an event to current Olympic gold medallists. BLM Sport AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Done Deal: An Insider's Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big Business Daniel Geey
Insightful, enlightening and thought-provoking, leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern football.
Description
Insightful, enlightening and thought-provoking, leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern football. Whether it is a manager being sacked, the signing of a new star player, television rights negotiations, player misconduct or multi-million-pound club takeovers, lawyers remain at the heart of all football business dealings. Written by leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey, who has dealt with all these incidents first hand, this highly accessible book explores the issues from pitch to boardroom that shape the modern game and how these impact leagues, clubs, players and fans. Featuring insider anecdotes and expert contributions, Done Deal provides football fans with a fresh and authoritative perspective on all off-field football matters.
About the Author Daniel Geey is the UK's most highly respected sports, competition and regulatory lawyer. His clients include Premier League and Champions League football clubs, agencies, rights holders and other sports companies. He is the media's go-to man when complex legal matters need to be explained to a wider audience and he has appeared on Sky Sports, Sky News, BBC, CNN, BT Sport, Bloomberg, TV2, BBC Radio 4, and TalkSport, and contributed to the Daily Telegraph and the Independent. He has more than 20k Twitter followers. @FootballLaw
Price: $32.99 ISBN: 9781472947178 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Football (Soccer, Association football) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Sport AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further Vassos Alexander
This is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances e-e-e- and the astonishing highs that it provides.
Description Running Up That Hill is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances through cities, over mountains and across countries. Distances most people couldn't even imagine. But sports presenter Vassos Alexander is hooked!
Why else would he run an ultra in Paris, backwards, having missed the start' Why head to Wales for the world's hardest mountain race with a badly sprained ankle' And why follow in some unforgiving, ancient footsteps and attempt the oldest and toughest footrace on earth, the 153-mile Spartathlon'
There's joy to be found here. Really there is. Vassos recalls his own assaults on these gruelling races, along with ultra- running legends including Scott Jurek, Jasmin Paris, Kilian Jornet, Mimi Anderson and Dean Karnazes. They all testify to the transformative power of endurance running.
It's about the astonishing highs that come from pushing your body to the limit. The confidence and peace when you challenge yourself and succeed. All told, this is a cracking tale of what keeps ultra-distance runners running, mile after mile after mile.
About the Author Vassos Alexander is one of the best-known sports reporters in the UK. He presents the sport on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. He's also the author of the bestselling Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession, also published by Bloomsbury.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781472947956 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Marathon & cross-country running Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Sport AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Outrunning the Demons: Lives Transformed through Running Phil Hewitt
Hope through running...
Written by bestselling author Phil Hewitt, Outrunning the Demons is an exploration of the transformative power of running and how it can be the key to unlocking resilience we never knew we had.
Description Hope through running...
Running can take us to fantastic places. Just as importantly, it can also bring us back from terrible ones. For people in times of crisis, trauma and physical or mental illness when normality collapses running can put things back together again.
Written by bestselling author Phil Hewitt, Outrunning the Demons is an enriching and celebratory exploration of the transformative power of running and how it can be the key to unlocking resilience we never knew we had. Told through 34 deeply affecting real-life stories and covering such diverse themes as trauma, bereavement, addiction, depression and anxiety, this compelling book is an exposition of just why running can so often be the answer to everything when we find ourselves in extremis.
About the Author Phil Hewitt is, regrettably, well qualified to write this book, as he was viciously mugged in 2016 and effectively left for dead. Suffering the acute symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, Phil found that dedicating himself to running was the only route ahead. Phil is the author of ten books including Keep On Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict, and In The Running: Tales of Extraordinary Runners from Around the World. @marathon_addict
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472956514 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Marathon & cross-country running Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Sport AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Skills: Soccer - goalkeeping Know the Game
The Know the Game Skills series is the perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Each book aims to teach young players the basic skills they need to enjoy their sport - by giving plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. Football: Goalkeeping will help them become the next star 'keeper.
Description The Know the Game Skills series is the perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Each book aims to teach young players the basic skills of the game they need to start enjoying the sport - by giving plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it.
Football: Goalkeeping aims to teach the basic skills needed to become a great goalkeeper. It teaches the young player how to: control the area and narrow angles handle the ball block shots clear the ball by punching or kicking come off the goal line set up counter attacks. Clearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every player all the skills and confidence they need to enjoy football - from the playground kickabout to competitive matches.
About the Author All the Football books in the Know the Game Skills series are written by a fully qualified FA coach who has many years' experience teaching children at all levels.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781472968258 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Football (Soccer, Association football) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Sport AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Time To Go Guy Kennaway
SOME THINGS IN LIFE ARE TOO SERIOUS TO JOKE ABOUT. ASSISTED DYING IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
Description In 2017 Susie Kennaway asked her son Guy to kill her.88 years old, with an older and infirm husband, Susie wanted to avoid sliding into infantilised catatonia. The son immediately started taking notes and Time to Go is the result.In turns a manual for those considering the benefits of assisted dying, a portrait of a mother son relationship, and a sympathetic description of old age, this book is a route map through the moral, legal, emotional, intellectual and practical maze that is the biggest issue facing the senior generations today: leaving life on their own terms.During their conversations about when and how to make Susie s final exit, some of the difficulties of their fractious relationship mellowed and some even melted, as the reality of what they were planning brought them together.Many elderly people, like Susie, have clearly stated that they wish to die in a manner and time of their choosing. But the church, the law, the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry stand in the way, wagging their fingers. A change is coming for the rights of the elderly, the way it has come for the rights of women and gay people. Time to Go is a rallying call in this fight.Life is too precious not to be lived properly. As with a job, a relationship or a party, you have to know when it's time to go.
About the Author Guy Kennaway lives for pleasure, producing books only when all else has failed. In all of Kennaway s work he likes to find downtrodden minorities under severe pressure and then make fun of them. He is best known for One People about a Jamaican village threatened my mass US tourism, and Bird Brain about a community of optimistic pheasants. He has written for magazines and newspapers, as well as many film scripts and TV adaptations, none of which have been made. Not surprisingly he lives alone.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781912914005 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Family & health Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Mensch AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Women Who Dared: Women Behaving Badly Jeremy Scott
Lighting up the pages of history, the extraordinary stories of six women who defied the spirit of their age
Description For centuries, women had no rights in society or in law and no real prospects beyond marriage. Wives endured slave-like positions, yielding any wealth they had to their husbands before becoming imprisoned by the trappings of patriarchal culture. Some, their personalities deemed inconvenient, were consigned to the asylum. Few ever found themselves in the position where they could break free from these manacles and even then surely no one in their right mind would dare to do so, such were the consequences. From Victoria Woodhull, the psychic pariah who ran for the US presidency in 1870 (at a time when she wasn't allowed to vote for herself), to Coco Chanel, the archetypal self-made businesswoman, The Women Who Dared presents the extraordinary stories of six women who refused to live by a man's idea of what was morally acceptable. They took charge of their own lives and acted as they pleased. Despite being met with amusement, disdain or outright disgust, they pressed on, flagging a path to liberty. With great verve, wit and reverence, Jeremy Scott pays tribute to them. The Women Who Dared tells the tales of Victoria Woodhull, Mary Wollstonecraft, Aimee Semple McPherson, Edwina Mountbatten, Margaret Argyll and Coco Chanel.
About the Author Jeremy Scott became a full-time writer following a colourful career in advertising, as described in his acclaimed memoir Fast and Louche. He is the author of Dancing on Ice, Show Me a Hero, The Irresistible Mr Wrong and Coke: The Biography. He lives in Chelsea, London.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781786071934 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Biography: historical, political & military Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 What It's Like to Be a Dog Gregory Berns
A leading scientist applies the tools of neuroscience to understand how animals think
Description What is it like to be a dog' A bat' Or a dolphin' To find out, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team did something unique they persuaded dogs to lie in an MRI scanner while completely awake. This gave them an unparalleled insight into what makes dogs individuals with varying capacities for self-control, different value systems and a complex understanding of human speech. And that was just the beginning. From sea lions to the extinct Tasmanian tiger, Berns provides fascinating glimpses into the inner lives of animals. His discoveries have profound implications for how we communicate with and treat our furry, and not-so-furry, friends. Revolutionary and deeply humane, What It's Like to Be a Dog is essential reading for animal lovers of all stripes.
About the Author Gregory Berns is a distinguished professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University, where he directs the Center for Neuropolicy and Facility for Education and Research in Neuroscience. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestseller How Dogs Love Us. He lives in Atlanta.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781786074898 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Popular science Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Know-It-Alls Noam Cohen
For good and ill, Silicon Valley is now at the epicentre of our changing world these are the eleven men responsible
Description The Beginning: a Stanford University lab embarked on an idealistic quest to create an artificial intelligence that would benefit society, perhaps even profit the makers. There were few women or minorities in the department and its head rejected the very idea of authority, but really what could go wrong' Now: more and more aspects of our lives are being dictated by a tiny, unaccountable elite, a breakaway sect of free- market libertarians who are determined to bypass government and enrich themselves at the expense of society. Pioneers and self-proclaimed geniuses like Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Mark Zuckerberg have not only made the Internet what it is today their impact on the world has been profound. This is a history of Silicon Valley through its eleven greatest entrepreneurs and a damning indictment of the greed, bias and outright prejudice of an industry that is fracturing America and taking the rest of us with it.
About the Author Noam Cohen wrote the Link-by-Link column in the New York Times from 2007 15, reporting on Wikipedia, Twitter, Bitcoin, ad blockers and other disruptive technologies. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781786074904 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Politics & government Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 In the Shadows of the American Century Alfred W. McCoy
America rules the world, but for how much longer'
Description As the dust settled after World War II, America controlled half the world's manufacturing capacity. By the end of the Cold War it possessed nearly half the planet's military forces, spread across eight hundred bases, and much of its wealth. Beyond what was on display, the United States had also built a formidable diplomatic and clandestine apparatus. Indeed, more than anything else, it is this secretive tier of global surveillance and covert operations that distinguishes the US from the great empires of the past. But even as it has secured an unrivalled power network through satellites, drones and cyberwarfare, recent years have seen America's share of the global economy diminish, its diplomatic alliances falter and its claim to moral leadership abandoned. Meanwhile, China is emerging as the world's economic powerhouse, poised to integrate the world island' stretching from Shanghai to Madrid and lay claim to the South China Sea. The nineteenth century belonged to Britain and the twentieth to America. Will China take the twenty-first'
About the Author Alfred W. McCoy is Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2012, Yale University awarded him the Wilbur Cross Medal for work as one of the world's leading historians of Southeast Asia and an expert on -international political surveillance.'
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781786074911 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Triumph of Christianity Bart D. Ehrman
The epic historical narrative of Christianity's rise and how it shaped our world
Description In the early first century, a small group of illiterate peasants from the backwaters of the Roman Empire proclaimed that an executed enemy of the state was God's messiah. Less than four hundred years later theirs was the official religion of Rome with some thirty million followers. How did this happen' Christianity didn't have to become the dominant religion in the West. It could have easily been just another forgotten sect of Judaism fated to have the historical importance of the Sadducees or the Essenes. Bart Ehrman, a master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, explores what it was about the Christian message that converts found so compelling. Through meticulous research and luminous prose, he upends the way we think about one of the most important cultural transformations our world has ever seen that which has shaped the art, music, literature, philosophy, ethics, economics and law of modern Western civilization.
About the Author Bart D. Ehrman is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the New York Times-bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. He has contributed to such major publications and media outlets as Time, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and the BBC.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781786074836 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: History Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Culture of Bronze Peta Motture
A beautifully illustrated survey of Italian renaissance bronze
Description Bronze is generally defined as an alloy of copper and tin, but can contain zinc, lead and other elements. The term bronze' is often applied to any copper-alloy sculpture. Being both costly and luxurious, it arguably carried the most significance of all the sculptural materials. In the Renaissance, the use of bronze embodied power, authority and eternity and emulated the classical past. Yet it was one of the easiest materials to recycle, especially when the need for artillery was ever present. The Italian Renaissance was, nonetheless, a golden age for the production of sculpture in bronze, both on a grand scale for the religious and public arenas such as Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, Verrocchio's Colleoni monument or Cellini's Perseus and in the form of intimate statuettes and small-scale functional bronzes for the home and scholar's study, by artists and their workshops such as Riccio, Antico and Giambologna.
Drawing on the latest research, The Culture of Bronze explores the material and making of bronzes; the inter- relationships and collaboration between sculptor, founder and owner in the key centres of production, such as Florence, Padua, and the often over-looked city of Ferrara; as well as the inter-connections with Northern Europe. Encompassing works made for domestic, religious and civic environments, the book explores the symbolism of bronze, and the bronzes themselves, within their broader context in renaissance society.
Some 200 images will be used to illustrate The Culture of Bronze, making it a valuable sourcebook and an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in sculpture, in bronze or in artistic production in the Renaissance.
About the Author Peta Motture is a Senior Curator of Sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Price: $65.00 ISBN: 9781851779659 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: The arts: general issues Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
V&A Publications AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Eugene V. Debs Noah Van Sciver
A graphic biography of socialist labor legend Eugene V. Debs
Description Eugene Victor Debs led the Socialist Party in the early twentieth-century to federal and state office across the country, helped to pioneer a fighting union politics that organized all workers, and became the beloved figurehead of American radicalism. Imprisoned for speaking out against World War I, Debs ran for president from prison, receiving over one million votes. Debs's story is the story of labor battles in industrializing America, of a socialist politics grown directly out of the American Midwest heartland, and of a distinctly American vision of socialism. With the campaign of Bernie Sanders, the rise of mass movements like Occupy and Black Lives Matter, and the Wall Street Crash of 2008, socialism has once again made itself felt in American politics. This graphic biography, published in collaboration with the Democratic Socialists of America whose growing membership, spurred by Trump's election and Bernie Sanders' campaign, has reached heights not seen among socialist parties since the 1920s is geared toward a new generation exploring socialist and working-class radicalism in the past and the present. Noah Van Sciver's dynamic illustrations are paired with short, accessible framing essays by Paul Buhle, noted historian of the U.S. left, with Dave Nance and Steve Max.
About the Author Noah Van Sciver is an Ignatz award-winning cartoonist who first came to comic readers' attention with his critically acclaimed, Eisner nominated comic book series Blammo. His work has appeared in Spongebob comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Best American Comics, as well as countless graphic anthologies. Van Sciver is a regular contributor to MAD Magazine and has created seven graphic novels including The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln, Saint Cole and the Fante Bukowski graphic novel series for Fantagraphics books.
Paul Buhle, formerly a senior lecturer at Brown University, produces radical comics. He founded the SDS Journal Radical America and the archive Oral History of the American Left and, with Mari Jo Buhle, is coeditor of the Encyclopedia of the American Left. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Steve Max, a founding member of Students for Democratic Society and for a time its parliamentarian, was a founding Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781786636874 figure in the Midwest Academy, with Paul Booth and others, in later years a leading activist in the Democratic Socialists of Format: Paperback America, as well as an enduring socialist in the Reform Democratic clubs of New York. He has trained thousands of Dimensions: 0x0mm unionists and is famed for his kindly leftwing sense of humor. Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Biography: historical, political & military Dave Nance is a retired public interest lawyer, a musician, and an occasional script-writer for nonfiction graphic novels. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Bluebeard's ChamberBluebeard´„¢s Chamber Michael Maar
Germany's most gifted literary critic on the critical discussion of Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann.
Description Over the last twenty years, critical discussion of Thomas Mann has highlighted the role of his homosexuality for his creative work. This not only is presented as a dynamic underlying Mann's creative work, but also is the supposed reason for the theme of guilt and redemption that grew ever stronger in Mann's fiction. Michael Maar mounts a devastating forensic challenge to this consensus: Mann was remarkably open about his sexual orientation, which he saw as no reason for guilt. But sexuality in Mann's work is inextricably bound up with an eruption of violence. Maar pursues this trail through Mann's writings and traces its origins back to Mann's second visit to Italy, during which the Devil appeared to him in Palestrina. Something happened to the twenty-one-year-old Thomas Mann in Naples that marked him for life with a burdensome sense of guilt...but what exactly was it'
About the Author Michael Maar is one of Germany's leading literary critics. Formerly a visiting professor at Stanford University, he is a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the German Academy for Language and Literature.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781786635754 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Duty Free Art Hito Steyerl
What is the function of art in the era of digital gloablisation'
Description In Duty Free Art, filmmaker and writer Hito Steyerl wonders how we can appreciate, or even make art, in the present age. What can we do when arms manufacturers sponsor museums, and some of the world's most valuable artworks are used as a fictional currency in a global futures market that has nothing to do with the work itself' Can we distinguish between creativity and the digital white noise that bombards our everyday lives' Exploring artefacts as diverse as video games, Wikileaks files, the proliferation of spam, and political actions, she exposes the paradoxes within globalization, political economies, visual culture, and the status of art production.
About the Author Hito Steyerl is one of the leading artists working in video today. Her work explores the divisions between art philosophy and politics. She has has solo exhibitions at, amongst others, MOCA, L.A.; Reina Sofia, Madrid; ICA, London; as well as participated in the Venice Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Documenta and Manfesta. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern. She is the author of The Wretched of the Screen and writes in numerous periodicals. She is currently a professor of New Media Art at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781786632449 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Verso Academic AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Europe's Fault Lines Elizabeth Fekete
An expansive investigation into the relationship between contemporary states and the far-right
Description It is clear that the right is on the rise, but after Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the spike in popularity of extreme- right parties across Europe, the question on everyone's minds is: how did this happen' An expansive investigation of the ways in which a newly-configured right interconnects with anti-democratic and illiberal forces at the level of the state, Europe's Fault Lines provides much-needed answers, revealing some uncomfortable truths. What appear to be blind spots about far-right extremism on the part of the state, are shown to constitute collusion as police, intelligence agencies and the military embark on practices of covert policing that bring them into direct or indirect contact with the far right, in ways that bring to mind the darkest days of Europe's authoritarian past. Old racisms may be structured deep in European thought, but they have been revitalized and spun in new ways: the war on terror, the cultural revolution from the right, and the migration-linked demonization of the destitute scrounger. Drawing on her work for the Institute of Race Relations over thirty years, Liz Fekete exposes the fundamental fault lines of racism and authoritarianism in contemporary Europe.
About the Author Liz Fekete is Director of the Institute of Race Relations, where she has worked for over thirty years. She heads its European Research Programme (ERP) and is an Advisory Editor to its journal Race & Class. She is the author of A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781784787233 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Politics & government Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 A World to Win Sven-Eric Liedman
Definitive new biography of Karl Marx.
Description Karl Marx has fascinated and inspired generations of radicals in the past 200 years. In this new, definitive biography, Sven-Eric Liebman makes his work live once more for a new generation. Despite 200 years having passed since his birth, his burning condemnation of capitalism remains of immediate interest. Now, more than ever before, Marx's texts can be read for what they truly are. In addition to providing a living picture of Marx the man, his life, and his family and friends as well as his lifelong collaboration with Friedrich Engels Sweden's leading intellectual historian Sven-Eric Liedman, in this major new biography, shows what Karl Marx the thinker and researcher really wrote, demonstrating that this giant of the nineteenth century can still exert a powerful attraction for the inhabitants of the twenty-first.
About the Author Sven-Eric Liedman, Professor Emeritus of the history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg, has been reading and writing about Karl Marx for over fifty years. His textbook on political ideologies (originally titled From Plato to Lenin in 1972, rechristened From Plato to the War Against Terrorism in 2014) has been reprinted in fourteen editions.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781786635051 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 768 pages Bic1: Biography: historical, political & military Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sky Ondine Sherman
An inspiring YA debut from Voiceless Co-founder Ondine Sherman about kindness, friendship and animals, perfect for young audiences with an interest in animal rights.
Description Friendship can be found in the unlikeliest of places.
After her mother's death, Sky leaves her city life to move in with her aunt and uncle in a small Australian town. Life in a new place isn't easy, and Sky finds comfort in the friendship of a stray dog she meets along the way.
But her new friends at school are another story, and as Sky struggles to fit in, she finds herself doing things that go against everything she believes in.
When Sky stumbles on a case of animal cruelty, she is forced to question what's really important to her and who she wants to be.
About the Author Ondine is the co-founder and managing director of Voiceless, the animal protection institute. She is a life-long animal advocate, passionate about promoting respect and compassion for all creatures. Ondine holds a BA in Communications and MA in Environmental Studies. She is an ambassador for Action for Dolphins and director of conservation NGO This is My Earth (TiME), and writes regularly about animal protection in the media. Ondine grew up in Sydney and now lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and three children. Her mischievous street cats, loyal dogs and ex-battery chickens all keep her extraordinarily entertained.
Price: $17.99 ISBN: 9781925700275 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Pantera AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sky 8 Copy Pack (incl. shelftalker)
Comprises 8 copies of Sky, plus a free reading copy (and a shelftalker)
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Price: $143.92 ISBN: 9781472996183 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Pantera AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 All the Invisible Things Orlagh Collins
Just what is a girl supposed to be like anyway' The brilliant second novel by Orlagh Collins - perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Louise O'Neill.
Description A warm, witty, important story about being a young woman today, and what it's like to find a real connection amid all the noise. Perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Laura Steven's The Exact Opposite of Okay. Vetty's family is moving back to London, and all she can think about is seeing Pez again. They were inseparable when they were small - roaming the city in the long summers, sharing everything. But everyone's telling her it'll be different now. After all, a boy and a girl can't really be friends without feelings getting in the way, can they' Vetty thinks differently ... until Pez tells her she's 'not like other girls'. But what does that even mean' Is it a good thing or not' Suddenly she's wondering whether she wants him to see her like the others - like the ultra-glamorous March, who's worked some sort of spell on Pez, or the girls in the videos that Pez has hidden on his laptop. How can she measure up to them' And who says that's what a girl is supposed to be like anyway'
About the Author Born in Dublin, Orlagh left Ireland after university to break into the film industry in London, working on productions such as Calendar Girls and Ali G before taking over as Head of Physical Production at Pathee Films, where she oversaw numerous award-winning films including Breakfast on Pluto and The Queen. Orlagh co-produced the BIFA-winning documentary Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten and Mary Shelley, starring Elle Fanning. Orlagh lives in Somerset with her husband and their two children. First novel, No Filter, which the Irish Examiner called 'Louise O'Neill meets Romeo and Juliet', was published in July 2017.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781408888339 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 No Filter Orlagh Collins
A poignant, funny debut that succeeds in being both down to earth and sweepingly romantic. Perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Description This is the story of THAT SUMMER - the one when everything changes.
Emerald has grown up in a privileged world the beloved daughter of a wealthy family, friends with all the right people, social media addict. But Emerald's family has secrets and when Emerald finds her mum unconscious on the bathroom floor, no one can pretend any more. Now she's being packed off to stay with her grandma in Ireland while her mum recuperates and her dad just works and works and works. Grandma's big, lonely house is set back from the beach, and there's no phone signal or wifi. It's going to be a long summer ... Until she meets Liam. When you're falling in love, it's hard to tell someone everything. Even if you've got nothing to hide any more. And when secrets and lies are all you're used to, how do you deal with real love brave and true with no filter' The fresh, funny and poignant debut novel from Orlagh Collins, a bright new voice in YA fiction. Authentic, down to earth and sweepingly romantic all at once, No Filter is perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
About the Author Born in Dublin, Orlagh left Ireland after university to break into the film industry in London, working on productions such as Calendar Girls and Ali G before taking over as Head of Physical Production at Pathee Films, where she oversaw numerous award-winning films including Breakfast on Pluto and The Queen. Orlagh co-produced the BIFA-winning documentary Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten and Mary Shelley, starring Elle Fanning. Orlagh lives in Somerset with her husband and their two children. No Filter is her first novel.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781408884515 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 196x129mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Dentist of Darkness David O'Connell
Archie McBudge's lazy summer has just turned into a magical meltdown! He's got a 500-year-old mystery to solve, a truly terrifying dentist to stop and a tonne of sweets to make at very short notice! The second adventure in this madcap magical mystery series is perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon, amateur detectives and anyone who loves SWEETS!
Description Archie McBudge's lazy summer has just turned into a magical meltdown! The second adventure in this madcap magical mystery series is perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon, amateur detectives and anyone who loves SWEETS! Archie McBudge was planning a sweet summer at Honeystone Hall. Picnics by the loch, watching the honeydragons flying around the hillsides, chasing ghosts through the shadowy castle hallways, and of course, testing out all the new sweets from the McBudge Confectionery Factory. But now the Wyrdie Tree, source of all the magic in the town of Dundoodle, is dying, and the guardian must save it before Dundoodle's magic is gone for good. And who's the guardian, you ask' That's right, Archie McBudge. With enemies on every side, puzzles to solve and secrets to uncover not to mention a very scary dentist to avoid Archie's summer's looking less like a strawberry marshmallow dream and more like a super-sour sherbet lemon with exploding bits that make your mouth go numb for a week! The follow-up to David O'Connell's The Chocolate Factory Ghost, this is a must read for anyone who loves ghosts, monsters, toffee, marshmallows, and wants to explore more of the weird and wonderful town of Dundoodle.
About the Author David O'Connell is a writer and illustrator from South London. He works mostly in children's books (particularly humorous picture books and young fiction), writing for other illustrators or illustrating for other writers! He likes stories about magic and monsters, especially if they're silly monsters, and loves making comics too. His favourite sweets are fizzy cola bottles. Claire Powell is an illustrator and designer based in London. She has worked with a number of major TV and film brands including Nickelodeon, CBBC and DreamWorks. Her short animation, The Scapegoat, won best short at the British Animation Film Festival in 2015.
Price: $12.99 ISBN: 9781408887080 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Chocolate Factory Ghost David O'Connell
Fans of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be hungry for this delicious mystery full of weird clues, strange creatures, malevolent relatives and lots and lots of SWEETS!
Description Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work, because when he and his Mum are summoned to Honeystone Hall in the remote Scottish village of Dundoodle, they find Archie has inherited not only the enormous hall, but the whole of the world-famous McBudge Confectionery Company from his Great-Uncle Archibald. That's a new home, a fortune and a lifetime's supply of treats rolled into one! But all is not well in Dundoodle, and when Archie reads the mysterious letter his Great-Uncle left him he finds himself on a quest to save his family's company from ruin. With the help of his new friends Fliss and Billy, Archie has to try and figure out the puzzles of Honeystone before his sweet future melts away like an ice lolly in the sun! Fans of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be hungry for this delicious mystery full of weird clues, strange creatures, malevolent relatives and lots and lots of SWEETS!
About the Author David O'Connell is a writer and illustrator from South London. He works mostly in children's books (particularly humorous picture books and young fiction), writing for other illustrators or illustrating for other writers! He likes stories about magic and monsters, especially if they're silly monsters, and loves making comics too. His favourite sweets are fizzy cola bottles. Claire Powell is an illustrator and designer based in London. She has worked with a number of major TV and film brands including Nickolodeon, CBBC and DreamWorks. Her short animation, The Scapegoat, won best short at the British Animation Film Festival 2015.
Price: $12.99 ISBN: 9781408887066 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 197x129mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Psammead Trilogy: Five Children and It, The Phoneix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet E. Nesbit
A great shrink-wrapped collection to include Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet.
Description A great collection to include Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet.When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of a spider, and is very grumpy indeed. He grants the children one wish every day, and though they are excited to have all their desires fulfilled, they soon realize that having one s wishes come true can have unexpected consequence More adventures will follow in the other two books in the series
About the Author English author and poet Edith Nesbit (1858 1924) is best remembered as E. Nesbit, the name she used for all of her childre’s books and stories. She achieved fame for Five Children and It, The House of Arden and The Railway Children, which has become one of the most loved classics of English literature.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9780714549125 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 1 pages Bic1: Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Alma Classics AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Adventures of Mademoiselle Charlotte: The New Teacher, The Mysterious Librarian, The New Football Coach Dominique Demers
A gifty, shrink-wrapped package featuring three stories of Mademoiselle Charlotte - The New Teacher, The Mysterious Librarian and The New Football Coach
Description Mademoiselle Charlotte is a modern Mary Poppins who wears a large hat and a crumpled dress that make her look like a scarecrow, and she talks to a rock.In the first story in the series, Mademoiselle Charlotte is THE NEW TEACHER. Children think she is crazy at first, but soon realize she makes school more fun than ever, getting them to measure the room with cooked spaghetti in maths class, telling fascinating stories about a gorilla and even taking the pupils on at football.In the second story, she is THE MYSTERIOUS LIBRARIAN who arrives in the village of Saint-Anatole to take over the tiny library. The locals are surprised to find out that she does things differently. Wearing a long blue dress and a giant hat, she takes her books out for a walk in a wheelbarrow and shows the children that reading can be fun and useful. Sometimes she is so caught up in the magic of the stories she shares with her audience that she forgets all sense of reality so much so that one day she loses consciousness and the children must find a way to bring her back.In the third story, Mademoiselle Charlotte is THE NEW FOOTBALL COACH. Prepare yourself to see how she uses very odd methods to prepare the children for the big match, teaching them how to lose! And to have fun. Incredibly, it seems to work, as the kid who was always useless on the pitch suddenly scores a screamer in practice. But will their hopes of victory be dashed when the ambitious star player decides to join the other team? A marvellous tale about believing in yourself and beating the odds.
About the Author A former professor and journalist in her native Canada, Dominique Demers is the successful author of over fifty books for children, young adults and adults.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781846884610 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 1 pages Bic1: School stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Alma Books AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Cats and Robbers Russell Ayto
Three hapless robbers meet two very clever cats in this comedy caper about one robbery gone wrong. Written and illustrated by the bestselling author/illustrator Russell Ayto.
Description Get ready for fun and hilarity in this action-packed comedy caper featuring three hapless robbers, two very clever cats, and one robbery gone wrong! These robbers are masked and armed with their robbing list. They're going to steal the loot from the big old house on the hill. Except they haven't planned for the cats who live there. With booby traps ready, they're going to stop the villains sneaking and creeping their way to the prized safe. Will the robbers get what they came for' Or will these two clever kitties foil their plan and keep the loot for themselves' A funny, high-energy picture book with a fun surprise twist at the end, created by bestselling illustrator turned author, Russell Ayto.
About the Author Russell Ayto is a popular and bestselling children's illustrator whose books include Quacky Quack-Quack! (shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award and the Smarties Book Prize), Super Sue and Super Sue at Super School. He won the Gold Smarties Award in 2003 for The Witch's Children, and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008 for The Witch's Children Go to School. He has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Before illustrating children's books, Russell worked for various magazines including Time Out and the Sunday Observer. Russell lives in Cornwall with his family. He is also the author of Henry and the Yeti and The Match (Bloomsbury).
Price: $12.99 ISBN: 9781408876503 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Astro Naughty Naughty Baddies Mark Sperring
The Naughty Naughty Baddies are wickedly wicked, awfully awful and diabolically dreadful, and they are about to blast off to the moon to make more mischief than ever in an adventure that is quite simply OUT OF THIS WORLD!
Description The Naughty Naughty Baddies are wickedly wicked, awfully awful and diabolically dreadful, and they have just come up with a mischievous plan to blast off to the moon and to stitch up the President. But will our fiendish fraudsters come undone' Aliens, badmobiles, rockets . . . Mwa-ha-ha! Be part of the intergalactic impishness in this astronomically funny adventure. It's out of this world!With illustrations by the bestselling illustrator of You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus - over 150,000 copies sold in the UK.
About the Author Mark Sperring worked as a printer before becoming a bookseller, and later becoming a children's book author. Mark is the author of Dino Mummy, Dino Baby, Dino Daddy, Four Silly Skeletons, I'll Love You Always and The Naughty Naughty Baddies (Bloomsbury), Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen). He lives in Bristol. David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont), which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester and studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. The bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus (over 150,000 copies sold in the UK) was his first picture book for Bloomsbury. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781408897782 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Naughty Naughty Baddies Mark Sperring, illustrated by David Tazzyman
Meet the Naughty, Naughty Baddies. They are wickedly wicked, awfully awful and they have a dastardly plan ... A fiendishly funny picture book by two terrific talents: Mark Mwah-ha-ha Sperring and David Diabolical Tazzyman
Description Once there were four Naughty, Naughty Baddies. And each one was as naughty as the next. They liked nothing more than being diabolically dreadful. But best of all, they loved creeping ... When Four suggests a cunning plan to STEAL all the spots off the Queen's Little Doggy Woof-Woof, they all grin fiendishly and chuckle evilly as they creep, creep, creep ... WHAT will the Queen do when she sees her spotless Little Doggy Woof-Woof' WHERE is the King sitting as they creep, creep past' (Clue: a throne of sorts.) WILL the Naughty, Naughty Baddies get away with it' A very funny, deliciously naughty story that will have children and adults alike laughing with glee. From the bestselling pen of Mark Sperring and the bestselling brush of David Tazzyman.
About the Author Mark Sperring worked as a printer before becoming a bookseller, and later becoming a children's book author. Mark is the author of The Shape of My Heart, Snappy Birthday, Dino Mummy, Dino Baby, Dino Daddy, Four Silly Skeletons, I'll Love You Always (Bloomsbury), Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen). He lives in Bristol. David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont) which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester and studied Illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. The Naughty, Naughty Baddies is his third picture book for Bloomsbury, following the success of You Can't Take an Elephant on a Bus and The Truth According to Arthur. He has also illustrated the latest collection of Michael Rosen's poetry for children: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781408849736 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 272x245mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Farm Animals: A Mix-and-Match Book Sophie Corrigan
Lift the panels to mix, match and make wonderfully silly farm-yard animals with Sophie Corrigan's hilarious creature creations!
Description Create brilliantly funny animals that you've never seen before in this fantastically funny and interactive introduction to farm-yard animals! Have you ever seen a POP' It has a snuffly snout and a woolly bottom! Or what about a HATBER' It has a long tummy and big, bright feathers!
Lift the panels to mix, match and make wonderfully silly farm-yard animals with Sophie Corrigan's brilliantly funny creature creations! Mix together a duck, a donkey and a rooster and create a DONTER! Or match up a sheep, a pig and a cow and create a SIW - baa! Or should that be OINK' Each panel is just the perfect size for small hands to lift, flap and have fun with - hours of toddler animal fun guaranteed.
About the Author Sophie Corrigan is a freelance illustrator with a first-class Illustration degree from the University of Central Lancashire and has recently earned a Distinction for her Masters Degree in Children's Book Illustration. When she's not drawing, she spends her time going to shows, watching nature programmes, hanging out with her pet axolotls and cockatiels and occasionally making cute things from wool.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781408894095 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 RSPB: A Day in Nature Debbie Powell
A Day in Nature is a gorgeous compendium of crafty activities, where all you need is an outdoor space, colouring pencils and a pair of scissors.
Description Step outside, open this book and embrace the nature all around you throughout the day. A fantastic activity book to inspire half term holidays and outdoor activities as well as indoor fun for rainy days.
In the morning, design your very own nature trail, seek and find caterpillars or cut out pages to make a beautiful snail shell. In the afternoon, why not make some decorative bunting for a garden party' And then find your way through the bumblebee maze or colour in a butterfly's wings. At night time, spot constellations dancing across the sky. In this beautiful interactive book illustrated by the wonderful and talented Debbie Powell, you can explore nature throughout the day uncovering birds, bugs, plants, animals and so much more.
Published in partnership with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe with over 1.2 million members and partner of Bird Life International, this book provides fun for the whole family.
About the Author Debbie Powell graduated in 2007 with a degree in Illustration from The Arts Institute Bournemouth. Silkscreen printing, collage and painting, along with a strong discipline of pen and pencil drawing, all play a part in creating Debbie's imagery. Debbie co-designs a handmade jewellery range with her sister called Rah and Rah. Debbie has worked for an array of clients, including Carluccio's, Jamie Oliver, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, The Guardian, The Independent and The Natural History Museum. She has also illustrated many books, such as Make It Grow, 101 Classic Cookbooks, Shiny Touch Trucks, Shiny Touch Animals and Walk this World at Christmas Time. Debbie is based in Dorset, UK.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781408893906 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 I am a Jigsaw Roger Stevens
From acrostics and riddles to kennings and paradiddles, this is an entertaining, fun anthology of puzzling poems, edited by Roger Stevens, which also encourages children to have a go at writing poetry themselves.
Description From acrostics and riddles to kennings and paradiddles, this is a fun anthology of puzzling poems which also encourages children to have a go at writing poetry themselves. I am a Jigsaw is an excellent tool for teachers who want to introduce different forms of poems to their pupils and features different types of puzzle poems that are commonly used as models for children's writing in schools. Including puzzle poems ranging from easy to difficult, different poem styles and lots of humour, join Roger Stevens as he helps young readers crack the codes and learn to write their own puzzling poems that will baffle even the greatest mind.
About the Author Roger Stevens is a poet, author, musician and artist. He has more than twenty five books published and his poems have appeared in more than two hundred anthologies. Roger performs his poetry in schools, libraries and festivals and runs creative writing workshops for young and old. Roger founded the award-winning Poetry Zone website.
Price: $11.99 ISBN: 9781472958198 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Winter of the Wolves: The Anglo-Saxon Age is Dawning Tony Bradman
Oslaf and the others from his village are moving across the sea to start a new life. Can the Angles and the Saxons defeat the Britons' The Flashbacks series offers dramatic stories set in key moments of history.
Description The history and partnership of the Angles and Saxons are explored in this thrilling adventure about the trials and tribulations of their settlement in Britain. Written by bestselling author Tony Bradman, this coming of age tale is perfect for fans of Rosemary Sutcliff and will have readers gripped from start to finish. Oslaf works hard to prove his worth in the village: he labours on the farm, he trains as a warrior and he is slowly finding his place in the community. But when the Chieftain makes the decision to move the village across the sea to the great new land of Britannia, suddenly the Britons are a greater threat than Oslaf's rivalry with the Chieftain's son, Wermund. Can the Angles and the Saxons defeat the Britons' And will Oslaf be as brave as the hero in the tale of Beowulf' This exciting and dramatic story is packed with great characters and insight into the Angles' migration, settlement and partnership with the Saxons in 6th century Britain. The Flashbacks series offers dramatic stories set in key moments of history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics.
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: $11.99 ISBN: 9781472953780 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 What's Going On Inside My Head? Molly Potter
We all know that healthy minds are really important but how do we make sure we look after our mental health from a very young age' What's Going On Inside My Head' is a book for children that explores practical ways we can keep our minds in good shape as well as our bodies. Perfect for starting conversations with children about their mental and emotional health this book is a must for every parent who understands the importance of keeping a healthy mind.
Description We all know that healthy minds are really important but how do we make sure we look after our mental health from a very young age' What's Going On Inside My Head' is a book for children that explores practical ways we can keep our minds in good shape as well as our bodies. By talking about positive self-image, emotional intelligence, relationships and mindfulness, this book will help children develop healthy habits and good coping strategies from the start. Presented in a warm, child-friendly but no-nonsense way it will help establish solid foundations for every child's current and future wellbeing.
Perfect for starting conversations with children about their mental and emotional health, What's Going On Inside My Head' is a must for every parent who understands the importance of keeping a healthy mind.
About the Author Molly Potter taught for 11 years in middle schools as a class teacher, science and PSHE coordinator. She then worked for several years as an SRE (Sex and Relationships Education) development manager, delivering teacher training and supporting primary schools in the development of their SRE programme and policy and many other aspects of PSHE. Molly now works as a teacher in a short-stay school with children that have been or are at risk of being excluded from mainstream schools putting much of her PSHE expertise into practice. Sarah Jennings has been illustrating children's books since graduating in 2013. At a young age she discovered a love of drawing and has been scribbling and sketching ever since. Sarah enjoys combining traditional and digital techniques to create her illustrations and particularly loves designing characters. She currently lives in London and works from her Price: $19.99 home studio in the company of her very cheeky three-legged cat. ISBN: 9781472959232 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Hail Mary Julianna Swaney
A beautifully illustrated keepsake and gift book for young children getting ready for their Christening or anyone who is learning the Hail Mary prayer.
Description Delight in a stunning celebration of the principal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church with this beautifully illustrated edition of Hail Mary. Gorgeous images of the natural world accompany these traditional words it's the perfect gift that will be cherished forever. Hail Mary is the basic prayer taught to young children on their introduction to the Catholic Church and the mother of Jesus. Prayer is something anyone can do and you don't have to use complicated or flowery language; this prayer is simple and is easily memorised by children who will carry it forever throughout life. With beautifully delicate illustrations by the fantastic Julianna Swaney, this is the perfect gift book to gift on all Christian occasions, including christenings, first communions and confirmations.
About the Author Julianna Swaney is an illustrator and fine artist whose work is inspired by themes of imagination and whimsy. She is passionate about folklore, animals, nature and history. She obtained a BFA degree in printmaking from the Maine College of Art and now lives in Portland, Oregon.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781408896389 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Children's Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Lord's Prayer Julianna Swaney
A beautifully illustrated keepsake and gift book for young children preparing for their Christening or anyone who is learning The Lord's Prayer.
Description Delight in a stunning celebration of the classic prayer Jesus taught to his disciples with this beautifully illustrated edition of The Lord's Prayer. Gorgeous images of the natural world accompany these traditional words it's the perfect gift that will be cherished forever. Most Christians know this beautiful prayer by heart and it is the first prayer a child learns when introduced to Jesus and God. Prayer is something anyone can do and you don't have to use complicated or flowery language, this prayer is simple and is easily memorised by children who will carry it forever throughout life. With beautifully delicate illustrations by the fantastic Julianna Swaney, this is the perfect gift book for all Christian occasions, including christenings, first communions and confirmations.
About the Author Julianna Swaney is an illustrator and fine artist whose work is inspired by themes of imagination and whimsy. She is passionate about folklore, animals, nature and history. She obtained a BFA degree in printmaking from the Maine College of Art and now lives in Portland, Oregon.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781408896396 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Christian prayer Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Exploring the Britannic: The life, last voyage and wreck of Titanic's tragic twin Simon Mills
A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS Britannice- her life at sea and on the seabed by the owner of her wreck
Description Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated maiden voyage of her sister ship, RMS Titanic, the Britannic was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But soon after her launch war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the First World War's Balkans campaign, she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea. There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. Since then a succession of expeditions, including one by Robert Ballard who discovered the wreck of the Titanic, have uncovered more about the Britannic and life on-board ship than anyone could have hoped for. In 1996 the wreck was bought by maritime historian and author of this book, Simon Mills. This book tells the complete story of the Britannic: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, her loss to a German mine, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of the well-preserved wreck over a period of forty years. Fully illustrated with historical photos and diagrams, and scans, sonar images and stunning photographs of the wreck and the expeditions, the book will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in maritime history, First World War history, and all those interested in diving and maritime exploration.
Although much has been written on the exploration of the Titanic, to date there is nothing substantial on the similar work carried out on her sister ship. Until now.
About the Author Simon Mills bought the wreck of the Britannic in 1996. He is a maritime historian with decades of experience as an underwater camera technician. He has written books on all three Olympic-class ships and acted as consultant to many documentaries and films on the subject. Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781472954923 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Maritime history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Left For Dead: 30 Years On - The Race is Finally Over Nick Ward, Sinead O'Brien
Now available as a paperback, Left for Dead is the tragic and inspirational account of Nick Ward's survival against all the odds. It is the experience of an ordinary man who survived an extraordinary event. It affected him so deeply that for over 25 years his story has remained untold - until now.
Description The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick's eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt. The world-famous Fastnet Race takes yachts from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The 1979 race began in perfect conditions, but was soon engulfed by the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. By the time it passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable, and fifteen sailors had lost their lives. It had been Nick Ward's childhood ambition to sail in the Fastnet Race, and being asked to join the crew of the 30-foot yacht Grimalkin was a dream come true. But then the storm hit. Grimalkin was capsized again and again. With the skipper lost overboard, after hours of struggle three of the crew decided to abandon the boat for the liferaft. Nick and another crewmember, both unconscious, were left on the beleaguered yacht in the middle of the Irish Sea. Both were presumed dead. Gerry died a few hours later, and Nick was left to face the storm alone.
About the Author Nick Ward was born in Hamble, and was taught to sail at the age of four. He has retained his love of sailing throughout his life. He worked in the marine trade for most of his career and delivered and raced yachts of all kinds. Nick still lives in Hamble today, with his wife Christine and two children. Sinead O'Brien is an award-winning documentary maker and dramatist. She lives in Dublin with her daughter Eve.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781472968234 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: True stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook Simon Jollands
This pocket-sized aide-memoire for all seafarers is a quick reference guide to the essential navigational lights, shapes and seamarks which abound off the coastline all over the world.
Description It's easy to confuse (or forget) what particular lights, marks and shapes mean especially under stress or in the dark but with this handy book, help is quickly at hand. Laid out simply & clearly for quick accessibility, it enables crew, navigators, skippers and even casual day guests aboard to quickly identify the lights, marks and shapes being displayed by other ships at night as well as during the day. A ready reckoner reminder of: -Cardinal buoys and channel markers -Lights displayed by ships at night (tugs, dredgers, pilot vessels, stationary vessels, fishing boats, yachts, motorboats) and from all aspects (front, side, astern) -Daytime shapes displayed by boats (e.g. for anchoring, towing, diving, dredging) -Ships' sound signals (used in fog) -Signal flags and their navigational meanings (I am dragging my anchor; You are running into danger; I have a diver down). These lights, shapes and marks are applicable worldwide, by maritime law, which makes this international handbook a valuable and popular addition to the Reeds Handbook series.
About the Author Simon Jollands has previously co-authored Safe Skipper: A Practical Guide to Managing Risk at Sea.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781472965097 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Boating Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Kabbalah: Secrecy, Scandal and the Soul Harry Freedman
Harry Freedman, author of The Talmud: A Biography and The Murderous History of Bible Translations, explores the mysterious tradition of Kabbalah
Description Kabbalah is popularly known as a fashionable system for personal and spiritual insight, its popularity driven by rock stars, sharp-suited West Coast rabbis out for a fast buck and seekers after truth. Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore, Britney Spears and even Princess Eugenie have all attested to their devotion to this Jewish mystical tradition. But behind the hype and simplicities of 'pop-Kabbalah' lies an ancient, complex and very profound system that can take a lifetime to master. Kabbalah is difficult to define. The very phrase 'story of Kabbalah' is as opaque and mysterious as the topic itself. This of course is its appeal. The word itself means 'received'. For over half a millennium, individuals and movements with no attachment to Judaism have incorporated Kabbalah into their own spiritual traditions. Kabbalah flourished in the Renaissance and its method was adopted in varying measures by Hermeticists, Rosicrucians, Freemasons and tarot card readers. Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibnitz, Carl Jung and Harold Bloom have all admitted to the influence of Kabbalah. But it all goes back to the Hebrew Bible where the prophet Ezekiel described in detail his vision of the heavenly throne, perceived as a chariot. Today in Israel the power of Kabbalah is taken for granted, particularly among Oriental Jews and the Hasidim. Mystical rabbis bless babies, newly-wed couples, newly-built houses. They will even bless your business or political party for the right fee. Such is the strange and intriguing world of Kabbalah.
About the Author Dr Harry Freedman is the author of two previous Bloomsbury/Continuum titles, The Talmud: A Biography and The Murderous History of Bible Translations. He holds a D. Phil from Oxford University in Semitic studies. A retired businessman, he has in recent years devoted himself to scholarship and writing.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781472950987 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Judaism: mysticism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Continuum AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Concise Herb Guide Bloomsbury
A guide that provides information on the most common herbs from around the world. It includes exotic but commonly used species such as Vanilla, Cloves, Cinnamon and Star-anise.
Description This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common herbs from around the world. Many of these plants grow wild in Britain and other parts of Europe, and can also be cultivated in gardens. The guide additionally includes exotic but commonly used species such as Vanilla, Cloves, Cinnamon and Star-anise.More than 180 herbs are included, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show details of the flowers and leaves, roots and bark where applicable, and growth habit of each plant. A concise written account covering culinary, medicinal and other uses, size, description, habitat and distribution appears on the same page.The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, making this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information.To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a fold-out insert with at-a-glance illustrations showing herbs grouped by colour.Renowned natural history artists Christine Hart-Davis, Bridgette James and David Sutton painted the illustrations.
About the Author Endorsed by The Wildlife Trusts.
Price: $14.99 ISBN: 9781472968272 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Gardening: herbs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 RSPB Spotlight Bumblebees Richard Comont
RSPB Spotlight: Bumblebees is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.
Description Bumblebees are some of our most familiar insects, and are among the few that are almost universally viewed as friendly' their low buzzing is the quintessential sound of our gardens in the summertime. Spotlight Bumblebees considers all 24 UK bumblebee species, examining what made the group so successful and how circumstances have led to the survival of some species but the precipitous decline of the majority, highlighting the dangers we all face if populations continue to plummet. Separate chapters cover all aspects of bumblebees' biology and lifestyles, from spring queens emerging from dark overwintering chambers to establish their nests, to the drone swarms that herald the end of the bumblebee season. Bumblebees around the world are studied, including in the southern hemisphere where Europe's declining species can become harmful invaders. While the influence of bumblebees throughout our history and their place in our culture, from Shakespeare to Transformers, is also examined.
About the Author Richard Comont is an ecologist and works as a data collection monitor for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Richard has a PhD in Entomology from the University of Oxford. He writes a wildlife blog and is a regular Local Patch' contributor to BBC Wildlife magazine.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781472966650 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Natural history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Wild Cats of the World Luke Hunter
Wild Cats of the World provides detailed accounts for all 38 species of wild cat accompanied by magnificent artwork and stunning photography.
Description From the rabbit-sized Black-footed Cat of southern Africa to bear-killing Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, the 38 members of the Cat Family include some of the world's most fascinating and magnificent species on earth. Supremely adapted for the kill, all cats are obligate carnivores; they survive only by preying upon other animals, and they have become one of evolution's most successful predatory lineages of mammals.
Wild Cats of the World explores the spectacular Cat Family in unprecedented depth. Drawing on thousands of scientific papers and direct observations in the field, each species is profiled at length, covering all aspects of felid behaviour and ecology. The book is profusely illustrated with colour plates, black-and-white sketches showing important aspects of cat life and accurate images of every species' skull. Over 400 spectacular photographs are included, many of them showing extremely rare and little-known cats published here for the first time. Each profile includes an up-to-date range map and explains the most current science on how cats are classified and related to each other, including some very recent, surprising discoveries.
Despite their great evolutionary success, the challenges facing felids in the modern world are profound. Only one, the ubiquitous domestic cat, does not require dedicated conservation action to ensure survival for the next century. The book also explores the current conservation issues facing wild cats, the increasingly perilous status of many species and how they can be saved.
About the Author Luke Hunter is an Australian biologist and one of the leading names in wild cat conservation. He has worked on the ecology and conservation of carnivores since 1992, and he is currently the President of Panthera, the New York cat conservation organisation he helped to create in 2006. He has written over 120 scientific papers and popular articles on cats and other carnivores including A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World. Wild Cats of the World is his seventh Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781472968265 book. Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Wildlife: mammals Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Britain's Living Past: A Celebration of Britain's Surviving Traditional Cultural and Working Practices Anthony Burton, Rob Scott
A beautiful and fascinating exploration of Britain's traditional cultural and working practices and how the ways that we have worked and played for centuries still survive today
Description Britain's Living Past is a celebration of the best of the past, of things that have been preserved because they still matter to the community. It is a book in which the emphasis is very much on the word living'; looking at traditions, pastimes and working practices, some centuries old, that survive today not as museum pieces or in pages of a history book but as part of everyday modern life.
From reminders of Britain's great maritime past in the crafts of the shipwright and the rope maker, to the organised mayhem that is the Ashbourne Tuesday football match and the exotic splendour of Giffords traditional circus, writer Tony Burton and photographer Rob Scott have travelled the length and breadth of our great nation to recreate for the reader the amazing sights they have seen. Together they have travelled from Shetland in the far north to the tip of Cornwall. They have sailed along the Scottish coast in a paddle steamer and learned how to make Melton Mowbray pork pies by hand. They have watched ponies galloping through the streets of Appleby and resisted the temptation to try too many of the sweets in the world's oldest sweet shop.
This is a book that delights in the rich diversity of our historic survivors. For both author and photographer it has been a pleasure to witness many skilled people at work: to discover the complexity of building a fairground organ or to marvel at the skill and athleticism of circus performers. This is a book of rich variety that celebrates the great survivors from our islands' history.
About the Author Anthony Burton has been a freelance writer for fifty years, dividing his work into two rough categories. The first group have looked at the history of industry and transport, while the second have been walking guides to Britain's countryside, Price: $49.99 including the official guides to three national trails: The Cotswold Way, The Ridgeway and The Hadrian's Wall Path. He ISBN: 9781844865444 has also worked extensively in television, writing and presenting over thirty documentaries for BBC, ITV and Channel 4 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm and, more recently, has acted as historical adviser to six 10-part series' for the Discovery Channel. Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Rob Scott has been working as a photojournalist and editorial photographer for more than 30 years and his portraits of Bic2: Illustrations: celebrities such as BB King, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Simon Rattle and David Beckham have been published around Previous Titles: the world. After an 18-year spell as chief photographer and manager of one of the largest editorial photography studios in Author now living: the country he returned to freelancing and since then has specialised in documenting working life around the world, and in particular the continuing traditional working and cultural practices in Britain.
www.robscottphotography.com Conway Publishing AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Birds of Trinidad and Tobago Martyn Kenefick, Robin Restall
The definitive field guide to the rich avifauna of Trinidad & Tobago.
Description The tropical islands of Trinidad and Tobago enjoy a rich diversity of bird species, including visitors from the nearby mainland and others travelling the migratory flyway from North America. With beautiful colour illustrations and concise descriptions, this new and comprehensive field guide covers every species known to occur on the islands. - 115 colour plates illustrating all the relevant plumages of over 480 species - Concise descriptions of every species, highlighting plumage variation and distinctions from similar species - Up-to-date information on where to watch birds in Trinidad & Tobago - Includes an overview of the geography, climate and habitats of the islands
About the Author Martyn Kenefick lives in Trinidad where he is a professional bird guide. Robin Restall is the illustrator of Birds of Northern South America and until recently lived in Venezuela before retiring to Norfolk. Floyd Hayes is an American ornithologist who formerly taught at the University of the West Indies on Trinidad.
Price: $50.00 ISBN: 9781472941527 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Helm Ornithonoly AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Making and Drawing Kyra Cane
Making and Drawing is an exploration of drawing from both a practical and a theoretical perspective, aimed at makers and artists of all kinds. The book examines drawing as a tool used in the process of making, as well as a form of making or decoration in itself.
Description It is common knowledge that artists of all kinds often make preparatory sketches before they create a work, but in fact this is only one of the ways in which artists are required to draw. Makers across all disciplines draw in some form or another, but often for diverse reasons, and using very different methods. Informed by interviews with artists across a broad range of disciplines, and often with special access to their sketchbooks and studios, Kyra Cane explores the many ways in which artists use drawing to inform, inspire and create their work. She describes how makers draw to record source material, as a form of planning, to develop surface decoration and three- dimensional forms, as a way of thinking about and reflecting on their work, and how they use new technology. Lavishly illustrated and thoughtfully constructed, Making and Drawing sheds new light on contemporary artists' practice. It is an essential read for visual arts students, artists who want to use drawing differently or explore its potential in their practice, and anyone who wants to know more about the secret stories behind the creation of these works.
About the Author Kyra Cane was leader of the Harrow Ceramics degree course at the University of Westminster from 2000 to 2009, and has been a lecturer in drawing and ceramics since 1986. She has been an external validator for the Royal College of Art, external examiner for Glasgow School of Art and held the post of Chair of the National Association of Ceramics in Higher Education. She is a successful potter based at the Harley Foundation in Nottinghamshire, a selected member of Contemporary Applied Arts and a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain.
Price: $79.99 ISBN: 9781912217953 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 208 pages Bic1: Drawing & drawings Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Herbert Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Bauhaus Women Elizabeth Otto, Patrick Russler
Forty five key women of the Bauhaus movement.
Description Forty five key women of the Bauhaus movement.
Bauhaus Women: A Global Perspective reclaims the other half of Bauhaus history, yielding a new understanding of the radical experiments in art and life undertaken at the Bauhaus and the innovations that continue to resonate with viewers around the world today. The story of the Bauhaus has usually been kept narrow, localized to its original time and place and associated with only a few famous men such as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and LAiszlo Moholy-Nagy.
Bauhaus Women: A Global Perspective bursts the bounds of this slim history by revealing fresh Bauhaus faces: Forty-five Bauhaus women unjustifiably forgotten by most history books. This book also widens the lens to reveal how the Bauhaus drew women from many parts of Europe and beyond, and how, through these cosmopolitan female designers, artists, and architects, it sent the Bauhaus message out into the world and to a global audience.
About the Author Elizabeth Otto is a professor of modern and contemporary art history at The State University of New York at Buffalo. She has published widely on gender issues in Germany's visual culture of the 1920s and 1930s, especially at the Bauhaus. Her books include Tempo, Tempo! The Bauhaus Photomontages of Marianne Brandt and the co-edited collections Passages of Exile and The New Woman International: Representations in Photography and Film. Patrick Russler is a professor of communications and empirical research methods at the University of Erfurt, Germany. His books and exhibitions include The Bauhaus at the Newsstand, Herbert Bayer: Die Berliner Jahre. Werbegrafik 1928 -1938 (Herbert Bayer: The Berlin Years, Graphic Design in Advertising 1928-1938), The Bauhaus and Public Relations: Communication in a Permanent State of Crisis, and Iconic Magazines: Highlights of the German Popular Press 1918 -1945.
Price: $59.99 ISBN: 9781912217960 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Herbert Press AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Henry Moore: The Helmet Heads Tobias Capwell, Hannah Higham
The first book to explore the sculptor Henry Moore's fascination with the medieval helmets in the armouries at the Wallace Collection, an interest which fundamentally influenced his work over many years
Description 'The idea of one form inside another form may owe some of its incipient beginnings to my interest at one stage when I discovered armour. I spent many hours in the Wallace Collection, in London, looking at armour.' Henry Moore, 1980. Coinciding with the major exhibition of the same name, Henry Moore: The Helmet Heads traces the footsteps of the artist through the armouries of the Wallace Collection, where he encountered 'objects of power' that profoundly influenced his work for the rest of his career. Captivated by helmets in particular, Moore saw in them a fundamental form idea an outer shell which could protect something vulnerable inside. Tobias Capwell identifies the specific helmets which inspired the artist and examines these alongside Moore's sculptures for the very first time. The reasons for his fascination with armour and the implications it had on his art, are explored by Hannah Higham and set in the context of Moore's life and work one punctuated by global conflicts and artistic experiment. Richly illustrated, this catalogue reveals the origins of some of Henry Moore's most innovative works and examines in depth for the first time this largely unknown aspect of his career.
About the Author Dr Tobias Capwell is one of the world's leading authorities on medieval and Renaissance armour. Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection, he has published numerous books and articles on many diverse aspects of the subject, including its depiction in painting, sculpture and other media. Dr Hannah Higham is Curator of Henry Moore Collections and Exhibitions at The Henry Moore Foundation. She has curated numerous exhibitions on the artist and published widely on the subject of sculpture.
Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781781300770 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Sculpture Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Philip Wilson AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Michelangelo: Sculptor in Bronze Victoria Avery
A fascinating and ground-breaking study of Michelangelo's elusive work in bronze
Description This book, the first comprehensive interdisciplinary account of Michelangelo's work as a sculptor in bronze, is the outcome of extensive original research undertaken over several years by academics at the University of Cambridge together with a team of international experts, directed by Dr Victoria Avery, a leading authority on the history, art and technology of bronze casting in Renaissance Italy. The catalyst for this innovative project was the attribution to Michelangelo of the Rothschild bronzes two extraordinary bronze groups of nude men on fantastical panthers prior to their display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 2015. First proposed by the distinguished Michelangelo scholar Professor Paul Joannides and validated by the wide-ranging research published here, the attribution to Michelangelo has now gained widespread acceptance. As part of this pioneering project, Professor Peter Abrahams, the eminent clinical anatomist specialising in dissection, has carried out the first ever in-depth scientific analysis of the anatomy of Michelangelo's nude figures. Abrahams' findings have uncovered hitherto unrecognised features of Michelangelo's unparalleled mastery of the structure and workings of the human body that give the gesture and the motion of his figures their unique expressive force. Enigmatic and visually-striking masterpieces, the Rothschild bronzes are the focus of this multi-authored, interdisciplinary volume that contains ground-breaking contributions by leading experts in the fields of art history, anatomy, conservation science, bronze casting and the history of collecting.
About the Author Victoria Avery (BA, MA, PhD, University of Cambridge) has been Keeper of Applied Arts at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, since 2010, prior to which she was Associate Professor in the History of Art Department, University of Warwick (2005 -10). She has researched, lectured and published extensively on Italian Renaissance sculpture, most recently co-authoring with Paul Joannides, A Michelangelo Discovery (2015). She published on various aspects of the applied arts, including the co-authored Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition catalogue, Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (PWP, 2015).
Price: $149.99 ISBN: 9781781300633 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Conservation, restoration & care of artworks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Philip Wilson AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank Steven J. Zaloga
The story of the second generation of America's legendary M1 Abrams tank, and its development and combat experience during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Description Since the Gulf War, the Abrams tank has undergone a transformation, while fighting in conflicts across the world. Its M1A1 and M1A2 variants have seen great improvements made to this iconic tank, including in fire-control, armour protection, and thermal imaging technology. Involvement in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan necessitated a number of upgrades and modifications as the United States fought two of its longest wars. Recent years have seen new variants of the series such as the ABV Assault Breacher Vehicle and M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge. Over the past few decades, the M1A1 Abrams has also been extensively exported and is license produced in Egypt. The long-awaited follow-up to NVG 2 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank 1982 92 (1993), this fully illustrated study examines the Abrams tanks' last quarter-century of service with both the United States and its various foreign operators with a focus on its combat history.
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 three 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 technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. He lives in Maryland, USA.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781472831781 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam Gaillard R. Peck, Jr.
An engrossing personal account of a year in Vietnam, told by an F-4D Phantom fighter-pilot.
Description Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war.
Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand in 1968 69, Gail Peck and his squadronmates in the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing were tasked with flying combat missions into North Vietnam and Laos at this time as part of Operations Rolling Thunder and Steel Tiger. The F-4 was heavily involved in the air-to-ground mission at this time, with targets being well defended by enemy anti- aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles. Gail Peck's arrival in-theatre coincided with the beginning of electro-optical and laser guided smart' bomb combat operations. There were periods of fierce combat interspersed with lulls, and the fighting was intense and unforgettable to those who participated. Some men lived through it, and others died without a clear understanding of why.
About the Author Gaillard R Peck Jr. is an Air Force Academy graduate and retired US Air Force colonel. He graduated top of his class during pilot training, but was denied his career goal of a fighter assignment, instead being retained as an instructor. F-4 training eventually followed this initial interval, along with an immediate combat assignment to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. He subsequently flew 163 combat missions, many of which were conducted at night, and was awarded the Silver Star and three Distinguished Flying Crosses. He served as an instructor in the MiG-17 and later both the F-5E and MiG-21 as a Red Eagles' aggressor pilot in the program known as Constant Peg. His career continued with assignments to Saudi Arabia during the Iran/Iraq War and as an operational F-15 Eagle pilot and commander in Japan. Peck retired from active duty in 1988, and since 1998 he has been an F-15C, F-22 and Special Ops academic instructor at the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB. Among numerous other honours, in 2013 he was inducted into the State of Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781472829375 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 World War II Battle by Battle Nikolai Bogdanovic
A highly illustrated introduction to some of World War II's most famous and important battles, featuring colourful Osprey artwork throughout.
Description This compact gift book takes thirty of World War II's most significant clashes, both the famous and the lesser known, and presents their stories in a concise, easy to digest format, accompanied by beautiful Osprey artwork plates in full colour that illuminate a key moment in each battle. World War II was the single greatest conflict the world has ever known, fought in theatres all around the globe, and many of its battles Stalingrad, Monte Cassino, the Battle of Britain are household names. While the Western Front in Europe is often what first comes to mind, bitter and bloody battles were also fought in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, on land, at sea, and in the air, and their many stories help illuminate both the scale and the varying character of the conflict.
About the Author Nikolai Bogdanovic is a highly experienced military history editor. Born in the UK in 1970, in 1998 he joined Osprey Publishing, one of the world's leading military history publishers. He has previously co-authored The British Army: The Definitive History of the Twentieth Century in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, London, and has a particular interest in 19th- and 20th-century conflicts. In addition to writing and research, Nikolai has edited hundreds of military history books for a wide range of publishers. He currently works as an independent publishing professional specializing in military history from his home in Devon.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781472835550 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: History Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 Massimiliano Afiero
The history, uniforms, insignia and equipment of the volunteer Norwegian SS unit that fought on the Leningrad front in Russia.
Description Following the Nazi occupation of Norway in 1941, the Waffen-SS began recruiting volunteers to serve in their ranks. Initially formed into small volunteer units, these developed into large divisions by 1943, referred to as Legions' in Nazi propaganda. Early volunteers were promised that they would not leave Scandinavia and that they would serve under native Norwegian officers but after the German invasion of the Soviet Union they were deployed to the Leningrad front alongside Dutch and Latvian units, in the 2nd SS Infantry Brigade. These units combined to form the nucleus of a whole regiment within the new 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland'. Fully illustrated with detailed artwork depicting the uniforms and equipment of the volunteer soldiers, this fascinating study tells the little-known story of the Norwegians who fought with the SS in World War II.
About the Author Massimiliano Afiero was born in in Afragola (Naples Province) in 1964. An information technology teacher and programmer, he has been interested in military history since his youth, specializing in the history of Axis units during the Second World War and particularly in the Waffen-SS. He has published numerous articles in the principal Italian-language history magazines and has contributed to many military history websites and published numerous books dealing with foreign volunteers in the German armed forces during the Second World War. In December 2015, he began publication of the magazine, The European Volunteer (L'Assalto Edizioni), dedicated to the military history of Axis units during the Second World War and in January 2017, he began publication of the magazine The Axis Forces. He lives in Naples, Italy.
Ramiro Bujeiro has become a frequent and popular contributor to Osprey since illustrating Warrior 23: US Marine in Vietnam (1998). He is an experienced commercial artist who lives and works in his native city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His professional background includes many commissions as a figure illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe and the Americas, including many years' work for IPC Magazines in Great Britain. His main interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781472834393 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Cold War Fleet: Ships of the Royal Navy 1966-91 Clive Taylor, Sue Taylor
An album of superb photographs of vessels of the Royal Navy from 1966 91
Description Cold War Fleet is a selection of photographs of Royal Navy vessels from the 25 years from 1966 to 1991. The vessels are primarily warships, but also include naval auxiliaries and port vessels. Each is reproduced at a high standard, accompanied by a detailed caption. May of the photos are completely unique and have never been published, for example the minesweepers 'Wilton' and 'Bossington' photographed during Operation Rheostat in 1974 at Lake Timsah on the Suez Canal. There are many ships that took part in the Falklands conflict and a large number of aerial photographs. The photographs are presented 2-up on a page in a large format and are arranged by type (aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers), subdivided into classes (eg Leander class, Amazon class) then by individual ship. Preference has been given to showing different viewpoints and appearances so there are sometimes several different views of the same ship but at different angles and configurations. A uniquely comprehensive and high-quality resource from leading naval photographers.
About the Author Clive and Sue Taylor have been photographing naval shipping for more than 45 years and were arguably the top photographers in the field of naval photography. They contributed to Janes Fighting Ships and most of the professional magazines. They also supplied photos to the Naval Intelligence services of the US Navy, the German Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (with the knowledge and co-operation of the MOD). Aerial photography, both in privately chartered and MOD/NATO facilitated aircraft was a speciality of theirs.
Price: $99.99 ISBN: 9781472833716 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Military & naval ships Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat Peter E. Davies
A fully illustrated study of the little-studied RF-101, whose spectacular performance, dramatic appearance, and distinguished record in combat made it an extremely popular aircraft, serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
Description McDonnell's F-101 Voodoo series was in many ways the most interesting of the Century Series' fighter programmes of the 1950s, partly because the type's design and intended mission changed radically during a 40-year career. Originally designed as a fighter-bomber, it was converted to be a reconnaissance aircraft, serving alongside the U-2 and RF-8 Crusaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Although it gained a reputation as a difficult aircraft to handle, the jet's supersonic speed and newly-developed camera suite enabled it to conduct vital low-altitude photo- reconnaissance missions over heavily-defended target areas. In combat, the RF 101 was usually first in-last out' for strike missions. This made it a ready target, with a solo aircraft flying straight and level to gather target photo evidence at low-altitude offering enemy gunners plenty of opportunity to shoot the Voodoo down. This study tells the combat stories of this extraordinary aircraft, highlighting the difficulty of the missions on which it was sent and the courage of its pilots.
About the Author Peter E Davies has published more than 30 books concentrating on modern combat aircraft and the Vietnam War. He has written 26 previous Osprey titles and co-authored two others, several of them concerning the Voodoo's successor, the F-4 Phantom II. His books invariably contain extensive, original first-hand input from personnel involved with the relevant aircraft and operations. His specialism in tactical air operations in the Vietnam War has given him an extensive database of knowledge in this area of aviation history, although in recent years he has also ventured into other topics for Osprey's X-Planes and Duels series. He lives in Bristol, UK.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects.
Price: $29.99 He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000 and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in ISBN: 9781472829153 these volumes. He has specialised in aircraft of the Vietnam War period. He lives in Keene, New Hampshire, USA. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Russian Soldier vs Japanese Soldier: Manchuria 1904-05 David Campbell
With appeal to histories of World War I and the development of 20th-century warfare, this absorbing study casts new light on the fighting men of the Russo-Japanese War a conflict that heralded revolution in Russia, and the arrival of Japan on the global military stage.
Description At the turn of the 20th century, the region of Manchuria sat atop a potentially catastrophic political fault line; the ancient strength of China was crumbling, leaving opportunities for both Russia and Japan to claw out new territories from the edges of that dying empire. Russian pride would contend with Japanese ambition in a conflict that ushered in the age of massed armies fighting on battlefields that were being redefined by the new tools of war such as newer, larger artillery pieces, and the use of machine guns in pitched battles. The vast, but over-stretched Russian Army was expected to steamroller its far smaller opponent, but the aggressiveness and zeal of the more modern Japanese military confounded expectations. Examining these two armies in detail, this fully illustrated study tells the story of how these two empires clashed in the Russo-Japanese War, heralding a new phase in modern warfare as World War I loomed on the horizon.
About the Author David Campbell has worked as a freelance new media producer and content specialist for many years, including roles at IBM, the BBC, various internet consultancies and the civil service. He has a broad range of interests in literature and history, including the Middle Ages, the Napoleonic era, naval warfare and the genesis of the 'Military Revolution'. He lives in Hampshire, UK.
Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist, illustrating over 30 books for Osprey. He lives in South Wales.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472828125 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 1939-45 Martin Pegler
Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this absorbing book investigates the technology and tactics employed by snipers on both sides on the Eastern Front of World War II in a host of battles from Leningrad to Berlin.
Description The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate. On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deployed at the start of the Great Patriotic War (1941 45). There were few heroes in the conflict, but on both sides, the snipers were idolized especially on the Soviet side, gaining almost mythical status. As well as traditional bolt-action weapons, both sides used several types of semi-automatic rifle, such as the SVT-38 and the Gew 41. Offering greater firepower at the expense of long-range accuracy, such weapons would be profoundly influential in the postwar world. Fully illustrated, this absorbing study investigates the development of sniping weapons and techniques on World War II's Eastern Front.
About the Author Martin Pegler is a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. He is currently a firearms consultant and has written a number of articles and books, many for Osprey. He lives in France.
Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland studied photography/film and architecture, and spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers. He lives in Lincolnshire, UK.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472825896 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Rootes Group Richard Loveys
The history of the Rootes Group (1913-1978) and its subsidiaries - Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam, Karrier and Commer.
Description The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams. In this book, using beautiful images from the Rootes Archive Centre, Richard Loveys details the Group's history and leading car models, from its creation as a car dealership by William and Reginald Rootes, through its transition into motor manufacture, and expansion by taking companies over and developing their car and commercial vehicle ranges. It was a significant contributor to the war effort in 1939 45, producing large numbers of military aircraft and vehicles, and in its post-war heyday produced such icons as the Sunbeam Alpine and Hillman Imp.
About the Author Richard Loveys started his career as a graduate trainee with the Rootes Group in 1963 and stayed with the company in various positions for some seven years. During that time he owned several of the Group's cars. After a short spell in the computer industry he returned to the automobile world and worked for the UK importer and distributor of Fiat cars. Finally he became a management consultant/lecturer at a university. He has been an active member of the Aston Martin Owners Club for many years and wrote the Shire book Aston Martin, which was published in 2015.
Price: $16.99 ISBN: 9781784423391 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 64 pages Bic1: History Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sir Christopher Wren Paul Rabbitts
A concise illustrated biography of architect and polymath Sir Christopher Wren, describing his fascinating life and his most famous commissions.
Description Sir Christopher Wren (1632 1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture but he was also an accomplished polymath, who only came to architecture quite late in life. Most famous as the mastermind behind the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral and more than fifty parish churches after the Great Fire of London, among his countless other projects Wren also designed the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, and much of Hampton Court Palace. Replete with colourful images of his buildings, this concise biography tells the story of a man whose creations are still popular tourist attractions to this day, but also casts light on Wren's credentials as an intellectual and a founding member of the Royal Society.
About the Author Paul Rabbitts is a landscape architect and parks manager who has designed, managed and restored urban parks for over twenty-five years. He is the author of recent histories of Regent's Park and Richmond Park and wrote Bandstands and London's Royal Parks for Shire.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781784423254 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: History Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Wildlands: The Adventuring Party Martin Wallace
The second faction pack for Wildlands, bringing four unique miniatures and exciting new rules to Martin Wallace's miniatures board game.
Description Number of players: 2-4 Ages: 14+ Playing time: 30-60 minutes Components: 4 unique miniatures, 35 cards
The Adventuring Party has arrived, bringing four classic adventurers to the Wildlands. Play as a thief, a wizard, a cleric, and a barbarian, asserting your dominance over your opponents and immortalizing your status as fantasy favourites. A word of warning - these characters don't like to be left out, and will invade your game whether someone is playing them or not, stealing your crystal shards and punching anyone in their way. This faction pack includes four unique miniatures and their activation deck, along with encounter rules for using this faction as non-player characters. Requires a copy of Wildlands to play.
About the Author Martin Wallace was born in Hampshire in 1962, and started designing board games in 1990. He self-published his first game, Lords of Creation, in 1993 and has had over seventy games published since. Martin is best known for Steam, Brass, Discworld Ankh Morpork, and A Few Acres of Snow. Having spent most of his life in Manchester, he now resides in Queensland, Australia.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781472830685 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 1 pages Bic1: Board games Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey Games AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Ragnarok Tim Korklewski
Ragnarok is a campaign-driven skirmish game of vicious Viking combat with a heavy metal edge.
Description The end of the Aesir has come, but not as the prophecies foretold. The dread dragon Niddhoggr has devoured the roots of the World Ash, Yggdrasil, and the great tree has toppled onto its side, crashing the realms of mortal and supernatural together. With the gods dead and the fires of ruin consuming the world, your war clan of Viking warriors know what it must do to survive the destruction of the Nine Realms and restore order: they must become the new gods!
Ragnarok is a campaign-driven skirmish game in which you will form a Viking war clan seeking to prove itself worthy of becoming the new pantheon. The use of a mechanic called Godspark means that battles are no longer determined by merely striking an opponent and dealing damage. Instead, warriors will be pushing, throwing, and crashing their opponents around the battlefield, making their very environment a weapon. As the war clans develop, they may gain glorious new powers that will bring them closer to godhood, or win the respect of the denizens of the realms, allowing them to bring dire wolves, dwarves, and even the dreaded giants into their war clans. With strategic gameplay and epic storytelling, players must write their own sagas and tell of how their war clans have, through blood and steel, clawed their way up from ruin to stand before the halls of Valhalla.
About the Author Tim Korklewski has worked extensively with several gaming companies to help produce content for many different games, including Malifaux 2.0, Warzone: Resurrection, Dark Age, Wrath of Kings, and the upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire. Specialising in miniature wargaming, he has assisted in rules design, in-house playtesting, community management, and organized play (campaigns, slow-grow leagues, and tournament systems). Aside from pushing toy soldiers around the table, Tim is an avid martial artist. While his days of competition in Kickboxing and MMA may be behind him, he still enjoys coaching and instructing both beginners and professionals. When not kicking things, he can be found cooking up a storm for family and friends.
Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781472832818 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 208 pages Bic1: Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey Games AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Bolt Action: Campaign: Fortress Budapest Warlord Games
A book of scenarios and special rules for the siege of Budapest, offering a new challenge to fans of the highly popular Bolt Action series.
Description As the Soviet Red Army marches westward, the city of Budapest stands in their way. Encircled and severely outnumbered, the German and Hungarian forces attempt to resist the Soviet juggernaut and defend Festung Budapest to the last. This book brings the siege of Budapest to the table-top with in-depth information on the forces involved, linked scenarios, and new Theatre Selectors that make this an ideal resource for any Bolt Action player with an interest in the the Eastern Front and the fall of the Reich.
About the Author Warlord Games is one of the world's leading producers of wargaming miniatures, as well as the publisher of the successful Black Powder and Hail Caesar rule sets. Their Bolt Action range of 28mm World War II miniatures is the most extensive on the market and continues to grow and develop. Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781472835727 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey Games AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Great War Battlefront Miniatures
A large-scale World War I game from Battlefront Miniatures, creators of Flames of War.
Description Great War contains complete rules for wargaming World War I, including unit histories, terrain and painting guides, scenarios, and force lists covering the battles of 1918 (British, German, French and American Rifle Companies).
About the Author Battlefront Miniatures Limited is a New Zealand company which manufactures 15mm (1:100) scale models and miniatures for wargaming and collecting. Battlefront is best known for its incredibly popular Flames of War World War II wargame.
Price: $59.99 ISBN: 9781472830364 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 180 pages Bic1: Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Osprey Games AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 A View from the Bridge: Methuen Student Editions Arthur Miller, edited by Steve Marino
A View from the Bridge is the story of Eddie Carbone and his tragic betrayal of his community's moral code. This definitive critical edition of the play features a comprehensive commentary together with notes and questions prepared by one of the leading international Miller experts in consultation with the author's estate.
Description This Student Edition of A View from the Bridge is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers an unrivalled guide to Miller's play. It features an extensive introduction by Steve Marino which includes: a chronology of Miller's life and times; a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context and production history of the play. Together with over twenty questions for further study and detailed notes on words and phrases from the text, this is the definitive edition of the play.
Set among Italian-Americans on the Brooklyn waterfront, A View from the Bridge is the story of longshoreman Eddie Carbone. When his wife's cousins arrive as illegal immigrants from Italy, he is honoured to take them into his house. But when his niece begins to fall in love with one of them Eddie grows increasingly suspicious, eventually precipitating his violation of the moral and cultural codes of his community and leading to the play's tragic finale. With its examination of the themes of sexuality, responsibility, betrayal and vengeance, the play is vintage Miller and a modern classic.
About the Author Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the most important playwright of the twentieth century whose oeuvre includes novels, screenplays, essays and an autobiography. Six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama. Steve Marino is Professor of English at Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, N.Y, and President of the Arthur Miller Society.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408108406 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 198x132mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Plays, playscripts Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Methuen Drama AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Methuen Student Editions Tennessee William, edited by Philip Kolin
In Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a Southern family meet to celebrate Big Daddy's birthday but are fractured by sexual frustration, repressed love, greed and his impending death. This Student Edition provides an extensive introduction and notes by Philip C. Kolin, a world authority on Williams.
Description In Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a Southern family meet to celebrate 'Big Daddy' Pollit's birthday: Gooper with his wife and children, his brother Brick - an ageing, broken football star - and his wife Maggie. But as the party unfolds the facade of a happy family gathering is fractured by sexual frustration, repressed love, and greed in the light of their father's impending death. This Student Edition provides an extensive introduction and notes by Philip C. Kolin, a world authority on Williams. The introduction includes: a chronology of Williams' life and times; a summary of the plot, commentary on the characters, themes, language and context, and a production history of the play. Together with questions for further study and notes on words and phrases from the text, this is the essential edition of the play for students of literature and drama. Since it was made into a Hollywood film starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is arguably Tennessee Williams' most celebrated play.
About the Author Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. In addition, The Glass Menagerie (1945) and The Night of the Iguana (1961) received New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. Philip C. Kolin is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA. One of the leading world experts on Williams, his many books include Confronting Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams: A Guide to Research and Performance and The Tennessee Williams Encyclopedia.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408114391 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 199x132mm Extent: 208 pages Bic1: Plays, playscripts Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Methuen Drama AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Art of the Artistic Director: Conversations with Leading Practitioners Christopher Haydon
The only book of its kind available, The Art of the Artistic Director features interviews with 20 of of the most prominent and successful artistic directors in the US and UK, uncovering the essential skills and talents that go into making an accomplished artistic director.
Description Every theatre is different its programming particular, its space idiosyncratic and its place in the market distinctive. Thus the demands for the management of any theatre will be unique to that building's practical and artistic needs. The artistic director is at the helm of this delicate balancing act, weighing up the commercial and creative imperatives in a constant effort to maintain a successful producing house. The job can't be taught, necessarily, but there is a lot to be learned from those working in that role at some of the world's most important theatres. In The Art of the Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon (Artistic Director of the Gate, London's most relentlessly ambitious theatre Time Out) compiles a unique set of interviews to get to the heart of what it is to occupy this most unique of roles. Providing short contextual essays outlining the importance and ambitions of each interviewee, the author interviews 20 of the most prominent and successful artistic directors in the US and UK including Oskar Eustis (Public Theater, New York), Diane Pulus (American Repertory Theatre, Boston), Rufus Norris (National Theatre, London) and Vicky Featherstone (Royal Court Theatre, London), uncovering the essential skills and talents that go into making an accomplished artistic director. The only book of its kind available, The Art of the Artistic Director includes a foreword by Michael Grandage, former Artistic Director of the Sheffield Crucible and the Donmar Warehouse in London.
About the Author Christopher Haydon was artistic director of the Gate Theatre, London, from 2012-17. Prior to that, he was an associate director at the Bush Theatre, London. He studied at Cambridge University and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, the National Theatre Studio and with Cicely Berry at the RSC. In 2007 he received both the inaugural Chichester Festival Theatre Heller Fellowship and the Channel Four Theatre Director's Bursary at the Salisbury Price: $39.99 Playhouse. Directing credits include: Twelve Angry Men (Birmingham Rep and West End); The Christians (Gate ISBN: 9781350016934 Format: Paperback Theatre/Traverse Theatre, Winner of a Fringe First Award); Grounded (Gate Theatre/Traverse Theatre, Winner of a Dimensions: 0x0mm Fringe First Award); Image of an Unknown Young Woman, The Edge of our Bodies, The Trojan Women, The Prophet, Extent: 208 pages Wittenberg (Gate Theatre); Sixty Six Books, In The Beginning (Bush Theatre/Westminster Abbey); A Safe Harbour for Bic1: Theatre direction & production Elizabeth Bishop (Southbank Centre); Pressure Drop, starring Billy Bragg and his band (Wellcome Collection); Deep Cut Bic2: Illustrations: (Sherman Cymru/National Tour); Monsters (Arcola Theatre); A Number (Salisbury Playhouse); Grace (British Council/On Previous Titles: Theatre, Theatre Du Poche, Brussels, Belgium); Notes from Underground (Arcola Theatre). Author now living:
Methuen Drama AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Early Modern Actors and Shakespeare's Theatre: Thinking with the Body Evelyn Tribble
An examination of Shakespeare's theatres through the lens of the skills actors needed to perform it.
Description What skills did Shakespeare's actors bring to their craft' How do these skills differ from those of contemporary actors' Early Modern Actors and Shakespeare's Theatre: Thinking with the Body examines the toolkit' of the early modern player and suggests new readings of the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries through the lens of their many skills. Theatre is an ephemeral medium. Little remains to us of the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries: some printed texts, scattered documents and records, and a few scraps of description, praise, and detraction. Because most of what survives are printed playbooks, students of English theatre find it easy to forget that much of what happened on the early modern stage took place within the gaps of written language: the implicit or explicit calls for fights, dances, military formations, feats of physical skill, song, and clowning. Theatre historians and textual editors have often ignored or denigrated such moments, seeing them merely as extraneous amusements or signs that the text has been corrupted' by actors. This book argues that recapturing a positive account of the skills and expertise of the early modern players will result in a more capacious understanding of the nature of theatricality in the period.
About the Author Evelyn Tribble is Donald Collie Chair and Professor of English at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Price: $44.99 ISBN: 9781472576026 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Shakespeare studies & criticism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Arden Shakespeare AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 American Political Plays in the Age of Terrorism Edited by Allan Havis
Covering the last 25 years, this anthology brings together plays by American playwrights that consider the rise of terrorism in US society, from both its citizens and foreign agents.
Description This anthology brings together reflective and raw plays by American playwrights surrounding the psychic and political boundaries of the many faces and shadows of terrorism. In the last 25 years, American society has experienced major shocks through militia violence and terrorist assault from both its citizens and foreign agents. From the Ruby Ridge attack in Idaho in 1992, through 9/11, today we are witnessing a greater pulsation of terrorism in America and around the globe. The ascendancy of ISIS, the horrors of Boko Haram and the disquietude of house-of-worship attacks, such as the Charleston church shootings in 2015, are all contributing to this situation. The plays featured are: Break of Noon by Neil LaBute 7/11 by Kia Corthron Omnium Gatherum by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gestern-Vassilaros Columbinus by PJ Paparelli and Stephen Karam Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them by Christopher Durang An introductory essay by the volume editor, Allan Havis, addresses factual terrorism cases over the last 25 years, examines several theories of the root causes of modern terrors and the complex role of our media, and underscores how theatre forms a unique contour to social and philosophical thought.
About the Author Allan Havis is Professor of Theatre and Provost Emeritus of Thurgood Marshall College at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of nineteen full-length published plays, which have been produced at many of the nation's leading playhouses. He edited the collection American Political Plays (2001) and also American Political Plays After 9/11 (2010).
Price: $61.99 ISBN: 9781350044364 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Plays, playscripts Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Methuen Drama AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 100 Acting Exercises for 8 - 18 Year Olds Samantha Marsden
Offers acting exercises to be used with young people in the classroom or by individuals, many based on the teachings of Meisner, Stanislavski and Brecht.
Description This book offers a comprehensive guide to teaching acting exercises that will unleash the inner creativity of students aged 8-18.
Theories and techniques of some of the greatest theatre practitioners including Sanford Meisner, Constantin Stanislavski, Lee Strasberg and Uta Hage provide a basis for Samantha Marsden's original exercises for students between these ages. You won't find Duck, Duck, Goose, Zap, Zap, Boing or any other traditional drama games in this book: instead, the craft of acting technique takes the limelight.
These exercises have been tried and tested in the author's own classroom, and are guaranteed to inspire, ignite imagination and encourage heartfelt performances. Focus points used in leading drama schools such as voice, movement, relaxation, character development and understanding text are recreated for a younger student. They are easy to follow and will be fun, challenging and immensely rewarding for teachers and students alike.
The book features a foreword by Paul Roseby, CEO and Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre.
About the Author Samantha Marsden studied method acting at The Method Studio in London. She went on to study Drama, Applied Theatre and Education at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She worked as a freelance drama teacher for eleven years at theatre companies, youth theatres, private schools, state schools, special schools and weekend theatre schools. In 2014 she set up her own youth theatre, which quickly grew into one of the largest regional youth theatres in the country. She also writes for The Stage and is the author of Teach Drama: How to Make a Living as a Freelance Drama Teacher.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781350049949 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Theatre: individual actors & directors Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Methuen Drama AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Documentary Photography Reconsidered: History, Theory and Practice Michelle Bogre
Exploration and explanation of the theory, history and practice of documentary photography - introducing students to key concepts, techniques and artists
Description Documentary photography is undergoing an unprecedented transformation as it adapts to the impact of digital technology, social media and new distribution methods. In this book, photographer and educator Michelle Bogre contextualizes these changes by offering a historical, theoretical and practical perspective on documentary photography from its inception to the present day.
Documentary Photography Reconsidered is structured around key concepts, such as the photograph as witness, as evidence, as memory, as narrative and as a vehicle for activism and social change.
Chapters include in-depth interviews with some of the world's leading contemporary practitioners, demonstrating the wide variety of different working styles, techniques and topics available to new photographers entering the field. Every key concept is illustrated with work from a range of innovative, influential and often under-represented photographers, giving a flavor of the depth and range of projects from the history of this global art form. There are also creative projects designed to spark ideas and build skills, to help you conceive, develop and produce your own meaningful documentary projects.
The companion website features videos with leading practitioners, additional assignments, further resources and instructor's materials.
About the Author Michelle Bogre, an Associate Professor of Photography at Parsons School of Design, is a documentary photographer, copyright lawyer and author of Photography As Activism: Images for Social Change, and Photography 4.0: A Teaching Guide for the 21st Century, both published by Focal Press. She regularly writes about photography and law for national Price: $59.99 print and on line publications. She is working on a long-term documentary project on family farms in America. ISBN: 9781472586698 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Photography & photographs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Practical Projects for Photographers: Learning Through Practice and Research Tim Daly
A series of practical assignments which develop the photographer's research skills and contextual knowledge for their own projects.
Description Expert photographer and instructor Tim Daly presents over 20 practical projects for the budding photographer to develop their technical and research skills. Each project is a ready-made resource - the assignments vary in size and complexity, exploring a wide range of outputs (print, photobook, blog) and are mindful of limited resources, travelling distances and access to expensive equipment. Within each section are examples of notable photographers from around the world, suggested responses, practice tips, readings from key thinkers and further resources. This book blends understanding of context and technique to help photographers find new ways to work through the creative process.
About the Author Dr Tim Daly has taught photography for over 30 years, designing learning for all levels of the subject from GCSE to MA. Since 2000, he has written over 20 books.
Price: $53.99 ISBN: 9781350056084 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Photographic equipment & techniques Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Shopping Towns Europe: Commercial Collectivity and the Architecture of the Shopping Centre, 1945-1975 Edited by Janina Gosseye and Tom Avermaete
The first book to explore the history of the shopping centre in Europe connecting shopping, consumerism, modernity and architectural design.
Description Shopping Towns Europe is the first book to explore the introduction and dissemination of the shopping centre in Europe. European shopping centres are often assumed to be no more than carbon copies of their American precursors however the wide-ranging case studies featured in this book reveal a very different story. Drawing connections between architectural history, political economy and commerce, together these studies tell us much about the status and role of modernist design, the history of consumption, and the rapidly-changing social, urban, and national contexts of post-war Europe. The boo s eighteen chapters explore case studies spanning the continent on both sides of the Iron Curtain, from Britain and The Netherlands to Sweden and the USSR. The focus is on the three decades following the first introduction of the new typology in 1945, tracing the variety of typological manifestations that occurred in widely different contexts, from Keynesianism to communism to military dictatorship. The book also explores the role of the shopping centre in urban reconstruction, and examines how new shopping centres were designed to elicit specifically modern behaviour and introduce new conceptions of collectivity into citizen everyday lives.
About the Author Janina Gosseye is a postdoctoral research fellow at TUDelft, the Netherlands, and a member of the ATCH at the University of Queensland, Australia.Tom Avermaete is professor of architecture at TU Delft, the Netherlands.
Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781350108844 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Architecture Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible David Evans
This book tells the story of the development of The Holy Bible and the subsequent disappearance of Manic Street Preachers' chief architect, Richard Edwards, by tracing the album's roots to the historical and political circumstances surrounding South Wales during the band's formative years.
Description In August 1994, Manic Street Preachers released The Holy Bible, a dark, fiercely intelligent album that explored such themes as mental illness, murder and war. Richey Edwards, the band's lyricist and motive force, vanished five months later; he was never found. In his absence The Holy Bible entered the rock canon alongside Joy Division's Closer and Nirvana's In Utero, the valedictory works of troubled young men.
This book tells the dramatic story of Manic Street Preachers' masterpiece. Tracing the album's origins in the Valleys, an industrialised region of South Wales where the band spent their formative years, the author argues that The Holy Bible can be seen as a meditation on the uses and abuses of history.
About the Author David Evans was born in Cardiff and educated at Cardiff University. He holds a DPhil in American Literature from the University of Oxford. His writing has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, the Independent on Sunday, FT Weekend and Sight & Sound. He lives in Crystal Palace, London.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781501331701 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Music Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Shangri-Las' Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las Ada Wolin
Presents an analysis of 60s girl-groups and aims to separate the Shangri-Las from this category, viewing them instead with the sort of individuality traditionally afforded to rock groups.
Description Of the many girl-groups that came out of the 1960s, none is more idiosyncratic and influential than the Shangri-Las. They were together only five years, but within that time they subverted pop standards and foreshadowed a generation of tough women in music. Critically, they are not lauded in the way of the Ronettes, and they are certainly not a household name like the Supremes. They were a little too low-brow with an uncouth flair for theatrics that has placed them just left of the girl-group canon. This book examines the still-elusive validation of 60s girl-groups as a whole, but also paradoxically aims to free the Shangri-Las from that category, viewing them instead with the sort of individuality traditionally afforded to rock groups. They were somehow able to challenge the status quo under the guise of sticky-sweet pop, a feat not many pop groups can achieve, but which they do fleetingly but not insubstantially in Golden Hitsof the Shangri-Las.
About the Author Ada Wolin is a Brooklyn-born, Chicago-based writer. A recent graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she now works at Booklist.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781501331749 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 152 pages Bic1: Rock & Pop music Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Tom Petty's Southern Accents Michael Washburn
Explores the ways in which Southern Accents is a fascinating multidimensional failure that unexpectedly mired Tom Petty in debates about American culture and history.
Description By 1985 Tom Petty had already obtained legendary status. He had fame. He had money. But he was restless, hoping to stretch his artistry beyond the confining format of songs like The Waiting and Refugee. Petty's response to his restlessness was Southern Accents. Initially conceived as a concept album about the American South, Southern Accents's marathon recording sessions were marred by aesthetic and narcotic excess. The result is a hodgepodge of classic rock songs mixed with nearly unlistenable 80s music. Then, while touring for the album, Petty made extensive use of the iconography of the American Confederacy, something he soon came to regret. Despite its artistic failure and public controversy, Southern Accents was a pivot point for Petty. Reeling from the defeat, Petty reimagined himself as deeply, almost mythically, Californian, obtaining his biggest success with Full Moon Fever.
Michael Washburn explores the history of Southern Accents and how it sparked Petty's reinvention. Washburn also examines how the record both grew out of and reinforced enduring but flawed assumptions about Southern culture and the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.
About the Author Michael Washburn, director of programs at Humanities New York, has written about books, culture, and politics for a number of publications. Follow him on Twitter at @whalelines.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781501333446 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 152 pages Bic1: Music reviews & criticism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Odetta's One Grain of Sand Matthew Frye Jacobson
The first book-length treatment of Odetta and an examination of the broader cultural currents and historical roots throughout the album.
Description When 20-year-old Odetta Holmes classically trained as a vocalist and poised to become the next Marian Anderson veered away from both opera and musical theater in favor of performing politically charged field hollers, prison songs, work songs, and folk tunes before mixed-race audiences in 1950s coffee houses, she was making one of the most portentous decisions in the history of both American music and Civil Rights. Released the same year as her famous rendition of I'm on My Way at the March on Washington, One Grain of Sand captures the social justice project that was Odetta's voice. There was no way I could say the things I was thinking, but I could sing them, she later remarked. In pieces like Moses, Moses, Ain't No Grave, and Ramblin' Round Your City, One Grain of Sand embodies Odetta's approach to the folk repertoire as both an archive of black history and a vehicle for radical expression. For many among her audience, a song like Cotton Fields represented a first introduction to black history at a time when there was as yet no academic discipline going by this name, and when history books themselves still peddled convenient fictions of a fundamentally happy plantation past. And for many among her audience, black and white, this young woman's pride in black artistry and resolve, and her open rage and her challenge to whites to recognize who they were and who they had been, too, modeled the very honesty and courage that the movement now called for.
About the Author Matthew Frye Jacobson teaches American Studies and African American Studies at Yale University, and is the co- founder of the Public Humanities program there. He has written extensively on a range of cultural forms, including film, television, literature, the arts, sports, music, and comedy. In addition to his five books on aspects of race in US culture, he has conducted several documentary, curatorial, and artistic projects, including The Historian's Eye, a web-based documentary project, and his forthcoming film, A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation.
Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781501333323 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Music reviews & criticism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 George Clooney Paul McDonald
Paul McDonald's study of the actor, filmmaker and activist situates George Clooney in the context of contemporary Hollywood celebrity culture, but argues that Clooney's star persona also evokes the golden age of Hollywood film stardom.
Description Paul McDonald's study of the actor-filmmaker George Clooney traces the star's career, from his role in the hit television medical drama ER to his dual screen persona, allowing him to move seamlessly from commercial hits such as Out of Sight (1998) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) to more offbeat roles in such films as Oh Brother, Where Art Thou' (2000). McDonald also considers Clooney's political activism and his roles in such explicity political films as Three Kings (1999) and Syriana (2005), as well as his work as a producer of films including Argo (2012) and as director of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) and Suburbicon (2017) among others. McDonald places Clooney in the context of the Hollywood star system, considering the argument that Clooney's star persona has many similarities with that of Classical Hollywood movie stars such as Cary Grant, but also addresses Clooney as a very 21st century transmedia celebrity.
About the Author Paul McDonald is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries and Vice Dean (People & Planning) for Arts in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London, UK. He is the author of The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities (2000); Hollywood Stardom (2013) and Video and DVD Industries (BFI 2007). His co-edited volumes include, with Janet Wasko, The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry (2008) and with Emily Carman, Eric Hoyt and Philip Drake, Hollywood and the Law (BFI 2015). He is the co-editor, with Michael Curtin, of the BFI series International Screen Industries.
Price: $34.99 ISBN: 9781844574940 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Film, TV & radio Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
British Film Institute AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 A New Philosophy of Society: Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity Manuel DeLanda
A highly original interrogation of social philosophy from one of the world's leading theorists
Description In A New Philosophy of Society Manuel DeLanda offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entities, from small communities to large nation-states, would disappear altogether if our cognitive abilities ceased to exist, DeLanda proposes a novel approach to social ontology that asserts the autonomy of social entities from the conceptions we have of them. DeLanda argues that Gilles Deleuze's theory of assemblages provides a framework in which sociologists and geographers studying social networks and regions can properly locate their work and fully elucidate the connections between them. Indeed, assemblage theory, as DeLanda argues, can be used to model any community, from interpersonal networks and institutional organizations, to central governments, cities and nation states.
About the Author Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is Gilles Deleuze Chair and Professor of Philosophy at The European Graduate School / EGS, Switzerland and lecturer in Architecture at Princeton University, USA. He is the author of Philosophical Chemistry (2015) and Philosophy and Simulation (2011).
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781350096738 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Social & political philosophy Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Philosophy and Simulation: The Emergence of Synthetic Reason Manuel DeLanda
In this book, the internationally renowned Manuel DeLanda provides a remarkably clear philosophical overview of the rapidly growing field of computer simulations.
Description In this groundbreaking book, Manuel DeLanda analyzes different genres of simulation, from cellular automata and generic algorithms to neural nets and multi-agent systems, as a means to conceptualize the space of possibilities associated with casual and other capacities. This remarkably clear philosophical discussion of a rapidly growing field, from a thinker at the forefront of research at the interface of science and the humanities, is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophies of technology, emergence and science at all levels.
About the Author Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is now Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781350096783 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 232 pages Bic1: Philosophy Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law Preet Bharara
Banned by Putin, fired by Trump. And now he's free to talk.
Description The People vs. Putin. The People vs. the Mafia. The People vs. Wall Street.
For eight years Preet Bharara prosecuted some of the most high-stakes crimes in the world. Billion-dollar frauds. Terrorist attacks. Russian espionage. These were the cases that gripped America and he was the man making sure people answered.
In Doing Justice Bharara lifts the lid on his time as America's prosecutor for justice, showing in intimate and explosive detail how the criminal justice system works from the inside. Spanning history, his own fabled cases and the actions of key players in the upper echelons of power, this is a book about what it means to make the right decisions at the toughest of moments, and about what the state of justice in America reveals about today.
About the Author Preet Bharara served as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017, overseeing the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases and supervising an office of hundreds of Assistant US Attorneys, who handled cases involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cybercrime, public corruption, gang violence, organised crime and civil rights violations. The New York Times dubbed Bharara one of the nation's most aggressive and outspoken prosecutors'. He is the Executive Vice President of Some Spider Studios and the host of CAFE's Stay Tuned with Preet. He lives in New York. @PreetBharara
Price: $37.99 ISBN: 9781408899021 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Prose: non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Hidden Mary Chamberlain
A powerful novel of passion and guilt, silence and memory.
Description Dora Simon is comfortable in her retirement, indulging her interests in gardening and music. Joe O'Cleary is content on the Jersey farm he helped rebuild with its owner, Geoffrey Laurent, with time to pursue his life-long hobby of birdwatching. But their worlds are shattered by the arrival of Barbara Hummel, a young German anxious to track down the identity of a mysterious woman whose photograph she found among her mother's possessions. Forced to resurrect long-buried secrets, and confront a past they never thought they would revisit, Dora and Joe's lives unravel and entwine - in shocking and surprising ways. Trapped in the Channel Islands under the German occupation in the Second World War, Dora, a Jewish refugee, conceals her identity; Joe, a Catholic priest, conceals a secret. The consequences of the lies both are forced to live are as unexpected as they are devastating. This is a heart rending and provocative story of love and betrayal, shame and survival, casting light into the forgotten or unknown shadows of war.
About the Author Mary Chamberlain is a novelist and historian. Her debut novel, The Dressmaker of Dachau, was published in 18 countries. She is the author of non-fiction books on women's history and Caribbean history including Fenwomen, the first book published by Virago Press. She lives in London with her husband, the political theorist Stein Ringen.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781786075055 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age Sue Armstrong
Uncovering the science behind how and why we age
Description Like time', everyone knows what ageing is until we try to pin it down. When does it begin' How does it happen and why' What lies ahead for each of us individuals, and would we want to live forever, given the option' The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries, yet there is still no agreement. There are a myriad of competing theories, from the idea that ageing is a simple wear and tear process, like the rusting of a car, to the belief that ageing and death are genetically programmed and controlled. In fact, there is no clearly defined limit to life, and no single, predictable programme playing itself out: different things are happening within and between tissues, and each system or organ accumulates damage at its own pace, according to the kind of insults imposed on it by daily living. Sometime before 2020, the number of people over sixty-five worldwide will, for the first time, be greater than the number of 0-4 year olds; and by 2050 there are likely to be 2.5 times as many older people in the world as toddlers. With statistics like these, society is understandably preoccupied with the greying of the world', and there is a huge community of scientists exploring the phenomenon from every angle. Sue Armstrong tells the story of society's quest to understand ageing through the eyes of the scientists themselves, as well as through the ordinary' people who exemplify the mysteries of ageing from those who suffer from the premature ageing condition, Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, to people still running marathons in their 80s. Borrowed Time will investigate such mind-boggling experiments as transfusing young blood into old rodents, and research into transplanting the first human head, amongst many others. It will explore where science is taking us and what issues are being raised from a psychological, philosophical and ethical perspective, through interviews with, and profiles of, key scientists in the field and the people who represent interesting and important aspects of ageing.
About the Author Sue Armstrong is a science writer and broadcaster based in Edinburgh. She has worked for a variety of media organisations, including New Scientist, and since the 1980s has undertaken regular assignments for the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, writing about women's health issues and the AIDS pandemic, among many other topics, and reporting from the frontline in countries as diverse as Haiti, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Thailand, Namibia Price: $32.99 ISBN: 9781472936066 and Serbia. Sue has been involved, as presenter, writer and researcher, in several major documentaries for BBC Radio 4; Format: Hard Cover programmes have focused on the biology of ageing, and of drug addiction, alcoholism, obesity, AIDS, CJD, cancer and Dimensions: 0x0mm stress. Her previous book was p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code, also published with Bloomsbury Sigma. It Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Popular science has been highly commended by the BMA Book Award. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Sigma AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 170 Years of Persecution: A History of the Baha'is of Iran Fereydun Vahman
A searing account of the oppression of a people by those in power and the profound effect this has had on the construction of Iran's modern identity
Description The Baha'i faith is the youngest of the world religions and the second most widespread after Christianity. It is well known for its belief in the essential unity of all religions and its global outlook. Its core beliefs of peace, harmony and tolerance, as well as its high regard for ethical conduct, make it a faith with a broad and potent appeal in the modern world. For almost two centuries the followers of the Baha'i religion in Iran have been victims of persecution. From the pogroms during the Qajar dynasty in the nineteenth century to the present regime's attempts to eradicate the Baha'i community, they have been used as a scapegoat, falsely accused of being disloyal to their country, branded enemies of Islam, and even denounced as foreign agents. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 their children have been barred from entering the nation's universities and more than two hundred Baha'is have been executed. Many hundreds more have been imprisoned and tortured. Now Iran is at a turning point. A new generation of ordinary people sceptical of the clergy and government's hostility, as well as scholars, commentators and emerging leaders, have come to question the historical portrayal of Baha'is and called for them to be given equal rights as fellow citizens. In 170 Years of Persecution, Fereydun Vahman documents the history of the Baha'i faith in Iran, recording not only their plight but also the greater plight of the nation as it aspires to form a modern identity built on respect for diversity rather than one based on hatred and self-deception.
About the Author Fereydun Vahman is professor emeritus at the University of Copenhagen. Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 he has been a leading voice defending the rights of Baha'is. He is the author of several books in Persian, English and Danish, and is editor of the Religion and Society in Iran' series.
Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781786075864 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Middle Eastern history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Wildlife Walks Malcolm Tait
A comprehensive guide to more than 500 of the very best wildlife reserves in the country.
Description Published in conjunction with the Wildlife Trusts, this superb guide comprehensively covers more than 500 of the UK's top nature reserves, all of them owned and managed by the unique network of 47 Wildlife Trusts. Each entry includes information on access/conditions, opening times, facilities, how to get there, and local attractions. It is illustrated throughout with many colour photographs and maps. Wildlife Walks is the only guide you'll need to plan a great family day out.
About the Author Malcolm Tait is an award-winning freelance author and editor, specialising in birds and wildlife. He is the author of several books.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472966636 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Wildlife: general interest Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Concise Pond Wildlife Guide Bloomsbury
An illustrated mini field guide that is packed with information on more than 190 species of animal and plant that inhabit still-water bodies such as ponds, pools and small lakes in northern Europe.
Description This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on more than 190 species of animal and plant that inhabit still-water bodies such as ponds, pools and small lakes in northern Europe. A vast number of species occurs in these habitats, so the book is selective, but it pictures and describes a good range of fauna and flora that are likely to be found and identified. Among the fascinating animals featured are freshwater sponges, hydras, water bears, worms, leeches, water snails, dragonflies and damselflies, frogs and toads, bats, fish, birds, and iconic mammals such as the Water Vole and European Otter.All the species are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks, and a concise written account for each covers data such as size, general description, habitat, ecology, and distribution in Britain and the near Continent. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, making the book an indispensable reference in the field as well as in the home and garden. It is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet to protect it against the elements in the field.
About the Author Endorsed by The Wildlife Trusts.
Price: $17.99 ISBN: 9781472968289 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Wildlife: general interest Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Concise Seashore Wildlife Guide Bloomsbury
Mini field guide packed with information on nearly 180 species of plants and animals that live by the seashore, featuring full-colour artworks and a concise written account for each species.
Description This mini guide covers almost 180 species that live in the area between land and sea called the intertidal, or littoral, zone. It includes all the most common molluscs, crustaceans, seaweeds, fishes, spiny creatures such as starfishes and sea urchins, mammals and many other species found here, and is invaluable for anyone wanting to find out more about the fascinating shells and other objects they may pick up on our shores. All the species are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks, and a concise written account for each covers size, general description, habitat, ecology, and distribution in Britain and the near Continent. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, making this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a foldout insert with at-a- glance illustrations showing comparisons between similar-looking species. Sandra Doyle, Bridgette James, Denys Ovenden, Melanie Perkins, Helen Senior and Lyn Wells painted the illustrations.
About the Author Endorsed by the Wildlife Trusts.
Price: $17.99 ISBN: 9781472968296 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Sea life & the seashore Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Butterflies of Britain and Europe Tari Haahtela, Kimmo Saarinen
An authoritative photographic guide to the butterflies of Europe.
Description Packed with beautiful photography and thoroughly updated throughout, this is the definitive guide to all 472 species of European butterflies with additional information on another 64 species found in North Africa and south and west Turkey. Detailed text and clear photographs including views of both the upperwing and underwing where possible allow identification of adult butterflies in the field. There is also useful information on their relative size, similar species, habitat, lifestyle and larval host plants, accompanied by accurate range maps which have been updated for this new edition. The result of collaboration between many European butterfly experts and photographers, and compiled by a Finnish team, this thoroughly updated and comprehensive guide represents the last word in butterfly identification.
About the Author Tari Haahtela, Kimmo Saarinen, Pekka Ojalainen and Hannu Aarnio are a team of dedicated Finnish naturalists who specialise in butterflies and macrophotography. They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe to study butterflies for this book.
Price: $36.99 ISBN: 9781472960535 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Concise Garden Wildlife Guide Bloomsbury
Concise guide providing extensive information on the wildlife found in gardens in Britain including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects. It covers 200 species, each accompanied by beautiful full colour illustrations.
Description This beautifully illustrated concise guide is packed with information on the wildlife that can be found in Britain and the near Continent, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, molluscs, and crustaceans. It covers around 200 species, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks. A concise written account covering size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page as the illustration for each species. The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, and make this book an invaluable reference outdoors as well as at home. To protect it against the elements, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a fold-out insert illustrating differences between similar species, and assisting in quick identification. Renowned natural history artists Sandra Doyle, Stuart Carter, David Daly and Lyn Wells painted the illustrations.
About the Author Endorsed by the Wildlife Trusts
Price: $12.99 ISBN: 9781472966643 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Wildlife: general interest Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Mountain Flowers Michael Scott
Bringing a 21st-century perspective to the understanding of Britain's mountain flora.
Description Mountain flowers are the most romantic in our flora, exquisite, enigmatic and, often, remote from human habitation. Michael Scott has not only seen them all but has roamed every part of the hill scenery of Britain and brings to his subject passion, learning and hands-on experience. This is field botany at its best, engrossing, exciting and full of wonder. PETER MARREN Britain's mountains and exposed sub-arctic regions of the far north are home to a remarkable range of specialist flowers, shrubs and ferns that are able to thrive on our islands thanks to a combination of conditions seldom found in mainland Europe. The peculiarities of their occurrence here, at unusually low altitudes for typically alpine species and uncommonly far south for arctic species, make their ecology especially intriguing. In this invigorating journey from the Lizard of Cornwall to Unst in Shetland, Michael Scott examines Britain's richest upland sites, bringing an important 21st-century perspective to our understanding of the flora along the way. Lavishly illustrated, Mountain Flowers has much to offer wild flower enthusiasts and botanists, including detailed profiles of over 150 of the plants most characteristic of our montane regions. It will prove an indispensable companion for hillwalkers and climbers wanting to learn more about the enigmatic species that are such an intrinsic part of the British mountain landscape. - Featuring over 150 mountain plants, with 20 extended profiles for the most enigmatic species - Illustrated with over 340 colour photographs of plants and their spectacular habitats - Jacket artwork by Carry Akroyd
About the Author Michael Scott became interested in the flora of Britain's mountain and sub-arctic regions while studying botany at Aberdeen University. He has walked many of the hills of Scotland, Wales and northern England looking for wild flowers in magnificent scenery, and has also botanised widely in the Arctic. For many years he ran a field course on mountain Price: $69.99 ISBN: 9781472967183 flowers at a field centre in Highland Perthshire. He is a former Scottish Officer of Plantlife, the wild plant conservation Format: Hard Cover charity, and former Deputy Chairman of Scottish Natural Heritage. He was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to Dimensions: 0x0mm biodiversity conservation in Scotland. Extent: 416 pages Bic1: Conservation of wildlife & habitats Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland Jeremy Thomas
Widely considered not only the best butterfly book ever published but also one of the classic nature books.
Description The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland provides comprehensive coverage of all our resident and migratory butterflies, including the latest information on newly discovered species such as Cryptic Wood White and the Geranium Bronze. When first published in 1991 it won the Natural World Book of the Year Award and won plaudits from all quarters. Fully revised, considerably expanded and reset in 2010, it was judged that year's Guardian Nature Book of the Year. Now revised again to reflect the latest research findings, and with up-to-date distribution maps, this remarkable book is THE guide to the appearance, behaviour, life cycle and ecology of the butterflies of Britain and Ireland.
About the Author Over almost forty years, Richard Lewington has built up a reputation as one of Europe's finest wildlife illustrators. He first became interested in butterflies as a child when he inherited a cabinet of insects from his father. He studied graphic design at the Berkshire College of Art, and since leaving in 1971 has specialised in natural-history illustration. His meticulous paintings of insects and other wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Collins Butterfly Guide, Field Guide to Dragonflies of Britain and Europe, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Pocket Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Ireland and Guide to Garden Wildlife. He was, for many years, the principal artist on the multi-volume series, The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. He has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for a number of countries, including a set of ten stamps of British butterflies for Royal Mail in 2013. Jeremy Thomas, one of Europe's most accomplished butterfly experts, is Professor of Ecology and a Fellow of New College at the University of Oxford, and the President of the Royal Entomological Society (2012 14). He previously worked as a research scientist at the Nature Conservancy's Monks Wood laboratory, at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology's Furzebrook Research Station, and at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology's Dorset laboratory. He initially helped devise the methods used to monitor change in the distributions and abundance of butterflies, and for four decades has led research teams across Europe to study the ecology of threatened species, including the interactions between Price: $49.99 ISBN: 9781472967190 ants and butterflies. He has applied his research results widely to conserve declining European butterflies, including the Format: Paperback five species of Large Blue. Thomas's work has attracted a variety of awards, including leading prizes for advancing the Dimensions: 0x0mm sciences of both Conservation Biology and Ecology, for natural-history writing and for practical conservation. Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Richard Lewington
Second edition of Richard Lewington's pocket guide to all the butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, including up-to-date information on all our resident and migrant butterflies together with a selection of day-flying moths.
Description Presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format, this is an ideal guide for both beginners and more experienced enthusiasts. It includes more than 600 superb illustrations of all the life stages of each species, together with beautiful artworks of the butterflies in their natural settings and pertinent species information, distribution maps and life history charts. The second edition features a new, illustrated at-a-glance' identification guide, updated distribution maps and species accounts, and new spreads and artwork for the Cryptic Wood White and Scarce Tortoiseshell.
About the Author Over forty years, Richard Lewington has built up a reputation as one of Europe's finest wildlife illustrators. He first became interested in butterflies as a child when he inherited a cabinet of insects. He studied graphic design at the Berkshire College of Art, and since leaving in 1971 has specialised in natural-history illustration. His meticulous paintings of insects and other wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art. He has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for a number of countries.
Price: $24.99 ISBN: 9781472967176 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Insects (entomology) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland Steven Falk
Bees are a fascinating and indispensable group of insects
Description Bees are a fascinating and indispensable group of insects, but many species are in decline, and efforts to help determine distributions and changes in abundance have to date been compromised by a serious lack of identification resources. This eagerly anticipated new addition to the highly acclaimed British Wildlife Field Guides series will unravel the complexities of identification, and is designed to cater for people new to the bee world as well as to more experienced recorders who wish to identify every species accurately. It provides the latest information on the identification, ecology, status and distribution of all 275 species of bee in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands. - Written by Steven Falk, professional naturalist and conservationist with over forty years' experience of working with bees - Illustrated with over 1,000 colour and black & white artworks by Richard Lewington, one of Europe's leading insect artists - Stunning photographs of living insects as seen in the wild - 234 up-to-date distribution maps - Comprehensive introduction to bee classification, ecology, field techniques and recording, a full glossary, and information on how to separate the sexes and distinguish bees from other insects - Introductions to families and genera, describing key characters and life histories - Detailed species descriptions covering field and microscopic characters, similar species, variants, flight season, habitat, flowers visited, nesting habits, status & distribution, and parasites & associates - A series of innovative illustrated keys to genera and species, designed to guide the user step by step through the identification process
About the Author Steven Falk is a professional naturalist and conservationist with a particular love for insects. He has worked for the former Nature Conservancy Council, two large museum services, and a wildlife trust. He has been involved with natural history books since his teens, contributing colour artwork to books such as British Hoverflies and the Collins Field Guide to Insects of Britain and Northern Europe. He has also written many scientific papers, popular articles and a county flora for Price: $69.99 ISBN: 9781472967053 Warwickshire. He currently works for Buglife. Format: Paperback - Demy format Over almost forty years, Richard Lewington has built up a reputation as one of Europe's finest wildlife illustrators. He first Dimensions: 0x0mm became interested in butterflies as a child when he inherited a cabinet of insects. He studied graphic design at the Extent: 432 pages Bic1: Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders Berkshire College of Art, and since leaving in 1971 has specialised in natural-history illustration. His meticulous paintings Bic2: of insects and other wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Watching Waterbirds with Kate Humble and Martin McGill Kate Humble, Martin McGill
This book introduces some 75 species of wetland birds to readers through the eyes of Kate Humble. Chapters cover topics such as basic equipment, clothing, hide etiquette and more, each written for the beginner in Kate's style, and backed with Martin McGill's knowledge.
Description This book introduces some 75 species of wetland birds to readers through the eyes of Kate Humble. As she freely admits herself, Kate is still learning her birds, so to find out more she contacted Martin McGill of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust to act as her guide. Their birdwatching sessions together form the basis of this book. As Kate learns the difference between a Canada Goose and a Barnacle Goose, which ducks dive and which ducks dabble, and how to tell apart those little brown jobs that warble from the reedbeds, so she passes on the information to the reader as she goes. The effect is not dissimilar to the Last Chance to See series, in which Mark Carwardine and Stephen Fry scour the world for endangered species. The difference between Canada Geese and Barnacle Geese' Just remember that the C-anada goose has a C-hin-strap. The Teal is the Ziggy Stardust of the duck world, while the Shoveler feeds as though it's dropped its contact lenses. Each species takes up approximately two pages, complete with photographs and illustrations to bring out the key identification and behavioural points. The birds are divided into simply titled groups - large waddling birds, little brown jobs, and so on. Other chapters in the book cover topics such as basic equipment, clothing, hide etiquette and more, each written for the beginner in Kate's style. WWT centres: Slimbridge (Glos), Arundel (Sussex), Wetland Centre (Barnes), Welney (Norfolk), Washington (Tyne & Wear), Caerlaverock (Dumfries), Martin Mere (Lancs), Llanelli (Wales), Castle Espie (N Ireland).
About the Author Kate Humble is Vice President of WWT, President of the RSPB and co-presenter of Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Martin McGill is a senior warden with WWT, based at Slimbridge.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472967039 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Sea Fishes Of The Mediterranean Including Marine Invertebrates Lawson Wood
Reveals the fascinating wealth of sea life found in the Mediterranean. This guide is illustrated with colour photographs taken in a number of exotic locations. It is designed to be of practical use to divers, snorkelers and underwater photographers. It covers Gibraltar, Spain, France, Monaco, Corsica, Sardinia and Italy among others.
Description Sea Fishes of the Mediterranean reveals the fascinating wealth of sea life found in this diverse but little-documented region. This compact and easy-to-use guide, illustrated with many specially-commissioned colour photographs taken in a number of unique and exotic locations, is an essential companion for anyone interested in the marine life of the many seas that make up the Mediterranean Sea. Designed to be of practical use to divers, snorkelers and underwater photographers, this guide will be welcomed by the increasing number of visitors to the Mediterranean, which has become one of the most popular dive destinations in the world. It covers Gibraltar, Spain, France, Monaco, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
About the Author Lawson Wood is an award-winning underwater photographer and author. Well respected in international diving circles, he is the founder of the first marine nature reserve in his native Scotland and a founder member of the Marine Conservation Society. Lawson was also the first person to become a Fellow of both the Royal Photographic Society and the British Institute of Professional Photographers solely for underwater photography.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781472967169 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Sea life & the seashore Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 RSPB British Birdfinder Marianne Taylor
A species-by-species guide that shows you how to find and watch more than 250 species of birds that can be seen in Britain. Some are common; others are rare migrants or scarce breeding books, but this book will tell you the best places to see and watch all of them.
Description Most bird books are designed to help you identify the birds that you've seen. This book is different. It is a species-by- species guide that shows you how to find and watch more than 250 species of birds that can be seen in Britain. Some are common; others are rare migrants or scarce breeding birds, but this book will tell you the best places to see and watch all of them. Readers will be able to see their most coveted species but also enjoy rewarding watching experiences that will enhance their understanding of the species, of bird behaviour and of key fieldcraft techniques.
Sections include:
- How to find including the best time of day, how to search the habitat and behavioural signs - Watching tips including ways to get close to the bird without disturbing it and how to attract it to your garden. - Super sites includes a short list of some of the best places to see the species.
About the Author Marianne Taylor is author of several natural history books, including RSPB NatureWatch, RSPB British Birds of Prey, RSPB Where to Discover Nature and The Nature Book.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472967046 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Days Out Underground: 50 subterranean adventures beneath Britain Peter Naldrett
Beneath our feet is a secret world and you can visit it. This unique guide explores 50 underground attractions, from caves to nuclear bunkers, abandoned mines to secret railways, labyrinthine tunnels to ancient crypts, with fascinating text and atmospheric colour photography
Description Beneath our feet is a secret world and you can visit it. The 50 underground adventures featured in this book are not just for intrepid potholers and other daredevils. Hidden beneath Britain are plenty of attractions open to everyone.
This is the definitive guide to the best days out underground. From caves to nuclear bunkers, sewers to secret railways, as well as abandoned mines, ancient crypts and labyrinthine tunnels, these unique tourist attractions are a journey through Britain's hidden history going back thousands of years.
Travel writer Peter Naldrett explores each location with evocative, light-hearted text that reveals the fascinating history of why it came to be constructed, or how it was first discovered. As well as information about facilities and accessibility, Peter also includes essential advice about how to get there and when to go.
There are atmospheric full colour photographs throughout, and boxes that highlight precisely why you should visit, as well as things to look out for when you do. Days Out Underground has something to excite everyone, especially families here's how you entertain the kids on those wet-weather weekends!
About the Author Peter Naldrett is a travel writer who has written several guides to the Peak District, Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, as well as textbooks and resources for Oxford University Press. He has also written for the Telegraph, and writes regularly for publications such as Cumbria, The Countryman and Derbyshire Life.
Price: $32.99 ISBN: 9781844865673 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Travel & holiday guides Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Conway Publishing AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Where To Watch Birds in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Ken Hall
The ultimate resource for birders visiting the ornithologically rich counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Description Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire are among Britain's finest counties in terms of habitat diversity, and their avifaunas are comparatively rich as a result. Much has changed in the region since the previous edition of this book the famous Avalon marshes, for example, have become one of Britain's finest hotspots for wetland birds, for example but this brand-new fourth edition offers a completely updated review of all the major sites, and many more lesser known ones, with new text and fully revised maps throughout. Where to Watch Birds in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire is indispensable for any birder looking to head out into this ornithologically special corner of England.
About the Author Ken Hall has lived near Bristol from shortly after graduating from its university. He has thoroughly explored the surrounding areas over many years, and has taken part in many nationally- and locally-organised surveys of the birds of the region. These include the BTO's Breeding Bird Atlases, their local offshoots for Somerset and for Avon, and surveys of some of the Somerset Wildlife Trust's reserves on the Mendip Hills. A member of the Bristol Ornithological Club since its foundation, he has served on its Committee for long periods, including having held the post of Chairman, and is also one of the team that compiles the Avon Bird Report. In addition to these more local birding activities, he has travelled widely in the Americas, Africa and Europe, with a particular interest in the birds of Spain and France, and has led privately-organised trips to both countries on several occasions. He is the representative in the UK, on a voluntary basis, for the LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux), the RSPB's equivalent in France.
Price: $39.99 ISBN: 9781472912381 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Helm Ornithonoly AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Reeds Vol 9: Steam Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers Thomas D. Morton
This book is a companion to Volume 8 - General Engineering Knowledge' in the 'Reed's Marine Engineering Series', and is based on the DoT sylabus of Engineering Knowledge for the Class 2 and Class 1 Engineers Steam Certificates and Steam Endorsements.'
Description This book is a companion to Volume 8 - General Engineering Knowledge' in the 'Reed's Marine Engineering Series', and is based on the DoT sylabus of Engineering Knowledge for the Class 2 and Class 1 Engineers Steam Certificates and Steam Endorsements. It includes a selection of questions of the type set in the exams for Class 2 and Class 1 Engineers.'
About the Author Thomas D. Morton has also co-authored Reeds Vol 12 Motor Engineering, amongst others.
Price: $79.99 ISBN: 9781472968814 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Boating Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Cameron Delusion Peter Hitchens
The main enemy of conservatism in Britain is the Conservative Party.
Description The struggle between the main political parties has been reduced to an unpopularity contest, in which voters hold their noses and sigh as they trudge to the polls. Peter Hitchens explains how and why British politics has sunk to this dreary level - the takeover of the parties and the media by conventional left-wing dogmas which then call themselves 'the centre ground'. The Tory party under David Cameron has become a pale-blue twin of New Labour, offering change without alteration. Hitchens, a former Lobby reporter, examines and mocks the flock mentality of most Westminster journalists, explains how unattributable lunches guide coverage and why so many reporters - once slavish admirers of Labour - now follow the Tory line. This updated edition of Hitchens's The Broken Compass (2009) features a brand new introduction. In an excoriating analysis, Hitchens examines the Tory Party's record in government and opposition, dismissing it as a failure on all fronts but one - the ability to win office without principle. The one thing it certainly isn't is conservative.
About the Author Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He witnessed most of the final scenes of the Cold War, and was a resident correspondent in the Soviet capital and in Washington, DC. He frequently revisits both Russia and the USA. He currently writes for the Mail on Sunday, where he is a columnist and occasional foreign correspondent, reporting most recently from Iran, North Korea, Burma, The Congo and China. He won the journalism category in the 2010 George Orwell Prize for this correspondence.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472967152 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 215x140mm Extent: 264 pages Bic1: Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Continuum AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 RSPB Handbook of the Seashore Maya Plass
A brand new RSPB guide to help you become a confident and learned explorer of the seashore.
Description How often have you visited the seashore and wished you knew more about the diverse and alien wildlife found on the UK's coastline? There are incredible stories to discover about our coastal species so if the tantalising glimpses you've caught of this semi-aquatic environment between the tides has left you curious to learn more the RSPB Handbook of the Seashore is for you.It will help you to easily identify and learn about the life cycles and anatomy of the species you discover, and features useful sections on the tidal cycle, how to read tide tables, where to look, conservation and climate change concerns, and who to call should you come across something unexpected on your next beach visit.Featuring over 200 species accounts - each with a photo, full description, and details of distribution and zonation - this brand new guide is written throughout in engaging text suitable for families, students and anyone who loves to visit the seashore.
About the Author Maya Plass is an experienced marine ecologist committed to sharing her love and knowledge of our aquatic world. Maya has developed projects in the UK and abroad to encourage communities to protect our seas and oceans and her passion for the sea has led her to engage with wider audiences through television presenting and now through her first book.
Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781472962775 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Sea life & the seashore Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Revised Common Lectionary Pew (Red) Michael Perha
The Revised Common Lectionary
Description This version of the Revised Common Lectionary contains the Collects and Post-Communion Prayers. It also includes the psalm for each Sunday or feast, with response, and variations for the Church of England.
About the Author Biblical extracts.
Price: $80.00 ISBN: 9781472968968 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 1280 pages Bic1: Religion: general Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Continuum AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Modern Culture Roger Scruton
What do we mean by 'culture'?
Description What do we mean by 'culture'? This word, purloined by journalists to denote every kind of collective habit, lies at the centre of contemporary debates about the past and future of society. In this thought-provoking book, Roger Scruton argues for the religious origin of culture in all its forms, and mounts a defence of the 'high culture' of our civilization against its radical and 'deconstructionist' critics. He offers a theory of pop culture, a panegyric to Baudelaire, a few reasons why Wagner is just as great as his critics fear him to be, and a raspberry to Cool Britannia. A must for all people who are fed up to their tightly clenched front teeth with Derrida, Foucault, Oasis and Richard Rogers.
About the Author Sir Roger Scruton is a graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge. He has been Professor of Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London, and University Professor at Boston University. He is currently visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford and Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington DC. He has published a large number of books, including some works of fiction, and has written and composed two operas. He writes regularly for the Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and was for many years wine critic of the New Statesman.
Price: $34.99 ISBN: 9781472969033 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Popular culture Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Continuum AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Astro Naughty Naughty Baddies Mark Sperring
The Naughty Naughty Baddies are wickedly wicked, awfully awful and diabolically dreadful, and they are about to blast off to the moon to make more mischief than ever in an adventure that is quite simply OUT OF THIS WORLD!
Description The Naughty Naughty Baddies are wickedly wicked, awfully awful and diabolically dreadful, and they have just come up with a mischievous plan to blast off to the moon and to stitch up the President. But will our fiendish fraudsters come undone' Aliens, badmobiles, rockets . . . Mwa-ha-ha! Be part of the intergalactic impishness in this astronomically funny adventure. It's out of this world! With illustrations by the bestselling illustrator of You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus - over 150,000 copies sold in the UK.
About the Author Mark Sperring worked as a printer before becoming a bookseller, and later becoming a children's book author. Mark is the author of Dino Mummy, Dino Baby, Dino Daddy, Four Silly Skeletons, I'll Love You Always and The Naughty Naughty Baddies (Bloomsbury), Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen). He lives in Bristol. David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont), which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester and studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. The bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus (over 150,000 copies sold in the UK) was his first picture book for Bloomsbury. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.
Price: $22.99 ISBN: 9781408897799 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 Cats and Robbers Russell Ayto
Three hapless robbers meet two very clever cats in this comedy caper about one robbery gone wrong. Written and illustrated by the bestselling author/illustrator Russell Ayto.
Description Get ready for fun and hilarity in this action-packed comedy caper featuring three hapless robbers, two very clever cats, and one robbery gone wrong! These robbers are masked and armed with their robbing list. They're going to steal the loot from the big old house on the hill. Except they haven't planned for the cats who live there. With booby traps ready, they're going to stop the villains sneaking and creeping their way to the prized safe. Will the robbers get what they came for' Or will these two clever kitties foil their plan and keep the loot for themselves' A funny, high-energy picture book with a fun surprise twist at the end, created by bestselling illustrator turned author, Russell Ayto.
About the Author Russell Ayto is a popular and bestselling children's illustrator whose books include Quacky Quack-Quack! (shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award and the Smarties Book Prize), Super Sue and Super Sue at Super School. He won the Gold Smarties Award in 2003 for The Witch's Children, and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008 for The Witch's Children Go to School. He has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Before illustrating children's books, Russell worked for various magazines including Time Out and the Sunday Observer. Russell lives in Cornwall with his family. He is also the author of Henry and the Yeti and The Match (Bloomsbury).
Price: $21.99 ISBN: 9781408876510 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 The Art of the Artistic Director: Conversations with Leading Practitioners Christopher Haydon
The only book of its kind available, The Art of the Artistic Director features interviews with 20 of of the most prominent and successful artistic directors in the US and UK, uncovering the essential skills and talents that go into making an accomplished artistic director.
Description Every theatre is different its programming particular, its space idiosyncratic and its place in the market distinctive. Thus the demands for the management of any theatre will be unique to that building's practical and artistic needs. The artistic director is at the helm of this delicate balancing act, weighing up the commercial and creative imperatives in a constant effort to maintain a successful producing house. The job can't be taught, necessarily, but there is a lot to be learned from those working in that role at some of the world's most important theatres. In The Art of the Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon (Artistic Director of the Gate, London's most relentlessly ambitious theatre Time Out) compiles a unique set of interviews to get to the heart of what it is to occupy this most unique of roles. Providing short contextual essays outlining the importance and ambitions of each interviewee, the author interviews 20 of the most prominent and successful artistic directors in the US and UK including Oskar Eustis (Public Theater, New York), Diane Pulus (American Repertory Theatre, Boston), Rufus Norris (National Theatre, London) and Vicky Featherstone (Royal Court Theatre, London), uncovering the essential skills and talents that go into making an accomplished artistic director. The only book of its kind available, The Art of the Artistic Director includes a foreword by Michael Grandage, former Artistic Director of the Sheffield Crucible and the Donmar Warehouse in London.
About the Author Christopher Haydon was artistic director of the Gate Theatre, London, from 2012-17. Prior to that, he was an associate director at the Bush Theatre, London. He studied at Cambridge University and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, the National Theatre Studio and with Cicely Berry at the RSC. In 2007 he received both the inaugural Chichester Festival Theatre Heller Fellowship and the Channel Four Theatre Director's Bursary at the Salisbury Price: $110.00 Playhouse. Directing credits include: Twelve Angry Men (Birmingham Rep and West End); The Christians (Gate ISBN: 9781350016927 Format: Hard Cover Theatre/Traverse Theatre, Winner of a Fringe First Award); Grounded (Gate Theatre/Traverse Theatre, Winner of a Dimensions: 0x0mm Fringe First Award); Image of an Unknown Young Woman, The Edge of our Bodies, The Trojan Women, The Prophet, Extent: 208 pages Wittenberg (Gate Theatre); Sixty Six Books, In The Beginning (Bush Theatre/Westminster Abbey); A Safe Harbour for Bic1: Theatre direction & production Elizabeth Bishop (Southbank Centre); Pressure Drop, starring Billy Bragg and his band (Wellcome Collection); Deep Cut Bic2: Illustrations: (Sherman Cymru/National Tour); Monsters (Arcola Theatre); A Number (Salisbury Playhouse); Grace (British Council/On Previous Titles: Theatre, Theatre Du Poche, Brussels, Belgium); Notes from Underground (Arcola Theatre). Author now living:
Methuen Drama AUSTRALIA APRIL 2019 American Political Plays in the Age of Terrorism Edited by Allan Havis
Covering the last 25 years, this anthology brings together plays by American playwrights that consider the rise of terrorism in US society, from both its citizens and foreign agents.
Description This anthology brings together reflective and raw plays by American playwrights surrounding the psychic and political boundaries of the many faces and shadows of terrorism. In the last 25 years, American society has experienced major shocks through militia violence and terrorist assault from both its citizens and foreign agents. From the Ruby Ridge attack in Idaho in 1992, through 9/11, today we are witnessing a greater pulsation of terrorism in America and around the globe. The ascendancy of ISIS, the horrors of Boko Haram and the disquietude of house-of-worship attacks, such as the Charleston church shootings in 2015, are all contributing to this situation. The plays featured are: Break of Noon by Neil LaBute 7/11 by Kia Corthron Omnium Gatherum by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gestern-Vassilaros Columbinus by PJ Paparelli and Stephen Karam Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them by Christopher Durang An introductory essay by the volume editor, Allan Havis, addresses factual terrorism cases over the last 25 years, examines several theories of the root causes of modern terrors and the complex role of our media, and underscores how theatre forms a unique contour to social and philosophical thought.
About the Author Allan Havis is Professor of Theatre and Provost Emeritus of Thurgood Marshall College at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of nineteen full-length published plays, which have been produced at many of the nation's leading playhouses. He edited the collection American Political Plays (2001) and also American Political Plays After 9/11 (2010).
Price: $180.00 ISBN: 9781350044401 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Plays, playscripts Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
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