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[[Category:Reference|*]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Caroline Taggart1394159544|title= Misadventures in the English LanguageRecycling for Dummies|author=Sarah Winkler|rating= 3.5|genre= ReferenceLifestyle|summary=Misadventures in the English Language styles itself as an examination ''Recycling one ton of plastic can save up to 16.3 barrels of the confusing bits oil.'' ''Recycling one ton of grammarpaper can save 17 trees from being cut down.'' If you send an apple core to landfill, vocabulary it will take between 6 months and punctuation2 years to decompose. A glass bottle will take up to 1 million years. As a just-post-WWII baby, with some indication I faced a dilemma: reducing, reusing and recycling is part of which rules matter and which my DNA. NEVER throw away anything that might ''possibly'' come in handy now or in the future. NEVER buy anything if you can cobble together something that would serve the purpose. Almost everything can be broken without dire consequences, though itused one more time and any purchase must pass the test of 's actually broader than Is this description makes it sound. It has chapters on: words and phrases borrowed from absolutely essential?' On the other languageshand, new usage and changes I suspected I was guilty of meaning, common grammar wishcycling: assuming that something must be recyclable (toothpaste tubes - I'm looking at you) and punctuation pitfalls, confusing spellings, dreadful jargondropping it in the kerbside bin. Yes, I could go searching on the internet - and using unnecessary words that don't add anything to your sentence except lengthget conflicting advice - but what I needed was a recycling bible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782436472</amazonuk>s

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Dave Haslett and Geoff Nelder1913750353|title= How To Win Short Story Competitions|rating= 3.5|genre= Reference|summary= This guide to what is for many writers the first step on their path to glory (or not) is only available as a Kindle download or as a PDF direct from the publisherBritannica's website. It is not issued in print format. Given Word of the low price on Amazon, it feels like a worthwhile investment for anyone interested in taking this route to enhance their writing profile.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B0083YRFI0</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewDay|author= Alexandra Coghlan|title= Carols from King's: The Stories of our Favourite Carols from King's CollegePatrick Kelly, Renee Kelly and Sue Macy|rating= 4.5|genre= ReferenceChildren's Non-Fiction|summary=The exquisite sound of a lone chorister singing ''Once in Royal DavidBritannica's CityWord of the Day'' amid the chapel of Kinghas a sub-title: ''366 Elevating Utterances to Stretch Your Cranium and Tickle Your Humerus''s College, Cambridge, marks the start of the Christmas festivities for millions of people round the globewhich probably tells you all that you need to know about this brilliant book. Broadcast at 3pm It starts on Chrismas Eve, January 1st with ''A Festival of Nine Lessons and CarolsRazzmatazz'' provides a precious moment of tranquility amongst the bustle of the festive season. Here author Alexandra Coghlan takes the reader on a journey through the fascinating history of carols, from the very first tells you how to pronounce it (''raz- sung by the angels to the shepherds at Bethlehem muh- to anecdotes from contemporary KingTAZ''s choristers), gives you a definition and shows them then includes the word in a sentence so that you know how carols have evolved from pagan songs to become one of our nation's most sacred treasuresit should be used. Accompanied by lyrics You also get an engaging and music and compiled in conjunction with Radio 4 and Kingfrequently amusing illustration too. I don's College Chapel, t think I''Carols from King's'' is ve ever encountered a word which uses the official companion for fans of Christmas and carols alike. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785940945</amazonuk>letter Z four times before!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Dave Haslett and Kate Haslettsuppl_stafl|title= The Date-Supply Chain 20/20: A-Base Book 2017|rating= 4|genre= Reference|summary=So here's a question for you: Clear View how do you go about reviewing a list - especially a list that runs to 3,800 entries and 544 pages? No, I'm not sure either, but I'm going to give it a go.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B01C4TZ4FA</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Nev Schulman|title= In Real Life: Love, Lies & Identity in on the Digital Age|rating= 4|genre= Reference|summary= Nev (it's pronounced Neev) is a man who knows about the darker side of online dating. Known Local Multiplier Effect for his documentary ''Catfish'' – a film which showed an online flirtation going sour, Nev then began making a tv show of the same name, travelling America to offer advice to those in online relationships, and possibly being catfished (which means being lured into a relationship by someone adopting a fictional online persona). Now the go-to expert in online relationships for millenials, a generation who have never known a world without Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other online places where interactions can form. Here, he takes his investigation to the page – exploring relationships in the era of social media, delving deeply into the complexities of dating in a digital age, and continuing the dialogue his show has begun about how we interact with each other online – as well as sharing insights from his own story. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1473608066</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewBook Lovers|author= Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridge|title=The A-Z of Victorian Crime Kim Staflund

|summary=ItSo, you've finished writing your book and you think the hard work is all done? You's difficult re convinced that all you need to believe that do now is get it's published and the 30th anniversary of money will start rolling in? Wrong and wrong again. You presumably wrote the first publication of ''Great Britain Concise'', but this is the thirtybook because you wanted to -first edition, with just under 500 pages and over three and you had a half thousand illustrationstalent for delivering the written word. You knew your subject back to front. It feels almost painful Now you're going to look back have to get to grips with the days when book supply chain, which even parts of the choice was between the ''Collect British Stamps'' series which never pretended (or pretends) publishing industry believe to be more than a checklist (wrong but got many people off it's too difficult to a sound start - myself included) change and no one wants to be the specialised series, which is beyond the purse of many amateur collectorsfirst to try. Then, when you ''Great Britain Concisefinally'' sits comfortably between have a copy of the two extremes with an affordable cover pricebook in your hands, you're going to have to work out how to sell it - because it ''is'' going to be down to you.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0852599722</amazonuk>

So goes the description of the men, the ''ghosts,'' at the end {{Frontpage|author=Frederic Gros|title=A Philosophy of Walking|rating=5|genre= Politics and Society|summary= I confess I picked this one up from the first day library in my pre-lockdown forage of the Sommerandom stuff. July 1 2016 will mark 100 years since this most bloody of battles took place. It was supposed Now I have to be the optimistic 'Big Push' go out an buy my own copy so that would end I can turn down the Great War, but by sunset of pages I have marked and return to its varying wisdom when I need to. Some books draw you in slowly. This one had me in the first day the British casualties numbered 57two pages,470. The battle would rage until November that year, with the total number of casualties on all sides exceeding one millionwherein Gros explains why ''walking is not a sport''.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0753555476</amazonuk>1781688370

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Crystal1788037812|title=The Oxford Dictionary Fraternity of Original Shakespearean Pronunciationthe Estranged: The Fight for Homosexual Rights in England, 1891-1908|author=Brian Anderson

|genre=ReferenceBiography|summary=Language changesOriginally passed in 1885, not only in the way law that it's writtenhad made homosexual relations a crime remained in place for 82 years. But during this time, restrictions on same-sex relationships did not go unchallenged. Between 1891 and 1908, but also in three books on the way that it's ''pronounced''nature of homosexuality appeared. I've seen changes over my lifetime They were written by two homosexual men: Edward Carpenter and even more substantial changes have occurred in John Addington Symonds, as well as the four hundred years since Shakespeare diedheterosexual Havelock Ellis. For someone watching or reading a play Exploring the margins of society and studying homosexuality was common on the differences are not usually material: we can generally understand what is being saidEuropean Continent, but occasionally we're going to miss jokes which rely on a certain pronunciationbarely talked about in the UK, or so the fine nuances publications of what is being said. What's required is a dictionary these men were hugely significant – contributing to the scientific understanding of homosexuality, and beginning the original pronunciation struggle for recognition and that's exactly what David Crystal has provided. I'm only surprised that it's taken so long for such a book equality, leading to appearthe milestone legalisation of same-sex relationships in 1967.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0199668426</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Andrew Dickson1912242052|title= Worlds ElsewhereO Joy for me!|author=Keir Davidson|rating= 43|genre= ReferenceArt|summary=From '' Oh Joy for me!'' gives Coleridge credit for being ''the sixteenth-century Baltic first person to walk the American Revolutionmountains alone, from colonial India not because he had to the skyscrapers of modernfor work, as a miner, quarryman, shepherd or pack-day Shanghaihorse driver, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times in the most unexpected of placesbut because he wanted to for pleasure and adventure. But what is it about Shakespeare – a man who never once left England His rapturous encounters with their natural beauty, which has made him an icon across the globe? Travelling across four continents, six countries and 400 yearsits literary consequences, changed our view of the world''Worlds Elsewhere'' attempts to understand Shakespeare in his role as an international phenomenon.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099578956</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Graeme Donald1072549271|title=Words The Simple Act of a FeatherSelf-Publishing With Amazon: A Simple Step by Step Guide|author=Georgianne Landy-Kordis|rating=4.5|genre=ReferenceBusiness and Finance|summary= Words of a Feather. The title alone suggests an engaging read about languageI frequently meet authors who are struggling to be published by the traditional houses, and but when I suggest self-publishing they explain that they don't have the book certainly delivers. It pairs seemingly unrelated words, digs up big bucks required to go down that road with Author Solutions or Matador or their etymological roots and reveals their common ancestrylike. The English language, of course, provides rich pickings indeed for a book of this type I then ask if they've considered Kindle and it the answer is fascinating to see the hidden meaning behind common and not-so-common words. Some connections are fairly obvious once you read them. For example, the link between ''grotto'' and ''grotesque'' is easy to grasp: the word ''grotesque'' derives from unpleasant figures depicted in murals in Ancient Roman ''grottoes''. Other connections are just extraordinaryinevitably, like the so-crazy-you-couldnthat they wouldn't-make-it-up connection between ''furnace'' and ''fornicate''know where to start. These two words date back to Ancient Rome when prostitutes took over the city's abandoned baking domes I can empathise with that. And some connections are more than Despite having used a little tenuouscomputer for about thirty years, seemingly just a collection running most of words banded together, as is the case with the ''insultmy life '' and ''salmona website online, I'' pairingm still nervous when it comes to starting something new. One of I like someone to hold my personal favourites: hand as I go through it for the Italian word ''schiavo'' for ''slave'' first time. That was why I was used to summon or dismiss a slave; this word became corrupted to very interested when ''ciao'', a word the more well-heeled among us use instead The Simple Act of Self Publishing With Amazon''goodbye''came across my desk...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178418814X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Stephen HickmanHigashida_Fall|title= The Art Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice From the Silence of Stephen HickmanAutism|author=Naoki Higashida and David Mitchell|rating= 45|genre= FantasyHome and Family|summary= Stephen Hickman has been Naoki Higashida was only 13 years old when he wrote the international best-seller ''The Reason I Jump''. The book was popular because it gave a well known artist in rare glimpse into the Fantasy and Science Fiction worlds for a number workings of years nowthe autistic mind, having created covers for authors such as Harlan Ellisontold from the unique perspective of a teenager with non-verbal autism. Naoki communicates by using an alphabet grid, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, and Larry Nivenor by tracing letters on the palm of a transcriber. His paintings are vibrant, kinetic, sometimes scary, often sensual, traditional, Despite this slow and yet modern. ''The Art laborious method of Stephen Hickman'' collects hundreds of these paintingswriting, he has published several books in his native Japan and the artist himself provides an intriguing commentary alongside which offers manages to give public presentations to raise awareness of his condition. Fall Down 7 Times Get up 8 reintroduces us to Naoki as a fascinating glimpse into the artistic processyoung adult in his 20s and explains how his perspectives on life have changed since writing his first book. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783298456</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=John SutherlandJenkins_100|title=How Good is Your Grammar?Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations|author=Simon Jenkins|rating=35|genre=ReferenceArt|summary=In the preface of ''How Good is Your Grammar?''mid-twentieth century, John Sutherland suggests that the abolition of grammar schools in railway was something which harked back to the 1960s coincided Victorian age with a general decline in grammatical standards trains being supplanted by cars and planes, but steam was being replaced by oil, even then and in the decades that followedtwenty-first-century oil is giving way to electricity. In our modern age of It'text-speaks cleaner, more environmentally friendly and the stations which we' d all rushed through as quickly as possible, keen to escape their grime, were restored and emoticons, the need for grammatical correctness seems became places to be rather low on our agendaadmired, maybe possibly even regarded as irrelevant by somelingered in. Is this gradual erosion an inevitable part of the evolution of communication, or will certain rules always remain an intrinsic part of the fabric of language? Only time will tell, but for those wishing to brush up on their grammar skills, Sutherland Simon Jenkins has compiled 100 quiz questions that he claims are the ''ultimate test'' for chosen his readershundred best railway stations.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780722575</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Lucy AdlingtonTaylor_Owls|title= Stitches in TimeOwls: The Story of the Clothes We Wear A Guide to Every Species|author=Marianne Taylor|rating=45|genre= HistoryAnimals and Wildlife|summary=''Stitches in Time'' is a lively history of clothingI feel like I am being watched. Riffling through the wardrobes A huge pair of years gone bypiercing orange eyes are staring right at me, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the stories underneath locking me into their gaze. In contrast with the clothes we wear in this tour hardness of the history of fashiondeep-amber eyes, ranging from ancient times to soft grey feathers fan out into the present daysurrounding area, intricate, detailed and beautiful. With beautiful illustrations An enigma; harsh and full colour photographsgentle at the same time, ''Stitches in Time'' is a reminder of how the way we dress owl is inextricably bound up with considerations of aesthetics, sex, gender, class and lifestyle – and offers beckoning the reader the chance to appreciate the extraordinary qualities of turn the clothing we wear, pages and the rich history it has ledtake a closer look inside... |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847947263</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Jody RevensonJVDK_ELO|title= Harry PotterElectric Light Orchestra: The Character VaultSong by Song|author=John Van der Kiste|rating= 4.5|genre= Entertainment|summary= Unlock new information about your favourite characters from My memories of pop music in the early sixties revolve around guitars and drums, sometimes the Harry Potter film seriespiano with only occasional excursions into strings and brass. This coffeetable book profiles Pop music rarely stands still and it wasn't long before the good, badbasic instruments were seen as constraints and The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and everything in between – from Harry and Ron The Beach Boys began to Voldemort experiment, with other groups following where they led. Amongst these groups was The Move and Umbridge. Hugely detailed their lead guitarist and filled with beautiful illustrations, imagessongwriter, Roy Wood. Wood wanted to develop the group's sound by adding more instruments but was prevented from achieving what he wanted by cost limitations and never before seen glimpses into because the design process – this book will answer your questions about character design in rest of the Harry Potter seriesgroup didn't really share his enthusiasm.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0062407449</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Steve SilbermanHendrix_PBHell|title=NeurotribesPaperbacks from Hell: The Legacy A History of Autism Horror Fiction from the '70s and How to Think Smarter about People Who Think Differently'80s|author=Grady Hendrix|rating=4.5|genre=ReferenceHorror|summary=Demonic possession, murderous babies, man-eating moths… for these books, no plot was too ludicrous, no cover art too appalling, no evil too despicable. Now horror author Grady Hendrix risks his soul and his sanity (not to mention the reader''Neurotribes'' is is an ambitious book. It aims s!) to challenge relate the widely-held perception that autism is a disabilitytrue, or untold story of a developmental delayfascinating and often forgotten era in publishing. One of my favourite quotes from the book is this:

''One way to understand neurodiversity is to think in terms of 'human operating systems' instead of diagnostic labels... Just because a computer is not running Windows doesn't mean that it's broken.''Read the synapse-shattering story summaries!<br>See the horrific hand-painted cover imagery!<br>This refreshing approach underpins And learn the whole of this ground-breaking work, which is essentially a pottedtrue-history life tales of autism from the distant past to the present day. It will fascinate and enlighten anyone with an interest in the subjectwriters, or who is affected, directly or indirectly, by the condition. For autistic people, this book represents their roots; their cultural historyartists, and illustrates how far the autistic community have come over the past few decadespublishers who gleefully violated every literary law but one – never be boring.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1760113638</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Mary McDonagh MurphyBrowne_Many|title= Scout, Atticus and BooThe Many Faces of Coincidence|author=Laurence Browne|rating= 43.5|genre= ReferencePopular Science|summary= First published in 1960, ‘’To Kill a Mockingbird’’ is Browne does not only mislead with this choice of title; he does without a beloved classic, but a touchstone in literary and social history. ‘’Scout, Atticus & Boo’’ commorates doubt explore the fifty years plus since ‘’To Kill a Mockingbird’’ was published, and discusses its impact with contributions from Oprah Winfrey, James Patterson, Adriana Trigiani and Wally Lamb amongst others – particularly Alice Finch Lee, Harper Lee’s older sister who passed away last yearmany faces of coincidence. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>178475305X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stanley Gibbons1903385679|title=Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue 2015The 100 Best Novels in Translation|author=Boyd Tonkin|rating=3.5

|summary=The thirtieth edition of the Stanley Gibbons Concise Stamp catalogue lives up to expectations once againConsider, if you will, translated fiction. ItSome say it's been extensively updated impossible – that if a book was so good in one tongue it could never survive being put into another. Samuel Beckett must have laboured over ever syllable and prices have been revised in line with the current market''Breath'', leading to thousands of price increases (particularly in varietiesbut he could translate his own works, errors, Machins, Post & Go stamps and booklets), which will please you - or not - depending on whether you're a seller or a buyerother equally complex pieces can cross borders. It's pitched at a market that sector of the market which has outgrown actually doubled in sales volume between 2000 and 2016 (thanks, ''Collect British StampsMillennium Trilogy''). Novels, in particular, but not yet graduated to in translation, are – as the [[Stamps introduction here so smartly puts it – ''a privileged means of passing border posts, a sort of the World 2011 universal passport issued by Stanley Gibbons|Stamps of that Utopian state, the World series]]. The cover price Republic of £34Letters''.95 is reasonable when you see We here at the amount of work - 'Bag regularly try and technology - which has gone into give equal credit to the creation translator, without whom we wouldn't be reading what we have in our hands. But all that said, do we really need one of those list books about the subject? I got given a bookthe other year detailing 1001 places to go to before I die, and I might even then have missed out a zero. It would take as long as a fortnight's holiday to wade through, and even though this is not as long as your typical Bolano housebrick, it's not a short thing.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0852599447</amazonuk>Should it take our time?

{{newreviewplainFrontpage|isbn=Fry_Mythos|title=National Geographic Kids Infopedia 2016Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece|author=Stephen Fry|rating=4.5

|summary=Annuals. They The Greek Myths are not what they used to be. As a child, I remember snuggling into a chair with my 1983 “Crackerjack” annual and being completely immersed by arguably, the facts, greatest stories, jokes and activities insideever told. Maybe I'm getting So oldand influential they cast a shadow over western tales and traditions, but many of today's annuals seem to be little more than a few flimsy sheets of colouring paper yet remain relatable and posters sandwiched inside a hard coverreadable millennia later. IfHere comedian, as a parentactor, television presenter, you are aching actor and author Stephen Fry brings his considerable talent to buy your children something these special stories and recreates them with a little more substance wit, warmth and quality, then humanity that brings them into the modern age whilst still giving the National Geographic Infopedia 2016 may be just what you are looking forhonour and respect that such ancient and influential stories deserve.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1426322445</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= David and Ben CrystalMahnke_Lore|title= Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare DictionaryThe World of Lore, Volume 1: Monstrous Creatures|author=Aaron Mahnke

|summary= David CrystalEvery country, renowned linguistevery town, writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster every village has collaborated with his son Ben, Shakespearean actor, author, director and producer to create an eye catching, exquisitely detailed, carefully colour coded and incisive reference guide. It is extensive and meticulously researched- a fusion of folktale – a story passed down through generations that often focuses on the Crystals’ Shakespearean knowledge, linguistic skill dark and theatrical enthusiasmunexplained. Lavishly illustrated by Kate BellamyNo matter how the modern world moves on, who favours there's a still a bright, attractive primary colour palette, this dictionary part of everyone that is vulnerable to a treasure trove for any student of Shakespearegood tale. This would be a five star review but for a minor quibble- it is missing an index From ghosts to werewolves, by way of characters which would have been useful for pupils assigned character studies as wendigos and elves, author Aaron Mahnke delivers the reader legends from all over the world, whilst examining how they could have cross referenced 've become part of our collective imaginations, still striking fear into the explanatory entries with quotes or themes. It also only concentrates on Shakespeare’s twelve most performed plays so it is not an exhaustive treatment hearts of many of his workus today.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192737503</amazonuk>

{{newreviewplainFrontpage|isbn=Fowler_Forgotten|title=The Economist Style Guide: 11th EditionBook of Forgotten Authors|author=Christopher Fowler|rating=4.5

|summary=If you don''Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder''write. It makes people think you're dead. There' what s truth in that statement, you meanknow, how will people but there's a conundrum when it'knows applied to authors. Shakespeare is dead: Dickens is dead, but we haven't buried what they' what you meanve written: that lives on until... when? Is it until fashion decrees that they should be no more?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781253129</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Jen Green and Wesley Robins|title=Oceans in 30 Seconds|rating=5|genre=Popular Science|summary=Oceans in 30 Seconds Or is the latest book it, as in the innovative series from Ivy Press, which aims to give an informative and entertaining overview case of a given subject in bite-sized chunks. Each given subject has its own two-page spread, with a concise description some children's authors that they are on the left, covering all of the main points, life support through licensing deals and a colourful illustration on the right hand page, complete with extra snippets of information. Each chapter also astute marketing? Christopher Fowler has a handy 3unearthed (exhumed?) ninety-second sum upnine authors who were once hugely popular, which further condenses the main idea of the chapter into a single sentencebut whose works have disappeared, sometimes quite literally.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178240239X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Daniel HahnAngell_Triang|title=The Oxford Companion to Children's LiteratureTri-ang Collectables|author=Dave Angell|rating=3.5

|summary=When I was a child, some sixty and more years ago, there were not many books for children or, indeed, much money A guide to buy what was available. Forty years ago, when my daughter was a child there were more and the libraries were relatively well stocked. But in trains produced by the Tri-ang company from its inception until the last thirty years children's books have flourishedcompany became Hornby. I'm no great fan of [[J K Rowling's Harry Potter Books in Chronological Order|Harry Potter]] but even the most hardened cynic would have to admit that the wizard has brought a lot of children to reading - and A very personal guide to enjoying it too. In the same period we've seen books tackling ''difficult'' subjects become mainstream and the rise collecting of young adult fiction. From near-famine we've moved to feast, but what we need now is guidancemodel trains.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0199695148</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Philip W ErringtonChase_Orchids|title=J.K. RowlingThe Book of Orchids: A Bibliography 1997 life- 2013size guide to six hundred species from around the world|author=Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz and Tom Mirenda

|summary=Just occasionally it's necessary to begin by saying what a book ''isn't''One in seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid: ''Jthere are 26,000 species in 749 genera.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997 - 2013'' isn't the latest book ''by'' J K Rowling - she had no part They flourish in remarkable habitats such as deserts and the writing of the book and doesn't profit from it financially. It isn'tArctic circle, actuallyin fact, ''about'' J K Rowling other than indirectlyall areas but the most inhospitable. It ''is'There' s a book about her writings, bibliographic details of each edition wide range of ALL her bookscolours, pamphletsshapes and scents: they're dramatic, delicate and contributions ingenious in the ways that they've developed not just to survive but to published worksthrive. It is Tom Mirenda describes them as ''masters of manipulation''notand '' a book famous for the reader who loved the [[J K Rowling's Harry Potter Books in Chronological Order|Harry Potter books]] lying and wishes that Rowling had written cheating their way to their many moreevolutionary successes'', but rather the definitive text about the books which will be consulted by scholars, book dealers and collectors, auction houses and researchers. The most yet his love of them is as obvious comparison as his respect for me is [[Stamps of the World 2013 by Stanley Gibbons|Stamps of insight they give us into the World by Stanley Gibbons]]processes which shaped our world. It is of He hopes that understanding how that classhas come about will inspire us to conserve what we have.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849669740</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kjartan PoskittEdwards_Story|title=Everyday Maths for Grown-Ups: Getting to Grips with the BasicsThe Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books (British Library Crime Classics)|author=Martin Edwards

|summary=We all need maths - or so it says on It's easy to be confused by the back of various 'ages'Everyday Maths for Grown Ups'of crime writing: if you have an interest in the genre you' ll almost certainly have heard of the Golden Age of Crime, generally acknowledged as being the period between the first and whilst you could second world wars. 'Classic Crime'existon the other hand extends the time frame at either end and covers books published in the first half of the twentieth century. Throughout my adult life, there's been just one genre of books which has fascinated me, and that' without a basic knowledges crime, life is going to be so much easier if you can check receipts, do I could hardly resist the calculations for that spot chance of DIY or work out if the reading ''bargainThe Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books' you've been offered really particularly as the author, Martin Edwards is one. Kjartan Poskitt reckons that very few people are really confident with figures, but hopes that he can offer some helpan accomplished author within the crime genre and an acknowledged expert on the subject.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178243335X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michelle FinlayDK_Childrens|title=Everyday English for Grown-Ups: Getting to Grips with the BasicsChildren's Illustrated Thesaurus|author=DK|rating=4.5

|summary=It One of the most valuable literary skills which children can seem learn is how to use reference books. As a long time since we learned child every question which I began with ''how do you spell...?'' would be answered with ''EXACTLY as it says in the nuts and bolts of the English language when we were at schooldictionary''. At This was fine, but the time the niceties of colons and intricacies of apostrophes weren't really that relevant to our lives and itfamily's only when we miss out on a good job because our English isnCollins Little Gem Dictionary didn't up encourage exploration, not least because the font was small and difficult to scratch or someone makes a scathing remark about our abuse of the language that we realise that we could do with an urgent read. Fortunately, those times have now changed and discreet brushupreference book for children are now much more inviting. Step forward Not every book comes with a set of instructions but it's worth studying the 'Everyday English for Grown-ups'How to...' - and it's aimed at native and non-native English speakerssection, not least because similar systems are used in other reference books.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782433341</amazonuk>