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[[Category:Reference|*]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Alexandra Coghlan1394159544|title= Carols from King's: The Stories of our Favourite Carols from King's CollegeRecycling for Dummies|author=Sarah Winkler|rating= 4.5|genre= ReferenceLifestyle|summary=The exquisite sound ''Recycling one ton of plastic can save up to 16.3 barrels of a lone chorister singing oil.''Once in Royal David 's City'Recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees from being cut down.' amid the chapel of King's College If you send an apple core to landfill, it will take between 6 months and 2 years to decompose. A glass bottle will take up to 1 million years. As a just-post-WWII baby, CambridgeI faced a dilemma: reducing, marks the start of the Christmas festivities for millions reusing and recycling is part of people round the globemy DNA. Broadcast at 3pm on Chrismas Eve, NEVER throw away anything that might ''A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carolspossibly'' provides a precious moment of tranquility amongst come in handy now or in the bustle of future. NEVER buy anything if you can cobble together something that would serve the festive seasonpurpose. Here author Alexandra Coghlan takes the reader on a journey through Almost everything can be used one more time and any purchase must pass the fascinating history test of carols, from the very first - sung by the angels to 'Is this absolutely essential?' On the shepherds at Bethlehem - to anecdotes from contemporary King's choristersother hand, and shows them how carols have evolved from pagan songs to become one I suspected I was guilty of our nationwishcycling: assuming that something must be recyclable (toothpaste tubes - I's most sacred treasures. Accompanied by lyrics and music m looking at you) and compiled dropping it in conjunction with Radio 4 and King's College Chapelthe kerbside bin. Yes, ''Carols from King's'' is I could go searching on the official companion for fans of Christmas internet - and carols alikeget conflicting advice - but what I needed was a recycling bible. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785940945</amazonuk>s

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Dave Haslett and Kate Haslett1913750353|title= The Date-A-Base Book 2017|rating= 4|genre= Reference|summary=So hereBritannica's a question for you: 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>}}{{newreviewWord of the Day|author= Nev Schulman|title= In Real Life: LovePatrick Kelly, Lies & Identity in the Digital AgeRenee Kelly and Sue Macy|rating= 45|genre= ReferenceChildren's Non-Fiction|summary= Nev (it''Britannica's pronounced Neev) is Word of the Day'' has a man who knows sub-title: ''366 Elevating Utterances to Stretch Your Cranium and Tickle Your Humerus'' which probably tells you all that you need to know about the darker side of online datingthis brilliant book. Known for his documentary It starts on January 1st with ''CatfishRazzmatazz'' – a film which showed an online flirtation going sour, Nev then began making a tv show of the same name, travelling America tells you how to offer advice to those in online relationships, and possibly being catfished pronounce it (which means being lured into a relationship by someone adopting a fictional online persona''raz-muh-TAZ''). Now the go-to expert in online relationships for millenials, gives you a generation who have never known a world without Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, definition and other online places where interactions can form. Here, he takes his investigation to then includes the page – exploring relationships in the era of social media, delving deeply into the complexities of dating word in a digital age, sentence so that you know how it should be used. You also get an engaging and continuing frequently amusing illustration too. I don't think I've ever encountered a word which uses 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>letter Z four times before!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridgesuppl_stafl|title=The Supply Chain 20/20: A-Z of Victorian Crime Clear View on the Local Multiplier Effect for Book Lovers|author=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 changes, not only Originally passed in the way that it's written1885, but also in the way law that it's ''pronounced''. I've seen changes over my lifetime and even more substantial changes have occurred had made homosexual relations a crime remained in the four hundred place for 82 years since Shakespeare died. For someone watching or reading a play the differences are not usually material: we can generally understand what is being saidBut during this time, but occasionally we're going to miss jokes which rely restrictions on a certain pronunciation, or the fine nuances of what is being saidsame-sex relationships did not go unchallenged. What's required is a dictionary of the original pronunciation Between 1891 and that's exactly what David Crystal has provided. I'm only surprised that it's taken so long for such a book to appear.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0199668426</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Andrew Dickson|title= Worlds Elsewhere|rating= 4|genre= Reference|summary=From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution1908, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times in three books on the most unexpected nature of placeshomosexuality appeared. But what is it about Shakespeare – a man who never once left England, which has made him an icon across the globe? Travelling across four continents, six countries They were written by two homosexual men: Edward Carpenter and 400 yearsJohn Addington Symonds, ''Worlds Elsewhere'' attempts to understand Shakespeare in his role as an international phenomenonwell as the heterosexual Havelock Ellis.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099578956</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Graeme Donald|title=Words of a Feather|rating=4|genre=Reference|summary= Words Exploring the margins of a Feather. The title alone suggests an engaging read about language, society and the book certainly delivers. It pairs seemingly unrelated words, digs up their etymological roots and reveals their studying homosexuality was common ancestry. The English language, of course, provides rich pickings indeed for a book of this type and it is fascinating to see on the hidden meaning behind common and not-so-common words. Some connections are fairly obvious once you read them. For exampleEuropean Continent, but barely talked about in 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 extraordinaryUK, like so the so-crazy-you-couldn't-make-it-up connection between ''furnace'' and ''fornicate''. These two words date back publications of these men were hugely significant – contributing to Ancient Rome when prostitutes took over the city's abandoned baking domes. And some connections are more than a little tenuous, seemingly just a collection scientific understanding of words banded togetherhomosexuality, as is the case with the ''insult'' and ''salmon'' pairing. One of my personal favourites: beginning the Italian word ''schiavo'' struggle for ''slave'' was used recognition and equality, leading to summon or dismiss a slave; this word became corrupted to ''ciao'', a word the more wellmilestone legalisation of same-heeled among us use instead of ''goodbye''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178418814X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Stephen Hickman|title= The Art of Stephen Hickman|rating= 4|genre= Fantasy|summary= Stephen Hickman has been a well known artist sex relationships in the Fantasy and Science Fiction worlds for a number of years now, having created covers for authors such as Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, and Larry Niven. His paintings are vibrant, kinetic, sometimes scary, often sensual, traditional, and yet modern1967. ''The Art of Stephen Hickman'' collects hundreds of these paintings, and the artist himself provides an intriguing commentary alongside which offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic process. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783298456</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=John Sutherland1912242052|title=How Good is Your Grammar?O Joy for me!|author=Keir Davidson

|genre=ReferenceArt|summary=In the preface of ''How Good is Your Grammar?Oh Joy for me!'' gives Coleridge credit for being '', John Sutherland suggests that the abolition of grammar schools in the 1960s coincided with a general decline in grammatical standards in first person to walk the decades that followed. In our modern age of 'text-speak' and emoticonsmountains alone, the need not because he had to for grammatical correctness seems to be rather low on our agendawork, maybe even regarded as irrelevant by some. Is this gradual erosion an inevitable part of the evolution of communicationa miner, quarryman, shepherd or will certain rules always remain an intrinsic part of the fabric of language? Only time will tellpack-horse driver, but because he wanted to for those wishing to brush up on pleasure and adventure. His rapturous encounters with their grammar skillsnatural beauty, and its literary consequences, Sutherland has compiled 100 quiz questions that he claims are changed our view of the world''ultimate test'' for his readers.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780722575</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Lucy Adlington1072549271|title= Stitches in Time: The Story Simple Act of the Clothes We Wear Self-Publishing With Amazon: A Simple Step by Step Guide|author=Georgianne Landy-Kordis|rating=4.5|genre= HistoryBusiness and Finance|summary=I frequently meet authors who are struggling to be published by the traditional houses, but when I suggest self-publishing they explain that they don't have the big bucks required to go down that road with Author Solutions or Matador or their like. I then ask if they'Stitches in Time'' ve considered Kindle and the answer is a lively history of clothing. Riffling through the wardrobes of years gone by, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the stories underneath the clothes we wear in this tour of the history of fashioninevitably, ranging from ancient times that they wouldn't know where to the present daystart. I can empathise with that. With beautiful illustrations and full colour photographs Despite having used a computer for about thirty years, running most of my life ''Stitches in Timeand'' is a reminder of how the way we dress is inextricably bound up with considerations of aestheticswebsite online, sex, gender, class and lifestyle – and offers the reader the chance I'm still nervous when it comes to starting something new. I like someone to appreciate hold my hand as I go through it for the extraordinary qualities first time. That was why I was very interested when ''The Simple Act of the clothing we wear, and the rich history it has ledSelf Publishing With Amazon'' came across my desk... |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847947263</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Jody RevensonHigashida_Fall|title= Harry PotterFall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Character VaultA Young Man's Voice From the Silence of Autism|author=Naoki Higashida and David Mitchell|rating= 45|genre= EntertainmentHome and Family|summary= Unlock new information about your favourite characters from Naoki Higashida was only 13 years old when he wrote the Harry Potter film seriesinternational best-seller ''The Reason I Jump''. This coffeetable The book profiles was popular because it gave a rare glimpse into the workings of the goodautistic mind, badas told from the unique perspective of a teenager with non-verbal autism. Naoki communicates by using an alphabet grid, or by tracing letters on the palm of a transcriber. Despite this slow and everything laborious method of writing, he has published several books in between – from Harry his native Japan and Ron manages to give public presentations to Voldemort and Umbridgeraise awareness of his condition. Hugely detailed and filled with beautiful illustrations, images, Fall Down 7 Times Get up 8 reintroduces us to Naoki as a young adult in his 20s and never before seen glimpses into the design process – this explains how his perspectives on life have changed since writing his first book will answer your questions about character design in the Harry Potter series.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0062407449</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Steve SilbermanJenkins_100|title=Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter about People Who Think DifferentlyBritain's 100 Best Railway Stations|author=Simon Jenkins

|genre=ReferenceArt|summary=''Neurotribes'' is is an ambitious book. It aims to challenge In the widelymid-held perception that autism is a disabilitytwentieth century, or a developmental delay. One of my favourite quotes from the book is this: ''One way railway was something which harked back to understand neurodiversity is to think the Victorian age with trains being supplanted by cars and planes, but steam was being replaced by oil, even then and 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.'' This refreshing approach underpins the whole of this groundtwenty-first-breaking work, which century oil is essentially a potted-history of autism from the distant past giving way to the present dayelectricity. It will fascinate 's cleaner, more environmentally friendly and enlighten anyone with an interest in the subjectstations which we'd all rushed through as quickly as possible, or who is affectedkeen to escape their grime, directly or indirectlywere restored and became places to be admired, by the conditionpossibly even lingered in. For autistic people, this book represents their roots; their cultural history, and illustrates how far the autistic community have come over the past few decadesSimon Jenkins has chosen his hundred best railway stations.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1760113638</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Mary McDonagh MurphyTaylor_Owls|title= Scout, Atticus and Boo|rating= 4.5|genre= Reference|summary= First published in 1960, ‘’To Kill a Mockingbird’’ is not only a beloved classic, but a touchstone in literary and social history. ‘’Scout, Atticus & Boo’’ commorates 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 year. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>178475305X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewOwls: A Guide to Every Species|author=Stanley Gibbons|title=Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue 2015Marianne Taylor

|genre=ReferenceAnimals and Wildlife|summary=The thirtieth edition I feel like I am being watched. A huge pair of the Stanley Gibbons Concise Stamp catalogue lives up to expectations once againpiercing orange eyes are staring right at me, locking me into their gaze. It's been extensively updated and prices have been revised in line In contrast with the current market, leading to thousands hardness of price increases (particularly in varietiesthe deep-amber eyes, errorssoft grey feathers fan out into the surrounding area, Machinsintricate, Post & Go stamps detailed and booklets), which will please you - or not - depending on whether you're a seller or a buyerbeautiful. It's pitched An enigma; harsh and gentle at that sector of the market which has outgrown ''Collect British Stamps''same time, but not yet graduated to the [[Stamps of owl is beckoning the World 2011 by Stanley Gibbons|Stamps of reader to turn the World series]]pages and take a closer look inside. The cover price of £34.95 is reasonable when you see the amount of work - and technology - which has gone into the creation of the book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0852599447</amazonuk>

{{newreviewplainFrontpage|isbn=JVDK_ELO|title=National Geographic Kids Infopedia 2016Electric Light Orchestra: Song by Song|author=John Van der Kiste

|genre=ReferenceEntertainment|summary=Annuals. They are not what they used to be. As a childMy memories of pop music in the early sixties revolve around guitars and drums, I remember snuggling sometimes the piano with only occasional excursions into a chair with my 1983 “Crackerjack” annual strings and brass. Pop music rarely stands still and being completely immersed by it wasn't long before the factsbasic instruments were seen as constraints and The Beatles, storiesThe Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys began to experiment, jokes with other groups following where they led. Amongst these groups was The Move and their lead guitarist and activities insidesongwriter, Roy Wood. Maybe I'm getting old, but many of todayWood wanted to develop the group's annuals seem to be little sound by adding more than a few flimsy sheets instruments but was prevented from achieving what he wanted by cost limitations and because the rest of colouring paper and posters sandwiched inside a hard cover. If, as a parent, you are aching to buy your children something with a little more substance and quality, then the National Geographic Infopedia 2016 may be just what you are looking forgroup didn't really share his enthusiasm.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1426322445</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Hendrix_PBHell|title= David Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and Ben Crystal'80s|titleauthor= Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare DictionaryGrady Hendrix

|genre=ReferenceHorror|summary= David CrystalDemonic possession, renowned linguistmurderous babies, writerman-eating moths… for these books, editorno plot was too ludicrous, lecturer and broadcaster has collaborated with his son Ben, Shakespearean actorno cover art too appalling, no evil too despicable. Now horror author, director Grady Hendrix risks his soul and producer his sanity (not to mention the reader's!) to create an eye catchingrelate the true, exquisitely detailed, carefully colour coded untold story of a fascinating and incisive reference guideoften forgotten era in publishing. It is extensive and meticulously researched Read the synapse-shattering story summaries!<br>See the horrific hand-painted cover imagery!<br>And learn the true- a fusion life tales of the Crystals’ Shakespearean knowledgewriters, artists, linguistic skill and theatrical enthusiasm. Lavishly illustrated by Kate Bellamy, publishers who favours a bright, attractive primary colour palette, this dictionary is a treasure trove for any student of Shakespeare. This would gleefully violated every literary law but one – never be a five star review but for a minor quibble- it is missing an index of characters which would have been useful for pupils assigned character studies as they could have cross referenced the explanatory entries with quotes or themesboring. It also only concentrates on Shakespeare’s twelve most performed plays so it is not an exhaustive treatment }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Browne_Many|title=The Many Faces of his workCoincidence|author=Laurence Browne|rating=3.5|amazonukgenre=<amazonuk>0192737503</amazonuk>Popular Science|summary=Browne does not mislead with this choice of title; he does without a doubt explore the many faces of coincidence.

{{newreviewplainFrontpage|isbn=1903385679|title=The Economist Style Guide: 11th Edition100 Best Novels in Translation|author=Boyd Tonkin|rating=43.5

|summary=If Consider, if you donwill, translated fiction. Some say it's 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 ''Breath'', but he could translate his own works, and other equally complex pieces can cross borders. It's a market that has actually doubled in sales volume between 2000 and 2016 (thanks, 't 'Millennium Trilogy'write'). Novels, in particular, in translation, are – as the introduction here so smartly puts it – ' what you mean'a privileged means of passing border posts, a sort of universal passport issued by that Utopian state, how will people the Republic of Letters''know. We here at the 'Bag regularly try and give equal credit to the translator, without whom we wouldn' t be reading what you meanwe have in our hands. But all that said, do we really need one of those list books about the subject? I got given a book the 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. Should it take our time?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781253129</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jen Green and Wesley RobinsFry_Mythos|title=Oceans in 30 SecondsMythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece|author=Stephen Fry

|genre=Popular ScienceReference|summary=Oceans in 30 Seconds is The Greek Myths are, arguably, the latest book in the innovative series from Ivy Pressgreatest stories ever told. So old and influential they cast a shadow over western tales and traditions, which aims to give an informative yet remain relatable and entertaining overview of a given subject in bite-sized chunksreadable millennia later. Each given subject has its own two-page spreadHere comedian, with a concise description on the leftactor, covering all of the main pointstelevision presenter, actor and author Stephen Fry brings his considerable talent to these special stories and a colourful illustration on the right hand page, complete recreates them with extra snippets of information. Each chapter also has a handy 3-second sum upwit, which further condenses warmth and humanity that brings them into the main idea of modern age whilst still giving the chapter into a single sentencehonour and respect that such ancient and influential stories deserve.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178240239X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Daniel HahnMahnke_Lore|title=The Oxford Companion to Children's LiteratureWorld of Lore, Volume 1: Monstrous Creatures|author=Aaron Mahnke|rating=4.5

|summary=When I was a childEvery country, some sixty and more years agoevery town, there were not many books for children or, indeed, much money to buy what was available. Forty years ago, when my daughter was every village has a folktale – a child there were more story passed down through generations that often focuses on the dark and the libraries were relatively well stockedunexplained. But in No matter how the last thirty years childrenmodern world moves on, there's books have flourished. I'm no great fan a still a part of [[J K Rowling's Harry Potter Books in Chronological Order|Harry Potter]] but even the most hardened cynic would have everyone that is vulnerable to admit that the wizard has brought a lot good tale. From ghosts to werewolves, by way of children to reading - wendigos and to enjoying it too. In elves, author Aaron Mahnke delivers the reader legends from all over the same period weworld, whilst examining how they've seen books tackling ''difficult'' subjects become mainstream and part of our collective imaginations, still striking fear into the rise hearts of young adult fiction. From near-famine we've moved to feast, but what we need now is guidancemany of us today.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0199695148</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Philip W ErringtonFowler_Forgotten|title=J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997 - 2013The Book of Forgotten Authors|author=Christopher Fowler

|summary=Just occasionally it's necessary to begin by saying what a book ''isnAbsence doesn'tmake the heart grow fonder'': . It makes people think you''Jre dead.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997 - 2013 There'' isn't the latest book ''by'' J K Rowling - she had no part s truth in the writing of the book and doesn't profit from it financially. It isn'tthat statement, actuallyyou know, but there's a conundrum when it'about'' J K Rowling other than indirectlys applied to authors. It ''Shakespeare is dead: Dickens isdead, but we haven't buried what they' a book about her writings, bibliographic details of each edition of ALL her books, pamphlets, and contributions to published worksve written: that lives on until... It when? Is it until fashion decrees that they should be no more? Or is ''not'' a book for it, as in the reader who loved the [[J K Rowlingcase of some children's Harry Potter Books in Chronological Order|Harry Potter books]] authors that they are on life support through licensing deals and wishes that Rowling had written many moreastute marketing? Christopher Fowler has unearthed (exhumed?) ninety-nine authors who were once hugely popular, but rather the definitive text about the books which will be consulted by scholars, book dealers and collectorswhose works have disappeared, auction houses and researchers. The most obvious comparison for me is [[Stamps of the World 2013 by Stanley Gibbons|Stamps of the World by Stanley Gibbons]]sometimes quite literally. It is of that class.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849669740</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kjartan PoskittAngell_Triang|title=Everyday Maths for GrownTri-Ups: Getting to Grips with the Basicsang Collectables|author=Dave Angell|rating=3.5

|summary=We all need maths A guide to the trains produced by the Tri- or so it says on ang company from its inception until the back of ''Everyday Maths for Grown Ups'' and whilst you could ''exist'' without a basic knowledge, life is going company became Hornby. A very personal guide to be so much easier if you can check receipts, do the calculations for that spot collecting of DIY or work out if the 'bargain' you've been offered really is one. Kjartan Poskitt reckons that very few people are really confident with figures, but hopes that he can offer some helpmodel trains.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178243335X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michelle FinlayChase_Orchids|title=Everyday English for GrownThe Book of Orchids: A life-Ups: Getting size guide to Grips with six hundred species from around the Basicsworld|author=Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz and Tom Mirenda|rating=45

|summary=It can seem a long time since we learned One in seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid: there are 26,000 species in 749 genera. They flourish in remarkable habitats such as deserts and the nuts and bolts of Arctic circle, in fact, all areas but the English language when we were at schoolmost inhospitable. At the time the niceties There's a wide range of colons colours, shapes and intricacies of apostrophes werenscents: they't really re dramatic, delicate and ingenious in the ways that relevant they've developed not just to our lives and it's only when we miss out on a good job because our English isn't up survive but to scratch or someone makes a scathing remark about our abuse of the language that we realise that we could do with an urgent and discreet brushupthrive. Step forward Tom Mirenda describes them as ''Everyday English for Grown-upsmasters of manipulation'' - and it's aimed at native 'famous for lying and non-native English speakerscheating their way to their many evolutionary successes'', yet his love of them is as obvious as his respect for the insight they give us into the processes which shaped our world. He hopes that understanding how that has come about will inspire us to conserve what we have.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782433341</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=June AndrewsEdwards_Story|title=Dementia: The One-Stop Guide: Practical advice for families, professionals, and people living with dementia and Alzheimer's DiseaseStory of Classic Crime in 100 Books (British Library Crime Classics)|author=Martin Edwards

|summary=Worldwide there are probably as many as 44.4 million people who suffer from dementia and many times that number It's easy to be confused by the various 'ages' of crime writing: if you have an interest in the genre you'll almost certainly have heard of the Golden Age of familyCrime, friends, carers generally acknowledged as being the period between the first and relatives who are affected by what is happening to the sufferersecond world wars. There's no cure, but itClassic Crime's not terminal on the other hand extends the time frame at either end and covers books published in the symptoms (memory loss would seem to be first half of the most commontwentieth century. Throughout my adult life, but in some cases there are hallucinations's been just one genre of books which has fascinated me, sexual or verbal disinhibition, not being able to work things out, difficulty in learning something newand that's crime, finding your way about, or coping with so I could hardly resist the normal symptoms chance of aging) affect everyone involved. If you talk to people who are aging then itreading ''The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books's not uncommon for them to say that they'd rather have cancer than dementia particularly as you're unlikely to be the author, Martin Edwards is an accomplished author within the crime genre and an endless burden acknowledged expert on other peoplethe subject.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781251711</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dee BlickDK_Childrens|title=The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Marketing a Bestselling Book - on a Shoestring BudgetChildren's Illustrated Thesaurus|author=DK|rating=4.5

|summary=One of the most valuable literary skills which children can learn is how to use reference books. As a child every question which Ibegan with 've always thought that [http://nanowrimo'how do you spell.org/ NANOWRIMO] is a brilliant idea..?'' would be answered with ''EXACTLY as it says in the dictionary''. The nights are longerThis was fine, but the family's Collins Little Gem Dictionary didn't encourage exploration, not least because the weather uninspiring: what better time font was small and difficult to get the first draft of your novel written with support from a lot of other people who read. Fortunately, those times have now changed and reference book for children are all trying to do the same thing? now much more inviting. There is Not every book comes with a downside for reviewers though: far too many people think that this is the end set of their labours and the fledgling manuscript is uploaded onto Kindle and thereinstructions but it's disappointment when worth studying the book is either not well received or doesn't sell - or sometimes both'How to... Knowing which book it is that you have '' section, not least because similar systems are used in you is a great start - but after that you need a structured plan of action and sound advice as to what you need to do to turn your work into a bestsellerother reference books.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910125040</amazonuk>