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[[Category:Reference|*]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Aaron Mahnke1394159544|title= The World of Lore, Volume 1: Monstrous CreaturesRecycling for Dummies|author=Sarah Winkler|rating= 4.5|genre= ReferenceLifestyle|summary= Every country''Recycling one ton of plastic can save up to 16.3 barrels of oil.'' ''Recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees from being cut down.'' If you send an apple core to landfill, every town, every village has a folktale – a story passed down through generations that often focuses on the dark it will take between 6 months and unexplained2 years to decompose. A glass bottle will take up to 1 million years. No matter how the modern world moves on As a just-post-WWII baby, there's a still I faced a dilemma: reducing, reusing and recycling is part of everyone 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 is vulnerable to a good talewould serve the purpose. From ghosts to werewolves, by way of wendigos Almost everything can be used one more time and elves, author Aaron Mahnke delivers any purchase must pass the reader legends from all over test of 'Is this absolutely essential?' On the worldother hand, whilst examining how theyI suspected I was guilty of wishcycling: assuming that something must be recyclable (toothpaste tubes - I've become part of our collective imaginationsm looking at you) and dropping it in the kerbside bin. Yes, still striking fear into I could go searching on the hearts of many of us todayinternet - and get conflicting advice - but what I needed was a recycling bible. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472251652</amazonuk>s

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Christopher Fowler1913750353|title=The Book Britannica's Word of Forgotten Authorsthe Day|author=Patrick Kelly, Renee Kelly and Sue Macy

|summary=So, you''Absence doesn't make ve finished writing your book and you think the heart grow fonder. hard work is all done? It makes people think youYou're dead.'' convinced that all you need to do now is get it published and the money will start rolling in?

ThereWrong and wrong again. You presumably wrote the book because you wanted to - and you had a talent for delivering the written word. You knew your subject back to front. Now you's truth in that statement, you knowre going to have to get to grips with the book supply chain, which even parts of the publishing industry believe to be wrong but there's a conundrum when it's applied too difficult to change and no one wants to authorsbe the first to try. Shakespeare is dead: Dickens is deadThen, but we havenwhen you ''finally''t buried what theyhave a copy of the book in your hands, you've written: that lives on until... when? Is re going to have to work out how to sell it - because it until fashion decrees that they should be no more? Or ''is it, as in the case of some children's authors that they are on life support through licensing deals and astute marketing? Christopher Fowler has unearthed (exhumed?) ninety nine authors who were once hugely popular, but whose works have disappeared, sometimes quite literally' going to be down to you.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1786484897</amazonuk>

Read {{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 synapselibrary in my pre-shattering story summaries!<br>lockdown forage of random stuff. Now I have to go out an buy my own copy so that I can turn down the 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 two pages, wherein Gros explains why ''walking is not a sport''.|isbn=1781688370}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1788037812See |title=The Fraternity of the horrific handEstranged: The Fight for Homosexual Rights in England, 1891-painted cover imagery!<br>1908|author=Brian Anderson|rating=5|genre=BiographyAnd learn |summary=Originally passed in 1885, the truelaw that had made homosexual relations a crime remained in place for 82 years. But during this time, restrictions on same-life tales sex relationships did not go unchallenged. Between 1891 and 1908, three books on the nature of homosexuality appeared. They were written by two homosexual men: Edward Carpenter and John Addington Symonds, as well as the heterosexual Havelock Ellis. Exploring the margins of society and studying homosexuality was common on the writersEuropean Continent, artistsbut barely talked about in the UK, so the publications of these men were hugely significant – contributing to the scientific understanding of homosexuality, and publishers who gleefully violated every beginning the struggle for recognition and equality, leading to the milestone legalisation of same-sex relationships in 1967.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1912242052|title=O Joy for me!|author=Keir Davidson|rating=3|genre=Art|summary='' Oh Joy for me!'' gives Coleridge credit for being ''the first person to walk the mountains alone, not because he had to for work, as a miner, quarryman, shepherd or pack-horse driver, but because he wanted to for pleasure and adventure. His rapturous encounters with their natural beauty, and its literary law but one – never be boringconsequences, changed our view of the world''.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1072549271|title=The Simple Act of Self-Publishing With Amazon: A Simple Step by Step Guide|author=Georgianne Landy-Kordis|rating=4.5|genre=Business and Finance|amazonuksummary=<amazonuk>1594749817</amazonuk>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've considered Kindle and the answer is, inevitably, that they wouldn't know where to start. I can empathise with that. Despite having used a computer for about thirty years, running most of my life ''and'' a website online, I'm still nervous when it comes to starting something new. I like someone to hold my hand as I go through it for the first time. That was why I was very interested when ''The Simple Act of Self Publishing With Amazon'' came across my desk...

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Laurence BrowneHigashida_Fall|title= The Many Faces Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice From the Silence of CoincidenceAutism|author=Naoki Higashida and David Mitchell|rating= 3.5|genre= Popular ScienceHome and Family|summary= Browne does not mislead 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 rare glimpse into the workings of the autistic mind, as 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 choice slow and laborious method of title; writing, he does without has published several books in his native Japan and manages to give public presentations to raise awareness of his condition. Fall Down 7 Times Get up 8 reintroduces us to Naoki as a doubt explore the many faces of coincidenceyoung adult in his 20s and explains how his perspectives on life have changed since writing his first book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1845409159</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Jenkins_100|title=Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations

|genre=ReferenceArt|summary=In the mid -twentieth century , the railway was something which harked back to the Victorian age with trains being supplanted by cars and planes, but steam was being replaced by oil, even then and in the twenty-first -century oil is giving way to electricity. It's 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 became places to be admired, possibly even lingered in. Simon Jenkins has chosen his hundred best railway stations.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>024197898X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Marianne TaylorTaylor_Owls|title= Owls: A Guide to Every Species|author=Marianne Taylor|rating= 5|genre= ReferenceAnimals and Wildlife

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=JVDK_ELO|title=Electric Light Orchestra: Song by Song

|genre=ReferenceEntertainment|summary=My memories of pop music in the early sixties revolve around guitars and drums, sometimes the piano with only occasional excursions into strings and brass. Pop music rarely stands still and it wasn't long before the basic instruments were seens seen as constraints and The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys began to experiment, with other groups following where they led. Amongst these groups was The Move and their lead guitarist and songwriter, 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 because the rest of the group didn't really share his enthusiasm.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781556008</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Dave AngellHendrix_PBHell|title= Tri-ang CollectablesPaperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and '80s|author=Grady Hendrix|rating= 34.5|genre=ReferenceHorror|summary= A guide 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 trains produced by the Tri-ang company from its inception until the company became Hornby. A very personal guide reader's!) to relate the collecting true, untold story of model trainsa fascinating and often forgotten era in publishing.|amazonuk=Read the synapse-shattering story summaries!<amazonukbr>1445664577See the horrific hand-painted cover imagery!</amazonukbr>And learn the true-life tales of the writers, artists, and publishers who gleefully violated every literary law but one – never be boring.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Naoki Higashida and David MitchellBrowne_Many|title=Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice From the Silence The Many Faces of AutismCoincidence|author=Laurence Browne|rating= 3.5|genre= ReferencePopular Science|summary=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 rare glimpse into the workings of the autistic mind, as told from the unique perspective of a teenager Browne does not mislead 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 laborious method choice of writing, title; he has published several books in his native Japan, and manages to give public presentations to raise awareness does without a doubt explore the many faces of his condition. ''Fall Down 7 Times Get up 8'' reintroduces us to Naoki as a young adult in his 20s and explains how his perspectives on life have changed since writing his first bookcoincidence.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444799088</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz and Tom Mirenda1903385679|title=The Book of Orchids: A life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world100 Best Novels in Translation|author=Boyd Tonkin|rating=3.5

|summary=One in seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid: there are 26Consider, if you will,000 species translated fiction. Some say it's impossible – that if a book was so good in 749 generaone tongue it could never survive being put into another. They flourish in remarkable habitats such as deserts Samuel Beckett must have laboured over ever syllable and the Arctic circle''Breath'', in fact all areas but the most inhospitablehe could translate his own works, and other equally complex pieces can cross borders. ThereIt's a wide range of coloursmarket that has actually doubled in sales volume between 2000 and 2016 (thanks, shapes and scents: they're dramatic'Millennium Trilogy''). Novels, in particular, delicate and ingenious in translation, are – as the ways that they've developed not just to survive but to thrive. Tom Mirenda describes them as introduction here so smartly puts it – ''masters a privileged means of manipulationpassing border posts, a sort of universal passport issued by that Utopian state, the Republic of Letters'' and '. We here at the 'famous for lying Bag regularly try and cheating their way give equal credit to their many evolutionary successes'the translator, without whom we wouldn't be reading what we have in our hands. But all that said, yet his love 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 obvious long as his respect for the insight they give us into the processes which shaped your typical Bolano housebrick, it's not a short thing. Should it take our world. He hopes that understanding how that has come about will inspire us to conserve what we have.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782404031</amazonuk>time?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Martin EdwardsFry_Mythos|title=The Story Mythos: A Retelling of Classic Crime in 100 Books (British Library Crime Classics)the Myths of Ancient Greece|author=Stephen Fry

|summary=It's easy to be confused by The Greek Myths are, arguably, the various 'ages' of crime writing: if you've an interest in the genre you'll almost certainly have heard of the Golden Age of Crimegreatest stories ever told. So old and influential they cast a shadow over western tales and traditions, generally acknowledged as being the period between the first yet remain relatable and second world warsreadable millennia later. 'Classic Crime' on the other hand extends the time frame at either end Here comedian, actor, television presenter, actor and author Stephen Fry brings his considerable talent to these special stories 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 merecreates them with a wit, warmth and humanity that's crime, so I could hardly resist brings them into the chance of reading ''The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books'' particularly as modern age whilst still giving the author, Martin Edwards is an accomplished author within the crime genre ''honour and respect that such ancient and'' an acknowledged expert on the subjectinfluential stories deserve.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0712356967</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=DKMahnke_Lore|title=Children's Illustrated ThesaurusThe World of Lore, Volume 1: Monstrous Creatures|author=Aaron Mahnke

|genre=Children's Non-FictionReference|summary=One of Every country, every town, every village has a folktale – a story passed down through generations that often focuses on the most valuable literary skills which children can learn is how to use reference booksdark and unexplained. As a child every question which I began with ''No matter how do you spell...?'' would be answered with ''EXACTLY as it says in the dictionary''. This was finemodern world moves on, but the familythere's Collins Little Gem Dictionary didn't encourage exploration, not least because the font was small and difficult a still a part of everyone that is vulnerable to reada good tale. Fortunately those times have now changed From ghosts to werewolves, by way of wendigos and reference book for children are now much more inviting. Not every book comes with a set of instructions but it's worth studying elves, author Aaron Mahnke delivers the reader legends from all over the world, whilst examining how they''How to...'' sectionve become part of our collective imaginations, not least because similar systems are used in other reference booksstill striking fear into the hearts of many of us today.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241286972</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dorling KindersleyFowler_Forgotten|title=First Science Encyclopedia|rating=5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=I wasn't introduced to 'science' until I was eleven and went on to senior school: I wasn't alone in this, but it really was too late. Thankfully, times have changed and children at primary school are getting to grips with plants and animals, atoms and molecules and even outer space from a very young age. What's needed is a good, basic reference book which will introduce all the subjects and give a good grounding. It needs to be something which would sit proudly in the classroom library and comfortably on a child's bookshelf. The ''First Science Encyclopedia'' would do both well.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>024118875X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewBook of Forgotten Authors|author=Deirdre Osborne (Editor)|title=The Cambridge Companion to British Black and Asian Literature (1945–2010)Christopher Fowler

|summary=This literary companion offers fifteen essays addressing ''Absence doesn't make the contribution of black and Asian authors to the British literary canon since 1945heart grow fonder''. It covers not just fictionmakes people think you're dead. There's truth in that statement, you know, but also poetrythere's a conundrum when it's applied to authors. Shakespeare is dead: Dickens is dead, plays and performance worksbut we haven't buried what they've written: that lives on until... It sits when? Is it until fashion decrees that they should be no more? Or is it, as a kind of joyful cuckoo in the nest, interrupting the usual narratives case of literary waves and movements in Britain some children's authors that take little notice of any perspective other than the dominant white - they are on life support through licensing deals and posh! astute marketing? Christopher Fowler has unearthed (exhumed?) ninety- direction of travel. It's a disparatenine authors who were once hugely popular, varied collection of essays, covering spoken word performance poetry, black British urban fiction, LGBTQ writingbut whose works have disappeared, liberationist writing and much moresometimes quite literally. I was really happy to see children's authors such as Malorie Blackman, Jamila Gavin and Catherine Johnson discussed and respected.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1316504808</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dr Sunil C GebalanageAngell_Triang|title=Beginner's Project Management Handbook: Art of Project DeliveryTri-ang Collectables|author=Dave Angell|rating=43.5

|summary=In A guide to the last fifteen years I've project managed trains produced by the construction of an office and Tri-ang company from its inception until the extension of a buildingcompany became Hornby. On both occasions I looked for a resource which would give me a framework within which A very personal guide to proceed, but whilst I could find several volumes which dealt with individual parts of the project I couldn't find any literature which put it all together. An additional problem was that what literature there was out there was written with specific professionals in mind and didn't accommodate the generalist. It was with relief for those following me that I discovered ''Beginner's Project Management Handbook: Art collecting of Project Delivery''model trains.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524665568</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=DKChase_Orchids|title=What's Where on Earth? AtlasThe Book of Orchids: The World as You've Never Seen It BeforeA life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world|author=Mark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz and Tom Mirenda|rating=4.5

|summary=I dread to think how old 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 Arctic circle, in fact, all areas but the atlas we used when I was most inhospitable. There's a child waswide range of colours, but at least we had oneshapes and scents: they're dramatic, delicate and I didningenious in the ways that they't need ve developed not just to go to school or a library survive but to check up on whatever bit of trivia I was seekingthrive. ITom Mirenda describes them as ''m so old a lot masters of things about it now would be most redundant, but if you choose to risk your arm manipulation'' and buy an atlas ''famous for the family shelves that all generations will benefit fromlying and cheating their way to their many evolutionary successes'', as opposed to relying on electronic and updateable sources yet his love of information, then this them is as obvious as his respect for the one 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>0241228379</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Helen HollickEdwards_Story|title= Pirates: Truth and Tale|rating= 4|genre= History|summary=The eighteenth century lived in terror of the tramps of the seas – pirates. Pirates have fascinated people ever since. It was a harsh life for those who went 'on the account', constantly overshadowed by the threat of death – through violence, illness, shipwreck, or the hangman's noose. The lure Story of gold, the excitement of the chase and the freedom that life aboard a pirate ship offered were judged by some to be worth the risk. Helen Hollick explores both the fiction and fact of the Golden Age of piracy, and there are some surprises in store for those who think they know their Barbary Corsair from their boucanier. Everyone has heard of Captain Morgan, but who recognises the name of the aristocratic Frenchman Daniel Montbars? He killed so many Spaniards he was known as 'The Exterminator'. The fictional world of pirates, represented Classic Crime in novels and movies, is different from reality. What draws readers and viewers to these notorious hyenas of the high seas? What are the facts behind the fantasy?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1445652153</amazonuk>}}{{newreview100 Books (British Library Crime Classics)|author= D J Taylor|title= The Prose Factory|rating= 5|genre= Reference|summary= D J Taylor's exploration of writing, reading, publishing and critical reviews spans a century of literary history, discussing everything from Eliot-era modernists and Georgian traditionalists, to the impact of politics, creative writing degrees, reviewers and critics. It is a deep and thorough exploration of the multi-complex influences on English literary life over the past century and the way these have shaped readers' preferences and reading habits. But don't be put off by thinking that this is a dusty, encyclopaedic tome – it is a large book at around 500 pages – but it is accessible and thoroughly readable. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099556073</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=John Van der Kiste|title=A Beatles Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Beatles but Were Afraid to AskMartin Edwards

|summary=You might It's easy to be confused by the various 'ages' of crime writing: if you have thought that just about everything which could be said about 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 second world wars. 'Classic Crime' on the other hand extends the Beatles had been said time frame at either end and certainly covers books published in the first half of the twentieth century. Throughout my adult life, there's been no shortage just one genre of books about what went wrongwhich has fascinated me, what happened to the money and even what went right. But what that's crime, so Icould hardly resist the chance of reading ''ve never seen before is a The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books'miscellany' - all those little facts which are so hard to track down and this particularly as the author, Martin Edwards is where historian John Van der Kiste comes into his own: he's a man with an eye for detail accomplished author within the crime genre and an acknowledged expert on the ability to bring everything together into a very readable whole. It's a wonderful collection of the small factssubject.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781555826</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Paul JarvisDK_Childrens|title=British Airways Colouring Book|rating=4|genre=Crafts|summary=Over the past couple of years we've seen a lot of colouring books: flowers, patterns, fantasy creatures, characters and settings from television shows, films and books and lots more, but I can't recollect that we've ever before had one which featured a ''company''. Mind you, British Airways, is rather special; iconic and rather more long lasting than most passing celebrities. It has ''heritage'' and ''tradition''. The ''British Airways Colouring Book'' is based on exclusive posters, photographs and artwork from the company's archives and the 46 images allow the reader to recreate these as they wish. There's a bonus too: on the facing page of each image thereChildren's a potted history. I passed the book to someone with an interest in BA and he found the book interesting and informative ''without'' even thinking of doing any colouring.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144566612X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewIllustrated Thesaurus|author= Simon Rogers|title= Infographics: Technology|rating= 5|genre= Reference|summary=As parents, we can often be bombarded with questions as our children start to discover the world. These questions soon become increasingly complex, especially with the latest technological advances. How do computers work? What's inside a smartphone? How can earth communicate with spacecraft? Thankfully we now have a handy, illustrated guide to help us: ''Infographics: Technology''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783704489</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Felicity Trotman (editor)|title=Winter: A Book for the Season|rating=3.5|genre=Anthologies|summary=This seasonal anthology contains a nice mixture of poetry, nature and travel pieces, and excerpts from longer works of fiction. Felicity Trotman, a freelance editor and member of the English Civil War Society, has arranged the material into three sections: 'The Old Year', 'Christmas, Sacred and Secular', and 'The New Year'. This creates an appropriate sense of chronological progression, and also serves to make Christmas the heart of the book. Black-and-white illustrations – maps, photographs and engravings – are interspersed throughout, and each author gets a short paragraph of biography and background.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1445664747</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Caroline Taggart|title= Misadventures in the English Language|rating= 3.5|genre= Reference|summary=Misadventures in the English Language styles itself as an examination of the confusing bits of grammar, vocabulary and punctuation, with some indication of which rules matter and which can be broken without dire consequences, though it's actually broader than this description makes it sound. It has chapters on: words and phrases borrowed from other languages, new usage and changes of meaning, common grammar and punctuation pitfalls, confusing spellings, dreadful jargon, and using unnecessary words that don't add anything to your sentence except length.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782436472</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Dave Haslett and Geoff Nelder|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 publisher's website. It is not issued in print format. Given 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>}}{{newreview|author= Alexandra Coghlan|title= Carols from King's: The Stories of our Favourite Carols from King's College|rating= 4.5|genre= Reference|summary=The exquisite sound of a lone chorister singing ''Once in Royal David's City'' amid the chapel of King's College, Cambridge, marks the start of the Christmas festivities for millions of people round the globe. Broadcast at 3pm on Chrismas Eve, ''A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'' 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 - sung by the angels to the shepherds at Bethlehem - to anecdotes from contemporary King's choristers, and shows them how carols have evolved from pagan songs to become one of our nation's most sacred treasures. Accompanied by lyrics and music and compiled in conjunction with Radio 4 and King's College Chapel, ''Carols from King's'' is the official companion for fans of Christmas and carols alike. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785940945</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Dave Haslett and Kate Haslett|title= The Date-A-Base Book 2017|rating= 4|genre= Reference|summary=So here'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>}}{{newreview|author= Nev Schulman|title= In Real Life: Love, Lies & Identity in 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 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>}}{{newreview|author= Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridge|title=The A-Z of Victorian Crime DK

|genre=True CrimeReference|summary= Victorian crime has never ceased One of the most valuable literary skills which children can learn is how to cast its use reference books. As a child every question which I began with ''how do you spell. Is ..?'' would be answered with ''EXACTLY as it because such terrible goings-on took place sufficiently long ago that they do not disgust us says in the same way as equally dreadful events from, saydictionary''. This was fine, but the last few days of which we read from todayfamily's papers or online coverage? Whatever the reasonCollins Little Gem Dictionary didn't encourage exploration, there is an endless fascination with murders and other major transgressions of the law from not least because the era of gas lamps font was small and swirling fog – true Victorian melodramadifficult to read. Fortunately, misbehaviour those times have now changed and horror from real life writ largereference book for children are now much more inviting. It is amply catered for Not every book comes with a set of instructions but it's worth studying the ''How to...'' section, not least because similar systems are used in this title, the joint work of four authorsother reference books.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1445647869</amazonuk>