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In August 1994, Manic Street Preachers released The Holy Bible, a dark, fiercely intelligent album that explored such themes as mental illness, murder and war. Richey Edwards, the band's lyricist...

No one ever says 'I can't remember if I've seen a whale.' A close encounter with one of the most enigmatic and remarkable creatures on the planet is a life-changing...

Anna Kornbluh provides an overview of Marxist approaches to film, with particular attention to three central concepts in Marxist theory in general that have special bearing on film: "the mode...

If the sentence 'my cat is on the mat' is true how does it get to be true? Sentences are made true by what exists. But what about claims such...

All about my friend... by me! A perfect place to record everything about your friend - in writing, doodles and photographs. List your friend's favourite things, describe what you did...

A fantastically festive colouring book! Packed full of Christmas doodles and stickers for hours of colouring fun. This book is the ultimate in Christmas colouring with brilliantly festive illustrations as...

Play spot the difference with the dinosaurs, complete the dinosaur skeleton, find out which egg belongs to which dinosaur and much more!Bursting with activities and hundreds of stickers, this amazing...

This brilliant activity book is bursting with colourful illustrations and stickers to help you write your own amazing dinosaur stories! The first sentence of every story has been written for...

This wonderful activity book is bursting with colourful illustrations and stickers to help you write your own magical fairy stories! The first sentence of every story has been written for...

Colour in the tractors, cows, horses and much more! Have fun on the farm with this wonderful colouring book, packed full of stickers.Bloomsbury Activity Books provide hours of colouring, doodling,...

Have fun colouring cars, trucks, boats and other things that go with this exciting book. Also includes hundreds of amazing stickers!Bloomsbury Activity Books provide hours of colouring, stickering and activity...

Inspire your own colouring with these beautiful, illustrated lines. With stunning shapes and patterns in both colour and black-and-white, you can make this your very own creation. This lovely colouring...

All about my mum... by me! A perfect place to record everything about your mum - in writing, doodles and pictures. Draw your mum's face, describe her day, list her...

What will you pack in your suitcase? Can you spot the pilots rushing through the airport? How many planes are zooming down the runway? And what will you see up...

Which little pig builds a house strong enough to stop the wolf from blowing it down? Find out with this exciting activity book, bursting with colourful stickers and scenes from...

Work your way around the supermarket and discover all the amazing things you can buy! Find your way through the maze of aisles to the checkout counter, count how many...

Is there such a thing today as music that's meaningfully new? In our contemporary era of remixing and retro styles, cynics and romantics alike cry "It's all been done before"...

Many people have the idea that the 'Great War' on the Western Front was simple, if ghastly, to fight - with few tactics, and unbroken, monotonous, trench lines as the...

One Minute Mental Maths for Ages 5-7 contains 160 photocopiable tests to check children's understanding of key aspects of the National Curriculum for maths. These tests are quick and easy...

One Minute Mental Maths for Ages 7-9 contains 160 photocopiable tests to check children's understanding of key aspects of the National Curriculum for maths. These tests are quick and easy...

One Minute Mental Maths for Ages 9-11 contains 160 photocopiable tests to check children's understanding of key aspects of the National Curriculum for maths. These tests are quick and easy...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. The open-access edition of this text was made possible by a Philip...

They are among the most famous and compelling photographs ever made in archaeology: Howard Carter kneeling before the burial shrines of Tutankhamun; life-size statues of the boy king on guard...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. "You are what you eat." Never is this truer than when we use...

The orchid family is one of the largest plant families in the world, reaching its highest diversity in the tropics where their exotic and colourful flowers are often truly breathtaking....

Expert photographer and instructor Tim Daly presents over 20 practical projects for the budding photographer to develop their technical and research skills.Each project is a ready-made resource - the assignments...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Questionnaires are everywhere: we fill them out at doctors' offices and at job...

Thanks to their speed, size and nocturnal habitats, bats are among the most interesting, and least understood, mammals that frequent our homes and gardens. From their ability to make sounds...

Badgers are elusive wanderers of the night and few mammals are as mysterious. Their nocturnal lifestyle means not many of us have ever glimpsed their monochrome form as they sniff...

Our most iconic bird, the Robin, is one of the most characterful and familiar of all our garden visitors. Their melodious voices, bright red breasts and cheeky attitudes always endear...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.It's happening all the time, all around us. We cover it up. We ignore...

"Schott's Original Miscellany" is an indispensable and unputdownable collection of essential uncommon knowledge and vital irrelevance where you will stumble across such tantalising entertainment as the thirteen principles of witchcraft...

Sex and Relationships Education 9-11 contains photocopiable lesson plans and activities as well as support materials for teachers. The support materials provide guidance on developing a school SRE policy as...

From chopines to stilettos, Louis XIV to Louboutin, Shoes: An Illustrated History is the definitive guide to footwear. Shoes have always been more than just a practical necessity. They reveal...

Sir Scaly Pants the Dragon Knight ALWAYS fights for what's right, but it can be very lonely being the One and Only Dragon Knight. When an evil fire-breathing dragon kidnaps...

Skateboarding is both a sport and a way of life. Creative, physical, graphic, urban and controversial, it is full of contradictions - a billion-dollar global industry which still retains its...

The Know the Game Skills series is the perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Each book aims to teach young players the basic skills of the game...

Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to...

For centuries, ships' commanders kept journals that recorded their missions. These included voyages of discovery to unknown lands, engagements in war and sea and general trade. Many of their logs,...

Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours abound. For example: Why do Male Fairywrens bring flowers to females as a nuptial gift in the pre-dawn darkness?...

Featuring leading scholars from philosophy and religious studies, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Ethics dispels the myth that Indian thinkers and philosophers were uninterested in ethics.This comprehensive research handbook...

Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) is acclaimed as the 'Shakespeare of the East' and widely regarded as China's greatest playwright, yet his work has not reached Western readers in its entirety. The...

Anna Covey is a 'Surplus'. She should not have been born. In a society in which ageing is no longer feared, and death is no longer an inevitability, children are...

Explore the Nektons' world as you've never seen it before with The Deep Official Handbook. It's packed with all the fun, mystery and adventure of the hugely popular TV series...

Jump into the amazing world of The Deep in this activity and sticker book that is filled with mystery, adventure and all of the wonders the deep sea has to...

Delight in a stunning celebration of the classic prayer Jesus taught to his disciples with this beautifully illustrated edition of The Lord's Prayer. Gorgeous images of the natural world accompany...

Of the many girl-groups that came out of the 1960s, none is more idiosyncratic and influential than the Shangri-Las. They were together only five years, but within that time they...

This superb book assembles a stunning visual record - including maps, original documents and artifacts, as well as more than 400 photographs (the majority in full colour) - that the...