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The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference for daily use with 300,000 synonyms and antonyms. Contains practical usage notes, and a...

The major part of this book consists of 150 question-and-answer symptom charts which help you determine the possible cause of a symptom and what to do. Background information on how...

THE A TO Z OF SPORT is unique: nothing as comprehensive has ever appeared before. It covers more than one hundred sports, with the treatment of some of the nation's...

When is the last time you climbed a tree? Went pond-dipping? Picked blackberries? Held a snail race? Or tracked down a badger set? If the answer is 'can't remember', or...

This comprehensive reference features the birth dates of more than 50,000 words -- from Old English to modern-day slang. Readers can avoid anachronisms and add accuracy to their writing.

This book covers the most prominent human, animal and supernatural figures of Chinese legend, folklore and religious belief. The entries range from the mythical, such as Pan Ku (creator of...

Full of humor and wit, this book was offered in 1827 in order that servants be given a handbook by which they might more efficiently perform the duties for which...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Do you want to know the key to raising resilient kids, from the inside out In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to raising healthy kids in our modern world,...

Ripley?s Believe It or Not! Completely Awesome is sure to thrill anyone who enjoys learning about the world of the extraordinary. The 384 pages of this book are packed with...

Wherever you work, the chances are you have fallen under the poisonous spell of business bullshit and jargon. Very few of us seem able to avoid "reaching out", or "walk...

You're a man. You love facts. Facts amuse you. The more trivial the better. The most important things in the world - sport, cars, gadgets, beer, meat - come together...

Great cities deserve great encyclopedias. A city is known by its past, its characteristic virtues and troubles, and its ways of life. 'Marvellous Melbourne' symbolises the achievements of Australian urbanisation...

Australia is an amazing place, but did you know that some of our most stunning views can be experienced from the loo? After a life-changing trip to Kata Tjuta -...

This is an alphabetically-arranged reference to the unit's 50-year history with over 600 entries. All the regiment's battles and campaigns are listed. The weapons, equipment and techniques used by the...

This guide to over 2500 operatic characters is intended both as a source of reference and an enjoyable read. Covering a wide range of works across the whole compass of...

From "Emergency Ward 10" to "ER" and "Quatermass" to the "X Files", cult television programmes have held viewers in their thrall for 40 years. In the '90s, satellite broadcasters have...

Jefferson Davis, captured, imprisoned, and charged with 1) conspiracy and culpability in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; 2) conspiracy to cause the deaths of Northern P.O.W.'s at Andersonville, Georgia, a...

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children. Do today's...

Griselda Kerr has drawn on over 20 years of gardening knowledge and experience to create the book that she wishes she had had access to when, as a complete beginner,...

Simple, dynamic, flavor-packed recipes from the authors of The Flavor Matrix -informed by the science of flavor pairing but accessible enough for every cook Fans were ravenous for more recipes...

Dermoscopy (also known as surface microscopy) is a clinical technique which allows the detailed examination of pigmented skin lesions and which is more accurate diagnostically than other clinical approaches. This...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Do you want to know the key to raising resilient kids, from the inside out In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to raising healthy kids in our modern world,...

Why isn't the Great Barrier Reef considered the world's best coral reef? How on earth do you choose the best mountain? What makes a place worthy of being called the...

Wherever you work, the chances are you have fallen under the poisonous spell of business bullshit and jargon. Very few of us seem able to avoid "reaching out", or "walk...

Inventors and Inventions takes a refreshing look into the fascinating history of inventors and inventions. With encyclopaedic breadth, the book follows a diverse list of inventions from their earliest manifestations...

Pierre Le Rouzic's The Name Book, intrigues it's audience with a stunningly accurate description of their characters based solely on the name they bear. Containing over 9,000 names, this volume...

Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville was the consultant for Burke's Royal Families of the World, and his major work was the Chronology of World History. This specially commissioned Book of the Kings...

DK Eyewitness Medieval Life is a unique and compelling introduction to the people and culture of the Middle Ages. Superb colour photographs of artefacts, costumes, furniture, and buildings, bring daily...

In the Loop and Up to Speed uncovers the origins and meanings of many useful--and some not so useful--phrases that can be heard in the workplace and in everyday life....

Each leaf is reproduced here at its actual size in full-colour photographs taken on a lightbox and is accompanied by details of the range, distribution, abundance, and habitat of the...

The complete plays of history's greatest storyteller. Includes plot summaries, character lists and quotes for each play Illustrated with detailed relationship diagrams, family trees, timelines, charts and tables as well...

How to assemble a collection of first-edition fiction.

Why do stars twinkle? Why can't we remember names? Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa lean? Why does hair go grey? Why don't penguins get frozen feet? Why do...

Whether you're a Master, Commander or Pirate of the Caribbean, this is the vessel for you. From the earliest canoes to today's sophisticated ocean-going giants, Christopher Columbus to Ellen MacArthur,...

"Arielle changed the way that I think about flavor, and in these pages, she will do the same for you" (Rene Redzepi, chef of Noma). A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD...