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This is Beyonce, as the unrivalled queen of excellence and empowerment. Singer-songwriter and businesswoman supreme, "Queen Bey" is a global phenomenon, and this perfect fan book delves deep into Beyonces remarkable career, showcasing how she has...

Let PopOut Map Bristol guide you around this wonderful city. Explore the glorious city of Bristol with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, Bristol city map will ensure you don't...

The beautiful Anglo-Italian artist Maria Cosway was one of the most talented and dynamic women active in Regency England, but one whose achievements have been largely overlooked. Born in Florence in 1760, she was acclaimed at an early age as both a...

'It seems that making art is chasing after an elusive dream of perfection that sits somewhere in my head. It will not go away, even after fifty years of trying. After all this time the process of holding materials, rubbing, crushing, cradling or just...

In The Perceptive Investor, financial guru and global fund manager Ardal Gronager shows how by learning the lessons of hundreds of present and historical figures anyone can understand the full investment landscape and so be able to confidently...

Launched in 1987 and published bi annually - the Rare Record Price Guide 2024 is the SEVENTEENTH edition of the World's most comprehensive guide to prices of UK releases from 1950 to the current day. Compiled by the expert staff and contributors of...

With an introduction by Richard Hawley. So It Started There chronicles the life and career of drummer Nick Banks, and how he came to be in one of the UK’s most iconic and beloved bands: Pulp. Beginning with his childhood in Rotherham, Nick recounts his...

Exploding on to the international music scene after winning Eurovision with ‘Waterloo’ in 1974, ABBA have since become one of the most famous pop groups in the world. Bright Lights Dark Shadows is the definitive account of the rise, fall and rise of the...

In John Shuttleworth Takes The Biscuit, English song-writer and presenter John Shuttleworth presents a crumbly selection of songs and stories. This new book boasts many original and hilarious stories about John Shuttleworths life in and around Sheffield...

'To see Christ in Jesus and Jesus in Christ is an incomparable joy. Each single saying and each single word finds its place in the heights on the way from Jesus to Christ, on the way from Christ to Jesus.' - Friedrich Rittelmeyer How can we meet the real...

Over the course of the last decades, there has been an increasing demand by people for spiritual experience - whether it involves elemental beings, past incarnations or encounters with angels. But how should we distinguish between reality and illusion in...

What are the origins of the war in Ukraine? Contrary to popular opinion, the conflict is ultimately not between Russia and Ukraine but between Russia and the West. Neither did it begin with Russia's invasion in 2022, nor the Maidan revolution in 2014...

When I worked at the store with my dad, Id often sneak off to the stockyards. Watching the cow boys herd cattle and horses, their ropes spinning effortlessly, left an indelible impression on me. It was a vivid, living image of strength and independence,...

In Spina Americana (American Spine in Latin), Sharum attempts to determine what the people, and their land, of the Central US have to do with contributing towards what he considers to be the 'national character' of the US. In this current political...

This is Taylor as the ultimate icon of our times. This perfect fan book delves into her success story, her music and how empowering a role model she has become for millions of fans around the world. Elected ‘2023 Person of the Year’ by the authoritative...

This is Taylor Swift, as a bona-fide fashion goddess. Singer-songwriter supreme, Taylor Swift is a global phenomenon. Yet in addition to being the most streamed female artist on Spotify, she has become a hugely influential and empowering fashion icon for...

The magic of the oche is legendary and with a global audience of millions darts is a sporting juggernaut which always delivers entertainment and drama. Boasting more characters than an episode of Eastenders, the game exploded in the 1980s thanks to Eric...

In recent years we have seen a popularity boom surrounding all kinds of crafts. Once the reserve of older generations, hand-knitting skills have taken on a new life as a modern art form and relaxing pastime. So, from lavish fashion trends to homemade...

The story of a young girl who transformed herself from an impoverished orphan to one of the wealthiest and most famous women in the world, this book features images and photographs of Chanel's many iconic contributions to women's fashion such as Chanel...

The History of the Women's World Cup is a celebration of women's soccer's most prestigious tournament. In the UK, crowds and TV viewing figures are at record levels and top players have become household names. The Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia and...

Theres something therapeutic about taking a piece of fabric and turning it into something wonderful. Whether youre adorning it with a flowery motif, cross stitching the name of a newborn or creating something colorful for your wall, the punching of the...

Why are so many teachers leaving the profession increasingly early in their careers? What harm is being done to pupils' educational prospects by persistent teacher shortages? Why are teachers held uniquely responsible for the effects of poverty on...

Happiness Factories explores the ideas, concepts and arguments behind an expanded focus in physical education beyond just the physical. It attempts to discuss the value and benefits of identifying other aspects - whether we call these 'holistic strands',...

One Day At A Time uses selected matches from the past 60 years to tell the story of limited-overs cricket. One-day cricket arrived as a formalised part of the calendar in 1963 with the launch of the Gillette Cup in England. The development of the...

This new edition will help candidates prepare for the MCQ part of the Diploma in Occupational Medicine exam. The 240 questions are set out as three practice papers of 80 questions. The questions, along with their answers and explanations, are designed to...

Adrift in deep space, Commander John Koenig and the people of Moonbase Alpha face an uncertain fate, when a planet-killing alien weapon at the heart of a sinister cloud diverts their lost Moon on to a fatal trajectory.

The 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in New Zealand covers 50 sites on the North and South Islands, Rakiura/Stewart Island and Rēkohu/Chatham Islands that are best for birdwatching in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand has a diverse range of bird species but is...

Great Railway Journeys in Asia showcases 34 of the best rail journeys in South, Southeast and North Asia. The journeys chosen by David Bowden, an avid rail traveller, range from quirky trains used as essential travel for locals, such as the North Borneo...

In the last 20 years, the cognitive sciences have revealed fresh, surprising, and useful insights into how and why our students learn. Teachers can now draw on psychology and neuroscience research to supplement, reconsider, even overturn our traditions...

The Knowledge Quiz series is a deviously simple and effective way for students to revise for GCSE and A-level subjects. Put together by subject experts, these easy-to-use books feature tear-out quizzes to help students memorise the large body of...

A teachers job is to create an environment where our students engagement in learning proceeds towards an intended direction. In order for this to occur, we must form a bridge between the teaching of material in the classroom and how the learning of that...

Has our system of accountability and quick fixes meant we've lost perspective of what can really improve the quality of education? With a multitude of issues at the heart of some of our more toxic schools, including micro-management, over-complicated...

Following Henry VIII's break with Rome, in just five short years his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, masterminded the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was one of the most dramatic and fast-paced upheavals of the social and architectural fabric in the...

The nineteenth century saw the emergence of more professional women artists than ever before. But they still faced the age-old presumption: that a womans role in life was to marry and have children. If they were ambitious enough to flout convention, they...

Instrument-Assisted Myofascial Therapy - principles and clinical applications provides a complete overview of this effective therapy (IAMT) based on the authors' own clinical experience of using instruments to treat myofascial lesions. The text combines...

An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experiences as a young, queer Mexican-American in 1970s Los Angeles through his rise in the glam rock and punk rock scenes. Kid Congo Powers has been described as a...

From the very beginning, the blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community. There is a long and decorated history of so-called dirty blues songs, stretching back beyond the earliest attempts to capture the blues on record. The 1920s and 30s...

I Just Can't Stop It is the honest and compelling autobiography from British Music Legend, Ranking Roger. As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented the youthful and joyous sound of the post-punk 2 Tone...

In Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars, the enigmatic Barry Adamson shines a probing light into his own heart of darkness. Born in the black and white world of post-industrial Manchester, Adamson saw music as a chance to turn his world technicolour...

Royal Armouries Manuscript I.33 is the oldest-known manual of swordsmanship in the Western canon. The sequence here shows Keith Ducklin and Mike Broadley of the Royal Armouries Interpretation team enacting scenes from the manuscript.

'Once, we were one form among many in the garden. We learned to hear the voices of the mountains, the rivers, the sky, of silence. The mice spoke, the trees spoke, the stars spoke, the deer and the fox spoke, the snake spoke - and from these words we...

This Collectors Edition Illustrated Book provides an insight into the most successful period for one of the most famous football clubs in the world. Liverpool Football Club is the team that dominated English and European Football throughout the 1980's...

At first glance, dinosaurs seem like the product of a wild imagination - how could such weird and wonderful creatures ever have existed on our Earth? Before the extinction event that changed the world forever, dinosaurs and their reptilian relatives of...

So, you want to be an academy trust leader? This book will show you how. Sir David Carter started his career as a music teacher in several comprehensive schools before spending thirty years in school leadership before becoming one of the first Regional...

Stop talking about wellbeing, and start taking action to own your workload.As the teacher retention crisis reaches breaking point, and mental health for teachers features regularly in the press, wellbeing has been pushed to the top of the national agenda...

We are spoiled for choice. Educational research abounds and countless teaching tips and trends are available at our fingertips. Where do you start? Connec the Dots presents three key interconnected areas of focus that will have the most impact on...

All the information you need to walk the North Downs Way. Trailblazer's guide to North Downs Way shows the route in both directions from Farnham to Dover and from Dover to Farnham. ?The North Downs Way is a 131.6-mile (211.6km) National Trail that runs...

Trailblazer British Walking Guide to the Pennine Way, Britains best-known National Trail that winds for 256 miles through three National Parks - the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland. This superb footpath showcases Britains finest upland...