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Collins Tracing Your Scottish Famil...

Anthony Adolph

Collins Tracing Your Scottish Family History

The authoritative and comprehensive guide to tracing your Scottish ancestryThere's never been a better time to trace your Scottish family history. Vast internet resources and DNA testing, as well as access to censuses, religious records and other archive material make this process easier than ever.Renowned genealogist Anthony Adolph unveils a wide range of tools and information available, specific to discovering your Scottish ancestry – whether you are starting your trail in Scotland or from...

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Anthony Adolph

We Can Do Anything: From sports to...

Chuck Gonzales

We Can Do Anything: From sports to innovation, art to politics, meet over 200 women who got there first

From sports to innovation, art to politics – meet the incredible women who got there first.Ever heard the saying “It’s a man’s world”? Clearly, the speaker had never met Amelia Earhart or Harriet Tubman. Those feisty females, and many more, rivaled their male counterparts in everything from computer programming to civil rights, and from world speed records to the invention of the chocolate chip cookie!• Did you know that the first computer programmer was a woman? Countess Ada Lovelace (1842).•...

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Chuck Gonzales

Unicornucopia: The Little Book of U...

Caitlin Doyle

Unicornucopia: The Little Book of Unicorns

Over 200 pages of legends, spells, facts, and rainbow food recipes!Do you need a little more rainbow in your life? What about sparkle? Look no further. Unicornucopia is here!Packed full of over 200 enchanting pages of legends, spells, facts, crafts, and unicorn food recipes, Unicornucopia: The Little Book of Unicorns is the ultimate compendium of all things unicorn.DID YOU KNOW?The existence of unicorns wasn’t disproved until as late as 1825*A recipe for how best to cook unicorn was discovered...

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Caitlin Doyle

Air Disasters: Dramatic black box f...

Malcolm MacPherson

Air Disasters: Dramatic black box flight recordings

Compelling and dramatic insights into crucial moments inside the cockpit.Discover the most sensational air disasters of recent years. Transcripts of actual black box recordings of conversations between captains, their crew, and air traffic control on the ground reveal the final moments during which life-and-death decisions were made.In some cases, disaster is averted; in others, the results are fatal. Every one of these real-life stories contains heroism and terror, and shows the sheer...

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Malcolm MacPherson

Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey:...

Emma Rowley

Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey: The official companion to all four series

A revealing look backstage at the hit TV show Downton Abbey. In-depth interviews give an exclusive insight into the actors’ experiences on set as well as the celebrated creative team behind the award-winning drama.A lavishly illustrated book full of images from the new series including those stunning 1920s costumes, which will delight the millions of devoted Downton fans. Step inside the props store or the hair and make-up truck and catch a glimpse of the never-before-seen secret backstage...

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Emma Rowley

2019 Guide to the Night Sky: Bestse...

Wil Tirion

2019 Guide to the Night Sky: Bestselling month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

“THIS IS A GREAT GUIDE TO THE NIGHT SKY AT A GREAT PRICE.” Astronomy NowA comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2019.This practical guide is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Now includes a section on comets and a map of the moon.Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40°N and 60°N, covering most...

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Wil Tirion

The Times Companion to 2017: The be...

Ian Brunskill

The Times Companion to 2017: The best writing from The Times

A year of political upheaval, sporting thrills, and continuing global conflict. The Times Companion to 2017 is a selection of authoritative and entertaining writing on politics, war, culture, sport and current affairs from the world’s most famous newspaper.No dry chronicle of daily events, it brings together some of the best articles – and photographs and graphics – published by The Times between September 2016 and August 2017. In a lively mix of news features and reportage, profiles and...

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Ian Brunskill

Collins Tracing Your Irish Family H...

Ryan Tubridy

Collins Tracing Your Irish Family History

FOREWORD BY RYAN TUBRIDYThe authoritative and comprehensive guide to tracing your Irish ancestryThere's never been a better time to trace your Irish family history. Vast internet resources and DNA testing, as well as access to censuses, religious records and other archive material make this process easier than ever.Anthony Adolph gives you a wide range of tools and information to discover your Irish ancestry. The text is packed with weblinks to enable you to search the great number of records...

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Ryan Tubridy

BBC Radio 4 Brain of Britain Ultima...

Russell Davies

BBC Radio 4 Brain of Britain Ultimate Quiz Book

Pit your wits against some of the brightest minds in Britain by taking up the challenge of this ultimate quiz of 2000 questions from the Brain of Britain archives.Brain of Britain is the longest-running of all the broadcast quiz shows open to the public in Britain. With questions covering a wide range of general knowledge topics, let Russell Davies guide you through this challenging and entertaining set of 50 quizzes. Includes a fascinating history of the programme and the characters and stories...

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Russell Davies

Collins Quiz Night: 10,000 original...

Collins Puzzles

Collins Quiz Night: 10,000 original questions in 500 quizzes

Quizzing has never been so much fun. Quench your thirst for quiz trivia, with 500 brand new quizzes in this bumper edition of 10,000 questions, arranged in Easy, Medium and Difficult sections.All quizzes and answers are hyperlinked for ease of use. Choose to hide the answers or view them alongside each quiz; test yourself or be the quiz master!These quizzes are suitable for all ages. good clean fun for all. The answers are quick and easy to find so that anyone can pick this up and become a quiz...

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Collins Puzzles

Collins Pub Quiz: 10,000 easy, medi...

Collins Puzzles

Collins Pub Quiz: 10,000 easy, medium and difficult questions

Q: What’s inside this bumper quiz book?A: More than 500 brand new up-to-date quizzes and 10,000 questions.All quizzes and answers are hyperlinked for ease of use.Choose to hide the answers or view them alongside each quiz; test yourself or be the quiz master.Perfect for playing with friends and family!Covering everything from pop stars to death stars. The rounds are a mixture of themed and pot luck and the questions go from friendly teasers to ones that will scramble even an egghead’s brains.Q:...

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Collins Puzzles

Collins Improve Your Punctuation

Graham King

Collins Improve Your Punctuation

The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the English language, and here is the ideal everyday companion.Punctuation has been described as ‘a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling’. Included in this essential guide are:– ‘Ten Golden Rules of Punctuation’ by a Victorian schoolmistress- how to deal with capitalization, full stops and commas- mastery of colons, parentheses, dashes, hyphens, questions,...

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Graham King

Zen in the Art of Writing

Рэй Брэдбери

Zen in the Art of Writing

In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing.The first thing a writer should be is – excitedAuthor of the iconic FAHRENHEIT 451, THE ILLUSTRATED MAN and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.Part memoir, part masterclass, ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a vivid and exuberant insight into the craft of writing. Bradbury reveals how writers can each find their own...

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Рэй Брэдбери

Clues to Christie: The Definitive G...

Агата Кристи

Clues to Christie: The Definitive Guide to Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and all of Agatha Christie’s Mysteries

The ultimate introductory guide to Agatha Christie and her detectives, including stories featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy & Tuppence.Ever wondered how Agatha Christie became the world's best-selling storyteller? Never read one even though you know someone who loves her? Too bewildered by the choice of books to know where to start? Then CLUES TO CHRISTIE could be the key that unlocks the door to a world of mystery, thrills and romance that has captivated readers from 9 to 90 for...

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Агата Кристи

Cyanide and Happiness: I’m Giving Y...

Dave

Cyanide and Happiness: I’m Giving You the Finger

Optimised for larger screens.A laugh-out-loud and exceedingly irreverent collection of comics from the #1 hit web comic, Cyanide and Happiness. Complete with 150 of their funniest classic comics as well as well as 30 brand new ones.WARNING – This book is illicit, inappropriate, insensitive, perverse, profane, depraved, reprehensible, and, well, just plain wrong.Rob D., Matt, Dave and Kris have been drawing the #1 hit web comic, CYANIDE AND HAPPINESS, since 2005. Loaded with inappropriate jokes,...

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Dave

So You Think You Know It All: A com...

The Show One

So You Think You Know It All: A compendium of extremely interesting and slightly strange true stories

A compendium of extremely interesting and slightly strange true storiesDid you know that Hitler wanted to change the rules of cricket?Or that a 61-year-old retiree once stole a million-pound portrait from the National Gallery in protest at his TV licence?Have you heard about the baron framed for a bank robbery by the South African secret police who was spared jail because of a truanting schoolboy?Or that the world’s first cash machine had a small man hidden inside on its launch day in case of a...

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The Show One

Collins Improve Your Writing Skills

Graham King

Collins Improve Your Writing Skills

The essential guide to writing English, this book will help you to develop your written communication skills and to use language to express yourself clearly and correctly.Can you learn how to improve your writing skills? Can the art of good writing be taught? Despite what you might feel, the answer is yes – you can be taught. Everyone is capable of enhancing their powers of written communication simply by learning and practising the basic principles of clear, concise and coherent writing:...

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Graham King

Wedding Planning For Dummies

Douglas Dominique

Wedding Planning For Dummies

Plan your perfect wedding, at home or abroad. Planning a wedding doesn’t have to be hard work. Take the pain out of the preparation and let Wedding Planning For Dummies help you design your dream wedding day – while saving time and money! Whether you’re planning a traditional church ceremony, a quiet family celebration or a romantic destination wedding, this book offers all the budgeting tips, essential checklists and more that you need to make sure your special day runs smoothly. Content...

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Douglas Dominique

Clinical Trials Handbook. Design an...

Curtis Meinert L.

Clinical Trials Handbook. Design and Conduct

A systematic approach to all aspects of designing and conducting clinical trials The success or failure of clinical trials hinges on hundreds of details that need to be developed, often under less than ideal conditions. Written by one of the world's leading trialists, Clinical Trials Handbook: Design and Conduct provides clinicians with a complete guide to designing, conducting, and evaluating clinical trials—teaching them how to simplify the process and avoid costly mistakes. The author draws...

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Curtis Meinert L.

Clinical Trials Dictionary. Termino...

Curtis Meinert L.

Clinical Trials Dictionary. Terminology and Usage Recommendations

A thoroughly updated new edition of the essential reference on the design, practice, and analysis of clinical trials Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations, Second Edition presents clear, precise, meticulously detailed entries on all aspects of modern-day clinical trials. Written and compiled by one of the world’s leading clinical trialists, this comprehensive volume incorporates areas of medicine, statistics, epidemiology, computer science, and bioethics—providing a...

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Curtis Meinert L.

Destination Weddings For Dummies

Susan Sardone Breslow

Destination Weddings For Dummies

Want to have a wonderful wedding away from home? Destination Weddings For Dummies is your all-in-one guide to getting married out of town, giving you savvy tips on everything from making travel arrangements to hiring vendors to dressing the wedding party. Fron Vegas to the Vatican, this hands-on, practical resource helps you arrange a unique, unforgettable wedding anywhere in the world. Focusing on the various ways you can use the Internet in your planning, Destination Weddings For Dummies is...

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Susan Sardone Breslow

Copyediting and Proofreading For Du...

Suzanne Gilad

Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies

Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents – find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable...

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Suzanne Gilad

Being The Best Man For Dummies

Dominic Bliss

Being The Best Man For Dummies

Being best man is both an honour and a huge responsibility – if you think it's just a case of buying a few beers on a lad's night out, think again! You'e got a lot of organising to do, there's etiquette to follow and, of course, the dreaded speech to make. Fear not, however, as Being the Best Man For Dummies is here to help. It's a humorous, yet information-packed step-by-step guide to your role and responsibilities, from organising the stag night (or weekend) right through to the big day...

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Dominic Bliss

The Bloomberg Way. A Guide for Jour...

Paul Addison

The Bloomberg Way. A Guide for Journalists

Learn best practices from the most trusted name in business and financial reporting The Bloomberg Way is the journalist's guide to covering business, finance and the economy, with authoritative guidance from the editor-in-chief and senior editors of Bloomberg. As the lines between objectivity and opinion become increasingly blurred, the new edition of the Bloomberg Way shows you how to be the first to publish print and multimedia content with accuracy and journalistic integrity. The authors walk...

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Paul Addison

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