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The Essential Guide to Flatsharing: For sharers, lodgers and everyone renting out a room

by Rupert Hunt & Matt Hutchinson

Whether you're looking for a flatshare or renting out a room The Essential Guide to Flatsharing has everything you need to know. If you're: * Renting out a spare room. * All about taking in a lodger; drawing...

Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree

by Dr Graeme Davis

Find out what your surname means and trace your ancestors who share it too. Perhaps your surname is that of a Norman who came to Britain after the Battle of Hastings; or a Celtic clan name. Maybe it is an old...

Your Pocket Wedding Planner: How to prepare for a wedding that's economical and fun

by Elizabeth Catherine Myers

The average cost of a wedding in the UK is now over GBP 11,000. This excellent pocket planner shows you easily how to keep control of the costs without compromising on the quality of your big day. Experienced...

Your Family Tree Online: How to trace your ancestry from your own computer

by Graeme Davis

The internet offers an immensely effective tool for unlocking your family tree. This expertly put-together, practical guide shows you: how to use internet to find out who your family were, and therefore who...

The English Year: A Literary Journey Through the Seasons

by Peter Buckingham

"Hard is his heart that loveth naught in May."  —Geoffrey Chaucer

"Male glow-worms, attracted by the light of the candles, come into the parlour. The distant hills look very blue."  —Gilbert White

Join some...

The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction

by Stephen Koch

“Make [your] characters want something right away—even if it’s only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.” —Kurt...

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

by Syd Field

From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script..

Here are easily understood guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field...

I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World

by Jag Bhalla

"I’m not hanging noodles on your ears." In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colorful assertion is common parlance, but unless you’re Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English...

Falco: The Official Companion

by Lindsey Davis

As the girl came running up the steps, I decided she was wearing far too many clothes...So, in 1989, readers were introduced to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, as he stood on the steps of the Temple...

Wedding Sanity Savers: How to Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes, and Questions That Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day

by Annie Gilbar & Dale Dr Atkins

As a bride, you worry about finding the perfect dress, choosing the location for the reception, and keeping your wedding expenses within a certain budget. But beyond the straight ABCs of planning a wedding lie...

You're Doing It Wrong!: How to Improve Your Life by Fixing Everyday Tasks You (and Everyone Else) Are Totally Screwing Up

by Lee Thornton

Not Getting the Results You Want? Probably Because You're Doing It Wrong!

You brush your teeth twice a day. You serve red wine at room temperature. You treat stains on whites with bleach. You're doing everything...

The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried and True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors

by Marsha Hoffman Rising

Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges

Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising's best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the...

Rivers and Lochs of Scotland: The Angler's Complete Guide

by Bruce Sandison

Bruce Sandison’s Rivers & Lochs of Scotland is the only book on fishing in Scotland that an angler will ever need. This new, comprehensive and completely revised edition describes more than 5,000 freshwater...

Sex: A User's Guide

by Stephen Arnott

Everything you always wanted to know about the one subject that never gets old…

When it comes to sex, a little knowledge goes a long, long way. Here, at last, is the perfect little book to tease your imagination...

You're Hired! Interview Answers: Brilliant Answers to Tough Interview Questions

by Ceri Roderick & Stephan Lucks

This interview answer guide is written by psychologists specialising in the recruitment process. Containing accurate advice on a range of scenarios including competency-based questions it also features sample...

The Camping Pocket Bible

by Caroline Mills

A gift book full of camping tips and trivia for first-time and experienced campers alike. Contains a wealth of information on camping in one handy, easy-to-read guide, from how to light a campfire in the rain...

The Cricket Pocket Bible

by Greg Vaughan

This pocket guide contains a wealth of tips and trivia about the internationally popular game of cricket, from clubs and competitions to players and positions. Inside are details of famous rivalries, infamous...

The Rugby Pocket Bible

by Ben Coles

The perfect gift for any rugby fan The Rugby Pocket Bible is packed full of essential advice and trivia for anyone who plays, watches or loves rugby. Covering the history of rugby, rules of the game plus detailed...

The Knitting Pocket Bible

by Mimi Hill

The Knitting Pocket Bible is a gift book full of tips and trivia for any lover of knitting, containing a variety of practical information on the world of knitting in one pocket-sized guide, from getting started...

The Allotment Pocket Bible

by Emma Cooper

A gift book of gardening tips and techniques for both first-time and experienced allotment users, containing a variety of information on allotment gardening in one pocket-sized guide, from how to grow produce...