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An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky and identifying what you can see on any given night. Designed as a comprehensive introduction for the beginner and those who want to find out more, Collins Night Sky covers everything that...

The Gap Yah Plannah is the ultimate guide to your gap year bantering. Grab your lashmina and get ready to chunder. So, you didn't get the grades, and you've decided to take a gap yah. Well, this is the gap year guide for you. Or, you massively love life...

A beautiful and practical up-to-date guide to over two thousand of Britain's best parish churches. Although now most famous for his poetry, Sir John Betjeman's great passion was churches. For over fifty years his guide, regularly updated, has been the...

The Sunday Times Bestseller A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys. Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who...

101 chance meetings, juxtaposing the famous and the infamous, the artistic and the philistine, the pompous and the comical, the snobbish and the vulgar, each 1,001 words long, and with a time span stretching from the 19th century to the 21st. Life is...

The bestselling guides to Britain's canals and rivers for 50 years. For all users of the inland waterways. This established, popular and practical guide covers the canals and waterways around Birmingham and the River Severn. Covered in this guide are the...

BODACIOUS: THE SHEPHERD CAT is a heart-warming and charming tale in which Bodacious tells us about life as The Shepherd Cat on Black Sheep Farm. 'I am Bodacious, The Shepherd Cat , and this is my story. I wasn't always called Bodacious. I must have been...

Something has gone wrong. We're living in an age of celebratory racism, extreme inequality, uncertainty and fear. We're governed by people who claim to be populist but who seem to hate everyone. There are idiots at the wheel and we're heading for a cliff...

From Sam Jordison, author of the bestselling Crap Towns series, comes I-SPY for Grown-ups. The I-SPY concept is very simple: it's like the 'I spy with my little eye' game, only instead of all the tedious stuff about 'something beginning with', there are...

'Perfect for the gin drinker in your life.' - The Sun Have you ever...? A) Wondered whether the cucumber in your artisan G&T counts towards your five a day? B) Vowed to spend a wholesome night in, maybe juicing, but surrendered to the inevitable...

Vicky Beeching, called "arguably the most influential Christian of her generation" in The Guardian, began writing songs for the church in her teens. By the time she reached her early thirties, Vicky was a household name in churches on both...

Hundreds of wide-ranging word lists to help with solving cryptic and quick crossword clues. The lists are sorted alphabetically and by length, and provide an invaluable reference for all crossword solvers. A must for all crossword solvers, this updated...

The number one bestseller! This edition of the much-loved Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary offers even more. Now available in paperback with a clear text design, users will never again be short of answers to their crossword clues! Bradford's...

The number one bestseller. This new edition of the much-loved Bradford's offers even more. Available in a jacketed hardback with a clear text design and quality paper, this edition is durable and easy to use. Solvers will never again be short of answers...

This best-selling title is relaunched in April 2006 with a fresh new cover design. Packed with step-by-step illustrations, this comprehensive guide provides all the techniques needed to master the art of drawing animals. Drawing animals has always been...

This popular title is relaunched in June 2006 with a fresh new cover design. Packed with step-by-step illustrations, this comprehensive guide provides all the techniques needed to master the art of drawing people. Learn to Draw People includes everything...

The perfect gift book for dog lovers everywhere! Assess your dog's genius in a series of fun and easy tests and activities, in this follow-up to the best-selling TEST YOUR DOG. Dogs are known for their loyalty, unconditional love, and general...

Discover the fascinating histories and routes of 50 of the world's most scenic railways. Railway expert Julian Holland takes you on a journey around the world. Take a journey around the world by rail, from the American Rockies to the Australian outback,...

The thing about dads is they're one of a kind! Thought and cartoons are included here to make any dad laugh. Cartoons and text work alongside each other to produce a revealing but affectionate look at dads.Book InformationISBN 9780745947679Author Graham...

Expert crossword solver and setter, Tim Moorey, seeks to dispel the myth that cryptic crosswords are the preserve of the elite. In this easy guide, he demonstrates that anyone who enjoys words and word play can learn to solve a cryptic crossword clue...

Every word counts! An essential resource for all Scrabble players. This major new edition of Collins Scrabble Dictionary is fully updated to include all the words of up to nine letters in the latest official Scrabble word list, and...

The number one bestseller! This new edition of the much-loved Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary offers even more. Now available in paperback with a clear text design, users will never again be short of answers to their crossword clues! Bradford's...

An essential guide to exploring Britain by train, Railway Day Trips is ideal for anyone planning or looking for inspiration for a rail journey. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland. This pocket companion is perfect for both casual and seasoned...

It's the ideal Christmas gift - the first ever collection of pictures of the world's fattest pets! Marvel at the supersized cats, dogs, rabbits and others to be found in this astounding and entertaining book. Will fit in most stockings. These days, many...

Join zoologist Mark Carwardine and Britain's best-loved wit and raconteur, Stephen Fry, as they follow in their great friend Douglas Adams' footsteps, in search of some of the rarest and most threatened animals on Earth. Twenty years ago, zoologist Mark...

The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. `They don't like it up 'em!' 'People shout the "Don't tell him, Pike!" line at me regularly - and I didn't even say it!' Philip Madoc. In the annals of British television, no...

The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. `Cheer up, could be worse. State the country's in, we could be free.' `Doctor: I want you to fill one of those containers for me. Fletcher (other side of the room): What, from 'ere?' You...

A comprehensive guide to all aspects of owning a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, this highly illustrated book is full of practical information and expert advice for pet owners and breeders. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are affectionate, playful,...

Well-known teacher-artist David Bellamy helps students to learn techniques by producing actual sketches, studies and watercolour paintings in this inspiring and practical guide. The book is divided into three main parts: The first section covers all the...

A comprehensive guide to all aspects of owning a Jack Russell Terrier, this highly illustrated book is full of practical information and expert advice for pet owners and breeders. Jack Russell Terriers are very intelligent, high-energy dogs whose compact...

Pi carumba! You'll be livin' la vida Mensa with...The Lisa Book. Whether she's extolling the virtues of vegetarianism and the global village, raising awareness about the world's moral and social ills, or simply playing with her Malibu Stacy...

The satirical musings of Matt Groening's The Simpsons will be at the tip of your tongue and a fingertip away with The Krusty Book - the newest volume in the critically-acclaimed series The Simpsons Library of Wisdom. Comic genius. TV legend. Household...

Accompanying the hit TV series, Victoria Stilwell provides her successful programme for perfect dog training. Do they ignore every word you say? Have they started coming in at all hours? Are they wrecking your home? No, it,s not the nation,s teenagers -...

Published in association with the RSPCA, the UK's leading animal welfare charity, this practical family guide is full of expert advice on how to choose a hamster and how best to look after it. If you already own or are planning to buy a hamster this...

Published in association with the RSPCA, the UK's leading animal welfare charity, this practical family guide is full of expert advice on how to choose a guinea pig and how best to look after it. If you already own or are planning to buy a guinea pig...

Published in association with the RSPCA, the UK's leading animal welfare charity, this practical family guide is full of expert advice on how to choose a puppy and how best to look after it. If you already own or are planning to buy a puppy this...

Collins Dog Owner's Guides is a well-established series of superbly illustrated, practical books for pedigree dog owners. This is the perfect guide for any English Springer Spaniel lover. Collins Dog Owner's Guides is a well-established series of...

The Collins Dog Training Handbook has been specially written to help owners understand that training their dog or puppy needn't be a chore. With step-by-step, illustrated instruction, this book will make dog training easy and fun. All dogs are happier...

Through touching and emotive anecdotes, internationally-acclaimed author and dog trainer Jan Fennell shares with us the successes, set-backs and secrets that will strike a chord with dog lovers everywhere. In an age of selfishness and misunderstanding,...

The world's most popular delinquent reveals all in the only tie-in book to the BIGGEST TV show of 1997! Written and illustrated by Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson's Guide to Life is chock full of the kind of humour that keeps...