It might not yet be Advent in the church sense of
the word, but in terms of the more secular aspect of the season – i.e. buying
tons of stuff – we are now well and truly on the run up to Christmas! Click
below to be taken to the
This is a veritable cornucopia of wonderful titles!
Here you can download a PDF of our top titles – sorted by category. Or if you
prefer, you can click below on the appropriate heading in bold type to go straight to the page for
the section you want where you can find all the ISBN and price information.
The
fascinating lives of extraordinary people: here’s the best of Biography
Fun and
Fairytales, classic and modern; you'll love our wonderful Children's books
Be transported to
another world with the best of our Fiction
From
McCartney to Ellington, Jagger to Styles it’s time for some Film and Music
Ho Ho Ho,
what we all love are Gift and Humour titles ...
What
shaped the world we live in? Find out with these thought provoking History titles.
Lose yourself in
Poetry
Whether
you’re looking for a Power Trip or find yourself In The Eye of the Storm; you’ll
need our books on Politics.
On
your bike or on the pitch; player or armchair slouch; the Sports section has something for
all.
Wherever
you want to go, our Travel titles will take you
there.
And
if you’d prefer to journey via your imagination; then browse through our Travel Literature
All the very best in Gift and Humour from Summersdale
Phew – looking at all of this makes you realise just
how many superb titles our wonderful publishers have come up with this
year!
Now, what’s in the news this week?
F in Retakes (978-1849533133) from Summersdale is zooming up the bestseller charts – and
don’t forget the new one which is published this month F in
School F in School (978-1849535069) both by Richard Benson .
Carcanet have just published their 2014 catalogue, which you can have a browse
through here – lots of truly inspirational poetry, and what a
beautiful cover.
The paperback of Trains
and Lovers (9781846972638) by Alexander
McCall Smith published by Birlinn has got a major media campaign to
launch it this week, kicking off with a 4-sheet ad campaign starting on 2nd
December for 4 weeks, focusing on key mainline stations on the East Coast rail
line from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Scotland
Space Has No Frontier: The Terrestrial
Life and Times of Sir Bernard Lovell (9781903071984) by John
Bromley-Davenport was launched this week by Benefactum.
Described by Patrick Moore as “the Isaac Newton of radio astronomy”, the
life of Sir Bernard Lovell spans almost a century of revolutionary advances and
discoveries in science, whose applications were of vital significance in the
Cold War. Lovell, it can now be revealed, was at the very heart of it all. The
extraordinary life of Bernard Lovell
began before the First World War and his story encompasses many of the great
events of last hundred years: the Second World War, the invention of radio
astronomy, the space race, the Moon landings, the exploration of the Solar
System, the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis and the defence of Britain
against nuclear attack. It can now be revealed that he was also a spy. “He
ranks as one of the great visionary leaders of science,” Martin Rees, the
Astronomer Royal, said of him. The great radio telescope which Lovell built
became and remains one of the most important scientific instruments in the
World. The Jodrell Bank Observatory and the Lovell Telescope have held their
place at the frontier of research for fifty five years. This book seeks to
explore succinctly and accessibly Lovell’s life and achievements in the
scientific and political context of the time. His legacy remains great, as can
be seen from the extensive media coverage and personal tributes that his death
in 2012 attracted all over the world. With the seventieth anniversaries of many
wartime events in which he played a crucial role, as well as the recent
declassification of information relating to his activities as an agent in the
Cold War, this biography is sure to have a broad and timely interest. I must say
that personally although I had heard of the Lovell telescope I had no idea quite
how important and brilliant Sir Bernard Lovell was, and it certainly seems to me
that a biography of this under-sung man was long overdue. Public fascination
with astronomy today, popularised by figures like the late Patrick Moore and
Brian Cox, makes Lovell’s contributions to science of particular interest. You can click
here to go to a clip on the BBC website to see Lovell talking to
Patrick Moore about his work. I think this £20 hardback would make a very good
Christmas present for anyone remotely interested in the universe – and I don’t
just mean in the Doctor Who sense!
And have a
look here at some amazing footage from the International Space
Station, just to remind yourself what an extraordinary planet we all
inhabit!
That’s all for now
folks, more next week!
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