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Bed Manners: A Very British Guide to Boudoir Etiquette (Old House Ser.)
by Bloomsbury PublishingA vintage light-hearted guide to the fraught battlefield of bedroom etiquette ... Ever wanted to know how to avoid horrifying your husband with your nightly toilette? Or avoid incurring the wrath of your wife when creeping home late at night? First published in the 1930s, the humorous advice in 'Bed Manners' reveals the rules of bedroom etiquette, including whose responsibility it is to investigate strange sounds, how to make morning conversation, and coping with a bedfellow who kicks, snores or steals all the covers.
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2020: Improvisation And The Theatre (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury PublishingForeword by William Sutcliffe, author of Are you Experienced?, New Boy and We See EverythingThe indispensable guide to writing for children and young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from successful writers and illustrators, as well as practical advice on who to contact across the media and how to get published.New articles for the 2020 edition include:- Davinia Andrew-Lynch A message for under-represented writers: We Want You- Clémentine Beauvais Writing and translating children's fiction- Holly Bourne Dealing with tough issues in YA fiction- Natasha Farrant Writing about love and loss for children- Kiran Millwood Hargrave Writing magic into fiction- Salvatore Rubbino The craft of the illustrator- Deirdre Sullivan Reinventing old stories for new readers
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2021 (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury PublishingPacked full of inspirational articles from successful writers, illustrators and publishing experts, the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook once again serves up the best independent advice to writers for children of all ages. Covering all aspects of the publishing process, across the full range of formats and genres, it will appeal to self-published writers as well as those seeking an agent-publisher or crowdfunded deal. Inside are up-to-date contact details for literary agents, publishers, prizes and grant-giving bodies, societies and creative organisations that support writers and illustrators.Universally recognised as the first port of call for all writers wanting to improve their work and their chances of getting published, this Yearbook contains an 'impressive raft of advice and notes on every aspect of the business' (Quentin Blake).
Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2022 (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury PublishingForeword by M. G. Leonard: 'It's rare to find a book that's as useful as it is inspiring ... essential reading.'The indispensable guide to writing for children and young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from successful writers and illustrators, as well as details on who to contact across the media. It provides practical advice on all stages of the writing process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, through to submission to literary agents and publishers as well as on the financial and legal aspects of being a writer. Widely recognised as the essential support for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen and theatre, it is equally relevant to those wishing to self-publish as well as those seeking a traditional publisher-agent deal.New articles for 2022:Christopher Edge Plotting and pace in your middle-grade adventureL. D. Lapinski World-building in your fantasy fictionAnna Wilson Finding your voice and point of viewRachel Bladon The learning curve: writing for the children's educational marketJenny Bowman How to hire a freelance editorSophie Clarke The life and works of a literary scoutRachel Rooney Writing poetry for children
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2023 (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury PublishingForeword by award-winning illustrator Smriti Prasadam-Halls.The indispensable guide to writing for children of all ages from pre-school to young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from dozens of successful writers and illustrators on how to get your work published. It includes a directory of over a thousand up-to-date listings with contacts from across the media and publishing industry. This bestselling Yearbook is full of practical advice on all stages of the writing and illustration process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, and preparing an illustration portfolio, through to submission to literary agents and publishers. It also covers the financial, contractual and legal aspects of being a writer and illustrator. Widely recognised as the essential support for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, audio and theatre, it is equally relevant to those wishing to self-publish as well as those seeking a traditional publisher-agent deal.It includes advice from best-selling writers, such as Sarah Crossan, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Frances Hardinge, Tom Palmer, David Wood, Lauren Child and many more.Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2023 (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury PublishingForeword by award-winning illustrator Smriti Prasadam-Halls.The indispensable guide to writing for children of all ages from pre-school to young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from dozens of successful writers and illustrators on how to get your work published. It includes a directory of over a thousand up-to-date listings with contacts from across the media and publishing industry. This bestselling Yearbook is full of practical advice on all stages of the writing and illustration process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, and preparing an illustration portfolio, through to submission to literary agents and publishers. It also covers the financial, contractual and legal aspects of being a writer and illustrator. Widely recognised as the essential support for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, audio and theatre, it is equally relevant to those wishing to self-publish as well as those seeking a traditional publisher-agent deal.It includes advice from bestselling writers, such as Sarah Crossan, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Tom Palmer, David Wood and many more.Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2024: The best advice on writing and publishing for children (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury Publishing'A one-stop welcome to the world of publishing ... worth its weight in gold.' Smriti HallsOver the last two decades the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook has become the indispensable guide to writing for children of all ages from pre-school to young adults.It is an essential item for any bookshelf, it includes advice, tips and inspiration for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, audio and theatre and magazines. It also covers the financial, contractual, and legal aspects of being a writer and illustrator.Its directory of 1,200 listings with contacts are updated yearly to provide the most up-to-date information across the media and publishing industry. It also includes over 50 articles by award-winning writers and illustrators covering all stages of the writing and illustration process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, and preparing an illustration portfolio, through to submission to literary agents and publishers. Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2024: The best advice on writing and publishing for children (Writers' and Artists')
by Bloomsbury Publishing'A one-stop welcome to the world of publishing ... worth its weight in gold.' Smriti HallsOver the last two decades the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook has become the indispensable guide to writing for children of all ages from pre-school to young adults.It is an essential item for any bookshelf, it includes advice, tips and inspiration for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, audio and theatre and magazines. It also covers the financial, contractual, and legal aspects of being a writer and illustrator.Its directory of 1,200 listings with contacts are updated yearly to provide the most up-to-date information across the media and publishing industry. It also includes over 50 articles by award-winning writers and illustrators covering all stages of the writing and illustration process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, and preparing an illustration portfolio, through to submission to literary agents and publishers. Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk
Companies Act 2014: 2021 Edition
by Bloomsbury PublishingCompanies Act 2014 ushered in significant and wide-ranging changes to Irish company law and all company law practitioners and company law students in Ireland need to be up to speed with its provisions. Since 2014, there have been numerous amendments to the Companies Act.In this new edition, the Companies Act 2014 is updated to reflect the changes brought about by the following Acts:· Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020)· Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions (Covid-19) Act 2020 (9/2020)· Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Act 2020 (8/2020)· Migration of Participating Securities Act 2019 (50/2019)· Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (47/2019)· Finance (Tax Appeals and Prospectus Regulation) Act 2019 (39/2019)· Companies (Amendment) Act 2019 (10/2019)
Companies Act 2014: 2022 Edition
by Bloomsbury PublishingCompanies Act 2014 ushered in significant and wide-ranging changes to Irish company law and all company law practitioners and students in Ireland need to be up to speed with its provisions. Since 2014, there have been many important amendments to the Act. In this new edition, the Companies Act 2014 is updated to reflect the changes brought about by all relevant provisions up to 27 July, 2022. Amending enactments include:· Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021· Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Act 2021 · Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2021 · European Union (Central Securities Depositories) (CSD Nominee) Regulations 2021 · European Union (Central Securities Depositories) (CSD Nominee) (Amendment) Regulations 2021· European Union (Crowdfunding) Regulations 2021 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) Order 2020· Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) Order 2021 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2021 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) Order 2022· European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022
Reeds Channel Almanac 2022 (Reed's Almanac)
by Bloomsbury PublishingThe Reeds Channel Almanac covers the south coast of England from the Scilly Isles to Dover, the Channel Islands and northern France from Calais to L'Aberildut, offering cruising and racing yachtsmen ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format.Completely updated for 2022, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures - in fact everything the cruising yachtsman needs to know. The large type size and clear layout makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the length of the English Channel.Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them.'Sir Chay Blyth
Reeds Eastern Almanac 2022 (Reed's Almanac)
by Bloomsbury PublishingThe Reeds Eastern Almanac covers the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and from Niewport to Delfzjil and Helgoland. It is the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format.Completely updated for 2022, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information around UK and European waters, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type and clear layout makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the North Sea.Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them.'Sir Chay Blyth
Reeds Nautical Almanac 2022 (Reed's Almanac)
by Bloomsbury PublishingReeds Nautical Almanac is the indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters, and provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and Madeira.The 2022 edition continues the Almanac's tradition of year on year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the bible of almanacs for anyone going to sea.The 2022 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes, and includes: 700 harbour chartlets; tide tables and tidal streams; buoyage and lights; 7,500 waypoints; invaluable passage notes; distance tables; radio, weather and safety information; first aid section. Also: a free Marina Guide.Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk
Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2022 (Reed's Almanac)
by Bloomsbury PublishingThe Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac may be more compact and concise than the Reeds Nautical Almanac but it contains a wealth of indispensable navigational data specially tailored for small craft sailors, presented in an easy to find, quick reference manner for on-board use. Streamlined to focus on tidal data (tide tables, tidal streams and tidal curves) and lights, buoys and waypoints, the Small Craft Almanac covers the whole of the UK and Ireland and the west coast of Europe from Denmark to the Gironde.Published in association with Practical Boat Owner magazine, this practical handy Almanac boasts many unique features for small craft sailors and represents excellent value for money for those who don't need the more comprehensive marina data, passage information and chartlets of the full Reeds Almanac.Meticulously researched, it includes a huge amount of information of value to small craft navigators: tide tables, tidal streams and tidal gates; secondary port differences; 2,500+ waypoints; radio data; light recognition; weather information; principal lights; IALA buoyage; international codes and flags; sun/moon rise/set times; emergency information.Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk
Reeds Western Almanac 2022 (Reed's Almanac)
by Bloomsbury PublishingThe Reeds Western Almanac covers the coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, and is ideal for any boater lucky enough to cruise and race in the superb waters off the coast of Western Scotland, Ireland or Western England. It offers ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format.Completely updated for 2022, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type size and clear layout makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. It is the complete guide for both Irish and Scottish mariners as well as those cruising the UK west coast.Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them.'Sir Chay Blyth
Religious Celebrations [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations [2 volumes]
by Bloomsbury PublishingThis two-volume work presents a comprehensive survey of all the ways people celebrate religious life around the globe.Religious Celebrations is an alphabetically organized encyclopedia that covers more than 800 celebratory occasions from all of the world's major religious communities as well as many of the minor faith traditions. The encyclopedia provides a complete reference tool for examining the myriad ways people worldwide celebrate their religious lives across religious boundaries, providing information on numerous celebratory activities never before covered in a reference work.Offering the most comprehensive coverage of religious holidays ever assembled, this two-volume book covers festivals, commemorations, holidays, and annual religious gatherings all over the world, with special attention paid to the celebrations in larger countries. Entries written by distinguished researchers and specialists on different religious communities capture the unique intensity of each event, be it fasting or feasting, frenzied activity or the universal cessation of work, a huge gathering of the faithful en masse or a small family-centered event. The work spotlights celebrations that currently exist without overlooking now-abandoned celebrations that still impact the modern world.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1864
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1864 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1865
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1865 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1866
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1867
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1868
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1869
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1870
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1871
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1872
by Bloomsbury PublishingWisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, and a new edition has been published every year since then.While limited-edition reprints of every edition of Wisden from 1864 to 1946 have been published over the past few decades, collecting these limited-edition reprints is not cheap as each one has normally been priced between £50 and £100.Now, for the first time, John Wisden & Co is offering a digital version of the 1866 edition, to allow cricket lovers more affordable access to this historic book which forms such a significant part of the game's great heritage.