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Ever wondered how to fit the ironing into an already overcrowded schedule? Or needed advice on how to deal with house guests whose political opinio...

Wherever you are, whatever the company, the ability to engage and entertain your companions will always stand you in good stead. For many though, s...

Great Britain has a long tradition of spectacular seasonal events, parties, pomp and ceremony. But times have moved on since the days of formal man...

Her Ladyship's guide to speaking and writing better English. Wherever you are, whatever the company, good English will always stand you in good ste...

Long did she reign and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a re...

The official TV-tie in to the popular Channel 4 programme 'Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages' Explore the most interesting and beautiful examples o...

In 1940, Britain stood bravely against the full power of Nazi Germany. But while military campaigns unfolded in distant parts of the world, million...

An inspirational and practical guide to the potential of heat tools for textile artists. Soldering irons, heat guns and household irons can add tex...

In 1940 Doreen Wallace, prolific novelist, academic, social campaigner and farmer, wrote a book for Batsford on vegetable growing, as part of the p...

An easy way to learn Chinese with games and activities   Most people will tell you understanding Chinese is hard, but weve made learning this inc...

A passionate and personal book about the writer's own love for a controversial architectural style. Whether you love or hate brutalist buildings, t...

Putting on a fashion show is not the preserve of big fashion houses. Anyone with creativity and some energy can put one on. There are some practica...

A beautifully lyrical collection of essays on the natural world in Britain by the Guardian's country diary writer Paul Evans. With a title taken fr...

Pack soup, cheese and a copy of How To See Nature by the Bard of Wenlock Edge and Guardian diarist.John Vidal With a title taken from the 1940 Bats...

A book by stalwart chess writer on an aspect of chess that is quite common, but little is written about, swindling in chess. In chess, a swindle is...

This fun little book, containing 200 fantastic facts about the Christmas season as well as 90 illustrations, will delight readers everywhere this C...

Did you know that Winston Churchill spent his twenty-fifth birthday as a prisoner of war? Or that he fought in the trenches during the First World ...

After the Battle of Hastings, King Harolds tattoos were used to identify his body. Elizabeth of York was the model for the Queen in the first deck...

One of Shakespeares relatives was executed for plotting against Elizabeth I. There are more than 80 records of Shakespeares name. Not one of them...

Henry VIIs father died in prison before he was born. Henry VIII was too fat to walk down the stairs. Mary Queen of Scots was almost killed by an e...

A beautifully illustrated guide to the city and surrounding area Chichester is nestled beside the clear blue sea of Wittering's beaches and Chiches...

Inside Ukraine is a compelling visual portrait of the real Ukraine, lovingly put together by Ukrainians in the years leading up to the current war....

Bethan Ash's rich, colourful quilts are created using improvisational collage techniques. Working instinctively, she simply layers fabric shapes on...

An inspirational and practical book on how to interpret and collaborate on different themes in textile art. With foreword by Marie-Therese Wisniows...

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), mathematician and physicist, is one of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. This fully illustrated, access...

An illustrated biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59), the foremost engineer in an age of great engineers, when the Industrial Revolution w...

In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modern movement, Bauhaus professors Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy, fled ...

The famous author's wittiest and wisest remarks have been brought together in one charming volume. Jane's sharp wit and insights into human nature ...