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A Dictionary of Musical Quotations

Reference

Ian Crofton

Donald Fraser

Quotations

Schirmer Books

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Routledge

Over 160 advisory editors and contributors have helped to compile this work of reference which is illustrated throughout in colour with photographs, paintings, maps and diagrams. The subject-matter is arranged in 12 subject areas to facilitate rapid reference and extended reading. The volume includes a detailed index with over 11,000 references; an A-Z gazetteer of the countries of the world with 170 national maps and flags; colour-coded sections for immediate identification; and boxes at the end of each spread to guide the reader to related spreads. The Encyclopedia is obtainable singly, or in sets of 12 copies plus a reading copy in a lectern (ISBN 0-85112-935-8).

The Guinness Encyclopedia

Guinness World Records Ltd.

Written by Ian Crofton, this is an illustrated history of the lives and reigns of the kings and queens of England from the House of Wessex to the House of Windsor.

The Kings and Queens of England

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Quercus Books

Each book in this series provides readers with a deeper understanding of the world's biological communities, with each title focusing on a particular biome, biome type, group of biomes or system.

Deserts and Semi-Deserts (Biomes Atlases)

Science & Math

MICHAEL ALLABY

ROBERT ANDERSON

Biological Sciences

Raintree

OverviewFrom the reign of Alfred the Great-the first king of Wessex to call himself 'king of England'-in the ninth century, to the shock of the Norman invasion in the 11th, and from the brutal vicissitudes of late medieval kingship to the comfortable ceremonial of modern-day constitutional monarchy, the story of England's kings and queens is to a large degree that of England herself.The Kings &amp; Queens of England offers elegant portraits of 59 English monarchs from Harold II to Henry VIII, and from Æthelred the Unready to Elizabeth II. Each sovereign is concisely and memorably profiled and the impact of his or her rule on wider English, and indeed world history, clearly described and analyzed. For every king and queen there is a detailed timeline of key events, and the narrative is further amplified by quotations, feature boxes, panels of key biographical facts, and-last but not least-by 135 lavish full-color images.Author Ian Crofton recounts a 1000-year tale of murder, invasion, usurpation, adultery, divorce, civil war, and revolution in a manner that is as entertaining as it is informative. The Kings &amp; Queens of England is the perfect choice for anyone looking for an illustrated and accessible history of the English monarchy from the Anglo-Saxon era to the present.

Kings and Queens of England

History

Europe

Sterling

INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIES 
From ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends, folklore, customs, festivals, games, songs, dances, nicknames – and much, much more. 
This new edition features many expanded entries, as well as completely new ones – including Big Tam, the Third Forth Bridge, the Loony Dook and the War of the One-eyed Woman. The result is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the Scottish nation, both past and present, from the mythical origins of the Scots in ancient Scythia to the foibles of modern Follyrood, from Sawney Bean to Oor Wullie, from ‘The end of an old song’ to ‘Aw fur coat and nae knickers’, from The Heart of Midlothian to ‘Ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus’. 
In more than 4,500 such entries, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable weaves an endlessly entertaining tapestry incorporating the texture and fabric of a nation’s ever-shifting sense of itself.

A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable

Birlinn Ltd.

The Little Book of Big History: The Story of Life, the Universe and Everything

Jeremy Black

Astronomy & Space Science

MICHAEL O`MARA BOOKS

History Without the Boring Bits

Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories that don't usually get into the history books, but which can nevertheless bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a history lesson that spares you the details of such seminal events as the 11th-century papal-imperial conflict, that fails to say much at all about the 1815 Congress of Vienna - and that neglects entirely to mention the world-changing moment that was the 1521 Diet of Worms. Imagine instead a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets; the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law; the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England; and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits. By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, "History Without the Boring Bits" offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Quercus

Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories that don't usually get into the history books, but which can nevertheless bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a history lesson that spares you the details of such seminal events as the 11th-century papal-imperial conflict, that fails to say much at all about the 1815 Congress of Vienna - and that neglects entirely to mention the world-changing moment that was the 1521 Diet of Worms. Imagine instead a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets; the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law; the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England; and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe - twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits. By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.

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Books by Ian Crofton

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A Dictionary of Musical Quotations

A Dictionary of Musical Quotations

The Guinness Encyclopedia

The Kings and Queens of England

Deserts and Semi-Deserts (Biomes Atlases)

Kings and Queens of England

A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable

The Little Book of Big History: The Story of Life, the Universe and Everything

History Without the Boring Bits

History Without the Boring Bits