Books published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Indoor rowing has become immensely popular as a form of fitness training and has also taken off on a competitive level. This is the first comprehensive guide on the subject and is suitable for fitness professionals and coaches as well as individuals training in gyms or their own homes.

Wild Cats of the World provides detailed accounts for all thirty-eight species of wild cat, accompanied by magnificent artwork and stunning photography.

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011Deeply funny, moving, idiosyncratic and unforgettable, Pigeon English introduces a major new literary talent

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese offensive in the Far East seemed unstoppable. This book examines the events and evidence surrounding the Java Sea Campaign, reconstructing battles that in hindsight were all but hopeless and revealing where fatal mistakes and missed opportunities condemned the Allied forces.

A 17-year-old boy, a rich blind uncle, an attractive girl and a mother who is looking forward to an inheritance create a heady and exciting cocktail of opportunityThis brand new novel from the bestselling author of Holes, is nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2011

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

Assessing Islam as a truly global phenomenon, this title explains the significance of the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins of the different Sunni and Shi'a groups within Islam, giving comprehensive coverage to Muslim ritual life and Islamic ethics.

This book is aimed at those in ceramics who wish to move into print andtransfers. Printmaking allows reproduction of bothphotographic and `hand drawn' imagery, pattern and text onto thesurface of two and three-dimensional ceramic objects through the creation of transfers.

A beautifully illustrated hardback picture book about one of the most exciting cities in the world! A must for anyone visiting London for the first time with young children.

Lustre is a very tricky technique which gives stunning results, but can be quite difficult toachieve successfully. This handbook aims to explain and simplify the process, with thorough coverage of all the options.

With illustrations and an introduction by historian Martin Robson, The Spitfire Pocket Manual is an essential volume for any Spitfire enthusiast.

An urgent and provocative call to action from the world's leading climate scientist.

A collection of essays on art and politics. It shows how the author's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in both art and politics, including the events surrounding 9/11, war in the contemporary consensual age, and the ethical turn of aesthetics and politics.

An outstanding historical novel - compelling characters and a powerful narrative ensure this bestseller stays a firm favourite

In the same vein as his much-loved weekly column for the Guardian Magazine, this is a hilarious and incisive collection of essays from George Saunders.

Geoff Hunt is known to millions of readers across the world as the artist responsible for the covers of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, and more recently for those of Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading marine artists of his generation.

Offers a comprehensive history of stage musicals from the earliest accounts of the ancient Greeks and Romans, for whom songs were common elements in staging, to Jacques Offenbach in Paris during the 1840s, to Gilbert and Sullivan in the UK, to the rise of music halls and vaudeville traditions in America, and eventually to 'Broadway's Golden Age'.

A powerful, moving and gripping book about the lives of the men who walked on the moon, re-issued with a new preface and afterword to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the first landing.

Presents an intimate ethnography of clothing choice. This book uses real women's lives and clothing decisions-observed and discussed at the moment of getting dressed - to illustrate theories of clothing, the body, and identity. It provides students of anthropology and fashion with a fresh perspective on the social issues and constraints.

Contains all you need to know about the game, including equipment, rules, techniques and playing tips. Providing information on how to find a club and meet new people to participate with, this book also includes colour photos and illustrations, top tips and interesting facts.

A practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes to columns and porticos - all facets of buildings are included.

There has never been a guide to the birds of Mongoliabefore and this new field guide will provide full details of everyspecies to be found in the country. The guide will follow traditional field guide design withplates arranged opposite the text and maps.

Shoji Hamada was one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century. Awarded the Order of Culture by his native Japan, his influence was also felt in both England and the USA. This book profiles the work of the artist and the legacy he left.

Focusing on the 1950s when Hollywood's interest in the past was at its peak, this book reconstructs how filmmakers understood their treatment of the past, suggesting why many of them saw their work as superior to that of professional historians. It explains how and why Hollywood blurs the boundaries between fiction and historical reality.

Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree, and the winter seems to be going on for ever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change.

A comprehensive anthology of texts to do justice to modern Iranian political thought, containing many crucially important texts in English. This work emphasises on questions of gender and Sufism in Iran. Covering the last hundred years of Iranian history, this book introduces some of the most crucial political and religious texts of the period.

A study of Kenya and its role in the "end of Empire", this book shows how Britain continued to vigorously pursue imperial interests in Africa even after the "East of Suez" role. Kenyan decolonization and British interests, it becomes clear, were intimately linked.

Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Eraserhead have turned David Lynch into an American cult figure. This lively book is a uniquely comprehensive account of the only director to have a smash hit TV series in the same year as winning the Golden Palm at Cannes.