Bloomsbury

The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-Billed and Yellow-Billed MagpiesMagpies are unmistakeable in their appearance, voice and extrovert, arrogant manner. While their persecution at the hands of gamekeepers over the last hundred years has made them wary and difficult to approach, a number of recent field studies, both in Europe and North America, have...

Gina was a cool young beauty with enough money and sufficient charm to get almost anything she desired. Then she met Jim Shepheard.It was love at first sight-for Gina at least. And when, some time later, Jim asked her to dine with him, her happiness seemed complete.But love-like life-is never that easy. And for Gina it was the return into her life...

Zara is back from Valhalla after successfully rescuing Nick. Bedford needs their best warrior now more than ever, as the evil pixie regime is causing mass destruction and chaos everywhere. Though Nick's job is clear, Zara's role is a lot more uncertain. She's not just fighting for her friends - she's also a pixie queen. And to...

Careers in the media have always been popular, but publishing is particularly competitive, with thousands of graduatestrying to get a foot in the door. This targeted, practical guide isideal for anyone who wants to work in publishing, whether ontraditional books and magazines or online publications. It will helpreaders to get that all-important...

When Hermione - eccentric, seventy and returned from India to a ’safe’ life in the Home Counties - encounters Slug street-painting on the pavement, she employs him as assistant gardener. Slug, who has the motto ’ Never Grow Old’ tattooed across his head, will soon sort out Gerald, the pin-striped head gardener, soften his...

This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions aboutbirds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves as they goabout their birding. How do ducks keep their feet from freezing inwinter? Why don’t swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs,or were dinosaurs really birds? How is it decided whether bird speciesshould...