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Bloomsbury Publishing has achieved a worldwide reputation since it was founded in 1986, with our books now reaching millions of readers in over 150 countries. Publishing books of the highest quality into the widest possible market our list now includes an exciting range of fiction and non-fiction, a highly regarded children's list and a burgeoning list of reference and travel titles.

Bloomsbury's success stems from the many talented authors whose writing we are proud to publish. They range from Booker Prize winners, Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje to bestselling novelist, Joanna Trollope and J K Rowling, creator of Harry Potter.

Our publishing portfolio also features high-quality and well known reference brands, including the Encarta(r) Dictionaries, Who's Who, Whitaker's Amanac, and the Blue Guide travel series.

The Encarta(r) range of dictionaries and thesauruses offers a distinctive suite of reference books for the 21st century. Accessible and innovative, the Encarta(r) World English Dictionary is the first truly global dictionary of English, reflecting the dominant position of English as the language of the entire world. And Encarta(r) in its various formats of Concise, Essential, and Pocket incorporates innovative and very practical features to help users improve their spelling, to solve common language problems and to use and understand specialist terms - the dictionaries provide coverage of up-to-date science, business and technology terms.

Bloomsbury also publishes a range of highly practical books to help with language use. The Good Word Guide is a bestselling guide to punctuation, pronunciation and grammar, while Improve Your Spelling and Improve Your Wordpower help users to become more effective communicators.

We also publish a range of more than thirty subject dictionaries, on subjects as diverse as Science and Technology, Shakespeare, computing, accounting and ecology and environment. All of these provide clear, up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the subject and are ideal for students, whether studying for A-Level, degree or professional qualifications.

All of these titles, with full bibliographical details as well as a description of the books may be found and purchased on www.bloomsbury.com, the website of Bloomsbury Publishing. On bloomsbury.com you will find news and gossip from the world of books, special offers, details of Bloomsbury authors, e-cards to send your friends, a writers' area, telling you how to get published and lots more.

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