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Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals 758 Children’s / Teenage: Annuals 61 Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies 202 Children’s / Teenage: Poetry 125
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Children’s / Teenage stationery and miscellaneous items 207 Children’s gift books 36 Children’s stationery items 9
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Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts 26985 Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks) 26 Children’s interactive and activity books and kits 5230 Children’s picture books 6035 Early years / early learning concepts 2858
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Mind, body, spirit 1680 Complementary therapies, healing and health 145 Dreams and their interpretation 29 Earth energies 1 Feng Shui and approaches to living space design and style 10 Fortune-telling and divination 134 Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization 93 Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice 241 Mysticism, magic and occult interests 58 Psychic powers and psychic phenomena 103 Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal 26
Self-help, personal development and practical advice 1870 Adult literacy guides and handbooks 3 Adult numeracy guides and handbooks 0 Advice on careers and achieving success 178 Advice on education 3 Consumer advice 5 Housing and property for the individual: buying/selling and legal aspects 4 Law, citizenship and rights for the lay person 4 Living and working in other countries: practical advice 2 Personal finance 40 Popular psychology 536 Practical advice: Life hacks / handy tips 4 Retirement 5 Roadcraft and driving 4 Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle 32 Soft skills and dealing with other people 4 Survivalism / Preparing for emergencies 0
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Cookery / food and drink 5401 Budget cookery 10 Cigars and smoking 1 Cookery / food by ingredient 279 Cookery dishes and courses 484 Cookery for/with children 43 Cookery: preserving and freezing 12 Cooking for one 2 Cooking for parties and special occasions 32 Cooking with specific gadgets 86 Food and drink: beverages 295 General cookery and recipes 469 Health and wholefood cookery 290 National and regional cuisine 433 Organic food / organic cookery 3 Quick and easy cookery 138 TV / celebrity chef cookbooks 188 Vegetarian Cookery and vegetarianism 123
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Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts 1042 Adult colouring and activity books 66 Book and paper crafts 52 Calligraphy and hand-lettering 6 Carving and modelling, moulding and casting 21 Decorative finishes and surfaces 2 Decorative metalwork 1 Decorative woodwork 9 Flower arranging and floral crafts 26 Jewellery and beadcrafts 18 Leather crafts and Leatherworking 0 Needlework and fabric crafts 106 Painting, drawing and art manuals 123 Pottery, ceramics and glass crafts 6 Ropework, knots and macramé 11 Rug and carpetmaking 1 Rural crafts 0 Spinning and weaving 2 Toys: making and decorating 24
Hobbies, quizzes and games 680 3D images and optical illusions 1 Gambling: theories and methods 1 Hobbies 26 Indoor games 78 Puzzles and quizzes 221
Home and house maintenance 182 DIY: general 52 Home renovation and extension 2 Household management and home hints 26 Outdoor and recreational areas: design and maintenance 1
Humour 551 Humour collections and anthologies 60 Jokes and riddles 6 Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction 36 Slang and dialect humour 10 TV tie-in humour 13
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Local and family history, nostalgia 64 Family history, tracing ancestors 7 Local history 12 Nostalgia: general 7 Places in old photographs 3
Nature and the natural world: general interest 1381 Dinosaurs and the prehistoric world: general interest 24 Domestic animals and pets 216 Farm and working animals: general interest 6 National parks and nature reserves: general interest 3 Popular astronomy and space 68 Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest 21 The countryside, country life: general interest 12 The Earth: natural history: general interest 52 Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest 44 Wildlife: general interest 212 Zoos and wildlife parks: general interest 2
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Transport: general interest 325 Aircraft and aviation 15 Bicycles and non-motorised transport: general interest and maintenance 4 Road and motor vehicles: general interest 109 Ships and boats: general interest 24 Trains and railways: general interest 8
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Ball sports / ball games 487 Baseball 2 Basketball 8 Bowls, bowling, petanque 0 Cricket 1 Field hockey 1 Football variants and related games 186 Golf 21 Handball 1 Hurling 0 Lacrosse 0 Netball 0 Racket games 20 Snooker, billiards, pool 1 Volleyball 1
Combat sports and self-defence 108 Boxing 18 Fencing 0 Martial arts 31 Wrestling 2
Equestrian and animal sports 17 Dog racing 0 Horse racing 2 Riding, showjumping and horsemanship 5
Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting 28 Archery 1 Falconry and hawking 0 Fishing, angling 7 Hunting or shooting animals and game 0 Small firearms, guns and other equipment 6 Target shooting 0
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Winter sports 6 Curling 0 Figure skating 1 Ice hockey 1 Ice-skating 0 Skiing 1 Sledding 0 Snowboarding 0 Speed skating 0
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Photography and photographs 700 Photographic equipment and techniques: general 100 Photographs: collections 202 Photojournalism and documentary photography 19
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