500 Things You Should Know About History (Flexibacks)
It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.
145
Catalog books
14
Works
1980 to 2021
Strongest span
Andrew Langley has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 145 catalog-linked books across 1980 to 2021, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi.
Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with 500 Things You Should Know About History (Flexibacks) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Hodder Wayland and Franklin Watts Ltd.
500 Things You Should Know About History (Flexibacks)
Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd • 2003 • standard commitment
It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.
Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from Hodder Wayland and Franklin Watts Ltd
Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots
UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Hodder Wayland and Franklin Watts Ltd.
500 Things You Should Know About History (Flexibacks)
Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd • 2003 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 256 pages.
500 Things You Should Know About History
Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd • 2001 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 224 pages.
Hodder Wayland • 1999 • quick commitment
It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.
Hodder Wayland • 1999 • quick commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 71 pages.
The Meat in Your Hamburger (Origins)
Hodder Wayland • 1999 • quick commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 32 pages.
Hodder Wayland • 1999 • quick commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 64 pages.
Hodder Wayland • 1991 • quick commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 32 pages.
Let's Look at Circuses (Let's Look at)
Hodder Wayland • 1989 • quick commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 32 pages.
Sport and Politics (World Issues)
Hodder Wayland • 1989 • quick commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 48 pages.
Twentieth Century Sport (The Twentieth Century)
Hodder Wayland • 1989 • quick commitment
readers who want a faster first book
Focus on Vegetables (Focus on Resources)
Hodder Wayland • 1987
A Family in the Fifties (How They Lived)
Hodder Wayland • 1986
Focus on Timber (Focus on Resources)
Hodder Wayland • 1986
Hodder Wayland • 1986
The Royal Navy (The Armed Forces)
Hodder Wayland • 1986
Focus on Wool (Focus on Resources)
Hodder Wayland • 1985
The Leisure Centre (In the High Street)
Hodder Wayland • 1984
Working for a Brewery (People at Work)
Hodder Wayland • 1983
Working for a Chemicals Company (People at Work)
Hodder Wayland • 1983
Raintree Publishers • 2021
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • 2018
Capstone • 2014