There is something for every cricket lover in The England Cricket Miscellany. The England cricket team has a long and storied history, but this book is not exclusively a work of reference, or a compendium of lists, or a collection of biographies, or a compilation of trivia. It is a gloriously quirky mixture of all these things and much more besides.

Adventurous travel is not just the preserve of the young. Increasing numbers of older travellers are enjoying their “gap year” later in life – thanks to more free time and disposable income. However the best laid plans can be frustrated by insurance policies, over 97% of which impose an upper age limit on travellers.

 Can first wives ever forgive and forget?

 Hand-made cards are more popular than ever. In this exciting new book from Jo Mathieson shows you how to make unique and fun 3 dimensional cards. The cheerful characters and images, including frogs, a jack in the box, butterflies and champagne are guaranteed to put a smile on the recipients face.

 The Bachelors, the original Irish boyband, are back with a disc of their greatest hits that shows why they took the UK by storm. They knocked The Beatles off the number one spot, stayed in the pop charts for 77 consecutive weeks, and became the inspiration for Boyzone.

 Live Nation is proud to announce the Riverdance Farewell Tour taking in fourteen cities across the UK from January 2009 (see below for full dates) and visiting The Bristol Hippodrome in January 2009.

Acorn Media has announced the DVD release of Dan Ireland’s award winning bittersweet comedy-drama Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont, a heart-warming tale of an unlikely friendship, starring esteemed actress Dame Joan Plowright and up and coming star Rupert Friend.