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Along with our award-winning travel guides, Rough Guides publishes benchmark books on everything from Videogames and Conspiracy Theories to Evolution and the Best Music You’ve Never Heard. To check out the full range of reference titles, use the links on the left, and click on any title for more information.

Hitchhiker

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Takes an entertaining glance at the tale and it's various incarnations.


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Green Living

Green Living

Separates the facts from the myths – how to live responsibly without compromising quality of your life or increasing budget.


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Girl Stuff

Girl Stuff

Designed to be a friend through the teenage years.


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Anime

Anime
The ultimate guide to the dynamic world of Japanese animation from Akira to Pokemon.

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Genes & CloningGenes & Cloning
Could there really be a future attack of the human clones?
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The EarthThe Earth
Will Mother Earth have her revenge, or is there still time to cool her temperature?
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The BrainThe Brain
Memory: a function of the most advanced supercomputer, the human brain.
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WeatherWeather
Global warming is not insoluble. Learn how you can make a difference.
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FoodFood
Unravels the truth about the food chain, from intensive farming to reading a food label in the supermarket.
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UniverseUniverse
The truth may or may not be out there, but space is the place to look, and this fascinating guide takes it all in.
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MySpace and Online CommunitiesMySpace and Online Communities
Get beneath the hype to discover how to make the most of MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and more.
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Crime FictionCrime Fiction
A guided tour of the world's most popular literary genre, with recommendations of over 200 classic crime novels.
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iPods and iTunesiPods and iTunes
The ultimate companion to the defining gadget of the digital music era.
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Classical MusicClassical Music
The ideal handbook, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chants to contemporaries.
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