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An Imprint Of John Hunt Publishing. For children of all ages, deliver a potent mix of fantastic, rip-roaring adventure and fantasy stories to excite the imagination; spiritual fiction to help the mind and the heart grow; humorous stories to make the funny bone grow; historical tales to evolve interest; and all manner of subjects that stretch imagination, grab attention, inform, inspire and keep the pages turning. Our subjects include Non-fiction and Fiction, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Religious, Spiritual, Historical, Adventure, Social Issues, Humour, Folk Tales and more.See also: John Hunt Publishing
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An Imprint Of John Hunt Publishing. O is a symbol of the world, of oneness and unity; this eye represents knowledge and insight. We publish titles on general spirituality and living a spiritual life. We aim to inform and help you on you own journey in this life.See also: John Hunt Publishing, O Books
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Oberon Books is the UK's most exciting independent drama publisher specialising in drama and the performing arts. With a backlist of over 1000 books including the latest modern plays and classics from some of the world's leading dramatists, as well as a wide range of handsomely produced publications covering the theatre, opera, dance, biography, performance studies, monologues, practical guides and fiction.

A prolific publisher with a reputation for publishing some of the most challenging, exciting drama happening right now, Oberon is going from strength to strength, bringing exciting plays to grace the stages of the National Theatre, the Donmar Warehouse, the Royal Court, the Tricycle, Traverse and Soho Theatres to name but a few, not forgetting Broadway.

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Offside Sports Photography search for term
Specialist library covering sport, specialising in football, rugby, the Olympics, cycling and tennis.
One Look Dictionary Sitesearch for term

Highly efficient American site which claims to offer the biggest viewable dictionary on the Internet and cross-refers the browser to many other reference books at www.onelook.com

Online Literature Librarysearch for term

A substantial collection of literary classics in digital form, in the public domain and freely available to all http://www.literature.org/authors/

Online Originalssearch for term

The original and still one of the very best e-book publishing websites.  Careful selection of high quality writing is made by fellow-writers before the books are added to the elegantly-designed site: http://www.onlineoriginals.com

Open Source Shakespearesearch for term

Built with four attributes in mind: Power, Flexibility, Friendliness, and Openness, this Open Source site offers free access to the Bard's work with the benefit of a powerful search engine. It's great for research and it's easy, for instance, to find all a character's speeches, with cues, if you're trying to learn your lines. http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/

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Oxford English Dictionarysearch for term
Wonderful online resource giving 'a truly astounding picture of the English language as an extraordinary living phenomenon' (Robert McCrum); Over 500,000 words
Ozpoetsearch for term

Impressive site which describes itself as the 'definitive gateway to contemporary Australian poetry' and also features poetry news, a showcase, featured poets, poetry readings and prizes.