Collins is one of the UK’s leading information-led publishers of illustrated and narrative non-fiction and the natural home of authors who are experts in their field; be inside, or outside, the home. We are a team of specialists who are market leaders in popular science, world renowned brands, cookery, puzzles, natural history, television tie-ins and history. Collins publishes the world-renowned Collins Gem series, the bestselling Times Puzzle books and is proud to have sold over 1.8 million copies worldwide of The Times Complete History of the World. Recent successes with Collins include Professor Brian Cox’s television tie-ins on BBC2 – Wonders of the Solar System, and, Wonders of the Universe – the latter enjoying eight weeks at number one on the Sunday Times non-fiction bestsellers chart. In cookery, Rachel Allen continues to grow her international brand, and the recently released Hummingbird Bakery title has enjoyed phenomenal success sitting in cookery’s top five for several weeks. Forthcoming publications will be with one of Britain’s finest historians Simon Schama, BBC1’s The Apprentice judge Karren Brady, and an official companion guide to one of the best period drama’s to hit the screens in years – Downton Abbey.