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Marshall Cavendish

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Marshall Cavendish
Parent companyTimes Publishing Group
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
FounderNorman Marshall and Patrick Cavendish
Country of originSingapore
Headquarters locationSingapore
Official websitewww.marshallcavendish.com

Marshall Cavendish is a subsidiary company of Times Publishing Group, the printing and publishing subsidiary of Singapore-based conglomerate Fraser and Neave (which in turn currently owned by ThaiBev, a Thai beverage company), and at present is a publisher of books, business directories and magazines.

History

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Marshall Cavendish was established in the United Kingdom in 1968 by Norman Marshall (1921-1975)[1] and Patrick Cavendish (1939-2000).[2] Times Publishing Group acquired it in 1980.

In 2011, Amazon Publishing acquired over 450 titles of Marshall Cavendish's US Children's trade books business, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books (MCCB).[3] In 2013, Roger Rosen of Rosen Publishing acquired the Marshall Cavendish's US Children's library books business.[4]

Books

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Magazines, partworks

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  • Science Spy
  • Young Generation (YG)
  • Story of Life - published in 105 weekly parts - 1970 - 75 cents per magazine
  • History of the Second World War - published in 96 weekly parts - 1973 - 95 cents a magazine
  • Man and Woman - 1970 - 1976
  • Story Teller - very popular series of children’s stories with read along magazine narrated on to audio cassettes - first published - January 1983

• Story Teller 2 - sequel to the immensely popular first series -first published in 1984

  • Discovery: Travel back in time and bring the past to life - (UK) Fortnightly history magazine for older children - first published October 1987


  • Great Artists - 96 parts - first published 1985[5]
  • Great Composers and Their Music - 63 parts - first published 1985
  • DIY Pro-File - first published 1986
  • Times Past - 102 parts - published 1987[6]
  • Murder Casebook - published in 153 weekly parts - 1989
  • Quest - (UK) 1989-1990s science partwork
  • The Ancestral Trail - (UK) 1992-1994 Fortnightly fantasy/science fiction magazine for children
  • Tree of Knowledge - (UK) 1994 encyclopedia part-work
  • The Magical Music Box - (UK and other territories) 1994-1996 fortnightly magazine and CD/cassette featuring classical music
  • Insight - (UK) 1979-81 - magazine of science and technology - 97 parts

Directories

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  • Singapore Banking & Financial Services Directory
  • Singapore Convention & Exhibition Directory
  • Singapore Agri-Food Business Directory
  • Directory of Certified Companies in Singapore
  • Singapore Biotech Guide
  • Singapore MedTech Directory
  • Singapore Builders Directory
  • Singapore Source Book for Architects, Designers & Building Contractors
  • Directory of Singapore Process & Chemicals Industries
  • Singapore Specialty Chemicals Guide
  • Singapore Electronics Industry Directory
  • Singapore Environmental Industry Directory
  • Times Business Directory of Singapore
  • Singapore Halal Industry Directory
  • Singapore Airfreight Directory
  • Singapore Maritime Directory
  • Singapore Shiprepairing, Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Directory
  • Singapore Sports Guide

References

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  1. ^ "Norman Marshall". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Patrick Cavendish". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Amazon Publishing to Acquire Marshall Cavendish US Children's Books Titles". Business Wire. 6 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Cavendish Square Buys Library Titles from Marshall Cavendish". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ Great Artists, partworks.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ^ Partworks, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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