Usborne released a bunch of their old 80s programming books for free a while back, and they're all just a gem:
usborne.com/us/books/com...
usborne.com/us/books/com...
Computer and coding books from Usborne | Usborne | Be Curious
Usborne children's coding books for a new generation
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March 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Usborne released a bunch of their old 80s programming books for free a while back, and they're all just a gem:
usborne.com/us/books/com...
usborne.com/us/books/com...
My childhood in six books. Usborne Books The World of The Future series (1979) and The World of the Unknown (1977) 1/2
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My childhood in six books. Usborne Books The World of The Future series (1979) and The World of the Unknown (1977) 1/2
Pay. People. More. Publishing. It's possible. Usborne does it!
Yes, improving access is vital + we also need to ensure that these creative industries currently dominated by the upper middle-class pay enough to grant financial security to those from working-class backgrounds. It's not enough to just get people through the door, they need to be able to stay there
Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds
Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-class
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November 13, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Pay. People. More. Publishing. It's possible. Usborne does it!
The World of the Future: Future Cities (Usborne,1979) by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis.
Images from 2 Warps to Neptune
Images from 2 Warps to Neptune
September 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The World of the Future: Future Cities (Usborne,1979) by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis.
Images from 2 Warps to Neptune
Images from 2 Warps to Neptune
In a roundabout way, it reminded me of these old Usborne puzzle books.
February 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In a roundabout way, it reminded me of these old Usborne puzzle books.
no work of horror fiction has inflicted as much long term fear on me as the Usborne Book of Ghosts
There was a small group of authors in the '70s and '80s responsible with filling library shelves with children's books on the "Unknown" - monsters, ghosts, UFOs, psychic abilities, magic. They are mostly forgotten now, except by me. Because they warped my brain. www.vintagerpg.com/2026/05/the-...
The Monster Hunters - Vintage RPG
Daniel Cohen wasn't the only monster scribe of the '70s and '80s.
www.vintagerpg.com
May 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
no work of horror fiction has inflicted as much long term fear on me as the Usborne Book of Ghosts
My childhood in six books. Usborne Books The World of The Future series (1979) and The World of the Unknown (1977) 2/2
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My childhood in six books. Usborne Books The World of The Future series (1979) and The World of the Unknown (1977) 2/2
Single Book Spotlight
Book Featured:
Usborne's Illustrated Fairy Tales
#singlebookspotlight #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #usborne
Book Featured:
Usborne's Illustrated Fairy Tales
#singlebookspotlight #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #usborne
June 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Single Book Spotlight
Book Featured:
Usborne's Illustrated Fairy Tales
#singlebookspotlight #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #usborne
Book Featured:
Usborne's Illustrated Fairy Tales
#singlebookspotlight #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #usborne
Usborne needs to reprint this. The prices for the original are astronomical.
January 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Usborne needs to reprint this. The prices for the original are astronomical.
#Photography Martin Usborne, from his series, 'The Silence of Dogs in Cars'.
June 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
#Photography Martin Usborne, from his series, 'The Silence of Dogs in Cars'.
The Silence of Dogs in Cars.
#Photography Martin Usborne
#Photography Martin Usborne
May 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Silence of Dogs in Cars.
#Photography Martin Usborne
#Photography Martin Usborne
The World of the Future: Star Travel (Usborne,1979) by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis.
Inside page images from the great 2 Warps to Neptune blog
Inside page images from the great 2 Warps to Neptune blog
August 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The World of the Future: Star Travel (Usborne,1979) by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis.
Inside page images from the great 2 Warps to Neptune blog
Inside page images from the great 2 Warps to Neptune blog
Specifically, this one.
The Usborne guide to Better BASIC: a beginners guide to writing programs (1983)
The Usborne guide to Better BASIC: a beginners guide to writing programs (1983)
March 7, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Specifically, this one.
The Usborne guide to Better BASIC: a beginners guide to writing programs (1983)
The Usborne guide to Better BASIC: a beginners guide to writing programs (1983)
Babe, come over, we can press our screams between the pages of The Usborne Book of Ghosts like tender silvery flowers
January 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Babe, come over, we can press our screams between the pages of The Usborne Book of Ghosts like tender silvery flowers
"...an enormous prehistoric reptile that is aroused by an atomic explosion."
Godzilla c/o UK children's book "The World of the Unknown: Monsters" (Usborne, 1977). #Godzilla #Kaiju #scifi #horrorfam #MacroMarch
Godzilla c/o UK children's book "The World of the Unknown: Monsters" (Usborne, 1977). #Godzilla #Kaiju #scifi #horrorfam #MacroMarch
March 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"...an enormous prehistoric reptile that is aroused by an atomic explosion."
Godzilla c/o UK children's book "The World of the Unknown: Monsters" (Usborne, 1977). #Godzilla #Kaiju #scifi #horrorfam #MacroMarch
Godzilla c/o UK children's book "The World of the Unknown: Monsters" (Usborne, 1977). #Godzilla #Kaiju #scifi #horrorfam #MacroMarch
Doing some book research into the mid-90s internet - this is a glossary from The Internet For Beginners, Usborne, 1997. It has made me feel very nostalgic
October 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Doing some book research into the mid-90s internet - this is a glossary from The Internet For Beginners, Usborne, 1997. It has made me feel very nostalgic
Cosmic messages in “The Usborne Book of Space Facts," 1995.
February 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Cosmic messages in “The Usborne Book of Space Facts," 1995.
The Usborne 'That's not my ...' books. Loved the textures in those.
September 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Usborne 'That's not my ...' books. Loved the textures in those.
I finally tracked down a copy of the Norse mythology book I had as a child. I loved this thing back in the day, and the illustrations and stuff are still really damn good!
I’m very pleased 😊.
I’m very pleased 😊.
October 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I finally tracked down a copy of the Norse mythology book I had as a child. I loved this thing back in the day, and the illustrations and stuff are still really damn good!
I’m very pleased 😊.
I’m very pleased 😊.
Lads lads new usborne book just dropped! usborne.com/gb/complete-...
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September 14, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Lads lads new usborne book just dropped! usborne.com/gb/complete-...
#Photography Martin Usborne, from his series 'The Silence of Dogs in Cars'. /Magnum Photos
January 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#Photography Martin Usborne, from his series 'The Silence of Dogs in Cars'. /Magnum Photos