Marshall Cavendish

Parent company	Times Publishing Group
Founded	1968; 55 years ago (1968)
Founder	Norman Marshall and Patrick Cavendish
Country of origin	Singapore
Headquarters location	Singapore
Official website	www.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, the beverage company in Thailand), and at present is a publisher of books, business directories and magazines. 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

• How It Works (later reprinted and updated by H. S. Stuttman Co., Inc.for the US, titled The Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia)

Magazines, partworks

• 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
• Murder Casebook - published in 153 weekly parts - 1989
• Great Artists - 96 parts - first published 1985^[5]
• Great Composers and Their Music - 63 parts - first published 1985
• Times Past - 102 parts - published 1987^[6]
• Man and Woman - 1970 - 1976
• Discovery: Travel back in time and bring the past back to life - (UK) Fortnightly history magazine for older children.
• The Ancestral Trail - (UK) 1992-1994 Fortnightly fantasy/science fiction magazine for children

Directories

• 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

Colour Library Books

The now defunct^[7] publisher, Colour Library Books Limited of Surrey, produced at least one title the material of which was listed as copyright of Marshall Cavendish.^[8] In The Vicar of Dibley penultimate episode, Geraldine Granger has a copy of the 'Colour Library Book - Nice & Easy Cookbook' (1988) next to her chocolate filled Bible.