The Pocket Essentials is a series of small, A6 sized books on various subjects. The publisher is also known as Pocket Essentials. Each book is written by a different author. The books have been credited with being full of rare information, though there are no pictures.

Books in the series

Film directors

• Woody Allen
• Jane Campion
• Jackie Chan
• Sergio Leone
• Billy Wilder
• Quentin Tarantino

Film genres

• Blaxploitation Films
• Horror Films
• Slasher Movies
• Vampire Films
• Carry On Films

Film subjects

• Laurel and Hardy
• Steve McQueen
• Marilyn Monroe
• Filming on a Microbudget
• Film Studios

Music

• The Madchester Scene
• How to Succeed in the Music Business
• Jethro Tull

Literature

• Cyberpunk
• Agatha Christie
• Terry Pratchett
• William Shakespeare
• Philip K. Dick
• Sherlock Holmes
• Hitchhiker's Guide
• Creative Writing
• The Beat Generation
• Noir Fiction
• The Adventures of Tintin
• Alan Moore

Ideas

• Conspiracy theories
• Feminism
• Nietzsche
• Freud and Psychoanalysis
• UFOs
• Bisexuality

History

• Alchemy & Alchemists
• Jack the Ripper
• American Civil War
• Globalisation
• The Crusades
• The Rise of New Labour
• American Indian Wars
• Who Shot JFK?
• The Black Death
• Ancient Greece
• Witchcraft

Miscellaneous

• Stock Market Essentials
• How to Succeed as a Sports Agent
• Doctor Who
• The Simpsons