Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. She challenges the business mavericks intent on mapping every baby's genome, ponders the consequences of biological fortune-telling, & prods the psychologists who hope to uncover just how much or how little our environment will matter in the new genetic century
- a quest made all the more gripping as Frank considers her family's & her own struggles with depression.
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London, the 1880s: actor-manager De Vere Cavendish is found dead on his own stage. A beautiful woman admits to the murder, but while she is innocent, one of her four sisters is guilty. Each has been involved with De Vere in some way, & all five have motives, but only one killed De Vere. ...

' When night falls my bed is an air balloon. I sail through the slipsiverse, close by the moon…' Two twins set off on a wonderful

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Details: As Little Mouse snuggles in her nest & the bunnies play in the fields, Owl watches from the trees, but soon
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Ellen Jebeau married a man who did little but dream, & who then died with debt his only legacy. Whatever else her marriage had lacked, however she had her son Joseph. She resolved he should have all in life she had missed & to achieve that end, she would stop at nothing. It was Sir Arthur Jebeau, her late husband's brother, who came to her aid, & soon Ellen & Joseph were living at her old family seat in Screehaugh. It was a convenient arrangement, one which Ellen was not slow to recognise could work to her advantage, for Sir Arthur was a widower & Screehaugh had no mistress ...

Wilf' Lunn came to public notice in 1942 when he won a prize in a ' War Baby' competition, which he believes was because he was shaped like a bomb. Raised by deaf parents in a cellar in Yorkshire, as a baby Wilf' learned that farting was better than crying for attracting their attention. This book describes his unusual family & upbringing. ...

Presents a festive feast of funky gifts, tasty treats & yuletide projects. With over 300 jolly Christmas stickers to play with, this collection of Christmas projects is suitable for children who love to create, & they can make, bake & get crafty thr ...

A quiet Suffolk village, 1944. Fourteen-year-old Gerald Haxton is a lonely boy who regards his still-born twin brother Jack as his only real friend. His mother, a famous children's writer, guards Jack's memory jealously, & Gerald, disturbed & unpopular, has no hope of ever measuring up to him. Playing in the woods near his home, Gerald discovers the body of his elder sister buried in a shallow grave. She has been beaten to death with a wooden stake & her boyfriend, a young GI, is hanged for the crime. London, 1995. As the country prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE Day, Gerald, who remains a loner, is nearing retirement. Obsessed by routine, he still talks to his dead brother, Jack. Surrounded by nostalgic artefacts at the TV prop-hire company where he works, he is constantly reminded of the past, & with it, his sister Vera's death. Hoping to escape his lonely existence, he takes to following Mel, the twelve-year-old daughter of a colleague. A few days later Mel, who bears a striking resemblance to Vera, disappears... ...

My Best Friend Dora is a new board book series that aims to celebrate & explore the very special best-friend relationship between Dora & her youngest fans. With simple stories & a softer, more playful art style, these young board books invite little explorers to come & enjoy a playdate with their best friend Dora. In this story, Dora invites the reader to a tea party! First she needs help setting the table & choosing the right tablecloth. Next it's time to choose a colour tea cup, & what kind of tea to have. Dora & her best friend even choose fancy party hats to wear! Young Dora fans will treasure their chance to have a real tea party with their best friend, Dora! ...

My Best Friend Dora is a new board book series that aims to celebrate & explore the very special best-friend relationship between Dora & her youngest fans. With simple stories & a softer, more playful art style, these young board books invite little explorers to come & enjoy a playdate with their best friend Dora. In this story, Dora invites the reader to come & play schoolhouse with her! Dora & her best friend take turns playing teacher. When Dora is the teacher, she plays games, sings Spanish songs, & offers gold stars to the best students in her class. School is so much fun when your best friend is the teacher! ...