One of rugby’s most ferocious flankers & biggest characters, James Haskell has had an extraordinary, global experience of the

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Details: It is a yucky, miserable, rainy day, & Mouse is fed up! " Don't worry, says Bear. We can still have fun inside."
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How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect's spindly legs? How do roses know when it's spring? Do they actually remember the weather? Now, in What a Plant Knows, renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz presents a beguiling exploration of how plants experience our shared Earth
- in terms of sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, memory, & even awareness. Combining cutting-edge research with lively storytelling, Chamovitz explains how a willow tree knows when its neighbours have been commandeered by an army of ravenous beetles to why an avocado ripens when you give it the company of a banana in a bag (it's the pheromones). & he settles the debate, once & for all, over whether your beloved basil cares if you play Led Zeppelin or Bach. Whether you are a green thumb, a science buff, a vegetarian, or a nature.
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THE MILLION COPY 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENT Anthony Wistern is wealthy beyond imagination. Fragrant wife, gaggle of photogenic children, French chateau, Cotswold manor, plethora of mistresses, penchant for cutting moral corners, tick tick tick tick tick tick. Unfortunately for him, he’s also dead. Suddenly poised to inherit his fortune, each member of the family falls under suspicion. & that’s when everything comes crashing down… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008365950 • Author: Bella Mackie • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 24 x 15.9 x 3.5cm ...

When Benji's parents bring his new baby sister home, he plans a super-secret mission to get Mum & Dad's attention. 



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Details: A European city, bathed in the sultry heat of a summer afternoon & a telephone call announcing a triple murder.
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How many times more likely are males to die in a bicycle accident than females? Or did you know that only one in fifty murder victims in the US is a white female? What Are The Odds? not only asks interesting & unusual questions, it provides revealing & often hilarious answers across a whole series of subject matters, including sex, love, death, sport, business & culture. For anyone who enjoys zany facts or strange trivia, the odds are they will love this book. ...

Did you know that you have more chance of being killed by a cow than being eaten by a shark? In fact, you're eight times as likely to win the national lottery. & nine thousand times as likely to hit a hole in one on the golf course. If odd like these make life seem little more than a numbers games, wait till you find out the odds of your own existence. It's all covered in this quirky collection of life's ups & downs as viewed through the lens of probability. Whether you want to know your chances of winning at roulette, or you're just wondering if it's safe to pop out to the shops without getting sucked up by a tornado, What Are The Odds? has the answer. ...

Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose & skepticism about their value. This title offers an argument for rethinking the way we see our universities, & why we need them. ...

Bear is having a lovely time doing his favourite things. He roly-polies down the hill, splashes in the river, scratches his

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