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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When the National Animal Chorus gathers to perform the immortal works of Mr Herbert Timberteeth, the performance doesn't go exactly as planned. Mr Timberteeth has some preconceived notions of what animals like to do that are reflected in his songs, but it turns out that lions prefer flower-arranging to prowling! ...

Details: A European city, bathed in the sultry heat of a summer afternoon & a telephone call announcing a triple murder.
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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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The curiosities, cleverness, & cuteness of birds are showcased here in exceptional images handpicked from the portfolios of professional wildlife photographers.

From breaking out of a shell to leaving the nest, from mate-finding to mirgrating, from surviving to thriving, our feathered friends share birdseeds of wisdom, dipped in the nectar of fun.

With forty-eight images alongside insightful & humorous tips, What Birds Teach Us is a visual & inspiring treat for anyone who enjoys birds.

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• ISBN: 9781682347331
• Author: Bonnie Louise Kuchler
• Publisher: Willow Creek Press
• Format: Hardback
• Dimensions: 15 x 15 x 1.5cm










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The shocking conclusion of Elizabeth George's previous bestseller, With No One As Witness, saw the wife of New Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley gunned down in the street outside her home. Under arrest for the crime is a twelve-year-old boy, Joel Campbell. What possible motive could he have? What chain of events could have led such a child from the housing estates of North Kensington to the elegant streets of Belgravia with such deadly intent? The answer to these questions is a complex mixture of fate & circumstance. Abandoned (albeit involuntarily) by his parents, Joel & two siblings are dumped on the doorstep of his aunt's house. Kendra, childless & with two marriages behind her, is doing her best to turn her life around; responsibility for three troubled children is not what she had in mind. Drugs, neglect, violence & poverty are commonplace in North Kensington. Joel does his best to look out for his family, but that involves a Faustian pact & the Devil will have his pay. ...