Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner's Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" is the cult bestseller that will show you a totally new way of seeing the world. What do estate agents & the Ku Klux Klan have in common? Why do drug dealers live with their mothers? What do schoolteachers & sumo wrestlers have in common? How can your name affect how well you do in life? The answer: " Freakonomics". It's at the heart of everything we do & the things that affect us daily from sex to crime parenting to politics fat to cheating fear to traffic jams. & it's all about using information about the world around us to get to the heart of what's really happening under the surface of everyday life. Now updated with the authors' " New York Times" columns & blog entries! "A phenomenon". (" Observer"). " Non-stop fun". (" Evening Standard"). " Brilliant.. .you'll be stimulated provoked & entertained. Of how many books can that be said?" " Sunday Telegraph". Steven Levitt the man with 'the most interesting mind in America' (Malcolm Gladwell) is the rogue economist whose controversial ideas have caused a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic. In " Freakonomics" he joins forces with Stephen Dubner " New York Times" & " New Yorker" journalist & bestselling author of " Turbulent Souls" & " Confessions of a Hero Worshipper" to create a gripping revolutionary new take on the world." ...

Have you ever been called a freak or a geek? Have you ever felt like one? Luke Jackson is 13 years old & has Asperger Syndrome. Over the years Luke has learned to laugh at such names but there are other aspects of life which are more difficult. Adolescence & the teenage years are a minefield of emotions transitions & decisions & when a child has Asperger Syndrome the result is often explosive. Luke writes briefly about his younger autistic & AD/HD brothers providing amusing insights into the antics of his younger years & advice for parents carers & teachers of younger AS children. However his main reason for writing was because so many books are written about us but none are written directly to adolescents with Asperger Syndrome. I thought I would write one in the hope that we could all learn together"." ...

The third hilarious book about ten-year-old FRANKIE FOSTER
- the girl who wants to help but ends up causing chaos! From the best-loved
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Way back when revolution was the thing bombs were Robin Abbott & Skip Gibbss bag
- until they were sent to prison. Now theyre out
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Freaky Peaks takes the intrepid young explorer on a thrilling tour of the tallest mountains
- from Everest to Kilimanjaro
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The partnership between Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers which was born & reached its peak in the Hollywood musical of the 1930s is one of the most enduringly popular ever to have graced the cinema screen. This important new study explores the series of seven films
- from The Gay Divorcee " in 1934 to " Carefree" in 1938
- that represent the quintessential Fred & Ginger. Astaire & Rogers are most renowned for their peerless dance duets but these constitute only a small proportion of the time they appeared on screen together. Their skills as performers & their remarkable rapport are equally apparent in their acting & singing & in Fred & Ginger Hannah Hyam analyses all three aspects of their partnership in depth illuminating the qualities that give it such timeless appeal. Distinguishing the seven Fred & Ginger films from the three others that Astaire & Rogers made together the book defines their characteristic features & assesses their relative merits before going on to examine in detail the romantic partnership between Fred & Ginger as pursued in dialogue song & dance throughout the series. Generously illustrated with choice black & white stills Fred & Ginger will be welcomed not only by Astaire-Rogers enthusiasts & students of the genre but by all lovers of film & of true artistry in music & dance."

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The true crime bestseller about Fred & Rose West a couple virtually unique in British criminal history
- who loved & killed together
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Rarely has a cartoon character captured so many hearts or tickled as many funny bones as the inimitable Fred Basset the hound that's almost human. Since he first appeared in the pages of the Daily Mail Fred has charmed readers young & old with his unique perspective on the ups & downs of everyday life. Sometimes critical
- more often playful
- but always amusing Fred's escapades give insight into canine & human nature alike. This very special annual collects strips from Fred's amazing 50 years in print from his debut in 1963 to the present day. Though the world has changed considerably throughout Fred's lifetime one thing's for sure: Fred has always been
- & will always be
- simply Fred.



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In 2004 after felling his last chimney & retiring from steeplejacking Fred took to the road on his beloved traction engine for the BBC series Made in Britain. Travelling the length & breadth of the country the intention was to seek out the remarkable achievements of the craftsmen engineers inventors & industrial workers whose endeavour made engines like Freds possible. It was a journey that took him to Britains most iconic engineering marvels as well as less familiar sites: from the Forth Bridge & the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge to Europes last deep-working iron ore mine in Cumbria & a local castings workshop in Boness. This behind-the-scenes account of that ambitious journey is made all the more remarkable by Freds heroic efforts to complete it while suffering from terminal cancer. It is not only a glorious testament to our nations industrial achievements but also a story of the friendships unfailing courage & determination of the nations favourite steeplejack. ...

In 2004 after felling his last chimney & retiring from steeplejacking Fred took to the road on his engine for the BBC series Made in Britain". Travelling the length & breadth of the country his intention was to seek out the remarkable achievements of the craftsmen engineers inventors & industrial workers whose endeavour made engines like Freds possible. It was a journey that took him to Britains most iconic engineering marvels as well as less familiar sites: from the Forth Bridge & the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge to Europes last deep-working iron ore mine in Cumbria & a local castings workshop in Boness. Along the way he called in on numerous old friends & even managed to squeeze in a trip to Buckingham Palace to collect his MBE. This behind-the-scenes account of that ambitious journey is made all the more remarkable by Freds heroic efforts to complete it while suffering from terminal cancer. It is not only a glorious testament to our nations industrial achievements but also a story of the friendships unfailing courage & determination of the nations favourite steeplejack." ...