Is it possible to tell how happy a dog is by watching the way it wags its tail? Why is the Eiffel Tower 15 centimetres taller in mid-summer than it is in mid-winter? Does sound travel faster in water or air? Can one really read other people like a book? Why do so many people hate eating their greens? Firmly in the tradition of DOES ANYTHING EAT WASPS? new scientific kid on the block Chris Smith
- aka THE NAKED SCIENTIST
- explores present-day predicaments & tomorrows technologies from the most surprising facts to the most innovative new inventions from staggering stats to serious developments that will transform the world around us. In this fascinating book top scientist Chris Smith uses his wit & charm to lift the lid on the curious crazy & compelling
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Why use expensive beauty products when you can moisturise with jellyfish? Have you ever suspected pollution was to blame for your children's plummeting IQ? Ready to take a sea change.. .on Mars? & how about chopping an onion that doesn't make you cry? This is the perfect present for enquiring minds. Compelling quirky & packed fully of curious facts The Naked Scientist: Life Under the Microscope is a treasure trove of cutting-edge research far-flung factoids & the ability to see into our scientific future answering those fascinating questions you never thought to ask. ...

The field of statistics is rapidly transforming into a discipline that Hal Varian at Google has called sexy". & with good reason
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This is completely updated & expanded 3rd edition. The most entertaining book on how to trade shares is back
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Meet Trevor! Hes no ordinary bird. In fact if you peel back the novelty leaves youll discover hes completely naked! Its a well-kept secret that all birds are actually naked but every morning they put on their feathery clothes & go about their day. Trevor doesnt want to conform with feathered society & refuses to wear his sparrow outfit much to the horror of his family. In a quest to find his own unique look Trevor crashes into a pile of sticky mud & colourful flowers. He ends up looking the best he ever has inspiring the creatures around him to shed their own boring outfits! ...

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy & Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths Brother William turns detective. He collects evidence deciphers secret symbols & coded manuscripts & digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular & critical success The Name of the Rose" is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages." ...

Thrilling ghost-hunting teen mystery as modern-day London is plagued by a sudden outbreak of brutal murders that mimic the horrific crimes of Jack the Ripper. A gorgeously written chilling atmospheric thriller. The streets of London have never been so sinister or so romantic." Cassandra Clare author of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Sixteen-year-old American girl Rory has just arrived at boarding school in London when a Jack the Ripper copycat-killer begins terrorising the city. All the hallmarks of his infamous murders are frighteningly present but there are few clues to the killers identity. " Rippermania" grabs hold of modern-day London & the police are stumped with few leads & no witnesses. Except one. In an unknown city with few friends to turn to Rory makes a chilling discovery... Could the copycat murderer really be Jack the Ripper back from the grave?" ...

'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian & left with both my sanity & my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods loved women & written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me' So begins the tale of Kvothe
- currently known as Kote the unassuming innkeepter
- from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult & dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician the accomplished thief the masterful musician the dragon-slayer the legend-hunter the lover the thief & the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best & an astounding must-read title.

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Quirky original & hugely entertaining this is a debut novel of fantastical proportions from a talented new voice in children's fiction. When intrepid investigators Cass & Max-Ernest set out to discover the history of the mysterious Symphony of Smells they become embroiled in a dastardly experiment involving kidnapped children & the secret of eternal youth. Together they must come up with a plan to rescue their classmate from a hideous fate & escape the eerie pyramid of the Midnight Sun. Colourful characters abound in this utterly inspired journey of discovery guaranteed to delight & enthrall readers. ...