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Dean Corde is a man of position and authority at a Chicago university. He accompanies his wife to Bucharest where her mother, a celebrated figure, lies dying in a state hospital. As he tries to help her grapple with an unfeeling bureaucracy, news filters through to him of problems left behind in Chicago. A student had been been murdered and Corde had directed that charges be pressed against two black youths, but controversy and pressure are mounting against the university administration. Further, a series of articles written by Corde has offended influential Chicagoans whom he had counted as friends. Corde is troubled: at home the centre is not holding firm, in Eastern Europe authority is cruel and dehumanising.

We live in a world made by science. How and when did this happen? This book tells the story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural revolution that gave birth to modern science, and mounts a major challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of its history.Before 1492 it was assumed that all significant knowledge was already available; there was no concept of progress; people looked for understanding to the past not the future. This book argues that the discovery of America demonstrated that new knowledge was possible: indeed it introduced the very concept of 'discovery', and opened the way to the invention of science.The first crucial discovery was Tycho Brahe's nova of 1572: proof that there could be change in the heavens. The telescope (1610) rendered the old astronomy obsolete. Torricelli's experiment with the vacuum (1643) led directly to the triumph of the experimental method in the Royal Society of Boyle and Newton. By 1750 Newtonianism was being celebrated throughout Europe.The new science did not consist simply of new discoveries, or new methods. It relied on a new understanding of what knowledge might be, and with this came a new language: discovery, progress, facts, experiments, hypotheses, theories, laws of nature - almost all these terms existed before 1492, but their meanings were radically transformed so they became tools with which to think scientifically. We all now speak this language of science, which was invented during the Scientific Revolution.The new culture had its martyrs (Bruno, Galileo), its heroes (Kepler, Boyle), its propagandists (Voltaire, Diderot), and its patient labourers (Gilbert, Hooke). It led to a new rationalism, killing off alchemy, astrology, and belief in witchcraft. It led to the invention of the steam engine and to the first Industrial Revolution. David Wootton's landmark book changes our understanding of how this great transformation came about, and of what science is.

Josh thinks Fizz is dentally challenged and fluent in gibberish.Fizz thinks Josh is the Prince of Handsomeness.They're destined to work together at Marigolds Old People's Home can Cupid's arrow strike among the Zimmer frames? Thow in Josh's wacky mother with her goats on the sofa and Fizz's goddess-like big sis and one thing is certain. Things will get a LOT weirder before they start making sense and can the oldies really make their great escape . . . using tablespoons?Being fourteen has never been so weird . . .

Stuff is the nickname of our hero, Simon (because he knows a lot of weird stuff). Stuff's parents have split up, and his dad has brought back a new step-mum (the Sherry Trifle), a step-sister (the awful Natasha) and a radical feminist rabbit called Pankhurst (she only attacks men - spooky). In Stuff's own words, here is how he tries (and fails) to run away from home. How he tries to get off with the beautiful Sky, and dump girlfriend Delfine (without being beaten up by her psycho brother). In fact, how to get through life as a teenage boy.

Jack's in trouble. Big trouble. Not only is he in hospital with a leg in traction (boring) but he knows the police are coming for him. Because of an accident a tomato-related accident involving a supermarket pyramid and an old-age pensioner. Whoops!Jeremy Strong knows exactly what makes kids laugh, and he's on top form in this very funny detective spoof. A major rebranding and repackaging programme in 2007 will ensure there's not a child in the country who hasn't laughed their socks off with Jeremy!Rowan Clifford's illustrations add to the fun.

Sennapod ('he whose name mumbles down the ages'), the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, is still living at 27 Templeton Terrace with the Lightspeed family. By accident, he wins a competition to find the Face of the Future, and soon designer bandages and doing the pharaoh dance become all the rage. But he's also recognised by villains Jelly and Grimstone who are still after his treasure map. Comic chaos follows as the chase ends up in hospital with loads of people in bandages - designer and otherwise - plus the usual collection of cats who follow Sennapod around. But, hooray, the villains are caught, the treasure map is safe and Sennapod can go on living happily with the Lightspeeds.

Streaker was so gobsmacked she leaped into the air as if she had a pogo stick attached to each leg. Ker-poinnggg! Streaker runs like a jet-propelled-hurricane, which could cause problems when she enters the local dog show. She has to do well or she ll get into trouble with the local police . . . and Trevor will get into trouble with horrible Charlie Smugg AGAIN!

'I liked playing trains with my dad when I was seven or eight. But I'm eleven now. Where's the excitement . . . Where's my life?!'Tim's family is the Most Boring Family In The World and he's fed up. He wants fun! Thrills! Adventure! And school's just as boring too. But one day a phantom message about Tim appears and everything changes. Who is the day-glo scribbler and what's so special about chickens anyway?

Krazy Kow is Jamie Fink s idea a cow superhero with some amazing udder attachments. He s trying to make a film starring the Kow as she battles against the Dark Contaminator. But first he has to cope with a few little problems, like exploding strawberries, rampaging toddlers and hostile football fans. After this, saving the world should be a doddle!

Oooh! I m going to be a granny! she cried. You already are a granny, Granny. I pointed out. . . . Oh yes. So I am! Nicholas s mum is having a baby. It s going to mean some big changes. His mum s getting ENORMOUS and Granny wants to live in the garden! But that s not all, because there s an even bigger shock to come . . .

Do you think I should ask him out, Nicholas, or is that a bit forward? GRANNY! We all stared at her. Dad had to sit down.Nicholas s granny has fallen in love with the elderly Hell s Angel next door! Yurrrgghhh. Nicholas s dad isn t happy about it but Granny won t let him get in the way. She has a few tricks up her sleeve . . . and Granny on a motorbike could be a very dangerous thing . . .

It s that alligator . . . Dad should never have brought it into the house. Crunchbag has escaped and he s eaten Granny! Some dads bring home rabbits. Or dogs. Or parrots. Not Nicholas s dad. The latest member of their family is Crunchbag the ALLIGATOR! Soon he s running riot in the bathroom and on the roof and even in the park! But he wouldn t eat poor defenceless Granny . . . would he?

My name is NatashaI have a successful careerA gorgeous penthouse flatTrouble is, I'm in love with a man who already has a girlfriendMy name is SophieI have a man I love He's gorgeous and we've been together four yearsTrouble is, he won't proposeNatasha and Sophie met when they were eleven and rapidly became best friends. Natasha was always the more intelligent and Sophie the more beautiful, but it never came between them ... until now. Suddenly the tiny, niggling, inescapable fact of their envy for each other's life is trying to surface and a number of casualties are getting caught in the crossfire. Is a fading love worth clinging to at all costs? Is marriage the be-all-and-end-all? And can an affair ever be fulfilling?Natasha and Sophie need to learn that they might be hunting for happiness in all the wrong places ...

When Giant Jim comes to town, people are terrified they'll be eaten, or squashed. But Jim is a good giant - he only eats omelettes, likes music and wants somewhere to live. Unfortunately he just can't do things right. He makes a racket with his saxophone, squashes the Town Hall and his hen even lays a giant egg on the library - and so he is banished. When a hurricane hits the town Jim's hen looks after people while he puts the town back together again. People are delighted and Giant Jim is allowed to live in a huge barn in the town.

It's the first day of term at Unicorn School and little Willow is feeling rather nervous and excited, but she soon settles in and makes new friends. Life at school is full of fun and adventure, but one day an older unicorn plays a mean trick on Storm and lands him in big trouble. Willow is determined to help her friend, even if it means putting herself in danger after all, isn't that what friends are for?

Kate and Albert, sister and brother, are not yet the last two human beings on earth, but Albert is hopeful. The secluded communal farm they grew up on is - after twenty years - disintegrating, taking their parents' marriage with it. They both try to escape: Kate, at seventeen, to a suburbia she knows only through fiction and Albert, at eleven, into preparations for the end of the world - which is coming, he is sure.And then there is Don: father of the family, leader and maker of elaborate speeches. Faced with the prospect of saving his community, his marriage, his son from apocalyptic visions and his daughter from impending men, he sets to work on reunifying the commune by bringing it into the modern age, through self-sufficiency, charisma and a rave with a 10k soundsystem.The last day on earth is coming. Bring your own booze.

Lauren's pony Twilight changes into a unicorn when she whispers the magic words, but Lauren must keep this a secret or it could put Twilight in great danger. Lauren's friend, Mel, is teased by girls at school because her pony Shadow can't jump. Shadow is afraid, so Lauren and Twilight visit him secretly and use Twilight's unicorn magic to give Shadow the confidence to begin to overcome his fear. One night a powerful storm leaves Mel and Shadow trapped in a barn by a burning branch. Shadow is scared and can't jump, but then he remembers Twilight's help and is filled with bravery. With a magnificent jump, he soars over the burning branch carrying Mel to safety.

The huge bestseller from the author of Then She Was Gone and The GirlsA stranger in the house can only mean troubleThe London family is in crisis.Newly-divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he shouldn't.Prize-winning writer Sean has a hot new girlfriend, and a dose of writer's block.Their brother Ned has just come back from Australia, leaving his girlfriend behind. And now they have a new lodger - a mysterious stranger. But is he the friend this family needs, or a troublemaker they could do without?'Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient' Sunday Times'Funny and emotionally satisfying' The Times'A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish' Heat

Lauren and Twilight are very busy using magic to help Lauren's school friends sort out their problems. But one day Twilight falls sick with a mysterious illness. Lauren is desperately worried but the vet can find nothing wrong. Soon Lauren realises that it must be something to do with Twilight in his unicorn-form, and she discovers that using his magic for trivial deeds has been sapping all of his strength. Then Lauren's little brother Max goes missing, and although Twilight is still very poorly he summons every last bit of his power to help Lauren to rescue Max from danger.

Lauren's little brother, Max, has been having bad dreams about ghosts. Their friends at school all think that a treehouse in the woods nearby is haunted and won't go near. Lauren and Twilight, her secret unicorn, decide to investigate. Lauren is sure there's no such thing as ghosts - they're the stuff of fairy stories, aren't they? Just like elves and fairies and... unicorns? The spooky noises from the wood make Lauren and Twilight very nervous but they face their fears together and eventually they reveal the 'ghosts' to be selfish boys from school who tricked everyone into leaving the treehouse for them alone to use as a den. Lauren and Twilight turn the tables on the boys with a magical surprise of their own...

An emotional, intriguing story from the Number One bestseller of Then She Was Gone After her number-one single she was never heard of again . . .Fifteen years later, Bee Bearhorn is found dead in her flat.Ana Willis always day-dreamed about the exotic half-sister she hadn't seen in years. Now she comes to London to sort through Bee's possessions, only to find a life more surprising and mysterious than even she imagined.Along with Bee's closest friends, Ana sets out to discover exactly what happened to her half-sister, the one-hit wonder . . .'A compelling story packed with intriguing characters' The Times'Written with intelligence, verve and wit . . . a triumph' Hello'Inventive and moving, with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy' Sunday Times

Imagine sitting on the back of a snow-white unicorn. Imagine riding it high into the sky, the wind in your hair. Imagine owning it, loving and cherishing it forever. This dream comes true for Lauren Foster. By day she rides Twilight, an ordinary little pony, but as night draws in and Lauren recites a secret spell, Twilight becomes a unicorn with magical powers! Only Lauren knows Twilight's secret.

The third book featuring Lauren and her pony Twilight who changes into a unicorn when Lauren says the magic words. Lauren's friend Tilly doesn't want her father to re-marry. She doesn't get on with her future step-sister and doesn't know what to do. On the day of the wedding Tilly runs away and is found in Twilight's stable. Twilight conjures a vision of the future and shows Tilly how miserable her family would be without her and she agrees to go back. Lauren and Twilight use magic to help Tilly return to the wedding in time. In return Tilly promises to drink a special potion which makes her forget everything that Twilight and Lauren have shown her and keeps Twilight's secret safe.

A new adventure starring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight who turns into a beautiful, snow-white unicorn when Lauren says the magic words.There's great excitement at the stables - a beautiful mare called Apple has just had a foal! The new foal is gorgeous and seems to be watching Lauren with a very wise look in his huge eyes. Lauren's excitement is spoiled when snooty Jade Roberts turns up. Jade goes to Lauren's school and used to be Twilight's owner but she sold him because he was too quiet and dull. Lauren, of course, knows better...That night Lauren and Twilight visit the foal in secret. Suddenly Twilight hears a noise and they find Jade up to no good. Apple, fiercely protective of her foal, is frightened and angry at Jade's intrusion. Even though she doesn't like Jade, Lauren knows she has to do something to help. Lauren and Twilight make a daring rescue to save Jade who has to admit that she may have been wrong about Twilight after all. Later, Lauren and Twilight discover the reason for Apple's over-protectiveness - that maybe, just maybe, Currant is a new unicorn, but they'll have to wait at least a year to find out...

No.12 in the highly popular My Secret Unicorn series, featuring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight. Lauren and Twilight are delighted to learn that Currant, the new foal at Orchard Stables, is also a unicorn, and that Lauren's friend Grace is his special unicorn friend. Now they can all have fun together. But Currant soon realises being a unicorn is not as easy as he thinks, particularly when it comes to flying. Currant needs lots of help and, luckily, Lauren and Twilight know just what to do.

What does he think if I sleep with him on the first date?Why is he possessive even when he isn't all that into me?What does it mean when he won't call me his girlfriend?Why does he freak out when I leave my stuff at his house?What the HELL is He Thinking?Having spent a good part of her post-pubescent life picking apart dating dilemmas with her girlfriends over cocktails, Zoe Strimpel decided it was time to do something once and for all about the mystery that is the male mind. So, instead of moping about in the Mars/Venus divide, Zoe did something completely crazy: she talked to actual guys, getting them to explain the tales of confusion that she had gathered from her friends. And - would you believe - they had a lot of gems to offer. So while she had their attention, she also asked them the Eighty Questions You Most Want Men to Answer.

An exciting new adventure starring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight. It's the summer holidays and best friends Lauren and Mel are really excited about going to pony camp together. But when they get there they are surprised to find that they're not in the same cabin. Mel soon makes lots of new friends and Lauren begins to feel rather lonely and left out. Still, there's plenty of pony tasks to do and Lauren is glad she has Twilight to keep her busy. By the end of the week, Lauren begins to feel better, until she discovers that Mel's team is planning to cheat in the Orienteering Cup competition. Lauren has to persuade Mel that her new friends are not as nice as they seem - and she needs some extra special Twilight magic to help her!

No poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne, whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion and mental energy. From satire to tender elegy, from sacred devotion to lust, he conveys an astonishing range of emotions and poetic moods. Constant in his work, however, is an intensity of feeling and expression and complexity of argument that is as evident in religious meditations such as 'Good Friday 1613. Riding Westward' as it is in secular love poems such as 'The Sun Rising' or 'The Flea'. 'The intricacy and subtlety of his imagination are the length and depth of the furrow made by his passion,' wrote Yeats, pinpointing the unique genius of a poet who combined ardour and intellect in equal measure.

Caroline Stern is just like any London teenager. Except that she lives in a religious sect.As a child of 'The Organization' her every move - from what she eats to when she talks and whom she'll marry - is dictated by her elders. But as Caroline's free-thinking ways bring her into conflict with terrifying Miss Fowler and brutal punishments push her to breaking point, she acts on a terrible impulse and exacts a horrifying revenge. Twenty years later Caroline is living with her lover, Joe. He knows her as Lorrie and is unaware of the troubled childhood she's left behind. Until an old friend reappears and Caroline discovers that the past isn't so easily buried ...

Live Bait is the second book in P.J. Tracy's bestselling Twin Cities series.When elderly Morey Gilbert is found, lying dead in the grass by his wife, Lily, it's a tragedy, but it shouldn't have been a shock - old people die. But when she finds a bullet hole in his skull, the blood washed away by heavy rain, sadness turns to fear. It looks like an execution...Soon a whole city is fearful as new victims are found, killed with the same cold precision. All elderly. All apparently blameless.Detectives Gino and Magozzi, race to uncover a connection and their best hope of doing so may be Grace McBride, beautiful, damaged survivor of an earlier killing spree. And the answers, it seems, are buried in a terrible past.Grace MacBride and Detectives Gino and Magozzi are back in P.J. Tracy's Live Bait, the follow-up to debut Want to Play? Fans of Karen Rose should be paying attention. Follow the characters' journeys in the rest of the series: Want to Play?, Dead Run, Snow Blind, Play to Kill and Two Evils. Praise for P.J. Tracy:'Her second offering doesn't disappoint. Vivid scenes, realistic characters and humorous dialogue' Time Out 'A fast-paced, gripping read with thrills and devilish twists' GuardianP.J. Tracy is the pseudonynm for the mother-and-daughter writing team of P.J. and Traci Lambrecht. They are the authors of the award-winning and best-selling thrillers Live Bait, Dead Run, Snow Blind, Play to Kill, Two Evils and the Richard and Judy Book Club pick Want to Play?. All six books feature detectives Gino and Magozzi and maverick computer hacker Grace MacBride. P.J. and Traci both live near Minneapolis, Minnesota.www.pjtracy.net