Short Books: 92 books

When his teacher sets the class a History project, Sam cannot choose which bit of History he prefers, so decides to do ALL OF IT. His version of History is a rumbustious collection of half-remembered facts, assembled roughly in the right order, and glued together with alarmingly confident misunderstanding....

Jeremy Keeling first met Amy, an abandoned orang-utan, when he was looking after the private menagerie of music impresario Gordon Mills. Amy had been born to an orang-utan with no maternal instincts and Jeremy, feeling a connection with the rejected primate, hand-reared her. A friendship was forged...

In the last century it was argued that men are from Mars and women are from Venus - but things have moved on a long way since then. In this timely new approach to the debate, Tom Whipple travels far and wide - from a Home Counties swingers' party to a gay penguin sanctuary in Germany - and draws on...

From the co-writer of the record-breaking BBC3 sitcom, Bad Education. 'Doctor, doctor, what do you call a book about comedy that tries to be funny, argumentative, wide-ranging, silly, weirdly personal and fairly well-researched?' 'Doomed to failure.' Bullets are violent. Jokes are violent. Can either...

Psychologist Dr Ashley Conway has worked with individuals with a wide variety of problems, including anxiety and panic, trauma reactions and stress-related illnesses. In No Worries, he draws on illuminating case studies from his years of clinical experience to explain the root causes of anxiety and...

Have you or Dad ever taken drugs? If there's a God, why does he let us go to war? Can I get my belly button pierced? Why were you and Daddy shouting last night? Mum, why don't you have a willy? All parents know the moment. You are preparing the lunchbox or trying to pack the boot of the car,...

Did you know that eating sushi in the winter can be positively bad for you? Any idea why you need to eat a different lunch when it starts to rain? Or why steak is more nutritious than a salad? Forget everything you thought you knew about healthy eating. This book offers an exciting new take on nutrition...

[b]Bicentenary Edition" Celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen[/b] In a country parsonage in the late 18th century, there lived a large family of seven children. They were all bright and clever and noisy, so nobody really noticed when little Jane turned quietly into a genius… The...

The cutter came last night. I recognized her: her black clothes, her narrow face and the yellow whites of her eyes. 15-year-old Zahra has lived in England most of her life, but she is haunted by memories of her early childhood: the warm sun and loud gunfire, playing with her older sister in the time...

"The past grabs hold and will not let you go in this uncanny and beautiful novel. Strange and delicious in the manner of Rebecca." Sarah Blake, author of The Postmistress Set in the shimmering landscape of the southern Cevennes, Natalie Young's novel, alternates between the years...

Sometimes there is just not enough love to go round... Maureen's family is a blessing and a curse. Her mother did her best but everyone is still fighting for survival at the expense of their loved ones. Susan thinks her aunt is her sister. Nobody has seen Sandra's Kelly since Alan stashed a pound...

Eight old friends reunite for a week in the sun… What could possibly go wrong? When her old flame Sam rings up one day and invites her on a villa holiday in Italy, Jen is completely thrown off balance. Sam, as she cannot help but recall, was the best kiss of her life. With her husband Marcus constantly...

The vegan revolution is here. More and more people are looking to eat and shop in a way that treads as lightly as possible on our fragile planet while lightening the load on our bodies too. In this book, renowned green food blogger Kate Ford presents the easy way to go vegan - showing you how...

**Can you really eat well on a tight budget? Yes, you can! As food blogger Jane Ashley shows, the key is to be a savvy shopper and to cook from scratch rather than rely on pre-prepared foods. And it’s all much easier than you might think.** This book offers delicious, quick recipes,...