Expecting EmilyEmily is expecting. She is 34 weeks pregnant, her ankles are swollen, her hair is falling out and she's worried about the baby. Now she's been passed over for partnership in the firm of solicitors where she puts in more than 48 hours a week. And if that weren't enough it looks as if her husband, the piano playing Conor, may have been running his fingers over more than the ivories while on tour in Germany. Depressed, demoted and about to deliver,

Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing

Young children will love this chunky board book full of opposite things and the different sounds they make

Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs

almost nutty-tasting flavour and explanations for why it is so essential to brown onions to a deep russet colour

For some the quest for approval becomes an actual addiction

Celia Cruz

with boxes containing tips on how to treat a scorpion sting or a snake bite

within days

they have never been the subject of a major biography before

He examines in detail three relationships from across centuries and nations to illustrate how people in power cope with the pleasures and pitfalls of friendship in public life

brimming with ancient anecdotes contained within the earth" - CULTURE TRIP

With beautiful watercolour artwork