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Vince Cable has been described as ‘the sage of the credit crunch’ with good reason. He warned about the collapse in the housing market before prices began to fall; argued for the nationalisation of Northern Rock before it became government policy; predicted the banking crisis and, for many years, expressed alarm at the growing amount of personal debt. Transcending party politics, Cable explains with authority, clarity and humour, the causes of the world economic crisis and how we should rise to the challenges it brings.

Dick King-Smith, the award-winning author of The Sheep-Pig, is one of the country’s best known and best loved children’s authors. This brilliant selection contains ten hilarious stories starring a diverse cast of lovable animal characters. Packed full of action, drama and masses of humour, you’ll soon discover for yourself why this author is held in such high regard.

Yuck is the muckiest, yuckiest, naughtiest little boy… ever! If you like Horrid Henry, you’ll love Yuck’s laugh-out-loud gags, bucket-loads of cheek and wildly imaginative schemes to stay out of trouble. Filled with slime, burps, bogeys and even farts (OK, you can stop laughing now) we think these books are probably best for boys but think there are plenty of girls out there who would love these grubby, silly and totally hilarious stories too!

Pippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder how she came to be in this place. The answer is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage. It brilliantly reveals the challenges of modern life - and all the possibilities that it holds.

In this brilliant debut, Jones tells the story of a boy who refuses to accept the polite lies of a tightly knit community that rejects love in favor of appearances. Written with nail-biting suspense, “The Outcast” is an emotionally powerful testament to the powers of love and understanding.

Can love outwit death? An epic novel of two lives sustained through the memory of love. 1992: Leo Deakin wakes up in a hospital somewhere in South America, his girlfriend Eleni is dead and Leo doesn’t know where he is or how Eleni died. He blames himself for the tragedy and is sucked into a spiral of despair. But Leo is about to discover something which will change his life forever. 1917: Moritz Daniecki is a fugitive from a Siberian POW camp. Seven thousand kilometres over the Russian Steppes separate him from his village and his sweetheart, whose memory has kept him alive through carnage and captivity. The Great War may be over, but Moritz now faces a perilous journey across a continent riven by civil war. When Moritz finally limps back into his village to claim the hand of the woman he left behind, will she still be waiting? Danny Scheinmann paints a dramatic portrait of two men sustaining their lives through the memory of love. Cinematic and brimming with raw emotions, it is the magnificent and emotive debut from a remarkable new writer.

Jamie Ballantyne and Artemis King were never meant to fall in love. The feud between their families has run for three generations. But whatever Jamie’s head tells him, his heart belongs to Artemis - perhaps it’s time to bury the hatchet. Then Jamie and Artemis start to uncover their shared past. What they find will rock the foundations of both their families, as a web of deceit and intrigue is ruinously exposed! The most captivating novel yet from a natural born storyteller.

Following a highly successful media career, a horrific car accident left Rosie Boycott rethinking her life and turning in a direction she would never previously have imagined. Abandoning her city life in London for a new life as a smallholder, she and her husband immersed themselves in rural living, trying to make the land profitable. In this compelling and endearing account of her new life, Rosie reflects on the rhythms of the seasons and the healing power of nature.

This is a complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain. There are 1039 main entries, which include wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and rushes. A botanical hotspots section includes 100 rarer species and focuses on which places to visit in Britain which are particularly rich in flower species. The introduction gives information about habitats and general background information to making identifications. Comparison pages show different leaf shapes, flower clusters etc. so that you can quickly and easily navigate to the right section of the book to make your identification. Maps are included for all species to show where they can be found.

How does one give meaning to one’s life? How can one justify one’s existence? How does one make experience valuable, and keep growing and learning in the process - and through this learning acquire a degree of understanding of oneself and the world? A civilised society is one which never ceases debating with itself about what human life should best be. Some would say that if we want ours to be such a society we must all contribute to that discussion. In this superb collection of writing A.C. Grayling, one of our most pre-eminent philosophers, discusses some of today’s most meaningful questions and uses a series of essays to further our understanding of what is truly important if we wish to live life well.