Circadian rhythmsThis Very Short Introduction explains how organisms can 'know' the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chronobiological processes. Covering variables such as light, the metabolism, human health, and the seasons, Foster and Kreitzman illustrate how jet lag and shift work can impact on human well being.

asking surprising questions about trees with exciting quizzes

This title includes finely-detailed period photographs of Chepstow from the world-famous Francis Frith archive

and a celebration of belonging

they reveal the ten dramatic instincts

Alison's client doesn't deny that she stabbed her husband - she wants to plead guilty

and after years of struggle

Kemp hatches a dark and selfish plan to make his name and thwart his rival

A sensation wherever she went

and no rescue likely

led Radcliffe to think about the pivotal tracks in music and how the musicians who wrote and performed them - from Woodie Guthrie to Gloria Gaynor

taking you inside what these climbs really feel like

Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for 25 years