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Guillain Charlotte: The Forest That
Grows Around Me

The Forest That Grows Around Me

In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual selection theory.'FASCINATING' The Times'Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers ... A treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike' Richard DawkinsAnimals rarely treat sex as a simple or mutually beneficial transaction. Choosing a mate is often a transcendent event to be approached with reverence, suspicion, angst and quite a bit of violence. For Matt Ridley, nowhere is this more acute than in birds.From a freezing hide on the Pennine moors at dawn, Ridley closely studies the rare Black Grouse. He is there for the lek - an elaborate courtship ritual of squabbling and strutting males. They dance and sing for hours each day to attract a mate over several months. With most males leaving exhausted and unsuccessful, Ridley looks at how females make their choice to cast fresh light on how such rituals have evolved and why.His pursuit follows five generations of biologists from Darwin and Wallace to the present day, uncovering how they have grappled with the implications of sexual selection as an eccentric, gonzo form of evolution. While most Victorian scientists found it impossible to believe female birds could select mates, Darwin was obsessed with the idea of sexual as well as natural selection.Drawing on his own lifelong passion, Ridley eavesdrops on the elaborate displays of bird species around the world, from the complex art installations made by Bowerbirds in Australia to the bubbling calls of Curlews in the UK's declining moorlands. In a wonderful blend of nature writing and elegant exploration of recent evolutionary theory, Birds, Sex and Beauty shows not only how mate choice has shaped the natural world, including humans, but how the song and plumage of birds can be thrillingly, breathtakingly beautiful.'Clear and entertaining ... Ridley explains all this history with lucidity and wit'New Statesman'Most of this fascinating and accessible book is about birds ... Ridley, very clearly, loves birds - and the enthusiasm is infectious'The Times'This is a fascinating story told with wit, scholarship and the passion of a true conversationist. Lord Ridley writes in the best tradition of great British naturalists' Country Life'Birds, Sex &amp; Beauty is a good read. It is a compelling history of sexual selection, rather than a synthesis that moves the field forwards'Nature

The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin’s Strangest Idea

Birds, Sex and Beauty

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026** 'Sublime ... A true masterpiece' DAILY TELEGRAPH, ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Mind-blowing' GUARDIAN 'Wondrous. Gives us trees as we've never seen them before' ISABELLA TREE, author of Wilding The extraordinary story of the inventive and astonishing ways trees have shaped our natural world. Over hundreds of millions of years, from the prehistoric forests to those standing tall over us today, trees have evolved to sculpt the environments. They split rock, change sex, spin carbon, and manipulate bacteria, animals and even humankind to achieve their ends and shape the natural world. In The Genius of Trees, Harriet Rix takes us on a mind-expanding, globe-spanning journey into the remarkable inner lives of trees. For the first time, we see trees not as victims, but as powerful agents of change in a grand ecological narrative - as leading actors in the great drama of life on earth who have transformed our planet and offer us hope for its future. **A TELEGRAPH, COUNTRY LIFE, NEW YORKER AND CRITIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025** 'Exceptional ... Changes our entire view of trees' ROBIN LANE FOX, Financial Times Gardening Columnist 'Full of wonder and revelation' SUE STUART-SMITH, author of The Well Gardened Mind 'Captivating' COUNTRY LIFE 'Profoundly inventive' INDEPENDENT 'A magisterial tour de force - destined to become a classic' BEN RAWLENCE, author of The Treeline

How trees mastered the elements and shaped the world

The Genius of Trees

Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead.------------------------------------------------PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026 BY ELLE, VOGUE, COSMOPOLITAN, STYLIST, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY AND WOMEN.COM'Unputdownable' COSMOPOLITAN'One to watch' ELLE'Wildly fun' i PAPER'A literary entrance worth noting' WOMEN.COM'I tore through it; as hilarious as it is heartfelt' CLAIRE DAVERLEY'Fans of Dolly Alderton and Nora Ephron will eat this up' LAURA HANKIN'Breathtakingly original' CLARE LESLIE HALL'Dazzlingly funny and devastating and life-affirming' ELLA BERMAN'A funny book about grief, an honest book about lying' JENNY JACKSON'A blazing firework of a novel' MORGAN DICK'A book as compulsive as Dandelion Is Dead has no business being this psychologically astute, this emotionally complex, this genuinely hot ... One of the fiction debuts of the year' EMMA FORREST------------------------------------------------Seven months after Dandelion's death, Poppy resurrects her sister's phone and finds a message from a man on a dating app. Jake.Dandelion delighted in bad behaviour. She pushed Poppy to be daring. So, on what would have been her 40th birthday, Poppy decides to do something her sister would love, and - for one night only - she goes on a date as Dandelion.Only when Poppy meets Jake, they have unexpected chemistry. Thrillingly hot, confusing chemistry. They become tangled in deceit while discovering something shockingly real. What happens when you fall in love with a lie?As a precarious dare spirals somewhere altogether more unexpected, Dandelion is Dead becomes a love story, a ballad of sisterhood and an ode to bad behaviour.------------------------------------------------'Almost made me redownload Hinge for the plot' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'What starts as a grief-fuelled moment of reckless curiosity turns into a wildly original rom-com ... The masterful pacing and vividly realised characters make it hard to believe that this is Storey's first book' OPRAH DAILY'This tale of both romantic and sisterly love seamlessly combines humor and heartbreak' PEOPLE'If you're a fan of messy, character-driven conflict in contemporary fiction, Dandelion Is Dead is for you ... this book read like an indie movie: A little raw, a little quirky, with lots of heart' READER'S DIGEST'The novel is as lively and vibrant as its titular character is dead' BOOK REPORTER

Dandelion is Dead

Meet the scientists uncovering the secrets of Earth's harshest environments - the polar regions
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025

AN&nbsp;ECONOMIST&nbsp;BOOK OF THE YEAR

'Thrilling... This book is a reminder of how incredibly "cool" our planet can be, and how we must fight to protect it.'&nbsp;Nick Mohammed

Frigid, remote and inhospitable - the polar regions seem far removed from our everyday lives.

But these seemingly isolated ice realms shape life on our planet far more than we realise, influencing everything from the climate to ocean health. They may even hold the secrets to the origins of the Earth.

Taking an epic journey of discovery from pole-to-pole, ferrying between penguins and polar bears, Ends of the Earth reveals the polar regions as never before. Meeting with the leading physicists, climatologists, geologists, biologists and palaeontologists working in these extremes - often as eccentric as they are intrepid - Neil Shubin presents the compelling new science of the Arctic and Antarctic with characteristic verve and expertise.

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'A fast-moving, fascinating book that combines travelogue and natural science discovery... a delightful and compelling read.'&nbsp;Daniel J. Levitin, author of&nbsp;The Organised Mind

'Gripping... Shubin's captivating storytelling will give you a new appreciation for some of the harshest and most mysterious places on Earth.'&nbsp;Steve Brusatte, author of&nbsp;The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

'What a remarkable planet we live on - wildest at its cold and lovely poles. This compelling volume should summon us to defend that cold, the vital task for our time on earth.' Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

'Fascinating. Important.' Spectator

Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and our Future

Ends of the Earth

Ann-Marie Powell guides you through the seasons and shares the very best plants to bring colour into your garden every month. Choose from a whole host of ready-made planting combinations and ideas.

How to create a bold and bright garden

A Year of Colour

Explore the stark beauty and quiet charm of South Africa's Namaqualand, Hantam Karoo and West Coast regions. Discover a landscape transformed by the colours of spring, where even the harshest places are full of surprises. This book will direct you to the most stunning flower-viewing locations, complete with maps, contact information and stunning photography to enhance your journey. If seeing the wildflowers has ever been on your bucket list, Namaqua Self-Drive is the book for you.

Namaqualand, Nieuwoudtville & West Coast

Namaqualand Self-Drive

PRAISE FOR ELEMENTAL 'An extraordinary mastery of geopolitics, combining years on the ground in the most challenging places, a raw instinct for politics and a deep ethical concern for the world in the face of climate catastrophe. A masterpiece.' Rory Stewart 'A powerful, passionate and utterly convincing book, which brings a diplomat's experience to bear on why climate change is driving conflict and disorder in our world and what can still be done to reverse these alarming trends.' Lord Peter Ricketts, former UK National Security Adviser, ex-head of the diplomatic service and UK ambassador to France

the first comprehensive account of the geopolitics of climate change

Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive it

Lift Touch and Learn First Words: Animals

DO YOU DARE MAKE THE PLEDGE? The brand-new destination thriller from the half-a-million-copy bestseller. _________________________ A MYSTERIOUS OFFER When Thea deciphers a cryptic invitation, she can't believe it's real. Yet the next moment she's on a jet, being whisked off to a private Caribbean island. BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY HOLIDAY Her fellow guests are richer than rich - billionaires, tech bros, even royalty; all in paradise to sign a global deal. So what is Thea doing here? THERE IS NO ESCAPE By the morning, their host is dead - and so is any hope of getting off the island. NO GETAWAY As guests are picked off one by one, the group's suspicions turn on Thea. ONLY A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL But the killer isn't the only threat on the island - and escape means facing her worst fears . . . _________________________ READERS LOVE SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT'S PAGE-TURNING THRILLERS: 'I wanted to inhale in but also savour every word' 5 stars 'Gripped me from the first page and I couldn't stop reading' 5 stars 'Each one gets better and better' 5 stars 'Fantastic plot. A great read' 5 stars

The nail-biting, escapist crime thriller from the half-million copy bestseller

The Pledge

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2026 in the subject Guidebooks - School, Education, Pedagogy, , course: Education Management and Administration, language: English, abstract: Zambia's rural households face recurrent climate shocks, thin markets, and persistent poverty, which heighten vulnerability and limit productive investment. In this context, work¿conditional social protection programmes such as Food¿for¿Work (FFW) and Cash¿for¿Work (CFW) aim to stabilise consumption while building community assets. Yet evidence on their comparative effectiveness remains fragmented and sensitive to market conditions, seasonality, and implementation quality.
This thesis assesses FFW and CFW in Zambia, examining targeting accuracy, delivery efficiency, asset quality, and cost¿effectiveness, alongside impacts on food security, diversification, savings, debt, assets, labour allocation, and subjective well¿being. Special attention is given to heterogeneity by market access, timing within agricultural calendars, gender, and shock exposure. A mixed¿methods design combines a three¿wave household panel with qualitative process data. Propensity score matching and inverse probability weighting construct comparable groups, followed by difference¿in¿differences and fixed¿effects models; instrumental variables address potential endogeneity. Standardised indicators including HDDS, FCS, CSI, PMT scores, and Simpson Index guide measurement. 
Results show both modalities reduce negative coping and stabilise consumption. CFW yields greater improvements in dietary diversity and flexibility where markets and payment systems function well. FFW performs better in remote areas, during price spikes, and in lean seasons by guaranteeing staple supplies. Timing is critical: pre¿lean¿season transfers reduce distress sales and improve input access. CFW supports small enterprise entry, savings, and livestock gains; FFW protects schooling, meal frequency, and labour productivity. Both reduce high¿interest borrowing, though via different channels. 
Implementation quality strongly shapes outcomes. FFW faces logistical risks, while CFW is vulnerable to payment delays and inflation. Cost¿effectiveness varies by geography, with CFW cheaper in connected areas and FFW preferable where cash conversion is costly. Gender effects show increased autonomy under CFW and reduced budgeting stress under FFW, moderated by childcare and worksite conditions.

Programme Effectiveness and Household Livelihood Outcomes

Evaluating Food-for-Work and Cash-for-Work Interventions in Zambia

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