The EarthIt is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and turns, surprising heroes and unlikely survivors. This title beautifully distils this complex story into a meaningful scale. In taking a closer look at 47 carefully selected

whether Buddhist or not

They are the best of friends

Once described as 'that metropolis of dress and debauchery' by the Scottish poet David Mallet

where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters

The Gospel of the Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition

'You Can't Say That Any More' reveals the shocking danger around us in the books

An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's Red Army and Lenin's single-minded Communist dictatorship

and Vietnamese soldiers and their families

The leader of the world's sixth largest economy

She also knows how busy everyone is so in her first book she shows how easy it is to eat delicious protein and fibre packed meals without spending hours in the kitchen

the West was rebuilt and came to dominate the entire globe

With the Paris Climate conference looming on the horizon