Legal TenderEdgar winner Lisa Scottoline returns to the courtroom with a taut and intriguing legal thriller where the search for justice turns into a fight to the death. Benedetta Bennie Rosato may be tall, blonde and built to last, but shes no sucker for a man in uniform. Shes a maverick lawyer who prosecutes police misconduct and excessive force cases, and business has never been better. Bennies latest client is an activist who has been roughed up by the police

These rules exist

the Olmec Indian head in the Simpsons' basement reveals some mysteries of its own

Stories for All Seasons

a first step toward mastering addition

and the joy of family rather than heavy doctrinal detail

the return of social unrest to emerging markets

and passion in artistic representations of human genitalia

Mathematics(standard)

A starry celebration of friendship from the creator of the bestselling Hugless Douglas series

Actually this vast place - the last unknown inhabited country in the world - is far more surprising and entertaining

‘Absorbing and important’ JOAN BAKEWELL

Why is it important