Penguin

It is the twenty-fourth of December. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his freezing cold office shouting 'Bah! Humbug!' at anyone who dares wish him a Merry Christmas. But that night the miser has a terrifying visitor. Marley, his dead business partner who must wander the earth for ever to pay for his sins, comes with a warning. Scrooge will be...

Put the buzz back into biology with Professor Robert Winston. What makes Earth an ideal place for life to survive? Robert Winston will take kids back to Earth's beginnings showing how organisms live and survive in "That's Life". From the very big to the microscopic, meet the animals, plants, fungi and bacteria that play an important role in...

With shades of both "The Book Thief" and "The Lovely Bones", James Kimmel Jr.'s first novel, "The Trial of Fallen Angels", is a story about what happens when we can't - or won't - let go. I remembered telling my husband I loved him and knowing I did. I remembered picking up my daughter at the end of the day and her squeals of delight when she saw...

Uncover the truth behind our food addiction - and learn how to break the cycle. Many of us find ourselves powerless in front of a bag of crisps, a packet of biscuits, and the last slice of pizza. Why is it that we simply can't say no? In "The End of Overeating" David Kessler, the man who took on the tobacco industry, exposes how modern food...

This title explores the magical world of Disney Fairies, where believing is just the beginning! "Disney Fairies the Ultimate Guide to the Magical World" will have you reaching for your wand and delving into a world of fairy fun. Full of your favourite characters, including Tinker Bell, Rosetta and Vidia; guiding you through the magical world of...

This is longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013. Colm Toibin's The Testament of Mary is the moving story of the Virgin Mary, told by a novelist famous for writing brilliantly about the family. From the author of Brooklyn, in a voice that is both tender and filled with rage, The Testament of Mary tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to...