Firmament'Compelling . . . Clark's enthusiasm shines through on every page' Sunday Times 'An engaging and lively history' Financial Times __________ A thin invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique climates and weather patterns that make each part of the world different. In Firmament atmospheric scientist and science communicator Simon Clark offers a rare and accessible tour of the ins and outs

Chris Riddle

There was always an air of mystery about the Abbé Lorenzo da Ponte

but belief rules all

the sexy department store heir Venus has had an unrequited crush on since childhood-and the man who helped ruin her father

This book applies to all festivals - literary music folk jazz food arts - big and small

no morals and no empathy

It is all here: the rows with prime ministers

walked his factories with him

prompting her to retreat in anger

Once again she betrays her friendship with Polly Frobisher and threatens the fragile contentment of her remarkable grandmother Alice Tregowan

Assistant DA Alex Cooper

in the wake of an economic recession and decreased military spending