Stumped!

Stumped! offers definitive answers to sports-related conundrums including: * Which country is the best at sport?* Who would win a fight between Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee?* In motor racing, is the car …

Cooler, Faster, More Expensive

Posh is back and bigger than ever. From Peaches Geldof to David Cameron, a new breed of Sloane is taking over the country and Peter York, Britain’s foremost social commentator, and Olivia Stewart-Libe …

Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade

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The big things in life look after themselves. Birth, love, death – they’re all terrifically exciting, but they happen whether we like it or not. It’s the little things in life that cause the most trou …

Self-Made Man

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Norah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of Self-Made Man, her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even in a man’s world. Vincent spent a year and a half disguised as …

Once in a Lifetime (film tie-in)

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In 1971, Warner Brothers bought a local football team, the New York Cosmos. In 1975 the club signed a three-year deal with Pele, the greatest player the game had ever known. More big name signings wou …

The Mayor of Uglyvilles Dilemma

Inside this small (but perfectly formed) hardback there lurks some of the most devilishly difficult mathematical brainteasers human beings have yet devised.

Dealing With Depression

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Most of us get ‘the blues’ at some point in our lives, and some people find that they just can’t shake them. How can you tell when you or someone you know is suffering from depression that needs clini …

Love for Sale

The exchange of sex for money is often cited as the first profession, and is certainly the most controversial: from Lilith and Mary Magdalene to Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, the prostitute has been …

Stories I Stole

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Shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Book Award 2003Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2002Fed up with working for Time magazine in London, Steavenson moved to Georgia on a whim. Stories I Stole …

Death at the Priory

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Burnout

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Are you always exhausted? Unable to feel for others or for life’s pleasures? Find it hard to concentrate and take in what you read? You may have burnout.Burnout is widespread among high achievers in t …

Processed

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They’re totally delicious. We love crispy bacon with our eggs for breakfast, ham sandwiches for lunch and snags on election day. Lucie Morris-Marr’s family was no different, ordering pepperoni pizzas …