Gregory Brooks Knihy

When"" BBC Radio 4's "Material World "programme" "announced a search for the UK's top amateur scientist, little did anyone expect that the winning experiment would comprise one of our humblest garden pests. Ruth Brooks posed this question: Do snails have a homing instinct? The nation was gripped by the unexpected thesis and by Ruth's online diaries, which catalogued her trials and tribulations as she got to grips with these slimy little gastropods."A Slow Passion" is Ruth's story, with anecdotes and misadventures galore. What starts out as a ruthless vendetta against the snails that are decimating her hostas becomes a journey of discovery into the whys and wherefores of snail life. When Ruth dumps a group of the worst offending snails in a far-off wood, she decides to paint their shells with nail varnish, just to see what happens. And guess what, they come back home. This is the beginning of an obsession that sees the grandmother-turned-scientist prowling about and pouncing on the snails in her garden, sneaking off on night-time missions to repatriate bucketloads of painted snails, reading up on the sex-life of snails (which turns out to be unexpectedly romantic) and, eventually, sending off the application to a national competition for home science. With charming illustrations, "A Slow Passion "is a sweet, funny and surprising investigation into the hidden life of snails, which will change the way you look at the smaller (and slower) things in life.

What if you met your idol?A chance meeting on a plane. Two people's destinies collide.Flight attendant, Amy Armstrong, is infatuated with Zach Hayes, the lead singer with Sovereign X. When he appears on her flight, she's blindsided; can she keep her emotions in check? Can she make a lasting impression?Two years later and now a journalist, Amy encounters him again with a new opportunity to make an impact... The sexual chemistry between them is amazing. But now she's in a serious relationship with Will, the man she loves... She thought Will was ‘the One', or is he? Should she seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what may happen with Zach?Surely their fate is Written in the Stars, but what will the consequences be? Will Amy choose the love of her life or the man of her fantasies?

Summer. A time to relax, to enjoy; to see friends, to soak up those rays, that heat - and what better way to do it than with a book in your hand? Perfect for the beach, a garden, a chair, or even a mountainside. A place where life can just flow on by, as you lose yourself in a story.Especially stories such as these. Enter the worlds of eighteen different people. Eighteen different lives from all over the world, each with their own tale to tell, their own problems to resolve. But unlike the pure, undiluted sunlight you'll be basking in, remember one important detail as you read.Things are never quite as they seem...