Look HereThis is a book about the joy of city life. The joy that comes from chance encounters, unexpected sights and sounds, glimmers of beauty flashing out from the grey and the rush of the everyday. The mix of people, shoulder to shoulder, sunbathing in parks, having a coffee, jumping on a bus, daydreaming on a bench. From this theatre of life, from this thrum of activity and private spots of solitude, can be drawn inspiration, emotion, memory. Exploring the

This report by the Independence Commission charts the next steps

there are words disappearing from children's lives

more furious and the pressures more intense

Ogilvy has since painted more than 50 bird nests from life

but - to their surprise - they find themselves on a path to freedom

and how to listen

ducks and worms to making berry crumble or a winter bird feast - this book is a glorious reminder that the natural world is on our doorstep waiting to be discovered

the intriguing characters and exotic atmospheres have survived

Hand-selected by Alastair Humpreys

A Welshman among the English

In the larger sense the global conflict grew out of not only German and Japanese aggression but Stalin's manoeuvrings

and straight talking but also articulate and insightful - I am just hugely fond of this guy'