Focus on key issues in expanding the genetic base for Musa, including, exploiting current collections of germplasm and collecting and evaluating wild Musa species and landracesCovers methods for improving fertility, resistance and other traits in CavendishReviews the range of conventional and modern molecular techniques for breeding new banana varieties

THE BOLD NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PANOPTICON, LUCKENBOOTH AND OOTLIN'Wondrously clever, imaginative and slyly satirical ... a fierce talent'The Times'A scorching meditation on being human'Financial Times'A glorious, garrulous gallimaufry of a novel'The Herald'Fizzes with impatience, inven...

The must-have health bible that explains exactly how to stay in radiant, optimal health all year round.Are you confused about what supplements you should be taking? Do you want to know how you can reverse the effects of pollution on your body? Would you like to eat seasonally?Drawing on Dr Jenny Goodman's 20+ years' experience as a medical doctor, lecturer and qualified nutritionist, Staying Alive in Toxic Times sets out exactly what to ea...

**WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZELonglisted for the Women's Prize for Non FictionShortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year**'An astonishing story of survival' Guardian'Extraordinary and uplifting' Observer'A triumphant tale of survival' Financial Times'An extraordinary book' Literary Review'To ...

Jenny Behnisch, die Leiterin der gleichnamigen Klinik, kann einfach nicht mehr. Sie weiß, dass nur einer berufen ist, die Klinik in Zukunft mit seinem umfassenden, exzellenten Wissen zu lenken: Dr. Daniel Norden! So kommt eine neue große Herausforderung a

*****Jenni Fagan's new novel The Delusions is available now***A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION AND THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE'One of the most cunning and spirited novels I've read for years'ALI SMITH'Knocked the breath out of me'OBSERVER'Glorious, unforgettab...

A captivating picture book biography of determined innovator Dr. Robert B. Irwin, who invented the audiobook and revolutionized the way stories are shared, opening the door for people of all abilities to become readers.Robert Benjamin Irwin loves to learn and explore. But when he’s five, his eyes grow red and painful from fever, and he loses his sight. Since he can no longer see, Robert focuses instead on what he can do: discovering new ways to learn and e...

An improbable call for help from River Song draws the Doctor and Amy to the wreck of the starship Byzantium on the world of Alfava Metraxis. The wreck contains a deadly cargo – a Weeping Angel, determined to escape. And the starship’s crash site, infringing on a sprawling subterranean tomb, is no coincidence.In uneasy alliance with a squad of military clerics, the Doctor’s investigation becomes a desperate battle to survive as an army of implacable, quantum-locked killers grows eve...

*****Jenni Fagan's new novel The Delusions is available now***A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A vivid and tender coming-of-age story set at the end of the world'**GUARDIAN'She writes at the pace of thought, sentences like gunfire'FINANCIAL TIMES'A chillingly plausible near-future ... intimately imagined'THE SPECTATOR

*****Jenni Fagan's new novel The Delusions is available now***A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION'One of the most stunning literary experiences I've had in years'IRVINE WELSH'[A] weird and wonderful gothic confection'GUARDIAN'An audacious statement and a terrif...

Presenting the architecture and the spectacular skills at work in the most inspiring structures on Earth, with the Royal Institute of British Architects.What We Can Build is an exciting, bold and info-packed introduction to the world of architecture. In this book, the words and pictures work together to present a wide variety of structures and styles, explaining just what it takes to dream them up and put them up. From the ancient to the s...

Daisy is eight months pregnant and can't go ten minutes without using her fingers to take care of her very personal needs. So when the doctors tell her that they can cure her condition if she'll be their freeuse woman for a day, she jumps at the chance.The next day, she gets passed from room to room where a different doctor uses her body in different ways.When one doctor uses her backdoor in the main lobby while friends and colleagues from around town watch and cheer her on...