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How much can one love a tree

Shame might be far from the first thing that comes to mind when you think about what's causing your problems

Mary Anning tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering her first fossil finds at the age of ten to her sales of important discoveries to wealthy scientists

and to children of all ages

Full of quirky nuggets of history

she must overcome her fear of the ghost who is said to haunt the area

detailing where the quotation has come from and why it may be useful when searching for an elegant or informed line to illustrate a point

mid-magic mushroom trip

no-holds-barred tour behind the scenes of some of the most famous criminal cases of modern times' The Secret Barrister

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What caused the Black Death

Dowden combines a novelist's gift for atmosphere with the scholar's grasp of historical change as he spins tales of cults and commerce in Senegal and traditional spirituality in Sierra Leone