Remarkable Creatures Mary Anning uncovers dinosaur fossils near her home at Lyme Regis, but has a fight to be taken seriously. Written by Tracy Chevalier. Paperback, 352 pages, Harper, 2010.

Write to the Top!: How to Become a Prolific Academic Designed to help any academic become not only productive but truly prolific. Written by W. Brad Johnson. Paperback, 200 pages, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Introduction to Behavioural Ecology (New) Covers comparative analysis; the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting; and sexual selection. Written by J.R. Krebs and N.B. Davies. Paperback, 520 pages, Blackwell, 2012.

Kenya (Globetrotter Travel Pack) How to make the most of your visit: where to go, what to see, where to stay. Written by Dave Richards and Val Richards. Paperback, 128 pages, New Holland Publishers Ltd, 1999.

The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations The last hundred years offer a rich banquet of humour. Even Belgium, golf and inflation have inspired witty remarks. Written by Fred Metcalf (editor). Paperback, 384 pages, Penguin Books, 2002.

Beginner's Chinese Script,Teach Yourself: An introduction to reading and writing Chinese An introduction to the script form of Chinese, covering the fundamentals of reading and writing. Written by Elizabeth Scurfield. Paperback, 180 pages, Teach Yourself Books, 1999.

Birdsong (Vintage Classics) 20-year-old Stephen Wraysford, falls in love with a married woman on a trip to Amiens in 1910. Written by Sebastian Faulks. Paperback, 528 pages, Vintage Classics, 2011.

Slam Sam is sixteen and a skater. Life is good: his mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend - and he has met Alicia. Written by Nick Hornby. Paperback, 293 pages, Penguin, 2008.

Baby's World Quotes about babies and looking after them. Written by Lisa Berman. Hardback, 80 pages, Peter Pauper Press Inc,US, 1993.

The Little Book of Complete Bollocks A witty hatchet job on the therapy culture. Written by Alistair Beaton. Paperback, 144 pages, Pocket Books, 1999.

Sit Down and Listen: Stories from South Africa Explores the complex life of contemporary black South Africa through the form of traditional storytelling. Written by Ellen Kuzwayo. Paperback, 131 pages, The Women's Press Ltd, 1990.

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions More questions and answers from the the New Scientist magazine's popular Last word column. Written by Mick O'Hare (editor). Paperback, 236 pages, Profile Books, 2006.

Essential Psychology: A Concise Introduction Provides a far-reaching and up-to-date analysis of key issues in psychology in a highly accessible format. Written by Philip Banyard et al (editors). Paperback, 454 pages, Sage Publications Ltd, 2010.

Love Among the Chickens (eBook) P.G. Wodehouse's first novel introduces the world to Uckridge, one of his most extraordinary inventions. Written by P.G. Wodehouse. eBook (PDF), 127 pages, Lyme Regis Books, 2012.

Millie's Lyme (New) A dramatic family saga encompassing intrigue, seduction and wrongful imprisonment. Will help from an unexpected quarter rekindle hidden feelings? Written by Ann Barton Langley. Paperback, 445 pages, Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd, December 2011.

Bluff Your Way in Consultancy Facts, jargon and instant expertise on consultancy. Written by Nigel Viney. Paperback, 62 pages, Oval, 1999.

Local Area Networks and Their Applications Designed to provide a complete and concise guide to local area network theory and practice. Written by Brendan Tangney and Donal O'Mahony. Paperback, 246 pages, Prentice Hall, 1987.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka, the eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to only five members of the public. Written by Roald Dahl. Paperback, 134 pages, Puffin Books, 1973-177.

The Amber Spyglass Lyra lies sleeping in a cave, drugged into unconsciousness by her mother. Meanwhile, Will seeks blindly for her. Written by Philip Pullman. Paperback, 548 pages, Scholastic Point, 2001.

The Broken Bridge Ginny loves her life with her father in a Welsh seaside village. One a social worker arrives and old files are re-opened Written by Philip Pullman. Paperback, 295 pages, Macmillan Children's Books, 2001.

The Subtle Knife The second book in the Dark Materials trilogy. Will is 12 years old and he's just killed a man. Written by Philip Pullman. Paperback, 341 pages, Scholastic Point, 1998.

Zozu The Robot Rufus and Sarah found the Thing in the garden. It looked like a ball, buzzed and changed colour. Written by Diana Carter. Paperback, 111 pages, Puffin Books, 1986.

At My Mother's Knee...: and other low joints Paul O'Grady's early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure. Written by Paul O'Grady. Paperback, 464 pages, Bantam, 2009.

Sahara Perhaps Michael Palin's greatest challenge yet: to cross the vast and merciless Sahara desert. Written by Michael Palin. Paperback, 260 pages, Phoenix, 2003-2004.

Hemingway Adventure Hemingway had an appetite for travel and in this book Michael Palin revisits Hemingway's world. Written by Michael Palin. Paperback, 214 pages, Phoenix, 2003 reissue.