Bowie's BooksThree years before he died, David Bowie made a list of the one hundred books that had transformed his life a list that formed something akin to an autobiography. From 'Madame Bovary' to 'A Clockwork Orange', the 'Iliad' to the 'Beano', these were the publications that had fuelled his creativity and shaped who he was. In 'Bowie's Books', John O'Connell explores this list in the form of one hundred short essays, each offering a perspective on the man,

all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities

fifteen-year-old Greta decides to go on strike

The Teifi Valley's coroner

you can bring the benefits of the natural world back into your home

' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science

chronicling centuries of scientific breakthroughs by the discipline's most dynamic

First and foremost

studious and engaged in an eternal - and losing - battle to gain her mother's approval and affection

She does not know her destination

history - that is full of contemporary relevance: religious violence

Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop

Its residents welcome him with open arms - but there's more to this strange community than meets the eye