Still a Bit of Snap in the CeleryIn 'A Shed of One's Own', Marcus Berkmann struck a chord and turned it into a bestseller. Now, turning 60, he realises he has entered a new age category: the Young Old. Well, the body continues to provide challenges (every group meeting seems to begin the dreaded 'organ recital'), and the bank balance may not be doing too well either but it's certainly not all doom and gloom. Here, he explains how to come to terms with the deficiencies and

even separated by so many miles and just as many lies

her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram

What kind of future do we want

so that we can get on with our lives efficiently (should I hang my laundry out to dry

principled and optimistic

who has travelled hundreds of miles to somehow find herself at the open door of Leah's ward

and from places and people through to sports and entertainment

with his tousled brown hair

this book offers a cultural journey with tales from various traditions

And why did the victims all take the same two weeks off work three years earlier

Now the food system itself is beginning to falter