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Think you can read people? You can at the Human Library, an international project that aims to dissolve prejudices by getting people to talk to others they wouldn’t ordinarily meet

Why do girls struggle to name female role models beyond fashion or social media celebrities? A book that showcases 60 inspiring women is being donated to 18,000 schools in a bid to challenge this

As mindfulness colouring books dominate shop shelves, we look at the wellbeing benefits of this new take on child’s play

Harriet Lawrence reviews Fairtrade pioneer Francisco Van der Hoff Boersma's book, which details the founding principles of what is now a global phenomenon

Debbie So reviews Time on Our Side, a book that advocates a shorter working week

Matt Mellen discovers how much we can learn from every minutiae of wildness around us as he reviews The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st-century Bestiary by Caspar Henderson

As the National Literacy Trust publishes figures suggesting children are reading less, a variety of projects across the country are working hard to keep books cool and are making it easier to get [...]

Bookworms can get their literary fix for free while helping the environment, thanks to a number of innovative schemes around the UK

A donkey and bicycle-drawn cart is delivering a library service to schools in Somalia, Sudan and Uganda

Jay Shafer has been living in less than 100 square feet since 1997. The experience prompted him to write The Small House Book.

There is not a single outcome in this book that could notrealistically be achieved if we do all the things, beginning now, thatare entirely within our ability to do.' Richard Heinberg, [...]

Star Khechara's Holistic Beauty Book is a DIY skincare manual for thoseof you concerned about nasty chemicals in your cosmetics.

On 22nd December, Baloo, Bagheera, Mowgli and other members of the cast of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book raised vital funds to pay for the bear necessities of life'.

Are you concerned about climate change and pollution, nuclear power,the future of water and oil, farming and food? Then this is definitelythe book for you!

Trenna Cormack writes about the inspiration behind her book that grew out of the Be The Change Conference.

An American non-profit organisation, What Kids Can Do,has worked with students at Awet Secondary School in Kambi ya Simba todocument daily life in their village. The students photographs and [...]

Sharing its principles, methods and techniques with organic farming, biodynamic agriculture additionally acknowledges that the plant's growth is also affected by planetary influences like the [...]

"Peoples of the Planet" is an unforgettable journey into the heart of civilization and its mysteries. Made with 100% recycled card.