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What it's like to be hit by lightning or to lose your sense of smell? Have you heard about the woman saved by bee stings - or the window cleaner who fell 400ft and lived? Written for the Wellcome charity, these 16 stories explore the mysteries of the human body. Learn about everything from diets to allergies to baldness.

Frank Beck sexually and physically abused more than 200 looked after children while working as a residential care home manager for Leicestershire County Council. This book shows how he got away with it, after gulling social workers and council managers. It is a new edition of a paperback originally published in 1998, with an additional new chapter on Greville Janner MP.Janner, a lawyer, backbencher and influential figure in Labour,avoided prosecution for his involvement in the Leicestershire care scandal, despite being named as an abuser during the criminal case against Beck.In an epilogue to this new, enlarged edition of this acclaimed book on the scandal, Paul Gosling deals with Janner's dominance of the local Labour Party, his influence within the wider parliamentary party and the failed police investigations into him.Detectives carrying out the latest investigation into Janner are working on the theory that he abused children with Beck.Abuse of Trust, first published in 1998,has long been viewed by social work professionals as an important audit of this case.Gosling and the BBC journalist Mark D'Arcy, his co-author, investigate how Beck and his cronies came to rampage through children's homes in Leicestershire for more than a decade.Despite complaints from children, they continued their reign of terror for 13 years, aided by - at best - incompetence at Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service.Hundreds of children in the care of the local authority were damaged, and some tragically died.One is suspected, now, of being murdered.At the time Beck was brought to justice for the scandal, allegations that the local MP Greville Janner was also involved were roundly dismissed in the House of Commons, where Janner was supported by his fellow Leicestershire MPs.REVIEWSToday when the pendulum seems to swinging again to start disbelieving claims by survivors that they were sexually abused the republication of a book examining one of the first major child sex scandals is a timely reminder of what victims faced in the 1970s and 1980s.Abuse of Trust looks at the case of the long dead Frank Beck, a charismatic social worker who got away with abusing possibly up to 200 children for two decades before finally being caught and convicted.It is particularly relevant as Alexis Jay's child sex abuse inquiry is planning to resurrect the dire situation in Leicestershire social services at the time with an examination of the role of the then local MP, Greville Janner, who was facing multiple charges of child sexual abuse at the time of his death last year.The book written by two diligent journalists, Mark D'Arcy, a BBC Parliament correspondent and Paul Gosling, an ex Leicester councillor and an experienced freelance journalist...I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to remind themselves about the sheer nastiness, brutality and cover ups that seem to dog this area.- David Hencke, investigative journalist, DavidHencke.comAn important and in-depth analysis of one case among the many... involving members of the 'establishment', where child victims of sexual crime, adult survivors and those professionals supporting them have been silenced and denied justice.- Dr Liz Davies Emeritus Reader in Child Protection London Metropolitan University, Canburypress.comFew books have managed to get to the heart of a story of abuse as thoroughly and accurately as Abuse of Trust... Chilling.- Christian Wolmar Journalist and author, Canburypress.com

'A thriller, whodunnit and impassioned polemic' (Patrick Barkham, Guardian)Dominic Dyer explores the science and electioneering behind Britain's most controversial wildlife policy: the badger cull.He exposes the catastrophic handling of bovine TB by the UKgovernment, the political manoeuvring that led to the cull being devisedin 2010, and the ongoing close relationship between itstwo instigators in Britain -the National Farmers Union and the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).He shines an unflattering spotlight on Cabinet ministers, the veterinary profession, environmental NGOs and the BBC, accusing them of doing too little to protect a protected wild species.Introduction by Chris Packham, naturalist and BBC TVpresenter'For many reasons we had come to love the badger, to cherish and admire it, to protect and celebrate it and of course many still do.'But the reputation of this essential member of the UK's ecology has been targeted by a smear campaign which has been swallowed by the gullible and fuelled by those with vested interests.'(Chris Packham, Introduction)REVIEWS'A thriller, whodunnit and impassioned polemic, this is the inside story of the badger cull.'A vital must-read for anyone concerned about the badger's enduring place in the British countryside.'(Patrick Barkham, nature writer for The Guardian.)It should be read by all those battling against government policies that put money ahead of science and the environment.Our natural world is too important to be over-ridden in this way.Dyer... pays tribute to the 'Badger Army', those many individuals from all walks of life who turned out to protest and importantly, once culling started, to protect the badgers out in the field.Badgered to Death is for them because it tells them just why they must keep fighting the culls. It will convince any reader how very wrong and ineffective the culls will prove to be.(Lesley Docksey, The Ecologist)I enjoyed reading this book and I strongly recommend it to you.If you sign up to the main message of the book, that these culls are a waste of money, a waste of Badgers and at best a partial and inefficient way to reduce bovine TB then you will be hopping mad right now and reading this book won't calm you down, it will energise you.(Mark Avery, MarkAvery.info)A vital read for anyone cares about the future of British wildlife

A factual account of the trial of British newspaper journalists for phone hacking, corruption of officials and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Among the accused were the former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson. This book covers every twist and turn of the case, which was heard in London in 2013 and 2014.Blow by blow: Crown v Rebekah Brooks & OthersPeter Jukes, an award-winning TV crime writer, starts at the beginning. In October 2013, an eight-month trial starts at the most famous court complex in London, the Old Bailey. It's a showdown that pits tabloid newspaper executives from Rupert Murdoch's News International against the British state.The journalists are accused of phone hacking, corrupting public officials and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. After years of cover up involving News International, the Metropolitan Police and the Government, the judge tells the jury: "e;British justice is on trial"e;.Insight into British journalism and politicsAfter tweeting the first few days, Peter Jukes, the author accidentally becomes the UK's first crowd-funded journalist. New media exposes the old as the trial lays bare the venality and surveillance of the News of the World: its ability to pry into the lives of anyone who matters, at any moment. A Hollywood actress. A missing girl. A Cabinet minister.It's also a battle.Battle of wits between London's top lawyersWith Rupert Murdoch's millions, seven defendants hire London's top QCs. Rebekah Brooks has the 0-a-day silk for corporations, Jonathan Laidlaw. Several times the multi-million pound cases totters on the brink of collapse. Drawing on verbatim court exchanges and exhibits, Jukes reveals the daily reality and grand strategies of a major criminal trial. He gives the secret of Rebekah Brooks' 14 days in the witness box. He explains why during a cigarette break a defence lawyer gave him a wry smile. And he discloses the failings of the Crown Prosecution Service which contribute to the (to some) shocking verdicts.REVIEWSTop court reporting (Nick Davies, The Guardian)Remarkable. I feel I now know all the key players and why some defendants were found guilty and some not, despite never having spent a minute at the trial(Professor Stewart Purvis, former ITN editor)Written in a chatty, gossipy style that brings the courtroom drama alive.(Nigel Pauley, Daily Star journalist)Absorbing and highly revealing... What's striking is how the mass of cash Rupert Murdoch threw at the defence disrupted, disturbed and thwarted the prosecution (Dan Waddell, ex-redtop reporter)This book is that rare beast a ground-breaking volume that's also entertaining and informative... There's a little of Dickens sharp observational eye in his accounts of the David v Goliath battle that took place in Court 12. Naturally, this being the underlings of billionaire Rupert Murdoch versus The Crown, the normal rules were suspended.(Paddy French, Press Gang)A must read for anyone who wants to understand not only our media, but power in Britain(Owen Jones, author The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It)