Author:Jena Pincott
Q: Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?
A: Marilyn Monroe, Scarlet Johansson and Gwyneth Paltrow would be happy to know that they do.
During the Ice Age, when even cavemen were in short supply, the blonde woman really did get her man - simply because her light coloured hair made her stand out. Plus scientists have recently discovered that natural blondes have higher oestrogen levels. In short, golden (preferably long) hair shouts : 'I am young, sexy - and fertile' to every member of the male species within a few miles.
Q: When's the best time to seduce my man?
A: Your other half will definitely get more possessive and more attracted to you when you're ovulating and at your most fertile. You'll spend time on your make-up and choose next day's outfit before you go to bed. Your lips will be fuller, and your skin will be radiant because of the high levels of oestrogen being pumped through your blood. But don't get carried away by how sexy you feel. You are also more likely to be unfaithful during this period and your boyfriend is also likely to run away with another equally fertile member of the female species.
Q: How do I get him to change his wild lifestyle?
A: Get pregnant. Shocking but true. Fathers have lower testosterone levels than single men which means that they are more easy-going and less confrontational, they take fewer life threatening risks, and they are far less likely to have an affair with the leggier, skinnier blonde from the office.
Peter Gethers' trio of books about the globe-trotting Norton are witty and warm. We not only learn of Norton's sweet personality but also about the author's feelings about what really matters when it comes to love and cats
—— Vicki Myron, author of DEWEYGethers captures the joy and sadness of loving and losing a pet. Bottom line: Tuesdays with Norton
—— PeopleNine lives wasn't enough for Norton. He needed ten! I'll miss my literary friend
—— Rita Mae BrownLaugh-out-loud and tear-jerking recollections: Gethers makes Norton an immortal, delivering an affecting narrative that belongs on the bookshelf of all cat fanciers
—— Kirkus ReviewsGeorgina Ferry's biography captures not only the scientific advances made by Perutz but also his curious personal qualities
—— EconomistFerry's story... proceeds with pace and clarity, explaining the science vividly and buoyed throughout by an infectious enthusiasm
—— Times Literary Supplement[A] marvellous biography of one of the least known of the twentieth century's great scientists...Ferry has mined gold into the lives of two of the founders of structural biology; I can't wait to see who she tackles next
—— NatureMax Perutz, one of science's great ambassadors... has been given a meaty biography by former New Scientist writer Georgina Ferry
—— Jewish QuarterlyGeorgina Ferry has produced a first rate account of his life... there is no difficult physics and the story will appeal to anyone who wants to know how science works and how exciting scientific research can be
—— Royal College of Pathologists magazineAs unexpected as it is brilliant... A moving, powerful meditation on the natural world that envelops us, even in the heart of our cities
—— Helen Dunmore , Guardian Summer ReadingHaunting and passionate.... in graceful, poetic prose, compels us to look again and marvel at the 'storm of life over our heads
—— Huon Mallalieu , Country Life, Christmas round upThe year's most unusual travel book
[An] eye-opening and hugely enjoyable book
—— Daily TelegraphWritten in a delectable prose that scatters flashes of poetry over a sardonic undertow of social comment, Edgelands is a lyrical triumph. On Britain’s grotty margins, the duo trace “desire paths” to find beauty and mystery in the rough darkness on the edge of town
—— Boyd Tonkin , Independent