Why do identical twins end up having such different lives?

Their genes are exactly the same, so why don't identical siblings' lives follow more similar patterns? The scientist behind a pioneering 21-year study believes he has the answer, as he tells Robin McKie

The Ministry of Thin by Emma Woolf – review

Emma Woolf's study of our obsession with being thin should serve as a wake-up call to all women, writes Barbara Ellen

The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review

An entertaining study of genetic disposition to crime poses challenging moral questions, says Salley Vickers

Be Awesome: Modern Life for Modern Ladies by Hadley Freeman – review

A confidence-boosting book for women under 40 has Miranda Sawyer crying out for the author to write a novel

Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review

George Monbiot's dream of a wilder Britain in which uplands would be cleared of sheep farming and populated with reintroduced species leaves Frances Stonor Saunders with a few questions

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan – review

Is our modern way of eating killing us and our sociability? Paul Levy on a new theory of diet

Be Awesome: Modern Life for Modern Ladies, by Hadley Freeman – review

Hadley Freeman's memoir masquerading as a survival guide is fresh, witty and packs a serious punch, writes Viv Groskop

The Society of Timid Souls by Polly Morland – review

Polly Morland's study of bravery is full of energy, curiosity and courage, writes Kate Kellaway

Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That’s Changing How the World Gets High by Mike Power – review

The web has transformed drug use in profound and unsettling ways, finds Carole Cadwalladr

How to spot a murderer’s brain

Do your genes, rather than your upbringing, determine whether you will become a criminal? And if we can spot people predisposed to crime, should we intervene? Tim Adams reports