The parent trap
Review: Secret World of the Working Mother by Fiona Millar, The See-Saw by Julia Hobsbawm and The Idle Parent by Tom HodgkinsonIan Sansom assesses three guides to coping with the next generation
Snooze flash: Bosses encourage sleeping on the job
National Nap at Work Week is the perfect antidote to the clocks going forward, says Huma Qureshi as she stifles a yawn
Confessions of a shrink
When psychotherapist Jane Haynes decided to expose the shocking details of her life and work in an autobiography, many of her peers were horrified. By Stuart Jeffries
The change: it’s not what it used to be
Review: Hot Flushes, Cold Science by Louise FoxcroftShows how and why the menopause remains a taboo says Louise Foxcroft
A journey to the wilder shores of love
Review: Other Side of Desire by Daniel BergnerAlexander Linklater is fascinated by an exploration of the unusual ways in which lust manifests itself
A potent dose of mother courage
Review: Lost Child by Julie MyersonJulie Myerson has caused a storm with revelations about her drug-using son. Kate Kellaway says it is a book that had to be written
The Year of Living Biblically
Review: The Year of Living Biblically by AJ JacobsJo Littler enjoys AJ Jacobs' story of vowing to follow the Bible literally for 12 months
Out of control
Review: The Decisive Moment by Jonah Lehrer and The Element by Keith RobinsonSteven Poole examines two views of the power of the human brain
I like my gurus delivered in a cardboard box
Online shopping has turned me into self-help addict, says Clare Allan
Contamination fears prompt meningitis C vaccine recall
• Sterility issue in solvent for Italian medicine• Watchdog says no children believed to be at risk