This complete guide to the world of Tintin, lavishly illustrated with photographs, illustrations, sketches & maps is the perfect gift for any Tintin fan. For many years, author Michael Farr was a reporter like Tintin. He covered many of the same countries, or at least their real-life counterparts. He came to know Herge, himself, & for this book was given access to his immense archive. The leading British expert on Tintin, Michael has created the ultimate guide to Tintin`s world. ...

There are living things so tiny millions could fit on a dot. Although they are invisible, they are everywhere & they multiply very quickly. They are vital for life on earth, & do all sorts of things
- from giving us a cold & making yoghurt to wearing down mountains & helping to make the air we breathe. With charming illustrations by Emily Sutton, this friendly, clever book succeeds in conveying the complex science of micro-organisms simply & clearly, & opens up an exciting new avenue for young non-fiction.
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Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you, you lose a family member, you can`t pay the bills. But it can be pretty great, too: you`ve had the hottest sex of your life, you get that plum job, you muster the courage to write your novel. Everyday across the world, people go through the full & glorious gamut of life
- but sometimes, a little advice is needed. For several years, thousands turned to Cheryl Strayed, a then-anonymous internet Agony Aunt. But unlike most Agony Aunts, this one`s advice was spun from genuine compassion & informed by a wealth of personal experience
- experience that was sometimes tragic & sometimes tender, often hilarious & often heartbreaking. Having successfully battled her own demons while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed sat down to answer the letters of the frightened, the anxious, the confused; & with each gem-like correspondence
- of which the best are collected in this volume
- she proved to be the perfect guide for those who had got a little lost in life.



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Praised by BBC Countryfile Magazine for writing `intelligently & amusingly, with evident excitement & imagination`, Dixe Wills unleashes his trademark style on the tiniest attractions in Britain. Beautifully presented in full colour throughout, the book uncovers 60 of the country`s loveliest & most diminutive places to visit. Be it a castle, cathedral, cinema or pub, a museum, theatre, ferry or football team, these little gems are all united in their lack of size, making many of them so easily overlooked they are known only to locals. Often representing a microcosm of British local history & attitudes, many of these tiny places date from a time when big & brash was frowned upon & small was definitely beautiful. Each entry features information on how to get there using public transport, when best to visit the attraction, a concise round-up of its history & any must-see features. ...

Tiny Campsites is a personal selection of 75 of the very best tiny campsites in Britain every one of them an acre or smaller, & each guaranteed to take you far from the madding crowd. Guardian travel writer & fervent camper Dixe Wills has travelled through Engl&, Scotland & Wales in search of stunning little places to pitch: on farms, cliff-tops & islands; in woodlands, quarries, orchards & back gardens; & beside pubs, lochs, rivers & museums. Each featured site comes with a quick reference guide & full run-down on facilities, nearby pubs, shops & local attractions, as well as an Ordnance Survey map to guide you in. With extra features for cyclists, walkers & those using public transport, this book has all the essential info you need to discover & enjoy your own small slice of paradise. ...

BBC Countryfile Magazine praised Dixe Wills for writing `intelligently & amusingly, with evident excitement & imagination`, qualities that he brings to Tiny Campsites. Here he presents 80 of the loveliest & most diminutive places to camp in Britain, many of which are known only to locals. These stunning little places to pitch are found on farms, in woods, on clifftops & in beautiful back gardens; they may be under the boughs of an apple tree in a private orchard or on thebanks of a river. Each entry features a quick-reference guide to facilities, pubs that serve food, shops where you can stock up on provisions & local attractions, & there`s a useful Ordnance Survey map to guide you in. ...

While travelling all over Britain on his push bike, non-flying travel writer Dixe Wills is forever popping into old churches to look around, grab a moment of tranquility or just to shelter from the elements. Extending his love of all things tiny into yet another area, this book is his guide to 60 of the loveliest & most diminutive churches that Britain has to offer, many of which are known only to locals or tourists who are simply lucky enough to stumble across them. Each church is so tiny that only about 30 people could fit comfortably inside, & each is open to the public. Representing a unique slice of British local history & attitudes, tiny churches are the great survivors of the world. Unlike grand cathedrals, they were built to serve more humble ends, but they withstood centuries of religious unrest (and the Victorian `church improvers`) to survive into this most irreligious of centuries. Today, scattered all over Britain, these atmospheric places retain the essence of what they were when the stonemasons, labourers, smiths, carpenters & glaziers were corralled together to build them. ...

Tiny Histories is a fond, fun & informative look at the seemingly insignificant coincidences, decisions & tiny moments that triggered major events & changed the course of British history. It might be difficult to believe when watching the news but the world we live in is often shaped not by the whim of governments & the decisions of world leaders but by tiny, apparently trivial events. In many cases, they can have enormous repercussions that mould both the society we live in today & the people we are. From the innocent wrong turn by a chauffeur driving Archduke Ferdinand in June 1914 that led to World War I, to the Saxon leader, Byrhtnoth`s act of chivalry in 991 that paved the way for British comedy as we know it today, this brilliant new addition to Dixe Will`s bestselling books Tiny Churches, Tiny Islands & Tiny Stations -looks behind the scenes of wars, politics, the arts, food, science, & even health & safety. Perfect for history buffs & pub-quiz fans, this brilliant book also serves to make us all more aware that in an age of so many dramatic changes, challenges & unknowns, it is not always what makes the headlines that shapes the future for generations to come. ...

From the tiny island that shaped the entire English language, to the island that terrified Dylan Thomas, there`s more to Britain`s tiny islands than you might think! Have your own tiny adventure by visiting any of the 60 remarkable little islands around Britain featured here. Although Britain boasts hundreds of tiny islands, Dixe Wills has selected just the very best of them for this book. Found around the coast, in lakes, in lochs & on rivers, these little worlds are waiting for you to discover them
- whether you swim to them, walk to them at low tide, row to them, or catch a dinky little ferry.
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An eccentric look at lost Britain through its railway request stops. Perhaps the oddest quirk of Britain`s railway network is also one of its least well known: around 150 of the nation`s stations are request stops. Take an unassuming station like Shippea Hill in Cambridgeshire
- the scene of a fatal accident involving thousands of carrots. Or Talsarnau in Wales, which experienced a tsunami. Tiny Stations is the story of the author`s journey from the far west of Cornwall to the far north of Scotl&, visiting around 40 of the most interesting of these little used & ill-regarded stations. Often a pen-stroke away from closure
- kept alive by political expediency, labyrinthine bureaucracy or sheer whimsy
- these half-abandoned stops afford a fascinating glimpse of a Britain that has all but disappeared from view. There are stations built to serve once thriving industries
- copper mines, smelting works, cotton mills, & china clay quarries where the first trains were pulled by horses; stations erected for the sole convenience of stately home & castle owners through whose land the new iron road cut an unwelcome swathe; stations created for Victorian day-tripping attractions; a station built for a cavalry barracks whose last horse has long since bolted; & many more. Dixe Wills will leave you in no doubt that there`s more to tiny stations than you might think.



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