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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' Everything changed after Mama found Father lying on top of another woman.' Blessing & her brother Ezikiel adore their larger-than-life father, their glamorous mother & their comfortable life in Lagos. But all that changes when their father leaves them for another woman. Their mother is fired from her job at the Royal Imperial Hotel
- only married women can work there
- & soon they have to quit their air-conditioned apartment to go & live with their grandparents in a compound in the Niger Delta. Adapting to life with a poor countryside family is a shock beyond measure after their privileged upbringing in Lagos. Told in Blessing's own beguiling voice, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away shows how some families can survive almost anything. At times hilarious, always poignant, occasionally tragic, it is peopled with characters you will never forget.

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COSTA BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST 2011 Written in a truly beguiling voice, Christie Watson`s Tiny Sunbirds Far Away shows how some families can survive almost anything. Blessing & her brother Ezikiel adore their larger-than-life father, their glamorous mother & their comfortable life in Lagos. But all that changes when their father leaves them for another woman. Their mother is fired from her job at the Royal Imperial Hotel
- only married women can work there
- & soon they have to quit their air-conditioned apartment to go & live with their grandparents in a compound in the Niger Delta. Adapting to life with a poor countryside family is a shock beyond measure after their privileged upbringing in Lagos. At times hilarious, always poignant, occasionally tragic, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away is peopled with characters you will never forget.

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John G. O` Dwyer has walked the mountains & moorlands of Tipperary & Waterford for many years. His comprehensive guide to the best, most captivating walks in these counties features walks to suit all tastes, from the rugged Comeragh coums to the peaks of the Galtees, from the mythladen hills of Slievenamon & the Devil`s Bit to fi eld systems & ancient pathways in Upperchurch & Kilcommon. Each walk description has directions, the degree of diffi culty, estimated time & maps. But this is more than just a walking guide. Each route is a journey with a story about a landscape littered with historic artefacts. A booley on a hillside tells how the uplands contributed to human survival, a ruined cottage confi rms a battle lost. This guidebook describes walks not just for committed hillwalkers & casual ramblers: it also contains much of interest for environmentalists, historians & all who wish to understand the age-old interaction between humans & hills. ...

Map No. 66, Tipperary Central-West in the Discovery series from the OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, which presents the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000, with additional overprint highlighting campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, etc. Current 3rd edition of this title was published in December 2011. Maps in the Discovery series have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & additional altitude colouring. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. An overprint highlights waymarked or unmarked walking trails as well as cycle routes. National or forest parks & nature reserves are marked & a range of symbols provide tourist information: campsites, caravan parks, youth hostels (An Óige & independent), tourist offices, parking & picnic places, & viewpoints. Golf courses indicate the number of holes. The maps also highlight antiquities & historical sites such as megalithic tombs, standing stones, battlefields, etc. Road network grades third class roads according to their widths &

Includes:: local tracks. Railways are shown with stations & the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. Where appropriate, place names are given in both Irish & English. Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) & has a 1km ITM (Irish Transverse Mercator) grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Irish & English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Map No. 74, Tipperary South in the Discovery series from the OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, which presents the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000, with additional overprint highlighting campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, etc. The maps have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & additional altitude colouring. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. An overprint highlights waymarked or unmarked walking trails as well as cycle routes. National or forest parks & nature reserves are marked & a range of symbols provide tourist information: campsites, caravan parks, youth hostels (An ...

My book of Africa takes the reader on a journey into Africa & into the world of a ten-year-old girl called Tippi. Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals & that they are like brothers to her. `I speak to them with my mind, or through my eyes, my heart or my soul, & I see that they understand & answer me.` Tippi is the daughter of French filmmakers & wildlife photographers, Alain Degre & Sylvie Robert, who have captured her on film with some of Africa`s most beautiful & dangerous animals. Tippi shares her thoughts & wisdom on Africa, its people & the animals she has come to know & love. Often her wisdom is beyond her years, & her innocence & obvious rapport with the animals is both fascinating & charming. ...

Piercing the shadows of the naked stage was a single shaft of rosy limelight, & in the centre of this was a girl: the most marvellous girl
- I knew it at once!
- that I had ever seen. A saucy, sensuous & multi-layered historical romance, Tipping the Velvet follows the glittering career of Nan King
- oyster girl turned music-hall star turned rent boy turned East End `tom`.


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