Dixe Wills Bücher

Endlich eine Weltordnung, die ihren Namen verdient: Der englische Kultautor Dixe Wills macht Schluss mit dem globalen Durcheinander und liefert das erste definitive Qualitätsranking aller Länder unseres geschundenen Planeten. Zudem befreit sich Wills' Weltordnung endlich vom unnötigen Ballast bisheriger Reiseführer. Auf nur einer Seite erfährt der Leser, was man über ein Land wirklich wissen muss: die komplette (und absolut wahre) Historie, zweifelhafte Errungenschaften und verquere sprachliche Eigenheiten - wie etwa die Anzahl verschiedener Wörter für „Schnurrbart“ in Albanien. Wills' Weltordnung ist ein Länderlexikon der ganz anderen Art - bitterböse, brüllend komisch und voller verblüffender Fakten.

Dieses Buch feiert 70 Tiere und Naturerscheinungen, die ungerechterweise ein Schattendasein im Bewusstsein der Menschen führen und dennoch auf unerwartete Weise echte Lebenskünstler sind. Wir lesen von Füchsen, die Mülltonnen leeren, Pferdebremsen, die sich ihre Beachtung über Schmerzen erkaufen oder Wespen, die im Schatten ihrer sympathischeren Verwandten stehen. Von ihnen allen können wir so viel lernen. Die Schnecke zum Beispiel sehnt sich, wie der Mensch, nach Liebe und Zuneigung. Anders als bei der Schnecke kann dieser Traum für den Menschen wahr werden. Außerdem bringt Bier uns nicht um. Nicht gleich, jedenfalls. In einem unnachahmlich komischen Ton geschrieben, erfahren wir viel über die Geheimnisse der Natur sowie unsere allzu menschlichen Fehler. So bietet dieses Buch erstaunliche Weisheiten für die Jackentasche, inspiriert durch krabbelnde, giftige oder einfach nur lästige Tiere.

A handpicked selection of Britain's most interesting diminutive churches written in an amusing, accessible style to appeal to modern readers.

Fully researched and updated for 2017, Tiny Campsites is a handpicked selection of Britain's loveliest little campsites, all under an acre. Including up-to-date practical information on getting to each campsite via pushbike and public transport, together with info on pubs and shops in the area, and what to see and do.

The very first compendium of Britain's most interesting diminutive castles, written in an amusing, accessible style. Praised by BBC Countryfile Magazine for writing "intelligently and amusingly, with evident excitement and imagination," Dixe Wills unleashes his trademark style on the tiniest castles in Britain. Beautifully presented in full color throughout, the book uncovers more than 60 of the country's loveliest and most compelling castles. No crumbling ruins are included here--only only relatively complete castles with enough features intact to explore and enjoy are listed, although all are delightfully diminutive. From Henry VIII's beautifully preserved St Mawes Castle in Cornwall to Scalloway Castle in Shetland, where it is said the blood and hair of the cruel Earl Patrick's tenants were used in the mortar, many of these tiny fortresses occupy a unique place in history.

This is a narrative account of a journey around Britain tasting all that the night has to offer - the sights, the sounds, the smells, the people, the animals. It's also a reflection on our relationship with the hours of darkness, providing an illuminating and inspiring tour of Britain by night.

Tiny Histories is a fond, fun and informative look at the seemingly insignificant coincidences, decisions and tiny moments that triggered major events and 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 and 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 and the people we are. This is the fourth book in Dixe's bestselling Tiny series and it makes the perfect gift or self-purchase for history buffs, pub-quiz fans, and trivia-loving mums and dads.

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 and 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.

An eccentric look at lost Britain through its railway request stops. Tiny Stations is the story of the author's journey from the far west of Cornwall to the far north of Scotland, visiting around 40 of the most interesting of these little used and ill-regarded stations.

50 buckets that have witnessed great moments in history