Dougie Poynter has been obsessed with dinosaurs ever since visiting the Natural History Museum when he was about three. He is passionate about the natural world and a keen conservationist, working with charities such as WWF and Greenpeace to get harmful products banned and to clean up the planet. 
 
Dougie wrote songs together with Tom Fletcher for years in bands McFly and McBusted; they now write their bestselling Dinosaur that Pooped books in the same way that they write their song lyrics. The books have sold over a million copies!

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Leslie Knope

Welcome to Pawnee: First in Friendship, Fourth in Obesity. 
 
Let Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) take you on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. Meet the city's colorful citizens, like much-loved public servant and man of nature Ron Swanson; learn about industrial giants such as Sweetums and the Kernston's Rubber Nipple factory; and explore hopping nightlife venues such as the Snake Hole, or indulge in the greatest waffles in the world at JJ's Diner (specialty meal: The Four Horse-Meals of the Egg-Pork-alypse). 
 
The book also delves into Pawnee's rich and varied history, including the time the whole town was on fire, or when that cult that took over in the 1970s, and how we overcame decades of conflict with (and some unfortunate massacres of) the Wamapoke Indians to live in harmony. Everything's definitely totally cool with them now. 
 
Packed with laugh-out-loud photographs, illustrations, and commentary by all the characters from the show, Pawnee is a must-read that will make you enjoy every moment of your stay in the Greatest Town in America.

Pawnee

Joanna Toye

Karen Farrington

The Archers, like life, is made of moments: marriages and births, loves and losses, triumphs and disasters. It has been the soundtrack of our lives for over six decades, from stooking corn with Dan Archer in the 1950s to the tragic death of Nigel Pargetter in 2011. 
 
We know the characters of Ambridge – from much-loved Phil and Jill Archer and the irrepressible Grundys to wayward Brian Aldridge – like we know close friends. This book is their tribute. 
 
The Ambridge Chronicles relives some of the defining moments in The Archers history, delving into the rich archive of its scripts, to celebrate the highs and lows that have made the world’s longest running radio serial so treasured.

The Archers: The Ambridge Chronicles

Moments that made the nation's favourite radio drama

Alan Titchmarsh

In When I Was a Nipper Alan Titchmarsh goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. With characteristic wit, warmth and humour he draws on the experience of his own childhood, and also takes a broader perspective, creating a wonderfully detailed and evocative portrait of a way of life that is fast disappearing, and asks what can we learn from this era of austerity to make our lives better today? 
 
Born in Yorkshire in 1949 and brought up in a Britain still recovering from World War 2, Alan remembers a time of relative calm, when it was enough to return home at night knowing that the house would still be standing. We were known throughout the world for our patience, resourcefulness and resilience. 'Mustn't grumble' was almost a national catchphrase, and queuing was second nature. Peppered with wonderful archive photographs and advertisements, When I Was a Nipper takes us back to those days, down high streets and through farmyards, on to trolley buses and into local pubs. 
 
As we move towards a global economy, as communities fragment and customs are lost, When I Was a Nipper captures a world that is fast receding into history. It's powerfully nostalgic for those who remember those days, but it's also Alan's timely call to all recession-hit Brits to heed the lessons of austerity Britain: 'make do and mend'; 'look on the bright side' and 'take the knocks on the chin'.

When I Was a Nipper

The Way We Were in Disappearing Britain

John Sullivan

This is the second volume of the Only Fools and Horses Scripts,  following up The Bible of Peckham volume I. Every episode of the sixth  and seventh series is reproduced in full here. Also included is  specially-written material: Albert Trotters Hitler My Part in His  Downfall; Whos Who in Peckham, and Del Boys family album.

Only Fools And Horses - The Scripts Vol II

Adam Henson

There is nothing quite like the relationship between a farmer and his dog. 
 
‘For me, the bond I have with Peg, my border collie sheepdog is priceless. I know how very lucky I, and thousands of other shepherds and farmers, are to have these extraordinarily bright, enthusiastic dogs at our side.’ 
 
In A Farmer and His Dog, Adam Henson explores the unique relationship between a farmer and his most loyal friend. Sheepdogs come in a variety of shapes and sizes from border collies to Australian kelpies (rumoured to be a distant relative of the dingo). Not only are they essential to the running of a farm, but they are also fiercely intelligent and exceptionally devoted companions, having evolved over millennia to make the make the work of a shepherd possible. 
 
But it is not just the farmer working the land who benefits from the extraordinary relationship between man and dog. Beginning by introducing us to the dogs who have been faithful companions to the Henson family over the years, Adam goes on to explore the impact made by the UK’s hardest working breeds. From traditional herding dogs and gundogs – such as the Labrador’s he grew up with and the Hungarian wire-haired Vizslas like Boo and Olive who live with him now – to the assistance dogs, sniffer dogs and even search and rescue dogs, whose stories have reinforced Adam’s belief that we humans owe an enormous debt to our wet-nosed, four-legged friends.

A Farmer and His Dog

Julie Beckett

Blossom Hill Cottage – a secluded place with a dark past. It’s where Peggy discovered her husband Jack was an alcoholic, and it’s also where Helen stabbed her husband Rob, desperate in the face of his manipulation and control. 
 
And on to stately pile Lower Loxley – the Pargetters are proud of their centuries-old heritage, but how did Elizabeth arrive there, after her own turbulent early years, at odds with her family? 
 
This knowing excavation of Ambridge delights in the follies and everyday mischief of the inhabitants of England’s most famous village. Location by location, via the Bull and the occasional barn, the narrator takes us behind closed doors and picks up on all sorts of whispers around money, births, deaths and marriages, and romance and sex (often in inappropriate places …) 
 
In this canny, in-world exploration of Britain’s best-loved soap, we see how every relationship, each personal triumph and disaster, and all the hopes and dreams of a community over the years are folded into the personal stories of the characters we know so well today.

The Archers Unseen

A secret history of Ambridge

Judith Holder

We all know what it means these days to be a grumpy old man, because part of that role is to be outspoken. Well, we've heard just about enough out of the men, thank you very much! Grumpy Old Women gives us the other perspective: the female take on the million irritations of today's world. 
 
So whats the difference? Surely what is irritating to the mature members of one sex is equally annoying to the other? Not necessarily, and this is precisely what Grumpy Old Women seeks to address. Body image, visitors, children, animals, shopping, careers, parties, holidays and, yes, grumpy old men themselves all are very much on the list of what today's mature woman finds a source of concern. 
 
From the series producer and stand-up comic Judith Holder, the book incorporates material from the television series Grumpy Old Women, which features a diverse, colourful and very grumpy group of celebrities, including Janet Street Porter, Jenny Eclair, Ann Widdecombe, Germaine Greer, Kathryn Flett and Jilly Cooper. Written with wit, style and sympathy, the book is a source of both amusement and comfort to women everywhere - grumpy, old or otherwise.

Grumpy Old Women

Gyles Brandreth

As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all – and now he’s ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself. 
 
In this wildly entertaining A to Z of verbal acrobatics, Gyles takes you on a whirlwind tour of our mother tongue – from the origins of words and correct grammar and punctuation, to similes, euphemisms and record breaking tongue twisters (try getting your mouth around floccinaucinihilipification!). An idiosyncratic blend of history, word play, anecdote, and hyperbole, all in 60-second instalments, this is Gyles Brandreth at his word-perfect, Just-a-Minute best. You’ll never mix your metaphors again...

Prose & Cons

The English Language in Just A Minute

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

'I'd toast the moon and look at the sky... I think it draws us to it; we wonder what lies beyond.' 
 
Maggie Aderin-Pocock’s destiny was always written in the stars. From the age of three, inspired by The Clangers, her dream was to go into space. Throughout a chaotic childhood, ricocheting between divorced parents and acrimonious custody battles, she attended thirteen schools in fourteen years – but while her environment regularly changed, her fascination with the Universe did not. It became enmeshed in her desire to succeed as a scientist even when her school careers advice was to become a nurse. 
 
Starchild is Maggie’s emotionally honest and revealing memoir, telling a story of education and prejudice, adversity and ambition, motherhood and the moon – all recounted in her characteristically warm and relatable style. From being the only Black woman on her physics course at Imperial College London, to her groundbreaking work on the James Webb and Gemini telescopes, to starting her own public speaking company and sharing the wonders of science with thousands of children every year, Maggie’s story will inspire you to never give up on your dreams.

Starchild

My Life Under the Night Sky

Jim Sullivan

Steve Clark

Mike Jones

Moreno Chiacchiera

National treasure hunt 
 
Fromage Frais! Del Boy Trotter is on the run, with dodgy detective Roy Slater hot on his heels. With the manhunt going from Peckham to Hull and from Margate to Miami, will the long arm of the law finally catch up with him? 
 
The police chase plays out over ten minutely detailed, search-and-find artworks, with Peckham Echo front pages, articles and adverts also dropped in throughout, to move the story along. 
 
In this immersive plunge into the world of Only Fools and Horses, finding Del Boy is just the beginning. The pages are packed with artful clues, in-jokes and subtle references to all 64 episodes, testing the sleuthing skills of life-long fans of the classic show. 
 
Can Del Boy dodge the detective? Mange tout!

Where's Del Boy?

Richard Porter

Designing and making cars is an expensive thing to do. So is racing them. All told, the car business spends billions every year and with such vast sums at stake you’d think the people involved wouldn’t give desk space to Captain Cockup. Sadly, you would be wrong. 
 
Every department in every car firm and motorsport operation is capable of complete and abject failure, and on a surprisingly regular basis. 
 
Which is what this book is about. You see, Top Gear knows a thing or two about embarrassing mistakes, as anyone who watched our India special will know. The truth is, for many years Top Gear has also regarded failure as funny. Where other television programmes edit out the moment where the presenter falls over or slams their hand in a door, Top Gear gleefully leaves it in. 
 
So who better to take you on a gentle canter through 50 of the car world’s biggest and most glorious failures? That’s right, it’s Top Gear. Who else did you think? If you want this sort of stuff from Countryfile you might be in for a wait.

Top Gear: Epic Failures

50 Great Motoring Cock-Ups

Simon Baker

This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before - awesome and splendid, gritty and squalid. 
 
From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later, we discover the most critical episodes in Roman history: the spectacular collapse of the 'free' republic, the birth of the age of the 'Caesars', the violent suppression of the strongest rebellion against Roman power, and the bloody civil war that launched Christianity as a world religion. 
 
At the heart of this account are the dynamic, complex but flawed characters of some of the most powerful rulers in history: men such as Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero and Constantine. Putting flesh on the bones of these distant, legendary figures, Simon Baker looks beyond the dusty, toga-clad caricatures and explores their real motivations and ambitions, intrigues and rivalries. 
 
The superb narrative, full of energy and imagination, is a brilliant distillation of the latest scholarship and a wonderfully evocative account of Ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Stuart Prebble

To everything there is a season. A time to be born, a time to die ... and a time to have a bloody good moan. Following the huge success of Grumpy Old Men, Stuart Prebble, writer of the highly acclaimed TV series, gives us a more in-depth look at what it's really like to be a pissed-off man of a certain age. 
 
In painstaking detail, he takes us through a year in the constantly irritated life of a Grumpy Old Man, recounting the manifold vexations and absurdities he has to put up with in the perpetual torment that we call modern living. Drinks parties, holidays, hospital visits, his children's misdemeanours, buying presents for the wife, watching television, attempts to visit the gym, trips to the shops, the trials and tribulations of everyday life - each event has something to tip him over the edge. Stuart's diary proves that grumpiness is not just an occasional mood or a temporary feeling, but a way of looking at the world, and will strike a chord with all those who are proud to call themselves Grumpy Old Men.

Grumpy Old Men: The Secret Diary

Charlotte Rickards

Keep your mind most agreeably engaged. 
 
Pick up your pencils and step into the world of the BBC’s classic adaption of Pride & Prejudice, where you are invited to meditate on the very great pleasure of the show’s beloved scenes and characters. In a celebration of the iconic series starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, this Official colouring book will allow you to roam the sprawling grounds of Pemberley, lounge in the drawing room with the Bennet sisters, and perhaps even decline a dance with the dashing Mr Darcy. 
 
With more than 45 beautiful illustrations and memorable quotes, the whimsy and witticisms of this adored story will spring to life as you colour. The perfect pastime for those moments when, like Mary Bennet, you should infinitely prefer a book…

The BBC Pride & Prejudice Colouring Book

Paul Bajoria

‘The nerdiest and longest-running quiz around’ The Spectator 
 
Have you got what it takes to tackle Radio 4's most fiendish quiz? 
 
Question: A fictional criminal psychologist, a former Conservative minister, and the eponymous protagonist of a Peter Hedges novel, might all serve on the board alongside some big cheeses. Can you explain?* 
 
The Round Britain Quiz is the oldest broadcast quiz anywhere in the world. Created in 1947 it has built and maintained a cult following from across the generations. Each series sees six teams from around the UK competing against each other to solve a series of seriously cryptic clues, with a chairman giving a steer on how to get to the answer. 
 
Compiled by long-serving series producer, Paul Bajoria, and with an introduction from the Chairman, BBC journalist Tom Sutcliffe, The Round Britain Quiz Book features 250 of the toughest and most challenging questions from the last 70 years as well as many new and exclusive conundrums, drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge, to truly test the nation. 
 
*Answer: They might all be found on a cheeseboard, as accompaniments to the cheese. The psychologist referred to is ‘Fitz’ in the TV series Cracker, the former MP is Eric Pickles, and Gilbert Grape is Peter Hedges’ creation.

The Round Britain Quiz Book

250 challenging questions from Radio 4’s cult quiz show

John Lewis-Stempel

Set in Glasgow in the 1930s, Young James Herriot is the fascinating story of Herriot’s formative years at veterinary college, recounting the tales behind his calling to work with animals and his early friendships. With no modern drugs, and a lot of trial-and-error, James sets about learning how to treat the local farm animals and the pets of city folk. 
 
Accompanied by a cast of eccentric professors and an ensemble of aspiring veterinarians, this book reveals a world now lost to us, showing how life in pre-war Britain changed an enthusiastic young student named Alf Wight into the man who would charm millions of readers the world over.

Young James Herriot

The Making of the World’s Most Famous Vet

Cavan Scott

"Being scared is the least of your worries." 
 
 The Shining Men are everywhere. You spot them out of the corner of your eye. Abnormally tall, with long lank hair, blank faces and blazing eyes. If they catch you, they'll drag you away to who knows where. No one is safe. They're on every street corner. Waiting. Watching. Shining bright. 
 
 Of course it's a hoax. It has to be, right? It started as a joke, a prank for Halloween. Then it went viral. Idiots dressing up as monsters. Giving folk a scare. Silly masks and fright wigs. No one gets hurt. Because bogeymen aren't real. 
 
 Until people start going missing and lights burn in the darkness. Burning like eyes. 
 
 But help is on its way, in the form of a strange man called the Doctor and his friend, Bill. The Doctor will keep us safe. The Doctor will stop the monsters. Unless the monsters stop the Doctor first... 
 
 An original novel featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Bill as played by Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie.

Doctor Who: The Shining Man

Following on from the two, hugely successful, previous volumes, the third and last Only Fools and Horses script book will contain the scripts of all the Christmas Specials made for the series. These will include the ratings record breaking last three episodes ever: the Christmas Specials from 1996. Also included are the script for the one-off Royal Variety Show performance, and the message that was sent from the Only Fools team to the troops during the Gulf War. The volume also provides an opportunity to test your familiarity with the ways of Peckham's finest, in the form of a hilarious Nag's Head Pub Quiz.

Only Fools And Horses - The Scripts Vol 3: The Feature-Length Episodes 86-96

Sudo-Q is a BBC game-show that has captured the addiction of the nation, Sudoku. In each episode, three teams of three contestants vie to survive each round which contains a testing mix of quick fire Q&A and Sudoku. In order to get a chance to enter a number on the Sudoku grid, a team member must correctly answer a general knowledge question. The pressure is high as contestants battle to get through to the final relay round for a prize of 1500, with a 'champion of champions' play-off at the end of the series. 
 
 This accompanying book to the series allows readers to pit their wits against 300 general knowledge questions and 100 Sudoku grids. 
 
 The book will contain 100 9x9 Sudoku grids of progressing difficulty, and the reader can gain bonus numbers on the grid by correctly answering three multiple-choice quiz questions. 
 
 Eamonn Holmes, presenter of Sudo-Q, will also front the book and write a 'How to' introduction.

Sudo-Q: The Only Sudoku Book To Test Your General Knowledge

Long Live Hookey Street ... 
 
Ménage et trois! It's been more than 40 years since John Sullivan's Only Fools and Horses first graced our television screens. In this official guide, updated with new and never-before-seen material, Mike Jones and Jim Sullivan - son of John and co-writer of the hit West End show Only Fools and Horses the Musical - chart the creation and evolution of the nation's favourite comedy series. Including behind-the-scenes info and interviews with those who helped make the show a success, and more than a word or two from Del, Rodders and the rest of the Peckham faithful, here we take an episode-by-episode look at what made Only Fools and Horses work.

Lovely Jubbly

A Celebration of Only Fools and Horses

A Celebration of 40 Years of Only Fools and Horses

Mary Berry

Mary's favourite fuss-free recipes... 
 
In this brand new tie-in to her new BBC series, Mary Berry shares over 100 of her favourite dishes to share with the ones we love. Home cooking has never been more important, and every recipe has been created to bring families and friends together. 
 
Mouth watering brunch recipes like Brioche with Avocado, Spinach and Bacon will tempt anyone to the table, or indulgent Mac and Cheese with Smoked Haddock is perfect for colder evenings. As ever, Mary's puddings are unbeatable - try her Ultimate Chocolate Brownie, or an irresistible Sunday Lunch Crumble Cake. 
 
Featuring all the recipes from Mary's new series, plus many more fresh from Mary's kitchen, each recipe has been rigorously tested to make your cooking stress-free. What's more, every single dish is accompanied by a photograph of the finished food, so you know exactly what you can look forward to eating!

Cook and Share

120 Delicious New Fuss-free Recipes

Jack Waley-Cohen

RY CLV RNGH? Can you find the connection between Gandalf, Sherlock Holmes, David Brent and Ford Perfect? 
 
 Only Connect is the ultimate test of knowledge and lateral thinking. Since 2008 the fiendishly difficult quiz show has been challenging contestants to find connections between apparently unrelated clues. 
 
 The Only Connect Quiz Book collects over 200 of the most entertaining and perplexing challenges from the team behind the BBC’s hugely popular quiz show - including many new (never broadcast) questions. Covering each of the show’s four rounds – Connections, Sequences, the Connecting Wall and Missing Vowels – and with introductions from presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, here is your chance to put your own sleuthing and quizzical knowledge to the Only Connect test.

Only Connect: The Official Quiz Book

Mike Tucker

"Here on Saturn, it literally rains diamonds." 
 
For over fifteen years the crew of Kollo-Zarnista Mining Facility 27 has been extracting diamonds from deep within the atmosphere of Saturn, diamonds that help to fund the ever-expanding Human Empire. But when a mining operation goes wrong, a rescue mission must be launched to save a worker lost overboard, a worker who claims that he has seen something amongst the swirling clouds. Something that can't possibly exist. 
 
When the Doctor and Bill arrive, they immediately find themselves caught between hostile miners, suspicious security guards and corrupt company officials as they face accusations of sabotage and diamond theft. 
 
And below them, in the crushing atmosphere of the gas giant, something is starting to rise. 
 
An original novel featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Bill as played by Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie.

Doctor Who: Diamond Dogs

Richard Weber

Join the family Trotter with their get-rich-quick  scheming and back-of-a-lorry sales pitch. The Rothschilds of Peckham,  otherwise known as Trotter's Independent Traders (or TIT for short)  cause untold trouble - and laughs - in their bid to become millionaires.  This collection covers the first five series of the hilarious BBC  sitcom and contains specially-written, original material, including the  Trotter Dictionary, Rodney's CV and the Trotter Guide to Seduction. The  Bible of Peckham was a Christmas bestseller in hardback, and is now  available for the first time in paperback.

Only Fools And Horses - The Scripts Vol 1

Graham McCann

From its first episode in 1973, Open All Hours was an instant hit. Audiences around Britain loved its familiar setting, good natured humour, and the hilarious partnership of Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Whilst it only ran for 26 episodes, it firmly cemented itself as a British comedy classic. 
 
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show in 2014, the BBC revived it for a one-off Christmas Special. Still Open All Hours was swamped by a tsunami of audience affection and the BBC promptly commissioned a full series. The first episode of the fifth series is expected to air in late 2014. 
 
With recollections from David Jason, his fellow cast members, and from the scriptwriter Roy Clarke, plus never before seen BBC archive material, acclaimed popular TV historian Graham McCann tells the inside story of this very British sitcom, with wit, insight and affection.

Still Open All Hours

The Story of a Classic Comedy

Terrance Dicks

The Doctor has been to Det-Sen Monastery before, and expects the welcome of a lifetime. But the monastery is a very different place from when the Doctor last came. Fearing an attack at any moment by the legendary Yeti, the monks are prepared to defend themselves, and see the Doctor as a threat. 
 
The Doctor and his friends join forces with Travers, an English explorer out to prove the existence of the elusive abominable snowmen. But they soon discover that these Yeti are not the timid animals that Travers seeks. They are the unstoppable servants of an alien Intelligence. 
 
This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 30 September-4 November 1967. 
 
Featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton, and his companions Jamie and Victoria

Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen

In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and when the programme moved to its current Sunday evening slot in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. 
 
There, the ups and downs of the farming calendar, as told in Adam's straight-talking fashion, soon became one of the most popular parts of the programme as viewers watched him endure the stress of TB testing and his sadness at losing valuable cattle as well as the highs of spring lambing. 
 
This is the first book by Adam Henson, and it is an enthralling, first-person account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm.

Countryfile: Adam's Farm

My Life on the Land

Liz Ward

The only official book of crochet patterns from the world of Doctor Who. Whether you’re a seasoned Whovian, an enthusiastic crocheter or both, this book invites you to bring the magic of the TARDIS, the Doctor and their adventures to life – one stitch at a time. Unleash your inner creative as you dive into this extraordinary collection, brimming with patterns to craft your very own Doctor Who friends and foes as well as cosy items to wear and style around your home. 
 
With patterns for all skill levels, AmiguWHOmi offers a galaxy of options for fans of all ages to enjoy. Whether you're snuggling up with a time vortex blanket, bringing your favourite characters to life with crochet dolls, or adding a touch of Whovian flair to your wardrobe with the Fourth Doctor's iconic scarf, this book is a must-have for any Doctor Who enthusiast with a passion for crafting. So grab your crochet hooks, stock up on yarn and prepare to embark on a crafting adventure through time and space. Allons-y!

AmiguWHOmi: Crochet Adventures in Time and Space

Discover a forgotten British heritage. 
 
The protection and promotion of the UK’s native rare breeds is something that’s in Adam Henson’s blood. His father, Joe, established the Rare Breeds Trust in 1973, and they have been a core attraction at their Cotswold Farm Park, and a part of the Henson family story ever since. 
 
In A Breed Apart, Adam Henson takes readers on a very personal journey around the nation, discovering the animals that have shaped our lives and our land throughout the centuries. From postcard perfect Highland Cows to the Cotswold sheep (for whom the Cotswolds are named), to the fearsome, four-horned Manx Loagthan ram and the Ulster White Pig, Adam travels the length and breadth of the British Isles, uncovering the history of these ancient animals, meeting the specialists and farmers who are passionate about their preservation, and shares his hopes for the future of these magnificent and unique breeds and his fight for their survival. 
 
This is the story of Britain, told through the native breeds that have nourished and nurtured the nation.

A Breed Apart

My Adventures with Britain’s Rare Breeds

Danny Robins

'A wonderfully entertaining ride' - Mark Gatiss, co-creator of Sherlock 
 
'A brilliant book, engaging and filmic' - Reece Shearsmith, co-creator of Inside No. 9 
 
'Scarily good!' - Danny Wallace, author of Yes Man 
 
‘The ghosts of today don’t live in castles or stately homes, they’re in normal houses and workplaces, witnessed by people just like you and me. But are they the dead returning from the “undiscovered country” of death, or the product of that equally mysterious location, the human mind?’ 
 
Danny Robins is on a mission to try to solve the greatest of all mysteries – do ghosts exist? This thrilling book tells the stories of ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary things and want to understand them. It is also a journey of self-discovery, as Danny explores what the paranormal means to us, and considers the exciting yet terrifying prospect that we are not alone. 
 
From poltergeists and apparitions, to UFOs and strange messages from beyond the grave, Into the Uncanny is a page-turning real-life supernatural adventure. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic – and do you dare to find out? 
 
With a new and exclusive bonus chapter containing case updates

Into the Uncanny

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