Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Black Diamond's Year Book and Directory
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Black Diamond
Author: The Black Diamond
Author: Black Diamonds
Author: Catherine BaileyPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141906006
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain andbelonged to the Fitzwilliam family. It is England's forgotten palace which belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. But coal, one of the most emotive issues in twentieth century British politics, lies at its heart. This is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth century.
Directory and Year Book
Author: American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 926
Book Description
Black Diamond
Author: Zakes MdaPublisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0143027506
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Kristin Uys is a tough Roodepoort magistrate who lives alone with her cat. She is on a one-woman crusade to wipe out prostitution in the town for reasons that have personal significance for her. Although she is unable to convict the Visagie Brothers, Stevo and Shortie, on charges of running a brothel, she manages to nail Stevo for contempt of court and gives him a summary six-month sentence. From Diepkloof Prison, the outraged Stevo orchestrates his revenge against the magistrate, aided and abetted by his rather inept brother Shortie and his erstwhile nanny, Aunt Magda, who believes mass action will force the powers that be to release Stevo. Kristin receives menacing phone calls and her home is invaded and vandalised. Even her cat is threatened. The chief magistrate insists on assigning a bodyguard to protect her. To Kristin's consternation, security guard Don Mateza moves into her home and trails her everywhere. Nor does this suit Don's long-time girlfriend Tumi, former model and successful businesswoman, who is intent on turning Don into a Black Diamond sooner rather than later. And Don soon finds that his new assignment has unexpected complications which Tumi simply does not understand. In Black Diamond, Zakes Mda tackles every conceivable South African stereotype, skilfully (and with the lightest touch) turning them upside down and exposing their ironies, often hilariously. This is a clever, quirky novel that captures the essence of contemporary life in Gauteng and will resonate with all South Africans.
Black Diamonds! Black Gold!
Author: Don WoodardPublisher: Texas Tech University Press
ISBN: 9780896723795
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The portrayal of the events, people, and company that created a boomtown and a rare glimpse into the wheelings and dealings of cattle barons, oil tycoons, and politicos on a truly Texas scale.
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
Author: Ron FergusonPublisher: Saint Andrew Press
ISBN: 0861538749
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
21 years after its publication, a new edition is being published with updated text and new chapters as well as a new Introduction, written by one of the books many fans and the biggest name in British football, Sir Alex Ferguson. But this is a book about much, much more than football It is loved not only by Sir Alex but also by Gordon Brown, Alistair Campbell, Ian Rankin and the Rev Kathy Galloway and it was a huge favourite of poet, George Mackay Brown. So why have the trials and tribulations of Cowdenbeath football club one of the most unsuccessful football clubs in Britain - excited the imagination even of those who have no interest in football and who have never been to Cowdenbeath? Cowdenbeaths story is set against the rise and decline of the local mining industry and the life after mining. It is very funny, deeply spiritual, moving and also a little bit political. But what makes it so interesting to so many groups is the uplifting story of a real community spirit throughout all of the ups and downs of a town and a football club that is at its social heart and core. It is also the most autobiographical book that Ron Ferguson has written, never taking himself very seriously. The books quirkiness appeals across the religious, local, national, and footballing worlds. Long out of print, this is the new and updated 21st-anniversary edition.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Author: Edward K. MullerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Classed Subject Catalog
Author: Engineering Societies LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Universal decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description