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Author: Roger Hutchinson Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 0857900021 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 203
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This story of a Scottish lighthouse keeper’s years-long quest to build a road and revive a town is “an incredible testament to one man’s determination” (The Sunday Herald). Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of the Scottish island of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archipelago—until semi-automation in 1967 reduced his responsibilities. With his newly idle hours, he embarked upon a project: to build a road out of the settlement of Arnish—a road that he hoped would lead new generations of people to this quiet, beautiful place. And so, at the age of fifty-six, Calum MacLeod, the last man left in northern Raasay, set about single-handedly constructing the “impossible” road, using hand tools. It would become a romantic, quixotic venture, a kind of sculpture; an obsessive work of art so perfect in every gradient, culvert, and supporting wall that its creation occupied almost twenty years of his life. In Calum’s Road, Roger Hutchinson recounts the extraordinary story of this remarkable man’s devotion to his visionary project. “MacLeod defied powers [outside] his control in the only way he could . . . paints a compelling picture of the man.” —Sunday Times “Wonderful.” —The Telegraph “A gem of a book.” —Alexander McCall Smith
Author: Roger Hutchinson Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 0857900021 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 203
Book Description
This story of a Scottish lighthouse keeper’s years-long quest to build a road and revive a town is “an incredible testament to one man’s determination” (The Sunday Herald). Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of the Scottish island of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archipelago—until semi-automation in 1967 reduced his responsibilities. With his newly idle hours, he embarked upon a project: to build a road out of the settlement of Arnish—a road that he hoped would lead new generations of people to this quiet, beautiful place. And so, at the age of fifty-six, Calum MacLeod, the last man left in northern Raasay, set about single-handedly constructing the “impossible” road, using hand tools. It would become a romantic, quixotic venture, a kind of sculpture; an obsessive work of art so perfect in every gradient, culvert, and supporting wall that its creation occupied almost twenty years of his life. In Calum’s Road, Roger Hutchinson recounts the extraordinary story of this remarkable man’s devotion to his visionary project. “MacLeod defied powers [outside] his control in the only way he could . . . paints a compelling picture of the man.” —Sunday Times “Wonderful.” —The Telegraph “A gem of a book.” —Alexander McCall Smith
Author: Josephine Buchanan Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishing Group ISBN: 9789812349507 Category : Scotland Languages : en Pages : 378
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This is a comprehensive guide to travel in Scotland that includes historical information, places to visit, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment plus planning advice.
Author: Thepchai Supnithi Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319156152 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 432
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th Joint International Semantic Technology Conference, JIST 2014, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in November 2014. The theme of the JIST 2014 conference was "Open Data and Semantic Technology". JIST 2014 conference consisted of main technical tracks including regular paper track (full and short papers), in-use track and special track, poster and demo session, two workshops and four tutorials. The 32 papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The paper topics are divided into eight categories: ontology and reasoning, linked data, learning and discovery, rdf and sparql, ontological engineering, semantic social Web, search and querying and applications of semantic technology.
Author: Rachel McCormack Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1471157245 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 302
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‘Hard not to hate Rachel McCormack who bags the best gig of the year and then writes a brilliant book’ Val McDermid Whisky is Scotland's national drink and has been for over five hundred years, since then becoming a global phenomenon. It is a drink that is a profound and important part of Scottish life and culture but, unlike other countries and their national libations, it has hardly been used in food. Rachel McCormack is going to change that with this book. Limiting whisky to a drink, she believes, is similar to the traditional Presbyterian attitude to sex; it should only be done with the lights off and in the missionary position. Rachel believes that there is an entire Karma Sutraof whisky use out there and she has put it in this book. Interspersing an engaging mix of anecdotes, history and information on distillers and recipes, this book will appeal to everyone from the cooking whisky connoisseur, to the novice whisky learner looking for some guidance on what to eat and cook. Rachel travels the length and breadth of Scotland, discovering a myriad of unique and interesting people and facts about this remarkable drink, with interviews with the key people who create it around the country, as she visits the famous distilleries of her country, as well as the more home-grown variety.
Author: Peter Collyer Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408159007 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 146
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Rain Later, Good is the award winning story of Peter Collyer's extraordinary journey around the Shipping Forecast areas and has been a bestseller since first publication. The artist's brilliant and detailed paintings reproduced actual size, offer a series of images which help conjure up the most mythical locations, whilst his delightful idiosyncratic text provides a wealth of fascinating insights. He introduces us to the people who live and work in these areas, and passes on snippets of tantalising information to give a powerful impression of the place and convey a real feeling of being there. The beautiful paintings which come from Peter Collyer's travels truly capture the spirit of these wild and isolated spots. This is a book to be treasured, and its reissue will be welcomed by Peter's many admirers. 'A very remarkable painter. His work is simply stunning with an observed intensity which makes him very special indeed.' Chris Beetles in The Daily Telegraph 'The most delightful and unexpected book I've encountered this year... a wonderful book.' John Naughton, The Times
Author: Alistair Maclean Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1620328631 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 171
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This book is a beautiful and dramatic collection of Celtic praise, compiled by Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar Alistair Maclean, which was first published in 1937. It comprises over one hundred prayers, poems, sayings, and praises from the Christian tradition of the author's native Hebrides.
Author: Malcolm Archibald Publisher: Next Chapter ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 391
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Now an inspector, George Watters finds himself in the middle of another puzzling case. It is 1870 in Dundee, and Watters is ordered to solve a railway robbery. After Lord Balmuir’s factor is found unconscious and robbed of His Lordship’s rent money, Watters begins a search for two mysterious gentlemen who seem to be linked to the case. His life is further complicated by a gruesome murder of a near recluse in Broughty Ferry. Not used to delegating responsibility, Watters has to alternate between ordering his men into dangerous situations and investigating the duet of complicated cases. Can Watters prove himself worthy of his new rank and solve the Broughty Ferry murder?
Author: Joe Moran Publisher: Profile Books ISBN: 1847654444 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 465
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But what does your furniture point at?' asks the character Joey in the sitcom Friends on hearing an acquaintance has no TV. It's a good question: since its beginnings during WW2, television has assumed a central role in our houses and our lives, just as satellite dishes and aerials have become features of urban skylines. Television (or 'the idiot's lantern', depending on your feelings about it) has created controversy, brought coronations and World Cups into living rooms, allowed us access to 24hr news and media and provided a thousand conversation starters. As shows come and go in popularity, the history of television shows us how our society has changed. Armchair Nation reveals the fascinating, lyrical and sometimes surprising history of telly, from the first demonstration of television by John Logie Baird (in Selfridges) to the fear and excitement that greeted its arrival in households (some viewers worried it might control their thoughts), the controversies of Mary Whitehouse's 'Clean Up TV' campaign and what JG Ballard thought about Big Brother. Via trips down memory lane with Morecambe and Wise, Richard Dimbleby, David Frost, Blue Peter and Coronation Street, you can flick between fascinating nuggets from the strange side of TV: what happened after a chimpanzee called 'Fred J. Muggs' interrupted American footage of the Queen's wedding, and why aliens might be tuning in to The Benny Hill Show.
Author: Madeleine Bunting Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022647156X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 366
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"Over six years, Bunting traveled the Hebrides, exploring their landscapes, histories, and magnetic pull. She delves into the meanings of home and belonging, which in these islands have been fraught with tragedy as well as tenacious resistance. Bunting considers the extent of the islands' influence beyond their shores, finding that their history of dispossession and migration has been central to the British imperial past."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Roger Hutchinson
Author: Roger Hutchinson
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Author: Alistair Maclean
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