Kirjahaku

A collection of essays and aphorisms about Scottish Calvinism. This is Scottish literary humour at its finest.'A work of contemporary shamanism, with all the bluff, poetry, deranged humour, sleight-of-hand and real magic that implies.' Don Paterson. This is the first (and maybe the last) self-help guide that promises to make you feel a lot worse after you read it. A hilarious satire on freeze-dried mysticism and off-the-shelf enlightenment, it is also a haunting and lyrical reflection on places, voices and memories -- a literary journey into the heart of North-East darkness. 'A perfect evocation of Scotland's mysterious love affair with loss and sorrow. A powerful dram of Zen Calvinism.' Richard Holloway

Radiation leaks. Missing plutonium.And a company that will stop at nothing to contain its secrets.Being a corporate whistleblower can be murder...Sandra 'Cricket' Dawes had undeniable proof of dangerous leaks and missing radioactive material at the nuclear facility run by Dormac-Chaffee.She was all set to deliver the incriminating documents to a reporter, then sit back and watch the company get shut down for good.Getting killed was never part of the plan.The Green Army environmental group wants Rafferty to recover the missing files and prove Dormac-Chaffee was behind Sandra's murder.Simple, right?Rafferty may not know much about nuclear physics but he can tell which direction the wind is blowing.And, in a case where no-one is who they seem, he'll need to be on high alert for every step.Because as Rafferty closes in on Sandra's killer, Deadly fallout is headed his way...POOR DEAD CRICKET is the third book in the Shamus Award-winning Rafferty P.I. series by author Bill Duncan.Fans of Spenser, Reacher, and Elvis Cole have declared this series a must-read with over 3,700 5 star reviews.Don't miss another moment of hardboiled, wisecracking action with Rafferty P.I. Buy POOR DEAD CRICKET today .................................................................Praise for Rafferty P.I."If you like Parker's Spenser, or Robert Crais' Elvis Cole you should love the Rafferty series." - Mark A. Johnson."Rafferty is the best hardboiled P.I. of this era." - Wendy Green."Any fan of Micky Spillane, the Jack Reacher novels, or Mark Yost's Rick Crane novels should absolutely venture into the world of Rafferty P.I." - Michael Raabe."Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character." - Cliff Fausset."This author goes on my list of great private eye writers along with Kinky Friedman, Elmore Leonard, and Lawrence Sanders." - Tricia Schiro.

From the enclosed, austere fishing community of Broughty Ferry to the implacably encroaching tower-blocks of nearby Dundee, Bill Duncan's narrative resonates with the voices of the living and the dead. Haunting, evocative and eccentric, THE SMILING SCHOOL FOR CALVINISTS memorably conjures up a traditional community reluctantly confronting the modern world.

The eagerly awaited sequel to "The Salacia Project" and "The Angelia Project"... Another action-packed thrill ride that races along the bleeding edges of technology and covert operations. This is Book 3 in the Brystol Foundation series of espionage adventure novels. The Russian government is on the brink of fielding an incredible new technology that could leapfrog their military to a crippling advantage over western nations. But one of their top generals is prepared to auction the technology on the black market, offering it to the highest bidder. Intelligence agencies and international terrorists are willing to do whatever is necessary to acquire it and capture or kill the scientist who developed it. American operative Ben Dawson and his team race against the clock to wrest the technology away and secure the safety of the inventor. But there are other forces at work inside US intelligence agencies with their own agenda, and Dawson will have to deliver himself into their hands to discover the truth. From the brutal mountains of Siberia to the teeming streets of Hyderabad, and on to the mysterious underground of Prague, The Icarus Project offers readers another opportunity to learn about a bleeding-edge technology while careening through a world of adventure and espionage. Like its predecessors, The Salacia Project and The Angelia Project, the action never stops in this third installment from the Brystol Foundation series.

Colonialism, Racism and ApartheidA brutal self-analysis on the origins of racism in Southern Africa as seen through the eyes of a third-generation white African.Duncan presents a no-holds-barred picture of the true savagery of Colonialism by all ethnic groups in the years spanning two centuries. Tracing the story of three generations of Scots farmers in an enclave of hardened Boers, he tells the story of flaming pride, fear, arrogance, compassion, multiracial brotherhood, war and terror.The honesty and sadness in relating the many anecdotes are a tribute to the compassion passed down the generations of this family. And begs the question: Will racism truly ever cease to exist?