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Lake District Mountain Landscape is a spectacular photographic perspective on the Lake District from award-winning mountain photographer and filmmaker Alastair Lee. With an emphasis on the mountain heights, Lee captures the majesty of the 'English Alps' in all seasons and conditions with 360-degree panoramas in ethereal light from the high peaks.
2001: An Odyssey In Words
Alastair Reynolds; Bruce Sterling; Becky Chambers; Paul McAuley; Ian McDonald; Jane Rogers; Gwyneth Jones; Adrian Tchaikovsky; Yoon Ha Lee
NewCon Press
2018
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Produced to honour the centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke's birth, this anthology acts as a fund raiser for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.Original SF stories of precisely 2001 words from some of the biggest names in science fiction, including 10 winners of the Clarke Award and 13 authors who have been shortlisted, as well as non-fiction from thrice-winner China Mi ville and former judge Neil Gaiman.Contents: Introduction Golgotha - Dave Hutchinson The Monoliths of Mars - Paul McAuley Murmuration - Jane Rogers Ouroboros - Ian R MacLeod The Escape Hatch - Matthew De Abaitua Childhood's Friend - Rachel Pollack Takes from the White Hart - Bruce Sterling Your Death, Your Way, 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed - Emma Newman Distraction - Gwyneth Jones Dancers - Allen Stroud Entropy War - Yoon Ha Lee The Ontologist - Liz Williams Waiting in the Sky - Tom Hunter The Collectors - Adrian Tchaikovsky I Saw Three Ships - Phillip Mann Before They Left - Colin Greenland Drawn From the Eye - Jeff Noon Roads of Silver, Paths of Gold - Emmi It ranta The Fugue - Stephanie Holman Memories of a Table - Chris Beckett Child of Ours - Claire North Would-Be A.I., Tell Us a Tale #241: Sell 'em Back in Time by Hali Hallison - Ian Watson Last Contact - Becky Chambers The Final Fable - Ian Whates Ten Landscapes of Nili Fossae - Ian McDonald Child - Adam Roberts Providence - Alastair Reynolds 2001: A Space Prosthesis - The Extensions of Man - Andrew M. Butler (non-fiction) On Judging The Clarke Award - Neil Gaiman (non-fiction) Once More on the 3rd Law - China Mi ville (non-fiction)
This BFI Film Classics study of Tokyo Monogatari/Tokyo Story (1953) reveals the making, meaning and legacy behind Ozu Yasujiro’s masterpiece.Ozu's moving family drama is universally acknowledged as one of the most significant Japanese films ever made. In its complex portrait of human motivation and lively sense of social space, it offers a profound and poignant insight into the generational shifts of post-war Japan.Alastair Phillips provides an in-depth analysis of the film and its key locations - the city of Tokyo, the town of Onomichi and the coastal resort of Atami - with a discussion of its representation of Japanese society at a time of great cultural change. Drawing upon Japanese and English language sources, he situates the film within various contemporary critical and industrial contexts and examines the multiple international dimensions of Tokyo Story's long after-life to understand its enormous contribution to global film culture.
Lancashire-based photographer Alastair Lee once again turns his lens to his spiritual home, Pendle Hill, with his most atmospheric collection of images to date: Pendle: Witch Country. This book revisits the events that took place by Pendle in the seventeenth century, before chronicling the communities that now flourish beneath its flanks.
While relatively few cruise single-handed, many sail short-handed. It may be a couple sailing together or indeed a skipper with a novice crew - he may have lots of people onboard but, in terms of the sailing, he is probably short-handed. They soon discover that there is so much more to short-handed sailing than a lack of crew. It demands a different approach, a new mindset. The skipper has a much greater workload but there are also fewer people, sometimes no-one at all, to consult during the decision-making process. Under these circumstances fatigue can be as dangerous as heavy weather: it creeps up on you, often unnoticed, destroying your morale and ability to make rational decisions. And when short-handed, the crew's limited physical resources must be watched over and zealously guarded. In this heavily illustrated book Alastair Buchan passes on the lessons of his hard-won experience gained short- and single-handed sailing in coastal, offshore and ocean waters. It will show you everything you need to know about handling a boat alone or short-handed, from choosing a suitable craft to passage planning, manoeuvring, sleep management and watch keeping.
A compact, handy summary of the key things you need to consider when planning a passage by sea and when managing your ship on that passage: the perfect quick reference guide to keep onboard. The book covers the timetable for developing a passage plan and goes through all the elements you should consider: port information, routeing, weather, tides, timings and safety. It then takes you through ship management on the passage: the crew briefing, roles, routines, pre-sail checks, watch keeping and much more. Splash-proof and spiral bound – allowing you to lay it out flat on the chart table – this little book stands up to frequent use and will be a valued companion as you plan and execute your passage.
While traditional navigation has been largely superseded by GPS, traditional navigation remains a valuable skill, an enjoyable pastime and necessary for some navigation and training courses. This handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide is an aide memoire of those calculations frequently needed (but often forgotten) for traditional coastal and offshore navigation and other equations and formulae which can be useful afloat. Each topic has worked examples, and there are frequent diagrams to illustrate the process. You may be surprised by the simplicity and elegance of some of the calculations included. The book finishes by listing the main conventions used in nautical calculations and providing conversion factors which may be useful on board. Even the most dedicated GPS navigator could find this little book handy to keep on board, just in case. They may even find themselves dipping into it when they don’t actually need to.
A Practical Guide to Highway Issues in Property Transactions
Alastair Frew
Law Brief Publishing
2020
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A Practical Guide to the Law on Using Commercial Property for Electric Car Charging and Solar and Wind Power
Alastair Frew
Law Brief Publishing
2021
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Electric cars are now a common sight and will soon be ubiquitous, but where do you re-charge them? Property owners can benefit from the coming boom in electric car usage by installing charging points on their land.Property owners can also benefit from the green energy revolution by developing solar or wind electricity generating facilities.The National Grid also needs countless additional facilities to convert all this new electricity into useable voltages, and places to store any surplus electricity until it is needed.This book guides the property lawyer through the documentation using straightforward language, and provides useful drafting tips. It will prove to be a valuable guide to every practitioner who has to give advice to property owners looking to make the most of the changing energy market.ABOUT THE AUTHORAlastair Frew is a partner in Lodders' Real Estate group. He heads up the Business Property Team and specialises in advising commercial property owners, developers and investors.
Conscript, The: A Story of Naivete, Deceit and Betrayal
Alastair B. Davie
Book Guild Publishing Ltd
2021
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Tom Pearson grows up in an impoverished, north-eastern English city. A socialist by virtue of his upbringing and an unabashed supporter of the Russian communist party. While at University, studying physics, he is seduced by a female lecturer and recruited as a Russian sleeper agent. He spies for the NKGB providing classified British research into radar and other advanced technologies during the Second World War, before he is turned by MI5. With his help, the agency discovers and prosecute a Russian network of scientists in Britain who had infiltrated its wartime research departments. The reaction of the Russians to his betrayal is ferocious and the NKGB set out to eliminate him… After one failed attempt and suspicion of a possible Russian mole in MI5, Tom disappears into post-war Britain in a game of cat and mouse that Tom simply cannot afford to lose…
Eric Brown was one of the UK's finest SF authors. His work won him awards, his storytelling won him readers; more than that, though, he was a special person, and that won him many friends.Containing all new stories from some of the UK's finest genre writers, this volume, released to mark what would have been Eric's 64th birthday, is dedicated to Eric and his family. It is our way of celebrating someone whose work inspired us and whose friendship made a difference.Eric Brown: (24 May 1960 - 21 March 2023)Contents: Introduction by Ian WhatesRodeo Day - Philip Palmer Last Orders - Una McCormack The Scurlock Compendium - Alastair Reynolds President Max - Josh Lacey Untold - Keith Brooke The Peaceable Kingdom - Chris Beckett The Guardian - Kim Lakin A Sea Change - Donna Scott May You Rise - James Lovegrove The Neglected Bookshop - Phillip Vine Masterchef on Mars - Ian Watson Peppercorns - Rebecca Rajendra Bartering with Ghosts - Ian Whates The Place of the Mice - Justina Robson Eric and the Kethani - Tony Ballantyne About the Contributors
For the past eight years NewCon Press has been showcasing the talent of British and British-based science fiction authors via our Best of British SF anthologies. This award-winning series is curated by editor Donna Scott, who each year faces the daunting task of selecting the very best short stories from what is invariably a strong field.Best of British Science Fiction 2023 represents one of the strongest anthologies yetTable of Contents: Introduction - Donna Scott Detonation Boulevard - Alastair Reynolds Vermin Control - Tim Lees Personal Satisfaction - Adrian Tchaikovsky The Scent of Green - Ana Sun Gauguin's Questions - Stephen Baxter So Close to Home - Andrew Hook Boojum - Angus McIntyre The Station Master - Lavie Tidhar Art App - Chris Beckett The Blou Trein Suborbirail - L.P. Melling Blue Shift Passing By - David Cleden And if Venice is Sinking - Fiona Moore Muse Automatique - Jaine Fenn Little Sprout - E.B. Siu A Change of Direction - Rhiannon Grist Thus With a Kiss I Die - Robert Bagnall Tough Love - Teika Marija Smits The Brazen Head of Westinghouse - Tim Major Skipping - Ian Watson Pearl - Felix Rose KawitzkyAbout the Authors
Big Brother was watching Alastair Gamble - and they wanted him dead, but unseen forces were protecting him from harm with their magical powers. At least, that was what he believed...In Looking Out for Me, Alastair recounts his experiences with paranoia and mania. In 1993, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but medication helped him to maintain a normal life, becoming an architect and a dedicated Buddhist. This all changed in 2014, when he suddenly left his job and his Buddhist community because he thought nearly everyone he knew was out to get him.Embarking on a spiritual journey, he was still mindful of the danger lurking in the shadows, but with determination, proper mental health care and a strong mindfulness practice, he developed a mindset of acceptance.
We All Get to Play: Growing a culture and practice of healing in the local church
Alastair Mitchell-Baker
Great Big Life Publishing
2019
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In Matthew 15:22-28 Jesus describes healing and deliverance as the 'children's bread'. In other words, it is an everyday essential which no good father would withhold from his children. How much more so does our Father God want to bless us today with these gifts? Writing from his fundamental desire to close the gap between what we read in the New Testament description of Jesus and the early church's ministry and kingdom lifestyle, and our experiences as individual believers and, especially, as the family of God in our churches, Alastair Mitchell-Baker has crafted a vital foundational 'manual' for the practice and culture of healing ministry within the local church.Churches are of all types, styles and sizes. They look wonderfully and beautifully different, and so the full restoration of healing ministry will look and feel different too. Yet Jesus wants us all to be His feet and hands, His eyes, ears, and lips, to bring His restoring love and power to the people in our communities, towns, and cities.This book is designed as a resource for church leaders and members who want to see more healing and transformation in their local churches and communities. It is born of Alastair's personal journey and the experiences and teaching of his home church, The Gate, in Reading, UK.
A humorous account of the demise of British royalty, the dynasty of massive repute. From the tragic to the humorous, the unexpected to the almost unbelievable, And Then the King Died recalls the fascinating history of royal demises in Great Britain, from Alfred the Great to George VI.
A Practical Guide to the Law on Using Commercial Property for Electric Car Charging and Solar and Wind Power - Second Edition
Alastair Frew
Law Brief Publishing
2024
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Electric cars are now a common sight and will soon be ubiquitous, but where do you re-charge them? Property owners can benefit from the coming boom in electric car usage by installing charging points on their land.Property owners can also benefit from the green energy revolution by developing solar or wind electricity generating facilities.The National Grid also needs countless additional facilities to convert all this new electricity into useable voltages, and places to store any surplus electricity until it is needed.This book guides the property lawyer through the documentation using straightforward language, and provides useful drafting tips. It will prove to be a valuable guide to every practitioner who has to give advice to property owners looking to make the most of the changing energy market.This revised edition adds new drafting notes and specimen clauses as well as a new chapter about solar farm development.ABOUT THE AUTHORAlastair Frew is a partner in Lodders' Real Estate group. He heads up the Business Property Team and specialises in advising commercial developers, business owners, niche housebuilders, and private investors together with the banks and institutions that fund them. Alastair created and leads the Renewable Energy team at Lodders, guiding landowners through the complex documentation required to create a solar PV development, battery storage scheme, wind farm, or the installation of gas generators or anaerobic digestion equipment on their land.
Most books about music related topics focus on the major metropolitan centres of New York or London. Alastair MacDonald Jackson not only shifts the focus to a small country in northern Europe - Scotland -but hones in the music makers from the very peripheries of the place. With a focus on the production of music zines, where he brings his own experience into play, the book also looks at the concurrent journeys of cassette labels, independent recordings and women's involvement in the development of the Scottish independent music scene, concluding with the recent resurgence in all things DIY.Along the way, he takes the (single track) roads less travelled, exploring some of the musical back stories of the Scottish islands, with some surprising results. Did you know Sex Pistols designer Jamie Reid was living on the island of Lewis when he got the call from Malcolm McLaren? How about taking a journey to the island of Raasay where Joe Stummer's grandmother was born, or finding out about the punk album recorded on Lewis and played by John Peel, or the record label based on the Isle of Eigg...Featuring new interviews with members of The Rezillos, The Pastels, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Slits, The Bluebells, Strawberry Switchblade, Shop Assistants, Bis, The Mission, BMX Bandits, Soup Dragons, Pictish Trail, Fizzbombs, the Vaselines, Rote Kapelle, Close Lobsters & Urusei Yatsura, as well as cassette label owners and zine editors of Bam Balam, Ripped & Torn, Slow Dazzle, Juniper Beri-Beri, The Next Big Thing, Honey At The Core, Heavy Flow, Paper Bullets and more...Alastair is a writer and photographer who grew up on the Isle of Skye. He currently contributes regularly to several outdoor and travel magazines. His first book, 'The Spirit of The Hebrides' was published in 2019 and longlisted for The Highland Book Prize. His next project is a photographic journey around Orkney and Shetland.