No writer has ever been as famous as Sir Walter Scott once was; and no writer has ever enjoyed such huge acclaim followed by such absolute neglect and outright hostility. But Scotland would not be Scotland except for Scott. All the icons of Scottishness have their roots in Scott’s novels, poems, public events and histories. It’s a legacy both inspiring and constraining, and just one of the ironies that fuse Scott and Scotland into Scott-land. In this book Stuart Kelly reveals Scott the paradox: the celebrity unknown, the nationalist unionist, the aristocrat loved by communists, the forward-looking reactionary. Part literary study, part biography, part travelogue, part surreptitious autobiography, Scott-land unveils a complex, contradictory man and the complex contradictory country he created. Insightful, accessible, witty and melancholy, this is a ‘voyage around my fatherland’ like no other.
In 1969, James Nelson confessed to murder, served a prison sentence, then applied to be ordained as a minster in the Scottish Church (The Kirk). The case split the church in two, and challenged the institution to consider its most basic functions, obligations and duties. Part of the problem was that James Nelson's crime was no ordinary crime. The bible has a lot to say about murder, but not about this particular variety of murder. Stuart Kelly uses the case of Nelson to write a compelling history of the church in Scotland, of biblical and literary accounts of forgiveness and sin. The Minister and The Murderer is a gripping piece of literary detective work weaving textual analysis with memoir and narrative non-fiction. This is a book of soul-searching and speculation, deep thinking and fine writing. It is a knotty, riveting and mind-expanding investigation of truth and faith.
Bydand For Aye follows '...the finest regiment in the world' through their two centuries of service. One of Scotland's elite Highland regiments, The Gordon Highlanders first appeared in 1881 but had roots in the struggle with Napoleonic France and the rise of the British Empire. Supported by sound academics, Bydand For Aye presents a readable history with personal glimpses into the lives and experiences of the men who served. After a brief introduction, the book reviews the service of the 75th Regiment, primarily in the wars in Mysore and the Indian Mutiny along with Ireland, the Mediterranean, and home garrisons. The 92nd is followed through Ireland, Egypt, Portugal, Spain, and the Battle of Waterloo before shifting to garrison duties world-wide. After 1881, the regiment served in Egypt, South Africa, Flanders, North Europe, North Africa, and then worked through the end of the empire and all the challenges that brought. With an accessible writing style, and augmented with more than 30 images, Bydand For Aye is a welcome addition to stories of the Highland elite. (Note: Originally published in 2016, minor revisions or corrections were made in August 2019.)
An American woman who has never left Nashville searches Turkey for a deported Kurdish man who has disappeared. This is a darkly comic journey through a land where a language is illegal and illusions have to die if you want to survive.
He's been called Australia's Bob Dylan and likened to Springsteen and Neil Young, but Paul Kelly stands alone as a chronicler of his and our times.He is Australia's best-loved singer, songwriter, author and poetic observer and though he has written his own stories, no one has captured the broader life and times of Paul Kelly - until now.Renowned music journalist, author and for many years Kelly's manager, Stuart Coupe takes us from Kelly's family life as the sixth of nine children in Adelaide to his life today. With Paul's blessing and access to friends, family, band mates and musical collaborators, Coupe shows Paul's evolution from a young man who only really picked up a guitar in his late teens, to an Australian music icon.Through hundreds of interviews, Coupe details the way Paul juggled the demands, temptations and excesses of rock'n'roll with real life. Revealing Paul Kelly's personal relationships, his friendships, his generosity and support of other artists, such as Archie Roach, Kasey Chambers, Kev Carmody, Vika and Linda Bull and Courtney Barnett, the force of Kelly's powerful storytelling, his musical creativity, his activism and his work ethic also shines through.PAUL KELLY: THE MAN, THE MUSIC AND THE LIFE IN BETWEEN is honest, revealing and a must-read for anyone interested in one of Australia's greatest artists.
Life of Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York - With a Notice of Rome in his Time is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Endorsed by The International Ecotourism Society, Sustainable Tourism amp The Millennium Development Goals: Effecting Positive Change demonstrates how ecotourism and sustainable tourism can assist in supporting and meeting the goals set forward by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and how it can foster a global partnership for development. The text discusses how ecotourism and sustainable tourism can assist in supporting and meeting the MDG by drawing on case studies and examples. The final summary chapter discusses how ecotourism and sustainable tourism can assist in supporting and meeting the MDG by 2 5 and identifies the challenges and goals that need to be considered in the future. In this edition you will find: •Historical perspective of the development of ecotourism and sustainable tourism •The Millennium Development Goals defined•Overview of how ecotourism and sustainable tourism can assist in meeting the goals of the MDG •Engaging case studies and examples to reinforce the concept
Walter L. Perry; Stuart E. Johnson; Keith Crane; David C. Gompert; John Gordon; Robert E. Hunter; Dalia Dassa Kaye; Terrence K. Kelly; Eric Peltz; Howard J. Shatz
Since 2007, security has improved dramatically in Iraq. The U.S. and Iraqi governments - and most Iraqis - want to see both the U.S. presence there reduced and the Iraqi government and security forces assuming a greater role in providing for public security. The challenge is to effect this drawdown while preserving security and stability in the country and in the region. In response to tasking from the U.S. Congress, RAND researchers conducted an independent study to examine drawdown schedules, risks, and mitigating strategies. They identified logistical constraints on moving equipment out of the country, assessed trends in insurgent activity and the ability of Iraqi security forces to counter it, and examined the implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This book presents alternative drawdown schedules - one consistent with the Obama administration's stated intentions and two others, one somewhat slower and another faster - that are responsive to these factors.It also recommends steps that the United States can take to alleviate anticipated constraints, overcome likely resistance, and reduce the potential risks associated with a drawdown. For more than 60 years, decisionmakers in the public and private sectors have turned to the RAND Corporation for objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the nation and the world.
Richly woven from life experiences and the legends and lore of the American South, this loving memoir centers on the relationship between Walter G. Stuard and his youngest daughter, Kelly, and an alternative version of the celebrated Legend of the Bell Witch of Adams, Tennessee. Brimming with family politics and dynamics, this work also shares recent paranormal activities centering around Timothy Will and Kelly Stuard-Will as well as eyewitness accounts of this protective, often mischievous ghost. According to Mr. Stuard, a native son of Adams, this specter is that of a murdered household slave, who was starved to death at the hands of John Bell
When a recipe calls for a whole chopped onion, most of us start by cutting through the top and root sections, removing the layers of paper-thin skin, then inspecting for any skanky layers or black sooty mould that can sometimes lie in the inner layers. The waste is discarded without much thought.I have a memory of my grandmother standing over me, inspecting the detritus and making sure I wasn't being a 'wasteful chef'.Our lives, like the onions we use, can be dissected layer by layer, and sorted into the good bits and the bad bits. The stories in this book delve into some of the layers of my life - the good and the bad - including the people, the lessons, and the recipes that sustained me through them.
Don't get ripped off paying a, so-called, self-publishing company several thousand dollars to get one book published for you, when you can start YOUR OWN PUBLISHING COMPANY for the same dollar amount or even much less Don't waste a bunch of time, like most people do, trying to get all the answers from the internet. Most web sites that claim to be giving you "free" information are just setting the reader up for a sales trap. Maybe they can't be totally blamed for these tactics; but if you are like me, you don't want to pay more for what you could get for far less or even actually for free EVERYTHING you need to know to start YOUR OWN INDIE PUBLISHING COMPANY , by K Kelly McElroy, cuts to the chase and gives you ALL the information you need to successfully start your own Indie Publishing company Once you have successfully established your new publishing company, then the rest is up to you
Amped Up Digital, Marketing Your Business From Start to Finish and Back Again is aimed at helping business owners and entrepreneurs create a solid marketing strategy for their business and help them understand the ins and outs of marketing in today's digital world."This book has a unique value to it in the world of media strategy in that it does not become more obsolete from the minute of publication. This is the inherent challenge of describing what was the current media conditions and sources when written. What Kelly has done in this book should be appreciated by all company owners and market professionals. Rather than favoring a particular channel or digital platform, Kelly provides readers with a repeatable, thus current as the reader believes conditions have changed in their environment, step-by-step strategy and tactics model development. This is a great resource " -- Tom SearcyAuthor of "Whale Hunting: How to Land Big Sales and Transform Your Company" and owner of Hunt Big Sales."Amped Up Digital: Marketing Your Business From Start to Finish and Back Again is a succinct exercise in how to market your business, specifically from a digital perspective. The activities at the end of each chapter help the business owner work through and build their own marketing strategy. As a university educator, I find this book a perfect supplement to my marketing course largely because of the no-nonsense way it is written. The activities lend themselves perfectly to my classroom because students can work together and with me to complete them and work toward writing a marketing plan as their final project. This book could be incorporated into any course where integrated marketing communications is a focus including those that discuss marketing, entrepreneurship, and/or startups." -- Dr. Niki DavisHospitality and Tourism Administration, SIU"I just finished your book. Loved it Love how you explain in detail the options out there and have the exercises to make us create a 'road map' for our own business. I really enjoyed it and gets me motivated to be more organized with my marketing/social media plan. Thank you " -- Heather Deatz, Owner/Event Manager, Baby Kid Expo, LLC
As teachers, the beginning of each school year presents us with fresh starts and opportunities. How will we build community and create a culture that values thinking, learning, and risk-taking? How can we create a safe environment where all learners feel welcome and valued? As writing teachers, it's of utmost importance that we launch our students into the world of writing in a way that engages them and helps to build their confidence. In this book, Kelly Boswell shares a variety of ways to kick-start the school year and invite students to engage in meaningful, purposeful and joyful writing experiences.
'The thrill is that you're actually figuring it out on your own. You're engaging with another language, not just parroting it... It's an excellent way to start, and leaves the listener thinking, Hey, Ich kann do dis.' - New Yorker, David Sedaris, humorist and author, on learning German with the Michel Thomas MethodLooking for a convenient language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework, no-memorizing method is in tune with the way the brain prefers to receive, store and retrieve information. You'll stick with it because you'll love it. * Pick up Japanese naturally and unforgettably without strain or stress* Learn from listening and speaking, without the pressure of writing or memorizing* Build up your Japanese in manageable steps by thinking out answers for yourself* Progress to the full Foundation Japanese course with confidence in the method.WHY IS THE METHOD SO SUCCESSFUL?'What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget.' - Michel Thomas Before there was machine learning, there was Michel Thomas. For over 50 years he worked on decoding languages by breaking them down into their most essential component parts. These 'building blocks' are introduced to the learner sequentially in such a way that you reconstruct the language for yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. This unique method draws on the principles of instructional psychology and works with the way your brain prefers to receive, store and retrieve information. Knowledge is structured and organized so that you absorb the language easily and don't forget it. The method is designed to eliminate the stress which prevents you from relaxing and allowing the brain to work in the way which accepts learning in a seemingly painless, very exciting and highly motivating way.HOW DO THE COURSES WORK?'All stress inhibits true and effective learning' - Michel Thomas During the course, you will join Michel Thomas Method Teachers Helen Gilhooly and Niamh Kelly, and two students in a live lesson, learning from both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. You, as the learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. Within the very first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases by listening and thinking out answers for yourself without the pressure of writing or stress of having to memorize. You will learn at your own pace, pausing and repeating where necessary, and complete the course in about 3-5 hours. WHAT WILL I ACTUALLY ACHIEVE?'I am the architect who builds the house. It's up to you to decorate it.' - Michel Thomas The Michel Thomas Method will help you kick-start, continue, and flourish in your Japanese language learning journey. It is not intended to get you perfectly fluent, but it will get you speaking and using Japanese, with proper pronunciation, faster than most any other method. It is designed to give you a strong foundation and good working knowledge of a language from which you can expand and later 'add decoration' to. It is a rapid method for learning, but still requires effort and concentration on the part of the learner. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE COURSE?* Start Japanese includes one audio CD. The booklet is available to download from www.michelthomas.com.LEARN ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME! Reclaim your pockets of free time to learn a new language! Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever and wherever you want, in as little or as much time as you have. WHERE DO I GO NEXT? Foundation Japanese follows on from the Start course.
