A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, Paperback - Hugh MacDiarmid

The drunk man lies on a moonlit hillside looking at a thistle, jaggy and beautiful, which epitomises Scotland's divided self. The man reflects on t...

Drawing on the literary and vernacular traditions of Scottish culture, Hugh MacDiarmid's creates modern literature that is both nationalistic and i...

This is the first volume of a two-volume edition of the work of the Scottish poet, Hugh MacDiarmid. It is a revised edition with several newly-disc...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Julia (Queensborough Community College, USA) RothenbergIllustration(s): Follows Alcohol; 4 Tables, black ...

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What is science and what can it do? This innovative book uses examples from the physical, life, and social sciences to focus on all the products of...

DescriptionThis book is a touching children's story, illustrating the good that can come from dying to one's self.

Onora O'Neill shows how digital technologies have raised new ethical issues for communication, and argues that ethical communication requires broad...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROmaha Beach legend Ray Lambert's unforgettable firsthand account of D-Day--read the astonishing true story celebrated by T...

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want ..." Travel the shepherd's path to the green pastures and cool, refreshing waters of Psalm 23. As ...

Offers an original way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. This work offers an alternative to the way we think about ou...

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A therapist looks at life's ups and downs (with a bit of help from Charlie Brown and his friends).From the author of Waking Up Just In Time and Lif...

In this book, Paul Guyer argues that the fundamental goals of architecture identified by the Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius in the first c...

Reducere. A guidebook for television news reporters seeking better jobs, and for students who aspire to the business. It is also a fascinating, entertaining ...

DescriptionAvoiding sensationalism and date-speculating, respected Bible teacher Amir Tsarfati uses his unique perspective as an Israeli Christian ...

Is work as we know it disappearing? And if so why should we care? These and other questions are explored by Raymond Geuss in this compact but sweep...

Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, Michael Ruse explores...

Reducere. In 1987, former U.S. Marine Corps sniper Craig Roberts, a seasoned veteran of the Vietnam war, stood for the first time at the 6th floor of the Tex...

DescriptionInspiring and honest, this unique memoir of gender transition and coming-of-age proves it's never too late to find your true identity.Si...

Stephen Mumford's book introduces the reader to a host of philosophical topics found in sport, arguing that sport reflects diverse human experience...

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Reducere. DescriptionLittle readers will love helping Lois search for her friend Bob at the beach and encountering their friends along the way in this quirky...

Dr Gaius Davies is not afraid to show how anxiety, guilt, depression and doubt can be present in the finest of Christian lives, but also goes on to...

A visually arresting, quirky lift-the-flap book series from Gerry Turley. All little readers will love helping Lois search for her friend Bob behin...

Reducere. Neurotic Beauty is a remarkable reevaluation of Japan's role in the modern world. It includes a new assessment of the events leading up to the drop...

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Reducere. Lucky Man: A Life Lived One Shot at a Time is a memoir by Captain Stephen Luckey, an expert marksman, Marine fighter pilot, commercial airline pion...

Reducere. Elizabeth Mapp-Flint of Tilling is approaching her fiftieth birthday, and plans a party to celebrate the event. However, as so often happens in Til...

Reducere. I love and welcome a good challenge. Moreover, I like to challenge myself. One evening several years ago after a prayer meeting at my local church,...

It is 1965, and Swinging London is coming into its prime years. Amid the color and chaos is a boy sporting drainpipe jeans, a devoted fan of The Wh...

The West Country provides the main source of inspiration for Arthur Gordon's poems, and he conveys his love for the West Country in a way that is b...

Reducere. In 1976 the creators of National Lampoon, America's most popular humor magazine, decided to make a movie. It would be set on a college campus in th...

A landmark cricket club is formed in the heart of the Western Isles. A gala opening leaves a battered body in the changing room when stumps is call...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Since his friend died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, David Sylvester adopted a mission to enhance the world one interacti...

Part Samurai history, part martial arts guide, this is THE book for anyone interested in Japan's fabled Samurai culture. Author Alexander Bennett i...

Description"Sometimes, " Tony Whedon tells us in his brilliant new book, Drunk in the Woods, "I think there's such a thing as an alcoholic landscap...

Reducere. Colorful tales of the Thistle Inn paint a vivid portrait of a Maine fishing village during the 1960s and '70s. When shrimp boats filled the harbor,...

The truth can be dangerous in the wrong hands...Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Kerry BarrettNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 20...

This highly entertaining business memoir describes what it was like to work for Japan's premiere animation studio, Studio Ghibli, and its reigning ...

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Reducere. Karen, a crack cocaine addict, lived in a drug induced psychosis most of the time. Kelly, a high-functioning drunk, kept up a great façade while he...

"This is a book of stories, " writes Henry Louis Gates, "and all might be described as 'narratives of ascent.'" As some remarkable men talk about t...