This is an affectionate and humorous look at the life of the small Aberdeenshire farmer through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is full of folk wisdom and anecdotes from the people who made that farming community the prosperous thing it became from Nature's rather meagre bounty. Part social history, part family biography, we trace the history of the farm and it's farmers from 1837, when the author's great, great grandfather arrived, through six generations to the present day. It is the story of a time forgotten, of an evolution in farming techniques and attitudes and of a family living and growing through it all.
Charlie Allan continues the story of his family farm and surrounding community in the North East of Scotland ... [This book] explores the changing face of farming in the latter half of the 20th century and also traces Charlie's extraordinarily varied career -- from teaching economics at the universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and St Andrews to competing in Highland Games worldwide, songwriting and singing, book writing, journalism, producing and presenting for the BBC, and, of course, farming."--Inside front cover.
We stand on the brink of one of the greatest ecological disasters of our time – the world is warming and seas are rising, and yet water is life; it brings change. Where one thing is wiped away, another rises. Drowned Worlds looks at the future we might have if the oceans rise – good or bad. Here you’ll find stories of action, adventure, romance and, yes, warning and apocalypse. Stories inspired by Ballard’s The Drowned World, Sterling’s Islands in the Net, and Ryman’s The Child Garden; stories that allow that things may get worse, but remembers that such times also bring out the best in us all. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan has put together sixteen unique tales of deluged worlds and those who fight to survive and strive to live. Featuring fiction by Paul McAuley, Ken Liu, Kim Stanley Robinson, Nina Allan, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Christopher Rowe, Nalo Hopkinson, Sean Williams, Jeffrey Ford, Lavie Tidhar, Rachel Swirsky, James Morrow, Charlie Jane Anders, Sam J. Miller and Catherynne M. Valente.
Woody and his friends adventures continue in More Letters From Woody Woodchuck. As Old Grandpas letters continue, there is sure to be trouble brewing, and joyous celebrations. Find out what happens when the mischievous Willie Weasel disobeys his mother and ends up with a jelly jar stuck on his nose! And will there be any more weddings to celebrate? Find the answers inside! Enjoyand happy reading!
The fourth amazing, astonishing, all-action adventure journal of Charlie Small! Having escaped the clutches of the evil Puppet Master, Charlie joins Wild Bob France’s gang, the Daredevil Desperados of Destiny, whose sole aim is to get rid of the outrageous outlaw Horatio Ham and his band of hired gunslingers. Charlie, aka the Lariat Kid, brings down Ham’s posse of gunslingers, takes part in a daring bank raid, is caught up in a ferocious gunfight, lands up in jail, and is about to be sacrificed to the Great Bird of Death. Will Charlie escape? Will Ham be defeated? Only by reading Charlie’s extraordinary diaries will you find out!
Joe Harper is a hero to tens of thousands of football fans with a fantastic career that saw him one of the country's most prolific goalscorers. His instinctive talent in the penalty box ensured that he would be a firm favorite with supporters wherever he played. He is especially celebrated in Aberdeen and inducted into their Hall of Fame as the club's highest scoring player, and his spells at Everton and Hibernian saw him gain fans across the country. This book gives a unique insight into professional football during Harper's era when he played alongside Martin Buchan, Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness. His Scotland career was dogged by controversy and here, Joe tells us, for the first time the truth about the incident in a Copenhagen nightclub that saw him receive a lifetime ban from playing with the national team. The ban was later lifted, and he was selected for the Scotland squad for their infamous run in the 1978 World Cup. Joe Harper has remained in the public eye since his retirement from competitive football, enjoying a successful stint as manager of then Highland League side, Peterhead. He is now a regular pundit on Aberdeen's Original 106 radio station and an opinionated—and often contentious—columnist for the Aberdeen Evening Express.
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