Illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings, this title provides practical information and features on culture, history and festivals of Azores. It describes the best walks, along with information on where to eat and sleep and how to get around.
Topics as diverse as the Azorean cow, sport-fishing and and whale- and dolphin- watching provide a flavour of the culture and heritage of these Portuguese islands. A series of walks taking in the mythical lakes of Sete Cidades, rugged volcanic craters and picturesque villages will guide visitors around the best that these tranquil islands offer.
Acclaimed writers, family, friends, and more pay homage to the celebrated Southern author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini. New York Times–bestselling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year career. In sharing their stories of Conroy, his fellow writers honor his memory and advance our shared understanding of his lasting impact on literary life in and well beyond the American South. Conroy’s fellowship drew from all walks of life. His relationships were complicated, and people and places he thought he’d left behind often circled back to him at crucial moments. The pantheon of contributors includes Rick Bragg, Kathleen Parker, Barbra Streisand, Janis Ian, Anthony Grooms, Mary Hood, Nikky Finney, Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart, Ron Rash, Sandra Brown, and Mary Alice Monroe; Conroy biographers Katherine Clark and Catherine Seltzer; his longtime friends; Pat’s students Sallie Ann Robinson and Valerie Sayers; members of the Conroy family; and many more. Each author in this collection shares a slightly different view of Conroy. Through their voices, a multifaceted portrait of him comes to life and sheds new light on who he was. Loosely following Conroy’s own chronology, the essays herewith wind through his river of a story, stopping at important ports of call. Cities he called home and longed to visit, along with each book he birthed, become characters that are as equally important as the people he touched along the way.
A biography of the novelist Dorothy Leigh Sayers, the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey and the bestselling author of a dozen detective novels. The book which draws on thousands of Sayers' letters, reveals her to be a complex woman to whom faith was central.
Sequencing Basics 101 is a fast, easy, and comprehensive way to learn and master the art of sequencing music in a fun and non-intimidating manner. This manual is full of tips and strategies designed to work together to help you organize your song, decipher hard-to-hear parts on a recording and work in "performance mode" on a synthesizer assigning sounds to the various parts. Included are often overlooked shortcuts to make more efficient use of your time. This manual is not only for keyboard players, but for any musician than can at least play some basic keyboard parts and wants to learn how to program sequenced music. Whether you're new to sequencing or have already sequenced a few times, this manual will be an invaluable aid to your sequencing tasks.
Making Math interesting, this is the only math practice book that gives you the chance to be an zoo vet. Readers discover how math is used in animal care. They learn what medical data is needed....They learn to organize animal, zoo, and biology facts...Students will enjoy the 50 questions that allow for practice in numbering, measuring, problem solving, calculating, and organizing information. CCSS skill building to the maximum degree.
Using Maths' specifically covers maths and numeracy taught at ages 8 to 9 years, but also offers a fun challenge for younger maths enthusiasts, and an enjoyable and positive way for older children to practice their skills and reinforce their knowledge.
In the lands once named Britannia by the Empire and its vanished Legions, the Oak Seers' song-sayers still weave their words into the lore by which everyday life is ordered, into the myths and sagas of hero-tales, and into the very fates that will determine whether the years ahead shall be bathed in shining light or plunged into a terrible darkness. In his fifth novel, David Ebsworth brings to life the stories of young warlord Ambros Skyhound, and the blind song-sayer, Morgose, told through the words of teacher and mentor Meridden of Sea Fort.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.