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The Highlands

By: Calum Maclean

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In a new edition of this classic book, introduced by the world-renowned Gaelic poet Sorley Maclean, the late Calum I. Maclean, a Gaelic-speaking Highlander, interprets the traditional background, culture and ways of life of his native country. Calum's formal training in folk culture and the depth of his local knowledge make this book truly outstanding - it is written by a Highlander from the inside. Many books on the Highlands have been penned by outsiders with an uncritical appreciation of the scenery and only the most superficial knowledge of the Gaelic language and culture. By contrast, Maclean brought informed attitudes and sympathetic opinions. He was concerned not so much with places, beauty spots and scenery as with the Highlanders in their own self-created environment. He writes in terms of individuals and suggests reasons why Highland culture is unique in the world - it is something that, if lost, can never be recovered or recreated.

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Random House

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1780574363

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9781780574363

Crucible of Secrets

Alexander Seaton 3, from the author of the prizewinning Seeker series

By: S. G. MacLean

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Crucible of Secrets

Alexander Seaton 3, from the author of the prizewinning Seeker series

By: S. G. MacLean

Knowledge is power, and when it gets in the wrong hands it can be lethal. Alchemy and murder combine in a gripping race against time from the CWA award-winning author of The Seeker. 'One of the best writers of historical crime' The Times Aberdeen, 1631. University librarian Robert Sim takes receipt of a gift of books recently arrived from overseas, mysterious works on alchemy and hermetics - the pursuit of ancient knowledge. By nightfall he has been brutally murdered. His colleague and good friend Alexander Seaton is left with the task of hunting for clues as to his killer's motive, as well as locating the missing books. What did Sim discover in the package, and what makes these books so dangerous?

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1849169349

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9781849169349

S. G. MacLean: Alexander Seaton Books 1 to 4

By: S. G. MacLean

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S. G. MacLean: Alexander Seaton Books 1 to 4

By: S. G. MacLean

Experience the story from start to finish with this complete collection of the Alexander Seaton Series from prize-winning author S. G. MacLean. Scotland, 1620s. Alexander Seaton's life is in tatters. Once a minister, he has been cast out of the kirk in disgrace after his affair with the Laird's daughter was discovered. When a body is discovered in Seaton's house and his own friend is accused of murder, Seaton decides to investigate. And so begins a new chapter of his life. Join Seaton as sets he investigates poisoners, witchcraft and murder - embarking on a journey through the darkest parts of other men's souls, as well as his own. A sleuth to rival Shardlake and Cadfael, these are the perfect novels for readers of Rory Clements and S. J. Parris. ******************* Praise for S. G. MacLean 'Transports your body and soul to another time and place' Craig Russell 'A delight on all levels . . . engaging and moving' Manda Scott 'MacLean is a terrific storyteller' Big Issue 'Truly memorable and exciting' Historical Novels Review 'Seaton is a compelling flawed yet indomitable figure' Scottish Field

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1529430291

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9781529430295

Behind the Mask of Chivalry

The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan

By: Nancy K. MacLean

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Behind the Mask of Chivalry

The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan

By: Nancy K. MacLean

On Thanksgiving night, 1915, a small band of hooded men gathered atop Stone Mountain, an imposing granite butte just outside Atlanta. With a flag fluttering in the wind beside them, a Bible open to the twelfth chapter of Romans, and a flaming cross to light the night sky above, William Joseph Simmons and his disciples proclaimed themselves the new Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, named for the infamous secret order in which many of their fathers had served after the Civil War. Unsure of their footing in the New South and longing for the provincial, patriarchal world of the past, the men of the second Klan saw themselves as an army in training for a war between the races. They boasted that they had bonded into "an invisible phalanx...to stand as impregnable as a tower against every encroachment upon the white man's liberty...in the white man's country, under the white man's flag." Behind the Mask of Chivalry brings the "invisible phalanx" into broad daylight, culling from history the names, the life stories, and the driving passions of the anonymous Klansmen beneath the white hoods and robes. Using an unusual and rich cache of internal Klan records from Athens, Georgia, to anchor her observations, author Nancy MacLean combines a fine-grained portrait of a local Klan world with a penetrating analysis of the second Klan's ideas and politics nationwide. No other right-wing movement has ever achieved as much power as the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s, and this book shows how and why it did. MacLean reveals that the movement mobilized its millions of American followers largely through campaigns waged over issues that today would be called "family values": Prohibition violation, premarital sex, lewd movies, anxieties about women's changing roles, and worries over waning parental authority. Neither elites nor "poor white trash," most of the Klan rank and file were married, middle-aged, and middle class. Local meetings, or klonklaves, featured readings of the minutes, plans for recruitment campaigns and Klan barbecues, and distribution of educational materials--Christ and Other Klansmen was one popular tome. Nonetheless, as mundane as proceedings often were at the local level, crusades over "morals" always operated in the service of the Klan's larger agenda of virulent racial hatred and middle-class revanchism. The men who deplored sex among young people and sought to restore the power of husbands and fathers were also sworn to reclaim the "white man's country," striving to take the vote from blacks and bar immigrants. Comparing the Klan to the European fascist movements that grew out of the crucible of the first World War, MacLean maintains that the remarkable scope and frenzy of the movement reflected less on members' power within their communities than on the challenges to that power posed by African Americans, Jews, Catholics, immigrants, and white women and youth who did not obey the Klan's canon of appropriate conduct. In vigilante terror, the Klan's night riders acted out their movement's brutal determination to maintain inherited hierarchies of race, class, and gender. Compellingly readable and impeccably researched, The Mask of Chivalry is an unforgettable investigation of a crucial era in American history, and the social conditions, cultural currents, and ordinary men that built this archetypal American reactionary movement.

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327

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Oxford University Press

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0198023650

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9780198023654

The Doctor Returns

By: Stella Maclean

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The Doctor Returns

By: Stella Maclean

Sherri Lawson seems to be the only person not welcoming Dr. Neill Brandon back to Eden Harbor, Maine. She has moved on from their shared past. Yet a part of her has never quite gotten over Neill--or the baby she lost. The baby he didn't even know about"--Page 4 of cover.

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Harlequin

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0373718772

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9780373718771

The Redemption of Alexander Seaton

Twisty historical thriller from the acclaimed author of the Seeker series

By: S. G. MacLean

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The Redemption of Alexander Seaton

Twisty historical thriller from the acclaimed author of the Seeker series

By: S. G. MacLean

A sleuth to rival Shardlake or Cadfael - a mystery that will chill your blood. 'Transports your body and soul to another time and place' CRAIG RUSSELL 'A delight on all levels . . . engaging and moving' MANDA SCOTT 'A truly memorable and exciting read' HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW Banff, Scotland in the 1620s. A young man walks unsteadily through the streets. Is he just drunk or is there something more sinister happening? When he collapses in front of two sisters on that dark, wet night, the women guess that he's been poisoned. His body is discovered in the house of Alexander Seaton - a fallen minister, the discovery of whose clandestine love affair has left him disgraced. Why was the body in Seaton's house? And why would anyone want to murder this likeable young man? Seaton sets out to find answers, embarking on a journey not only through the darkest part of other men's souls, but also his own. A must-read for fans of Rory Clements and SJ Parris. ***************************** HEAR WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE REDEMPTION OF ALEXANDER SEATON 'A thrilling read' 5* Reader Review 'Utterly engrossing' 5* Reader Review 'Terrific stuff' 5* Reader Review 'An enthralling book' 5* Reader Review 'The best new crime novelist I have read since Fred Vargas and Jo Nesbo' 5* Reader Review

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360

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1849164290

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9781849164290

The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

(1630-1712)

By: Isabelle McCall MacLean

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The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

(1630-1712)

By: Isabelle McCall MacLean

This work evolved out of a love for my ancestors, one being John Whitelaw, the Covenanter Monkland Martyr, who was executed for his religious beliefs in Edinburgh, 1683. While searching for his records I came across reference to thousands of other Scottish Covenanters. This Index lists those Covenanters found in some books written about the period between 1630 and 1712.There are many, many more Covenanters, whose names need to be added to this work, and, God willing, I will do it. The Covenanters were steadfast in their Presbyterian beliefs and refused to take an oath unto the King stating that he was the head of the church. They believed that Christ was the Head of the Church and their loyalty to this belief allowed them to lay their lives down for it. The Royalists and Dragoons, who were seeking to bring them into obedience to the King, relentlessly chased the Covenanters from glen to glen. This disregard for their civil rights was brutally carried out basically in the Lowlands of Scotland. Many of their records were destroyed along with their lives and their stories only live in family lore and books that were written about them. I have extracted some of their names and created The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index, which is by no means complete, but is a work in progress.

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iUniverse

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1462081827

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9781462081820

The Trouble With You Earth People

By: Katherine MacLean

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The Trouble With You Earth People

By: Katherine MacLean

Contents: The Trouble with You Earth People (1968) Unhuman Sacrifice (1958) The Gambling Hell and the Sinful Girl (1975) Syndrome Johnny (1951) Trouble with Treaties (1959) with Tom Condit The Origin of the Species (1953) Collision Orbit (1954) The Fittest (1951) These Truths (1958) Contagion (1950) Brain Wipe (1973) The Missing Man (1971)

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Gateway

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147320948X

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9781473209480

Scotland: A Concise History

By: Magnus Linklater,Fitzroy MacLean

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Scotland: A Concise History

By: Magnus Linklater,Fitzroy MacLean

A highly readable account that disentangles the complex threads of the history of Scotland from its beginnings to the present. Bringing the story of Scotland up to date, this revised fifth edition of Fitzroy Maclean’s classic work includes additional chapters by distinguished journalist Magnus Linklater. Linklater examines how the new Scottish parliament has fared and discusses significant events, such as devolution and the transfer of taxation rights from Westminster, the release of the Lockerbie bomber, and the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash. This edition also touches on the independence referendum, the future of the United Kingdom now that the Scottish National Party is in power, and Britain’s impending exit from the European Union. Written with wit and scholarship, Scotland presents a highly readable account that disentangles the complex history of Scotland from its beginnings to the present. This book offers a rich record of Scotland’s art, politics, intellectual life, and national identity.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500774579

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9780500774571

Radiant Healing

The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness

By: Isabel Bellamy,Donald MacLean

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Radiant Healing

The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness

By: Isabel Bellamy,Donald MacLean

A compendium of information covering various aspects of the subtle energies of Man. With illustrations and diagrams, this work presents an account of how our bodies and our world work and how our etheric, astral and mental bodies channel cosmic and earth energies through our meridians and chakras.

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Joshua Books

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0975687859

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9780975687857

Sports Analytics

By: Leonard C Maclean,William T Ziemba

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Sports Analytics

By: Leonard C Maclean,William T Ziemba

This book is a collection of applications of analytic techniques to a number of popular sports including baseball, basketball, hockey, Jai Alai, NFL football and horseracing. We focus on both the statistics of the sporting events and betting strategies on the events. The subject is fascinating as there are many twists and subtle complicated decisions.Sports analytics applies mathematical and statistical methods to important questions in the structure and performance of sporting activities using the same basic methods and approaches as data analysts in other disciplines.Sports games and events are a fruitful area for study and to evaluate betting strategies as there is extensive data and mean reversion. With prices changing continuously, risk arbitrage bets can be made. Moreover, little errors, like a penalty to a player or an error in a call by a referee, can change the score of a game and corresponding betting prices. The collection and analysis of in-game data can inform players, coaches and staff on effective decision making during sporting events.Novel features of the book include: an analysis of who were the greatest baseball batters; analyses of the players most important to team success (and they are not necessarily the best players) in basketball, NFL football and hockey; a tutorial on risk arbitrage and its applications to NFL football and NBA basketball; a discussion of many ad hoc decision rules by coaches and players and what was really optimal; in the racing section we discuss breeding, the analysis of various bets like the Rainbow and ordinary Pick 6, a discussion and betting on the most important races and a visit to the Breeders' Cup with Ed Thorp to demonstrate the place and show system in action.

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587

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World Scientific

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9811250227

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9789811250224

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The Highlands

The Highlands

Crucible of Secrets

Crucible of Secrets

S. G. MacLean: Alexander Seaton Books 1 to 4

S. G. MacLean: Alexander Seaton Books 1 to 4

Behind the Mask of Chivalry

Behind the Mask of Chivalry

The Doctor Returns

The Doctor Returns

The Redemption of Alexander Seaton

The Redemption of Alexander Seaton

The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

The Trouble With You Earth People

The Trouble With You Earth People

Scotland: A Concise History

Scotland: A Concise History

Radiant Healing

Radiant Healing

Sports Analytics

Sports Analytics

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