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100 Days On Holy Island

Author : Peter Mortimer
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780574452
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book 100 Days On Holy Island written by Peter Mortimer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the worst winter in a decade, the winter of foot-and-mouth, when island power cuts ran for up to 72 hours - and two days before Peter Mortimer's planned departure, his father died.100 DAYS ON HOLY ISLAND is a quirky and often moving account of one man's self-imposed exile to a remote island off the coast of North-east England. Eschewing the usual historical or religious portrayal, Mortimer gives a vivid, humourous and often dramatic account of a confirmed urbanite in a small, tight-knit community cut off twice daily by the tides. Throwing himself into island life, he explores the landscape, people and myths that surround this remote `cradle of Chrisianity'. All of Mortimer's experiences within this unique island community are depicted with warmth and humour. The bleak winter scenery and idiosyncrasies of the island's inhabitants are described with an insight and understanding that could only have been achieved from personal experience. He helped in the local school, worked on the land, was the first person to be voluntarily cut off in the island refuge box and spent three tides isolated on the exposed outcrop, St Cuthbert's Island. The 100 days changed him - and probably changed the island. 100 DAYS ON HOLY ISLAND is a personal homage to the island and a remarkable account of a micro-society unique in modern Britain.

Cool for Qat

Author : Peter Mortimer
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780574428
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Cool for Qat written by Peter Mortimer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When author Peter Mortimer was commissioned to write a play about a little-known riot between Yemeni and British seamen at Mill Dam, South Shields, in 1930, he decided to take the long trip to Yemen itself in search of inspiration. Undeterred by post-11 September government warnings against visiting this 'highly dangerous' area, Mortimer set off and found an extraordinary and surprisingly Anglophile country. Cool for Qat documents this remarkable journey, during which Mortimer pieces together how the riots of 1930 arose and considers their relevance to Western attitudes towards Muslims today. He meets many remarkable characters along the way and immerses himself in the national custom of chewing the narcotic qat leaf. After visiting the ex-British Protectorate of Aden - through which many of the seamen passed en route to Britain - Mortimer travels on to San'a and then Tai'iz. It is while visiting the isolated mountain villages surrounding this city that Mortimer finally meets men who worked in South Shields some 50 years ago. Carrying a battered book with images of Yemenis living in the North-east in the '30s from home to home, trying to jog distant memories, he realises his visit has taken on a new purpose - bringing a small part of the country's history back to where it belongs. Back in the UK, Mortimer's investigations into the 1930 riot reveal a society with many striking similarities to current times. Then, as now, Muslim immigrants were treated as scapegoats for all manner of ills, tabloid newspapers drummed up prejudice and hatred, and the powers that be often used fear and racial mistrust to disguise their own economic failings. Cool for Qat questions just how 'civilised' the Western world - and Britain in particular - is in comparison to Yemen. It is a touching, thought-provoking and at times humorous document of one man's travels through a country about which little is known in the West.

Holy Island

Author : L. J. Ross
Publisher : Ulverscroft Special Collection
ISBN 13 : 9781444846522
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Holy Island written by L. J. Ross and published by Ulverscroft Special Collection. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective. A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust back into the murky world of murder when a young woman is found dead amongst the ancient ruins of the nearby Priory. When former local girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police consultant, old memories swim to the surface making her confront her difficult past. She and Ryan struggle to work together to hunt a killer who hides in plain sight, while pagan ritual and small-town politics muddy the waters of their investigation.

Long Distance Walking in Britain

Author : Damian Hall
Publisher : Robert Hale Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0719820537
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Long Distance Walking in Britain written by Damian Hall and published by Robert Hale Ltd. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive guide to the best long distance trails in Britain, leading you through landscapes rich in history, wildlife and views. OS references are provided throughout, with invaluable tips on where to walk, timings, nutrition and equipment. There are walks for every level of fitness and contributions from experienced walkers, with practical advice and accompanying maps and explanatory illustrations. Whether walking along the coast or across the moors, following ancient pathways or seeking out less well-known routes, Long Distance Walking in Britain is the ideal companion, and is aimed at walkers and hikers at all levels of fitness and enthusiasm. Illustrated with sketch maps and colour photographs and OS references provided throughout.

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

Author : David Adam
Publisher : SPCK
ISBN 13 : 0281063079
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Holy Island of Lindisfarne written by David Adam and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2009-02-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Adam has been captivated by the beauty, wonder and holiness of Lindisfarne since first glimpsing its fairytale castle from the train as a young boy. In this absorbing volume, he shows the island's human face, revealing how Lindisfarne and its people have responded to trial, tribulation and triumph in the course of a long and vibrant history. This tiny place witnessed one of the last stands of the 'British' Celtic peoples against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the sixth century. It has been the home of saints and scholars, most notably St Aidan and St Cuthbert, and famously produced the medieval masterpiece known as the Lindisfarne Gospels. Less familiar to readers, perhaps, will be that the island experienced the first recorded Viking invasion in 793, and was involved in the seventeenth century Civil War and the eighteenth century Jacobite Rebellion. Today its Priory and Castle draw pilgrims and visitors from all over the world.

Library Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1006 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Writers on Islands

Author : James Knox Whittet
Publisher : Iron Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writers on Islands written by James Knox Whittet and published by Iron Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the country's leading writers are captured in this unique anthology which celebrates the many and varied islands around our shores. Kathleen Jamie, Mervyn Peake, John Betjeman, Brendan Behan, Hugh MacDiarmid, Louis MacNeice, Geoffrey Grigson, W.B. Yeats, George Orwell, and Kathleen Raine are just a few of the 50 authors whose prose works evoke and record in a whole variety of ways, the culture, lives and essence of island life. The collection follows IRON's highly successful anthology - also edited by James Knox Whittet, 100 Island Poems, published in 2005. Praise for 100 Island Poems: "I cannot recommend this book too highly. The Foreword by the editor James Knox Whittet, who himself was born and brought in the Hebridean island of Islay, is deeply moving and thought provoking and contains many wise insights." -- Ann Jones 100 Island Poems, ISBN: 978-0-906228-97-5, £9.00 James Knox Whittet is a poet who grew up on the Scottish island of Islay, and now lives in Norfolk. He previously edited for IRON Press the highly successful 100 Island Poems (2005). He has also published a pamphlet -- Seven Poems for Engraved Fishermen.

The Story of Holy Island

Author : Kate Tristram
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1848253990
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Holy Island written by Kate Tristram and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its misty beginnings as part of the mainland in the Stone Age, this history covers Lindisfarne's formation as an island, the Roman and Anglo-Saxon eras, the influence of Columba and Iona, Lindisfarne's own apostle, Bede and the monastic tradition, the coming of the Vikings, the Benedictine years and the dissolution of the monasteries.

Landscape, Law, and Justice

Author : Tiina Peil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788270994137
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (941 download)

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Download or read book Landscape, Law, and Justice written by Tiina Peil and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Around the Coast in 80 Days

Author : Peter Naldrett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844865584
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Around the Coast in 80 Days written by Peter Naldrett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the Coast in 80 Days is an indispensable guide to the very best of Britain's diverse coastline. Whether you have just an afternoon, a whole day, a free weekend, or a whole week to explore our wonderful country, this book will guide you to 80 of the most interesting, fun and picturesque seaside spots our coast has to offer. Starting at Liverpool, one of the most fashionable tourist destinations in Europe, the book travels clockwise up to Scotland, down the east coast, across the southern shores, up through Wales and back to the northwest of England. It calls in at exciting seaside towns like Blackpool, Brighton and Newquay, and also invites you to explore the more tranquil coastal stretches, such as Balnakeil, Gower Peninsula and the Lizard. Covering nine coastal regions of Britain, chapters provide insights into the history, culture and key features of each place, how to get to there, where to eat – including the best places for fish and chips, and where to stay. Accompanied by beautiful photography and a handy map, and introduced with an entertaining and evocative Foreword by Ian McMillan, the book will delight families, couples and solo explorers of all ages and with all budgets. We all know there's so much more to explore and enjoy in our beautiful country – this book will help you do just that.

The Hundred Days (Vol. Book 19) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393088510
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Hundred Days (Vol. Book 19) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) written by Patrick O'Brian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best novelists since Jane Austen....The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet....I give O'Brian's fans joy of it."—Philadelphia Inquirer Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can corner the British and Prussians before their Russian and Austrian allies arrive, his genius will lead the French armies to triumph at Waterloo. In the Balkans, preparing a thrust northwards into Central Europe to block the Russians and Austrians, a horde of Muslim mercenaries is gathering. They are inclined toward Napoleon because of his conversion to Islam during the Egyptian campaign, but they will not move without a shipment of gold ingots from Sheik Ibn Hazm which, according to British intelligence, is on its way via camel caravan to the coast of North Africa. It is this gold that Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin must at all costs intercept. The fate of Europe hinges on their desperate mission. "The Hundred Days is certain to delight O'Brian's fans, for whom happiness is an unending stream of Aubrey/Maturin books....[It] is a fine novel that stands proudly on the shelf with the others."—Los Angeles Times

American Book Publishing Record

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

There is no way to fight the emperor

Author : Li Donghao
Publisher : Sellene Chardou
ISBN 13 : 1304428532
Total Pages : 8531 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book There is no way to fight the emperor written by Li Donghao and published by Sellene Chardou. This book was released on with total page 8531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since he began to practice at the age of seven, Xie Aoyu has been hit again and again. His practice is the hardest, and his family uses the most medicinal materials for him, but others have cultivated quarrelling in one year. What about him

Proceedings ...

Author : Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings ... written by Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mortimer at Large

Author : Peter Mortimer
Publisher : Iron Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mortimer at Large written by Peter Mortimer and published by Iron Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Mortimer At Large' is a selection of the best columns written by Peter Mortimer since 2003, and published weekly in the News Guardian series of newspapers on North Tyneside.

The Living Church

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Living Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ordinances for the Holy Oblation in the Typical Prophecy of Ezekiel's Vision

Author : William Hewson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ordinances for the Holy Oblation in the Typical Prophecy of Ezekiel's Vision written by William Hewson and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: