Author: Hugh McMillan
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1910324698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
McMillan's Galloway, a witty and irreverent look at contemporary Dumfries and Galloway, provides a suitably individualistic snapshot of a place which operated for so long as an independent entity completely separate from its neighbours, Scotland and England. McMillan takes us on a rollicking tour from the Mull of Galloway to Langholm, through land once shrouded in myth and populated by warriors, emigrants, fairies and liars, rooting out the truth and the fiction and frequently confusing them.
McMillan's Galloway
Author: Hugh McMillan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910745182
Category : Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
McMillan: Scottish poet who once almost moved away from Dumfries and Galloway, but decided against it in the end. Galloway: an oft-ignored corner of south-west Scotland known as the home of reivers and fairies, the last resting place of Robert Burns and the only constituency in the country to elect a Tory MP. Guidebook: a forum for authors to offer up anecdotes in an authoritative manner, with little regard to that thin line between truth and fiction. McMillan's Galloway takes the reader on a whimsical tour of Dumfries and Galloway through the people, places and myths of the area. Topics include the pub where Britt Ekland did not film the seductive bum scene in The Wicker Man, the striking similarities between fairies and little green men and the unexpected revelation of Lawrence of Arabia's tenancy in Kirkcudbright. A witty cabinet of curiosities, McMillan's reimagining of John Mactaggart's 1824 Gallovidian Encyclopaedia collects the poetry of his beloved Dumfries and Galloway from Burns to the present day, and affectingly delves into the area's continued issues of depopulation and land ownership. Despite his irreverent tone, McMillan's love of this corner of Scotland is obvious, and you'd be hard pressed to finish McMillan's Galloway without feeling that you, too, might like to move to a wee village on an unreliable bus route somewhere west of Dumfries. Though you'll change your mind once you find out it probably no longer has a pub.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910745182
Category : Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
McMillan: Scottish poet who once almost moved away from Dumfries and Galloway, but decided against it in the end. Galloway: an oft-ignored corner of south-west Scotland known as the home of reivers and fairies, the last resting place of Robert Burns and the only constituency in the country to elect a Tory MP. Guidebook: a forum for authors to offer up anecdotes in an authoritative manner, with little regard to that thin line between truth and fiction. McMillan's Galloway takes the reader on a whimsical tour of Dumfries and Galloway through the people, places and myths of the area. Topics include the pub where Britt Ekland did not film the seductive bum scene in The Wicker Man, the striking similarities between fairies and little green men and the unexpected revelation of Lawrence of Arabia's tenancy in Kirkcudbright. A witty cabinet of curiosities, McMillan's reimagining of John Mactaggart's 1824 Gallovidian Encyclopaedia collects the poetry of his beloved Dumfries and Galloway from Burns to the present day, and affectingly delves into the area's continued issues of depopulation and land ownership. Despite his irreverent tone, McMillan's love of this corner of Scotland is obvious, and you'd be hard pressed to finish McMillan's Galloway without feeling that you, too, might like to move to a wee village on an unreliable bus route somewhere west of Dumfries. Though you'll change your mind once you find out it probably no longer has a pub.
The Clan Macmillan
Author: Hugh Macmillan
Publisher: London : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Highlands (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher: London : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Highlands (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Changing Behaviour
Author: Sylvia McNamara
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136628320
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
With the current emphasis on including children with emotional and behavioral difficulties into the mainstream school every teacher needs to address the problem of children who behave badly in school. This new edition addresses the skills and strategies needed to support the emotional needs of pupils within the National Curriculum framework and school improvement agenda. Many of the activities in the book have direct application in the curriculum for Personal, Social and Health education and Citizenship and will support the whole class, not just those children identified as having behaviour difficulties.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136628320
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
With the current emphasis on including children with emotional and behavioral difficulties into the mainstream school every teacher needs to address the problem of children who behave badly in school. This new edition addresses the skills and strategies needed to support the emotional needs of pupils within the National Curriculum framework and school improvement agenda. Many of the activities in the book have direct application in the curriculum for Personal, Social and Health education and Citizenship and will support the whole class, not just those children identified as having behaviour difficulties.
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
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ISBN:
Category : Marine insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Publisher
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
Disappearing Men
Author: Carole Jones
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042026987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Disappearing Men examines the complex and rebellious representations of gender in the work of several writers of 'devolutionary' Scottish fiction in the period 1979 to 1999. The study focuses on the context of a 'crisis in masculinity' accompanying the rapidly changing male role in the period, concluding that men often disappear from sight in this writing, highlighting issues of male insecurity and female disorientation in a new gender landscape. Hence the novels examined here by authors James Kelman, Jancie Galloway, Jackie Kay, A.L. Kennedy and Alan Warner, strongly challenge the stereotype of the Scottish 'hardman' and his dominance in 20th century Scottish fiction. Disappearing Men dissects this challenge by giving major consideration to the relationship between the innovative literary forms often found in this writing and the concepts of selfhood they give rise to. The possibilities inherent in these texts of reimagining gender identity and relations make them important contemporary documents of our struggles with realising selfhood and relations with others. A sustained and intimate analysis, this monograph will be of crucial interest to those concerned with issues of gender and representation in our rapidly changing era.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042026987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Disappearing Men examines the complex and rebellious representations of gender in the work of several writers of 'devolutionary' Scottish fiction in the period 1979 to 1999. The study focuses on the context of a 'crisis in masculinity' accompanying the rapidly changing male role in the period, concluding that men often disappear from sight in this writing, highlighting issues of male insecurity and female disorientation in a new gender landscape. Hence the novels examined here by authors James Kelman, Jancie Galloway, Jackie Kay, A.L. Kennedy and Alan Warner, strongly challenge the stereotype of the Scottish 'hardman' and his dominance in 20th century Scottish fiction. Disappearing Men dissects this challenge by giving major consideration to the relationship between the innovative literary forms often found in this writing and the concepts of selfhood they give rise to. The possibilities inherent in these texts of reimagining gender identity and relations make them important contemporary documents of our struggles with realising selfhood and relations with others. A sustained and intimate analysis, this monograph will be of crucial interest to those concerned with issues of gender and representation in our rapidly changing era.
Begats, a Chronicle of the McMillan, Preston, Wiggins, and Binford Families
Author: Mabel E. Preston Wiggins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
John McMillan (1736-1812) married Mary Arnott in 1754, and immigrated from Scotland to Ireland, and in 1765 immigrated to Stillwater, New York, later moving to Salem, New York. Descendants--arranged in alphabetical order by surname (chronologically therein)--lived in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and elsewhere. Some descendants and relatives lived in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
John McMillan (1736-1812) married Mary Arnott in 1754, and immigrated from Scotland to Ireland, and in 1765 immigrated to Stillwater, New York, later moving to Salem, New York. Descendants--arranged in alphabetical order by surname (chronologically therein)--lived in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and elsewhere. Some descendants and relatives lived in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
Notable Southern Families
Author: Zella Armstrong
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Vol. 5 by J.P.C. French and Z. Armstrong, v. 6 by J.P.C. French.
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ISBN:
Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Vol. 5 by J.P.C. French and Z. Armstrong, v. 6 by J.P.C. French.
Railroad Revenues and Expenses
Author: United States U.S. Congress. Senate. Interstate commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
The Run Walk Run® Method
Author: Jeff Galloway
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN: 1782550828
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Jeff‘s quest for the injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978, and to author Runner‘s World articles which have been used by hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules have inspired the second wave of marathoners who follow the Galloway RUN-WALK-RUN™, low mileage, three-day suggestions to an over 98% success rate. Jeff has worked with over 200,000 average people in training for specific goals. Jeff is an inspirational speaker to over 200 running and fitness sessions each year. His innovative ideas have opened up the possibility of running and completing a marathon to almost everyone. Philosophically, Jeff believes that we were all designed to run and walk, and he keeps finding ways to bring more people into the positive world of exercise.
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN: 1782550828
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Jeff‘s quest for the injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978, and to author Runner‘s World articles which have been used by hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules have inspired the second wave of marathoners who follow the Galloway RUN-WALK-RUN™, low mileage, three-day suggestions to an over 98% success rate. Jeff has worked with over 200,000 average people in training for specific goals. Jeff is an inspirational speaker to over 200 running and fitness sessions each year. His innovative ideas have opened up the possibility of running and completing a marathon to almost everyone. Philosophically, Jeff believes that we were all designed to run and walk, and he keeps finding ways to bring more people into the positive world of exercise.