Our Isles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Our Isles write by Angus D. Birditt. This book was released on 2020-03-05. Our Isles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From baker, beekeeper and birdwatcher to falconer, farrier and forager, join poet Angus and printmaker Lilly as they explore the British Isles, uncovering and celebrating our crafts and traditions. This collection of poetry and printmaking aims to capture and celebrate the heritage and craftsmanship of the British Isles. The book comprises of thirty poems with accompanying black and white linocut prints. In this book, Angus and Lilly draw attention to traditional, artisan crafts of particular importance as many are in danger of becoming 'extinct' and there is a fear that, without recognition, aspects of our cultural heritage will disappear. This is a timely celebration of rural lifestyle.
Evanescent Isles
Evanescent Isles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Evanescent Isles write by Xu Xi. This book was released on 2008-01-01. Evanescent Isles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An unusual book of quirky essays, some deeply personal. Xu Xi writes from within, of Hong Kong's vanishing culture and sensibility as it transforms itself into a space that is 21st Century China. She zooms in on her own life in the city: on family, friends and a professional history as both business executive and author, on moments that offer wry observations of the shifting world around her. She casts her eye on films, pop stars, public transportation, and muses on the political, without losing sight of the distinctly apolitical culture that evolved through a history as the former British colony and Chinese "Special Administrative Region" after the 1997 "handover."
Elsewhere
Elsewhere - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elsewhere write by Alastair Bonnett. This book was released on 2020-11-02. Elsewhere available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explorer and geographer Alastair Bonnett takes us on a thought-provoking tour of the world’s most fascinating islands, featuring hand-drawn maps, color photos, and stories from his travels. There are millions of islands on our planet. New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate, for tourism and territorial ambition. Many are also disappearing, besieged by rising sea levels. The story of our world’s islands is one of the great dramas of our time, and it is playing out around the planet—islands are sprouting or being submerged everywhere from the South China Sea to the Atlantic. Elsewhere is the story of this strange and mesmerizing planetary spectacle. In this book, explorer and geographer Alastair Bonnett takes us on a thought-provoking tour of the world’s most fascinating islands. He traveled the globe to provide a firsthand look at numerous islands, sketching a vivid likeness of each one he visited. From a “crannog,” an ancient artificial island in a Scottish loch, to the militarized artificial islands China is building; from the disappearing islands that remain the home of native Central Americans to the ritzy new islands of Dubai; from Hong Kong to the Isles of Scilly—all have compelling stories to tell. As we journey around the world with Bonnett, he addresses urgent contemporary issues such as climate change, economic inequality, and the changing balance of world power as reflected in the fates of islands. Along the way, we also learn about the many ways islands rise and fall, the long and little-known history of human island-building and the prospect that the inland hills and valleys will one day be archipelagos. Featuring Bonnett’s charming hand-drawn maps and 33 full-color photos, Elsewhere is a captivating travel book for any armchair adventurer.
Lord of the Isles
Lord of the Isles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lord of the Isles write by David Drake. This book was released on 2006-02-07. Lord of the Isles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With Lord of the Isles, David Drake returns to fantasy with a towering and complex epic of heroic adventure in an extraordinary and colorful world where the elemental forces that empower magic are rising to a thousand-year peak. In the days following an unusually severe storm, the inhabitants of a tiny seaport town travel toward romance, danger, and astonishing magic that will transform them and their world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Wild Isles
Wild Isles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Isles write by Patrick Barkham. This book was released on 2023-03-02. Wild Isles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.
