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Auld Foes is the remarkable story of the world’s oldest football
rivalry – Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian – interwoven with a
fascinating 150-year Edinburgh history. For more than a century the
rivalry ebbed and flowed, culminating in a hostile takeover bid in
1990. While this raised hostilities off the pitch to a new high,
animosity between the Edinburgh sides was nothing new. Theirs is a
rivalry as complex and historic as Edinburgh itself, encompassing
World Wars and sacrifice, Scottish society, religious and ethnic
hatred, social class, football hooliganism, clubs on the brink of
death saved by amazing feats of fan devotion, and the dubious
financial dealings – and characters – that took them to the
edge of ruin. This is a story with exhilarating highs, innovations,
world firsts and trailblazing in Europe; plus the wretched lows of
relegations, agonising near-misses and everything in between. Auld
Foes shines a vital spotlight on a captivating football rivalry
that is poorly understood.
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Unworry Book
Alice James; Illustrated by Stephen Moncrieff, Cristina Martins Recasens
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R389
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This inspiring write-in book is an unworry toolkit, full of things
to calm you down and places to put your worries - and we all worry!
Activities include creating a worry box, making a mood grid and
mindfulness activities such as coloring, doodling and mazes.
Written with the help of a psychologist, there are links to
websites for tips, advice and support too.
Throughout the African American community, individuals and
organizations ranging from churches to schools to drug treatment
centers are fighting the widespread use of crack cocaine. To put
that fight in a larger cultural context, Doin' Drugs explores
historical patterns of alcohol and drug use from pre-slavery Africa
to present-day urban America.
William Henry James and Stephen Lloyd Johnson document the role
of alcohol and other drugs in traditional African cultures, among
African slaves before the American Civil War, and in contemporary
African American society, which has experienced the epidemics of
marijuana, heroin, crack cocaine, and gangs since the beginning of
this century. The authors zero in on the interplay of addiction and
race to uncover the social and psychological factors that underlie
addiction.
James and Johnson also highlight many culturally informed
programs, particularly those sponsored by African American
churches, that are successfully breaking the patterns of addiction.
The authors hope that the information in this book will be used to
train a new generation of counselors, ministers, social workers,
nurses, and physicians to be better prepared to face the epidemic
of drug addiction in African American communities.
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The Sower (Hardcover)
Scott James; Illustrated by Stephen Crotts
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R406
R331
Discovery Miles 3 310
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Scripture paints a vivid picture of God as gardener and cultivator.
This book introduces this imagery to readers ages 5-10 in a
lyrical, engaging style to help them understand the story of
redemption and see God's creative work in the world.
The lost classic masterpiece of magical realms, admired by Tolkien
and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern
fantasy fiction. On the far side of darkness lies a world where two
mighty forces are making ready for a war of kingdom against
kingdom, warrior against witch, and honour against treachery. It is
a world that beckons Edward Lessingham and is totally at odds with
his Edwardian background. Torn by greater passions than mere
mortals can know, the adventure-loving lords of Demonland are
pitted against the cruel enchantments of the witch-king Gorice XII.
As swords cross with clash of steel, they begin their odyssey in
glory and terror. E.R. Eddison's masterpiece stands as one of the
great prototypes of modern fantasy fiction. The intricately woven
themes of high adventure, sorcery and the conflict between good and
evil transport the reader to epic worlds beyond imagination.
James Stephen (1758-1832) was a British lawyer and slavery
abolitionist. After qualifying for the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1782
Stephen sailed for St Kitts in 1783. The atrocities committed
against slaves which he witnessed in the West Indies converted him
to the abolitionist cause, and after his return to England in 1794
he campaigned on behalf of the abolition movement. This volume,
first published in 1804, contains Stephen's discussion of Britain's
political choices following the successful Haitian Revolution
(1791-1804). Before the Revolution, Haiti was one of the wealthiest
colonies in the Caribbean, which Britain had attempted
unsuccessfully to acquire by force. Stephen explores the complex
political situation created by Haiti's declaration of independence,
and advocates for Britain to acknowledge Haiti as a sovereign
state. Stephen's thorough assessment of Britain's political choices
and their potential impact provides valuable insights into
contemporary trade and political motivations surrounding Haiti.
The lawyer and leading abolitionist James Stephen (1758 1832)
published Volume 1 of The Slavery of the British West India
Colonies Delineated in 1824. The volume is an exposure of the cruel
and oppressive legal system of slavery in the British West Indies.
The work explores the origin of nineteenth-century colonial slave
laws, the legal status of individual slaves, the legal relations
between slaves and their masters, and the policing and governance
of slave populations. In each chapter Stephen exposes the cruelty
and inhumanity behind the West Indian slave laws. Stephen had been
the legal mastermind of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which
abolished the slave trade in the British Empire but not slavery
itself. This important work was influential in directing public
opinion against slavery and helped lead towards the 1833 Slavery
Abolition Act. It is a key text in the progression of the
nineteenth-century abolitionist movement.
The lawyer and leading abolitionist James Stephen (1758 1832)
published Volume 2 of The Slavery of the British West India
Colonies Delineated in 1830. The volume is an exposure of the cruel
and oppressive practice of slavery in the British West Indies. It
investigates the living conditions, feeding and clothing of slave
populations; the brutal practices, such as 'slave driving',
involved in forcing labour; and, by comparisons of forced and free
labour, argues for the complete abolition of slavery. Stephen had
been the legal mastermind of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which
abolished the slave trade in the British Empire but not slavery
itself. This important work was influential in directing public
opinion against slavery and helped lead towards the 1833 Slavery
Abolition Act. It is a key text of the nineteenth-century
abolitionist movement and is vital for understanding the arguments
and debates that led to abolition.
Written as four public letters, this book condemns the intention by
the French to reinstate older slavery practices on its colonies in
the West Indies. James Stephen (1758 1832) was a lawyer who, after
moving to St Kitts with his family to earn a living, became a
supporter of the abolition movement. On his return to London in
1794, Stephen became involved with the anti-slavery group, the
Clapham Sect, whose members included William Wilberforce, and with
whom Stephen developed a lifelong friendship. Elected as a Member
of Parliament in 1808, Stephen contributed to drafting legislation
for slave registration on the island of Trinidad, which became a
model for other slave colonies. Stephen believed that the
reinstatement of older slavery practices on French colonies in the
West Indies would lead to slave revolts, and have significant
consequences for the neighbouring British colonies. This work was
published in London in 1802.
The second volume in the classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds,
admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the
Rings and modern fantasy fiction. A lady strays from a garden path
and enters a different realm. A king wages dynastic war for control
of three kingdoms. As villains plot to take control of an alternate
world inhabited by the souls of the dead, a mysterious, magical
woman seeks her destiny, igniting a splendid pageantry of battles
and quests, poisonous love and triumphant passion, doomed loyalties
and unsurpassed courage. And while Edward Lessingham engages in an
earthly romance in twentieth-century England, seduction in
Zimiamvia takes place over the most lavish of banquets...
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Irish Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
James Stephens; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R578
R476
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Irish Fairy Tales is a selection of mythical stories highlighting
themes of love, duty and deception in the magical setting of
ancient and medieval Ireland. Each narrative presents internal and
external conflicts that test the moral code of its leading
characters. James Stephens explores Ireland's cherished history
though the eyes of fabled hunters, soldiers, kings and queens. Many
stories feature the Fianna, a group of tribal warriors, and their
legendary leader, Fionn mac Cumhaill. Other tales include "The
Wooing of Becfola," "Becuma of the White Skin" and "Mongan's
Frenzy." It's a marvelous display of culture and tradition that
balances morality with adventure. With colorful prose and larger
than life characters, Irish Fairy Tales delves into the Fenian
Cycle-a prominent part of both Irish and Scottish mythology. This
spirited retelling captivates readers pulling them into a world of
wonder and mystery. It's one of Stephens' most successful works and
has been a literary staple for generations. With an eye-catching
new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Irish Fairy Tales is both modern and readable.
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The Crock of Gold (Paperback)
James Stephens; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R221
R201
Discovery Miles 2 010
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The Crock of Gold (1912), one of three original novels by James
Stephens, is a work only a master of fiction and folklore could
imagine. Taking up the major philosophical and psychological
concerns of the early-twentieth century-over a decade before works
by T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf, among others, would
cement literary Modernism's place in history-Stephens' novel is a
groundbreaking and important work. The text centers on the
Philosopher and his wife, the Thin Woman, who undergo a series of
journeys and harrowing trials. Faced with danger both human and
divine, the two characters are forced to weather the winds of
change in order to change themselves. Divided into six books, The
Crock of Gold-no doubt inspired by the Irish oral tradition of
storytelling-follows the Philosopher's quest to save the most
beautiful woman in the world; his encounter with the gods who have
captured her; his return home and arrest for murder (he has been
framed by leprechauns incensed at the loss of their crock of gold);
and finally, the Thin Woman's quest to find the fabled Three
Infinites. James Stephens' The Crock of Gold is perhaps
unparalleled in its ability to weave together ancient narrative
techniques, mythological sources, and such dominant themes of its
day as gender equality and humanity's quest for self-understanding
beyond the traditional boundaries of faith and religion. It is also
a darkly comic novel, full of ironic political commentary and
suspiciously human conversations situated within the animal world.
Most popular of Stephens' works, The Crock of Gold conceals in its
humorous, irreverent outlook a deeply serious, ultimately reverent
love for the human soul-unsurprising for an author whose life was
marked with difficulty from the very beginning. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this new
edition of James Stephens' The Crock of Gold is a classic of Irish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Ten illustrated, time-honored tales-brimming with enchantment, whimsy and sly humor-offer hours of reading pleasure: "The Birth of Bran," "The Little Brawl at Allen," "The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran," "Becuma of the White Skin," "Mongan's Frenzy," and five others.
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Roadkill (DVD)
Eliza Bennett, Ned Dennehy, Diarmuid Noyes, Kacey Barnfield, Eve Macklin, …
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Oliver James and Eliza Bennett star in this horror from director
Johannes Roberts. When a group of friends decide to go on a road
trip through scenic Ireland, their journey takes a fortuitous turn
as they unintentionally knock down and kill an old gypsy woman. In
the woman's dying breath she places upon the group a curse that
sends for a gigantic bird of prey known as a Simuroc to deliver
their punishment: death, one at a time.
Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in
children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books,
particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working
to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality,
colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works
can delight another generation of children. Arthur Rackham
(1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the early 20th
Century. He illustrated many books, the first of which was
published in 1893. Throughout his career he had developed a very
individual style that is was to influence a whole generation of
children, artists and other illustrators. His haunting humour and
dreamlike romance adds to the enchantment and fantasy of children's
literature.
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Irish Fairy Tales (Paperback)
James Stephens; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R342
R289
Discovery Miles 2 890
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Irish Fairy Tales is a selection of mythical stories highlighting
themes of love, duty and deception in the magical setting of
ancient and medieval Ireland. Each narrative presents internal and
external conflicts that test the moral code of its leading
characters. James Stephens explores Ireland's cherished history
though the eyes of fabled hunters, soldiers, kings and queens. Many
stories feature the Fianna, a group of tribal warriors, and their
legendary leader, Fionn mac Cumhaill. Other tales include "The
Wooing of Becfola," "Becuma of the White Skin" and "Mongan's
Frenzy." It's a marvelous display of culture and tradition that
balances morality with adventure. With colorful prose and larger
than life characters, Irish Fairy Tales delves into the Fenian
Cycle-a prominent part of both Irish and Scottish mythology. This
spirited retelling captivates readers pulling them into a world of
wonder and mystery. It's one of Stephens' most successful works and
has been a literary staple for generations. With an eye-catching
new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Irish Fairy Tales is both modern and readable.
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The Crock of Gold (Hardcover)
James Stephens; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R491
R402
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The Crock of Gold (1912), one of three original novels by James
Stephens, is a work only a master of fiction and folklore could
imagine. Taking up the major philosophical and psychological
concerns of the early-twentieth century-over a decade before works
by T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf, among others, would
cement literary Modernism's place in history-Stephens' novel is a
groundbreaking and important work. The text centers on the
Philosopher and his wife, the Thin Woman, who undergo a series of
journeys and harrowing trials. Faced with danger both human and
divine, the two characters are forced to weather the winds of
change in order to change themselves. Divided into six books, The
Crock of Gold-no doubt inspired by the Irish oral tradition of
storytelling-follows the Philosopher's quest to save the most
beautiful woman in the world; his encounter with the gods who have
captured her; his return home and arrest for murder (he has been
framed by leprechauns incensed at the loss of their crock of gold);
and finally, the Thin Woman's quest to find the fabled Three
Infinites. James Stephens' The Crock of Gold is perhaps
unparalleled in its ability to weave together ancient narrative
techniques, mythological sources, and such dominant themes of its
day as gender equality and humanity's quest for self-understanding
beyond the traditional boundaries of faith and religion. It is also
a darkly comic novel, full of ironic political commentary and
suspiciously human conversations situated within the animal world.
Most popular of Stephens' works, The Crock of Gold conceals in its
humorous, irreverent outlook a deeply serious, ultimately reverent
love for the human soul-unsurprising for an author whose life was
marked with difficulty from the very beginning. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this new
edition of James Stephens' The Crock of Gold is a classic of Irish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Golden Leaves (Paperback)
James Stephen Christian; Illustrated by Robert James Christian
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R437
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