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'On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear,
erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement which build
and unravel over the empty sea. Often, no one else is there to
stand beside me on the island. The mind wanders; links with the
past are easily made; ancient ways of viewing things come alive.'
In 1987 Robert Harris happened upon an unusual job advert in The
Kerryman - a new warden service was being set up on Skellig
Michael, and the deadline was imminent. Just weeks later he was on
his way to set up camp in one of Ireland's most remote locations,
unaware that he would be making that same journey every May for the
next 30 years. Here he transports us to the otherworldly island, a
place that is teeming with natural life, including curious puffins
that like to visit his hut. From the precipice he has observed a
coastline that is relatively unchanged for the last thousand years
- a beacon of equilibrium in an ever-changing world. But the island
can be fierce too. Inhabitable only for five months of the year,
solitude can quickly become isolation as bad weather rolls in to
create a veil between Skellig Michael and the rest of the world,
when the dizzying terrain can become a very real threat to life.
Returning Light is an extraordinary memoir about the profound
effect a place can have on us, and how a remote location can bring
with it a great sense of belonging.
This beautifully illustrated book is the first complete handbook to visual information. Lucidly written and carefully indexed, it describes the full range of charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, and tables used daily to manage, analyse, and communicate information. It features over 3,000 illustrations, making it an ideal source for ideas on how to present information. It is an invaluable tool for anyone who writes or designs reports, whether for scientific journals, annual reports, or magazines and newspapers.
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