Whaleback City is a unique anthology of poems inspired by the city of Dundee and its surroundings. In it you will find poems about the city, its history, its architecture and its landscape. There are poems spanning six centuries, capturing the spirit and temperament of its people, both celebrated and ordinary. Poets range from Sir Walter Scott and William McGonagall through to contemporary voices such as Douglas Dunn and Don Paterson. The poems themselves speak of subjects as diverse as the Tay and its bridges, the Jute industry, Liz McColgan, the People's Friend, Dens Road Market and a hundred other things that are uniquely Dundonian. Whether you love poetry or you love Dundee, this is a very special collection saluting Scotland's most industrious and enterprising city.

Authors David and Gareth take a trip through the places, peculiarities and past practices of Cardiff, stopping off to sample the culinary (and alcoholic) delights of the city along the way. From Clark's Pies and a heaped helping of 'Half and Half' to the oddities of the 'Kaairdiff' accent, this fact-packed compendium reveals the contributions Cardiff has made to the history of the nation and recalls some of its famous faces - Shirley Bassey, Charlotte Church and Frank Hennessy amongst them - and popular attractions. This book is guaranteed to entertain, amuse and surprise everyone who picks it up.

His Abundant Gifts of Love is an insightful guide to increasing your awareness of the awesome gifts of nature given to each of us by our Creator. Whether gifts of your natural surroundings or gifts given to your inner self, you will gain a new or renewed appreciation of the world in which you live. If the hectic pace of modern day-to-day living has erased your childlike enjoyment of the outdoors, squelched your creative and artistic abilities or just diminished your attitude of gratitude for all that you have, this book will rekindle and rejuvenate those interests. *** .Early in the morning, just before the sun begins its march across the sky, misty white spirits of steam rise from the lake's surface, to surround you in a cloak of intoxicating beauty and serenity. As the fowl leaps off the surface of the lake, it magically disappears into the heavens. All colors in the misty veil of fog are reduced to quiet, gentle, soothing shades of greens and greys.