Bøger af Andrew Burnett

In 1887 conditions become untenable on a remote island in the Atlantic and the inhabitants leave to live on crofts offered to them on the western shores of Lewis near Carloway. The Islanders have to earn money to pay the rent, buy seed and find the resources to last them until their first harvest. It is one year after the passing of the Crofters' Act, which provides security of tenure, fairer rents and an end to clearings of recent years, but there is still simmering resentment where land is scarce. The crofts are too small to be viable farms so the townships need to farm, fish and weave to make ends meet. The Minch is teeming with fish and the high-earning Herring Girls move about the coastal towns to follow the work. Colin Campbell operates a successful coastal trading business in his topsail schooner, while Dugald Cameron can still squeeze a living by driving cattle from the Outer Islands through Skye to swim them across to the mainland at the Kyle. It is the age of steam, paddle steamers, railway construction and telegraph, all forcing change on the way things are done, while the remote glens and lochs still raise memories of Bonny Prince Charlie chased around them by Redcoats. There is the suggestion of another dimension of spirits, healing and the prediction of the future by those of the second sight. This is the story of the ancestors not just of the Hebrideans, but of many Americans, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders who left these Outer Hebrides for a better living, not always by choice.

The Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense– known simply as ‘the Dragon’ to its acolytes and opponents – truly standsatop any list of fans’ favorites, the mythical scaly beast lending its name toperhaps the most dangerous and nerve-wracking of all chess openings.This book aims to chart the life story ofthis most epic of chess variations through the eyes of the brightest and bestDragon Masters, from its inception to its 21st century status. Along the way we will recall the perils andpitfalls that exist in the often wild and as yet untamed Dragon landscape. Intimately connected to these battles are the anti-Dragon warriors – those whohave dedicated years to inventing ever more clever methods of slaying theDragon. Just as the Dragon attracted worldchampions such as Botvinnik, Kasparov and Carlsen to its cohorts, so too werefigures such as Spassky, Fischer and Karpov committed to breaking its spirit. The popularity and theoretical status (often,though not always, intertwined) of all major openings rise and fall likeempires, destined to lie in dust, only to find themselves miraculously revivedand rebuilt by new generations.

The book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive account of the collecting and study of coins in Britain from 1500 to 1750.

Based on the research of the Bristol Language Development Scales (BLADES), Chataway is a programme designed to help children develop speaking skills. Covering this program, this book is useful for teachers and assistants in settings from Foundation Stage and Key Stages 1 & 2, to pupils with special needs at Key Stage 3 and in Special Schools.

The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world.

This practical and clear book will allow you to introduce and teach phonological awareness skills to children in the early years and up to Key Stages 1 to 2, who are struggling with their literacy levels because of weak basic skills.