Providing all the information that any reader could want on the origins of the Highland Games, their rules, their background and their flavor, including the first comprehensive directory of the Highland Games held around the world.
Author: Michael Brander
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0862413028
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 141
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Providing all the information that any reader could want on the origins of the Highland Games, their rules, their background and their flavor, including the first comprehensive directory of the Highland Games held around the world.
Hammer throwing at the Highland Games Paradoxically, some of the
ROMANTICISM, which reached its apotheosis with Sir ... Essential Guide to the Highland Games; Colquhoun & Machell, Highland Gatherings; Donaldson,
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Dogs ' , Celtica Helsingiensia : Proceedings from Brander , Michael , The Essential Guide to the Breathnach , Risteard , ' The Earliest Version a
Conference on Celtic Studies , eds . Anders Highland Games . Edinburgh :
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Author: John T. Koch
Publisher: Abc-Clio Incorporated
ISBN: 1851094407
Category: History
Page: 2128
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The most comprehensive reference resource on Celtic culture; an encyclopedia written by and for scholars, yet accessible to all.
Jones has produced a widely researched and scrupulously annotated book
which thoroughly covers her subject ' s varied career and immense output — not
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Featuring more than 70 games, from the traditional Highland Games and old-
fashioned parlor contests to Google Earth ... Essential. Field. Guide. to. Serious.
Fun. “It's abook! It's a guide! It's away of life!” —Los Angeles magazine “This ...
Author: Joshua Glenn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 9781632860460
Category: Family & Relationships
Page: 176
View: 457
UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED (“It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!” -Los Angeles Magazine), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. There are more than seventy games here, 50 of them all new, plus many more recommendations, and they cover the full gambit, from old-fashioned favorites to today's high-tech games. The book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: intricate clapping games, bike rodeo, Google Earth challenges, croquet golf, capture the flag, and the best ever apps to play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lessons here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world. The original UNBORED has taken its place as a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. UNBORED Games extends the franchise -- also including UNBORED Adventure -- in a new handy flexibound format, illustrated in full color throughout. This is a whole shelf of serious fun the whole family can enjoy indoors, outdoors, online and offline.
The Essential Guide to the Scottish Referendum Iain Macwhirter ... it became
fashionable for every middle-class English family to visit Scotland to chase the
deer and watch the Highland Games, which were also largely a Victorian
invention.
Author: Iain Macwhirter
Publisher: Cargo Publishing
ISBN: 9781908885951
Category: Political Science
Page: 420
View: 714
The essential guide for anyone who wants to know more about Scotland's biggest political decision, this is the story of the road to referendum and the journay beyond, from one of the UK's most insightful political writers. "A truly important book, particularly at this moment." ~ Andrew Marr. "A terrific book [...] full of shrewd insights. I'd recommend it highly." ~ The Guardian *The official companion to the major television series.*
The latest in a series of guides to sporting literature (earlier volumes covered association football and rugby union), An Athletics Compendium provides an extensive and authoritative overview of the United Kingdom literature of track and field. Its compilers have a lifelong interest in and knowledge of all aspects of athletics. All significant publications on the theory and practice as well as the history of athletics are reviewed, and coverage includes the development of the modern Olympic movement.
Brander , M 1992 The Essential Guide to Highland Games . Edinburgh . Brendon
, P 1992 Thomas Cook – 150 Years of Popular Tourism . London . * Brown , CG
1996 ' Popular Culture and the Continuing Struggle for Rational Recreation ' , in ...
Scottish Americans in the American South R. Celeste Ray. Bauman , Richard , ed
. 1992 . ... Under the Kilt : Variations on the Scottish - American Ground . ” Journal
of American Ethnic ... The Essential Guide to Highland Games . Edinburgh ...
Author: R. Celeste Ray
Publisher:
ISBN: UVA:X004474013
Category: History
Page: 256
View: 471
Explores how the Scottish heritage and folklore thrives and blends with Southern regional myths and culture, and how that creates a unique sense of identity for Scottish Americans.
Covering every aspect of human life in Scotland, this list of ethnological papers makes a substantial contribution to ethnological scholarship, particularly in national identity. In addition to papers, aids to ethnological research are included and are classified as such under subject headings.
Brander, M 1992 The Essential Guide to Highland Games. Edinburgh. Brendon,
P 1992 Thomas Cook - 150 Years of Popular Tourism. London. 'Brown, CG 1996
'Popular Culture and the Continuing Struggle for Rational Recreation', ...
Author: Anthony Cooke
Publisher: John Donald
ISBN: 186232073X
Category: History
Page: 304
View: 198
This is the second volume of a distance-learning history of Scotland course running from January 1998. The successful completion of the course gives students the equivalent to Junior Honours/OU Level 3 and carries 60 SCOTCAT points. This book covers 1850 to the present. The 26 major topics are covered in five books, designed for self-study and written to accompany the course. These volumes are: two tutorial volumes, two volumes of reprinted articles and essays, and a volume of documents. The first half of the course covers the period 1707 to 1850. Beginning with the Union of 1707 and Jacobitism, the course considers topics, including: industrialization, politics, religion, the environment, class, demography and culture, as well as looking at the differences between Highland and Lowland society and economy. The project team for this part of the course includes: C.G. Brown, G. Carruthers, A.J. Cooke, I. Donnachie, W.H. Fraser, M.T.G. Fry, B. Harris, A.I. Macinnes, I. Maver, T.C. Smout, N.L. Tranter, C.A. Whatley, I.D. Whyte and D.J. Withrington. The period 1850 to the present is covered in the second half of the course.Again, a wide range of topics is studied and some topics, such as industrialization, demography, urbanization, religion, class, education, culture, and Highland and Lowland society is continued. The project team for this second part of the course includes: R.D. Anderson, R. Anthony, C.G. Brown, E.A. Cameron, R.J. Finlay, J.O. Foster, C. Harvie, W. Kenefick, R.A. Lambert, I. Levitt, A.J. MacIvor, R.J. Morris and P.L. Payne.
The New Zealand Essential Guide is 160 pages of full color travel information, tips, maps and more. The new cover format includes an expansion flap on both front and back covers. Cover 2 and its facing page and cover 3 with its facing page will depict frequently used maps in New Zealand. The expansion flaps make these maps bigger and more detailed than the competition. The cover appearance has been created with a distinctive new design while still allowing the new formats to integrate with existing titles on the shelf. Each title now has an atlas integrated into the body of the book, up to 32 more pages of detailed, full color atlas maps - no need to carry those extra maps! A street level index also makes using all those maps quick and easy. This guide covers the entire country of New Zealand. Regional and city maps assist travelers with planning and getting around. Points of interest include Abel Tasman National Park, Auckland Zoo, Wellington Botanical Gardens, Cape Reinga, Fiordland National Park, Waitomo Caves, the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and many others. Specific attractions within Upper and Lower Island regions are covered such as museums, harbors, national parks, environmental areas, zoos, beaches, shopping centers, amusement parks and more. Sections in the Essential Guide series titles include: Viewing - covering historical timelines and happenings, local features and weather, the essence of the locale, famous people and other data such as transportation, monies, etc. (~12 pgs) The 10 Essentials - If you have limited time in the city/country, these are the 10 things you shouldn't miss (1 pg) The Top Ten - The Top Ten points-of-interest not to miss with detaileddescriptions and photos (~10 pgs) What to See - Broken down by city or region, gives detailed information and maps on What to See (~ 60 pgs) Drive / Walk - scattered throughout the What to See section are recommendations for Drive trips or Walk tours Where to: Eat and Drink, Stay, Shop, Take Children and Be Entertained - Five great sections providing descriptions, photos and lots of details on restaurants, lodgings and shopping. And for those traveling with kids there are Take Children activities specially targeted to their interests. Entertainment for you or the family can be found in Be Entertained. Practical Matters - Tips, lists, guidelines for planning, packing and preparation. Also on currency, weather, travel documents, airports, customs, time zones, driving signs, electricity, telephones, hospitals and health cautions, clothing sizes and more!
A valuable resource for game solvers and crossword-puzzle enthusiasts presents thousands of entries, organized by the number of letters and featuring a host of category listings and subject categories, ranging from Countries and the Arts to Military Figures and Literature. Original.
Author: Chelle Koster-WaltonPublish On: 2013-06-03
... i: Captiva Islands Essential Guide, 227 Sanibel Bean Island Coffees, 167
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Author: Chelle Koster-Walton
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 9781581577341
Category: Travel
Page: 320
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Gain an insider’s vantage point on this exceptional part of the Florida coast. Whether Charlotte Harbor’s wild shorelines and preserved estuaries, or Sarasota’s historic culture sweetened by sugar magnates, travelers have an in-depth look on the environment, history, and culture of this beautiful stretch of coastline. Now in its 6th fully updated edition, this guide gives visitors and locals access to the best of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Do it all, from the fabled “Sanibel stoop” for collecting seashells to dining in the finest five-star bistros. The author’s deep local knowledge again provides the most reliable info available to this paradise.
A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology. Milligan , J C . ... Playford , H . Collection of
Original Scotch Tunes ( Full of Highland Humours ) for the Violin . Being the ...
Shepherd , R . Let ' s Have a Ceilidh , the Essential Guide to Scottish Dancing ,
Edinburgh , 1992 . ... Webster , D . Scottish Highland Games , Edinburgh , 1973 .
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Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century. Edinburgh: John Donald
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