Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature
- 96 stránok
- 4 hodiny čítania
A magical illustrated collection of Irish words for the natural world from the author of the bestseller, Thirty-Two Words for Field.
Manchán Magan Knihy
Manchán Magan je autor, ktorého dielo skúma zložité vzťahy medzi svetovými kultúrami a globalizáciou. Jeho písanie, často inšpirované rozsiahlym cestovaním a dokumentárnou prácou, vyniká prenikavým pohľadom na ľudskú skúsenosť v kontexte meniaceho sa sveta. Maganov štýl je pútavý a analytický, kde sa osobná perspektíva prelína s hlbším zamyslením nad spoločenskými a kultúrnymi dynamikami. Jeho dielo ponúka čitateľom jedinečnú možnosť nahliadnuť pod povrch bežných predstáv o svete a objaviť nové spôsoby vnímania globálnych výziev.
Wolf-Men and Water Hounds
- 64 stránok
- 3 hodiny čítania
Look closer at the most magical places in Ireland with this beautiful book inspired by Listen to the Land Speak.
Thirty-Two Words for Field
- 386 stránok
- 14 hodin čítania
A lyrical reminder of Ireland's lost words that offer a different way of seeing the world.
A travel show veteran chronicles his backpacking trip through the Americas.
Listen to the Land Speak
- 352 stránok
- 13 hodin čítania
In this illuminating new book, Manchan Magan sets out on a journey in our ancestors' footsteps to uncover the ancient myths and stories that have shaped our national identity, embedded in the strata of land that have endured through millennia - from ice ages through to famines and floods.
Truck Fever
- 277 stránok
- 10 hodin čítania
A young man travels overland from London to Nairobi in a truck with a group of squabbling, treacherous cast-offs from Thatcher's Britain, including privately educated schoolgirls, a predatory market gardener, a former torturer from the British Army, a locksmith claiming to be a UFO abductee, three conniving nurses and a prim quantity surveyor. A non-stop rollercoaster ride of adventure, anecdote and fresh observations about the nature of Africa and what it means to be passing through.