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Waterford Crystal - Irish Brilliance
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

Waterford Crystal - Irish Brilliance

"Waterford Crystal - Irish Brilliance" is the story of world renowned lead crystal known as Waterford Crystal and a guide for collectors. The company gets its name from its home in Waterford Ireland. The book covers the company's history from 1783 until its bankruptcy in 2009 along with how the lead crystal is made. Included are most of the suites (patterns/designs) made in Ireland. It is the first complete collector's guide ever printed about the magnificent lead crystal pieces manufactured by Waterford Crystal. It features 101 suites along with detailed drawings that shows each ones distinct pattern, history of their names, date when the Suite was first released. Also illustrated by photog...

Scotland's Northern Lights
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 68

Scotland's Northern Lights

Information on the lighthouses in the Shetland and Orkney Islands in Scotland.

Moose Family Close Up
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 24

Moose Family Close Up

Moose Family Close Up is the first in a series of books for children about how the wild animals families live in North America. Sharma Krauskopf, a popular children's book author, tells the story. We meet Mama and Papa Moose first in the cold of winter and follow them as they raise their son, Junior. It is a remarkable tale and one most children would never get to see. It is a rare opportunity for the reader to experience what growing up as a Moose in the wilderness is like.

Scottish Lighthouses
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 87

Scottish Lighthouses

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The Last Lighthouse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 126

The Last Lighthouse

This work depicts the nine year quest of an American couple (an agricultural advisor and a writer/webmaster) living on a farm in Michigan, USA, to own and live in a remote Scottish lighthouse keepers home. In the form of e-mails, the book gives an intimate view of the gleefully-reported successes, and the less happily reported tragedies along the way, and describes the joys and difficulties of running and living in such a home in a remote, but beautiful, part of the Shetlands.

A Passion for Scotland
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 148

A Passion for Scotland

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002
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  • Publisher: Dundurn

The Scotland of the past and the Scotland of the future. That is the essence of A Passion for Scotland, and its author David Ross takes the reader on a passionate journey through the story of this country, which stirs the primal fires from the opening lines. It is a personal, patriotic yet unbiased view of the path the Scots have taken, and of the path they are trying to forge into the 21st century, and is fascinating and moving by turns. It provides a wealth of material on Scotland, from history through to politics through to travel. But it is also an impassioned call to his fellow countrymen. Inside this book you will find out about Wallace and Bruce, Montrose, the Jacobites, John McLean, and Tartan Day USA. You will find out ?what makes a Scot?. Plus, revealed for the first time, details of the final resting places of all Scotland?s kings and queens.

Moonbeam Cow
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 16

Moonbeam Cow

Folk tale explaining the origin of the Belted Galloway, an ancient breed of cattle from Scotland.

On the Trail of John Wesley
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 228

On the Trail of John Wesley

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: Dundurn

John Wesley (1703-91) founded the Methodist movement, initially an offshoot of the Church of England, which grew into a major church in its own right. In doing so Wesley brought about the greatest religious revival of the 18th century. The name Methodism derives from the methodical approach Wesley adopted from the Bible for developing personal devotion. His decision to employ lay preachers and preach outdoor sermons on the Word of God to a mainly working-class population angered the Church of England. It led to a split and in 1795, after John Wesley's death, the Methodist Church was established. Wesley travelled over 250,000 miles across Britain, mainly on horseback, preaching over 40,000 se...

Waterford Crystal - Irish Brilliance
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 258

Waterford Crystal - Irish Brilliance

Sharma Krauskopf began her career after graduation from Purdue University working with disadvantaged populations. She worked her way from direct services to administration of multi-million dollar nonprofit organizations serving people with special needs. She began sharing those experiences through her own company, Innovative Consulting Services (ICS, Inc.) all over the world. The consulting meant endless travel so she gave it up so she could be home closer to her family and began her writing career. One of the advantages of the consulting was it resulted in her falling in love with Scotland where her ancestors were members of the Clan Morrison. She began an e-zine called Scottish Radiance to...