Kinross Saga

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Choc Lit Limited
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781781893692

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Kinross Saga by Christina Courtenay Pdf

Three intrepid Highlanders pursue love and fortune across the globe in these “majestic” historical romances (Elder Park Book Reviews). Steeped in “fascinating history, with plenty of chemistry and action to go around,” each novel in this saga follows a member of the Kinross clan on a voyage into the heart of the woman he loves (RT Book Reviews). From Scotland to Sweden, China, India, and beyond, these intrepid Highlanders discover that romance is the greatest adventure of all. Trade Winds It is 1732. Former gambler Killian Kinross sails to Sweden in pursuit of an honest trade, only to be propositioned with a marriage of convenience that leads him out to the high seas and into the arms of his true love. Highland Storms It is 1754. Brice Kinross leaves Sweden to reclaim his family’s Highland estate—only to discover a mystery waiting to be solved, and a beautiful housekeeper who just might be the love he was destined for. Monsoon Mists It is 1759. Jamie Kinross leaves Sweden for India to make his fortune in the gem trade. There, he encounters the fiercely independent Zarmina Miller. Both are embroiled in a sinister ransom plot, and soon realize they are also bound together in love . . .

Author : Richard Coopey,Donald Clarke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : 3i plc
ISBN : UOM:35128001934437

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3i by Richard Coopey,Donald Clarke Pdf

* First published history of key investment institution * Combines narrative history of the organization, its people, and the changing political and economical environment * insider's view of assessing investment and structuring the deals * mini case-studies of high-profilecompanies * numerous cartoons and illustrations* significant publicity associated with 3i flotation and 50th anniversary.3i (investors in industry, formerly the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation,etc) is Britain's leading venture capital company. Founded in 1945 as a result of a combination of pressures and counter-pressures from the political parties, Whitehall, the Bank of England, and the clearingbanks, the organization has played a significant role in post war investment banking and industrial development.The first part of the book traces history from the early years to post-war reconstruction and the role played by Piercy and Kinross, through the years of consolidation, to the higher-profile years of the change of name and style and 1994 flotation. The second part offers an inside view of theworkings of this unique institution - the controllers, 3i's role in developing MBO's, methods of assessing risk and return, its relationship with capital markets, etc. During its first 50 years 3i has invested in numerous well known and successful companies - many of these are detailed in the text(British Caledonian, Oxford Instruments, Laura Ashley, etc). The book is also elegantly and innovatively designed, making good use of the well known 3i cartoons.

Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047421214

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West over Sea by Gareth Williams Pdf

This volume, prepared in tribute to Barbara E. Crawford, covers the subject of Viking expansion westwards to Britain, Ireland and the North Atlantic. The 30 papers are arranged in four groups: History and Cultural Contacts; The Church and the Cult of Saints; Archaeology, Material Culture and Settlement; and Place-Names and Language.

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Clans
ISBN : 1407495593

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Highland Storms by Christina Courtenay Pdf

Betrayed by his brother and his childhood love, Brice Kinross needs a fresh start. So he welcomes the opportunity to leave Sweden for the Scottish Highlands to take over the family estate. But there's trouble afoot. The estate's in ruin and money is disappearing. He discovers an ally in Marsaili Buchanan, the beautiful redheaded housekeeper, but can he trust her? Marsaili works hard at being housekeeper and harder still at avoiding men who want to take advantage of her. But she's irresistibly drawn to the new clan chief, even though he's made it plain he doesn't want to be shackled to anyone.

Author : Gareth Williams,Paul Bibire
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004138070

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Sagas, Saints and Settlements by Gareth Williams,Paul Bibire Pdf

This volume contains seven papers relating to Norse history and literature. Two cover issues of saga genre, two explore the relationship between sagas and medieval hagiography, and three consider aspects of the Norse settlement in Scotland from an interdisciplinary perspective. With contributions by Svanhildur Oskarsdottir, Phil Cardew, Haki Antonsson, Gareth Williams, Barbara Crawford and Simon Taylor.

Author : John R. Shorten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1204 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Industries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120327270

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The Johannesburg Saga by John R. Shorten Pdf

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743214681

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The Touch by Colleen McCullough Pdf

Not since The Thorn Birds has Colleen McCullough written a novel of such broad appeal about a family and the Australian experience as The Touch. At its center is Alexander Kinross, remembered as a young man in his native Scotland only as a shiftless boilermaker's apprentice and a godless rebel. But when, years later, he writes from Australia to summon his bride, his Scottish relatives quickly realize that he has made a fortune in the gold fields and is now a man to be reckoned with. Arriving in Sydney after a difficult voyage, the sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Drummond meets her husband-to-be and discovers to her dismay that he frightens and repels her. Offered no choice, she marries him and is whisked at once across a wild, uninhabited countryside to Alexander's own town, named Kinross after himself. In the crags above it lies the world's richest gold mine. Isolated in Alexander's great house, with no company save Chinese servants, Elizabeth finds that the intimacies of marriage do not prompt her husband to enlighten her about his past life -- or even his present one. She has no idea that he still has a mistress, the sensual, tough, outspoken Ruby Costevan, whom Alexander has established in his town, nor that he has also made Ruby a partner in his company, rapidly expanding its interests far beyond gold. Ruby has a son, Lee, whose father is the head of the beleaguered Chinese community; the boy becomes dear to Alexander, who fosters his education as a gentleman. Captured by the very different natures of Elizabeth and Ruby, Alexander resolves to have both of them. Why should he not? He has the fabled "Midas Touch" -- a combination of curiosity, boldness and intelligence that he applies to every situation, and which fails him only when it comes to these two women. Although Ruby loves Alexander desperately, Elizabeth does not. Elizabeth bears him two daughters: the brilliant Nell, so much like her father; and the beautiful, haunting Anna, who is to present her father with a torment out of which for once he cannot buy his way. Thwarted in his desire for a son, Alexander turns to Ruby's boy as a possible heir to his empire, unaware that by keeping Lee with him, he is courting disaster. The stories of the lives of Alexander, Elizabeth and Ruby are intermingled with those of a rich cast of characters, and, after many twists and turns, come to a stunning and shocking climax. Like The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough's new novel is at once a love story and a family saga, replete with tragedy, pathos, history and passion. As few other novelists can, she conveys a sense of place: the desperate need of her characters, men and women, rootless in a strange land, to create new beginnings.

Author : Calvin H. Owens
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781604948035

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Striking Gold by Calvin H. Owens Pdf

Round Mountain was little more than a speck of a town about sixty miles outside of Tonopah, Nevada, when Cal Owens first visited the property in the late 1960s. People had been trying to get gold out of Round Mountain since the early 1900s. Back in the early prospector days you simply pulled out your pick and shovel to dig up a little dirt and then found a bit of water for your pan as you teased those precious gold flakes and nuggets out. The early miners were able to get to the ore at and near the surface. People and companies continued to come and go through the 1950s; they extracted gold, but encountered more problems than their efforts were worth. So what made Cal Owens, an airline flight engineer, and Elwood Dietrich, a mining promoter, think they could successfully mine this property when so many before had given up? The interest was there, the determination was there, a few investors were there, the work ethic was there, and even the gold was there. All that remained was getting the gold out of the ground. Ordrich Gold Reserves Corporation (Ordrich) was born as the group of investors grew larger. Buying the property was one thing, but what to do next? With Elwood Dietrich recovering from a stroke in Arizona, Cal Owens had no other choice than to figure it out as he talked to as many people as possible and learned as much as he could each step of the way. He had the ability to ask questions and listen to experts, a trait that goes a long way in this world. Holding down a full time job and raising four children with his wife Viki did not consume all twenty-four hours in a day, so he thought he still had time to find a way to get the gold out of Round Mountain. How hard could it be? You simply had to get that pretty yellow "stuff" out of the ground and then mill the gold and refine it into gold bars. Cal quickly learned just how difficult it could be. Mining precious ore took knowledge, expertise, deep pockets, and a willingness to dig into those pockets. The Ordrich partners could have lost their investment time and time again if it were not for the tenacity and stubbornness of Cal Owens.

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Historical fiction
ISBN : 1407465546

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Trade Winds by Christina Courtenay Pdf

Sweden, 1732. Strong-willed Jess van Sandt knows only too well that it's a man's world. She believes she's being swindled out of her inheritance by her stepfather and she's determined to stop it. When help appears in the unlikely form of handsome Scotsman Killian Kinross, Jess finds herself both intrigued and infuriated by him. In an attempt to recover her fortune, she proposes a marriage of convenience.

Author : Victor Leonard Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Miners
ISBN : UVA:X004956106

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The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa: The rise and struggles of the National Union of Mineworkers 1982-1994 by Victor Leonard Allen Pdf

Author : Neil McGuigan
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788851442

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Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore' by Neil McGuigan Pdf

Shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year The legendary Scottish king Máel Coluim III, also known as 'Malcolm Canmore', is often held to epitomise Scotland's 'ancient Gaelic kings'. But Máel Coluim and his dynasty were in fact newcomers, and their legitimacy and status were far from secure at the beginning of his rule. Máel Coluim's long reign from 1058 until 1093 coincided with the Norman Conquest of England, a revolutionary event that presented great opportunities and terrible dangers. Although his interventions in post-Conquest England eventually cost him his life, the book argues that they were crucial to his success as both king and dynasty-builder, creating internal stability and facilitating the takeover of Strathclyde and Lothian. As a result, Máel Coluim left to his successors a territory that stretched far to the south of the kingship's heartland north of the Forth, similar to the Scotland we know today. The book explores the wider political and cultural world in which Máel Coluim lived, guiding the reader through the pitfalls and possibilities offered by the sources that mediate access to that world. Our reliance on so few texts means that the eleventh century poses problems that historians of later eras can avoid. Nevertheless Scotland in Máel Coluim's time generated unprecedented levels of attention abroad and more vernacular literary output than at any time prior to the Stewart era.

Author : Victor Leonard Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : IND:30000100678477

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The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa by Victor Leonard Allen Pdf

Author : Nathan Andrews,J. Andrew Grant
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487522452

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Canada’s Role in Africa’s Extractive Sectors by Nathan Andrews,J. Andrew Grant Pdf

With reference to global governance initiatives aimed at promoting ethical business practices, this volume offers a timely examination of Canada-Africa relations and natural resource governance.

Author : Martin Hackett
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781445621463

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As Told in the Great Hall by Martin Hackett Pdf

The second in Amberley Publishing's wargaming series covers the Dark Ages.

Author : Ben Cowell
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781837650583

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The British Country House Revival by Ben Cowell Pdf

Fifty years ago, the future for country houses in Britain looked bleak. The Victoria & Albert Museum's exhibition The Destruction of the Country House, which opened in October 1974, charted the loss of over a thousand country houses in the preceding century. The makers of the exhibition warned that history could be "about to repeat itself" because of the threats besetting mansion properties, principally from higher taxation. Houses faced the prospect of having to be stripped of their collections and sold for use as offices, hotels, or hospitals, with their parks and gardens turned into golf clubs. Government might afford to save just a handful of the most significant of these places, working in tandem with charities such as the National Trust. The rest would be consigned to history. This book traces the history of country houses in Britain, from the Destruction exhibition to the present day. The wave of country house losses anticipated in 1974 never actually happened. Instead, over the next five decades Britain's country houses experienced a renaissance. Fiscal rules changed in the mid-1970s to make it easier for owners to hold on to their assets. Economic improvements in the 1980s and 1990s allowed many houses and estates to develop profitable commercial businesses. All of this was achieved only after dedicated campaigning from heritage organisations in support of the country house cause. The book argues that a new accord is needed today, to recognise and value the ongoing, if increasingly contested, contribution of country houses to British life and culture in the twenty-first century.