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  • Beside the Ocean of Time

    by George Mackay Brown, George Mackay-Brown ...
    WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY AMY LIPTROTSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 1994WINNER OF THE SALTIRE SOCIETY LITERARY AWARD 1994'Intimate, humorous, effortlessly combining the strands of history and folklore, the past and the present, this is a deceptively simple book, like a tale told to a child. But its echoes sound on unforgettably. A whole universe is created from a grain of Orkney sand' Independent< ... Read more

    Was $9.99 CAD Now $4.99 CAD

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    Coming Up for Air

    by George Orwell ...
    Narrated by Richard Brown ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 25 min

    George Bowling, an insurance salesman, hits middle age and feels impelled to "come up for air" from his life of quiet desperation. With seventeen pounds he has won at a race, he steals a vacation from his wife and his family and pays a visit to Lower Binfield, the village where he grew up, to fish for carp in a pool he remembers from thirty years before. But the pool is gone, Lower Binfield has ... Read more

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  • Greenvoe

    by George Mackay Brown ...
    The small Orcadian community of Greevoe has remained unchanged for generations. Now a shady government project, Operation Black Star, threatens to destroy the islander's way of life.George Mackay Brown's first novel describes a week in the life of the islanders as the come to terms with the repercussions of Operation Black Star in a masterful mix of prose and poetry from one of Scotland's greatest ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Prospector's Guide: Victoria

    by George Brown ...
    In 1931 Australia was in the grip of the Depression when Ion Idriess wrote to all the State and Territory Mining heads regarding his guide Prospecting for Gold, encouraging them to produce localised information to help create work and wealth. The public success of his book pushed several States to create their our guides with more details on their own State facilities and results.This book was ... Read more

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  • Magnus

    by George Mackay Brown ...
    This profound and poetic novel has been described as George Mackay Brown's most innovative work. He recounts the tale of the murder of the Earl of Orkney in the 12th century and links it to the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian imprisoned and executed by the Nazis during World War Two. A fascinating meditation on the eternal questions of guilt, goodness and sacrifice from one of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Bede

    Part 1, Fascicles 1-4

    by George Brown, Fred Biggs ...
    Series Book 1 - Sources of Old English and Anglo-Latin Literary Culture
    Bede is the inaugural volume in the Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture series, which seeks to comprehensively map British literary culture from 500 to 1100 CE. This volume presents four texts, or fascicles, dedicated to the Venerable Bede (d. 735), theologian and author of the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Articles provide a wealth of information on Bede through manuscript evidence, ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Beside the Ocean of Time

    by George Mackay-Brown, George Mackay Brown ...
    In this novel set on the fictitious island of Norday in the Orkneys, George Mackay Brown beckons us into the imaginary world of the young Thorfinn Ragnarson, the son of a crofter. In his day-dreams he relives the history of this island people, travelling back in time to join Viking adventurers at the court of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople, then accompanying a Falstaffian knight to the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Born to Be Rich: The Journey to Wealth

    Life changer

    by George Brown ...
    "Born to Be Rich: The Journey to Wealth" is an inspiring tale of resilience, ambition, and transformation. Follow James’s journey from a life of struggle to financial freedom as he overcomes challenges, learns life-changing principles, and builds a thriving business from scratch. Packed with motivational insights and actionable lessons, this book proves that anyone can rise above their ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • The Power of Destiny: How Your Mind Creates Wealth and Success

    Mind meditator

    by George Brown ...
    Series Book 177 - 1
    "The Power of Destiny: How Your Mind Creates Wealth and Success" is a transformative guide that reveals how your thoughts shape your reality. Combining motivational storytelling, scientific insights, and actionable strategies, this book teaches readers how to reprogram their minds, visualize success, and take practical steps to achieve their dreams.From harnessing the power of visualization to ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Bede

    Part 2

    by George Brown, Fred Biggs ...
    Series Book 2 - Sources of Old English and Anglo-Latin Literary Culture
    This newest volume in a long-running work of mapping the sources of Anglo-Saxon literary culture in England from 500 to 1100 CE takes up one of the most important authors of the period, the eighth-century monk-scholar known as the Venerable Bede. Bede is best known as the author of the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, which is one of the key sources for our historical and cultural knowledge ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Destination Cape Horn

    by George Brown ...
    George was born in Scotland in 1942. His father was away at the war and his mother was staying with her mother at 'Angraflat' near Kelso. It was an old hospital, unused since the infroduction of penicillin and the family lived in the lodge near the gate. The old buildings and grounds were a paradise for the young George, and it never bothered him being left on his own. Schooling was at Kelso High ... Read more

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  • Following A Lark

    by George Mackay Brown, George Mackay-Brow ...
    A country boy creeps unwillingly to school on a lark-filled summer morning. Norse crusaders, preparing to sail on Earl Rognvald's crusade in 1151 break into the burial chamber at Maeshowe seeking treasure, and cut runes in its massive stones. And the famous Iceland poet Thorbjorn leaves his farm to join the group of poets whose lyrics stud like gems that famous pilgrimage. The ancient northern ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD