Old Troon
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
"Troon" is derived either from the Gaelic an-trone, meaning "the nose" or "the hill", or from the Cymric trwyn or trone, the welsh for "nose".
Ian MacPherson Books
Ian Macpherson crafted novels deeply rooted in the Scottish landscape, particularly in the regions of Speyside and the Highlands. His work often explores the lives of individuals within these rugged yet beautiful settings, showcasing a keen eye for detail and a profound understanding of human nature. Macpherson's distinctive style is marked by its lyrical prose and his ability to capture the essence of rural existence. While firmly grounded in specific locales, his writings resonate with universal themes of connection to the land, community, and an awareness of impending societal shifts.
The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
In this brief but powerful book, acclaimed political philosopher C.B. Macpherson sets out in bold relief the essence of liberal democracy, both as it is currently conceived and as it might be reimagined. The Wynford edition includes a new Introduction by Frank Cunningham.
In the Old West, the law was fragile, the men were armed, tempers were short and socializing took place over shots of rotgut whiskey on a card table in a saloon. This volume of stories features the thrilling exploits of such fearsome outlaws and ferocious lawmen as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Ben Thompson, Wild Bill Hickok and Charlie Siringo.
The rise of Japan from a position of relative international obscurity in the mid-nineteenth century to that of third largest industrial nation in the 1980s has elicited an enormous amount of interest among academics. This short book provides an overview of Japanese economic history between 1868 and 1941. It introduces and surveys the current state of scholarship on Japan, touching upon almost all elements of the Japanese historical experience. A select bibliography (now updated to 1994) is provided to help the reader pursue the subject in more detail.
A post-postmodern crime novel set on the clean streets of Dublin's leafiest suburb, SLOOT has at its heart an accidental detective who'd rather write his own Celtic-screwball-noir than solve the crime and a narrator who loses the plot, literally.
Macpherson's only science fiction novel is a bleak and truly prescient novel of future war first published in 1936, just 3 years before the outbreak of conflict in Europe. A carefully drawn tale of survival in the wilderness and the value of our connection with others, Wild Harbour is both beautiful and heart-rending.
The Burden of the Lord
- 168 pages
- 6 hours of reading
A memoir of forty years of sea adventures and exploration
Hewbris, a post-postmodern crime anti-thriller in the same vein as cult classic Sloot, posits five levels of comedy, lands Hayden with six biological mothers, and proves the existence of God through a joke. Which came as a shock to the author