William Donaldson Books

Presenting the Hall of Shame! Both entertaining and indiscreet, this dictionary of callous cads introduces a host of wildly colorful characters. Here are assassins and arsonists, hangmen and horse thieves, hell-raisers and highwaymen, not to mention an array of poisoners, quacks, and forgers. Meet Ronald Biggs, one of the participants of the Great Train Robby, and Julie Amiri, a thief who found being detained by policemen...very exciting. There's enough degradation, depravity, and dottiness to delight anyone. A Selection of the Readers Subscription Book Club .

Pipers takes the reader inside the world of the performer community of Scottish piping, introducing the instrument itself and the various different repertories. It also discusses piping techniques as well as information on some of the great piping dynasties and individual pipers. Dr Willie Donaldson shows how 'traditional music', often assumed to be the anonymous product of a dim and distant past, is the creation of gifted individuals operating in a sophisticated and vigorously ongoing enterprise. Since pipers have often been skilled also on the fiddle, keyboards and small-pipes, or as singers or dancers, their story offers fascinating insights into the whole traditional music and song repertoire of Scotland. Pipers is a well-informed and highly readable account by a prize-winning author who is a piper and composer of pipe music as well as an internationally recognised historian of Scottish tradition.

A browsable and addictive collection of pen-portraits of 1500 extraordinary characters from British and Irish history

This collection of poems by William Donaldson is a powerful exploration of love, loss, and redemption. Written with lyrical grace and emotional intensity, these poems will move and inspire anyone who has ever experienced the joys and sorrows of human existence.

This book explores the Poncelet Turbine and Water-Pressure Engine and Pump, including a detailed analysis of the impulsive action of inelastic fluids. It also includes an examination of the laws of relativity in fluid mechanics. This book is a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of fluid dynamics.

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This antiquarian book offers a facsimile reprint of a historically significant work, preserving its original content despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. The edition aims to honor and promote cultural heritage by making classic literature accessible in a modern format, reflecting a commitment to the preservation of literary history.