Alistair MacLeod

In the first book Never Die Wondering - Alistair Macleod story, you learned how the author was forced to leave his beloved cattle property in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, due to the worst drought in living memory. What happened next? Undaunted, Alistair continued his adventurous life exploring countries throughout the world with the likes of Papua New Guinea that is regarded by many travellers as the last frontier. This book is the sequel, Never Die Wondering II - A Sailing Odyssey. You will be inspired to find that Alistair matched the charisma of his High-country lifestyle of horse riding and the freedom of the bush with sailing. As Isak Dinesen said, the cure for anything is saltwater - sweat, tears, or the sea. Come on an adventure with Alistair as he learns how to sail on Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes of Victoria. Sail into Bass Strait of southern Australia, then along the east coast to the Torres Strait, touch the top end of Australia, cross the Arafura Sea, navigate the countless islands of Indonesia, visit West Papua, and eventually, explore the many islands of the Philippines. This book covers thousands of nautical miles over a six-year period right up to the South China Sea. Read about the remarkable solo sailing, intriguing incidents on the sea, exploring exotic islands, meeting new people, creating genuine friendships, experiencing different cultures, and learning from the stories of the past. The author has a unique style of storytelling with his plain-spoken humour that enliven the narration. His love for history, travel, culture, and above all, the sea is evident in his talent for "yarns'' that comes through in his writing. This book is the real-life story of an incredible voyage, the highs and the lows of sailing alone in the large swells, in the freezing waters of the Tasman Sea to the storms in the tropical region of the equator, and the philosophy that drives his life. This autobiography will inspire people to live their life to the fullest, to explore, and discover and to Never Die Wondering.

This book is an incredible Australian story of an ordinary man who has lived an extraordinary life, who has overcome seemly insurmountable obstacles to succeed in living his dreams and accomplishing his ambitions. Alistair Macleod's memoirs, is a true story of a man who decided to live life to the full. You will been chanted as you follow his adventurous life of travel and living from the city to the remote Snowy Mountains and the Kimberley's, just to mention a few. You will be inspired by his hard work that led him through the outback and the city, with many roles from jackeroo, show time spruiker, timber miller, tourist operator, horseman, salesman, cattleman, investor to a successful property developer. Alistair's story is also one of mateship, and the Australian bush, mustering of cattle, pack horse treks and skiing in the high country, personal and business triumphs and overcoming the hardships that life dealt along the way. Fighting droughts, a legal system after he had used a firearm in self defense, the injustice of the family law court, the rights of a father and son whilst enduring betrayals, both personal and business, are just some of the crushing battles fought in his life. These battles rendered him penniless in his later part of life. With his usual never-give up attitude he remarkably created a property portfolio in the millions in just 48months, created from mentors, business minds of millionaires from the bush and the city. This is an autobiography that every person can identify with at some level. It will inspire and entertain you. It is definitely not to be missed.

First published in 1973, this is the first book on Paul Tillich in which a sustained attempt is made to sort out and evaluate the questions to which Tillich addresses himself in the crucial philosophical parts of his theological system. It is argued that despite the apparent simplicity in his interest in the ‘question of being’, Tillich in fact conceives of the ontological enterprise in a number of radically different ways in different contexts. Much of the author's work is devoted to the careful separation of these strands in his philosophical thought and to an exploration and assessment of the assumptions associated with them. This book will be of interest to readers of Tillich and philosophers who specialise in ontology and linguistics.

First published in 1973, this is the first book on Paul Tillich in which a sustained attempt is made to sort out and evaluate the questions to which Tillich addresses himself in the crucial philosophical parts of his theological system. It is argued that despite the apparent simplicity in his interest in the ‘question of being’, Tillich in fact conceives of the ontological enterprise in a number of radically different ways in different contexts. Much of the author's work is devoted to the careful separation of these strands in his philosophical thought and to an exploration and assessment of the assumptions associated with them. This book will be of interest to readers of Tillich and philosophers who specialise in ontology and linguistics.

Alistair MacLeod musters all of the skill and grace that have won him an international following to give us No Great Mischief, the story of a fiercely loyal family and the tradition that drives it. Generations after their forebears went into exile, the MacDonalds still face seemingly unmitigated hardships and cruelties of life. Alexander, orphaned as a child by a horrific tragedy, has nevertheless gained some success in the world. Even his older brother, Calum, a nearly destitute alcoholic living on Toronto's skid row, has been scarred by another tragedy. But, like all his clansman, Alexander is sustained by a family history that seems to run through his veins. And through these lovingly recounted stories-wildly comic or heartbreakingly tragic-we discover the hope against hope upon which every family must sometimes rely.

Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award: The genius of his stories is to render his fictional world as timeless. Colm Toibin

Alistair MacLeods Erzählungen leben zwischen Land und Meer, den Wogen und den Wäldern der Atlantikküste Kandas. Seit Generationen widerstehen die Menschen hier auf der Insel Cape Breton dem rauen Wetter, wappnen sich mit Geschichten gegen die Einsamkeit und erinnern sich mit Lakonie und ratloser Liebe an Lebensläufe voll unbeugsamem Eigensinn. Da ist die blinde Frau, die in ihrer Hütte im Wald lebt und weiß, wann noch genügend Licht zwischen den Bäumen steht, um den Weg zu finden. Oder das Rätsel um das Kind der Leuchtturmwärterin, die allein auf ihrer Klippe wohnt. Und reichen die Erinnerungen eines Sohnes an seinen Vater so weit wie der Instinkt eines Hundes, der seinen Herren auch nach Jahren noch in jeder Verkleidung erkennt? Seit E. Annie Proulx hat keiner mehr so farbig, unmittelbar und doch kunstvoll vom Leben unter dem Nordwind geschrieben, seit Hemingway keiner uns mehr das Herz der Wälder so geöffnet wie Alistair MacLeod.

These short stories are set against the unforgiving landscape of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. They are all concerned with the complexities and mysteries of the human heart, the unbreakable bonds between man and woman, parent and child.

"Land der Bäume" ist der Roman einer Landschaft: des rauen Kap Breton an der kanadischen Atlantikküste. In dieser kargen Wildnis leben Menschen - sie werden Leuchtturmwärter, Minenarbeiter am Rand des Polarkreises oder ziehen mit ein wenig Glück in die Stadt. Doch für alle bleibt das Kap das wahre Zuhause. Mit Fabulierlust und Humor, einem Ohr für Gefühle und einem Auge für die kleinen Dinge, in denen Gott die Welt gerade sein lässt, gelingt ihm ein bestechender Roman, der die einfache Antwort weiß auf die Frage, was Familien zusammenhält: Geschichten.

In 1779, driven out of his home, Calum MacDonald sets sail from the Scottish Highlands with his extensive family. After a long, terrible journey he settles his family in 'the land of trees', and eventually they become a separate Nova Scotian clan: red-haired and black-eyed, with its own identity, its own history.

Few published collections of Gaelic song place the songs or their singers and communities in context. Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song corrects this, showing how the inherited art of a fourth-generation Canadian Gael fits within biographical, social, and historical contexts. It is the first major study of its kind to be undertaken for a Scottish Gaelic singer. The forty-eight songs and nine folktales in the collection are transcribed from field recordings and presented as the singer performed them, with an English translation provided. All the songs are accompanied by musical transcriptions. The book also includes a brief autobiography in Lauchie MacLellan's entertaining narrative style. John Shaw has added extensive notes and references, as well as photos and maps. In an era of growing appreciation of Celtic cultures, Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song makes an important Gaelic tradition available to the general reader. The materials also serve as a unique, adaptable resource for those with more specialized research or teaching interests in ethnology/folklore, Canadian studies, Gaelic language, ethnomusicology, Celtic studies, anthropology, and social history.