Bøker av David Mason

David Mason was born in Washington State, forty-odd degrees north latitude, and now lives on the Australian island of Tasmania, forty-odd degrees south latitude. That Pacific crossing is the work of a lifetime of devotion and change. The rich new poems of Pacific Light explore the implications of the light as well as peace and its opposing forces. What does it mean to be an immigrant and face the ultimate borders of our lives? How can we say the word home and mean it? These questions have obsessed Mason in his major narrative works, The Country I Remember and Ludlow, as well as his lyric and dramatic writing. Pacific Light is a culmination and a deepening of that work, a book of transformations, history and love, endurance and unfathomable beauty, by a poet at the height of his powers.

Through a compilation of essays written by professional historians with expertise in a diverse array of eras and fields, Michael Gagnon and Matthew Hild's collection explores Gwinnett County's history in a systematic way - avoiding the pitfalls of nonprofessional local histories.

In this new collection of essays, award-winning poet David Mason broadens his exploration of Western and frontier themes. Beginning with the subject of poetry in and about the American West, he then widens his canvas to examine poets as diverse as James Wright, Anthony Hecht, and B. H. Fairchild, as well as taking up the idea of the West in global terms.

Since its creation in 1831, the French Foreign Legion has become the stuff of myth, fiction and dreams... Anyone thinking of joining up would be well advised to read this book first - The Sun HeraldA real-life boy's own adventure, Marching With The Devil is an account of David Mason's five years in the infamous French Foreign Legion.David Mason graduated from the Australian National University with a law degree and an honours degree. Like those around him, he could easily have settled for a life of share portfolios, good suits, new cars and big houses. But David wanted more he wanted a challenge, an adventure, something beyond the ordinary that would test him physically and mentally. He looked around to see what he could do. Working in an open-cut mine . . . done that. Running a marathon . . . hmm, not hard enough. Climbing Everest . . . maybe? Joining the French Foreign Legion . . . perfect!Marching With The Devil is the gripping true story of what happened when an Australian lawyer left his comfortable existence and joined the legendary French Foreign Legion. He stayed for five years and served time in the elite Parachute Regiments. With the motto 'March or Die', the legion has a history of pain, grief and glory. David Mason takes us behind the myth to reveal exactly what happens: the adventure, the danger, the drinking, the fighting and the lies that sustain the legend.fore the final choice must be made. Remarkable... It's hard not to think it a shame that a man of such obvious gifts should have wasted them on the legion, just so as not to have to feel like a quitter, even if this book was the result - The Age Marching with the Devil quickly turns into an insightful and honest account of an unpretentious Aussie's experiences in one of the most ramshackle and soul-destroying military organisations on Earth - Courier Mail A strangely compulsive read about one man s quest for self knowledge - Men's Health Magazine Mason left a comfortable life in Australia to test himself in the crucible of the legion, and he writes about it 20 years after his service time necessary to give himself the distance and context he needed to write about an extraordinary and painful experience - Sunday Mail Brisbane

This edition brings East-Central Europe's revolutionary events of 1989 into context with the turbulent 1990s. It shows new parties, new politics, new constitutions and new opportunities in the light of economic shock therapies, "left turns" in recent elections and dissolving sovereignties.

This edition brings East-Central Europe's revolutionary events of 1989 into context with the turbulent 1990s. It shows new parties, new politics, new constitutions and new opportunities in the light of economic shock therapies, "left turns" in recent elections and dissolving sovereignties.

A severed hand holds a deadly secret.A secret that has lain hidden by mythical magic for over a thousand summers, and will lead Keera and Merick to where valkari fear to fly.With whispers of war echoing around the passageways of Vorlav, an old enemy may prove to be the key to their salvation, or lead to their final resting place...In the Tomb of the Valkari.

From the rooftops of Castle Wyrm, to deep inside the elven lands, Keera and Merick only have the light from an enchanted sword to guide them on a perilous journey.Old friends and new allies bolster their cause, but even this may not be enough as the door to the Underworld is waiting to claim their spirits at ever turn.Only one thing may save them, the Wrath of the Valkari - else their next breath could be their last.

The western and southern Roman extramural settlements: A Roman community on the edge of the world. Excavations 1964-1989 and other investigations.Chester Archaeological Excavation & Survey Report 15This is the first detailed, wide-ranging report to be published on excavations in the extramural settlement of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester (north-western England), specifically those around the western side of the fortress. This publication concentrates on ten interventions carried out over twenty-five years in the area to the west and south of the fortress and attempts to summarise in more detail than has been done hitherto discoveries elsewhere around its perimeter. Discussions attempt to characterise the townscape, its development and population, and also to explore the role of the Chester extramural settlement generally. It is hoped that this publication will be useful in providing a context for future fieldwork and analysis. '[This] volume represents an important addition, not only to the literature of Roman Chester, but also to the wider topics of military supply, the nature of extra-mural settlement in the major military sites of the north-western Empire and military/civilian interaction. The authors are to be congratulated on a job exceptionally well done.' The Archaeological Journal (Vol. 169, 2012)Excavations directed by Simon Ward, David Mason, John McPeake, Sybil Rutland and Tim Strickland.Site reports compiled by Simon Ward, David Mason and John McPeake.Volume editors, Peter Carrington with Catrina Appleby and Alison Heke.With other contributions by †Peter Alebon, Justine Bayley, Peter Carrington, H.E.M. Cool, Brenda Dickinson, Gillian Dunn, James Greig, Lesley Harrison, Alison Heke, David Heke, Glenys Lloyd-Morgan, Yannick Minvielle-Debat, Tim Morgan, Gaenor Morris, Quita Mould, Cheryl Quinn, Sharon Roberts, Dan Robinson, Ian Smith, Julie Vint, Margaret Ward and Barbara West

With the aid of a mysterious Valkari girl, and with time against them, Merick and Wind Runner must race across the land to rescue Keera from Vorlav prison before the minions of dark magic reach her first.Constant running battles with Orc Slavers and Mountain Trolls means that death is never far away.But even death will know the meaning of fear once the Winged Huntress is free, as the Valkari Renegade unleashes her wrath on all those that serve the Black Mages.

Keera was driven by hate. Hate for the Orc shaman who was responsible for her mother's death. She had been flying for most of the day, and now, as the sun started to sink lower in the sky, she was in danger of losing his trail.Back on the ground amongst the trees of the Great Forest, Keera's wings ached with the fatigue of flying so far from home, but still she pressed on.Suddenly the Winged Huntress became the hunted, as a band of Orcs sprung their trap.It was now Orc steel against Valkari talons - this would be a fight to the death.On the other side of the Great Forest Merick wasn't faring much better - he too was facing death. He had no idea how the Mountain Troll had got into the castle grounds; but he knew one thing for sure, that large axe it held above its head was about to cleave him in two - and there was nothing he could do to prevent it.

A plague is ravaging the land. Sweeping down fromthe Barbarian Wastelands, its victims succumb quickly and die in agony - only to rise again from their graves and spread the cursed pestilence further.Tasked with searching for the missing witch Sarah, who maybe the only one able to find a cure for the plague, Merick and Keera set off north to find her.Unaware that this plague is a prelude to the start of an invasion by a sworn enemy of all the Valkari, and with an ancient prophecy predicting their future, the path ahead is fraught with danger at the best of times.And at the worst times - It's deadly!

Tells the story of an assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War.

This book shows how Turkish detective fiction written between 1928 and 1945 aided in the top-down process of transmitting concepts of Turkish nationalism to the public by adhering very closely to Kemalist concepts of Turkish nationalism.

The fascinating and definitive biography of Rangers' greatest ever manager.

I prepared for my career at a not-for-profit university, met my wife at a not-for-profit church, went on to several not-for-profit graduate schools, joined numerous not-for-profit profes sional and special interest groups, brought two newly born sons horne from not-for-profit hospitals.

Much of Roman Chester has been lost through post-Roman dismantling and `recycling' of building materials, though excavations over recent years have added substantially to our knowledge of the town known as Deva.

From Roman Fortress to English Town

Addresses themes such as the views and beliefs of citizens in the post-Communist states on the transition to market economies and parliamentary democracy; the role of ideology in legitimating inequality; the structural determination of beliefs about justice; and the processes that shape individual level evaluations.

Recent urban disturbances, concerns about the fate of asylum seekers and renewed debates about the nature of ethnic identity and citizenship have all combined to give ethnic differences a high public and policy profile. This book explores the diverse experiences of ethnic disadvantage and challenges common assumptions.