Bøker av David Staines

20 circular routes specifically for dogs around the East Sussex countryside.

With its rugged landscapes and islands, getting around in Scotland isn't always easy - with public transport often providing the most cost-effective means of going from A to B. But the challenges of providing these services have always been considerable and going above and beyond the call of duty has been a way of life for many of the staff responsible.In Scotland's Bus and Ferry Services, author John Whittle provides a fascinating retrospective, based on years of experience within the industry, of public transport undertakings from the 1950s to the 1980s. He provides a peek behind the scenes of Scotland's bus and ferry provision, with a focus on operations, fleets, finance and policy.There also reflections on the influence of politicians, civil servants and quangos - which did not always prove beneficial to those who relied on public transport to go about their daily lives nor to the dedicated staff who, in most cases, served with efficiency and dedication.Complete with more than 100 illustrations of Glasgow, Central S.M.T. and Caledonian BacBrayne fleets, as well as Scottish Bus Group, Scotland's Bus and Ferry Services is essential reading for students of transport, historians and those with an affection for Scotland during those halcyon days.

Beyond the Provinces takes stock of Canada's literary scene at the end of the twentieth century, revealing the astonishing developments that have occurred in the country's literary culture in the past decades and affirming the maturity of literary Canada.In the opening chapter David Staines examines the colonial mentality that pervaded turn-of-the-century literature, was later challenged, and has all but disappeared at century's end. In the second chapter he explores the unique Canadian presence in American fiction in order to examine the way in which Canada found its literary independence from the United States. And in the final chapter he proposes that Canadian literary selfhood has been complemented by a still tentative but distinctive critical voice.(F.E.L. Priestley Memorial Lectures in the History of Ideas)

Robert Kroetsch:Essayist, Novelist, Poet brings together an international cast ofcritics, scholars, and writers to examine the immense significance thatKroetsch holds in the twenty-first-century.

20 circular walks in the Surrey Hills countryside designed for dog walking. Each dog walk has maximum off lead time and includes dog-friendly pubs and cafes.

The 20 walks in this book are centred on a broad variety of good pubs in Kent. The circular walks vary in length from 2 to 7 miles and take you through some of the best countryside in England.

-ChoiceThis new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances.