Bøker av Russell White

Wild Child, is a poem that reflects on my life as a young boy of 14 when I lived at my fathers place of business at Paddy''s Pond, about 15 miles west of St. John''s Newfoundland, I used to fly fish on Paddy''s Pond for speckled trout and take them home to our cabin for breakfast.My Mother, is a poem about "you guessed it" my Mother. The one person in my life who had a heart of gold. She had one hell of a life with my father who was alcoholic.Family, is a poem about my family with my first wife our daughter (Heather) and our son (Erik). It was written after I returned to Winnipeg from a trip to Vegas with my younger brother Bob.Heart of gold, is a poem about my son who when I said I love you he would always say it back to me. Ridiculous dreams, is a poem about my day dreams about being a rich and famous entertainer in the entertainment world. Something I''m glad to say never happened.Kindness, is a reflection on the golden rule, do unto others as you would have done unto you.Beothuk, is a poem showing the lack of love and respect that the European settlers had for the original people of the island of Newfoundland.Arrogance of humanity, is a poem reflecting on the arrogance of humanity in its relationship with God.

A canal through Nicaragua connecting two oceans has been a dream central to Nicaraguan identity and to the history of the country. But the current Canal scheme, passed in 2013, has catalysed opposition to President Ortega, who is seen to be using the project to boost his reputation. This book asks the questions: what are the possible economic benefits that the Canal will offer the country? What damage might the Canal will do to the environment, particularly to Lake Cocibolca, the largest source of freshwater in Central America? The Nicaragua Grand Canal explores the geopolitics of the project, especially the significance of China's involvement. The final sections of the book examine resistance to the Canal proposal from within Nicaragua. Although popular with the wider population, the Canal proposal has been greeted by protests particularly by peasant farmers whose land will be expropriated and by indigenous groups whose lives will be irrevocably altered by the Canal.