The narrative explores the profound impact of loss as Dawn Anderson grapples with the sudden death of her husband in a farming accident. As she confronts the overwhelming darkness of grief, the author reflects on how this tragedy challenges her sense of self and reality. The book delves into themes of resilience, identity, and the journey through sorrow, offering an intimate look at the struggles of coping with unimaginable circumstances.
This is the story of Duncan Napier who founded Edinburgh's herbalist shop in 1860. Looking back some 50 years to his early days as a herbalist, Duncan's story is one of real courage in adversity. Duncan describes his early days as a herbalist and gives a fascinating account of some of the ailments he was called upon to treat.
"Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies.William A. Darity Jr.'s new foreword highlights Williams's insights for a new generation of readers, and Colin Palmer's introduction assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared."--Back cover.
A comedy of mating-game errors from a fresh young Scottish voice. Will and Eve have been friends for years. Now they share more than a flat. Unrequited passion comes to the boil in a tumultuous tale of friendships, sex and a mouse with a taste for designer labels. FUTON FEVER is young, earthy, raunchy, and one of the funniest first novels since LUCKY JIM.