Brian Alexander Bücher

Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story--a Water Monster--in need of help. Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to support Uncle Jet in healing from his own pain. The Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.

A collection of fifty-two period photographs of this border town and the villages around it, including Canonbie, Rowanburn, Bentpath and Eskdalemuir. Accompanied by a history of the area, many of the images show village life as it was in years gone by - sheep being driven to market, a Scottish opera performed by the Langholm Amateur Dramatic Society, the unveiling of the War Memorial, children on their way to the old Langholm Academy, and, of course, the various events and sights of the annual Common Riding, including the oldest surviving brass band in Scotland, the Flute Band who play only once a year, the hound trail and the wrestling. Other subjects include the long-gone railway stations at Canonbie and Gilknockie, the coal pit at Rowanburn and the building of the Observatory at Eskdalemuir.

If you want to know who the linen lappers of Edenderry were, see the inside front cover; if you want to know why Banbridge got the world's first flyover, see page 4; if you want to know how Quail the butcher got started, see page 6; if you want to know the best place to stay and have a drink one hundred years ago, see page 8; if you want to know why the bells of Banbridge Church play 'Home Sweet Home' every Halloween, see page 21; if you want to know who the crowds turned out for in 1913, see page 36 - 40; and if you want to know who wrecked the Ballievey Suspension Bridge, see page 41. These, and many other questions, are answered in Old Banbridge which features over fifty rare and previously unpublished photographs.

A devastating read... For anyone wondering why swing-state America voted against the establishment in 2016, Mr. Alexander supplies plenty of answers. - The Wall Street Journal

This guide addresses the financial challenges faced by museums, offering insights into the underlying issues that contribute to chronic financial instability. It provides a clear perspective on these challenges and presents practical suggestions for improving financial management and achieving stability. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the financial landscape of museums and learn effective strategies to overcome obstacles.

Fifty-seven photographs of Portadown, taken in the days when the town could still claim to be the centre of the railway network, the so-called 'Hub of the North', and when it still had individual market days for pork, fowl, butter, eggs and potatoes. The railways and the markets are all featured among the photographs, as well as the busy port, the pipe bands, the fire brigade, the various sports clubs, and a very unusual shot of the pupils of the 'Ladies' School' concocting laughing gas in their laboratory.

Read about the long history of the canal, the docks, the streets, the shops, the schools, the bands, the football teams - even the ladies' rowing team - in this illustrated history of one of the North's most important towns. You can even read about Jemmie Gill, the fugitive steeplejack who became a British celebrity - everything is covered here, along with 55 rare period photographs.

These villages are now quiet places with little or no industry. In the early twentieth century, however, they were major producers of linen and these fifty-two photographs document the period when mills and bleachworks dotted the landscape all over this corner of Co. Down.