“macfarlane robert”

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, ... More

Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? That is the question that Macfarlane poses to himself as he embarks on a series of breathtaking journeys through some of the archipelago's most remarkable landscapes. Illustrated.aAn eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, ... More

Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has came to grip the Western imagination--and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous sl... More

This unique book offers an understanding of the nature of fear, which is the foundation of belief, and its subtle incorporation into the human psyche. Fear is revealed to be the foundation of human thought and, as division, its self-destructive effects on man can be enormous.This unique book offers ... More

Delivered At A National Newcomen Luncheon Of The Newcomen Society In New York.Delivered At A National Newcomen Luncheon Of The Newcomen Society In New York.... More

'Like an unusually well-informed expedition guide, Macfarlane embarks on a jaunty trip through 300 years of science, literature, philosophy and sheer eccentricity which is a joy to read. This is a new kind of exploration writing, perhaps even the birth of a new genre, which doesn't just defy classif... More

'"Originality" is only plagiarizing from a great many', remarked Rupert Brooke, stealing the line from Voltaire. Questions of originality, and accusations of plagiarism, are as old as literature, but different literary cultures have interpreted the relationship between originality and plagiarism in ... More

The Aran Islands, in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland, are a unique geological and cultural landscape, and for centuries their stark beauty and their inhabitants' traditional way of life have attracted pilgrims from abroad. The Aran Islands, in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland, are a... More