The Irish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook

Author: Audrey Nickel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995099883
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Learn how to honour the Celtic language of Ireland in your tattoo or craft design - and avoid embarrassing mistakes - with a glossary of over 400 authentic Irish-language words, phrases, and sayings. The book also includes illustrations of real-life tattoo mistakes, a history of the Irish language, and advice on spelling, fonts, symbols, and more.

The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook

Author: Emily McEwan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995099807
Category : Scottish Gaelic language
Languages : en
Pages : 94

Book Description
Written by a Gaelic language specialist in Nova Scotia, this handbook will appeal to anyone who loves Scottish culture, Celtic roots, and tattoos. It contains a glossary of nearly 400 authentic Gaelic words and phrases, a history of the language, examples of real-life Gaelic tattoos that went wrong, and advice on how to avoid common mistakes.

The Welsh Tattoo Handbook

Author: Robert Davis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781988747187
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
The ultimate "think before you ink" guide to accurate Welsh tattoos. Written by fluent speakers of Welsh, the Celtic language of Wales, the book features tips on how to incorporate the Welsh language into a tattoo design that honours and supports the culture, illustrations of Welsh "tattoos nightmares" to avoid, a history of the Welsh language; and a glossary of 400 Welsh words and phrases suitable for tattoos and crafts. Please note that the book does not contain artwork.

Colloquial Scottish Gaelic

Author: Katie Graham
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317305949
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 453

Book Description
Colloquial Scottish Gaelic provides a step-by-step course in Scottish Gaelic as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Scottish Gaelic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text an overview of the sounds and alphabet of Scottish Gaelic additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues. Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Scottish Gaelic will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and for students taking courses in Scottish Gaelic. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Tattooing in the Marquesas

Author: Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113590
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.

Haiku Enlightenment

Author: Gabriel Rosenstock
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443806900
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
A renowned poet shares his experience of haiku and its potential to surprise us again and again into a sudden awakening and thus to a deeper sense of what it is to be truly alive. His remarkably refreshing insights have delighted confreres around the world.

Ten Garments Every Man Should Own

Author: Pedro Mendes
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459747488
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
An accessible field guide to classic menswear and creating your own conscious closet. Dressing well matters and it is easily within the grasp of any man, no matter his age or budget. The problem today is that many men don’t know where to turn for help in building a wardrobe. Ten Garments Every Man Should Own is a practical and entertaining guide to dressing better by building a classic, sustainable, and ethically minded wardrobe, focused on quality garments. Each chapter covers an essential piece: shirt, jacket, hat, leather shoes, and more. Cutting through the clutter of online “experts” and fashion magazines, this book reveals the truth about what really makes a garment worth investing in and owning — how it is made, how it fits, and how it makes a man look.

Sheela-na-gigs

Author: Barbara Freitag
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134282494
Category : Art
Languages : ru
Pages : 228

Book Description
A study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.

Iain of New Scotland

Author: Margaret MacKay
Publisher: Bradan Press
ISBN: 9781988747798
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Iain Robertson is homesick for the Highlands of Scotland. It's September 1773, and he has just arrived in Nova Scotia with his parents and little sister after the long, disastrous, Atlantic voyage of the ship Hector. They wanted a new life in New Scotland-but the land agent lied to them. With no money, no food, no shelter, and winter fast approaching, how will they survive? Author Margaret MacKay of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, draws on the experiences of her ancestors to weave a tale of the first Gaels to settle in Nova Scotia.

Sport Psychology

Author: David Lavalle
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781403904676
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Sport Psychology presents an accessible overview of current research and debate in the psychology of sport and exercise. Combining important theoretical frameworks and current empirical evidence, it uses sporting examples to explain concepts and applications in a clear and engaging way. The history, background and theory of each topic is discussed, before putting theory into practice through the use of case studies and practical examples. Written by internationally renowned authors, this text is essential reading for students of sport psychology at all levels, whether as part of sport studies, sport science or psychology programmes