Walking the Great North Line

Author: Robert Twigger
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474609074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283

Book Description
Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch on the South Coast to Old Sarum to Stonehenge, to Avebury, to Notgrove barrow, to Meon Hill in the midlands, to Thor's Cave, to Arbor Low stone circle, to Mam Tor, to Ilkley in Yorkshire and its three stone circles and the Swastika Stone, to several forts and camps in Northumberland to Lindisfarne (plus about thirty more sites en route). A single dead straight line following 1 degree 50 West up Britain. No other north-south straight line goes through so many ancient sites of such significance. Was it just a suggestive coincidence or were they built intentionally? Twigger walks the line, which takes him through Birmingham, Halifax and Consett as well as Salisbury Plain, the Peak district, and the Yorkshire moors. With a planning schedule that focused more on reading about shamanism and beat poetry than hardening his feet up, he sets off ever hopeful. He wild-camps along the way, living like a homeless bum, with a heart that starts stifled but ends up soaring with the beauty of life. He sleeps in a prehistoric cave, falls into a river, crosses a 'suicide viaduct' and gets told off by a farmer's wife for trespassing; but in this simple life he finds woven gold. He walks with others and he walks alone, ever alert to the incongruities of the edgelands he is journeying through.

Walk the Lines

Author: Mark Mason
Publisher: Arrow
ISBN: 9780099557937
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 382

Book Description
The only way to truly discover a city, they say, is on foot. Taking this to extremes, Mark Mason sets out to walk the entire length of the London Underground - overground - passing every station on the way. In a story packed with historical trivia, personal musings and eavesdropped conversations, Mark learns how to get the best gossip in the City, where to find a pint at 7am, and why the Bank of England won't let you join the M11 northbound at Junction 5. He has an East End cup of tea with the Krays' official biographer, discovers what cabbies mean by 'on the cotton', and meets the Archers star who was the voice of 'Mind the Gap'. Over the course of several hundred miles, Mark contemplates London's contradictions as well as its charms. He gains insights into our fascination with maps and sees how walking changes our view of the world. Above all, in this love letter to a complicated friend, he celebrates the sights, sounds and soul of the greatest city on earth.

A Line Made by Walking

Author: Sara Baume
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1785150413
Category : Mental illness
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
'When I finished Sara Baume's new novel I immediately felt sad that I could not send it in the post to the late John Berger. He, too, would have loved it and found great joy in its honesty, its agility, its beauty, its invention. Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in.' Colum McCann Struggling to cope with urban life - and with life in general - Frankie, a twenty-something artist, retreats to the rural bungalow on 'turbine hill' that has been vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. It is in this space, surrounded by nature, that she hopes to regain her footing in art and life. She spends her days pretending to read, half-listening to the radio, failing to muster the energy needed to leave the safety of her haven. Her family come and go, until they don't and she is left alone to contemplate the path that led her here, and the smell of the carpet that started it all. Finding little comfort in human interaction, Frankie turns her camera lens on the natural world and its reassuring cycle of life and death. What emerges is a profound meditation on the interconnectedness of wilderness, art and individual experience, and a powerful exploration of human frailty.

Walking The Line

Author: Stan Abbott
Publisher: Saraband
ISBN: 1915089743
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
An authoritative guide to the history, landscape and lore along the scenic English train line between Settle and Carlisle, by an established travel writer and railway aficionado. Widely known as England's most picturesque line, the enduring Settle-Carlisle Railway crosses the north Pennines between Yorkshire and Cumbria, traversing stunning scenery from the Dales through the lonely and lofty fells to the limestone pavements of Westmorland, and on into the lush, green Eden Valley. The line was built by the Midland Railway company in the 1870s, to forge an independent route connecting its English network with Scotland. Uniquely for a railway in the UK, the entire infrastructure is a Conservation Area in its own right—comprising viaducts, stations, bridges, tunnels, trackside structures and railway workers' cottages.

Walking the Line

Author: Alan Davey
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725290367
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
The rule of Jesus articulated in Matthew's Gospel is neither obscure nor archaic. Jesus' imperatives speak powerfully to the contemporary issues of our day, and do so by illuminating a way of clarity, simplicity, and love. Where populism demands separation, Jesus promotes unity; where institutionalism extols hierarchical power, Jesus encourages humble service; where individualism lauds immediate gratification, Jesus asserts the path of sacrificial love. Indeed, as the Gospel of Matthew lays out, the pathway that Jesus defines is one of awareness, self-knowledge, and personal growth. It is a way of generativity, fruitfulness, and abundance. As we travel with Jesus in intimate conversation, we walk the line in a rhythm that fosters advancement, enjoyment, and soulful acceptance.

Walking the Line

Author: Nikki Rose
Publisher: Nikki Rose
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
FROM POPULAR ROMANCE AUTHOR NIKKI ROSE Alexis After a steamy one-night stand leaves me with a baby on the way, and no way to find the father, marrying the small-town police chief should ensure the safety and security my baby and I need. But safety is the last thing my abusive new husband offers. When the violence reaches an all-time high, I finally take my daughter and run, determined to make it on my own until a freak accident brings me face to face with the same man I’d shared that heated night with two years before. But we're not safe and we may never be because my ex isn't going to quit until he gets me back. Dom In my line of work, it isn't always safe to be honest about who I am or what I do. One-night stands were the obvious choice. Simple. No complications. But I spent the last two years thinking about the fiery redhead who disappeared like she was nothing more than a dream. Until I pull her and her baby from her crashed car. She's on the run and I want to help but with the Russians out to get me and the agency I work for, being with me could expose her to even more dangers. All I know is that I can't let her go again. I have to protect her. No matter the cost. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Walking the Line is a standalone Romantic Suspense / Mystery novel with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhangers. Contains sexual situations and violent scenes including domestic violence. Mature readers only. Adults 18+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Suggested Reading Order The Line Series: Crossing the Line Blurring the Line Drawing the Line Walking the Line

Walking the High Line

Author: Joel Sternfeld
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783865219824
Category : High Line (New York, N.Y. : Park)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This is the first book of Sternfeld's largely unseen early colour photographs. In 1969 Sternfeld began working with a 35 mm camera and Kodachrome film, and First Pictures contains works from this time until 1980. Here Sternfeld develops traits that appear in his mature work: irony, a politicised view of America, concern for the social condition. But there are also pictures that bear little relation to his later work: colour arrangements that parallel those of Eggleston, as well as street photography which Sternfeld ceased making in 1976. The photographs in First Pictures were made at a time when colour photography was struggling to assert itself against the authoritative black and white tradition, making this book a revelation both in Sternfeld's oeuvre and in the history of contemporary photography.

Walking the Line

Author: Thomas Alan Holmes
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739169688
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of America’s most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nation’s religion, literature, and politics. Country fans have long encountered the concept of walking the line, from Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line” to Waylon Jennings’s “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line.” Walking the line requires following strict codes, respecting territories, and, sometimes, recognizing that only the slightest boundary separates conflicting allegiances. However, even as the term acknowledges control, it suggests rebellion, the consideration of what lies on the other side of the line, and perhaps the desire to violate that code. For lyricists, the line presents a moment of expression, an opportunity to relate an idea, image, or emotion. These lines represent boundaries of their kind as well, but as the chapters in this volume indicate, some of the more successful country lyricists have tested and expanded the boundaries as they have challenged musical, social, and political conventions, often reevaluating what “country” means in country music. From Jimmie Rodgers’s redefinitions of democracy, to revisions of Southern Christianity by Hank Williams and Willie Nelson, to feminist retellings by Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton to masculine reconstructions by Merle Haggard and Cindy Walker, to Steve Earle’s reworking of American ideologies, this collection examines how country lyricists walk the line. In weighing the influence of the lyricists’ accomplishments, the contributing authors walk the line in turn, exploring iconic country lyrics that have tested and expanded boundaries, challenged musical, social, and political conventions, and reevaluated what “country” means in country music.

Black Talk, Blue Thoughts, and Walking the Color Line

Author: Erin Aubry Kaplan
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555537545
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
This lively and thoughtful book explores what it means to be black in an allegedly postracial America

Walking the Line

Author: Joshua William Clauer
Publisher: Henschelhaus Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781595988782
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
"Some people are so poor all they have is money." -Bob Marley Joshua Clauer is a beloved man. He is fierce in what and who he loves. He is uncompromising in walking the line in today's complex, scrappy world. He has no time for hate. "I wrote this book so that you can be understood and can be motivated to be great. I did this by opening up my life for you, my saddest days and the best days ever." When the book was nearly complete, advanced stage cancer entered Joshua's life. His treasured family and friends have surrounded him and supported him as he fights this disease. "Thank you all for showing your love as I fight this cancer! It is so appreciated....I'm a rich man because of all of you!!!!" Yes, a rich and beloved man. Well played, Joshua. Well played.