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William Wallace: Brave Heart

William Wallace: Brave Heart

James Mackay

James Mackay uses all his skills as a historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become Guardian of Scotland.
Sir Thomas Lipton: The Man Who Invented Himself

Sir Thomas Lipton: The Man Who Invented Himself

James Mackay

Now literally detective James Mackay has uncovered the true story of one of the turn of the century's most extrordinary, larger-than-life characters, a story which is indefinitely more dramatic than the accepted version.
A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

John Perlin

Alex Mackay's intentions for writing a book on America appear in A. Mackay ( 1849), 1, “Introduction.” 347. Alex Mackay's account of crossing the James River is in ibid., 2.151. 347. William builders the Nowlin's description ofbuilding rails ...
Brian MacKay-Lyons

Brian MacKay-Lyons

Brian MacKay-Lyons

Drawing and Photography Credits DRAWlNG / MODEL CREDlTS Brian MacKay- Lyons. Dalhousie Faculty of Computer Science Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1998-1999 Client: Dalhousie University Architects: Brian MacKay-Lyons Architecture Urban ...
Tribal Fantasies: Native Americans in the European ...

Tribal Fantasies: Native Americans in the European ...

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Native Americans in the European Imaginary, 1900-2010 James Mackay, David Stirrup. TRIBAL FANTASIES Copyright © James Mackay and David Stirrup, 2013. All rights reserved. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the ...
Canadian Shorthorn Herd Book

Canadian Shorthorn Herd Book

Canadian Shorthorn Association

MacKay, A. J., Macdonald, Man. McKay, Arthur, Cape Rich, Ont. McKay, David, Owen Sound, Ont. McKay, Donald G., Beverley Station, Sask. Mackay, Farm Dairy Company, Indian Head, MacKay, Hugh, St. Mary's, Ont. McKay, Hugh & Sons, ...
Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community

Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community

Brian Mackay-Lyons

Building Place, Craft, and Community Brian Mackay-Lyons Robert McCarter. 13 21 23 31 41 49 177 179 185 195 201 205 211 217 219 221 223 9 Foreword Brian MacKay-Lyons Introduction: Seeing the World Whole Thomas Fisher ...
Relic of the Ancient Ones: A Novel of Adventure, Romance, ...

Relic of the Ancient Ones: A Novel of Adventure, Romance, ...

Lisa A. Shiel

This morning she needed a different sort of knowledge. She navigated to a search engine, typed in “Alex MacKay,” and hit enter. His name yielded hundreds of results, most leading to information about people who were not the Alex MacKay ...
The Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian ...

The Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian ...

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OBITUARY NOTICE OP- ALEXANDER HOWARD MACKAY, B.A., B.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S.C. EDUCATIONIST AND SCIENTIST 1848-1929. By HARRY PIERS. Alexander Howard MacKay, one of Canada's foremost educationists and scientists, was ...
Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science

Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science

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OBITUARY NOTICE OF ALEXANDER HowARD MACKAY, B.A., B.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S.C. EDUCATIONIST AND ScIENTIST 1848-1929. By HARRY PIERs. Alexander Howard MacKay, one of Canada's foremost educationists and scientists, was ...
Phenological Observations in Canada ...

Phenological Observations in Canada ...

Alexander Howard MacKay

Alexander Howard MacKay. Dandelion in Shelburne, Queens and Guysboro ; and its advanced appearance in Kings, Cumberland, Inverness and Victoria. Does the breath of the Atlantic retard the flowering of the Strawberry as compared with ...
Plain Modern: The Architecture of Brian MacKay-Lyons

Plain Modern: The Architecture of Brian MacKay-Lyons

Malcolm Quantrill

The Nova-Scotian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons fits neatly into this distinguished list, which includes Marlon Blackwell in the Ozarks, Rick Joy in the Southwest, andMiller/Hull in the Northwest.
Fans

Fans

James Mackay

Rather than the stylish luxury of today, fans were once an absolute necessity.
Glass

Glass

James Mackay

Whether shaped into elegant decanters or turned into paperweights, glass is one of the world’s most sophisticated materials.
Commonwealth Stamp Design, 1840-1965

Commonwealth Stamp Design, 1840-1965

James Alexander Mackay

Viktorian, Edwardian, Georgian era, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth Commemorative issues.
Burns: A Biography of Robert Burns

Burns: A Biography of Robert Burns

James Alexander Mackay

Originally published in 1992 by Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd.
Antiques at a Glance: Ceramics

Antiques at a Glance: Ceramics

James MacKay

Each image is accompanied by approximate date made, origin and a brief description of the work.” —Ceramics Monthly.
Art in Felt & Stitch: Creating Beautiful Works of Art Using ...

Art in Felt & Stitch: Creating Beautiful Works of Art Using ...

Moy Mackay

In this visually stunning book, Moy Mackay reveals how to create beautiful pictures using felt instead of paint.
Dialogue Interpreting

Dialogue Interpreting

Ian Mason

522 W I just saw my wife falling back and Alex Mackay coming past her at the same time as she was falling back. 523 L So he did not actually see Alex Mackay putting hands on his wife? 524 W No. No it was just that these things happened at ...
Ghost: Building an Architectural Vision

Ghost: Building an Architectural Vision

Brian Mackay-Lyons

Organized chronologically and interwoven with MacKay-Lyons's simple and accessible personal narratives, Ghost also features essays by some of the most eminent figures in architectural criticism, including Christine Macy, Brian Carter, Karl ...
Abhaya: Burma's Fearlessness

Abhaya: Burma's Fearlessness

James Mackay

Documents how across the world, hundreds of Burma's former political prisoners, have come together to raise awareness of the tragic plight of their colleagues still detained in jail.

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