In The Un-Discovered Islands, critically acclaimed author Malachy Tallack takes the reader on fascinating adventures to the mysterious and forgotten corners of the map.
Be prepared to be captivated by the astounding tales of two dozen islands once believed to be real but no longer on the map. These are the products of the imagination, deception, and human error: an archipelago of ex-islands and forgotten lands. From the well-known story of Atlantis and the mysteries of frozen Thule to more obscure tales from around the globe, and from ancient history right up to the present day, this is an atlas of legend and wonder, with glorious illustrations by Katie Scott.

The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes

Tallack,Malachy

History

Picador

In its blending of&nbsp;nature writing and memoir--also touching&nbsp;on the connection of time, beauty, and memory--Illuminated&nbsp;by Water&nbsp;is an elegiac tribute&nbsp;to fly fishing&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;natural&nbsp;world. Illuminated by Water&nbsp;is a book about&nbsp;the author's own decades-long passion for ­fly fishing and how it has shaped the&nbsp;way he sees and&nbsp;thinks about the natural world. That passion is shared and made&nbsp;legible here, not just for other anglers, but for those who have&nbsp;never yet cast&nbsp;a line in the water. Why is it that catching ­fish--or even thinking about&nbsp;catching fish--can be so thrilling, so&nbsp;captivating? Why is it that time&nbsp;spent beside water can be imprinted so sharply in the memory? Why is it that&nbsp;what seems a&nbsp;simple act&nbsp;of casting a line and hoping&nbsp;can feel so rich in&nbsp;mystery? Alternating between regional and&nbsp;thematic chapters, Tallack considers 'wildness', its pursuit, and its meanings;&nbsp;the compulsive&nbsp;appeal of tying flies; the ethics of catching and killing; the&nbsp;allure of big ­fish; and beauty--where it's sought and where it's found. He&nbsp;describes ­fly fishing trips to America, Canada, Shetland, and England. Throughout the book,&nbsp;certain themes recur--environmental harm and healing;&nbsp;the relationship between&nbsp;fishing and time; hope and its manifestations; and the ways in which angling&nbsp;can deepen engagement&nbsp;with the natural world.&nbsp;

Illuminated by Water: Fly Fishing and the Allure of the Natural World

Sports & Outdoors

Biographies

Pegasus Books

From the northern wilds of Greenland and Scotland to the far away reaches of Scandinavia and Siberia, a moving meditation on the allure of travel and the meaning of home.
The sixtieth parallel marks a borderland between the northern and southern worlds. Wrapping itself around the lower reaches of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, it crosses the tip of Greenland and the southern coast of Alaska, and slices the great expanses of Russia and Canada in half. The parallel also passes through Shetland, where Malachy Tallack has spent most of his life.
In Sixty Degrees North, Tallack travels westward, exploring the landscapes of the parallel and the ways that people have interacted with those landscapes, highlighting themes of wildness and community, isolation and engagement, exile and memory.
An intimate journey of the heart and mind, Sixty Degrees North begins with the author's loss of his father and his own troubled relationship with Shetland, and concludes with an embrace of the place he calls home.

Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

From the northern wilds of Greenland and Scotland to the far away reaches of Scandinavia and Siberia, a moving meditation on the allure of travel and the meaning of home. The sixtieth parallel marks a borderland between the northern and southern worlds. Wrapping itself around the lower reaches of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, it crosses the tip of Greenland and the southern coast of Alaska, and slices the great expanses of Russia and Canada in half. The parallel also passes through Shetland, where Malachy Tallack has spent most of his life. In Sixty Degrees North, Tallack travels westward, exploring the landscapes of the parallel and the ways that people have interacted with those landscapes, highlighting themes of wildness and community, isolation and engagement, exile and memory. An intimate journey of the heart and mind, Sixty Degrees North begins with the author's loss of his father and his own troubled relationship with Shetland, and concludes with an embrace of the place he calls home.

The Valley at the Centre of the World

'The thing he felt ending was not just one person, or even one generation; it was older, and had, in truth, been ending for a long time . . . It was a chain of stories clinging to stories, of love clinging to love. It was an inheritance he did not know how to pass on.' Shetland: a place of sheep and soil, of harsh weather, close ties and an age-old way of life. A place where David has lived all his life, like his father and grandfather before him, but where he abides only in the present moment. A place where Sandy, a newcomer but already a crofter, may have finally found a home. A place that Alice has fled to after the death of her husband. But times do change - island inhabitants die, or move away, and David worries that no young families will take over the chain of stories and care that this valley has always needed, while others wonder if it was ever truly theirs to join. In the wind and sun and storms from the Atlantic, these islanders must decide: what is left of us when the day's work is done, the children grown, and all our choices have been made? The debut novel from one of our most exciting new literary voices, The Valley at the Centre of the World is a story about community and isolation, about what is passed down, and what is lost between the cracks.

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

CANONGATE BOOKS *

Longlisted for the Ondaatje Prize Shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize Shetland: a place of sheep and soil, of harsh weather, close ties, and an age-old way of life. A place where David has lived all his life, like his father and grandfather before him. A place that Alice has fled to after the death of her husband. A place where Sandy, a newcomer but already a crofter, may have finally found a home. But times do change, and the valley they all call home must change with them, or be forgotten. The debut novel from one of our most exciting new literary voices, The Valley at the Centre of the World is a story about community and isolation, about what is passed down, and what is lost between the cracks.

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz

Literary

Un-Discovered Islands

Polygon

Von Inseln, die keiner je fand

wbg Theiss

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The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes

Illuminated by Water: Fly Fishing and the Allure of the Natural World

Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home

Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home

The Valley at the Centre of the World

The Valley at the Centre of the World

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz

Un-Discovered Islands

Von Inseln, die keiner je fand