How much money they will generate is not guaranteed . Like the Olympics , billions are hoped for , but these days , with terror attacks in mind , many would shy away from large gatherings , the hosts might end up being disappointed .
Brigitte Williams
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BOOK REVIEW “: Poacher ’ s Pilgrimage ” by Alastair McIntosh
This book tells the story of the author ’ s walk from one end of the Isle of Harris to the far end of the Isle of Lewis but this is not an ordinary account of a walk with mere descriptions of the passing scenery and wildlife and the people met along the way . All these things are included but so are a lot of meditations on ecology ( McIntosh was a lecturer in human ecology at Edinburgh University for a time ), religion , traditional beliefs , pacifism versus war and much else .
Alastair McIntosh was brought up on Harris , son of the local doctor and became fascinated by geology and the traditional beliefs of the local people . On this walk he visits various ruined buildings , some from comparatively recent times , the Clearances of the c18th and c19 ’ s , and some from prehistoric days .
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