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Building a Historical Narrative of Tibet

Oct 13, 2024 | tricycle.org | Mike Sheffield |Alexander Smith |Tenzin Choephel

For more than two hundred years, the Tibetan Empire was one of the greatest military, political, and cultural forces in all of Central Asia, maybe even the entire world, ruling over a vast territory that included parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan and making seemingly countless contributions to the spheres of philosophy and religion.
August 24, Earhart becomes first woman accomplish flight feat

Aug 24, 2024 | orlandosentinel.com | Paulo D Coelho |Alexander Smith |Orson Scott Card |John Green

Today is Saturday, Aug. 24, the 237th day of 2024. There are 129 days left in the year. Today in history:On August 24, 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, making her the first woman to fly solo, non-stop, from coast to coast. Also on this date:In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to the still-under-construction Capitol and the White House, as well as other public buildings.
THE PERFECT PASSION COMPANY

Mar 14, 2024 | audiofilemagazine.com | Alexander Smith

Amy Alexander's Scottish burr and nuanced delivery are perfect for this cozy collection of love stories. Who needs online dating in Edinburgh when the Perfect Passion Company can apply a more tailored and personal approach to making love matches? Katie takes over her cousin's matchmaking business and discovers it takes innovative thinking to sort out the types of people her clients are looking for.
From Reverse Image Search To Geolocation: Basic Skills & Tools That Can Help You Check Facts Online

Mar 11, 2024 | news.abplive.com | Alexander Smith

The WEF recently identified mis/disinformation as one of the leading global threats in the future, so learning how to identify false information is an essential skill for anyone. There are a number of tools you can use to help you in your battle against misinformation, but it’s also important to develop certain skills that you can improve with time and practice. Check out the Logically Facts toolkit for some of the most useful tools and skills for verifying information online.
Burns Night: Alexander McCall Smith pens new version of Robert Burns classic To a Mouse

Jan 25, 2024 | scotsman.com | Alexander Smith

Writer Alexander McCall Smith has written a poem for the Lord Provost’s Burns Supper that will be auctioned for charity. It is a new version of ‘To a Mouse'Here is his poem.
Author McCall Smith invests in tailor to the stars – Daily Business

Jan 16, 2024 | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Alexander Smith |Stewart Christie

New investment Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith has become an investor in Scotland’s oldest bespoke tailoring business. The author of 44 Scotland Street and No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency becomes the latest in a long line of celebrity connections for Edinburgh-based Stewart Christie & Co, which has dressed royalty and Hollywood stars.
I Think of You - Books from Scotland

Nov 30, 2023 | booksfromscotland.com | Alexander Smith

Alexander McCall Smith Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors. His career has been a varied one: for many years he was a professor of Medical Law and worked in universities in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Scotland Street Volume 17, Chapter 60: Love Is There, It Just Is

Nov 24, 2023 | scotsman.com | Alexander Smith

The guests at Angus and Domenica’s party had seated themselves in small groups, some around the kitchen table, others perched on sofas and sofa arms, or on cushions around the hearth. There was a place for everybody to sit if they were not too fussy or too selfish – just like the world we inhabit, Angus was fond of saying. There was enough room as long as one was prepared to share.
Scotland Street Volume 17, Chapter 59: And Outside, the Evening Sun

Nov 23, 2023 | scotsman.com | Alexander Smith

In the kitchen of her flat in 44 Scotland Street, Domenica Macdonald was sitting with her friend, Dilly Emslie, preparing canapés for the party that she and Angus were throwing that evening – a gathering that had become a fixed and important feature of that point in the Edinburgh summer.
Scotland Street Volume 17, Chapter 58: The Earliest Scottish Poem

Nov 22, 2023 | scotsman.com | Alexander Smith

‘So,” said Bruce, breezily. “Here we are, then. Review time.”He was seated in Big Lou’s café, along with Ben, Catriona and Matthew. Matthew had been the last to join them, having been engaged in conversation outside with a passing neighbour who wanted to discuss some matter of concern to local traders. He had eventually managed to detach himself and join the others over coffee. Matthew looked at Ben, who was taking a sheaf of papers out of a briefcase.