Antinomy by Spider Robinson

Antinomy by Spider Robinson

Coal mining in the East Neuk of Fife was the means of providing industrial development in this area from medieval times until the twentieth century. The understanding of the rocks, their origin and how to exploit them to advantage forms the basis for this text.In the early days of the industry, the coals were recovered on the shorelines or on the valley sides where their excavation was relatively simple. The mining of the coals gradually gave rise to the need to dig deeper into the ground and the need for knowledge of the rocks became essential, how and why they formed as they did and how to cope with the difficulties presented by the turbulent events experienced in past geological times. The welfare of the miners and their families also grew in importance as the industry grew and developed.John McManus surveys the geology and social history of the mines and the people who explored, owned and laboured under and above ground in an industry which began so many centuries ago, flourished all too briefly and ultimately declined in this area. With his lifelong interest and scholarly achievement in his chosen profession, John McManus takes the reader on a graphic and fascinating tour of the mining industry in this beautiful part of Fife shining a different light on aspects of its history which have, until now, remained less well known.

Spider Robinson, winner of three Hugos and a Nebula, was born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, and has been a Canadian resident for 30 years. Holder of a bachelor's degree in English from the State University of New York, he worked as a folksinger and journalist before publishing his first story in Analog in 1973. He now lives with his wife Jeanne Robinson (co-author of the Hugo- and Nebula-winning Stardance trilogy) on an island outside Vancouver, B.C., where they raise and exhibit hopes.
Eleven of his 31 books are set in Callahan's Place, a fabulous tavern founded by a time traveler, where puns flow as freely as beer, and smell far worse. The most recent is Callahan's Con [Tor July 2003]. He has contributed a regular editorial column, Future Tense, to Canada's national newspaper, The Globe & Mail, since 1995. In 2000, he releasedBelaboring the Obvious, a CD of original music with the legendary Amos Garrett (Midnight at the Oasis) on lead guitar, and in 2001 he was a celebrity judge at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.

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ISBN 13	9780440102359
ISBN 10	0440102359
Title	Antinomy
Author	Spider Robinson
Series	Radcliffe Biography Series
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Binding Type	Book
Publisher	Dell Publishing Company
Year published	1980-01-01
Number of pages	312
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