Best Selling Books by David Cairns

"The Case of the Wandering Corpse" is a spellbinding historical mystery that transports readers back in time to the heart of Melbourne''s Gold Rush in 1863. With meticulously researched details and a fast-paced plot, this novel is a must-read for anyone who enjoys historical fiction and thrilling adventures.The story''s setting is vividly portrayed, capturing the essence of the Gold Rush era and the vibrant, dangerous atmosphere of Melbourne at the time. This historical backdrop adds depth and authenticity to the narrative, making it more than just a mystery; it''s a journey back in time.The two friends, Findo Gask and Erroll Rait shine as compelling protagonists. Their unyielding sense of justice and determination to right a wrongful accusation as Findo hesitatingly courts the pretty heiress, Mary Mitchell is both relatable and admirable. Readers will quickly become invested in their quest and root for their success as they navigate the treacherous landscape of an insidious secret society.The plot is a rollercoaster ride of suspense, deception, and high-stakes action. The narrative gallops along at a breakneck pace, keeping readers on the edge of their seats with unexpected twists and turns. The author skillfully weaves together the mystery, the quest for justice, and the overarching plot involving the secret society''s obsession with hidden gold. This intricate web of subplots adds layers to the story, ensuring that there''s never a dull moment until an unexpected, violent conclusion.. "The Case of the Wandering Corpse" is a thrilling and immersive historical mystery that offers an exhilarating journey into the past. With its engaging characters, well-crafted plot, and rich historical atmosphere, this novel is a captivating and rewarding read that will leave you eager for more adventures with Findo Gask and Erroll Rait.

David Cairns explains the challenge posed by the theology of Rudolf Bultmann in an accessible way and outlines its relevance for preachers. Reprint. Originally published: 1960.

Precarity is a concern that affects researchers in academia across the world. Despite being experienced and highly qualified, many endure working conditions more traditionally associated with people lacking skills and credentials. This book explores this perverse situation, focusing on Portugal, with a view to explaining how precarity starts and then continues for the entire duration of a research career. Using 100 interviews conducted with researchers from across Portugal in 2022-2023, covering a wide range of scientific fields, the book gives these people the opportunity to explain why they became researchers and how they have coped with precarity during the early career stages, and at intermediate and advanced levels. As a sociological study, the book draws on the theoretical concepts of ambivalence, liminality and cruel optimism to help map the parameters of precarity, while the evidence demonstrates its often visceral personal and professional impacts, reaching the conclusion that believing research needs to be a precarious profession must be challenged within higher education institutions and at policy level.

This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.

The writings of David Cairns have played a major part in the relatively recent acceptance of Berlioz as a central figure in western classical music. Discovering Berlioz collects articles, lectures and other texts from several decades of advocacy, throwing new light on this outsize personality - the Romantic composer par excellence. For the past half-century and more David Cairns has been one of the world''s pre-eminent Berlioz scholars, translating Berlioz''s freewheeling memoirs and writing a monumental biography of the composer that earned a procession of awards. But many of Cairns'' writings on Berlioz were intended for particular audiences - the Berlioz Society Bulletin, articles in books and journals, contributions to newspapers (he was a critic for The Sunday Times for 25 years) and lectures - and have never been collected between a single set of covers. Discovering Berlioz presents nearly 40 essays from the past five decades that even now throw unexpected light on this most quixotic and profound of composers - firebrand and philosopher almost in the same breath. These articles follow the chronology of Berlioz''s life, examining the influences of his provincial childhood on his music, the revelations of Virgil, Gluck, Shakespeare and Beethoven, the tribulations of his professional life in Paris, when the pressure to earn a living as a reviewer and writer robbed him of the time he should have spent on composition, and finally focusing on the masterpiece that crowned Berlioz''s difficult life, the operatic epic Les Troyens. Discovering Berlioz also charts the history of Berlioz reception: the composer who in the mid-twentieth century was regarded as aneccentric outsider is now seen as one of the most vital figures in the history of western music - a re-assessment for which David Cairns himself deserves much of the credit.

A l''un des plus grands compositeurs français, il fallait consacrer un monument. C''est chose faite avec cet ouvrage en deux tomes, où David Cairns allie la flamme de l''enthousiaste et la minutie du chercheur. Le premier volume, " La formation d''un artiste ", traite des premières années : l''enfance en Dauphiné, la vocation qui éclôt, les rapports familiaux difficiles, terreau d''un manque de reconnaissance où s''enracinent les frustrations futures. À Paris, ensuite, le musicien, qui prend de l''envergure, rencontre bien des traverses, tant dans son affirmation artistique (l''incompréhension des milieux officiels contraint Berlioz à plusieurs tentatives avant d''obtenir le prix de Rome) que dans ses amours (la comédienne anglaise Harriet Smithson, objet d''une adulation torturante, ne répond que par des rebuffades à ses démonstrations). Les tourments qui agitent cette âme tumultueuse se situent dans le Paris de la Restauration, creuset des arts et des lettres où se côtoient les principaux acteurs du mouvement romantique, avec qui Berlioz noue des amitiés consolantes. Malgré toutes les entraves, une œuvre capitale voit le jour, emblème romantique au même titre que l''Hernani de Victor Hugo : la Symphonie fantastique, véritable coup de tonnerre qui révèle des potentialités orchestrales inconnues. Ce premier tome se clôt sur le concert du 9 décembre 1832 au Conservatoire, jour mémorable où Berlioz, de retour de Rome, est accueilli avec ferveur à Paris et où son amour pour Harriet se voit enfin couronné de succès.

Good art forces us to ask ourselves questions. It challenges our assumptions and opens us up to new ideas. Bad art, surprisingly, does something even more magical. It makes us envision the artist, the person who sat in a studio or workshop or Walgreen''s parking lot for hours and created something. Who was this jerk? What kind of big, dumb, unskilled idiot were they? It''s easy to imagine the artists like this, blindly punching a canvas with a brush, all slavering jowls and dead eyes. But I don''t think it''s fair to say the unknowns in our collection are without spirit. None of these works are boring, none of them are uninspired. They have a zest to them, a resolve. A fear to face the Inevitability of Failure and sit down with it for a cup of tea. We''re sure many of these artists thought their paintings were "bad", too. But they persevered and finished them. They fought the terror of failure- that primal fear we all share, that makes all of us want to give up, want to take the easy road-they fought that fear with every single brushstroke, thumbtack, and hammerfall. They finished what they started. And that beautiful flower of humanity bore for us a deformed fruit. Take a bite, won''t you? ABOUT MISSION B.A.G. (BAD ART GALLERY): Only the finest bad art from esteemed San Francisco Bay Area collections (thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets) presented in a ritzy Inner Mission gallery with enlightening (and hilarious) catalog notes. Brought to you by SF IndieFest, www.sfindie.com

All EU listed companies will be required to issue financial statements using International Accounting Standards (International Financial Reporting Standards) from 2005. This will have major implications for anyone in Europe involved in preparing or auditing listed company accounts. Written by a former IASC Secretary-General and with a foreword by Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, Applying International Accounting Standards is the most authoritative and practical book in this area. Now dealing with all recent developments, including IAS 39 on Financial Instruments, IAS 40 on Investment Property and the IASB''s improvements project, Applying International Accounting Standards is an essential purchase for any practising accountant. The fourth edition includes full guidance on all the new international accounting standards, which all UK listed companies must have full compliance with by 2005.