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The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake
D & M Publishers 2009; US$ 24.95In The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake , Samuel Bawlf offers fascinating insight into life at sea in the sixteenth century, from the dangers of mutiny and the difficulty of understanding patterns of wind and current to the arduous physical challenges faced every day by Drake?s men. But it is Bawlf's assertion of Drake?s whereabouts in the... more...
Irish
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 10.67Irish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of the coming together of a nation and a city. This is the tale of those who escaped a nightmare existence in the poorest and most deprived country in Europe and changed the city of Glasgow... more...
Isles at the Edge of the Sea
Sandstone Press Ltd 2013; US$ 13.11Off the western seaboard of Scotland are hundreds of islands. Beginning on Arran, Jonny Muir sets out to explore these places with a single ambition: to reach the St Kilda archipelago, the islands at the edge of the world. On the way he attempts to finds his inner peace on Holy Island, takes part in a punishing foot race across the mountains of Jura,... more...
Glasgow Sights
MobileReference 2012; US$ 3.99This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual... more...
O is Fir Ingin
Black & White Publishing 2010; US$ 7.28Mae Stewart picks up where she left off in the hugely successful Dae Yeh Mind Thon Time? and continues her delightful memoirs of growing up in Dundee. In ?O? is Fir Ingin, Mae recalls life in the 1940s, 50s and beyond, recounting stories from school; days spent singing songs in the streets with her friends; Christmases with her family and New Year... more...
Scotland - Culture Smart!
Kuperard 2011; US$ 9.95Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will... more...
A Nation in Want of a Grievance
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 8.99A Nation in Want of a Grievance takes its name from a 19th century editorial in the Times newspaper. It consists of a collection of 35 essays written in Scotland around the end of the 20th century and the start of the present 21st century. Some of these are directly concerned with Scotland, some are not. Some are documentary in character, others are... more...
Highland Resistance
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 8.99Highland Resistance takes as its subject the record of land-centred (and by implication culture- and nationality- centred) conflict in the Highlands of Scotland during the two and a half centuries since the Jacobite rising of 1745. The book tells the story of anti-landlord agitation and direct-action land-raiding from the great sheep-drives in Sutherland... more...
Domination and Lordship
Edinburgh University Press 2011; US$ 70.00This book discussed the processes by which the Gaelic kingdom of Alba estbalished its mastery over the lesser kingdoms of northern mainland Britain and transformed itself into a state recognisable as Scotland. more...
Bob Servant
Birlinn 2011; US$ 8.44In Delete This At Your Peril, Neil Forsyth introduced the fictional character Bob Servant to the UK and North America and his creation quickly gained a critically-led cult following. Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh picked Delete This At Your Peril for Esquire?s Funniest Books Ever Written and both the book and the Bob Servant character are being... more...









