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Frommer's Scotland with your Familyby Dinah Hatch; Ben Hatch
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 18.99The Frommer’s Scotland With Your Family guide is a full colour, practical and accessible book for independently minded UK families looking to make the most of their family holiday. The guide highlights the best opportunities for families in the region and offer expert opinion on where to stay, where to eat and where to spend your holiday time enjoyably. Includes sections on: Southern Scotland: Burns country, Kirkcudbright, Lanark, Dumfries and Galloway, North Berwick, Jedburgh, Melrose, Peebles; Edinburgh and Glasgow, The Trossachs, Stirling and Loch Lommond, The Highlands - Inverness, Findhorn, Fort William, Callander, Glencoe, Skye and Aberdeenshire including Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Cairngorms, St Andrews and Perth. Discover a... more...
Frommer's Scotlandby Lesley Anne Rose; Michael Macaroon; Vivienne Crow
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 21.99Frommer's Scotland details the best overall travel experiences, from pub crawls and best hikes to best bike rides and Luxury hotels. From eating and drinking to film, music, ancient ruins and active itineraries the book aims to cover comprehensively everything a visitor would want to know from a trip to Scotland. With significant chapters on Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen the book also has thorough content on the Western Highlands, the Hebridean Islands, the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Frommer's Scotland includes: The Best of Scotland : The best handpicked experiences from all over Scotland Culture : Informative insights into the cultural and historical background of Scotland and the best of its contemporary scene. Suggested Scotland... more...
Nelsonby Victoria Carolan
Pocket Essentials 2005; US$ 9.99Nelson continues to fascinate academics as well as the general public. He is still considered one of Britain?s greatest heroes and featured within the top ten of the BBC poll of such figures. But why does Nelson still remain such a prominent figure in the national imagination? more...
Admiral Lord Nelson: Context and Legacyby David Cannadine
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2005; US$ 38.00Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero and already maimed with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye. more...
From Paella to Porridgeby Peter Kerr
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2006; US$ 12.99The Kerr family say goodbye to their farm in Mallorca, and put it up for sale after three years of hard work. But now begins the return-to-Scotland adventure, and what a cultural shock is in store. The author explores Scotland, visiting such places as the 'Biarritz of the North', and giving us an insider's view of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. more...
Frommer's Scotlandby Darwin Porter; Danforth Prince
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008; US$ 21.99Frommer’s Scotland features gorgeous color photos of the quaint villages, misty moors, and offshore islands that await you. It’s a highly personal guide that’s fun to read and even more fun to use on the road—and it’s more...
The Nelson Touchby Terry Coleman
Oxford University Press, USA 2002; US$ 21.95Admiral Horatio Nelson captures our imaginations like few other military figures. A mixture of tactical originality, raw courage, cruelty, and romantic passion, Nelson in action was daring and direct, a paramount naval genius and a natural born predator. Now, in The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend of Horatio Nelson, novelist Terry Coleman provides a superb portrait of Britain's most revered naval figure. Here is a vivid account of Nelson's life, from his childhood and early career at sea--where a high-placed uncle helped speed his advancement to post captain--to gripping accounts of his greatest sea battles. Readers will witness the Battle of the Nile, where Nelson crushed a French squadron of thirteen ships of the line, and the Battle... more...
War, Nationalism, and the British Sailor, 1750-1850by Isaac Land
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2009; US$ 85.00This is the first book to systematically integrate 'Jack Tar,' the common seaman, into the cultural history of modern Britain, treating him not as an occasional visitor from the ocean, but as an important part of national life. more...
The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancyby Roger Morriss
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 79.00Explores the fundamental role of the British state in facilitating the nation's global expansion and ascendancy in the eighteenth century. more...
Sir Walter Raleighby Mark Nicholls; Penry Williams
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 140.00New biography of one of the key figures in British history focusing on both his writing and legacy. more...









