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THE HORIZONTAL OAK

POLLY PULLAR

Peppered with humour, empathy and kindness' - Sunday Post Ever since her pet sheep Lulu accompanied her to school at the age of seven, animals and nature have been at the heart of Polly Pullar's world. Growing up in a remote corner of the Scottish West Highlands, she roamed freely through the spectacular countryside and met her first otters, seals, eagles and wildcats. But an o...

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THE COFFIN ROADS

IAN BRADLEY

A Scottish minister's meditative journey through the Highlands and islands, along the historic roads used to carry the dead for burial in the west. Across the Scottish Highlands, and through the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, run ancient paths specially designated for carrying the dead to their final resting place. These roads, many of which are now used as walking an...

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CLANS AND TARTANS OF SCOTLAND

RODDY MARTINE

Throughout the world there exists an enduring fascination with our ancestry – who we are and where we come from. Nowhere is this more evident than with the generations of Scots who over the centuries have left their native Scotland to create a new life in the New World – North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The Scots are a remarkable race with a justifiably...

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THE MORAY WAY COMPANION

NORMAN THOMSON

The Moray Way consists of all or part of three previously existing routes: the Moray Coast Trail, the Speyside Way and the Dava Way. Together they cover a huge and varied range of landscapes.This book is the ideal guide to much of what this beautiful and richly historical part of Scotland has to offer. The largest town, Forres, is an ancient royal burgh. Between it and the next...

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THE BARGAIN

TOM MIERS

A thorough argument in support of Scotland's union with the United Kingdom. Three hundred years ago, Scotland struck an extraordinary bargain with its English neighbour. Like all the best deals it involved giving away little—nominal sovereignty—in exchange for major gains: economic, political and cultural. Control over key domestic matters was retained. Today, that bargain, upd...

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IS THERE A PIGEON IN THE ROOM?

CAMERON WYLLIE

"Cameron Wyllie's account of his four decades as a teacher is rich in anecdote and reflection, but its most notable feature is its generosity of spirit." — The Scotsman Is There a Pigeon in the Room? is a deeply personal book about Cameron Wyllie's remarkable four-decade career in teaching. It's a tapestry of anecdotes and reflections on topics like drugs, parenting and sex edu...

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THE SECRET OF ARDNISH

ANGUS MACDONALD

A small inheritance and a letter from his grandfather mark the beginnings of a journey that leads Peter Angus Gillies from his mundane job in Canada to Ardnish, the land of his forebears, on the rugged and remote west coast of Scotland. As Peter Angus explores the long-abandoned places where his ancestors eked out a living and listens to stories about them, he learns of treasur...

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ARGONAUTS OF THE SCOTTISH ISLES

ROBIN LLOYD-JONES

Robin Lloyd-Jones has been exploring the west coast and islands of Scotland in his sea kayak for more than forty years. In this book he recalls many a memorable expedition to wild and beautiful shores. Amongst magnificent scenery and ever-changing seas, we are transported to Jura, Scarba, the Garvellach Isles, Mull, Staffa, the Treshnish Isles, the Monach Isles, Iona, Lewis and...

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AFTER BREXIT

GAVIN MCCRONE

Pressure for independence remains a major force in Scotland, but the case for it has changed substantially since the referendum of 2014. In the 2016 Brexit referendum, 60 per cent of the Scottish electorate voted to remain part of the European Union– the only part of the UK to reject Brexit so unequivocally. This new analysis takes into account a host of economic issues includi...

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THE SOUL OF THE JOURNEY

DIANA AMBACHE

Brother and sister Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn enjoyed a rare bond: they were intimate companions and theirs was one of the most significant musical relationships of the 19th century. They shared and commented on each other's compositions, each highly appreciative of the other but also offering frank, critical advice. Their travels produced some great music – Felix's best loved...

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THE STAR DRIVE

PHILLIP HILLS

In May 2018 NASA called a press conference to announce the successful test-run of their tiny nuclear reactor KRUSTY (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology). This revolutionary technology, which runs on heat alone, may have profound consequences for the future of mankind, enabling us to maintain permanent bases on the Moon, on Mars and other planets, and eventually power a...

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GIN: THE ULTIMATE COMPANION

IAN BUXTON

The 21st century's own Gin Craze continues unabated, with exciting new crafted gins launched on a regular basis. Most recently, we have seen growing interest in Pink Gins and the development of a range of flavoured gins, not to mention the remarkable rise of tonics – with a tonic to suit every palate, and perhaps every gin. So naturally, leading spirits writer Ian Buxton has lo...

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NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

WALTER REID

Neville Chamberlain is remembered today as Hitler's credulous dupe, the man who proclaimed in September 1938 that the Munich agreement guaranteed 'peace in our time'. This is a magisterial reappraisal of Chamberlain and his legacy. It reveals the nuances of a complex and sensitive man who was a true radical and a man of passion, especially in all that concerned the welfare of h...

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A SWORD FOR CHRIST

JONATHAN COBB

The fifteen-year period between 1645 and 1660 was one of the most dynamic in British history, during which the republican Commonwealth and Cromwellian Protectorate attempted to create a new type of 'Godly' state after the execution of Charles I. Drawing on the latest research and established sources, as well as the works and diaries of contemporaries such as John Evelyn, Lucy H...

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A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION

JIM SILLARS

Jim Sillars, among the last of his generation's working-class politicians, has had a prominent role in Scottish public life for more than six decades, during which he moved from being a Unionist Labour MP to becoming deputy leader of the SNP and now a sharp critic of the party's cult of personality. In this candid memoir, he records a controversial political life from local cou...

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THE DEESIDE WAY

PETER EVANS

"The first guide to one of Scotland's long-distance trails" from an experienced hillwalker and former editor of The Great Outdoors magazine ( The Northern Times). The Deeside Way is a long-distance path running for 66km (41 miles) from Aberdeen, the oil capital of Europe, to Ballater in Royal Deeside in the Cairngorms National Park. Mainly following the course of old Royal De...

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THE APPIN MURDER

JAMES HUNTER

On a hillside near Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands in May 1752, a rider is assassinated by a gunman. The murdered man is Colin Campbell, a government agent traveling to nearby Duror where he's evicting farm tenants to make way for his relatives. Campbell's killer evades capture, but Britain's rulers insist this challenge to their authority must result in a hanging. The s...

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THE OUTER HEBRIDES

MARY MACLEOD RIVETT

"A well-researched guide covering all facets of island life . . . perfect for anyone looking to diversify their knowledge of Scottish history." — Scottish Field The Outer Hebrides lie forty miles to the west of mainland Scotland, forming a barrier to the North Atlantic. Culturally distinct from early prehistory, the islands contain a wealth of historical and archaeological mo...

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EXPLORING THE FIFE COASTAL PATH

HAMISH BROWN

This is the ideal guide to the whole route, so rich in history and natural beauty. Designed to be used by walkers on the Path or visitors to any point along it, it introduces a wealth of castles, churches, harbors, monuments and red-roofed houses. Hamish Brown gives practical advice on all aspects of walking the Path, whether you are making a seven-day trip along its whole leng...

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PUTTING THE TEA IN BRITAIN

LES WILSON

This epic history tells the story of the intrepid Scots who pioneered the global tea trade in Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon, and elsewhere. For centuries, a "nice cup of tea" has been Britain's quintessential source of comfort in a crisis. But tea itself has a surprisingly dramatic, even violent, history—one that is inextricably linked to the story of Scotland. Scots were overwhel...

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PIRATE QUEEN

JUDITH COOK

The real-life swashbuckling adventure story of a 16th-century Irish woman who rose to power in piracy and politics. In a life stranger than any fiction, Grace O'Malley, daughter of a clan chief in the far west of Ireland, went from marriage at fifteen to piracy on the high seas. She soon had a fleet of galleys under her commander, but her three decades of plundering, kidnapping...

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BETWEEN EARTH AND PARADISE

MIKE TOMKIES

"One man's search for peace and beauty in an increasingly frenetic world has never read so well or so evocatively." — Eifion Rees, Shooting Times & Country Magazine After giving up a hectic life as a journalist in Europe and Hollywood in the late 1960s to return to his boyhood love of nature, Mike Tomkies moved to Eilean Shona, a remote island off the west coast of Scotland. ...

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THE LOCKERBIE BOMBING

JIM SWIRE / PETER BIDDULPH

A father fights for the truth after his daughter's death in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103—The inspiration for the 2025 miniseries starring Colin Firth. The destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 was the largest attack on Britain since World War II. 259 passengers and 11 townsfolk of Lockerbie were murdered. Libyan Abdelbaset al-...

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FRINGED WITH MUD AND PEARLS

IAN CROFTON

Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The isles of Canvey, Sheppey, Wight and Dogs, Mersea, Brownsea, Foulness and Rat. But there are also wilder, rockier places – Lundy, the Scillies, the Farnes. These islands and their inhabitants not only cast varied lights on the mainland, they a...

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SCOTTISH PROVERBS

COLIN S.K. WALKER

This reference volume offers a treasure trove of Scottish wisdom, presented in the original Scots with contemporary translations. Once described as 'the wisdom of many and the wit of one', proverbs offer unique insights the way of life and the social mores of past generations. This book features more than 1,000 Scottish proverbs arranged in easily accessible, A–Z format. The en...

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REGENERATION

ANDREW PAINTING

In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland acquired Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. Home to over 5,000 species, this vast expanse of Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs, moors, roaring burns and frozen lochs could be a place where environmental conservation and Highland field sports would exist in harmony. The only problem was that due to centuries of ...

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A LAST WILD PLACE

MIKE TOMKIES

When Mike Tomkies moved to a remote cottage on the shores of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, he found a place which was to provide him with the most profound wilderness experience of his life. Accessible only by boat, the cottage he renamed 'Wildernesse' was to be his home for many years, which he shared with his beloved German Shepherd, Moobli. Centred on differe...

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SEAFOOD JOURNEY

GHILLIE BASAN / GARY MACLEAN

Scotland has some of the best seafood in the world, so we why don't we eat more of it? Why don't we highlight the bounty of our seas and the people who fish, produce, sell, preserve and cook it? Acclaimed cooker writer Ghillie Basan embarks on a journey around Scotland's coastline and over to the islands to capture the essence of our nation's seafood through the stories of fish...

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MOUNTAIN GURU

CATHERINE MOOREHEAD

Doug Scott was a legend among mountaineers. His expeditions, undertaken over a period of five decades, are unparalleled achievements. This book describes the extraordinary drama of them all, from the Himalaya to New Zealand, Patagonia, Yosemite and Alaska. It includes his famous 'epic' on The Ogre, one of the hardest peaks in the world to climb, his ascent of Kangchenjunga with...

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UNDER THE RADIANT HILL

ROBIN NOBLE

The northern parish of Assynt boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain. The mountains of Quinag and Suilven dominate a very varied landscape with wild, white hills inland and a complex, intricate moorland to the west. Here, rocky crags, boggy flows, innumerable lochs and burns, stretch to a coast of equal variety with long fjords, high cliffs and sandy beaches. Cl...

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