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Eriskay Where I Was Born

Angus Edward MacInnes

• Paperback | Engels
• Angus Edward MacInnes, born at Haun, Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides in 1925, returned in his imagination to the island of his birth to create what, sin... Lees meer

Scotland: Her Story

• Hardcover | Engels
• Scotland's history has been told many times, but never exclusively by its women. This book takes a unique perspective on dramatic national events as w... Lees meer

Bandit Capitalism

Bob Wylie

• Paperback | Engels
• The collapse in January 2018 of the construction giant Carillion, outsourcer of huge Government building contracts, is one of the great financial scan... Lees meer

The Little Book of Scottish Rain

Ron Butlin

• Paperback | Engels
• Bleeters come and bleeters go, they never, never stay - if it's not raining now more rain is on the way. It's widely reported that Eskimos have over 5... Lees meer

Islay Voices

Jenni Minto, Les Wilson

• Hardcover | Engels
• Many travellers have had their imaginations captured by the beautiful Hebridean island of Islay and have been moved to write about it, among them the ... Lees meer

A Scurry of Squirrels

Polly Pullar

• Paperback | Engels
• Polly Pullar has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood. As a wildlife rehabilitator, she knows the squirrel on a profoundly personal level a... Lees meer

Scotland: Defending the Nation

Carolyn Anderson, Chris Fleet

• Hardcover | Engels
• Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions in... Lees meer

Lochaber and Glencoe

Alan McKirdy

• Paperback | Engels
• The Lochaber and Glencoe area is rich in historical associations. It was at Glenfinnan that Bonnie Prince Charlie started his long marchsouthwards to ... Lees meer

Lost Edinburgh

Hamish Coghill

• Paperback | Engels
• What happened to Edinburgh's once notorious but picturesque Tolbooth Prison? Where was the Black Turnpike, once a dominant building in the town? Why h... Lees meer

Islay Voices

Jenni Minto, Les Wilson

• Paperback | Engels
• Many travellers have had their imaginations captured by the beautiful Hebridean island of Islay and have been moved to write about it, among them the ... Lees meer

Between Earth and Paradise

Mike Tomkies

• Paperback | Engels
• 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... Lees meer

The Borders

Alistair Moffat

• Paperback | Engels
• In this acclaimed book, Alistair Moffat tells the story of a part of Scotland that has played a huge role in the nation's history and moved poets, pai... Lees meer

Scotland: Mapping the Nation

Christopher Fleet, Margaret Wilkes, Charles W J Withers

• Hardcover | Engels
• Winner of the Saltire Society Research Book of the Year Whilst documents and other written material are obvious resources that help shape our view of ... Lees meer

The West Highland Way

Bob Aitken, Roger Smith

• Paperback | Engels
• Opened in 1980, the West Highland Way was Scotland's first Long Distance Route and remains the most popular, with more than 15,000 walkers tackling it... Lees meer

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks

Roibeard O Maolalaigh, Roibeard O'Maolalaigh, Iain Macaonghuis

• Paperback | Schots-Gaelisch
• This new edition includes an audio download link. This new 2023 edition includes an audio download link. Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been writ... Lees meer

The Coffin Roads

Ian Bradley

• Paperback | Engels
• Coffin roads' along which bodies were carried for burial are a marked feature of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands - many are now po... Lees meer

The Ghost of Helen Addison

Charles E McGarry

• Paperback | Engels | Leo Moran Murder Mysteries | nr. 1
• Leo Moran is not your average private detective. An avowed gourmet and wine connoisseur, he enjoys the pleasures of life to the hilt in the splendid i... Lees meer

Bobby the Birdman

• Hardcover | Engels
• Bobby Tulloch, known to his pals as 'Tucker', was the son of a crofter in the island of Yell. He'd started his working life as a baker and became, thr... Lees meer

Eilean

Margaret Fay Shaw

• Hardcover | Engels
• Margaret Fay Shaw took her first photographs of the Hebrides in 1924 whilst travelling through the islands by bicycle. It was her photography which fi... Lees meer

The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

Callum MacDonald

• Paperback | Engels
• On 4 June 1942 one of the most powerful figures of the Nazi regime died in agony from wounds sustained during an assassination attempt in Prague. This... Lees meer

Picts

Gordon Noble, Nicholas Evans

• Paperback | Engels
• Shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize and the Current Archaeology Book of the Year Award The Picts have fascinated for centuries. They emerged c. ad 300 ... Lees meer

The Fire of the Dragon

Ian Williams

• Paperback | Engels
• Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2023 As seen in The Times, Sunday Times, Spectator, and on Tonight with Andrew Marr (LBC) Under President Xi Jinping,... Lees meer

Homecoming

Rosemary Goring

• Hardcover | Engels
• One of the most famous queens in history, Mary Stuart lived in her homeland for just twelve years: as a dauntless child who laughed at her friendsʼ se... Lees meer

The Scottish Food Bible

Claire MacDonald

• Paperback | Engels
• Scottish produce is celebrated the world over. The demand for game, for example, far exceeds what can be supplied, and Scottish cheeses surpass many f... Lees meer