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  • af Raymond Lamont-Brown
    153,95 kr.

    In this book, Raymond Lamont Brown introduces the reader to some of Fife's most fascinating places, from the great abbeys of Lindores and Balmerino to the major towns of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. He also introduces some of the less familiar details from Fife's to produce the most complete introduction to this fascinating county.

  • af Michael McEwan
    118,95 kr.

  • af Alistair W. J. Kerr
    118,95 kr.

    Tales for Twilight takes the reader on a 200 year journey of Scottish ghost stories, with unnerving tales by writers such as James Hogg in the early eighteenth century, all the way to James Robertson, very much alive in the twenty-first.

  • - A Collection of Ghost Stories
    af William & CBE Croft Dickinson
    143,95 kr.

    A new editon bringing these chilling Scottish ghost stories back into print after more than 30 years.

  • af Ghillie Basan
    288,95 kr.

    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 coasts and islands to capture the essence of our nation's seafood.

  • af Denzil Meyrick
    118,95 kr.

    From the author of the global best-selling DCI Daley detective books, this is a series of nostalgic, humorous stories for fans of Scottish fiction like Neil Munro's Para Handy. Contains three stories featuring Sandy Hoynes and the crew of the Girl Maggie: A Large Measure of Snow, A Toast to the Old Stones and Ghosts in the Gloaming.

  • af Liz Lochhead
    288,95 kr.

    This is the first collected poems of Scotland's second makar, after Edwin Morgan, with new poems. Lochhead's work is refreshing, with a feminist agenda often plain to see, it is a particularly good introduction for those who shy away from poetry.

  • af Satish Modi
    118,95 kr.

  • af Robin Noble
    133,95 kr.

    In this book, Robin Noble, who has been intimately involved with this corner of the north-west Highlands of Scotland his whole life, celebrates its rugged beauty and shares many intimate encounters with the resident wildlife which surrounded his cottage in its wooded glen under the 'long mountain' of Quinag.

  • af John Greechan
    173,95 kr.

    Revolution charts the dramatic story of Ange Postecoglou's instant impact on Celtic and charts his life and times in football, through the eyes of those who know him best. This book provides an in-depth, fascinating insight into the making of a man and his unique football philosophy.

  • af Morag Macneill
    173,95 kr.

    Everyday Gaelic was originally published by Gairm Publications in 1984 and had been reprinted many times. This is an expanded and updated edition which feature up-to-date orthography.

  • af David Greig
    90,95 - 118,95 kr.

  • af Edward J. Cowan
    343,95 kr.

    The search for a Northwest Passage, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific was one of the great maritime challenges, and it was not until the 1850s that the first one-way partial transit of the passage was made. This book charts the remarkable contribution to Arctic exploration made by the Scots - whose role has often been overlooked.

  • af Alan Taylor
    173,95 kr.

  • af Ron Butlin
    108,95 kr.

  • af Paul Dalgarno
    118,95 kr.

    Margaret Bryce has been having a hard time since dying in 2014. In a place beyond, we join Margaret as she revisits her life, from Aberdeen to Australia; Piper Alpha to Thatcher. A Country of Eternal Light is an utterly original, bitingly funny and poignant novel about grief and how we remain wanted by our loved ones, dead or alive.

  • - A Voyage to St Kilda
    af Martin Martin & Donald Monro
    178,95 kr.

    This text offers Martin Martin's narrative of his journey around the Western Isles, with information on custom, tradition and life, and an account of St Kilda, published in 1697, and Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles, visit after the fall of the Lords of the Isles, written in 1549.

  • af Sorley MacLean
    233,95 kr.

    All the poetry of Sorley Maclean, the most significant 20th century Gaelic poet, is gathered together in one volume for the first time. Over 150 poems, some never published before, are given in Gaelic alongside their English translation. Introduced by a biographical essay on his life, influences and impact.

  • af Steven Veerapen
    288,95 kr.

    In this new biography, the story of James VI and I is laid bare, and a welter of scurrilous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest. What emerges is a portrait of James as his contemporaries knew him: a gregarious, idealistic man obsessed with the idea of family, whose personal and political goals could never match up to reality.

  • af Alistair Moffat
    223,95 kr.

    Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle. This is a unique exploration of many of the places and events which define a country's history.

  • af Rosemary Goring
    153,95 kr.

  • af Alexander McCall Smith
    153,95 kr.

    Living what the philosophers call a good life is not always easy. If there is a single human quality that most of us value above others it is kindness. Love and kindness are at the heart of this new collection by Alexander McCall Smith.

  • af Iona Lee
    118,95 kr.

    Iona Lee's debut collection charts the journey of the writer, artist and performer into adulthood. Written in a unique voice, Iona playfully toys with thematic devices in this entertaining exploration of art and artifice, absence and impermanence, truth and tale telling.

  • af Jo Caulfield
    133,95 - 198,95 kr.

  • af Denise Mina
    90,95 - 118,95 kr.

  • af Ian MacDougall
    118,95 kr.

    For almost 150 years until the late 20th century French Onion Johnnies - or Ingan Johnnies, as they were known north of the Border - were a familiar group of seasonal immigrant workers in cities and towns throughout Scotland and indeed Britain. This book provides a record of their lives and work.

  • - The Sutherland Clearances
    af James Hunter
    178,95 kr.

    A new book from one of the bestselling and most highly regarded Scottish historians.

  • af Thorbjorn Campbell
    153,95 kr.

    This fascinating and comprehensive account of Arran's long and eventful history also includes a selection of traditional Arran songs and stories, originally collected by William Mackenzie before the First World War.

  • af Douglas Skelton
    118,95 kr.

    The fifth book in Douglas Skelton's critically acclaimed Rebecca Connolly series. Set in Rannoch, Perthshire, Children of the Mist sees reporter Rebecca on the trail of a story that proves blood may be thicker than water but can still be easily spilled.