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Agnes Owens    Agnes Owens
ISBN:9781846970597
Category: Short Stories
Author: Agnes Owens
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £10.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The complete life work of Agnes Owens in short stories - everything from Gentlemen of the West, Lean Tales, People Like That and 14 brand new unpublished stories.


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Anna, Countess of the Covenant    Anna, Countess of the Covenant
ISBN:9781841586687
Category: Scottish History
Author: Mary McGrigor
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
This is the extraordinary and rare account of the life of a seventeenth-century lady, based on a unique and moving collection of letters.

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Bestiary, The    Bestiary, The
ISBN:9781846970467
Category: Poetry, Fiction
Author: Sam Meekings
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A Polygon newcomer, Sam Meekings presents thoughtful, light and earthy poetry. Each poem a fleeting moment that demands a long pause of reflection and moves off once again leaving a pensive smile.


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Blood in the Water    Blood in the Water
ISBN:9781846970740
Category: Crime, Literature
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The first exciting crime thriller book of the Alice Rice Mystery series by Gillian Galbriath, we are introduced to the implacable Alice Rice - intelligent, pragmatic and yet despite this is somehow disillusioned.


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Clyde Built    Clyde Built
ISBN:9781841585840
Category: Maritime
Author: Eric Graham
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This highly engaging book provides an original perspective on the examination of the American civil war and how the Scots and Scottish shipbuilding was crucial to the battle of nations.


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Dain do Eimhir    Dain do Eimhir
ISBN:9781846970252
Category: Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic
Author: Sorley MacLean
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Written mostly during the 1930s, the sequence consists of forty-eight love poems addressing a universal ‘eimhir’, or woman.


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Dear Green Place and Fur Sadie, The    Dear Green Place and Fur Sadie, The
ISBN:9781846970795
Category: Literature
Author: Archie Hind
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
This regular-looking book manages to weave a powerful yet modest narrative in 1960s Glasgow, the city of malaise.  

Introduction by Alasdair Gray.

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Folk Tales of Scotland, The    Folk Tales of Scotland, The
ISBN:9781841586946
Category: Cultural Studies, Folklore
Author: William Montgomerie
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: HB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis: These stories are drawn from traditions in all parts of Scotland, for example ‘The Well at the World’s End’ from Islay; ‘The King of Lochlin’s Three Daughters’ from Inveraray; ‘Tam Scott and the Fin-Man’ from Orkney; and ‘The Last of the Picts’ from the Lowlands.

This is the perfect gift for children, for parents wishing to pass on the riches of the Scots tradition to their children, and for overseas relatives and friends.
                   
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Fringe of Gold    Fringe of Gold
ISBN:9781841587042
Category: Local History
Author: (Editors) Duncan Glen, Tom Hubbard
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
Illustrated with evocative woodcuts and photographs Fringe of Gold is the first anthology of its kind which offers a unique introduction to an often overlooked area of Scotland. A rich and diverse compilation in honour of the Kingdom of Fife.

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Gaelic Otherworld, The    Gaelic Otherworld, The
ISBN:9781841587332
Category: Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic, Folklore, Cultural Studies
Author: John Gregorson Campbell
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A fantastic volume embracing the supernatural in Gaelic superstition from the mid-nineteenth century.


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Hebridean Desk Diary 2009, The    Hebridean Desk Diary 2009, The
ISBN:9781841586625
Category: Stationery
Author: Mairi Hedderwick
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: HB
Price: £11.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Even more popular than the Hebridean Pocket Diary, the Desk Diary will surely continue being our best selling stationery item. With new illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick.


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Hebridean Pocket Diary 2009, The    Hebridean Pocket Diary 2009, The
ISBN:9781841586632
Category: Stationery
Author: Mairi Hedderwick
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: HB
Price: £5.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
With beautiful, full-colour artwork throughout, it is no wonder this little diary is a popular best-selling favourite time and time again.
            
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Highland Bagpipe and its Music, The    Highland Bagpipe and its Music, The
ISBN:9781841586663
Category: Scottish Culture, Music
Author: Roderick Cannon
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £10.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The only comprehensive book of piping in print, Roderick Cannon provides a great wealth of information for those lovers of the pipes.


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Highland Clearances, The    Highland Clearances, The
ISBN:9781841585420
Category: Scottish History, History
Author: Eric Richards
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This is the first fully documented study for many years of one of Scotland’s most emotive subjects.

                            
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Horsieman, The    Horsieman, The
ISBN:9781841586922
Category: Folklore, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Duncan Williamson
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

In this new edition, one of Scotland’s best known storytellers vividly recreates the world of the nomad which has now long since disappeared. Wiliamson provides a refreshing simplicity that contrasts to our modern, technologically-led and increasingly complex lives.


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Imprimatur    Imprimatur
ISBN:9781846970764
Category: Fiction
Author: Rita Monaldi & Francesco Sorti
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: HB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A thriller in the vein of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, this novel contains startling revelations that have been concealed for centuries, drawing on original papers discovered in the Vatican archives. First published to great controversy in Italy in 2002, Imprimatur was boycotted by the Italian press and publishing world. Despite this, the novel has gained European bestseller status.

                    
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Jessie's Journey    Jessie's Journey
ISBN:9781841587028
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: Jess Smith
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
A Scottish bestseller since its first publication, this humorous and poignant biography has a wide and modern appeal bringing to us the forgotten and naive ways of the travelling family.

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John Knox    John Knox
ISBN:9781841587219
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: Rosalind K. Marshall
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Another compelling autobiography by Dr Marshall. John Knox is stripped bare in this revealing book, removing all myth surrounding a determined and peculiar man.


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Kane's Ladder    Kane's Ladder
ISBN:9781846970474
Category: Fiction, Literature
Author: Carlos Alba
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: HB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
A funny, touching heart-warming debut novel that will strike a chord with anyone who has been an awkward kid at least once in their life.    

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Lords of the Isles, The    Lords of the Isles, The
ISBN:9781841587189
Category: Scottish History, History
Author: Raymond Campbell Paterson
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This book is the first modern account of one of the epic stories of Scottish History: the rise and fall of Clan Donald.


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Raising the Dead    Raising the Dead
ISBN:9781841586700
Category: History of Science, History
Author: Andy Dougan
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
Raising the Dead looks at the sensational and compelling period of scientific research which may appear to us now to be a scientific curiosity like that of the fictional event of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein but actually made a significant difference to the lives we live today.

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Savage Night    Savage Night
ISBN:9781846970191
Category: Crime
Author: Allan Guthrie
Publication Date: Mar 2008
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
Kidnapping and corpse mutilation are just a taste of what’s in store for Andy Park in Allan Guthrie’s violent fourth novel. Meanwhile Tommy Savage may not survive the night when he finds himself heading to a graveyard armed with a sword and a bag of cash to meet his masked blackmailer.     

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Seal Morning    Seal Morning
ISBN:9781841586908
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: Rowena Farre
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Rowena Farre’s simply powerful and touching autobiography is a moving insight into the private affectation of the raw Scottish Highlands on an unassuming girl. Seal Morning is a fascinating read of discovery and identity.


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Tales from an Island    Tales from an Island
ISBN:9781841587059
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: Christina Hall
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This omnibus edition of Christina Hall’s memoirs brings together her two books, To the Edge of the Sea and Twice around the Bay.


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The Don    The Don
ISBN:9781841587233
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Willie Miller with Rob Robertson
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The first biography for eighteen years of one of Scotland’s greatest domestic and international players and now a popular TV and radio pundit.

    


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The History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland    The History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland
ISBN:9781904607571
Category: Scottish History, History
Author: Donald Gregory
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
Stock Status: not in stock

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Synopsis:

A long-awaited re-issue of a continual classic originally published in 1881.


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Vatersay Raiders, The    Vatersay Raiders, The
ISBN:9781841585536
Category: Local History, History
Author: Ben Buxton
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This book, the first about Vatersay, draws on detailed records to tell the remarkable story of the raiders: their struggle to escape from the poverty which, they claimed, the policies of the absentee landowner forced them to endure, the raiding and settlement of the island and the fraught process of dividing it up into crofts.


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Where the Shadow Falls    Where the Shadow Falls
ISBN:9781846970757
Category: Literature, Crime
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Format: HB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A new thrilling novel carefully laiden with mystery, deception and murder in which Alice Rice finds herself hunting a killer.


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Wild Land    Wild Land
ISBN:9781841586915
Category: Photography, Art
Author: Mark Hamblin and Peter Cairns
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

These beautifully captured images make a stunning book that reflects the great diversity and beauty of Scotland and its wildlife.


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