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A long-forgotten promise made by Richard Hannay finds him honour-bound to resolve a violent vendetta in which the lives of a young father and his daughter are in danger from desperate men. Hannay sets out on a high-octane chase from the rural tranquillity of his English manor to the Scottish Borders and, ultimately, to Scandinavia.

A perfect summer read for crime fans, this thriller is set on Spain's Costa Blanca with a colourful cast of double-crossing characters. It's a criminally good cocktail of sun, crime, escapism and dark humour.

Bramble the cow lives on an old farm where she has lots of friends. But she has a problem - she hates loud noises! She doesn't like the buzzing of bees, or the sound of the wind during a storm, or the farmer's combine harvester. And she doesn't like the rain. One night, after a heavy storm, the river floods.

Henderson wrote, sang, and agitated for a Scottish socialist republic, for the dissolution of the British empire and its legacies, and for a conception of human value incommensurable with exploitation under late capitalism.

Nothing saves you from the savage bloodthirst of the Highland midge, scourge of Scotland and the tourist industry's guilty secret. Such a small creature can do little harm in isolation, but with an unusual life cycle that produces two generations every season, the millions of resulting midges bring devastation to the skin of man and beast.

A follow up to the immensely popular #UntitledOne and #UntitledTwo. This year's anthology gives us more of the promising and established names in British poetry who have all shared the Neu! Reekie! bill.Many of the works are new, many are favourites read at the events; all are savoured, sublime, sumptuous voices within poetry already.

This brand-new activity book for children features a huge range of activities involving different skills. It covers all kinds of topics - including places, people, animals and their habitats, history, myths and legends, castles, stone circles and monuments, transport, sport and much else besides.

Pocket-sized guides to aspects of Scotland's vibrant and distinctive culinary culture, featuring black-and-white drawings throughout.

Scotland has one of the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research. This book details internet developments, including a chapter on family history on the web. It also points to traditional resources, explaining step by step how to research records of births, marriages and wills.

Arranged chronologically and spanning a period of around four centuries, Celtic Saints peers back through legend to present concise accounts of the lives of Celtic Christianity's key figures. This lovely collection comes beautifully presented, with gold foil and embossing on the cover and line illustrations throughout.

This compilation of over 50 blessings and prayers contains some of the most moving and beautiful religious verse ever produced. It is a beautiful, inspiring and consoling selection of blessings which are as relevant to life in the 21st century as they were in the Dark Ages.

This anthology of poems selected by Alexander McCall Smith and accompanied by epigraphs written by McCall Smith explores Scottish life through some of its most notable poetry. Selections are grouped into themes, such as Islands, Love and Marriage, and War and Conflict.

A mixture of Morgan¿s science fiction poems and concrete poems. There¿s the famous encounter between humans and aliens in `The First Men on Mercury¿, early digital tongue-twisting in `The Computer¿s First Christmas Card¿ and the effects of teleportation in `In Sobieski¿s Shield¿ ¿ on earth or in outer space Morgan explores what it is to be human.

Introduced by Ali Smith, the title of this group of poems about people is taken from Morgan¿s poem `Pelagius¿, the theologian who is a kind of alter ego. Morgan has the ability to enter into so many lives: the blind hunchback of `In the Snack-bar¿, Jesus¿s judge in `Pilate at Fortingall¿, the Polish juggler and acrobat `Cinquevalli¿ (another alter ego), even Rameses II in `The Mummy¿. `Morgan, I said to myself, take note, / Take heart. In a time of confusion / You must make a stand.¿

In this volume Michael Rosen introduces Edwin Morgan¿s animal poems. Morgan¿s empathy with animals is well represented, from the still very topical `The White Rhinoceros¿ to the prehistoric `The Bearsden Shark¿ and the famous `The Loch Ness Monster¿s Song¿. Birds, beasts and fish, real and imaginary, are all here in this selection.

Introduced by Jackie Kay, this selection of poems include the famous Strawberries and One Cigarette and four from Morgan's autobiographical sequence, Love and a Life - love in all its aspects.

A commanding history of the most northern outpost of the Roman Empire.

One of the best guides to Roman Scotland available.

The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Illustrated throughout with archive images, this work uncovers the human story behind: the story of the Briggers.

In this beautifully illustrated book, featuring over 100 old photographs, maps and prints, Craig Statham explores an enormous range of lost buildings which have been central to all aspects of the history of the county over a period of thousands of years, but which now no longer exist or lie in ruin.

The Declaration of Arbroath, 6 April, 1320, is one of the most remarkable documents to have been produced anywhere in medieval Europe. Signed by 51 Scottish nobles, it confirms Scotland¿s status as an independent sovereign state with the right to use military action if unjustly attacked.Quoted by many, understood by few, its historical significance has now almost been overtaken by its mythic status. Since 1998, the US Senate has claimed that the American Declaration of Independence is modelled upon `the inspirational document¿ of Arbroath. This is the first book-length study to examine the origins of the Declaration and the ideas upon which it drew, while tracing the rise of its mythic status in Scotland and exploring its impact upon revolutionary America.

The Jacobite army marches into England and Alistair Maclean, close confident of Charles Edward Stewart embarks on a secret mission to raise support for the cause in the west. He soon begins to suspect someone close to the Prince is passing information to the Government, but just as he closes in on the traitor his own life is put in danger. Who is the turncoat and can Maclean save his own life and his Prince?Regarded by many critics as one of the finest historical novels ever written, Midwinter is a classic tale of intrigue, treachery and suspense.With an introduction by Stuart Kelly.This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.

The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island and mainland territory survived as a single lordship for 600 years, against the odds.

This is an extraordinary collection of tales from one of the very greatest Gaelic storytellers, Angus MacLellan, and translated by one of Scotland's finest Celtic Scholars, John Lorne Campbell.

From humble beginnings at Fairlie, Ayrshire, in the early years of the nineteenth century, William Fife and Son grew to become one of Britain's premier yacht-building yards. This memorable story of enterprise and craftsmanship chronicles the development and progress of the Fife yard and its business during its 125-year history.