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A moving love story and engaging account of early twentieth-century Highland life.

An ideal gift consisting of Debi Gliori's bestselling The Tobermory Cat in its entirety.

The Rat Stone Serenade: A D.C.I. Daley Thriller

The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

A delightful story for readers aged 3-7.

A delightful story featuring two naughty young lambs, for readers aged 3-7.

A beautiful facsimile edition of a classic book about Lanarkshire, based on the author's ramblings through the county in the 1920s and 30s.

A visually stunning collection featuring 80 maps, with accompanying text, from the National Library of Scotland and Glasgow University, many of which are reproduced in book form for the first time.

An entertaining and enlightening biography of one of Scotland's most popular artists.

When a senior Edinburgh Civil Servant spectacularly takes his own life in Kinloch Harbour, D.C.I. Jim Daley comes face-to-face with the murky world of politics. The fate of nations is at stake. Jim Daley must face his worst fears as tragedy strikes. This is not just about a successful investigation, it's about survival.

New edition of the classic account of a Hebridean island.

A concise, illustrated introduction to the geology of Scotland.

Presents the work of John Kay with a two-volume edition of Kay's portraits and caricatures, originally published in Edinburgh in 1837-8. This title introduces Kay's life and achievement, emphasising how, with 'the impression of a passing glance', Kay created an engaging and unparalleled record of Edinburgh society during the Enlightenment.

In 1832 John Thomson published the first large-scale atlas of Scotland organised by county. Not only did this provide an invaluable and accurate picture of Scotland prior to the Clearances but it also marked out this Atlas as a highly significant milestone in the history of mapping.

With 240 engravings, this work reveals the wealth of distinctive Scottish architecture.

The unvarnished, human story behind the infamous Burke and Hare murders.

Sorley MacLean is undoubtedly the most influential and significant Gaelic poet of the 20th century, and this collection features over seventy of his poems.

A counting book for very young children from award-winning children's author Debi Gliori.

A unique, concise guide to wine based on Nikki Welch's acclaimed wine tube map. Includes useful information on what to look for in wine and what to avoid, getting the most from wine, getting the best value for money, food matching, wine for different occasions.

A condensed bilingual dictionary based on Angus Watson's best-selling Gaelic/English dictionary.

New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland

The Magicians of Scotland will build upon the success of The Magicians of Edinburgh (reprinted five times) and on that book's critical acclaim. Ron Butlin is the Edinburgh Makar and this collection will have an Edinburgh emphasis while seeking to celebrate and interrogate Scotland and its people at a crucial turning point in our country's history.

Drawing on years of recipes that have been cooked on board the last surviving Clyde Puffer and stunning photography and paintings of the landscape, seascape and the puffer itself, Hawson and Hamilton create a truly unique cookbook that captures the endless magic of the Clyde and Hebrides.

This newly revised book is designed to provide a comprehensive guide for those who visit Orkney and would like to know more about its enigmatic history.

The autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin. Full of charming anecdotes, fascinating characters, and personal photographs, this book gives an unparalleled insight into the intimate moments of the British monarchy.

Only one period in history is immediately linked to the whole area of the Scottish and English Border country, and that is the time of the Reivers. Whenever anyone mentions Reiver, no-one hesitates to add Border. This book tells the tale of a land that was a no-man's-land but a land over which blood was shed on both sides of an invisible border.

Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Here, they paint a picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment.

'Scottish Wild Flowers' is an ideal pocket-size guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed full of information, and fully illustrated, it is a convenient guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be found there.

Secret Histories of the Cairngorms is a series of journeys exploring barely known human and natural stories of the Cairngorm Mountains. It looks at a unique British landscape, its last great wilderness, with new eyes.