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Explores the achievements of some of Britain's most innovative engineers, traces the links betwen them and how their ideas collectively created 'modern Britain'. It's an engaging and profusely illustrated introduction to the men who made it all happen.

Inspiration for returning through the seasons to better appreciate the nature Edinburgh and the Lothians has to offer. Features carefully researched nature connection walks in and around Edinburgh.

Features histories of some great ships, including the two largest and most powerful ocean-going salvage tugs of the day. Includes the decline of the last shipbuilder at Leith and accounts of the industrial unrest and strife.

Peter Clutterbuck recounts his lifelong experience and love of adventure as he crosses oceans, mountain ranges and continents. This is an astonishing story of risk, jeopardy, achievement and wonder.

This consolidated reference book will be of immense value to maritime researchers, and anyone interested in shipping and maritime/military history.

A trade union and maritime history with lessons for today. It is also the story of how maritime professionals have worked together, across national borders, to develop specialist services and support and build pioneering methods of representation and negotiation in a globalised industry.

The autobiography of an individualistic, larger-than-life sailor who lived by his wits. An insightful and unusual look at the development of two navies - the Royal Navy 1889-1913, and the Royal Australian Navy 1913-22

Tanker concepts and safety procedures are explained in a clear and concise manner with enhanced graphics and relevant links to videos. It complies with all the learning objectives of the IMO's Advanced Oil Tanker Model Course.

This is the story of Bill Mitchell's life - a truly remarkable life of creativity and innovation. It is also a testament to the will to succeed against the odds.

Nature writing at its best - the narrative of a single journey from Lewis in the north to Vatersay in the south which reveals how heritage in this remote corner of Europe influences both art and craft.

This is a personal journey by sea kayak into the heart of the sea roads that make up our Scottish Highlands and islands. It's a story of enlightenment, an opening of heart and mind to the wonders and challenges of living and working on our remote Scottish Highland shores.

An overview of landscape change in the Scottish Highlands over the millennia and its continuing change. It analyses and challenges the common view that the Highlands were deforested by people.

This is a highly accessible UK beach guide with valuable visitor information. Includes interviews with beachgoers who share their perceptions, recollections and opinions about the importance of the beach to them.

A powerful true story revealing the little-known story of Anna and Peter Roberts, the founders of Compassion in World Farming. It documents the major changes of post-war agricultural life and charts the triumphs and challenges of campaign life fighting on behalf of animals, farmers, and the environment

An expanded and updated second edition of the classic dive guide. The definitive guide to diving these fabled shipwrecks.

A tribute to the intertwined story of the Swedish and British Navies over 500 years of extraordinary events in the Baltic region.

Provides detailed, step by step, guidelines to organising an expedition, including people management issues. Features top tips with lots of examples.

An enjoyable and highly informative account of natural history in Africa, based upon decades of experience in African wildlife studies

A unique account of birds on pub signs, their history and natural history, and their association with art, music and literature

The story of Leith-built ships continues in this third volume from just after the conclusion of World War Two to 1965.

"The first thorough account of [the Ross] expedition. Never before or since has the Antarctic pack ice been breached by two wooden warships powered by wind alone without the aid of charts or any prior knowledge of what they were about to carry out and discover. Includes stories about the crew members"--Publisher's description.

A fine tribute to the unsung heroes and vessels during war and peace which is complemented with many evocative photographs.

The true story of one man's incredible journey through some of the most traumatic, yet largely forgotten, events of the 20th century. Hero or villain? The ultimate con man or the flawed genius?

An essential aide-memoire for those with an interest in all aspects of whisky. It is an invaluable guide for anyone wondering about the place-name on the label of a bottle of Scotch. It provides information on the meaning of the name, the language it is from, or if it is even real.

A deep and carefully crafted book of place that explores intimate moments with the birds, the landscape and the weather, and the sounds and smells and the passing seasons of a dozen fields. Eight vignettes and a poem in each of 12 calendrical chapters render events as purely as possible.

Presents a detailed picture of social and economic life in Caithness spanning some 300 years and provides the reader with vivid eye-witness quotations from personal letters, accounts and legal documents from the papers of a prominent, land-owning family

The author's passion for snowdrops shines through in this lavishly illustrated book for novice snowdrop gardeners and galanthophiles alike

This is the definitive reference on the subject with almost 6500 entries presented as an impressive two-volume work. It is a fascinating accumulation of knowledge gleaned from experts around the world.

This is an unusual and lyrical account of birds that stresses their importance to people, resulting in more attention and kindness to birds. It includes an interesting selection of myths and facts for bird-lovers.

A celebration of nature and its power to humble and heal. The author's reflections on revisiting his teenage wildlife haunts