Paperbacks

Synopsis Subtitled : The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland. In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and pe...

Synopsis Subtitled : Lunar Nights on Scotland's High Peaks. Moonwalker #3 Thirteen full moons, thirteen special nights on Scotland's highest mounta...

Synopsis Part of a series of guides following key figures and themes, this book looks at the life and work of John Muir, who made the US go green, ...

Synopsis The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England. The Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist betwe...

Synopsis Riddoch on the Outer Hebrides is a thought-provoking commentary based on broadcaster Lesley Riddoch's cycle journey through a beautiful is...

Synopsis Studying Scots Law provides a highly readable account of the educational and training requirements for entry into the Scottish legal profe...

Synopsis In the 18th Century shotgun weddings were not unusual, but in most cases it wasn't the bride that was holding the gun. So began the stor...

Synopsis Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelv...

Synopsis Subtitled : Owling With Laughter. A bumper collection of the decade's funniest stories, as published every day in The Herald's 'Diary' col...

Synopsis "These are the ideas we research and campaign for. These are the ideas we stand for. These are the ideas that will transform Scotland and ...

Synopsis These journals cover the period from 1848 to 1882 provide a fascinating insight into the days she spent with her family in her much belove...

Synopsis In the twenty first century, organised religion would seem to have lost its grip on humanity, and yet people seek spiritual guidance as ...

Synopsis Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 2009. Subtitled : A Life in Mountain Rescue. In Cairngorm John (his call sign when in contact wi...

Synopsis For two and half thousand years the ancient Celts have continued to fascinate all who have come into contact with them. The archetypal `ba...

Synopsis An armed uprising. A conspiracy. An assassination. A hanging. These events, starting with the crushing of Jacobite rebels at Culloden in 1...

Synopsis On 15 February 2008, Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. 194 days and 17 hours previously, he had set off from Pa...

Synopsis Updated Edition. Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament mad...

Synopsis Subtitled : A Life on Soay. When Anne Cholowo arrived on the remote west coast island there were only 17 inhabitants. Today there are only...

Synopsis Following on from the critically acclaimed Disunited Kingdom: How Westminster Won A Referendum But Lost Scotland, Iain MacWhirter casts hi...

Synopsis About Scotland is a complete source book about Scotland providing a huge range of information in an accessible form. A handy reference gui...