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Outside In    Outside In
ISBN:9781846970689
Category: Essays, Fiction
Author: Alastair Reid
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Alastair Reid is one of Scotland’s foremost literary figures but his work is currently out of print in the UK. The bulk of his prose has long been unavailable, so this wide-ranging new collection of prose will present a fresh and comprehensive overview of his achievements, and will appeal to existing fans and new readers.

With an introduction by Andrew O'Hagan.


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Inside Out    Inside Out
ISBN:9781846970696
Category: Poetry, Fiction
Author: Alastair Reid
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
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Synopsis:

The bulk of Alastair Reid's poetry has long been unavailable, so this wide-ranging new collection of poetry, translations and thoughts on the art of translation will present a fresh and comprehensive overview of his achievements and will appeal to existing fans and new readers.

With an introduction by Douglas Dunn.


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Blanket of the Dark, The    Blanket of the Dark, The
ISBN:9781846970726
Category: Classics, Fiction
Author: John Buchan
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

Buchan skilfully weaves the story of young clerk Peter Pentecost, who has a claim to the throne, and a tale of intrigue against King Henry VIII, where ’under the blanket of the dark all men are alike and all are nameless’. With an introduction by Robert Hutchinson.

    
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John Burnet of Barns    John Burnet of Barns
ISBN:9781846970733
Category: Classics, Fiction
Author: John Buchan
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

The rivalry of two cousins results in treachery, betrayal and a desperate struggle for survival. With an introduction by Tam Dalyell.


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Witch Wood    Witch Wood
ISBN:9781846970719
Category: Classics, Fiction
Author: John Buchan
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

Buchan’s favourite of all his novels, Witch Wood deals with the hypocrisy that can lie beneath god-fearing respectability. The book is set in the terrifying times of the first half of the seventeenth century when the Church of Scotland unleashed a wave of cruelty and intolerance. Minister Sempill witnesses devil worship in the ’Witch Wood’ and is persecuted. With an introduction by Allan Massie.

    
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Midwinter    Midwinter
ISBN:9781846970702
Category: Classics, Fiction
Author: John Buchan
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

Regarded by many critics as one of the finest historical novels ever written, Midwinter tells the tale of Alastair Maclean, confidant of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, who embarks on a secret mission to raise support for the Jacobite cause in the west of England. With an introduction by Stuart Kelly.

    
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Hunting Grounds    Hunting Grounds
ISBN:9781841587356
Category: Sport
Author: Gary Sutherland
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

Come rain, shine, sleet and snow, Gary Sutherland visits each of the 42 football grounds in Scotland during one season, documenting the singing, the swearing and the sheer nonsense of what occurs every Saturday afternoon.


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Russian Civil War, The    Russian Civil War, The
ISBN:9781843410416
Category: Military History, Military and Adventure
Author: Evan Mawdsley
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Evan Mawdsley’s lucid account of this vast and complex subject explains in detail the power struggles and political manoeuvres of the war, providing a balanced analysis of why the Communists were victors.


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Island Going    Island Going
ISBN:9781841587127
Category: Ornithology, Natural History
Author: Robert Atkinson
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:
What began as a simple sailing adventure to find a rare bird species turns out to be much more a revelation into the quiet and unassuming world of the Hebridean life. A personal and humanistic perspective.

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Fall From Grace    Fall From Grace
ISBN:9781846970504
Category: Crime, Fiction
Author: David Ashton
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The second in a new series of McLevy books, Fall from Grace revolves around the terrible Tay Bridge disaster.


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Sea Dog Bamse    Sea Dog Bamse
ISBN:9781841587486
Category: Military History, Military and Adventure
Author: Angus Whitson and Andrew Orr
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: HB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This is the remarkable story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes – a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became global mascot for the Royal Norwegian Forces and a symbol of freedom and inspiration for Allied troops throughout Europe.


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Waters of the Heart    Waters of the Heart
ISBN:9781841587264
Category: Literature, Fiction
Author: Doris Davidson
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

Cissie McGregor finds herself homeless and her child has been taken. She will fight back, but she must finally confront the consequences of those events long ago in Aberdeen when her childhood innocence was shattered …


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Dad's Army    Dad's Army
ISBN:9781841587516
Category: Sport
Author: Neil Drysdale
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Dad’s Army tells the remarkable story of how the cricketers of a little Scottish village marched all the way to Lord’s and won the National Village Cup in 1985. With an introduction by Sir Ian Botham.


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Nickum, The    Nickum, The
ISBN:9781841587158
Category: Literature, Fiction
Author: Doris Davidson
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

The story of mischievous Aberdeenshire boy Willie Fowlie - or the 'nickum', as his grandmother calls him - and his journey to adulthood. The course of his life completely changes, but can the 'nickum' ever atone for the decisions that he has made in his past?


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Endless Tide, The    Endless Tide, The
ISBN:9781841587066
Category: Crofting, Social History, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Iain R. Thomson
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:
The Endless Tide is a sweeping, imaginative, provocative work which functions on a micro- and macro-level, examining the continual cycle of humanity, and Scotland’s part in the process.

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Hidden Glasgow    Hidden Glasgow
ISBN:9781841587202
Category: Local History, History
Author: Carol Foreman
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
From the golden merchant ship on top of the Merchant’s House, through the abandoned Britannia Panopticon Music Hall on Argyle Street, from the schoolroom in the attic of Trades House to the Lock Hospital for ’dangerous women’, this book takes us through the city of Glasgow.

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Edge of Empire    Edge of Empire
ISBN:9781841587370
Category: Scottish History, History
Author: David Breeze
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

In this fascinating new book, David Breeze tells the story of the Roman invasion of Scotland, the building of the Antonine Wall, its occupation and abandonment.


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Silver Smith    Silver Smith
ISBN:9781841587530
Category: Sport, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Neil Drysdale
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
This remarkable biography of Walter Smith reflects on the life and times of a man who went from football enthusiast as a boy to being propelled into the limelight as one of football’s most notorious managers in Britain.

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Greyhound for Breakfast    Greyhound for Breakfast
ISBN:9781846970542
Category: Short Stories, Fiction
Author: James Kelman
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:
A brilliant collection of stories set in the tenements and cheap casinos of Glasgow, Manchester and London.

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And the Judges Said...    And the Judges Said...
ISBN:9781846970528
Category: Essays, Fiction
Author: James Kelman
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:
A collection of captivating essays in which Kelman discusses a wide range of issues connected to his views about the world, and the people and events that have influenced his writing.

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Lewis in History and Legend    Lewis in History and Legend
ISBN:9781841583686
Category: Local History, History
Author: Bill Lawson
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £10.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Lewis in History and Legend is the first volume by Bill Lawson about the history of the Isle of Lewis.


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For the Islands I Sing    For the Islands I Sing
ISBN:9781846970832
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: George Mackay Brown
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis:

George Mackay Brown wrote this beautiful and touching book in the years before his death in 1996. He did not want it published while he lived. An astonishing posthumous autobiography.


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Well at the World's End, The    Well at the World's End, The
ISBN:9781846970276
Category: Fiction, Classics
Author: Neil M. Gunn
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
The academic Peter Munro travels an emotional and physical trail that leads him into the Scottish Highlands, helping him to discover a great realisation. A classic Polygon novel.

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In Cold Ink    In Cold Ink
ISBN:9780951447055
Category: Essays, Fiction
Author: David Robinson
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: HB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
This beautifully produced collection of essays and interviews is based on articles by David Robinson in The Scotsman newspaper and is a record of his fascinating encounters with some of the most gifted writers alive.

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The Killer Angels    The Killer Angels
ISBN:9781846970863
Category: Literature, Fiction
Author: Michael Shaara
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War novel set in the third summer of the war. Robert Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia slips across the Potomac to begin the invasion of the North.


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Hell and High Water    Hell and High Water
ISBN:9781841586229
Category: Conservation, Politics And Economics
Author: Alastair McIntosh
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
After Alastair McIntosh’s success with Soil and Soul which sold more than 10,000 copies, Birlinn Limited is pleased to introduce a major new work which critically examines climate change citing Scotland’s ecosystem as a microcosm for wider global effects.

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The Unbearable Lightness of Scones    The Unbearable Lightness of Scones
ISBN:9781846970573
Category: Fiction, Literature
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publication Date: July 2008
Format: HB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
The story of Bertie and his dysfunctional family continues in this fifth instalment of 44 Scotland Street alongside the familiar cast of favourites – Big Lou, Domenica, Angus Lordie, Cyril and others.

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