This is an exciting and controversial reassessment of a period and a people who stood at the birth of Scotland.

'Well researched, richly detailed,' - Times Literary Supplement

'Torrance is an industrious historian and an assiduous biographer,' - The Herald

The first ever biography of one of the most capable and interesting politicians Scotland has produced in the last few decades.

'Leaves the reader with the unavoidable impression that Salmond is a uniquely talented politician,' - Total Politics

'Well researched, richly detailed,' - Times Literary Supplement

The first ever biography of one of the most capable and interesting politicians Scotland has produced in the last few decades.

The Sardana Dancers is an intriguing and compassionate novel about the interweaving lives of a variety of characters who are caught up in a sort of sardana – a Catalan dance performed for pleasure and as a symbol of unity.

At one and the same time an account of a personal spiritual crisis and a hilarious spoof on academic learning, early Victorian values and materialism, a radically deconstructive vision reveals the very highest symbols of belief as just that – merely symbols. How to believe in anything after such an insight is the question asked in Carlyle's masterpiece of invention, parody and profound laughter.

It’s criminal up north ... Cal Innes is fresh out of Strangeways, playing PI and running from a past muddied with ties to local gang lord ‘Uncle’ Morris Tiernan. When Tiernan tells him to track down a rogue casino dealer ...

It’s criminal up north . . .  Cal Innes is fresh out of Strangeways, playing PI and running from a past muddied with ties to local gang lord ‘Uncle’ Morris Tiernan . . .

Kidnapping and corpse mutilation are just a taste of what’s in store for Andy Park in Allan Guthrie’s violent fourth novel. Meanwhile Tommy Savage may not survive the night when he finds himself heading to a graveyard armed with a sword and a bag of cash to meet his masked blackmailer.

Andy Park passes out at the sight of blood, but he thinks he’s discovered a way to make his family’s enemies pay. He isn’t prepared for the fall-out, though. Before long, his teenage son is in mortal danger, and his daughter and her fiance are knee-deep in corpses.

Scapa Flow, one of the greatest naval bases in history, resonates through the annals of the Royal Navy during the two great wars of the twentieth century, and this book solidifies that reputation in this remarkable book.

Frederick G. Rea was an English teacher who became headmaster of Garrynamonie School in South Uist in the 1890s. His love and respect for the islands is wonderfully conveyed in this vivid testament.

Combining exciting traditional tales that illustrate the background of the practice of Highland cattle-raiding with extensive historical research, School of the Moon shows that there is much yet to be understood about Scotland’s history, even of the last few hundred years.

This is a captivating comparative selection of Scottish photographs from 1907 by Valentine and Sons of Dundee, once Scotland’s most successful commercial photographers.

This book is a fascinating story of the Highland emigrants who travelled to Nova Scotia in the hope of, though deceived of a better life; how they rose above the deception and ensuing difficulties with the resilience and resourcefulness for which the Scots are best known.

'A milestone of a book' - Scottish Catholic Observer

This collection of essays explores more than five centuries of Scottish–Polish interactions. It focuses on the two main moments of contact: the early modern experiences of Scottish pedlars, merchants, mercenaries and diplomats in the Polish–Lithuanian common­wealth and the Polish presence in Scotland during the twentieth and early twenty-first century.

This book covers the entire history of Scotland's castles, from the very first stone castles in the 13th century to those of the present day.

This definitive history traces the origins and evolution of Methodism in Scotland, through the breakaway ‘Connexions’ of the nineteenth century to wartime and ecumenical activity in the twentieth century.

Jim Craig’s unique style and presentation, allied with his superb professional knowledge, make this book a fascinating window into the Scots and their sporting world.

This volume deals with the time when many of the most significant and familiar episodes in Scottish history took place. The period was one in which Scotland was transformed, partly as a result of famous events, but largely because of more subtle and less perceptible changes in the constitutional, ecclesiastical and economic structure.

Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707, volumes 1 and 3, the first in a five-volume set of textbooks, provide a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.

Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707, volumes 1 and 3, the first in a five-volume set of textbooks, provide a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.

This new edition shows how Scottish courses are the most challenging in the world. Full of colour photographs and specially drawn maps, this book is the definitive guide for the serious golf enthusiast.

On December 5th, 1600, Pope Clement VIII founded and endowed the Scots College in Rome for the training of priests and, at least initially, the education of the sons of Scottish noblemen.

This is the new edition of the first ever comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day.

"The stand-out book of the season," - Tom Jaine, The Guardian

This is the first new edition of The Scots Kitchen for over thirty years. Beautifully illustrated, it's a long overdue update on a culinary classic.

A Scots Quair, is Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s most renowned work, and has become a landmark in Scottish literature.

'A fascinating picture' - James Naughtie, Today Programme BBC Radio 4

'The fusion of science and the physical history – like an abandoned croft – allows people to trace their Scots ancestry with precision.’ - Sunday Herald

A remarkable new piece of research that vividly uncovers Scotland's DNA Map. Since the openening of the Scottish Parliament there has been a revitalised interest in Scottish history and national identity. New technology and the mushrooming of genetic studies is spectacularly furthering our knowledge of who we are.

'A fascinating picture.' - James Naughtie, Today Programme BBC Radio 4

'The fusion of science and the physical history – like an abandoned croft – allows people to trace their Scots ancestry with precision.’ - Sunday Herald 

History has always mattered to Scots, and rarely more so than now at the outset of a new century, with a new census appearing in 2011 and after more than ten years of a new parliament. An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies and we carry the ancient story of Scotland around with us.

Using his own colourful experiences as a starting point, Joe Pieri looks back at the long history of the Scots-Italians.

'Very engaging, highly intelligent … I loved this book and heartily recommend it,' - AN Wilson

'A lovely piece of work – the best book on Scott, indeed, since Edwin Muir’s Scott and Scotland,' - Andrew O'Hagan

'Kelly engagingly assesses Scott’s various works and insightfully sets Scott in his context' - The Independent

His name and image are everywhere – from Bank of Scotland fivers to the bizarre monument in Edinburgh’s city centre. Is Sir Walter Scott really the father of modern Scotland? Or should that be Scott-land?

From Celtic warfare to the feudal host to the professional armies of the eighteenth century, from guerrilla warfare to the pitched battle, from siege to Border Reiver, Scotland is unique in having had almost every major type of warfare taking place within its frontiers. John Sadler weaves chronicle, narrative, and analysis together in a masterly way, recreating the drama and passion of centuries past.

This book is intended to give the book trade from c.1500 to c.1720 a detailed examination, looking at booksellers, bookbinders, stationers and printers and their relationship to the forces of authority.

Enid Gauldie's fascinating study discusses in detail the origins of milling, the social context and daily life of the miller, as well as the technical aspects of the industry.

The countryside we see today is largely a man-made creation. Three hundred years ago, the landscape looked very different; it had a confused, fragmented appearance, with clusters of small farms, narrow strips of cultivated ground in a bare landscape wi
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Gary Smailes explores the darker side of Scottish history in this entertaining and informative book.

Scottish Customs is a highly readable and absorbing anthology of traditional Scottish customs and rites of passage, drawn from a broad range of literary sources dating back to the 16th century.

The Scottish Empire charts the involvement of the Scots in the British Empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. A fascinating and enlightening read.

This highly readable and engaging book examines the achievement of one of Scotland’s most astonishing historical periods.

To many, the Enlightenment of the 18th century represents Scotland's Golden Age. In philosophy, law, economics, politics, linguistics and the physical sciences, Scots were key players in changing the way the world was viewed. This anthology gathers together the well known and the lesser known amongst the writing of the time.

This book, the first modern study of the subject, examines the history and nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the demonising attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of the reality of fairies at the end of the seventeenth century, as well as their place in ballads and in Scottish literature.

This is a reprint in two volumes of the 1876 edition of Logan's famous work, edited with an introduction and memoir of the author by Alexander Stewart.

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.

Gardens have been created to fulfill many functions: some to provide food or medicine, others for pleasure and recreation or simply to reflect the wealth and status of their creators.

Foreword by Sean Connery

A new and expanded edition of this popular guide gives helpful information and advice about all aspects of play in the home of golf as well as offering fascinating lists, details of extraordinary and dramatic golfing feats, quirky facts and much more.

In this amusing and informative book Gary Smailes tells the stories of 32 famous men and women who have put Scotland on the map.

In this first title from Wildcountry Press, photographer David Paterson travels the length and breadth of Scotland, from the Borders to the Shetlands and from Aberdeenshire to the Outer Hebrides, in search for the landscapes which he captures in time for this beautiful book.

This wide-ranging volume considers Scotland’s domestic life by examining that variety and considering changes in the structures in which Scots have lived and the ways in which they have lived in those homes.

This bibliographic compilation, primarily of Scottish but with some comparative material, makes a substantial contribution to the resources available as guides to research and teaching.

A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology Volume 4. This volume traces the long-standing relationship between Scotland, the Scots and the sea from the early historic period to the present day.

Scottish Life and Society:A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology is a major project of the European Ethnological Research Centre in thirteen volumes. Each volume is a detailed examination of a social topic and can stand alone.

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Volume 10 of the Compendium of Scottish Ethnology brings together a series of essays by a diverse range of authors on the themes of oral literature and performance culture. The topics covered in this volume include: narrative collection and performanc
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This volume surveys Scotland's complex religious landscape from an ethnological perspective. Bringing together 28 contributors and ranging from the arrival of Christianity to religious diversity in the twenty-first century, it provides an authoritative commentary on the role that religion has played over the centuries in all aspects of Scottish life and society.

This third volume in the Scottish Life and Society series investigates the history of Scotland's buildings and other functional structures, including gardens and canals.

This book explores the nature of Scotland’s food in the past, including game and wild plants, cereals and dairy products, flesh and drink, whether home-brewed ale or wines from abroad. Through extensive research and examination of long-held customs, the author provides a detailed appraisal of the realities and complexities of the Scottish diet.

The Individual and Community Life is the fourth volume to appear in the planned fourteen volume series, A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, the major project of the European Ethnological Research Centre.

Insightful and meticulously researched, Scottish Mammals is an analysis of the impact of humans on the planet, as well as a riveting study of the facts and fictions associated with mammals in Scotland.

'Deep learning, lightly worn, makes this a readable and rewarding history.' - The Scotsman 

This is the first fully illustrated history of Scottish medicine since 1932.

Scotland’s leading historians, old colleagues and former students have come together to celebrate the controversial quality of William Ferguson’s achievements. In doing so, they have created a book that is progressive and challenging - something that Ferguson was never afraid to confront.    

This book, the result of twenty years' meticulous research, remains the only comprehensive and systematic study of Scottish place-names. This methodological guide provides an extensive overview of the history of ancient and modern place names in Scotland.

An informative and detailed checklist of native Scottish flora.

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right, and also the consorts, have largely been obscured and neglected. Rosalind K. Marshall addresses this oversight with a collection of mini-biographies, illuminating the fascinatin
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In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I: the events that followed have traditionally been interpreted in terms of religious conflict, but while accepting the importance of religious inspiration, The Scottish Revolution prov
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Shortlisted for the 2011 André Simon Food and Drink book awards

In this major new cookery book, Catherine Brown draws on a treasury of traditional Scottish seafood recipes, from cullen skink to partan bree, Solway scallops and bacon to Musselburgh steak and oyster pie to create a long overdue overview of Scottish cuisine in this sphere.

Drawing on first-hand accounts and contemporary correspondence, David Torrance paints vivid biographical portraits of the 39 men and one woman who have held the post of Scottish Secretary since the position was resurrected by Salisbury in 1885.

Acclaimed children’s author Allan Burnett turns his attention to the First World War in a book of explosively exciting and emotionally charged tales of bravery and adventure.

Acclaimed children’s author Allan Burnett turns his attention to the Second World War in a book of explosively exciting and emotionally charged tales of bravery and adventure.

A.J. Bruford and D.A. MacDonald present an entertaining collection of the oral tales that have been passed down by generations of Scottish storytellers, and have been recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University over the past fifty years.

Packed full of information, Scottish Wild Flowers is an ideal guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be found there.

Scottish Wild Flowers Mini- Guide is an ideal guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland.

Scottish Wild Plants provides a wealth of information about over 40 of the most rare and interesting wild plants in Scotland. Superbly illustrated throughout with Sydney Clarke’s stunning photographs.

These long interviews with very different Scottish writers do not aim at the topical, but to produce a thoughtful window on each writer's mind and work. Recorded at intervals over sixteen years, they go at the writer's chosen pace. Writers relish them.

A unique perspective on the history of Great Britain as we know it. Surpassing modern boundaries, Alistair Moffat brings together a country that was once united in its Celtic culture and history.

First and foremost the Vikings were travellers, roaming far to the east, south and west in their magnificent ships - the lords of the seas.

Rowena Farre’s simply powerful and touching autobiography is a moving insight into the private affectation of the raw Scottish Highlands on an unassuming girl. Seal Morning is a fascinating read of discovery and identity.

'A refreshing and reader-friendly insight into a complex and often confusing period of Scottish history that would grace the shelves of academics, students and pleasure historians alike.' - History Scotland

'This important book fills a major gap in late medieval Scottish history.' - Journal of Church History

An innovative and interdisciplinary study of lay faith in Scotland in the later Milddle Ages, examining both the religious ideas and practices of the people, and the ways in which these were shaped by images in literature, art, and church writings.

Seawolves is an exciting and thorough examination of Scots connected to piracy, whether they are victims or villains, real or literary.

Ever since its creation in the mid 15th century, Rosslyn Chapel has cast a mesmerising spell over all who have visited it. Nestling in an exquisite glen barely seven miles from the centre of Edinburgh, it exudes an extraordinary atmosphere, serene yet charged, as if it holds the secret of some vast, unearthly mystery.

July, 1700, Rome. Atto Melani mingles with other high-ranking guests at the villa of Cardinal Spada. Despite being there to celebrate the Cardinal’s nephew’s wedding, the main topic of conversation is the grave illness of the Pope and the approaching demise of Charles II. Melani, keen to see the French king ascend the Spanish throne, sets in motion a grandiose conspiracy that will plunge him into a world of secret languages, religious sects, forged Royal wills and Europe into war.

James Kelman’s oblique, wry and open-ended short stories reveal him to be a master of the form, and this selection offers some of his best work.

Following on from the bestselling success of his first volume, A Sense of Belonging to Scotland, photographer Andy Hall has compiled another impressive line-up of people and places. Among the participants are Emma Thompson and Colin Montgomerie.

Beautiful and stunning photography of well-known to quiet and quaint scenes of Scotland as chosen and endorsed by celebrities from all over the world. This book incorporates two acclaimed volumes into the one perfect collection.

The second installment in the Sky's Dark Labyrinth Trilogy, this tale submerges us in 17th Century society and the lives of Edmond Halley and Issac Newton as they attempt to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.

Opening with a premonition of death, this is the story of a young man's conflict with the spiritual authority of his father, of a spirit of scepticism set against an authoritarian Calvinism.

Offering a refreshing change from standard histories, which so often tell a nation’s story in terms of big events and personalities, Set on a Hill is an engrossing and entertaining book which looks at the broad sweep of Scotland’s history from the perspective of just one small Scottish town – Auchterarder.

Settlement and Sacrifice is an introduction to the people who lived in Scotland from around 1500 BC to AD 200. It was a time when people built impressive houses and settlements, but also one of war and human sacrifice as society was disturbed by quarrels over resources, land and wealth.        

This book is part of a newly updated edition of the acclaimed Making of Scotland series produced by Historic Scotland and Birlinn which provides lively, accessible and up-to-date introductions to key themes and periods in Scottish history and prehistory.

Frank Worsley’s account of the Shackleton Boat Journey remains the classic account of this extraordinary story.

'McLevy is one of the great psychological creations and Ashton is the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson.' - Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy plays

Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in this the first thrilling Inspector McLevy Mystery, Shadow of the Serpent.

The suffering inflicted on millions in Stalin's camps has been told before ­ but Michael Krupa's story is unique. He retells his gruelling and traumatic experiences with clarity, honesty and courage.

Nury Vittachi’s debut Polygon novel. Primarily set in Hong Kong, this highly enjoyable read delves into the mysterious underworld of vegan terrorism that only a Feng Shui master can resolve.

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Shetland Rambles is a beautiful, poignant and entertaining journey through the islands by one of Scotland’s best loved authors and illustrators and packed with incidental detail and charm.

This meticulously researched book is a reference guide to shipping losses off the coast of Scotland from Stonehaven northwards to Duncansby Head, then westwards to Cape Wrath and the Minch. A thoroughly informative read aimed at both specialists and the general reader with an interest in this specialist area.

What happened to Shirley could happen to anyone. Might you be the next person to pay the terrible price of innocence? A true story of persistence and endurance brought to the forefront of the Scottish political consciousness by a mere fingerprint.

Introduced by James Buchan.

Sick Heart River is both John Buchan’s most powerful novel and his last, with perhaps the most autobiographical of his characters.    

The Sidlaws are a low range of hills running from Montrose in the east to Perth in the west. They are a rich source of traditional tales, legends, historical incidents and songs.

The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the major turning points in European history. The hot September day that witnessed the last great trial of strength between Cross and Crescent opened an epoch in European history that lasted until the cataclysm of the First World War in 1914.

Exiled from China in 1933, Chiang Yee produced some of the most evocative travel books ever written. He was ‘dazzled’ by the Scottish capital and paints an unforgettable picture of Edinburgh in the 1940s.

'A touching portrait.' - The Herald

A rich, moving and enthralling exploration of mental health, the creative process, human frailty and ancient traditions, the Silent Weaver recounts the life of Angus MacPhee who returned from World War 2 traumatised into silence, then spent the next 50 years weaving miraculous artworks from grass, leaves and wool.

A marvellous and indispensible treasury of Scottish folklore and folk belief from the world of Celtic magic, gods and fairies, to the prophesies of the Brahan seer, second sight, witchcraft, earth magic, selkies, changelings and a host of traditional spells and cures.

A brand new edition of this insightful biography casts a reflective and analytical eye over his life and career, examining this shrewd professional through the many highs and lows that he has experienced as a player and manager.

'This biography will become a classic.' - Journal of Medical Biography

'An excellent and wide-ranging biography.' - Nursing Standard

In 1847, challenging the firmly held convictions of the medical profession of the time, James Young Simpson demonstrated for the first time that a woman could be safely relieved of the pains of difficult and traumatic labour by the administration of a general anaesthetic. He later added to his fame when he introduced a new and better anaesthetic, chloroform, which soon became the most popular general anaesthetic for use in general surgery as well as midwifery.

'This biography will become a classic.' - Journal of Medical Biography

'An excellent and wide-ranging biography.' - Nursing Standard

James Young Simpson is the medical pioneer that brought us general anaesthetic. This book tells the story of one of the great events in the history of medicine.

Selected Work of Marion Angus celebrates the legacy of Marion Angus, (1865-1946) one of Scotland’s finest lyric poets.

Between 1651 and 1851 successive clerks to the Kirk Sessions of Cramond carefully recorded the allegations of misbehaviour that were brought against parishioners.

'Six Months Without Sundays is very much the Scots Guards’ tour in their own words ... rings true' - Soldier Magazine 

Aged twenty-five, Max Benitz lived alongside his peers in The Scots Guards in Helmand Province, experiencing first-hand what it is to risk your young life every day in a war zone.

'Six Months Without Sundays is very much the Scots Guards’ tour in their own words ... rings true' - Soldier Magazine 

Aged twenty-five, Max Benitz lived alongside his peers in The Scots Guards in Helmand Province, experiencing first-hand what it is to risk your young life every day in a war zone.

'Moving and eye-opening story of brilliance and bravery, and the fight against bigotry and closed-mindedness' - Daily Mail

'Preserves the important facts while skillfully immersing the reader in the turbulent events of 17th-century Europe ... If Kepler wasn't already your favourite historical astronomer, he will be after reading this book.' - New Scientist

The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth follows the stories of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei, two men searching for the truth in one of the darkest, yet also one of the most enlightening periods of European history.

'Preserves the important facts while skillfully immersing the reader in the turbulent events of 17th-century Europe ... If Kepler wasn't already your favourite historical astronomer, he will be after reading this book.' - New Scientist

'Vivid, thrilling ... Books like this transform the way you access and understand our view of history.' - lovereading

The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth is the first of a trilogy of novels inspired by the dramatic struggles, personal and professional, and key historical events in man’s quest to understand the Universe.

This is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes, of small people who trap humans in earthen mounds where time stands still, and of dark, shape- shifting spirits whose cloak of human form is betrayed by the sand and shells which fall from their hair.

Young prison officer Nicholas Glass is finding the stresses of the job increasingly hard to handle. Bullied and abused by inmates and colleagues alike, every day is getting longer than the one before. When a group of cons use outside help to threaten his wife and daughter, Glass agrees to help them out with a ’favour’.

Crucial to control of the North Atlantic during the Second World War was knowledge of the weather: for the wolf packs and German raiders that lurked in these bitter seas this was the vital ingredient that would enable them to cut the vital arteries t

This is the first book ever to be written on the collective history of the little group of islands between Ardnamurchan and Skye. Amongst the best known of the Hebrides, they are also amongst the least documented. A highly enlightening book on these little-studied islands.

This double volume covers Naomi Mitchison's Edwardian childhood in Oxford and Scotland, as well as the development of her very personal thoughts and ideas during her teenage years as she grew to womanhood.

During the turbulent reigns of Mary Queen of Scots and James VI, the Jesuists played a significant role in preserving Catholicism in the land of John Knox. This book examines the political and religious aims of the Society of Jesus at the time.

The Soap Man brings to light a little known civil war between crofter and laird, lower and upper class, on the isle of Lewis.

This gripping novel, first published in 1960, helped confirm Robin Jenkins as one of the most outstanding novelists of his generation. Set in Afghanistan, it was written shortly after his return from his two-year period in Kabul, and his experiences there add an unmistakeable ring of authenticity to his descriptions of this mysterious and remote country. Some Kind of Grace is a terrible warning of what outside interference can do to a country. Throughout the book Jenkins’ sympathy is with a people sacrificed on the altar of dogma and convenience by the great powers of East and West.

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'A myth-buster and a debate starter' - MOJO

The biography of one of Britain’s last real musical mavericks. This edition is fully updated to include testimonials by Martyn’s lovers, friends and fellow musicians.

'A myth-buster and a debate starter' - MOJO

A well-researched biography of one of Britain’s best musicians renowned for his rock antics.

Exhaustively researched yet eminently readable, this first book-length account of the historical Somerled assembles, evaluates and interprets the full spectrum of evidence.

The Hebrides and Gaelic Highlands are one of the world’s great treasure-houses of song. In this new anthology, world-renowned singer Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together 175 of her favourite Gaelic songs to paint a vivid picture of life among the Gaelic-speaking peoples, filling many of the gaps left by official histories and documents.

'Carries real conviction and originality,' - Sunday Times

'A truly original story told in a beguiling and straightforward way,' - Daily Mail

This is a history of the ruthless and systematic expansion of the ambitious Clan Campbell in 16th-century Scotland.

A collection of stories for younger readers from the author of Jessie's Journey, Jess Smith.

'Touchingly funny and nostalgic,' - The Sunday Post

Soor Plooms and Sair Knees is an hilarious and moving recollection of the writer’s childhood in a small Scottish east coast town during the immediate post-war years. In this warm-hearted, funny, and magnificent portrait, Bob Dewar recalls the community spirit of 1940s Scotland with perfectly balanced nostalgic recollections and glorious illustrations.

Caoir Gheal Leumraich/White Leaping Flame

Edited by Christopher Whyte and Emma Dymock

'It is often late, by chance, and with sudden delight, that we find those poets who later become vital to us … I knew Sorley MacLean by reputation before I felt his authority … what was unlooked for has grown indispensable' – SEAMUS HEANEY

This definitive edition brings together everything published during the poet's life time and the love sequence in its fullest form, along with extracts from the 1939 manuscript of An Cuilithionn and a generous selection of unpublished poems.

'An excellent read,' - John Rutherford

'Brilliant insights,' - The Telegraph

Southern Comfort reveals the different passions, hunger, humour, comradeship and local rivalries which fuel the region’s love for rugby – and tells a story of how the South has risen above adversity to still produce the stars of the future.

This lucid account of crofting life during the second World War has been a popular classic since its first publication in 1949.

The Sporting Scot reveals the immense diversity and heroics of sportsmen and women in Scotland and is a wonderful celebration of the Scots’ literary love affair with sport.

Raymond Lamont-Brown presents in his insightful book the history of St Andrews bridging from the time of the Picts to the 21st century. A comprehensive and complete history of this remarkable Scottish town.

This book illuminates an event often over-shadowed by the tragedy of Dunkirk in the Second World War - that of the capture and valour of the 51st Highland Division in St Valery.

Glasgow humour has always been characterised by a scant regard for caution and reserve, and its extrovert and often surreal nature. No one exemplifies all these aspects better than Stanley Baxter, Glasgow’s best known and greatest comic genius.

A full-length history presenting the Stewarts with wit, sympathy and colour, giving emphasis to their passionate sexuality and sinister propensity for depression. The result is a story starring a startling collage of unforgettable personalities.

A fantastical adventure story for 9–11 year old readers, set on the Ardnamurchan peninsula a hundred years ago. Kirsten is determined to solve the disappearance of some of the crofters’ animals. But never did she think she would fall into an adventure so strange as the one she finds, so close to the peace of her home.

Possibly one of the greatest and most daring political stunts ever attempted is retold with spellbinding intensity in Stone of Destiny. With a foreword by Alex Salmond.

This collection of 42 stories comprises every type of tale found on the island of South Uist, including heroic Fingalian stories, international folktales, ghost stories and local historical and humorous anecdotes.

'The perfect gift,' - Country Kitchen

Seumas MacInnes, one of Scotland’s premier restaurateurs and owner of the iconic Café Gandolfi in Glasgow loves Stornoway Black Pudding. This is his tibute to the other ‘Great chieftain o’ the puddin' race’.

Douglas MacGowan’s vivid account of the celebrated murder case reads by turns like a thriller, a love story and a courtroom drama. He quotes extensively from contemporary sources, notably the correspondence between Madeleine and Emile, whose explicit content so shocked Victorian sensiblities. Ultimately he leaves it to the reader to judge Madeleine’s guilt or innocence.

Now reprinted for the first time since 1968, this is a collection of stories about the supernatural, collected in the late 1890s by Fatherr Allan McDonald, parish priest of the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides.    

The composed and hierarchal country estate was once a great functional animal in the 1920s. It was efficient, structured and social, and is generally thought to be lost in the 21st century with the great rise of the Bourgeoisie. However, this interesting book reminds us of a time that still exists, quietly adapting with the demands of modern life.

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A near-future dystopian Aberdeen – Uberdeen – is the setting for John Aberdein’s long-awaited second novel – a combination of political satire and love story, full of twists and turns.

Foreword by James Dean Bradfield, Introduction by Ian Rankin

'An overdue tribute to a visionary musician and honourable man,' – Mojo

This great tribute to Stuart Adamson reveals the story behind an acclaimed musician and complex man and offers much insight into the way the music industry really works.

The Summer Walkers documents an archetypal and vanishing way of life.

This book is the story of a remarkable quest; a search for the history behind a faded photograph album discovered in a second-hand bookshop in Stockport in 1986.

A story of love and awakening, Breeta's people are the ancient, newly Christianized Pictish tribes living in Northern Scotland in the 9th century. Assailed by the pagan Vikings from across the sea, the clash of old and new is a conflict from which the Scottish nation is forged.

"The pages are strewn with the kind of imagery only a poet's eye would pick up" - Scots Magazine

A collection of short stories celebrating life and love.

’Part of the trilogy, A Scots Quair, Sunset Song is a book about change, war, politics and, above all else, what it means to be Scottish.’ - Nicola Sturgeon, MSP

This is the first detailed history of Albion Motors, Scotland's most successful motor-manufacturing company, established in Glasgow in 1899.

This is the story of some pioneers who, during the nineteenth century, transformed the practice of surgery.

This text examines the lore of the birch-bark canoe, the mystery of its traditional Native American construction, its key role in exploring the wilderness.

With new archaeological research, the ‘material culture’ of the Picts – their settlement, ways of life and burial practice – is slowly coming into focus and is fully represented in this fascinating book.

The definitive, entertaining guide to Scottish country dancing.

Based on stunning new archaeological evidence from across the pond and in Britain The Sword and the Grail details the involvment of the Order of the Knights of the Templar as the true discoverers of America.

Swords for Hire tells how a considerable proportion of the able-bodied male population of Scotland at one time sought service on behalf of almost every dynasty and monarch on the continent. Some were fleeing from justice, others went to seek fame and fortune – and found it.