This book is a parable: a moving story of stubbornly heroic resistance and of extraordinary personal achievement. It is the story of a statement made from the depths of one man’s heart in the most practical and indisputable of ways against the unnecessary destruction of his homeland.

This book is a parable: a moving story of stubbornly heroic resistance and of extraordinary personal achievement. It is the story of a statement made from the depths of one man’s heart in the most practical and indisputable of ways against the unnecessary destruction of his homeland.

In this revised and updated edition of his much-acclaimed book, Roger Hutchison provides a definitive history of the game of shinty.

Martin Martin’s brief and matter of fact account of Canna, one of the most beautiful of all Hebridean islands, details the many major historical trends of the Hebrides that have touched it, from St Columba , who preached there in the sixth century, to the second half of the twentieth century.

All is revealed (well, not quite all – this is Scotland) in The Cannae Sutra, a ground-breaking exposé of the nation’s best-kept secrets.

James Buchan beautifully reconstructs the intimate geographic scale and boundless intellectual milieu of Enlightenment Edinburgh, home to some of the finest minds and breathtaking innovations in architecture, politics, science, the arts, and economies.

The first general anthology of Gaelic verse and song of the nineteenth century to be published since 1879. Including translations, together with notes on sources and themes and an extended introduction.

The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nation’s wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of ten years’ research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses.

Celebrations is a recipe book containing supremely practical and exquisite dishes, aimed at those of us who love to entertain but have to cope with busy lives as well.

First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland.

Now as revered for his repartee and after dinner speaking as he was for his incisive breaks on the park, Jim Renwick’s actions – both on and off the field – have made him one of the best known and popular figures in the rugby world. This intimate and revealing biography is sure to be one of the most entertaining sports biographies of recent years.

2006 RATCLIFF PRIZE - HIGHLY COMMENDED

Children of the Black House is a fascinating glimpse into life on the Hebridean island of Lewis from the closing years of the nineteenth century up to the 1970s in which Calum Ferguson draws on his mother Mairead's reminiscences, presenting her experiences and conversation in the first person.

Although written as fiction, Children of the Dead End is Patrick MacGill's autobiography.

At the age of forty-seven Christian Watt began to write down recollections of her life; she continued until her death at the age of ninety in 1923. Her writings offer a vivid insight not only into the life of the north-east of Scotland during the middle and later part of the nineteenth century, and into the twentieth, but also on events of national and international interest. Previously privately published, this book has not been widely available for many years.

Clap Hands for the Singing Molecatcher is both hilarious and deeply moving in its splendid account of the writer’s childhood on a remote country estate in Morayshire in the 1940s and 1950s; laughter, tragedy and dramatic incident thread their way through the life of a growing boy and the lives of the people he observes. 

This highly engaging book provides an original perspective on the examination of the American civil war and how the Scots and Scottish shipbuilding was crucial to the battle of nations.

A fascinating book with a very full account of Scotland’s part in the American Civil War of 1861-61.

This is the first history of this beautiful part of the Cowal peninsula since Archibald Brown’s acclaimed book of 1908, and presents the story of Colintraive and Glendaruel from the end of the last Ice Age to the present day.

First published in 1903, this is the classic account of the history and archaeology of Coll and Tiree and the neighbouring Treshnish Isles.

Witness magic and miracles as Columba confronts the Loch Ness Monster and mysterious painted warriors. Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

Michael Munro has won the eternal gratitude of Glaswegians for his efforts in popularising their city’s dialect, universally known as ’the patter’.

Alexander Fenton is acknowledged as Scotland’s leading expert on rural life and offers his readers an improved version of the classic Scottish Country Life.

The sequel to her best-selling novel Brow of the Gallowgate, follows the next generation of the Ogilvie family through the Second World War. Under a calm surface, passion and resentment are stirring.

This book tells the story of Cowal through its monuments and sites. From the first settlers to the present day, Cowal has been fought over, visited, and lived in, leaving a legacy everywhere in the landscape.

In this new and expanded edition of his best-selling book, Michael Munro has produced a hilarious compendium of the wit and wisdom of Glasgow.

This book is a celebration of the rich literary tradition of Argyll - a land which has produced many of Scotland's finest writers.

First modern biography of Scotland’s patron saint and the history of his most distinctive symbol with beautiful illustrations and photographs throughout.

This informative, meticulously researched book is a fascinating companion to Cupar. Comparisons with other towns help to provide a rounded picture of this burgh, one of many historic small Scottish towns.