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Gaelic Otherworld, The    Gaelic Otherworld, The
ISBN:9781841587332
Category: Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic, Folklore, Cultural Studies
Author: John Gregorson Campbell
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A fantastic volume embracing the supernatural in Gaelic superstition from the mid-nineteenth century.


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Gaelic Proverbs    Gaelic Proverbs
ISBN:9781874744146
Category: Reference, Gaelic
Author: Alexander Nicolson
Publication Date: Jan 1996
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This classic nineteenth-century anthology is the largest and best-known collections of Gaelic proverbs in the world.


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Gaelic Word Book, A    Gaelic Word Book, A
ISBN:9781841586793
Category: Reference, Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Alison Diack
Publication Date: Jul 2008
Format: PB
Price: £3.99
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis:
This is a new series of pocket books designed to introduce some of the wealth of the spoken and written word in Scotland to those who may not be familiar with them.

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Gaelic is Fun-tastic!    Gaelic is Fun-tastic!
ISBN:9781841583303
Category: Gaelic
Author: Colm O Baoill
Publication Date: Apr 2007
Format: PB
Price: £3.99
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Synopsis: Gaelic is Funtastic is the follow-up to the fabulous book Gaelic is Fun, the perfect introduction for a beginner who has previously been deterred by the language’s difficult reputation.
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Gathering of Eagles, A    Gathering of Eagles, A
ISBN:9781841583846
Category: History
Author: Gordon Maxwell
Publication Date: Mar 2006
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis:
A Gathering of Eaglesdescribes the formative period in Scottish history when Caledonia was the northern frontier of the mighty Roman Empire.

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George Houston    George Houston
ISBN:9781873830291
Category: Art
Author: Euan Robson
Publication Date: Aug 1997
Format: HB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: not in stock

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Synopsis:
Houston’s beautiful and tranquil paintings of Scotland are among the finest produced in the country, and this is the first monograph to be published on Houston in over fifty years.

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Gift from the Gallowgate, A    Gift from the Gallowgate, A
ISBN:9781841584157
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: Doris Davidson
Publication Date: Jul 2005
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

The striking autobiography of the prolific author Doris Davidson.


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Glasgow Street Names    Glasgow Street Names
ISBN:9781841585888
Category: Scotland
Author: Carol Foreman
Publication Date: Nov 2007
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:
This new revised edition examines the famous street names in the city centre from the M8 to the north bank of the River Clyde, to Glasgow Green and Bridgeton in the east and to Kingston Bridge in the west, with new material examining the Gorbals and the West End of the city, and with newly acquired illustrations and photography.  
    
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Glasgow from the Air    Glasgow from the Air
ISBN:9781841584744
Category: Photography
Author: Carol Foreman
Publication Date: Nov 2006
Format: HB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:

A fascinating collection of photographs offering a fresh perspective on Glasgow.


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Glasgow: A City at War    Glasgow: A City at War
ISBN:9781843410287
Category: Military History
Author: Brian D Osborne, Ronald Armstrong
Publication Date: Mar 2006
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

This lavishly illustrated book explores the impact of the First and Second World Wars on the city of Glasgow, its people and its industries.


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Glasgow: A City at War    Glasgow: A City at War
ISBN:9781841582764
Category: Military History, Local History
Author: Brian D Osborne, Ronald Armstrong
Publication Date: Oct 2005
Format: HB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:

Including a unique selection of war-time photography, Osborne and Armstrong draw on a wide variety of sources in writing this fascinating and moving book.


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Glens of Silence, The    Glens of Silence, The
ISBN:9781841583259
Category: Social History, History, Emigration, Social History, Crofting
Author: David Paterson
Publication Date: Jan 2004
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis:

David Craig and acclaimed photographer David Paterson provide a fascinating written and visual record of around twenty-five communities throughout the Highlands and Islands that were abandoned during the Clearances.

    
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Goal!    Goal!
ISBN:9781841583891
Category: Sport
Author: Mel Young
Publication Date: Jul 2005
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

This remarkable book charts the incredible journey of a small idea conceived in a bar in Cape Town to a great international event which has helped to support the homeless worldwide.


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God's Islanders    God's Islanders
ISBN:9781841582979
Category: Scotland
Author: Catherine Czerkawska
Publication Date: Oct 2006
Format: HB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A personal account of a writer’s close relationship with a unique and evocative landscape.


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Grampian Curiosities    Grampian Curiosities
ISBN:9781841583976
Category: Scotland, Industry
Author: Robert Smith
Publication Date: Sep 2005
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
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Synopsis:

Introducing a bizarre and intriguing collection of facts and fables about the people, events and places that have added colour to the history of the Grampian country over the centuries.


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Great Infidel, The    Great Infidel, The
ISBN:9781841585208
Category: Autobiography/Biography
Author: Roderick Graham
Publication Date: Jan 2004
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The Great Infidel gives a rounded picture of the man, the century in which he lived, his thought, and, above all, his humanity.

    


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Great Map, The    Great Map, The
ISBN:9781841586670
Category: Limited Editions
Author: William Roy
Publication Date: Dec 2007
Format: HB
Price: £200.00
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

William Roy’s complete survey of Scotland reproduced for the first time as a stunning limited edition.

        
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Guga Hunters, The    Guga Hunters, The
ISBN:9781841586847
Category: Local History, History
Author: Donald S. Murray
Publication Date: Oct 2008
Format: HB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis: The Guga Hunters tells the story of the men who voyage to Sulasgeir each year and the district they hail from, bringing out the full colour of their lives, humour and the drama of their exploits.
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DIARY EVENTS
02/06/08 13:00
Alistair Moffat talks about recent books
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