Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News nearly a hundred years ago. This definitive edition contains all three collections published in Neil Munro’s lifetime, as well as a new story never previously published which was discovered in 2001.

A hilarious yet informative book of Glaswegian phrases.

REPRINT DUE OCTOBER 2008

Paying the Piper offers an intriguing and stimulating debate about taxation.

This comprehensive collection of essays provides fascinating information about this part of Scotland. The natural, historical and cultural treasures of this popular part of Scotland are revealed here in all their glorious variety.

In providing an all-round portrait of the man and his achievements, Michael Smith’s book places James Wordie in his rightful place amongst the greatest of British explorers.

This is a portrait of a complex and fascinating society which laid down patterns in the Scottish countryside, many of which still survive today.