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W. G. Gillies    W. G. Gillies
ISBN:9781873830000
Category: Art
Author: W. Gordon Smith
Publication Date: Jan 2006
Format: HB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:
A spirited and sensitive biography of W. G. Gillies.  As one of Scotland’s greatest twentieth century artists his output was prodigious, exhibiting over 3,000 paintings and producing even more.

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Walking with Murder    Walking with Murder
ISBN:9781841584096
Category: Literary Criticism, Literature
Author: Ian Nimmo
Publication Date: Jul 2005
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis: Few who have read Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped can resist its appeal. Ian Nimmo takes us on the very same journey of Stevenson's classic novel.
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Wall, The    Wall, The
ISBN:9781841586755
Category: Local History
Author: Alistair Moffat
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: HB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis:
In conjunction with a major 6-part ITV series presented by Alistair Moffat and Dame Tanni-Grey Thompson, this book is the perfect accompaniment to a long-awaited series.

AVAILABLE MAY 2008
                
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Waters of the Heart    Waters of the Heart
ISBN:9781841587264
Category: Literature, Fiction
Author: Doris Davidson
Publication Date: Jul 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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Well of the Heads, The    Well of the Heads, The
ISBN:9781841583853
Category: Scottish History
Author: Stuart McHardy
Publication Date: Jul 2005
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

This collection illustrates the drama and dynamism of a society that lived close to nature, had little in the way of material wealth but possessed an intellectual treasure-house of story and song.


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West Coast Tales    West Coast Tales
ISBN:9781841583464
Category: Maritime
Author: Walter Weyndling
Publication Date: May 2005
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis: West Coast Tales, like Weyndling’s first book of stories Ferry Tales, is a collection of memories from the beginning of his career as an apprentice in a Glasgow shipyard during the Second World War to his time working as a ship surveyor.
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West Country Cheesemakers    West Country Cheesemakers
ISBN:9781841585079
Category: West Country, Food And Drink
Author: Michael Raffael
Publication Date: May 2006
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

WINNER OF THE MEDIA AWARD, BRITISH CHEESE AWARDS 2006

The West Country is world-renowned for its cheeses and has been a centre for cheeses of excellence for centuries.


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West Highland Tales    West Highland Tales
ISBN:9781841587035
Category: Folklore
Author: Fitzroy MacLean
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis:
Introducing yet again the 5th reprint of this successful title, this book continues to offer a marvellous introduction to the stories and islands of the West Highlands by one of its most famous authors and personalities.

AVAILABLE MAY 2008
    
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West Highlands, The    West Highlands, The
ISBN:9781841583532
Category: Photography
Author: John MacPherson
Publication Date: Sep 2005
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

John MacPherson conveys the various moods of this remote and austere part of the British Isles in a series of photographs which convey the unique spirit of this extraordinary place.

    
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When I was Young: The Islands    When I was Young: The Islands
ISBN:9781841580395
Category: Scotland, Crofting, Agriculture And Farming
Author: Timothy Neat
Publication Date: Apr 2005
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A fascinating record of Scotland on the very edge of memory.
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Where the Whaups are Crying    Where the Whaups are Crying
ISBN:9781841581491
Category: Social History, Poetry, History, Fiction, Anthologies
Author: (Editor) Innes MacLeod
Publication Date: Jan 2001
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A vibrant and vivid anthology from Scotland’s greatest writers.


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Whisky Dream    Whisky Dream
ISBN:9781841586816
Category: Local History, Industry, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Stuart Rivans
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: not yet published

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Synopsis:

An extraordinary tale of surprising endeavours involving one man’s struggle to resuscitate two whisky distilleries from the brink of no return - Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte distilleries - on the small Hebridean island of Islay.


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Whisky Men, The    Whisky Men, The
ISBN:9781841582993
Category: Food And Drink, Industry
Author: Gavin D. Smith
Publication Date: Sep 2005
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
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Synopsis:

This is a book that gets beyond the gloss and hype that surrounds Scotland’s national drink to celebrate the unsung heroes who are the backbone of the whisky industry.

    
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White Cockade,The    White Cockade,The
ISBN:9781841584416
Category: Scotland, Military History, History
Author: Stuart McHardy
Publication Date: May 2006
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A great collection of tales from an exciting period of history retold by one of Scotland’s most well-known storytellers.

    
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Wild Harvesters    Wild Harvesters
ISBN:9781841583822
Category: Scottish History
Author: Bill Finlayson
Publication Date: Mar 2006
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis:
Wild Harvesters is an introduction to the first people to live in Scotland.

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Wild Land    Wild Land
ISBN:9781841586915
Category: Photography, Art
Author: Mark Hamblin and Peter Cairns
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

These beautifully captured images make a stunning book that reflects the great diversity and beauty of Scotland and its wildlife.


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Wilderness Journeys, The    Wilderness Journeys, The
ISBN:9781841586977
Category: Travel, Travel Writing
Author: John Muir
Publication Date: Aug 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

This collection, including the never-before-published Stickeen, presents the finest of Muir’s writings, and imparts a rounded portrait of a man whose generosity, passion, discipline and vision are an inspiration to this day.


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William McGonagall    William McGonagall
ISBN:9781841584775
Category: Poetry
Author: William McGonagall
Publication Date: Nov 2006
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

William McGonagall’s poetry is Scotland’s alternative to Robert Burns, and as every bit engaging in this comprehensive collection.

            
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William Wallace    William Wallace
ISBN:9781841585932
Category: Scottish History
Author: Andrew Fisher
Publication Date: Aug 2007
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
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Synopsis:

Featuring new sections on the Wallace of literature and present-day perceptions, this book provides a more authentic picture of the greatest of Scotland’s heroes than has been previously available, placing the crude distortions and inaccuracies such as Braveheart in their proper context.

    
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William Wallace And All That    William Wallace And All That
ISBN:9781841584980
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: Jun 2006
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
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Synopsis:

Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining. Bursting with brilliant illustrations, this book will have you shouting ’Freedom!’ after every page!


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Willie Gavin, Crofter Man    Willie Gavin, Crofter Man
ISBN:9781841587097
Category: Music, Scottish Culture, Cultural Studies
Author: David Kerr Cameron
Publication Date: Jun 2008
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
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Synopsis:

A portrait of crofting life in the bare and sometimes bitter landscape of Scotland’s North-east lowlands. The second part of Cameron’s trilogy of rural life.

With an introduction by Jack Webster.

    
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With the Grain    With the Grain
ISBN:9781841584324
Category: Scotland, Art
Author: (Editor) Giles Sutherland
Publication Date: Jun 2005
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
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Synopsis: Giving Tim Stead a definitive label is difficult. His life’s work extended to many areas, blurring the lines between furniture design and sculpture, business and conservation, poetry and teaching.
    
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With the Grain    With the Grain
ISBN:9781841584232
Category: Scotland, Art
Author: (Editor) Giles Sutherland
Publication Date: Jun 2005
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis: Giving Tim Stead a definitive label is difficult. His life’s work extended to many areas, blurring the lines between furniture design and sculpture, business and conservation, poetry and teaching.
    
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World's End, The    World's End, The
ISBN:9781841587493
Category: Current Affairs
Author: Tom Wood and David Johnston
Publication Date: Sep 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis: The World’s End is a true account of the deaths of two young girls in 1977, and their family’s struggle through the thirty-year investigation that followed.
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DIARY EVENTS
02/06/08 13:00
Alistair Moffat talks about recent books
Alistair Moffat talks about recent books
 

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