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By: Roger Hutchinson

ISBN: 9781841586779
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
UK Publication Date: 27th May 2008
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. 'So what he decided to do was to build a road out of Arnish in his months off. With a road he hoped generations of people would return to Arnish and all the north end of Raasay'. This book recounts the story of this man's devotion to his visionary project.


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By: James Buchan

ISBN: 9781841586397
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2007
Publisher: Birlinn General
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By the end of 18th century Edinburgh had become the marvel of modern Europe, home to the finest minds of the day and their breathtaking innovations in architecture, politics, science, the arts, and economies. This book tells the story of the triumph of this town and the men whose vision brought it into being.


(Hardback)

By: Stuart Cosgrove

ISBN: 9781846974762
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2020
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Cassius X is the remarkable story of the transformation of Cassius Clay into global icon Muhammad Ali, pivoting on the year that he converted to Islam under the guidance of Malcolm X and prepared for his title fight against ex-convict Sonny Liston.


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By: Robert J. Harris

ISBN: 9781846974786
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 6th June 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Scotland, 1920. When aforeign dignitary is abducted, veteran adventurer Richard Hannay must recruit three of his oldest friends to prevent a catastrophe that could plunge Europe into another war. It is a mission none of them ever expected to undertake, for the man they must rescue was once their sworn enemy the Kaiser.


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By: Laurence Wareing

ISBN: 9781780275697
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2020
UK Publication Date: 2nd April 2020
Publisher: Birlinn General
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This compilation of over 50 blessings and prayers contains some of the most moving and beautiful religious verse ever produced. It is abeautiful, inspiring and consoling selection of blessings which are as relevant to life in the 21st century as they were in the Dark Ages.


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By: Laurence Wareing

ISBN: 9781780275703
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2020
UK Publication Date: 2nd April 2020
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Arranged chronologically and spanning a period of around four centuries,Celtic Saintspeers back through legend to present concise accounts of the lives of Celtic Christianitys key figures. This lovely collection comes beautifully presented, with gold foil and embossing on the cover and line illustrations throughout.


(Paperback, New Edition)

By: Patrick MacGill

ISBN: 9781780277646
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 7th April 2022
Publisher: Birlinn General
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First published in 1914, Children of the Dead Endwas a hugely popular and influential book on release. This autobiographical novel provides afascinating window to the past with vivid descriptions of the lives of itinerant workers of just a century ago.


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By: Tim Clarkson

ISBN: 9781780275772
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A historical biography of the mysterious, and legendary Irish saint, Columba


(Hardback)

By: Ian Buxton

ISBN: 9781780270265
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2011
Publisher: Birlinn General
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In this unique, full colour volume, editor Ian Buxton has assembled a top team of whisky experts to tell the colourful story behind the popular whisky, its blenders and its rise in fortune after Prohibition as well as delicious cocktail recipes.


(Paperback)

By: F.J. Watson

ISBN: 9781846976117
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 7th April 2022
Publisher: Birlinn General
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The year is 1317. Young English squire Benedict Russell joins the garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed, the last English-held town in Scotland.As the Scots draw closer and the English king does nothing to stop them, he finds himself in a race against time to solve the brutal murder of a young girl and find the traitor lurking within Berwicks walls.


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By: Mary Contini

ISBN: 9781780275277
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A heart-warming celebration of life and living, illustrated with archive family images and packed with anecdote, humour and history


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By: Alan McKirdy

ISBN: 9781780273716
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
UK Publication Date: 6th April 2017
Publisher: Birlinn General
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One of 4 books to launch a brand-new series on Scotland's geology and landscapes which explain how Scotland's scenery was made, why it looks the way it does today and how it has changed over millions of years


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By: Margaret Fay Shaw

ISBN: 9781780275536
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2018
UK Publication Date: 25th October 2018
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A unique selection of photographs from the world-famous archive at Canna House, many of which are published for the first time in book form.


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By: Sheila Szatkowski

ISBN: 9781780273730
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2017
UK Publication Date: 27th June 2017
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A unique guide to the built heritage of Edinburgh from the time of the Scottish Enlightenment


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By: Ian Williams

ISBN: 9781780277110
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 1st April 2021
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Ian Williams examines the extraordinary rise of the Chinese surveillance state, how information is controlled and how it affects the population.The book also considers the wider implications for all of us, and how we are all tracked, monitored and followed with every click, view and search we make.


(Paperback)

By: Hamish Brown

ISBN: 9781780277288
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
Publisher: Birlinn General
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This is the ideal guide to the whole route, so rich in history and natural beauty.


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By: May Fife McCallum

ISBN: 9781912476749
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
Publisher: Birlinn General
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From humble beginnings at Fairlie, Ayrshire, in the early years of the nineteenth century, William Fife and Son grew to become one of Britains premier yacht-building yards. This memorable story of enterprise and craftsmanship chronicles the development and progress of the Fife yard and its business during its 125-year history.


(Paperback)

By: Russell Findlay

ISBN: 9781780275390
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A gripping and chilling account of how police corruption almost broke an innocent victim


(Paperback, Reissue)

By: George Mackay Brown

ISBN: 9781846975110
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 27th June 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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(Paperback)

By: Kenneth Cox

ISBN: 9781780275338
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2018
UK Publication Date: 19th April 2018
Publisher: Birlinn General
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This fascinating and practical book explores the history of fruit, vegetable and herb growing in Scotland, and provides a contemporary guide to the best techniques for growing produce, whether in a garden, allotment, patio or window box.


(Hardback)

By: Liz Lochhead

ISBN: 9781846973451
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2017
UK Publication Date: 24th May 2016
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A new collection from one of Scotland's most loved writers


(Hardback)

By: Roger Hutchinson

ISBN: 9781909715721
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Biography of one of the greatest British professional footballers


(Paperback, New edition)

By: Carol Foreman

ISBN: 9781780273983
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2017
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A fascinating collection of aerial photographs of the city, spanning the years from 1930 to 2015


(Hardback)

By: John Moore

ISBN: 9781780273198
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2016
UK Publication Date: 16th October 2015
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A visually stunning collection featuring 80 maps, with accompanying text, from the National Library of Scotland and Glasgow University, many of which are reproduced in book form for the first time.

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