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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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The fifth book in Douglas Skeltons critically acclaimed Rebecca Connolly series. Set in Rannoch, Perthshire,Children of the Mistsees reporter Rebecca on the trail of a story that proves blood may be thicker than water but can still be easily spilled.

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Churchill: The Scottish Yearstells the incredible story of how the god-fearing teetotaller Edwin Scrymgeour fought and won an election against Britains most famous politician. The story begins with their first electoral contest in 1908 and follows their political rivalry over the next five elections until Scrymgeours eventual victory in 1922.

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The first ever novel by award-winning Scottish playwright David Greig,Columba's Bonesrecasts ninth century Scotland as the setting for a Scandi-noir-style thriller. Utterly unique,Columba's Bonesexplores early Christianity and paganism, philosophy, redemption and shame, violence and love, transcendence and reality.

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The first ever novel by award-winning Scottish playwright David Greig,Columbas Bonesrecasts ninth century Scotland as the setting for a Scandi-noir-style thriller. Utterly unique,Columbas Bonesexplores early Christianity and paganism, philosophy, redemption and shame, violence and love, transcendence and reality.

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Dark Encountersis a collection of classic and elegantly unsettling ghost stories first published in 1963. A spine-tingling collection, these tales are set in the brooding landscape of Scotland, with an air of historic authenticity often referring to real events, objects and people.

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When a senior Edinburgh Civil Servant spectacularly takes his own life in Kinloch Harbour, D.C.I. Jim Daley comes face-to-face with the murky world of politics. The fate of nations is at stake. Jim Daley must face his worst fears as tragedy strikes. This is not just about a successful investigation, its about survival.

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Young children will love bringing to life these amazing images of Scotland by brushing with water to reveal colour. Very short captions (c. 10 words) describe the various scenes.

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Robbie Gould is not psychic. Of course he isnt thats not a real thing. So why is a woman standing in his driveway begging him for help in finding her son, who shes convinced has been kidnappedJoin Gould as he plunges into a bizarre world of rare whisky, drug dealers, bent cops, social influencers and yakuza mobsters to uncover the truth.

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George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute,Down and Out in Paris and Londonis a moving tour of the underworld of society.Exposing a previously-hidden world to his readers, Orwell gave a human face to the statistics of poverty for the first time and in doing so, found his voice as a writer.

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Join Alistair Moffat in this concise and colourful account of Edinburgh, one of the UKs top tourist destinations with 4 million visitors annually. This book is published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Founding of the City of Edinburgh.

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This is a brilliant, eclectic and colourful celebration of the history of Edinburgh through the eyes of those who witnessed it. Not simply a book about the great and good, the famous and infamous; there is testimony from ordinary folk who may not have made their mark on history but who have contributed to Edinburghs ever-expanding tapestry.

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One of the best-known works of English literature, Frankenstein gave rise to the science-fiction and horror genres and has enthralled generations of readers since its publication in 1818.A tragedy and a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of ambition and creation, Mary Shelley's masterpiece is more relevant now than ever.

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Richard Hannay sets off an a hair-raising journey through German-occupied Europe to meet his old friend, Sandy Arbuthnot in Constantinople. They struggle to subvert German espionage attempts in the Middle East and halt the further spread of pro-German sympathy in the Muslim world.Introduced by Christopher Hitchens.

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Harlem 69 brings Stuart Cosgroves epic sixties trilogy to a dramatic conclusion and looks forward to brilliant music yet to come jazz funk to disco and hip hop.

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Hey America!unearths the untold story of how successive presidents and their most senior aides recruited pop, rock and soul musicians to campaign for their election and help shape and represent public policy (often with disastrous consequences). It reveals a remarkable roller-coaster of social change.

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In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Marys Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.

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In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Marys Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.

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Living what the philosophers call a good life is not always easy. If there is a single human quality that most of us value above others it is kindness. Love and kindness are at the heart of this new collection by Alexander McCall Smith.

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What really counts in this life For the writer, Alexander McCall Smith, it is friendship and love themes that crop up time and again in his novels. And it is these themes that he explores in this, his debut collection of poems.

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Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotlands Atlantic shore. In this book, Alistair Moffat journeys from the island of Eileach an Naoimh at the mouth of the Firth of Lorne to Lismore, Iona and then north to Applecross, searching for traces of these extraordinary men.

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This is the first complete biography of James Hutton, the father of modern geology, who was also a man of immensely wide-ranging intellectual achievements and one of the Scottish Enlightenments brightest stars.

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A brand-new new cookery book from Masterchef finalist Sarah Rankin, showcasing the extraordinary versatility of Scottish produce.Kithis a collection of practical, seasonal dishes mixing the traditional and the contemporary which celebrates the extraordinary versatility of Scotlands larder in a hundred recipes.

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In the fifth book in the critically acclaimed Darkland Tales series from Polygon Val McDermid plunges into medieval Scotland. Overturning Shakespeare's propaganda, the reader will encounter a new Lady Macbeth amidst a web of vicious intrigue.