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By: Merryn Glover

ISBN: 9781846976087
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2022
UK Publication Date: 3rd March 2022
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Set on a farming estate in the upper reaches of the River Spey,Of Stone and Skyfollows several generations of a shepherding family in a paean to the bonds between people, their land and way of life. It is a profound mystery, a passionate poem, a political manifesto, shot through with wisdom and humour.


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By: Denzil Meyrick

ISBN: 9781846973789
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2017
UK Publication Date: 14th September 2017
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A collection of short stories and novellas featuring the bestselling D.C.I. Daley


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By: Michael Pedersen

ISBN: 9781846973970
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2017
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Oysteris the second collection from prize-winning Edinburgh poet Michael Pedersen. Here he vividly illuminates scenes with an energy that is both witty, humourous but also deeply intelligent.Oyster features bespoke illustrations from the lateFrightened Rabbitlead singer and songwriter Scott Hutchison.


(Hardback)

By: Christopher A. Whatley

ISBN: 9781780275796
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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In this book, based on archival research, oral interviews, memory and personal experience, Chris Whatley explores the history of the tiny island jewel of Pabay, and the people for whom it has been home, to create a vivid picture of the trials, tribulations and joys of island life.


(Paperback)

By: Neil Munro

ISBN: 9781780278001
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st September 2022
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Para Handyhas been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905.This definitive edition contains all three collections published in the author's lifetime, as well as those that were unpublished and a new story which was discovered in 2001.


(Paperback, New in B-Paperback)

By: Mart Perarnau

ISBN: 9781913759148
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 6th July 2023
Publisher: Birlinn General
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An exclusive behind-the-scenes study of Pep Guardiola's first spectacular season in charge at Bayern Munich. Marti Perarnau has been embedded at the heart of the Bayern experience, witnessing it all. The Guardiola Effect is a modern classic in the making.


(Paperback, Authorised Edition)

By: John Buchan

ISBN: 9781846974052
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2020
UK Publication Date: 6th February 2020
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Buchan's first thriller - and one of his most exciting and magical


(Hardback)

By: Les Wilson

ISBN: 9781780276571
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2021
UK Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
Publisher: Birlinn General
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The story of tea is extraordinary - it caused wars, boosted the trade in slaves and hard drugs, and its no exaggeration to say it was one of the great engines that drove the globalisation of the world economy. In this book award-winning author Les Wilson tells the dramatic and colourful story of how Scots brought tea to Britain and made it our national drink.


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By: Thomas Stewart

ISBN: 9781846976674
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2024
Publisher: Birlinn General
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This collection is a visceral depiction of the difficult love between a father and son and what happens when that love is lost. In his debut, Thomas Stewart examines the death of his father whilst exploring questions of grief, guilt, mental health, identity, sexuality and masculinity.


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By: Tony Stanger

ISBN: 9781909715691
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2018
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A simple to follow guide for parents to help their children achieve their sporting goals


By: Colm McNamee

ISBN: 9781780275604
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2018
UK Publication Date: 4th October 2018
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Jill Calder's illustrations offer a fresh and vital perspective of this popular historical tale of The Bruce as told by James Robertson, one of Scotland's most significant modern writers. This graphic novel is to be published to coincide with the 700th anniversary of Battle of Bannockburn


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By: James Miller

ISBN: 9781843410058
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2013
UK Publication Date: 14th September 2001
Publisher: Birlinn General
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In this book, illustrated with over 130 archive photographs, James Miller traces the remarkable story of Scapa, weaving together history, eyewitness accounts and personal experience to capture the life and spirit of Scapa Flow when it was home to thousands of service personnel and the most powerful fleet in the world.


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By: Rosemary Goring

ISBN: 9781780275987
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2020
UK Publication Date: 6th February 2020
Publisher: Birlinn General
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A landmark publication: the first-ever history of Scotland told from the perspective of women - the half of history that we forgot with over 150 contributors.


(Hardback)

By: Christopher Fleet

ISBN: 9781780274836
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2018
UK Publication Date: 26th October 2017
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Reissue of this beautifully illustrated hardback gift book with full-colour plates


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By: Stuart Kelly

ISBN: 9781846975646
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2021
UK Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Stuart Kelly's biography of Sir Walter Scott defies classification in terms of genre. Rather than a literary biography, or critical study, it is a personal examination of the sometimes overwhelming affect Scott has had on Scottish identity at large, and on how his legacy affects the very act of writing in Scotland.


(Paperback)

Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
UK Publication Date: 11th April 2024
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Young children will love bringing to life these amazing images of Scotlands coats and seashore by brushing with water to reveal colour. Very short captions (c. 10 words) describe the various scenes.Just dip the brush (included with the book) in water and apply directly to the page to bring the illustrations to vibrant life.


(Hardback)

By: Alexander Fenton

ISBN: 9781862322417
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 2003
Publisher: Birlinn General
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This project of the European Ethnological research Centre is planned in 13 volumes, plus this bibliography. Their overall aim is to examine the interlocking strands of history, language and traditional culture, in their international setting, that go into the making of a national identity.


(Paperback, Reprint)

By: Michael Scott

ISBN: 9781841589534
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2011
UK Publication Date: 18th July 2011
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Scottish Wild Flowers is an ideal guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be found there. Each species is illustrated in full colour with a comprehensive description, plus the plant's English, Latin and Gaelic names.


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By: Alan McKirdy

ISBN: 9781780271514
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2015
UK Publication Date: 16th July 2015
Publisher: Birlinn General
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InSet in Stone, Alan McKirdy traces Scotland's geological journey, explaining for the non-specialist reader why the landscape looks the way it does todays. He also explores Scots and those working in Scotland have played a seminal role in the development of the science of geology, understanding Earth processes at a local and global scale.


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By: John Dickson Carr

ISBN: 9781846974939
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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(Paperback, New Edition)

By: Ian Fraser

ISBN: 9781780276045
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2019
UK Publication Date: 9th May 2019
Publisher: Birlinn General
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The fall of RBS has been one of the most catastrophic events of the on-going global financial crisis. This book reveals new and never-revealed-before details about how Fred Goodwin brought the biggest company in the world to the very brink of ruin.


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By: Alan McKirdy

ISBN: 9781780273723
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2016
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.


By: Alan McKirdy

ISBN: 9781780277486
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
UK Publication Date: 5th May 2022
Publisher: Birlinn General
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The south of Scotland has a long and turbulent geological past. Perhaps most notably, it marks the place where, 432 million years ago, an ocean, once as wide as the north Atlantic, was compressed by a convergence of ancient lands and then ceased to be.


(Paperback, New edition)

By: Lewis Grassic Gibbon

ISBN: 9781904598664
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2006
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Brutal and beautiful, passionate and powerful,Sunset Songis a moving portrait of a declining way of life and an inspirational celebration of the human spirit. And in Chris Guthrie, Grassic Gibbon has given us one of literature's most unforgettable heroines.

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