Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Warriors of the Word Warriors of the Word Michael Steven Newton Words have always held great power in the Gaelic traditions of the Scottish Highlands: Bardic poems bought immortality for their subjects; satires threatened to ruin reputations and cause physical in… OL15321279W
Being a Scot Being a Scot Sean Connery,Murray Grigor Summary:Being a Scot is a vivid and highly personal portrait of Scotland and its achievements. With Murray Grigor, co-writer, film-maker, friend and fellow Scot, Sean's personal quest has been to see… OL16150217W
On the milk On the milk Willie Robertson As a fourteen year old bursting with energy and life, Willie lied about his age to get a job on the milk truck. Well, maturity was called for. Delivering milk may not be everyone's idea of a glamorou… OL17884567W
The outrun The outrun Amy Liptrot When Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the Outrun on the sheep farm where she grew up. Now she finds herself standing at the cliff edge, trying to come… OL20052277W
Book of Untruths Book of Untruths Miranda Doyle 1 volume ; 22 cm OL21160261W
The Wee Book of Calvin The Wee Book of Calvin Bill Duncan A collection of essays and aphorisms about Scottish Calvinism. This is Scottish literary humour at its finest. 'A work of contemporary shamanism, with all the bluff, poetry, deranged humour, sleight-… OL6009219W
Of Scottish ways Of Scottish ways Eve Begley Examines the traditions, history, government, religion, and other aspects of Scottish life. OL6915888W
War and Border Societies War and Border Societies A. Goodman Examines the organisation behind societies which were 'organised for war' on a day to day basis. Drawing on a substantial body of Anglo-Scottish archive material the authors trace the first developed… OL8091490W