The Silence

Charles MacLean

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Penguin Books, Ltd.

World Whisky

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking Education & Reference

Dorling Kinderley

It may be Europe's last great wilderness, but Scotland is an ancient civilization with a unique culture. It was, perhaps, Sir Walter Scott who managed to rewrite Scotland's history, not as the brutal affair it was, but as a heroic dramatic pageant, encouraging the birth of an enlightened, forward-looking Scotland at ease with its tumultuous past. This book is a photographic tribute to the glory of the country and its people. Charles Maclean is the author of "Island on the Edge of the World", "Target Amin", "The Watcher" and "Scottish Country".

Romantic Scotland (Country)

Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated

Home Before Dark

Hodder Paperback

This book explores Scotland's secluded country houses, its gardens, traditions and culture, revealing an authentic and highly diverse Scottish style. There is a world of difference between a Highland laird's manse and a 17th-century fortified house or a crofter's stone cottage. The full range of these various types of home is shown here: a tiled Edwardian kitchen at Ardkinglas; a bright, richly decorated ceiling inside a thick-walled Jacobean tower house; a wall decorated with fish in a lodge at Camasunary. This welcoming civility is set against the manifold splendours of the landscape, with its windswept hills, craggy coastlines and lakes veiled in mist. Many of the treasures of Scottish life are also explored, in sections on painted ceilings, Romantic painting, Harris Tweed, tartans, pottery, doocots, trout and salmon fishing, deerstalking and grouse shooting. A directory lists houses and gardens open to the public, as well as island fours, inns, hotels and antique shows - even where to buy armour. Scotland has contributed more to world culture than any other country of its size, producing such figures as Robert Burns, Adam Smith, Sir Walter Scott and Thomas Carlyle. Here is ample proof that it also has its own characteristic style to inspire and delight the beholder. Charles Maclean, writer, lives in Argyll. Christopher Simon Sykes is co-author, with Caroline Seebohm, of "English Country" (1987), also available from Thames and Hudson.

Scottish Country

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Thames and Hudson

The first book on Scotland to capture not only the beauty of its spectacular landscape and architecture but also to tell about the history, traditions, and culture from the perspective of a witty, knowledgeable insider. Through lush gardens, sweeping landscapes, and 15 of Scotland's less well known houses, Scottish Country reveals an identifiably Scottish style. Illustrations.

Travel

Christopher Simon Sykes

Europe

Clarkson/Potter

World Whiskey is a long overdue visual bible of over 700 worldwide whiskeys. Whiskeys Worth the Wait directory spreads make up the body of the book, marrying together distillery history, in-depth tasting notes, and a photograph. Guiding you through every important distilling nation - starting with the rich varieties in Scotland, going on to woody bourbon and rye in the US, and finishing with the range of varieties available in Asia and Australasia - you're sure to find a satisfying dram wherever you are.

World Whiskey

Beverages & Wine

Get to Know the Forests of Northern England

Macdonald Publrs

Island on the Edge of the World: Story of St.Kilda

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.

Isle of Mull: Placenames, Meanings and Stories

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