The clacken and the slate: The story of the Edinburgh Academy, 1824-1974

Education & Teaching

MAGNUSSON, Magnus

Schools & Teaching

Collins

<p>A vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail.</p>

Scotland: The Story of a Nation

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Harpercollins Pb

I've started so I'll finish: the story of 'Mastermind'

Little,Brown & Co

Montaigne said coyly: 'I quote others only the better to express myself.' But George Bernard Shaw was more brazen: 'I often quote myself - it adds spice to my conversation.' Indeed, Nigel Rees, the urbane host of the radio programme 'Quote...Unquote', has written: 'When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.' Or Oscar Wilde. We all love witty and clever quotations. They are often very funny, and usually sum up a profound truth in a subversive, irreverent manner. Magnus Magnusson's love of quotations has encouraged him to keep a Commonplace Book and this is a sampling of his collection kept over many years and spanning many subjects. On the basis that 'a big book is a big nuisance' (Callimachis, head librarian at Alexandria 305-240 BC), this little book is always entertaining. Containing the best loved classics and many newly discovered gems, this is a delicious anthology to explore and keep to hand.

Keeping My Words

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

Chronicles the Viking expansion from the ninth to the twelfth century and discusses what archaeological discoveries have revealed about everyday life and traditions in Viking settlements.

Viking Expansion Westwards (A Bodley Head Archaeology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Nairac, Rosemonde

Archaeology

Random House Children's Books (A Division of Random House Group)

BC, the archaeology of the Bible lands

London : Bodley Head : British Broadcasting Corporation

As the most notorious of the pagan hordes to descend on Christian Europe in the Early Middle Ages, the image of the Vikings has transcended the centuries; even today their name evokes images of murder, pillage and desecration. This graphic and complete history considers the totality of the Viking experience, taking their story from their origins in the fjords of Scandinavia to their great voyages and lasting impact on the wider world. Magnus Magnusson channels his years of writing and research in the field to produce a chronological account of Viking activity in the varied cultural areas of Europe with which they came into contact. Raiders, heathens and murderers, but also explorers, pioneers and artists; the remarkable contradictions that characterised the Viking Age are explored and illuminated.

VIKINGS

History

RANDOM HOUSE UK

<p>Magnus Magnusson relates the world-famous Icelandic sagas to the spectacular living landscapes of today, taking the reader on a literary tour of the mountains, valleys, and fjords where the heroes and heroines of the sagas lived out their eventful lives. He also tells the story of the first Viking settler, Ingolfur Anarson.</p>

Iceland Saga

Literature & Fiction

Random House, Inc.

ICELAND SAGA

Viking, Hammer of the North

Europe

G.P.Putnam's Sons

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