This lovely land of hills, moors and beaches is bounded by the Atlantic coast and the Solway. Steeped in history and legend, still unspoiled, it is a land whose peace and grandeur are at least comparable to the Highlands -- and yet it is hardly known. Legends, history and loving description by a local author make this an essential book for all who visit or live in the country of Robert Burns.

South West Scotland

Travel

Atkinson, Tom

Europe

Luath Pr

-- The answer to everyone looking for a book of short walks and rambles through the beautiful Cairngorm region-- Clear maps and sensible advice...particularly good on the local wildlife and how to see it The Countryman-- No better guide to the beauties of the Cairngorms

Walks in the Cairngorms

Cross, Ernest

Sports & Outdoors

This publication, a classic in Scottish dancing circles, invites the reader to become aware of this style of dance and, for those already involved, to immerse themselves deeper still.

Highland Balls and Village Halls

Humor & Entertainment

G.W. Lockhart

Puzzles & Games

A classic of mountain writing and still in demand over ten years after its first publication, this book takes you to the little places of big importance along one mountain-climber's trail. Fishgut Mac, Desperate Dan, Stumpy and the Big Yin stalk hill and pub, escaping from gamekeepers, staying awake sleeping in bothies (Scottish mountain cabins). Ideal for nostalgic climbers, this book is by two well-known experts who write in an easy philosophical style. A volume that will interest anyone who likes the outdoors and appreciates communal living in the elements.

Mountain Days & Bothy Nights

Mitchell, Ian

Brown, Dave

A collection of 58 stories and tales from the far North of Scotland which emerged from an oral history project, where young people recored stories from their elders in their immediate locality. The result is a wealth of tales that had been transmitted orally through the generations.

Tales of the North Coast: The Beautiful And Remote North Coast of Scotland from Melvich to Tongue

History

Temperley, Alan

Pupils of Farr Secondary School

Hardly a street-corner site in Glasgow did not know Guy Aldred's great resonant voice belabouring the evils of society. Hardly a Glasgow voter for three generations did not have the opportunity of electing him to the city or national government he despised so much - and vowed to enter only on his own terms, if elected. But he never was elected, although he once stood simultaneously for 14 city wards. He claimed there was better company in Barlinnie (which he knew well) than in the Corridors of Power. Guy Alfred Aldred was born on November 5th, 1886, and died on 16th October 1963. He had just 10 pence in his pocket when he died. Born a Londoner, he settled in Glasgow in 1919, although he was well known in the city before then. He spoke and wrote many millions of words in his unending drive towards what he believed to be the liberation of mankind from economic and philosophical bondage. Boy-Preacher, Social Democrat, Prisoner of Conscience (repeatedly), Conscientious Objector, Anarcho-Communist, orator, writer, publishing - Guy Aldred never ceased struggling for those things in which he believed. John Taylor Caldwell was the man who carried the banner for Guy Aldred. He left Guy's death-bed to carry on the work, and continued the struggle for several more years.

Come Dungeons Dark: The Life and Times of Guy Aldred, Glasgow Anarchist

Caldwell, John Taylor

A highly respected and continually updated walking guide to the Cairngorms. This book disproves the common misconception that this region is designed for big walks and experienced walkers. It answers a plea from a "lazy rambler" for a short walk guide to this region. This guide will lead the reader to an incredible variety of beautiful landscapes, to a range of scenery and wildlife unequalled elsewhere in Britain. It includes everything from an energetic afternoon on the hill to a stroll along a river bank.

Short Walks in the Cairngorms (Walk with Luath)

Individual Sports

In this informed and thought-provoking profile of Scotland's unique landscapes and the impact of humans on what we see now and in the future, James McCarthy leads us through the many aspects of the land and the people who inhabit it: natural Scotland; the rocks beneath; land ownership; the use of resources; people and place; conserving Scotland's heritage and much more.

Scotland-Land and People: An Inhabited Solitude

McCarthy, James

A fascinating story of the Hebridean island of Rum, from well-known broadcaster and writer Magnus Magnusson. It moves from the earliest times, through the clearances and its period as a sporting playground of the rich to its rebirth as a National Nature Reserve. Thoroughly researched and written in a lively, accessible style, it includes comprehensive coverage of the island's geology, wildlife, plants, and people.-- Practical information for visitors on accommodation, walks and heritage trails

Rum: Nature's Island

MAGNUSSON, Magnus

Blind Harry's Wallace

The epic verse of "Blind Harry" (or "Henry the Minstrel") is the main source on the life of Sir William Wallace. It was written around 1477 and based on the now lost Latin book of John Blair, commisioned by 'the fetching bishop' William Sinclair, Bishop of Dunkeld, to send to the Pope. Blind Harry gathered stories and traditions of Wallace from all over Scotland and sang or recited his verse. He was well recieved at the Renaissance court of King James IV. Blind Harry's "Acts and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace" was one of the first Scottish books printed in Scotland. Hamilton's edition, "wherein the old obsolete words are rendered more intelligible", first published in 1722, had a great influence on Burns (whom it inspired to visit many of the sites mentioned and to write a number of poems including "Scots Wha Hae") and many others, including Wordsworth and Byron. Elspeth King, has long campaigned to bring Blind Harry's work back into print in an accessible form, and argues for its significance amd relevance today.

Biographies & Memoirs

Hamilton, William

Historical

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