Bestselling Scottish Books of 2007
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Haud Yer Wheesht!: Your Scottish Granny's Favourite Sayings - Paperback - Allan Morrison
A frequently hilarious and often wise collection of Scots sayings which our Grannies always seemed to have to hand for all manner of situations and circumstances. They cover marriage, cooking, the home, money, sex, the Kirk, and much more
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Henderson's Wholefood Cookbook - Hardback
Henderson's restaurant is an Edinburgh institution, renowned for its natural, wholefood cooking. This book presents a selection of recipes, often passed along by word of mouth, and all currently in use in the restaurant.
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Homecraft Book: Cookery, Laundry, Housewifery - Paperback
This book will be remembered fondly by generations for whom it was an invaluable companion. Its contents are as relevant today as when it was first published.
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Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road And Whit - Paperback - Alan MacGillivray; Association for Scottish Literary Studies
The 'Scotnotes' series is a collection of study guides on major Scottish writers and literary texts. This volume looks at three of Iain Banks' novels, 'The Wasp Factory', 'The Crow Road', and 'Whit'.
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Katie's Moose: A Keek-A-Boo Book For Wee Folk - Boards - James Robertson; Matthew Fitt; Karen Sutherland
Babies and young children will love the simple story of Katie gathering up her animal friends in time for bed. Each page shows Katie looking for the Dug, the Pig, the Bear, the Craw, the Coo and of course the wee Moose.
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Maw Broon's Cookbook - Hardback
A facsimile of Maw Broon's very own cookbook, first made for her by her mother-in-law when 'Maw' married 'Paw', and added to over the years with recipes for every day and special days, from friends and neighbours, and others that simply caught Maw's eye in The Sunday Post or cut-out of the back of a flour bag.
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Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped - Paperback - Alan Grant; Cam Kennedy
Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Kidnapped' is here retold as a graphic novel. It is the story of 17-year-old David Balfour who sets out to find his uncle, never dreaming that he will narrowly escape being murdered or that he will be kidnapped and end up in the company of the fugitive Alan Breck.
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Robin Jenkins's The Cone-Gatherers - Paperback - Iain Crichton Smith
The 'Scotnotes' series is a collection of study guides on major Scottish writers and literary texts. This volume looks at 'The Cone-Gatherers' by Robin Jenkins.
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Up Oor Close: Memories Of Domestic Life In Glasgow Tenements, 1910-1945 - Paperback - Jean Faley
The accounts gathered here of life in Glasgow tenements bring to light the routines and rituals of previously disregarded lives - from housework and shopping, to childbirth and death - and show how large families could live happily in two rooms
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Voices From Their Ain Countrie: The Poems Of Marion Angus And Violet Jacob - Paperback - Marion Angus; Violet Jacob
Serious and whimsical, radical and emotional, the poetry of Angus and Jacob continues to enthrall. More than 200 poems are included in this anthology which traces their similarities and differences to provide a critical background for a full appreciation of their work.