Central Scotland

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  Glasgow Urban Myths
  Ian Black - Paperback - Black & White
  Urban myths are those stories that survive in the lack of any corroborating information, thrive in the face of their immense improbability and live on simply because it's more fun to believe them. Glasgow urban myths are as many and varied as Glaswegians themselves. The best are gathered in this collection of mirth and myth.
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  Glasgow by the way, but
  John Cairney - Hardback - Luath
  Born and brought up in Glasgow but now living in New Zealand, John Cairney has had the benefit of experiencing Glasgow as one of its citizens and observing the city from afar. 'Glasgow Flourishes' provides a series of essays examining different aspects of Glasgow in a historical and cultural context.
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  Glasgow Crimefighter: The Les Brown Story
  Les Brown; Robert Jeffrey - Paperback - Black & White
  The true story of one of Glasgow's most controversial detectives and his battle with the criminals and violent street gangs of the city. 'Glasgow Crimefighter' tells the inside story of cases and criminals who have written themselves into the history of a city where brawling is said to be in the blood.
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  A Guide To The Royal Mile
  Gordon Wright - Paperback - Steve Savage
  Illustrated with old photographs and prints, 'A Guide to the Royal Mile' tells the story of this ancient thoroughfare and its inhabitants from the earliest recorded times to the recent past.
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  The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation
  Charles Jencks - Paperback - Frances Lincoln
  Telling the story of one of the most important gardens in Europe, this book looks at The Garden of Cosmic Speculation. It is a landscape that celebrates the new sciences of complexity and chaos theory and consists of a series of metaphors exploring the substance of the Universe.
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  Glasgow's Last Days Of Steam
  W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
  In 1831, the opening of the Garnkirk & Glasgow Railway heralded the arrival of the railway age in Glasgow. Within a few years, the city had one of the largest suburban networks in Britain. In this book, the author remembers the final years of steam on this remarkable line.
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  The Glasgow Almanac: An A-Z Of The City And Its People
  Stephen Terry - Paperback - Neil Wilson
  This is a comprehensive A-Z of Glasgow and its people. Arranged thematically, it covers the social history of the city from its earliest beginnings. Subjects include architecture, food and drink, medicine, newspapers, shipbuilding, sport, and transport.
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  Glasgow School Of Art: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  James Macaulay - Paperback - Phaidon
  One of the great works of Arts and Crafts architecture, the school is a creative synthesis of opposites, austere and delicate, dark and light, derivative yet innovative.
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  Greyfriars Bobby: The Real Story At Last
  Forbes Macgregor - Paperback - Steve Savage
  Forbes Macgregor explodes many of the myths surrounding the famous Skye terrier and his master John Gray. The story is brought to life with a mass of colourful detail and newspaper reports of the 1850s and 1860s.
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  Glasgow: Tales Of The City
  John Burrowes - Paperback - Mainstream
  Few cities in the world abound with so many extraordinary stories as Glasgow. This book offers a collection of stories about the city, with subjects ranging from footballers to criminals.