All Books A to Z by Title
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Scottish History
£7.99
- Paperback - Cambridge University Press
This guide includes an introduction defending Scottish history as a subject independent from general British history, and a bibliography divided by period and by specific points of interest, including Scottish art and the role played by Scots in the development of the British Empire. -
Scottish Murders
£12.74
- Paperback - The History Press
This chilling collection of murderous tales brings together a diverse range of cases spanning three centuries and all of which were committed in Scotland. Featuring fifty-two cases that shocked the country, the early chapters describe crimes which occurred against the turbulent political backdrop of the eighteenth century, including the infamous lynching of Captain John Porteous in Edinburgh in 1736 and the assassination of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure in the spring of 1752. Also included is the case of an Edinburgh baby farmer hanged in 1889; and the brutal murder of a wealthy spinster in Glasgow in 1908. - The Seamus Stories
£8.49
- Hardback - Black & White Publishing
Have you ever wondered what leprechauns do for a living, other than guard gold? If they have friends? If they live among us? Well, wait no longer - just meet Seamus. He is small, only three feet tall in his woolly socks, with fair complexion and a shower of freckles, and a mop of vaguely ginger hair, and he has many stories to tell you. The Seamus Stories are set on the island of Jersey where Seamus is both the sole surviving leprechaun and the island's only wild animal vet. But Seamus does not work alone. He has a small army of helpers, called the Crew, which works alongside him in Juniper Lodge, and together they have developed into a highly organised community. - The Secret Football Club
£5.09
- Paperback - Barrington Stoke
James, Lily and friends have some bad news - football is now banned at their school. But they all love football. So if they're not allowed to kick a ball in the playground, they'll have to find another way to play - in secret. - Sociolinguistics And Mobile Communication
£24.99
- Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
What does it mean to be able to speak or write to anyone, anywhere, 24/7/365, and get an immediate response? And what does the current profusion of these technologies mean for the study of language in social life? Do we need to develop new approaches, methodologies and theories? Taking a global perspective, this volume provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. - Sociolinguistics And Mobile Communication
£75.00
- Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
What does it mean to be able to speak or write to anyone, anywhere, 24/7/365, and get an immediate response? And what does the current profusion of these technologies mean for the study of language in social life? Do we need to develop new approaches, methodologies and theories? Taking a global perspective, this volume provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. -
The Sunlit Summit
£16.99
- Hardback - Sandstone
William Hutchison Murray was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. As a prisoner of war in Italy he wrote his first classic book, 'Mountaineering in Scotland', on rough toilet paper which was confiscated and destroyed by the Gestapo. The rewritten version was published in 1947 and followed by the, now, equally famous, 'Undiscovered Scotland'. This book profiles the life of this most noteworthy individual. -
Sword Of Rome
£12.74
- Hardback - Bantam Press
AD 68. The Emperor Nero's erratic and bloody reign is in its death throes when Gaius Valerius Verrens is dispatched to Rome on a mission that will bring it to a close. With Nero dead, the city holds its breath and awaits the arrival his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania. The Empire prays for peace, but it prays in vain. Galba promises stability and prosperity, but his rule begins with a massacre and ends only months later in chaos and carnage. - Shredded: The Rise And Fall Of The Royal Bank Of Scotland
£17.00
- Hardback - Birlinn
The fall of RBS has been one of the most catastrophic events of the on-going global financial crisis. This book reveals new and never-revealed-before details about how Fred Goodwin brought the biggest company in the world to the very brink of ruin. -
Scottish Politics: An Introduction
£24.99
- Paperback - Palgrave Macmillan
This textbook covers all the major features of Scottish politics and is informed by contemporary research and debates. It gives an account of Scottish government in a multi-level system and contains chapters on all the main political institutions. Coverage extends up until the initial performance of the Salmond regime.
