Recent Releases
This is a complete list of the new books which have arrived on the site within the last month. See This Month's Highlights for a selection.
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Arthur And The Lost Kingdoms
£8.49
- Paperback - Birlinn
The author of this work examines the location and identity of the real Arthur. He argues that the historical Arthur was not a king but a general chosen around 500 A.D. to lead a coalition army by the Welsh or Celtic kingdoms of southern Scotland. -
Add to BasketBetween The Sheets: The Literary Liaisons Of Nine 20th-Century Women Writers
£8.49
- Paperback - Duckworth
Why did a gifted writer like Sylvia Plath stumble into a marriage that drove her to suicide? Why did Hilda Doolittle want to marry Ezra Pound when she was attracted to women? This book examines the extent to which each women was prepared to put artistic ambition before personal happiness. -
Clocking In, Clocking Out: Poems On The Subject Of Labour
£7.64
- Paperback - Luath
This is a collection of observational poems centered around all aspects of working life. We all define ourselves to some extent by our job, or lack of a job, and the author explores the many different ways in which this definition manifests itself. -
Democratic Citizenship In Schools: Teaching Controversial Issues, Traditions And Accountability
£16.95
- Paperback - Dunedin Academic
'Education for Democratic Citizenship' is essential reading for policy makers, researchers, students and practitioners who are keen to know the way in which schools can develop democratic forms of citizenship - a most challenging and fundamental question for our times. -
Add to BasketDreams
£5.99
- Paperback - Black & White
Ever since her 13th birthday, 17-year-old Sarah Midnight's dreams have been plagued by demons, but unlike most people's nightmares, Sarah's come true. After the murder of her parents, Sarah is cruelly thrust into a secret world of danger as she is forced to take up their mission as hunters. -
Add to BasketFrom The Cowshed To The Kop: My Autobiography
£12.74
- Hardback - Black & White
In a playing career spanning nearly two decades, Peter Cormack became a real fans' favourite both at Hibernian FC and the mighty Liverpool team of the 1970s. This is his story. -
The Grand Designer: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess Of Bute, KT
£21.25
- Hardback - Birlinn
This biography tells the story of a rich eccentric, whose learning, insight and kindness produced extraordinary results in architecture and life, a man who combined being among the richest men of the age with artistic patronage. -
Highland Homespun
£7.64
- Paperback - Birlinn
In May 1933 Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the Isle of Skye. In this book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in April to haymaking and harvesting in September. - Is The Baw Burst?
£8.49
- Paperback - Luath
When Iain Hyslop read Henry McLeish's official review of the state of Scottish football, he didn't like what he saw - so he set about creating his own. Travelling from Dingwall to Dumfries, and from Peterhead to Berwick, 'Is the Baw Burst?' sets out a fan's way ahead for the future of the national game. -
Residential Childcare: Between Home And Family
£16.50
- Paperback - Dunedin Academic
A dedicated study of the Scottish children's residential care sector. Throughout, appropriate comparisons are made to parallel provision elsewhere in the UK and in Europe. The result is a text of great interest to all those working or formulating practice and policy for the children's residential care sector in Scotland.
