Biography & Autobiography

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William Wallace
Andrew Fisher - Paperback - Birlinn
Providing a factual biography of the Scottish hero William Wallace, this book contains a strong narrative, and discusses the motives of the legendary character in a manner which uncovers many previously hidden points.
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Women Of Moray
- Paperback - Luath
The stories of around 70 women associated with the Moray area, this book provides a unique glimpse into history, looking beyond the male-dominated surface to a wealth of important and extraordinary female achievement.
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W. Barns-Graham: A Studio Life
Lynne Green - Paperback - Ashgate/Lund Humphries
In an engaging and lively narrative, Lynne Green documents more than six decades of the prodigiously inventive and productive career of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and traces the evolution of the artist's strikingly individual wisdom.
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The Whaler Of Scotland Yard
Jock Murray - Paperback - Birlinn
In this autobiography, Jock Murray looks back on an extraordinarily varied life, from Hebridean croft and Antartic whaling-ship to a remarkable career in the Metropolitan Police.
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Wildlife Detective: A Life Fighting Wildlife Crime
Alan Stewart - Paperback - Argyll
'Wildlife Detective' is an account of over 40 years policing a sector of criminal activity about which much of the public and even some police officers are unaware.
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What To Look For In Winter: A Memoir In Blindness
Candia McWilliam - Paperback - Vintage
Candia McWilliam had just joined the judging panel of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2006 when she started to lose her sight. In 'What To Look For In Winter', we see her rifling through her many selves for that elusive thing, a sense of self, as all the time she searches the wilder shores of medicine for a cure for her blindness.
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A Wee Guide To St Margaret And Malcolm Canmore
Charles Sinclair - Paperback - Goblinshead
St Margaret and Malcolm Canmore were an unlikely couple, yet together they and their sons united the country and transformed Scotland into a modern medieval kingdom. This work covers their lives.
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The Woman I Was Born To Be
Susan Boyle - Paperback - Corgi
In 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to fame when the video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all over the world. Here, Susan tells the story of her life & the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith, fortitude & an unfailing sense of humour.
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Waking Up In Toytown
John Burnside - Paperback - Vintage
The sequel to 'A Lie About My Father', John Burnside's new memoir follows his hopeless quest for peace and mental security as the ghosts and terrors close in and the illusion of Surbiton falls apart. Unsettling, touching, oddly romantic and unflinchingly honest, this is the story of one man's search for sanity.
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The Woman I Was Born To Be
Susan Boyle - Book with sound disc - Random House Audiobooks
In 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to fame when the video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all over the world. Here, Susan tells the story of her life & the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith, fortitude & an unfailing sense of humour.