Summer Reading: Non Fiction
The Summer Walkers: Travelling People and the Pearl-Fishers of the Highlands of Scotland
Timothy Neat - Birlinn
Timothy Neat has long been fascinated by hidden aspects of Scotland, whether it's a particular group of people or a place. Here, he introduces us to an often-misunderstood section of society: travellers.
Jim Dow - Black & White
A short concise guide to whet your appetite before you go.
Rob Humphreys & Donald Reid - Rough Guides
Some salutary reading here: sure, we have some of the best wilderness scenery in the world, but some of our towns and villages need to try a little harder to attract visitors.
Neil Wilson - Lonely Planet
The latest edition of this packed guide to Scotland's capital, fully revised for 2006.
Lisa Chaney - Arrow
Chaney’s accessible biography on the life of J M Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, is a fascinating study of the man from his childhood in Kirriemuir to a gilded life in Edwardian London.
Nick Thorpe - Little, Brown
Part travelogue, part memoir, Adrift in Caledonia is a unique and affectionate portrait of a sea-fringed nation - and of the drifter's quest to belong.
Harry Henniker - Mainstream
Does what it says on the tin. A clear guide to some of the well-known and less well trodden paths.
Eleanor Preston and Rob Robertson - Mainstream
At Wimbledon 2005, a new star burst onto the international tennis scene. Andy Murray, the 18-year-old wild card from the small town of Dunblane in Scotland, confounded all expectations. Eleanor Preston and Rob Robertson follow Andy Murray's remarkable rise in the world of tennis.
Pamela Robertson & Philip Long - National Galleries of Scotland
A beautifully produced book of French landscapes from the 1920’s from one of Scotland’s national treasures.
