New Books on Scotland's Cities
Glasgow and Edinburgh
- Time Out Edinburgh
Written and researched by local residents, this guide to Edinburgh takes you around the big sights that make up the city, as well as detailing the attractions to be found in Glasgow, Lothian and Fife. - Glasgow
This volume takes you straight to the heart of Scotland's 'friendly city'. Lively bars, independent boutiques and a rich cultural scene, coupled with the legacy of merchant traders and the art nouveau of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, give Glasgow the buzz it hoped to achieve when it started out on the path of regeneration. - Glasgow From The Air: 75 Years Of Aerial Photography
Foreman covers the period from 1930-2005 in a series of black and white and colour photographs of almost every part of the city. These photos highlight the architectural and structural changes that have taken place in Glasgow over the decades. - Glasgow In Detail: A Celebration Of The City's Heritage
'Glasgow in Detail' is a collection of the city's architecture past and present, assembled in a distinctive concertina fold-out and housed in a presentation slip-case. - Glasgow Urban Myths
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. - I Belonged To Glasgow: A Journey Through Care
Tennent tells the story of being brought up in evacuation and Glasgow Corporation homes and foster homes - 18 moves in all between 1939 and 1955 - ending in 1956. - Times Past 2: Every Picture Tells A Story-
This follow-up to 'Times Past' features memorable images from Glasgow, Edinburgh and all around Scotland. There are chapters showing a beatific snow-covered Glasgow, famous visitors to Scotland including James Stewart and Brigitte Bardot, memorable football matches and Christmas celebrations.
Aberdeen, Dundee, Falkirk and Ayr
- Above Aberdeen: Stunning Aerial Views Of The Granite City
With many photographs covering Aberdeen's scenic outskirts and famous parks, historical Old Aberdeen, the harbour and the lively city centre, as well as the many residential areas, 'Above Aberdeen' covers the whole city in detail, with captions explaining each image and filing in some of the background of the place. - Ayr: The Way We Were
The author presents hundreds of fascinating true stories about the town of ayr from 1900 to 2006. - Collins Aberdeen Streetfinder Atlas
This atlas of Aberdeen contains an enlargement of the city centre, a full index to street names, important buildings and places of interest, and listings covering education, travel, hospitals and public services. - Dundee: A Short History
Norman Watson gives a history of Dundee from revisiting the city's origins to describing its recent achievements. He describes the city's thrilling and turbulent history, its poverty and prosperity, its see-sawing cultural identity and growing reputation in science, education and the arts. - Falkirk: A History
For centuries Falkirk's key position at the heart of Scotland has ensured its central role in the nation's history. Roman legions, Highland cattle drovers, canal builders, and ironmasters have all left their mark on this district. This book gives a comprehensive account of Falkirk's fascinating history. - Aberdeen
Aberdeen has its fair share of attention from historians down the centuries. This book brings to the foreground those who personify the Aberdeen story, and examines what may happen after oil. - Time Tram Dundee: A Journey Through The History Of Dundee
The City of Dundee has truly played a part in shaping Scotland. In this book, the Time Tram driver and conductor meet characters from the Mesolithinc middens 8000 years ago, when Dundee was founded, Iron and Stone Age Dundonians, William Wallace, the 19th century missionary Mary Slessor and even Desperate Dan. - Walking Down The Somerset Road: The Complete History Of Ayr United
Founded in 1910 after Parkhouse and Ayr FC amalgamated, Ayr United have become one of the established members of the Scottish football league. This book traces the history, honours and noted ex-players and managers of 'the honest men'.
An overview of some new books on Scotland's cities - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Falkirk and Ayr.