Saltire Society Short-Leet 2007

The Saltire Society have announced their short leet for the 2007 Scottish Book of the Year Awards. There are three awards - Scottish Book of the Year, Scottish First Book of the Year, and Scottish Research Book of the Year. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on St Andrews Day, 30th November 2007.

The shortlisted books are:

Scottish First Book of the Year:

Scottish Research Book:

Scottish Book of the Year:

  • Cover scan of Auld Campaigner
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    Auld Campaigner: A Life Of Alexander Scott - Hardback - David S. Robb
    This is a biography of Alexander Scott, a hugely influential figure in the Scottish literary scene in the 20th century. It will appeal to students of the Scottish renaissance and lovers of 20th century Scots literature.
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    Day - Hardback - A. L. Kennedy
    Alfred Day wanted his war. In its turmoil he found his proper purpose as the tail-gunner in a Lancaster bomber; he found the wild, dark fellowship of his crew, and - most extraordinary of all - he found Joyce, a woman to love. But that's all gone now - the war took it away. Maybe it took him, too.
  • Cover scan of The Flowers Of The Forest
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    The Flowers Of The Forest: Scotland And The First World War - Paperback - Trevor Royle
    Providing an account of the war that changed Scotland irrevocably, this book illustrates the importance of Scotland in the defeat of the Kaiser's Germany. It examines themes such as the performance of Scottish military formations in 1915 and 1916, and the militarisation of the Scottish homeland.
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    Fresh - Paperback - Mark McNay
    Sean's days are of a kind. The factory, the line, the chickens, and his dreams of escape. His brother Archie gets out of jail on early release, which would be great if Archie weren't a little loose in the head - and if Sean didn't still owe him a grand.
  • Cover scan of Hand, Heart And Soul
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    Hand, Heart And Soul: The Arts And Crafts Movement In Scotland - Paperback - Elizabeth Cumming
    'Hand, Heart and Soul' examines one of Scotland's most important artistic movements. It looks at public art, concepts of tradition, the rise of independent professional women designers, domestic and church buildings, the role of craft within communities, and how arts and crafts was transformed in the age of modernism.
  • Cover scan of A History Of Modern Britain
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    A History Of Modern Britain - Hardback - Andrew Marr
    'A History of Modern Britain' confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions came to be defeated by consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification - and, every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harded to herd than before.
  • Cover scan of James Hogg
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    James Hogg: A Life - Hardback - Gillian Hughes
    James Hogg's life-story is one of extraordinary transitions. In his own lifetime he was best-known as a heaven-inspired but naive Scottish rustic whose intelligence went largely unacknowledged by his contemporaries.
  • Cover scan of Land Of Mountain And Flood
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    Land Of Mountain And Flood: The Geology And Landforms Of Scotland - Hardback - Alan McKirdy; J. E. Gordon; Roger Crofts
    Scotland is justly famed for its wonderful scenery - mountains, lochs, islands, wild rocky places and sandy beaches. This book illustrates how the landscape has evolved over millions of years, showing the reader where they can find evidence of these natural changes.
  • Cover scan of The Last Mughal
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    The Last Mughal: The Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar And The Fall Of Delhi, 1857 - Hardback - William Dalrymple
    The last of the Great Mughals was Bahadur Shah Zafar II. This book charts the desecration and demise of this man, his dynasty, his city and civilizations mercilessly ravished by fractured forces and vengeful British troops. It provides an understanding of a pivotal moment in Indian and Imperial history.
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    My Father: Reith Of The BBC - Hardback - Marista Leishman
    John Reith is the father of our media age. He was also the father of Marista, whose account of the great heights and desperate depths of being in Reith's life unfolds in this biography.
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    Orpheus: A Version Of Rilke's Die Sonette An Orpheus - Paperback - Don Paterson
    Rainer Maria Rilke's '55 Sonnets to Orpheus' remain a testimony to a writer whose significance other poems continue to testify to. Don Paterson's rendition offers a radiant and at time distressing version of the great work.
  • Cover scan of Scotland's Books
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    Scotland's Books: The Penguin History Of Scottish Literature - Paperback - Robert Crawford
    Stretching from the earliest written monuments during the Roman Empire to the thriving world of modern Scottish imaginative writing, this title is packed with research on some of the best works of a literature that extends far beyond the borders in which it was written.
  • Cover scan of The Scots And The Union
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    The Scots And The Union - Hardback - Christopher A. Whatley
    'The Scots and the Union' traces the background of the Treaty of Union of 1707, explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the Union in the two decades that foll
  • Cover scan of Shadow Behind The Sun
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    Shadow Behind The Sun - Paperback - Remzije Sherifi
    In 'Shadow Behind The Sun', Remzije Sherifi tells her own story, and that of her family, in the context of a deteriorating political environment that led over a number of years to the attempted ethnic cleansing of Kosova.
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    Soirbheas: Fair Wind - Paperback - Meg Bateman
    This collection of poetry provides a generous landscape for readers to share, and puts contemporary and traditional images of the Scottish Highlands side by side.
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    The Tenderness Of Wolves - Paperback - Stef Penney
    As winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River, a woman steers herself for the journey of a lifetime. A man has been brutally murdered and her 17-year old son has disappeared. To clear her son's name, she has no choice but to follow the tracks leaving the dead man's cabin.
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    Writing In The Sand - Paperback - Angus MacKay Dunn
    At the farthest end of the Dark Island, to the north of Inverness, lies the village of Cromness, where the normal round of domino matches, meetings of the Ladies' Guild and twice-daily netting of salmon continues as it always has done. But all is not well.

Thursday 8th November 2007