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Art of the Celts
• Lloyd Robert Laing
• Jennifer Laing
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series, this is a broad introduction to Celtic art, from the 5th century B.C. to 1200 A.D.
(CLT02, $14.95)
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Beside the Ocean of Time
• George M. Brown
• LITERATURE
• OUT OF PRINT
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A gentle coming-of-age tale by the Bard of Orkney George Mackay Brown. His short novel invokes the prehistoric ruins, Norse history and long traditions of rural Orkney in graceful prose with lovely attention to detail and rich insight into place.
(SCT14, $19.95)
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Birds of Britain & Europe
• Hermann Heinzel
• Richard Fitter
• John Parslow
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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This masterfully organized Collins Pocket Guide, featuring 3,000 color illustrations covers the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
(EUR49, $27.50)
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Blue Guide Prague
• Jasper Tilbury
• GUIDEBOOK
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A detailed guide to Prague, with excellent information on its celebrated architecture.
(CZH56, $21.95)
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Blue Guide Scotland
• Elspeth Wills
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to what to see and where to go in Scotland, with particular attention paid to art, architecture and history.
(SCT50, $24.95)
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Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain
• Benedict le Vay
• GUIDEBOOK
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A characteristically informative guide in the Bradt style and a rollicking tour through some of Britain's more bizarre oddities, including, yes, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.
(GBR586, $22.95)
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British Isles Map, Great Britain and Ireland
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A colorful and accurate map of both Great Britain and Ireland, at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
(GBR07, $11.95)
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The British Isles, A History of Four Nations
• Hugh Kearney
• HISTORY
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The Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans and modern immigrants all make an appearance in Kearney's elegant and revisionist history, the tale of not just the English but also of the Scots, Welsh and Irish.
(GBR88, $33.99)
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British Isles, Great Britain & Ireland Map
• Hammond Maps
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A colorful shaded relief map produced in the UK showing both Great Britain and Ireland.
(GBR29, $11.95)
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Britons: Forging the Nations, 1707-1837
• Linda Colley
• HISTORY
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An interesting study of national British identity and the joining of England, Scotland and Wales.
(GBR81, $21.00)
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Castles of England, Scotland and Wales
• Paul Johnson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A history and photographic tour of the castles of Britain.
(GBR305, $16.95)
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Celtic Britain
• Charles Thomas
• HISTORY
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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A portrait of the romantic, heroic age in Roman and Celtic Britain. Organized geographically, with chapters on Celtic Britain, Cornwall, Scotland and Wales, churches and monasteries, and Celtic art.
(GBR54, $18.95)
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A Celtic Miscellany
• Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson
• ANTHOLOGY
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A compendium of Celtic literature up to the 19th century.
(IRE93, $14.00)
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Celtic Prayers from Iona
• J. Philip Newell
• RELIGION
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Inspired by the gaelic prayers and poems of the 19th-century Scotsman Alexander Carmichael, Philip Newell and his wife developed this handsome hard cover book while wardens on the island.
(SCT21, $14.95)
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The Celts, Conquerors of Ancient Europe
• Chriatiane Eluere
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A colorful pocket-size encyclopedia documenting the art and archaeology of the Celts. With 100 maps and illustrations.
(CLT01, $12.95)
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
• Alan Crawford
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A heavily illustrated, compact survey of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
(SCT24, $18.95)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state.
(FRN536, $12.00)
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Companion Guide Edinburgh and the Borders Country
• A.J. Youngson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive introduction to the history, culture and architecture of Edinburgh.
(SCT19, $27.95)
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Discovering Scottish Architecture
• T. W. West
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Intended for the traveler, this survey covers the range of Scottish architecture.
(SCT49, $14.00)
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Edinburgh Map
• Streetwise
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A laminated, folded map of Edinburgh.
(SCT52, $7.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Great Britain
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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With 1,400 photos, maps and excellent introductory chapters, this guide is both a general introduction to Great Britain and a region-by-region look at its attractions.
(GBR01, $30.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Scotland
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact illustrated travel guide featuring bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps, and a region-by-region synopsis of Scotland's attractions.
(SCT40, $23.00)
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
• Guy Mountfort
• FIELD GUIDE
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A classic field guide in the Peterson series.
(EUR15, $22.00)
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Final Rounds, A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime
• James Dodson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The author's trip with his father to the great courses of Scotland and England.
(GOL02, $16.00)
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Fodor's London's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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This slim guide to London (with handy full-color maps) has everything you need to know for a short visit to the city, including recommended sightseeing, restaurants, hotels and shops.
(GBR08, $11.95)
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Footprint Scotland Handbook
• Alan Murphy
• GUIDEBOOK
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A well organized guide with helpful sketch maps.
(SCT62, $23.95)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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Great Britain and Ireland Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:700,000.
(GBR31, $12.95)
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Great Britain Map
• Ordnance Survey
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A homegrown, excellent map of Great Britain at a scale of 1:650,000.
(GBR06, $12.95)
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A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany
• Aubrey Burl
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent guide to finding -- and understanding -- all the major sites, plus a few not-so-well known ones. It includes maps, black-and-white photographs, site diagrams, and a bibliography.
(GBR102, $35.00)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow.
(EUR189, $14.00)
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A History of Scotland
• J.D. Mackie
• HISTORY
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A classic -- and admirably concise -- history of Scotland.
(SCT16, $17.00)
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00)
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In Search of England
• H.V. Morton
• James Morris
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and history of the place with his own keen observations.
(GBR368, $16.00)
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An Innocent in Scotland, More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters
• David W. McFadden
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A sequel to his rambles in Ireland, McFadden again taps local lore, personality and history in this most entertaining journey through Scotland.
(SCT28, $18.95)
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Insight Compact Guide Scottish Highlands
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A brief introduction to the Scottish Highlands with color photos, maps and suggested routes.
(SCT32, $7.95)
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Karen Brown's England, Wales and Scotland: Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
• June Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A delightful, personal survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights.
(GBR309, $19.95)
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Knopf Guide Scotland
• Knopf Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A fully illustrated travel guide to Scotland.
(GBR192, $25.00)
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Lady of the Lake
• Walter Scott
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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(SCT59, $19.95)
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Large Scale Great Britain Topographic Maps
• Ordnance Survey
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(GBR103, $11.95)
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Lonely Planet Edinburgh
• Neil Wilson
• Tom Smallman
• GUIDEBOOK
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Featuring maps, a good overview of history and culture, and helpful information on accommodations and sightseeing.
(SCT63, $17.99)
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Lonely Planet Scotland
• Tom Smallman
• Graeme Cornwallis
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide to Scotland features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nuts-and-bolts information for the traveler.
(SCT37, $22.99)
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Lorna Doone
• R.D. Blackmore
• LITERATURE
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The classic romantic novel set at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion in the 17th century.
(GBR83, $13.95)
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The Mackintosh Style, Design and Decor
• Elizabeth Wilhide
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This concise volume illustrates the most celebrated works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
(SCT26, $29.95)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals.
(FG61, $34.95)
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Michelin Green Guide Scotland
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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An up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to Scotland and its highlights.
(SCT36, $21.95)
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The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got that Way
• Bill Bryson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is a humorous and informative history of the English language that showcases Bryson's wry wit.
(GBR15, $14.95)
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Notes from a Small Island
• Bill Bryson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A farewell walking tour of England by an American expatriate who has decided to return home after two decades. Like all of Bryson's books, it's full of rich conversations, humorous anecdotes and amusing interactions.
(GBR16, $14.95)
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Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney
• Hermann Palssom
• Paul Edwards
• LITERATURE
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A fusion of myth and legend, circa A.D. 1200, by an unnamed Icelandic author. The medieval chronicle has its center of action among the Orkney Islands, describing their conquest by Norwegian kings during the Viking expansion of the ninth century.
(VIK07, $15.00)
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Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire
• James Morris
• HISTORY
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The centerpiece of the trilogy "Pax Britannica," this entertaining history concentrates on the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial power and splendor.
(GBR10, $26.00)
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
• John Ure
• HISTORY
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(EUR202, $15.95)
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Polly, The True Story Behind Whiskey Galore
• Roger Hutchinson
• HISTORY
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A history of the famous 1941 shipwreck in the outer Hebrides on which the novel was based.
(GBR65, $18.00)
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
• Muriel Spark
• LITERATURE
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A slender, terribly witty novel from the incomparable Dame Muriel. Miss Jean Brodie is an unorthodox teacher at an Edinburgh girls' boarding school who wins the hearts and minds of her students, only to discover that girls from the provinces are ill-prepared for progressive thought.
(SCT42, $12.95)
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Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(EUR142, $9.95)
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
• Lawrence James
• HISTORY
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An epic of the empire's achievements from 1600 to the present.
(GBR72, $21.95)
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Rob Roy MacGregor: His Life & Times
• W. H. Murray
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A nicely old-fashioned, chronological account of the life and times of Scotland's great hero.
(SCT31, $11.95)
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Rough Guide Scotland
• Rough Guide
• GUIDEBOOK
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(SCT60, $23.99)
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A Rum Affair, A True Story of Botanical Fraud
• Karl Sabbagh
• SCIENCE
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Bogus scientific claims and fierce debates over plants on the Isle of Rum.
(SCT57, $15.00)
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Rum, Nature's Island
• Magnus Magnusson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A general overview of the Scottish Isle of Rum.
(SCT56, $14.95)
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Scotland Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A clear, colorful road map at a scale of 1:400,000.
(SCT12, $8.95)
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Scotland, The Story of a Nation
• Magnus Magnusson
• HISTORY
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A vivid survey of the history of Scotland, rich in personality and incident, by a master storyteller.
(SCT54, $22.50)
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Scottish Art
• Murdo MacDonald
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A generously illustrated volume in the "World of Art" Series introducing the individuals and themes that have distinguished Scottish art through the ages. With 183 illustrations, 55 in color.
(SCT48, $14.95)
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The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700-2000
• T. M. Devine
• HISTORY
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A well received history by a respected historian. Devine focuses on Scotland's relationship with England, its status as a colonized country and its sense of autonomy and pride.
(SCT43, $20.00)
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The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure
• David Howarth
• HISTORY
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The little-known World War II story of a fleet of fishing boats that made regular journeys across treacherous waters from the Shetland Islands to Norway, in order to bring relief and fortifications to Norwegians weathering Nazi attacks.
(NOR26, $16.95)
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Southern Scotland Map
• Ordnance Survey
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A fine locally grown map of southern Scotland, at a scale 1:250,000.
(SCT34, $12.95)
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The Story of Britain
• Roy Strong
• HISTORY
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A handsomely presented history of Britain.
(GBR71, $35.00)
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Tales of the Seal People, Scottish Folk Tales
• Chad McCail
• Duncan Williamson
• LITERATURE
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Scottish folk tales featuring Silkies -- the seal people who can take human shape.
(SCT18, $24.95)
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Tir a'Mhurain, The Outer Hebrides of Scotland
• Paul Strand
• Catherine Duncan
• Basil Davidson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The great American photographer Paul Strand spent three months in the Hebrides in 1954, capturing the region's striking landscapes and residents on film. This exhibition catalog handsomely reproduces 105 of Strand's duotone images.
(SCT58, $40.00)
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To the Lighthouse
• Virginia Woolf
• LITERATURE
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Woolf's modernist classic, in which the Ramsay family goes on holiday in the Hebrides, is drawn from memories of childhood trips to Cornwall.
(SCT41, $13.00)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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This entertaining collection depicts Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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A Traveller's History of Scotland
• Andrew Fisher
• HISTORY
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This brief history of Scotland through the 1990s is wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. With a useful chronology, a list of monarchs and a historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries.
(GBR40, $14.95)
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Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga
• William Fitzhugh
• Elisabeth Ward
• HISTORY
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An extensively illustrated volume of Viking culture, history and exploration that focuses especially on voyages to North America. Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, it features essays and 400 color photographs.
(VIK11, $34.95)
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Western Scotland Map
• Ordnance Survey
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The locally grown map of western Scotland, including the inner and outer Hebrides.
(GBR110, $12.95)
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William Wallace, Brave Heart
• James MacKay
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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MacKay separates myth from legend in this rich account of one of Scotland's greatest heroes. He delves into medieval Scotland, setting the life of William Wallace in its historical context.
(SCT30, $16.99)
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