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The 39 Steps


by Alfred Hitchcock

  • 1935
  • DVD

One of Hitchcock's "wrong man" spy sagas, this classic film follows a Canadian tourist in London (Robert Donat) who becomes entangled in an underground epsionage plot that leads him to a remote mountain town in Scotland. Part of the Criterion Collection. (GBR493, $39.95)

AAA Spiral Guide Scotland

AAA Spiral Guide Scotland


by Hugh Taylor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A lively, handy guide to the highlights of Scotland, with a convenient easy-read binding, color photos and maps. Also includes insightful articles and on the history and culture of the country. (SCT126, $17.95)

Art of the Celts

Art of the Celts


by Lloyd Robert Laing | Jennifer Laing

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

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, $19.95)

Aunt Dimity And the Deep Blue Sea

Aunt Dimity And the Deep Blue Sea


by Nancy Atherton

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A most cheerful and eccentric mystery set on a remote island off the shore of Scotland, where Lori Shepard gets drawn into a perilous whodunit, calling again on the supernatural counsel of Aunt Dimity. (SCT117, $7.99)

Beside the Ocean of Time

Beside the Ocean of Time


by George M. Brown

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 217 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain


by Benedict le Vay

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

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, $24.99)

Braveheart


by Mel Gibson

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

The legend of William Wallace is brought to life in this Academy Award winning film starring Mel Gibson and Sophie Marceau. 177 Minutes. (SCT91, $19.99)

Brigadoon


by Vincente Minnelli

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • DVD

In this 1954 Cinascope musical, Gene Kelly and Van Johnson play two Americans who stumble upon an enchanted Scottish village where each night passes as though it were a hundred years. Cyd Charisse plays the lovely lass who steals Gene Kelly's heart. 108 minutes. In color. (SCT88, $19.97)

British Isles Map, Great Britain and Ireland

British Isles Map, Great Britain and Ireland


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2008
  • MAP

A colorful and accurate map of both Great Britain and Ireland, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (GBR07, $11.95)

The British Isles, A History of Four Nations

The British Isles, A History of Four Nations


by Hugh Kearney

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

The Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans and modern immigrants all make an appearance in Kearney's elegant and revisionist history of not just the English but also of the Scots, Welsh and Irish. (GBR88, $39.99)

Britons: Forging the Nations, 1707-1837


by Linda Colley

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 442 PAGES

An interesting study of national British identity and the joining of England, Scotland and Wales. (GBR81, $22.00)

Cadogan Guide Scotland's Highlands & Islands

Cadogan Guide Scotland's Highlands & Islands


by Richenda Miers

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A comprehensive and intelligent guidebook to the Scottish Highlands and islands, featuring color photographs, maps and well-written practical information. (SCT107, $18.95)

The Careful Use of Compliments


by Alexander McCall Smith

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

The fourth installment of the author's popular Isabel Dalhousie mystery series. (SCT125, $14.00)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages


by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)

A Celtic Miscellany


by Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A compendium of Celtic literature up to the 19th century. (IRE93, $16.00)

Celtic Prayers and Incantations

Celtic Prayers and Incantations


by Alexander Carmichael

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 142 PAGES

An authoritative edition of poems and blessings as collected by folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832 - 1912) over 40 years, when Gaelic was still widely spoken in the Skye, Uist, Oban and other islands of the Hebrides. (CLT4, $7.95)

Celtic Prayers from Iona

Celtic Prayers from Iona


by J. Philip Newell

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES

Inspired by the Gaelic prayers and poems of the 19th-century Scotsman Alexander Carmichael, Newell and his wife developed this handsome hard cover book while wardens on the island. (SCT21, $14.95)

The Celts: A Very Short Introduction

The Celts: A Very Short Introduction


by Barry W Cunliffe

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 161 PAGES

A concise, revealing social history of the Celts, by a reigning authority and popular writer. (CLT03, $11.95)

Charles Rennie Mackintosh


by Alan Crawford

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A heavily illustrated, compact survey of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. (SCT24, $19.95)

Checkmate


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

The sixth and final volume in the Lymond Chronicles finds Francis Crawford of Lymond in France, leading an army in battle against the English and trying to escape his past. (SCT94, $16.95)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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)

Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife

Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife


by P. Sterry

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A one-volume photographic guide to British wildlife, covering everything from fungi to mammals, including plants, insects, birds and fish. With 1,500 color photographs. (GBR93, $34.95)

Companion Guide Edinburgh and the Borders Country

Companion Guide Edinburgh and the Borders Country


by A.J. Youngson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

A comprehensive introduction to the history, culture and architecture of Edinburgh. (SCT19, $34.95)

Culture Smart! Britain, A Quick Guide to Customs And Etiquette

Culture Smart! Britain, A Quick Guide to Customs And Etiquette


by Paul Norbury

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (GBR736, $9.95)

Curious Scotland, Tales From a Hidden History

Curious Scotland, Tales From a Hidden History


by George Rosie

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 244 PAGES

A journalist, playwright and raconteur, Rosie recounts favorite Scottish stories in this entertaining and unconventional history. (SCT116, $23.95)

The Disorderly Knights

The Disorderly Knights


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

The third volume in the Lymond Chronicles follows Francis Crawford of Lymond to Malta, where he has been sent to help the Knights of Hospitallers defend their island against the invading Turks. (SCT95, $17.00)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

Stevenson's gothic classic set in Edinburgh -- a great horror story and allegory for the dual nature of man. (SCT74, $3.95)

Dragonfly in Amber

Dragonfly in Amber


by Diana Gabaldon

  • MYSTERY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 960 PAGES

The second in a series of time-travel mysteries set in 18th century Scotland. (SCT102, $8.99)

Drums of Autumn

Drums of Autumn


by Diana Gabaldon

  • MYSTERY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 1088 PAGES

The fourth in a series of time-travel mysteries set in 18th century Scotland and South Carolina on the eve of the American Revolution. (SCT104, $8.99)

The Edge of the World

The Edge of the World


by Michael Powell

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1937
  • DVD

This wonderful 1937 film by the great British director, shot entirely on the wild, windswept island of Foula in the Shetlands, follows a conflict between two families. (SCT79, $29.95)

Edinburgh Map


by Streetwise

  • 2000
  • MAP

A laminated, folded map of Edinburgh. (SCT52, $7.95)

Eyewitness Guide Great Britain

Eyewitness Guide Great Britain


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

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)

Eyewitness Guide Scotland

Eyewitness Guide Scotland


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

This compact, illustrated travel guide features color photography, excellent maps and a region-by-region synopsis of Scotland's attractions. (SCT40, $25.00)

A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe


by Guy Mountfort

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 212 PAGES

A classic field guide in the Peterson series. (EUR15, $25.00)

The Fiery Cross

The Fiery Cross


by Diana Gabaldon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 1456 PAGES

The fifth in a series of time-travel mysteries set in 18th century Scotland. (SCT100, $8.99)

Final Rounds, A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime


by James Dodson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The author's trip with his father to the great courses of Scotland and England. (GOL02, $16.00)

Five Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

Five Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf


by Ben Hogan

  • SPORT
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 127 PAGES

A master of golf provides instruction on improving your game in this 1957 classic. (GOL11, $13.00)

Fodor's London's 25 Best

Fodor's London's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

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)

Fodor's Scotland


by Linda Cabasin

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (SCT129, $21.99)

Fodor's See It Scotland

Fodor's See It Scotland


by Fodors

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Scotland. (SCT80, $22.99)

Footprint Scotland Highlands and Islands Handbook

Footprint Scotland Highlands and Islands Handbook


by Alan Murphy

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 495 PAGES

A well organized guide with helpful sketch maps. (SCT62, $24.95)

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate


by Alexander McCall Smith

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The second book in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, set in Edinburgh and starring detective Isabel Dalhousie, the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. In this installment, chocolate plays a key role in the mystery. (SCT113, $14.00)

The Game of Kings


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

The first volume in the sweeping Lymond Chronicles by a master of historical romance. Set in the 1500's in Edinborough, Scotland, Dunnett's story follows Francis Crawford of Lymand and his band of outlaws as they fight the English for the country they love. (SCT93, $17.00)

The Ghost with Trembling Wings


by Scott Weidensaul

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The search, sometimes successful, for lost species, worldwide including such island havens as Tasmania, Madagascar and Cuba. (CON24, $16.00)

Glasgow Map

Glasgow Map


by A-Z

  • MAP

A convenient, folded and detailed city map of Glasgow at a scale of 1:19,000. (SCT99, $15.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Grand Scuttle, The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919


by Dan Van Der Vat

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Van Der Vat explores the hows and whys of the 1919 sinking of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow by its own officers and men. (SCT130, $14.99)

Great Britain and Ireland Map

Great Britain and Ireland Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. (GBR31, $10.95)

Great Britain and Ireland Map

Great Britain and Ireland Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. (GBR31, $10.95)

Great Britain Map

Great Britain Map


by Ordnance Survey

  • MAP

A homegrown, excellent map at a scale of 1:625,000. (GBR06, $14.95)

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany


by Aubrey Burl

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

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, $37.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $15.00)

A History of Scotland

A History of Scotland


by J.D. Mackie

  • HISTORY
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 380 PAGES

A classic -- and admirably concise -- history of Scotland. Mackie reveals how the Scots long pursued an independent line -- -n religion, law, culture and foreign policy -- that helped them keep at bay the Romans, the French and the English. (SCT16, $18.00)

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

How the Scots Invented the Modern World


by Arthur Herman

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 472 PAGES

Herman argues convincingly in this bestseller that many of the greatest political, intellectual and technological innovations of the 18th and 19th centuries came from the Scots. (SCT65, $16.00)

In Search of England

In Search of England


by H.V. Morton | James Morris

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

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)

An Innocent in Scotland, More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters

An Innocent in Scotland, More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters


by David W. McFadden

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 346 PAGES

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)

Insight Compact Guide Scottish Highlands

Insight Compact Guide Scottish Highlands


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 79 PAGES

A brief introduction to the Scottish Highlands with color photos, maps and suggested routes. (SCT32, $7.95)

Insight Guide Scotland

Insight Guide Scotland


by Josephine Buchanan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 346 PAGES

An illustrated guide with excellent maps. (SCT64, $23.95)

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides


by Samuel Johnson | James Boswell

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 429 PAGES

Written when Johnson was 63 and Boswell 32 in 1773 (when they had been friends for ten years), these travel journals were the result of a three-month trip to Scotland. Johnson observed Scotland, and Boswell observed Johnson. (SCT07, $18.00)

Kidnapped

Kidnapped


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Set in 18th-century Scotland after the Jacobite Rebellion, this is a story of attempted murder, shipwreck, and kidnapping as told by a young Whig. (SCT02, $9.00)

Knopf Mapguide Edinburgh

Knopf Mapguide Edinburgh


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

A handy set of full color, ingeniously folded maps, each indicating favorite sites, shops, restaurants and attractions. (SCT105, $9.95)

The Last of the Celts

The Last of the Celts


by Marcus Tanner

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 398 PAGES

Welsh journalist Tanner mixes anecdote, interview and research in this lively account of encounters with far-flung Celts from Scotland, Wales and Belfast to Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Trelew. (GBR527, $25.00)

Life of St. Columba


by Adomnan of Iona | Richard Sharpe

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

An early account of the life of St. Columba (521-97), the 6th-century abbot who established the monastery on Iona. Written by Adomnan of Iona at the turn of the 8th century, it introduces the profoundly spiritual man as well as his famous abbey. (IRE103, $17.00)

The Life of Walter Scott, A Critical Biography


by John Sutherland

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

In this discerning biography, Sutherland digs beneath the myth to illuminate the life and times of Sir Walter Scott. (SCT92, $47.95)

Local Hero


by Bill Forsyth

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • DVD

111 minutes. (SCT90, $9.97)

Loch Assynt, Lochinver and Kylesku Map


by Ordnance Survey

  • MAP

Landranger Map 15 covering Loch Assynt, Loch More, Loch Scinascaig, Lochinver & Kyleskuseries in Northwestern Scotland at a scale of 1:50,000. (SCT86, $19.95)

Lonely Planet Scotland

Lonely Planet Scotland


by Tom Smallman | Graeme Cornwallis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Newly re-designed, 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)

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone


by R.D. Blackmore

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 680 PAGES

The classic romantic novel set at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion in the 17th century. (GBR83, $13.95)

Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots and Bad Lies


by Charles Lindsay | John Updike

  • SPORT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

A lighthearted collection of photographs of the world's great golf courses and many ways one can lose a ball. With a forward by John Updike. (GOL04, $29.99)

Macbeth


by William Shakespeare

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 249 PAGES

This edition of the Bard's tragedy is heavily footnoted, providing lots of commentary on the immortal text. Set in Scotland. (SCT75, $10.95)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

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, $38.50)

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots


by Antonia Fraser

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 613 PAGES

This richly readable biography, the story of a legend who was loved even en route to her death, illuminates Mary's age as well as the figure herself. (SCT01, $20.00)

Michelin Green Guide Scotland


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

An up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to Scotland and its highlights. (SCT36, $21.99)

The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way

The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way


by Bill Bryson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is an informative linguistic history which showcases Bryson's wry wit. (GBR15, $14.99)

Natives And Exotics

Natives And Exotics


by Jane Alison

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Family and the beauty of highland Ecuador, the Australian bush, Scotland and the windswept Azores all feature in Alison's interlinked stories. (PGL52, $16.95)

No Laughing Matter

No Laughing Matter


by Peter Guttridge

  • MYSTERY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 277 PAGES

In this first Nick Madrid book, a naked woman's mysterious fall from atop a Montreal hotel leads Madrid to the streets of Edinburgh and the secrets of Hollywood. (CND256, $13.00)

Notes from a Small Island

Notes from a Small Island


by Bill Bryson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

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, $14.99)

The Observations

The Observations


by Jane Harris

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

This marvelously atmospheric novel, solidly set in Victorian-era Edinburgh, follows the adventures of a savvy chambermaid, who lands a job at the castle. (SCT124, $14.00)

Off in a Boat, Hebridean Voyage


by Neil Miller Gunn

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 348 PAGES

Gunn captures the romance and exhilaration of small boat travel in this enchanting account of a 1930s voyage through the Hebrides, interweaving his own adventures with history and lore. (GBR66, $18.95)

Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney

Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney


by Hermann Palssom | Paul Edwards

  • LITERATURE
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 253 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Outlander

Outlander


by Diana Gabaldon

  • MYSTERY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 896 PAGES

The first in a series of time-travel mysteries set in 18th century Scotland. (SCT101, $8.99)

The Oxford Companion to Scottish History


by Michael Lynch

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

An illustrated, authoritative reference to Scotland from ancient times to today, organized as an encyclopedia and featuring contributions from a large panel of experts. (SCT128, $23.95)

Pawn in Frankincense

Pawn in Frankincense


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

Set in and around Topkapi Palace during the time of Suleyman the Magnificent, exiled Scottish nobleman Francis Crawford, under the guise of a mission for the Sultan, searches for his son in the Ottoman Empire. The fourth book in Dunnett's rousing Lymond Chronicles. (SCT97, $17.00)

Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire

Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire


by James Morris

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 527 PAGES

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, $37.95)

Polly, The True Story Behind Whiskey Galore

Polly, The True Story Behind Whiskey Galore


by Roger Hutchinson

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 155 PAGES

A history of the famous 1941 shipwreck in the outer Hebrides on which the novel was based. (GBR65, $18.00)

Portrait of Scotland


by Colin Baxter

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

An excellent short introduction to the beauty and mystery of the Scottish highlands and islands, featuring stunning color photographs by Colin Baxter. (SCT87, $16.95)

Queens' Play


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

In the second volume of the Lymond Chronicles, Francis Crawford of Lymond is chosen to escort the young Mary Queen of Scots from their native country to the courts of France. To protect the little girl at the center of so much political intrigue, Crawford must use all his skill and cunning. (SCT98, $16.95)

Right Attitude To Rain, An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery

Right Attitude To Rain, An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery


by Alexander McCall Smith

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The third installment in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, set in Edinburgh and starring detective Isabel Dalhousie, the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. This episode unfolds when suspicious Texan visitors arrive. (SCT112, $21.95)

The Ringed Castle


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

In the fifth volume of the Lymond Chronicles, Francis Crawford of Lymond becomes an advisor to the tsar of Russia, Ivan the Terrible. As Francis struggles to modernize the court at Muscovy, there are those in England making their own plans for him. (SCT96, $18.95)

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire


by Lawrence James

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

An epic of the empire's achievements from 1600 to the present. (GBR72, $24.99)

Rob Roy

Rob Roy


by Sir Walter Scott

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 501 PAGES

Adventure in the highlands of 18th-century Scotland starring the dashing outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. Part of the "Penguin Classics" series, this book contains explanatory notes and an introduction that sets it in its historical context. (SCT20, $11.00)

Rob Roy


by Michael Caton-Jones

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

In 1713 Scotland, Highlander Rob Roy is forced to borrow money from a local aristocrat to help his clan. When the money is stolen, he must use all his courage and cunning to survive. 139 minutes. (SCT89, $14.94)

Rough Guide Scotland

Rough Guide Scotland


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 888 PAGES

A comprehensive guide focusing on where to go and what to do from Dumphries and Edinburgh to Stornoway, Kirkwall and Lerwick. (SCT60, $23.99)

Rough Guide Scottish Highlands and Islands

Rough Guide Scottish Highlands and Islands


by Rob Humphreys

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 616 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the hip, literate and very informative Rough Guide style. It's divided cleanly between practical information and illuminating background on culture and history. (SCT132, $19.99)

A Rum Affair, A True Story of Botanical Fraud


by Karl Sabbagh

  • SCIENCE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

Bogus scientific claims and fierce debates over plants on the Isle of Rum. (SCT57, $15.00)

Rum, Nature's Island


by Magnus Magnusson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A general overview of the Scottish Isle of Rum. (SCT56, $14.95)

Scotland's Golf Courses


by Robert Price

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A guide to more than 500 golf courses in Scotland -- the birthplace of the sport and still a favorite destination for dedicated duffers. (SCT72, $25.00)

Scotland, A Short History


by Christopher Harvie

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

A brief history, through the formation of the recent Scottish Parliament, by a leading Scottish scholar and writer. (SCT77, $19.99)

Scottish Art

Scottish Art


by Murdo MacDonald

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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)

The Scottish Empire


by Michael Fry

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A provocative history of Scottish dabblling in imperial adventures around the world. (SCT67, $29.95)

Scottish Literature


by Douglas Gifford | Sarah Dunnigan | Allan Macgillivray

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 1040 PAGES

An overview Scotland's literature, organized chronologically. (SCT71, $52.00)

The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700-2007

The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700-2007


by T. M. Devine

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Devine focuses on Scotland's relationship with England, its status as a colonized country and its sense of autonomy and pride in this well received history by Scotland's leading historian. (SCT43, $20.00)

Sea Room, An Island Life in the Hebrides

Sea Room, An Island Life in the Hebrides


by Adam Nicolson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 391 PAGES

Nicolson explores the nature, history and magic of three remote islands in the Outer Hebrides in this affecting memoir. Tiny islands surrounded by serious tides, the Shiants nonetheless make their mark with 500-foot basalt cliffs, seabird and seal colonies, and a long history. (GBR369, $14.95)

Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles

Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles


by Adam Nicolson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Nicolson offers an engrossing account of a coastal voyage from Cornwall, along the western coast of Ireland, out to the Faeroes and to Orkney in this brief hymn to the sea. (GBR561, $13.95)

Seasons on Harris, A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides

Seasons on Harris, A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides


by David Yeadon

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Yeardon writes with lively sympathy of the island and its people (and even the lousy weather) in this appreciative account of the culture, traditions and beauty of the island. (SCT133, $15.99)

Selected Poems

Selected Poems


by Robert Burns

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Poetry from 18th century Scottish writer Robert Burns, a pioneer of the Romantic movement and widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. (SCT123, $13.75)

September


by Rosamunde Pilcher

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 613 PAGES

This novel about relationships and secrets within families and between neighbors reads like a literary soap opera. (SCT110, $8.99)

The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure

The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure


by David Howarth

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

The little-known story of a fleet of fishing boats that regularly journeyed across treacherous waters from the Shetland Islands to Norway, to bring relief and fortifications to Norwegians under Nazi attack. (NOR26, $16.95)

Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic

Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic


by Michael Smith

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 371 PAGES

The first biography of Sir James Wordie, whose many polar adventures took him from the Heroic Age of Shackleton and Scott to the modern era. (SCT109, $35.00)

Southern Scotland & Northumberland Map

Southern Scotland & Northumberland Map


by Ordnance Survey

  • MAP

A fine locally grown map of southern Scotland, at a scale 1:250,000. (SCT34, $14.95)

The Story of Britain

The Story of Britain


by Roy Strong

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 596 PAGES

A handsomely presented history of Britain. (GBR71, $49.95)

The Story of Scotland

The Story of Scotland


by Nigel Tranter

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

Tranter, a beloved novelist and storyteller, offers his version of Scots history, heavy on anecdote, personality and incident. (SCT76, $16.95)

The Sunday Philosophy Club


by Alexander McCall Smith

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The first book in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, set in Edinburgh and starring detective Isabel Dalhousie, the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. The mystery opens when a man falls to his death outside a concert hall. (SCT114, $14.00)

Tales of the Seal People, Scottish Folk Tales


by Chad McCail | Duncan Williamson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

Scottish folk tales featuring Silkies -- the seal people who can take human shape. (SCT18, $24.95)

The Thirty-Nine Steps


by John Buchan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Buchan's hero Richard Hannay is an innocent man on the run in this 1915 novel of action and political intrigue, made into a Hitchcock film. (EUR304, $11.00)

Time Out Edinburgh

Time Out Edinburgh


by Will Fulford-Jones

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (SCT118, $19.95)

Tir a'Mhurain, The Outer Hebrides of Scotland

Tir a'Mhurain, The Outer Hebrides of Scotland


by Paul Strand | Catherine Duncan | Basil Davidson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

To the Lighthouse


by Virginia Woolf

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 209 PAGES

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, $13.95)

Trainspotting


by Irvine Welsh

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

You may have seen the movie, but Irvine Welsh's novel is a far darker, albeit moving, tale of junkies set in a bleak version of Edinburgh. It has a fine sense of place, plenty of dirty words, and loads of black humor, all delivered in a thick Scottish accent. (SCT85, $14.95)

The Translator

The Translator


by Leila Aboulela

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Sammar, a young Sudanese widow and devout Muslim working as a translator at a Scottish university, falls in love with her Scottish superviser. In lyrical yet understated prose, Aboulela deftly explores faith and bridging cultural gaps. (MDE112, $12.00)

A Traveller's Companion to Edinburgh

A Traveller's Companion to Edinburgh


by David Daiches

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

A splendid introduction to the city. (SCT108, $16.95)

A Traveller's History of Scotland

A Traveller's History of Scotland


by Andrew Fisher

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga


by William Fitzhugh | Elisabeth Ward

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

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)

Voyager


by Diana Gabaldon

  • MYSTERY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

The third in a series of time-travel mysteries set in 18th century Scotland. (SCT103, $8.99)

Wild Mountain Thyme


by Rosamunde Pilcher

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

When a former lover shows up on her doorstep with his two year old son in hand, Victoria Bradshaw's life is changed completely. (SCT111, $7.99)

William Wallace, Brave Heart

William Wallace, Brave Heart


by James MacKay

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

Winter Tales


by George MacKay Brown

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

These twelve short stories capture the characters and atmosphere of George Mackay Brown's native Orkney. (SCT115, $11.95)

 

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