To test the facilities he’s hosting a reunion for his old school (none of his ex-classmates can remember him, but what the heck, it’s free). He is so busy showing off that he doesn’t notice that another group have invited themselves along – a collection of terrorist mercenaries who are occasionally of more danger to themselves than to the public.And they in turn are unaware that Inspector MacGregor has got wind of their activities. Within twenty-four hours Gavin’s dream has blown to the four winds, along with a lot of other things.Dress Casual. Bring your own bullets.

    Discover Scotland region by region; from the culturally diverse and architecturally magnificent Glasgow to the peerless beauty of the highlands. Eyewitness Travel Guide: Scotland provides tips every visitor needs, from where to walk with Reindeers to how to tread the Malt whisky trail, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, resorts, restaurants, and nightlife in each region for all budgets. There are 3D cutaways and floor-plans of all the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns of Scotland. With up-to-date information on getting around by boat, bus, or steam train and all the sights listed town by town, Eyewitness Travel Guide: Scotland explores the country's castles, lochs, fishing hot spots and famous golf courses, focusing on the best scenic routes from which to explore the rugged Scottish landscape.

    Their more recent history has consisted mainly of attempts to regain freedoms and rights of which they were deprived in the Middle Ages and afterwards. Those attempts are succeeding, this book argues, should be encouraged by Scotland's new government.

    Aided by a beautiful, spirited, half-gypsy girl, the young man is forever enchanted by the mysterious girl. But fate places them on opposing sides of a diabolical plot to obtain power. The infant Scottish queen is in danger of being kidnapped, and while the man acts as a spy to uncover this fiendish plan, the girl's father is hired to do the deed. Caught between loyalty to his country and the longing in his heart for the girl, who will he inevitably betray?

    This anthology gathers the work of great writers such as Geoffrey Chaucer, Lewis Carroll, John Milton, Edgar Allan Poe, and many more. The Book of Prefaces offers an unusual and unprecedented look at literature, a treat for any reader.

    It includes over 100 drawings, plus photographs and archive sketches. It is suitable for those interested in the history of one of our nation's most mysterious and captivating ancestors.

    Each page is packed with colorful pictures and witty captions and speech bubbles, and a pithy text gives the facts and tells the story. The Story of Scotland won the Saltire Society/TES Award for Educational Publications and the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award.

    The text follows the life of Robert the Bruce from boyhood onwards, with a blow-by-blow account of how he led the Scots to their victory at Bannockburn, against all the odds.

    PROF. BRUCE LENMANMarvelous account of mountaineering's prehistory... as coulourful as it is thought provoking

    Starting with the prehistoric period, from which survives the famous settlement of Skara Brae, it goes on to discuss the flowering of the Celtic Church in the sixth and seventh centuries and the subsequent invasion by the Vikings, who settled there in large numbers and established a powerful Norse earldom. Sites and remains to be explored include settlements from the stone age, stone circles and burials from the bronze age, iron-age brochs, Viking castles, the magnificent cathedral of St Magnus, Renaissance palaces, a Martello tower from the Napoleonic Wars and numerous remains from the Second World War. This new edition has been revised and updated, and includes a new chapter that sheds light on recent findings.

    This book describes everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna.

    

    In a series of remarkable paintings made over twenty years and based on close observation, Victoria Crowe, one of Scotland's foremost painters, pays tribute to the life and work of this exceptional woman. In spite of their different ages and backgrounds, the two women came to value each other's company and it was through the shepherdess that the artist learned how to interpret the surrounding landscape. At the same time the paintings depict an ancient way of living that has been long in the decline and which, at the start of a new millennium, may be finally disappearing.

    The Concise Scots Dictionary contains: * Meaning* Spelling variants* Pronunciation* Information on when and where words are used* Grammatical information* Idioms and phrases* Etymologies* Details of Scottish life then and no

    This revised edition is complete with new advice on Paterson's personally developed walking route and provides a stunning journey through peaks, sunsets, and "the garden of Skye." Includes over a hundred large format color pictures, maps, and route details.

    In addition to introducing such well-known words as dreich, sassenach, kirk and kittle, it contains thousands of the other words that have enriched Scotland's cultural heritage over the centuries. A delight for everyone interested in Scottish heritage!

    One of Scotland's best-known and best-loved author/illustrators takes readers on an unforgettable voyage of discovery recounting her six week journey down the Caledonian Canal and out to sea in a small, antiquated sailing boat.

    Amongst the women featured are nuns, brewers, widows, witches, and wives of ministers of the kirk.

    Columba - and the legacy of the man and his monasteries in Scotland and throughout the world. There is a great deal of new research, in chapters for example on the cult of saints in Scotland, the origins of Scottish identity, Columba's biographer Adomnan, and Columba on Iona. Scholarly but highly readable, this book is accessible to anyone interested in Columba, Celtic Christianity and Scottish history in general.

    This book takes a new look at the issue, investigating the extent to which Scottish men of letters of the period identified the Scottish kingdom and its inhabitants with Ireland, and exploring the function of the kingdom's Irish identity.Dr Broun argues that a perceived historical link with Ireland was a fundamental feature of the kingdom's identity throughout the period, and discusses the beginnings of a Scottish national identity in the 1290s and early 1300s. His evidence is based on a thorough examination of accounts of Scottish origins, the royal genealogy, and regnal lists, which articulated perceptions of the kingdom's identity; included are new editions of the origin-legend material in Book I of Fordun's Chronica Gentis Scottorum; hitherto unknown witnesses of Scottish king-lists; and texts of the royal genealogy.Dr Dauvit Broun is lecturer in Scottish history at the University of Glasgow.

    Collection of the 100 best walks in Scotland, chosen by the country's foremost hillwalker, writer and broadcaster Cameron McNeish. Covers every region of Scotland from the Borders to the Northern Isles, complete with maps, routes, distances, walking times and grading. Photographed by Colin Baxter. Minor rubbing at jacket edges with small tear at one corner, no inscriptions, price unclipped.

    This is a Green Bird Publication of a quality soft cover.