In Bed with an Elephant

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Publisher : Corgi
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis In Bed with an Elephant by : Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy

Download or read book In Bed with an Elephant written by Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy and published by Corgi. This book was released on 1995 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not exclusively a history book, a travel book, a political tract or another slice of autobiography, rather a blend of all four. Ludovic Kennedy writes about the aspects of Scotland that excite him and in particular Scotland's rather stormy relationship with England over the centuries. From the prehistoric settlement of Skara Brae on Orkney, Kennedy moves to a gripping retelling of the story of the '45 rebellion in which Bonnie Prince Charlie emerges as a less than heroic figure. Other highlights include Boswell's and Johnson's Highland jaunt and the adventures of the Stone of Destiny, its capture by Edward I and subsequent recapture from Westminster Abbey by Scottish patriots in 1950. Ludovic Kennedy illuminates both the famous and the less well-known people and incidents from Scottish history.

Hell of a Journey

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Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857906275
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Book Synopsis Hell of a Journey by : Mike Cawthorne

Download or read book Hell of a Journey written by Mike Cawthorne and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hell of a Journey describes what is arguably the last great journey to be undertaken in Britain: the entire Scottish Highlands on foot in one winter. On one level it is a vivid and evocative account of a remarkable trek - never attempted before - on another it celebrates the uniqueness of the Highlands, the scenery and ecology of 'the last wilderness in Europe'. The challenge Mike Cawthorne set himself was to climb all 135 of Scotland's 1,000-metre peaks, which stretch in an unbroken chain through the heart of the Highlands, from Sutherland to the Eastern Cairngorms, down to Loch Lomond, and west to Glencoe. His route traversed the most spectacular landscape in Scotland, linking every portion of wilderness, and was completed in the midst of the harshest winter conditions imaginable. Acclaimed on its first publication in 2000, this edition contains an epilogue in which Mike Cawthorne reflects on his trek and wonders what has changed since he carried it out. He warns that 'wild land in Scotland has never been under greater threat'. Hell of a Journey is a reminder of what we could so easily lose forever.

Journey to the Hebrides

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Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847675387
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Book Synopsis Journey to the Hebrides by : Samuel Johnson

Download or read book Journey to the Hebrides written by Samuel Johnson and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These accounts of their great tour contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are magnificent historical documents and also portraits of two extraordinary personalities. In the vivid prose of these two famous men of letters, the Highlands and the Western Islands spring to life. The juxtaposition of the two very different accounts creates an unsurpassed portrait of a society which was utterly alien to the Europe of the Enlightenment, and which was straining on the brink of calamitous change. These great masterpieces, entertaining, profound, and marvellously readable are also our last chronicles of a lost age and people.

Invisible Country

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Publisher : New Amsterdam Books
ISBN 13 : 9780941533942
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (339 download)

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Book Synopsis Invisible Country by : Brigadier General James D Campbell

Download or read book Invisible Country written by Brigadier General James D Campbell and published by New Amsterdam Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anyone whose heart thrills to the skirl of bagpipes or a flash of tartan should lay aside those Scottish Tourist Board pamphlets and read Invisible Country"-Kansas City Star

In the Footsteps of Sheep

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ISBN 13 : 9780942018387
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (183 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Footsteps of Sheep by : Debbie Zawinski

Download or read book In the Footsteps of Sheep written by Debbie Zawinski and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the Footsteps of Sheep details the completion of a mission the author, a Welsh-born Scot, set for herself: to travel and camp throughout Scotland, find cast off tufts of wool from 10 Scottish sheep breeds, then spin the wool on her spinning stick while walking (or waiting for ferries), and finally design and knit one pair of socks to represent each breed ... all the while writing about her adventures and taking plenty of photographs. Debbie has written beautifully about her journey; the hills, shorelines, and bogs explored; the sheep and people she met along the way; weather both foul and fair, and a particularly exciting chapter about the intriguing St. Kilda archipelago and its feral Soay and Boreray sheep. The eleven sock patterns, one at the end of each chapter, are a bonus and, for those of us unable to gather and spin our own fleece, all were test-knitted with commercial wool. The designs are knitted from top to toe with different motifs, among them color-patterns, cables, spirals, stripes, Kilt Hose with top-turnovers, and a pair of baby booties."--Provided from Amazon.com.

Love of Country

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022647173X
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Book Synopsis Love of Country by : Madeleine Bunting

Download or read book Love of Country written by Madeleine Bunting and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Excellent . . . Almost the perfect marriage of travelogue to the inner landscape of political ideas and cultural reflections . . . a super read.” —New Statesman Few landscapes are as striking as that of the Hebrides, the hundreds of small islands that speckle the waters off Scotland’s northwest coast. The jagged, rocky cliffs and roiling waves serve as a reminder of the islands’ dramatic geological history. Facing the Atlantic, the Hebrides were at the center of ancient shipping routes and have a remarkable cultural history. After years of hearing about Scotland as a place interwoven with the story of her family, Madeleine Bunting went to see for herself this place so full of history. Over six years, Bunting returned again and again to the Hebrides, fascinated by the question of what it means to belong there. With great sensitivity, she takes readers through the Hebrides’ history of dispossession and displacement, a history that can be understand only in the context of Britain’s imperial past, and she shows how the Hebrides have been repeatedly used to define and imagine Britain. Love of Country is a revelatory journey through one of the world’s most remote, beautiful landscapes that encourages us to think of the many identities we wear as we walk our paths. “A remarkably thorough digest of the many histories of the Hebrides.” —Wall Street Journal “Moving and wonderful. . . . Both the author and reader of this book end up losing themselves not just in politics and history and the details of nature, but a sense of wonder” —The Guardian “Makes you feel you are there even if you have just left.” —Observer, Best Books of the Year

A Course Called Scotland

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Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476754292
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis A Course Called Scotland by : Tom Coyne

Download or read book A Course Called Scotland written by Tom Coyne and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “One of the best golf books this century.” —Golf Digest Tom Coyne’s A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he loves. For much of his adult life, bestselling author Tom Coyne has been chasing a golf ball around the globe. When he was in college, studying abroad in London, he entered the lottery for a prized tee time in Scotland, grabbing his clubs and jumping the train to St. Andrews as his friends partied in Amsterdam; later, he golfed the entirety of Ireland’s coastline, chased pros through the mini-tours, and attended grueling Qualifying Schools in Australia, Canada, and Latin America. Yet, as he watched the greats compete, he felt something was missing. Then one day a friend suggested he attempt to play every links course in Scotland and qualify for the greatest championship in golf. The result is A Course Called Scotland, “a fast-moving, insightful, often funny travelogue encompassing the width of much of the British Isles” (GolfWeek), including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and Carnoustie. With his signature blend of storytelling, humor, history, and insight, Coyne weaves together his “witty and charming” (Publishers Weekly) journey to more than 100 legendary courses in Scotland with compelling threads of golf history and insights into the contemporary home of golf. As he journeys Scotland in search of the game’s secrets, he discovers new and old friends, rediscovers the peace and power of the sport, and, most importantly, reaffirms the ultimate connection between the game and the soul. It is “a must-read” (Golf Advisor) rollicking love letter to Scotland and golf as no one has attempted it before.

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307420957
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis How the Scots Invented the Modern World by : Arthur Herman

Download or read book How the Scots Invented the Modern World written by Arthur Herman and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong. How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William “Braveheart” Wallace to James Bond. And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.

Journey Through the British Isles

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Publisher : Merrell
ISBN 13 : 9781858944807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (448 download)

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Book Synopsis Journey Through the British Isles by : Harry Cory Wright

Download or read book Journey Through the British Isles written by Harry Cory Wright and published by Merrell. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unabridged compact edition of photographer Harry Cory Wright's quest to capture the variety of landscapes that make up the modern British Isles.

Highland Journey

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Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Highland Journey by : Mairi Hedderwick

Download or read book Highland Journey written by Mairi Hedderwick and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of an Eye on the Hebrides, Mairi Hedderwick was urged to embark on further travels. It was no easy task. A new journey, with its inherent deprivations and discomforts, could not be done to order. It had to be a compulsion - an inspiration.

Street Food Scotland

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ISBN 13 : 9781785302633
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Street Food Scotland by : Ailidh Forlan

Download or read book Street Food Scotland written by Ailidh Forlan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ailidh Forlan is on a mission to discover the very best street food Scotland has to offer. On a culinary journey that s taken her to every corner of the country, she's encountered incredible food and the captivating stories of the people who make it happen. Now, in Street Food Scotland, Ailidh shares her favorites, from market stalls to vintage vans, from converted ambulances to tucked-away roadside huts. With mouth-watering food from all over the globe right here on our doorstep as well as recipes to try at home welcome to Scotland's street food revolution. Includes metric measures.

Anatomy Acts

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Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Anatomy Acts by : Andrew Patrizio

Download or read book Anatomy Acts written by Andrew Patrizio and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fusing history, imagination and the senses, Anatomy Acts explores the social, cultural and scientific significance of anatomy in Scotland over the past 500 years. How have we come to know ourselves through anatomical study? How has anatomy changed over the centuries and where is it heading? What contribution has Scotland made to the 'culture of anatomy'? How have the arts responded to the work of anatomists and surgeons? The range of Anatomy Acts is wide, setting the high points of Renaissance, Enlightenment and 19th-century enquiry alongside the latest medical imaging techniques and the work of contemporary artists and poets. Its publication coincides with a touring exhibition of the same name that opens in Edinburgh in May 2006. The exhibition draws entirely on Scotland's rare and historic medical and art collections. There is no comparable visual history of anatomical material from Scotland on the market. This publication gives a new focus, building on the more general overviews of the relationship between art and anatomy that have appeared in recent years. Essays have been commissioned from leading authorities across medicine and culture, selected for their authors' specialist knowledge of Scottish medical and visual history, as well as their original and provocative perspectives on this subject. This publication will be of interest to a wide public, including professionals and students in medical, cultural and historical areas, as well as gallery and museum visitors.

A Sense of Place

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1784728594
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Book Synopsis A Sense of Place by : Dave Broom

Download or read book A Sense of Place written by Dave Broom and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky's history and considers what whisky is now, and where it is going. With stunning specially commissioned photography by Christina Kernohan, A Sense of Place will enhance and deepen every whisky drinker's understanding of just what is in their glass.

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

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Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by : Samuel Johnson

Download or read book A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland written by Samuel Johnson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes a journey through Scotland beginning in Edinburgh. Many of the islands of the Hebrides are visited, each of which is described individually.

Observations Made in a Journey Through the Western Counties of Scotland

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
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Book Synopsis Observations Made in a Journey Through the Western Counties of Scotland by : Robert Heron

Download or read book Observations Made in a Journey Through the Western Counties of Scotland written by Robert Heron and published by . This book was released on 1799 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Journey Through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis A Journey Through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784 by : Faujas-de-St.-Fond (cit., Barthélemy)

Download or read book A Journey Through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784 written by Faujas-de-St.-Fond (cit., Barthélemy) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
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Book Synopsis A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by : Samuel Johnson

Download or read book A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: