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Kerryoans Up The Clyde
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Book Synopsis Kerryoans up the Clyde! by : Allan Morrison
Download or read book Kerryoans up the Clyde! written by Allan Morrison and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If the Waverley sank right now and I wanted to swim to the nearest land, how far would that be?' 'About a hundred yards, sur.' 'Amazing. Which way?' 'Down!' True 'Glesca' humour and history combined, Kerryoans up the Clyde! recounts the adventures of a vessel full of character with a captain to match: Morrison's Waverley and 'Big Lizzie' are each as formidable and inalienably Scottish as the other. Morrison captures the charmingly unique spirit of the last of the Clyde's paddle steamers as well as the facts of its history. Full of playful tales, many a chuckle and the quirky illustrations of Bob Dewar, you're sure to find something that floats your boat!
Book Synopsis Dinna Fash Yersel, Scotland! by : Allan Morrison
Download or read book Dinna Fash Yersel, Scotland! written by Allan Morrison and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are tough times. Prices spiralling! Climate change! International tension! Pandemics! It's not hard to find things to worry about. But Scottish grannies can be an oasis of calm. Their wit and wisdom, their compassion and knowhow, their measured good sense and withering reproaches are exactly what is required. Scottish grannies are reassuring. They are relevant. And they need to be heard.
Book Synopsis If History was Scottish by : Norman Ferguson
Download or read book If History was Scottish written by Norman Ferguson and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alternative look at notable figures and events as seen through a unique Caledonian perspective. The attributes associated with being Scottish are applied to well-known quotes and events. Covering topics such as war, politics, cinema, religion and more, the text will be accompanied by light-hearted and witty illustrations making this an ideal book for the gift market both in Scotland and further afield.
Book Synopsis Scotland the Worst by : Charles Maciejewski
Download or read book Scotland the Worst written by Charles Maciejewski and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alternative guide to our bonnie wee country and its inhabitants, this book is a compendium of the less generous comments made by 17th, 18th and 19th century visitors. Hopefully much has changed – and mostly for the better!
Download or read book 101 Men in Kilts written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Killing in Van Diemen's Land by : Douglas Watt
Download or read book A Killing in Van Diemen's Land written by Douglas Watt and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Edinburgh in 1690. The body of a wealthy merchant is discovered in his home in the city centre. Was his killing the result of a robbery gone wrong? The vicious mode of his death seems to suggest otherwise. Scotland is in upheaval as political and religious tensions boil, and there is mystery concealed behind the walls of Van Diemen's Land. MacKenzie and Scougall investigate.
Book Synopsis Dad Jokes: The Cheesy Edition by : Dad Says Jokes
Download or read book Dad Jokes: The Cheesy Edition written by Dad Says Jokes and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE THIRD COLLECTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERS @DADSAYSJOKES The most followed dad jokes page on Instagram, @DadSaysJokes, returns with another collection of hilariously cringe-inducing gags for you to share with friends and family. @DadSaysJokes is a community-run Dad jokes network on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, with over 5 million followers, inspired by the daily jokes of author Kit Chilvers' dad, Andrew. Every day, followers submit their jokes and the team picks their favourites - or Dad just drops in his own zinger! Kit, a young social networking influencer, started his career at the tender age of 14 when he created his original platform, Football.Newz. He has since added another fourteen platforms, including @PubityPets and monster meme page @Pubity with its 31 million followers. This is his third book. I TOLD MY WIFE SHE SHOULD EMBRACE HER MISTAKES. SHE GAVE ME A HUG.
Book Synopsis 100 Favourite Scots Words by : Pauline Cairns Speitel
Download or read book 100 Favourite Scots Words written by Pauline Cairns Speitel and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: affront • baffies • capercailzie • dingie • elderitch first fit • glaikit • hogmanay • jalouse • laldie • mar numpty • onding • pawkie • scunner • thrapple wean • yeukie • and mony mony mair tae whet yer thrapple... What is your favourite Scots word? Have you heard of a stushie or a stairheid rammy? Do you know a numpty who talks a lot of mince? For over a decade, The Herald has published the Scottish Language Dictionaries' Scots Word of the Week. This wee book gathers 100 of our favourites, showing the breadth and diversity of the Scots language over time, ranging from lesser-known Older Scots to formal language to contemporary slang. Uncover the surprising origins of well-known words such as numpty and wean, discover unusual ones like onding and gowan, and savour evocative gems like Robert Burns' 'blethering, blustering, drunken blellum'.
Book Synopsis Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean! by : Allan Morrison
Download or read book Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean! written by Allan Morrison and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An hilarious and often wise collection of Scots saying straight from the mouths of the Grannies of Glasgow. With each snippet accompanied by a straightforward English translation, this is your introduction to the unique wisdom of the 'Glesca Granny'.
Book Synopsis The Girl on the Ferryboat by : Angus Peter Campbell
Download or read book The Girl on the Ferryboat written by Angus Peter Campbell and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I loved her from the moment I saw her, and that love has never wavered. It has encased every choice I have ever made, and I have never done anything in my life which didn't involve her image somewhere... I'm so sorry for it all This is the latest English-language novel from award-winning Gaelic poet, novelist, journalist, broadcaster and actor, Angus Peter Campbell, and the first to be published simultaneously in Gaelic and English. Vividly evoked Scottish tale of chance encounters and of family memories, regret, love and loss. Combines myth, music and linguistics to recount the memory of a hazy summer's day on the Isle of Mull.
Book Synopsis Frank Get the Door! by : Janey Godley
Download or read book Frank Get the Door! written by Janey Godley and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since lockdown began, people have woken up to Janey Godley's comedy by the hundreds of thousands... [She] has provided much-needed relief throughout the coronavirus pandemic with her gallus Glesga interpretations which have been shared around the country with much glee. – Daily Record 'Ye've been TELT. Everybuddy's gonnae die if yeez aw keep gaun aboot an meetin each other an gaun hame wi a virus oan ye. So Ah've telt ye wance an Ah'm no gonnae tell ye again. This is the official line. If Ah see any o you oot there, Ah'm gonnae take a run an pit ma toe up the crack o yer arse. SO QUIT IT! Stey in the hoose, wash yer hands an keep yer family safe.'
Book Synopsis Last Tram tae Auchenshuggle! by : Allan Morrison
Download or read book Last Tram tae Auchenshuggle! written by Allan Morrison and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50th anniversary of the last trams in Glasgow is 2012. The last regular tram in Glasgow ran on 1 September, 1962. However on the 2, 3 and 4 of September, a very special tram service was operated between Auchenshuggle and Anderson Cross, for which souvenir tickets were sold. The Last Tram tae Auchenshuggle is the hilarious patter and build up to the end of the Glasgow trams, featuring Glasgow's famous clippie, Big Aggie MacDonald.
Book Synopsis The Heyday of Thames Pleasure Steamers by : Andrew Gladwell
Download or read book The Heyday of Thames Pleasure Steamers written by Andrew Gladwell and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic collection of illustrations that capture the golden era of pleasure steamers on the Thames.
Book Synopsis London's Pleasure Steamers by : Andrew Gladwell
Download or read book London's Pleasure Steamers written by Andrew Gladwell and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Gladwell takes us on a journey down the water, exploring the story of the London pleasure steamer.
Book Synopsis Keeping Away the Spiders by : Anne Pia
Download or read book Keeping Away the Spiders written by Anne Pia and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of honest, often humorous and brutally frank essays, Anne Pia discusses sexuality, gender identity, reluctant feminism, and food as a sumptuous, sensual game-changer. She conveys her exhilaration at the transformative power of music and learning, clothes and fashion. She gives an unflinching account of coming to terms with a daughter's disability. This life-changing book shows how positive energy can be drawn from life's most challenging experiences. Anne asks the central question: 'Who am I and who do I want to be?' and invites the reader to do the same.
Book Synopsis 'Haud That Bus!' by : Allan Morrison
Download or read book 'Haud That Bus!' written by Allan Morrison and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Bus Pass Barbara and Bus Pass Molly. Since they first met in Glasgow's Buchanan Bus Station, they have been using their bus passes to explore new parts of Scotland they never dreamed they'd see.As they travel the country, they encounter crotchety drivers, snooty passengers and potentially eligible men, while saving weddings from catastrophes and walkers from sprained ankles. With a combination of both caustic wisecracking and cheeky humour, the Bus Pass Girls quickly become fast friends and travel companions as they navigate their way across the country.
Download or read book Death of a Chief written by Douglas Watt and published by John MacKenzie. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery surrounds the murder of Sir Lachlan MacLean, an impoverished Highland laird with many enemies. Lawyer John MacKenzie and scribe Davie Scougall turn investigator to try to track down the murderer.
