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‘indispensable … an illuminating appraisal' – Alex Massie, Spectator ‘A fascinating portrait of one of the most powerful politicians in the United Kingdom' – Euan McColm, Scotland on Sunday ‘David Torrance's skilled analysis provides insight into th…
From the age of just 16, Nicola Sturgeon has devoted her life to the SNP - her determination and grit finally winning her one of Labour's stronghold seats in Govan in 2007, a constituency she battled to win for almost a decade. When the party formed its first (minority) administ…
This is a page-turning history, lucidly written, and it is enhanced by a selection of five famous Border ballads. One of the best reads of the year, without doubt' - Hamish Coghill, Scottish Life'This is a history as exciting and dramatic as the Border ballads themselves' - Cumb…
"From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and Scotland, Borderers suffere…
A collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases
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Proverbs are usually thought to embody the wit and wisdom of the ages. This 19th century anthology contains a large collection of Gaelic proverbs with English translations and explanations.
"This classic nineteenth-century anthology is the largest and best-known collections of Gaelic proverbs in the world. Proverbs are universally thought to encapsulate the wit and wisdom of a particular language and culture, and this collection, which was first published in 1881, …
There is much we can learn from Stevenson's disturbing account of mistakes, duplicities and blunders that have led directly to the rise of ISIS and the catastrophic events that now engulf the Middle East. The People's Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI) is an Iranian opposition movement in…
