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Simon Parkin
A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster....1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply ships ferrying vital food and fuel from North America to Britain are being torpedoed by German U-boats. Britain is only weeks awa... -
Richard Firth-Godbehere
A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We KnowHow have our emotions shaped the course of hum...How have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us? We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, wh... -
Simon Mason
A Killing in NovemberRyan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a membe...Ryan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a member of what many people would call the criminal classes. As a young Detective Inspector, he's lost none of his disgust with privileged elites - or his o... -
Katie Piper
A Little Bit of Faith: Hopeful affirmations for every day of the yearA Little Bit of Faith is the perfect daily devo...A Little Bit of Faith is the perfect daily devotional for anyone trying to fill their days with hope, faith and positivity.Providing 365 bite-sized affirmations, Katie Piper encourages us to see th... -
Cathy Glass
A Long Way from HomeThe true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by...The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage. Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn’t ha... -
Rab Wilson
A Map for the Blind: Poems chiefly in the Scots languageWritten mostly in Scots, Rab Wilson's A Map for...Written mostly in Scots, Rab Wilson's A Map for the Blind deals with topics ranging from satirical social commentary to sublime shots of everyday life with his characteristic wit and insight. From ... -
Luis Sagasti
A Musical OfferingA lyrical celebration of storytelling, of child...A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music. Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach’s Goldberg Variations , Luis Sagasti’s second book to appea... -
Gregor Gall
A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable SocietyInequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland ...Inequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland after more than twenty years of devolution. Having done little to shield against austerity, Brexit and an increasingly right-wing Westminster agenda, ... -
Janet Brennan-Inglis
A Passion for Castles: The Story of MacGibbon and Ross and the Castles they SurveyedIn the 1880s two Edinburgh architects began to ...In the 1880s two Edinburgh architects began to survey, measure and sketch the castles of Scotland, travelling the length and breadth of the country on trains, bicycles and on foot. Together they pr... -
Aasmah Mir
A Pebble In The Throat : Growing Up Between Two ContinentsA Pebble in the Throat is the coming of age sto...A Pebble in the Throat is the coming of age story of Aasmah Mir's childhood growing up in 1970s Glasgow. From a vivacious child to a teenage loner, Aasmah candidly shares the highs and lows of grow... -
Jekka McVicar
A Pocketful of Herbs: An A-ZFrom rosemary to wild garlic, and hyssop to sea...From rosemary to wild garlic, and hyssop to sea kale, our food would be poorer without the herbs we grow. Jekka McVicar is the expert on herbs and how to get the best from them, and this new pocket... -
John le Carré
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020A Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicle...A Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicles not only le Carré's own life but the turbulent times to which he was witness. Beginning with his 1940s childhood, it includes accounts of his Nation...
