The Old Grey Magician: A Scottish Fionn Cycle (MacPherson George W.)(Paperback)

The Old Grey Magician: A Scottish Fionn Cycle (MacPherson George W.)(Paperback)

George Macpherson connects us with Scotland's oldest legends and traditions. His stories of Fionn and the Old Grey Magician reclaim a world of heroic exploits and honour, of wizardry, and druidic mystery. In this groundbreaking volume Ossian is truly reclaimed by the oral

William Armstrong: Magician of the North (Heald Henrietta)(Paperback)

Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. William George Armstrong was a visionary inventor, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne, while adding luster to

The Glass Magician (Holmberg Charlie N.)(Paperback)

Now well into her apprenticeship with magician Emery Thane, twenty-year-old Ceony Twill is continuing to discover the joy of paper magic. She adores bringing her spells to life in surprising ways, from learning the power of distortion to creating a beloved paper dog. And she secretly hopes that the

William Wallace: The Battle to Free Scotland (MacPherson Molly)(Paperback)

Scottish noble William Wallace is living as an outlaw, the leader of a band of brave rebels fighting to free Scotland's people from cruel English invaders. When he discovers that a huge English army is gathering at Stirling Castle, hoping to end the Scottish rebellion forever, Wallace knows that

Maigret and the Old Lady (Simenon Georges)(Paperback)

Civilizing Money: Hume, His Monetary Project, and the Scottish Enlightenment (Caffentzis George)(Paperback)

Taking the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume as its subject, this book breaks new ground in focusing its lens on a little-studied aspect of Hume's thinking: his understanding of money.George Caffentzis makes both an intervention in the field of monetary philosophy and into Marxian

Printed Writings by George W. Russell: A Bibliography (Russell George W.)(Paperback)

This bibliography lists the books, paintings, and portraits of the mystic Irish poet George William Russell, best known by his pseudonym, ''AE''. Russell was a late nineteenth-and early twentieth century Irish poet and essayist whose first book of poems, Homeward established him in what was known

Skulduggery Pleasant (Landy Derek)(Paperback / softback)

Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course). Oh yeah. And dead. Then there's his sidekick, Stephanie. She's... well, she's a twelve-year-old girl. With a

Scottish Myths & Legends (Allison Daniel)(Paperback)

The blue-skinned old woman who made the mountains. Finfolk, selkies and the Makers of Dreams. Within these pages are the little-known stories of Scotland, collected and retold by an oral storyteller who performs them throughout the world. From folk-tales and local legends to ancient epics, these

Magician (Maugham W. Somerset)(Paperback / softback)

Set in the bohemian cafe society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the occult was inspired by the sinister black magician Aleister

Death from a Top Hat (Rawson Clayton)(Paperback)

Now retired from the tour circuit on which he made his name, master magician The Great Merlini spends his days running a magic shop in New York's Times Square and his nights moonlighting as a consultant for the NYPD. The cops call him when faced with crimes so impossible that they can only be

George's Marvelous Medicine (Dahl Roald)(Paperback)

A taste of her own medicine. George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into

100 Great Scottish Rugby Moments (Weir Stewart)(Paperback)

Here are Scottish rugby's most legendary, celebratory and brilliant moments from the last 50 years. 100 Great Scottish Rugby Moments is a unique celebration of the sport's most significant moments. Including: - Andy Irvine's kick to beat England in 1974 - The 1984 Grand Slam - David Sole, Tony

Deprivation and Delinquency (Winnicott D. W.)(Paperback)

'Winnicott was a healer with the qualities of a parent, a magician, a teacher, a poet and a friend. The editors of this book have done a great service in collecting and arranging papers dating from the experiences of the evacuation in the Second World War up to some of Winnicott's continued

George MacKay Brown and the Scottish Catholic Imagination (Bicket Linden)(Paperback)

This lively new study is the very first book to offer an absorbing history of the uncharted territory that is Scottish Catholic fiction. For Scottish Catholic writers of the twentieth century, faith was the key influence on both their artistic process and creative vision. By focusing on one of the

The Paper Magician (Holmberg Charlie N.)(Paperback)

'Charlie is a vibrant writer with an excellent voice and great world building. I thoroughly enjoyed the Paper Magician.' --Brandon Sanderson, author of Mistborn and The Way of KingsCeony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her

Red Cavalry (Babel Isaac)(Paperback)

One of the great masterpieces of Russian literature, the Red Cavalry cycle retains today the shocking freshness that made Babel's reputation when the stories were first published in the 1920s. Using his own experiences as a journalist and propagandist with the Red Army during the war against

Old Soldier Sahib (Richards Frank)(Paperback)

From the author of the celebrated Great War memoir Old Soldiers Never Die, Old Soldier Sahib is Frank Richards' account of his experiences as a Royal Welch Fusilier in India and Burma at the dawn of the 20th century. Richards recounts with brutal honesty the everyday life of a common soldier in the

Tweed (Fergus K. R.)(Paperback / softback)

One of the world's great salmon rivers, the Tweed cuts through the heart of the Scottish Borders and, in part, forms the historic boundary between Scotland and England. Whatever your ability - walking at high or low level, following tough terrain or level paths, this title features 25 routes that

Hunting Party (Foley Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather.The beautiful oneThe golden coupleThe volatile oneThe new parentsThe quiet oneThe city boyThe outsiderThe victim.Not an accident - a murder among friends

Water Horse (King-Smith Dick)(Paperback / softback)

The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on a Scottish beach, the morning after a great storm. Kirstie and her brother Angus find the egg and take it home. The next day it has hatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horse's head, warty skin, four flippers and a crocodile's tail -

On the Site of the Globe Playhouse of Shakespeare (Hubbard George)(Paperback)

Originally published in 1923, this book addresses the old controversy regarding the exact location of the Globe Theatre. Through a wealth of evidence extracted from the records concerning Shakespeare's London, this book is a direct response to William Westmoreland Braines's pamphlet, issued by the

The Sign of the Beaver (Speare Elizabeth George)(Paperback)

In this Newbery Honor book, a thirteen-year-old boy struggles to survive on his own in the wilderness of eighteenth-century Maine. When Matt's father leaves him on his own to guard their new cabin in the wilderness, Matt is scared but determined to be brave and prove that he can take care of

Lifecycles: Egg to Chicken (de la Bedoyere Camilla)(Paperback / softback)

The age-old question about the life cycle of chicken-and-egg is explored with stunning photographs and a simple, informative