Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia (Ritchie Fiona)(Paperback)

Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia (Ritchie Fiona)(Paperback)

From the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in the United States. Many of these Scots-Irish immigrants made their way into the mountains of the southern Appalachian region. They brought with

Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South (John Emma)(Paperback)

Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known?Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world.Emma had fallen out of love with her violin

Wayfaring Stranger (Burke James Lee (Author))(Paperback / softback)

A fateful encounter with Bonnie and Clyde, a crime of greed, cruelty and the horror of war. From the award-winning author of THE TIN ROOF

Court, Kirk, and Community: Scotland 1470-1625 (Wormald Jenny)(Paperback)

Charts the evolution of Scotland from a medieval and feudal to a modern, professional polity, and the transformation of its church and religious life from catholic to

Musical Composition: Craft and Art (Belkin Alan)(Paperback)

An invaluable introduction to the art and craft of musical composition from a distinguished teacher and composer This essential introduction to the art and craft of musical composition is designed to familiarize beginning composers with principles and techniques applicable to a broad range of

Designers and Jewellery 1850-1940: Jewellery and Metalwork from the Fitzwilliam Museum (Ritchie Helen)(Paperback)

The Fitzwilliam Museum holds stunning examples of jewellery and metalwork from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This exceptional period of design covers the neo-Gothic and historicist designs of the 1850s and 1860s, the ground-breaking work of British Arts & Crafts designers,

Collector (Cummins Fiona)(Paperback / softback)

The Collector is the taut and terrifying psychological thriller from Fiona Cummins, the author of

The Story of Scotland (Brassey Richard)(Paperback)

The story of Scotland from the Ice Age to the Vikings, the Picts and the Romans, to Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Flora Macdonald, Sir Walter Scott, Logie Baird, Keir Hardie and many more famous Scots up to the present day. Each page is packed with colourful pictures

The Musical Idea and the Logic, Technique, and Art of Its Presentation, New Paperback English Edition (Schoenberg Arnold)(Paperback)

The Gedanke manuscripts, from which The Musical Idea is compiled, are legendary writings of Arnold Schoenberg. Central to his concern was his concept of the 'musical idea,' which represents the wholeness of the musical work and embraces Schoenberg's notions of motive, gestalt, phrase, theme,

Talking to Strangers - And other ways of being human (Harding Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Talking to Strangers, from the No.1 bestselling author of Staring at Lakes, Hanging with the Elephant and On Tuesdays I'm a Buddhist is a book about love, about the stories we share with others, and the stories we leave behind

Atmospheric Chemistry: From the Surface to the Stratosphere (Ritchie Grant)(Paperback)

Understanding the composition and chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere is essential to global ecological and environmental policy making and research. Atmospheric changes as a result of both natural and anthropogenic activity have affected many of the Earth's natural systems throughout history, some

Scotland - a New History (Lynch Michael)(Paperback / softback)

From Bannockburn and Robert the Bruce to the union of the crowns and Mary, Queen of Scots; from the Reformation and John Knox, to the Enlightenment and the Highland Clearances, and right up to devolution, this book tells the history of a country that has experienced centuries of dramatic

Improv Beyond Rules (Meggido Adam)(Paperback)

A guide to improv from the co-creator and director of Showstopper The Improvised Musical and the artistic director of Extempore Theatre in

Fermanagh: From Plantation to Peace Process (Unwin Margaret)(Paperback)

This extensive work begins with the Ulster Plantation in Fermanagh and deals with all the major historical events over the centuries as experienced in the county. It deals particularly with the recent conflict as endured in Fermanagh and details all of the deaths (114) that occurred there. It

Sunshine on Scotland Street (McCall Smith Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

The charming and entertaining new 44 Scotland Street novel from bestselling author Alexander McCall

Musical Theatre Auditions and Casting: A Performer's Guide Viewed from Both Sides of the Audition Table (Rutherford Neil)(Paperback)

Musical theatre is a tough and over-crowded industry. Yet, despite the huge competition, many performers find auditioning difficult with little knowledge of what the directors, creative teams and producers are looking for, or how to win the panel over with their unique talent. As a leading

Peas Please! (MacDonald Fiona)(Paperback)

Where do peas come from? How do they grow and how do they get from the field to our dinner plates? All these questions and more are answered in this informative and photographic journey of the

Strangers at Our Door (Bauman Zygmunt)(Paperback)

Refugees from the violence of wars and the brutality of famished lives have knocked on other people's doors since the beginning of time. For the people behind the doors, these uninvited guests were always strangers, and strangers tend to generate fear and anxiety precisely because they are unknown

Memory Collector (Harper Fiona)(Paperback / softback)

'Touching and uplifting, this is Fiona Harper at her very best.' MILLY JOHNSON From the author of The Other Us ***THE WINNER OF THE 2018 SPECULATIVE ROMANTIC NOVEL

The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America (Fraser Rebecca)(Paperback)

From acclaimed historian and biographer Rebecca Fraser comes a vivid narrative history of the Mayflower and of the Winslow family, who traveled to America in search of a new world.'There is nothing sleep-inducing about the chronicle crafted by Ms. Fraser...There is more to the Pilgrims' story--more

Buchan Claik - A Compendium of Words and Phrases from the North-east of Scotland (Buchan Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Hellboy Omnibus Volume 3: The Wild Hunt (Mignola Mike)(Paperback)

The inspiration for the new film from director Neil Marshall and starring Strangers Things's David Harbour! Terrible powers determined to kill Hellboy force him strike a deal with the Russian witch, the Baba Yaga, and to confront the truth about his destiny. The human race hangs in the balance, as

Hellboy: The Wild Hunt (2nd Edition) (Mignola Mike)(Paperback)

The inspiration for the new film from director Neil Marshall and starring Strangers Things's David Harbour! Hellboy is called to England to take part in an ancient ritual of hunting giants, but quickly faces a much more dangerous enemy: Nimue, the Queen of Blood, who has risen with plans to create

100 Favourite Scottish Poems(Paperback / softback)

Scotland has a long history of producing outstanding poetry. From the humblest but-and-ben to the grandest castle, the nation had a great tradition of celebration and commemoration through poetry. 100 favourite Scottish poems - incorporating the nation's best-loved poems as selected in a BBC