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| ISBN | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Description | Ref. |
| 0719565448 | |
Capital of the Mind: How Edinburgh Changed the World | James Buchan | John Murray | 2004 | Edinburgh was the powerhouse of the Scottish Enlightenment and this study looks at the circumstances surrounding the capital`s great influence at this time. Edinburgh`s thinkers and writers made great contributions to Western thought and the work of influential writers such as David Hume, Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, William Cullen and James Hutton are looked at. This study also looks at the peculiar circumstances whereby the city came to hold such a prestigious position in so many fields. | 1467 |
| 0859765830 | |
Villages of Southern Argyll | Marian Pallister | John Donald Publishers | 2004 | This history of northern Argyll traces the local history of the last 5000 years and covers the following places: Southend, Drumlemble, Saddell, Campbeltown, Tarbert, Tighnabruaich, Kames, Millhouse, Kilberry, Tayvallich, Crinan, Bellanoch, Newton, Slockavullin, Kilmichael, Glassary and Lochgilphead. | 1480 |
| 0859765849 | |
Villages of Northern Argyll | Mary Withall | John Donald Publishers | 2004 | Northern Argyll had been populated for many thousands of years and this study describes the history of numerous localities. The places include locations now outside the local government boundary of "Argyll". The following places are dealt with: Lochgiolhead and Kilmorich, Inveraray, Craignish and Kilmelford, Kilbrandon and Kilchattan, Kilmore and Kilbridie, Muckairn and Kentallen, Barcaldine and Benderloch, Lismore and Appin, Morvern and Ardnamurchan, Glencoe and Ballachulish, Glenorchy and Innishail. | 1479 |
| 0762413131 | |
Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch: A Connoisseur's Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland | Michael Jackson | Running Press Book Publishers | 2004 | A guide to Scotland`s single malt whiskies. | 1458 |
| 1931882088 | |
The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel | Philip Coppens | Frontier Sciences Foundation | 2004 | Beside the mining village of Rosslyn (or Roslin) stands a castle and a collegiate church. This chapel was established in 1447 and it contains what is probably the most profusely-decorated interior in the country. Apart from the beauty and inticacy of its carvings, it is well known for its links to Freemasonry. It has also been suggested that it might be the hiding place of the Holy Grail. | 1459 |
| 1862230994 | |
The Supporters' Guide to Scottish Football | John Robinson | Soccer Books | 2004 | This guide covers clubs in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League and Highland League. The information includes details of the clubs` grounds, travel, and statistical data for the 2003/2004 season | 1473 |
| 1854109421 | |
Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power | Alastair McIntosh | Aurum Press | 2004 | Significal political changes are taking place in some of Scotland`s rural communities. The author, a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust, has seen local people take land from an absentee laird, a momentous event in the country`s turbulent history of land ownership. This study looks at the history of recent developments and looks at how communities can take more control over their own lives and livlihoods. | 1462 |
| 0224071033 | |
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley | Alison Weir | Jonathan Cape | 2004 | Lord Darnley, who was the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was killed in 1567 in his own house in Edinburgh. He had been stangled and then his house was blown up to destroy evidence. This study of that crime looks into his life and into the lives of his wife and her arch-rival, Elizabeth, queen of England. The story is one of grand political intrigue. | 1470 |
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