Forty years on from the 1984–85 UK Miners' Strike, the largest union-led industrial action in the 20th century, Rab Wilson – a former miner deeply entrenched in the strike – delivers a powerful narrative through his mining poems and strike diary, addressing contemporary social and economic issues in Scotland and the UK then and now. Having toiled in Scotland's mining industry for eight years, Rab provides an authentic voice that resonates with the struggles faced during the strike, vividly...

Ceci n'est pas Stonehenge', this is the cosmos,distilled to elemental rock and stone,depicting that interstellar collision,four billion years away, a chaosof realignment unimaginable,when all the worlds we knew or didn't knowosmotically pass through each other like ghosts,to form new galaxies intangible. Written mostly in Scots, Rab Wilson's new collection is a timely comment on our climate of zero hours contracts and benefits sanctions. From social issues to politics, from the sublime to ...

Enjoy this Paranormal audiobook by best-selling billionaire romance authors Ellen Lane and Michelle Love.Narrated by Flint Wilson.I used to hunt werewolves.But now I have fallen in love with one.Salomon.My savior.I got attacked during my morning jog.But a huge and ferocious wolf saved me.Terrified, I tripped and lost consciousness.

"Change Your Brain" is a groundbreaking book that explores the incredible potential of neuroplasticity and its profound impact on our daily lives.Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to reorganize and adapt its structure and function throughout our lives. By understanding and harnessing this remarkable capability, you can reshape your brain, enhance cognitive abilities, and cultivate a healthier and more fulfilling existence....

Mike Love and Brian Wilson's world-famous song, gloriously illustrated by Paul Hoppe, will bring smiles to the faces of children and parents alike.*"*Zany fun . . . Good Vibrations is a good book for an aging Baby Boomer, a hipster, or a beach-going anyone." — New York Journal of Books"I'm pickin' up good vibrationsShe's giving me the excitationsGood, good, good, good vibrations

This edited volume addresses Alexandre Kojève's work from different perspectives, emphasizing the continuity between his early reception of a set of non-philosophical and philosophical influences and that which he might have sought himself to exercise in a pedagogical and practical manner. The first part of the book comprises six essays in which their authors explore Kojève's understanding of art, religion and atheism, and his reception of the thought of Hegel, Marx, and Carl Schmitt. The ...

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman's peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog, to a fugitive hiding in a dark cave and the stoor worm battling with Assipattle, this book celebrates the distinct character of Scotland's different customs...

A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.

The impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland.It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. Andrew Carlin is the perfect candidate. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the spirit of Colonel Weir and to scare the tourists. But who is Colonel Weir, executed for witchcraft in 1670.In his research, Carlin is ...

All over the world traditional tales used to be told at the fireseide until their place came to be taken by books, newspapers, radio and television. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University over the past fifty years. Taken from a variety of sources, from the Hebridean Gaelic tradition to recordings of Lowland cairds (travelling people), some are well-known tales which have equivalents...

A battlefield vow will force him to choose between honor and love.Amidst the chaos of war, dashing mercenary soldier Gowan Dunbar finds himself drawn back to his homeland to fulfill a sacred vow made to a fallen friend. Morna Innes, a spirited beauty betrothed to another, longs for a love that transcends the constraints of tradition.But fate has other plans for the two of them. As the sparks of passion ignite, Morna and Gowan must confront a heart-...

Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla’s affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic.Perhaps one of the most notorious creatures from the fairy realm is the ever-chan...