There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Middle Ages onwards the island of Britain has been shaped by the unique dynamic between Edinburgh and London, exchanging inhabitants, monarchs, money and ideas, sometimes in a spirit of friendship and at others in a spirit of murderous dislike.Tom Devine's seminal new book explores this extraordinary history in all its ambiguity, from the se...

The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women, and children have sought their fortunes in every conceivable walk of life and in every imaginable climate. All over the British Empire, the United States, and elsewhere, the Scottish contribution to the development of the modern world has been a formidable one, from finance to industry, philosophy to politics.To the Ends of the Earth puts this extraordinary epic cen...

Part of his trilogy on Scottish history, T. M. Devine's To the Ends of the Earth is a compelling account of the Scots as a "global people," charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern world.The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women, and children sought their fortunes in every part of the globe, from the British Empire to the United States, in cities and on prairie farms, as traders, bankers, ...

Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the "rational" exploitation of land use. The Scottish Clearances is a superb and highly original account of this sometimes terrible process, which changed th...

An account of the last three hundred years of Scottish history offers a look at Scottish identity and culture.

Ain't nothing funny about being in prison. There is, however, plenty of funny things going on in the prisons. And, there is more non-sense going on in the legal sector of our goverment. I wanted to provide the readers with some real and cold facts about prison and our legal system; what better way to share this knowledge then in a way that people can have a laugh and get information at the same time. This books will have you laughing about the guards, the gays, churchgoers, and have you th...

A beautiful trucker leaves her five children with her grandmother one morning to drive a delivery truck on a short trip across the Texas – Arkansas border and back. But, before the day is over she’s charged with twenty counts of murder. The story details the sorrow and hardship of her beauty and the problems that arises from her getting involved in unhealthy relationships at a very early age. And if that isn’t enough, she catches a case she has nothing to do with, due to a desperate FBI ag...

Introducing Oops, I Packed My Trauma: A Fun and Transformative Guide to Energy Healing, your indispensable guide brimming with fun exercises and enlightening techniques that redefine how you perceive trauma and self-worth.Inside Oops, I Packed My Trauma, you’ll discover:● A comprehensive introduction to the mind-body connection, including how to use it to take charge of your healing journey, its connection to the energy system, and how energy healin...

Challenging conventional wisdom on grief, a pioneering therapist offers a new resource for those experiencing lossWhen a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, here is the first thing to know: there is nothing wrong with grief. “Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form,” says Megan Devine. “It is a natural and sane response to loss.”So, why does our culture treat grief like a disease to be cured as quickly as possibl...

Winner of the ABIA General Non-fiction Book of the Year 2022Winner of the Best Personal Finance & Investment Book of the Year at the 2021 Business Book AwardsThrough her phenomenally popular and award-winning podcast, She’s on the Money, Victoria Devine has built an empowered and supportive community of women finding their way to financial freedom.Honest, relatable, non-judgemental and motivating, Vi...

Social media stars of @WhatAboutBunny, Alexis Devine and Bunny the "talking" dog, deliver a memoir loaded with wit and passion for animals, as well as the vulnerability and authenticity of a woman who learned to take care of herself by learning to talk to her dogWhen Bunny, a fluffy, black-and-white sheepadoodle, was eight weeks old, her guardian Alexis presented her with an odd gift: a button programed to say “outside” when pressed. Within a few weeks, Bunny was u...

Does time really heal all wounds?Libby Cunningham has finally found the daughter her father forced her to give up for adoption nearly sixteen years ago. She has never forgiven herself and now desperately wants to make it up to Amber for the years they’ve lost. However, she has also learned that Cash MacKenzie, Amber’s father, has custody. Libby has never forgotten that Cash broke her teenage heart and deserted her when she needed him the most. Now he holds...