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The Scottish Nation examines the social, political, religious and economic factors that have shaped modern Scotland. Drawing on extensive research and exploring everything from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality, Devine places Scotland firmly within an international context and provides a key focus for the ongoing debate regarding Scotland's future.

'A superb book ... Anybody interested in Scottish history needs to read it' Andrew Marr, Sunday TimesEighteenth-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'...

SPECTATOR, NEW STATESMAN, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY and THE HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEARThe 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 across the British Empire, the United States and elsewhere, from finance to industry, philosophy to politics.To the Ends of the Earth puts this extraordinary epi...

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...

"Days of Trump" is first book to document the Trump presidency by the dayA lot happened in the 1,461 days of the presidency of Donald J. Trump. So much so that no one could possibly retain it all without extensive notes. Working off the whirlwind mantra of "flood the zone," Trump kept fans and critics alike mesmerized by his daily gyrations and machinations, aiming to "own the news cycle" like no previous president ever has.Chronicling one of the most unique presidencies of...

Old attractionsClaire had managed to avoid the wrath of Alain Charpentier for six long years. But now she had broken her exile from Tahiti to be bridesmaid at her sister's wedding. Only to find that the very man who had caused her to leave the island was to be the bridegroom's best man!Claire was just going to have to hope that the barricades she'd built around her heart would hold this time….

The 'Guardian Pigs' series is a collection of comforting stories designed to help childrenfeel safe, brave, and protected, one bedtime at a time.Oliver is the Night Pig. With quiet courage, gentle hooves, and his glowing lantern, hepatrols the nighttime and protects the house while children dream.Featuring beautiful illustrations and a gentle rhyming story, Oliver The Night Pig is aperfect bedtime book to encourage calm and peaceful sleep.

A risk worth taking for a love worth living.Ruby Vasilaki’s world has been turned upside down—more than once. Abandoned by her mother, she was taken in by her grandparents after her father’s untimely death. Raised under the shelter of their love, Ruby is ready to take on the world and moves across the country to pursue her dreams. She finds Vander Vitalis instead. Vander, who makes her laugh, who accepts her for who she is, who loves her.But the wh...

An escapist fantasy for anyone who dreamed of a place to belong.In the Christian Republic, homosexual people are given two choices—a camp to "fix" them, or exile to the distant islands populated by lesbians and gay men.Sixteen-year-old Jason chooses exile and expects a hardscrabble life but instead finds a thriving, supportive community. While exploring his identity as a transgender boy he also discovers adventure: kraken attacks, naval battles, a flying island built by ase...

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...

This impressive collection of essays is based on a two-year seminar series of the Research centre in Scottish History at the University of Strathclyde. New and original research, as well as historiographical overviews and commentaries, illuminate the study of this formative century in the creation of modern Scotland. Contributors are leading figures in their fields, and the Scottish experience is examined within an international dimension. Topics include Scottish modernisation before the I...