Links the twelfth-century story of the saintly Earl Magnus of Orkney's brutal murder at the hands of his cousin Hakon Paulson, to that of the philosopher Dietrich Bonhoeffer, murdered by the Nazis during World War II. This book explores the eternal questions of guilt, goodness and personal sacrifice[...]

A pre-war Sapper, Charlie Radford served in North Africa until he returned to the UK for parachute training. He volunteered and joined 2SAS in Scotland. His first behind-the-lines operation was in France (Op RUPERT) cutting railway lines and he then took park in Operation LOYTON, now in armed jeeps.[...]

Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. Even the date and place of his birth have been mis-stated - until now. James Mackay uses all his skills as a historical dete[...]

Presents an account of pumping, piping and seals starting with basics and provides detailed but accessible information on various aspects of the pumping process and what can go wrong with it. This book aims to give an understanding of pumps to minimize failures and time-out.[...]

Lists towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland. This book explains how, over successive generations with political, economic and cultural changes, while Scots became established, place names were not renewed or translated - they were merely Scotticised.[...]

This book takes the reader on a journey from Orkney, over to Norway, into Iceland and Ireland, recreating with historical accuracy the customs and landscapes of the time while bringing the age to life through a large cast of engaging characters. Through the telling of Ranald's story, Mackay Brown di[...]

First published in 1841, Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, with its vivid descriptions of celebrated financial manias ('bubbles'), is often cited as the most powerful book ever written about market psychology. Mackay chronicles many celebrated bubbles to dem[...]

Complete summary of Harvey Mackay's book "e;Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Outmotivate and Outnegotiate Your Competition'.This summary of the ideas from Harvey Mackay's book "e;Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive"e; is based on a simple, bu[...]

Boken inneholder beskrivelser av de vanligste sommerfuglene i Nord-Europa. Hver sommerfugl er avbildet i sitt naturlige element, og har i tillegg nærbilder av larven og vingeundersider. Kart viser hvor man kan se de forskjellige sommerfuglene og møllene. Med ordforklaringer og register.[...]

Ava och kärleken

Avas och James äktenskap har varit på upphällningen ett bra tag, men ingen av dem har velat erkänna det. De som var så kära! Men de har aldrig varit bra på att ta hand om varandra, på att vårda kärleken ...

Och nu har James bytt stil: ny frisyr, nya kläder[...]

Jag ger dig min dag
Numera är det bara de små patienterna som kan få John Griffin att le. Kirurgens tillvaro rasade samman när han förlorade sin gravida hustru. Men plötsligt virvlar den livliga nya sjuksköterskan Polly Seymour in på hans avdelning och vänder upp och ner på hela hans l[...]

Tid att älska
? Hur känns det att vara förälskad, Sasha? viskade Jess.
Sasha ställde sig bredvid sin väninna och lade armen om henne. ? Det känns som att det alltid är sommar, svarade hon mjukt. Luften blir friskare och på nätterna skiner stjärnorna klarare. När man älskar känn[...]