The Nor' Loch is being filled in. If you ask the soldiers there, they'll tell you it's a stinking cesspool that the city can do without. But that doesn't explain why the workers won't go near the place without an armed guard, nor why they whisper stories about the loch giving up its dead.

This work contains the stories of the many closes and wynds of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, from the castle to the palace. It is written with all the knowledge and experience the Witchery Tours have gathered in 15 years of answering queries, and is full of quirky, fun and interesting stories.

A serial killer is setting the most devious of traps for supercop DCC Bob Skinner...

Daniel Foe (better known as Defoe), sent to Scotland to sway opinion towards Union, reports to his English spymaster. But Edinburgh is already a hotbed of counter-plots and nascent rebellion. This is a fictional account of Defoe's espionage activities for the English government in Scotland, unaware that other plots are hatching under his nose.

Harvard Professor Robert Langton, visiting Paris, is called in when the curator of the Louvre is murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langton and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are amazed to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and beyond.

The historic capital of Scotland is well known as a fortified medieval city with castle and crown-steepled church, its Royal Mile leading down to the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood. It is discussed as a merchant city, as a Georgian town, and as a 20th century city.

Suitable for those who have responsibility for the identification and control of infectious diseases, this book covers basic principles of communicable disease control and health protection, major syndromes, control of individual infections, main services and activities, and organizational arrangements for various EU countries.

A pocket-sized, full-color street atlas of Edinburgh and East Central Scotland, giving comprehensive coverage of the region, plus Dunbar, Penicuik, Kirkcaldy and Stirling. This atlas is suitable for both business and leisure use.

An introduction to foundations and applications for quantitatively oriented graduate social-science students and individual researchers.

Identifies the key targets for intervention through a detailed exploration of the pathways and processes that give rise to health inequalities across the lifecourse. This book sets the above against an examination of both local practice and the national policy context, to establish what works in health inequalities policy, how and why.

Preface by Colin Peter Field, Head Barman at The Ritz Hotel in Paris; Conversion Table and Key to Pictograms; The Art of the Successful Cocktail; The history of cocktails; The cocktail 'families'; A chronological overview; Ingredients used in the bar; Bar equipment; The basic rules of cocktail mixing; Cocktail preparation; Recipes for.

Smart and capable, but battling disillusionment and loneliness, Alice races against time and an implacable killer to solve a series of grisly murders amongst the professional elite of Edinburgh's well-to-do New Town.

This text draws from the social sciences, the natural sciences and the health sciences to introduce students to the principles and methods applied in environmental health. Topics range from toxicology to injury analysis, with broad issues providing frameworks for action planning.

Analyzes the role of religion as a global cultural force in the tension between tradition and modernity. Social theories of religion are explored through a comparative and historical analysis of the Abrahamic faiths and theoretical approaches to the social function of religion are assessed.

Aims to teach you to understand and speak Welsh. This book covers the four basic skills - listening and speaking, reading and writing. It contains 21 units, which are preceded by an alphabet and pronunciation guide, a 'mutation chart' to show the nine letters in Welsh which are subject to change at the beginning of words, and a map of Wales.

This comprehensive guide covers a range of 45 miles around Edinburgh. A selection of walks are presented, each accompanied by a sketched map. All abilities, weather conditions and seasons are catered for, and tips on equipment and clothing are offered, along with how to get there.

Mary became Queen of Scotland only six days after her birth and by her 18th birthday she had been married, widowed, had lost one throne and been named by the Pope for another. Months later she set sail to take her place as queen of Scotland. This novel is a recreation of her life and times.