Contains recipes of the heroine, 'Precious Ramotswe' and her friends. It includes photography and sumptuous stews for sharing, fabulous fruit cakes for eating under shady trees, with redbush tea of course, and the spices, traditions and culture of Botswana that make every meal together special.

Chic Murray is a cult figure of alternative humour, a comedic pioneer ranked in the highest echelons of his art in the last century and admired around the world. This title features many of Chic's funniest one-liners - some well known and others taken from material newly found by his family.

A guide to Tuscany that underlines both the area's regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy.

Presents the story of one of Scotland's greatest comedians, Chic Murray, from his birth in Greenock in 1919, charting his rise through his beginnings in the 1930s, to his 1956 performance in the Royal Variety Show at the London Palladium and his appearances in films such as Casino Royale , Gregory's Girl and You'll Never Walk Alone .

Corduroy Mansions itself - described in a guide to the architecture of the area as 'a building of no interest whatsoever' - is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block - nobody is very sure. In fact, nothing of its history is known, although it does have some nice Arts and Craft features.

Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. 'So what he decided to do was to build a road out of Arnish in his months off. With a road he hoped generations of people would return to Arnish and all the north end of Raasay'. This book recounts the story of this man's devotion to his visionary project.

It is 1860 and a Confederate officer, Jonathen Sinclair, arrives in Edinburgh with a sheaf of money to purchase a blockade-runner from Clydeside shipbuilders. He is betrayed to the Union forces and brutally shot dead by their secret agents. The money vanishes. This incident sets the scene for more foul play.

Douglas Haig masterminded a British-led victory over a continental opponent. Fascinated by technology, he pressed for the use of tanks, enthusiastically embraced air power, and encouraged the use of new techniques involving artillery and machine-guns. This biography takes into account modern military scholarship.

A collection of short stories that range from hard-boiled police procedural to historical whodunit and from the wildly comic to the spookily supernatural.

A travelling diary in which each page displays a week to view. Featuring full-colour paintings by one of Scotland's best-loved authors and artists, it celebrates the extraordinary natural beauty of the Hebrides throughout the seasons.

A collection of columns from Aimsir Eachainn, an array of unforgettable characters, eccentric scenarios, magnificent satire and enraged comment, giving voice to the Scottish Gael at the end of the 20th century.

A biography of Robert Adam (1728-92) that follows his life and career from schooldays in Edinburgh through study in Italy and the establishment of his architectural practice in London. It explains his passionate ambition, not only to excel as an architect, but to be accepted as a gentleman in that most snobbish period of our history.

A collection of stories on Para Handy, who originally appeared in the Glasgow Evening News nearly a hundred years ago. The mariner and his crew recall the age of puffers sailing between West Highland ports and Glasgow and notes are included to contextualize each story.

As Rangers manager Walter Smith once put it, Scottish football supporters have always liked their footballing superstars to come complete with very human flaws. From George Best to Gascoigne, this title recounts stories of different flawed genius in the Scottish football game's history.

A travel guide to the outskirts of Aberdeen that explores the lands which encircle the city, spreading seamlessly round its heart like a great fan. It guides the reader from faded landmarks to vanished villages through an evocative trail of the past.

From WWII, when many missions, including those against the German battleship Tirpitz, were undertaken from Scottish airfields, to the importance of its RAF air bases in asserting the Soviet threat during the Cold War and beyond, Scotland has played its part in protecting the skies. This book investigates Scotland's contribution to military flying.

From the middle of the last Ice Age and the arrival of Scotland's first settlers around 9,000 years ago, this title traces the fascinating story of the often dramatic changes in weather and climate that have played an important role in shaping Scotland's history to the present day.

The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Illustrated throughout with archive images, this work uncovers the human story behind: the story of the Briggers.

Covers thousands of miles and cultures and environments as diverse as the Victorian UK coalfields, the great imperial entrepot of Liverpool, the post-bellum American south, roaring 1880s New Orleans, the stew of the free-for-all Pittsburgh mines, Texas in the wake of the Alamo, and the unclaimed Indian Territory of North America.

Returning to Scotland to organise her wedding, Catriona is overcome with the jitters. She decides to tie up loose ends before settling permanently in Tuscany, and seeks out her ex-boyfriends. Only problem is, they're all dead.