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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)March 2012Only Strange People Go to Church
by Laura Marney
Divine comedy...a joyous celebration of human imperfection - Louise Welsh. Maria's job is to support Blue Group, an unruly crew of service users. But she might just have bitten off more than she can chew when she suggests they put on a large-scale community show. The venue for the show is to be Ray's workshop, a deconsecrated church where she's constantly distracted by local oddballs and Dezzie, her handsome colleague. Maria soon faces moral dilemmas that would curl a bishop's hair. If she does 'the right thing' she'll wreck careers and break hearts - but what's 'the right thing' anyway? Who decides who's allowed to love who? And can Ray even be trusted?
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RomanceMaking Shore
by Sara Allerton
Torpedoed by a German U-boat, adrift on the open ocean, gravely weakened and slowly dying of thirst - the odds of making shore are lengthening with each gruelling hour. Deliverance from the decaying lifeboat will take something more remarkable than sheer endurance. And after survival at sea, yet more anguish lies in wait. Based on a true incident in 1942. "Dignified yet compelling - packs an enormous emotional wallop"--Mark Thornton, Costa Award judge. "A novel of raw intensity and startling emotional power"--Lancashire Evening Post. "A remarkable imaginative achievement"--Edward Stourton. "Destined to become a true maritime classic "--Angus Konstam. "A brilliantly conceived story of endurance and romance"--Lord Butler. "A powerful and remarkable novel"--Army Children Archive. "Elevated to the realms of the truly memorable"--Simon Appleby, Bookgeeks. WINNER 2011 People's Book Prize
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)March 2012No Wonder I Take a Drink
by Laura Marney
Trisha, a lonely unsentimental boozer, unexpectedly inherits a home in the Highlands. She wastes no time leaving Glasgow - and her estranged husband, her insolent teenage son and her boring job. Having pictured a rural idyll, she finds rain, sheep, and kamikaze midges. And more rain. Her only companion is a smelly, brain-damaged dog, but a night of whisky-fuelled high jinks with a frozen salmon leads to a dramatic discovery that will change her future forever, and maybe even her past.
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Prose: non-fictionThe Garden Cottage Diaries
My Year in the Eighteenth Century
by Fiona J. Houston
Challenged to prove her claim that an 18th-century diet was better than today's, for a full year Fiona J Houston recreated the lifestyle of her 1790s rural Scottish ancestors in a basic one-roomed cottage, cooking from her garden and the wild, often entertaining family and friends, and surviving on her own resources. She learned lost crafts and skills, making nettle string, quill pens and ink as well as cheese and ale, lighting her fire from flints, and dressing in hand-sewn period clothing, with nothing but an old range stove and candles for warmth and light. This beautiful, quirky, illustrated title tells her extraordinary story and is packed with historical anecdotes, folklore, practical gardening info, seasonal menus, recipes, wildlife notes and more. Includes linocuts, photos and historic engravings.
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Wildlife: general interestJanuary 2012Panda
Back from the Brink
by Zhou Mengqi
This spectacular volume brings together the expertise of leading conservationists with an extraordinary collection of photographs from both the world-renowned Wolong research centre and the wilderness of Sichuan’s magnificent Qionglai mountain range, the panda’s natural habitat. Discover the world of this most lovable bear.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)March 2012Nobody Loves a Ginger Baby
by Laura Marney
Everyone's on antidepressants, suffering from Post Romantic Stress Disorder - especially Daphne, who's just been severely chucked by lily-livered Donnie. Being unhappy is embarrassing, and therefore intolerable, so everyone's secretly on the happy pills. After a lot of soup, a soupcon of unseemly relationships, a few deaths and an abundance of life-affirming triumphs, 'pro-joy' is mooted by Pierce as the way to go. But is it really?
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Architecture20120935Architecture: A Spotters Guide
The Essential Enthusiast's Companion
by Sarah Cunliffe, Jean Loussier, Sara Hunt
Confused about the difference between Baroque and Rococo? Curious about the latest architectural trends, or maybe the ancient traditions of Japan? Wondering if the White House has Doric or Corinthian columns? Architecture: A Spotter’s Guide takes you on a whirlwind tour of our rich and varied architectural heritage. However much, or little, you know about architecture, you’ll find this concise, worldwide guide to our remarkably diverse built landscape invaluable. Not only does it provide a richly illustrated, easy-to-use reference to the major trends that have prevailed in architecture since Classical antiquity, it also outlines the key features that will enable you to identify the style of almost any building that catches your attention, giving you a whole new outlook on your surroundings.
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General & world historyThe Hidden Life of Ancient Egypt
Decoding the Secrets of a Lost World
by Clare Gibson
The Hidden Life of Ancient Egypt' explores in stunning images and straightforward language how the symbolism encoded in the art and artefacts of this great empire can be the key to understanding the rites, thoughts, and daily life of ancient Egyptians.
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Trees, wildflowers & plantsA Handbook of Scotland's Trees
The Essential Guide for Enthusiasts, Gardeners and Woodland Lvoers to Species, Cultivation, Habits, Uses & Lore
by Fiona Martynoga
This concise yet comprehensive handbook, compiled with the expertise of Reforesting Scotland's editors, covers trees commonly found in Scotland. From seed provenance and propagation to the history and lore of each species, this single source contains all the information you need to select the right trees for your site and grow them successfully. Whether you are an owner of (or volunteer at) a small woodland, a gardener looking to incorporate the most appropriate trees into your space, or simply a lover of woodland walks and trees, this invaluable reference will be your one essential guide.
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Photographs: collectionsJanuary 2012Beneath Cold Seas
by David Hall
In Beneath Cold Seas, author and photographer David Hall takes us into the underwater world of the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska, home to the most diverse and spectacular marine life of any temperate or cold-water ecosystem on the planet. From the tiny, candy-stripe shrimp, giant Pacific octopus, ghost-like hooded nudibranchs, and migrating sockeye salmon to the world's largest sea lions, Hall's stunning photographs and lively text reveal many fascinating species interrelationships and rarely observed animal behaviors. An innovative approach to over/underwater photography places the marine life of the Pacific Northwest in familiar context with hauntingly beautiful images that will surprise even experienced divers and delight the rest of us. An introduction by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki focuses on the conservation issues facing this rich yet vulnerable ecosystem.
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Semiotics / semiologyThe Hidden Life of Renaissance Art
Secrets and Symbols in Great Masterpieces
by Clare Gibson
The art of the Renaissance is teeming with hidden life that is often only visible to the initiated. Are you privy to its secrets? Does the idea of learning what some of the most famous paintings in the world really mean intrigue you? If so, this illuminating book will open your eyes to the fascinating stories related by Renaissance masterpieces, tales that tell of eternal damnation, of murdered wives, and of aristocratic spies, that speak volumes about human fears and frailties, and that convey profound philosophical concepts. This absorbing work of reference is also an invaluable tool that will teach you how to decipher artists' symbolic messages for yourself.
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Individual architects & architectural firms
The Wright Experience
A Master Architect's Vision
by Sara Hunt
This sumptuous volume is unique: its format and presentation take the reader right inside the buildings that reveal Frank Lloyd Wright's genius. Wright revolutionised building design, pushing boundaries until walls dissolved into windows, roofs appeared to float, and confining rooms gave way to open-plan living. Always innovative and radical, as technically brilliant as he was creative, Wright's vision of a truly organic architecture was far ahead of its time.
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Coping with death & bereavementJanuary 2012Where There's a Will
Everything You Should Know About End-of-life Issues But Didn't Want to Ask
by Michael Kerrigan
Have you talked to your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes – or about theirs? Do you want to be kept on life support, or sign a power of attorney? What sort of funeral do you want and who will organise it? Will the ex and family be participants? Will you donate your organs? What is the greenest way to approach your funeral and remains? Does anyone know where your papers are, or your online passwords? Use this book to help you talk to your spouse and closest relatives about their affairs.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)March 2012My Best Friend Has Issues
by Laura Marney
"What did I know about life, a wee heifer like me, a twenty-two-year-old no-mates stay-at-home from the rump end of Cumbernauld? What did I even know about sex, never mind drugs, or violence, or murder?" Alison, a naive Scottish girl, moves to Barcelona and meets Chloe, a foxy American heiress. Chloe, as well as introducing Alison to a multitude of sins, teaches her new friend about the sweet taste of revenge. They soon embark on a sex-and-drugs romp through the gothic streets of Barcelona, while composing vengeful postcards home. 'Dear Lisa and Lauren, Enjoying sangria on La Rambla. Don't know if you'd like it here. The hot weather would be a nightmare for your athlete's foot and intimate itching - think of the thigh chafing! Nasty. Hasta la vista, Alison xxx' But Alison quickly realises that there is a high price to pay for their decadent lifestyle as she finds herself caught up in a world of cruelty, deceit and murder -
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Cellmates
Our lessons in cancer, life, love and loss
by Rose T. Clark
‘I’m Rose. John and I shared nearly eight years of our lives together. This is our story: a story of how two ordinary people live with the diagnosis, the check-ups, the disappointments, the relief, the questions, the answers, the operations, the recovery, the emergencies, the denial, the acceptance, the anger, the pain, the loss, the love, the fear, the frustration – and the happiness.’ Shortly before he died, John made Rose promise to share their story – to tell what they had learned, practically and emotionally, and convey the hope they found even in the darkest of times. He had discovered her hidden stash of letters and diary entries, which she’d been writing to keep herself sane, neither censoring nor intending them to be read. The result is an astonishing, searingly honest, real-time account that reveals our profound capacity for love and how the human spirit can endure the most harrowing of tests to emerge dauntless, flying free.
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Burns Night
A Freestyle Guide
by Boyd Baines
Going out on Burns Night this year? Find out what to expect, or learn something new about Scotland’s most celebrated citizen. Or better yet, why not plan your own birthday party in honour of the Bard? And if the prospect of a traditional Burns Supper doesn’t cook your haggis, how about taking a fresh look? Sort out your sonsie faces from your chapman billies, deliver your toasts and replies warm steamin’ rich and get your playlist piping with the help of our all new freestyle guide. From the makers of the runaway hit app.
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Heart of the Hero
by Kari Herbert
Heart of the Hero gives a compelling insight into the lives of some of the world’s most famous explorers, through the eyes of the women who inspired them to achieve great things. Author Kari Herbert explores the unpredictable, often heartbreaking stories of seven remarkable women who were indispensable companions, intrepid travellers and sometimes even the driving force behind our best-loved polar heroes, such as Scott and Shackleton. Drawing on her own unique experience as the daughter of a pioneering polar explorer, and using extracts from previously unpublished historic journals and letters, Herbert blends deeply personal accounts of longing, betrayal and hope with tales of peril and adventure.
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An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful
by J. David Simons
Eminent British writer Sir Edward Strathairn returns to the Japanese resort hotel where he once spent a beautiful winter falling in love and writing his best-selling novel, which accused America of being in denial about the horrific consequences of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. As we learn more about Sir Edward’s earlier life, however – his student days in Bloomsbury, his relationship with a famous American artist – we realise that he too is in denial, trying to escape the past events that are now rapidly catching up with him. An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful is a sweeping novel of East and West, love and war, truth and delusion. Featuring richly drawn characters and a narrative that perfectly builds the tension up to the explosive climax, this book has all the hallmarks of a modern classic.
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Bear Witness
by Mandy Haggith
The brutal shooting of a bear cub galvanises ecologist Callis MacArthur into becoming an activist. She dares to dream of bears roaming wild and free again, even in Scotland. But with the authorities blocking her path at every step, she has no choice but to take increasingly radical steps if her dream is ever to become a reality. As Callis begins to embrace the wild side of her nature, she finds herself swept up in powerful new emotions that compel her to risk her career, her friendships and her whole way of life. With a combination of lyrical prose, mythical themes, romance and a cracking plot, Bear Witness pulls off the rare feat of being a page-turner with a heart and a mind.
