Towards the end of the 18th century the attention of mapmakers, explorers and travellers turned t...

This book elucidates the continuing conflict between the conservation of the townscapes and assoc...

This features Antarctic exploration after the heroic years of Scott, Shackleton and Mawsom but be...

A book that literally walks the reader through the many miles of 'dismantled railway' in Edinburg...

Homes by Association gives readers a clear, engaging understanding of the origins and progression...

Simply Stairs is the definitive 'how to' guide to lead the reader through all aspects of the desi...

A Galloway Year is a celebration of Galloway’s landscapes and wildlife, from the vast, muddy Solw...

This book explores the amazing story of the magnificentluxury steam yachts built at Leith. More t...

Diving adventures - and some danger - from established author

Shorebirds, or waders, are a large group of small to medium-sized birds that occur worldwide, in ...

Diplomatic Protocol explores the etiquette of diplomacy, without which all efforts to negotiate w...

Lighthouses have been used as aids to maritime navigation for centuries. They are highly recognis...

Recounted with his usual level of meticulous historical research, Rod weaves an easily readable a...

This accessible introduction to animal behaviour provides an authoritative yet reader-friendly gu...

In the 19th century, the Stevenson engineers pioneered marvelous lighthouses around the coasts of...

This is a very British story from more than 50 years ago. It is a story of remarkable technologic...

Thomas Telford was arguably the greatest civil engineer Britain has ever produced. This book reve...

A unique view of the key issues for adopting building information modeling (BIM) in construction ...

Provides an insight into the theory and practice of the severe plastic technology used to refine ...

Written originally in 1936–38 by Admiral Cumberlege as a record of his life, Salt Horse was never...

This best-selling title has become a vital text for students and professionals worldwide. The rew...

A comprehensive guide giving the position and characteristics of 285 wrecks - from fishing boats ...

Caithness, the most northerly county in mainland Britain, is one of the richest cultural landscap...

In clear and utterly compelling English, this moving memoir tells the story of the agony, and the...

Royal Fleet Auxiliaries are distinctive in the maritime world – civilian-crewed Merchant Navy shi...

This volume includes some very famous ships with tales of adventure and new trade routes, also sa...

A Vulture Landscape is more than just a book about vultures, in the same way that these majestic ...

Into the Abyss, the first volume in The Diving Trilogy, is a fascinating collection of true life ...

A core component of the natural world is the geology, in the rocks and the landforms that have be...

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Born in 1828 near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, Wyllie went to sea as an apprentice seaman in 18...

Volume 4 of the acclaimed Leith-built Ships series follows Ship Nos 495 to 535 built from 1965 un...

On 15 August 2021, the world watched in horror as Kabul fell to the Taliban, almost exactly 20 ye...

This wonderful book describes the fascinating lives of the two most ubiquitous shorebirds in the ...

Dive Scapa Flow has been THE definitive guide to diving the fabled wrecks of Scapa Flow, one of t...

Leith-Built Ships is a testimony to the skill of the men who built the ships and to the many men ...

The Nearly Man is the true, yet almost unbelievable, story of one man's incredible life, beginnin...

Unlike most of Gunn’s novels, The Lost Chart is set in a city – the city of Glasgow and its sea a...

We all depend on infrastructure for civilised living with the scale and sophistication of what we...

If anyone has ever wondered what happens in the engine-room when the Captain on the bridge rings ...

This is the first full biography of two of Scotland's most eminent Architects, James Miller and J...

Have you ever wondered about the place-names that appear on Scotch whisky bottles? What language ...

This is a personal, reflective account of Galloway’s wildlife based on life in a uniquely varied ...

The story of a man who achieved what thousands only dream of. He abandoned the pressures of life ...

This book is dedicated to the protection of horses, ponies and donkeys and is based on first-hand...

In June of 1837, as a teenaged Queen Victoria assumed the throne, an Irish Catholic peasant labou...

Duncan’s curiosity has got him into a lot of tight spots—quite literally! As a teenager, Duncan r...

For many, birds represent freedom and spirituality since they are created to be free. Although th...