When the Health Enforcement Team discovers a missing lorry, they aren't expecting a dead body in the back - and they certainly aren't expecting a terrorist plot and a government conspiracy.
Advertising director James Marlowe puts in long alcohol and cocaine-fuelled hours, creating brilliant campaigns. Then he begins to despise his clients, his job, and himself - and his life disintegrates fast.
Charming gift book containing real-life comments, pleas, put downs, misplaced career guidance and character assessments collected from the school reports and memoirs of celebrities and the rest of us.
Professor Mark Woolhouse, advisor to the Scottish and UK governments, gives his account of the pandemic period, explains what was done wrongly and why, and warns that pandemics will recur.
Cameron McNeish reflects on the many issues and arguments that have taken place around the Scottish and British environment over the last thirty years, but always with an appreciative eye.
Martin Moran was a man of the mountains, inspiring both as pioneer and leader. His is a story of life-changing adventures and dramatic, often near-death experiences, told with humour and verve.
Mark Atkinson is living proof that you don't have to be 'good' at running to make it through a marathon or even further. Packed with insights and tips, pitfalls and joy.
A lyrical tale of family secrets and self-discovery. Denis knows his mother kept things from him. His godmother, Clemence, knows the truth. In rich, sensuous prose, Roberts interweaves Denis's search for answers with Clemence's memories of the time she spent working for Matisse.
From her apartment window, Doreen Durand witnesses a horrific accident. The police want to know what she saw. Doreen doesn't want to tell them - or anyone. With one rogue police officer in pursuit, and life becoming more bizarre by the day, Doreen is caught up in a surreal game of cat and mouse.
It is hard to imagine that much of the suburban townscape from Croydon to the Thames at Deptford was a vast wood, stretching for almost seven miles. This compelling narrative history charts the fortunes of the North Wood from the earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and its gradual encroachment by the expanding metropolis.
Dr Mungo Lyon is recruited by the Crown to investigate a shipwreck and murder in the Scotland of 1829. His adventures lead him on a pursuit across the Scottish countryside, kidnap and treason, an unwanted trip to the West Indies, insurrection and falling in love.
In 1985 mountain guide Martin Moran achieved the first completion of all 277 Munros* in a single winter with the support and companionship of his wife Joy.
Come by The Hills follows Cameron McNeish's popular 2018 memoir, There's Always the Hills, and celebrates his life on the Scottish hills, his many friendships with hill-goers, writers, broadcasters and active people of all kinds.
The red deer, majestic monarch of the glen, is Britain's largest land mammal and undisputed king of woodlands and glens. Yet to some, red deer are seen as little more than pests. Neil McIntyre has been fascinated by red deer all his life. In this stunning collection of photographs, he invites you to know and respect them as he does.
