Scotland Books

Websters Leap was a great book. It is about a girl named Jill who is staying at her dad's house for the summer. She goes on her brother's computer and is sent back in time. I love when Jill goes back in time,it is filled with fun and excitement. I never wanted to put the book down.

This book is great! I love reading about timetravel. The plot is totally unpredictable. I look forward to reading more from this author

The book is excellent! What is missing is the true history of my own clan The Honourable Clan Ranald of Lochaber.

However, now that I am back after 156 years in limbo, I aim to correct that position fairly soon. Meantime for any of your readers interested they can log on to www.Ranald Alasdair MacDonald of Keppoch and they will get a very pleasent surprise.That is for all of your readers interested in Highland history.

Cepaidh

This book is a great book if you are at all interested in the mythology of the West Highlands. Fitzroy MacLean retells the stories with wit and style and the illustrations are fantastic.

I bought this book after reading Malcolm Archibald's prize winning 'Whales for the Wizard'. 'Whalehuners' is about the men who hunted for whales, not about the industry. it is not a dry historical account, but is packed with characters, smuggling Greenlandmen, Inuit brides, captain's wives who took command, women who were left behind and men who suffered great hardship. Even the children are included, the boys who stowed away.
At times I cried at the suffering of these men, and now understand their lives. This book is evocative and has amazing personal insight; unusual for a man.
Cannot recommend it too highly.

Written from primary sources including some never before viewed, Malcolm Archibald's 'Whalehunters' reveals the heart and soul of the Arctic whaling industry. No dry review of an industry, this book shows how the men lived, worked and felt, as well as revealing how thier women thought, wept and waited. This book is a classic.

Scottish folklore is brought to life, as Mollie Hunter gives a novel-length treatment to the stories of Colin Grant, a man beset by the magical Grollican.

The Grant family works a small piece of land in Scotland, and Colin soon learns to his detriment that his temper makes him the perfect target of the Grollican, a lumbering invisible beast that delights in making itself a nuisance. As Colin tries scheme after scheme to rid himself of the Grollican, his young son Ian tries to befriend the wicked one who has come into their midst.

This book is, in a word, awesome. Every chapter will delight a young reader by introducing an element of the supernatural or containing a big action secquence. I've never read another book like this, which gives such a wonderful modern voice to such ancience scottish sensibilities. The closest I can come for comparison's sake is "The Last Unicorn," by Peter Beagle. But this book is even better because it never surrenders to the impulse to let the modern plot overshadow the magic of the fairy-tale roots.

I am shocked to see that this charmer is so unknown. If you are looking for something different to give a young reader, something that will engage them and given them a captivating glimpse into another world, this is the book for you.

Colin Grant is a Highlands forester with a loving wife, three fine sons, a kind nature--and a fiery temper that nearly ruins his life. His quick temper attracts the Grollican, an Otherworldly monster known as "the wicked one" that delights in playing malicious pranks on him in order to watch him fly into a rage. The angrier Colin gets, the more trouble the Grollican makes for him and his family, until it is almost impossible for them to live in peace. One by one Colin tries various methods of getting rid of the Grollican: ignoring it, hunting it with his three dogs, even confronting the fairy folk themselves. The Grollican retaliates with all the tricks it can devise, Colin goes after it again, and the situation continues to escalate until Colin is forced to face an unpleasant truth: if he doesn't learn to control his temper, he's never going to get rid of the Grollican. Now the real battle begins...

I have never read anything by Mollie Hunter that I didn't like. That state of affairs continues with "The Wicked One." Colin is a likable and sympathetic character, easy to identify with (come on, admit it: if someone smashed up your garage, wouldn't you start shouting?). His wife Anna and youngest son Ian are similarly believable and enjoyable to read about, and even the Grollican has its moments in the limelight. One of the things I especially like about Mollie Hunter's books is the way she manages to convey both the attraction and the danger of the fairy folk. No cute harmless sprites or noble lofty elves here--these are an alien people, neither good nor evil because they do not exist within the framework of those concepts, capricious and cruel, or kind, as the mood takes them. Colin's dealings with them are more unsettling than any of his wrangling with the Grollican.

I enjoyed this book very much. It contains edges of horror, a good deal of humor, fascinating characters, and a message that does not become moralistic. Entertaining to read (and re-read, and re-read), "The Wicked One" is a book I definitely recommend.

I really enjoyed the book. It was excellent. Nina put alot of effort into it. It had lots of adventure.

This was one of Nina Bawden's best books. Although I note above that the reading level is 9-12, I read it as a young adult and was tremendously touched by Perdita. Now, many years later, I can almost recall the "seeing through walls" chant.

In the mid 1800s a pioneer missionary took the gospel to two Portuguese speaking nations: Medeira and Brazil. Dr. Robert Reid Kalley was in the same league as Hudson Taylor and Adoniram Judson as far as his effectiveness as a missionary, but he lacked the fame of his peers. This biography goes a long way towards remedying this slight.

Kalley was a Scottish medical doctor who, due to health concerns of his wife, moved to the Madeira Islands off the coast of northwest Africa. There he modeled the medical missionary for future generations, brought many to Christ and established a vital church in Madeira which so enraged the Roman Catholic population that strong persecution ensued. The Kalleys had to flee to Scotland and the Maderian believers (which numbered over 2000) to the West Indies. Ultimately a large number of these relocated to Springfield and Jacksonville, Illinois.

After the death of his wife, Dr. Kalley remarried and eventually headed to Brazil. There the Lord used him to found the first Protestant church in the country. Though faced with many obstacles, persecution, political opposition, disease, etc., the Kalleys were able to oversee a thriving work for the Lord which opened up that great nation for Christ.

This biography of the life and ministry of Robert Kalley, a friend of Hudson Taylor and Charles Spurgeon, a selfless servant of God and a visionary missionary, is encouraging, convicting and a great blessing.

This really is a gem of a biography, all the more so because it's subject is so little known in the Christian world. It's the story of Robert Reid Kalley, a young Scotish medical doctor who, with his wife, left everything to go and be a missionary, first in Madeira, and then in North Brazil. His faith is quite outstanding and his achievements momentous. You will be stirred and deeply blessed for certain, and like me, you will long to tell others about this great man of God. Very highly recommended.

Enjoyed reading about Flora Macdonald. Wonderful period in history and this part of it well presented. Wish the author had more books on the subject.

The author of this book does such a wonderful job.
You should buy it!

I would highly recommend this product. It is representive of the beautiful landscapes that I encountered on a recent trip to Scotland. The pictures range from the majesty of the Scotland highlands, to the serene beauty of the many lochs. Each day brings a new picture, and a renewed appreciation for "the best little country in the world".

So it was actually sunny. I wanted to get out on my bike and cycle. Enjoy the weather. Enjoy the scenery. Nature stuff. The problem is, I like to do more than just cycle. I like to know WHERE I'm cycling. I want to get more out of the experience than just pumping my legs up and down to get from A to B. This book by Erl B. Wilkie is great. It gave me some great ideas about where to cycle and, as a wonderful bonus, gave me some background history of the area too! Both types of comments (about the route and the history of the area) were put in words which were easy to understand and (dare I say?) humourous!

I'll think I may have to go and buy another copy; the one I have is worn out with use!

If you have an illustration or text description of Scottish arms and no idea to whom they belong, this is an excellent place to start. Graphic features -- chevron, fess, greyhound, Maltese cross, mullet -- are arranged alphabetically, with 5,500+ separate contexts described and pertinent individuals noted. And there's a complete name and rank index.