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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Diving adventures - and some danger - from established author

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 ...

The life and times of a famous admiral who helped to bring the Cold War to a close, told through ...

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

This under-documented expedition was a pivotal moment in the annals of polar exploration and was ...

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

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

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

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

This introductory book explains bee biology and diversity complemented with beautiful drawings an...

Neil M Gunn, one of Scotland’s most distinguished 20th century authors, wrote over a period of 30...

The Dummy Drome is a well-researched story about an aerodrome that wasn’t really there – this was...

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

Author, photographer and explorer Peter Clutterbuck's love of adventure developed as a child grow...

New Ways: The Founding of Modernism features the rise during the interwar period of a group of en...

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

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

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

The Scottish Highlands have a strong appeal to the public imagination. Indeed, as a result of the...

This is a fascinating combination of biographical material about the great Scottish engineer Thom...

This book is a wonderful selection of inspiring photographs reflecting life along 147 miles of fr...

A Natural History of Sea Serpents, re-examines the cold-case enigma of sea serpents and monsters ...

After two years at the Britannia Naval College at Dartmouth, Bryan Godfrey Faussett joined his fi...

Written by a team of international experts, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the su...

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

The American military presence in Scotland during the Cold War was greater than in either of the ...

This new book reveals the part played by the eight Bustler Class Rescue Tugs built at the Henry R...

This book offers a fresh, authoritative perspective on lightweight concrete (LWC), bringing toget...

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

This is a beautifully illustrated book, written by one of our foremost conservationists. It expla...

Reindeer and humans arrived in Europe at roughly the same time. The reindeer took a winding route...

Archibald Menzies (1754–1842) is recognized as an accomplished botanist but that is only a part o...