The Tartan Kirkie
The Tartan Kirkie

Author: N. J. Mills

Publisher: Exhibit A

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780957431263

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St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Carden Place, Aberdeen, was founded under the influence of the Oxford Movement in 1863. Using original sources, this book examines the church's controversial beginnings, its history through the twentieth century including the aftermath of a devastating bomb in the Aberdeen Blitz of 1943, and the people who formed it. With chapters on church music and architecture as well as a brief overview of the church as it is today, this illustrated account places St. Mary's in the history of the Scottish Episcopal Church and of Aberdeen.

The Granite City
The Granite City

Author: Robert Smith

Publisher: Birlinn Publishers

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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This is the story of a city once described as the Oxford of Scotland through the people and characters who have made it what it is.

Jack Webster's Aberdeen
Jack Webster's Aberdeen

Author: Jack Webster

Publisher: Birlinn Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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Aberdeen has had its fair share of attention from historians down the centuries, but in this fresh look at the story, Jack Webster condenses the knowledge and wisdom of past research and his own experience. He observes the city's dramatic transformation in the 20th century, from an economy based on farming, fishing, textiles and granite to a Golden Age that outshone them all. Who could have guessed that the Granite City would take on an international reputation as the oil capital of Western Europe? This thoroughly readable book highlights the people who have left their mark on Aberdeen, from Robert the Bruce to Willie Miller, from Isaac Benzie and Raggie Morrison to Cocky Hunter and Ma Cameron. It brings fascinating tales of war and peace and covers everything from school and university to the history of sport, cinema and theatre, stretching from Lille Langtry to Harry Gordon and Scotland the What?

Kent Montana and the Reasonably Invisible Man
Kent Montana and the Reasonably Invisible Man

Author: Charles L. Grant

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Published: 2017-08-04

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13:

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He's out of sight… and out of his mind! Don't look now, but a mad scientist has discovered the secret of (temporary) invisibility. He's not planning to sneak into the movies, either. He's mad, remember? He wants… revenge! It doesn't take a genius to see right through the faded fiend's transparent scheme: a festival of murder, destruction, and cheap practical jokes. But only one man can clean those unsightly stains on the fabric of society… Kent Montana He's the descendant of Scottish nobility, or so he claims. He's an out-of-work actor. He never gets a good script… but his life is more exciting and outrageous than any science fiction movie. In fact, his life is a science fiction movie…

Lobster
Lobster

Author: Hollie McNish

Publisher: Fleet

Published: 2024-03-14

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0349726639

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'funny, so smart and refreshingly honest' Sarah Millican 'Hollie McNish's words always sweep me away' Giovanna Fletcher A brand-new collection from the award-winning poet, the companion piece to the Sunday Times bestselling Slug. This book is written out of both hate and love for the world As people, we are capable of both love and hate; amazement and disgust; fun and misery. So why do we live in a world that is constantly telling us to hate, both ourselves and others? We are told to be repulsed by our own bodies, bodies that let us laugh and sweat and eat toast; to be ashamed of pleasure; to be embarrassed by fun. In this brand-new collection, Hollie McNish brings her inimitable style to the question of what have been taught to hate, and if we might learn to love again. 'Never have we needed her more' Stylist 'I've loved her work for years' Jo Brand 'She writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love' Kae Tempest