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.From Crab Shack to Oyster Bar: Exploring Scotland's Seafood Trail
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by: Carole Fitzgerald

May 25, 2006
I bought this book having stayed at Carole's hotel and having visited several of the places mentioned in it. I had high expectations, having sampled the menu at the hotel, and the book didn't disappoint.

It has very good descriptions of the West Coast of Scotland Seafood trail as well as very simple but delicious recipes and beautiful photographs. A book that will tempt the reader to visit the area as well as sample the food.


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.North to the Cape (Cicerone Guide)
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by: Denis Brook, Phil Hinchcliffe, Phil Hinchliffe

December 01, 1999
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This book has been invaluable in helping me sketch out the route I'll take. Like Wainwright's Coast to Coast path, there is no official route for the Cape Wrath Trail, indeed that's one of the attractions. The authors simply share a journey they took that avoids long strecthes of road and offer some possible variations.

They break the trip down into 21 stages, none longer than 15 miles. Most stages finish at places where overnight accomodation is in theory available. In summer, many of the stages will be too short for the more ambitious walker, but the authors seem to have struck a reasonable balance.

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.50 Walks in the Highlands and Islands (50 Walks In...)
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by: Automobile Association

April 01, 2003
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This book has been invaluable in helping me sketch out the route I'll take. Like Wainwright's Coast to Coast path, there is no official route for the Cape Wrath Trail, indeed that's one of the attractions. The authors simply share a journey they took that avoids long strecthes of road and offer some possible variations.

They break the trip down into 21 stages, none longer than 15 miles. Most stages finish at places where overnight accomodation is in theory available. In summer, many of the stages will be too short for the more ambitious walker, but the authors seem to have struck a reasonable balance.

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.The Price of Scotland: Darien, Union and the Wealth of Nations
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by: Douglas Watt

September 01, 2007
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This book has been invaluable in helping me sketch out the route I'll take. Like Wainwright's Coast to Coast path, there is no official route for the Cape Wrath Trail, indeed that's one of the attractions. The authors simply share a journey they took that avoids long strecthes of road and offer some possible variations.

They break the trip down into 21 stages, none longer than 15 miles. Most stages finish at places where overnight accomodation is in theory available. In summer, many of the stages will be too short for the more ambitious walker, but the authors seem to have struck a reasonable balance.

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.Slip-up: How Fleet Street Found Ronnie Biggs and Scotland Yard Lost Him - The Story Behind the Scoop
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by: Anthony Delano

2008-07
This is one of the funniest books about journalism ever written. It gives Scoop a run for its money and has the added bonus of being absolutely true. It reads like a wacky farce but I know most of the people in the cast list and believe they really are....just like they are in the book. Or were. Many are now dead, as is the old Fleet Street they stomped about in. Read this and cherish their memory.
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.Highlander Untamed
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by: Monica McCarty

August 31, 2007
I have just finished reading Monica McCarty's debut novel: Highlander Untamed, but I sure will read the other 2 books of the trilogy!

The story is gripping and keeps you interested, her characters seem real, not just some shallowly painted 2D, made up characters, but actual persons. Monica McCarty has put great effort into giving them depth and substance, and she has succeeded! Her characters won't leave you indifferent, either you will love them fiercely (Isabel is such a loveable and sweet charcter, but she still has a backbone, Rory the hero is wonderfully handsome and oh so noble) or you will shrink from them from disgust (as from the MacDonald of Sleat or the Mackenzies). And another thing I found refreshing about her novel wasthat ... Read More:
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.Spotlight Science for Scotland 5-14 Edition S2 Textbook: Textbook S2 (Spotlight Science)
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by: Keith Johnson

December 11, 2002
I have just finished reading Monica McCarty's debut novel: Highlander Untamed, but I sure will read the other 2 books of the trilogy!

The story is gripping and keeps you interested, her characters seem real, not just some shallowly painted 2D, made up characters, but actual persons. Monica McCarty has put great effort into giving them depth and substance, and she has succeeded! Her characters won't leave you indifferent, either you will love them fiercely (Isabel is such a loveable and sweet charcter, but she still has a backbone, Rory the hero is wonderfully handsome and oh so noble) or you will shrink from them from disgust (as from the MacDonald of Sleat or the Mackenzies). And another thing I found refreshing about her novel wasthat ... Read More:
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.It is What It Is: The Autobiography
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by: David Coulthard

August 09, 2007
It Is What It Is: The Autobiography
My normal read is romantic fiction but, being a David Coulthard fan, I thought it was probably about time I knew a little more about him. I fully expected to maybe read the first chapter of his autobiography then lose interest. However, what a wonderful book and insight into the man. It kept me enthralled throughout. Well written, it showed us the person himself - what an autobiography should be - and not much of the technical side of F1 or cars. Perhaps other people writing autobiographies should take a leaf or two out of this book to make them more interesting.
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.Scrambles in Lochaber (Cicerone Guide)
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by: Noel Williams

January 31, 2000
I've been using this book since 1996, and no other book has contributed more to my fun on Scottish mountains. It covers all mountains within 45km of Fort William, so not just Ben Nevis and Glen Coe but also Cruachan, the Saddle, Ben Alder etc etc. While there are classics like Aonach Eagach and Ledge Route, there are also many excellent scrambles that seem to have been undiscovered before this book.
The route descriptions are clear, and the book uses the standard grading system grade 1 to grade 3(S). The photos are okay, but I guess will be much more glamorous and numerous in more recent editions than my 1996 one.
The Giants Staircase in the Grey Corries is one superb scramble (grade 2).
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.Pennine Way Companion: A Pictorial Guide (Wainwright Pictorial Guides)
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by: A. Wainwright

May 01, 2004
This special edition boxed set of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland must rank amongst the finest and detailed set of guide books for walkers and lovers of the Lake District, situated in Cumbria, England.
The meticulous detail and minute accuracy, together with the drawings, sketches and notes make these guide books unique.
Guides to the Lakeland have appeared since 1770, so these guides are therefore not original, but they are distinctive in concentrating on individual fells, over 200 of them, and are not walking tour guides.
Book 1 initially starts with fells over 1400 feet, but in later books fells of over 1000 feet are included, but there is one fell included of 985 feet which is noted as a 'protuberance' rather than as a fell.
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