Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Mexico

A WRY AND HILARIOUS ACCOUNT OF LIFE AT A BOOKSHOP IN A REMOTE SCOTTISH VILLAGE
 
"Among the most irascible and amusing bookseller memoirs I've read." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times
 
"Warm, witty and laugh-out-loud funny..." --The Daily Mail
 
The Diary of a Bookseller is Shaun Bythell's funny and fascinating memoir of a year in the life at the helm of The Bookshop, in the small village of Wigtown, Scotland--and of the delightfully odd locals, unusual staff, eccentric customers, and surreal buying trips that make up his life there as he struggles to build his business . . . and be polite . . .
 
In this wry and hilarious diary, he tells us the trials and tribulations of being a small businessman; of learning that customers can be, um, eccentric; and of wrangling with his own staff of oddballs. And perhaps none are quirkier than the charmingly cantankerous bookseller Bythell himself turns out to be.
 
Slowly, with a mordant wit and keen eye, Bythell is seduced by the growing charm of small-town life, despite--or maybe because of--all the peculiar characters there.

The Diary of a Bookseller

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Maryland

A moving novel about love, loss, and an extraordinary lifelong passion for golf, by the acclaimed author of The Cliff Walk and Fallen Angel. Ross Lansdale never knew his mother and father and grew up at St. Luke's Orphanage for Boys in the 1950s. The one person who took an interest in him was Father Martin, a Benedictine monk who understood the loneliness of an orphan’s life. He instilled in Ross an enduring love of two solitary, reliable pursuits: golf and books. Over the years, and through the loss of his beloved mentor, Ross comes to rely on these trustworthy tools, sure that they will never abandon him. As an adult and a college professor of literature, Ross encounters two people who will challenge and forever change his life: Julia, the student who opens his heart only to make him feel more vulnerable than ever, and Johnny Durocher, a spit-fire new professor–and terrifically talented golfer–who becomes Ross’s first true friend. Durocher’s one serious dream is to play the amateur tournament on the Old Course at Saint Andrews, but when an unforeseen tragedy keeps Johnny from playing, Ross must make the boldest decision of his life. As he travels to Scotland to confront his failures and fears, Ross embraces his wonder of the ancient game and plays a round of golf in honor of his friend, and the boy he used to be. With characteristic poignancy and style that have earned Don J. Snyder critical acclaim for his novels and screenplays, WINTER DREAMS is a remarkable new work filled with compassion, heartache, and the grace that comes from the triumph of personal courage.

Winter Dreams

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A collection of poetry, dreams and visions from different periods from various writers from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Brittany and Cornwall.  #poetry #visions #dreams #Scotland #Wales #Ireland #anthology #Celtic #Brittany #Cornwall

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Treasury of Poetry, Dreams & Visions

The Book of Celtic Verse

#Scotland #Highlands #celtic #history #culture 

Four Hundred Years of Highland History

Wild Scots

#hardcover #AllThatGlitters #Novel #GilbertMorris #Christian #Kentucky #Scotland #MovieStars #ChristianValues box 53 There is a $7.50 purchase minimum when buying from my shop. There is a platform fee, packaging, travel costs and of course my time. My prices are extremely low, and so please if you don’t need another book, please buy one for a friend. Thanks for understanding. 😊I'm on Instagram as karrisbookstore. https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=1en2bac5na0c2&utm_content=oevzh6i

Texas

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Afton Burns is in a foreign land surrounded by movie stars. Yet she finds herself intrigued by a quiet man who will play more of a role in her life than either of them expects.

All That Glitters

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First Edition.  3rd book in the magical and inspiring “Miracle” series.  This series is a departure from Patterson’s usual detective/mystery books.  #jamespatterson #bestselling-author #firstedition #scotland #travismckinley #golf #fantasy #golfer #redemption #hope #peterdejonge

A Novel

The Miracle series continues with a pilgrimage to the mythical greens at St. Andrews. If golf novels had a leaderboard, Miracle at St. Andrews would be at the top. Though nobody has ever identified a single secret--no universally accepted truth--to the sport, every real player searches for one. Travis McKinley is one such seeker. A former professional golfer who feels like he's an amateur at the rest of life, he makes a pilgrimage to the mythical greens at St. Andrews. On the course where golf was born, every link, hole, fairway--even the gorse--feels like sacred ground. Ground that can help an ordinary player, an ordinary man, achieve a higher plane.

Miracle at St. Andrews

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#paperback #nonfiction #england #history #queen #scotland 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

The True Life of Mary Stuart

A new historian of Mary Queen of Scots draws on new sources to shatter various myths surrounding this odd monarch and uncover some of the scandals and political machinations underpinning, and undermining, her throne. Winner of the Whitbread Award for Biography. Reprint.

Queen of Scots

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#hardcover #history #Scotland #black-silver 

Tennessee

Scotland has long had a romantic appeal which has tended to be focused on a few over-dramatized personalities or events, notably Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Highland Clearances-the failures and the sad - though more positively, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce have also got in on the act, because of their heroism in resisting English aggression. This has had its own satisfaction, and has certainly been very good for the tourist industry. But, fuelled by the explosion of serious academic studies in the last half-century, there has grown up a keen desire for a better-informed and more satisfying understanding of the Scottish past-and not only in Scotland. The vague use of 'Britain' in books and television series which are in fact about England has begun to provoke adverse comment; there is clearly a growing desire for knowledge about the history of the non-English parts of the British Isles and Eire, already well established in Ireland and becoming increasingly obvious as far as Scotland and Wales are concerned. This book brings together a series of studies by well-established scholars of Scottish history, from Roman times until the present day, and makes the fruits of their research accessible to students and the general reader alike. It offers the opportunity to go beyond the old myths, legends, and romance to the much more rewarding knowledge of why Scotland was a remarkably successful, thriving, and important kingdom, of international renown.

Scotland A History

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The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women, and children have sought their fortunes in every conceivable walk of life and in every imaginable climate. All over the British Empire, the United States, and elsewhere, the Scottish contribution to the development of the modern world has been a formidable one, from finance to industry, philosophy to politics.

To the Ends of the Earth puts this extraordinary epic center stage, taking many famous stories--from the Highland Clearances and emigration to the Scottish Enlightenment and empire--and removing layers of myth and sentiment to reveal the no-less-startling truth. Whether in the creation of great cities or prairie farms, the Scottish element always left a distinctive trace, and Devine pays particular attention to the exceptional Scottish role as traders, missionaries, and soldiers.

This major new book is also a study of the impact of the global world on Scotland itself and the degree to which the Scottish economy was for many years an imperial economy, with intimate, important links through shipping, engineering, jute, and banking to the most remote of settlements.

Filled with fascinating stories and an acute awareness of the poverty and social inequality that provoked so much emigration, To the Ends of the Earth will make its readers think about the world in a quite different way.

To the Ends of the Earth - Scotland's Global Diaspora, 1750-2010

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#paperback #katiemacalister #romance #contemporary #fiction #humor #comedy #scotland #adult #massmarketpaperback

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

At a mystery conference in Manchester, Katie Williams makes her move on a burly Scotsman...and winds up falling in love before the night is over...

Men in Kilts

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Signed First Edition. In perfect condition. 

Michigan

While her brother, Ellis, and his friend attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her own in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social awakening. By the New York Times best-selling author of Water of Elephants.

At the Water's Edge

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#hardcover #janeeyre #iceland #scotland #50s #60s

Illinois

The resonant story of a young woman's struggle to take charge of her own future, The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a modern take on a classic story--Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre--that will fascinate readers of the Gothic original and fans of modern literary fiction alike, with its lyrical prose, robust characters, and abundant compassion. Set in early 1960s Scotland, this breakout novel from award-winning author Margot Livesey is a tale of determination and spirit that, like The Three Weissmanns of Westport and A Thousand Acres, spins an unforgettable new story from threads of our shared, still-living literary past.

"Gemma is real--it's as simple as that. And through her eyes we see step by step what it means . . . to take possession of one's own life." --David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle



The Flight of Gemma Hardy

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Castlemore

A #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorScotland holds a treasure that Jane MacGuire has been hunting for years. But as she scours the highlands, she's plagued by dreams of a girl in danger -- dreams she can't ignore no matter how hard she tries. Who is this girl, and what is she trying to tell Jane? And will Jane figure it out before it's too late . . . for her and the mysterious young woman?

Mind Game

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Never read. #fiction #romance #scotland #paperback 

New York

When an imposing and fierce laird finds himself forced to marry the beautiful woman he rescues, he never expects that the marriage of convenience would lead to lasting love, in a new volume from the Border Chronicles series. Reprint.

The Border Lord's Bride

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Wisconsin

An evocative and exquisitely written debut novel about family, empire and money.

Impressive in its scope and ambition, this first novel is at once a family saga, a book that reimagines the myth of the empire, and a history of objects. The Echo Chamber is narrated by fifty-four- year-old Evie Steppman, who grew up in Nigeria in the 1950s during the last decade of British rule. As a child, Evie exhibited extraordinarily acute powers of hearing; now, alone in an attic in Scotland that is filled with objects from her past and with her powers of hearing starting to fade, she sets out to record her history before it all disintegrates into a meaningless din. Tales of the twelfth-century mapmaker in Palermo, stories whispered by embittered expatriates, and eyewitness accounts from Nigeria's civil war mingle with Evie's memories of her childhood, of her grandfather, a watchmaker who attempted to forge a mechanical likeness of his dead wife, and of her travels across America. Williams's interest in history and storytelling and his talent for evoking multiple voices will remind readers of the work of David Mitchell, Peter Carey, and Jonathan Safran Foer.

The Echo Chamber

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#paperback #bodymindspirit #poetry #fiction #scotland 

Ohio

Part I January to March 

Burns for Every Day of the Year

#hardcover #fiction #family #friendship #suspicion #scotland #beatricecolin 

Alabama

The Glass House

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#paperback #Scotland #Tannochbrae #Levenford #DrFinlay #Ajcronin

Dr Finlay's Casebook brings together Adventures of a Black Bag and Dr Finlay of Tannochbrae, A. J. Cronin's two hugely popular collections featuring his most famous creation, Dr Finlay.Set in and around the fictional Scottish town of Levenford and village of Tannochbrae during the inter-war years, the stories found here are heart-warming, funny and touching, full of fascinating characters and unforgettable encounters. Made famous by the much-loved adaptations for radio and television, the classic tales of Dr Finlay, his senior colleague Dr Cameron, and their unruffled housekeeper Janet, remain as fresh and entertaining now as they were upon first publication.

Dr Finlay's Casebook

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#historicalfiction #Scotland #fiction #hardcover 

Missouri

#hardcover #scotland #fiction #fantasy #romance 

Toward a Secret Sky by New York Times bestselling author Heather Maclean is a fast-paced thriller that mixes reality with possibility, blending an epic romance with a breathless flight through the highlands of Scotland, the secret city under London, and history itself.

Toward a Secret Sky

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When American heiress Claire Willoughby travels to Bramley Castle to visit her fiance, a Scottish duke, she discovers shocking secrets about the family she is about to join

The Duchess

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BUNDLE The Bookshop on the Shore and The Christmas Bookshop

#hardcover #alcohol #scotland #guide #maltscotch

Georgia

A Connoisseur's Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland

Michael Jackson's award-winning books have established him as a world expert on beer, whisky, and other libations. He has been twice honored by Malt Advocate Magazine as Industry Leader of the Year. He was elected the first chairman of the Guild of Beer Writers in Britain and has been honored in France, Germany, and Belgium. He received the first Achievement Award from America's Institute for Brewing Studies, and his Beer Companion was the recipient of both the Glenfiddich and Andre Simon Best Drinks Book Awards.Here's an A-to-Z directory of more than 120 brands of single malt scotch, along with tasting notes and a numerical rating for each scotch.

Shaun Bythell

The Diary of a Bookseller

Don J. Snyder

Winter Dreams

John Matthews

The Book of Celtic Verse

Michael Fry

Wild Scots

Gilbert Morris

All That Glitters

James Patterson; Peter de Jonge (As told to)

Miracle at St. Andrews

John Guy

Queen of Scots

Jenny Wormald (Editor)

Scotland A History

T. M. Devine

To the Ends of the Earth - Scotland's Global Diaspora, 1750-2010

Katie Macalister

Men in Kilts

Sara Gruen

At the Water's Edge

Margot Livesey

The Flight of Gemma Hardy

Charles MacKinnon

Castlemore

Iris Johansen

Mind Game

Bertrice Small

The Border Lord's Bride

Luke Williams

The Echo Chamber

Pauline Mackay

Burns for Every Day of the Year

Beatrice Colin

The Glass House

A. J. Cronin

Dr Finlay's Casebook

Sara Gruen

At the Water's Edge

Heather MacLean

Toward a Secret Sky

Jude Deveraux; Linda Marrow (Editor)

The Duchess

Jenny Colgan

BUNDLE The Bookshop on the Shore and The Christmas Bookshop

Michael Jackson (Editor)

Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch