Pitkin Guides
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This slim book is perfect for a school project or for those interested in the history of British monarchy. With full colour images on each page it is engaging and bright.
The...
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The Pitkin Guide to Castles of Scotland.
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Celtic myths are an enchanting mix of magic and wonder, laced with a dash of humour. Reflecting the Celts' love of the land and the richness of the world around them, these tales...
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh was an innovator, and is undoubtedly one of Scotland's most celebrated architects. His astounding buildings creatively reinterpreted the past and opened...
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Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century sophistication and charm...
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Chinese language Edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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French Language edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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German Language edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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Italian Language edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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Japanese Language edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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Russian Language edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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Spanish Lanuage edition: Based on two walks, this guide takes in all the best on offer in Scotland's capital city - history, romance, culture and tradition mixed with 21st-century...
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A collection of favourite traditional recipes, as they used to be cooked and still are to this day, but with the authors own personal embellishments.
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From the dawn of civilisation to the present day, people have used symbols to explain their existence, beliefs and culture, as well as identifying individuals and representing...
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Mankind likes to consider itself 'civilised'. Sadly this civilisation is only skin-deep, and man's inhumanity to man, both in war and peace, has always been a cause for shame....
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Everyone knows the name Flying Scotsman but not everyone knows the history of this world-famous locomotive. Here Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, beginning...
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as British Sovereign in 2012. With the exception of Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, she is the longest-serving monarch...
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An entertaining historical guide to the legendary and mysterious order of medieval warrior knights who have been associated with everything from freemasonry to the Holy Grail,...
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This slim guide is the perfect companion for a school project or for those interested in Medieval life. Featuring colourful photographs and illustrations, it discusses all aspects...
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The 1950s began in the shadow of War. In Britain, food was still rationed as the country strove to pay off the huge debts that were the legacy of war. However by the end of the...
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The 1960s have gone down in history as the swinging sixties; when the permissive society swept the country in a haze of mini-skirts, psychedelic posters, pop festivals and ‘love-ins’...
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The Home – decor, architecture, new trends, technology, Christmas The Workplace – women, growing trades, technology, culture of Popular Products – food, high street, shopping...
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A descriptive history of life in the mill including sections on the Textile Revolution, Arkwright of Cromford, Owen of New Lanark, the Luddites, spinning weaving and the mills...
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A descriptive history of life in the mine, including sections on the ancient industry, the role of women and children in the mines, what conditions were like and what miner's lives...
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A descriptive history of life on the canal including sections on building the canals, narrow boats, working boats, and the lives of people who lived on or worked on the canals...
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A concise pictorial history of farming from 4000 BC to the introduction of the tractor and the post war years.
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The British fishing fleet industry was one of huge importance: it was estimated that in the late 19th century there were 22,000 merchant ships in the country but 30,000 fishing...
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The first steam locomotive chuffed its way down the tracks in 1804, but it was not until 1830, with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, that the Railway Age really...
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Loch Ness is one of the most famous tourist sites in the world - not simply because of its stunning beauty, but mostly because of the mystery of the Monster that may lurk in its...
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Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps the most romantic and tragic figure in British history. She was destined to marry the Dauphin of France and reign as his queen, but his early death...
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