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Outlandish Athens Recommended Books
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How the Scots invented the modern world : the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it
by Arthur Herman
A distinguished historian explores the seminal contributions of Scotland to the development of modern Western civilization, discussing the impact of such ideals as democracy, freedom of speech, equal opportunity, and a commitment to education and exploring Scottish accomplishments in the fields of philosophy, science, medicine, engineering, political thought, and more. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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Outlander kitchen : the official Outlander companion cookbook
by Theresa Carle-Sanders
A culinary retelling of Diana Gabaldon's best-selling series presents such historically inspired recipes as "Mrs. Fitzgibbon's Overnight Parritch," "Roast Beast for a Wedding Feast" and "Mrs. Bug's Buttermilk Drop Biscuits."
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Scotland : a concise history
by Fitzroy Maclean
Presents the story of Scotland. This title examines how the Scottish Parliament has fared and discusses significant events such as the controversies over the Holyrood parliament building, devolution and the transfer of taxation rights from Westminster, and the release of the Lockerbie bomber, and more.
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The reek of red herrings
by Catriona McPherson
When grisly discoveries in barrels of fish lead to the discovery of a murder, Dandy Gilver and her trusty cohort, Alex Osborne, are challenged to solve the mystery at the height of the Banffshire coast's wedding season. By the award-winning author of A Deadly Measure of Brimstone.
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The endless forest : a novel
by Sara Donati
A latest entry in the best-selling series finds the frontier Bonner family experiencing tragedy and hope in the spring of 1824, during which Elizabeth and Nathaniel forge new relationships, share bittersweet reunions and fear the dark secrets of their past. By the author of Queen of Swords. Reprint.
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The other queen
by Philippa Gregory
Presents a tale inspired by the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, in a work that follows the doomed monarch's long imprisonment in the household of the Earl of Shrewsbury and his spying wife, Bess
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Here be dragons
by Sharon Kay Penman
England's power-hungry King John arranges a marriage between his youngest daughter, Joanna, and his rival, Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, a young leader who intends to unite all of Wales, in a saga set against the vivid backdrop of thirteenth-century Wales. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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Falling for the Highlander
by Lynsay Sands
When her half-brother tries to sell her, Lady Murine Carmichael runs away, straight into the arms of Dougall Buchanan, the man who refused her brother's offer, and he becomes her protector as he helps her to escape
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The rose garden
by Susanna Kearsley
Transported back in time to the year 1725, Eva Ross finds true love with Daniel Butler, but is plunged into a dangerous world of courtly intrigue and treason due to the discord surrounding Hanoverian King George. Original.
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Wintersong
by S. Jae-Jones
Having heard tales of the beautiful but dangerous Goblin King all her life, Liesl infuses her musical compositions with her romantic dreams before the abduction of her sister forces her to journey to the Underground, where she faces an impossible choice. Simultaneous eBook.
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Passenger
by Alexandra Bracken
"Two worlds collide in this sweeping, romantic novel about a love that crosses centuries by bestselling author of the Darkest Minds series, Alexandra Bracken"
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Grave mercy
by Robin LaFevers
In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with dangerous gifts
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Revolution
by Jennifer Donnelly
Brooklyn teen Andi acts out in her rage and grief over her younger brother's death to the point that she is forced to spend winter break with her estranged father in France; while in Paris, she discovers and becomes obsessed with a journal she finds that belonged to Alexandrine Paradis, an aspiring Parisian actress who lived two centuries earlier and who had a fateful encounter with the doomed French king and his young son. By the award-winning author of A Northern Light. 250,000 first printing.
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Ruby red
by Kerstin Gier
Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust
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The girl from everywhere
by Heidi Heilig
Growing up beside her father on a time-traveling ship that ventures to real and imaginary places, 16-year-old Nix struggles to preserve her life when her father obsessively pursues a map in a past time period in ways that threaten her existence. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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Hamish the Highland cow
by Natalie Russell
The other animals, tired of Hamish's smelly, matted hair, take him to get his first haircut, but he worries that anything more than a wee trim will mean he can no longer store his favorite toffee treats in his coat
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Whuppity Stoorie : a Scottish folktale
by Carolyn White
Kate and her mum must guess the mysterious Green Lady's name within three days and banish her from their lives forever in order to cure Kate's beloved pig, Grumphie, from a fatal illness, and prevent Kate from becoming the Green Lady's prisoner.
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The charmed children of Rookskill Castle
by Janet S Fox
In 1940, during the Blitz, Kat Bateson is sent to a school in a Scottish castle that is said to be haunted by dark magic from the past, but when some of her classmates disappear, she wonders if the magic exists very much in the present
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Lucy Dove
by Janice Del Negro
While sewing the laird's trews by moonlight in a haunted churchyard in return for a sackful of gold, an aging seamstress outwits a terrible monster
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