Scottish Valentines Gifts
Don't
Forget
 Scottish
Love Poems: A Personal Anthology A collection of poems by
Burns, Byron, and McDiarmid, other less familiar poets, and
those living today. No attempt has been made to represent any
particular poet, or to include any poem out of dutiful respect.
This anthology is based solely on Lady Antonia Fraser's personal
choice of the best scottish love poems.
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 Scotland:
The Wild Places
This latest collection of panoramic photographs by award-winning
photographer Colin Prior celebrates the breathtaking scenery
of Scotland's wildland areas. It follows the longstanding success
of his earlier book Highland Wilderness. Whereas Highland Wilderness
focused on the issues involved in conserving the Highlands,
this time Prior presents a mature reflection on the space and
silence of those wild places, a salutory reminder to people
that even in today's world such places do exist. His remarkable
images encourage stewardship of the Highlands by inspiration
rather than rhetoric.
 Quotable
Lover: Words of Wisdom from Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, John
Keats, Frank Sinatra, Robert Burns, Pepe LePew and More (Quotable)
This book should be ideal for romantics. In addition to 1000
quotes arranged by topics such as flirtation, heartbreak and
faithfulness, it also features a collection of poems, sonnets
and lyrics from the greatest romantics of all time.
 Scotland
from Above
Referred to as a creative tour de force, the latest book from
photographer Colin Baxter is truly a must-see. With more than
200 high-quality images helping to create a new perspective
and a unique vision of Scotland from above-from 100 feet to
over 12,000 feet above. This comprehensive overview of Scotland's
geography is broken into seven chapters with a general introduction
and a satellite view of Scotland using M-Sat true color imaging.
 Scottish
Love Poems: A Personal Anthology
From wooings to waiting, from first love to farewells, here
are the romantics and the unromantics, the obsessed and the
fainthearted in all their lyrical glory. Ballads, sonnets and
modern verse are all present in a variety of Scots and English
forms. The poems range in tone from scathing satire to evocative
romanticism. Fraser has made a wide-ranging selection of poems
from the 15th century to the present day. Included are well-known
masters, Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson
and contemporary poets such as Kathleen Jamie, John Burnside
and Carol Ann Duffy.
 Jack
Vettriano Over the last few years Vettriano has had a meteoric
rise to fame, from the unlikely background of the Scottish coalfields,
unknown and untutored, he has become Scotland's most successful
and controversial contemporary artist. Appearing on posters
and cards, mugs and umbrellas, prints of his work outsell Dali
and Monet and his paintings have been acquired by celebrities
around the world.
 Eddi
Reader is one of the great voices in Scottish music today.
Eddi Reader Sings the Songs of Robert Burns is one of the finest
albums to come out of Scotland this year.
 Nick
Nairn's New Scottish Cookery Book A self-taught cook, Nick
has been a long-time champion of fresh Scottish produce, but
his cooking also takes its influences from all over the world.
In "New Scottish Cookery", Nick combines the very
best fresh Scottish ingredients with a myriad of international
flavours, to create a mouth-watering collection of recipes destined
to become the Scottish classics of the future.
 Dougie
MacLean is one of Scotland's finest singer-songwriters,
regularly filling concert halls in both North America and Great
Britain. Throughout his Cds, MacLean's sparkling acoustic guitar
work is evidence of the long years he put in playing traditional
Celtic tunes with such top Scottish folk bands as Silly Wizard
and the Tannahill Weavers.
 Scotland's
Coast: A Photographer's Journey
Following the success of his best-selling First Light, Joe Cornish
has now turned his attention to the magnificent scenery of Scotland's
6,000-mile coastline. He has travelled from the Mull of Galloway
in the south to the tip of Unst in the Shetlands, the northernmost
point in the British Isles, and from remote St Kilda out in
the Atlantic to the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve
on the North Sea to capture the enormous variety of scenery
that characterises the Scottish seacoast. Some of the sites
he has photographed, like St Kilda or the sandstone peaks overlooking
Loch Torridon, belong to the National Trust for Scotland, but
many others are privately owned; some, like the majestic Cuillins
on Skye, are well-known to tourists, others are hidden coves
or remote sea stacks that few visitors will ever have seen.
 Capercaillie
are without a doubt one of the most popular of Scottish traditional
groups of the past twenty years. Founded in 1984 by Donald Shaw,
accordionist. The band also includes the incredible Karen
Matheson, considered one of the best Gaelic singers of her
time.
 Findings
Findings, by Kathleen Jamie is a startling evocation of place.
Jamie presents a collection of essays and observations of her
native Scotland, bringing a poet's eye to the landscape and
city skylines. There is a keen awareness of the beauty of the
natural world, and the artifacts built by people, be they ruined
bothys in isolated glens, or the monuments of Edinburgh.
 Gaelic
Women Any one of these artistes would be a best seller in
their own right, but putting them together on one album was
a stroke of pure genius. Kenna Campbell and her girls Mary Ann
and Wilma blend beautifully; the talent of Anne Lorne Gillies,
Karen Mathieson and Anna Murray all add to what is probably
the best gaelic album available. Listen and enjoy as you're
transported to the heartlands of the gael.
 Elements:
The Landscape of Scotland. In a book filled with breathtaking
images, Craig McMaster has captured the essence of Scotland's
wild landscape. From vast Rannoch Moor and haunting Glencoe
to Ardnamurchan, Torridon, Glen Affric, Arran, Iona and beyond,
Craig explores towering mountains, secluded coves, enigmatic
stone circles, dramatic skies and hidden lakes.
Local
Hero [1983] This film is gorgeous. If you want to roar with
laughter it might not be your cup of tea, but it's a real giggle
right the way through and actually gets funnier with repeat
viewing as you begin to notice all the little quirky moments.
Scottish
DVDs
A
few recommendations for great Scottish Valentines gifts. Eddi
Reader Sings
the Songs of Robert Burns is one of the finest albums to
come out of Scotland this year. Scottish
Tranquility by famed Phil Coulter is one of his bestselling
albums. Gaelic
Scotland is a delight on the senses for this truly romantic
language. Scottish
DVDs also make excellent gifts.
Magic
and Witchcraft in Scotland.
This major new book examines beliefs and practices regarding
the magical universe of ordinary people in Scotland. This includes
details of calendar festivals, healing and divination rituals,
and the use of holy or healing wells, stones and talismans.
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