Lang Syne Books

Folk Takes of the Highlands - The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are rich in strange stories and folk tales. Read about the seven brothers who were slaughtered by the Giant of Jura, the drowned sailors who came back to life as seals, buried treasure and the vanity of two giants which turned a life of poverty into a life of prosperity for folk living in a glen beside Lich Shiel. This book has something for everyone.

Ghosts, Massacres & Horror Stories of Scotland's Castles - Phantom hounds, spectral pipers, eerie drumbeats in the night, green ladies, weeping stones, ancient curses, skeletons entombed in hidden dungeons, heads floating in the air, screams of torture at midnight even the devil himself - they're all here in the tales of terror conjured up from Scotland's sinister, ancient keeps.

Golf A royal Ancient Game - A treasure trove of stories and history about the game of golf. This book gives a fascinating look that any golfer would enjoy.

Highland Clearances - Man's inhumanity is brought sharply into focus as entire communities are swept away so that the land can be sold to southern sheep farmers. Betrayed by their clan chiefs and clergy, families are scattered to every corner of the the globe. A time of cruelty and deception, savage intimidation and endurance, this 19th century Scotland will stir the blood and arouse both anger and pride.

Massacre of Glencoe - The true story of one of the most shameful acts of betrayal in Scotland's turbulent history. On government orders, a troop of soldiers who had enjoyed MacDonald's hospitality for almost a fortnight treacherously turned on their hosts in the middle of a wintry night and slaughtered the men, women and children some as they slept, others as they tried to flee out into the icy darkness.

Nessie: My Own Story - By the Loch Ness Monster. From the depths of Loch Ness we bring you the amusing and entertaining story of a happy lady who always had the last laugh. This elusive female reveals all of those tricks she gets up to while evading those intrusive camera's! Now in a pocket sized edition.

Paras over the Barras - There's a war on and for Glasgow, like the rest of Britain, that means air raids, black-outs, food rationing, barrage balloons and the pain of parting as husbands and fathers go off to fight. For the McSorleys and their neighbors in the East End tenements it is a case of making the best of what life has to offer. This is their laugh-a-line story capturing all the wit and spirit of city life during the dark days of the forties when the grit and humor of Glaswegians overcame all adversities.

Bonnie Prince Charles & Flora MacDonald - Bonnie Prince Charles campaign to become the King Great Britain ended in disaster on the bloody battlefield of Culloden Moor. For months afterwards he was a fugitive, hunted by government troops across the highlands and Islands of Scotland. This book tells the story with Flora MacDonald a 24 year old woman who disguised the Prince as her Irish spinning maid and smuggled him out of Scotland.

The Prophecies of the Bra'hn Seer - The chilling accuracy of many predictions made by Kenneth Mackenzie famous throughout the Highland as Bra'hn Seer, has stunned generation after generation. Things which in his day would have been beyond his wildest imagination have come true centuries later.

The Royal Mile And New Town - A fascinating account of the people, places and events that helped to shape our beautiful capital. If you love Edinburgh you will love this book and the tales it has to tell.

A Concise History of Scotland - If you think that the pageant of Scottish history is only a catalogue of murder and mayhem, of fratricide and civil war, this book will make you think again. Most of Scotland's problems did not arise because the Scots were a greedy and expansionist nation, but because we were all to frequently involved in fending off powerful neighbors who covered our soil.

The Story of Saltire - The history of Scotland's Flag. Read all about the mystic origins of Scotland's national flag and the tales associated with it over the centuries. Read how on the eve of the tenth century battle, between the Picts and the Northumbrians the Scottish king had a vision of a white cross on a blue sky and predicted his victory. Find out how the flag has inspired the Scots in battle and in peacetime, even down to the modern invasions of Wembley by football supporters.