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This study is a long awaited and much needed asset to the history of Scottish cultural history. It is of academic quality, and yet written in a highly readable and accessable form. If you are interested in popular culture, folk belief, and the attitudes of the average person in Early Modern Europe, this book is a must for you. The authors competently distance themselves from whether or not fairies exist and concentrate on the fact that the majority of the people of EM Scotland believed in them. This is a highly enjoyable and lucid examination of a much neglected topic. FIVE STARS!!!

This updated publication presents a concise history of the current Scottish regiments. The Highland and Lowland regiments, reknowned throughout history for their martial prowess, each have complex and lengthy histories. The author tries gallently to cover all of this in a rapid fashion, but can only be touched upon here. Naturally one has to expect that details of campaigns can only be briefly mentioned. The book is nicely illustrated depicting the uniforms of the various corps over the years.

All the famous names are here, including the Black Watch, Argylls, Royal Scots Greys, Royal Scots, KOSBs and Scots Guards. By including the 2nd Dragoons and SGs the book covers regiments of the Guards and what now is the Royal Armored corps as well as the Scottish Divison which contains what remains of the original Scottish regiments that were raised in the 18th century. The most pertinent chapter deals with the recent creation of the Highlanders (Seaforths, Camerons & Gordons) created in 1994 upon the amalgamation of the Queens Own Highlanders and the Gordon Highlanders. This newest creation of the British army contains some of the most famous Highland corps that were raised in the latter half of the 18th century. The book also includes disbanded regiments like the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who ceased to exist in 1968 but who nonetheless contributed a vital history to the Scottish fighting man.

The book makes itself current by including this important information and provids a pretty up to date perspective. An added bonus is various regimental info. which is given including number of VCs won by each regiment, as well listing regimental and company march tunes for the interest of the reader. Unless further reductions are planned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD)in the near future, this book should stand for now as the most current concise history of the Scottish regiments available. Lets hope there are no more reductions for now as the current international situation may require the use of these fine old regiments, and the government that disbanded them before may regret that choice in the near future.

As an aside, the pipes & drums of the Highlanders shall be doing a three month US and Canada tour with the band of the Grenadier Guards in early 2003.

This is a fascinating comparative study of the development of commentarial traditions. Henderson -- who is amazingly knowledgeable about the Confucian, Islamic, Jewish, Vedantic and other traditions -- examines how commentators from different cultures employ similar interpretive strategies.

It is a shame that this book is not available in a paperback edition to make it easier to use in courses.

This is a great book for people interested in acting and don't know where to start. It is written in a language that is easy to understand.This book takes you step by step, from just starting out to being an established actor. I would recommend this for all aspirating actors and actresses.

Lomart is a violent criminal who is serving a long sentence. His wife is free and has been having an affair. One day, during a visit, she confesses that she's pregnant - a fact that Lomart cannot live with. He breaks out of jail with his cellmate, with just one intention........to gun down his wife! A tale of betrayal and revenge. Made into a film starring Oliver Reed in 1972.

This is a highly recommendable book. A must for everyone interested in how human-comupter interaction is studied or conceived or debated.

Read about those topics, that are hot or ever-greens for the usability-interested.

Maybe you don't know all of those names in the title, but you will surely see why THEY've been chosen for the interviews.

The topics are presented the way they were raised with the interviewed persons - as dialogues, interviews.

This is a great way of approaching and exploring the thoughts and concepts that go across the entire field of software and internet development, and not through just one or two writers.

It's a lot of food for thought.

A wonderful, exciting book! More fast-paced and fun to read than "The Iron Thane," (although that one is no slouch either). Loki is characterized very well!

I used this book as a spelling curriculum when homeschooling my 12-14 year old sons. Rather than having children memorize lists of words, it actually focuses on the rules and skills needed to spell ANY word. The chapters were well-organized and the exercises were effective. Since completing the book, we have been using it as a reference.

Includes maps and photos of the cemeter