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  • Your Mother's Not a Virgin!

    The Bumpy Life and Times of the Canadian Dropout who changed the Face of American TV!

    by John Barbour ...
    A high school dropout at 15, and deported from Canada at 17, John Barbour is recognized as "the godfather of reality TV" for his role as the creator, producer, co-host, and writer of the trendsetting hit Real People. He won the first of his five Emmys as the original host of AM LA in 1970, where he interviewed controversial anti-war guests like Mohammed Ali, Cesar Chavez, and Jane Fonda. He was ... Read more

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  • The Bruce

    by John Barbour ...
    John Barbour's "The Bruce" is a seminal epic poem that narrates the life and struggles of Robert the Bruce, the King of Scots, and his unwavering fight for Scotland's independence during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Composed in the late 14th century, Barbour weaves a tapestry of historical events with rich allegory and vivid imagery, drawing from the oral tradition of storytelling. The poem ... Read more

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  • The Bruce

    A Timeless Epic of Scottish Independence and Heroism

    by John Barbour ...
    In "The Bruce," John Barbour masterfully intertwines history and legend to chronicle the life of Robert the Bruce, the iconic Scottish king and national hero. Written in the 14th century, this pivotal work employs a compelling narrative style, using alliterative verse to celebrate the valor and perseverance of Bruce in the face of adversity against the English crown. Barbour's meticulous attention ... Read more

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  • Trump for Morons

    by John Barbour ...
    The wittiest man in America who is Canadian could not sit by and watch democracy be destroyed by a convicted felon taking up residency in the White House. As an Emmy-award winner, documentarian and author of several books, naturally John Barbour had to put his thoughts in this book in hopes to make readers both laugh and learn. What resulted? Trump for Morons.Born in Toronto's Salvation Army ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Bruce

    by John Barbour ...
    Series Book 17 - Canongate Classics
    A! Fredome is a noble thingFredome mays man to haiff likingFredome all solace to man giffisHe levys at es that frely levysThese are some of the most famous lines in Scottish literature. They were written c.1375 by John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, as a celebration of the Age of Chivalry - an age of bravery, valour, and above all loyalty. Its twin heroes are Robert the Bruce and James Douglas, ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

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  • Witchcraft and Witchcraft Trials in Orkney and Shetland (Folklore History Series)

    by G. F. Black ...
    A collection of court documents from the witchcraft trials in Orkney and Shetland in the 1600s.Written in the local dialect, this volume contains a rare collection of typed court documents recording the trials of men and women accused of witchcraft. Reporting their crimes, their trials, and their punishments, this book details the trivial actions many people were arrested for and states the ... Read more

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  • The Wallace

    by Blind Harry ...
    Series Book 20 - Canongate Classics
    This extraordinary poem has been widely popular and influential ever since it was written in the fifteenth century, and its heroic account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come.Looking back to the days of the Bruce and the war of independence, Blind Harry's poem is not an aristocratic tale of ... Read more

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  • Minstrelsy of The Scottish border (3rd ed), v1

    by Walter Scott ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695

    A Voyage to St Kilda

    by Martin Martin, Donald Monro ...
    One of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journey around the Western Isles, and a mine of information on custom, tradition and life. Martin Martin's wrote before the Jacobite rebellions changed the way of life of the Highlander irrevocably. The volume includes the earliest account of St Kilda, first published ... Read more

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  • The Makars

    The Poems of Henryson, Dunbar and Douglas

    Edited by Jackie Tasioulas ...
    The poetry of the Makars marked an extraordinary flowering of Scottish culture and the Scots language in the 15th and early 16th centuries. This magnificent anthology, introduced, edited and annotated by J.A. Tasioulas, makes available for the modern reader the complete poems of both Henryson and Dunbar, as well as Gavin Douglas's The Palis of Honoure. Old Scots words are glossed and medieval and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Complete)

    by Various Authors ...
    There was a lady of the North Country, Lay the bent to the bonny broom And she had lovely daughters three. Fa la la la, fa la la la ra re There was a knight of noble worth Which also lived in the North. The knight, of courage stout and brave, A wife he did desire to have. He knocked at the ladie's gate One evening when it was late. The eldest sister let him in, And pin'd the door with a silver pin ... Read more

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  • The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse

    Edited by Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson, Peter Mackay ...
    The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse is a timeless collection of Scottish poetry. It contains over three hundred poems ranging from the early medieval period to the twenty-first century, and paints a full-colour portrait of Scotland’s poetic heritage and culture.Edited and introduced by award-winning poets Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson and Peter Mackay, and including poems by Robert Burns, Carol ... Read more

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