Alexander McCall Smith's Books for Christmas
By Little, Brown Book Group
Alexander McCall Smith's Books for Christmas
By Little, Brown Book Group
I have always felt that the best gift to give at Christmas is a book. The reason for this is that so many people are difficult to buy presents for – unless you give them a book. As long as you choose a book which is of reasonably broad appeal, you are unlikely to go wrong. Christmas is a time of kindness and good will. I wish the whole year was like that! However, let’s make the most of it in these difficult days, and show our family and friends how much they mean to us.
Books I shall be giving this year:
The Salt Roads: How Fish Made a Culture
John Goodlad
£9.99 £9.49This is the story of how life in Shetland has been shaped by fishing, particularly for cod. It is a fascinating book, poetically written.
The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics
Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Honors Pr Benjamin J.B. (Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Honors Program
£24.99Four women philosophers were responsible for the revitalisation of philosophy in Britain after the Second World War. This is a highly entertaining account of their life in a previously male-dominated field. Every page is a delight.
Pathogenesis: How germs made history
Jonathan Kennedy
£25.00 £23.75Human history has been dictated to a very large extent by germs. This is an astonishing and highly readable account of how bacteria and viruses have dictated our fate.
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
Steven Veerapen
£25.00 £23.75James VI of Scotland (I of England) was one of the most interesting British monarchs. He was gay at a time when that was difficult. He was an intellectual at a time when that was unexpected. He was profligate. Yet he made a major contribution to the English language. This is a fine treatment of his reign.
Don Roberto, The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham: Co-Founder of The Scottish Labour Party
James Jauncey
£24.99James Jauncey has written a wonderful biography of the great adventurer, Robert Cunninghame Graham. Jauncey is an extremely elegant writer and has produced here a book that is utterly memorable.