Book Catalogue
What's in your Surname
By William H. Lewis
Looking
into our surnames is a fascinating way to discover something of our country’s
history and gives us an intriguing glimpse into the working of our ancestors’
minds.
This book tells the story of our surnames and reveals that their meanings
are the key features to understanding their origins: is your surname from
an ancestor’s occupation, a relationship, or perhaps from his nickname
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The Wrong Address?
By Donald Barclay
Since Roman times, the Scots, and Scotland in general, have attracted more
than their fair share of ignominy. Although it would appear this book title
casts yet another aspersion on the Scottish peoples it is in fact an account
of the evolution of scientific and technological scholarship in Scotland,
from the earliest of days to the present. It is said that the past explains
the present. This is so true for Scotland: her natural environment: her
geology, geography, and climate, had profound and generally negative consequences
on her ability to participate in the evolution of technology within its
borders.
Expected release date December 2010.