Scottish Interest
They say you should never forget your roots. Ours are in Scotland, and that is reflected in our list. Be they books by sporting legends, tales of true crimes, biographies, memoirs or political and historical works, they all have one thing in common: Scotland.
1. Gorbals Diehards, Colin MacFarlane
'Captures both the harsh and hilarious realities of a childhood on the streets'
– Daily Record
2. The Goalie, Andy Goram with Iain King
'An explosive autobiography' – The Sun
3. Nothing Like a Dame, Elaine C. Smith
'The spellbinding, bittersweet story of how a working class lass from Lanarkshire became a national treasure' – Daily Record
4. The Town Below The Ground, Jan-Andrew Henderson
Below Scotland’s capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten.
5. Peter Manuel, Hector MacLeod and Malcolm McLeod
This definitive definitive biography recounts Manuel’s chilling story from his birth in the USA to the moment the hangman’s rope snapped his spine