The Herald Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis StevensonThe HeraldTreasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh. 139 years after the book's publication, it remains a beloved work. We're asking you to help children in Scotland discover classics like this at Christmas. https://t.co/4PPSeyghPp https://t.co/Pcq2Ru159b
Paperback, Mass Market, 2016
$4.95Member price:$2.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bound: An Earth Walker's Handbook, New Canaan Edition
Charles S. StoneThe HeraldBound for the coronation of Charles III, the Stone has left Scotland for the first time since 1996 https://t.co/1rZfI0Zq4Y
Paperback, 2013
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Herald Diary: A Quacking Good Read!
Ken SmithThe HeraldVicky Roche from Airdrie tells us she plans to write a book explaining how to get up and down the stairs safely. “It’s a step-by-step guide,” she adds. — The Herald Diary https://t.co/noH4QAZGwl
Paperback, 2019
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Change: A Choral Dialectic for Unaccompanied SATB Choir
Secretary MichaelThe HeraldOpposition parties have called on Health Secretary Michael Matheson to change tack and ditch the NHS recovery plan put forward by his predecessor Humza Yousaf https://t.co/hV8ZENtw9A
Paperback, 2017
$6.00Member price:$3.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Emperor's New Clothes: The Graphic Novel
Hans C. AndersenThe HeraldIan McConnell: 'These opportunities, it seems, are a bit like the Emperor’s new clothes in the folk tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen: they are invisible to those taking an objective view of the situation' https://t.co/FSp0T0PKwZ
Paperback, 2009
$7.99Member price:$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dawn of the Dead
George A. RomeroThe Herald"Because I’m pretentious, I thought of Dawn of the Dead, George Romero’s zombie horror movie set in a shopping mall." https://t.co/Mulz0vJZwP
Paperback, 2015
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Old God's Time
Sebastian BarryThe Herald"Nobody can sing of pain and grief with such power, such glory even, as Sebastian Barry." — Neil MacKay's verdict of Old God's Time, by Sebastian Barry https://t.co/4n9JrcmTxu
Out of stock
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Twelve Key Principles for More Humane, Balanced, and Rational Thinking
Julian BagginiThe HeraldBook review: How To Think Like A Philosopher by Julian Baggini https://t.co/B0V1OiDTo8
Hardcover, 2023
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bloodbath Nation
Paul AusterThe HeraldAn "impassioned yet clear-eyed analysis of arguably the most embittered debate." https://t.co/9tTkQeq3fc
Paperback, 2025
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peter Rabbit: Trick or Treat
Beatrix PotterThe Herald𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 @heraldscotland... It helped inspire Beatrix Potter to write her Peter Rabbit books and also appears in a Shakespeare play. Now it has been voted the best place to live in Scotland in an annual survey. https://t.co/nwOvPVxPNv https://t.co/uMDmOM3hQc
Board Book, 2022
$7.99Member price:$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book