Collection: Local Collection Non Fiction

Revered across the globe as an author of compelling novels, journalism and essays that came to define the 20th century, George Orwell was an unmatched political visionary, shining a light on the insidious nature of propaganda. Yet this chronicler of war, social injustices and urban poverty spent ...

A history of the Carmichael family originating from Lismore, Appin and Easdale. The family business began in quarrying and contracting around Argyll, and is now involved in high performance machinery operating all over the world.

This is the story of a notable family whose clan members had a large influence on Scottish political and social affairs, being advisers to monarchs, and as soldiers and legal advocates on the national stage. It is a pastiche of highland characters: James Callander, the Erskine brothers, Elspeth a...

Don McNeil DA, painter and educator, takes the reader on a journey, tracing his life, his disappointments and successes. His journey takes in the influences his parents have had on him. His mother, Jean Hastings, who was regarded as Scotland's finest soprano in the 1930s, gave him his passion and...