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'General Interest' books about Glasgow. (May be in other categories also.)
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A Glasgow Bible
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Written in the Glasgow vernacular, this work is compiled from new Auld Testament stories woven into "Auld Testament Tales", as well as a complete re-edited version of "Glasgow Gospel". The author has also written the popular "A Scots Gospel". Edit
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Glasgow Taxi
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Humorous and poignant recollections of a Glasgow taxi driver. Jack Clyde worked in the Glasgow and east Kilbride taxi trade all his life - like his father and grandfather before him - and has put his memories of his working life into this great...
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Glasgow Zen
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A superb new collection of haiku and other short poetic forms on the theme of Glasgow - its people, landscape, culture. As always, Spence is uniquely illuminating, witty and delightful. Incorporating some of the poems which appeared decades ago in the...
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Stanley Baxter's Bedside Book
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Glasgow humour has always been characterised by a scant regard for caution and reserve, and its extrovert and often surreal nature. No one exemplifies all these aspects better than Stanley Baxter, Glasgow's best known and greatest comic genius. In this...
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The Train to Glasgow
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First published 50 years ago, this joyful cumulative rhyme by the late children's poet Horsbrugh has been newly illustrated with exuberant, detailed watercolors that capture "the flurry, the fuss, the noise and commotion" on a steam train when the...
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Wee Book of Glasgow
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The energy and humour of the folk who have lived on the banks of the Clyde down the years is legendary. Here, in this little book, are fifty of the best photographs ever taken of the city. They reflect the life of the people who built the locomotives and...
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Weegies v Edinbuggers
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There's a slogan that Glaswegians use when talking about Edinburgh's world-famous joie de vivre: 'Edinburgh! A castle, a smile and a song... One out of three isn't bad.' Edinburghers retaliate by talking of why all the Wise Men come from the East and all...
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