BROONS ANNUAL 2022


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The Broons Annual 2020


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Scotland's happiest family, The Broons, invite you into number 10 Glebe Street to join the fun in this 2020 annual. Filled with the newest stories, laugh along with the Broons through the seasons. Considered to be Scotland's longest running soap opera, The Broons have captured the hearts of the nation by combining brilliant comedy with traditional family values.




OOR WULLIE ANNUAL.


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Rupert Annual 2022


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In this year's Rupert Annual, Rupert goes on an adventure with the frogs, befriends the young Hamish, rescues a merboy and much more! Enjoy a brand-new story 'Rupert and the Christmas Ribbon', originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter, plus a selection of much-loved activities to complete at home. The stories included are: Rupert and Hamish Rupert and the Angry Sea Rupert and the Housemouse Rupert and the Train Journey Rupert and the Raft Rupert and the Christmas Ribbon.




Oor Wullie Colouring Book


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Oor Wullie has been delighting Sunday Post readers in black and white since 1936. This beautiful book, packed with classic illustrations from the Oor Wullie archive, finally gives you the chance to add a bit of color to their lives.This book's a fair wee smasher so grab your pencil tins, line up your crayons and pit yer feet up, because the Oor Wullie Colouring Book is hoachin' wi' braw illustrations from the best comic strips over the years. It'll put you in touch with your artistic side and gie you a richt guid laugh too!




Maw Broon's Cookbook


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Launched in 1936 in the "Sunday Post" in Scotland, The Broons are undoubtedly Scotland's first family - the Nation's favourites - with a readership covering various generations. This title is a facsimile of Maw Broon's very own cookbook.




The Broons and Oor Wullie 2004


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Continuing the hugely-popular series of classic comic stories from the pages of The Sunday Post. This collection revisits a golden era as you follow the fun-filled adventures of Scotland's favourite family, The Broons.Wallow in nostalgia, too, at the mischievous tales of that cheeky wee scamp, Oor Wullie.This 144-page compendium of comic strips, articles and rarely-seen artwork of the period is a must for collectors. A wonderful trip down memory lane for those who are old enough!




Beano Annual 2022


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A Child of Two Nations


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This evocative memoir recaptures with almost photographic recall the now distant world of a 1950's childhood. Set largely in industrial North Staffordshire, it tells of a boy's first eleven years of life. Born to an Ayrshire mother and an English Gordon Highlander, he knows that he belongs to both nations.




Jimmy


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In the year 1925, James McIntosh was born into humble beginnings, in a two-room structure that would soon house a family of seven. His home was a stone's throw from the beach in Broughty Ferry, then a thriving fishing village on the east coast of Scotland. This was a time of strict social obedience and even stricter social mores. Children were to be seen and not heard. They were expected to obey the man of the house without question or cavil. Thus did Jimmy find himself put to the bagpipes by his father and then packed off to the army as a naive teenager. He left behind brothers, sisters, and friends, as well as the familiar streets, buildings, and shoreline of his boyhood. Forced to depart the only environment he had ever known, he now had to face the big bad world alone, and off he went with his suitcase and pipes in hand, not knowing what fate awaited him. Never one to give in easily, Jimmy determined to see it through, to make the best of his lot. He saw action during WWII and, after demob, proceeded to carve out a life for himself and his family. Though lacking formal education, he never stopped studying and working to be the best at his music. He sought out the finest instructors and became a successful competitor in world-class competitions. He soon became a mentor to dozens of piping students and helped them do the same. Never satisfied to "rest on his laurels," Jimmy was always looking for new projects to share his knowledge and passion. One of those was establishing the world's first piping professorship at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He traveled internationally, giving recitals, teaching, adjudicating, and organizing piping schools. Such was the success of his work that he was recognized by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who, at Buckingham Palace, presented him with an MBE for his services to bagpipe music. In this memoir, Jimmy paints a picture in words of his lifelong dedication to his art, the people he met along the way, and the ups and downs in his life, both personal and professional. He writes as if you are sitting in the room with him, chatting by the fire. This touching memoir provides a link with the past, and through one man's vivid telling of his story, we learn how we can enrich our own.