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Oliver has a great passion for his subject...an entertaining, well balanced and informative read. (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )
A vivid and compellnig picture of a country we may thnk we know, but one that can still surprise. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
A vivid and compellnig picture of a country we may thnk we know, but one that can still surprise. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
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'The beauty of Scotland is overwhelming and I've often thought that Scotland's popular history is just like her landscape - impossibly romantic, obscured by mist and myth and always changing.' The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver.
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104 of 108 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I understand that there is some disagreement in academic circles about the quality of the BBC series with which this book is associated. I don't wish to comment on that, but I would like to say that there are some people who are in the top rank of those who have a gift for producing extremely readable writing - and Neil Oliver is one of them. I only bought his book a couple of days ago, and am already almost half-way through what is virtually un-put-downable. He has a gift for clarity, for just enough detail which is invariably fascinating, for presenting the essence of what one needs to know, and for making clear how all the material as it is introduced hangs together with what has already been, and what is yet to be. His account is well-balanced, so that there are no shining heroes or black villains, but flesh and blood people engaged in a common struggle for prestige and power, as well as for peace and freedom. He is clearly in love with, and in command of, his subject, and communicates this to his readers on every page. I don't know if his history is one hundred per cent accurate - and what history ever is? - but I do take the view that his book is 'a cracker'. Buy one for Christmas, and you'll discover that it's not just for Christmas, but for reading and re-reading throughout many a year to come. My thanks to Neil Oliver for one of my best 'reads' of 2009.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I can't recommend this book enough. This book both enjoys the romance of Scotland's greatest characters but still exams them and their actions as people and not as icons. Also this book does not shy away from some of unsavoury aspects of Scotland's history.
I have read both Michael Lynch & Tom Devine's books on the history of Scotland but neither managed to capture the excitement that runs throughout Neil Oliver's book. If you read only one book on Scottish history this is the book to read.
I have read both Michael Lynch & Tom Devine's books on the history of Scotland but neither managed to capture the excitement that runs throughout Neil Oliver's book. If you read only one book on Scottish history this is the book to read.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Neil Oliver shares with his readers his passionate view of Scotland's history from the formation of the rocks to the present SNP government of Scotland. Linking together in a compact volume a trail of discovery from start to finish, this is an ideal companion to the TV series of the same name. This volume fills in many gaps in the TV series necessarily created by the nature of the media yet manages to maintain an energetic pace throughout. Neil Oliver is unafraid to court controversy yet manages to do so in a style that will delight many readers. This is a volume that deserves a place on any bookshelf for its ability to clearly lay out the path of history of a proud nation whose history has often been clouded in myth and reinvention even by some of our greatest writers including William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott.A History Of Scotland
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Brilliant
If you're looking for a dull, lifeless account of the history of Scotland written by an aged historian, then don't buy this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by theweeman7
A History of Scotland
I found the book absorbing reading with the author's delivery as if he is talking throughout to me.I have learnt so much and my understanding of how Scotland has arrived at where... Read more
Published 2 months ago by acl
Good introduction to a complex history
This is as good a book as almost any, I'd say, to start with if you want a good, solid overview of the story of Scotland. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. M. Saunders
Neil Oliver
Husband has been looking forward to reading this since viewing the series. Finally in paperback, so more affordable. Appears good value as seen.
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. J. Aitken
All the stuff I never knew,or had forgotten
I suppose I must have sat through all of this at school,but it didn"t make much impression.Or maybe it's because it was 60-odd years ago. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Keith Sladen
Uplifting
Ever since that first TV advert, where Neil strode across the screen, clutching his mandbag and flicking his long glossy mane i've been in no doubt about his credentials as a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Matt Clay
Scottish history vividly and passionately described
I wish I was reading history books like these when I was at school - I may have paid more attention. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Frank Harrigan
Captivating history of Scotland
This is an excellent book. Very well written and ammenable to read, quite entertaining. Very recommendable for anyone that would like to learn about Scotland's history. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Molgor
A brilliant read
I have to be honest and say that although I have read an awful lot about English history I hadn't, until the BBC series, read anything at all about Scottish history. Read more
Published 13 months ago by McStick
A good Kindle read, but with errors
This is my first Kindle book and I'm enjoying both the book and the new method of reading it. Without Neil Oliver's tousled figure striding manfully around the landscape the reader... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Palladio
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