Established in 1992, we are coming up to 20 years of trading. As well as producing our own annual list of new titles, Argyll operates as a contract publisher for various organisations (see contract publishing, above).

The Argyll book list is made up of all the categories in book shop (above) and includes biography, history, current affairs, wildlife and Scottish interest and local books. Argyll also publish a small amount of fiction and run a fiction imprint, Thirsty Books.

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Nan's Rabbit

£5.99

The Hidden Story of the Kilsyth Weavers

£9.99


What is the story of the Kilsyth weavers? In the age before Kilsyth became a coal mining town most Kilsythians were handloom weavers, operating their own businesses from their own cottages. They were visibly represented in the Burgh’s coat of arms by t

Scots Crisis of Confidence, The - CAROL CRAIG

£9.99


In this brand new edition, Carol Craig further exposes Scots’ attitutes to and predeliction for negativity. She offers a refreshingly different analysis of the big themes of Scottish culture. Already a successful book, reflecting Scotland’s changed politi

The Great Takeover:

£5.99


This book describes the dominance of materalist values, the media and business in all our lives and how this is leading to a loss of individual and collective wellbeing. Covering

Waverley Route - DAVID SPAVEN

£20.00


**Collectors' Edition Hardback** What was so important about this railway that drove hundreds of citizens to break the law, led by a Church of Scotland minister? Why was the railway allowed to close? Who or what should we 'blame' for its loss? And more p

Fags Booze Drugs + Children

£9.99


The aim of this book is to inform, educate and empower parents or carers of children and young people, about how drugs have the potential to damage their health and wellbeing. Many adults are particularly worried about the use of drugs by teenagers, and s

Our Hillman Imp

£9.99


Paul Coulter takes a nostalgic look at the Hillman Imp motor car built in Linwood, Scotland from 1963 until 1976. The Hillman Imp was a rival to the Mini and had many innovations that were soon adopted by other motor manufacturers. The Imp however met a

The New Road: charting Scotland's inspirational communities

£5.99


A father and son go on a week long journey round Scotland to see at first hand some of the great environmental, social, employment and regeneration projects which are happening round the country. From Dunbar in the south east of Scotland to Knoydart in

Carnegie's Call - developing the success habit

£7.99


The inspiration for this book was a Scot. For such a small nation the Scots have been influential in so many areas of the planet’s development. Yet Scots have a problem with achievement. Why are so many Scottish people suspicious of our fellow countrymen

AfterNow: what next for a healthy Scotland?

£5.99


The authors of this visionary book look at health in Scotland and beyond health to the main social, economic, environmental and cultural challenges of our times. By setting out the 'challenges of modernity' and showing how we are living through a 'change