Thanks for the info, I'll check it out.

I don't know if this has ever been posted but a really handy book for Scottish history is a light book called Scotland for beginners by Jeff Fallow. It uses almost a graphic format to present the history. It has an index, chronology, geneology and famous Scots sections. It should not be seen as a definitive book but I find it very handy to locate points in history from which I can then go to heavier tomes for details.

Could there be any value to the idea of book list attached to this site? It could be broken up into history, fiction, and reference with short reviews from us, having actually read the book, giving recommendations and cautions. (...or a movie list?...stop, stop.)