Murder, robbery, kidnappings, all the crime under the sun. And the sleuths, detectives, inspectors clearing up the crimes.
Knots & Crosses - Ian Rankin
One of my favourites out of the John Rebus series by Ian Rankin. Young girls are abducted and murdered when messages arrive only Rebus can decipher...
A Good Hanging - Ian Rankin
Probably a good entry point for the series, a collection of twelve Inspector Rebus Mysteries.
Garnethill - Denise Mina
The first book in a trilogy by Denise Mina. The story of Maureen O'Donnell who finds her therapist and secret lover murdered in her living room...
Something wicked: New Scottish Crime Fiction - Susie Maguire & Amanda Hargreaves
You'll find several of the authors mentioned on this page in this book, an anthology of New Scottish crime fiction. Try Christopher Brookmyre's Bampot Central for a start, excellent story.
Building the websites you are visiting. HTML, CSS, Perl. Usability.
HTML & XHTML, The Definitive Guide - Chuck Musciano & Bill Kennedy
A very good introduction to HTML and the transition to XHTML, including an introduction to CSS. Good explanations about the differences between HTML and XHTML.
Cascading Style Sheets, The Definitive Guide - Eric A Meyer
A very good book about CSS, the way to control the visual presentation of a website. You might want to combine it with the:
CSS Pocket Reference - Eric A Meyer
which gives you a very concise overview of the concepts of CSS, a reference to the CSS properties and how the main browsers support it.
Don't Make Me Think! - Steve Krug
Most people cite Jakob Nielsen as the guru for Web Usability, so did I. I now prefer Steve Krug. This book describes his "common sense approach to web usability". Most of it is common sense, but this book does make you think...
HTML & Web-Publishing Handbuch - Stefan Münz & Wolfgang Nefzger
The leading German publication about HTML and Web-Publishing. You can download it from their website (see My links, but if you prefer a printed version this is the right choice.
Art, travel, storytelling. What didn't fit into the categories above.
The Crow Road - Iain Banks
The story of Prentice McHoan and the mystery about the disappearance of his uncle Rory. The opening sentence is one of the best I've ever read in a book: "It was the day my grandmother exploded"...
Islay - Norman Newton
A book about my favourite holiday destination, the Isle of Islay in Scotland. Very nice pictures and a lot of information about Islay and it's history.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh - John McKean & Colin Baxter
A good introduction about my favourite architect and designer: Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Covers both his architectural work as well as his painting.