Books published by Zeticula Ltd

Peter Banyard (1931-2018) was born in Birmingham and educated in London and Oxfordshire. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1961 and spent the greater part of his working life as teacher and chaplain in St Aloysius'' College, Glasgow. The predominant topics of his poetry are the natural world and especially the Hebridean island of Vatersay. His deftly crafted compositions were clearly inspired by his Victorian Jesuit predecessor Gerard Manley Hopkins. And, like Hopkins, he saw God in everything and good in everyone.

Bent Larsen is one of the outstanding figures of post-war chess, with top-level tournament victories spanning five decades. His outstanding fighting qualities have made him a great favourite with the chess public and even in the latter stages of his career he remained capable of sweeping victories over world-class opposition.While some other Grandmasters have settled for an easy retirement, Larsen still fires on all cylinders!

A view of the later life and interests of the English composer, writer and suffragette Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), as revealed through a lively correspondence with Elizabeth Mary Williamson, her great niece, between 1922 and 1944.

A lifelong campaigner for the first-personal perspective, Alastair Hannay presents a powerful and historically framed case for restoring faith in its status as a provider of important truths about ourselves.

The indomitable chronicler of Ayr United takes a look at football in the context of the global pandemic of 2020. A time when the game's pomposity is at threat of being ridiculed by happenings that bring it crashing right down to earth.

"I think it no exaggeration to say that all my poems came into my head at the mill." Ethel Carnie Holdsworth, 1907.

One man's record, in photographs, of a time of dramatic change in the history of a country.

An exploration in poetry of themes of non-duality, the human creation of idols, and of how these ideas blur the magnificence and presence of The Divine.

David Potter, the sports writer best known for his books on football, takes on a subject close to his heart in this illustrated survey of 250 years of the history of cricket in Scotland.

Kierkegaard scholars will be unfazed by the length of this memoir. Male Aspergers will be encouraged by the relationships with women. Yachts(wo)men may be surprised to learn there is life 'on the beach'. But this is not Mad Men meets Lucky Jim.

An original and important exploration of religion and culture during the Scottish Enlightenment from the focus of a detailed study of the implications of the 'chair of verity' for political preaching.

A major translation into English of the travel memoirs of Hanna Diyab, the man credited with telling the story of 'Aladdin' to Antoine Galland - himself the first European translator of 'One Thousand and One Nights' - in 1709, in Paris.

An invaluable personal record of everyday life in a country in transition. When the author arrived in late 1963, Bechuanaland was a Protectorate administered by the British from nearby South Africa. Three years later, as Independence came in a rush, the government of the new Botswana was technically bankrupt, and its very survival seemed in doubt.

The story of those who have made whisky in Campbeltown will delight both malt whisky enthusiasts and local historians who seek beyond superficiality and myth.

Like city tour buses, this is a journey through Kirkcaldy to be hopped on and off - or enjoyed slowly from the beginning.

In a beautiful world these football statistics would be full of triumphant information generated by glorious success. Yet for every `all time best' there is an `all time worst'. The glorious and the inglorious. As even the most spellbinding statistics can lose their allure, narrative is used to bring them to life. And great photographs.

The name of East Fife is woven into the fabric of Scottish football, with the club attracting support across the Kingdom of Fife. This illustrated diary of events in its history, from 1903 to 2019, records the football within the rich cultural and social history of Fife and Scotland. The story is a great one.

In this thematic sequence of poems, the Kintyre poet and historian Angus Martin evokes the spectacular Atlantic coast between Machrihanish and the Mull of Kintyre, a landscape he has explored since boyhood.

The third novel to be brought back into print in The Ethel Carnie Holdsworth Series, edited by Dr Nicola Wilson, a collection and study of the author's writings that explores her contribution to British working-class literature. The novel, first published in 1924, is Introduced by Roger Smalley.

An illustrated selection from the extensive writings of two intrepid jazz collectors and researchers, Derek Coller and the late Bert Whyatt (1920-2013). The compilation records the lives and music of the unsung 'White Jazzmen of Chicago' from the 1920s onwards. A small percentage of all those who played jazz in Chicago, a long and proud tradition

Raith Rovers is a fascinating club, exasperating and delighting its supporters in more or less equal measure. Founded in 1883, the club has represented the town of Kirkcaldy since being admitted (not without a struggle) to the Scottish League in the early years of the 20th century. Only twice have they won a major Scottish honour.

Duncan Carmichael, the renowned historian of Ayr United, turns his attentions to the nine titles won between 1912 and 2018. As he reflects, the idea of winning - and celebrating - titles is not familiar to the real fans who support provincial clubs. These are the stories of when dreams came true.

New thoughts about the everyday, focussing on the ordinary yet mindful of wider happenings, from the author of 'Provenance: Tales from a Bookshop' (2014) and 'Learning to Listen: Life and a Very Nervous Dog' (2013).

No-one will ever say that Forfar Athletic are the best team in the world, but their history of almost 135 years is a fascinating one, reflecting the passion in the town for football and the unconditional love bestowed on the club by so many people.

An illustrated selection from the extensive writings of two intrepid jazz collectors and researchers, Derek Coller and the late Bert Whyatt (1920-2013). The compilation records the lives and music of the unsung 'White Jazzmen of Chicago' from the 1920s onwards. A small percentage of all those who played jazz in Chicago, a long and proud tradition.

The Book of Psalms holds a special place in the affections of believers. However distressing or unusual our experiences, whatever our depths of temptation or fear, or heights of joy and consolation, the Psalmist has already walked in the same paths as ourselves