•  Sacred Lives:An account of the history, cultural associations and social impact of epilepsy by Ian Bone (This is our Ian Bone, not the Australian Author who wrote "Fat boys saved the world"!)

Several of the chapters deal with how epilepsy is presented in Art, Writing, Cinema, music and theatre. All royalties go to charity - the William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre.

• Masters of Deception by Douglas R Hofstadter

Astonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo; amazing visual trickery. (available at Waterstones).

• The Art History of Scotland by Lachlan Goudie.

(available at the Scandinavian Shop)

• Timelines of Everything: From woolly mammoths to world wars.

DK Books. For ages 10 to 100!