The Extremis Publishing Podcast

Five Favourite Books with Ian McNeish

Ian McNeish discusses his five favourite books - the texts which have most influenced him and helped to shape his worldview over the years.

“An Innocent Abroad” and “Still Innocent Abroad” by David M. Addison

David M. Addison looks back on his time as a high school exchange teacher in 1970s Montana as he discusses his books "An Innocent Abroad" and "Still Innocent Abroad", which detail an eventful period of his life as a fish out of water when he swapped his Scottish classroom for the wide open spaces of the United States of America.
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/an-innocent-abroad.html and https://www.extremispublishing.com/still-innocent-abroad.html.

"The Craft of Public Speaking" by Colin M. Barron

Colin M. Barron chats about his book "The Craft of Public Speaking", and discusses the skills behind delivering a truly effective public presentation as well as revealing a few handy hints from his many years at the lectern.
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/the-craft-of-public-speaking.html

“A Righteously Awesome Eighties Christmas” by Thomas A. Christie

Thomas A. Christie discusses his book "A Righteously Awesome Eighties Christmas", a study of festive cinema throughout the 1980s which covers some long-time movie favourites as well as some decidedly offbeat entries in the genre.
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/a-righteously-awesome-eighties-christmas.html

“Tales from the Western Front” by Ed Dixon

Ed Dixon talks about his book "Tales from the Western Front", a collection of stories about the people and places that were encountered by the author during more than three decades of visiting the First World War battlefields, graveyards, towns and villages of France and Belgium.
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/tales-from-the-western-front.html

"The Grocer's Boy" by Robert Murray

Robert Murray discusses his book "The Grocer's Boy: A Slice of His Life in 1950s Scotland", an account of his early life in retail as he deals with the trials and tribulations of life behind the counter - and on a delivery bike - in fifties Tayside.
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/the-grocers-boy.html

"Dying Harder" by Colin M. Barron

Colin M. Barron chats about "Dying Harder: Action Movies of the 1980s", his book on the subject of the golden age of eighties action cinema which brought about some of the most unforgettable franchises in the genre.
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/dying-harder.html

"The Fearn Bobby" by Ian McNeish

Ian McNeish chats about his book "The Fearn Bobby: Reflections from a Life in Scottish Policing", his account of police service in rural and urban Scotland from the 1970s until the turn of the century - a time which was sometimes harrowing, often humorous, but always thought-provoking. [Contains explicit language.]
For more information, please visit: https://www.extremispublishing.com/the-fearn-bobby.html.

Welcome to Extremis Publishing

Brother and sister publishing team Julie and Tom Christie introduce the new Extremis Publishing podcast, recorded in the heart of Scotland.
For more information about Extremis Publishing and the books that they publish, please visit their website at: https://www.extremispublishing.com.