Anything by George MacDonald Fraser; whilst most know him for his Flashman series, I prefer the following titles:

The Steel Bonnets: GMF's history of the Border Reivers.

Quartered Safe out Here: His autobiographical account of his service in Burma during WWII with the Border Regiment.

But, his masterpiece is the Macauslan series. Try to find a copy of Macauslan Entire which contains all of the stories.

James Kennaway's Tunes of Glory.

Vance Randolph's Ozark Magic and Folklore

Allan Young's Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns 1282-1314.

And of course, I would be remiss in not suggesting a book of Burns' poetry.

That will do for now...never ask a librarian this type of question...or maybe you should!

Todd