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A review of the book "The History of the Scottish Parliament. Volume 3. Parliament in Context, 1235­-1707," edited by Keith M. Brown and Alan R. MacDonald, the third and concluding volume of the History of the Scottish Parliament project, is presented.

The article reviews several books including "Awarded for Valour: A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism" by Melvin Charles Smith, "British Railway Enthusiasm" by Ian Carter, and "Crisis Music: The Cultural Politics of Rock Against Racism" by Ian Goodyer.

The article reviews the book "Biotechnological Inventions: Moral Restraints and Patent Law," by Oliver Mills.

The article reviews several books about chemistry, including "Reworking the Bench: Research Notebooks in the History of Science," edited by Frederick L. Holmes, Jürgen Renn and Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, "Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry," by Philip Ball and "Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards and Pyrotechnics: The Histry of the Explosive that Changed the World," by Jack Kelly.

The article reviews several books about world politics, including "The United States and the Nuclear Dimension of European Integration," edited by Gunnar Skogmar, "Agents of Moscow: The Hungarian Communist Party and the Origins of Socialist Patriotism 1941-1953," by Martin Mevius, "Germany's Cold War: The Global Campaign to Isolate East Germany, 1949-1969," by William Glenn Gray and "The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy," by Jussi Hanhimäki.

Reviews books on trade and commerce. "Turning Points in Business Cycles," by Leonard P. Ayres; "The Canadian Balance of International Payments: A Study of Methods and Results," by C.D. Blyth; "Free Trade and Peace," by L. Baudin; "The Invisible Tariff: A Study of the Control of Imports Into the United States," by P.W. Bidwell.

The article reviews several books on money, prices, credit and banking including "The Problems of the Foreign Exchanges," by L.L.B. Angas, "World Finance," by P. Einzig, "Monetary and Banking System of Syria," by S.B. Himadeh, "The United States As a Financial Centre 1919-1933: With Reference to Imports and Exports of Capital," by M.F. Jolliffe and "Silver Dollars," by W.P. Shea.

The article reviews the book "The Minutes of the Antrim Ministers’ Meeting, 1654–8," edited by Mark S. Sweetnam.

A review of the book "Ulster to America: The Scots-Irish Migration Experience, 1680-1830," edited by Warren R. Hofstra is presented.

A review of the book "England & the 1641 Irish Rebellion," by Joseph Cope is presented.

The article reviews the book "Making the Archives Talk: New and Selected Essays in Bibliography, Editing and Book History" by James L. W. West, III.

A review is presented of the book "Stuarts & Romanovs: The Rise & Fall of a Special Relationship," by Paul Dukes, Graeme P. Herd and Jarmo Kotilaine.

The article reviews the book "Ending ‘East of Suez’: The British Decision to Withdraw from Malaysia and Singapore, 1964-1968," by P.L. Pham.

The article reviews the book "T. S. Eliot and the Art of Collaboration,"by Richard Badenhausen.

Reviews the book 'Beyond Jacobitism, Towards Industrialisation,' by Christopher A. Whatley.

The article reviews the book "Suez," by Keith Kyle.

A review of the book "The Jew, the Cathedral, and the Medieval City: Synagoga and Ecclesia in the Thirteenth Century," by Nina Rowe, is presented.

This article reviews the book "Scottish Public Opinion and the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707," by Karin Bowie.

The article reviews the book "Forensic Ethics and the Expert Witness," by Philip J. Candilis, Robert Weinstock, and Richard Martinez.

The article reviews the book "The Scots and the Union," by Christopher A. Whatley.

The article reviews the book "Protestant War. The British of Ireland and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms," by Robert Armstrong.

The article reviews the book "Etnicheskaia i religioznaia intolerantnot' v rossiskikh SMI: Rezul'taty monitoringa 2001-2004," edited by Aleksandr Verkhovskii and Galina Kozhevnikova.

The article reviews the book "Using History, Making British Policy: The Treasury and the Foreign Office, 1950-76," by Peter J. Beck.

Reviews the book "British Documents on the End of Empire: East of Suez and the Commonwealth, 1964-71," vol. 5, edited by S. R. Ashton and Wm Roger Louis.