{"product_id":"made-in-scotland-my-grand-adventures-in-a-wee-country-by-billy-connolly","title":"Made in Scotland My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country by Billy Connolly - USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll roads lead home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'After my knighthood was announced,\u003cbr\u003e a woman from the BBC came to\u003cbr\u003e Glasgow to interview me. We sat\u003cbr\u003e down in a lovely hotel in a nice part\u003cbr\u003e of town, and she hit me with her first\u003cbr\u003e question: \"This must mean a lot to\u003cbr\u003e you, with you coming from nothing?\"\u003cbr\u003e I looked at her, and I laughed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I did'nae come from nothing,\"\u003cbr\u003e I told her. \"I come from something.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI grew up in the tenements of\u003cbr\u003e post-war Glasgow. I am very proud\u003cbr\u003e to be working class, and especially\u003cbr\u003e a working-class Glaswegian who\u003cbr\u003e has worked in the shipyards. I come\u003cbr\u003e from the working class. And, most\u003cbr\u003e of all, I come from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScotland is a unique and wonderful\u003cbr\u003e place. Its national motto says\u003cbr\u003e a lot about it: \u003ci\u003eNemo me impune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003elacessit\u003c\/i\u003e. A decent translation might\u003cbr\u003e be: 'By all means punch me\u003cbr\u003e in the nose but prepare yourself\u003cbr\u003e for a kick in the arse.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI did'nae come from nothing:\u003cbr\u003e I come from Scotland. And this\u003cbr\u003e book is about why I will always be\u003cbr\u003e happy and proud that I do.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781785943737\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43767875960895,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/24052203482823.jpg?v=1787196588","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/made-in-scotland-my-grand-adventures-in-a-wee-country-by-billy-connolly","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}