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The Smoozles of Orkneyjar
Review(s): 0Picture book written and illustrated by Sallianne Smales.
£ 8.99 -
The Tett Gallery: Taka Luk Ata Loda Bruk
Review(s): 0A collection of works by the late artist William Tait. Paperback.
£ 24.99 -
Vikings: A History of the Northmen
Review(s): 0This is the story of the Vikings, those men and women who raided and traded their way into history whilst at the same time helping to build new nations in Scandinavia and beyond. By W.B. Bartlett. Paperback.
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Christmas Stories
Review(s): 0A selection of George Mackay Brown's seasonal short stories, many of which were commissioned by The Glasgow Herald and the Tablet. Paperback.
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The Metal Heart
Review(s): 0'A beautiful, heart-breaking tale of grief, love and the bond between sisters.' A fictional novel set at the Italian prisoner-of-war camp on a remote Orkney island. By Caroline Lea. Paperback.
£ 8.99
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Air Ambulance
Review(s): 0Six Decades of the Scottish Air Ambulance Service. By Iain Hutchison. Hardback.
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Scotland's Aviation History
Review(s): 0British Aviation History in Old Photographs. By Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume. Paperback.
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Andy from Orkney - Book Three: The Sea...
Review(s): 0The third book in the Andy from Orkney series. By Nan Meriweather. Hardback.
£ 14.99 -
The Orkney Gruffalo
Review(s): 0The Gruffalo translated into Orcadian Scots by Simon W. Hall. Paperback.
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Lost to the Isles - Vol 3
Review(s): 0Accounts of military aircraft accidents around the Scottish Isles. 1944. By David W Earl and Peter Dobson. Paperback.
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Lost to the Isles - Vol 4
Review(s): 0Accounts of military aircraft accidents around the Scottish Isles. 1945-1990. By David W Earl and Peter Dobson. Paperback.
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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow - Vol II
Review(s): 0Volume II: The War Years: To The Eve of Jutland 1914-1916. The acclaimed history of the Royal navy in the First World War era. By Arthur J Marder, introduction by Barry Gough. Paperback.
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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow - Vol IV
Review(s): 0Volume IV: 1917: Year of Crisis. The acclaimed history of the Royal navy in the First World War era. By Arthur J Marder, introduction by Barry Gough. Paperback.
£ 16.99
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The Ness of Brodgar - As It Stands
Review(s): 0A comprehensive account of the Ness of Brodgar excavations. The 3rd volume in the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research series, featuring contributions from institute staff as well as specialists from around the world. Edited by Nick Card, Mark Edmonds & Anne Mitchell. Hardback.
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Three-month subscription to The Orcadian...
Review(s): 0Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A three-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
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The Man Who Bought a Navy: The Story of...
Review(s): 0The story of what is regarded as the greatest achievement in the history of marine salvage. By Gerald Bowman. Hardback. (Was £14.99, now £10)
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Twelve-month subscription to The Orcadian...
Review(s): 0Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A 12-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
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The Giddy Limit: Fifteenth Anniversary Book
Review(s): 0The fifteenth anniversary book of 'The Giddy Limit', a collection of the regular weekly comic strips from The Orcadian newspaper. By Alex Leonard.
£ 19.99 -
HMS Hampshire: a Century of Myths and...
Review(s): 0Twelve authors with local knowledge pool their expertise to sort fact from fiction surrounding the loss of the cruiser HMS Hampshire and Lord Kitchener on 5 June 1916, with an objective review of the many books, press cuttings and copious unpublished records now available. Shortlisted for Mountbatten Maritime Media Award 2017. Hardback.
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Current edition of The Orcadian Newspaper
Review(s): 0Note: by default, the current edition of The Orcadian is selected for this product. If you wish to order the next new edition ahead of time please change the "Orcadian Edition" dropdown below to "Next New Edition".
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Six-month subscription to The Orcadian...
Review(s): 0Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A six-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
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The Orkney Collection: 55 tunes from the...
Review(s): 0A selection of traditional tunes compiled by the Orkney Traditional Music Project. A4 spiral bound paperback.
£ 10.00
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