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John Rae's Arctic Correspondence 1844-1855
Review(s): 0This collection of personal correspondence - reissued here for the first time since its original publication in 1953 - illuminates the details of Rae's expeditions through his own words. With foreword by Ken McGoogan. Paperback.
£ 20.99 -
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Finding True North
Review(s): 0The Healing Power of Place. A wise and powerful memoir about recovery and the healing power of place. By Linda Gask. Paperback.
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Scotland's Fishing Boats: Old And New
Review(s): 0A photographic journey through time at a variety of locations around Scotland and the Isles, with over 200 photographs. James A. Pottinger's fourth book in a series illustrating predominantly Scottish fishing boats. By James A. Pottinger. Paperback.
£ 14.99 -
Shapinsay Square Dance
Review(s): 0The Shapinsay Dancing Affair. The vivid tale of a pivotal moment in Orkney's age of improvement: when David Balfour, the new laird of Shapinsay in 1846, contested the elders of the island's Secession Churches decision to discipline their flock for participating in the 'sinful' dance he gave. By Paul J. Sutherland. Paperback.
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Air Ambulance
Review(s): 0Six Decades of the Scottish Air Ambulance Service. By Iain Hutchison. Hardback.
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BEAline to the Islands
Review(s): 0This was the BEA which provided lifeline services to island communities around the British Isles... BEAline to the Islands records the story of this other BEA. By Phil Lo Bao and Iain Hutchison. Paperback.
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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 Hardback, By Nan Meriweather.
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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.
£ 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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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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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 -
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 Giddy Limit: Not Quite Tenth...
Review(s): 0Giddy Limit Cartoon Strips from 'The Orcadian'. The massively popular creator of 'The Orcadian' cartoon strip Giddy Limit publishes his second book, which is sure to be another best seller. By Alex Leonard.
£ 14.99 -
Stromness - A History
Review(s): 0Bryce Wilson traces the town's colourful history over 400 years, with tales of merchant and entrepreneur, seafarer and explorer, whaler and fisherman, publican, pirate and privateer. Hardback.
£ 19.50
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