Orkney Life - then and now.
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A Further Portrait of deserted Orkney buildings. Photographs of peaceful places and structures by Keith Allardyce. Colour and texture, light and shade combine to snatch beauty from 'ruckles o' auld stanes,' and slowly mouldering interiors. Glimpses of past lives are preserved, their tales save from oblivion by the historian and writer, Tom Muir. Paperback.
Alan Findlay's story of his journey as a Ba' player, as interviewed by Robert Leslie and with photographs. A4 paper booklet.
The story of a hardy race of farmers, fishermen and seafarers who over time suffered famine and plague, war and impressment, and raised large families to seek their fortune across the globe. By Bryce Wilson. Hardback.
A booklet on the sheep, their wool and their island. By Elizabeth Lovick.
A Celebration of The Islands Around Britain. Featuring a section on the Orkney Islands. By Mathew Clayton and Anthony Atkinson. Paperback.
At it's heart, Board is an inspiring story about accepting some limitations and overcoming others, while completely ignoring common sense and social convention.
Beachcombing in Orkney, Volume II Portrait photographs of people with their unusual beach finds around Orkney. By Keith Allardyce. Paperback.
This is the author's second book dealing with the island of Swona. By John S Findlay. Hardback.
Astonishing monuments, amazing scenery, abundant wildlife and more... A photographic journey around the Orkney Islands, now with an extra 16 pages and a total of 130 pictures, 26 of which are new to this edition. Pocket-sized hardback.
And the eccentric Sheriff Thoms. How one man's disputed fortune saved a Cathedral from ruin. By Paul Sutherland.
Bryce 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.