This book follows in Hossack’s footsteps and reveals the town’s development, primarily from 1900 to 2000. It describes the businesses that traded, their owners and a few of the characters that have added colour to the town’s history. By G. D. Partner. Hardback.
Diaries of an Orcadian Fighter Pilot. By Bobby Halcro
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.
Richard Clubley loves Scotland's islands, but it is Orkney that has stolen his heart... Here he portrays them with stories he gathered from interviews of many local people, delving into the secrets of the islands. Paperback.
The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland. In this book, Alan McKirdy traces Scotland's amazing geological journey, explaining for the non-specialist reader why the landscape looks the way it does today. By Alan McKirdy. Paperback, with photographs and diagrams throughout.
A wonderful booklet guide to the island of Papay. By Jocelyn Rendall with illustrations by Crispin Worthington and Inga Hourston.
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.
Beachcombing in Orkney, Volume II Portrait photographs of people with their unusual beach finds around Orkney. By Keith Allardyce. Paperback.
This is an anecdotal and personal exploration of some the 65 Scottish islands visited by Richard Clubley.