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The Life & Times of Charles Dunning
Knight of Baháʼu'lláh to the Orkney Islands. By Dr Keith Munro. Paperback.
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The Elusive Captain William Cromarty
A biography of Captain Cromarty (hailing from South Ronaldsay, Orkney), and his extraordinary life as mariner, pioneer settler, farmer, harbour pilot, navigator and explorer and respected citizen in colonial New South Wales. By Leslie Kilmartin. Paperback.
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Dear Mum - Letters From Orkney to Sheffield
Susan was always a bit of a nomad... she has now landed in Orkney. Will she settle? September 1944 and the war in Europe is stuttering on... Wren 94167, Mary Walker, is posted to Scapa Flow, Orkney, where there is bacon and eggs a-plenty... she is a wireless telegraphist and enjoys a busy social life. However, she still finds time to write home and tell...
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Stanley Cusriter - A Life of the Artist
This book pulls together, for the first time, the disparate threads of Stanley Cursiter's life and career as an artist and public figure of national importance. Born in Kirkwall, Orkney, in 1887, and described as a 'renaissance man' and a 'rare spirit', Cursiter was remarkable for the range of his accomplishments and sheer painterly skill. By Pamela...
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The Instant
Follow on from 'The Outrun'. Wishing to leave behind the isolation of Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight to Berlin. She rents a loftbed in a shared flat and starts to look for work - and love - through the screen of her phone. By Amy Liptrot. Paperback.
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An Orcadian Odyssey: A Memoir (PB)
A Memoir by Bryce Wilson. Paperback Hardback version available here
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Pentland Hero
The story of the vision and tenacity of one man - Andrew Banks, a quietly spoken Orkney farmer's son - who, with a tiny team of trusted colleagues and without a penny of public funds, started operating a new, frequent, cheap, short sea crossing between Orkney and the Scottish Mainland. By Ron N. Pederson. Paperback.
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My Walk of Faith
This book is about the journey I have been on for the last 40 years. It's not a self-help book, more about showing you that life after an addiction is possible, that even in the darkest times of your life, there is Hope, you can turn your life around for the better and be happy in yourself, and I am living proof of that. By Valerie Ashworth More. Paperback.
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A Head For Running
Charting William Sichel's incredible running career in moving detail, the trials and tribulations as well as the stunning successes. By William Sichel. Paperback.
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Johnston/Johnstone 2017 Genealogy
The family data was compiled by Thomas Johnstone Brown and his wife Janice Steele Brown with the help of data collecting by Thomas's sister Margaret Brown Fletcher since her first trip in 1999 and over the past 18 years of several trips to Orkney, Scotland by all. Hardback.
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In My Right Place
The Life and Times of Joseph Clouston, Gold Coast Merchant and Harray Laird. By Virginia Schroder. Paperback.
£ 15.00
