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Around Shetland: A Picture Guide
This landscape format book is a collection of colour Shetland views, many of which have featured in annual calendars published by The Shetland Times.
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As Time Goes By: Recollections David Strachan
Beginning with his early years at Sound and school days at Lerwick Central Public school and in Yell, the author takes us through his experiences on the training ship Dolphin, voyages in the merchant navy and his time as a distressed British seaman.
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Between Weathers: Travels In The 21st Century Ron McMillan
Set amidst fascinating locations and soaked in history, filled with stories skilfully told, this is a book for lovers of lyrical travel writing delivered with informed authority and irresistible humour.
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Christopher Sandison (1781-1870): Diarist In An Age Of Social Change Ronald Sandison
Sandison lived in the Shetland community of Eshaness. During the last 50 years of his life he lived at Tangwick & his surviving diary covers 37 1/2 years of that time. The diary forms the source material rather than the substance of this book.
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For Love Alone Sister Agnes
This is the fourth book in a series which continues the story of the religious community which the author founded on the remote Shetland island of Fetlar. Mother Mary Agnes tells the story of the spiritual life of the community, weaving together recent events and the theme of love.
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Heirloom Knitting Sharon Miller
Heirlooms are a family's link from past to present, and the lace knitting of the Shetland Isles has created much treasured family knitwear. For both the everyday and expert knitter, this is an instructive guide and an overview of Shetland lace.
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Island Of Yell Peter Guy
Concentating on the second most northerly island in the Shetland archipelago the author of this book gives approximate times and distances on tried and tested walks. There is much more to Yell than the first impression of miles of heathery peat hills.
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Island Pilot Alan Whitfield
Alan Whitfield developed inter-island air services in the Shetland Islands from the late 1960s. Here, he records the end of Loganair's 37-year tenure on services to the offshore islands of Shetland, while adding insights to his flying career in Canada, Cumbria, the Western Isles, and with Perthshire-based Strathair.
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The Isle Of Foula: A Series Of Articles On Britain's Loneliest Inhabited Isle Ian B. Stoughton Holbourn
This is an account of the beautiful island of Foula off Shetland. It offers a glimpse into the range of interests of the author and the enduring fascination of this remote island.
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A Naturalist's Shetland J. Laughton Johnston
One of Britain's natural treasures, the Shetland Islands are spectacular with their varied geology, wonderful landscape and special flora and fauna. This book describes all the wildlife of Shetland and is illustrated with photographs and sketches.
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