2009 The Shetland Times Bookshop Page 1 CONTENTS About us! ..................................................................................................... 2 Shetland – General ...................................................................................... 3 Shetland – Knitting .................................................................................... 14 Shetland – Music ........................................................................................ 15 Shetland – Nature ...................................................................................... 16 Shetland – Nautical .................................................................................... 17 Children – Shetland/Scotland..................................................................... 18 Orkney – Mackay Brown .......................................................................... 20 Orkney ...................................................................................................... 20 Scottish A-Z ............................................................................................... 21 Shetland – Viking & Picts ........................................................................... 22 Shetland Maps ........................................................................................... 23 Shetland/Orkney Videos/DVDs................................................................. 24 Shetland – CDs/Cassettes ......................................................................... 24 Orkney – CDs ........................................................................................... 26 Scottish – CDs ........................................................................................... 27 Scottish Videos/DVDs ............................................................................... 28 How to order ............................................................................................ 29 How to pay ............................................................................................... 30 Postage and Packing .................................................................................. 31 Page 2 The Shetland Times Bookshop 2009 ABOUT US! Ever since its first issue, way back in 1872, The Shetland Times has faithfully reported on island affairs and is Shetland’s longest standing weekly newspaper. Today, The Shetland Times prints and publishes much of the literature available in the islands, and these titles, along with almost every other Shetland book in print can be found in The Shetland Times Bookshop – the biggest in Shetland and better stocked than most bookshops of comparable size on the Mainland. Able to give your order personal service, we have professional staff, and are members of the Booksellers Association. Our mail order service has been established for many years. In this list you will find details of Shetland, Orkney, Scottish and Viking books, together with a selection of children’s books. The listings are in alphabetical order, by author, to make it easier for you to find titles by a particular author. A reference number is shown at the end of each description. If the book you are looking for is not on the list it may well be in stock anyway. If not, then we will try to get it for you. As part of our service we receive regular bibliographic updates on CD-ROM which enables us to offer a first class service on customers’ special orders. Simply fill in the order form with the book you require and let us search and order for you. Shetlanders have a reputation for hospitality and we make every effort to ensure your visit is an enjoyable one. Our bookshop is well known to visitors to Shetland and many continue to use our services long after their trip is over. Here are a few comments from our visitors’ book & internet customers:- “It was very difficult to choose from such a selection”, Ms. Tocher, Stavanger, Norway. “Love this shop! And the postal service”, Mary Veazey, Luton, England. “Good as any bookshop in Lincoln! Must leave or bankrupt !”, Kelley, Lincoln. “Thank you so much for making the culture of Shetland available to those of us who have a keen interest but are unable to travel there at present”, internet customer, Vermont, USA. “This shop is an example for everybody – Ggrreeaatt”, Serge Beuchillot, Paris. “A visit to Shetland isn’t complete if you don’t visit the Shetland Times Bookshop”, Sue Cockayne, Derbyshire. “I came, I saw, I bought books”, Jarrell Thompson, Zambia 2009 The Shetland Times Bookshop Page 3 Shetland – General Orkney and Shetland: A Guide £15.00 A guide to the unique Orkney and Shetland islands. 50229 Lerwick Town Hall £5.95 A historical insight to Lerwick Town Hall produced to Trout Fishing in Shetland (Shetland Anglers celebrate its 125th anniversary. 91909 Association) – Reprinting £9.95 Revised edition of Shetland Anglers Association booklet. Shetland Museums and Archives Guidebook £5.00 With colour illustrations. 32374 This beautifully presented guidebook weaves together history and information. 91667 Shetland Special Issue 1999: Vernacular Building 23 £3.00 Old Scatness Broch Guide £5.00 The papers in this Shetland issue of Vernacular Building, the A well illustrated introduction to Old Scatness Broch & annual journal of the Scottish Vernacular Buildings Work Irone Age Village. 91668 Group, stem from the memorable annual conference located in Lerwick and Unst in May 1997, celebrating the Muckle Flugga, The Impossible Lighthouse £6.00 Group’s twenty-fifth anniversary. 317 History of Britain’s most northerly lighthouse. 93357 Moving On’s Top Tips Sandsting Specials – Recipes £4.50 This practical book contains something for everyone with A book of recipes donated by people of all denominations tips on cooking, cleaning, gardening, health, exercise, DIY in the district of Sandsting. The book was produced to raise and saving money. 93359 funds for the Window Fund of Sand Church. 314 Identity: Essays. Shetland 2009, North Idea £3.60 Guide to Dunrossness and Fair Isle £0.75 Identity is a collection of four short essays, taking very Explore south Shetland and Fair Isle with this handy little different angles on Shetland Identity. The writers – Thomas booklet which contains information about wildlife, walks Simchak, Malachy Tallach, Christie Williamson and Mark and history. 301 Ryan Smith – examine oil, landscape, exile and literature respectively. A series of three images by the artist Roberto More Hamar Nights £5.99 Getto accompany the essays. 95075 Selected poetry and prose from Unst Writers’ Group. This volume follows on from the group’s first volume, Hamar Shepherd’s Delight £3.50 Nights, which was short-listed for the 1995 Shetland Recipes for Shetland lamb and mutton collected and Literary Prize. 19234 compiled by The Shetland Sheep Society. 95076 Shetland Breeds £16.00 West Norden World Today slipcased set £80.00 Chapters by experts describe Shetland Sheep, Cattle, Pony, This cased set includes Iceland, Greenland Islands, Shetland Geese and more, revealing their special traits; a geneticist Islands and Faroe Islands Today. 93274 probes hereditary; a historian plumbs the past; islanders Cats Protection Shetland 20 £5.00 offer their views and wisdom in this anthology of life. Booklet celebrating 20 years of caring for cats in Shetland. 64772 79111 Shetland Bus Memorial Booklet Ancient Monuments of Shetland £4.99 Shetland Bus Friendship Society £3.00 This colourful guide brings history alive and will be enjoyed Souvenir booklet produced for the Shetland Bus Memorial. by anyone interested in Scotland’s Northern Isles. 72805 66071 Shetland In Statistics 2008 £4.00 Jarlshof: A Walk Through the Past £2.95 The latest statistics for Shetland. Includes weather, Fully illustrated booklet takes you on a tour through the population, economy, industry and employment, etc. Also settlement at Jarlshof. 17012 contains helpful and interesting information for visitors and locals alike. 95140 North £3.60 An open invitation was given to submit work for this Noss National Nature Reserve £3.50 collection exploring the themes, images and ideas of north. Guide to the island of Noss where tens of thousands of 87762 birds breed. 76425 Shetland Folk Festival: 25 Years Young £5.00 What Do You See? £5.00 Booklet to celebrate 25 years of the Shetland Folk Festival. New writing from the Annsbrae Just Writing Group. Contains history, photographs and stories. 76340 86616 Up-Helly-A’: Fire Festival at the Turn of the Century Song of the Lark £6.99 Agnes, Sister Mary £7.99 A selection of photographs and descriptions of the event The story of the growth of a family of God on the island of which would make an ideal souvenir. 45564 Fetlar. 3753 Page 4 The Shetland Times Bookshop 2009 For Love Alone Shetland Land of the Ocean Agnes, Mother Mary £7.99 Baxter, Colin and Crumley, Jim £12.50 This is the fourth book in a series, which continues the This book is the fourth collaboration of photographer story of the religious community, which the author Colin Baxter and writer Jim Crumley, whose fascination for founded on the remote island of Fetlar. 66484 wild landscapes is reflected in all their work. In this ambitious joint venture, they have produced a book, which Atween Da Hills fuses light and landscape, life and wildlife, history and Aald Daa an Freends £12.00 controversy into a beautiful and original exploration of A collection of prose and poetry etc., originating from the Shetland – Land of the Ocean. 32698 valley of Daleslees. Most of the material