The Holiday Planning Guide to Shetland by Robin Holmes
An independent guidebook, specifically on Shetland, written by a visitor - for visitors. This book is a well-researched, referenced and illustrated guide, packed full of details on what the islands have to offer. The unique feature of this book is that each site or place of interest has a time value allocated to it. The time value is based on what there is to see, access and travel to the site. This enables the visitor to get the most from their visit to the islands
Shetland: Land of the Ocean by Colin Baxter
Shetland: land of the Ocean considers Scotland''s northernmost isles in an entrancing light, as seen by a landscape photographer of outstanding originality and a provocative writer with a poet''s instincts.'
The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland by Ernest Marwick
The two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. Yet, surprisingly the customs of both islands vary markedly, part of the very different styles of life of both communities, one living in a much harsher landscape than the other. This work explores their lore and custom.