Books, Books and More Books!

Over the years I have been an avid collector and reader of books. I keep these catalogued on my computer, as a means of easily finding any book. A look at this catalogue will give you an idea of my interests and hobbies.



You will find books listed on such subjects as Scotland – Wester Ross, Sutherland, Arran, Mull, Iona, Skye, The Outer Hebrides:- Uist, Barra, Harris & Lewis, Benbecula, Barra, Stirling, The Borders, and Edinburgh.


The North East – Northumbria, Durham, Alnwick, Bamburgh, Beamish, Belford, Berwick upon Tweed, Ford & Etal Estate, Farne Islands, Hadrian’s Wall, Hexham, Holy Island (or Lindisfarne), Morpeth, Newcastle, Seahouses, Wallington, and Warkworth.


The Lake District, The Yorkshire Coast, The Yorkshire Dales, The Peak District, Warwickshire, Cotswold, London,Devon, Cornwall, Jersey.


Heritage – Abbey Buildings, Cathedrals, Monasteries, Churches, Castles etc. Northern Saints.


Tape Recording & Hi Fi, Audio Visual, Film & TV, Video & Still Photography


Fiction – crime, murder, mystery


Computing.


James Herriott Books,

Gavin Maxwell Books,

Loch Ness Monster/Paranormal/Mystery


Books on Humour, Music, Ornithology, Nature, Wild Life.

I purchase quite a number of books from book club type sources. These offer cut price books, and no minimum purchase. The ones I use are Postscript Books, Bibliophile Books, The Book People and Selections. They all offer a wide variety of books at very reasonable prices.

I recently purchased books priced between £17.99 - £18.99 for £5.99, and these were not books which had been published years ago, and out of date!!

Here is a selection of the books I have purchased recently.....

Written by a local man, Bill Mitchell, who used to work for the local paper (The Craven Herald & Pioneer) and full of interesting stories about the people and the area.

A fascinating look at Berwick, Holy Island, Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh, Alnwick and Warkworth Castles. Full of glorious photographs.

Dr. Stan Beckensall was a tutor at the Teacher Training College which used to be housed in Alnwick Castle. He specialises in Northumberland Rock Art.

In this hardback book, Rupert Matthews recounts the many mysterious going-on in Northumberland.

A book of evocative photographs of Mull and Iona, taken by John Macpherson, with an introduction by Lorn Macintyre, who was the son of the manager of the Clydesdale Bank on Tobermory Main Street.

 John Potter's hardback book of photographs on Yorkshire.

A paperback book with photographs and short descriptions of Yorkshire Dales Villages.



Gareth Owen was employed at Shepperton Studios and he tells the story of the studios with lots of his own photographs.

I did say at the outset of this blog that I was an avid reader, and with the exception of the two books on Yorkshire, I have read all the other books within the last two months!