"Memories of Dolphin: the life of a climber remembered". Compiled and edited by Hebden Bridge-based Tom Greenwood, it commemorates the great Baildon climber Arthur Dolphin who died tragically young in the Alps in 1953. The book costs £11.99, which includes a DVD of black and white footage showing Dolphin in action in the Lake District in 1950 and 1951.
Falling through Clouds - Anna Chilvers (£7.99)
From a Hebden Bridge author, the story of a young man plagued with nightmares after being held hostage in Iraq and his relationship with 22-year-old student Kat as they summer in Cornwall.
Gaza: Underneath the Rockets - Sharyn Lock (£12.99)
Hebden Bridge-based Sharyn Lock's eyewitness account brings home the horror of life in Gaza beneath the bombs. Sharyn went to the Gaza strip with the Free Gaza Movement, thinking the greatest danger she faced was making it past the Israeli sea blockade in a fishing boat, but soon after her arrival Israel attacked Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants by land, air and sea. With others from the International Solidarity Movement, Sharyn volunteered with Palestinian ambulances, assisting them as they faced overwhelming civilian casualties.
Congratulations to Halifax historian and author John Hargreaves for his personal achievement award from the British Association of Local History. Dr Hargreaves is well-known as the author of Halifax, editor of the Halifax Antiquarian Society's Transactions and as a lecturer.
For local author listing: http://www.btinternet.com/~bookcase/Localauthors.htm#localauthors
