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	1916, A Novel of the Irish Rebellion • Morgan Llywelyn • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS • Llywelyn, the queen of Irish historical pulp fiction, tells a story of the Easter Rising of 1916. Her books, like those of James Michener, are reliably chockfull of history and true characters -- and are considerably hotter stuff than most history texts. (IRE123, $6.99)
	Accomplished Art, Gold and Gold-Working in Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age • George Eogan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A survey of gold-making in the Bronze Age, with 29 illustrations and 19 color plates. (IRE152, $50.00)
	Amongst Women • John McGahern • LITERATURE • McGahern, one of Ireland's finest living writers of fiction, has captured the changing spirit of the nation in this story of an embittered Republican farmer and his daughters, who will go on to shape a new country. (IRE58, $14.00)
	Angela's Ashes • Frank McCourt • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • YOUNG ADULTS • The Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of an Irish childhood spent in abject poverty in the slums of Limerick, told with enormous wit, grace, and skill. (IRE18, $14.95)
	The Aran Islands • J.M. Synge • Tim Robinson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A much-loved turn-of-the-century account of the islands (as contrasted with mainland Ireland), drenched in the Celtic soul of the Irish. (IRE26, $14.00)
	Art of the Celts • Lloyd Robert Laing • Jennifer Laing • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series, this is a broad introduction to Celtic art, from the 5th century B.C. to 1200 A.D. (CLT02, $14.95)
	At Swim, Two Boys • Jamie O'Neill • LITERATURE • A haunting tale of love set against the huge backdrop of Irish politics and the events leading up to the 1916 Easter uprising. (IRE120, $16.00)
	At Swim-Two-Birds • Flann O'Brien • LITERATURE • O'Brien's beloved, comic and utterly eccentric riff, set (we think) in Dublin. At Swim is a (cracked) cornerstone of modern Irish literature. (IRE165, $13.95)
	Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape • F.H.A Aalen • NATURAL HISTORY • A truly informative look at the geography and history of the Irish landscape. (IRE57, $56.95)
	The Big Fellow • Frank O'Connor • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A reissue of the classic biography of Michael Collins. (IRE31, $12.00)
	Birds of Europe • Killian Mullarney • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	A Bit on the Side, Stories • William Trevor • LITERATURE • (IRE179, $15.00)
	Bloom's Literary Guide to Dublin • Haro Bloom • HISTORY • Home of James Joyce and the setting for Ulysses, as well as the birthplace of George Bernard Shaw and childhood home of Oscar Wilde, Dublin is examined in a literary context as part of the Bloom's Literary Places series. (IRE219, $40.00)
	Blue Guide Ireland • Brian Lalor • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the popular series with a focus on art, architecture and history. Augmented by handy maps, plans, and hotel and restaurant recommendations. (IRE56, $26.95)
	The Bodhran Makers • John B. Keane • LITERATURE • A poignant novel of the conflict of traditional and Catholic values in 1950s County Kerry. (IRE142, $14.95)
	A Book of Migrations, Some Passages in Ireland • Rebecca Solnit • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this intriguing book, the American-born author (now an Irish citizen) introduces the country, its history and literature in a series of essays. Solnit, a wonderful writer, is a thoughtful questioner of the modern Irish identity. (IRE44, $14.00)
	Booking Passage, We Irish & Americans • Thomas Lynch • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this poignant, often humorous memoir, American Book Award-winner and undertaker Lynch recalls his visits to County Clare, the home of his ancestors, where he encounters rural life in its bare essentials. (IRE188, $14.95)
	Borstal Boy • Brendan Behan • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This autobiographical work by the playwright Brendan Behan describes his early involvement with the IRA and the three years he spent in an English reformatory. (IRE183, $16.95)
	British Isles, Wildlife of Coastal Waters • Tony Soper • Dan Powell • FIELD GUIDE • A compact, informative and well-illstrated guide to the birds, whales and other creatures of the islands and inshore waters of the British Isles. (GBR371, $19.95)
	The Burning of Bridget Cleary, A True Story • Angela Bourke • HISTORY • The harrowing story of this famous crime, a kind of Irish witch trial, which took place in 1895. (IRE89, $16.00)
	Cadogan Guide Southwest Ireland • Catharina Day • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide from counties Cork to Kerry, Limerick and Clare, featuring detailed maps and information on cultural attractions, history, and activities. (IRE202, $19.95)
	Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. It features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and plenty more information. (MED07, $12.95)
	The Celtic Heroic Age, Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe & Early Ireland & Wales • Joh Koch • ANTHOLOGY • A comprehensive reader on the ancient Celts, this anthology includes both classical writers (Herodotos, Plato and Aristotle ) and early Irish, Welsh and other Brittonic sources. Geared for undergraduates, travelers with an interest in the Celts will also find much of interest. (IRE203, $35.00)
	A Celtic Miscellany • Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson • ANTHOLOGY • A compendium of Celtic literature up to the 19th century. (IRE93, $16.00)
	Celtic Myths and Legends • T.W. Rolleston • LITERATURE • The enchantment of the timeless world of the Celtic heroes, especially in Irish but also in Welsh myths and tales, is depicted in the legends of Arthur and many other traditional tales. (GBR55, $12.95)
	The Celtic Riddle • Lyn Hamilton • MYSTERY • A dead friend's legacy brings Lara McClintoch to the lush, green hills of Ireland's County Kerry, where she must delve deep into Irish lore and history to solve a puzzle, in the shape of an old Celtic poem -- and a murder. (IRE241, $7.99)
	The Celts, Conquerors of Ancient Europe • Chriatiane Eluere • ARCHAEOLOGY • A colorful pocket-size encyclopedia documenting the art and archaeology of the Celts. With 100 maps and illustrations. (CLT01, $12.95)
	The Celts: A Very Short Introduction • Barry W Cunliffe • HISTORY • A concise, revealing social history of the Celts, by a reigning authority and popular writer. (CLT03, $11.95)
	Charming Small Hotel Guides Britain & Ireland • Tamara Grosvenor • GUIDEBOOK • A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (GBR674, $19.95)
	Cheating at Canasta • William Trevor • LITERATURE • COMING IN SEPTEMBER • Trevor's stories masterfully evoke modern Ireland. (IRE242, $14.00)
	Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley • HISTORY • The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)
	Classic Irish Short Stories • Frank O'Connor • LITERATURE • A fine selection of stories from the turn of the century to the 1950s edited by Frank O'Connor. (IRE140, $18.95)
	The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats • Richard Finneran • W.B. Yeats • LITERATURE • All of the poetry published during the lifetime of Yeats, the great Irish poet considered by many to be the finest of his generation. (IRE34, $20.00)
	Collected Stories • Frank O'Connor • LITERATURE • Frank O'Connor, one of Ireland's master storytellers, produced an impressive amount of work in his 63 years. This collection gathers the very best of his rich and revealing short stories. (IRE180, $21.95)
	The Collected Stories • John McGahern • LITERATURE • Set mostly in Dublin and rural Ireland, these 34 stories capture the themes of loneliness and melancholy that McGahern handled with such deft lyricism. (IRE181, $15.00)
	Companion Guide Ireland • Brendan Lehane • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to Ireland for the traveler with a focus on history and culture. Anecdotal, literate and often delightful. (IRE79, $34.95)
	The Complete Jewish Guide to Britain and Ireland • Toni Kamins • GUIDEBOOK • A well-research compact guide to visiting synagogues and other sites of Jewish interest. (GBR366, $17.95)
	Complete Plays of John M. Synge • J.M. Synge • LITERATURE • A collection of plays by Irish luminary J.M Synge. (IRE122, $11.00)
	Complete Works of Oscar Wilde • Oscar Wilde • LITERATURE • A one-volume edition of all the works of Wilde, including stories, plays, poems, and essays. (IRE35, $25.00)
	The Confession of Saint Patrick, And Letter to Coroticus • Saint Patrick • John Skinner • John O'Donohue • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The autobiography of the patron saint of Ireland, a short collection of his memories and ideas on the Christian faith written in the fifth century. (IRE102, $6.95)
	Connemara, Listening to the Wind • Tim Robinson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Robinson's bewitching essays capture the wild beauty, local legends and long-forgotten history of this captivating corner of Western Ireland. (IRE37, $17.00)
	The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals, A Study of Medieval Vault Erection • John Fitchen • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A scholarly overview of the methods of construction of medieval cathedrals. (EUR252, $19.00)
	The Course of Irish History • T.W. Moody • F.X. Martin • HISTORY • A primer on Irish history with contributions by leading scholars from both Northern Irelnad and the Repiblic. (IRE74, $18.95)
	Culture Shock! Ireland • Patricia M. Levy • Danny Gralton • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A lively introduction to modern Irish culture and manners. (IRE66, $13.95)
	Culture Smart! Ireland, A Quick Guide to Customs And Etiquette • John Scotney • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (IRE225, $9.95)
	Death and Nightingales • Eugene McCabe • LITERATURE • McCabe's powerful novel follows a day in the life of Elizabeth Winters in County Fermanagh on the border of Ulster in 1883 (IRE174, $13.95)
	Death in Dublin, A Novel of Suspense • Bartholomew Gill • MYSTERY • This last of the Peter McGarr series revolves around the theft of the revered Book of Kells, a dastardly blow to religion, politics and all things Irish. (IRE159, $6.99)
	The Death of a Joyce Scholar • Bartholomew Gill • MYSTERY • In this eighth Peter McGarr mystery, Trinity College professor Kevin Coyle is found fatally stabbed after an annual Bloomsday tour. (IRE150, $6.99)
	Dublin Map • Borch Maps • A laminated, folded map of the city center of Dublin, at a scale of 1:12,000. (IRE96, $7.95)
	Dublin, A Cultural History • Siobhan Kilfeather • GUIDEBOOK • A literary guide to Ireland's capital, organized by definitive events and personalities, from Dublin's beginnings as a 10th-century Norse trading center to the establishment of Trinity College and the election of Mary Robinson. (IRE172, $19.95)
	Dublin, The Best Places to Eat, Drink, And Stay • Georgina Campbell • GUIDEBOOK • Organized by city district, this compact and comprehensive guide includes maps and plenty of information on food, shopping and accommodations. (IRE163, $10.95)
	Early Ireland, An Introduction to Irish Prehistory • Michael O'Kelly • HISTORY • An illustrated introduction to Irish prehistory. (IRE81, $65.00)
	Easter Rising 1916, Birth of the Irish Republic • Michael McNally • HISTORY • An accessible examination of the six day uprising against British rule in the name of a new Irish Republic. (IRE199, $18.95)
	Emerald Fairways and Foam-Flecked Seas, A Golfer's Pilgrimage to the Courses of Ireland • James W. Finegan • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this wonderful companion to Finegan's book on Scotland, Blasted Heaths and Blessed Greens, the author returns to his native Ireland to explore both golf and the Irish people. (IRE25, $35.00)
	Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America • Kerby A. Miller • HISTORY • An epic account of the trans-Atlantic Irish emigration. (IRE83, $24.95)
	The Encyclopedia of Ireland • Brian Lalor • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A gloriously detailed, magisterial encyclopedia of Irish life, culture, and history. Featuring full-color illustrations, maps, and an impressive range of biographical entries. (IRE137, $65.00)
	The End of Hidden Ireland • Robert James Scally • HISTORY • A painstaking, beautifully written social history of the townland of Balluykilcline in the Irish midlands. (IRE63, $45.00)
	Europe in Our Time, A History, 1945-1992 • Walter Laqueur • HISTORY • An update of the classic general history of Europe since World War II, this enormously readable book offers a great overview of the events that have shaped our modern world. (EUR14, $17.95)
	Everything Irish: The History, Literature, Art, Music, People, and Places of Ireland from A-Z • James O�Malley • Lelia Ruckenstein • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A lively encyclopedic overview of Irish culture and history. (IRE154, $17.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Dublin • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, highly visual guide to sites, attractions and places of Dublin. (IRE85, $20.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Ireland • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A compact and profusely illustrated guide to the country's history, culture and attractions. (IRE02, $25.00)
	Far From the Shamrock Shore • Mick Moloney • MUSIC • A CD of Irish folk music about the Immmigrant experience. (IRE116, $17.98)
	A Fine Place to Daydream, Racehorses, Romance, And the Irish • Bill Barich • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • (IRE207, $13.95)
	Flann O'Brien, The Complete Novels • Flann O'Brien • LITERATURE • A definitive compilation of novels by the acclaimed twentieth-century Irish author features his remarkable At Swim-Two-Birds, a novel about a man writing a novel and the characters who revolt against their author, as well as The Third Policeman, The Poor Mouth, The Hard Life, and The Dalkey Archive. (IRE236, $25.00)
	Fodor's Ireland • Fodor's Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A frequently revised, practical guide in the popular series. (IRE189, $21.95)
	Fodor's See It Ireland • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Ireland. (IRE138, $24.95)
	Folk Music and Dances of Ireland • Breandan Breathnach • MUSIC • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • This short account stands as an excellent overview of the subject. Breathnach introduces the various types of dance music and musical instruments, including the Irish pipes, harp, whistle and fiddle. (IRE80, $15.95)
	Folktales of Ireland • Sean O'Sullivan • LITERATURE • A representative collection of Irish fables and tales on a wide variety of subjects. (IRE24, $30.00)
	The Gathering • Anne Enright • LITERATURE • The Hagerty clan gathers in Dublin to mourn ths loss of a son in this family saga, winner of the 2007 Booker Prize. Enright draws you in with raw emotion, unblinking prose and promise of redemption. (IRE229, $14.00)
	Golfing in Ireland, The Most Complete Guide for Adventurous Golfers • Rob Armstrong • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to Ireland's hallowed links, including descriptions, scorecards, photographs and practical information. (IRE158, $19.95)
	The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
	The Great Hunger: Ireland, 1845-1849 • Cecil Woodham-Smith • HISTORY • A masterful account of the Irish potato famine. (IRE76, $17.00)
	Heaven Lies About Us, Stories • Eugene McCabe • LITERATURE • An anthology of McCabe's best short fiction over the last 30 years, mostly set close to the Irish border where the author, playwright and farmer makes his home (IRE173, $24.95)
	Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger • LITERATURE • This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $14.00)
	The History and Topography of Ireland • John O'Meara • Gerald of Wales • NATURAL HISTORY • A Norman surveys Ireland circa 1200. (IRE92, $14.00)
	A History of Ireland • Mike Cronin • HISTORY • A clear, concise scholarly history. (IRE230, $18.95)
	I Am of Irelaunde, A Novel of Patrick and Osian • Juilene Osborne-McKnight • LITERATURE • A first-rate historical novel set in Celtic Ireland, drawing on the life of St. Patrick. This is the first in a fast-paced series by Osborne-McKnight. (IRE148, $14.95)
	I'll Know it When I See It, A Daughter's Search for Home In Ireland • Alice Carey • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this touching memoir, Alice Carey recounts her upbringing as a maid's daughter among Broadway legends and then her move to Ireland in later years, where she and her husband renovate an old farmhouse. (IRE149, $14.95)
	In a Time of Violence • Eavan Boland • LITERATURE • Poems of Ireland and the violences there --personal, political, historical and familial. (IRE86, $12.95)
	In Search of England • H.V. Morton • James Morris • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and history of the place with his own keen observations. (GBR368, $16.00)
	In the Name of the Father • Jim Sheridan • A man is imprisoned along with his father after being falsely accused of an IRA bombing. The film follows his struggle to prove his innocence. (IRE134, $14.98)
	An Innocent in Ireland, Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters • David W. McFadden • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The determinedly eccentric Canadian poet and essayist McFadden abandons a more ambitious journey and simply walks the countryside, exploring modern day Irish character as well as Ireland's history. (IRE22, $18.95)
	Insight Guide Great Gardens of Britain & Ireland • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, nicely illustrated guide to 300 noteworthy gardens throughout the British Isles. (GBR394, $23.95)
	Inventing Ireland, The Literature of the Modern Nation • Declan Kiberd • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An engaging, passionate survey of 20th-century Irish literature. (IRE54, $35.00)
	Ireland East Holiday Map • Ireland Ordnance Survey • A locally published, detailed map of the eastern part of Ireland. (IRE117, $17.95)
	Ireland in Mind • Alice Powers • ANTHOLOGY • Three centuries of great writing from authors like Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Frank McCourt. (IRE71, $13.00)
	Ireland in Prehistory • George Eogan • Michael Herity • ARCHAEOLOGY • An authoritative survey of prehistory Ireland from Stone Age beginnings through The Iron Age and the Celts. With 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations. (IRE151, $44.95)
	Ireland in the Twentieth Century • Tim Pat Coogan • HISTORY • A political, economic, and cultural history of Ireland and its transformation from an agragarian society to modern nation by a popular journalist and author. (IRE162, $24.95)
	Ireland North Map • Ireland Ordnance Survey • A locally published, detailed map of the northern part of Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000. (IRE48, $17.95)
	Ireland our Island Home, An Aerial Tour Around Ireland's Coastline • Kevin Dwyer • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A gorgeous bird's-eye view of the beaches, harbors, islands and towns of Ireland's coast. (IRE192, $37.95)
	Ireland Road Atlas • Ireland Ordnance Survey • An road atlas to all of Ireland. (IRE125, $27.95)
	Ireland South, Holiday Map • Ireland Ordnance Survey • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE • A map of south Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000, including Cork and Kerry counties. (IRE06, $17.95)
	Ireland West Holiday Map • Ireland Ordnance Survey • A locally published, detailed map of the western part of Ireland (IRE52, $17.95)
	Ireland's Women, Writings Past and Present • Katie Donovan • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of writings about and by Irish women, from Queen Maeve of Connaught to President Mary Robinson. (IRE184, $16.95)
	Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle • David Wilson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Whether it's the author's adventures in crowded pubs or out in the wild, this travel account is a modest, humorous report on Ireland, its people, festivals and cultures. (IRE17, $19.95)
	Ireland, A Concise History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day • Paul Johnson • HISTORY • This best-selling author's look at the Emerald Isle through siege, rebellion, civil war, and independence is a stimulating and sometimes provocative history. (IRE03, $13.95)
	Ireland, A Novel • Frank Delaney • LITERATURE • In this hugely pleasurable tale Delaney wraps the history, myth and legend of Ireland around a quest. It's an ambitious, subtly comic and enthralling story of the importance of tales and tradition. (IRE156, $14.95)
	Ireland, A Social and Cultural History, 1922 to the Present • Terence K. Brown • HISTORY • A well-written, scholarly history of Ireland. (IRE73, $19.95)
	Ireland, A Traveler's Literary Companion • James Mc Elroy • LITERATURE • Organized geographically, this anthology of short stories and tales by contemporary Irish authors captures the spirit, history and allure of Ireland. (IRE217, $14.95)
	Irish Art, A Concise History • Bruce Arnold • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated introduction to the art of Ireland from ancient times to today, from the excellent World of Art series. With 179 illustration, 20 in color. (IRE143, $14.95)
	The Irish Companion • Think Books • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A pocket miscellany of facts, figures, tall tales and snippets of Irish culture, history and lore, from the Blarney Stone to Guinness and Yeats. (IRE190, $9.95)
	The Irish Experience, a Concise History • Thomas E. Hachey • Lawrence John McCaffrey • Joseph M. Hernon, Jr. • HISTORY • A compact, scholarly survey of Irish history. (IRE87, $38.95)
	Irish Journal • Heinrich Boll • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Insightful, witty and deeply human, German novelist Boll records his impressions of Ireland on a 1950's journey through the country. (IRE12, $16.00)
	The Irish Way, A Walk Through Ireland's Past and Present • Robert Emmett Ginna • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Ginna weaves history and anecdote into a spirited, remarkably informed account of his 350-mile ramble down Ireland's central spine. (IRE178, $15.95)
	Irish Writers on Writing • Eavan Boland • ANTHOLOGY • (IRE221, $24.95)
	John Bull's Other Island • Bernard Shaw • LITERATURE • The 1904 comedy from the from the Nobel and Oscar winning dramatist. (IRE212, $6.90)
	Karen Brown's Ireland, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (IRE88, $19.95)
	The Last of the Celts • Marcus Tanner • HISTORY • Welsh journalist Tanner mixes anecdote, interview and research in this lively account of encounters with far-flung Celts from Scotland, Wales and Belfast to Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Trelew. (GBR527, $22.00)
	The Lie of the Land: Irish Identities • Fintan O'Toole • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • O'Toole's essays reveal through interviews a complex nation in the midst of change. This book collects some of his best writing over the last two decades, an elegantly written, witty and insightful portrait. (IRE60, $14.00)
	Life of St. Columba • Adomnan of Iona • Richard Sharpe • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An early account of the life of St. Columba (521-97), the 6th-century abbot who established the monastery on Iona. Written by Adomnan of Iona at the turn of the 8th century, it introduces the profoundly spiritual man as well as his famous abbey. (IRE103, $16.00)
	A Literary Guide to Dublin • Vivien Igoe • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the famous writers of Dublin -- both longtime residents and travelers who were inspired by the city -- and the locations associated with them. Included, of course, is a list of notable pubs. (IRE139, $19.95)
	Lonely Planet Dublin Encounter • Oda O'Carroll • GUIDEBOOK • This lively shirt-pocket guide includes personal recommendations, photographs and a pull-out map. (IRE220, $11.99)
	Lonely Planet Ireland • Fionn Davenport • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series. (IRE121, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Walking in Ireland • Sandra Bardwell • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series. (IRE128, $19.99)
	Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots and Bad Lies • Charles Lindsay • John Updike • SPORT • A lighthearted collection of photographs of the world's great golf courses and many ways one can lose a ball. With a forward by John Updike. (GOL04, $29.99)
	The Luck of the Irish, Our Life in County Clare • Niall Williams • Christine Breen • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The fourth book from the Irish-American couple describes day-to-day life in rural Ireland, focusing on economic realities. (IRE32, $11.00)
	Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald • FIELD GUIDE • Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $34.95)
	Michelin the Green Guide Ireland • Michelin Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A straightfoward, practical guide to the country. (IRE201, $21.95)
	The Midnight Choir • Gene Kerrigan • MYSTERY • (IRE231, $14.95)
	Modern Ireland, 1600-1972 • R.F. Foster • HISTORY • Highly regarded historian R.F. Foster balances scholarly research with his own masterful analysis of Ireland's history over the past four centuries. (IRE67, $18.00)
	Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland • Hugh Palmer • Christopher Fitz-Simon • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Ireland. Hundreds of color photographs accompany lively essays by Christopher Fitz-Simon. (IRE136, $40.00)
	The Music Lesson • Katherine Weber • LITERATURE • 17th-century Dutch painting and modern Irish politics collide in this artistic novel. (NTH67, $13.00)
	Mythologies • W.B. Yeats • LITERATURE • This collection of three classic legends by the great Irish poet includes "The Celtic Twilight", "The Secret Rose" and "Stories of Red Hanrahan." (IRE38, $16.00)
	National Geographic Traveler Ireland • National Geographic Society • GUIDEBOOK • An abundantly illustrated guide to the country, with essays on history and culture and 26 color maps. (IRE200, $27.95)
	Northern Ireland • Jonathan Tonge • HISTORY • Tonge examines the motivations, actions, and achievments of the major players of the crisis -- IRA, UVF, UDA -- in this academic history of Northern Ireland over the last three decades. (IRE205, $22.95)
	Opened Ground, Selected Poems 1966-1996 • Seamus Heaney • LITERATURE • Thirty years of poetry from the Irish Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. (IRE65, $17.00)
	Oscar Wilde • Richard Ellman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The definitive, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Oscar Wilde. A vivid picture both of his flamboyant life and his tremendous literary accomplishments. (IRE33, $22.00)
	The Oxford Companion to Irish History • S. J. Connolly • HISTORY • An illustrated, authoritative reference to Ireland from ancient times to today, organized as an encyclopedia and featuring contributions from a large panel of experts. (IRE226, $23.95)
	The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland • R.F. Foster • HISTORY • A handsomely illustrated, comprehensive history of Ireland, written by a team of scholars. (IRE82, $28.95)
	Pagan Celtic Ireland, The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age • Barry Raftery • ARCHAEOLOGY • An illustrated, authoritative overview of Iron Age Ireland, its culture and history. (IRE153, $29.95)
	Passing the Time in Ballymenone: Culture and History of an Ulster Community • Henry Glassie • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A lyrical study of the people of Ballymenone in Northern Ireland. Glassie reveals the farming community's folklore, language and traditions. (IRE84, $34.95)
	Pauline Frommer's Ireland • Rupert Mellor • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN MARCH • A family-friendly, quirky, practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. (IRE244, $21.99)
	The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry • Peter Fallon • ANTHOLOGY • An anthology of modern poetry edited by Peter Fallon. (IRE49, $17.00)
	The Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland, From Earliest Times to the Present Day • Barry Cunliffe • HISTORY • (GBR624, $35.00)
	Pilgrimage in Ireland • Peter Harbison • HISTORY • A study of the medieval Irish pilgrimage and the monuments associated with it. (IRE78, $19.95)
	Pimsleur Quick & Simple Irish • Pimsleur Language Method • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Irish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (IRE160, $19.95)
	The Pirate Queen, In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea • Barbara Sjoholm • HISTORY • Tales of plucky female pirates and explorers in the North Atlantic. Long interested in women and seafaring, Sjoholm journeyed from Ireland out to the Shetland and Faroe islands, Iceland and Norway collecting folk-tales, stories and historical accounts of these remarkable seafaring heroines. (IRE135, $15.95)
	The Pirate Queen: The Story of Grace O'Malley, Irish Pirate • Alan Gold • LITERATURE • Gold's rousing tale of grace O'Malley, starring the 16th-century Irish pirate, as bold as she is beautiful. Gold sets his seafaring tale in Ireland and England from 1544 to 1588, the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. (IRE215, $14.00)
	The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays • J.M. Synge • LITERATURE • The controversial, classic play first produced in 1907 incited riots at the time. Set among the local folk on the coast of County Mayo. (IRE130, $9.95)
	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man • James Joyce • LITERATURE • James Joyce's classic autobiographical novel about his Catholic upbringing in Ireland. (IRE11, $13.00)
	Pre-Christian Ireland, From the First Setllers to the Early Celts • Peter Harbison • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An excellent, illustrated survey in the Ancient People and Places series. (IRE98, $18.95)
	The Princes of Ireland, The Dublin Saga • Edward Rutherfurd • LITERATURE • An epic novel drawing in the events, personalities and drama of Dublin from settlement through the Easter Rebellion. (IRE145, $16.95)
	Pygmalion • George Bernard Shaw • LITERATURE • George Bernard Shaw's renowned adaptation of Ovid's classic myth, later adapted for musical theatre and the screen as My Fair Lady. (GBR534, $9.00)
	Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Ireland • Sandy Shepherd • GUIDEBOOK • A county-by-county tour of the Emerald Isle (IRE01, $35.00)
	Reading in the Dark • Seamus Deane • LITERATURE • This novel follows a Catholic boy growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1950s, dealing with a family full of secrets and a city full of hatred. (IRE59, $13.95)
	The Redress of Poetry • Seamus Heaney • LITERATURE • A celebration of Irish poetry. (IRE51, $21.00)
	Remembering Ahanagran, A History of Stories • Richard White • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • White weaves history and his own immigrant experience in this gripping account of the Irish diaspora to America. (IRE206, $18.95)
	Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)
	Rick Steves' Ireland • Rick Steves • GUIDEBOOK • A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves. (IRE155, $19.95)
	Rivers of Ireland, An Angler's Guide • Peter O'Reilly • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to how, where and when to fish in Ireland. (IRE118, $34.95)
	The Road to McCarthy, Around the World in Search of Ireland • Pete McCarthy • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A madcap tour around the world with an extremely unusual theme: our guide, Pete McCarthy, travels from Morocco to Tasmania to New York in search of people and places with his name. (IRL160, $13.95)
	The Romance of Tristan and Iseult • Joseph Bedier • Hillaire Belloc • LITERATURE • This chivalric myth -- of Arthurian fame -- features a Cornish knight and an Irish princess who are under a spell of love. (GBR246, $11.00)
	Rough Guide Ireland • Paul Gray • GUIDEBOOK • (IRE235, $22.99)
	Rough Guide Irish Music • Various Artists • MUSIC • A sampling of the diverse sounds of Ireland, from traditional folk songs and ballads to modern rock and pop interpertations of the classic Celtic sound. (IRE193, $14.95)
	Rough Guide Music Irish Folk • Various Artists • MUSIC • A carefully chosen sampling of Irish folk songs. The CD includes rousing fiddle tunes and unaccompanied vocal ballads in the legendary "sean nos" style. (IRE194, $14.98)
	Rough Guides Britain & Ireland 25 Ultimate Experiences • Rough Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire. (GBR719, $5.99)
	Round Ireland in Low Gear • Eric Newby • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • This time much closer to home and traveling on a bicycle, far-ranging British travel writer Newby applies his usual charm and wit to his neighbors on the Emerald Isle, with suitable commentary on ancient history, hermits, and the lack of dry accommodations. (IRE29, $12.95)
	Round Ireland With a Fridge • Tony Hawks • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A publicity-fueled story of an Englishman abroad, in this case, hitchhiking around Ireland with a refrigerator. It's an entertaining, insightful tale. (IRE70, $13.95)
	Samuel Beckett, The Last Modernist • Anthony Cronin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Beckett and his impact on 20th-century thought and literature. (IRE36, $21.95)
	Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot-Endgame • Peter Boxall • LITERATURE • Plays from the dark, minimalist Irish Nobel Prize winner. (IRE213, $29.95)
	Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles • Adam Nicolson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Nicolson offers an engrossing account of a coastal voyage from Cornwall, along the western coast of Ireland, out to the Faeroes and to Orkney in this brief hymn to the sea. (GBR561, $13.95)
	The Secret of Roan Inish • John Sayles • John Sayles's film about a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents on the Irish coast and discovers the mythical truth of her family history and the mysterious island of Roan Inish. (IRE133, $24.95)
	Selected Plays of Brian Friel • Brian Friel • LITERATURE • A collection of work from the renowned Irish playwright, including his acclaimed Translations. (IRE210, $16.95)
	A Short History of Irish Literature • Seamus Deane • HISTORY • (IRE55, $17.50)
	Special Relationships, Britain, Ireland and the Northern Ireland Problem • Paul Arthur • HISTORY • Arthur, who was an academic observer and a participant in the 1900s peace-making process, presents a scholarly, insightful account of the background to the Good Friday agreement. (GBR702, $35.95)