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	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)
	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, $52.95)
	The Big Fellow • Frank O'Connor • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A reissue of the classic biography of Michael Collins. (IRE31, $12.00)
	Birds of Britain & Europe • Hermann Heinzel • Richard Fitter • John Parslow • FIELD GUIDE • OUT OF PRINT • This masterfully organized Collins Pocket Guide, featuring 3,000 color illustrations covers the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. (EUR49, $27.50)
	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)
	Blue Guide Prague • Jasper Tilbury • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed guide to Prague, with excellent information on its celebrated architecture. (CZH56, $21.95)
	The Book of Kells, An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin • Bernard Meehan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations on this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)
	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)
	Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain • Benedict le Vay • GUIDEBOOK • A characteristically informative guide in the Bradt style and a rollicking tour through some of Britain's more bizarre oddities, including, yes, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. (GBR586, $22.95)
	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)
	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)
	A Celtic Miscellany • Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson • ANTHOLOGY • A compendium of Celtic literature up to the 19th century. (IRE93, $14.00)
	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 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)
	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)
	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)
	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, $27.95)
	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 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)
	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)
	Dublin Map • Borch Maps • A laminated, folded map of the city center of Dublin, at a scale of 1:12,000. (IRE96, $7.95)
	Dubliners • James Joyce • LITERATURE • James Joyce's unsurpassed collection of short stories depicting ordinary life in Dublin among the lower middle class -- a milestone in the history of prose fiction. (IRE15, $9.95)
	Early Ireland, An Introduction to Irish Prehistory • Michael O'Kelly • HISTORY • An illustrated introduction to Irish prehistory. (IRE81, $65.00)
	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)
	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)
	Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This handy pocket guide includes a helpful map and information on city highlights. (IRE30, $11.95)
	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 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)
	Green Shadows, White Whale • Ray Bradbury • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Set in Dublin, this 1953 hymn to Ireland recounts Bradbury's hilarious experiences writing the Moby Dick screenplay with John Huston (who Bradbury refers to affectionately as the "Devil Himself"). (IRE53, $12.95)
	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)
	An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)
	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)
	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 Map • Ordnance Survey • A colorful map of Ireland at a scale of 1:450,000. (IRE23, $12.95)
	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 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, 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 Social and Cultural History, 1922 to the Present • Terence K. Brown • HISTORY • A well-written, scholarly history of Ireland. (IRE73, $19.95)
	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)
	The Irish Famine • Peter Gray • HISTORY • The story of the exodus from Ireland, in the years 1845-1855, and its aftermath, presented in text and hundreds of archival photographs. A volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series. (IRE05, $12.95)
	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)
	Karen Brown's Ireland, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (IRE88, $19.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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 Illustrated History of Ireland • R.F. Foster • HISTORY • A handsomely illustrated, comprehensive history of Ireland, written by a team of scholars. (IRE82, $28.95)
	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)
	The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry • Peter Fallon • ANTHOLOGY • An anthology of modern poetry edited by Peter Fallon. (IRE49, $17.00)
	Pilgrimage in Ireland • Peter Harbison • HISTORY • A study of the medieval Irish pilgrimage and the monuments associated with it. (IRE78, $19.95)
	Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages • John Ure • HISTORY • (EUR202, $15.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Samuel Beckett, The Last Modernist • Anthony Cronin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Beckett and his impact on 20th-century thought and literature. (IRE36, $21.95)
	A Short History of Irish Literature • Seamus Deane • HISTORY • (IRE55, $17.50)
	Sun Dancing, A Vision of Medieval Ireland • Geoffrey Moorhouse • LITERATURE • This wonderfully inspired combination of scholarship and historical fiction, set at the monastery on Skellig Michael, carries the reader back to Ireland's early monastic tradition. (IRE13, $14.00)
	The Tain, Translated from the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge • Thomas Kinsella • Louis Le Brocquy • LITERATURE • An English translation of the heroic tale of Cuchulainn, the 8th-century defender of Ulster. Based on two Medieval texts, this authoritative translation of the Irish epic is also nicely illustrated with 31 black-and-white drawings. (IRE100, $19.95)
	The Teapots Are Out and Other Eccentric Tales from Ireland • John B. Keane • LITERATURE • A collection of 17 sentimental, sad, outrageous and just plain fun stories by the prolific North Kerry saloon-keeper, balladeer, playwright and novelist. Keane, who died in 2002, had an eye (and ear) for Irish rural life. (IRE144, $12.00)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • This entertaining collection depicts Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	A Traveller's History of Ireland • Peter Neville • HISTORY • From the Celts to the Norman invasions and modern-day Ireland, this short history is highly recommended for those who would like a brief overview of the Emerald Isle through the centuries. (GBR39, $14.95)
	The Vintage Book of Contemporary Irish Fiction • Dermot Bolger • LITERATURE • A marvelous sampling of great writers and writing in contemporary Ireland, including Samuel Beckett, Edna O'Brien and William Trevor. (IRE61, $16.95)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide • W. Lippert • D. Podlech • FIELD GUIDE • A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)

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