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1916, A Novel of the Irish Rebellion • Morgan Llywelyn LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 544 PAGES • 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. She writes well, always, making this a good choice for light reading. (IRE123, $7.99)
Accomplished Art, Gold and Gold-Working in Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age • George Eogan ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD COVER • 220 PAGES A survey of gold-making in the Bronze Age from the earliest insular gold objects to gold-working in an age of industrial expansion, transformations of the 13th-12th centuries BC, and the Late Bronze Age. With 44 figures, 29 illustrations and 19 color plates. (IRE152, $50.00)
Amongst Women • John McGahern LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 184 PAGES 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 • 1999 • PAPER • 364 PAGES • 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, $16.00)
The Aran Islands • J.M. Synge • Tim Robinson CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1992 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A much-loved turn-of-the-century account of the islands, drenched in the Celtic soul of Ireland. Synge ("The Playboy of the Modern World"), who went there to write, contrasts the rich communal life of the islands with the culture on mainland Ireland. (IRE26, $15.00)
Art of the Celts • Lloyd Robert Laing • Jennifer Laing ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1992 • PAPER • 216 PAGES 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, $19.95)
At Swim, Two Boys • Jamie O'Neill LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 572 PAGES A haunting tale of love set against the huge backdrop of Irish politics and the events leading up to the 1916 Easter uprising. It's a huge book, ten years in the making, noteworthy for its remarkable language, characters and ambition. O'Neill's two 16-year-old heroes, Jim Mack and Doyler Doyle, swim to the island, grow up and fall in love with each other, though not without some absorbing complications that mix fiction with real-life events. O'Neill, a Dubliner, also hauls in some pretty fine references to Ulysses (as well as slinging some mud on the Catholic church). (IRE120, $16.00)
At Swim-Two-Birds • Flann O'Brien LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 336 PAGES Flan O'Brien's beloved, comic and utterly eccentric riff, set (we think) in Dublin, where a college student is writing a novel about Irish myth and mythology. No summary does justice to this cornerstone (if cracked) of modern Irish literature. Originally published in 1951, James Joyce called it a funny book. (IRE165, $13.95)
Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape • F.H.A Aalen NATURAL HISTORY • 1997 • HARD COVER • 364 PAGES A truly informative look at the geography and history of the Irish landscape. More than an atlas, this is an analysis of how the land has effected the economical, educational and education development of the country, and vice-versa. (IRE57, $62.95)
The Big Fellow • Frank O'Connor BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A reissue of the classic biography of the charismatic revolutionary Michael Collins, elegantly written and even-handed. (IRE31, $12.00)
Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson FIELD GUIDE • 2010 • PAPER • 416 PAGES • FAVORITE This Princeton Field Guide features 3,500 illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom. Color plates depict every species -- and sometimes several different variants -- for 722 birds found from the Urals to the Atlantic, Scandinavia to the Middle East. (FG47, $29.95)
A Bit on the Side, Stories • William Trevor LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Twelve stories by the author of The Hill Bachelors. (IRE179, $15.00)
Blue Guide Prague • Jasper Tilbury GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A detailed guide to the jewel of Eastern Europe complete with practical information, maps and cultural and historical background of Prague and Central Bohemia. With a color map, site plans and line drawings. (CZH56, $21.95)
The Book of Kells • Bernard Meehan ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • PAPER • 95 PAGES Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this spectacular little book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. Created by Celtic monks around 800 C.E. or a little earlier, the Book of Kells is a masterwork of Western calligraphy, combining traditional Christian iconography with the ornate styles of the time. (IRE09, $19.95)
A Book of Migrations, Some Passages in Ireland • Rebecca Solnit CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2010 • PAPER • 208 PAGES 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, $16.95)
Booking Passage, We Irish & Americans • Thomas Lynch BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2005 • PAPER • 296 PAGES 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 all its glory. Through his visits to Ireland, Lynch must face not only his ancestral past, but also the ways in which his genealogy has shaped the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of his present situation. (IRE188, $14.95)
Borstal Boy • Brendan Behan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 386 PAGES At the age of sixteen, Brendan Behan was arrested in Liverpool with a suitcase full of explosives on a mission for the IRA. This autobiographical work by the playwright describes his three subsequent years in an English reformatory. As he slowly lost his naivete, his radical stance softened and he warmed to his fellow prisoners. Originally published in 1958. (IRE183, $16.95)
The Burning of Bridget Cleary, A True Story • Angela Bourke HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 279 PAGES The harrowing account of the turn-of-the-century murder of a young woman in rural Ireland and the subsequent trial of her husband. It's both a detailed social history and a riveting story that transports the reader to another time and place. The ditty "Are you a witch or are you a fairy or are you the wife of Micahel Cleary?" still reverberates in South Tipperary, where Cleary's greatest crime may have been that she was a vivacious, outspoken and beautiful woman. (IRE89, $16.00)
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2010 • PAPER • 175 PAGES This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe. (MED07, $15.95)
A Celtic Miscellany • Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson ANTHOLOGY • 1975 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A survey of Celtic literature through the ages from bardic elegies to heroic sagas. (IRE93, $16.00)
Celtic Myths and Legends • T.W. Rolleston LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 457 PAGES 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. Genealogical tables and a glossary complete this classic collection of the great Celtic myths first published in 1917. (GBR55, $12.95)
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction • Barry W Cunliffe HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 161 PAGES 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 • 2005 • PAPER • 383 PAGES 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)
Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Classic Irish Short Stories • Frank O'Connor LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A fine selection of stories from the first half of the 20th century, featuring the likes of James Joyce, Elizabeth Bowen and Frank O'Connor (who also edited the volume). (IRE140, $18.95)
The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats • W.B. Yeats • Richard Finneran LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 544 PAGES This magnificent volume collects all of the poetry published during the lifetime of the great Irish poet William Butler Yeats, considered by many to be the finest of his generation. His poems, especially the later works, project a verbal brilliance that few have matched. The volume is also wonderfully evocative of the Irish character, regularly drawing on mythology, politics and history. Yeats had the unique habit of drafting his poems in prose, then laboriously sculpting them into the polished pieces you find here. They seem, finally -- effortless. With an introduction and commentary by editor Richard Finneran. (IRE34, $20.00)
Collected Stories • Frank O'Connor LITERATURE • 2009 • HARD COVER • 712 PAGES Selected and arranged thematically by Julian Barnes, this Everyman's edition starts off with O'Connor's most famous short story, Guests of the Nation, set during the Irish War of Independence. O'Connor's wonderfully polyphonic tales of family, friendship, and rivalry are set beside those that bring to life forgotten souls on the fringes of society. (IRE180, $26.95)
The Collected Stories • John McGahern LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 408 PAGES A collection of short stories by McGahern, one of Ireland's finest writers of fiction. Set mostly in Dublin and rural Ireland, these 34 stories capture the themes of loneliness and melancholy that McGahern handled with such deft lyricism. McGahern passed away in March. (IRE181, $18.95)
The Complete Jewish Guide to Britain and Ireland • Toni Kamins GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • PAPER • 148 PAGES A well research compact travel guide with a short overview of Jewish history and plenty of practical travel information on where to go and what to do. Organized geographically, the book includes synagogues, cemeteries, museums and other sites of Jewish interest (GBR366, $17.95)
Complete Plays of John M. Synge • J.M. Synge LITERATURE • 1960 • PAPER This collection of plays by Irish luminary J.M Synge, who was instrumental in shaping Irish theatre at the turn of the 20th-century, includes his most famous work, "Playboy of the Western World." (IRE122, $12.00)
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde • Oscar Wilde LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 1216 PAGES 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 • 1998 • PAPER 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. This new translation also includes his "Letter to Coroticus," thus combining in one volume the two known works written by Patrick. (IRE102, $6.95)
The Course of Irish History • T.W. Moody • F.X. Martin HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 504 PAGES An collection of excellent essays on the history of Ireland from prehistory through the 1990s, written by 21 leading scholars. Arranged chronologically, this popular text is a well-balanced survey that includes Protestant and Catholic scholars from both Northern Ireland and the Republic. (IRE74, $18.95)
Death and Nightingales • Eugene McCabe LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 232 PAGES McCabe's powerful novel follows a day in the life of Elizabeth Winters in County Fermanagh on the border of Ulster in 1883. Born in Glasgow in 1930, McCabe has lived and farmed on the Monaghan-Fermanagh border near Clones for 40 years. (IRE174, $13.95)
Death in Dublin, A Novel of Suspense • Bartholomew Gill MYSTERY • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES This gripping mystery, the last of the Peter McGarr series, revolves around the theft of the revered Book of Kells.Darkly atmospheric and impossible to put down! (IRE159, $6.99)
The Death of a Joyce Scholar • Bartholomew Gill MYSTERY • 1990 • PAPER • 336 PAGES In this eighth outing of Chief Inspector Peter McGarr, Trinity College professor Kevin Coyle is found fatally stabbed after an annual Bloomsday tour -- the perfect excuse for author Bartholomew Gill to display his wit, humor, mind-mending plots and wonderful characters. Originally published in 1989. Barthomew Gill was the penname of author and columnist Mark McGarrity. (IRE150, $6.99)
Dublin Map • Borch Maps 2004 • MAP A laminated, folded map of the city center of Dublin, at a scale of 1:12,000. Two Sides. 20 X 26 inches. (IRE96, $7.95)
Dublin, A Cultural History • Siobhan Kilfeather GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 300 PAGES 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, the Playboy Riots and the election of Mary Robinson. (IRE172, $24.99)
Dublin, The Best Places to Eat, Drink, And Stay • Georgina Campbell GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 400 PAGES Campbell is the author of a whole series of guidebooks on where to eat, drink, and stay all around Ireland. Organized by city district, this compact and comprehensive guide includes maps and plenty of information on food, shopping and accommodations. (IRE163, $10.95)
Dubliners • James Joyce LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 317 PAGES This realistic portrait of what Joyce called "the second city of the British Empire" was written when the author was only 25. It is a milestone in the history of prose fiction -- and remains perhaps the finest collection of connected short stories ever published. The details of Dublin life among the lower middle class of shopkeepers, clerks and tradesmen illustrates the social decline and disillusionment of a defeated colonial city. (IRE15, $11.00)
Early Ireland, An Introduction to Irish Prehistory • Michael O'Kelly HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 392 PAGES An illustrated introduction to Irish prehistory, from the end of the Ice Age to the the first centuries of the Christian era. (IRE81, $82.00)
Easter Rising 1916, Birth of the Irish Republic • Michael McNally HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 96 PAGES An accessible examination of the six day uprising against British rule in the name of a new Irish Republic. With archival photographs, maps and color drawings throughout. One of Osprey's "Campaign" series. (IRE199, $19.95)
Emerald Fairways and Foam-Flecked Seas, A Golfer's Pilgrimage to the Courses of Ireland • James W. Finegan CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1996 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES 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, $52.00)
Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America • Kerby A. Miller HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 704 PAGES An epic account of the trans-Atlantic Irish emigration. Much of Miller's research is focused on the personal letters, journals and memoirs of Irish emigrants. (IRE83, $24.95)
The Encyclopedia of Ireland • Brian Lalor CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • HARD COVER • 1200 PAGES Organized alphabetically, this compendium of all things Irish covers life, culture, and history. A reference that is pleasurable to browse, it features full-color illustrations, maps, and an impressive range of entries, including biographies of artists, celebrities, writers, and politicians of Irish descent. (IRE137, $65.00)
The End of Hidden Ireland • Robert James Scally HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A scholarly, imaginative re-creation of a difficult period in the history of the townland of Ballykilcline. Subtitled "Rebellion, Famine and Emigration, it's a sympathetic account of of the small farmers and labors of the irish midlands, a community devastated by the black famine years of the 1840s and ongoing emigration to America. (IRE63, $50.00)
Europe in Our Time, A History, 1945-1992 • Walter Laqueur HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 617 PAGES 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 • 2003 • PAPER • 480 PAGES A lively encyclopedic overview of Irish culture and history. (IRE154, $20.00)
Eyewitness Guide Dublin • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A compact guide to sites, attractions and places of Dublin featuring excellent maps and hundreds of full color photographs and site diagrams. With select recommendations on where to eat and stay. (IRE85, $20.00)
Eyewitness Guide Ireland • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 416 PAGES This superb guide is a wonderfully illustrated introduction to the country, featuring photographs, maps and short background essays on history and culture. Organized geographically, it surveys the attractions of Ireland from Dublin's best pubs, to the Book of Kells and charming rural villages. Take it along. (IRE02, $25.00)
Far From the Shamrock Shore • Mick Moloney MUSIC • 2002 • CASETTE TAPE The Irish immigrant experience as expressed through song-by a popular ethnomusicologist, performer and founder of Irish Folkways. A music CD (IRE116, $17.98)
Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best • Fodor's GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A shirt-pocket guide to Dublin, this slim book includes an excellent map of the city's center and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing, all in a slipcover. A perfect guide for a brief visit. (IRE30, $11.99)
Fodor's Ireland • Fodor's Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 688 PAGES A frequently revised, practical guide in the popular series. (IRE189, $23.99)
Fodor's See It Ireland • Fodor's GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 384 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Ireland. (IRE138, $24.99)
Folktales of Ireland • Sean O'Sullivan LITERATURE • 1968 • PAPER • 321 PAGES No nation is better known for its folktales than Ireland. These are not myths and legends but a representative collection of fables and tales, often with a moral, by the chief archivist of the Folklore of Ireland Society including stories about animals and birds, kings and warriors, saints and sinners, magicians and witches, and people of the otherworld. (IRE24, $32.00)
Golfing in Ireland, The Most Complete Guide for Adventurous Golfers • Rob Armstrong GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 352 PAGES 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 • 2005 • PAPER • 294 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $21.95)
The Great Hunger: Ireland, 1845-1849 • Cecil Woodham-Smith HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 510 PAGES A masterful account of the Irish potato famine in which over one million people died. Woodham-Smith is especially good at describing the suffering of the Irish emigrants and in exposing the hostile Anglo-Irish relations of the time. (IRE76, $18.00)
Green Shadows, White Whale • Ray Bradbury BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 237 PAGES 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"). Whether fact, fiction or thinly disguised memoir, Bradbury is one terrific guide to Ireland, the Irish, the ways of writers and movie makers -- and how to write the perfect sentence. It's dedicated to the staff of the Royal Hibernian Hotel. (IRE53, $13.99)
Heaven Lies About Us, Stories • Eugene McCabe LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 309 PAGES An anthology of McCabe's best short fiction over the last 30 years. The twelve stories, set close to the Irish border where the author, playwright and farmer makes his home, portray rural Ireland of the 19th and 20th centuries. Born in Glasgow in 1930, McCabe has lived and farmed on the Monaghan-Fermanagh border near Clones for 40 years. The fully realized stories are poetic but dark indeed. (IRE173, $24.95)
Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES 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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)
The Hill Bachelors • William Trevor LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 256 PAGES No one writes better short fiction than William Trevor. This collection of 12 stories captures the life and people of rural Ireland. (IRE42, $15.00)
The History and Topography of Ireland • John O'Meara • Gerald of Wales CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1984 • PAPER • 144 PAGES Arguably the most authoritative primary source for what is known about medieval Ireland, this lively history by a twelfth-century Norman describes the land's topography, natural resources, and inhabitants in vivid detail. (IRE92, $14.00)
I'll Know it When I See It, A Daughter's Search for Home In Ireland • Alice Carey BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2005 • PAPER • 310 PAGES 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)
An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
In a Time of Violence • Eavan Boland LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 70 PAGES Irish poet Boland writes of her native land, and of the violences there -- personal, political, historical and familial in this powerful collection. (IRE86, $15.95)
In Search of England • H.V. Morton • James Morris TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2002 • PAPER • 274 PAGES The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. As in all of his many travel books, Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture, and especially, the history of a place with his own keen observations. First published in 1927 and now returned to print in a handsome paper edition with an introduction by Jan Morris. (GBR368, $16.00)
In the Name of the Father • Jim Sheridan 1994 • DVD Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Gerry Conlon, a man falsely accused of bombing a London pub in connection with the IRA. Conlon is imprisoned, along with his father (Pete Postlethwaite), and with the help of a British attorney (Emma Thompson), he fights for fourteen years to prove his innocence and save both himself and his father. (IRE134, $14.98)
An Innocent in Ireland, Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters • David W. McFadden TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1995 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A Canadian poet and essayist embarks on an ambitious journey in the footsteps of H. V. Morton's 1930's route through Ireland. Soon abandoning his quest, McFadden finds himself simply walking the Irish countryside, exploring the modern day Irish character and history. Determinedly eccentric, McFadden has an ear for dialogue and a penchant for evocative descriptions of his encounters. (IRE22, $18.95)
Inventing Ireland, The Literature of the Modern Nation • Declan Kiberd CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1997 • PAPER • 736 PAGES This engaging, and often passionate, study of Ireland's modern literature is an introduction to the panorama of Irish culture during the last century. It may change the way you look at the works of Beckett, Joyce and Swift, and Irish literature as a whole. (IRE54, $40.50)
Ireland East Holiday Map • Ireland Ordnance Survey MAP A locally published, detailed map of the eastern part of Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000. One Side. 42x26 inches. (IRE117, $19.95)
Ireland in Mind • Alice Powers ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Powers selects from three centuries of great writing about Ireland by writers, local and foreign, including Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Frank McCourt for this spirited anthology. Taken as a whole the anthology evokes the spirit of the country and character of the Irish people. (IRE71, $13.00)
Ireland in Prehistory • George Eogan • Michael Herity ARCHAEOLOGY • 1996 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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 • 2006 • PAPER • 896 PAGES 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, $32.00)
Ireland Map • Michelin 2011 • MAP A colorful map of Ireland at a scale of 1:400,000, featuring insets of the road approaches to major cities, as well as an index to cities, towns, and villages. One Side. 41x35 inches. (IRE23, $11.95)
Ireland North Map • Ireland Ordnance Survey 2005 • MAP A locally published, detailed map of the northern part of Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000. One Side. 26x42 inches. (IRE48, $17.95)
Ireland our Island Home, An Aerial Tour Around Ireland's Coastline • Kevin Dwyer CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2006 • PAPER • 160 PAGES A gorgeous bird's-eye view of the beaches, harbors, islands and towns of Ireland's coast. (IRE192, $37.95)
Ireland's Women, Writings Past and Present • Katie Donovan ANTHOLOGY • 1995 • PAPER • 522 PAGES A collection of writings about and by Irish women, from Queen Maeve of Connaught to President Mary Robinson. (IRE184, $29.95)
Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle • David Wilson TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1995 • PAPER • 176 PAGES 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 -- with a particular focus on traditional music. Cartoons by Justin Palmer add to the fun. (IRE17, $19.95)
Ireland, A Concise History • Maire O'Brien • Conor Cruise O'Brien HISTORY • 1985 • PAPER • 192 PAGES • COMING IN With its lively, even-handed tone and hundreds of well-integrated photographs and illustrations, this book conveys the essence of Irish history and the Irish experience. Historian, scholar and statesman O'Brien is a grand figure in Ireland, and he sure can write. (IRE20, $19.95)
Ireland, A Concise History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day • Paul Johnson HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 262 PAGES This best-selling author's look at the Emerald Isle through siege, rebellion, civil war, and independence is a stimulating and sometimes provocative history. He explores the land from its Gaelic roots to conquest by the British, rebellion and union, famine and the diaspora, freedom and partition. (IRE03, $15.95)
Ireland, A Novel • Frank Delaney LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 576 PAGES In this hugely pleasurable tale Delaney wraps the history, myth and legend of Ireland around a quest. It's a hugely ambitious, subtly comic and enthralling story of the importance of tales and tradition. (IRE156, $14.99)
Ireland, A Social and Cultural History, 1922 to the Present • Terence K. Brown HISTORY • 1895 • PAPER • 302 PAGES A well written history of Ireland, emphasizing the relationship between the country's cultural influences and its politics, economics and church-state affairs. A popular college text. (IRE73, $23.95)
Ireland, In a Glass of Its Own • Peter Biddlecombe TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 512 PAGES A hilarious account of a journey through Ireland by the seasoned and well-traveled author. (IRE185, $15.95)
Irish Art, A Concise History • Bruce Arnold ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1989 • PAPER • 180 PAGES 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 Experience, a Concise History • Thomas E. Hachey • Lawrence John McCaffrey • Joseph M. Hernon, Jr. HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 303 PAGES A chronological review of the Irish historical experience, from the Celts to the modern conflict in Northern Ireland written for a North American audience. Originally published in 1988 and revised in 1996 for this second edition. (IRE87, $38.95)
Irish Journal • Heinrich Boll TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2011 • PAPER • 144 PAGES Insightful, witty and deeply human, German novelist Boll records his impressions of Ireland on a 1950s journey through the country with his family. He writes of his escalating difficulties exchanging money, his adventures in Irish pubs and his impressions of the people. (IRE12, $14.95)
The Irish Way, A Walk Through Ireland's Past and Present • Robert Emmett Ginna TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 298 PAGES Ginna memorably opens this engaging account of his 350-mile ramble down the spine of Ireland in a downpour at Malin Head, Ireland's most northerly point. He weaves history and anecdote into a spirited, remarkably informed portrait of place. (IRE178, $15.95)
The Island of Horses • Eilis Dillon LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) This award-winning children's mystery tells the story of two boys living in Inishrone, off the Connemara coast in western Ireland. When Pat and his friend Danny ignore the advice of their parents and visit the mysterious Island of Horses, their discovery of a beautiful black colt lands them in the middle of a full-blown adventure. (IRE132, $17.95)
Karen Brown's Ireland, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • June Brown GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 210 PAGES A survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region. (IRE88, $19.95)
The Last of the Celts • Marcus Tanner HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 398 PAGES 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, $25.00)
The Lie of the Land: Irish Identities • Fintan O'Toole CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • PAPER • 172 PAGES O'Toole's essays -- informed by an appreciation of history and the arts -- 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 • 1995 • PAPER • 395 PAGES 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. A Penguin Classic. (IRE103, $17.00)
A Literary Guide to Dublin • Vivien Igoe GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 384 PAGES 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 Ireland • Fionn Davenport GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 764 PAGES This 10th edition of the practical guide in the popular series features 88 all new maps, 3D diagrams of iconic sites and comprehensive coverage. (IRE121, $24.99)
Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots and Bad Lies • Charles Lindsay • John Updike SPORT • 2005 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES 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 • 1995 • HARD COVER • 234 PAGES The fourth book (all with cute titles) of life in rural Ireland from an Irish-American family, this one was written after nearly ten years living on a farm. It focuses on the economic realities -- Niall and his wife get part-time jobs -- and day-to-day life in Ireland. (IRE32, $20.00)
Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
Modern Ireland, 1600-1972 • R.F. Foster HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 688 PAGES Highly regarded historian R.F. Foster balances scholarly research with his own masterful analysis of Ireland's history over the past four centuries. Foster's perceptive narration through Ireland's key events and most complex issues will engage academic and general readers alike. (IRE67, $20.00)
Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland • Hugh Palmer • Christopher Fitz-Simon CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2011 • PAPER • 200 PAGES This handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Ireland, its landscape, architecture and people. Hundreds of color photographs accompany lively essays by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Part of a popular series, it also contains maps and a travel guide. (IRE136, $26.95)
The Music Lesson • Katherine Weber LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 178 PAGES Ruminations on 17th-century Dutch art and the politics of the I.R.A may seem like strange bedfellows, but Weber pulls them together beautifully in this novel. Told through fictional diary entries, protagonist Patricia Nolan explains the chain of events that have led her to stash a stolen Vermeer in her remote Irish cottage. (NTH67, $14.00)
Mythologies • W.B. Yeats LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 384 PAGES This collection of three classic legends by the great Irish poet includes "The Celtic Twilight", "The Secret Rose" and "Stories of Red Hanrahan." (IRE38, $17.00)
National Geographic Ireland • National Geographic Society GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 400 PAGES An abundantly illustrated guide to the country, with essays on history and culture and 26 color maps. (IRE200, $27.95)
O Come Ye Back to Ireland, Our First Year in County Clare • Niall Williams • Christine Breen BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1989 • PAPER • 233 PAGES The first of four engaging chronicles of life on a farm in rural County Clare by an Irish-American couple who realized their lifelong dream of returning to Ireland. They settled in Kilmihil on Ireland's west coast, a far cry from New York City. (IRE16, $12.00)
Opened Ground, Selected Poems 1966-1996 • Seamus Heaney LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 464 PAGES The definitive collection of poetry by Irish Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. Chronicling his best work from the last 30 years, this volume is an invaluable piece of modern Irish literature, and a wonderful display of the evolution of an artist's style. Includes poems from The Haw Lantern, Seeing Things, North, Death of a Naturalist and other collections. (IRE65, $19.00)
Oscar Wilde • Richard Ellman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER • 680 PAGES Considered the definitive biography of Wilde, this Pulitzer Prize-winning book has been much celebrated since its original publication in 1988. Elliman paints a vivid picture both of Wilde's flamboyant life and of his tremendous literary accomplishments. (IRE33, $24.00)
The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland • R.F. Foster HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 346 PAGES A handsomely illustrated, comprehensive history of Ireland, written by a team of scholars. With 200 illustrations, many in color. (IRE82, $29.95)
Pagan Celtic Ireland, The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age • Barry Raftery ARCHAEOLOGY • 1993 • PAPER • 232 PAGES An illustrated, authoritative overview of Iron Age Ireland, its culture and history. Barry Raftery draws on archaeological evidence in creating a portrait. (IRE153, $29.95)
Passing the Time in Ballymenone: Culture and History of an Ulster Community • Henry Glassie CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1995 • PAPER • 852 PAGES A lyrical study of the people of Ballymenone in Northern Ireland. With depth and an anthropologist's awareness, Glassie reveals the farming community's folklore, traditions, language and way of life. (IRE84, $41.50)
The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry • Peter Fallon ANTHOLOGY • 1991 • PAPER • 462 PAGES An anthology of modern poetry, including selections from modern masters Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan and John Montague. (IRE49, $17.00)
The Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland, From Earliest Times to the Present Day • Barry Cunliffe HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Barry Cunliffe, an archaeologist and colleagues trace key events from the earliest settlements through the Roman and Norman conquests, the Civil War, the World Wars, and the rise and fall of the British Empire in this richly illustrated, accessible history. A social as well as political history, the book looks at the life of society, focusing on such subjects as the growth of towns, the changing languages of the British Isles, women's suffrage, and the ascent of Victorian seaside resorts and suburburbanization. (GBR624, $35.00)
Pilgrimage in Ireland • Peter Harbison HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The medieval Irish pilgrimage (and the monuments associated with it) is the subject of this book, a clear examination of the early Christian world in Ireland. (IRE78, $19.95)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Irish • Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Irish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (IRE160, $19.95)
The Pirate Queen, In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea • Barbara Sjoholm HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 355 PAGES 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, $16.95)
The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays • J.M. Synge LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Considered indecent at the time, this bitter comedy by the Irish playwright incited riots when it was first performed in 1907. Rich in earthy detail, it's set among the local folk on the coast of County Mayo. This volume also includes In the Shadow of the Glen and Riders to the Sea. (IRE130, $9.95)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man • James Joyce LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 247 PAGES This autobiographical novel, a literary classic, depicts the Irish Catholic boyhood and intellectual awakening its young hero, Stephen Dedalus. It follows Dedalus from his impressionable youth to deep religious conflict at school in Dublin to college where he challenges the conventions of his upbringing and the understanding of faith. (IRE11, $14.00)
The Princes of Ireland, The Dublin Saga • Edward Rutherfurd LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 800 PAGES Rutherford draws on the events, personalities and drama of Dublin from settlement through the Easter Rebellion in this epic novel. The Dublin Saga continues with The Rebels of Ireland. (IRE145, $16.95)
Pygmalion • George Bernard Shaw LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 176 PAGES George Bernard Shaw's renowned adaptation of Ovid's classic myth, set in 19th-century London. Shaw's play features Professor Henry Higgins, who tries to transform east-ender Eliza Doolittle into a proper English lady. Unlike Ovid's Galatea, Higgins' independent-minded love interest does not acquiesce. Later adapted for musical theatre and the screen as My Fair Lady. (GBR534, $10.00)
Reading in the Dark • Seamus Deane LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Combining the intimacy of a memoir and the suspense of a detective story, this novel follows a young Catholic boy growing up in a Northern Ireland of the 1950's, dealing with a family full of secrets and a city full of hatred. (IRE59, $15.00)
The Redress of Poetry • Seamus Heaney LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER Based on a series of lectures given at Oxford, Ireland's great poet and Nobel Laureate celebrates such diverse luminaries as Christopher Marlowe, Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas and Elizabeth Bishop. For those that are interested, Heaney has written dozens of books, including a 1998 selection of poetry called Opened Ground. (IRE51, $21.00)
Rick Steves' Ireland • Rick Steves GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 536 PAGES A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves. (IRE155, $22.95)
Rivers of Ireland, An Angler's Guide • Peter O'Reilly GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • PAPER • 335 PAGES A comprehensive guide to how, where and when to fish in Ireland. O'Reilly, an officer at Ireland's Central Fisheries Board, knows his territory. Fourth edition. (IRE118, $34.95)
The Road to McCarthy, Around the World in Search of Ireland • Pete McCarthy TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2005 • PAPER • 364 PAGES 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. Unlike McCarthy, not everyone has a namesake town in Alaska with a population of 18. His journey is hilarious. A sequel to his affectionate, comic McCarthy's Bar, an account of his bar-hopping journey in western Ireland. (IRL160, $13.99)
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult • Joseph Bedier • Hillaire Belloc LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 205 PAGES This chivalric myth -- of Arthurian fame -- features a Cornish knight and an Irish princess who are under a spell of love. It's Joseph Bedier's translation (Belloc rendered Bedier's French into English in the early 1900s). (GBR246, $13.00)
Rough Guide Irish Music • Various Artists MUSIC • 2005 • AUDIO CD A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Ireland, one of the richest musical traditions of Europe. Includes traditional folk songs, ballads, and dances, as well as modern rock and pop interpertations of the classic Celtic sound. (IRE193, $14.95)
Round Ireland in Low Gear • Eric Newby TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2011 • PAPER • 328 PAGES 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. He and Wanda elect to set out in the dead of the winter (so, perhaps, they should have expected less than perfect weather!) (IRE29, $18.95)
Round Ireland With a Fridge • Tony Hawks TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Smug English comics beware. Hawks accepts a drunken bet that he could circumnavigate Ireland in one month with a refrigerator, an escapade inspired by his one and only previous visit to the country. Not surprisingly, the English author, musician and comic discovers that the Irish aren't as ridiculous as he had previously thought, but instead are a warm, generous people. He captures the spirit of the country in this deeply silly, entertaining book. The stunt inspired a media circus, including a daily radio broadcast. It was a mini-fridge. (IRE70, $14.95)
Samuel Beckett, The Last Modernist • Anthony Cronin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 672 PAGES A biography of the famously difficult Nobel Laureate Beckett, from his membership in Joyce's circle in Dublin and Paris, to his modernist plays and essays, to his death in 1989. Cronin, a Dublin acquaintance of Beckett's, concentrates on the man as an artist, and his impact on 20th-century thought and literature. (IRE36, $21.95)
Seamanship, A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles • Adam Nicolson TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2007 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A stylish writer with a romantic streak, Nicolson offers a direct, 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. He recruits his sailor-friend George; buys a nice, squat wooden boat (the Auk) for the six-month voyage; and drags along a television crew to pay for the trip. Nicolson is the author of the superb Sea Room, Life in the Hebrides. (GBR561, $13.95)
The Secret of Roan Inish • John Sayles 1995 • DVD • FAMILY Director John Sayles adapted Rosalie Fry's book "Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry" for this film about a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents on the Irish coast across from Roan Inish, the island where her ancestors once lived. She soon discovers the myth of the selkies, seals with the ability to turn into humans, and her investigations of the myth lead to more discoveries about her family's history. (IRE133, $24.95)
A Short History of Irish Literature • Seamus Deane HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER From its Gaelic origins to its contemporary achievements, this book follows the evolution of Irish literature. An excellent overview to the country's rich literary history. (IRE55, $17.50)
Silver Linings, Travels Around Northern Ireland • Martin Fletcher TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A journalist for the Times of London, Martin Fletcher went to Northern Ireland to cover peace talks and stayed for two years, interviewing locals and getting a feel for the spirit of the region. This is his account of these travels, as well as of the people, politics and traditions of Northern Ireland, infused throughout with the author's good humor and insightful reporting. (IRE146, $16.95)
Sun Dancing, A Vision of Medieval Ireland • Geoffrey Moorhouse LITERATURE • 2009 • PAPER • 280 PAGES This wonderfully inspired book carries the reader back 1000 years to Ireland's early monastic tradition. Combing scholarship and historical fiction, Moorehouse traces the influence of Vikings, Romans and Anglo-Normans on Irish culture through an imagined story of life at the monastery on Skellig Michael. The second half of the book is a more traditional history of monastic traditions in Ireland, organized thematically. (IRE13, $22.95)
The Tain, Translated from the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge • Thomas Kinsella • Louis Le Brocquy LITERATURE • 1983 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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. The action described includes cattle raids, rival armies, local royalty and superhuman efforts of our hero, the Hound of Ulster. Kinsella is an Irish poet and translator who also edited "The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse." (IRE100, $19.95)
Time Out Dublin • Sam Le Quesne GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 256 PAGES An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (IRE198, $19.95)
The Transformation of Ireland • Diarmaid Ferriter HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 884 PAGES An in depth and scholarly history of the social movements and trends that shaped 20th century Ireland. (IRE197, $24.95)
Translations • Brian Friel LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 70 PAGES The fine play about Ireland, England, and the meaning of language. The action is set in 1833 an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. (IRE127, $13.00)
A Traveller's Companion to Dublin • Thomas Pakenham ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A splendid introduction to the city. (IRE129, $16.95)
Trinity • Leon Uris LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 912 PAGES This historical epic set in the late 1800's tells the story of a forbidden relationship between a Catholic rebel and a young Protestant girl. Leon Uris describes the Irish struggle for independence from three very different viewpoints- the British, Irish Catholic and Ulster-Protestant. (IRE182, $7.99)
Troubles • J.G. Farrell LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 459 PAGES Terrifically evocative of the British Empire's decline in Ireland--and darkly hilarious, too--this is a plum of a read. You couldn't do better on an idle day than to pick this page-turner up. Farrell, who dissected the Empire in this and two other novels-- The Singapore Grip (Item SGP13) and The Siege of Krishnapur (IDA240) -- never misses a ruling-class absurdity or a violent undercurrent. (IRE171, $16.95)
Twenty Years A-Growing • Maurice O'Sullivan LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 272 PAGES O'Sullivan's lyrical, sea-drenched memoir of coming of age among the last residents, Gaelic-speaking, of on Great Blasket Island off the Dingle Peninsula. With an introduction by E.M. Forster from the original 1933 edition, photographs and illustrations. (IRE166, $18.95)
Ulysses, The Gabler Edition • James Joyce LITERATURE • 1986 • PAPER • 649 PAGES This landmark work in the history of literature is by turns a day in the life of Leopold Bloom, a reimagining of Homer's Odyssey, and a dazzling tour of turn-of-the-century Dublin. Emeritus Professor of English at Dartmouth, whose 24 lectures on Ulysses have been recorded for The Great Courses series, recommends this 1986 edition, as edited by Walter Gabler and a three-member advisory academic committee established by the Joyce estate. (IRE131, $21.00)
The Vintage Book of Contemporary Irish Fiction • Dermot Bolger LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER A wide-ranging and highly readable collection of late 20th century fiction by 50 Irish writers. This is a varied and up-to-the-minute look at modern Irish literature. Contributors include John Banville, Samuel Beckett, Roddy Doyle, Neil Jordan and William Trevor. (IRE61, $16.95)
The Walker's Literary Companion • Robert Gilbert • Anne Wallace • Jeffrey Robinson ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara. (WLK08, $24.00)
When Summer's in the Meadow • Christine Breen • Niall Williams BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 224 PAGES The second in a series of popular books about the rural life in County Clare. This time the couple turns to building a family, as they recount the adoption of their daughter. Follows "O Come Ye Back to Ireland" (IRE16). (IRE126, $12.00)
Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries • Ornella D'Alessio • Marco Santini FOOD • 2005 • HARD COVER • 324 PAGES Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)
The Year of the French • Thomas Flanagan HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 648 PAGES A marvelously detailed historical novel depicting events of 1798, when Irish patriots, aided by the French, attempted to liberate their country from English control. First published in 1979, and returned to print by the New York Review of Books. (IRE177, $19.95)

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