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Dubliners

Dubliners

by James Joyce

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

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, $11.00)

How the Irish Saved Civilization

How the Irish Saved Civilization

by Thomas Cahill

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

This best-selling history tells the generally unknown story of Ireland's preservation of classical learning in the Dark Ages. (IRE07, $15.95)

Eyewitness Guide Dublin

Eyewitness Guide Dublin

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A compact, highly visual guide to sites, attractions and places of Dublin. (IRE85, $20.00)

Dublin Map

Dublin Map

by Borch Maps

  • 2004
  • MAP

A laminated, folded map of the city center of Dublin, at a scale of 1:12,000. (IRE96, $7.95)

 
Dublin, A Cultural History

Dublin, A Cultural History


by Siobhan Kilfeather

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

This literary guide to Ireland's capital, organized by definitive events and personalities, covers Dublin's beginnings as a 10th-century Norse trading center to the establishment of Trinity College and the election of Mary Robinson. (IRE172, $24.99)

Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best

Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

Take along this handy pocket guide, which includes a map and information on city highlights. (IRE30, $11.99)

Insight Pocket Guide Dublin


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

This slim, illustrated guide features a pullout map. (IRE187, $13.95)

A Book of Migrations, Some Passages in Ireland

A Book of Migrations, Some Passages in Ireland


by 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)

A Traveller's History of Ireland

A Traveller's History of Ireland


by Peter Neville

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages


by 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. (MED07, $15.95)

The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells


by Bernard Meehan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 95 PAGES

Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)

Vanishing Ireland

Vanishing Ireland


by Turtle Bunbury | James Fennell

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 180 PAGES

Through their own words and memories, the men and women interviewd in this illustrated oral history transport readers to a time when people lived off the land and the sea, music and storytelling were essential parts of life, and a person was defined by their trade. (IRE302, $35.00)

A Pint of Plain

A Pint of Plain


by Bill Barich

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Drawing on the wit and wisdom of O'Brien, Joyce, Behan, and Synge, Barich explores Irish culture (and popularity around the world) from the vantage of the local pub. (IRE266, $15.00)

Green Shadows, White Whale

Green Shadows, White Whale


by 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 affectionately refers to as the "Devil Himself"). (IRE53, $13.99)

A Traveller's Companion to Dublin


by Thomas Pakenham

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A splendid introduction to the city. (IRE129, $16.95)

Death in Dublin, A Novel of Suspense

Death in Dublin, A Novel of Suspense


by 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)

For the Love of Ireland, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers

For the Love of Ireland, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers


by Susan Cahill

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 458 PAGES

Organized geographically, this rich anthology introduces Ireland through the words and lives of such luminaries as James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Frank McCourt and Samuel Beckett. (IRE77, $15.95)

In a Time of Violence


by Eavan Boland

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 70 PAGES

Poems of Ireland and the violences there --personal, political, historical and familial. (IRE86, $15.95)

Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

Irish Fairy and Folk Tales


by W.B. Yeats

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 380 PAGES

Edited by the Nobel Prize-winning poet who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century, these enchanting stories introduce a cast of changelings, ghosts, mermaids, demons, saints, priests and fairies. (IRE04, $16.00)

The Death of a Joyce Scholar

The Death of a Joyce Scholar


by Bartholomew Gill

  • MYSTERY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

In this eighth Peter McGarr mystery, Trinity College professor Kevin Coyle is found fatally stabbed after an annual Bloomsday tour. (IRE150, $6.99)

The Ginger Man

The Ginger Man


by J.P. Donleavy

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The rollicking tale of the young American Sebastian Dangerfield out and about in 1950s Dublin captures the spirit of the place. (IRE169, $14.95)

The Princes of Ireland, The Dublin Saga

The Princes of Ireland, The Dublin Saga


by Edward Rutherfurd

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 800 PAGES

An epic novel drawing on the events, personalities and drama of Dublin from settlement through the Easter Rebellion. (IRE145, $16.95)

The Vintage Book of Contemporary Irish Fiction


by Dermot Bolger

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER

A marvelous sampling of great writers and writing in contemporary Ireland, including Samuel Beckett, Edna O'Brien and William Trevor. (IRE61, $16.95)

Ulysses, The Gabler Edition

Ulysses, The Gabler Edition


by 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. (IRE131, $21.00)

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