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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $53, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXIRE89)		  
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)		   Dubliners
How the Irish Saved Civilization  •  Thomas Cahill
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 236 PAGES
Subtitled "The untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe," this national bestseller tells the generally unknown story of Ireland's preservation of classical learning in the Dark Ages. This island of saints and scholars, monks and scribes labored to reproduce important texts and spread the learning as they evangelized Europe. This book is a very interesting look at this forgotten chapter in history. (IRE07, $15.95)		   How the Irish Saved Civilization
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 Dublin
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 Map



Also Recommended

Dublin, A Cultural History  •  Siobhan Kilfeather   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Take along this handy pocket guide, which includes a map and information on city highlights. (IRE30, $11.99)
 		  
Insight Pocket Guide Dublin  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim, illustrated guide features a pullout map. (IRE187, $13.95)
 		  
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, $16.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  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 in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)
 		  
Vanishing Ireland  •  Turtle Bunbury  •  James Fennell   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Bill Barich   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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  •  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 affectionately refers to as the "Devil Himself"). (IRE53, $13.99)
 		  
A Traveller's Companion to Dublin  •  Thomas Pakenham   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A splendid introduction to the city. (IRE129, $16.95)
 		  
Death in Dublin, A Novel of Suspense  •  Bartholomew Gill   • MYSTERY  •  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  •  Susan Cahill   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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  •  Eavan Boland   • LITERATURE  •  Poems of Ireland and the violences there --personal, political, historical and familial. (IRE86, $15.95)
 		  
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales  •  W.B. Yeats   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  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)
 		  
The Ginger Man  •  J.P. Donleavy   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Edward Rutherfurd   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  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)
 		  
Ulysses, The Gabler Edition  •  James Joyce   • LITERATURE  •  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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