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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to Rise of Medieval Europe (Hinges of History) by Thomas Cahill Publisher Comments A delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little known "hinge" of history in which the author shows that the Irish were not only conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol of Friendship, Loyalty, and Love by Malachy McCourt Publisher Comments New York Times best-selling author Malachy McCourt recounts the story of the Claddagh Ring, a timeless symbol of loyalty, friendship, and love worn by millions in Ireland and around the world. Following the success of his Running Press titles Danny Boy... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Everybody Matters: My Life Giving Voice by Mary Robinson Publisher Comments One of the most inspiring women of our age, Mary Robinson has spent her life in pursuit of a fairer world, becoming a powerful and influential voice for human rights around the globe. Displaying a gift for storytelling and remembrance, Robinson reveals... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain Publisher Comments Nuala O'Faolain attracted a huge amount of critical praise and a wide audience with the literary debut of Are You Somebody? Her midlife exploration of life's love, pain, loneliness, and self- discovery won her fans worldwide who write and tell her how... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Irish Dreams by Steven Rothfeld Publisher Comments They are merry and mournful, comic and poignant, dwelling on the everyday and the primordial. . . So writes Edna O'Brien of the beautiful photographs in Irish Dreams. In this romantic voyage, Steven Rothfeld pairs his dreamy Polaroid transfer prints with... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir by Evelyn Doyle Publisher Comments In the slums of Dublin in 1953, Evelyn Doyle's mother ran off with a lover, abandoning her family and leaving Evelyn's father to care for six children. Already struggling to support his children as a painter and decorator, Desmond Doyle faced the fact... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hope and History: Making Peace in Ireland by Gerry Adams Publisher Comments The unique inside story of one of the most controversial public figures, Gerry Adams. Here he reveals the truth behind the headlines of how the peace process was begun and how it was brought to fruition. Perhaps the single most important book yet to be... (read more) Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Farewell To Arms From Long War To Long Peace in Northern Ireland by Michael Cox Publisher Comments The last decade has been the most momentous in Northern Ireland's checkered history--a 30 year war finally and painfully began to wind down, starting in August 1994 with the first Republican cease-fire and concluding more than three years later with the... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes by Terry Golway Publisher Comments For the Cause of Liberty is the story of Irish nationalism, from the legendary king Brian Boru, who united the chieftains of Ireland to drive out the Vikings, to the still-unresolved conflict in Northern Ireland. In a fast-paced narrative, Terry Golway... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Atlas of Irish History by Sean Duffy Publisher Comments Explore the story of Eire, Ireland, a nation and people of powerful independence, pride, and culture. Forty-five double-page spreads frame all major events in the island's history with authoritative but accessible text, period art and photos, and... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Irish Poetry and the Construction of Modern Identity by Stan Smith Synopsis Among its various progenitors, literary Modernism can number two major Irish writers, James Joyce and W. B. Yeats, and a third, Samuel Beckett, who carried the 'revolution of the word' into a second generation. Yet Ireland as a nation came late to... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Irish Famine: Impact, Ideology and Rebellion (British History in Perspective) by Christine Kinealy Publisher Comments The potato famine of 1845-51 was a pivotal event in the development of modern Ireland. No aspect of Irish life was untouched by the crisis. Kinealy offers not just a general history of the famine, but an illuminating exploration of aspects which have... (read more) List Price $47.75 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Irish Eccentrics: A Selection by Pe Somerville Large Publisher Comments A "rare gallery of human curiosities -- William... (read more) Your price: $3.48 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Irish Famine by Cathal Poirteir Publisher Comments The most wide-ranging series of essays ever published on the Great Irish Famine.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Irish History of Civilization Volume 2 by Don Akenson About the Author Don Akenson is the author of numerous books including Surpassing Wonder: The Invention of the Bible and the Talmuds (nominated for the Governor General's Award) and most recently Some Family: The Mormons and How Humanity Keeps Track of Itself. He... (read more) List Price $67.25 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Secret History of the IRA by Ed Moloney Publisher Comments Filled with disclosures and based on the author's unprecedented access to the Irish Republican Army, this explosive book sparked controversy when it was first published in hardcover. Delving deeply into the inner workings, furtive plots, and deadly... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Encyclopaedia of Ireland by Brian Lalor Publisher Comments Complete one-volume reference guide with a full A-Z listing of all things Irish past and present. Over 950 contributors and 750 full colour illustrations.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story by Angela Bourke Publisher Comments In 1895, Bridget Cleary, a strong-minded and independent young woman, disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first her family claimed she had been taken by fairies-but then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Bridget's husband,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Bobby Sands: Writings from Prison by Bobby Sands Publisher Comments Bobby Sands died in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh on 5 May 1981 after sixty-six days on hunger strike. He was world-famous by the time of his death, having being elected to the British Parliament while on hunger strike. In prison, Sands secretly wrote on... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of Ulster by Jonathan Bardon Publisher Comments A History of Ulster achieves what few other books have attempted--a comprehensive account of the province, spanning nine thousand years of social, political and economic life: the early settlements; the Viking and Norman invasions; the plantations and... (read more) List Price $36.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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