Quick view My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die by Kevin Toolis Now: €5.00 MSRP: €11.25 Was: Death is a whisper in the Anglo-Saxon world. But on a remote island, off the coast of County Mayo, it has a louder voice. The local radio station runs a thrice-daily roll-call of the recently departed.The islanders keep vigil with… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes TPB Now: €5.99 MSRP: €21.25 Was: BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan Now: €5.99 MSRP: €13.75 Was: From the back of the van to the front of the bar, from the hotel room to the emergency room, Mark Lanegan takes us back to the sinister, needle-ridden streets of Seattle, to an alternative music scene that was simultaneously burst… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view South: The Race to the Pole by National Maritime Museum Now: €9.99 MSRP: €23.99 Was: The late 1890s saw the start of a 'heroic age' in polar exploration. This book tells the story of three men who were to embody the spirit of the time - driven by courage, determination and ambition, to be the first to discover the… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit Now: €5.99 MSRP: €21.25 Was: "Outside my work the thing I care most about is gardening" - George Orwell. Inspired by her encounter with the surviving roses that Orwell is said to have planted in his cottage in Hertfordshire, Rebecca Solnit explores how his in… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Lonely Boy: Musings on Death, Mental Health and Relationships by Daragh Fleming Now: €15.00 MSRP: Was: Daragh Fleming’s honest portrayal of mental health, wellbeing and recovery opens with a quote from Seneca, Moral Letters that states: ‘I will keep constant watch over myself.’ Throughout Fleming’s ‘Lonely Boy’, loss, friendship an… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant Now: €17.99 MSRP: Was: "A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. It is an honour to be invited in on these diaries. I cannot remember being so moved by a book" … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Pádraig Ó Laoghaire (1870–1896): an Irish scholar from the Béarra Peninsula by Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail Now: €30.00 MSRP: Was: The focus of this book is an utterly neglected, important figure from the period leading up to the foundation of the Gaelic League and the early years of that movement, Pádraig Ó Laoghaire (1870–1896) from the Béarra Peninsula in … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Diary of an Activist by Orla Egan & Megan Luddy O'Leary Now: €20.00 MSRP: Was: Diary of An Activist is a social activism memoir journeying through vegetarianism, anti-nuclear and CND protests, feminist and queer activism, lesbian parties, coming out and becoming a parent. It features quirky Cork locations li… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Molly Keane by Sally Phipps Now: €5.99 MSRP: €25.00 Was: Molly Keane (1904 - 96) was an Irish novelist and playwright (born in County Kildare) most famous for Good Behaviour which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Hailed as the Irish Nancy Mitford in her day; as well as writing … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A Book of Days by Patti Smith (HB) Now: €31.25 MSRP: Was: A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith's singular aesthetic - inspired by her wildly popular Instagram… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Irish sporting lives ed by Terry Clavin and Turlough O'Riordan Now: €19.95 MSRP: Was: Serial winners and glorious losers, heroes andvillains, trailblazing women, role models and rogues,all are here; so too are audacious sporting founders,enduring legends and forgotten or overlookedgreats. Through a selection of six… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Love in a Time of War: My Years with Robert Fisk by Lara Marlowe Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: The Irish Times bestseller 'A gripping tale of savagery and courage' Noam Chomsky 'Fascinating and captivating' Irish Times 'A beautiful book... Full of pain and longing but also joy, adventure, and excitement' Janine di Giovanni … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Life Begins in Leitrim: From Kurdistan to Croke Park by Zak Moradi HB Now: €18.50 MSRP: €22.99 Was: The road to Croke Park can be a long one, but for Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi it was longer than most. Born in a refugee camp in Ramadi, Iraq, at the height of the Gulf War, Zak spent his formative years living under the oppressive … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view These Precious Days by Ann Patchett Now: €12.50 MSRP: Was: In her new collection, with her trademark blend of wryness, intelligence and wisdom, Ann Patchett explores family, friendship, marriage, failure, success and how all these forces have shaped her as a writer. Ranging from the perso… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story: Autobiography by Bono Now: €25.99 MSRP: €31.25 Was: Bono - artist, activist and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2 - has written his autobiography: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he's lived, the challenges he's faced a… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Ship Beneath the Ice by Mensun Bound Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: The extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice. Its… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Something in the Blood by David J. Skal Now: €9.99 MSRP: €21.25 Was: Bram Stoker, despite having a name nearly as famous as Count Dracula, has remained an enigma. David J. Skal, in a psychological and cultural portrait, exhumes the inner world and strange genius of the writer who conjured an undyin… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever Now: €7.99 MSRP: €25.00 Was: New York Times bestseller An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the l… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view I Die in a Good Cause: Thomas Ashe: A Biography by Sean O. Luing Now: €6.99 MSRP: €25.00 Was: Originally from west Kerry, Thomas Ashe was a schoolteacher in north County Dublin and a founding member of the Irish Volunteers. During the 1916 Rising he commanded the Fingal Battalion of the Volunteers, who were tasked with des… Add to Cart The item has been added