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From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh. The key feature of Cities of the Classical World is 120 specially drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughf…

How can Stoicism inspire us to lead more enjoyable lives?In the past few years, Stoicism has been making a comeback. But what exactly did the Stoics believe? In Lessons in Stoicism, philosopher John Sellars weaves together the key…

Ireland’s seashores are famous for their spectacular beauty, ranging from exposed rocky headlands that receive the full power of the Atlantic to enclosed sea loughs and sheltered mudflats. Our northern latitude means that so…

THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER. When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, international lawyer Philippe Sands begins a journey on th…

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Cork, Kerry & Southwest Ireland's Best Trips. Featur…

If you were going to do just one thing to transform your health, what would it be? We all want quick and easy ways to improve our health, but when it comes to diet, fitness and wellbeing it can be hard to separate the facts from t…

Help Detective O’Malley and his seagull sidekick, Twist, to solve the mystery of the missing Irish Crown Jewels. The jewels have been stolen from Dublin Castle and a bunch of suspects were captured on CCTV scattering in all direct…

Paul Gauguin is chiefly known as the giant of post-Impressionist painting whose bold colours and compositions rocked the Western art world. It is less well known that he was a stockbroker in Paris and that after the 1882 financial…

Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her life to the abbey. She spends her days forging iron and her evenings studying the Text, all in preparation of becoming an acolyte. Twenty-one years on this earth and she has never touched a …

Asya and Manu are looking at apartments, envisioning their future in a foreign city.Removed from the web of family and its obligations, what traditions and rituals should they establish together? As they dream about the possibilit…

Emigrating alone from Paris to New York after World War II, a young girl Gazala befriends two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala's beloved brother Samir joins her in Manhattan, this inseparable foursome becomes the beati…

'Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches': that was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva - stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life.Perhaps that's why Mine…

DESCEND INTO THE WORLD OF THE BLOODMOONS Two decades ago, the Bloodmoons ruthlessly murdered Saffron's parents, destroying her idyllic childhood.Hellbent on revenge, she lied her way into the elite Silvercloak Academy of detective…

This enchanting collection of stories once again gathers together legends and lore from across Ireland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press’ popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a second treasure trove of tales fr…

Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small mag…

Discover 100 delicious, nutritious and convenient recipes for the whole family that are only ever a freezer away. Meal prep can seem daunting, but professional chef and busy mum of two, Lou Robbie of @LittleLouCooks makes it easy …

From the Sunday Times-bestselling Patrick Bishop comes a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great and most dramatic hinge moments of WW2. When the Germans marched in and the l…

A masterclass of small-town mystery and jaw-dropping twists from Chris Hammer, the international bestselling author of Scrublands. A body has been discovered on the riverbanks of The Valley, a remote community in the hills of New …

An intimate and evocative celebration of the life and legacy of music and political icon Sinéad O’Connor, featuring writers including Neko Case, Sinéad Gleeson, Rayne Fisher-Quann, Porochista Khakpour, and more.  More than thirty …

Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his child…

Our families shape who we are. From the circumstances of our conception and the family structure we are born into, to the expectations placed upon us and the love we receive, we are formed by our social and familial network.So if …

Germany, 1918: a country in flux. The First World War is over, the nation defeated. Revolution is afoot, the monarchy has fallen and the victory of democracy beckons.Everything must change with the times. Out of the ashes of the F…

A wickedly funny and prank-filled adventure starring one of Roald Dahl’s most hilarious and popular creations, The Twits. This brand-new and deliciously revolting story is brilliantly written by internationally bestselling authors…

From the author of the Booker nominated, international bestseller Nightcrawling: a novel about the joys and entanglements of a fierce group of teenage mothers in a Florida beach town.When Adela Woods tells her parents she s pregna…

From Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning author David Almond comes a heartwarming story that shows anything is possible with imagination and trust. What should a puppet master do when he’s old and alone, and all his puppets are …

A Cosmopolitan best book about sex and intimacy that everyone should read!'Funny, wise, revelatory – a revolution wrapped in a love story' - Natasha Lunn, author of Conversations on Love'Hopeful, funny, sexy – a book I'm going to …

The moon is missing. Can it be found before disaster strikes? A comic fantasy caper with magic aplenty from a sparkling new voice in middle-grade fiction. Meet Lampwick, the keeper of the lighthouse at the top of the world.When th…

It's time to meet the real Vikings. A comb, preserved in a bog, engraved with the earliest traces of a new writing system. A pagan shrine deep beneath a lava field.A note from an angry wife to a husband too long at the tavern. Doo…

A man sits by his father's bedside and reports radically and gently until a final winter morning.His father was one of that generation of tragic smokers born right after the World War II in Bulgaria, who clung to the snorkels of t…

What if the only way to bury the truth is to bury your husband?The first attempt at killing her husband was the night of the dinner party.After forty years, Thom Graves has become an incredible disappointment to his wife, Wendy - …