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Irish Contemporary Biography
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Thunder and Lightning: A Memoir of Life on the Tough Cul-de-Sacs of Bangor€18.99
So close to the Troubles, yet so far away, Thunder and Lightning is the story of one boy’s journey through the rather soft side of life in a town which lacked tough streets but boasted many cul-de-sacs.
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We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958€15.99
We Don't Know Ourselves is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand modern Ireland. Fintan O'Toole's magnificent history of Ireland in his own time.
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The Yank: My Life as a Former US Marine in the IRASpecial Price €14.99 Regular Price €16.99
Crawley is blisteringly candid about the people he worked with and unflinching in his commentary on the IRA leadership. Through it all comes the steadfast voice of a man on a mission, providing an evocative and passionate account of where that mission led him and why.
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Unlocked : An Irish Prison Officer's Story (Large Paperback)€17.99
McDonald dealt with notorious household names like John Gilligan, Christy Kinahan, Brian Meehan, Dessie O'Hare and, more recently, killers like Graham Dwyer, in his average working day.
BOOKS OF THE MONTH
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Love from the Pink Palace : Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret through the AIDS Crisis€18.99
It's a Sin's Jill Nalder tells the true story of her life during the AIDS crisis, and that of friends and colleagues, doctors and nurses, activists and fundraisers.
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On Seamus Heaney (PAPERBACK)€15.99
A vivid and original account of one of Ireland's greatest poets by an acclaimed Irish historian and literary biographer.
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The Troubles with us€12.99
Warm, embarrassing and full of love and insight, The Troubles with Us is a hilarious and moving account of the madness and mundanities of life in Northern Ireland during the thirty-year conflict.
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Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?Special Price €10.50 Regular Price €12.99
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? is a book about a family of argumentative, loud, musical, sarcastic, grief-stricken siblings, shepherded into adulthood by a man whose foibles and reticence were matched only by his love for his children and his determination that they would flourish.
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Living With My Century: A Memoir€25.00
Professor Eda Sagarra, born in 1933, has been significant and influential figure in Irish and European academic policy-making, contributing to the early development of the Erasmus scheme.
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Joyrider : How gratitude can help you get the life you really want (Hardback)Special Price €17.99 Regular Price €21.99
How gratitude can get the life you really want... 'Gratitude is your soul's superfood, but cheaper than goji berries, and twice as good for you. I like to think of it as mindfulness for cynics or the "gateway drug" to spirituality.