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Irish Contemporary Biography
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The Best Catholics in the World : The Irish, the Church and the End of a Special Relationship€12.99
A vivid, remarkable and original account of a people in thrall to a powerful institution- at once a lively personal odyssey, a gripping work of reporting and a humane exploration of the questions that face a country coming to terms with its complicated past.
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Fierce Appetites : Loving, losing and living to excess in my present and in the writings of the past€17.99
Every day a beloved father dies. Every day a lover departs. Every day a woman turns forty. All three happening together brings a moment of reckoning.
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The Last Good Funeral of the Year (A Memoir)Special Price €13.99 Regular Price €16.99
Moving, funny, and searingly honest, The Last Good Funeral of the Year takes the reader on a circular journey from present to past and back to the present. 'Could any true story end any other way?'
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Ash and Salt€16.99
Sarah Grace is a sexual assault survivor. On 17 July 2019, she fell asleep like any other night. A burglar broke into her apartment and attacked her as she slept. That violent assault reduced her life to ashes. This powerful account of healing and thriving is also a call to arms.
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Any Girl: A Memoir of Sexual Exploitation and RecoverySpecial Price €14.99 Regular Price €18.99
Any Girl is a ferociously honest, intensely tender and utterly unforgettable book that is as thought-provoking as it is timely.
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Haughey (Hardback)€29.99
Landmark new biography of Charles J. Haughey. With exclusive access to the Haughey archives, Gary Murphy presents a reassessment of Charles Haughey's life and legacy. Saint or sinner?
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Backstage Pass : A Life in Show Business€17.99
Pat Egan is a pioneering music and concert promoter; the first ever to stage arena concerts in Ireland with Queen in 1979 at the RDS. He is also the man behind Ireland’s first major outdoor music festival headlined by a world superstar, Bob Marley at Dalymount Park in 1980.
Lavishly illustrated with rare photos, this is your own backstage pass into the Irish music business. Backstage Pass is essential reading for all those with an interest in the music and concert scene in Ireland today. With a foreword by Billy Connolly.
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A Life in Trauma: Memoirs of an Emergency Physician€16.99
A Life in Trauma is a frank, remarkable account of a career spent helping others, sometimes at a painful personal cost, and ultimately offers a positive outlook on the potential of Ireland's healthcare system in the future.
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Gilligan : The Mob Boss Who Changed the Face of Organized Crime€18.99
Gilligan tells the story of a young man's rise through the ranks of gangland following his journey from petty thief to public enemy number one.