General catalogue - The O'Brien Press
General catalogue - The O'Brien Press
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NEW<br />
Dark Times, Decent Men<br />
Stories of Irishmen in World War II<br />
Neil Richardson<br />
Irish Book Award winner Neil Richardson<br />
presents his second highly illustrated war<br />
collection of dramatic first-hand stories. He<br />
shines a spotlight on some of the 130,000<br />
‘decent’ Irishmen and women who served<br />
in the ‘dark times’ of the Second World War.<br />
Seven thousand were never to return.<br />
“When I think of ... Irish heroes ... I can only<br />
pray that in years which I shall not see, the<br />
shame will be forgotten and the glories will<br />
endure” Winston Churchill<br />
352 pages/photographs & memorabilia<br />
ISBN 978-1-84717-297-6<br />
€19.99 pb/Rights available W<br />
A Coward if I Return,<br />
A Hero if I Fall<br />
Stories of Irishmen in<br />
World War I<br />
Neil Richardson<br />
In 1914-1918, two hundred<br />
thousand Irishmen went<br />
to war. At least thirty-five<br />
thousand never came home.<br />
Those that did were scarred<br />
for the rest of their lives.<br />
A precious collection of<br />
veterans’ stories as told by the families, military records,<br />
diaries, poignant letters and telling documents.<br />
Irish Book Awards: Non-fiction book of the year<br />
368 pages/photographs & memorabilia<br />
ISBN 978-1-84717-131-3<br />
€19.99 pb/Rights available W<br />
AWARD-WINNER<br />
O’BRIEN EXPLORING SERIES<br />
A18<br />
Exploring the Book of Kells<br />
George Otto Simms<br />
Illus. David Rooney<br />
A world-renowned authority offers a compact,<br />
illustrated guide for all ages to an outstanding<br />
national treasure. He introduces the monks who<br />
made the book and guides the reader through<br />
the intricate detail of this ancient and exotic<br />
book.<br />
AWARDS Bisto Book of the Decade Award<br />
RAI Special Merit Award<br />
72 pages<br />
Colour facsimiles, reconstruction drawings<br />
ISBN 978-1-84717-077-4<br />
€9.99 pb<br />
French: ISBN 978-1-84717-109-2 €11.99 pb<br />
German: ISBN 978-1-84717-107-8 €11.99 pb<br />
Japanese: ISBN 978-1-84717-115-3 €14.99 pb<br />
Rights available W<br />
Brendan the Navigator<br />
George Otto Simms<br />
Illus. David Rooney<br />
Brendan’s famous account of his voyages<br />
and the extraordinary imagery and unusual<br />
events of this ancient story, known all over<br />
the world in the Middle Ages.<br />
AWARD Bisto Book of the Decade Award<br />
96 pages/illustrations<br />
ISBN 978-0-86278-960-2<br />
€6.99 pb/Rights available W<br />
Exploring the Spanish Armada<br />
Winifred Glover<br />
A detailed account of the Spanish Armada,<br />
this book also describes the excavations<br />
which have unearthed many treasures from<br />
the shipwrecks along the Irish coast.<br />
136 pages/illustrations, maps, colour section<br />
ISBN 978-0-86278-646-5<br />
€11.41 hb<br />
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Saint Patrick<br />
Ireland’s Patron Saint<br />
George Otto Simms<br />
Illus. David Rooney<br />
<strong>The</strong> unique life of Patrick as he<br />
wrote it in his Confession, and the<br />
legends surrounding his deeds.<br />
104 pages/illustrations<br />
ISBN 978-0-86278-749-3<br />
€4.99 pb<br />
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Celtic Way of Life<br />
Curriculum Development Unit<br />
Illus. Josip Lizatovic (plus photographs)<br />
<strong>The</strong> story of how the Celts lived in ancient<br />
Ireland – their houses, food, weapons, modes<br />
of transport, social structures, beliefs and their<br />
pagan festivals and rituals.<br />
96 pages/illustrations<br />
ISBN 987-0-86278-563-5<br />
€6.99 pb<br />
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Exploring the World of Colmcille<br />
also known as Columba<br />
Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald<br />
Illus. Stephen Hall<br />
A simple and accessible account of the life of this<br />
famous saint, who founded the<br />
monastery at Iona. Draws on history, art,<br />
literature and archaeology to tell his story.<br />
112 pages/illustrations<br />
ISBN 978-0-86278-665-6<br />
€7.61 pb<br />
Rights available W