General catalogue - The O'Brien Press

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
See page A6
FICTION
See pages A13-A15
New books from The O’Brien Press
Murder, Mutiny and Mayhem
The obscure and unbelievable
stories of the Irish throughout history
who wreaked havoc from Rio
de Janeiro to China; read about
notorious grave-robbers, slavers
and mercenaries, drug lords,
pirates and cannibals.
FOOD & DRINK
See pages A15-A16
Food to Love
New paperback edition
HISTORY/16 LIVES
See page A17
Dubliners
A new edition of this
James Joyce classic:
a collection of fantastic
stories set in the Dublin
of a bygone age.
HISTORY
See pages A17-A20
The first three titles in an ambitious biographical series.
Sixteen men were executed for their role in the Easter Rising
in 1916: here their lives and sacrifices are explored in full.
‘16 Lives has set the bar for the run into 2016’ RTE Guide
‘Honor O Brolchain ... provides a most insightful portrait of her
iconic kinsman’ Irish Catholic
‘a remarkable series ... gives readers a valuable insight into
the men who were executed for their part in the 1916 Rising’
Northside People
HUMOUR
See pages A21-A23
More Stuff Irish People
Love
Do you take the ‘makings of
a fry’ on holidays, worship
Ray Houghton and know your
twenty-seventh cousin? Then
you’re Irish. And if you’re
not, this book will tell you
all you need to know about
those lucky enough to call the
Emerald Isle home.
Dark Times, Decent Men
Stories of Irishmen in World War II
Neil Richardson’s sequel to the awardwinning
A Coward if I Return, A Hero if I Fall
explores the lives of Irishmen who fought
throughout the world in the Second World
War through archives, personal letters and
writings, family stories and memorabilia.
At War WIth the Empire
Ireland’s Fight for Independence
Following the phenomenal success of
Blood Upon the Rose, Gerry Hunt tells the
story of Ireland’s War of Independence in
this stunning new graphic novel.
The Mammy, The Chisellers,
The Granny
New editions of Brendan
O’Carroll’s hilarious trilogy: the
origins of smash TV series Mrs
Brown’s Boys.
The Scrapper
A novel set in the gritty world
of boxing.
Feckin’ Book of Irish Stuff
Put down the bodhran, throw on your Aran
jumper and take a gander at this hilarious
collection of Irish stuff.
Gift of the Gab
Conversation in Ireland is a
sport, an entertainment and the
essential route to the Irish heart.
This book is a user’s manual,
not just another phrase book.
You’ll be talking like a native in
no time!