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ARCHITECTURE/ART Between the Mountains and the Sea Peter Pearson The fifth edition of this bestseller includes a new full-colour introduction which examines the dramatic changes to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown county over the last ten years. Illustrated with over 700 photographs, old prints, new maps and historic etchings. 416 pages/photographs, maps ISBN 978-0-86278-977-0 €19.99 hb/Rights available W Rowan Gillespie - Looking for Orion Roger Kohn A fascinating glimpse into the world of renowned Irish sculptor Rowan Gillespie. A highly illustrated, sensitively designed book which provides an insight into the creative process as well as an alluring catalogue of Rowan’s work. 160 pages/illustrations ISBN 978-1-84717-076-7 €30.00 pb Rights available W(EL) Peter Pearson’s Decorative Dublin Peter Pearson A feast for the eye, celebrating the city’s decorative surfaces in ironwork, brickwork, stone, glass, plaster; its fanlights, doors and windows. Peter Pearson describes the rich and abundant decorative details that combine to make Dublin a visually rich and historically textured city. Illustrated throughout with over 100 photos. 160 pages/full colour/€19.99 hb ISBN 978-0-86278-784-4 Rights available W Four Roads to Dublin A History of Rathmines, Ranelagh and Leeson Street Deirdre Kelly A fascinating journey through the rich history, streetscape, architecture and lives of the famous inhabitants of Dublin’s most important eighteenth- and nineteenth-century suburbs. Illustrated with maps, photos and drawings. 256 pages/photographs, maps ISBN 978-0-86278-702-8 €14.99 pb Rights available W Irish Stone Walls History, Building, Conservation Patrick McAfee A unique guide to Ireland’s famous stone walls, from a master stonemason. The variety and beauty of traditional walls and buildings is explained, alongside step-by-step instructions on building your own stone walls. 176 pages/illustrations ISBN 978-1-84717-234-1 €17.99 pb/Rights available W Stone Buildings Conservation, Restoration, History Patrick McAfee The follow-up book to the best-selling Irish Stone Walls. Describes how to build, conserve and renovate stone buildings using authentic, age-old techniques, including lime mortars, lime washes and other finishes. 224 pages/illustrations ISBN 978-1-84717-210-5 €19.99 pb Rights available W BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR NEW Murder, Mutiny & Mayhem The Blackest-Hearted Villains from Irish History Joe O’Shea This dramatic and entertaining book explores 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 – all hailing from Ireland. 256 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-299-0 €12.99 pb Rights available W. NEW EDITION Wild Irish Women Extraordinary Lives from History Marian Broderick A marvellous collection of over seventy biographies, detailing the lives of extraordinary women from Ireland’s past – from patriots to pirates, warriors to writers and mistresses to male impersonators. 368 pages/photographs ISBN 978-1-84717-368-3 €12.95 pb Rights available W Rights sold US/CAN A6
Your Dinner’s Poured Out Paddy Crosbie Dublin 1913 to 1930, a tumultuous and exciting time in the city’s history. Paddy Crosbie catches that tumult and conveys that excitement in this childhood memoir of city life. A cast of brilliant characters surround the young Crosbie, all vividly etched into hilarious life. Here is a born storyteller. 224 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-304-1 €9.99 pb Rights available W Tony Gregory Robbie Gilligan The biography of a true Irish political legend, who made his name as a grassroots community activist and went on to hold the balance of power in Ireland. A politician of rare integrity and passion, he helped to lift his people from poverty and neglect. 264 pages/photographs ISBN 978-1-84717-226-6 €19.99 pb Rights available W I Was a Boy in Belsen Tomi Reichental with Nicola Pierce Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust and was the subject of the documentary ‘Till The Tenth Generation’, gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. 304 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-227-3 €14.99 pb Rights available W The Most Famous Irish People You’ve Never Heard Of Colin Murphy Irish people have left their mark on virtually every corner of the globe. This fascinating book tells the stories of the Irish who are justly celebrated in their adopted homelands, but virtually unknown in Ireland. 424 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-163-4 €12.99 pb Rights available W This is My Life Mary Byrne with Eddie Rowley The remarkable life of Mary Byrne, including her early days and first signs of singing talent, her family life in Dublin, her life-changing experience on X-Factor, and subsequent success including the X-Factor tour, release of her first solo album, ‘Mine and Yours’, and performing with Neil Diamond at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. 272 pages/photographs ISBN 978-1-84717-310-2 €9.99 pb Rights available W Our Joe Joe Dolan by the People who Knew him Best Eddie Rowley A treasure trove of memories of Joe Dolan: the showbiz legend, family man, friend and devil-may-care character who never forgot his roots despite finding fame and wealth beyond his dreams. Featuring Ben Dolan, Larry Gogan, Brian D’Arcy, Finbar Furey, Daniel O’Donnell and many more. 368 pages/photographs ISBN 978-1-84717-275-4 €11.99 pb Rights available W Vet on the Loose Gillian Hick A highly amusing account of the author’s work as a vet in Dublin and in the wilds of County Wicklow. As well as animals and their ailments, she has to contend with matchmaking mothers and macho farmers who want to know ‘where is the real vet?’ 256 pages ISBN 978-0-86278-925-1 €11.95 pb Rights available W Vet Among the Pigeons Gillian Hick A great variety of stories from the everyday life of a vet. Six-foot-long snakes, hefty bulls, tiny kittens, strange birds – and sometimes even stranger humans – they’re all here in a humorous, entertaining collection. 256 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-208-2 €11.99 pb Rights available W A7
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