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The terrifying effects of a warming planet are as impossible to ignore as they are hard to contemplate, making it hard at times to pick through the...

High Society explores the proliferation of mind-altering substances both around the world and throughout history. Cultural historian Mike Jay discu...

Author Rehana Begum trained on Savile Row and taught sewing for years, so she knows how to introduce beginners to their sewing machines without str...

Based on the hilarious twitter feed @theirishfor, Motherfocloir, by Darach o Seaghdha is an incredibly funny book about the Irish language. Featuri...

Mushrooms have existed for millennia, and have always fascinated us. We've used them  for food, medicine, and expanding our consciousness. Fungi ha...

Find out if you’re a millennial with this book that will separate the avocado lovers from the baby boomers. You may have been born between 1981 and...

 Social media has been shaping the lives of millions here in Ireland, and billions around the world over the last 3 decades. As each new platform h...

This labour of love from author Chris Haughton uses the lens of information to explain why the world is like it is. His beautifully illustrated an...

 This beautifully presented book is twofold. It is a carefully curated mix of poems, song lyrics, ponderings, debates, and deliberations, all cente...

The Celtic Myths is accessible for readers new to Celtic mythology, but satisfyingly detailed in its analysis of contexts, cultures and archaeology...

A collection of 36 curious stories about overlooked aspects of Irish history told in a very entertaining style, you'll definitely learn a thing or ...

A stunning visual showcase of Led By Donkeys’ artistic acts of resistance against years of inept, corrupt and venal rule in Britain. From being cha...

They say money makes the world go around, but just exactly why is that? Where did it come from, why was it invented and why do we let it have so mu...

Find out if you’re a Gen Z with this book that will separate the iPod kids from the Walkman kids. You may have been born between 1997 and 2012 but ...

This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their di...

There are few writers like Blindboy, and this book is one that is hard to describe. Absorbing and hard to put down, it is packed full of stories an...