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This strikingly beautiful book of photographs focuses on the photos Hofer took on behalf of the publisher Harper & Row in 1965 and 1966 documen...

This beautifuly presented little mini book is an homage to the brilliant, everyday, ordinary and extraordinary things all around us. A collabration...

On the Beara peninsula, a picturesque part of West Cork, stands a 73 acre rainforest. It might not have the same plants and animals as the Amazon, ...

John Creedon (Creedo to his pals) has a way with words, as any listener of his radio programme can agree with.  Here, he turns his skill to a colle...

Our ancestors who lived here in Ireland centuries ago lived lives we would barely recognize. Their society praised the poets, monks, wise women, an...

Harrison Gardner is an Australian eco-builder and designer who finds himself in the west of Ireland, living an enviable sustainable life. He has co...

The words gathered in these pages, matched with evocative illustrations by Steve Doogan, should leave you with no uncertainty about the poetry, wis...

Scoop is a biannual magazine sharing the inside story on all things Irish Food. The theme of this, the second issue, is 'eat your feelings'. With s...

Where are all the women in art? ' HERE! here they are!  Following on from the Guerrilla Girls provocative question 'Do women have to be naked to ge...

Author Sarah Raven has two aims for her garden at all times. For it to be beautiful by being jam-packed full of flowers at all times - and it has t...

Learn all about the magic of seeds with this beautifully illustrated book. Author Clare Gogerty lives on a smallholding in Herefordshire where she ...

Scoop is a biannual magazine sharing the inside story on all things Irish Food. The theme of this, the inaugural edition, is the question 'what is ...

Award-winning chef Graham Herterich (who you may know from The Cupcake Bloke) first learned to bake at a young age, taught by his beloved granny. T...

Ireland is a land of magic, with loads of cool places steeped in folklore and mythology. This gorgeous illustrated book is a guide to some of Irela...

 Gardening can be a bit of a fuss. Digging around in the soil, pulling out the weeds. It's a lot of hassle, and sometimes we just can't be bothered...

We all want to be a bit more self-sufficient. Grow vegetables in the garden, bake our own bread, and maybe even build our own furniture. But when y...

Starting with a clear out of his loft, consummate raconteur Jarvis Cocker tells the story of his early life through a consideration of the seemingl...

Is he a shitehawk or a messer? A gombeen or a dope? Take the decision-making out of your trash talk and fire out hilarious one-line insults left, r...

Wabi Sabi is a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth a...