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This is the seventh edition of Holy Show magazine, covering contemporary life and culture in Ireland as seen through the eyes of Irish artists. Hol...

From Alisha and Roisin McDonnell, founders of Sew Botanical, Embroidery: Learn in a Weekend offers a straightforward introduction to this timeless ...

Explore the meditative practice of whittling with Samuel Alexander's debut guide. This comprehensive introduction to green wood carving emphasizes ...

Master one of the earliest, simplest, and most elegant forms of photography in no time, with this no-nonsense beginner’s guide to cyanotype printin...

Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. - These are Michael Pollan's now very famous advice for how to eat.  In this pocket size paperback he expand...

In Hot Money, Klein lays out the evidence that deregulated capitalism is waging war on the climate and shows that, in order to stop the damage, we ...

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...

Banksy is probably one of the most famous artists in the world, and definitely the most famous street artists. He is also one of the few artists wh...

Manchán Magan, along with a lot of us it would seem, is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, and their connections to the natural world. ...

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...

This very funny game is an updated version of charades. Each players gets 2 cards - a thing card and a doing card which you have to act out - for e...

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...

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...

This utterly joyful flip book allows you to mix and match different incredibly bold outfits. Cut into three sections, you can be as daring as you l...

This warm, practical and witty book by Philippa Perry delves into relationships and the quality of those connections in this practical guide to eva...

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

Does anything beat jumping into the sea as the sun rises over Dublin Bay? I think not. From the Forty-foot to Seapoint, sea swimming has seen a rea...

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...

Discover the inner sanctum of Freemason's Hall, see Napoleon's toothbrush, marvel at a hoax plaque hidden in plain sight on O'Connell Bridge, try G...

A yoga book for birds of all feathers. Experience the benefits of yoga with bestselling and award-winning artist, Marion Deuchars. She believed yog...

Totally Wired provides a comprehensive retelling of the music press's history in both the US and UK, spanning from the 1950s to the 2000s and encom...

If fish don’t exist, what else do we have wrong? As a child, Lulu Miller’s scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no...