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-a selection of books that reflect our modern world.

  • Dublin by Evelyn Hofer

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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...

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  • The Late Night Writers Club

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    The Late Night Writers Club sees a talented, but rather annoying, writer struggle through writer's block to complete his first novel. Tortured by h...

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  • Social Capital orange book cover with black and white text and image of an eye with blue iris

    Social Capital

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     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...

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    A Little History Of Dublin

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    A little history of Dublin is a whirlwind tour through this little city through the ages through engaging stories told by curator and founder of th...

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  • Mini Stories

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

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  • Should All Drugs be Legalised orange and blue book cover with yellow spine

    Should All Drugs be Legalized?

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    An emotive and often polerising topic, in this edition of The Big Ideas, Matta Busby brings a carfully constructed, balanced and nuanced appraisal ...

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  • Changing World

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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...

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  • On Being Unreasonable

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    What is unreasonable? This is the deceptively simple question posed by Kirsty Sedgman is explored and dissected in this well-researched, thoroughly...

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  • An Irish Atlantic Rainforest

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    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, ...

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  • An Irish Folklore Treasury

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    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...

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  • Gaffs: Why No One Can Buy a House

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    Our homes have been the frontline of defence during the COVID19 pandemic - as all over the world we were told to 'stay home' to  help stop the spre...

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  • Listen to the Land Speak

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

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  • Three Castles Burning

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    Based on the excellent podcast of the same name. Donal Fallon's book traces the history of Dublin through the history of 12 well known city centre ...

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  • Letters of Note: Mothers

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    This lovely little book collects a number of letters by and for mothers written by a number of well know figures; including George Bernard Shaw, Be...

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  • Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers & Other Irish Words for Nature

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

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    Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life

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    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...

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    Holy Show - Contemporary Irish Life & Culture, Issue 5

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    This is the fifth edition of a new magazine of contemporary life and culture in Ireland as seen through the eyes of Irish artists. Holy Show presen...

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    The Kitchen Garden

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    With a focus of plants that will end up on the dinner plate, The Kitchen Garden is a practical illustrated guide to growing edible plants from sowi...

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    Should We All Be Vegan?

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    In this world we live in sometimes arguments can be presented in very binary, black and white, good vrs bad. But reality is never so straight cut. ...

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  • Do We Have to WOrk? book cover with yellow spine and image of a yellow hamster in a running wheell on a blue cover
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    Do We Have to Work?

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    A question we probably have all asked ourselves on a Monday morning, Do We Have to Work? We define ourselves by our jobs, we have internalised beli...

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    The Preserving Garden

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    A delight to the eyes, this beautifully laid out book is a catalogue of ways on how to use garden produce to provide food all year round. It steps ...

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    It's OK to be Angry About Capitalism

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      It’s OK to be angry about capitalism. No really, it's not only okay; it's maybe even a perfectly rational reaction in these turbulent times. In h...

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    On the Scent

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     There have been many polls done to find what the best smell is; with vanilla, fresh cut grass and freshly ground coffee all tend to rank high. We ...

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    Climate Worrier: A Hypocrite's Guide to Saving the Planet

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    It seems like you could spend your entire life trying to be kind to the planet, and it still wouldn't be enough. Maybe you grow your own organic ve...

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