The Bodhran Makers: A Novel of Ireland, Hardcover - John B. Keane

Reducere. A novel of rural Ireland: "Furious, raging, passionate and...very, very funny." -- Boston Globe "At once a rueful elegy to a vanished spirit and a ...

Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Donal Hallpelly's bodhr...

John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from when he was a young boy growing up in West Cork to traveling around Ireland making his...

Reducere. A fitting tribute to John B. Keane, for decades Ireland's favorite storyteller, this winning short story collection typifies the late author's folk...

According to the irrepressible John B Keane, "When Christmas came to our street it came with a loud laugh and an expansive humour that healed old w...

When dying Jack Flynn decides he needs a bride, so that he can sire a son, his young wife Caitlin proves feistier than he anticipated.Publisher: SP...

Reducere. Since the time when Greek sentinels lit fires on mountaintops for the use of mariners at sea, lighthouses have aided the navigation of sailors on E...

Publisher: Irish Cruising Club Publications LtdAuthor(s): Norman KeanIllustration(s): col. Illustrations, mapsPublication date: 2012Dimensions: 299...

New schools edition, with notes, of one of John B.'s finest plays which is on the Leaving Certificate curriculum for 2016

Reducere. he Coastal Atlas of Ireland is a celebration of Ireland's coastal and marine spaces. Drawing on written contributions from over 100 authors from ac...

A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient IrelandThousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a wi...

Reducere. Experience the beauty of Ireland throughout the pages of this coffee table book. View places like Wicklow, Giant's Causeway, Dublin, Belfast and a ...

This is the story of the 'failed' British Empire in Ireland and the sad end of the Tudor reign.The relationship between England and Ireland has bee...

Reducere. Did you know that a poet named William Drennan was the first to name Ireland the "Emerald Island"?He was referring to the green hills of Ireland's ...

Author's Preferred EditionFrom the best-selling author of The 13th ValleyThis is the story of two young men, one white, one black, who grew up in t...

A disturbing in-depth expos of the antidemocratic practices of despotic governments now sweeping the world.One day they'll be like us. That was onc...

The Sands of the Two Queens is a novel set in Yemen in 1993. It is the story of a group of expatriates - Americans, British and Irish - who work at...

DescriptionIn 1854, the agrarian area known as Pulaski was bisected by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, which brought with it access to new mar...

Reducere. DescriptionBrooklyn, a magical name, both fantasy and enigma. Yet despite its reputation, Brooklyn consists of provincial, suburban neighborhoods, ...

It's A Time-Travelling Journey Through Ireland ... It's A Historopedia! Buckle up and get ready to travel back in time with John and Fatti Burke's ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Brooklyn Bridge resounds throughout popular culture as an iconic image. Yet its creation was fraught with turmoil. Working with the ...

Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay...

Reducere. WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO IGNATIUS J. REILLY? In this parody of A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES by John Kennedy Toole, John Kennedy Toole Jr. plunges Ign...

Reducere. "More than any other public figure of the eighteenth century, Tom Paine strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world." So begins Joh...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Stephen (Cardiff University, UK) KiteIllustration(s): 125 BW illusNumber of pages: 360Publ...

Reducere. Provoking the Gospel of John, Years A, B, and C, the final volume in the Provoking the Gospel storytelling commentary series, spurs efforts to prov...

Reducere. A powerful and comprehensive guide for navigating the opportunities and pitfalls associated with commercial real estate from both a tactical and st...

Reducere. DescriptionThese mailable vintage-photograph postcards celebrate Colorado's ski patrol, which has grown from a volunteer operation to a professiona...

Reducere. In this alphabet book for kids of all ages by award-winning children's author Claudia Cangilla McAdam and Colorado's favorite nature photographer J...

Reducere. The church has emphasized ideas about God that have marginalized Jesus understanding of his spiritual Father, his Abba. We commonly think of God as...

DescriptionJohn Andr was head of the British Army's Secret Service in North America as the Revolutionary War entered its most bitter and, ultimatel...

The action-based guide to powerful, influential organizational storytelling Circle of the 9 Muses captures the best practices of the world's most i...

Reducere. Examines how the Irish American community, the American public, and the American government played a crucial role in the making of a sovereign inde...

Reducere. DescriptionSummer comes to Ireland and an uneasy peace holds at Loch Garman. The Northmen, eager to get to sea, work relentlessly on their ships, w...

Description This collection seeks to offer new and important insights into medicine in early modern Ireland. It situates Irish medicine in relation...

DescriptionThere is something about a shapeshifter--a person who can transform into an animal--that captures our imagination; that causes us to wan...