The Script of the Stones

The Script of Stones follows a short walk along the dramatic clifftops of Gower, South Wales – a journey of barely half a mile that becomes an expansive meditation on nature, memory, and loss. Drawing …

V-Force

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‘Impressive… Glancey has written an engaging and affectionate account of the V-bombers, not least the figures who made it all possible.’ TelegraphTHE THREE VERY DIFFERENT models of V class bomber co …

RTE

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Since it arrived on the airwaves in 1961, RTÉ has been buffeted in different directions, eventually slipping into a steady decline which accelerated over the past decade into a catastrophe.The 2023 re …

Braver New World

‘At a time when politics and government feel so broken in so many parts of the world, this is a dose of optimism amid the gloom; stunning examples of people and places where courage has led to real ch …

The Bed Trick

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‘A brilliant analysis of the trial of Gayle Newland…Scott is a supremely good guide to this complex terrain, thoughtful, nuanced and agile’ Olivia Laing, GuardianShe said she wore a blindfold at all …

The Impossible Man

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A Guardian Best Science Book of the YearThe first biography – ‘a stunning achievement’ (Kai Bird, American Prometheus) – of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose …

Landsmart

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‘A terrific book’ Michael Morpurgo’Excellent’ Helen Czerski’A clear, concise and accessible guide to the pivotal question of our age’ Guy ShrubsoleHow can we get more from our land and meet humanity’s …

The Only Way Is Up

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‘The kind of brilliantly written polemic that Toynbee’s many fans have come to know and love…a terrific book’ Stephen Bush, Financial TimesLabour have won their most decisive victory in decades. But …

Land Smart

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‘A terrific book’ Michael Morpurgo’Excellent’ Helen Czerski’A clear, concise and accessible guide to the pivotal question of our age’ Guy ShrubsoleWe need land for so many of humanity’s growing needs, …

The Other Renaissance

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‘Enlightening and fascinating’ John Banville, Wall Street JournalThrough the lives of major figures from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, including Copernicus, Gutenberg, Luther, Catherine …

A City Runs Through Them

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An original and fascinating history of Dublin that tells the story of the city through its bridges.Dublin started life on the south bank of the River Liffey and for six or seven centuries that is more …

The Monk

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**THE EXPLOSIVE BESTSELLER, NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE GANGLAND TRIAL OF THE CENTURY**On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerry Hutch was perceived as an ordi …

The Queen

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In this original and vibrant examination of the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II, biographer and novelist A.N. Wilson paints a vivid portrait of ‘Lilibet’ the woman, and of her reign. He also cons …

Bibliomaniac

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***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***’A unique, funny picture of Britain… A love letter to bookshops and the vagaries of public transport.’ Richard Osman’Ince’s love of books is infectious.’ ‘ …

Mary Lou McDonald

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Mary Lou McDonald is the bookies’ favourite to be Ireland’s next Taoiseach. She would be the first woman to reach the office, and the first Sinn Féin leader ever to enter government in the Republic of …

Never Better

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The warm, rich and fascinating memoir of beloved broadcaster Tommie Gorman.When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had a surplus of love …