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  • The Orange Order

    by Mervyn Jess ...
    Born out of bloodshed, sustained by sectarianism and shrouded in secrecy, the Orange Order is one of the most abiding and controversial religion-based organisations in Europe, if not the world. A Catholic cannot join: its doors are open only to those who profess Protestantism.BBC journalist Mervyn Jess, who has written extensively on Orange issues, strips away the mystery and myths of the Order ... Read more

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  • In Titanic Times

    A look at Ordinary Lives in an Extraordinary Time.

    by Frank Cox ...
    This is not a boring history book. Instead, it takes a sympathetic look at some very  ordinary people in a very extraordinary time.  Of interest to anyone whose forefathers left Ireland in the late 19th or early 20th century. Contains informative and graphic accounts and photographs of the lives of both rich and poor, in Belfast while the Titanic was being built. ... Read more

    $4.07 USD

  • How To Be A Yogi

    How To Be A Yogiby Swami AbhedanandaYoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines that originated in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Major branches of yoga in Hindu philosophy include Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga (think about yourself), Bhakti Yoga (pray to God, the Guru or to your inner self), and Hatha Yoga (body ... Read more

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  • Green Against Green – The Irish Civil War

    A History of the Irish Civil War, 1922–1923

    Michael Hopkinson's Green Against Green is the definitive study of the Irish civil war, putting in perspective a bitter and passionate conflict, the legacy of which still divides Irish society today. Widely praised and frequently cited as the most authoritative work on the subject, it continues to hold its place as one of the finest works on modern Irish history. Unlike the Easter Rising and the ... Read more

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  • Pursuit of the Heiress: Aristocratic Marriage in Ireland, 1740-1840

    The Pursuit of the Heiress is a new, greatly enlarged and more widely focused version of what the late Lawrence Stone described as ‘a brilliant long essay or short book on the subject of the role of heiresses among the Irish aristocracy’, which was published by the Ulster Historical Foundation under the same title in 1982 and has long been out of print.The new book comes to the same broad ... Read more

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  • Eyewitness to Irish History

    Through sources ranging from ancient forsundun (praise songs) and the hero kings to newspaper accounts, public decrees, and even graffiti, this book offers vivid portraits of major events and everyday life in Ireland through the centuries—beginning with Golamh, the legendary leader of the band of Iberian Celts who settled the island more than three thousand years ago, and concluding with gripping ... Read more

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  • Victorian Dublin Revealed

    The Remarkable Legacy of Nineteenth-Century Dublin

    During Queen Victoria’s reign, in the years between 1837 and 1901, Dublin experienced great change. It slipped from its position as second city of the Empire, while at the same time it developed as Ireland’s administrative and commercial centre. The advent of the railway and steam-ship resulted in Dublin becoming Ireland’s transport hub. However, improved cross-channel communications resulted in ... Read more

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  • The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

    by Meda Ryan ...
    Liam Lynch, Chief-of-Staff of the IRA, was known as 'The Chief' among Republicans, particularly in the First Southern Division. Many of his comrades have wondered why he did not get the recognition he deserved, even though he had been offered the position of Commander-in-Chief of the army in December 1921. Some felt that in the documentation of history, de Valera overshadowed him, while others ... Read more

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  • Random Musings

    Reflections of a Black Intellectual

    Random Musings: Reflections of a Black Intellectual focuses on the various racial and cultural challenges facing African-Americans in the context of present day educational, political, and historical realities. The text touches on a wide array of issues, including the psychology of race and power, the plight of the modern black intellectual, and the need to enhance the educational standing of ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Story of Beatrix Potter

    “Sumptuous…a fitting legacy for a pioneering conservationist who helped save thousands of acres of the Lake District” – The Mail on Sunday, August 2016To this day, Beatrix Potter’s tales delight children and grown-ups around the world. But few people realise how extraordinary her own story is. She was a woman of contradictions. A sheltered Victorian daughter who grew into an astute modern ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Irish Volunteer Soldier 1913–23

    Series Book 80 - Warrior
    The political situation in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century was characterised by crisis and change.Armed rebellion against the British Crown, the prosecution of the Anglo-Irish War, the emergence of the Irish Free State, and the eruption of the Civil War over the treaty with Great Britain ensured that the birth of the modern Irish nation was bloody and difficult.This book details the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Vision in Action

    Working with Soul & Spirit in Small Organizations

    Series series Anthroposophy in Life
    "We recognize that we have moved into a new globalism: that the world is one, economically and geopolitically; and that futurists extol the possibilities opened up by the new complex of silicon-based electronic interactive networks. Yet, at the same time, our thinking about who we are and what we are capable of as human beings remains pitifully inadequate and largely determined by nineteenth ... Read more

    $8.99 USD