Nonfiction

"Was I, perhaps, castrato/a? Was the truth behind my oblivion that I had no sex?"At the airport, Pat - an Anglo-Irish character of undetermined gender at the heart of In...

THE FIERCEST, MOST POWERFUL RETELLING OF 2025: A STORY OF AMBITION, FEMALE OPPRESSION AND UNSTOPPABLE HUNGER . . .'Rich and daring. This is everything I dream of in a novel'...

Sometimes it's necessary to push beyond the usual limits of themediation process to achieve deeper and more lasting change.Mediating Dangerously shows how to reach beyond technical andtraditional intervention to the...

The Living Garden is the book for all gardeners (whether new or experienced) who want to work in tune with nature to create a beautiful space. Jane Powers shows that...

The first definitive biography of revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson-an iconic and trailblazing figure in LGBTQIA+ history-unveiling her life, profound impact, and enduring legacy. "Thank God the revolution has begun,...

100 Queer Films identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements, and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. In addition to those films that...

What if we could do better than the family?We need to talk about the family. For those who are lucky, families can be filled with love and care, but for...

LONGLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022'Anyone wanting an example of never being beaten should look at the incredible Francis Benali.' - Alan Shearer'Honest, revealing story of a...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring is your passport to having big experiences on a small budget, offering the most relevant,...

Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world.'An astonishing book about an extraordinary subject'...

In the nineteenth century, here in Ireland, we started to walk away decisively from a native language that was a way of seeing and knowing things. In the twentieth century...

This is the autobiography of a young American boy dying of AIDS. Anthony Johnson was born in 1977 and for 11 years was physically and sexually abused by his parents....

Composting is easy, fun, saves you money and helps you to grow lovely plants. Whether you live in a flat with a balcony or have a family and garden that...

'What beautiful writing, crafting, and pacing. And what a heart Amy Griffin has. Your own heart will break, and mend, as you read' Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling...

You can't beat just-picked strawberries, raspberries and crunchy crisp apples for taste and wholesome nutrition. In "Grow Your Own Fruit", Royal Horticultural Society experts reveal the skills you need to...

This book considers the role of critics and observers, the role and treatment of the press within Zimbabwe and the often contradictory responses to Mugabe from the international community. It...

Helen Dillon is revered worldwide as one of the most skilled and perceptive gardeners of our time. In this book she encapsulates, in her inimitably witty and accessible style, her...

This is the beginner's guide to starting your own vegetable patch however big or small. The basic section at the beginning of the book guides you through the things you...

From the host of RTE's Primetime and author of The Reluctant Taoiseach, the widely acclaimed biography of John A. Costello, Rise 1882-1932 is the first volume of a major two-part...

Autobiography of Mark Twain READER'S EDITION Now Available! Half the Size, All the Twain! ISBN 978052027255 "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And...

Marion Meade's engrossing and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most captivating womenIn this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the charm and the dark side of...

What is it like to be in the I.R.A. - or at their mercy? This fascinating study explores the lives and deaths of the enemies and victims of the County...

FOREWORD BY ALAN WARNER'A book that sets new standards for rock biography' GuardianReissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, On Some Faraway Beach is the first and only...

A groundbreaking guide to sexuality that dispels the stale cultural attitudes about sex that leave too many feeling inadequate, and offers an expansive, attachment-based framework to free us and develop...

Shakespeare's sonnets of 1609 are as thrilling and persuasive today as they were when they were first published: perhaps no collection of verses before or since has so captured the...

In 1977, 17-year-old Steven Hamper was a stonemason in the dockyards of Chatham, Kent. His heart, however, beat in sync with the punk rock tremors of the era, seduced by...

Updated edition with many more biographies and a new introduction by the author.Spies, snipers, couriers, gun-runners, medics, women played a major role in the fight for Ireland's freedom, risking loss...

The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years ago during the 1916-23 revolutionary period. Each volume is introduced by Fearghal...

The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years ago during the 1916-23 revolutionary period. Each volume is introduced by Fearghal...

The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years ago during the 1916-23 revolutionary period. Each volume is introduced by Fearghal...

Sean Lemass is generally regarded as the man most responsible for the modernisation of Irish society. This book considers how Lemass evolved as a key figure in Fianna Fail governments...

The fifth Earl Spencer was lord lieutenant of Ireland twice (1868-71, 1882-5). It was a problematic office, combing both symbolic, constitutional aspects with an administrative role that could embroil it...

How societies use the past is one of their most revealing traits. Using this insight "Ireland's Polemical Past" examines how the inhabitants of nineteenth and twentieth-century Ireland plundered their pasts...

'An entertaining and thought-provoking antidote to the tyranny of numbers in the modern world.' -Alex Bellos, author of Can You Solve My Problems?'A smart and insightful read that will totally...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWNLONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE'A masterly account' THE TIMES'A brilliant book' OBSERVER'Excellent . . . a timely, wise and fair-minded meditation on a singular...