Nonfiction

The landscape of Ireland is rich with ancient carved stone crosses, tomb-shrines, Romanesque churches, round towers, sundials, beehive huts, Ogham stones and other monuments, many of them dating from before...

From around 750BC to 12BC, the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. With the expansion of the Roman Empire and the later Christianization of these...

How do you make your way in a fast-changing world? Why do we have less and less time? Why are some people unfaithful? Who governs the world?This book is about...

Most of us face the same questions every day: What do I want? How can I get it? How can I live more happily and work more efficiently?This updated edition...

LEARN THE TECHNIQUES YOU NEED TO STOP PROCRASTINATING AND START GETTING THINGS DONEEvery day we begin new projects, or try to find pleasure in the ones we're working on -...

A legendary performance coach shares his simple, proven, and fun methods for cultivating motivation and keeping it.To be productive and optimistic about our personal and professional lives, we want to...

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water 'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.' Roddy Doyle The Turning Tide is a hymn to a sea passage of world-historical importance....

PAPERBACK EDITION FULLY UPDATED WITH TWO NEW CHAPTERSAfter creating 12 different billion-dollar businesses and breaking dozens of world records, wouldn't you think you'd done it all?Not Sir Richard Branson. Having...

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space,...

*** Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year ***It's time to do things differently. Trust your team. Be radically honest. And never, ever try...

The Little Book of Tyrone is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about this much-loved county. Here you will find out about Tyrone's myth and legend, its...

Don't leave yet. Let there be one more piece of magic to remember the place by.Is there something especially Irish about Irish gardens? The climate, soils, availability of plants and...

Born in 1868 and executed by the British in 1916 for his role in the Easter Rising, the work of Irish national hero James Connolly has long been misunderstood. From...

An environmental history of the Irish Revolution. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to both natural and human-built landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and...

Once held up as a 'poster child' for untrammeled capitalist globalisation, the Irish Republic has more recently come to represent a cautionary tale for those tempted to tread the same...

In 2006, a previously unknown Irish technology company by the name of Steorn created headlines globally when it took out a full-page ad in The Economist, in which it claimed...

Waterford Whispers News 2019 is the sixth annual from Ireland's leading online satirical site, featuring the funniest stories of the year. Packed with brilliant satire, sharp wit and insightful social...

Are you a human sponge? Do you thirst for facts, trivia and knowledge? If so, this is the book for you!Based on the hugely popular Irelandopedia by John and Fatti...

'I have seen landscapes which, under a particular light, made me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge.' - C.S. LewisThe magnificent...

The Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society (or the R&R as it is affectionately known) has been a vibrant part of Dublin's musical landscape for 100 years. From its beginnings on...

From the salubrious offices of John O'Donoghue, the former Ceann Comhairle, to Senator Ivor Callely's long commute to work, award-winning journalist Ken Foxe provides an irresistible read.This is an eye-opening...

Some of the finest speeches ever made have been spoken in Ireland. This book highlights 45 eminent and influential speeches, from Robert Emmet's defiant speech from the dock on the...

In this masterclass of mindfulness and spiritual awareness, Fiann O Nuallain brings old Irish proverbs to life for the present generation.Proverbs stand the test of time because, as we explore...

Peter Zoeller's book of photographs places the emphasis on the man-made Irish environment. It ranges from city views, showing the bustle of the city streets and the elegance of Georgian...

The Other Crowd', 'The Good People', 'The Wee Folk' and 'Them' are a few of the names given to the fairies by people in Ireland. Honoured for their gifts and...

Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) is an indispensable insight into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers. Packed with lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and...

A New York Times Best SellerAn NPR Best Book of the YearThe epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global...

An intimate look at the legendary British designer behind Apple's most iconic products - including the Apple WatchWith the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, JONY IVE has become the...

The secret history of the invention that changed everything-and became the most profitable product in the world.Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before...

'A must-read for working women and the men who work with us, love us and support us' Hillary Rodham Clinton'Surprising and compelling' Financial TimesThe much-anticipated and inspiring memoir by Indra...

'A fearless investigative journalist and author.' PATTI SMITH'Determined, tenacious, intelligent, and honest in her approach.' ANNA BURNS'A fierce light, a formidable voice.' SINEAD GLEESONA memorial collection of writings by the...

Conamara in the West of Ireland has a strange and beautiful landscape - a landscape of intense contrasts uniquely dependent on light and shade. In daylight, a subtle radiance of...

'A fantastic, provocative book about where we are now and where we are going' Phil Simon Huffington PostAmazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the...

The Burren and the Aran Islands are renowned worldwide for their beautiful wild flowers and plants. Charles Nelson has selected 136 of the most widely occurring plus a number of...

Since the early 1990s the world has seen an explosion of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) between North and South. Mark Manger argues that current North-South PTAs are not primarily about...

"The Book of Kells" is a masterpiece of medieval art a brilliantly decorated copy of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well...

Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, shares the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book-a compilation of tools, tactics, and habits from 130+ of the world's top...

The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide, by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College...

The Book of Durrow is among the earliest surviving decorated manuscripts in north-western Europe, dating to the late seventh century AD. A masterpiece of Celtic art, it is believed to...

Available for the first time in an updated, compact paperback format, this book offers a stunning photographic survey of Ireland over the last seven decades, from the 1950s to the...

First published by Thames & Hudson in 2011, this is a book that no creative professional should be without. Written by one of the world's leading advertising men, it contains...