p.363.non-fictionA funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering told with distinctive humour and compassion. irish writers - biography, autobiography

p.208.non-fictionAn account of the communal experiment at Rahahine, County Clare 1831 - 1833collective settlements - ireland, social conditions - ireland

p.248.non-fictionErnest Wilson was a professional plant-hunter. This book is an account of his travels in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.botany - australia, botany - new zealand

p.473.fictionA novel of love found late, of hidden connections and of a journey that changes three lives forever.ireland - human relations, ireland - travel

p.201.non-fictionA collection of essays of Seamus Heaney concerning the poems of Irish/Celtic authorsenglish poetry - history and criticism, english poetry - irish authors

p.126.fictionFrank Delaney's first excursion into fiction. Spare, evocative prose and a fine sense of narrative tension.novels - ireland, fiction - irish

p.251.fictionThe inhabitants of Great and Little Toddy think they can cope with WW2 - but then the whisky runs out. Life becomes intolerable until fate delivers them a shipwreck with a cargo of whisky.hebrides (scotland) - fiction, irish fiction

p.189.fictionA novel about an Irish man, Shamus Fogarty, in New York.fiction - irish, novels - ireland

p.328.fictionA sweeping legend of Cormac mac Airt, greatest of the High Kings of Ireland which blends myth and truth.novel - ireland., fiction - ireland

p.401.fictionA subtle and enlightening novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world' especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon' but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging tainted his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s. In The Dream of the Celt, Mario Vargas Llosa, who has long been regarded as one of Latin America's most vibrant, provocative, and necessary literary voices'a fact confirmed when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010'brings this complex character to life as no other writer can. A masterful work, sharply translated by Edith Grossman, The Dream of the Celt tackles a controversial man whose story has long been neglected, and, in so doing, pushes at the boundaries of the historical novel. "In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world--especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon--but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging tainted his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s.roger casement, biographical fiction - spanish.

p.288.fictionA beautiful girl is found murdered in Sydney's Opera House. Four men are possibly involved. Scobie Malone will solve it, it the politicians will let him.fiction - australia, crime fiction - new south wales

p.222.fictionAn intense, atmospheric novel that powerfully evokes the restless, romantic days of fighting Ireland, A Death in Ireland is a literate thriller of uncommon sophistication, rich in theme, style and complexity of characters.ireland - 20th century politics, ireland - geography

p.115.non-fictionAnalysis by Donald Horne of the Australian election of 1975 whose events caused a split across the Australian community.australia - politics and government, the dismissal

p.365.non-fictionAustralia's principal scholarly commemoration of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. academic conferences - ireland, irish - australian history

p.182.non-fictionThis memoir oscillates between pathos and humour, from life in a Limerick orphanage to eventual ordination as a Church of Ireland clergyman. This memoir celebrates determination to survive. church of ireland - clergy -biography, ireland - social life and customs

p.203.non-fictionA remarkable, true story of a child survivor of an Irish industrial school, told with an extraordinary lack of bitterness for one so shockingly and shamefully treated.child abuse - ireland, catholic church - ireland - child abuse

p. 210.non-fictionThis book is a result of a journey of discovery between centuries and continents, across inner and outer landscapes. Jewish historical experience has become mainstream Australian literature.arnold zable, bialystok (poland) - social life and customs

p.116.non-fictionThis account of the Easter Rising was first published in October 1916. The text has not been revised thus it retains the sense of immediacy that makes it one of the classic works of the period.ireland - history - dublin, ireland - politics

p.296.non-fictionA memoir of life in 1960s Dublin.ireland - social life and customs, dublin - history

p.192.non-fictionAn account of an incident which occurred in County Cork between IRA and British Forces in 1921.ireland - politics and history, irish republican army

p.252.An account of the time of General Gordon in Chinachina - history, generals - great britain - biography

p.209.non-fictionThe life and times of Sir Francis Drakegreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography

p.240.non-fictionThe life and times of Nelsongreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography

p.208.non-fictionBorn in an overcrowded slum in Scotland in 1813, David Livingstone worked twelve-hour days in a cotton factory from age ten to twenty-four. But a pamphlet by Karl Gutzlaff changed his life. Resolved to become a missionary, he applied himself to medicine, self-educating and eventually qualifying as a doctor. In 1841, Livingstone left for Africa as a medical missionary, where he would stay for thirty years ... explorers - africa, missionaries - africa

p.135.non-fictionA biography of Cecil Rhodesafrica - history, south africa - politics and government

p.324.non-fictionA biography of Canadian politician Lord Strathconacanada - history, canada - politics and government

p.252.non-fictionThe autobiography of Henry Dundas in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - personal recollections, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france

p.436.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography

p.471.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography