A Narrow Sea: The Irish-Scottish Connection in 120 Episodes (Bardon Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

A Narrow Sea: The Irish-Scottish Connection in 120 Episodes (Bardon Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

The first history of the special relationship between Ireland and Scotland from acclaimed historian Jonathan Bardon, based on his BBC Radio series of the same name. A Narrow Sea explores the myriad connections, correlations, personalities and antagonisms that have, over the centuries, defined the

A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes (Bardon Jonathan)(Paperback)

Jonathan Bardon covers all the obvious things: the invasions, battles, development of towns and cities, the Reformation, the Georgian era, the Famine, rebellions and resistance, the difference of Ulster, partition, the twentieth century. What makes his book so valuable, however, are the quirky

The post-crisis Irish voter: Voting behaviour in the Irish 2016 general election (Marsh Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Provides the definitive study of voting behaviour in the 2016 Irish

Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills - Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide(Pevná vazba)

The Corbetts & Other Scottish Hills was first published in 1990 as a companion volume to the Scottish Mountaineering Club's comprehensive guide to The Munros. This new edition has been fully updated by both previous and new authors and is complemented throughout by new mapping and a large number of

Sean Scully: Land Sea: Land Sea (Scully Sean)(Pevná vazba)

Published for the 56th Venice Biennale, a complete monograph devoted to the Irish-born American-based painter and printmaker who has twice been named a Turner Prize nominee. Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1945, Sean Scully has gained international prominence as one of the most admired contemporary

My Heart's in the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems (Morgan Gaby)(Pevná vazba)

My Heart's In the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems is a glorious collection of classic poems and verse introduced by the acclaimed poet, John Glenday. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These

A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander (Melville Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

The story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling evil down through the centuries, Highlander fused a high concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo pioneer and Queen's explosive soundtrack to become a cult classic. When two budget-conscious American producers took a chance on a college

Irish Literature in Transition: 1980-2020: Volume 6 (Falci Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Irish Literature in Transition, 1980-2020 elucidates the central features of Irish literature during the twentieth century's long turn, covering its significant trends and formations, reassessing its major writers and texts, and providing path-making accounts of its emergent figures. Over the past

Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse (Stutzman Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

In the hilarious follow-up to Llama Destroys the World, author/illustrator team Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox give Llama another shot at saving the world...from himself, in Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Llama's back and ready to destroy the world AGAIN... this time with his best camelid,

Cross-Check (Lollar Phil)(Pevná vazba)

The Blackgaard Chronicles introduces stories based on classic episodes of the Adventures in Odyssey audio program.In this third installment of The Blackgaard Chronicles, the evil Dr. Regis Blackgaard continues to scheme through his henchmen to gain access to Whit's End and the Applesauce program

A Scottish Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Scotland's Kids (McCartney Tania)(Pevná vazba)

Therefore the Truth I Speak: Scottish Theology 1500 - 1700 (MacLeod Donald)(Pevná vazba)

The Scottish church was forever altered by the arrival of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Its legacy endured, and provoked a flurry of theological re-examinations which form the foundation for much of our modern understanding of Reformed Theology. In this informed and accessible

Irish Urban Fictions (Beville Maria)(Pevná vazba)

This collection is the first to examine how the city is written in modern Irish fiction. Focusing on the multi-faceted, layered, and ever-changing topography of the city in Irish writing, it brings together studies of Irish and Northern Irish fictions which contribute to a more complete picture of

Legacy of the Lions - Lessons in Leadership from the British & Irish Lions (Hastings Gavin)(Pevná vazba)

The Battlecruiser Hood (Roberts John)(Pevná vazba)

The destruction of the HMS Hood by the Bismarck in 1941 was one of the most shocking episodes in the history of the Royal Navy. Built during World War I, the Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. For the first time, this volume in the renowned

The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in Us Politics (Perry Caitriona)(Pevná vazba)

Dark Blue Blood - Scottish Rugby In The Black And White Era (Finan Steve)(Pevná vazba)

Treasure Island (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Pevná vazba)

Stevenson's great adventure story, set in the 18th century, was conceived in the Scottish Highlands, where the author and his 12-year-old stepson amused themselves by making a map that showed the location of buried treasure on an island. The illustrations first appeared in

The Big Book of Favourite Irish Myths and Legends (Potter Joe)(Pevná vazba)

In this beautifully illustrated book readers are introduced to the greatest Irish stories of all time. From tales of the mighty Fianna and the great warrior C chulainn, to star-crossed lovers Diarmuid and Gr inne, and Deirdre and Naoise, these wonderful, classic stories are retold in a more modern

Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales(Pevná vazba)

The perfect gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore. These lrish tales are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They were passed down through the ages virtually

The Skinny (Wells Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

As a boy in preparatory day school in upstate New York in the 1970s, Wells's teacher abuses and humiliates him for his size, forcing Wells, for the first time, to question his right to take up space in the world. Wells's father, reading his weight as a clear deficit of masculinity, and perhaps

Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies (Coxon Peter)(Pevná vazba)

It reviews a number of significant advances in the last three decades on the understanding of the pattern and chronology of the Irish Quaternary glacial, interglacial, floristic and occupation

In Search of a Better Life: British and Irish Migration (Davis Graham)(Pevná vazba)

This book of new research will challenge the traditional narratives of Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. It will argue that most of the migrants were not forced by circumstances to leave their country but looked forward to a

Clodagh's Suppers - Suppers to celebrate the seasons (McKenna Clodagh)(Pevná vazba)

120 inspiring seasonal suppers from Irish chef and Evening Standard columnist Clodagh