Hurling is Ireland’s national game – a source of fascination and pride, even to people who have never played it. Ciarán Murphy, a lifelong club footballer, used to be one of those people. Then he spent a summer trying to play hurli...More info...
The contract for this ms. has been canceled at the request of the author, 3/14/2023. A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in breaking baseballs color line by signin...More info...
This authoritative volume covers aspects of the life and enduring mathematical research of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Born in the late 19th century, Ramanujan had almost no formal training in pure mathematics. This iconic figure made extraordinary contr...More info...
Celebrate the career of heavy metals beloved Teutonic terrors, in this updated version of the first book ever on the band in any language....More info...
The latest instalment in the bestselling All The Songs series, this definitive book reveals the complete story behind every track Beyonc้ has ever released....More info...
My mother asked me several times to write a book about she and some of her ancestors that lived off the land. I always said I couldnt write a book. Ten years after her death, i found a box of her things and a story she had written about herself. I k...More info...
The real story behind Dunnes Stores, the most quintessentially Irish shop of all, and the family drama behind it This is the story of the extraordinary family behind one of Irelands most famous businesses, Dunnes Stores, over three gener...More info...
Experience the greatest races in F1 history with this official, lavishly illustrated Formula 1 book Spanning more than 70 years of incredible grand prix action, Formula 1: The Greatest Races delves into the adrenaline-fuelled...More info...
A sequel to the authors critically acclaimed Delphinium title, One of These Things First, The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls is a poison-pen, love letter to the end of an eraManhattan during the decadent, late 1970s. Picking...More info...
Magnificent ROBERT MACFARLANE Discover the many lives of Peter Matthiessen writer, naturalist, activist, CIA agent, Zen master in this kaleidoscopic biography of an American literary giant. Author of The Snow Leopard, co-fou...More info...
A fun, charming romp through the history of seventeen great writers and the cats who captured their hearts. Throughout history, cats and writers have banded together in a magical combination of comfort, companionship, and inspiration...More info...
At the age of 16, a boy amongst men, Andy Farrell made his first-team debut for Wigan Warriors – and became a father for the first time. At 18, he won his first senior international cap. At 21, he won his first Man of Steel Award for the Super...More info...
In this new volume, Peter Hennessy brings together selected journalism, unpublished lectures and new writing alongside personal recollections and reflections on his time observing post-war Britain, how it is governed and those who do the governing. ...More info...
What are the forces that shape us? In The Women, Hilton Als exploreswith breath taking originalitythe role of sexual and racial identity in marginalized lives. With a blend of fact and fiction, Als brings to vivid life a number of extraordinary char...More info...
The book You Only Live Twice takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the life of its author, navigating the challenges and triumphs of living as a transgender individual. Growing up in the tight-knit communities of West Virginia and Kentuc...More info...
