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The Green Flag: A History of Irish NationalismThe Green Flag: A History of Irish Nationalism by Robert Kee
Buy new: £9.06 / Used from: £4.43
Excellent objective guide to Irish history for both newcomers and the well read.
Sorcerer's ApprenticeSorcerer's Apprentice by Tahir Shah
Buy used from: £19.98
In my view Tahir Shah's best book. This has everything, travel adventures, humour, plot. Also check out BEYOND THE DEVILS TEETH, TRAIL OF FEATHERS, AND KING SOLOMON'S MINES
Looking Through GlassLooking Through Glass by Mukul Kesavan
Buy used from: £0.01
Woderfully funny book. Looks at the creation of Pakistan. The author is kidnapped by the past.....
The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion and Power in Celtic IrelandThe Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion and Power in Celtic Ireland by Mary Condren
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £10.20
This book covers new ground. It covers the "Decline of female power in western civilisation" from an irish celtic perspective. A must read.
Man of the Triple NameMan of the Triple Name by John B. Keane
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A multifaceted account of a famed matchmaker in Ireland in the 1930s onwards. This Ireland is now nearly gone, but it is true. The listmaker is from this part of Ireland.
Darkest EnglandDarkest England by Idries Shah
Buy new: £16.50 / Used from: £4.65
Simply brilliant book packed with everything you need to know about the English. Probably the most intelligent humour you will find anywhere. Also THE NATIVES ARE RESTLESS & THE ENGLISHMAN'S HANDBOOK
The LeavetakingThe Leavetaking by John McGahern
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One of Ireland's greatest writers. This is close to the bone and my favourite book by McGahern
Dead as Doornails: A MemoirDead as Doornails: A Memoir by Anthony Cronin
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £4.09
A penetrating look at the Irish literary scene in the early 1960s onwards.
Time Will Darken itTime Will Darken it by William Maxwell
Buy used from: £2.32
Hard to find better than this. Also check out THE FOLDED LEAF.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed with Our FamiliesWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
Buy new: £5.69 / Used from: £2.89
Searing account of a modern genocide in 1994. Largely forgotten.
Among the DervishesAmong the Dervishes by Omar M. Burke
Buy used from: £8.26
Simply wonderful book. Packed with info.
Adventures in AfghanistanAdventures in Afghanistan by Louis Palmer
Buy new: £8.95 / Used from: £4.49
Action packed account of travels in Afghanistan during the war with USSR.
Death and NightingalesDeath and Nightingales by Eugene McCabe
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.01
Excellent book. Thriller\History book\Drama. Top quality writing.
Dog Eat Dog: AND Little Boy BlueDog Eat Dog: AND Little Boy Blue by Edward Bunker
Buy used from: £1.25
Tough, realistic writing, from 1st. hand experience
Home Before Night (Methuen Biography)Home Before Night (Methuen Biography) by Hugh Leonard
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £1.60
Charming acount of a Dublin Childhood