Non-Fiction - Travel
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A Secret Map of IrelandWritten by Rosita Boland.When award-winning Irish Times’ journalist Rosita Boland was a young schoolgirl she had, in common with all Irish children, a map of Ireland. Iconic in its pinks, greens and yellows, the Educational Company of Ireland map was a staple of the Irish schoolhouse. Taking her very own map from those by-gone schooldays, Rosita Boland takes the reader on a tour of Ireland, a tour like no other. |
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Brief EncountersWritten by Edith Newman Devlin.Having already made her mark with her original volume of memoirs, A Dublin Childhood, Edith Newman Devlin now delivers a further series of personal memoirs, Brief Encounters, a collection of travel writing based on trips she has made that were inspired by her many and varied literary and cultural connections. She writes about such exotic places as communist Russia, Siberia, China, Katmandu, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Africa and even Outer Mongolia with her trademark wit and compassion. |
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Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey through European StereotypesWritten by Tony Connelly.RTÉ's Tony Connelly has produced an intriguing, thought-provoking, hilarious and sometimes poignant grand tour through European stereotypes. He embarks on an odyssey through the highs and lows of European manners and mannerisms, and explores how stereotypes we hold about other Europeans have originated and evolved, if and how they are still relevant, and what they tell us about our neighbours. Are all Finns taciturn alcoholics, and if so why? How come the French are the louche lovers of Europe and not the Czechs? How valid are these notions, and what light do they shed - in the brave, new, frontierless Europe of the 21st century - on what it means to be a modern European? |
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Historic Pubs of DublinWritten by Aubrey Malone.As the most celebrated drinking city in the world, it is Dublin¹s pubs that are its defining experience. Renowned for their timeless charm, at their most lively they embody the craic of the Irish, while on a lazy afternoon they exude a quiet sense of history. Apart from being watering holes, many were once also grocers, bonders, and trading and meeting places. Others are the very stage upon which the dramas of Irish history have been played out. The story of Dublin's pubs forms a social history of the city itself with a cast of hundreds. Not just the famous (Michael Collins, James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Brendan Behan), but unsung heroes of Dublin drinking culture too: legendary brewers, barmen, publicans, and drinkers. In 'Historic Pubs of Dublin', Aubrey Malone takes us on a tour of 60 of the finest historic bars the city has to offer. Complete with maps, suggested walks, and 100 fine color photos, this is a most genial traveling companion. |
No BarriersWritten by Neal Petersen.No Barriers tells the unforgettable story of 26 year old Neal Petersen and his dream. Born in the coloured townships of Capetown, South Africa and now based in Ireland, Neal has travelled the world in a life of unparalleled adventure, heroism and exploration, culminating in near disaster mid- Atlantic, after which Neal ended up being towed into Galway by the Irish Navy. In his compelling autobiography Neal describes the personal experience of racism and apartheid in his native land, the years of diving for diamonds off the coast of Africa- and most of all – fulfilling his lifelong dream of sailing single-handed in the Transatlantic Race in his forty-foot boat Stella-r and the preparations for the 1994 BOC Around the World Race |