Academic & Professional

Deborah Cadbury / Chocolate Wars

 The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah CadburyIn 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary maker Deborah...

Leander Kahney / Jony Ive

 An intimate look at the legendary British designer behind Apple's most iconic products - including the Apple WatchWith the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, JONY IVE has become the most important person at Apple. Some would argue he always was.Steve...

Peter Jones / Tycoon (Large Paperback)

  This is the book that budding entrepreneurs everywhere have been waiting for. Dragon's Den star Peter Jones will demonstrate how anyone can become successful - you just need guts, determination and ideas. In "Tycoon", Peter offers his personal...

John Abbott / The Unfinished Revolution (Large Paperback)

  The Unfinished Revolution is essential reading not only for educators and policymakers, but for anyone who has looked at the difficulties faced by schools and the communities around them and thought, "There must be a better way." Drawing on a...

Paul Krugman / The Conscience of a Liberal (Large Paperback)

 In this "clear, provocative" (Boston Globe) New York Times bestseller, Paul Krugman, today's most widely read economist, examines the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age and the...

Augusten Burroughs / Running with Scissors (Large Paperback)

 The #1 New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Now a Major Motion Picture Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her...

Sebastian Balfour / Trinity Tales (Large Paperback)

  TCD of the sixties was an unusual, even unique institution, where a motley collection of students from England, Ireland and many other parts of the world came together at a fascinating time in the post-war period. TCD then was a remarkably...

John Kotter / Our Iceberg is Melting (Hardback)

 This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how deal with the issue of change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk. The penguins are living...

Andy Bounds / The Jelly Effect

 Like throwing jelly at a wall, poor communication never sticks.Too much information and not enough relevance is a problem thatpervades almost all business communication. So what's the answer?More relevance and a lot less jelly.The Jelly Effect...

Gillian Tett / The Silo Effect

 Ever since civilised society began, we have felt the need to classify, categorise and specialise. It can make things more efficient, and help give the leaders of any organisation a sense of confidence that they have the right people focusing on the...

Steven Poole / Unspeak (Hardback)

  Unspeak is language as a weapon. Every day, we are bombarded with those apparently simple words or phrases that actually conceal darker meanings. Climate change is less threatening than Global Warming; we say ethnic cleansing when we mean mass...

Tara Flynn / You're Grand (Hardback)

 Irish Women have been around for ages - some would say almost as long as Irish Men. We've learned a lot in that time but, until now, we haven't shared it. Perhaps being shushed by priests/foreign invaders/the wind for too long has taken its toll -...

Phil Gordon / Phil Gordon's Little Green Book (Hardback)

  Poker is hotter than ever. Tens of millions of people shuffle up and deal, log on and play, and tune in to watch televised tournaments on a regular basis. No Limit Hold'em, known as the 'Cadillac of poker', is widely considered to be the purest...

W. B. Marsh / 365 : Your Date with History (Hardback)

  Whether it is major political events like the USA's annexation of Texas (1 March) or incredible discoveries like that of Tutankhamun's tomb (26 November), every event in history happened - of course - on one of 365 days. Pore through history...

Declan Lynch / Notes from a Lost Tribe (Hardback)

 Combining the razor-sharp wit of writer Declan Lynch with illustrations and contributions from Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews.Since Declan Lynch and Arthur Mathews first shone a light into this darkest corner of the darkest living room in all...

Nigel Richardson / Dog Days in Soho (Hardback)

  Nigel Richardson first met Josh Avery when he was a boy, but it was only much later, when he hired him to decorate his house in Hampshire, that he got to know him well . Before long the decorating took second place to the anecdotes, as...

Andrea Barham / The Pedant's Revolt (Hardback)

  Aimed at pedants to know-it-alls, as well as those simply wishing to 'get it right', this book will appeal to the modern passion for factual accuracy. The ultimate book to settle any pub argument, it exposes a wide range of facts that we have...

Ray MacSharry / The Making of the Celtic Tiger (Large Paperback)

  In this work, two people who were at the very heart of the dramatic changes tell the inside story of Ireland's economic miracle. How in 1987 a minority government changed the political rule book by making dramatic cutbacks in spending, winning...

Kipling, Rudyard - Independence : Rectorial Address Delivered at St. Andrew, October 10, 1923 - 1st printing

The full published text of Kipling's speech ) on the theme of independence- in the broadest sense) delivered at St Andrews University, 1923.booklet, 32 pages, in pale blue lettered covers, published by macmillan, London in the same year. first paperback...

Alana Kirk / Daughter, Mother, Me (Large Paperback)

 'In life women can have many labels: daughter, single girl, wife, career woman, mother. I had worn them all and, while life was hectic, I was the one in control. Then four days after the birth of my third daughter, my mum had a massive stroke and,...

Mariane Pearl / A Mighty Heart (Large Paperback)

  The tragic murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is well known. Why he was in Karachi; how he saw his role as an international journalist: why he was singled out for kidnapping; and where the incredible search effort led - are the...

Robert Pierse - Road Traffic Law in the Republic of Ireland - Vintage HB 1989

A later expanded 2nd edition was published in 1995, however this does list many older precedents and examples of ( frequently arcane) roads and traffic legislation. this covers all elements of road traffic legislation and regulation, case lits and much...

Richard Branson / Like A Virgin (Large Paperback)

  Business advice from the best in the business Looking for advice in setting up your own company, improving your career prospects, or developing your leadership skills? Why not ask Richard Branson? In Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You...

Declan Treacy / Clear Your Desk!

  In this guide to clearing paperwork from the office, the author shows office workers how to: identify paperwork problems; reduce the flow of unnecessary paperwork; prioritize paperwork allowed through; develop a fast filing system, and organize...

Chip Heath / Made to Stick

 Why does fake news stick while the truth goes missing?Why do disproved urban legends persist? How do you keep letting newspapers and clickbait sites lure you in with their headlines? And why do you remember complicated stories but not complicated...

Andree Harpur / Sorted!

  Written by two experienced career guidance counsellors in an honest and clear style, Sorted! helps parents and secondary school students to negotiate the tricky process of choosing a career. With the intention of removing the stress and...

Andrew Simms / Tescopoly

 You can shop anywhere you like -- as long as it's TescoThe inexorable rise of supermarkets is big news but have we really taken on board what this means for our daily lives, and those of our children? In this searing analysis Andrew Simms, director...

P. J. O'Rourke / On The Wealth of Nations

 A New York Times BestsellerAs P. J. O'Rourke says, 'It's as if Smith, having proved that we can all have more money, then went on to prove that money doesn't buy happiness. And it doesn't. It rents it.'Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was first...

Caprice Bourret / Caprice - My Boys, My Body, My Business (Hardback)

  With intelligence, humour and poignancy, Caprice tells of her devastating medical diagnosis. From her experience of IVF, the heartache of miscarriage, and the joy of finding a surrogate to carry her and her partner's biological child.Caprice...

Wyndham Beere / Slice of Magic (Large Paperback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Maev-Ann Wren / Unhealthy State (Large Paperback)

  'Unhealthy State' is a biting portrayal of Ireland's health care system.       All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition...

Tim Wu / The Master Switch (Large Paperback)

  The Internet Age: on the face of it, an era of unprecedented freedom in both communication and culture. Yet in the past, each major new medium, from telephone to satellite television, has crested on a wave of similar idealistic optimism, before...

Fintan O'Toole / Up the Republic! (Large Paperback)

 In this important book, historians, lawyers, economists and writers come together to put a coherent case: that although the Irish economic collapse has resulted in national humiliation, renewed emigration and a decline in living standards for the...

Paul Krugman / End This Depression Now! (Hardback)

 The Great Recession is more than four years old-and counting. Yet, as Paul Krugman points out in this powerful volley, "Nations rich in resources, talent, and knowledge-all the ingredients for prosperity and a decent standard of living for...

Marc Benioff / Trailblazer (Hardback)

 'Urgent and compelling' Richard Branson'The gold standard on how to use business as a platform for change' Ray DalioFor too long, many have felt that business focuses too much on profit and not enough on its responsibilities, but now in...

Michael Holroyd / Basil Street Blues (Hardback)

  Michael Holroyd - the most famous biographer in Britain - turns his attention upon himself and his own family in BASIL STREET BLUES (the title comes from the Basil Street Hotel where the author was conceived in the 1930s). Born into a family...

John Naughton / A Brief History of the Future

 The only book that tells the whole story of the internet from its origins in the 1940s to the advent of the worldwide web at the dawn of the 21st centuryThe Internet is the most remarkable thing human beings have built since the Pyramids. John...

Jamie Bartlett / The People Vs Tech

 **Winner of the 2019 Transmission Prize****Longlisted for the 2019 Orwell Prize for Political Writing**'A superb book by one of the world's leading experts on the digital revolution' David Patrikarakos, Literary Review'This book could not have come...

James P. Womack / Machine That Changed the World

 This volume carefully traces the rise of the Toyota system from its take-off point in Ford's mass production system to its spread across the world, starting with the NUMMI joint venture with General Motors in California and now advancing in Europe,...

Asne Seierstad Seierstad / The Angel Of Grozny : Life Inside Chechnya

  In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. ?sne Seierstad reported regularly on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live...

Catherine Conlon / Sonas: Celtic Thoughts on Happiness

 Whether revealed as something to be glimpsed, grasped, sought after or savoured, here a host of Irish people express what happiness means to them, in diverse and often deeply personal ways. Not all are well-known, but each one has done something...

Greg Mortenson / Three Cups Of Tea

 'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die.'Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief,...

Alexis Stenfors / Barometer of Fear

 The LIBOR affair has been described as the 'biggestbanking scandal in history', a deception affecting not only banks but alsocorporations, pension funds and ordinary people.But was this just the tip of the iceberg?Was the scandal the work of a few...

David Smith / Something Will Turn Up : Britain's Economy, Past, Present and Future

 As the prevailing winds of the global economy have changed, so Britain has been buffeted from boom to bust and back again. But how much is our country's economic landscape shaped by the huge forces of international capital - and the hope that...

Tom Hopkins / How to Master the Art of Selling

  Tom Hopkins earned himself over one million dollars in his first three years as a salesman. Here, in his first book, he sets down the key secrets of his success. His methods emphasize the need to escape from a fear of failure. His techniques...

Susie Boyt / My Judy Garland Life

 Fascinating and extraordinary, thrilling and poignant, My Judy Garland Life will speak to anyone who has ever nursed an obsession or held a candle to a star.Judy Garland has been an important figure in Susie Boyt's life since she was three years...

Marybeth Bond / Gutsy Mamas : Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mothers on the Road

  In only three months, Travelors' Tales Gutsy Women has gone to its second printing. Its popularity has inspired award-winning editor/author Marybeth Bond, mother of two, to make her next book Travelers' Tales Gutsy Mamas, a book of tips and...

John Curry / Irish Social Services (Large Paperback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Laurance Linford / Tony Hillerman's Navajoland : Hideouts, Haunts, and Havens in the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Mysteries (Large Paperback)

  In more than a dozen novels set in the American Southwest, Tony Hillerman's heroes, Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee, travel the mountains, deserts, and towns of the Four Corners tracking wrongdoers. In       All of...

Christopher Rigby / Categorically Quizzes: Answer Link Quizzes

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

John G. Murphy / Make Your Will : The Irish Guide to Putting Your Affairs in Order

  Make Your Will: The Irish Guide to Putting Your Affairs in Order by John G Murphy and Jason Dunne, is the first Irish published and Irish content guide to planning and writing a will and organising one's estate in the proper fashion...

Richard Templar / Rules of Management : The Definitive Guide to Managerial Success (Large Paperback)

 Some people seem to be naturally great managers. They glide effortlessly onwards and upwards through all the politics, the system, the people problems, the impossible targets, the work overload and all the nonsense that goes on. They say the right...