Academic & Professional

Rob Moore / Life Leverage

 You are just one small step away from the life you know you deserve. It's time to leverage your life.Life Leverage means taking control of your life, easily balancing your work and free time, making the most money with the minimum time input &...

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...

Joseph OConnor / Sweet Liberty : Travels in Irish America (Hardback)

  In this tour across America, the author discovers how Irish the seven Dublins within seven different states are. The book also investigates how much Irish music, from its traditional ballads and folk songs to the band U2, has influenced...

The Secret Barrister : Stories of the Law and How It's Broken (Hardback)

 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction AwardShortlisted for Waterstones Book of the YearShortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year'Eye-opening, damning and hilarious' Tim Shipman, author of All Out War...

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 -...

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...

Michael McCaughan / Coming Home (Large Paperback)

 'Some part of me believed I would become a more complete person if I spoke Irish, more in tune with my roots, my identity, my very being.''I was one of the 1.8 million people who claimed to speak Irish ... but like most of that cohort I was faking...

Gus Smith / John B : The Real Keane (Large Paperback)

 John B. Keane is one of Ireland's most popular playwrights. With his plays now reaching the cinema, his work has become known to an international audience. 30 years after John B. Keane made his professional debut as a playwright, biographers Gus...

Joseph Stiglitz / Freefall (Large Paperback)

  This devastating and inspiring book, by one of the world's leading economic thinkers, lays out not only the course of the financial crisis which began in 2007, but also its underlying causes, and shows why much more radical reforms are needed...

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...

Angela Bourke / Maeve Brennan

  Born in Dublin in 1917 to politically active parents, Maeve Brennan's childhood in Ireland was moulded by the cultural ideologies of nationalism and lit by the creative energy of the Abbey and Gate theatres. She was seventeen when her father...

Daniel Goleman / The New Leaders

 As business reinvents itself at broadband speed, what makes leaders effective has inevitably been transformed. Old assumptions and old modes no longer hold; a new style of leadership that works has emerged amidst the chaos of change. This new...

Janet Frame / An Angel At My Table

 One of the great autobiographies of the twentieth century ... A journey from luminous childhood, through the dark experiences of supposed madness, to the renewal of her life through writing fiction. It is a heroic story, and told with such engaging...

Jared Diamond / Collapse

 From groundbreaking writer and thinker Jared Diamond comes an epic, visionary new book on the mysterious collapse of past civilizations - and what this means for our future. Why do some societies flourish, while others founder? What happened to the...

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...

Dan Ariely / Behavioural Economics Saved My Dog

 Internationally bestselling author Dan Ariely brings his unique perspective to bear on a maelstrom of life's problems - from how to deal with a Christmas card list that's fast becoming unmanageable to whether or not you should have children.Ariely...

Will Hutton / The Writing On The Wall

 China constitutes a fifth of the world's population. Over the last twenty years its economy has doubled to make it the fifth largest economy in the world; if the pace is repeated over the next twenty it is set to become second only to the US. The...

Mark J. Penn / Microtrends

 Should cars now come with matching lipsticks? Why is the number of left-handers increasing? And where are all the tattoo boutiques?Welcome to the surprising world of microtrends, where Snowed-Under Slobs are increasing in number - but so are...

Susie Dent / What Made The Crocodile Cry?

 The Blackout Crew have a song with the title 'Put a donk on it' - but what is a 'donk'? Which ending came first: '-ise' or '-ize'? Where does the idea of a 'white elephant' come from? Who decides on the collective noun for something? And what is it...

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...

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...

Tom Lyons / The FitzPatrick Tapes

  One day in May 2009, Sean FitzPatrick - the disgraced former chief executive and chairman of Anglo Irish Bank - sat down to lunch in a Holiday Inn in Dublin. Across the table sat Tom Lyons, a business reporter with the "Sunday Times". Seven...

Bruce Patton / Difficult Conversations

 What is a difficult conversation? Asking for a pay rise, saying 'no' to your boss or spouse, confronting a friend or neighbour, asking a difficult favour, apologizing. We all have conversations that we dread and find unpleasant. But can we develop...

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...

Peter Randall / Adult Bullying : Perpetrators and Victims (Large Paperback)

 The frequency and severity of personal harrassment is a problem that is only just beginning to be uncovered. In Adult Bullying, psychologist Peter Randall uses the voices of both bullies and victims to reveal the misery that many adults endure.He...

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,...

H. W. Fowler / Fowler's Modern English Usage

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Arthur Miller / Timebends : A Life

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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...

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...

Stephan Schiffman / 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople

 Now you can join the hundreds of thousands of salespeople who have followed Stephen Schiffman's advice and watch your performance soar. Schiffman lets you in on the industry's best-kept secrets.Learn how to convert leads to sales, motivate yourself...

John Curry / Irish Social Services (Large Paperback)

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Christopher Rigby / Categorically Quizzes: Answer Link Quizzes

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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...

Kelley / Ccai: Test Facilitators Guide (Large Paperback)

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