Politics and Science Books
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The Master and His Emissary
€19.00by Iain McGilchrist 'One of the few contemporary works deserving classic status.'--Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times 'Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative 'master' the right. Brilliant and… -
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Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul
€13.00by Stuart Cosgrave 'Cosgrove's soul-boy credentials are well established, and he focuses here on a key year in the development of black music' - Sunday Herald -
Being Mortal
€15.00by Atul Gawande A deeply affecting, urgently important book - one not just about dying and the limits of medicine, but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity and joy. (Katherine Boo, author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers) -
The Glass Castle
€13.00by Jeannette Walls Now a major motion picture starring Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. -
12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next.
€16.00by Jeanette Winterson 'Her writing engulfs you in lucid, fairytale-like realities that take you on gender-bending and time-warped explorations of religion, love, sex, and sexual identity.' Independent -
The Night She Disappeared
€15.95by Lisa Jewell 'Oh my God, so good. A head-scratching, heart-racing, page-turning triumph - I think this might be my favourite Lisa Jewell yet.' LOUISE CANDLISH 'No one thickens a plot like Lisa Jewell. I couldn't put this book down. Jewell… -
Broken Greek
€13.00by Pete Paphides A love letter to cheesy 1970s pop ― Telegraph Funny and evocative ― Guardian A sweet and funny ode to the power of music ― The Times -
Women in the Picture: Women, Art and the Power of Looking
€16.95by Dr. Catherine McCormack ‘Essential reading … gripping, inspirational, beautifully written and highly thought-provoking.’ Dr Helen Gørrill, author of Women Can't Paint -
Great Women Artists
€49.95"...A wide-ranging collection of exceptional work by women."―O, The Oprah Magazine "An epic survey."―Harper's Bazaar -
On Photography
€13.00by Susan Sontag 'Sontag offers enough food for thought to satisfy the most intellectual of appetites' The Times 'A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have made in our way of looking at the world, and at ourselves'… -
Ways of Seeing
€13.00by John Berger One of the most influential intellectuals of our time - Observer -
Understanding a Photograph
€13.00by John Berger One of the most influential intellectuals of our time - Observer -
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
€13.00by Kassia St. Clair The history of the world through the eye of a needle... Fascinating... I recommend this book to anyone ― THE SPECTATOR A charming, absorbing and quietly feminist history that takes us on a journey from the silk roads… -
100 Artists’ Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists
€16.95Edited by Alex Danchev 'The Manifesto is remarkable for its imaginative power ... it is the first great modernist work of art' Marshall Berman -
Van Gogh’s Ear: The True Story
€16.95by Bernadette Murphy This book has the pace of a detective novel, sending fresh blood pulsing through an old tale as Murphy recreates the heartbreaking drama of Van Gogh’s loosening grip on reality. ― Daily Mail -
A Forger’s Tale: Confessions of the Boston Forger
€13.50by Shaun Greenhalgh The riveting account of how Britain's most prolific and versatile forger hoodwinked the art world. -
Playing to the Gallery
€11.00by Grayson Perry 'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times -
Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
€13.00by Olivia Laing 'Never has a publication been more timely' - Dazed 'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art’ - Telegraph -
Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes
€13.00by Claire Wilcox 'A strange and mesmerising piece of work' Sunday Times 'An absolute masterpiece' Laura Cumming 'An uncommon delight' Observer -
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Women, Race and Class
€13.00by Angela Y. Davis The power of her historical insights and the sweetness of her dream cannot be denied ― The New York Times -
Women Don’t Owe You Pretty
€15.95by Florence Given 'An incredible mouthpiece for modern intersectional feminism.' - Glamour -
Fight Like A Girl
€13.00by Clementine Ford ‘There’s a wonderful book by Clementine Ford that I advise every woman, and especially young women, to read called Fight Like a Girl.’ (Kate Beckinsale) -
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
€7.00by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today – written as a letter to a friend. -
We Should All Be Feminists
€7.00by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. -
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Blank Pages and Other Stories
€17.50by Bernard MacLaverty MacLaverty locates the precise point where life bleeds into art, and art into life. Even in the briefest of his stories his themes emerge slowly, unforced, as if pondering themselves; like the best writers through the ages, he is… -
The Island of Missing Trees
€17.50by Elif Shafak 'A wise novel of love and grief, roots and branches, displacement and home, faith and belief. THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES is balm for our bruised times' David Mitchell 'An outstanding work of breathtaking beauty' Lemn Sissay… -
A Keeper
€11.00by Graham Norton 'Magnificent ... his writing is evocative and perfect. His grasp of human loneliness and longing is beautiful and comforting.' MARIAN KEYES 'I raved about Holding two years ago ... A Keeper is even better. A powerful, very sad story, beautiful writing,… -
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