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  • American History Bite-Sized

    The Making of the USA in over 150 Moments

    Series Book 1 - Bite-Sized
    Celebrating 250 years of America, this is the definitive and entertaining tour through the moments that have shaped the USA.American History Bite-Sized offers an engaging and accessible overview of the events that have shaped the United States. This informative guide brings clarity and context to over 100 significant moments in American history, from Columbus to Nixon, and from cowboys to the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • A Woman Lived Here

    Alternative Blue Plaques, Remembering London's Remarkable Women

    by Allison Vale ...
    'A pretty awesome present for the feminist in your life' - Caroline Criado Perez, OBE, author of Do It Like a WomanAt the last count, the Blue Plaque Guide honours 903 Londoners, and a walking tour of these sites brings to life the London of a bygone era. But only 111 of these blue plaques commemorate women.Over the centuries, London has been home to thousands of truly remarkable women who have ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • You Know You're Middle-Aged When...

    Do you feel like all your friends are 'getting old and boring', but you are getting younger by the day? Can you be heard saying the phrase '40 is the new 20'? Is your wardrobe on-trend, but for the second time round? It's official, you're in denial. You are middle-aged! You Know You're Middle-Aged When... is a hilarious collection of stories, anecdotes and quotes about other people's mid-life ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • Just Mary: A Political Memoir From Mary O'Rourke

    by Mary O'Rourke ...
    In this memoir Mary O' Rourke writes, with remarkable candidness and humour, of personal and political events; of the many senior political figures with whom she worked, including Charles Haughey and Bertie Ahern; of her life with her beloved husband Enda; of her two dear Brians, both of whom died before their time; of her successes and disappointments. She does all this with honesty, energy and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sh*t My Dad Says

    “This book is ridiculously hilarious, and makes my father look like a normal member of society.” —Chelsea HandlerTuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious book about a son’s relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name.A few months ago, comedy writer Justin Halpern, 29, found himself living at home with ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Voices from the Grave

    Two Men's War in Ireland

    by Ed Moloney ...
    A candid and brutal account of murder, abduction, and violence during the Troubles in Northern Ireland-from two men on opposite sides of the conflict.After 'the long war' in Ireland came to an end, very few paramilitary leaders on either side spoke openly about their role in that bloody conflict, but in Voices from the Grave, two leading figures from opposing sides reveal their involvement in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Me Talk Pretty One Day

    by David Sedaris ...
    This vibrant collection of expat essays from legendary humorist David Sedaris is a cause for jubiliation.Sedaris's move to Paris in the early aughts inspired hilarious pieces, such as "Me Talk Pretty One Day", about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration—"You Cant Kill the Rooster" is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Dad Is Fat

    by Jim Gaffigan ...
    Jim Gaffigan never imagined he would have his own kids.Though he grew up in a large Irish-Catholic family, Jim was satisfied with the nomadic, nocturnal life of a standup comedian, and was content to be "that weird uncle who lives in an apartment by himself in New York that everyone in the family speculates about." But all that changed when he married and found out his wife, Jeannie "is someone ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Early Irish Myths and Sagas

    First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Couplehood

    by Paul Reiser ...
    In the tradition of the #1 best-seller SeinLanguage, Bantam Books proudly presents the first book by Paul Reiser, television's sharpest, funniest observer of love, marriage and other mysteries of life. A veteran comic performer, Reiser is best-known as the co-creator and star of the highly-rated NBC comedy, "Mad About You", which Time Magazine called "The season's best new sitcom" in its 1992 ... Read more

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  • About Time

    Surviving Ireland's Death Row

    by Peter Pringle ...
    Law and justice are not always one and the same. On the 27 November 1980, Peter Pringle waited in an Irish court to hear the following words: 'Peter Pringle, for the crime of capital murder … the law prescribes only one penalty, and that penalty is death.' The problem was that Peter did not commit this crime. Facing a sentence of death by hanging, Peter sought the inner strength and determination ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • You Can Have a Dog When I'm Dead

    Essays on Life at an Angle

    Hamilton Spectator columnist Paul Benedetti’s essays paint a wonderfully funny portrait of family life today.Paul Benedetti has a good job, a great family, and successful neighbours — but that doesn’t stop him from using it all as grist for a series of funny, real, and touching essays about a world he can’t quite navigate.Benedetti misses his son, who is travelling in Europe, misplaces his ... Read more

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