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  • Homage to al-Andalus

    The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

    The Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Islamic forces in 711 AD and the Islamic presence continued in this part of Europe for 900 years. This presence left an indelible stamp in Spain and Portugal, like the wonders of the Alhambra and the Great Mosque of Córdoba. Its legacy also extends to the rich seam of learning, in science, medicine, literature and philosophy that was later transmitted to the ... Read more

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  • Catalpa

    The epic story of the greatest prison rescue in Irish history

    'An extraordinary story, vividly told with great pace and insight' DAVID MCCULLAGH'A compelling narrative for this incredible tale of fortitude and bravery' RONAN MCGREEVYCatalpa recounts one of the most daring and improbable rescue missions in Irish history, the dramatic escape of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Australia – on the farthest edge of the British Empire – and their ... Read more

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  • Victorian Dublin Revealed

    The Remarkable Legacy of Nineteenth-Century Dublin

    During Queen Victoria’s reign, in the years between 1837 and 1901, Dublin experienced great change. It slipped from its position as second city of the Empire, while at the same time it developed as Ireland’s administrative and commercial centre. The advent of the railway and steam-ship resulted in Dublin becoming Ireland’s transport hub. However, improved cross-channel communications resulted in ... Read more

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  • Beyond the Chaos

    The Remarkable Heritage of Syria

    Syria has an extensive range of historical sites and is truly part of the cradle of civilisation. It is currently not possible to visit Syria to see this exquisite patrimony: its inheritance of many civilisations. This includes the remains of the Greek, Roman, Islamic and Ottoman eras. From the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, to the perfectly preserved Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle, Syria has ... Read more

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  • Tales of the Permanent Way

    Stories from the Heart of Ireland’s Railways

    by Michael Barry ...
    From the opening of the first suburban railway in the world, the Dublin and Kingstown in 1834, Ireland was in the vanguard of early railway development. This important and engaging book sets out the history of the railway and includes the stories of the people at its heart, the permanent way. The book is splendidly illustrated with a wealth of photographs and engravings, from the past to the ... Read more

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  • The New Rules of Music Marketing

    by Michael Barry ...
    The average independent musician, that is, a musician without a major label or publishing contract, struggles to earn a living even in the best of times. Those lucky enough to be salaried musicians, such as music directors or staff composers, earn an average salary of about $35,000 a year. Of the roughly 250,000 or so who list themselves as musicians on their tax returns, 40 percent are employed ... Read more

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  • Dublin's Strangest Tales

    Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Dublin. Though this isn’t the usual side of the city the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Dublin, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the city’s bizarre history – past, present and future.Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to one of Ireland’s most beautiful, and popular, ... Read more

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  • Agents of CHAOS

    How My Coworkers Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bot

    by Michael Barry ...
    The bot arrived on a Tuesday morning in 3 cardboard boxes, which is how the office learned that its future had been ordered online. So begins this hilarious true story of what happens when a mid-size creative agency gets a workplace AI named CHAOS, an acronym that stands for Corporate Help And Operational Solutions and was absolutely reverse engineered to spell the word chaos. Told by a senior ... Read more

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  • Risk Taker, Spy Maker

    Tales of a CIA Case Officer

    "Broman's true tales of putting his life on the line recruiting and running spies in a dozen countries are the stuff of action movies." —Peter Arnett, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Live from the BattlefieldJoining the CIA after fighting in Vietnam as a Marine, Barry Broman's first posting was war-torn Cambodia. He was present at the fall of Phnom Penh in 1975, escaping just before the Khmer ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Indochina Hand

    Tales of a CIA Case Officer

    Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 35 min

    Barry Broman joined the CIA in 1971 straight out of the Marine Corps, choosing a career in intelligence largely because he wanted to spend his working life in Southeast Asia. Over the next thirty years, he had the privilege of working with brave men and women who were prepared to put their lives on the line in support of the free world during the Cold War, and he enjoyed the life of adventure he ... Read more

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  • The American Republic

    The Fourth Form Government

    C. Michael Barry is a highly interested retiree of middle class heritage who possesses college degrees that provide him with a solid foundation to analyze the workings of government.In a quest to understand the true nature of government in the United States, he examines original sources in order to analyze letters of conversations with Thomas Je?erson and other Founding Fathers and scholars.Join ... Read more

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