A compilation of the childhood memories of Irish people in the public eye.
Find out how Feargal Quinn aimed to protect Ireland from wartime air raids by picking daisies in a Clontarf field together with other unusual reminisences.

A captivating autobiographical account of Catherine's life as she tries, and ultimately succeeds in escaping the clutches of alcoholism. She 'lands in Alcoholics Anonymous' and meets Charlie Gallagher who becomes her sponsor and mentor. He steers her through a sequence of challenges and setbacks and even a suicide attempt, always guided by his wisdom and sense of humour, characteristics that don't leave him to his dying moments. This is a captivating book about recovery and hope. Charlie and Me has a good healthy dose of humour that carries it along and will also appeal to those in the addiction professions, i.e. doctors, nurses, facilitators, those who work with addicts, anyone involved with alcoholism

In March 1970 a nineteen-year-old singer from Derry won the Eurovision Song Contest. The win stunned Ireland. It was the first such victory in the hugely popular contest.

A collection of letters from celebrities written to their sixteen-year-old selves

Published in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy, the Dictionary of Irish Biography is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical reference work available both in print and online for Ireland.

The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead.

This 250-year old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and the industrial history of Ireland’s most famous export.

Hide and Seek : The Irish Priest in the Vatican Who Defied the Nazi Command. The Dramatic True Story of Rivalry and Survival During WWII.

With practical guidance for effective interactions with clients, colleagues, and families, "Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 5th Edition", is the definitive source on communication skills for nurses.

This is the film tie-in book based on the John Carlin's "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation

The moment Jade Goody stepped into the Big Brother house in 2002, her life changed forever. As soon as she opened her mouth on national TV, Jade secured her place as the unofficial winner of the third series of Big Brother and became the most famous reality TV star in the UK. The glitz and glamour of Jade's sudden fame was a far cry from the real-life drama of the estate where she made her start.

Eamon de Valera has often been characterised as a stern, un-bending, devious and divisive Irish politician. But how valid is this caricature? In "Judging Dev", Diarmaid Ferriter re-examines de Valera's life and legacy.

Trapped in a boring job and living in a tiny apartment in New York, Julie Powell regularly finds herself weeping on the way home from work. Then one night, through her mascara-smudged eyes, Julie notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the very ingredients for Potage Parmentier, as described in Julia Childs' legendary cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". And The Project is born.

Andre Agassi is a former World No. 1 professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles.

A protestant from Carrick-on-Shannon who rose to the top of Irish literary society and was close to Yeats, AE, and also wrote for Count Plunkett's papers The Irish Homestead and The Irish Statesman.

Though Ronnie was a gifted story-teller, it was only in 2006 that Ronnie Drew agreed that maybe he should put down his own story. But only if he could do it by himself, in his own words: there was no attempt to make his writing sound grand or high falutin'. Typical Ronnie.

From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs' professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs' family members, key colleagues from Apple and its competitors, Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation.