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Paul Murray
From the author of Skippy Dies comes a dazzlingly intricate and poignant tragicomedy about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good man at the end of the world
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Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel ‘Skippy’ Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin…
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Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking, The Bee Sting is a tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.
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While marooned at his banking job in the bewilderingly damp and insular realm known as Ireland, Claude Martingale is approached by a down-on-his-luck author, Paul, looking for his next great…
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Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking - a tragicomic tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is in meltdown...
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One of The New York Times Top 10 Books of the Year Winner of the An Post Irish Book of the Year, the Nero Gold Prize, and the Nero Book…
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Charles Hythloday observes the world from the comfortable confines of Amaurot, his family estate. Unfortunately, with the family fortune teetering in the balance, Charles must do something he swore he…
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A history of the Irish Boundary Commission. It looks at British attempts from 1886 onwards to satisfy the Irish Nationalist demand for Home Rule, Ulster and British Unionist resistance to…
Tells the story of Dubliner Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of the family inheritance. This title features drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, assorted Dublin lowlife…
Lafcadio Hearn
A selection of Lafcadio Hearn’s brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan
In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out…
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New in Penguin Japanese Classics- ghost stories from a master recounter of the macabre
Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century…
Rj The Story Guy
Jaiden's simple act of freeing Skye, the blue dragon, along with her family became a movement to free all dragons. And that escalated to a rebellion. Now, all-out war seems…
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Ranae Wischmann, Lydia Sanchez
When a young man named Pablo Augustine first sees a golden cup in the dirt outside the church, it sets him on a course of adventure and discovery he would…
Jakob Lusensky
These conversations with Jungian analysts and scholars-including Murray Stein, Ann Lammers, Paul Bishop, David Tacey-explore Jung's wrestling with Christianity and its importance for us.
John’s gospel is unique. What makes it unique is the author, John, and the perspective he brings to the person and character of Jesus. John was Jesus’s closest friend. You…
Jesus’ public ministry is finished. There will be no more miracles, no more healings, no more preaching to the masses, no more teaching in the porticos of Solomon in the…
We begin the second part of this four-part series on the Gospel of John called Meet Messiah. In Part 1, Behold the Man, we saw the introduction of the Messiah…
In Stones and Stars, Murrays is a mystical journey, informed by the vocabulary and symbols of the spiritual quest. He actively engages the reader in dialogue, drawing us into an…
As well as providing a much needed perspective on Hearn’s Japan years, this study offers a much more informed view of Hearn’s life, times and writings than seen before.
Presents a ‘curriculum’ for effecting a personal transformation towards sustainability, showing you how to align your personal and professional actions with your values and beliefs. This title is suitable for…
Achieving a sustainable society is the biggest issue of our time. This book presents a complete ‘curriculum’ for effecting a personal transformation towards sustainability, showing you how to align your…
This volume proposes a fresh strategy for ecumenical engagement - ‘Receptive Ecumenism’ - that is fitted to contemporary challenges. 32 original essays draw on a wide variety of denominational and…
From Paul Murray, the author of Skippy Dies, The Bee Sting is a dazzlingly intricate and poignant tragicomedy about family, inheritance, and the struggle to be good at the end…
Contemporary poet, Paul Murray, writes in the voice of legendary figure Monk Moling, Ireland’s own Saint Francis of Assisi.
This book was developed as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the journal Education 3-13, which has always had primary education as its main…
There is a fresh candor and a new ease of utterance in this fifth volume of poems by the Dominican writer Paul Murray. What most immediately impresses, in lyric after…
Nowhere in the Bible does God promise an instant fix. Our culture is so insistent on immediate results. We want fast food, quick service, and instant pudding. We hate waiting…
For generation after generation, the descendants of Abraham had waited to receive what Yahweh had promised to their patriarch ages ago. The stories of a great nation, a Promised Land…
In The Failure of Death, John records the greatest conflict planet earth has ever experienced. It is not a conflict between nations or peoples, nor a conflict involving military weapons…
Everyone understands collateral damage. It is the unintended damage incurred by innocent bystanders who are too close to the target area. Collateral damage is a natural consequence of physical warfare…
The book of Joshua is the biblical record of the conquest of Canaan, an event that fulfilled a promise God made to Abram and his descendant’s generations earlier. It was…
Fr Paul Murray Op
Catherine of Siena is one of the most intriguing and explosive saints in Church history. A young laywoman with almost no education, she became renowned for her intense mystical experiences…
Paul Murray Kendall
There is little general agreement about the battles which have most decisively changed the course of history. Those given the fullest description in this book have been chosen on two…
Paul Murray OP
I Loved Jesus in the Night is one priest’s compelling memories of the icon of compassion. Sharing anecdote and firsthand experiences, Fr. Paul Murray gives a glimpse into why Mother…
Paul Murray Kendall’s account of the life of Richard III explores not only the man himself, but also ways that he has influenced culture: Richard played a central role in…
Paul Murray,Paul Hubbard
Zimbabwe Travel Guide - Travel tips and holiday advice, from Harare hotels and restaurants to Victoria Falls highlights, national parks, safaris and reserves. Also features suggested itineraries, wildlife tracking, Hwange…
Paul Murray (Philip Briggs)
Zimbabwe Travel Guide - Travel tips and holiday advice including Harare hotels and restaurants, Victoria Falls highlights, national parks, safaris and reserves. Also features suggested itineraries and routes, wildlife tracking…
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Paul Beasley-Murray (Author)
Transform your Church! is aimed at church leaders.
A fresh exposition and application of the birth of Jesus, from familiar biblical texts.
There is Hope offers ideas and examples for funeral sermons, along with practical advice and guidance for preaching at a funeral, from a veteran pastor.
Dr Paul Murray OP
Written with both passion and precision, God’s Spies is a work that will be welcomed by anyone interested in the vital interplay between poetry and religion. The authors represented, including…
Paul F Murray
Danger, distress, and death, mixed with friendship, camaraderie, and joy, promise to make this adventure one to remember. Nineteen-year-old Tyler Linders, his Pa, and twelve-year-old sister Penny set out on…