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Ryan Tubridy's JFK in Ireland: Four Days that Changed a President Tubridy book completes its own circle: Irish Echo, March 28, 2012 New books recall JFK's trip to Ireland and best New England crime stories of 2011: Boston Globe, January 8, 2012 (review by Jan Gardner) Buy Tubridy's JFK in Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Neil Hegarty's Story of Ireland "The Story of Ireland – A History of the Irish People" by Neil Hegarty: Washington Post, March 12, 2012 (review by Jonathan Yardley) Lost on the way home – The Story of Ireland: Belfast Telegraph, March 9, 2011 (review by Diarmaid Ferriter) An impressive sweep of centuries of Irish history: Sunday Independent, March 6, 2011 (review by Eamon Delaney) Buy Hegarty's Story of Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Kevin Rafter's Irish Journalism before Independence: More a Disease than a Profession An insurrection in print: The Irish Times, January 7, 2012 (review by Luke Gibbons) Buy Rafter's Irish Journalism before Independence: More a Disease than a Profession—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Colm Keena's Bertie: Power and Money True tale of the Teflon taoiseach: The Irish Times, October 29, 2011 (review by Olivia O'Leary) Buy Keena's Bertie—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Peter Hain's Outside In Hain reveals his tactics at the heart of peace process: The News Letter, January 23, 2012 Outside In by Peter Hain – review: Guardian.co.uk, January 26, 2012 (review by John Kampfner) Agreement with Adams over release of bomber: The News Letter, January 23, 2012 Peter Hain's Outside In – power, politics – and some praise: BBC, January 23, 2012 (review by David Cornock) Buy Hain's Outside In—in US$ (KINDLE) Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Paddy O'Hanlon's End of Term Report Mullaghbawn man's autobiography reveals truth behind Good Friday Agreement: The Cross Examiner, October 25, 2011 (review by Brónagh Murphy) Buy O'Hanlon's End of Term Report—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Jonathan Bardon's Plantation of Ulster How the plantations sowed their bitter seeds: Irish Independent, January 14, 2011 (review by Maurice Hayes) Buy Bardon's Plantation of Ulster—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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James W. McAuley, Jonathan Tonge & Andrew Mycock's Loyal to the Core?: Orangeism and Britishness in Northern Ireland Order poll on Catholic 'IRA sympathy': UTV Internet, November 22, 2011 New book reveals what Orange Order really thinks: The News Letter, November 21, 2011 Buy McAuley, Tonge & Mycock's Loyal to the Core?—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Edward Daly's A Troubled See: Memoirs of a Derry Bishop Daly's insight into the enduring power of Christian life: Belfast Telegraph, December 4, 2011 Daly takes fellow bishops to task: National Catholic Register, November 28, 2011 (review by Desmond Fisher) Bishop Daly book bound for the USA: Derry Journal, November 13, 2011 Why there's more to Bishop Daly than the celibacy row: Belfast Telegraph, September 22, 2011 (by Alf McCreary) Buy Daly's A Troubled See—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Noel Whelan's Fianna Fáil: A Biography of the Party Fianna Fáil – the life and role of the party: The Irish Times, December 10, 2011 (review by John Bowman) Buy Whelan's Fianna Fáil—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Ruan O'Donnell's Special Category: The IRA in English Prisons, Vol. 1: 1968-1978 Review – Special Category: The IRA in English Prisons Vol 1: 1968-1978. By Ruán O'Donnell: Camden New Journal, December 15, 2011 (review by Peter Beresford Ellis) Book casts new light on Ireland's dark past: Sydney Morning Herald, November 26, 2011 (review by Karen Kissane) Buy O'Donnell's Special Category—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Garret Fitzgerald's Just Garret: Tales from the Political Front Line Biography – Just Garret by Garret Fitzgerald: Irish Independent, November 19, 2011 (review by Ewan MacKenna) FitzGerald's political strife and family life: The Irish Times, October 22, 2011 (review by Patrick Honohan) How Irish suburbia became focus of Soviet spy network: Sunday Independent, December 19, 2010 (by Liam Collins) What a life: The Irish Times, December 18, 2010 (by Olivia O'Leary) Time for Garret to start a new chapter: Irish Independent, December 18, 2010 (by John Cooney) Buy Fitzgerald's Just Garret—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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David C Burt & Craig L Barry's Supplier to the Confederacy: Peter Tait & Co, Limerick Supplier to the Confederacy, Peter Tait & Co, Limerick: Irish in the American Civil War, October 3, 2011 (review by Damian Shiels) Buy Burt & Barry's Supplier to the Confederacy—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Fr Sean McManus' My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland Living in America, ending injustice in Ireland: RealChangeNews.org, October 26, 2011 (review by Joe Martin) McManus book for Woodlawn launch: Irish Echo, September 28, 2011 A landmark book that leaves readers wanting more: Irish Echo, August 4, 2011 The joys of, eh, Latvian democracy: Irish Echo, July 27, 2011 (scroll down) Top ten Irish summer reads – books to sink your teeth into (scroll down for "My American Struggle For Justice in Northern Ireland"): Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, July 12, 2011 (by Cahir O'Doherty & Bernice Malone) Fr. Mc Manus to address NY Convention: Irish World, July 6, 2011 Large turn out for McManus book launch: Irish Echo, June 29, 2011 Together again on Capitol Hill: Irish World, June 16, 2011 Righteously right in Irish America: The Irish Times, May 21, 2011 (review by Richard English) McManus launches his memoirs in D.C.: Irish Echo, May 4, 2011 Opposition to Irish justice in DC was – Irish!: Belfast Media, April 14, 2011 (by Gráinne McWilliams) Ireland's not-so-silent witness in the United States: Impartial Reporter, March 31, 2011 (by Sarah Saunderson) Buy McManus' My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Anthony McIntyre's Good Friday: The Death of Irish Republicanism "Good Friday. The death of Irish Republicanism" by Anthony McIntyre – a review: SluggerOToole.com Days Like These…: Verbal Magazine, Issue 22 (review by Sam Millar) Death of the dream?: Tribune Magazine (UK), November 26, 2008 (review by John Coulter) Political three-card shuffle or surrender by republicans?: The News Letter, November 18, 2008 (by Liam Clarke) Blanket dissent in the ranks: The Irish Times, November 8, 2008 (by Gerry Moriarty) The new Good Book for all Unionists: (from the Irish Daily Star, November 10, 2008, by John Coulter) A peace of their minds: Boston Globe, November 6, 2008 (by Kevin Cullen) Why the IRA lost its long and futile battle: The Sunday Times, August 10, 2008 (by Liam Clarke) Buy McIntyre's Good Friday—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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David Vance's Unionism Decayed: 1997 – 2007 "Unionism Decayed 1997-2007" by David Vance – book review: SluggerOToole.com, November 13, 2011 Dissenter of attention: Sunday Tribune, August 31, 2008 (by Suzanne Breen) Buy Vance's Unionism Decayed—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Cormac O'Malley (Editor) Broken Landscapes: Selected Letters of Ernie O’Malley Portrait of a revolutionary afterlife: The Irish Times, November 12, 2011 (review by Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid) Buy O'Malley's Broken Landscapes—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Francis A. Boyle's United Ireland, Human Rights and International Law Francis A. Boyle's United Ireland, Human Rights and International Law: Salem (OR) News, October 31, 2011 Buy Boyle's United Ireland, Human Rights and International Law—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Kevin Myers's Watching the Door: A Memoir 1971-1978 Kevin Myers' 'Watching the Door': SluggerOToole.com, November 3, 2011 (review by John L Murphy) Watching the Door: The Observer, March 1, 2009 (review by Robert McCrum) Watching the Door – Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast: The Observer, February 22, 2009 (review by Ian Pindar) Testimonies from the Troubles: The Observer, May 27, 2008 (by Andrew Anthony) Guns and girls: The Guardian, April 19, 2008 (review by Chris Petit) Watching the Door, by Kevin Myers – Staying alive in Belfast's dark age: The Independent, March 7, 2008 (review by Patricia Craig) Watching The Door – Cheating Death In 1970s Belfast, by Kevin Myers: The Times, March 22, 2008 (review by Andrew Mueller) A tale of the Troubles: Daily Telegraph, March 29, 2008 (review by Melanie McDonagh) Here comes trouble: New Statesman, March 27, 2008 (review by Jean Hannah Edelstein) Sex, guns and the IRA: The Independent, March 8, 2008 (extract) Bullies, bigots murderers: Daily Mail, March 14, 2008 (review by Goeffrey Wheatcroft) We need to talk about Kevin: Sunday Independent, November 26, 2006 (by Ciara Dwyer) Myered in the Troubles: (from the Irish News, November 11, 2006, by Luke Ryan) Myers brings a light touch to dark times: Sunday Business Post, November 12, 2006 (review by Eibhir Mulqueen) Strange bedfellows: Sunday Life, November 5, 2006 (by Ciaran McGuigan) So much more than an Irishman's diary: Sunday Tribune, November 5, 2006 (review by Terry Prone) Man of war: Village, October 26, 2006 (by Justine McCarthy) Myers' bedroom exploits make rattling good read: Sunday Business Post, October 29, 2006 (review by Pat Leahy) It's our duty to remember those many blameless souls whom violence caressed with the kiss of Cain . . .: Irish Independent, October 28, 2006 (by Kevin Myers) Caught between the devils and the IRA: The Sunday Times, October 22, 2006 (extract) Girls and guns in Belfast: The Sunday Times, October 15, 2006 (extract) Buy Myers' Watching the Door—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Padraig Yeates' A City in Wartime: Dublin 1914-18 Dublin divided: The Irish Times, September 24, 2011 (review by Dermot Bolger) Victory, cheers and tears: Irish Independent, September 10, 2011 Buy Yeates' A City in Wartime—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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David Beresford's Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike Oppression is worse than slaughter: San Francisco Bay View, October 12, 2011 (by Eugene Thomas) Buy Beresford's Ten Men Dead—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Tim Robinson's Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom Connemara – A Little Gaelic Kingdom by Tim Robinson: The Scotsman, October 9, 2011 (review by Tim Robinson) Buy Robinson's Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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John Wilsey's The Ulster Tales: A Tribute to Those Who Served 1969-2000 Ex-army chief reveals true Troubles lives: The News Letter, July 19, 2011 Buy Wilsey's The Ulster Tales—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Teddy Jamieson's Whose Side Are You On?: Sport, The Troubles and Me Booze, fags and death threats – How the Troubles made the Northern Irish such good sports: Daily Mail, September 23, 2011 (review by John Preston) Sport, the Troubles and the ties that bind: The Herald, September 26, 2011 (by Teddy Jamieson) Buy Jamieson's Whose Side Are You On?—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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D M Leeson's The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1 Black and Tans story is not so black and white: Irish Independent, September 17, 2011 (John Spain) Come out, ye Black and Tans: The Irish Times, August 27, 2011 (review by Eunan O'Halpin) Review – The Black and Tans – British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence 1920-1921. By DM Leeson: Camden New Journal, September 1, 2011 (review by Peter Berresford Ellis) Black and Tans were not so bad says new book --- savagery in Irish War of Independence on all sides: Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, August 29, 2011 (by Patrick Roberts) Buy Leeson's The Black and Tans—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Katy Hayward & Catherine O'Donnell (Editors) Political Discourse and Conflict Resolution: Debating Peace in Northern Ireland Do Words Matter? – Book Review of Political Discourse and Conflict Resolution – Debating Peace in Northern Ireland: SluggerOToole.com, August 31, 2011 (review by Gladys Ganiel) Buy Hayward & O'Donnell's Political Discourse and Conflict Resolution—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Caoimhe Nic Dhaibheid's Sean MacBride: A Republican Life, 1904-1946 Who was the real Seán MacBride?: The Irish Times, August 20, 2011 (review by Roy Foster) Buy Nic Dhaibheid's Sean MacBride—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Bill Rolston's Children of the Revolution: The Lives of Sons and Daughters of Activists in Northern Ireland Untold stories of the 'Troubles': Derry Journal, August 12, 2011 (review by Eamon Baker) Children of the Revolution – a book from the heart of the Troubles: BBC, July 23, 2011 (by Claire Brennan) Buy Rolston's Children of the Revolution—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Tommy McKearney's The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament Union is secure, says ex-IRA man: The News Letter, August 14, 2011 Hunger striker to launch book at town hotel: Tyrone Times, July 28, 2011 IRA hunger striker's new insight on Provos: Derry Journal, August 5, 2011 Buy McKearney's The Provisional IRA—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Gerard Murphy's The Year of Disappearances: Political Killings in Cork, 1920-1921 The Irish killing fields: Irish Independent, July 9, 2011 (review by Declan Cashin) Author owns up to errors in IRA Cork deaths book: Sunday Tribune, January 16, 2011 (by John Downes) Rumour, gossip and coincidence: The Irish Times, December 11, 2010 (review by Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid) Eoghan Harris looks at a new book by Gerard Murphy that describes the 'descent into savagery' by the Cork No 1 Brigade of the IRA in 1920 and 1921: Irish Examiner, November 5, 2010 The IRA campaign in Cork against Protestants and non-republicans was on a truly vast scale: Irish Independent, November 12, 2010 (by Kevin Myers) Historical detective trail reveals 'ethnic cleansing' by IRA in Cork: Sunday Independent, November 7, 2010 (review by John-Paul McCarthy) Buy Murphy's The Year of Disappearances—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Ann Matthews' Renegades: Irish Republican Women 1900-1922 Dubliner explores the women of Ireland's independence struggle: Irish Emigrant, July 11, 2011 (review by Brian Donohue) A women's movement: Irish Examiner, March 12, 2011 (review by Ryle Dwyer) Buy Matthews' Renegades—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Kevin Rafter's Democratic Left: The Life and Death of an Irish Political Party How the Left was eventually won: Sunday Independent, April 10, 2011 (review by Eamon Delaney) Buy Rafter's Democratic Left—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Conor Mcmorrow's Dail Stars from Croke Park to Leinster House 'My commitment to the IRA took precedence over my football career': Sunday Tribune, October 24, 2010 (extract) Buy McMorrow's Dail Stars from Croke Park to Leinster House—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Catriona Crowe, Ronan Fanning, Michael Kennedy, Dermot Keogh, Eunan O'Halpin (Editors) Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: 1941 to 1945 Our window on the world: Irish Examiner, March 26, 2011 Buy Documents on Irish Foreign Policy—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Donal Donnelly's Prisoner 1082: Escape From Crumlin Road, Europe's Alcatraz 'Prisoner 1082' a Taut Narrative of IRA Man's Escape in 1960: TheWildGeese.com, March 23, 2011 (review by Kieron C. Punch) Buy Donnelly's Prisoner 1082—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Alison Walsh's Hugh O'Flaherty: His Wartime Adventures The priest who outfoxed the Nazis: The Irish Times, March 4, 2011 (by Stephen Walker) Buy Walsh's Hugh O'Flaherty—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Timothy Knatchbull's From a Clear Blue Sky Book by Mountbatten bomb survivor wins award: The Irish Times, March 11, 2011 (by Gerry Moriarty) Out now in paperback: Daily Mail, August 13, 2010 (review by Harry Ritchie) From the clear blue sky comes a compelling account of survival: Irish Independent, August 9, 2010 (by Maurice Hayes) From a Clear Blue Sky: Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb: Sunday Tribune, March 7, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) From a Clear Blue Sky: Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb by Timothy Knatchbull – review: Daily Telegraph, October 13, 2009 (review by Philip Johnston) Hon Timothy Knatchbull – 'wrong' twin finds peace: The Sunday Times, August 23, 2009 (by Lesley White) Buy Knatchbull's From a Clear Blue Sky—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Ed Moloney's Voices from the Grave – Two Men's War in Ireland New book sheds more light on Northern Ireland's troubles: Catholic Sentinel, January 28, 2011 (review by Rachelle Linner) Voices From The Grave is a brave and important book: Metro.co.uk, April 20, 2010 Voices from the Grave — Two Men's War in Ireland by Ed Moloney – review: Daily Telegraph, April 17, 2010 (review by Dominic Sandbrook) Gun runners and the QE2: Clydebank Post, April 15, 2010 (review by Julie Gilbert) Voices From The Grave: Two Men's War In Ireland – Ed Moloney: Daily Express, April 9, 2010 (review by Christopher Silvester) Why Gerry Adams is still haunted by IRA ghosts: Sunday Business Post, April 18, 2010 (review by Richard Curran) Voices from the Grave – Two Men's War in Ireland by Ed Moloney: The Sunday Times, April 11, 2010 (review by Stephen Robinson) Doherty 'not trusted' by IRA members: Derry Journal, April 9, 2010 Dungiven hunger striker recalled in Hughes memoir: Londonderry Sentinel, April 8, 2010 (by Kevin Mullan) 'Our own leaders let us down': The Sunday Times (extract) Tale from two sides of the divide: The Irish Times, April 3, 2010 (review by Richard English) IRA operator sold papers in Londonderry: Londonderry Sentinel, April 1, 2010 Charges from The Dark that cast a long shadow: Belfast Telegraph, March 29, 2010(by Malachi O'Doherty) Author defends Adams IRA claims: Independent.ie, March 29, 2010 Scepticism over Ed Maloney book in Gerry Adams' political heartland: Belfast Telegraph, March 29, 2010 Adams accused of ordering murders: The Independent, March 29, 2010 (by David McKittrick) Jean family fury as book claims Adams ordered her murder: Irish Independent, March 29, 2010 (by John Spain) Daughter of McConville to sue Adams over murder: The Irish Times, March 29, 2010 (by Gerry Moriarty) Gerry Adams and me: The Sunday Times, March 28, 2010 (extract) Gerry Adams 'had Jean McConville disappeared': The Sunday Times, March 28, 2010 (by John Burns) IRA used QE2 to smuggle weapons from New York: The Sunday Times, March 28, 2010 (by John Burns) Buy Moloney's Voices from the Grave—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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David McCullagh's The Reluctant Taoiseach: A Biography of John A. Costello Shedding light on a reluctant taoiseach: Irish Examiner, October 13, 2010 (by Conor Ryan) Rescuing a taoiseach from total obscurity: Sunday Business Post, October 17, 2010 (review by Andrew Lynch) Costello – the forgotten taoiseach: The Irish Times, October 9, 2010 (review by John Bruton) The Reluctant Taoiseach; A Biography of John A. Costello: Sunday Tribune, November 7, 2010 (review by Shane Coleman) Rainbow warrior: Irish Examiner, October 30, 2010 (review by John Downing) Buy McCullagh's The Reluctant Taoiseach—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Dave O'Donoghue's The Devil's Deal: The IRA, Nazi Germany and the Double Life of Jim O'Donovan Trouble on the double: The Irish Times, December 11, 2010 (review by Deaglán de Bréadún) The esb worker who was the nazis' IRA man: Irish Independent, December 11, 2010 (review by Damian Corless) Buy O'Donoghue's The Devil's Deal—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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John D. Brewer's Peace Processes: A Sociological Approach Have we Learned our own Lessons? Book Review of John Brewer's Peace Processes: SluggerOToole.com, December 20, 2010 (review by Gladys Ganiel) Buy Brewer's Peace Processes—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Tony Farmar's Privileged Lives: A Social History of the Irish Middle Class 1882-1989 Mixed up about the class divide?: The Irish Times, January 8, 2011 (review by Roy Foster) Buy Farmar's Privileged Lives—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Tom Garvin's News from a New Republic: Ireland in the 1950's Fascinating study of a decade of charging windmills: Sunday Independent, December 5, 2010 (review by Dermot Bolger) Turning the tide: Irish Examiner, December 18, 2010 (review by Dermot Keogh) The more things change . . .: The Irish Times, September 18, 2010 (review by Stephen Collins) Buy Garvin's News from a New Republic: Ireland in the 1950's—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Charlie Connelly's Our Man in Hibernia: Ireland, the Irish and Me Bringing it all back home: The Irish Times, September 25, 2010 Our Man in Hibernia – Ireland, the Irish and Me: Sunday Tribune, October 10, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Download Kindle Connelly's Our Man in Hibernia—in US$ Or Buy book in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Gerry Bradley & Brian Feeney's Insider: Life in the IRA Troubles ill recalled: (from Fortnight Magazine, October/November 2010, by Patrick Fox) Former IRA man had denied informer claims: Belfast Media, November 1, 2010 (by Scott Jamison) IRA gunman turned author found dead: UTV Internet, October 28, 2010 Lurking misgivings: (from Fortnight Magazine, July/August 2010, review by Anthony McIntyre) The shadow of a gunman: Irish Independent, November 21, 2009 (review by Maurice Hayes) This is just my story ex-IRA man says amid memoir row: Irish News, October 2, 2009 I'm no Denis Donaldson, IRA book writer tells republicans: Irish News, October 2, 2009 (by Diana Rusk) We were selected to shoot Brian Faulkner – IRA man: Irish News, September 25, 2009 Ringland's life risked to thwart IRA killers: Irish News, September 26, 2009 (by Diana Rusk) Plan to kill high-profile officer ended in arrest: Irish News, September 26, 2009 (by Diana Rusk) RUC dad's agonising dilemma – Put son or operation at risk?: Irish News, September 26, 2009 (by Diana Rusk) Message in book for all dissidents: Irish News, September 26, 2009 (Editorial) Insider was ready to assassinate Brian Faulkner: Belfast Media, September 25, 2009 (by Alana Fearon) Plan to assassinate Faulkner 'would have changed history': Irish News, September 25, 2009 (by Diana Rusk) Newsagent shot dead in 1994 'was IRA adjutant': Irish News, September 25, 2009 (by Diana Rusk) Buy Bradley & Feeney's Insider—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Robert Widders' Spitting on a Soldier's Grave: Court Martialed After Death, the Story of the Forgotten Irish and British Soldiers Price of fighting in the second World War: The Irish Times, November 6, 2010 (review by Mark Hennessy) Buy Widders' Spitting on a Soldier's Grave—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Patrick M. Geoghegan's Liberator: The Life and Death of Daniel O'Connell, 1830-1847 A fresh, lively take on the great Dan the Man: The Irish Times, November 4, 2010 (review by Gerard Lyne) A man of honour: Irish Examiner, December 4, 2010 (review by John O'Donoghue) Buy Geoghegan's Liberator—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Mick Clifford and Shane Coleman's Scandal Nation: Key Events That Shook and Shaped Ireland How we became corrupt: Sunday Business Post, October 10, 2010 (review by Andrew Lynch) Buy Clifford & Coleman's Scandal Nation—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Jordan Goodman's The Devil and Mr. Casement: One Man's Battle for Human Rights in South America's Heart of Darkness Book Review – The Devil and Mr Casement: Sunday Tribune, October 10, 2010 (review by David Evans) Buy Goodman's The Devil and Mr. Casement—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Joost Augusteijn's Patrick Pearse: The Making of a Revolutionary Book reviews – Paris Between the Wars | Patrick Pearse: The Scotsman, October 30, 2010 (review by Michael Kerrigan – Scroll down) Buy Augusteijn's Patrick Pearse—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Richard S. Grayson's Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War When Falls, Shankill were on same side: Irish Echo, December 8, 2010 (review by Peter McDermott) The divided front of Belfast during World War I: Sunday Business Post, October 11, 2009 (review by Dermot Bolger) Belfast Boys – How Unionists And Nationalists Fought And Died Together In The First World War: Irish Post, September 2009 How 'boys' from Shankill and Falls fought for Britain: The News Letter, September 9, 2009 How unionists and nationalists fought side by side in the first World War: The Irish Times, September 4, 2009 (review by Oliver Fallon) Buy Grayson's Belfast Boys—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Damien Corless' The Greatest Bleeding Hearts Racket in the World Grubby, corrupt, illegal and Irish: Sunday Independent, November 21, 2010 (review by Maeve Sheehan) Buy Corless's The Greatest Bleeding Hearts Racket in the World—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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William Henry's Supreme Sacrifice: The Story of Eamonn Ceannt, 1881-1916 Supreme Sacrifice – the story of Eamonn Ceannt 1881-1916: Irish Democrat (review by Michael O'Sullivan) Buy Henry's Supreme Sacrifice—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Ryan Tubridy's JFK in Ireland: Four Days That Changed a President JFK In Ireland – Four Days That Changed a President : The Scotsman, December 4, 2010 (review by Tom Adair) Four days in the country with a man of Camelot: Sunday Independent, November 28, 2010 Former city mayor Condell a star of Tubridy's JFK book: Limerick Leader, November 8, 2010 (by Alan Owens) A starry-eyed take on JFK: Sunday Business Post, October 31, 2010 (review by Andrew Lynch) The day the Long Fella cut legendary JFK down to size: Irish Independent, October 23, 2010 Buy Tubridy's JFK in Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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James McCartan's King of Down Football GAA legend reveals hell of the Troubles: Sunday Independent, November 28, 2010 (by Jerome Reilly) Troubles forced out GAA star: Newry Democrat, November 24, 2010 Buy McCartan's King of Down Football—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Fergus Whelan's Dissent Into Treason: King Killers, Unitarians and the Society of the United Irishmen Is Cromwell the real face of Irish Republicanism?: Sunday Tribune, November 21, 2010 (by Valerie Shanley) Buy Whelan's Dissent Into Treason—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Mary Lynch's The Long Road Home We had victims too, says MP: Impartial Reporter, October 15, 2010 Haunted by her troubles: Irish Examiner, November 13, 2010 (review by Jennifer Hough) One girl's long journey back from trauma: Impartial Reporter, September 10, 2010 Buy Lynch's The Long Road Home—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Eamonn Sweeney's Down, Down Deeper and Down: Ireland in the 70's and 80's We forget this country's rotten history at our peril: Irish Independent, November 13, 2010 (review by James Downey) Buy Sweeney's Down, Down Deeper and Down—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Anthony Craig's Crisis of Confidence: Anglo-Irish Relations in the Early Troubles, 1966-1974 Drawing the dividing line: The Irish Times, June 4, 2010 (review by Deaglán de Bréadún) Buy Craig's Crisis of Confidence—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Anthony Jordan's Éamon de Valera – Irish: Catholic: Visionary Book says de Valera saw vision of Christ in Blackrock in 1928: The Irish Times, October 26, 2010 (by Patsy McGarry) Buy Jordan's Éamon de Valera—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Bill Wilsdon's Plantation Castles on the Erne Irish history fits the bill for local author: Coleraine Times, November 3, 2010 Buy Wilsdon's Plantation Castles on the Erne—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Christine Kinealy's War and Peace: Ireland Since the 1960s An essential read on Ireland over the last 50 years: Irish Post, October 27, 2010 (review by Peter Berresford Ellis) Buy Kinealy's The SDLP—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Gabriel Doherty's 1916 – The Long Revolution Exploring 1916 and all its consequences: The News Letter, April 28, 2007 (review by Steven Moore) Men of 1916 wanted a German victory: Irish Independent, August 4, 2007 (review by John Bruton) 1916 – The Long Revolution: Irish Democrat, March 12, 2009 (review by Ruaírí Ó Domhnaill) Buy Doherty's 1916 – The Long Revolution—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Robert Widders' Spitting on a Soldier's Grave: Court Martialed After Death, the Story of the Forgotten Irish and British Soldiers Heroism and betrayal: Irish Post, October 20, 2010 Buy Widders' Spitting on a Soldier's Grave—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Committee on the Administration of Justice's Equality in Northern Ireland: The Rhetoric and the Reality Equality, The Unfinished Agenda: Irish Democrat, April 25, 2007 (review by Joe Jamison) Buy CAJ's Equality in Northern Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Brian Hanley & Scott Millar's The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party Irish Examiner journalist picks up award for Workers' Party book: Irish Examiner, October 11, 2010 (by Caroline O'Doherty) A painful truth: (from Fortnight Magazine, July/August 2010, review by Kevin Smyth) The Lost Revolution – The story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party, Brian Hanley and Scott Millar: The Irish Catholic, January 7, 2010 (review by Joe Carroll) Official IRA identified 'corporals' crowd for Brit spooks: Belfast Media, November 19, 2009 New book charts rise of the Official IRA in Derry: Derry Journal, November 20, 2009 Lost chance to write the Workers' Party history: Sunday Independent, November 8, 2009 (review by John-Paul McCarthy) Peeling back the truth about the stickies: Irish Independent, October 10, 2009 (review by Maurice Hayes) The story of the revolutionaries working inside RTE: The Sunday Times, August 30, 2009 (extract) The Lost Revolution The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party: Sunday Business Post, October 4, 2009 (review by Andrew Lynch) Taking the gun out of Irish politics: The Irish Times, September 19, 2009 (review by Deaglán de Bréadún) Buy Hanley & Millar's The Lost Revolution—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Ken Douglas' The Downfall of the Spanish armada in Ireland The Downfall of the Spanish armada in Ireland: Sunday Tribune, September 19, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Buy Douglas' The Downfall of the Spanish armada in Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Greg McLaughlin and Stephen Baker's The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process Coleraine researchers explore 'The Propaganda of Peace': Coleraine Times, September 15, 2010 Buy McLaughlin & Baker's The Propaganda of Peace—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Ralph Riegel & John O'Mahony's Missing in Action: The 50 Year Search for Ireland's Lost Soldier Remembering lost soldier who gave his life for peace: Sunday Independent, September 12, 2010 (by Jerome Reilly) Buy Riegel & O'Mahony's Missing in Action—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Denis Barry's The Unknown Commandant: The Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923 (Od Denis Barry 1883-1923) Book honours 'the unknown commandant': Kilkenny People, July 19, 2010 Buy Barry's The Unknown Commandant—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Aaron Edwards and Cillian McGrattan's The Northern Ireland Conflict: A Beginner's Guide A curious treatment of the Troubles: The Irish Times, July 17, 2010 (review by Deaglán de Bréadún) Buy Edwards & McGrattan's The Northern Ireland Conflict—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Maurice Curtis' A Challenge to Democracy: Militant Catholicism in Modern Ireland Hemlines and the Hierarchy: The Irish Times, August 7, 2010 (review by Colin Murphy) Buy Curtis' A Challenge to Democracy—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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James Watson's William Massey: New Zealand (Makers of the Modern World) New book on William Massey to be launched in Coleraine: Coleraine Times, July 9, 2010 Buy Watson's William Massey: New Zealand—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Mary-Alice Clancy's Peace without Consensus — Power Sharing Politics in Northern Ireland Tony Blair's Sinn Fein police idea 'insane': Belfast Telegraph, August 11, 2010 Buy Clancy's Peace without Consensus—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Laurence Fenton's The Young Ireland Rebellion and Limerick The cabbage plot rebels: Irish Examiner, August 21, 2010 (review by Ryle Dwyer) The Young Ireland Rebellion and Limerick: Sunday Tribune, May 30, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Buy Fenton's The Young Ireland Rebellion and Limerick—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Colin Barr's The European Culture Wars in Ireland: The Callan Schools Affair, 1868-81 Mental reservation used 'to lie to jury': The Irish Times, August 26, 2010 (by Michael Parsons) Buy Barr's The European Culture Wars in Ireland—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Otto Rauchbauer's Shane Leslie: Sublime Failure A cousin across the water: The Spectator, July 10, 2010 Leslie was a prisoner of his background: Sunday Independent, May 2, 2010 (review by Charles Lysaght) Buy Rauchbauer's Shane Leslie—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Noel Dorr's Ireland and the United Nations: Memories of the Early Years When Ireland bestrode the UN like a colossus: Sunday Independent, August 22, 2010 (review by Charles Lysaght) A cousin across the water: The Spectator, July 10, 2010 A frank account of ireland's UN affairs: Irish Independent, June 26, 2010 We can be proud of our efforts in foreign affairs: Irish Independent, May 29, 2010 (review of James Downey) Thoughtful memoir recalling the conviction and challenges on joining the UN: The Irish Times, May 10, 2010 (review by Deirdre McMahon) Buy Dorr's Ireland and the United Nations—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Sam Trotter's Constabulary Heroes 1826 - 2009: Incorporating RUC GC / PSNI New book honours sacrifice of police: The News Letter, June 28, 2010 Buy Trotter's Constabulary Heroes 1826 - 2009—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Owen Sheridan's Propaganda as Anti-history: Peter Hart's 'the IRA and Its Enemies ' Examined In memory of Peter Hart, honorary Irish man of history: Sunday Independent, July 25, 2010 (by Eoghan Harris) Newfoundland historian Peter Hart was an expert on the IRA: Toronto Globe and Mail, August 5, 2010 (by Joan Sullivan) Propaganda as Anti-history: Irish Democrat, August 31, 2009 (review by Ruaírí Ó Domhnaill) Buy Sheridan's Propaganda as Anti-history—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Joshua Levine's Beauty and Atrocity: People, Politics and Ireland's Fight for Peace The road out of the ruins; This exemplary survey gets into the mindsets of the people at the centre of the Troubles: (from the Sunday Times, July 18, 2010, review by Liam Clarke) Buy Levine's Beauty and Atrocity—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Eamon Baker's Remembering: Our Shared Legacy from the First World War 'Remembering'- the city's involvement in World War I: Londonderry Sentinel, July 15, 2010 (by Eamon Sweeney) Remembering Derry's shared legacy from the 'Great' War: Derry Journal, November 20, 2009 Buy Baker's Remembering—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Niamh O'Sullivan's Aloysius O'Kelly: Art, Nation, Empire Art that forged the Irish consciousness: Sunday Business Post, July 4, 2010 (review by Emmanuel Kehoe) Buy O'Sullivan's Aloysius O'Kelly—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Niall O'Dowd's An Irish Voice Niall O'Dowd – an Irish voice: Galway Advertiser, June 30, 2010 (review by Kevin McGuire) Power of the spoken word: Irish Post, May 5, 2010 Emigrant who found his voice and spoke for others: Sunday Business Post, April 11, 2010 (review by Dermot Bolger<) Niall O'Dowd – "The Voice of Irish America": HuffingtonPost.com, March 15, 2010 (by Rory Fitzgerald) An Irish Voice By Niall O'Dowd (Mar 14): Sunday Tribune, March 14, 2010 (by Tom Widger) A stranger in both cultures: The Irish Times, March 6, 2010 (review by Anthony Glavin) Speech by An Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen TD, At the launch of An Irish Voice – Mr Niall O'Dowd's Autobiography, The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Tuesday, 2nd March 2010: Taoiseach.gov.ie Diaspora role in peace process lauded: The Irish Times, March 3, 2010 (by Deaglán de Bréadún) From house painter to power-broker: Irish Independent, February 27, 2010 (review by Tim Pat Coogan) Clinton nearly gave up on North over IRA bomb: Irish Independent, February 23, 2010 (by John Spain) Buy O'Dowd's An Irish Voice—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Steve McDonogh's Barack Obama: The Road from Moneygall Obama is literally a black Protestant: Sunday Independent, June 27, 2010 (review by Eoghan Harris) Obama's tangled Irish roots: Sunday Business Post, June 13, 2010 (review by Andrew Lynch) Kerry author has tales of Obama: The Kingdom, June 10, 2010 (by Brendan McCarthy) Obama ancestors left Ireland after wig trade collapsed: Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, May 30, 2010 (by Patrick Cooper) There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama: The Irish Times, May 29, 2010 (review by Patrick M Geoghegan) The long road from Moneygall: Irish Independent, May 29, 2010 (review by John Spain) Buy McDonogh's Barack Obama—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Richard Moore Can I Give Him My Eyes? I forgive soldier who blinded me . . in fact, now we're quite a double act: The Scotsman, June 28, 2010 (by Claire Smith) I met the soldier who blinded me — but he never apologised: Irish Independent, July 8, 2009 (by Sue Leonard) Heroic tale of a child caught in crossfire who had the vision to forgive: The Irish Times, May 19, 2009 (review by Gemma Hussey) Buy Moore's Can I Give Him My Eyes?—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Tim Brannigan's Where Are You Really From?: Kola Kubes and Gelignite, Secrets and Lies - the true story of an extraordinary family On the outside looking in; An account of a black child raised by a white republican family in west Belfast provides a powerful study of identity and of the Troubles: (from the Sunday Times, review by Liam Clarke, June 6, 2010) Buy Brannigan's Where Are You Really From?—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Darach MacDonald's Blood & Thunder: Inside an Ulster Protestant Band Blood & Thunder – Inside an Ulster Protestant Band: Sunday Tribune, June 13, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Buy MacDonald's Blood & Thunder—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Dave Hannigan's De Valera in America De Valera in America by Dave Hannigan: PopMatters.com, June 9, 2010 (review by John L. Murphy) Capturing the drama and controversy of de Valera's 1919 visit to the US: The Irish Times, November 25, 2008 (review by Anne Dolan) De Valera in America: Sunday Tribune, November 9, 2008 Dev feared US trip bad for image in Ireland: Irish News, October 29, 2008 (by Margaret Canning) The day the chief earned his feathers: Sunday Tribune, October 19, 2008 (extract) The Long Fellow goes to Hollywood: Sunday Tribune, October 19, 2008 (extract) De Valera's American Adventure: Sunday Tribune, October 19, 2008 (extract) Buy Hannigan's De Valera in America—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Alan Simpson's Duplicity and Deception: Policing the Twilight Zone of the Troubles Duplicity and Deception - Policing the Twilight Zone of the Troubles By Alan Simpson: Sunday Tribune, May 23, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) The IRA victim was buried face down, so he could only dig himself in deeper...: Daily Mail, April 13, 2010 (extract) Book 'is not attack on RUC': The News Letter, April 8, 2010 Finucane detective 'could have caught killers': UTV Internet, April 7, 2010 Buy Simpson's Duplicity and Deception—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Sean McMahon's Battles Fought on Irish Soil: A Complete Account Accessible account of all major battles on Irish soil will have wide appeal: The Irish Times, May 19, 2010 (review by Patrick M Geoghegan) Buy McMahon's Battles Fought on Irish Soil—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Aideen Carroll's Sean Moylan: Rebel Leader Rebel with a cause: Irish Examiner, May 15, 2010 (review by Ryle Dwyer) An Irishwoman's Diary – Seán Moylan: The Irish Times, May 13, 2010 (by Aideen Carroll) Buy Carroll's Sean Moylan—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Frances Stonor Saunders' The Woman Who Shot Mussolini The Woman Who Shot Mussolini: Financial Times, April 5, 2010 (review by Tony Barber) The deb who shot Mussolini: How aristocrat's daughter came close to killing Il Duce: Daily Mail, April 1, 2010 (review by Annabel Venning) The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders: The Observer, March 28, 2010 (review by Ian Thomson) Book review – The Woman Who Shot Mussolini: The Scotsman, March 22, 2010 (review by Lee Randall) The Woman Who Shot Mussolini, By Frances Stonor Saunders: The Independent, March 12, 2010 (review by Peter Popham) The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders: The Sunday Times, February 28, 2010 (review by John Carey) The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders – review: Daily Telegraph, February 26, 2010 (review by Freya Johnston) The high price of a pot shot: The Irish Times, February 20, 2010 (review by John McCourt) The forgotten shot at Mussolini: Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 27, 2010 (review by Michael J. Bonafield) Buy Saunders' The Woman Who Shot Mussolini—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Brendan McGowan's Taking the Boat: The Irish in Leeds, 1931-81: An Oral History Taking The Boat – The Irish In Leeds, 1931-81 — An Oral History: Irish Post, May 5, 2010 (by Brendan McGowan) Buy McGowan's Taking the Boat—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Clair Wills's Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO Dublin 1916 – The Siege of the GPO by Clair Wills: Sunday Tribune, May 9, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Dissecting a symbol of 1916: Sunday Business Post, April 26, 2009 (review by Gerald Dawe) Dublin 1916 – The Siege Of The GPO: Sunday Tribune, April 26, 2009 (review by Trevor Royle) Extract from Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO: The Irish Times, April 4, 2009 Easter 1916 – myths, lies and newsreels: Irish Independent, April 11, 2009 (review by Maurice Hayes) 1916 and all that: The Guardian, April 11, 2009 (review by Roy Foster) The GPO and the Rising revisited: The Irish Times, April 4, 2009 (review by Mary E Daly) Buy Wills' Dublin 1916—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Sean McMahon's The Belfast Blitz: Luftwaffe Raids on Northern Ireland, 1941 Belfast at war: Belfast Telegraph, May 6, 2010 (by Sean McMahon) The night Pennyburn burned: Derry Journal, April 16, 2010 Buy McMahon's The Belfast Blitz—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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David Gordon's The Fall of the House of Paisley The Fall of the House of Paisley: Sunday Tribune, April 25, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Detailed account of how Ian Paisley's political dynasty came crashing down: The Irish Times, December 28, 2009 (review by Dan Keenan) This peace process has really turned into a bit of a love-in. Lady Paisley hasn't a bad word to say about Martin McGuinness: Irish Independent, December 5, 2009 (by Mary Kenny) Book gives behind the scenes story of devolution's first year: Ulster Star, November 13, 2009 The fall of the house of Paisley: Guardian.co.uk, November 12, 2009 (by Henry McDonald) Big Ian, little Ian and a sober ending: Irish Independent, November 7, 2009 Did this picture really end Ian Paisley's reign?: Belfast Telegraph, November 7, 2009 (by David Gordon) DUP's secret plot to oust Ian Paisley: Belfast Telegraph, November 7, 2009 (by David Gordon) Buy Gordon's The Fall of the House of Paisley—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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James Moran's Irish Birmingham: A History Irish Birmingham – A History: Irish Post, May 5, 2010 (by James Moran) From Birmingham to Capri: The Irish Times, April 24, 2010 (review by Noeleen Dowling) Buy Moran's Irish Birmingham: A History—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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R V Comerford's Outside the Glow: Protestants and Irishness in Independent Ireland Minority report: The Irish Times, April 10, 2010 (review by Richard English) Protestants 'excluded from Irishness', book finds: The Irish Times, March 8, 2010 (by Alison Healy) 'My religion does not define me': Irish Independent, March 6, 2010 (by Deirdre Reynolds) What we really think of our Protestant neighbours: Irish Independent, March 6, 2010 (review by John Spain) Buy Comerford's Outside the Glow—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Sharon Driedger's An Irish Heart: How A Small Immigrant Community Shaped Canada These Irish eyes are happy: Toronto Globe and Mail, March 11, 2010 (review by John Doyle) Canada's Irish made their mark: Montreal Gazette, March 13, 2010 (review by Peggy Curran) Buy Driedger's An Irish Heart—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Marie Coleman's The Irish Sweep: A History of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake, 1930-87 The Irish Sweep – A history of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake 1930-87: Irish Catholic, April 1, 2010 (review by Tony Farmar) Buy Coleman's The Irish Sweep—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Fearghal McGarry's The Rising: Easter 1916 The Easter Rising, woven now from oral histories: Boston Globe, April 23, 2010 (review by Michael Kenney) Lucid grassroots account of 1916 Rising explores participants' statements: The Irish Times, February 5, 2010 (review by Mary E Daly) Buy McGarry's The Rising: Easter 1916—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Vincent E. Feeney's Finnigans, Slaters, and Stonepeggers: A History of the Irish in Vermont Irish in Vermont a story that 'needed to be told': Bennington Banner, April 9, 2010 (by Mark E. Rondeau) Buy Feeney's Finnigans, Slaters, and Stonepeggers—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Alan Parkinson's 1972 and the Ulster Troubles: A Very Bad Year Book looks at impact of Bloody Sunday: Derry Journal, April 12, 2010 Buy Parkinson's 1972 and the Ulster Troubles—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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James McGuire & James Quinn (Editors) Dictionary of Irish Biography 9 Volume Set: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2002 James Quinn's Irish dictionary highlights history's Celtic quacks: Toronto Globe and Mail, April 11, 2010 (by Sarah Hampson) The ABC of the Irish: The Irish Times, February 27, 2010 (review by Catriona Crowe) Epic achievement lays milestone for Irish scholarship: Sunday Independent, February 14, 2010 (review by Charles Lysaght) Award for reference book on Irish people: The Irish Times, February 6, 2010 Who was who in Ireland?: The Times Literary Supplement, February 3, 2010 (review by Roy Foster) Glorious compendium of famous Irish lives: Sunday Business Post, January 17, 2010 (review by Andrew Lynch) Lives of our days: Sunday Tribune, December 20, 2009 (by Gerard Siggins) Typhoid Mary and other curiosities in Irish biography: BBC, December 18, 2009 Buy McGuire & Quinn's Dictionary of Irish Biography—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Tim Fanning's The Fethard-on-Sea Boycott One woman, two children and a town torn in two by religion: Belfast Telegraph, April 1, 2010 (review by Tim Fanning) Power, parish and proscription: The Irish Times, March 13, 2009 (review by Roy Foster) Buy Fanning's The Fethard-on-Sea Boycott—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Danny Conlon & Alan Barter's Great Irish Heroes: Michael Collins, Billy The Kid, Teddy Roosevelt, Ned Kelly: Fifty True Stories of Irish Men and Women Who Changed the World Great Irish Heroes by Danny Conlon and Alan Barter. John Blake Publishing; £7.99: Irish Examiner, March 31, 2010 (review by Donal Musgrave) Buy Conlon & Barter's Great Irish Heroes—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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C. J. Woods' Travellers' Accounts as Source Material for Irish Historians An ample window into how others saw us: The Irish Times, March 12, 2010 (review by Alan O'Riordan) Buy Woods' Travellers' Accounts as Source Material for Irish Historians—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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Richard Killeen's A Short History of Dublin A Short History of Dublin by Richard Killeen (Mar 21): Sunday Tribune, March 21, 2010 (review by Tom Widger) Buy Killeen's A Short History of Dublin—in US$ Or in UK£ Or in CDN$ Or in €

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