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5) On Liberty
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English
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John Stuart Mill's resolute dedication to the cause of freedom inspired this 1859 treatise. Discussed and debated from time immemorial, the concept of personal liberty went without codification until the publication of this enduring work which applies an ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state which to this day remains well known and studied. Mills (1806-1873), a British economist, philosopher, and ethical theorist whose argument...
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Publisher
Kyle Cathie Ltd
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
McKenna guides you through tempting recipes celebrating modern Ireland. From soups and stews to sophisticated dinner party dishes, she presents simple yet effective presentation ideas and tablescaping on your adventure around the sumptuous cuisine of the Emerald Isle.
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A Treasury of Irish Literature celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the Ireland with a generous selection of poetry and prose that spans two centuries. Ireland's celebrated poetic legacy is represented by more than 200 poems from twenty-five of the nation's most distinguished poets, including Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Samuel Ferguson, Thomas Osborne Davis, Aubrey de Vere, Katharine Tynan-Hinkson, William Allingham, Lionel Johnson, John...
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English
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Idylls of the King (1859-1885) is a cycle of narrative poems by British poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Written while Tennyson was serving as Poet Laureate, Idylls of the King reworks the medieval Arthurian legend in blank verse and with an elegiac tone. Based on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and the early British Mabinogion manuscripts, Tennyson's work connects an ancient tradition to the reign and ideals of Queen Victoria.
"The Coming of Arthur"...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four stories of the Irish in the U.S. Civil War-true tales of sacrifice, gallantry, and chanceThis is the story of the forgotten role of the 200,000 Irish men and women who were involved in various ways in the U.S. Civil War. It includes the story of James Shields, who challenged Abraham Lincoln to a duel in Illinois before the war began, and James O'Beirne, whose job was to hunt Lincoln's assassin. The stories are divided into "beginnings,"...
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text provide a history of Irish-Americans since the mid-nineteenth century potato famine when millions immigrated to America, and includes essays by some of America's foremost Irish-American writers, historians, and personalities.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011, c2009
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English
Description
Wedding planner Sarah, who does not believe in love and has taken on the responsibility of two weddings on the same day, relies on help from her two friends, dress designer Elsa and hairdresser Bron, as she tries to juggle the demands of her sister, who is one client, and the spotlight of her other bride, who is a celebrity.
15) On Canaan's side
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Lilly Bere reflects on her life as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill, recounting her forced emigration from Ireland at the end of World War I, her life in America, her first taste of love and betrayal, and her capacity for forgiveness.
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Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"'This book covers the beginning and end of a close friendship. Some of these poems were very hard to write, but I used them as therapy. I hope that other people can relate to these poems as words they found hard to express themselves.' Julie Tsiricos"--
17) Equation of Time
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Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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The idea of time, a celestial formation through which we pursue a strange reassuring basis bringing change. But the mishap in the perfection of rotation means what to you? If time is simply another unpredictability, are there only changes and perspectives to truly define life?
This is a compilation of poetry, words of change, angst, time, loss and wonders. The stance of change and surroundings on myself, and conversely, mine towards them. A raw copy...
18) The Honest Poet
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Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Angela Jane Stocks has sold everything from wet fish to property. She was told many years ago that she could sell ice to the Inuit, so she is confident therefore that she can also encourage readers to buy her book, and that her poems will relate to many episodes that may have happened at sometime in their lives. Angela hopes the readers will relax and sink into the magical emotions that she portrays through her poems.
She has learned how to write...
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